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{{MedalGold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming |title=Swimming Schedule and Results |accessdate=2007-08-22 }}</ref> | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|100 m breaststroke]]}} |
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming |title=Swimming Schedule and Results |accessdate=2007-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811124308/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%2Band%2BResults/By%2BSport/Aquatics%2BSwimming |archivedate=2007-08-11 |df= }}</ref> | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|100 m breaststroke]]}} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|50 m breaststroke]]}} |
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|50 m breaststroke]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|4×100 m medley]]}} |
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|4×100 m medley]]}} |
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*[http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/swimming/mens-profiles/chris-cook/ British Swimming athlete profile] |
*[http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/swimming/mens-profiles/chris-cook/ British Swimming athlete profile] |
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*[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=5637 British Olympic Association athlete profile] |
*[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=5637 British Olympic Association athlete profile] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202162228/http://results.beijing2008.cn |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202162228/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/225477.shtml Cook's bio] from the 2008 Olympics. |
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{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 50m Breaststroke Men}} |
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| Full name | Christopher Anthony Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Chris" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1979 South Shields, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games.[2]
Cook specialises in the breaststroke, and took gold in the 50[3] and 100[4] metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5]
Living in Wallsend, he is coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club. He maintains a friendly rivalry with James Gibson and Darren Mew, who compete in the same events.[citation needed] He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breaststroke event.
Personal bests and records held
| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 50 m breaststroke | 27.82 | 27.02 |
| 100 m breaststroke | 59.88 NR | 58.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.87 | 2:09.73 |
| Key NR:British | ||
References
- ^ "Swimming Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games web site, Christopher Cook biography, retrieved December 17, 2006
- ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 50m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, March 19, 2006, retrieved December 17, 2006
- ^ Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 100m Men's Breaststroke Final Results, March 18, 2006, retrieved December 17, 2006
- ^ British Olympics Association web site, Athens 2004 Team web page, retrieved December 17, 2006.
External links
- British Swimming athlete profile
- British Olympic Association athlete profile
- Cook's bio from the 2008 Olympics.
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He is currently on a UK school tour.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from South Shields
- English male swimmers
- Male breaststroke swimmers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- British swimming biography stubs