Chris Thorpe
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luge | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Men's doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | Men's doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1995 Lillehammer | Men's doubles |
| | 1996 Altenberg | Men's doubles |
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,[1] 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.[2]
Thorpe retired from luge after the 2002 Winter Olympics and is a now retired living in Farmington, New Mexico.
References
- ↑ Newhan, Ross (February 9, 1994). "U.S. Lugers Find Niche as Boy Scouts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Upper Peninsula Luge Club". Upper Peninsula Luge Club. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- 1994 luge men's doubles results
- Corporate speaker information on Thorpe
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Thorpe.
- FIL-Luge profile
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.