| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | 4x400 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1983 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1978 Edmonton | 4 x 400 relay |
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.
Athletics career
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. 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.
Personal life
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.
References
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Garry Cook Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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