Liam phillips bmx biography of rory
Great Britain's Tre Whyte wins bronze at the BMX World Championships as defending champion Liam Phillips crashes out.
Liam Phillips kept alive Team GB's hopes of a BMX men's medal after coming second in his quarter-final to win a place in Friday's semi-finals.!
Liam Phillips facts for kids
Phillips at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Peter Phillips | ||
| Born | (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 35) Taunton, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | United Kingdom | ||
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) | ||
| Role | Racer | ||
| Rider type | Off Road | ||
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Liam Peter Phillips (born 11 March 1989) is a BMXracing cyclist representing Great Britain.
In 2013 he won the UCI BMX World Championships, his first.
Having been cycling from the age of 5, he took up competitive BMX whilst a junior and won ten consecutive British titles. He won his first European title in 1999, and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at the 2012 Summer Olympics (despite having broken his collarbone shortly before) and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Born at Musgrove Park