Chris Newton

Chris Newton
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Newton
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 51)
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1995–1996North Wirral Velo/Kodak
2000Middridge CRT
2002–2003Compensation Group
2003Bendigo Building Industry
Professional teams
1998Team Brite
1999Linda McCartney Racing Team
2005–2010Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Points race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Ballerup Points race
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ballerup Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pruszków Points race
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Points race

Christopher Malcolm Newton (born 29 September 1973, Middlesbrough, England[2]) is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography – NEWTON Chris". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
  2. ^ British Cycling Profile Archived 7 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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