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| Women's Modern Pentathlon | |||
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Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Individual | |
Stephanie Cook MBE (born February 7, 1972 in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland) is a retired modern pentathlete and Olympic gold medallist. Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Final results for the Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics The women's individual match was newly introduced The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. North Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The modern pentathlon is a Sports contest that includes five events derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
She was educated at Bedford High School; The Perse School for Girls; Peterhouse, Cambridge and then Lincoln College, Oxford, where she read medicine. Bedford High School is an independent school for girls aged 7 to 18 in Bedford, England. The Perse School for Girls is an independent fee-paying day school for girls aged 7&ndash18 (also accepting boys 16-18 from 2008 situated near the centre of Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. Lincoln College (in full The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford
Having rowed at Cambridge she took up modern pentathlon whilst completing her course in clinical medicine at Oxford. She was president of the Oxford University Modern Pentathlon Association 1995-1996. She won the women's individual title in the Varsity match against Cambridge in 1997. A varsity match is a sporting fixture between two University rivals
Having put her medical career on hold, she won the gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympics in the women's modern pentathlon, the first time that the event was included in the games. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever The modern pentathlon is a Sports contest that includes five events derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five She went on to win the world championships in 2001 before retiring from the sport. Her particular strength was running.
She was awarded an MBE in the 2001 New Year Honours. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom.
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