Kristina Cook facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kristina Cook
Tina Cook and Miners Frolic competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Personal information
Nationality	Great Britain
Discipline	Eventing
Born	Findon, West Sussex, England
Medal record Representing  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 Silver 2014 Normandy Team eventing European Championships Gold 1995 Pratoni del Vivaro Team eventing Gold 1999 Luhmuhlen Team eventing Gold 2009 Fontainebleau Individual eventing Gold 2009 Fontainebleau Team eventing Gold 2017 Strzegom Team eventing Silver 1993 Achselschwang Individual eventing Silver 2019 Luhmühlen Team eventing Bronze 1997 Burghley Individual eventing

Kristina "Tina" Cook is a famous British eventing rider. She was born on August 31, 1970. Tina is known for winning many medals in horse riding competitions.

She became the European Champion in 2009. Tina has also won three Olympic medals. She earned bronze medals in 2008 and a silver medal in 2012.

Tina has also helped her team win gold medals at the World Championships twice. She has won four team gold medals at the European Championships too.

About Kristina Cook

Kristina Cook was born Kristina Gifford in Rustington, England. Her father, Josh Gifford, was a very successful jockey. He was the British jump racing Champion Jockey four times.

Tina is a very skilled rider. She competes in a sport called eventing. This sport combines three different types of horse riding. These are dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.

Her Olympic Journey

Tina Cook has had an amazing journey in the Olympics. She won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She achieved these medals with her horse, Miners Frolic. They won in both the individual and team eventing competitions.

Tina almost did not make it to the 2008 Olympics. She joined the team after other riders had to withdraw. This shows how determined she is.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tina won another medal. She and her team earned a silver medal in team eventing. This was another great achievement for her.

World and European Success

Tina has also achieved great success in other major championships. In 2009, she became the double European Eventing champion. She won both the individual and team competitions. This happened at the championships in Fontainebleau, France, with Miners Frolic.

Earlier in her career, Tina won a silver medal at the European Championships in 1993. She also won gold medals at the World Equestrian Games in 1994. She continued her success with gold medals at the European Championships in 1995 and 1999.

In 2014, Tina was chosen for the World Equestrian Games. She rode her horse, De Novo News, which she had raised herself. It was De Novo News's first big championship. They helped the team win a silver medal.

Besides her riding career, Tina Cook also supports a charity. She is a patron for Guild Care, a charity based in Worthing.

Her Special Horses

Kristina Cook and Billy the Red (2019 European Championships)

Kristina Cook has ridden many amazing horses throughout her career. Here are some of her most notable partners:

• Captain Christy
  • This horse helped Tina achieve a 22nd place finish at the World Equestrian Games in 2002.
  • They also competed at the European Championships in 2003.

• Miners Frolic
  • This horse was a true star for Tina.
  • They won two bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
  • In 2009, they won two gold medals at the European Championships.
  • They also won a team gold medal at the World Equestrian Games in 2010.
  • At the 2012 London Olympics, they earned a team silver medal.

• De Novo News
  • This horse helped Tina win a team silver medal at the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

• Billy The Red
  • This horse helped Tina win a team gold medal at the European Championships in 2017.

See also

In Spanish: Kristina Cook para niños