Kristina Cook

Kristina Cook
Tina Cook and Miners Frolic competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Personal information
Nationality	Great Britain
Discipline	Eventing
Medal record Competitor for  Great Britain Equestrian Olympic Games Silver 2012 London Team eventing Bronze 2008 Beijing Individual eventing Bronze 2008 Beijing Team eventing World Championships Gold 1994 The Hague Team eventing Gold 2010 Kentucky Team eventing European Championships Silver 1993 Achselschwang Individual eventing Gold 1995 Pratoni del Vivaro Team eventing Bronze 1997 Burghley Individual eventing Gold 1999 Luhmuhlen Team eventing Gold 2009 Fontainebleau Individual eventing Gold 2009 Fontainebleau Team eventing

Kristina Cook also known as Tina Cook (born 31 August 1970, Rustington), is a British three-day eventing rider. She is the daughter of the four times British jump racing Champion Jockey, Josh Gifford.^[1]

Biography

With her horse Miners Frolic she won bronze medals in both the individual and team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2] Cook only made the Olympic Eventing team, after the withdrawals of granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips and Lucy Wiegersma. She became double European Eventing champion in 2009 on Miners Frolic in both the Individual and Team competitions at the chamipionships at Fontainebleau in France.

Her achievements prior to the 2008 Olympics included winning gold medals at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague and the 1995 and 1999 European Championships.^[3]

Cook won silver in the team eventing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[4]

Cook is also patron for Worthing based charity, Guild Care ^[5]

References

http://www.guildcare.org/About-Guild-Care