Phil Wood (born 29 December 1953) was a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
competitor who still holds the current national
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
record of 16.22 m. He won four national titles in the triple jump.
Athletics New Zealand National Records
Personal bests
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Living people
1953 births
New Zealand male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
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