Raymond Christopher McCubbins (November 22, 1945 – August 21, 2009) was a

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and teacher for the

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from the

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. Born in

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in 1945, he won the gold medal in the men's

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event at the

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. McCubbins later competed for

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at the 1976 Olympics in the 10,000 meter event. McCubbins was a teacher at Kent Road School for 27 years. Competing for the

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team, McCubbins won the 1967 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000 m steeplechase. McCubbins died on August 21, 2009, after a six-month battle with

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.Manitoba running, skiing legend McCubbins dies

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. August 25, 2009. 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.’

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