Liam phillips bmx biography for kids

          Having been cycling from the age of 5, he took up competitive BMX whilst a junior and won ten consecutive British titles.

        1. Liam Phillips kept alive Team GB's hopes of a BMX men's medal after coming second in his quarter-final to win a place in Friday's semi-finals.
        2. About Liam Liam Phillips has competed for Team GB at three Olympic Games, in Beijing, London and Rio. The Somerset-born BMX rider was an Olympic finalist in , before claiming a world title in Auckland the following year.
        3. Liam first got on a BMX track himself back in when he was just five years old, and was winning European championships in BMX by the time he.
        4. Britain's most successful male BMXer Liam Phillips has today confirmed his retirement from the sport following a career-ending injury sustained to his wrist.

          5. About Liam Liam Phillips has competed for Team GB at three Olympic Games, in Beijing, London and Rio. The Somerset-born BMX rider was an Olympic finalist in , before claiming a world title in Auckland the following year....

          Liam Phillips facts for kids

          Phillips at the 2016 Olympics

          Personal information
          Full nameLiam Peter Phillips
          Born(1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 35)
          Taunton, England
          Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
          Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
          Team information
          Current teamUnited Kingdom
          DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
          RoleRacer
          Rider typeOff Road
          Major wins
          UCI BMX World Championships (2013)
          European Championship (1999)

          Liam Peter Phillips (born 11 March 1989) is a BMXracing cyclist representing Great Britain.

          In 2013 he won the UCI BMX World Championships, his first.

          Having been cycling from the age of 5, he took up competitive BMX whilst a junior and won ten consecutive British titles. He won his first European title in 1999, and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at the 2012 Summer Olympics (despite having broken his collarbone shortly before) and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

          Early life

          Born at Musgrove Park