Sheryl Cohen - Weightlifting, 2020
Sheryl Cohen is one of the most decorated athletes in Savannah’s history, a weightlifter who competed at the height of her sport for more than three decades. She earned the distinction of being a top international junior in high school when she won a gold medal at the Toronto Games and broke Georgia’s state record in the clean and jerk in 1990 at the Savannah Open. She was a national junior champion in 1991 and 1993, and she was placed on the Olympic Festival team both years. While competing for Armstrong Atlantic State University, she won a collegiate national championship in 1996 and won the American Open the same year. Her competitive career continued as she earned a silver medal at the 1999 national championships and qualified for World Team trials in 2001. During her career as a Masters competitor for athletes 35 and older, Sheryl was a five-time national Masters champion, an American Masters record holder, a two-time Pan Am American Masters Champion and a five-time World Masters qualifier. At every stage of her athletic career, Sheryl Cohen has excelled and distinguished herself as one of the best in the world in her sport.