| Intro | מרים משקולות ישראלי |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Israel |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1938, Baghdad |
| Age: | 82 years |
Gezi Cohen is (גזי כהן; sometimes “Gazi”; born in 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.
Cohen was born in Baghdad, Iraq.
Weightlifting career
He competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in Weightlifting–Men’s Featherweight. Cohen came in 19th after lifting 285 kg total in his best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk. When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-4.5 (165 cm) tall, and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg).