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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.
She was the Israeli champion five times a row between 2011 and 2015. In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23.
She was the bronze medalist at 2014 European Judo Championships in Montpellier. 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. She won the Bronze medal at Grand Slam Moscow 2013, and the Gold medal at Grand Prix Tbilisi 2014.
She competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as she was ranked 9th in the world judo ranking. She lost to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius in the Women’s 52kg tournament.