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Theodore Denis ‘Theo’ Phelan

Medals Won

Athlete Information

Date of Birth

12th September 1908

Gender

male

Hometown

Club Team School Or University

Competitor information

Team Ireland Number

62

Sport

Discipline

Triple Jump

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Triple jump: 14.25m (1928 - national title)

Games Attended

Amsterdam 1928

Olympic Results

Game

Result

Amsterdam 1928

19th (triple jump, best jump 13.73m)

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.

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