Zach Cook
{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Zach Cook
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 July 1999}}
| birth_place = Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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| career1 = Great Britain
| career2 = Plymouth
| years2 = 2021
| career3 = Poole
| years3 = 2022–2025
| career4 = Wolverhampton
| years4 = 2023
| career5 = Birmingham
| years5 = 2024
| career6 = Belle Vue
| years6 = 2025
| career10 = Poland
| career11 = Toruń
| years11 = 2022–2023
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| indivyear1 = 2023
| indivhonour1 = Olympique
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| teamyear1 = 2022, 2024
| teamhonour1 = tier 2 League champion
| teamyear2 = 2022, 2024
| teamhonour2 = tier 2 KO Cup winner
}}
Zach Cook (born 15 July 1999) is a speedway rider from Australia.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/12908/zach-cook |title=Zach Cook |website=wwosbackup |access-date=2 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/player/cook-zach/ |title=British Speedway rider profile |website=British Speedway |access-date=2 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=28 June 2023}}
Speedway career
Cook signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2021 season.{{cite web |url=https://plymouth-speedway.com/zach-cook-joins-the-gladiators/ |title=Zach Cook joins The Gladiators |website=Plymouth Speedway |access-date=2 October 2022}} The following season in 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022,{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaystar.net/news.php?extend.1997 |title=PIRATES CLAIM COOK BROTHERS |website=Poole Speedway |access-date=2 October 2022}} and was instrumental in helping Poole retain their tier 2 League and Knockout Cup double crown.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/championship/pirates-are-cup-kings/ |title=Pirates are Cup Kings |website=British Speedway |access-date=16 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/championship/pirates-clinch-league-title/ |title=Pirates Clinch League Title |website=British Speedway |access-date=5 November 2022}}
In 2023, he signed for Wolverhampton Wolves, where he would make his Premiership debut in the SGB Premiership 2023.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/premiership/cook-books-wolves-slot/ |title=Cook books Wolves slot |website=British Speedway |access-date=6 December 2022}} He also re-signed for Poole for the SGB Championship 2023.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/championship/cooks-both-back-at-poole/ |title=Cooks both back at Poole |website=British Speedway |access-date=26 December 2022}} Late in the 2023 season, Cook won the Olympique.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/cook-delight-with-olympique-win/ |title=Cook delight with Olympique win |website=British Speedway |access-date=25 October 2023}}
Cook re-signed for Poole for their 2024 Championship and knockout cup winning season{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwylw7e63n4o |title=Poole Pirates crowned speedway champions |website=BBC |access-date=10 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/cab-direct-championship/zachs-back-for-pirates/ |title=Zach's back for Pirates |website=British Speedway |access-date=12 December 2023}} and moved to join the Birmingham Brummies in the Premiership, following the demise of Wolverhampton.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/brummies-bring-in-cook/ |title=Brummies bring in Cook |website=British Speedway |access-date=14 December 2023}}
Cook signed for the Premiership champions, the Belle Vue Aces for the 2025 season.
Personal life
References
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Category:Australian speedway riders
Category:Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Birmingham Brummies riders
Category:Belle Vue Aces riders
Category:Plymouth Gladiators riders
Category:Wolverhampton Wolves riders