Natalie Cook

Natalie Louise Cook OAM is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. She became the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games.

Cook was born in Townsville, Queensland. She was the dux of her school, Corinda State High . She enrolled in premedicine college courses, and also took up volleyball, captaining the Australian Indoor Junior Team in 1992. In 1993 she began playing beach volleyball. In 1994 she went professional and gave up her pursuit of a medical degree.

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