| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 3 | Women | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| 4 | Women | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 5 | Women | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | Women | 2003 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 37 | Women | 2011 | Rome, ITA | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 3 | Women | 2011 | Haikou, CHN | |
Nickname
Nat (couriermail.com.au, 24 Jan 2012)
Hobbies
Golf, reading, going to the movies. (nataliecook.com, 05 Jul 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Partner Sarah Maxwell
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Sandstorm Beach Club, Australia
Coach
Steve Anderson (BRA) from 1994 (olympics.com.au, 21 Jun 2012)
Injuries
She has suffered from knee and shoulder problems throughout her career. (2xu.com.au, 24 Apr 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She began playing beach volleyball in 1993 and turned professional in 1994. (nataliecook.com, 05 Jul 2012)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games. (ninemsn.com.au, 27 Jun 2012)
Training
She has four or five sand sessions a week lasting between 90 and 120 minutes. In addition, she works out in the gym, does Pilates, has ice baths and rides her bike. She will also visit a physio and chiropractor as well as having a massage. (2xu.com.au, 24 Apr 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (nataliecook.com, 12 Dec 2009)
Hero
Australia golfer Greg Norman and US basketballer Michael Jordan. (nataliecook.com, 12 Dec 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"There are no limits and always believe in the power of your dreams." (nataliecook.com, 12 Dec 2009)
Awards
She is also the only athlete from any nation to compete at all five Olympic beach volleyball tournaments. (olympics.com.au, 05 Jul 2012)
She will be the only Australian female to have competed at five Olympic Games if she plays at London 2012. (couriermail.com.au, 11 May 2012)
She has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM]. (2xu.com.au, 18 Apr 2012)
General
TEAM
She teamed up with Kerri Pottharst for the 1996 and 200 Olympic Games, winning a bronze in Atlanta and a gold in Sydney. After Pottharst retired from the sport, Cook teamed up with Nicole Sanderson for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She teamed up with current partner Tamsin Hinchley in 2007. Cook took a year off from the sport in 2009 and she and Hinchley did not gel on her return so tried new combinations in 2011. The pair reunited less than a year before the 2012 Olympic Games. (ninemsn.com.au, 27 Jun 2012, perthnow.com.au, 25 Jun 2012; olympics.com.au, 05 Jul 2012)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She published a motivational book called 'Go Girl' in 2001 and launched a company named 'Sandstorm' which aims to leave a legacy for beach volleyball in Australia. (theroar.com.au, 07 Jun 2012) (Official Website 21/06/01)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996
