Myrtle Cook

Myrtle Alice Cook (also competed as Myrtle McGowan) (January 5, 1902 – March 18, 1985) was a Canadian track and field athlete, journalist, and sports administrator who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. She competed as a member of Canada's first Olympic women's track and field team, later known as the "Matchless Six", which took part in the first Olympic Games to include women's athletics in 1928. Cook ran the anchor leg of the relay alongside Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, and Jean "Jenny" Thompson, and the Canadian team won the event in a world-record time of 48.4 seconds.

Before the Olympics, Cook was one of Canada's leading female sprinters of the 1920s and held several national sprint titles. She competed primarily in short-distance events and was known for her strong finishing speed, which made her a natural choice for the final leg of the Olympic relay team.

After retiring from competition Cook became a sports journalist with the Montreal Daily Star and later worked as a radio commentator and athletics administrator. She remained active in Canadian sport for decades and played a prominent role in promoting women's athletics in Canada.