Garry Cook

Garry Cook

Garry Cook (born 10 January, 1958) was a British athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett and Philip Brown.

He was a World Record holder in the rarely run 4x800m as a part of a quartet that also contained Peter Elliott, Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe. They ran a time of 7 minutes 3.89 seconds on 30th August 1982 at Crystal Palace.

After a successful athletics career, Cook qualified as a teacher specialising in Physical Education and Geography. His most notable teaching role to date is a post at Hallfield School in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Hallfield School is an independent primary day school, enrolling pupils from aged 2-11.Cook left Hallfield School in the summer of 2003 to take up a more senior teaching post at a school in Walsall.

He is married to former fellow Olympian Kathy Cook; they have three children, and reside in Walsall, England.


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