John Cooke (rower)

John Patrick Cooke (* 9. April 1937 in Ansonia , Connecticut , United States ; † 26 December 2005 in Ridgefield , Connecticut, United States) was an American rower and Olympic champion and youth - football coach .

Life

He played soccer in high school and began rowing after enrolling at Yale University and was a member of the university's sports team - the Yale Bulldogs . At the age of 19, he won the gold medal in rowing with the US team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne ( eighth ). He then moved to law school in 1956 and graduated in 1959. After college , he served several years in the United States Marine Corps in Asia . Later he worked for an air freight company , got involved in local politics and worked as a youth soccer coach.

John Cooke in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
John Cooke on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
John Cooke at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )

personal data
SURNAME	Cooke, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cooke, John Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower and youth soccer coach
DATE OF BIRTH	April 9, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ansonia , Connecticut , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 26, 2005
Place of death	Ridgefield , Connecticut , United States