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Place of Birth: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
About Jesse Cockney
- Jesse Cockney (born July 26, 1989 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian Olympic Cross country skier of Inuvialuit heritage whose father, Angus Cockney, also was a Canadian national team member and national champion.
- The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia is where Cockney made his Olympic debut.
- Cockney competed in two events at Sochi, the sprint, and the 50 km mass start, which are the shortest and longest events at the Games.
- Prior to the Olympics, Cockney had a successful Junior career, winning three gold medals at the 2011 Canada Winter Games (15 km classic, free sprint, and 4x5km relay).
- He also made his World Cup debut in 2011.
- While growing up in Canmore, Alberta, Cockney participated in the ski development program.
- Cockney is a member of the Nordic Hills Ski Club and Canadian Senior Team.
- He is fluent in both English and French.
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