Chris Troode

{{Short description|Australian sprinter}}

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Sprinting

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2006 Melbourne|4 × 400 metres}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{Medal|Gold|2009 Belgrade|4 × 400 metres}}

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Christopher Troode (born 19 February 1983) is an Australian former athlete.{{cite news |title=Offereins puts stars on notice |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/offereins-puts-stars-on-notice-ng-ya-223238 |work=The West Australian |date=30 January 2010 |language=en}}

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.{{cite news |title=Commonwealth Games: Australians cry foul to take gold from England |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/commonwealth-games-australians-cry-foul-to-take-gold-from-england-6105491.html |work=The Independent |date=26 March 2006 |language=en}}

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).{{cite web |title=Australian Athletics Results |url=http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete5242.htm |website=athletics.possumbility.com}}

Troode's wife Lyndsay was a sprinter at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is the daughter of athlete Coleen Pekin.{{cite news |title=Pekin strives for family Games dream |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/olympics/was-lyndsay-pekin-strives-for-family-olympics-games-dream-ng-ec13b736ee7a5dd4722529113cf8eba4 |work=PerthNow |date=14 November 2015 |language=en}}