Isa Phillips (born 22 April 1984) is a

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who specialises in the

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. The Kingston native made his international debut at the

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, finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles semi-finals. He won the national under-18s championship in the event in 2001. Phillips took to the senior circuit in 2003 and broke the 50-second-barrier in 2005, setting a personal best of 49.96 seconds in

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. His first major competition was the

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where he finished fourth in the heats. The following year he represented

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and reached the semi-finals of the 400 m hurdles. He closed the season with a bronze medal win at the

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, finishing behind compatriot Danny McFarlane and American

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. He lowered his personal best to 48.36 seconds at the

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meet in May 2009, making him the sixth fastest Jamaican in the event. He again improved at the Jamaican national championships, qualifying for the 2009 World Championships with a world-leading time of 48.05 s;

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and Danny McFarlane were the only Jamaicans who had faster times.Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28)
Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles - JAM Champs , Day 2

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. Retrieved on 2009-06-28. Phillips ran track collegiately at

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Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.Phillips Isa biography

. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.

Competition record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Isa 1984 births Living people Jamaican male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Jamaica LSU Tigers track and field athletes Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games