Alfred Henry Phillips Sr. (July 27, 1908 – July 28, 1994) was a Canadian diver and curler. He competed in diving at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

and in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

. He was born in Durham and died in Toronto. In 1928 he finished seventh in the 3 metre springboard event as well as seventh in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the 1932 3 metre springboard event and again seventh in the 1932 10 metre platform contest. At the 1930 Empire Games, he won the gold medals in both diving events. Phillips turned professional in 1935, becoming a circus high diver, and toured for the next 15 years. Phillips was posthumously inducted into the

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in 2015. His son, Alf Phillips Jr. is a prominent curler, winner of the 1967 Macdonald Brier and bronze medallist at the

1967 Scotch Cup The 1967 Scotch Cup was the eighth edition of the Scotch Cup. It was held in Perth, Scotland at the Perth Ice Rink from March 20–23, 1967. Eight teams competed at the tournament with Germany competing in the Scotch Cup for the first time. In t ...

. Phillips Sr. also was an accomplished curler, representing Ontario at the 1956 Brier, and was the winner of the 1969

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, winning in Hamilton, Ontario, the same city he won golds at the 1935 British Empire Games.

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* 1908 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Durham, England Olympic divers for Canada Divers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Canadian male divers Commonwealth Games medallists in diving English emigrants to Canada Curlers from Toronto Divers from Toronto Canadian male curlers 20th-century Canadian people Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{Canada-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub