Alan Cooke (table tennis)

Alan Cooke
Personal information
Nationality England
Born (1966-03-23) 23 March 1966 (age 58)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)

Alan Cooke (born 23 March 1966 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is an English former international table tennis player and current coach. He is a six-time National Singles Champion and has won 18 National titles.[1]

He made his senior England debut in the Israeli Open just before his 17th birthday and played in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

In 2016 he coached the England team to a bronze medal at the 2016 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor. A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. p. 698. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ "Friday Photos 92: Photos of Alan Cooke". Table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Cooke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.