Christopher Troode (born 19 February 1983) is an Australian former athlete.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Troode |
| Born | 19 February 1983 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
A native of Perth, Troode was a member of Australia's gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (with John Steffensen, Mark Ormrod & Clinton Hill). He was the only addition to the team which won silver at the 2004 Olympics and ran the second leg of the final.[2]
In 2009, Troode won a 4 × 400 metres gold medal at the World University Games in Belgrade, where he also qualified fastest for the 400 metres individual final (but did not start).[3]
Troode's wife Lyndsay was a sprinter at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is the daughter of athlete Coleen Pekin.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Offereins puts stars on notice". The West Australian. 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Australians cry foul to take gold from England". The Independent. 26 March 2006.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
- ^ "Pekin strives for family Games dream". PerthNow. 14 November 2015.