Christopher Lee Rawlinson (born 19 May 1972) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metre hurdles. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Biography
A graduate of Loughborough University, Rawlinson competed in the pole vault, decathlon and 110 m hurdles in his early career, Rawlinson found the gruelling 400 m hurdles to be his best event.
Rawlinson won the first of his seven British titles after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships. The others came from 1999 to 2004.
At both the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he represented Great Britain in the 400 metres hurdles.
Rawlinson retired from competitive athletics at the end of 2005 at the age of 33.
He married Australian athlete Jana Pittman on 31 March 2006. and is now married to Catherine Clark, sports administrator, they have 2 sons.
International competitions
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|rowspan=2|1997
|Universiade
|Catania, Italy
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 x 400 m relay
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|World Championships
|Athens, Greece
|5th (heats)
|400 m hurdles
|-
|1999
|Universiade
|Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 x 400 m relay
|-
|rowspan=4|2000
|rowspan=2|European Cup
|rowspan=2|Gateshead, England
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 x 400 m relay
|-
|Olympic Games
|Sydney, Australia
|6th (semis)
|400 m hurdles
|-
|IAAF Grand Prix Final
|Doha, Qatar
|6th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|2001
|World Championships
|Edmonton, Canada
|5th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|rowspan=6|2002
|European Cup
|Annecy, France
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|400 m hurdles
|-
|rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games
|rowspan=2|Manchester, England
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 x 400 m relay
|-
|European Championships
|Munich, Germany
|2nd (semis)
|400 m hurdles
|-
|IAAF Grand Prix Final
|Paris, France
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|IAAF World Cup
|Madrid, Spain
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|400 m hurdles
|-
|rowspan=5|2003
|rowspan=2|European Cup
|rowspan=2|Florence, Italy
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 x 400 m relay
|-
|rowspan=2|World Championships
|rowspan=2|Paris, France
|6th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|4th
|4 × 400 m relay
|-
|IAAF World Athletics Final
|Monte Carlo, Monaco
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|European Cup
|Bydgoszcz, Poland
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|-
|Olympic Games
|Athens, Greece
|8th (semis)
|400 m hurdles
|-
|IAAF World Athletics Final
|Monte Carlo, Monaco
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|2005
|European Cup
|Florence, Italy
|6th
|400 m hurdles
|-
|2006
|Commonwealth Games
|Melbourne, Australia
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|}