Chris Winter (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian athlete
Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1986
Place of Birth: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: Canada
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
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About Chris Winter (athlete)
- Chris Winter (born July 22, 1986 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events, predominantly the 3,000m steeplechase.
- Winter attended Handsworth Secondary graduating in the spring of 2004 before moving to Eugene to compete for the University of Oregon.
- Winter competed for the Ducks from 2004 to 2009 as a key member to their middle distance team in both cross country and track.
- After placing 6th at the 2008 NCAA West Regional, Winter advanced for his first time to the NCAA division one Championships where he placed 12th against the collegiate bests.
- In his senior season, Winter returned to the NCAA Championships to improve on his previous performance with a 9th place finish in a time of 8:46.06, just one position back from scoring for the Ducks.
- Winter has represented Canada on multiple world stages.
- In 2003, Winter won bronze in the 2000m Steeplechase at the World U18 Track & Field Championships, running a time of 5:44.23.
- From here Winter continued to be one of Canada's top steeplechasers, moving on to compete at the 2004 World Junior Track & Field Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
- As a senior Winter competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing in a 6th position with a time of 8:29.83.
- In July 2016 Winter reached the pinnacle of his career and was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.
- Winter went on to compete for Canada at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in the 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:33.95.
- At the end of the 2016 year Winter announced his retirement from the sport of track and field.
- While the Olympics were the finale of his professional career, Winter considers his journey throughout the sport to be what he is most proud of.
- His retirement hasn't stopped him from running.
- You can often catch him at BC Endurance Project workouts pacing his wife and Canadian marathon record holder, Rachel Cliff.
- Life Time Bests: 1500m - 3:44.57 Mile - 4:11.27 3000m - 8:06.05 (Indoor) 3000 Steeplechase - 8:26.55 5000m: 13:58.17
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