Chris Thorpe

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Christopher 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,{{cite news |last1=Newhan |first1=Ross |title=U.S. Lugers Find Niche as Boy Scouts |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-09-sp-20793-story.html |access-date=March 13, 2015 |agency=Los Angeles Times |date=February 9, 1994}} 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.{{cite web |title=Upper Peninsula Luge Club |url=http://upluge.org |website=Upper Peninsula Luge Club |access-date=March 13, 2015}}

Thorpe is a 1988 graduate of Marquette Senior High School.{{Cite news |title=Friends, relatives react to Michigan athletes winning Olympic medals. |last=Prichard |first=James |date=February 15, 2002 |work=The Associated Press State & Local Wire. }}

Thorpe retired from luge after the 2002 Winter Olympics and is a now retired living in Farmington, New Mexico.

References

[http://www.todor66.com/olim/1994w/Luge_Men_Doubles.html 1994 luge men's doubles results]
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