Christopher Roland Sharpless (August 23, 1945 – October 1, 2025) was a bobsledder who represented the United States Virgin Islands.[1] He competed in the two man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[2]
Sharpless died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on October 1, 2025, in St. Marys, Georgia, at the age of 80.[3][4]
References
- ^ “The Little-Remembered U.S. Virgin Islands Bobsled Team Was Way Worse than the Jamaicans”. Slate. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. “Christopher Sharpless Olympic Results”. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ “Christopher Roland Sharpless, Sr”. Allison Memorial Chapel. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ “Christopher Sharpless Sr”. Echovita. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
