Gezi Cohen

Gezi Cohen
Personal information
Native name גזי כהן
Born 1938 (age 78–79)
Baghdad, Iraq
Height 5-4.5 (165 cm)
Weight 132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Country  Israel
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class Featherweight

Gezi Cohen is (גזי כהן; sometimes "Gazi"; born in 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]

Cohen was born in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

Weightlifting career

He competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in Weightlifting--Men's Featherweight.[1] Cohen came in 19th after lifting 285 kg total in his best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk.[1][2][3] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-4.5 (165 cm) tall, and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gazi Cohen Bio, Stats, and Results".
  2. ↑ "Weightlifting at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Featherweight".
  3. ↑ "United States ... Olympic Book: Quadrennial Report of the United States Olympic Committee". United States Olympic Association. 1960.
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