Phillip Wilson (rower) explained

Phillip Wilson
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:13 November 1996
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand[1]

Phillip Wilson (born 13 November 1996) is a New Zealand rower.[2] He won Olympic gold in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] He went to Wellington College in Wellington where he took up rowing.

In March 2021, Rowing New Zealand announced the elite team for the Olympic year and Wilson was placed in the eight that had yet to qualify for the Games.[4] At the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta at the Rotsee in May 2021, the top two teams gained qualification (four teams competed) and the New Zealand eight won both the preliminary race and the final.[5] [6] When New Zealand's Olympic team was announced in June 2021, Wilson was confirmed to start with the eight.[7] At the Tokyo Olympics, the men's eight was beaten in their heat by the Netherlands and had to thus go to the repechage, which they won.[8] In the final, they sprinted past Germany and Great Britain to win the gold medal.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rowing - WILSON Phillip. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 26 July 2021. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727030018/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1462987-wilson-phillip.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Phillip Wilson . Olympedia . 26 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Rowing – Heat 2 Results . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 26 July 2021 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725233146/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-men-s-eight-heat-000200-.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: 2021 Rowing NZ Elite Men's Team announcement . . 5 July 2021 . 23 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Phillip Wilson . . 30 July 2021.
  6. News: New Zealand rowers qualify men's eight for Tokyo Olympics . 5 July 2021 . . 17 May 2021.
  7. News: Anderson . Ian . Hannah Osborne nabs double sculls spot in NZ rowing team for Tokyo Olympics . 5 July 2021 . . 12 June 2021.
  8. News: Anderson . Ian . NZ's Phillip Wilson's path to the Tokyo Olympics men's eight rowing final . 30 July 2021 . . 30 July 2021.
  9. News: Anderson . Ian . New Zealand men's rowing eight win gold, women claim silver at Tokyo Olympics . 30 July 2021 . . 30 July 2021.

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