Chris Solinsky

Chris Solinsky ( born December 5, 1984 in Stevens Point) is an American long distance runner. In 2010 he ran as the first people not born in Africa athlete 10,000 meters in under 27 minutes.

Sports career

Solinsky first emerged in the United States known as a successful high school and college athletes. From 2003 to 2007 he studied history and sociology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. After qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing still missed, he was nominated in 2009 as second in the national championships for the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. There he finished in twelfth place in the 5000 -meter run. At the IAAF World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, he was over 3000 meters sixth.

International attention was Solinski when he won the 10,000 -meter run mastered, as the first people not born in Africa runners in under 27 minutes in May 2010. Solinskys performance was even more remarkable because it was his debut at this race distance. With his time of 26:59,60 minutes, he also made it to a North American record held by his compatriot Galen Rupp, however, was able to significantly undercut the following year.

Chris Solinsky lives in Portland and is coached by Jerry Schumacher. He is looked after by KIMbia Athletics and starts for the Oregon Track Club and the sporting goods manufacturer Nike. With a height of 1.85 m and a weight of 73 kg - depending on the source slightly different values ​​are called - he's built exceptionally strong for a runner in its performance class.