Raymond Christopher McCubbins (November 22, 1945 – August 21, 2009) was a middle-distance runner and teacher for the Winnipeg School Division from the United States. Born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1945, he won the gold medal in the men's

3000 meters steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

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1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

. McCubbins later competed for Canada at the 1976 Olympics in the 10,000 meter event. McCubbins was a teacher at Kent Road School for 27 years. McCubbins died on August 21, 2009, after a six-month battle with leukemia.Manitoba running, skiing legend McCubbins dies
CBC News. August 25, 2009. Joe Mackintosh, the brother of Chris’ first wife Marie, wrote a biography of McCubbins published by J Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc of Winnipeg Canada in 2013 titled ‘Chris McCubbins, Running The Distance.’

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* 1945 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Enid, Oklahoma Track and field athletes from Oklahoma Canadian male middle-distance runners Canadian male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games American emigrants to Canada Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in Manitoba Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub