Philip Serjeant

Philip J. Serjeant was born on 6 October 1929 in West Ham, London, England, to Martha and Page Serjeant, a hotel proprietor who was based in South Africa. Philip worked as a professional hunter and salesman while residing in South Africa until he moved to Swaziland (now Eswatini) with his wife Vera.^[1]

Serjeant would eventually compete for Swaziland at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. It would be the debut appearance of the nation, making him one of the first Swazi Olympians.^[2] He would also be the first and only shooting competitor for the nation at an Olympic Games as of June 2025.^[3]

He would first compete in the trap competition from 27 to 29 August in Schießanlage. Out of a possible amount of 200 targets, he would shoot 122 targets and placed last out of the 57 shooters that competed in the event.^[4] He would then compete in the skeet competition on 31 August although he would not finish the event and would place unranked.^[5]

After his sports career, he would own a restaurant in Mbabane in the 1980s.^[1]

• Philip Serjeant at Olympedia