Philip Harries

Philip Harries

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 59) Holbrook, Derbyshire, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics Bobsleigh
Event	400m hurdles
Club	Derby & County AC

Philip James Charles Harries (born 7 April 1966) is a British athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles ^[1] and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh. ^[2]

Biography

He grew up in Allestree. ^[3] 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. ^{[4] [5]} 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 4x100 m relay (1991).

As a 400m hurdler he represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, finishing fifth in his heat. ^[6]

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. ^[6] Harries also spent 3 seasons competing for GB in the FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup.

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
2. "Phil Harries". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
3. Derby Evening Telegraph Monday 9 November 1998, page 18
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
6. "Phil Harries". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.