Christopher Silas Adolf (born April 16, 1976) is a retired

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

sprint athlete who competed internationally for

Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Ca ...

. He was born on 16 April, 1976. Adolf was part of the first ever team from

to compete at the Olympics when he was picked for the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney and his result was #8h r1/4 in 100 metres. He competed in the

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, where he finished 8th in his heat so didn't advance to the next round.Sports Reference Profile
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* # https://olympics.com/en/athletes/christopher-adolf 1976 births Living people Palauan male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Palau Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{2000-Olympic-stub