Chris Rawlinson

Chris Rawlinson (born: May 19, 1972 in Rotherham, England) is an all-round athlete who has made his name as a 400 m hurdler.

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May 19 - 1972 - Rotherham - England - Athlete - 400 m hurdler

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After trying the pole vault, decathlon and 110 m hurdles in his early career Chris has found the gruelling 400 m hurdles to be his number one event.

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Pole vault - Decathlon

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Chris holds the world record of 34.48 seconds for the rarely-run 300 m hurdles, which he set at Sheffield, England on June 30, 2002. In July 2004 he ranked third on the United Kingdom all-time list for the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.14 seconds, set in 1999 at Zurich, Switzerland.

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World record - Sheffield - June 30 - 2002 - July 2004 - United Kingdom - 1999 - Zurich - Switzerland

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In the build-up to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Chris was ranked number five in the world by the IAAF.

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2004 Summer Olympics - Athens - Greece - IAAF

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He is engaged to Australian athlete Jana Pittman.

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