title: Gezi Cohen
text: # Gezi Cohen
  
  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 kilograms (628 lb) 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 pounds (60 kg).
  
  