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Nicole Cooke

ニコール・クック　/　にこーる・くっく

Sport cyclist from United Kingdom

April 13, 1983 (age 43)　・　Swansea, United Kingdom

sport cyclist

My Take

Nicole Cooke is, to me, a study in doing things on your own terms. Born in Swansea in 1983, this Welsh road racer became the first British woman to win Olympic cycling gold, taking the title at Beijing in 2008, and she added world and Commonwealth crowns plus an MBE. What strikes me most is that she retired at just 29. Walking away at the height of your powers takes the same steel it takes to grind solo up a mountain climb. Someone who chose her own ascent clearly chose her own exit too, and I find that quietly heroic.

Overview

Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE (born 13 April 1983) is a Welsh former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion. At Beijing in 2008 she became the first British woman to win a Gold Olympic medal in any cycling discipline. Cooke announced her retirement from the sport on 14 January 2013 at the age of 29.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nicole Cooke
Name (Japanese): ニコール・クック
Reading: にこーる・くっく
Born: April 13, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Boar
Origin: Swansea, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 167 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sport cyclist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Member of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.nicolecooke.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

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