Chris Woodcroft

{{Short description|Canadian wrestler (born 1965)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1965|03|14|mf=yes}}

|birth_place=Hamilton, Ontario

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1986 | Freestyle (– 52 kg)}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1987 Indianapolis | Freestyle (– 57 kg)}}

{{MedalBronze | 1991 Havana | Freestyle (– 57 kg)}}

}}

Christopher Woodcroft (born March 14, 1965, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian educator and retired wrestler.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170712105236/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/christopher-woodcroft-1.html "Christopher Woodcroft" sports-reference] He was principal of Resurrection Catholic Secondary School in Kitchener, Ontario, and was one of 40 Canadian educators to receive the Canada's Outstanding Principal award from The Learning Partnership in January 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-olympian-turned-principal-wins-national-award-1.2934805|title=Kitchener Olympian turned principal wins national award|last=Sharkey|first=Jackie|date=January 28, 2015|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}

Woodcroft represented Canada at

the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and

the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

He placed 11th in his class (52.0 kg Freestyle) at the

1994 World Championship. He won medals at the

1986 Commonwealth Games (gold),

1987 Pan American Games (silver), and

1991 Pan American Games (bronze).