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DeutschFrank Phillipson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Cumbria, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | pole vault |
| Club | Doncaster Plant Workd AC H.C.A.A Salford Harriers |
Frank Phillipson was a male athlete who competed for England who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Phillipson finished second behind Patrick Ogilvie in the pole vault event at the 1932 AAA Championships[2][3] and finished third behind Danilo Innocenti in the pole vault event at the 1933 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Phillipson became the national pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1934 AAA Championships.[7][8][9] Shortly afterwards, he was then selected to compete for England in the pole vault at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[10]
Phillipson represented Salford Harriers[11] and the Doncaster Plant Works AC.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Amateur Athletics Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "When a ray of sunlight shone on British vaulting: the life of Joe Birkett". Northern Athletics. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "History" (PDF). Doncaster Plant Works AC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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