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Carol Cooke
Carol Lynn Cooke, (born 6 August 1961) is a Canadian-born Australian cyclist, swimmer and rower. A keen swimmer, she was part of the Canadian national swimming team and was hoping to be selected for the 1980 Moscow Olympics before her country boycotted the games. She moved to Australia in 1994, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, and took up rowing in 2006, in which she narrowly missed out on being part of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. She then switched to cycling, where she won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics. ==Personal== Carol Lynn Cooke was born on 6 August 1961 in Toronto, Canada.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carol Cooke )〕 She worked with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force for 14 years, following in the footsteps of her family, and spent some time working with the undercover drug squad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carol Cooke )〕 She met and married her husband, then moved to Australia in 1994, and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, just before her 37th birthday. She is an ambassador for those dealing with the disease. In this role, she founded the 24 Hour Mega Swim, a relay swimming event that raises money for multiple sclerosis research.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What it is )〕 , she works as a motivational speaker and event planner and lives in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote.〔〔
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