Chris McCubbins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chris McCubbins

Canadian-American steeplechase and long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2009

Profession: long-distance runner, steeplechase runner

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Raymond Christopher "Chris" McCubbins (November 22, 1945 – August 21, 2009) was a middle-distance runner and teacher for the Winnipeg School Division from the United States.
Born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1945, he won the gold medal in the men's 3000 meters steeplechase event at the 1967 Pan American Games.
McCubbins later competed for Canada at the 1976 Olympics in the 10,000 meter event.
McCubbins was a teacher at Kent Road School for 27 years. McCubbins died on August 21, 2009 after a six-month battle with leukemia.Joe Mackintosh, the brother of Chris’ first wife Marie, wrote a biography of McCubbins published by J Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc of Winnipeg Canada in 2013 titled ‘Chris McCubbins, Running The Distance.’