Full Name Philip Olsen Nationality Canada | Name Phil Olsen Role Sports Career | |
Born January 31, 1957 (age 67) ( 1957-01-31 ) Awards 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
Philip Olsen (born 31 January 1957 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a former javelin thrower who competed in the finals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
In 2008, Olsen joined Gerald Kazanowski and Brenda Taylor—among others—as inaugural inductees into his home town's Sports Hall of Fame. Olsen was NCAA champion and four-time All-American at the University of Tennessee.
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