Gili Cohen
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| Native name | גילי כהן | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 19, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's -52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Israeli Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gili Cohen (Hebrew: גילי כהן, born June 19, 1991) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.[1] In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23, and she was a bronze medalist at the 2014 European Judo Championship.
Judo career
Cohen has been Israeli judo champion in the U52kg category seven times in a row - from 2011 through to 2017.[2]
In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23.[1] She won the bronze medal at the Grand Slam Moscow 2013, and the gold medal at the Grand Prix Tbilisi 2014.[3] She was the bronze medalist at the 2014 European Judo Championships in Montpellier.[1]
Cohen won the gold medal at the 2016 Judo Grand Slam Baku, beating Asian Championships silver medalist Ma Yingnan of China in the semi-final and defeating world number 12 Odette Giuffrida of Italy in the final.[4] She also won the bronze medals at the Grand Prix in Samsun and the Grand Prix in Almaty in 2016.[2]
Cohen competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while she was ranked 9th in the world judo ranking.[5] She lost to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius in the Women’s 52kg tournament.[5]
In April 2017, she won the silver medal at the Grand Prix Antalya in the Women’s 52kg.[2]
At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, Cohen won the gold medal in the under-52kg judo event.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Gili Cohen, Judoka, JudoInside".
- ^ a b c Gili Cohen, Judoka, JudoInside
- ^ "JudoInside - News - Gili Cohen takes revenge against Giuffrida in tight final".
- ^ "Israeli judoka wins gold at Grand Slam in Baku".
- ^ a b "Judoka Gili Cohen booted by Mauritius".
- ^ "Ervin captures gold in 100-meter freestyle," The Jerusalem Post.