Chris Troode

Christopher Troode (born 19 February 1983) is an Australian former athlete.^[1]

Chris Troode

Personal information
Birth name	Christopher Troode
Born	(1983-02-19) 19 February 1983 (age 42)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4 × 400 metres Universiade 2009 Belgrade 4 × 400 metres

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]