Phillip Spies
Phillip Spies (born 21 May 1970) is a retired South African javelin thrower. Formerly a provincial cricketer at school and country district level, chose athletics over cricket due to bias and politics in local cricket. South African Schools champion at 17 years and National Schools Athletics Team. Versatile sportsman who played ont the SA Tennis Union circuit in 1990/ 1991 and reached a best golf handicap of 5 in 2000.
He won the bronze medal at the 1992 African Championships,[1] the silver medal at the 1993 African Championships,[1] finished eighth at the 1994 Commonwealth Games,[2] and won the silver medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games.[3] He also competed at the 1993 World Championships and the 1995 World Championships without reaching the final.[4] [5]
His personal best throw was 84.02 metres, achieved in April 1995 in Pietersburg.[6] Un-officially threw 89.10m in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1995.
References
- ^ a b "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^ "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Men Javelin Throw Athletics IV World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Men Javelin Throw Athletics V World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Phillip Spies at World Athletics
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