Cecil Cooke

Cecil Cooke
Personal information
Full nameCecil George Cooke
BornMay 31, 1923 (1923-05-31)
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
DiedMay 1, 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 59)
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Sailing career
SportSailing
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Bahamas
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoStar class

Cecil George Cooke (May 31, 1923 – May 1, 1983) was a sailor and Olympic champion from the Bahamas. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Durward Knowles. He was born in and died in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on June 1, 2008)
  2. ↑ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ Sanborn, Margot (22 November 1964). "Nassau's Swinging into the Season". The Miami Herald. p. 133. Retrieved 4 August 2024. hero's welcome for Captain Durward Knowles and crew member, Cecil Cooke, who won for the Bahamas the 1964 Olympic gold medal in Star Class sailing.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cecil Cooke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2016.