Robert Cook (3 October 1905 – 1963) was a British

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight category at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

, where he finished in fifth place. He lost on points to eventual Silver medal winner Lloyd Appleton (U.S.A) in the opening round, then went on to meet

Maurice Letchford Maurice Letchford (August 27, 1908 – August 15, 1965) was a Canadian wrestler. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa and lived in Montreal, Canada. He was Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling in 1928, welterweight class, aft ...

(Canada) in the bronze medal round, again losing on points.

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* 1905 births 1963 deaths British male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the London Borough of Islington Date of death missing {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub