Gil Cohen
 Gil Cohen at a consolidation event of the Olympic Committee of Israel in Eilat, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | גיל כהן | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Jewish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
July 7, 1992 Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ilan Tashtach[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gil Cohen (Hebrew: גיל כהן) (born July 7, 1992) is an Israeli Olympic sports sailor.
Early life
Cohen was born and raised in Haifa and studied at the Hebrew Reali School.
Career
Cohen started sailing at a young age, and was the national champion on the Optimist in 2005 and 2006, as well as in the 420 discipline in 2007 and 2008.
In the 2008 Sailing World Championships she won a silver medal in the 420 discipline.[2] After changing to the 470 discipline, she won a silver medal a year later, with Dana Mamriev at the 470 Junior World Championships.[3] In 2010 the duo won a bronze medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyères.[4]
In 2010, following Vered Buskila's return to competitive sailing, and Nike Kornecki's continued retirement, Buskila and Cohen became a team.[5] In 2011, the duo won a bronze medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Palma,[6] and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after finishing 7th at the pre-Olympic tournament. At the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships they finished 4th place.[7] However, they only managed to finish 15th place at the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 470 class.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Gil Cohen". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ 2008 Ladies 420 Worlds Championship Results
- ↑ 2009 Junior Women's 470 World Championship Results
- ↑ ISAF Sailing World Cup: Semaine Olympique Francaise 2010 Women's 470 Results
- ↑ Olympics / Sailing / The odd couple with ambition at Size Doesn't Matter
- ↑ ISAF Sailing World Cup: Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia MAPFRE 2011 Women's 470 Results
- ↑ 470 - Women's Two Person Dinghy Results
- ↑ 2012 Summer Olympics 470 Sailing Class Results
- ↑ Women sailors finish 15th at The Times of Israel