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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1989 [1] Huntingdon, U.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paracanoe Wheelchair tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Phillipson (born 1 January 1989) is a British paracanoeist and wheelchair tennis player.
Phillipson represented Great Britain in wheelchair tennis at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2] He switched to paracanoe for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [3]
Phillipson represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL2 event and won a silver medal. [4]
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