Gili Cohen

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Gili Cohen

Gili Cohen (Hebrew: גילי כהן; born June 19, 1991) is an Israeli retired[2] Olympic judoka.[3] In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23 Championships, and she was a bronze medalist at the 2014 European Judo Championships.[4][5] She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Gili Cohen
Personal information
Native nameגילי כהן
Born (1991-06-19) June 19, 1991 (age 33)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[1]
Retired24 August 2021[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.5th (2017)
European Champ. (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
European Championships
2014 Montpellier52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2016 Baku52 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg52 kg
2021 Tel Aviv52 kg
2013 Moscow52 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi52 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi52 kg
2021 Antalya52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2014 Tbilisi52 kg
2013 Almaty52 kg
2013 Tashkent52 kg
2016 Tbilisi52 kg
2016 Almaty52 kg
2017 Antalya52 kg
2019 Tel Aviv52 kg
2019 Tbilisi52 kg
2014 Havana52 kg
2014 Zagreb52 kg
2014 Astana52 kg
2014 Jeju52 kg
2015 Tashkent52 kg
2016 Samsun52 kg
European U23 Championships
2013 Samokov52 kg
Maccabiah Games
2017 Israel57 kg
2009 Israel57 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 18 May 2023
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Cohen has been Israeli judo champion in the 52 kg category seven times in a row - from 2011 through to 2017.[3] She won a bronze medal in the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[6]

Cohen won the silver medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships.[7][8] She won the bronze medal at the 2013 Moscow Grand Slam,[9][10] and the gold medal at the 2014 Tbilisi Grand Prix.[11][12][13] She was the bronze medalist at the 2014 European Championships in Montpellier.[4][5]

Cohen won the gold medal at the 2016 Baku Grand Slam,[14][15] 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.[16] She also won the bronze medals at the 2016 Samsun Grand Prix[17][18] and the 2016 Almaty Grand Prix.[19][20]

Cohen competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while she was ranked 9th in the world judo ranking.[21] She lost to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius in the women's 52 kg tournament.[21]

Cohen won the silver medal at the 2017 Antalya Grand Prix in the women's 52 kg in April of that year.[22][23]

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, Cohen won the gold medal in the 52 kg judo event.[24]

Cohen won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam.[25][26][27] later that year, Cohen won a bronze medal in her event at the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam.[28][29][30]

After a long contest with Gefen Primo, Cohen was chosen to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 52 kg weight category.
In her first match, Cohen beat Turkmenistan's Gülbadam Babamuratowa by ippon. At the round of 16, She lost to Belgian two-time European champion Charline Van Snick, ending her part in the individual competition.[31][32][33][34]

Titles

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