Christopher William "Chris" Gitsham (15 October 1888 – 16 June 1956) was a South African Track and field, athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon. Gitsham competed for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event. He also competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.

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1888 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg South African male long-distance runners South African male marathon runners Olympic silver medalists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of South Africa Colony of Natal people Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub