Phelan Hill

Phelan Hill

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Residence	Putney, London
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Men's Eight, Men's Coxed Four
Club	Leander Club and London Rowing Club
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Men's eight World Championships 2013 Chungju M8+ 2014 Amsterdam M8+ 2015 Aiguebelette M8+ 2010 Karapiro M8+ 2011 Bled M8+ European Championships 2015 Poznan Eight 2014 Belgrade M8+

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. Hill is the coxswain of the British eight.

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.

Rowing

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.

Rowing medals

Olympic Games

• 2012 London – Bronze, Men's Eight

World Championships

• 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

• 2007 Amsterdam – Gold, Eight
• 2009 Banyoles – Bronze, Eight
• 2009 Munich – Bronze, Eight
• 2010 Bled – Gold, Eight
• 2010 Munich – Bronze, Eight
• 2010 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight
• 2011 Munich – Silver, Eight
• 2011 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight
• 2012 Belgrade – Silver, Eight
• 2012 Lucerne – Silver, Eight
• 2012 Munich – Bronze, Eight