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Apr\u00e8s le faux d\u00e9part de l’\u00e9quipe canadienne en finale du relais 4×100 m f\u00e9minin \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928<\/a>, les Am\u00e9ricaines ont men\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re moiti\u00e9 de la course. Au moment o\u00f9 Myrtle Cook a re\u00e7u le t\u00e9moin de Jane Bell, elle profitait d\u2019une avance de trois verges et s\u2019est envol\u00e9e vers la ligne d’arriv\u00e9e pour remporter la m\u00e9daille d’or olympique. Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9tabli un record du monde gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un chrono de 12.0 secondes au 100 m aux essais olympiques canadiens \u00e0 Halifax, Cook \u00e9tait favorite pour remporter le titre olympique \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928. Cependant, deux faux d\u00e9parts en finale du 100 m ont conduit \u00e0 la disqualification de Cook qui a pleur\u00e9 son malheur sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la piste pendant une demi-heure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook \u00e9tait l’une des six femmes de la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe f\u00e9minine d’athl\u00e9tisme du Canada \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928, surnomm\u00e9e par les m\u00e9dias les \u00ab Six incomparables \u00bb (Matchless Six<\/em>). Le groupe a eu droit \u00e0 un accueil triomphal \u00e0 son retour au Canada, avec des d\u00e9fil\u00e9s \u00e0 Toronto et \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et pr\u00e8s de 200 000 personnes qui les attendaient \u00e0 la gare Union de Toronto et 100 000 autres sur le parcours du d\u00e9fil\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enfant calme et timide, Cook \u00e9tait une athl\u00e8te polyvalente qui excellait au tennis, au hockey sur glace, au basketball, aux quilles, au v\u00e9lo et au cano\u00eb. Elle a remport\u00e9 six titres canadiens sur 60 verges et 100 verges, de 1927 \u00e0 1930, \u00e9tablissant plusieurs records canadiens sur ces deux distances. Cook a \u00e9gal\u00e9 le record du monde du 100 m de l’Am\u00e9ricaine Betty Robinson le 1er ao\u00fbt 1931.En 1929, Cook s’installe \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al pour commencer sa carri\u00e8re de 44 ans comme chroniqueuse sportive pour le quotidien Montreal Daily Star<\/em> en \u00e9crivant une chronique hebdomadaire intitul\u00e9e \u00ab In the Women’s Sport Light<\/em> \u00bb. Elle est demeur\u00e9e impliqu\u00e9e dans le sport et a \u00e9t\u00e9 l’une des plus grandes militantes du sport f\u00e9minin au Canada, consacrant sa vie \u00e0 l’avancement du sport et c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e comme \u00ab Premi\u00e8re Dame du sport du Canada \u00bb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook a fait partie de presque tous les comit\u00e9s olympiques et des Jeux de l\u2019Empire britannique \/ du Commonwealth de 1932 \u00e0 1972. Au cours de sa vie, Cook a \u00e9t\u00e9 impliqu\u00e9e dans 11 Jeux olympiques – en tant qu’athl\u00e8te, entra\u00eeneure, gestionnaire et journaliste. Elle a aussi organis\u00e9 des ligues de balle molle et de hockey et a form\u00e9 le Canadian Ladies Athletic Club, dont elle est devenue la premi\u00e8re directrice sportive. Pendant la Deuxi\u00e8me Guerre mondiale, Cook \u00e9tait l’entra\u00eeneure d’athl\u00e9tisme de l’\u00e9quipe des Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes dans la r\u00e9gion de Montr\u00e9al.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1949 et au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 1955.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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