Brendan Anthony John Reilly OLY (born 23 December 1972 in Shipley, West Yorkshire)[1] is a retired two-time Olympic high jumper.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 23 December 1972 Shipley, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Spouse | |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain (England) Ireland |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Belgrave Harriers, Corby AC |
Athletics career edit
Reilly won medals at the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Cuba and bronze at the 1995 Summer Universiade. 5 times English Schools Champion, former world record holder for 15 year olds (2.12 m), five times British Senior Champion, European and World Schools Champion. Broke the British junior record at 17 with 2m 27 cm in May 1990. First British teenager to jump over 2.30 m and a personal best of 2.32 m.
He represented England in the high jump event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] Four years later he represented England in the high jump again, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6][7]
His personal bests in the event are 2.31 metres outdoors (1992) and 2.32 metres indoors (2000).
Personal life edit
Reilly is married to Irish Olympic sprinter Sarah Reilly.
He is also an artist with work on display for the Art of the Olympians (AOTO).[8][9]
Brendan is also an accomplished golfer having represented Corby GC and is former holder of the Pam St Clement Trophy.
Competition record edit
References edit
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Brendan Reilly at World Athletics
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Brendan Reilly: High Jump / Drawing /Writer". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Faulds, Callum (1 June 2022). "Corby double Olympian has artwork selected for London exhibition". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
