Nationality British Height 1.71 m Weight 55 kg | Name Phelan Hill Role Olympic athlete | |
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Event(s) Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four Similar People Profiles | ||
The coxswain – the jockey of rowing
Phelan Hill (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. In 2016, he competed in the Men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.
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- The coxswain the jockey of rowing
- Gb cox phelan hill how to tackle your 2k for the nation on trial
- Early life
- 2014
- 2015
- Olympic Games
- World Championships
- World Cups
- References
Gb cox phelan hill how to tackle your 2k for the nation on trial
Early life
Hill was born and brought up in Bedford, and attended Bedford School, where he first learnt to row. He later attended the University of Leicester where he graduated in 2001 with a degree in Law (LLB).
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.
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.