Phelan Hill MBE[1] (born 21 July 1979) is a British rowing coxswain. He is a three-time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist. 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.

Phelan Hill
MBE
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Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 (age 45)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Sport
SportRowing
Event(s)Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four
ClubLeander Club and London Rowing Club
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's eight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju M8+
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam M8+
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette M8+
Silver medal – second place 2010 Karapiro M8+
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bled M8+
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Poznan Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Belgrade M8+

Early life

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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

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2011

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He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a silver medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, James Foad, Alex Partridge, Moe Sbihi, Greg Searle, Tom Ransley and Daniel Ritchie.[6]

2013

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He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, 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 Nash and Will Satch.[7]

2014

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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.[8] He competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch, Matt Gotrel, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Tom Ransley and Constantine Louloudis.[9]

2015

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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.[10] He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Matt Gotrel, Constantine Louloudis, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Moe Sbihi, Alex Gregory, George Nash and Will Satch.[11]

Rowing medals

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Olympic Games

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World Championships

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World Cups

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Year Honours" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Phelan Hill Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Phelan Hill". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Phelan Hill | Biographies". British Rowing. 21 July 1979. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ^ Keeling, Philip (21 July 2016). "Leicester law graduate to compete at Rio Olympics". University of Leicester. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. ^ Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results Archived 15 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ WEHORR Results = 2015 Archived 15 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ 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.