Chris Garia

Christopher George Paul Garia (born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch sprinter and former baseball player from Curaçao.[1] Garia won the 60 metres at the 2018 Dutch National Indoor Championships in a time of 6.70 seconds. He was also a member of the Dutch national baseball team before completing his transformation to sprinter.[2]

Chris Garia
Personal information
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.70
  • 100 m: 10.22
  • 200 m: 20.68
Chris Garia
Outfielder
Born: (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoofddorp Team
France International Baseball Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sénart Team

Baseball career

Garia played for the Texas Rangers organization.

Garia was also selected for the Netherlands national baseball team for the 2016 France International Baseball Tournament, the 2016 European Baseball Championship, the exhibition games against Japan in 2016 and the training camp in the United States in 2017

On 25 August 2016 he was selected for the 2016 France International Baseball Tournament.[3]

On 7 September 2016 he was selected for the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[4]

On 26 October 2016 he was selected for the exhibition games against Japan.[5]

On 7 February 2017 he was selected for the training camp in the United States.[6]

On 9 February 2017 he was selected for the 2017 World Baseball Classic,[7] but on 26 February 2017 he cancelled.[8]

References

  1. "Chris Garia next player from Curacao to play with Saltdogs - MOSAE SPORTS". 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "Chris Garia getransformeerd van honkbal-international naar veelbelovende sprinter". RTV Rijnmond. 23 May 2018.
  3. "Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). September 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. "Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). September 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. "Jurickson Profar met Koninkrijksteam naar Japan". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "Selectie Koninkrijksteam voor trainingskamp Arizona". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. "Tien hoofdklassers in definitieve WBC-selectie". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. "Van der Meer vervangt Garia in selectie WBC". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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