Zach Cook

Zach Cook
Born15 July 1999 (1999-07-15) (age 25)
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
2021Plymouth
2022–2024Poole
2023Wolverhampton
2024Birmingham
Poland
2022–2023Toruń
Individual honours
2023Olympique
Team honours
2022, 2024tier 2 League champion
2022, 2024tier 2 KO Cup winner

Zach Cook (born 15 July 1999) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

Cook signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2021 season.[4] The following season in 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022,[5] and was instrumental in helping Poole retain their tier 2 League and Knockout Cup double crown.[6][7]

In 2023, he signed for Wolverhampton Wolves, where he would make his Premiership debut in the SGB Premiership 2023.[8] He also re-signed for Poole for the SGB Championship 2023.[9] Late in the 2023 season, Cook won the Olympique.[10]

Cook re-signed for Poole for their 2024 Championship and knockout cup winning season[11][12] and moved to join the Birmingham Brummies in the Premiership, following the demise of Wolverhampton.[13]

Personal life

His brother is fellow professional rider Ben Cook.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Zach Cook". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Zach Cook joins The Gladiators". Plymouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "PIRATES CLAIM COOK BROTHERS". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Pirates are Cup Kings". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Pirates Clinch League Title". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Cook books Wolves slot". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Cooks both back at Poole". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Cook delight with Olympique win". British Speedway. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Poole Pirates crowned speedway champions". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Zach's back for Pirates". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Brummies bring in Cook". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Ben and Zach Cook return for Pirates in 2022". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.