Chris Bailie wins Silver at WorldSkills
16th August 2015
UK: Chris Bailie has won Silver in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning category at WorldSkills 2015 in Brazil.
An apprentice with Belfast-based BL Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Chris competed against 26 young refrigeration and air conditioning engineers from across the world. On Sunday his efforts were rewarded with a Silver medal, only being beaten to Gold by Pei-Hao Juan of Chinese Taipei.
Chris, 21, was chosen to represent the UK after winning the SkillFridge Gold medal in 2013. He is a student at South East Regional College, Lisburn, Newtownards.
The 43rd WorldSkills Competition saw 1,192 competitors from 72 countries competing for medals in 50 different skills. Around 200,000 visited Anhembi Park in Sao Paulo to witness this week’s event.
Silver medal winner Christopher Bailie and training manager Mark Forsyth @racskills well done!! #GoWSTeamUK pic.twitter.com/D2TS94HNRr
— WorldSkills UK (@worldskillsuk) August 16, 2015
Christopher Bailie @worldskillsuk and his silver in refrigeration and air conditioning. #GoWSTeamUK pic.twitter.com/3fZ7wMEyOk
— FE Week (@FEWeek) August 16, 2015
Celebration time! Mark Forsyth @racskills (refrigeration – medal winning) with Frazer Manskipp (Autobody repair) pic.twitter.com/jg4dwyTV1W
— WorldSkills UK (@worldskillsuk) August 16, 2015
Silver for Christopher Bailie – we have the pic now! Hot off the press #GoWSTeamUK pic.twitter.com/TqVQdPiz6g
— WorldSkills UK (@worldskillsuk) August 16, 2015
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Gold: PEI-HAO JUAN, Chinese Taipei
Silver: Jianwei Zhong, China
Silver: Christop… pic.twitter.com/l07pXGPmoJ— WorldSkills (@WorldSkills) August 16, 2015
