Phylicia George (born November 16, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic

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athlete and

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Career

Hurdles

George competed at the 2011 World Championships in

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, South Korea reaching the final in the 100m hurdles. She went on to make her Olympic Games debut at the

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and competed in the 100m hurdles, finishing in sixth place. George qualified for

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after finishing second in the 100m hurdles just one day after winning the 100m at the

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in Calgary. In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team. George finished eighth in the women's 100 metres hurdles event, with a time of 12.89 in the final.

Bobsleigh

In November 2016, George made the decision to compete in

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during the winter season. George made her World Cup debut in December 2017, finishing fourth with

Kaillie Humphries Kaillie Humphries ( Simundson; September 4, 1985) is a Canadian-American bobsledder. Representing Canada, she was the 2010 and 2014 Olympic champion in the two-woman bobsled and the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist with brakewoman Phylicia George. ...

. She won her first World Cup race on 6 January 2018 in Altenberg,

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, with Kaillie Humphries. At the

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, George and Humphries won the bronze medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event.

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Phylicia 1987 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canadian female hurdlers Canadian people of Grenadian descent Black Canadian female track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canadian female bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games