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Philip Harries

b. 1966

British athletics competitor

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Born 1966. Philip Harries is a British athletics competitor.

Philip James Charles Harries (born 7 April 1966) is a British athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.

Biography He grew up in Allestree. Harries was UK junior champion in the 400m hurdles event in 1985. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for Wales in the 400m hurdles event and was the Welsh record holder in that event from 1988 to 1999.

Harries finished second behind Max Robertson at the 1988 AAA Championships. and also represented Great Britain at the 1989 and 1991 World Student Games (Universiade) in Duisburg and Sheffield in the 400m hurdles (1989) and the 200m and relay (1991).

As a 400m hurdler he represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, finishing fifth in his heat.

Bobsleigh Fourteen years after competing in the Summer Olympics, he represented Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City, USA in the 4 man bobsleigh event, finishing in 14th place in the GB2 sled. Harries also spent 3 seasons competing for GB in the FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup.

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Who is Philip Harries?

British athletics competitor

When was Philip Harries born?

Philip Harries was born on 7 April 1966 in Holbrook.

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Philip Harries is an athletics competitor.

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· Wikipedia: Philip Harries

· Wikidata: Q27058356

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