{{Short description|Canadian wrestler (born 1960)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2010}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} center|80px {{MedalBronze|1984 Los Angeles|82 kg}} {{MedalSport|Men's collegiate wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|Simon Fraser}} {{MedalCompetition|NAIA Championships}} {{MedalGold|1983 Minot|177 lb}} {{MedalBronze|1982 Forest Grove|177 lb}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Christopher Rinke''' (born October 26, 1960, in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a Canadian former freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the men's freestyle middleweight (82&nbsp;kg) category at the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/chris-rinke-1.html Olympic results]</ref> Collegiately he wrestled for Simon Fraser University, where he was national champion and two-time NAIA All-American.<ref>[https://athletics.sfu.ca/sports/2020/12/7/naia-history-honours.aspx History & Honours - Simon Fraser University]. ''athletics.sfu.ca''. Retrieved July 25, 2023.</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.olympic.ca/athl%C3%A8tes/chris-rinke Athlete Biography] at Canadian Olympic Committee * {{sports links}}

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