Chris Troode
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Troode
Born (1983-02-19) 19 February 1983
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Melbourne4 × 400 metres
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade4 × 400 metres

Christopher Troode (born 19 February 1983) is an Australian former athlete.[1]

A native of Perth, Troode was a member of Australia's gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (with John Steffensen, Mark Ormrod & Clinton Hill). He was the only addition to the team which won silver at the 2004 Olympics and ran the second leg of the final.[2]

In 2009, Troode won a 4 × 400 metres gold medal at the World University Games in Belgrade, where he also qualified fastest for the 400 metres individual final (but did not start).[3]

Troode's wife Lyndsay was a sprinter at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is the daughter of athlete Coleen Pekin.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Offereins puts stars on notice". The West Australian. 30 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Australians cry foul to take gold from England". The Independent. 26 March 2006.
  3. ↑ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
  4. ↑ "Pekin strives for family Games dream". PerthNow. 14 November 2015.
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