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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Phil Coles
- Phillip "Phil" Walter Coles, AM (born 20 July 1931) is an Australian sports administrator and former sprint canoer.
- Competing at the 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo, and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the Tokyo games, where he was also the team captain.He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1982 to 2011 and became an honorary member of that organisation in 2012.
- He has been a member of the Executive Board of the Australian Olympic Committee since 1973, and was a founding member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
- He has also served on the boards of other sporting organisations.He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1983 "In recognition of service to sport", and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1993.
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