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British athlete (born 1958) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garry Peter Cook (born 10 January 1958) is a former British track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55 minutes.
Medal record | ||
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Men’s Athletics | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Los Angeles | 4x400 m relay | |
World Championships | ||
1983 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay | |
Representing England | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
1978 Edmonton | 4 x 400 relay |
He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his teammates Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett and Philip Brown. He was a world record holder in the rarely run 4×800 m relay as a part of a quartet that also contained Peter Elliott, Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe. They ran a time of 7 minutes 3.89 seconds on 30 August 1982 at Crystal Palace.
He represented England in the 800 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; he also competed in the 800 metres event.[2][3]
After a successful athletics career, Cook qualified and has since practiced as a teacher specialising in Physical Education and Geography at Bluecoat school Walsall. He is married to former fellow Olympian Kathy Cook; they have three children, Sarah (1988), Matthew (1989) and George (1992) and reside in Walsall, England.
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