Glenn Cook
Glenn Cook (* 1963 ) is a former British triathlete and two-time European triathlon champion in the middle distance (1987, 1992).
Career
Glenn Cook was active as a swimmer in his youth and came to triathlon at the age of 21.
He is a three-time British triathlon champion (1986, 1989 and 1990).
In 1987 he became European triathlon champion over the middle distance in Roth.
At the first edition of a world championship on the short distance triathlon (Olympic distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) he was runner-up in Avignon in August 1989.
In May 1992 he was again European triathlon champion over the middle distance in Finland and was able to repeat his success from 1987. A month later in June he finished third with the British men's team at the Duathlon World Championships in Frankfurt am Main.
In 2012 he was in charge of the British women's national team for the British Triathlon Federation at the Summer Olympics in London .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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July 30, 1995 | 23 | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Stockholm | 01:50:16 | European championship on the Olympic distance |
1992 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Lommel | ETU European Championship | |
Sep 15 1990 | 71 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Orlando | 02:02:59 | ITU World Championship on the short distance triathlon |
Aug 26, 1990 | 15th | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Linz | 01:52:59 | |
Aug 6, 1989 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Avignon | 02:00:03 | First edition of a world championship on the short distance - vice world champion behind Mark Allen |
Aug 28, 1988 | 1 | Uster triathlon | Uster | 01:49:53 | Short distance (1.2 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 12 km running) |
Sep 7 1987 | 1 | Grand Prix Triathlon | Bournemouth | 01:50:14 |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Aug 1, 1992 | 1 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships | Joroinen | 03:37:58 | European champion on the half distance |
1987 | 1 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships | Roth | 03:57:19 | European champion in the half-distance (3 km swimming, 92 km cycling and 20 km running) |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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June 7, 1992 | 3 | ITU Duathlon World Championship Team Men | Frankfurt am Main | 02:35:42 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Glenn Cook's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 10, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glenn Cook (British Triathlon)
- ↑ UNIVERSITY STAFF PROFILE - Glenn Cook
- ↑ British triathlon's medal favorites "expecting to be ganged up on" (August 3, 2012)
- ↑ Uster Triathlon - WALL OF FAME
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cook, Glenn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |