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Adva Cohen

Adva Cohen is an Israeli runner who finished fifth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships and competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

born 1996Israeli 3000 metres steeplechase recordFifth at 2018 European ChampionshipsCompeting at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Born: 24 March 1996, Jerusalem
Occupation: athletics competitor
Education: University of New Mexico, Iowa Central Community College

Adva Cohen was born in 1996 in Jerusalem

Adva Cohen was born in Jerusalem on March 24, 1996. She is the youngest of three children, and her mother Rika also runs. Her father Yigal manages the athletics team of the Leader Jerusalem club.

She attended high school at Ort Ramot and served two years in the Israel Defense Forces. She began running at Leader Jerusalem under coach Roman Ferdman.

In 2017 she won the Israeli titles in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres and set national records in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She then studied in the United States, first at Iowa Central Community College and from 2018 at the University of New Mexico, where she majored in computer science. At Iowa Central she won 9 individual NJCAA titles.

At the 2018 European Championships in Berlin she placed fifth in the 3000 metres steeplechase with an Israeli record of 9:29.74. In 2019 she ran at the World Championships and did not reach the final. She has represented Israel at 3 World Championships and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.