Nelson Christian Stokes

Nelson Christian "Chris" Stokes (born 2 November 1963) is a Jamaican bobsledder. He has been an active member of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team since its inception in

Stokes was a successful track and field athlete, and after his associate degree from Bronx Community College, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

While in graduate school at WSU, he tried out for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ended up in the Winter Olympics at Calgary.

Olympics Along with his brother Dudley Stokes, Chris competed in four separate winter Olympics. 1988 – Competed in the Four-man event 1992 – 36th place in the Two-man event 1992 – 25th place in the Four-man event 1994 – 14th place in the Four-man event 1998 – 21st place in the Four-man event

In addition to his Olympic competition, Chris Stokes has been president of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation since 1995. He wrote Cool Runnings and Beyond – The Story of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team about his team's Olympic competition.