Matthew Phillips (climber) explained

Matthew Phillips
Nickname:Matt
Birth Date:2000 11, df=y
Birth Place:Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Occupation:Climbing instructor
Typeofclimber:Sport climbing, bouldering
Highestgrade:,
Knownfor:
  • Member of GB Paraclimbing Team 2016-Present
Majorascents:Reefer Madness, 6c Clear Creek (Colorado), USA
Worlds:World Champion 2018, 2019, 2021 AU2 Category
Show-Medals:y
Updated:10 September 2019

Matthew Phillips is a British paraclimber. He competed on the Great Britain Paraclimbing Team, where he was the youngest member,[1] and is a 3 times World Champion in the AU2[2] (Upper Arm Amputation) category.[3] He was coached by Head Coach Robin O'Leary.[4] He is currently taking a break from competing and concerntrating on building his coaching and routesetting before looking to possibly try out for the Paralympics in 2028.

Biography

Phillips was born missing his right lower arm from the elbow down. He started out as a national swimmer, but switched to climbing when he was around 13.[5] He attended Salesian College in Farnborough.[6] He started climbing seriously in 2014.[7] In 2016 he was featured in the Channel 4's Paralympics trailer 'We're the Superhumans'. in 2018 he won the Young Sports Personality of the Year in the Sport Guildford Awards.[8]

He left school in 2019 and spent time in Boulder, Colorado climbing with his coach Robin O'Leary and a number of US climbers. Whilst out there he was joined by film maker David Petts of Volo Digital to film footage for the film 'One of Kind[9] ' which is available on Epic TV YouTube channel. Phillips returned to the United Kingdom where he now works as a Climbing Instructor at Surrey Summit, alongside competing.[10]

Filmography

Competitions

Phillips has competed in a number of national and international competitions. In 2016 he won the Paraclimbing Cup in June in Italy,[6] and in September in Sheffield.[12] In 2017 he finished second at the Cup in Edinburgh and first at the Cup in Sheffield.[13] In 2018 he won both the Cup in Briançon[14] and the World Championships in Innsbruck.[15]

In the ParaClimb Scotland 2019 Competition Phillips took gold in what is thought to have been the first Para-Speed Climbing event, on an international approved speed wall, in the United Kingdom with a time of 25.36s. Although his personal best came on the first qualifying route at 23.11s.[16]

In 2019 he successfully defended his world title by winning a gold medal at the World Paraclimbing Championships in Briançon in France.[17] He became Three times World Paraclimbing Champion in 2021 when he won Gold in Moscow[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guildford teenager wins paraclimbing world championship. 29 September 2018. Eagle Radio. 29 December 2018.
  2. Web site: IFSC Paraclimbing Classifications, Sec 14. Hatch. Tim. April 2018. ifsc-climbing.org. 18 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Brilliant performance from GB athletes at IFSC World Championships. thebmc.co.uk. 14 September 2018 . 29 December 2018.
  4. Web site: GB Paraclimber Matthew Phillips wants to be World Champion and The Terminator. 12 September 2016. Birchall Blackburn Law. 29 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Crazy Strength: Matt Phillips Crushes Rock Climbing with One Arm. 30 March 2017. BarBend. 29 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Gold for Matthew Phillips at World Paraclimbing Cup. 4 July 2016. GLL Sport Foundation. 29 December 2018.
  7. News: We're the Superhumans: meet the stars of Channel 4's Paralympics trailer. Khaleeli. Homa. 20 July 2016. The Guardian. 29 December 2018. 0261-3077.
  8. Web site: An evening of celebration at the Sport Guildford Awards 2018 Surrey Chambers. www.surrey-chambers.co.uk. 29 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Petts . David . One of a Kind . YouTube . Epic TV . 19 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Climbing.
  11. News: We're the Superhumans: meet the stars of Channel 4's Paralympics trailer. Khaleeli. Homa. 20 July 2016. The Guardian. 22 February 2019. 0261-3077.
  12. Web site: Paraclimbing Cup (L) – Sheffield (GBR) 2016. ifsc-climbing.org. 29 December 2018.
  13. Web site: Paraclimbing Cup (L) – Sheffield (GBR) 2017. ifsc-climbing.org. 29 December 2018.
  14. Web site: 3 gold medals, 1 bronze for GB Paraclimbing Team at Briançon. thebmc.co.uk. 29 December 2018.
  15. Web site: Matthew Phillips und Thierry Delarue sind Paraclimbing Weltmeister in den Kategorien M-AU2 und M-AL2. Climbing. Austria. innsbruck2018. de. 29 December 2018.
  16. Web site: 2019 Scottish Paraclimbing Festival – Results. Climb Scotland. 10 September 2019.
  17. Web site: IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships – Briançon (FRA) 2019. ifsc-climbing.org. 2 December 2019.
  18. Web site: IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships – Moscow 2021. ifsc-climbing.org. 17 September 2021.

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