Phylicia George
 George in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Canada |
| Born | November 16, 1987 Scarborough, Toronto, Canada |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics Bobsleigh |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m hurdles: 12.65 London Olympics, 2012 100 m 11.25 Port-of-Spain, 2012 200 m 23.10 Toronto, 2011 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 21 February 2018 | |
Phylicia George (born November 16, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic track and field athlete and bobsledder.
Career
[edit]Hurdles
[edit]George competed at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea reaching the final in the 100m hurdles. She went on to make her Olympic Games debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics and competed in the 100m hurdles, finishing in sixth place. George qualified for London, England after finishing second in the 100m hurdles just one day after winning the 100m at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Calgary.
In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] George finished eighth in the women's 100 metres hurdles event, with a time of 12.89 in the final.
Bobsleigh
[edit]In November 2016, George made the decision to compete in bobsleigh during the winter season.[2] George made her World Cup debut in December 2017, finishing fourth with Kaillie Humphries.[3] She won her first World Cup race on 6 January 2018 in Altenberg, Germany, with Kaillie Humphries.[4] At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, George and Humphries won the bronze medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| |||||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 43rd (h) | 200m | 25.07 (-1.5 m/s) |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.26 | |||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 17.97 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.65 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.87 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.15 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.50 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 33rd (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.49 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (September 29, 2017). "Phylicia George speeds down a new track in search of Olympic medal". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (December 18, 2017). "Hurdler Phylicia George finding her bobsleigh traction". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2017/18 Altenberg (GER) - Official results Women's Bobsleigh" (PDF). ibsf.sportresult.com. IBSF. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.[dead link]
External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Canadian female hurdlers
- Canadian people of Grenadian descent
- Black Canadian female track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canadian female bobsledders
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada