Chris Thorpe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetChris Thorpe
American luger
Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1970
Place of Birth: Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Profession: luger
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Chris Thorpe
- Christopher "Chris" Thorpe (born October 29, 1970 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American luger who competed from 1989 to 2002.
- Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1998 and a bronze in 2002. Thorpe also won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning them in 1995 and 1996.
- He won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title in 1996-7. While living in Marquette, Michigan, Thorpe, along with fellow Boy Scout and future World Champion Wendel Suckow, first experienced luge on a small local track that (after being relocated to nearby Negaunee, Michigan) remains the only full length natural track luge facility in the United States.Thorpe is a 1988 graduate of Marquette Senior High School.
- Thorpe retired from luge after the 2002 Winter Olympics and is a now retired living in Farmington, New Mexico.
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