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Chris McCubbins Personal information Born November 22, 1945 Medal recordMen’s Athletics Pan American Games Competitor for the 
United StatesGold 1967 Winnipeg 3.000 m Steeplechase Raymond Chris McCubbins (November 22, 1945 – August 21, 2009) was a middle-distance runner from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1967 Pan American Games. McCubbins later competed for Canada at the 1976 Olympics in the 10,000 meter event. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma.
McCubbins died on August 21, 2009 after a six-month battle with leukemia.[1]
References
- ^ Manitoba running, skiing legend McCubbins dies CBC News. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.
External links
Pan American Champions in Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase 1951: Curt Stone (USA) • 1955: Guillermo Solá (CHL) • 1959: Phil Coleman (USA) • 1963: Jeff Fishback (USA) • 1967: Chris McCubbins (USA) • 1971 – 1975: Mike Manley (USA) • 1979: Henry Marsh (USA) • 1983: Emilio Ulloa (CHL) • 1987 – 1991: Adauto Domingues (BRA) • 1995: Wander Moura (BRA) • 1999: Joël Bourgeois (CAN) • 2003: Néstor Nieves (VEN) • 2007: Josh McAdams (USA) • 2011: José Peña (VEN)Categories:- 1945 births
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from leukemia
- Cancer deaths in Manitoba
- Canadian male middle distance runners
- Canadian male long-distance runners
- American middle distance runners
- American long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- People from Enid, Oklahoma
- American middle distance runner stubs
- American long-distance runner stubs
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
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