 Tony Philp in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Steven Philp |
| Born | June 14, 1969 Suva, Fiji |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Website | http://www.tonyphilp.com |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Fiji |
| Sport | Sailing / Windsurfing |
Anthony Steven "Tony" Philp MF is a former Windsurfing World Champion and Olympic sailor from Fiji. Currently a Brand Ambas'ador for international outdoor magazine The Outdoor Journal,[1] he is also a consultant for the International Surfing Association.[2]
Philp is one of only two Fiji-born athletes, along with golfer Vijay Singh, to be ranked number one in their sports official world ranking list.[3]
Throughout his sporting career Philp won 13 individual Windsurfer World titles at the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 World Championships (including 4 overall world titles) and competed at 5 consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He was also vice–world champion in both the Windsurfer and Mistral Olympic Class in 1989 and 1999 and topped the ISAF (International Sailing Association Federation) world-ranking list for Olympic windsurfing in 1997.
At age 15, Philp was the youngest ever athlete to compete at an Olympic sailing event (Los Angeles 1984), and was a flag bearer for his country at the 2000 Olympic Games. He was made a Member of the Order of Fiji, the most senior award in the Fijian honors system in 1995 and was inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame in 2009,[4] for achievements and contribution towards sports in Fiji.
- ^ "World Champion and 5-time Olympian Tony Philp signs up as The Outdoor Journal Ambassador". The Outdoor Journal. The Outdoor Journal. 14 April 2016.
- ^ "On top of the world … Philps sets benchmark". Fiji Times. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Famous Fijian People". 23 January 2014.
- ^ "2009 Anthony Steven (Tony) Philp - Windsurfing".