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 competes on the Great Britain Paraclimbing Team, where he was the youngest member,[1] and is the current World Champion in the AU2[2] (Upper Arm Amputation) category.[3] He is coached by GB Team's Head Coach Robin O'Leary.[4]

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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