Njisane Nicholas Phillip (born 29 May 1991) is a Trinidadian track cyclist active. Born in Siparia, he competed for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he achieved a fourth place finish in the individual sprint, as well as at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. and at several Pan American Games and Championships. In the latter, he was the 2012 Pan American Championships sprint champion.
He is credited with reviving track cycling in his country, and the end of his career coincided with the rise of his compatriot World Championship silver medalist, Nicholas Paul. He retired after the 2019 Pan American Games.
Phillip's later career and early retirement were clouded by recreational drug issues. He was stripped of a gold and silver medal from the 2019 Pan American Games after a doping sample was found to contain cannabis, a prohibited though not performance enhancing drug. In 2023, Phillip was arrested and bailed after being found in possession of marijuana and a loaded pistol.
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2009 1st Trinidad and Tobago National Championships – Junior road race 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 1st Sprint 3rd Team sprint Pan American Road and Track Championships 3rd Team sprint 2011 US Grand Prix of Sprinting 1st Sprint 1st Keirin Pan American Games 3rd Sprint 2012 Pan American Road and Track Championships 1st Sprint Summer Olympics 4th Sprint 2013 1st Goloconda – Chase Village 1st Keirin, Madison Cup 1st Sprint, Challenge International sur piste Fastest Man on Wheels 1st Sprint 2nd Keirin 2nd Sprint, Round 1 – Manchester, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup 3rd Sprint, US Grand Prix of Sprinting
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