Chris Soule
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'''Chris Soule''' (born [[February 5]], [[1973]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton racer]] who competed from 1993 to 2006. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the [[FIBT World Championships]] with a silver in [[FIBT World Championships 2003|2003]] and a bronze in [[FIBT World Championships 1997|1997]]. Soule also won the overall men's [[List of Skeleton World Cup champions|2002-3 Skeleton World Cup]] title with multiple World Cup victories that season. He is the 3-time U.S. National Champion and remains one of the most decorated Skeleton athletes in the history of the sport.
Competing in two [[Winter Olympics]], Soule earned his best finish of seventh at [[Salt Lake City]] in [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]. He retired after the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]]. Chris was nominated for the Olympic Spirit Award during the 2002 Olympics as the U.S. Skeleton Team Captain.
==References==
*[http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Skeleton_Men.html 2002 men's skeleton results]
*[http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Skeleton_Men.html 2006 men's skeleton results]
*[http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100682&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
*[http://sports123.com/ske/mwc.html List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.]
*[http://sports123.com/ske/mw.html Men's skeleton world championship medalists since 1989]
*[http://www.chrissoule.com Official website]
*[http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_707.htm U.S. Olympic committee profile]
*[http://bobsleigh.wige-data.com/db/biography.asp?athlet_id=SNUSAM0502197301 World Cup results and brief stats]
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