Nelson Christian "Chris" Stokes has been an active member of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team since its inception in 1988.

[2] After finishing a bachelor's degree in finance (cum laude) at the U of I, he went on to earn an MBA from nearby Washington State University in Pullman and a masters in Banking (with honors) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.[3] While in graduate school at WSU, he tried out for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ended up in the Winter Olympics at Calgary.

[2] His day job is as Vice President of Business Development at the Victoria Mutual Building Society.

[4] Along with his brother Dudley Stokes, Chris competed in four separate winter Olympics.

[5] In addition to his Olympic competition, Chris Stokes has been president of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation since 1995.