Jo Cook (born 22 March 1984) is a former British

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Rowing career

Cook began rowing in 1996 at

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. In 2000, she competed at the 20024 and 2005 World Rowing U23 Championships. She made her senior debut in 2009. She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the

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, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with

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and Caroline O'Connor. Cook was reserve for the 2012 London Olympics.

References

British female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Living people 1984 births {{UK-rowing-bio-stub