Chris Jeffries (born July 1, 1978) is a Canadian

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. Jeffries made his

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debut in 2001, with his best finish coming in 2004, when he teamed with

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to finish 9th in team sprint at

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. His best individual performance was a 24th-place finish, which he achieved in a pursuit race at

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in 2006. Jeffries competed in three events at the

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in Turin. His best individual showing came in the 50 kilometres, where he finished 58th. He also was a part of the Canadian team in the

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, which finished 11th.

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1978 births Living people Canadian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Canada Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Skiers from Calgary {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub