Chris Troode Explained

Birth Name:Christopher Troode
Birth Date:19 February 1983
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

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]

Notes and References

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