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| Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | (1961-08-06) 6 August 1961 (age 63) Toronto, Canada | |||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
| Club | Carnegie Caulfield CC | |||||||||||
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Carol Cooke (born 6 August 1961) is a Canadian-born Australian cyclist. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling.
Personal
Cooke was born on 6 August 1961 in Toronto, Canada. She has multiple sclerosis, a condition she was diagnosed with when she was 36 years old. She has become an ambassador for those dealing with the disease. In this role, she was involved with the 2011 Darebin Mayoral Fundraising Ball, which raised money to support research on the disease being researched at the Monash Immunology Stem Cell Laboratories.
She is also involved in rowing and swimming. As of 2012, she works as a motivational speaker and event planner in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote.
Cycling
Cooke is a T2 classified cyclist. As of 2012, she has a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport and is coached by Helen Kelly. She is also a member of Carnegie Caulfield CC.
After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1998, Cooke took up rowing in 2005, switching to cycling in 2011 She began competitive cycling at the age of 49. Her first national team appearance was at the 2011 Para-cycling Road World Cup. At the 2011 Sydney hosted World Cup, she finished first in the women's tricycle road race. At the 2011 Para-cycling Road World Championships in Denmark, she won a pair of silver medals in 15.2 km time trial and 30.7 km road race events. At the 2012 London Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Mixed Time Trial T1–2 event.
References
- ^ "Carol Cooke". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "Carol Cooke". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Irwin, Julia (2012-07-30). "London-bound Cooke to spread the word at mayoral ball". Northcote Leader. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- "Victorian Athletes Selected for London Olympics and Paralympics". VicSport. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- "Aussie cyclists win gold at Eastern Creek". Nine MSN. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- Carol Cooke at the International Paralympic Committee
. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- Paralympic cyclists of Australia
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Les Autres category Paralympic competitors
- People with multiple sclerosis
- Canadian emigrants to Australia
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Sportswomen from Melbourne
- Victorian Institute of Sport alumni
- 1961 births
- Living people