Phelan Hill
Phelan Hill MBE[1] (born 21 July 1979) is a British rowing coxswain. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[2][3] In 2016, he competed in the Men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | 21 July 1979
Residence | Putney, London, England |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Event(s) | Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four |
Club | Leander Club and London Rowing Club |
Early life
Hill was born and brought up in Bedford, and attended Bedford School, where he first learnt to row.[4] He later attended the University of Leicester where he graduated in 2001 with a degree in Law (LLB).[5]
Rowing
2014
On 17 March 2014 Hill coxed the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.[6]
2015
On 14 March 2015 Hill coxed the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.[7] He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Matt Gotrel, Constantine Louloudis, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Moe Sbihi, Alex Gregory, George Nash and Will Satch.[8]
Rowing medals
Olympic Games
- 2012 London – Bronze, Men's Eight
- 2016 Rio – Gold, Men's Eight[9]
World Championships
- 2010 Karapiro – Silver, Men's Eight
- 2011 Bled – Silver, Men's Eight
- 2013 Chungju – Gold, Men's Eight
- 2014 Amsterdam – Gold, Men's Eight
- 2015 Aiguebelette – Gold, Men's Eight
World Cups
- 2007 Amsterdam – Gold, Eight
- 2009 Banyoles – Bronze, Eight
- 2009 Munich – Bronze, Eight
- 2010 Bled – Gold, Eight
- 2010 Munich – Bronze, Eight
- 2010 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight
- 2011 Munich – Silver, Eight
- 2011 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight
- 2012 Belgrade – Silver, Eight
- 2012 Lucerne – Silver, Eight
- 2012 Munich – Bronze, Eight
References
- "2017 New Year Honours" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Phelan Hill Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- "Phelan Hill". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- "Phelan Hill | Biographies". British Rowing. 21 July 1979. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- Keeling, Philip (21 July 2016). "Leicester law graduate to compete at Rio Olympics". University of Leicester. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results Archived 15 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- WEHORR Results = 2015 Archived 15 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- John, Emma (13 August 2016). "Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver". The Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2016.