Njisane Phillip

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Njisane Phillip
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Njisane Phillip (2018)
Personal information
Full nameNjisane Nicholas Phillip
NicknameJay, J-boy
Born (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33)
Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleCyclist
Major wins
Pan American Champion
Medal record
Men's Track Cycling
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Games
Disqualified 2019 Lima Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Sprint
Disqualified2019 Lima Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Sprint
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Mar del Plata Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Aguascalientes Team sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Cochabamba Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Aguascalientes Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Santiago Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Couva Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Lima Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Aguascalientes Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Medellin Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 LimaKeirin
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez Team pursuit

Njisane Nicholas Phillip (born 29 May 1991) is a former Trinidadian track cyclist active from 2010 until 2019. [1] Born in Siparia, he competed for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he achieved a fourth place finish in the individual sprint, as well as at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] [4] and at several Pan American Games and Championships. In the latter, he was the 2012 Pan American Championships sprint champion.

He is credited with reviving track cycling in his country, and the end of his career coincided with the rise of his compatriot World Championship silver medalist, Nicholas Paul. He retired after the 2019 Pan American Games.

Phillip's later career and early retirement were clouded by recreational drug issues. He was stripped of a gold and silver medal from the 2019 Pan American Games after a doping sample was found to contain cannabis, a prohibited though not performance enhancing drug. In 2023, Phillip was arrested and bailed after being found in possession of marijuana and a loaded pistol. [5]

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Phillip (left)
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Palmarès

2009
1st Trinidad and Tobago National Championships – Junior road race [6]
2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Sprint [6]
3rd Team sprint [6]
Pan American Road and Track Championships
3rd Team sprint [6]
2011
US Grand Prix of Sprinting
1st Sprint [6]
1st Keirin [6]
Pan American Games
3rd Sprint [6]
2012
Pan American Road and Track Championships
1st Sprint [6]
Summer Olympics
4th Sprint [7]
2013
1st Goloconda – Chase Village [6]
1st Keirin, Madison Cup [6]
1st Sprint, Challenge International sur piste [6]
Fastest Man on Wheels
1st Sprint [6]
2nd Keirin [6]
2nd Sprint, Round 1 – Manchester, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup [6]
3rd Sprint, US Grand Prix of Sprinting [6]

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References

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  3. "Glasgow 2014 – Njisane Phillip Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Cycling Track | Athlete Profile: Njisane PHILLIP – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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