Anthony Steven "Tony" Philp MF is a former windsurfing World champion and Olympic sailor from Fiji.
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.
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 classes in 1989 and 1999 and topped the International Sailing 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, for achievements and contribution towards sports in Fiji.
Currently a brand ambassador for international outdoor magazine The Outdoor Journal, he is also a consultant for the International Surfing Association.
Selected achievements Result Event Venue/Country Year1st Fiji Windsurfing Championships Beachcomber Is, Fiji 19833rd Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 19872nd Windsurfer World Championships Belmont, Australia 19891st Windsurfer World Championships Adelaide, Australia 19912nd Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 19911st Windsurfer World Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1992Award Sportsman of the Year Fiji 19921st Windsurfer World Championships Sardinia, Italy 19932nd Australian Championships Perth, Australia 19931st Windsurfer World Championships Illawarra, Australia 1994Award Sportsman of the Year Fiji 19941st Windsurfer World Championships Pacific Harbour, Fiji 19953rd Pre-Olympics Savannah, USA 19941st Go for Gold (Olympic series regatta) Georgia, USA 19952nd Pre-Olympics Savannah, USA 19952nd Pacific Games Papeete, Tahiti 19951st North American Championships Jeykl Is. (GA), USA 19953rd Miami Olympic Week Biscayne Bay (FL), USA 19952nd Kiel Olympic Week Kiel, Germany 19957th Mistral World Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa 19953rd European Championships Nice, France 19963rd Palamos Olympic Week Palamos, Spain 19961st Hong Kong Open Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 19961st Asia Mistral Elite Regatta Guangdong, China 19961st World Ranking (ISAF) 19979th Mistral World Championships Perth, Australia 19972nd Kiel Olympic Week Kiel, Germany 19971st Roma Olympic Week Anzio, Italy 19971st Sail Melbourne ISAF World Cup Series Melbourne, Australia 19971st Austrian Lakes Week Neusiedler See, Austria 19971st Hyères Olympic Week Hyères, France 19972nd Kiel Olympic Week Kiel, Germany 19982nd Mistral World Championships Nouméa, New Caledonia 19991st Pacific Games Guam 19993rd Sail Melbourne Olympic Week Melbourne, Australia 19991st Trade Wind Trophy Iles of Pines, New Caledonia 19993rd Sail Auckland Olympic Week Auckland, New Zealand 19993rd Hyères Olympic Week Hyères, France 19993rd Oceania Championships Sydney 20003rd French Championships Brest, France 20005th Mistral World Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2000
See also Windsurfing World Championships List of World Championships medalists in sailing (windsurfer classes)
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