John Cooke (rower)

John Cooke
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Eight

John Cooke (April 9, 1937 – December 26, 2005) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.[1]

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in eights with the American team.[2]

  1. ^ "John Cooke". olympedia.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 15, 2008)