page_title: Mark Cocker (wrestler)
section_title: The 2017 British Open Wrestling Championships
hierarchical_section_title: Mark Cocker (wrestler) / The 2017 British Open Wrestling Championships
caption_attribution_description: English: Wrestlers
context_page_description: Mark Cocker is a Freestyle wrestler, Ju-Jitsu and Judo player
  who trains with Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club. Cocker is a British and English freestyle wrestling champion and has competed for England and Great Britain for fifteen years. He is also a 1st Dan black belt in Judo under Steve Pullen MBE and 1st Dan Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu under Professor Trevor Roberts.
context_section_description: On 4 November 2017 after a three and  a half year absence from competition, Cocker entered the 2017 British Open Wrestling Championships held in Nottingham. The event was also the final 2018 Commonwealth Games qualifier.  Cocker, at 35 years old was an eligible 'Masters' age category competitor, but competed in the 125kg senior open age category. Cocker won all his matches by either points superiority or pin, suplexing and pinning his opponent Richard Tuke, in the final bout. The competition was reported to be Cocker's final open age category entry.
caption: Cocker taking a body lock
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