{{short description|American racquetball player}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Chris Crowther | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|6}} | birth_place = Yorba Linda, California | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 6 in | weight = 225 lb | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | country = | sport = Racquetball | event = | collegeteam = California, Riverside{{which|reason=There are multiple colleges in Riverside, California|date=September 2025}} | team = | turnedpro = 2001 | coach = | retired = | coaching = | highestranking = No. 5 | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalBronze | 2011 Pan Am Games | Doubles}} {{MedalSilver | 2011 Pan Am Games | Team}}{{MedalSilver | 2011 Pan American Championships | Singles}}{{MedalBronze | 2007 Pan American Championships | Singles}} | show-medals = }}
'''Chris Crowther''' (born November 6, 1978) is a professional racquetball player. Crowther was the #5 player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2010–11 season,<ref name="boss">{{cite web |url=http://www.bossconsulting.com/irt/ |title=IRT Historical Data Archive |author=Todd Boss |date= |publisher=Todd Boss |accessdate=2 December 2011}}</ref> which was a career high and the sixth season he'd finished in the IRT's top 10 players. A California native, Crowther is the tallest player on the IRT and known for his strong drive serve and hard hitting playing style.{{citation needed |date=April 2017}}
== Professional career ==
Crowther played his first IRT match in May 1997, losing to Cliff Swain in three games,<ref name="boss"/> he wasn't full-time until the 2001–02 season, when he played the US Open for the first time, making it to the Round of 16, when he again lost to Swain.<ref name="boss"/>
Crowther made the finals of an IRT event for the first time in September 2010 at the Cali Colombia Grand Slam event, losing to Kane Waselenchuk in four games. Crowther made his second final in October 2011 at the Red Swaine Shootout in Davison, Michigan, again losing to Waselenchuk.
== International career ==
Crowther has represented the USA four times, three times in singles and once in doubles. In singles, he was silver medalist at the 2011 Pan American Championships, losing the final to Mexican Daniel De La Rosa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=40017 |title=Press Release |author=Racquetball Canada |date= |publisher=SIRC |accessdate=2 December 2011}}</ref> In his first appearance on Team USA in 2007, Crowther was bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=15179 |title=Press Release |author=Racquetball Canada |date= |publisher=SIRC |accessdate=2 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331130942/http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=15179 |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he also played at that event in 2009.
In doubles, Crowther was a bronze medalist with Shane Vanderson at the 2011 Pan Am Games. He played singles and doubles in the team competition of those games, helping the US to a silver medal.
== Personal life ==
Crowther graduated from the University of California at Riverside. He currently resides in San Diego.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
== See also ==
== References ==
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== External links == *[http://www.irt-tour.com IRT Website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowther, Chris}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:American racquetball players Category:Racquetball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in racquetball Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in racquetball