Njisane Nicholas Phillip (born 29 May 1991) is a former Trinidadian track cyclist active from 2010 until 2019. Born in
Siparia
Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago, south of San Fernando, southwest of Penal and Debe and southeast of Fyzabad. Also called "The Sand City", it was originally a non- Mission Amerindian settlement. Siparia grew to be ...
, he competed for Trinidad and Tobago at the
2012 Summer Olympics, where he achieved a fourth place finish in the individual sprint, as well as at the
2014
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and
2018 Commonwealth Games. and at several Pan American Games and Championships. In the latter, he was the 2012 Pan American Championships sprint champion.
He is credited with reviving track cycling in his country, and the end of his career coincided with the rise of his compatriot
World Championship silver medalist, Nicholas Paul. He retired after the 2019 Pan American Games.
Phillip's later career and early retirement were clouded by recreational drug issues. He was stripped of a gold and silver medal from the
2019 Pan American Games
; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa''
, nations participating = 41
, athletes participating = 6,680
, events = 419 in 38 sports
, opening ceremony = July 26
, closing ceremony = August 11
, officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra
, to ...
after a doping sample was found to contain cannabis, a prohibited though not performance enhancing drug. In 2023, Phillip was arrested and bailed after being found in possession of marijuana and a loaded pistol.
Palmarès
;2009
: 1st Trinidad and Tobago National Championships – Junior road race
;2010
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
:: 1st Sprint
:: 3rd Team sprint
:
Pan American Road and Track Championships
The Pan American Road and Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cy ...
:: 3rd Team sprint
;2011
: US Grand Prix of Sprinting
:: 1st Sprint
:: 1st Keirin
:
Pan American Games
:: 3rd
Sprint
;2012
:
Pan American Road and Track Championships
The Pan American Road and Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cy ...
:: 1st Sprint
:
Summer Olympics
:: 4th
Sprint
;2013
: 1st Goloconda – Chase Village
: 1st Keirin, Madison Cup
: 1st Sprint, Challenge International sur piste
: Fastest Man on Wheels
:: 1st Sprint
:: 2nd Keirin
: 2nd Sprint, Round 1 – Manchester,
2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2013–2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the twenty-second series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The series ran from 1 November ...
:3rd Sprint, US Grand Prix of Sprinting
References
Trinidad and Tobago male cyclists
1991 births
Living people
Olympic cyclists of Trinidad and Tobago
People from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago
Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Games medalists in cycling
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
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