Dov Sternberg

Dov Sternberg
Residence Woodmere, New York
Style Karate

Dov Sternberg is an American karateka.

Early life

Sternberg is from Woodmere, New York.[1] His father, Dr. Alex Sternberg, founded the American Maccabiah Games karate team in 1977.[2]

Karate career

Sternberg began training in karate at age five.[3] He won a gold medal in the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[3] In 1998, he won the gold medal in Men's Advanced Kumite −60 in the USA National Karate-do Federation national championships.[4][5] He won a silver medal in the 1999 Pan American Games in the Men's Kumite Individual −60kg.[1][6][7][8]

At the World Traditional Karate Organization (WTKO) 2003 North American Karate Championship, he took second place in both Men's Black Belt Individual Kumite and Men's Individual Kata.[9] At the 2009 Maccabiah Games Sternberg won a bronze medal in the Kumite Up To 60k, as part of the Team USA Karate Team.[10][11] He won a gold medal as part of Team USA in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Team Kata.

References

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