Simon Cooke

Simon Cooke
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1976-09-25) 25 September 1976 (age 48)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Sport
SportSailing
Sailing career
ClubKohimarama Yacht Club

Simon Cooke (born 25 September 1976) is a New Zealand sailor.[1][2] He competed in the men's 470 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2002, he won the world championship 470 event with Peter Nicholas.[1] In 2019, he coached the Thailand team for the world championships held in Japan.[4] He is a World Champion winning the 2002 470 World Championship[5] and two time RS Feva World Champion.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sailor's Corner with Simon Cooke". Yachting NZ. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Passing it on to the next generation". Sailing Scuttlebutt. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Simon Cooke". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 470 World Championships at Enoshima, Japan - Day 1". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "World Sailing - Simon Cooke".
  6. ^ "RS Feva: Simon Cooke reflects on Kiwi World Championship win".
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