Aaron Cohen (judoka)
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| Full name | Aaron Cohen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 28, 1981 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
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Aaron Cohen (born September 28, 1981) is an American former judoka.[1] He was a 5-time US national champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009), and earned a silver medal in the 2008 US Olympic trials. He earned a bronze medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Biography
[edit]He is the son of Irwin Cohen, a former Olympian, is Jewish, and lives in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.[2][3][4][5] Aaron's uncle Steve Cohen is a former Olympic competitor and coach, and his brother Richard also competed at the national level.
He trained at the New York Athletic Club.[1]
He was a 5-time US national champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009), and placed second 4 times, and third once.[6] He earned a silver medal in the 2008 US Olympic trials.[6]
Aaron Cohen won silver at the 2003 Pan American Championships, and bronze at the 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Pan American Judo Championships.[1] He also competed in four Judo World Championships.[6]
Cohen competed for Team USA at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, earning a bronze medal.[7][8]
Cohen is currently a coach at Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "JudoInside - Aaron Cohen Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
- ^ Pervos, Stefanie. "Oy!Chicago - Olympic-sized dreams and genes". Oy!Chicago. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Irwin Cohen, Judo Olympian and Judo Icon Passes Away". judotalk.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Renowned Olympian, judo coach from Buffalo Grove dies". web.archive.org. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics | Sender carries USA banner in Maccabiah Games opening ceremony". web.archive.org. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Aaron Cohen, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "SFCPressPoint: JUDO: Aaron Cohen to Carry U.S. Team Banner at the Maccabiah Games in Israel on Monday, Lindsey Durlacher Named Flagbearer". sportsfeatures.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "18th Games: Judo Results - Maccabi USA". maccabiusa.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Cohen Brothers Judo". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Aaron Cohen at JudoInside.com
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- Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games medalists in judo
- People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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- 21st-century American Jews
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