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.
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]
