Simon Phelan

Simon Phelan (born 26 February 1986) is an Irish academic and former athlete, who is currently a lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. As an athlete, Phelan competed for Jersey as a high jumper, and 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]
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineSports
Institutions
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Island Games 1 0 0
Representing  Jersey
High jump
Island Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Isle of WightHigh jump
Updated on 11 September 2016.

Sports career

Phelan was born in Galway, Republic of Ireland, but moved to Jersey as a child.[2] 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] Phelan retired due to an injury.[9]

Academic career

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] After retiring from high jump, Phelan decided that he didn't want to be a coach, and instead focused on research.[9] He worked at the University of Northampton and the University of Birmingham, and since 2017, Phelan has been a lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.[10]

References
  1. "Simon Phelan". Glasgow 2014. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Simon Phelan". TeamBath. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. "Athletics: High jump". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "Athletics - High Jump Men". 2011 Island Games. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. "Phelan's big lift-off". Jersey Evening Post. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. "Glasgow 2014: Jersey's Simon Phelan rues poor high jump show". BBC Sport. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. "Athletics: Flurry of medals for Jersey in high jump and triple jump". ITV News. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. "Athletics: High Jump Men". 2015 Island Games. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. "Coach Developer Conservations (S2) (EP 5) Simon Phelan - Moving from Athlete to Coach Developer". UK Coaching. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. "Dr Simon Phelan". Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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