Irwin Lee Cohen (January 21, 1952 – August 27, 2012) was an American

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ka who represented the United States at the

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, Germany. He won a gold medal at the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and a silver medal at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

Biography

He represented the United States at the

, Germany. At the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he won the light-heavyweight gold medal, defeating Canadian Olympian

Terry Farnsworth Terry Farnsworth (born 27 August 1942) is a Canadian former Olympic judoka. He won a Canadian national judo championship in 1972 and 1973, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a gold medal at the 1969 Maccabiah Games and a silver medal ...

. He won silver at the

. Irwin Cohen's two sons

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and Richard were also accomplished judokas. Aaron in particular was a five-time national champion and three-time bronze medallist at the

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. Irwin Cohen's brother

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is a former Olympic Team competitor (1988) and Olympic coach (2000). Irwin Cohen, who had lived in

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, Illinois, died on August 27, 2012, from

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and

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