Gili Cohen

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.

Gili Cohen
Personal information
Native nameגילי כהן
Born (1991-06-19) June 19, 1991
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportJudo
Event(s)Women's -52 kg
Achievements and titles
National finalsIsraeli Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017)
Medal record
Judo
Representing  Israel
European Judo Championships
2014 Montpellier 52 kg
Maccabiah Games
2017 Israel 57 kg

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
  1. "Gili Cohen, Judoka, JudoInside".
  2. Gili Cohen, Judoka, JudoInside
  3. "JudoInside - News - Gili Cohen takes revenge against Giuffrida in tight final".
  4. "Israeli judoka wins gold at Grand Slam in Baku".
  5. "Judoka Gili Cohen booted by Mauritius".
  6. "Ervin captures gold in 100-meter freestyle," The Jerusalem Post.
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