Chris waddell biography
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Chris Waddell
Chris Waddell was raised on a farm in South Eastern Idaho. Growing up in an agrarian
environment afforded him the opportunity to cultivate a relationship with the land where he
draws much of his inspiration for his sculpture. Following life on the farm, Chris studied
sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine arts in Philadelphia and subsequently worked
as a sculptor for Studio EIS in NYC where he created many portraits and monuments for
museums around the world. He now resides in Portland, OR where he divides his time between
family, developing animation products, and sculpting.
"The air, the soil, the water, and the persistent forces of nature create the experiences of one’s
time on a farm. They are grounding. Though I have lived and traveled the earth’s large cities and
far reaches, nothing has ever felt as real as the loved and hated farms of my youth. It
encapsulates the beautiful reality of digging, bleeding, hurting, and triumphing while w
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Chris Waddle
For the American Paralympian, see Chris Waddell.
English footballer (born 1960)
Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 årstid, but has not returned to coaching since. Largely since retiring he has worked in the media for BBC Radio 5 Live as part of their Premier League and Champions League team. He currently works as a commentator.
Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football reporter Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely acknowledged as one of the finest attacking midfielders in Europe".[3] During his professional career, which lasted from 1978 to 1998, he played for several clubs, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique de Marseille and Sheffield Wednesday. In 1989, his transfer from Tottenham to Marseille for £4.5 million made him the third most valuable player in the world, and he won three successive Ligue 1
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Chris Waddell
American Paralympic athlete
For the English footballer, see Chris Waddle.
Chris Waddell at the Visa hall of Fame induction ceremony in London, August 2012 | |
Full name | Christopher Waddell |
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Nationality | United States |
Born | (1968-09-28) September 28, 1968 (age 56) Eaglebrook, Mass. |
Home town | Park City, Utah |
Chris Waddell (born September 28, 1968)[1] is an American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete. He is also a NBC Sports TV host.[2] He was a promising non-disabled skier while attending Middlebury College in Vermont, before a skiing accident left him paralysed from the waist down.[3]
As a sit-skier, Waddell won medals in the 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Paralympics.[4] As a wheelchair track racer, he represented the US at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[5] He won a silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the Sydney Paralympic Games. In 2004, he