Phelan Hill
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
21 July 1979 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
| Residence | Putney, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Event(s) | Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four |
| Club | Leander Club and London Rowing Club |
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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.
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]
Rowing medals
Olympic Games
- 2012 London – Bronze, Men's Eight
- 2016 Rio – Gold, Men's Eight[8]
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. 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.
- ↑ 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.
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