Brendan Reilly (athlete)

Brendan Anthony John Reilly (born 23 December 1972 in Shipley, West Yorkshire)^[1] is a retired two-time Olympic high jumper.^[2]

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).

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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	16th	2.11 m
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	15th (q)	2.10 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	19th (q)	2.20 m
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	5th	2.23 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	10th	2.20 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	2.23 m
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	3rd	2.26 m
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	7th	2.24 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	21st (q)	2.20 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	7th	2.26 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (q)	2.20 m
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	7th	2.25 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	14th (q)	2.20 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th (q)	2.24 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	2.27 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	27th (q)	2.23 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	2.24 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	2.24 m
Representing  Ireland
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	2.29 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st (q)	2.25 m No mark in the final.
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	23rd (q)	2.20 m

• List of eligibility transfers in athletics

• Official website
• Brendan Reilly at Olympedia (archive)