Carol Cooke

Carol Cooke
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Cooke
Personal information
Full nameCarol Lynn Cooke
NationalityAustralian
Born (1961-08-06) 6 August 1961
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
DisabilityMultiple sclerosis
Disability classT2
ClubSt. Kilda CC
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
2012 London Mixed Time Trial T1–2
2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's Time Trial T1–2
2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's Road Race T1–2
2020 Tokyo Women's Time Trial T1–2
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
2011 Roskilde Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2011 Roskilde Women's Road Race T2
2013 Baie-Comeau Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2013 Baie-Comeau Women's Road Race T2
2014 Grenville Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2014 Grenville Women's Road Race T2
2015 Nottwil Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2015 Nottwil Women's Road Race T2
2017 Pietermaritzburg Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2017 Pietermaritzburg Women's Road Race T2
2018 Maniago Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2018 Maniago Women's Road Race T2
2019 Emmen Women's Individual Time Trial T2
2019 Emmen Women's Road Race T2
2022 Baie-Comeau Women's Time Trial T2

Carol Lynn Cooke, AM (born 6 August 1961) is a Canadian-born Australian cyclist, swimmer and rower. A keen swimmer, she was part of the Canadian national swimming team and was hoping to be selected for the 1980 Moscow Olympics before her country boycotted the games. She moved to Australia in 1994, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, and took up rowing in 2006, in which she narrowly missed out on being part of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. She then switched to cycling, where she won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics, two gold medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.