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) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country | Israel | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's -52 kg | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| National finals | Israeli Champion (2011,2012,2013,2014,2015) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gili Cohen (Hebrew: גילי כהן, born June 19, 1991) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.[1]
She was the Israeli champion five times a row between 2011 and 2015. In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23.[2]
She was the bronze medalist at 2014 European Judo Championships in Montpellier.[2] She won the gold medal at Grand Slam Baku 2016, beating Asian Championships silver medallist Ma Yingnan of China in the semi-final and defeating World number 12 Odette Giuffrida of Italy in the final.[3] She won the Bronze medal at Grand Slam Moscow 2013, and the Gold medal at Grand Prix Tbilisi 2014.[4]
She competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as she was ranked 9th in the world judo ranking.[5] She lost to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius in the Women’s 52kg tournament.[5]