Phelan Hill
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 21 July 1979 Bedford,Bedfordshire,England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Event(s) | Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four |
| Club | Leander ClubandLondon Rowing Club |
Medal record | |
Phelan HillMBE[1](born 21 July 1979) is a Britishrowingcoxswain.He is a three-time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist. He competed in theMen's eightevent at the2012 Summer Olympics,winning a bronze medal.[2][3]In 2016, he competed in theMen's eightevent at the2016 Summer Olympics,winning the gold medal.
Early life[edit]
Hill was born and brought up inBedford,and attendedBedford School,where he first learnt to row.[4]He later attended theUniversity of Leicesterwhere he graduated in 2001 with a degree in Law (LLB).[5]
Rowing[edit]
2011[edit]
He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the2011 World Rowing ChampionshipsinBled,where he won a silver medal as part of the eight withNathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell,Cameron Nichol,James Foad,Alex Partridge,Moe Sbihi,Greg Searle,Tom RansleyandDaniel Ritchie.[6]
2013[edit]
He competed at the2013 World Rowing ChampionshipsinChungju,where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Daniel Ritchie, Tom Ransley,Alex Gregory,Pete Reed,Moe Sbihi,Andrew Triggs Hodge,George NashandWill Satch.[7]
2014[edit]
On 17 March 2014 Hill coxed the composite crew that won theWomen's Eights Head of the River Raceon theRiver Thamesin London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km)Championship CoursefromMortlaketoPutney.[8]He competed at the2014 World Rowing ChampionshipsinBosbaan,Amsterdam,where he won a gold medal as part of the eight withNathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell,Matthew Tarrant,Will Satch,Matt Gotrel,Pete Reed,Paul Bennett,Tom Ransley andConstantine Louloudis.[9]
2015[edit]
On 14 March 2015 Hill coxed the composite crew that won theWomen's Eights Head of the River Raceon the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km)Championship CoursefromMortlaketoPutney.[10]He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the2015 World Rowing ChampionshipsatLac d'Aiguebelettein France, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight withMatt Gotrel,Constantine Louloudis, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett,Moe Sbihi,Alex Gregory,George Nashand Will Satch.[11]
Rowing medals[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
- 2012 London– Bronze, Men's Eight
- 2016 Rio– Gold, Men's Eight[12]
World Championships[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 2007Amsterdam– Gold, Eight
- 2009Banyoles– Bronze, Eight
- 2009Munich– Bronze, Eight
- 2010Bled– Gold, Eight
- 2010Munich– Bronze, Eight
- 2010Lucerne– Bronze, Eight
- 2011Munich– Silver, Eight
- 2011Lucerne– Bronze, Eight
- 2012Belgrade– Silver, Eight
- 2012Lucerne– Silver, Eight
- 2012Munich– Bronze, Eight
References[edit]
- ^"2017 New Year Honours"(PDF).gov.uk.Retrieved31 December2016.
- ^"Phelan Hill Olympic Results".Sports Reference.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved1 August2012.
- ^"Phelan Hill".London 2012.Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2012.Retrieved1 August2012.
- ^"Phelan Hill | Biographies".British Rowing. 21 July 1979.Retrieved15 August2012.
- ^Keeling, Philip (21 July 2016)."Leicester law graduate to compete at Rio Olympics".University of Leicester.Retrieved13 August2016.
- ^"2011 World Rowing Championships".WorldRowing.com.World Rowing Federation.Archived fromthe originalon 19 March 2016.Retrieved20 August2020.
- ^"2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information".WorldRowing.com.International Rowing Federation.Retrieved20 August2020.
- ^Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 resultsArchived15 August 2013 at theWayback Machine
- ^"2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information".WorldRowing.com.International Rowing Federation.Retrieved19 August2020.
- ^WEHORR Results = 2015Archived15 August 2013 at theWayback Machine
- ^"2015 World Rowing Championships results".World Rowing.Retrieved18 August2020.
- ^John, Emma (13 August 2016)."Britain's men's eight row to Olympic gold glory as women take silver".The Observer.Retrieved14 August2016.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- English male rowers
- British male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bedford
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- People educated at Bedford School
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- British coxswains (rowing)
- Members of Leander Club
- Alumni of the University of Leicester
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- European Rowing Championships medalists