Gili Cohen

Gili Cohen (; born June 19, 1991) is an Israeli retired In 2013, she won the silver medal at the European U23 Championships, and she was a bronze medalist at the 2014 European Judo Championships. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Judo career Cohen has been Israeli judo champion in the 52 kg category seven times in a row - from 2011 through to 2017.

Cohen won the silver medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2013 Moscow Grand Slam, and the gold medal at the 2014 Tbilisi Grand Prix. She was the bronze medalist at the 2014 European Championships in Montpellier. 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. She also won the bronze medals at the 2016 Samsun Grand Prix and the 2016 Almaty Grand Prix.

Cohen competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while she was ranked 9th in the world judo ranking. She lost to Christianne Legentil of Mauritius in the women's 52 kg tournament.

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, Cohen won the gold medal in the 52 kg judo event.

Cohen won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam. later that year, Cohen won a bronze medal in her event at the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam.

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.

Titles Source: Year Tournament Place Ref. 2013 Grand Slam Moscow Grand Prix Tashkent 2014 Grand Prix Tbilisi Grand Prix Zagreb Grand Prix Astana Grand Prix Jeju 2015 Grand Prix Tashkent 2016 Grand Prix Tbilisi Grand Prix Samsun 2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv Grand Slam Ekaterinburg Grand Prix Tbilisi 2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv Grand Slam Antalya