Joel Phillip
Joel Japheth Phillip (born September 12, 1987 in St. George's) is a retired Grenadian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] He set a personal best time of 45.29 seconds, by finishing ninth at the 2008 Pac-10 Conference Championships in Tempe, Arizona.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Japheth Phillip |
| Nationality | Grenada |
| Born | 12 September 1987 St. George's, Grenada |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Grenada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprint |
| College team | Arizona State Sun Devils (USA) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 45.29 s (2008) |
Phillip represented Grenada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 400 metres, along with his teammate Alleyne Francique. He ran in the sixth heat against seven other athletes, including Trinidad and Tobago's Renny Quow and Bahamas' Michael Mathieu. He finished the race in sixth place by sixteen hundredths of a second (0.16) ahead of Puerto Rico's Félix Martínez, with a time of 46.30 seconds. Phillip, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.[3]
Phillip was a member of the track and field team for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and a graduate of recreation and exercise management at the Arizona State University in Tempe.
After leaving competition Joel went on to coach at Lehman College [4] and then at the University of the District of Columbia.[5]
Achievements Edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Grenada | |||||
| 2002 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | High Jump | 1.85m[6] |
| 3rd | 4x400m Relay | 3:27.32[7] | |||
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Long Jump | 6.98 [8] |
| 3rd | Triple Jump | 14.06 (-0.9 m/s)[9] | |||
| 3rd | High Jump | 1.95[10] | |||
| 4th | 4x100m Relay | 42.59 [11] | |||
| 5th | 4x400m Relay | 3:26.57[12] | |||
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2nd | Heptathlon | 4660[13] |
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Heptathlon | 4803[14] |
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 6th h | 400m | 46.30[15] |
References Edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "ASU Track & Field Heads to CSUN for NCAA West Region". Sun Devils Athletics. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ . NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Olympian Joel Phillip Named Lehman Track Coach".
- ^ "Joel Phillip - Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach".
- ^ http://www.cfpitiming.com/2002%20track%20events/Carifta%202002/Carifta_Results_2002.htm
- ^ http://www.cfpitiming.com/2002%20track%20events/Carifta%202002/Carifta_Results_2002.htm
- ^ "male results day 3 carifta 2003".
- ^ "male results day 2 carifta 2003".
- ^ "Male results day 1 carifta 2003".
- ^ "male results day 2 carifta 2003".
- ^ "male results day 3 carifta 2003".
- ^ http://www.cfpitiming.com/2004%20Outdoor%20Season/Carifta%20Games%202004/Full%20meet%20results%20male.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Meet Results".
- ^ "Beijing 2008 400m men Results - Olympic athletics".
External links Edit
- Joel Phillip at World Athletics