Cecil Cooke

Cecil Cooke

Personal information
Full name	Cecil George Cooke
Born	May 31, 1923 (1923-05-31) Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Died	May 1, 1983 (1983-06) (aged 59) Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Medal record Sailing Representing  Bahamas Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Star 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.[1][2][3] He was born in and died in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.[4]

See also

• Forty Plus Cycling Club

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.

External links

• Cecil George Cooke at World Sailing
• Cecil George Cooke at Olympics.com
• Cecil Cooke at Olympedia (archive)