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'''Hector "Hec" Phillips''' (May 26, 1889 (in [[Edinburgh]], [[Great Britain]]) – October 7, 1948)<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web | url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/hec-phillips-1.html | title=Hec Phillips | publisher=Sports-Reference | accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref> was a [[Canadian]] [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] and [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. Phillips was Canada's [[List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics|flag bearer]] at the 1924 Olympics in [[Paris]].
'''Hector "Hec" Phillips''' (May 26, 1889 (in [[Edinburgh]], [[Great Britain]]) – October 7, 1948)<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/hec-phillips-1.html |title=Hec Phillips |publisher=Sports-Reference |accessdate=5 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203193648/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/hec-phillips-1.html |archivedate=3 December 2016 }}</ref> was a Canadian [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] and [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. Phillips was Canada's [[List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics|flag bearer]] at the 1924 Olympics in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66214 |title=Hec Phillips |work=Olympedia |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>


Phillips competed in both the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] at the 1920 Olympics. In the 400 metres he finished fifth in his heat and failed to advance. In the 800 metres he finished eighth in his quarterfinal heat and did not advance. He also competed in the [[Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] in the 1924 Olympics, finishing fifth in his heat and failing to advance.<ref name="Sports Reference" />
Phillips competed in both the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] at the 1920 Olympics. In the 400 metres he finished fifth in his heat and failed to advance. In the 800 metres he finished eighth in his quarterfinal heat and did not advance. He also competed in the [[Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] in the 1924 Olympics, finishing fifth in his heat and failing to advance.<ref name="Sports Reference" />


From 1933 to his death in 1948, Phillips was the coach of the [[University of Toronto]] [[Toronto Varsity Blues|Varsity Blues]] men's track and field team. In 1950 a group of his former athletes donated the "Hec Phillips" Trophy, which is presented annually to an outstanding athlete at the [[Ontario University Athletics]]'s outdoor meet.<ref name="Varsity">{{cite web | url=http://varsityblues.ca/hof.aspx?hof=98&path=&kiosk= | title=Hec Phillips | publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref> Phillips was to be the coach of the Canadian athletics team at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], but a sudden illness prevented him. He died later that year and was buried in the [[Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto|Mount Pleasant Cemetery]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/new/interest/stories/archives/phillips | title=Hector Phillips | publisher=Mount Pleasant Cemetery | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
From 1933 to his death in 1948, Phillips was the coach of the [[University of Toronto]] [[Toronto Varsity Blues|Varsity Blues]] men's track and field team. In 1950 a group of his former athletes donated the Hec Phillips Memorial Trophy, which is presented annually to an outstanding athlete at the [[Ontario University Athletics]]'s outdoor meet.<ref name="Varsity">{{cite web | url=http://varsityblues.ca/hof.aspx?hof=98&path=&kiosk= | title=Hec Phillips | publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref> Phillips was to be the coach of the Canadian athletics team at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], but a sudden illness prevented him. He died later that year and was buried in the [[Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto|Mount Pleasant Cemetery]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/new/interest/stories/archives/phillips | title=Hector Phillips | publisher=Mount Pleasant Cemetery | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>


In 1997, Phillips was inducted into the [[Toronto Varsity Blues|University of Toronto Varsity Blues]] Hall of Fame as a builder.<ref name="Varsity" />
In 1997, Phillips was inducted into the [[Toronto Varsity Blues|University of Toronto Varsity Blues]] Hall of Fame as a builder.<ref name="Varsity" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Phillips served with the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] in the [[First World War]]. At his enlistment on March 25, 1915 in Toronto, he listed his occupation as a bank clerk, and was unmarried with no children.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=285167 | title=Phillips, Hector | publisher=Library and Archives Canada | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
Phillips served with the [[3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF|3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment)]], [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]<ref>{{cite news | title=Our Boys at Stamford Bridge Military Meeting of the L.A.C. | work=Weekly Chronicle: of the 47th Battalion of New Westminster, B.C. Canada | date=20 May 1916 | volume=1 | pages=1, 3 | issue=40}}</ref> in the [[First World War]] as a gunner.<ref>{{cite news | title=Canadians' Sports at Folkstone | work=Military Mail: the Organ of the Regular and Territorial Forces and the National Reserve | date=7 July 1916 | pages=16 | issue=798}}</ref> At his enlistment on March 25, 1915 in Toronto, he listed his occupation as a bank clerk, and was unmarried with no children.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=285167 | title=Phillips, Hector | publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]] | accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:53, 11 January 2024

Hector "Hec" Phillips (May 26, 1889 (in Edinburgh, Great Britain) – October 7, 1948)[1] was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. Phillips was Canada's flag bearer at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.[2]

Phillips competed in both the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1920 Olympics. In the 400 metres he finished fifth in his heat and failed to advance. In the 800 metres he finished eighth in his quarterfinal heat and did not advance. He also competed in the 800 metres in the 1924 Olympics, finishing fifth in his heat and failing to advance.[1]

From 1933 to his death in 1948, Phillips was the coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's track and field team. In 1950 a group of his former athletes donated the Hec Phillips Memorial Trophy, which is presented annually to an outstanding athlete at the Ontario University Athletics's outdoor meet.[3] Phillips was to be the coach of the Canadian athletics team at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but a sudden illness prevented him. He died later that year and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.[4]

In 1997, Phillips was inducted into the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Hall of Fame as a builder.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Phillips served with the 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force[5] in the First World War as a gunner.[6] At his enlistment on March 25, 1915 in Toronto, he listed his occupation as a bank clerk, and was unmarried with no children.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Hec Phillips". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Hec Phillips". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hec Phillips". Toronto Varsity Blues. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Hector Phillips". Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Our Boys at Stamford Bridge Military Meeting of the L.A.C.". Weekly Chronicle: of the 47th Battalion of New Westminster, B.C. Canada. Vol. 1, no. 40. 20 May 1916. pp. 1, 3.
  6. ^ "Canadians' Sports at Folkstone". Military Mail: the Organ of the Regular and Territorial Forces and the National Reserve. No. 798. 7 July 1916. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Phillips, Hector". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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