Natalie Cook OAM OLY

Olympic Gold & Bronze medallist, 5-time Olympian, author, award winning wellness coach

Natalie Cook OAM OLY has become the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games: from 1996 Atlanta, to 2012 London Games. Few athletes can boast of even coming close to this incredible achievement. Her proudest moment of course winning Gold on Bondi in 2000!

Since retiring, Natalie has written a book, become a proud mum and wife. She was also part of the successful team who lobbied to get Beach Volleyball into the 2018 Commonwealth Games and most recently a part of team Brisbane 2032!

Today, Natalie is one of the world’s most sought after inspirational speakers and is passionate with helping others all around the world to chase their own Olympic size dreams and goals.

Natalie is currently the President of the Queensland Olympic Council and recently joined the Queensland Academy of Sport as Executive Director of Elite Success and Partnerships. In this role with the QAS, Natalie is seen as the ambassador for athletes and an inspiration for the next generation of Olympians. This role also complements the Activate! Queensland 2019-2029, the State’s first 10-year strategy to help make physical activity a way of life for more Queenslanders.

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Key Points

Natalie Cook OAM OLY is the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games: from 1996 Atlanta, to 2012 London Games. Few athletes can boast of even coming close to this incredible achievement. Her proudest moment of course winning Gold on Bondi in 2000!
Is an author, proud mum and wife.
She was also part of the successful team who lobbied to get Beach Volleyball into the 2018 Commonwealth Games and most recently a part of team Brisbane 2032!
Is currently the President of the Queensland Olympic Council and recently joined the Queensland Academy of Sport as Executive Director of Elite Success and Partnerships.

Topics

Turning dreams into reality
Hard work
Pursuing goals

Testimonials

Excellent. Well presented, obliging and helpful all the way.
SMPTE

Excellent. Her content was excellent.
The Heat Group

Outstanding. Natalie worked the crowd like a professional - she incorporated some of our key messages from our stand at the conference and was quick, witty and a pleasure to listen to. The clients loved her and everyone went away VERY happy.
Mellon

Professional Conference Organiser

The team at ICMI offer a fantastic and professional service that allows us (event organisers) to focus on the delivery of our events

Corporate Client

I was very happy with the whole process from initial call through to performance, every question or detail was explained in a professional friendly manner. I will definitely be in touch with ICMI again.

Insurance Client

All ICMI staff I dealt with were exceptionally efficient, collaborative and responsive to ensuring our talent was informed.

Government Client

ICMI were flexible and accommodating, this year finding a speaker for your event that would work in a virtual setting was a challenge, but we ended up with a very successful event and the perfect speaker! Always patient and responsive to my calls or emails.

Corporate Client

Association Client

We were impacted by a COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia that threatened to de-rail our Northern Territory based event, but the ICMI logistics team made it happen when the window of opportunity arose.

NFP Client

ICMI listened to our needs and were very supportive with the change of plans with dealing with the pandemic. They gave great advice and helped us secure the right talent for our event.