Brendan Reilly
Personal information | |
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Born |
Shipley, United Kingdom | 23 December 1972
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | High jump |
Club | Belgrave Harriers, Corby AC |
Brendan Anthony John Reilly (born 23 December 1972 in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England[1]) is a retired Irish athlete who competed in the high jump.[2] He switched his allegiance from Great Britain in 1999. Reilly represented Great Britain at the 1992 and Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, both times failing to reach the final. His only major medal was the bronze at the 1995 Summer Universiade.
His personal bests in the event are 2.29 metres outdoors (1999) and 2.28 metres indoors (2000). Brendan is married to an Irish sprinter, Sarah Reilly.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | ||||
1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 16th | 2.11 m |
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 15th (q) | 2.10 m |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 19th (q) | 2.20 m | |
1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 5th | 2.23 m |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 10th | 2.20 m |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 16th (q) | 2.23 m | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 21st (q) | 2.20 m |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 2.26 m |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 16th (q) | 2.20 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 7th | 2.25 m | |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (q) | 2.20 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th (q) | 2.24 m | |
Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | 2.27 m | |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 27th (q) | 2.23 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | 2.24 m |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5th | 2.24 m | |
Representing Ireland | ||||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | 2.29 m |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st (q) | 2.25 m[3] |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (q) | 2.20 m |
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference profile
- ↑ Brendan Reilly profile at IAAF
- ↑ No mark in the final.