Peter Robin Phillips (born 26 March 1942) is an Australian former

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter and weightlifter. He finished in 17th place at the men's 110 kg weightlifting event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. Phillips was Australian shot put champion in 1970 and 1971. He placed 12th in the men's shot put event at the

1970 Summer Universiade The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year. Sports at t ...

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* 1942 births Living people Australian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Australia Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Australian male shot putters Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub