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'''Christopher Spring''' (born 6 March 1984) is a Canadian [[bobsled]]der who has competed since 2008. At the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], he competed for his country of birth, [[Australia]] and finished 22nd in the two-man event. |
'''Christopher Spring''' (born 6 March 1984) is a Canadian [[bobsled]]der who has competed since 2008. At the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], he competed for his country of birth, [[Australia]] and finished 22nd in the two-man event. (Eats bum) |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 18:18, 16 February 2018
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 6 March 1984 Darwin, Northern Territory,  Australia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport |  Bobsleigh |
Christopher Spring (born 6 March 1984) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he competed for his country of birth, Australia and finished 22nd in the two-man event. (Eats bum)
Career
Spring competed for Australia and finished 29th in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid.
Since switching to represent Canada in 2010, Spring has finished first on several occasions in both the two-man and four-man events on the Americas Cup Circuit.
Spring debuted on the World Cup tour for Canada in 2011 finishing 17th in the two-man event in Cesana, Italy. He finished 19th in the two-man event with brakeman Timothy Randall and 14th in the four-man event with teammates Timothy Randall, Derek Plug & Graeme Rinholm at the FIBT World Championships 2011 in Königssee, Germany.
He was involved in a catastrophic crash in January 2012 during the 2011-12 Bobsleigh World Cup in Altenberg, Germany which put him in hospital for eight days.[1] After having his skin shredded and a piece of wood the size of a kitchen knife embedded in his back, Spring considered retiring but later returned to the track in April 2012.[1] He said of his fear of lost skills on his return that "I was really afraid I'd get back in the driver's seat and not know what to do. Or I would get halfway down the track and start freaking out." Yet he said that he felt few ill effects.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Steve Zemek (8 May 2012). "Spring relives crash horror". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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