Theodore Denis 'Theo' Phelan

Theodore Denis ‘Theo’ Phelan

Athletics

BIOGRAPHY

Theo Phelan competed in the men’s triple jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, having won the national triple jump title earlier that year with a jump of 14.25m – a ‘distance long unfamiliar to modern sports-goers’ according to the athletic press.

Phelan finished 19th with a best jump of 13.73m, in the Amsterdam Games.

Team Ireland Number

Gender

Male

Discipline

Triple Jump

Games

Amsterdam 1928

Olympic Results

19th (triple jump, best jump 13.73m), Amsterdam 1928

Date Of Birth

September 12, 1908

Personal Best

Triple jump: 14.25m (1928 - national title)

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