COHEN Adva

Israel

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Mar 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: JERUSALEM

Birth Country:

Israel

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 3000m Steeplechase

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (9:42.92)

European Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2018	Berlin, GER	5th (9:29.74)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Administration - University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Hebrew

Start:

She took up athletics in Jerusalem, Israel, at age 14. She began to take the sport more seriously when she moved to the United States of America to study at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA, in 2017, before transferring to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, for the 2018/19 academic year. (womensrunning.com, 20 May 2019; golobos.com, 01 Jun 2019)

Reason:

"In the US there are middle school and high school sports. We don't have that in Israel. Instead, we had two hours per week of physical education - running 1500m, playing with a ball, different sports. In middle school a teacher was looking for students to take to a cross-country meet. I was not going that year, but in ninth grade [at age 14] she took me. I won the Jerusalem cross-country race and then went to the national meet and won that, without any training. The teacher said I should go professional, so I found a coach, Roman Ferdman, and I fell in love with track, 1500m and 3000m. I didn't even know what track was before that." (womensrunning.com, 20 May 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (iccac.org, 14 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Her parents Yigal and Rika, and her first coach Roman Ferdman. "He is like a second father to me. I learnt and am still learning from him how to be a professional athlete, from the failures to the successes. He taught me that hard work pays off, to keep fighting until the finish line and never look back. My success is his success." (ictritons.com, 11 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Running is hard and it can hit you right in the face over and over again. It is not easy nor will it ever be, but at the end of the day, it makes me stronger. Be happy, run happy." (Instagram profile, 25 Jul 2021)

Award:

In 2018, while representing Iowa Central Community College, she was named National Junior College Athletic Association [NJCAA] D1 National Women's Track Athlete of the Year. (ictritons.com, 23 May 2018)

In 2017 she was named National Track and Field Breakthrough Athlete of the Year by the Israel Athletic Association. (ictritons.com, 11 Dec 2017)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES
In 2017 she moved to the United States of America to study at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA, before transferring to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, ahead of the 2018/19 academic year. "Israel is not like the US, where you can get a degree and train at the same time. If you need something here [in the United States of America], to go to a race or time to train, they will help you. Athletes are supported here. We don't have that in Israel. I really miss my coach and my family, but everything else, no." She says it took time to adjust after moving to the United States of America. "I went to Iowa Central because my English wasn't good. The language, the culture, everything was new for me except running. My teammates, roommates, friends, coaches, they all helped me get better at English. That was the biggest problem. After that, everything was easier. It was hard leaving home, but from the start I felt welcomed and I had help adjusting." (womensrunning.com, 20 May 2019; ictritons.com, 11 Dec 2017)

CHOOSING STEEPLECHASE
In 2015 she decided to try running the 3000m steeplechase on the advice of coach Roman Ferdman. She first raced the distance the following year. "I worked extremely hard and, with Roman's guidance, I exceeded my own expectations and broke a 12-year-old national record, and then continued to break the national record three more times, ending up ninth in the 2016 European U23 Championships [in Amsterdam, Netherlands]." (ictritons.com, 11 Dec 2017)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/advacohen24

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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