Chris Donaldson

New Zealand sprinter

Chris Donaldson (born 26 May 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand sprinter who represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the 4 by 100m relay team that set the current national record.[2] Currently, Chris is the strength and conditioning coach of the NZ National Cricket team.[3] He has been appointed as the strength and conditioning coach of the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

Personal bests

Distance Time Place Date
100 m 10.17 Kuala Lumpur 1998
200 m 20.42 NR Melbourne 1997
4 × 100 m relay 38.99 NR Sydney 2005

References

  1. ^ "Chris Donaldson". athletics.org.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "'You can't control how the ball bounces, but you can control athleticism'". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

External links

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New Zealand national champions in men's 100 m
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  • 1888: Frank Meenan
  • 1889: T.W. Lewis
  • 1890: Jack Hempton
  • 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW)
  • 1892–1894: Jack Hempton
  • 1895: Alfred Patrick
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  • 1912: Richard Eggleston
  • 1913: A.T. Duncan
  • 1914–1915: Henry Martis
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  • 1922: Harry Wilson
  • 1923: Morris Kirksey (USA)
  • 1924: Charlie Jenkins
  • 1925: Les Parker (AUS)
  • 1926–1928: Malcolm Leadbetter
  • 1929–1930: Allan Elliot
  • 1931: George Simpson (USA)
  • 1932: Allan Elliot
  • 1933–1935: J.B. Macfarlane
  • 1936: Brian Tapley
  • 1937: W.J. Fitzsimmons
  • 1938: Graham Quinn
  • 1939: Frank Sharpley
  • 1940: J. Sutherland
  • 1941–1944: not held
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  • 1947: John Treloar (AUS)
  • 1948: Arthur Eustace
  • 1949: Peter Henderson
  • 1950: Clem Parker
  • 1951: Arthur Eustace
  • 1952–1953: H.R. Carter
  • 1954–1959: Maurice Rae
  • 1960: Graham Davy
  • 1961–1963: Rod Heeps
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  • 1967: Wayne Overend
  • 1968: Craig Daly
  • 1969: Laurie D'Arcy
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250 yards
  • 1888: A.B. Williams
  • 1889: Hugh Reeves
  • 1890: Jack Hempton
  • 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW)
  • 1892: Jack Hempton
  • 1893: L.W. Harvey
  • 1894: H.M. Reeves
  • 1895: L. Broad
  • 1896: William Kingston
  • 1897: Arthur Holder
  • 1898: Alfred Patrick
  • 1899: William Kingston
  • 1900: George Smith
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  • 1901: Claude Hiorns
  • 1902–1903: L.B. Webster
  • 1904: W. Anderson
  • 1905–1906: F.E. Drake
  • 1907–1908: E.E. Fisher
  • 1909–1910: William Woodger
  • 1911–1912: Ron Opie
  • 1913: A.T. Duncan
  • 1914–1915: Henry Martis
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1921: George Davidson
  • 1922: Harry Wilson
  • 1923: Morris Kirksey (USA)
  • 1924: L.A. Tracey
  • 1925: L.A. Tracey / R. Morgan
  • 1926–1928: Malcolm Leadbetter
  • 1929: Allan Elliot
  • 1930: George Golding (AUS)
  • 1931: Charlie Jenkins
  • 1932: Allan Elliot
  • 1933–1934: J.B. Macfarlane
  • 1935: W.S. Bainbridge
  • 1936: Graham Quinn
  • 1937: W.J. Fitzsimmons
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  • 1940: J. Ford
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  • 1964: Don Mackenzie
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  • 1967: Wayne Overend
  • 1968: Graham Atchison
  • 1969: Laurie D'Arcy
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  • 1970: Laurie D'Arcy
  • 1971–1975: Bevan Smith
  • 1976: Terry Morrison
  • 1977: Steve Erkkila
  • 1978: Graeme French
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  • 1984: Shane Downey
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  • 1990: Scott Bowden
  • 1991: Gus Nketia (GHA)
  • 1992: Gus Nketia
  • 1993: Mark Keddell
  • 1994: Todd Blythe
  • 1995: Mark Keddell
  • 1996: Matthew Coad
  • 1997: Chris Donaldson
  • 1998: Matthew Coad
  • 1999–2000: Chris Donaldson
  • 2001: Matthew Coad
  • 2002: Michael O'Connor
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  • 2009: Jeffrey Thurmath
  • 2010: James Dolphin
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  • 2020: Eddie Osei-Nketia
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  • 2022: Eddie Osei-Nketia
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  • 2024: Angus Lyver
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