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
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.
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
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
See also
References
- ^ 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.