Nick Phipps (bobsleigh)
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Nick Phipps (sometimes shown as Nicholas Phipps, born 8 April 1952) is a
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der who competed from 1980 to 1992. He finished third in the
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combined men's event in 1985-86. Competing in two
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, Phipps earned his best finish of 13th both in the two-man and four-man events at
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in
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References


1980 bobsleigh four-man results





British Olympic Association profile


1952 births Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Great Britain Living people {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub