Phylicia George

Phylicia George
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Ethnicity	Grenadian descent
Born	November 16, 1987; Markham, Ontario, 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
Olympic Games
	Updated on 21 February 2018.

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

Career

Hurdles

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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	43rd (h)	200m	25.07 (-1.5 m/s)
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.26
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	100 m hurdles	17.97
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
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	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

References

↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ Barnes, Dan (29 September 2017). "Phylicia George speeds down a new track in search of Olympic medal". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ Heroux, Devin (18 December 2017). "Hurdler Phylicia George finding her bobsleigh traction". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ "BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2017/18 Altenberg (GER) - Official results Women's Bobsleigh" (PDF). ibsf.sportresult.com. IBSF. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

Phylicia George at IAAF
Phylicia George at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation

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[1] Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

[2] Barnes, Dan (29 September 2017). "Phylicia George speeds down a new track in search of Olympic medal". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[3] Heroux, Devin (18 December 2017). "Hurdler Phylicia George finding her bobsleigh traction". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[4] "BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2017/18 Altenberg (GER) - Official results Women's Bobsleigh" (PDF). ibsf.sportresult.com. IBSF. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.