Simon Phelan

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.

Simon Phelan
Personal information
Born (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986
Galway, Republic of Ireland[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Island Games 1 0 0
Representing  Jersey
High jump
Island Games
2011 Isle of WightHigh jump
Updated on 11 September 2016.

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
  1. "Simon Phelan". Glasgow 2014. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Simon Phelan". TeamBath. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. "Athletics: High jump". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "Athletics - High Jump Men". 2011 Island Games. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. "Phelan's big lift-off". Jersey Evening Post. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. "Glasgow 2014: Jersey's Simon Phelan rues poor high jump show". BBC Sport. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. "Athletics: Flurry of medals for Jersey in high jump and triple jump". ITV News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. "Athletics: High Jump Men". 2015 Island Games. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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