Philip Hubble
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| Full name | Philip C. Hubble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Phil" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1960 Beaconsfield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hounslow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Philip C Hubble (born 19 July 1960) is an English former butterfly swimmer.
Swimming career
Olympic Games
Hubble represented Great Britain and competed in events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men's 200-metre butterfly.
Commonwealth Games
He won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1978 he represented England and won two bronze medals in the 100 metres butterfly and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] Four years later he won five more medals when representing England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the medals consisted of a gold medal in the 200 metres butterfly, and four silver medals in the 100 metres butterfly, the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay.[2][3]
National Championships
He is a two times winner of the ASA National Championship 200 metres freestyle title (1980 and 1983), two times winner of the 100 metres butterfly title (1980 and 1982) and a five times winner of the 200 metres butterfly (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Hennessy, John (26 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1980, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
- ^ Still, Athole (23 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Hubble in spurt to second title." Times, 23 July 1983, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
- ^ ""Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15". The Times. 23 August 1982. p. 15.
- ^ Still, Athole (20 August 1982). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20". The Times. p. 20.
- ^ Hennessy, John (29 May 1978). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 29 May 1978, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
- ^ Hennessy, John (24 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 24 May 1980, p. 17". The Times. p. 17.
- ^ Still, Athole (22 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Osgerby back to best form." Times, 22 July 1983, p. 18". The Times. p. 18.
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