Josephine Cook

Cook finished second behind Suzanne Allday in the shot put event at the 1954 WAAA Championships^[1] before becoming the national shot put champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1955 WAAA Championships.^[2][3]

A continuing rivalry with Suzanne Allday, saw Cooke finish second behind her at the 1956 WAAA Championships and 1958 WAAA Championships but Cook won her second title at the 1957 WAAA Championships.^[4][5]

Cook represented England^[6] in the shot put at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[7][8]

Cook died on 20 November 2023, at the age of 92.^[9]