Simon Phelan
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| Born | 26 February 1986 Galway, Republic of Ireland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Simon Phelan (born 26 February 1986) is an Irish born athlete who now competes for Jersey as a high jumper. He won the high jump event at the 2011 Island Games.
Personal life
Phelan was born in Galway, Republic of Ireland, but moved to Jersey as a child.[2] Phelan has a degree in coaching and sports development from the University of Bath, and as of 2014, he was studying for a PhD at the University of Birmingham.[1]
Career
In 2005, he won the high jump event at the South of England Championships with a height of 2.10m.[2] Phelan represented Jersey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne; he finished 18th in the qualifying round of the event, with a height of 2.05.[3] Phelan and Lauren Therin were the only Jersey athletics competitors at the Games.[2] Phelan won the high jump event at the 2011 Island Games with a height of 2.10m, 15 cm higher than any other competitor.[4] Whilst studying at the University of Bath, Phelan competed for TeamBath.[2] In 2015, Phelan jumped 2.16m at an event in Bedford; in doing so, he broke his personal best by 1 cm, and also broke the Jersey national record.[5] Phelan competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow; he finished last in his qualifying pool, with a jump of 2.06m. After the event, he said that it was "probably the worst I've jumped for a year".[6] Phelan also came fourth at the 2015 Island Games in Jersey, which was won by fellow Jersey athlete Jason Fox.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Simon Phelan". Glasgow 2014. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Simon Phelan". TeamBath. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics: High jump". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics - High Jump Men". 2011 Island Games. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Phelan's big lift-off". Jersey Evening Post. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Jersey's Simon Phelan rues poor high jump show". BBC Sport. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics: Flurry of medals for Jersey in high jump and triple jump". ITV News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics: High Jump Men". 2015 Island Games. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
