Abram Cohen

Abram Cohen
Personal information
Born(1924-10-25)October 25, 1924
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2016(2016-02-02) (aged 91)
Fishkill, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Spouse
Simone Cohen
(m. 1959⁠–⁠2016)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
Event(s)Épée, foil, and sabre
College teamCCNY
ClubFencers Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1956 Summer Olympics Round One
World finals1955 Pan American Games team épée (2nd place)

Abram "Abe" Dreyer Cohen (October 25, 1924 – February 2, 2016) was an American Olympic foil, épée, and sabre fencer.[1][2][3]

Cohen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was Jewish.[2][3] His brother Herb Cohen competed at the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel, won the NCAA foil championship in 1961–62, won a bronze medal in individual foil and a gold medal with the US foil team at the 1963 Pan American Games, was Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) foil champion in 1964, and fenced individual and team foil for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ "Abram Cohen Obituary". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
  3. ^ a b Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference sports-reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).