Glenn Cook is a British former professional

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

, Team GB Olympic Women's head coach, London 2012 selector and now working as a

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

coach in

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. It is also a non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, bor ...

Personal life

Glenn lives with his partner Sarah Coope in

, a fellow highly successful former professional

. The couple have four daughters. Chloe Cook (born 1994) is a professional triathlete competing at short (ITU) and middle distance (

Ironman 70.3 An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting ...

). Ysabel cook and Grace cook are their two middle children who are succeeding and have many aspirations outside of triathlon. Their youngest daughter Beth Cook is also an aspiring triathlete.

Triathlon career

Coaching career

Cook was appointed as British Triathlon's Olympic Head Women's Coach in June 2011, Olympic selector in 2012 and was instrumental in the performances of the Team GB women at

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, namely

Helen Jenkins Helen Rebecca Jenkins, ''née'' Tucker (born 8 March 1984) is Two-time Triathlon World Champion (2008 & 2011) Helen Jenkins is one of Britain’s most celebrated triathletes having represented Team GB at the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 20 ...

Vicky Holland Vicky Holland (born 12 January 1986) is a British former triathlete who was part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team. Holland was the 2018 World Triathlon champion, the fourth British woman to win the title. She was also t ...

and Lucy Hall.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Glenn Living people Triathlon coaches English male triathletes Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Olympic coaches for Great Britain Coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics