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==Biography== |
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Cook was born Kristina Gifford in [[Rustington]] and is the daughter of the four times [[British jump racing Champion Jockey]], [[Josh Gifford]].<ref>http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6805#</ref> |
Cook was born Kristina Gifford in [[Rustington]] and is the daughter of the four times [[British jump racing Champion Jockey]], [[Josh Gifford]].<ref>http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6805#</ref> Riding Miners Frolic, she won bronze medals in both the [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|individual]] and [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|team eventing]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/equestrian/7556756.stm "Double bronze for debutant Cook"], BBC, 12 August 2008</ref> Cook only made the Olympic Eventing team, after the withdrawals of [[Zara Phillips]] and [[Lucy Wiegersma]]. She became double European Eventing champion in 2009 on Miners Frolic in both the Individual and Team competitions at the championships at [[Fontainebleau]] in France. |
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Her achievements prior to the 2008 Olympics included winning gold medals at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague and the 1995 and 1999 European Championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/mar/07/olympicgames.features|title=My kingdom for a horse|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 March 2004 | location=London | first=Caroline | last=Boucher | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> |
Her achievements prior to the 2008 Olympics included winning gold medals at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague and the 1995 and 1999 European Championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/mar/07/olympicgames.features|title=My kingdom for a horse|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 March 2004 | location=London | first=Caroline | last=Boucher | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> |
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| Nationality |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Eventing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Rustington, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kristina "Tina" Cook (née Gifford, born 31 August 1970), is a British three-day eventing rider. She is the 2009 European Champion. A three-time Olympic medallist, she won individual and team bronze in 2008 and team silver in 2012. She has also won two World team golds (1994, 2010) and three European team golds (1995, 1999, 2009).
Biography
Cook was born Kristina Gifford in Rustington and is the daughter of the four times British jump racing Champion Jockey, Josh Gifford.[1] Riding Miners Frolic, she won bronze medals in both the individual and team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Cook only made the Olympic Eventing team, after the withdrawals of Zara Phillips and Lucy Wiegersma. She became double European Eventing champion in 2009 on Miners Frolic in both the Individual and Team competitions at the championships at Fontainebleau in France.
Her achievements prior to the 2008 Olympics included winning gold medals at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague and the 1995 and 1999 European Championships.[3]
Cook won silver in the team eventing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4] Kristina cook was then picked for the team in the 2014 World Equestrian Games with her homebred horse De Novo News. This was the horse's first championship in which they helped to win team silver.
Cook is also patron for Worthing based charity, Guild Care [5]
References
- ^ http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6805#
- ^ "Double bronze for debutant Cook", BBC, 12 August 2008
- ^ Boucher, Caroline (7 March 2004). "My kingdom for a horse". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Cook serves up silver". Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.guildcare.org/About-Guild-Care
http://www.guildcare.org/About-Guild-Care
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