Steve Phillips (long jumper)

Steve Phillips (born 17 March 1972) is an English athlete who competed in the long jump event. He has a personal best distance of 8.03 metres.

Steve Phillips
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1972-03-17) 17 March 1972
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubRugby & Northampton AC

Athletics career

Phillips represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia finishing 7th and the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa finishing 8th.[1][2]

He was the first British athlete to win a gold medal in the men's long jump at the European Under 20 Athletics Championships, winning in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1991.[3] This represented Britain's first gold medal in the men's long jump at European, World or Olympic level for nearly 25 years, the last being 1964 Olympic gold medallist Lynn Davies winning gold at the 1967 European Indoor Games.[4]

Phillips also won three British titles. Two of these were outdoor titles in 1997 and 1999 and one indoor title in 1997.[5][6]

References
  1. "Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
  2. "British Team For World Cup". BBC Sport.
  3. "European Junior Championshipships". GBR Athletics.
  4. "British Medallists in International Championships". GBR Athletics.
  5. "AAA Championships". GBR Athletics.
  6. "AAA Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics.
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