Chris Gifford
Encyclopedia
Christopher Gifford (born March 20, 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey
striker from Canada
, who currently is working as a store manager. Married in August 1998, he has now has three children.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
striker from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who currently is working as a store manager. Married in August 1998, he has now has three children.
International senior competitions
- 1987 - Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, Indianapolis (1st) - 1988 - Olympic Games1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, Seoul (11th) - 1989 - Intercontinental Cup, Madison, USA (2nd)
- 1990 - World Cup, Lahore (11th)
- 1991 - Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, Havana (2nd) - 1993 - Intercontinental Cup, Poznan (7th)
- 1995 - Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, Mar del Plata (2nd) - 1996 - Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th)
- 1996 - World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd)
- 1997 - World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th)
- 1998 - World Cup, Utrecht (8th)
- 1999 - Pan American GamesHockey at the 1999 Pan American GamesThe Field Hockey Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on the pitch of the Kildonan East College near Winnipeg, Canada, from Saturday July 24 to Wednesday August 4. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Umpires: Xavier Adell Cameron...
, Winnipeg (1st) - 2000 - Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur (7th)
- 2000 - Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd)
- 2000 - Olympic Games2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, Sydney (10th)