Brendan Reilly (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British/ Irish |
| Born | 23 December 1972 Shipley, England |
| 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 |
Brendan Anthony John Reilly (born 23 December 1972)[1] is a retired two-time Olympic high jumper.[2]
Athletics career
[edit]Reilly won medals at the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Cuba and bronze at the 1995 Summer Universiade. He was a five-times English Schools Champion, a former world record holder for 15 year olds (2.12 m) and a European and World Schools champion. He 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.[citation needed]
He represented England in the high jump event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, 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] He finished his career competing for Ireland.
Reilly was a four-times British high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1994 AAA Championships[8] and the 1997 AAA Championships[9] in addition to winning the 1992 and 1997 UK Athletics Championships.
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).[10][11]
Brendan is also an accomplished golfer having represented Corby GC and is former holder of the Pam St Clement Trophy.
Competition record
[edit]
See also
[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.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Athletes from Yorkshire
- Irish male high jumpers
- British male high jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Ireland
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- English male high jumpers
- English people of Irish descent
- Alumni of Loughborough University