Phillip Wilson
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 27)
Wellington, New Zealand[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight

Phillip Wilson (born 13 November 1996) is a New Zealand rower.[2] He won Olympic gold in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] He went to Wellington College in Wellington where he took up rowing.[4]

In March 2021, Rowing New Zealand announced the elite team for the Olympic year and Wilson was placed in the eight that had yet to qualify for the Games.[5] At the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta at the Rotsee in May 2021, the top two teams gained qualification (four teams competed) and the New Zealand eight won both the preliminary race and the final.[6][7] When New Zealand's Olympic team was announced in June 2021, Wilson was confirmed to start with the eight.[8] At the Tokyo Olympics, the men's eight was beaten in their heat by the Netherlands and had to thus go to the repechage, which they won.[4] In the final, they sprinted past Germany and Great Britain to win the gold medal.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Rowing - WILSON Phillip". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Phillip Wilson". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rowing – Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Ian (30 July 2021). "NZ's Phillip Wilson's path to the Tokyo Olympics men's eight rowing final". Stuff. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Rowing NZ Elite Men's Team announcement". Rowing New Zealand. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Phillip Wilson". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "New Zealand rowers qualify men's eight for Tokyo Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ Anderson, Ian (12 June 2021). "Hannah Osborne nabs double sculls spot in NZ rowing team for Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ Anderson, Ian (30 July 2021). "New Zealand men's rowing eight win gold, women claim silver at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links

Olympic champions – Men's eight
2020 New Zealand Olympic team
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