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
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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