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Gili Cohen

Gili Cohen is a retired Israeli judoka who competed in the 52 kg category and represented Israel at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

born 1991Bronze at 2014 European ChampionshipsTwo Olympic Games for IsraelIsraeli judo champion, 52 kg

Born: 19 June 1991, Jerusalem
Occupation: judoka
Education: Mor Metro-West High School, Open University of Israel

Gili Cohen was born in 1991 in Jerusalem

Gili Cohen was born on June 19, 1991, in Jerusalem. She trained under coach Elad Habayon at Atuta Bnei Herzliya. She competed in the women's 52 kg category.

Cohen won a bronze medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. She won her first Israeli title in 2011 and kept it every year through 2015. In 2013 she took silver at the European U23 Championships, and in 2014 she won bronze at the European Championships in Montpellier.

In 2016 she won gold at the Baku Grand Slam. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she lost her first bout to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius. In 2017 she won gold at the Maccabiah Games and finished fifth at the World Championships in Budapest.

In 2019 she won gold at the Yekaterinburg Grand Slam. In 2020 she suffered a torn ligament, and after the Olympics were postponed, Israel reopened its internal selection. Cohen recovered and was chosen over Gefen Primo for the Tokyo Games, where she won her first bout and then lost to Charline Van Snick of Belgium.