Gerald Phiri
Gerald Phiri 
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| nation |
 Zambia
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| birthday | October 6, 1988 |
| place of birth | Ndola , Zambia |
| Career | |
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| discipline | sprint |
| Best performance | 100 m: 10.06 s (+ 1.3 m / s) (NR) 200 m: 20.29 s (+ 0.7 m / s) (NR) |
| Trainer | Lance Brauman |
| status | active |
| last change: April 12, 2014 | |
Gerald Phiri (born October 6, 1988 in Ndola ) is a Zambian athlete .
Athletic career
Phiri was born in Zambia and moved with his mother to Welshpool in Wales via South Africa in 1996 . Until 2006 he attended the Abbeydale Grange School in Sheffield . Since 2009 he has competed internationally for his native Zambia. Previously he was eligible to start for Great Britain .
At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Phiri reached the semi-finals in the 100-meter run . In contrast, he retired two years later at the World Championships in Daegu in the run-up. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he ran through to the semi-finals. He contested his first international final at the 2014 Indoor World Championships in Sopot, where he finished fifth in the 60-meter run with a personal best of 6.52 seconds. He missed the bronze medal by just six thousandths of a second.
Phiri attended Texas A&M University in College Station until 2012 and lives in the United States. He holds the Zambian records over 60, 100 and 200 meters.
Top performances
- 60 m (hall): 6.53 s, March 8, 2014, Sopot
- 100 m: 10.06 s (+ 1.3 m / s) , April 9, 2011, Austin (Texas)
- 200 m : 20.29 s (+ 0.7 m / s) , May 18, 2088, Boulder (Colorado)
Web links
- Gerald Phiri in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Gerald Phiri in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Exclusive Interview with Zambian Olympic 100m runner Gerald Phiri ( English ) Lusakatimes. September 19, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Born to run ( English ) BBC. September 5, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ Transfers of Allegiance ( English ) IAAF. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ a b Report: men's 60m final - Sopot 2014 ( English ) IAAF. March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ a b Short biography of Gerald Phiri ( English ) Doyle Management Group. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Phiri, Gerald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zambian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ndola |