Christopher Mullins
{{short description|Australian Paralympic athlete}}
{{similar names|Chris Mullin (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
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| fullname = Christopher James Mullins
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| nationality = {{AUS}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria
| education = St. Bernard's College (Essendon) (Essendon, Victoria, Australia)
| alma_mater = La Trobe University
| club = Preston Athletics Club
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{{MedalSport |Athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2008 Beijing |Men's 4x100 m T35-38}}
{{MedalCompetition |IPC Athletics World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Assen |Men's 4x400 m Relay T35–38}}
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Christopher "Chris" James Mullins, OAM{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-27/medal-of-the-order-of-australia-oam/274232|title=Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)|work=ABC News|date=27 January 2009|access-date=2 February 2012}} (born 23 November 1986){{cite book|title=Media guide : Beijing 2008|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/625298/Beijing_Paralympics.pdf|year=2008|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney|access-date=17 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143507/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/625298/Beijing_Paralympics.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}} is an Australian Paralympic cerebral palsy track and field athlete. He won a gold medal and broke the world record at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m T35-38 event,{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2008PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=5 October 2011}} for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.
Personal life
Mullins completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree in 2010 at La Trobe University. He is currently working as a registered nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. One of Mullins' great passions is the Essendon Football Club.
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Category:Paralympic athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:Cerebral palsy-category Paralympic competitors
Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Australian male sprinters
Category:Athletes from Melbourne
Category:Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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