Joel Phillip

Joel Japheth Phillip (born September 12, 1987 in St. George's) is a retired Grenadian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] He set a personal best time of 45.29 seconds, by finishing ninth at the 2008 Pac-10 Conference Championships in Tempe, Arizona.[2]

Joel Phillip OLY
Personal information
Full nameJoel Japheth Phillip
Nationality Grenada
Born (1987-09-12) 12 September 1987
St. George's, Grenada
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGrenada
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
College teamArizona State Sun Devils (USA)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.29 s (2008)

Phillip represented Grenada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 400 metres, along with his teammate Alleyne Francique. He ran in the sixth heat against seven other athletes, including Trinidad and Tobago's Renny Quow and Bahamas' Michael Mathieu. He finished the race in sixth place by sixteen hundredths of a second (0.16) ahead of Puerto Rico's Félix Martínez, with a time of 46.30 seconds. Phillip, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.[3]

Phillip was a member of the track and field team for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and a graduate of recreation and exercise management at the Arizona State University in Tempe.

After leaving competition Joel went on to coach at Lehman College [4] and then at the University of the District of Columbia.[5]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Grenada
2002 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 5th High Jump 1.85m[6]
3rd 4x400m Relay 3:27.32[7]
2003 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Long Jump 6.98 [8]
3rd Triple Jump 14.06 (-0.9 m/s)[9]
3rd High Jump 1.95[10]
4th 4x100m Relay 42.59 [11]
5th 4x400m Relay 3:26.57[12]
2004 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd Heptathlon 4660[13]
2005 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Heptathlon 4803[14]
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 6th h 400m 46.30[15]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joel Phillip". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. "ASU Track & Field Heads to CSUN for NCAA West Region". Sun Devils Athletics. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 400m Round 1 – Heat 6". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. http://www.lehmanathletics.com/news/2015/8/5/MXC_0805150848.aspx
  5. http://www.udcfirebirds.com/information/directory/bios/Phillip?view=bio
  6. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2002%20track%20events/Carifta%202002/Carifta_Results_2002.htm
  7. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2002%20track%20events/Carifta%202002/Carifta_Results_2002.htm
  8. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2003%20outdoor%20season/Carifta%202003/male%20results%20day%203%20carifta%202003.htm
  9. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2003%20outdoor%20season/Carifta%202003/male%20results%20day%202%20carifta%202003.htm
  10. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2003%20outdoor%20season/Carifta%202003/male%20results%20day%201%20carifta%202003.htm
  11. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2003%20outdoor%20season/Carifta%202003/male%20results%20day%202%20carifta%202003.htm
  12. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2003%20outdoor%20season/Carifta%202003/male%20results%20day%203%20carifta%202003.htm
  13. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2004%20Outdoor%20Season/Carifta%20Games%202004/Full%20meet%20results%20male.pdf
  14. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2005%20Outdoor%20Season/Carifta%20Games%202005/index.htm
  15. https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2008/athletics/400m-men
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