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Gili Cohen

Not to be confused with Gil Cohen or Gili Sharir.

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.

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.Bronze (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Almaty ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Almaty ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Samsun ‍–‍52 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍52 kg
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Israel ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Israel ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3908
JudoInside.com47029
Updated on 18 May 2023

Judo career

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Cohen has been Israeli judo champion in the U52kg category seven times in a row - from 2011 through to 2017.[3] She won a bronze medal in the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[6]

In 2013, she won the silver medal at the 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 Judo 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]

In April 2017, she won the silver medal at the Antalya Grand Prix in the Women's 52 kg.[22][23]

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

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.[25][26][27] later that year, Cohen won a bronze medal in her event at the 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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Source:[35]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2013 Grand Slam Moscow   [9][10]
Grand Prix Almaty   [36][37]
Grand Prix Tashkent   [38][39]
2014 Grand Prix Tbilisi   [11][12]
European Championships   [4][5]
Grand Prix Havana   [40][41]
Grand Prix Zagreb   [42][43]
Grand Prix Astana   [44][45]
Grand Prix Jeju   [46][47]
2015 Grand Prix Tashkent   [48][49]
2016 Grand Prix Tbilisi   [50][51]
Grand Prix Samsun   [17][18]
Grand Slam Baku   [14][15]
Grand Prix Almaty   [19][20]
2017 Grand Prix Antalya   [22][23]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi   [52][53]
2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi   [54][55]
2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv   [56][57]
Grand Slam Ekaterinburg   [58][59]
Grand Prix Tbilisi   [60][61]
2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv   [26][27]
Grand Slam Antalya   [29][30]

References

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  1. ^ "Association board meeting protocol 01/09/2021" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 16 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Maman, Asi. "Gili Cohen retires: I've ended this chapter in my life". One (in Hebrew). No. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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  4. ^ a b c "2014 European Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "2014 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "JudoInside - Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv Event".
  7. ^ "2013 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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  11. ^ a b "2014 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2014 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ Pickering, Mark (6 May 2016). "Gili Cohen takes revenge against Giuffrida in tight final". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "2016 Grand Slam Baku". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ a b "2016 Grand Slam Baku". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Israeli judoka wins gold at Grand Slam in Baku". The Times of Israel. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Samsun". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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  19. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Almaty". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Almaty". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Judoka Gili Cohen booted by Mauritius". The Times of Israel. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  22. ^ a b "2017 Grand Prix Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  23. ^ a b "2017 Grand Prix Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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  27. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  28. ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  29. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  30. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  31. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  32. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  33. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Judo Cohen Gili — Tokyo 2020 Olympics". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Gili Cohen — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  36. ^ "2013 Grand Prix Almaty". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  37. ^ "2013 Grand Prix Almaty". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  38. ^ "2013 Grand Prix Tashkent". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  39. ^ "2013 Grand Prix Tashkent". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  40. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Havana". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  41. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Havana". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  42. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  43. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Zagreb". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  44. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Astana". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  45. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Astana". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  46. ^ "2014 Grand Prix Jeju". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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  48. ^ "2015 Grand Prix Tashkent". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  49. ^ "2015 Grand Prix Tashkent". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  50. ^ "2016 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  51. ^ "2016 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  52. ^ "2017 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  53. ^ "2017 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  54. ^ "2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  55. ^ "2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  56. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  57. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  58. ^ "2019 Grand Slam Ekaterinburg". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  59. ^ "2019 Grand Slam Ekaterinburg". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  60. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  61. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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