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| Full name | Donald Smith Cohan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 24, 1930 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 20, 2018 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Dragon, Soling, and four other categories[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Donald Smith Cohan (February 24, 1930 in New York City – 20 October 2018) is one of the leading yachtsmen in the U.S.[2][3] He was the first Jew to compete at the highest levels of world yachting competitions and at the time of his active career, the only Jew to win an Olympic medal in yachting.[1]
He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Years later, he twice defeated Hodgkin's disease.[4][5][6] He came back to win a U.S. sailing championship at the age of 72.[5][6][7]
- ^ a b Murray Friedman (2003). Philadelphia Jewish life, 1940–2000. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-999-8. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Donald S. Cohan, Olympic Bronze Medalist". The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Cohan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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