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Myrtle Alice Cook (also competed as Myrtle McGowan) (January 5, 1902 – March 18, 1985) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Myrtle Cook

Medal record
Women's athletics Competitor for Canada
Olympic Games
	1928 Amsterdam	4x100 m relay

Career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, she competed for Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands where she won the gold medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her team mates 100 m silver medallist Fanny Rosenfeld, 100 m bronze medallist Ethel Smith and Jane Bell.^{[citation needed]}

Cook was involved in ice hockey and served as president of the Dominion Women's Amateur Hockey Association prior to 1937.[1]

Cook equalled Betty Robinson's Women's 100m World Record on August 1, 1931. She died in Elora, Ontario in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Library and Archives Canada: Myrtle Cook

На других языках

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- [en] Myrtle Cook

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[fr] Myrtle Cook

Myrtle Alice Cook (née le 5 janvier 1902 à Toronto - morte le 18 mars 1985 à Elora) est une athlète canadienne spécialiste du 100 mètres.

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[it] Myrtle Cook

Myrtle Alice Cook-McGowan (Toronto, 5 gennaio 1902 – Elora, 18 marzo 1985) è stata una velocista canadese, campionessa olimpica della staffetta 4×100 metri ai Giochi di Amsterdam 1928.

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[ru] Кук, Миртл

Миртл Элис Кук (англ. Myrtle Alice Cook, в замужестве Макгоуэн, англ. McGowan; 5 января 1902[1], Торонто — 18 марта 1985[1]) — канадская легкоатлетка, чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1928 года в эстафете 4×100 метров в составе сборной Канады.

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