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{{Short description|New Zealand sprinter (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
'''Chris Donaldson''' (born 26 May 1975 in [[Auckland]], New Zealand) is a New Zealand [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who represented his country at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athletics.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=2658|title=Chris Donaldson|work=athletics.org.nz|year=2011|access-date=24 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719174748/http://www.athletics.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=2658|archive-date=19 July 2012}}</ref> He is the son of film director [[Roger Donaldson]]. He also competed at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]. He was part of the 4 by 100m relay team that set the current national record.<ref>[http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=69 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Currently, Chris is the strength and conditioning coach of the [[New Zealand national cricket team|NZ National Cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2016-17/content/story/1062730.html|title='You can't control how the ball bounces, but you can control athleticism'|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-10-27}}</ref> He has been appointed as the strength and conditioning coach of the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

==Personal bests==
{| class="wikitable"
!''Distance''||''Time''||''Place''||''Date''
|-
|'''100 m'''||10.17 ||Kuala Lumpur||1998
|-
|'''200 m'''||20.42 [[New Zealand records in athletics|NR]] ||Melbourne||1997
|-
|'''4 × 100 m relay'''||38.99 [[New Zealand records in athletics|NR]] ||Sydney||2005
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

{{1996 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{1998 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{Footer New Zealand NC 100 m men}}
{{Footer New Zealand NC 200 m men}}
{{Footer Australia NC 200m Men}}
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[[Category:New Zealand people of Australian descent]]
[[Category:New Zealand male sprinters]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes from Auckland]]
[[Category:People educated at Logan Park High School]]
[[Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:New Zealand Athletics Championships winners]]


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