Chris Stokes (bobsleigh)

Chris Stokes

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Christian Stokes
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	12 November 1963 (1963-11-12) (age 48) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Bobsleigh
Team	Jamaican Bobsleigh
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
Highest world ranking	14th (1994)

Nelson Christian 'Chris' Stokes has been an active member of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team since its inception in 1988. His day job is as Vice President of Business Development at the Victoria Mutual Building Society. Stokes married Kayon Elizabeth Smith on March 18, 2006.^[2]

Stokes was a successful track and field athlete, and after his Associates Degree from Bronx Community College, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho. After finishing a Bachelors Degree in Finance (Cum Laude) at the University of Idaho, he went on to earn an MBA from Washington State University and a masters in Banking (with honors) from Georgetown University.^[3]

While at Washington State University, he tried out for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, and ended up in the 1992 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Olympics

Chris and his brother Dudley Stokes competed in four separate winter Olympics.

• 1988 – Competed in the Four-man event
• 1992 – 36th place in the Two-man event
• 1992 – 25th place in the Four-man event
• 1994 – 14th place in the Four-man event
• 1998 – 21st place in the Four-man event

In addition to his Olympic competition, Chris Stokes has been president of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation since 1995. He wrote Cool Runnings and Beyond – The Story of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team (ISBN 1-58982-082-7) about his team's Olympic competition.

References

1. ^ "Chris Stokes". SR Olympic Sports. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/chris-stokes-1.html. 
2. ^ Housen, Claudine (April 3, 2006). "A south coast wedding to remember". Jamaica Gleaner. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060403/flair/flair10.html. 
3. ^ "Introducing Chris Stokes". Du Plain International Speakers Bureau. 2008. http://www.duplain.com/chris_stokes/. 

Persondata
Name	Stokes, Chris
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Date of birth	November 12, 1963
Place of birth	Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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