MUNRO-COOK Georgia

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 17 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 4.5

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women AUS Australia	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #04 AUS Australia 47 JPN Japan 73	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #06 GER Germany 77 AUS Australia 58	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #35 AUS Australia 38 GBR Great Britain 75	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #44 CAN Canada 76 AUS Australia 37	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Classification Playoff 9/10 #51 AUS Australia 71 ALG Algeria 32	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
9	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

International Studies - University of Sydney, Australia

Languages spoken:

Sydney Metro Blue Hornets [Australia]

Craig Friday [national], AUS

Position style:

Centre, Forward (australia.basketball, 01 Oct 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Her father Murray Cook was a founding member of The Wiggles, an Australian children's music group. (australia.basketball, 01 Oct 2018)

2015 for Australia (australia.basketball, 01 Oct 2018)

National league:

Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League [AUS] (wheelchairleagues.basketball, 13 Aug 2019)

She began playing able-bodied basketball at age eight and transitioned to wheelchair basketball at age 20 after sustaining a serious hip injury. (hillshornets.com.au, 23 Jul 2021; australia.basketball, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Classification
4.5 (australia.basketball, 01 Jan 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (australia.basketball, 01 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
Her impairment is due to a hip injury she sustained playing able-bodied basketball. (australia.basketball, 01 Jan 2020)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She is studying for a PhD in history and gender and cultural studies at the University of Sydney in Australia. Her research is on women's basketball and the barriers to success for women in the WNBA [Women's National Basketball Association]. "I research women's basketball, and how the intersection of race, gender and sexuality affects the progress of women's professional sports in the context of the WNBA." (Twitter profile, 04 Aug 2021; LinkedIn profile, 31 Jul 2021)

THE WIGGLES
She appeared in several videos of The Wiggles, an Australian children's music group. Her father, Murray Cook, was a founding member of the group. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020; australia.basketball, 01 Oct 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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