Christopher John Nunn, OAM (born 18 December 1958) is an Australian athletics coach. He was the head coach of the Australian athletics team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. Personal life He was born in Maffra, Victoria on 18 December 1958 and lived his first eight years in the nearby town of Heyfield. Nunn has a brother and two sisters and in 1976, his family moved to a farm called Leura Hill near Myponga in South Australia. He attended Yankalilla Area School, his interest in sport, particularly athletics, was heightened through the school's physical education teacher, Lance Rosser. After leaving school, he worked as an insurance clerk for two years in Adelaide. In addition, he and athletics friend Robin Gorringe coached athletics during the school holidays. In 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Education in physical education and biology at the South Australian College of Advanced Education, now the University of South Australia. In 1990, after teaching for four years in several South Australian high schools, Chris and his new partner Vicki opened a general store in Port Vincent. With wife Vicki, he has four children; he was previously married to Olympic athlete Glynis Nunn (née Saunders). Chris Nunn has stated that the greatest influences on his life have been his parents, Lance Rosser and Dr John Daly, Australian athletics Olympic coach. Chris and his wife Vicki are heavily involved in local athletics. Athletics career In 1981, he moved to Brisbane to be closer to his partner and athlete Glynis Nunn (née Saunders). Due to the lack of coaching in Brisbane, they returned to Adelaide. He won national title medals in men's 110m hurdles and decathlon. He and Glynis competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. He competed in the men's decathlon but withdrew during the event due to injury. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, his wife Glynis won the gold medal in the women's heptathlon. In the lead up to the Games, he coached his wife in shot put and javelin. He retired from competitive athletics in 1989. Paralympic career Nunn attended the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul as a support coach for amputee track and field athletes. In December 1990, he was offered a part-time coaching position in the new Athletes with a Disability program at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). In conjunction with this position, he was contracted to write the book