Alfred Phillips (diver)
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| Born | July 27, 1908 Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 28, 1994 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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Alfred Henry Phillips (July 27, 1908 – July 28, 1994) was a Canadian diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Durham and died in Toronto.
In 1928 he finished seventh in the 3 metre springboard event as well as seventh in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the 1932 3 metre springboard event and again seventh in the 1932 10 metre platform contest. At the 1930 Empire Games, he won the gold medals in both diving events.
Phillips was posthumously inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ "Alf Philips". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Phillips". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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