Frank Phillipson

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Frank Phillipson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornCumbria, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventpole vault
ClubDoncaster Plant Workd AC
H.C.A.A
Salford Harriers

Frank Phillipson was a male athlete who competed for England who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games. [1]

Biography

Phillipson finished second behind Patrick Ogilvie in the pole vault event at the 1932 AAA Championships [2] [3] and finished third behind Danilo Innocenti in the pole vault event at the 1933 AAA Championships. [4] [5] [6]

Phillipson became the national pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1934 AAA Championships. [7] [8] [9] Shortly afterwards, he was then selected to compete for England in the pole vault at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [10]

Phillipson represented Salford Harriers [11] and the Doncaster Plant Works AC. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Amateur Athletics Championships" . Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Fast times in AAA Championships" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Amateur titles contested" . Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine" . Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Finals of White City events" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 13 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "British athletes lose titles" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 13 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
  10. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "When a ray of sunlight shone on British vaulting: the life of Joe Birkett". Northern Athletics. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "History" (PDF). Doncaster Plant Works AC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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