[1] Phillipson finished second behind Patrick Ogilvie in the pole vault event at the 1932 AAA Championships[2][3] and finished third behind Danilo Innocenti in the pole vault event at the 1933 AAA Championships.
[4][5][6] Phillipson became the national pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1934 AAA Championships.
[7][8][9] Shortly afterwards, he was then selected to compete for England in the pole vault at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.
[10] Phillipson represented Salford Harriers[11] and the Doncaster Plant Works AC.
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