James Cohen
British athlete (1906–1958)
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Horace James Cohen (6 May 1906 – 14 March 1958) was an English athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born6 May 1906
Southwark, England
Died14 March 1958 (aged 51)
Westminster, London England
SportAthletics
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1906 Southwark, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 1958 (aged 51) Westminster, London England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Cambridge AC Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Cohen was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[3]
At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. he finished 39th in the Olympic long jump event.
Cohen became the national long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1929 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the silver medal with the English relay team in the 4×110 yards competition. In the long jump contest he finished sixth.
He died in Westminster.
