Christian Farstad
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 10 June 1969 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Christian Farstad (born 10 June 1969) is a two-time Canadian olympian in the sport of bobsleigh.[2] He's the former CEO of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, former Director of Athlete and Community Relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee and is a graduate of Athabasca University. He was nominated for the Sport Leadership award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2003.
Christian was the President of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton 2002-2006, is the current Secretary General of Olympians Canada and was a founding board member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC).
Christian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Industry (FCSI). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswire, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail and National Post Newspapers. He has also been interviewed on Global Television, CTV, and CBC television.
He is now a Wealth Advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Vancouver.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "OLY Canada Commission created to empower Team Canada Olympians". Canadian Olympic Committee. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Farstad Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Athabasca University Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canadian Olympic Committee Archived September 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
- Christian Farstad
- Canadian Sport Awards
- SDRCC[permanent dead link]
- BCS President
- Olympians Canada
- Farstad Retirement Website
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- Living people
- 1969 births
- Sportspeople from Prince George, British Columbia
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Athabasca University alumni
- Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- CFA charterholders
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian bobsleigh biography stubs