Edward Tiffin Cook Sr. (November 27, 1888 – October 18, 1972) was an American

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who shared the gold medal in the

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(with

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) at the

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. Cook was an all-around athlete and won the IC4A long jump title in 1908 and 1909 and the AAU pole vault title in 1907 and 1911. He graduated from

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in 1910 and later became a farmer and director of the First National Bank in his native Chillicothe, Ohio. He was elected to the

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during his senior year.

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* 1888 births 1972 deaths Sportspeople from Chillicothe, Ohio American male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Cornell University alumni Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub