 Spring in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (age 41) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia (2008–2010) Canada (2010–present) |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014 Pyeonchang 2018 Beijing 2022 |
Christopher Spring (born 6 March 1984) is an Australian-Canadian 4 x Olympicbobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the2010 Winter Olympics, he competed for Australia in the two-man event. He switched allegiance to Canada later in 2010, and has since competed in the2014 Winter Olympics,2018 Winter Olympics and the2022 Winter Olympics for Canada.
Spring competed forAustralia over three seasons and finished 29th in the two-man event at theFIBT World Championships 2009 inLake Placid. He later went on to finish 22nd in the two-man event at the Vancouver2010 Winter Olympics
Since switching to representCanada in 2010, Spring has won nine world cup medals, including two gold and two crystal globes in both the two-man and four-man events. He has represented Canada three times at the Winter Olympic Games, with a best result of 5th in the two-man competition with brakemanJesse Lumsden.
Spring debuted on the World Cup tour forCanada in 2011, finishing 17th in the two-man event inCesana,Italy.
He was involved in a catastrophic crash in January 2012 during the2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup inAltenberg,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, "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]
In January 2022, Spring was named toCanada's 2022 Olympic team.[2][3][4]
overall in the2013–14 FIBT World Cup season, four-man overall in the2017–18 FIBT World Cup season two-man
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