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Phylicia George

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Phylicia George
George in 2017
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1987-11-16) November 16, 1987 (age 36)
Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Two-woman
Updated on 21 February 2018

Phylicia George (born November 16, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic track and field athlete and bobsledder.

Career

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Hurdles

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Heroux, Devin (December 18, 2017). "Hurdler Phylicia George finding her bobsleigh traction". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "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]
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