Harlan Cohen (November 6, 1934 – March 19, 2020) was an American volleyball coach who led both the United States men's and women's national teams during the mid-1960s.[1]

Harlan Cohen
Personal information
Born(1934-11-06)November 6, 1934
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 2020(2020-03-19) (aged 85)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1967–1968
1975–1976
1986–1991
Women's national team
Pepperdine
UCLA
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo Team

As a player, Cohen was a member of Team USA's volleyball team at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, along with Gene Selznick, who had played on world championship teams.[2]

Cohen coached the men in 1966. He coached the women to a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 1967 World Championships in Tokyo. He was head coach of the USA women's team for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Cohen coached at Santa Monica College alongside Burt DeGroot from 1961 to 1972. Their teams won seven USA Volleyball (USVBA) college championships. He later was the head coach at Pepperdine University from 1975 to 1976 where his team won the USVBA championship in 1975.

Recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Harlan Cohen". Olympedia. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "12-Man U.S. Volleyball Team Picked for Maccabiah Games". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
  3. ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".

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