Tiffany Cohen
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Full name | Tiffany Lisa Cohen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Culver City, California |
June 11, 1966 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tiffany Lisa Cohen (born June 11, 1966) is an American former swimmer who was a double gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics (400-meter and 800-meter freestyle).
In 1982, she won the U.S. National Championship in the 500-, 1,000-, and 1650-yard freestyle, and finished third in the 400-meter freestyle at the FINA World Aquatics Championships.[3][4]
In the 1986 championships, Cohen won the 400- and 800-meter freestyles and the 200-meter butterfly.[1][2] She retired in 1987, [3] after finishing second to Janet Evans in the 400- and 800-meter races at the 1987 national outdoor meet.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1996.[5]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of select Jewish swimmers
- List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
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External links
- Tiffany Cohen – Jewish athlete profile at JewsInSports.org
- Tiffany Cohen – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Tiffany Cohen (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Preceded by | Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year 1983 |
Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins |
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- American female butterfly swimmers
- American female freestyle swimmers
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Texas Longhorns women's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics