Phylicia George

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

Phylicia George

George in 2017
Personal information
National team	Canada
Born	(1987-11-16) November 16, 1987 (age 37) Scarborough, Toronto, 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
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Two-woman
Updated on 21 February 2018

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)
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.26
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	100 m hurdles	17.97
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th	100 m hurdles	12.65
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
			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
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	33rd (h)	100 m hurdles	13.49

References

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

External links

• Phylicia George at World Athletics
• Phylicia George at Athletics Canada
• Phylicia George at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Phylicia George at Team Canada
• Phylicia George at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Phylicia George at Olympics.com
• Phylicia George at Olympedia