Victoria Cook

Victoria Cook (born 1933, died April 18, 2019, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) was a World Champion archer who represented the United States.[1]

Victoria Cook

Medal record
Women’s Archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
	1961 Oslo	Team
	1963 Helsinki	Individual
	1963 Helsinki	Team
	1967 Amersfoort	Team
	1971 York	Team

Cook took up archery in 1959 following an illness, and the subsequent doctor's recommendation of fresh air. Within three months she won the Minnesota state championship, and was then selected to represent the United States at the 1961 World Archery Championships, where she was part of the gold-medal winning women's team. She continued to shoot, despite recurring illness and surgery, and reached her greatest achievement in defeating fellow American and world champion Nancy Vonderheide to win the 1963 World Championships, which she had paid her own way to attend. She added the US national championship in 1964, and represented the US at world championships until 1971.[2][3][4][5]

Cook was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 2011.[6]

References

1. Maitre Wicki, Ludivine (May 16, 2019). "Remembering 1963 World Archery Champion Victoria Cook". World Archery. World Archery Federation. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
2. 1961 WAC results
3. "Archery Champions by Robert Rhode, 4th edition 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
4. Sports Illustrated 5 Aug 1963: Sports Roundup of the Week
5. Sports Illustrated 17 Aug 1964: Sports Roundup of the Week
6. Archery Hall of Fame: Victoria Cook