Cook broke a series of world records which were later recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. She completed the 20 kilometres race walk in 1:41:42 hours in 1980 to knock over a minute and a half off the previous mark set by Thorill Gylder. Cook greatly advanced the sport by breaking the 20 km walk world record three further times, taking it down to 1:39:31 hours, 1:36:36 hours, and finally 1:36:23 hours in 1984. Her last record stood for only ten days at which point her national rival Sally Pierson bettered the time. Cook and Pierson also exchanged the 10 km walk world record, with Cook setting 46:28 minutes in 1980, Pierson going to 45:38 minutes in 1982, then Cook claiming it back with 45:32 minutes the following month.[6]
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For the New Zealand author see Sue Orr writer Sue Cook nee Orr born 23 April 1958 is an Australian former racewalking athlete She is a former world record holder in the 10 kilometres race walk and the 20 kilometres race walk She competed six times at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup taking bronze in 1983 and was selected for Australia for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics Sue Cook Medal recordWomen s athleticsRepresenting AustraliaIAAF World Race Walking Cup1983 Bergen 10 km walkCook grew up in a sporting family her father was a veteran category runner while her older sister Jenny represented Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and set a long standing national record in the 1500 metres 1 Her nephew Daniel McConnell was later an Olympic cyclist 2 A key figure in the early years of international women s walking Cook took two titles at the IWF World Championships and was a six time participant at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1 Her best finish at the latter event was a bronze medal at the first holding of the 10 kilometres race walk finishing behind Xu Yongjiu and Natalya Sharipova 3 4 She also represented Australia at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships 5 Cook broke a series of world records which were later recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations She completed the 20 kilometres race walk in 1 41 42 hours in 1980 to knock over a minute and a half off the previous mark set by Thorill Gylder Cook greatly advanced the sport by breaking the 20 km walk world record three further times taking it down to 1 39 31 hours 1 36 36 hours and finally 1 36 23 hours in 1984 Her last record stood for only ten days at which point her national rival Sally Pierson bettered the time Cook and Pierson also exchanged the 10 km walk world record with Cook setting 46 28 minutes in 1980 Pierson going to 45 38 minutes in 1982 then Cook claiming it back with 45 32 minutes the following month 6 She won thirteen national titles at the Australian Athletics Championships taking wins from 3000 m up to the 20 km walk 7 She was also the 1982 winner of the 5000 metres walk at the AAA Championships and the 1983 winner of the 10 km walk at the Canadian Track and Field Championships 8 9 Contents 1 International competitions 2 National titles 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksInternational competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Eschborn West Germany 6th 5 km walk 23 10 111980 IWF World Championships New York City United States 1st 5 km walk 23 391981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Valencia Spain 7th 5 km walk 24 041982 IWF World Championships Bergen Norway 1st 5 km walk 23 031983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Bergen Norway 3rd 10 km walk 45 261984 IWF World Championships Lomello Italy 5 km walk DNF1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup St John s Isle of Man 14th 10 km walk 48 171987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis United States 15th 3000 m walk 13 45IAAF World Race Walking Cup New York City United States 13th 10 km walk 46 03World Championships Rome Italy 12th 10 km walk 46 201991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup San Jose United States 59th 10 km walk 51 29National titles editAustralian Athletics Championships 3000 m walk 1977 5000 m walk 1978 1980 1981 1984 1985 10 km walk 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 20 km walk 1990 AAA Championships 5000 m walk 1982 Canadian Track and Field Championships 10 km walk 1983See also editList of Australian athletics champions women References edit a b Sue Cook Orr Victorian Race Walking Club Retrieved on 2016 04 16 Jenny Orr Sports Reference Retrieved on 2016 04 16 IAAF World Race Walking Cup GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2016 04 16 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts amp Figures IAAF Retrieved on 2016 04 16 Sue Cook IAAF Retrieved on 2016 04 16 Butler Mark ed 2011 13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011 PDF Monako IAAF Media amp Public Relations Department p 615 Archived from the original PDF on 18 August 2012 Retrieved 28 September 2011 Australian Championships Women GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2016 04 16 AAA Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2016 04 16 Canadian Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2016 04 16 External links editSue Cook at World Athletics nbsp RecordsPreceded byThorill Gylder Women s 20 km walk world record holder3 February 1980 17 July 1984 Succeeded bySally PiersonPreceded byThorill GylderSally Pierson Women s 10 km walk world record holder11 May 1980 8 May 198210 June 1982 24 September 1983 Succeeded bySally PiersonYoung Juxu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sue Cook racewalker amp oldid 1183956066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
