Christian Farstad (born 10 June 1969) is a two-time Canadian olympian in the sport of
bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
.
He's the former CEO of
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) is the official federation for bobsleigh and skeleton in Canada. It serves as the Canadian representative for the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and is part of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
BCS i ...
, former Director of Athlete and Community Relations for the
Canadian Olympic Committee
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC; french: Comité olympique canadien) is a private, non-profit organization that represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a member of the Pan American Sports Organization ...
and is a graduate of
Athabasca University
Athabasca University (AU) is a Canadian public research university that primarily operates through online distance education. Founded in 1970, it is one of four comprehensive academic and research universities in Alberta, and was the first ...
. He was nominated for the Sport Leadership award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2003.
Christian was the President of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton 2002-2006, is the current Secretary General of Olympians Canada and was a founding board member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC).
Christian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Industry (FCSI). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswire, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail
and National Post Newspapers. He has also been interviewed on Global Television, CTV, and CBC television.
He is now a Wealth Advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Vancouver.
Canadian Olympic Committee
References
External links
Bobsleigh Canada SkeletonSDRCCBCS PresidentOlympians CanadaFarstad Retirement Website
Living people
1969 births
Sportspeople from Prince George, British Columbia
Olympic bobsledders for Canada
Canadian male bobsledders
Athabasca University alumni
Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
CFA charterholders
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