Facts: - sport: athletics - event: racewalking - updated: 16 july 2012 - retired: 2000 - regionals: 2000 european - 20km - 49th - olympics: 1984 24th 1992 - 20km - 16th 1996 - 50km - - 34th 2000 - 50km - 39th 50km - 16th 1988 - 20km - - birth date: 28 march 1957 - fullname: christopher lloyd maddocks - name: chris maddocks - nationality: british - worlds: 1983 - 15th - 50km - 9th 1989 - 20 km - birth place: tiverton , devon Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chris maddocks .
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christopher -lrb- '' chris '' -rrb- lloyd maddocks -lrb- born 28 march 1957 -rrb- is a retired race walker from great britain , who competed in five consecutive summer olympics for his native country , starting in 1984 .he retired from international competition after finishing last after being injured in the 50 km race at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney , australia .he became the first british track athlete to compete in five olympic games .following his retirement , he became a sports journalist .