| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Opening Flagbearer |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Hector "Hec"•Phillips |
| Used name | Hec•Phillips |
| Born | 26 May 1889 in Edinburgh, Scotland (GBR) |
| Died | 7 October 1948 (aged 59 years 4 months 12 days) in Toronto, Ontario (CAN) |
| Measurements | 175 cm |
| Affiliations | Toronto West End YMCA, Toronto (CAN) |
| NOC |  Canada |
Hec Phillips, a decent middle distance runner, was best known as a coach. He led the track & field team of the University of Toronto for 15 years (1933-1948), 1936 Olympian Larry O’Connor among his pupils. He was a promising runner in his native Scotland, but emigrated to Canada in 1912. Although he never won a Canadian title, he did held the national 800 m record between 1920 and 1928. After his death, the Hec Phillips Trophy was instated in 1950, for the outstanding performer in the annual Ontario University Athletics track meet.
Personal Bests: 400 – unknown; 800 – 1:57.2 (1920).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CAN |
Hec Phillips | |||
| 400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h2 r2/4 | |||||
| 800 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h2 r1/3 | |||||
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CAN |
Hec Phillips | |||
| 800 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h5 r1/3 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Canada |
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | CAN |
Hec Phillips |
