Jesse Phillips (canoeist)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 26 July 1986 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Website | jessephillips.com.au |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoeing |
Event | Sprint canoe |
| Club | Bayswater Paddle Sports Club[1] |
| Team | Double Down Under |
| Coached by | Ramon Andersson[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | London 2012 |
| World finals | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Highest world ranking | 6 |
| Personal best | 31.735 seconds |
Jesse Phillips (born 26 July 1986) is an Australian sprint canoeist.[1][2] He is a five-time national champion (2010-2014) in the men's kayak doubles (200 m), and a member of the Bayswater Paddle Sports Club, under his personal coach Ramon Andersson.[1][3] Phillips has also studied towards a bachelor's degree in media at Murdoch University but deferred due to Olympic qualification and selection commitments.[3]
Phillips qualified for the men's K-2 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing in the 2012 ICF Oceania Qualification Tournament in Penrith, New South Wales.[4][5] Phillips and his partner Stephen Bird finished sixth in the final by four hundredths of a second (0.04) behind the Argentine pair Miguel Correa and Rubén Voisard, with a time of 35.315 seconds.[6][7]
In early 2013 after his first Olympic Games, Jesse alongside doubles partner Stephen Bird commenced as sponsored ambassadors with Perth-based contractor Brierty.
