Phillip Wilson

EVENT: Men's Pair

Phillip Wilson won an Olympic gold medal as part of the New Zealand Men’s Eight at Tokyo 2020.

The crew's journey to, and victory at, Tokyo was nothing short of remarkable. The eight originally missed out on qualification but secured their spot at the ‘last chance regatta' in Switzerland in May, 2021. They won the regatta and returned to New Zealand where they were required to undergo two weeks of managed isolation in individual hotel rooms, just over a month out from their departure to Japan.

Wilson also competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the men's pair with Daniel Williamson. The pair placed seventh.

Wilson hails from Wellington where he began his rowing at Wellington College before moving to Cambridge in 2018 after making the elite team.