Chris Type

Christopher John Type (born 5 October 1981 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He was the winner of the FIBT Men’s Inter-Continental Cup series in 2009–10 after finishing 2nd in 2008–09. Type made his debut at World Cup level in the first race of the 2010–11 season. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Type accompanied the British team as a reserve (Adam Pengilly and Kristan Bromley were chosen ahead of Type to occupy the two British spots).[1]

Type retired in 2011 and immediately joined the British skeleton team as a coach.[2][3]

World Championship record

World ranking progression

  • 2007–08 28th
  • 2008–09 16th
  • 2009–10 12th
  • 2010–11 11th[4]

References

  1. ^ "Welsh slider Chris Type reveals Winter Olympic blow". BBC. 2 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "British Skeleton Athlete Chris Type has announced his retirement from the sport of skeleton". britishskeleton.org. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Sochi 2014 – Skeleton Profile". uksport.gov.uk. 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ Phil Blanche (17 February 2010). "Winter Olympics: Skeleton man Chris aiming to prove he's the right Type". WalesOnline. Retrieved 4 January 2011.