Matthew Phillips (climber)

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Matthew Phillips
Phillips on 54-degree wall in finals of World Climbing Championships
Matt on his Final's climb at IFSC Climbing World Championships 2018 in Innsbruck
Personal information
NicknameMatt
Born (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23)
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
OccupationClimbing instructor
Websitewww.matthewphillips.me.uk
Climbing career
Type of climberSport climbing, bouldering
Highest grade
Known for
  • Member of GB Paraclimbing Team 2016-Present
Major ascentsReefer Madness, 6c Clear Creek (Colorado), USA
World finalsWorld Champion 2018, 2019, 2021 AU2 Category
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2019 Briançon Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow Paraclimbing
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Briançon Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sheffield Paraclimbing
Silver medal – second place 2017 Edinburgh Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sheffield Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campitello di Fassa Paraclimbing
Paraclimbing Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Imst Paraclimbing
Silver medal – second place 2016 Imst Paraclimbing
British Paraclimbing Series
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
British Paraclimbing Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paraclimbing
British Parabouldering Championship
Blokfest Para Festival
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paraclimbing
Paraclimb Scotland
Gold medal – first place 2019 ParaClimbing
Gold medal – first place 2019 ParaSpeed
Updated on 10 September 2019.

Matthew Phillips is a British paraclimber. He competes on the Great Britain Paraclimbing Team, where he was the youngest member,[1] and is the current World Champion in the AU2[2] (Upper Arm Amputation) category.[3] He is coached by GB Team's Head Coach Robin O'Leary.[4]

Biography[edit]

Phillips was born missing his right lower arm from the elbow down. He started out as a national swimmer, but switched to climbing when he was around 13.[5] He attended Salesian College in Farnborough.[6] He started climbing seriously in 2014.[7] In 2016 he was featured in the Channel 4's Paralympics trailer 'We're the Superhumans'.[7] in 2018 he won the Young Sports Personality of the Year in the Sport Guildford Awards.[8]

He left school in 2019 and spent time in Boulder, Colorado climbing with his coach Robin O'Leary and a number of US climbers. Whilst out there he was joined by film maker David Petts of Volo Digital to film footage for the film 'One of Kind[9]' which is available on Epic TV YouTube channel. Phillips returned to the United Kingdom where he now works as a Climbing Instructor at Surrey Summit, alongside competing.[10]

Filmography[edit]

  • July 2016 – We're the Superhumans, television advert produced by Channel 4 for 2016 Summer Paralympics[11]
  • May 2018 – At Arms Length, YouTube produced by Teri Limongi[12]
  • Dec 2018 – Matthew Phillips Shows Us His Moves At Blokfest Brighton | Climbing Daily Ep.1315, YouTube produced by Epic TV Climbing Daily[13]
  • May 2020 – One of a Kind, YouTube produced by David Petts[14]
  • Sep 7 2021 – Sport Climbing Caves On The UK Coast, YouTube produced by EpicTV[15]
  • Sep 28 2021 – Day in the Life of a Route Setting World Champion, YouTube produced by EpicTV[16]
  • Nov 2 2021 – Steep + Powerful: Bouldering At Lulworth Cove, YouTube produced by EpicTV[17]

Competitions[edit]

Phillips has competed in a number of national and international competitions. In 2016 he won the Paraclimbing Cup in June in Italy,[6] and in September in Sheffield.[18] In 2017 he finished second at the Cup in Edinburgh and first at the Cup in Sheffield.[19] In 2018 he won both the Cup in Briançon[20] and the World Championships in Innsbruck.[21]

In the ParaClimb Scotland 2019 Competition Phillips took gold in what is thought to have been the first Para-Speed Climbing event, on an international approved speed wall, in the United Kingdom with a time of 25.36s. Although his personal best came on the first qualifying route at 23.11s.[22]

In 2019 he successfully defended his world title by winning a gold medal at the World Paraclimbing Championships in Briançon in France.[23] He became Three times World Paraclimbing Champion in 2021 when he won Gold in Moscow[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guildford teenager wins paraclimbing world championship". Eagle Radio. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hatch, Tim (April 2018). "IFSC Paraclimbing Classifications, Sec 14" (PDF). ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Brilliant performance from GB athletes at IFSC World Championships". thebmc.co.uk. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ "GB Paraclimber Matthew Phillips wants to be World Champion and The Terminator". Birchall Blackburn Law. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Crazy Strength: Matt Phillips Crushes Rock Climbing with One Arm". BarBend. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Gold for Matthew Phillips at World Paraclimbing Cup". GLL Sport Foundation. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b Khaleeli, Homa (20 July 2016). "We're the Superhumans: meet the stars of Channel 4's Paralympics trailer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. ^ "An evening of celebration at the Sport Guildford Awards 2018 | Surrey Chambers". www.surrey-chambers.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. ^ Petts, David. "One of a Kind". Epic TV. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Climbing".
  11. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (20 July 2016). "We're the Superhumans: meet the stars of Channel 4's Paralympics trailer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. ^ Teri Limongi (17 December 2018), At Arms Length |, retrieved 14 March 2019
  13. ^ EpicTV Climbing Daily (17 December 2018), Matthew Phillips Shows Us His Moves at Blokfest Brighton | Climbing Daily Ep.1315, retrieved 14 March 2019
  14. ^ David Petts (8 May 2020), One of a Kind |, retrieved 8 May 2020
  15. ^ EpicTV (7 September 2021), Sport Climbing Caves On The UK Coast |, retrieved 7 September 2021
  16. ^ EpicTV (28 September 2021), Day in the Life of a Route Setting World Champion |, retrieved 28 September 2021
  17. ^ EpicTV (2 November 2021), Steep + Powerful: Bouldering At Lulworth Cove |, retrieved 2 November 2021
  18. ^ "Paraclimbing Cup (L) – Sheffield (GBR) 2016". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Paraclimbing Cup (L) – Sheffield (GBR) 2017". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  20. ^ "3 gold medals, 1 bronze for GB Paraclimbing Team at Briançon". thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  21. ^ Climbing, Austria. "Matthew Phillips und Thierry Delarue sind Paraclimbing Weltmeister in den Kategorien M-AU2 und M-AL2". innsbruck2018 (in German). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  22. ^ "2019 Scottish Paraclimbing Festival – Results". Climb Scotland. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  23. ^ "IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships – Briançon (FRA) 2019". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  24. ^ "IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships – Moscow 2021". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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