Name: Aaron Cohen
Weight Category: 81kg
Date of Birth: September 28, 1981
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Current Residence: Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Club: New York Athletic Club, Cohen's Judo Club
Coach: Irwin Cohen (father) and Steve Cohen (uncle)
Education: Completed sophomore year at Harper College.
Why he got involved in judo: "Because my father Irwin Cohen (1972) and Uncle Steve Cohen (1988) were Olympians."
Good Luck Charms: Justin Flores' FWC shorts.

World Championship Teams: 2005, 2003

Pan American Championship Teams: 2007 (Bronze), 2006 (Bronze), 2005 (Bronze), 2003 (Silver), 2000 (Bronze)

Pan American Games Teams: 2007

Junior World Championship Teams: 2000

Personal: Judo has been a part of Aaron's life for as long as he can remember. Father Irvin competed at the 1972 Olympic Games while his uncle, Steve, was a member of the 1988 Olympic Team. After their competitive careers ended, both went on to become Olympic coaches and are the owners of Cohen's Judo Club, one of the top dojos in the nation. In addition to his father and uncle, Aaron credits his brother RJ as being one of the most influential people in his life. "We have been doing judo together since we were little kids. RJ has always been there to motivate me. We were lucky to have Olympic level coaching from the beginning and quickly developed into the top junior competitors," Aaron says. While still a junior, Aaron climbed the senior roster and took the top ranking at 81kg in October 2000 after taking a bronze medal at the U.S. Open.

Recent Career Highlights:

2007:

• Gold – New York Open
• Gold – U.S. Open
• Gold – Fall Classic National Championships
• Silver – Swiss Open
• Silver – USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Bronze – Brazil World Cup
• Fifth – Rendez-Vous Canada

2006:

• Gold – USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Silver – Rendez-Vous Canada
• Silver – U.S. Open Judo Championships
• Bronze – New York Open
• Bronze – Pan American Championships
• Fifth – Finnish Open

2005:

• Gold – USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Gold – World Team Trials
• Silver – Puerto Rico Open
• Bronze – Pan American Championships
• Bronze – Rendez-Vous Canada
• Bronze – U.S. Open

2004:

• Gold – Benito Juarez Championships
• Gold – National Championships
• Gold – Fall Classic Nationals
• Bronze – U.S. Open
• Fifth – Rendez Vous Canada

2003:

• Gold – New York Open
• Silver – Benito Juarez Championship
• Silver – National Championship
• Silver – Olympic Zone #1 Qualifier
• Silver – Pan American Championships

2002:

• Gold – Fall Classic Nationals
• Bronze – Rendez Vous Canada
• Bronze – U.S. Open

2000:

• Gold – Miami Youth International (Youth, 81kg)
• Gold – USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (Juvenile C, 81kg)
• Silver – USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Bronze – Pan American Championships
• Fifth – British Open