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Edward Tiffin Cook , Sr. -LRB- November 27 , 1888 -- October 18 , 1972 -RRB- was an American athlete who shared the gold medal in the pole vault -LRB- with Alfred Gilbert -RRB- at the 1908 Summer Olympics .. American. United States. athlete. Athletics ( sport ). pole vault. pole vault. Alfred Gilbert. Alfred Gilbert. 1908 Summer Olympics. 1908 Summer Olympics. Cook was an all-around athlete and won the IC4A long jump title in 1908 and 1909 , and the AAU pole vault title in 1907 and 1911 .. long jump. long jump. athlete. Athletics ( sport ). pole vault. pole vault. AAU. Amateur Athletic Union. He graduated from Cornell University in 1910 and later became a farmer and director of the First National Bank in his native Chillicothe , Ohio .. Cornell University. Cornell University. He was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year .. Sphinx Head Society. Sphinx Head Society