Arnold Cooke (rower)

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Arnold Cooke
Personal information
Birth nameArnold Vivian Cooke
Born (1941-04-13) 13 April 1941 (age 82)
Ruthin, Denbighshire [1]
Sport
SportRowing
Club Leander Club
Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Amsterdam Double sculls

Arnold Vivian Cooke (born 13 April 1941) is a retired Welsh born, British rower who competed in the 1964 Olympics.

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Rowing career

Cooke rowed in the boat race in 1963 for CUBC

Cooke was selected to compete for Great Britain in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. He rowed with Peter Webb in the men's double sculls, finishing in seventh place. [2] He won a silver medal in the 1964 European Rowing Championships. [3] Two years later in 1966 represented Britain again at the 1966 World Rowing Championships but this time partnering Nick Cooper in the double sculls, they finished in 9th place overall after a third place finish in the B final. [4] [5] [6]

Cooke is the president of the Minerva Bath Rowing Club. [7]

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References

  1. "1941 births". Free BMD.
  2. "Arnold Cooke". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. "Rowing back the years". The Chester Chronicle. Highbeam. 7 July 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "British crews well prepared." Times, 8 Sept. 1966, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Mixed day for British competitors." Times, 9 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT-. "All Britain's crews in semi-finals." Times, 10 Sept. 1966, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Cooke serves up a record rowing performance". www.thisisbath.co.uk. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2013.