Chris Stokes (bobsledder)
Nelson Christian "Chris" Stokes has been an active member of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team since its inception in 1988.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Christian Stokes |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Born | 2 November 1963 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
| Team | Jamaican Bobsleigh |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | |
| Highest world ranking | 14th (1994) |
Stokes was a successful track and field athlete, and after his associate degree from Bronx Community College, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. After finishing a bachelor's degree in finance (cum laude) at the U of I, he went on to earn an MBA from nearby Washington State University in Pullman and a masters in Banking (with honors) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
While in graduate school at WSU, he tried out for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and ended up in the Winter Olympics at Calgary.
His day job is as Vice President of Business Development at the Victoria Mutual Building Society. Stokes married Kayon Elizabeth Smith on 18 March 2006.