Nicholas Steven "Nick" Christie (born September 29, 1991) is an American racewalker. Christie is a multiple time National Champion at the NAIA level and has been the US National Champion for the indoor 3000m Racewalk. He has competed internationally for the US many times since 2012 and at the national level many times as well. As of 2013 he is one of the many rising stars that the sport has in the United States as it gains popularity in the nation. He is also the current national record holder for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the Indoor 3000m racewalk with a time of 11:46.20.[1]
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Nicholas Steven Christie |
| Born | September 29, 1991 Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Racewalking |
History
editChristie began competing at the collegiate level of Track and Field after graduating from Grossmont High School while at Cuyamaca College in Rancho San Diego, CA where he was initially a decathlete. He was introduced to racewalking by the Cross Country coach at Cuyamaca, Tim Seaman. He quickly picked up the sport and began competing at the national and international levels almost immediately. From there, he transferred to Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Missouri under the direction of coach Tish Hanna and to join NAIA standouts and rising US stars Alex Chavez and Molly Josephs.[2]
Major competition
edit- 2015 US National Championship 50 km Racewalk, November 22, 2016, Santee, CA--4:11:48, 4th[3]
- 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships 20 km, June 27, 2015, Eugene, OR--1:30:51.69, 2nd[4]
- Pan American Racewalking Cup 20 km, May 9, 2015, Arica, Chile--1:35:04, 27th[5]
- 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships 20 km, June 30, 2014, Sacramento, CA--1:29:26.68, 3rd[6]
- IAAF World Racewalking Cup 2014 20 km, May 4, 2014, Taicang, China--1:32:19, 91st
- NACAC U23 20 km, July 7, 2012, Iripuato, Mexico--1:33:45.85, 4th
- 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials 20 km, June 30, 2012, Eugene, OR--1:29"47.30, 3rd[7]
- IAAF World Racewalking Cup 2012 20 km, May 12, 2012, Saransk, Russia--1:41:48, 100th
Personal bests
editReferences
edit- ^ "2015 NAIA Indoor National Championship Results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Racewalking.com Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "US 50km National Championship Results". Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "2015 USATF Outdoor Championships Full Results". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "2015 Pan Am Racewalk Cup Results". Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "2014 USATF Outdoor Championships Full Results". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "2012 US Olympic Trials Results". Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Rich Sands (9 February 2019). "Millrose Games Men — Kejelcha Scares Mile World Record". trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Racewalking.com Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "IAAF Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
External links
edit- Nick Christie at World Athletics
- Nick Christie at www.USATF.org
- Nick Christie at Team USA (archive December 31, 2021) (archive January 4, 2016)
- Nick Christie at Olympedia
- Nick Christie at Olympics.com
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