Christopher John Type (born 5 October 1981 in
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...
) is a British
skeleton
A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...
racer who has competed since 2004. He was the winner of the
FIBT Men’s Inter-Continental Cup series in 2009–10 after finishing 2nd in 2008–09.
Type made his debut at World Cup level in the first race of the
2010–11
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season. At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
in
Vancouver, Type accompanied the British team as a reserve (
Adam Pengilly
Adam Laird Pengilly (born 14 October 1977) is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He won a silver medal in men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid.
Pengilly finished eighth in the men's skele ...
and
Kristan Bromley
Kristan Bromley (born 7 March 1972) is a retired British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. This was Great Britain's first gold medal ...
were chosen ahead of Type to occupy the two British spots).
Type retired in 2011 and immediately joined the British skeleton team as a coach.
World Championship record
*
2011
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14th
World ranking progression
* 2007–08 28th
* 2008–09 16th
* 2009–10 12th
* 2010–11 11th
References
External links
British Skeleton ProfileChris Type
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation profile.
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1981 births
Living people
Welsh male skeleton racers
Sportspeople from Merthyr Tydfil