Chris Huntington

For the English cricketer, see Chris Huntington (cricketer).

Chris Huntington
Personal information
Born (1960-09-22) September 22, 1960 (age 64)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  United States
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Hazewinkel Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Nottingham Coxed four

Chris Huntington (born September 22, 1960) is an American rower.[1] He won gold at the 1987 Pan American Games,[2] and competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] Huntington later became a news correspondent for CNN.[4]

Biography

Huntington was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1960.[1] He rowed and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, before moving to England to study at the University of Oxford.[1] At Oxford, Huntington was part of what was known as the "Oxford Mutiny" prior to the 1987 Boat Race.[1][5][6] Huntington, along with Dan Lyons, Chris Penny and Jonathan Fish departed from Oxford's squad in protest of the training and coaching being delivered by the team coach Dan Topolski.[7][8]

At the World Rowing Championships, Huntington won two bronze medals.[1] His first came in eights event in 1985,[9] and his second bronze came the following year in the coxed four event.[10] He then went on to win a silver medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games,[1] and the gold medal in the eight at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Huntington competed in the men's coxed four, with the US team finishing in fifth place.[11]

After his rowing career, Huntington worked for nearly two decades as a correspondent and producer for CNN.[1][12] He then went to work in the energy sector, becoming a business partner in a renewable energy company.[1][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chris Huntington". Olympedia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "California Golden Bears - Men's Crew". California Golden Bears. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Huntington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chris Huntington". CNN. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rowers' row swamps Oxford Crew". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Oxford Crew Body to Consider Clark Cas". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Plummer, William (February 23, 1987). "Oxford's U.S. Rowers Jump Ship, Leaving the Varsity Without All Its Oars in the Water". People. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  8. ^ Dodd, Christopher (July 2007). "Unnatural selection". Rowing News. pp. 54–63.
  9. ^ "Ergebnis des Finals im M8+ bei den Ruder-Weltmeisterschaften 1985 nahe Mechelen. Belgien". FISA. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Coxed Fours, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Our Management Team". ENCAP Development. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Interview with Chris Huntington of SkyFuel". Reuters Events. Retrieved March 4, 2022.