James Cooke (pentathlete)

James Cooke (born 3 March 1991) is a British modern pentathlete. Cooke is both the 2018 World and 2019 European champion in the individual event, and the 2019 European Champion in the Team event with Tom Toolis and Joe Choong.

Jamie Cooke
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportModern pentathlon
Achievements and titles
World finals1st place, gold medalist(s), 2018 Individual
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s), 2019 Individual
1st place, gold medalist(s). 2019 Team
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Mexico CityIndividual
Silver medal – second place2018 Mexico CityTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BathIndividual
Gold medal – first place2019 BathTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 DrzonkówTeam

In 2022 Cooke announced about his retirement as pentathlete and new career as the head coach for Greek modern pentathlon national team.[1]

Career

Cooke competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event, where he finished 14th.[2]

At the 2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Mexico City, Cooke overtook Valentin Prades who had celebrated too early to finish in first place. He also won a team silver together with Joe Choong and Myles Pillage.[3]

In 2019, at the European Championships held in Bath, Somerset, Cooke won a gold in the individual event. He also won a team gold with Choong and Tom Toolis.[4]

In 2021, Cooke competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in the Men's event.[5] He finished 9th in the event won by his teammate Joe Choong.[6]

References
  1. Britain's former modern pentathlon world champion Jamie Cooke retires
  2. "James Cooke". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. Bloom, Ben (14 September 2018). "Spectacular sprint finish gives Britain's Jamie Cooke modern pentathlon world title after rival celebrates prematurely". The Telegraph.
  4. Evans, Daniel (12 August 2019). "Pentathlon GB end up with huge medal haul at European Championships in Bath". Somerset Live.
  5. "Jamie Cooke". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. Pattle, Alex (7 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Joseph Choong wins gold for Team GB in men's modern pentathlon". The Independent.
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