Simon Cooke

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Simon Cooke
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1976-09-25) 25 September 1976 (age 46)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Sailing career
ClubKohimarama Yacht Club

Simon Cooke (born 25 September 1976) is a New Zealand sailor. [1] [2] He competed in the men's 470 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [3] In 2002, he won the world championship 470 event with Peter Nicholas. [1] In 2019, he coached the Thailand team for the world championships held in Japan. [4] He is a World Champion winning the 2002 470 World Championship [5] and two time RS Feva World Champion. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sailor's Corner with Simon Cooke". Yachting NZ. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Passing it on to the next generation". Sailing Scuttlebutt. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Simon Cooke". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "2019 470 World Championships at Enoshima, Japan - Day 1". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. "World Sailing - Simon Cooke".
  6. "RS Feva: Simon Cooke reflects on Kiwi World Championship win".