Chris Soule

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Chris Soule
Medal record

Skeleton
World Championships
Silver	2003 Nagano	Men
Bronze	1997 Lake Placid	Men

Chris Soule (born February 5, 1973) is an American 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 2003 and a bronze in 1997. Soule also won the overall men's 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. 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.

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World Cup champions in men's skeleton

1986–87: Andi Schmid (AUT)
1987–88: Andi Schmid (AUT)
1988–89: Alain Wicki (SUI)
1989–90: Christian Auer (AUT)
1990–91: Christian Auer (AUT)
1991–92: Christian Auer (AUT)
1992–93: Franz Plangger (AUT)
1993–94: Christian Auer (AUT)
1994–95: Christian Auer (AUT)
1995–96: Ryan Davenport (CAN)
1996–97: Alexander Müller (AUT)
1997–98: Willi Schneider (GER)
1998–99: Andy Böhme (GER)
1999–2000: Andy Böhme (GER)
2000–01: Lincoln DeWitt (USA)
2001–02: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
2002–03: Chris Soule (USA)
2003–04: Kristan Bromley (GBR)
2004–05: Jeff Pain (CAN)
2005–06: Jeff Pain (CAN)
2006–07: Zach Lund (USA)
2007–08: Kristan Bromley (GBR)
2008-09: Alexander Tretiakov (RUS)
2009–10: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
2010–11: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
2011–12: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
2012–13: Martins Dukurs (LAT)

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Name	Soule, Chris
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Short description	American skeleton racer
Date of birth	February 5, 1973
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