Sophie Cook (athlete)

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Sophie Cook
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)
Dudley, Birmingham, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubHalesowen AC

Sophie Cook (born 12 September 1994) is an English international athlete. [1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

Biography

Cook won the British indoor high jump title at the 2020 British Indoor Athletics Championships [3] [4] and has won three silver medals at the British Athletics Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and a bronze medal at the 2021 British Athletics Championships. [5] She recorded a personal best of 4.45 metres at the 2022 Diamond League in Birmingham. [4]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's pole vault event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [1] [4]

In 2023, she was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Sophie Cook". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "Sophie Cook claims emotional British pole vault win". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Sophie Cook results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. "BRITISH SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.