Philip Harries

Philip Harries (born 7 April 1966) is a British athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.[1]

Phil Harries
Personal information
Full namePhilip James Charles Harries
NationalityBritish
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966
Holbrook, Derbyshire, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics
Bobsleigh
Updated on 20 September 2016.

Athletics

Harries was UK junior and senior champion in the 400 hurdles event in 1985 and 1988. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for Wales in the 400m hurdles event and was the Welsh record holder in that event from 1988 to 1999.

As a 400m hurdler he represented Great Britain in Seoul, South Korea at the summer games in 1988 finishing fifth in his heat.[2]

Bobsleigh

Fourteen years later he competed at the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City, USA in the 4 man bobsleigh event, finishing in 13th place in the GB2 sled.[2] Harries also spent 3 seasons competing for GB in the bobsleigh World Cup.

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References
  1. "Phil Harries". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Phil Harries". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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