Edward Tiffin Cook, Jr. (November 27, 1888 – October 18, 1972) was an American

United States

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 athlete who competed in the men's pole vault

Pole vault

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. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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 and tied for gold

Gold medal

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 with fellow American vaulter Alfred Gilbert

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In 1907, competing as a member of the Irish American Athletic Club

Irish American Athletic Club

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, Cook won the pole vault event at the Amateur Athletic Union

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 senior championships held in Jamestown, Virginia

Jamestown, Virginia

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Cook graduated from Cornell University

Cornell University

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 in 1910 and was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year.