Christine Cook (born 22 June 1970 in

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston, Lancashire, City of Preston local government district. Preston ...

) is a retired

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

defender from

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

. She represented Hightown on club level, and competed for

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at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place.

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* 1970 births Living people English female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Preston, Lancashire {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub