Zach Cook
| Born | 15 July 1999 (age 25) Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2021 | Plymouth |
| 2022–2024 | Poole |
| 2023 | Wolverhampton |
| 2024 | Birmingham |
| Poland | |
| 2022–2023 | Toruń |
| Individual honours | |
| 2023 | Olympique |
| Team honours | |
| 2022, 2024 | tier 2 League champion |
| 2022, 2024 | tier 2 KO Cup winner |
Zach Cook (born 15 July 1999) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
[edit]Cook signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2021 season.[4] The following season in 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022,[5] and was instrumental in helping Poole retain their tier 2 League and Knockout Cup double crown.[6][7]
In 2023, he signed for Wolverhampton Wolves, where he would make his Premiership debut in the SGB Premiership 2023.[8] He also re-signed for Poole for the SGB Championship 2023.[9] Late in the 2023 season, Cook won the Olympique.[10]
Cook re-signed for Poole for their 2024 Championship and knockout cup winning season[11][12] and moved to join the Birmingham Brummies in the Premiership, following the demise of Wolverhampton.[13]
Personal life
[edit]His brother is fellow professional rider Ben Cook.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zach Cook". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Zach Cook joins The Gladiators". Plymouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "PIRATES CLAIM COOK BROTHERS". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Pirates are Cup Kings". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Pirates Clinch League Title". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Cook books Wolves slot". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Cooks both back at Poole". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Cook delight with Olympique win". British Speedway. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Poole Pirates crowned speedway champions". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Zach's back for Pirates". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Brummies bring in Cook". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Ben and Zach Cook return for Pirates in 2022". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.