Gerald Phiri
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 October 1988 Zambia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Zambia
|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
100m 10.03 (2014) 200m 20.29 (2008) |
| Updated on 03 July 2014. | |
100m 10.03 (2014)
Gerald Phiri (born 6 October 1988) is a Zambian sprinter who participates in 60 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre events in both indoor and outdoor events. He began competing in athletics while in school and continued his career at Texas A&M University. He became the first sprinter to achieve a 100-200 sprint double at the Big 12 Conference event and earned an All-American award. Phiri's international début in the 2009 World Championship in Athletics where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres. He won a silver medal in a 60 metres event in his second year at university, and secured three medals at the 2010 Big 12 Conference meet.
Phiri later competed in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was eliminated at the semi-final stage but competed strongly in events the following year. Phiri narrowly missed out on clinching a medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 60 metres, and withdrew from the African Championships in Athletics two years later because of an injury. He was unable to advance to the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics after finishing fourth in his heat.
Phiri was born on 6 October 1988 in Ndola Central Hospital, Ndola, Zambia. He is the son of Huggins and Bestoria Phiri and has two brothers. His family moved to South Africa in 1996, but later migrated to the Mid Wales town of Welshpool after his mother found employment in the country. Phiri attended Abbeydale Grange School in Sheffield and trained with City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletic Club in South Yorkshire. He played football while in school and was offered a place in Sheffield Wednesday's academy but declined because he wanted to focus on athletics, and also played Basketball and Badminton. Phiri graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2012, and later moved to Orlando, Florida. He selected the university to have life-changing experiences. Phiri said in an 2012 interview that his sporting motivations were Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Tyson Gay. He formerly represented the United Kingdom but switched to Zambia in 2009, and holds dual citizenship of both countries.
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