Joel Japheth Phillip (born September 12, 1987 in St. George's) is a retired Grenadian sprinter, who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He set a personal best time of 45.29 seconds, by finishing ninth at the 2008 Pac-10 Conference Championships in

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. Phillip represented

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 400 metres, along with his teammate

Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique (born June 7, 1976) is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006. He won his first wor ...

. He ran in the sixth heat against seven other athletes, including Trinidad and Tobago's

Renny Quow Renny Quow (born 25 August 1987) is a Trinidadian male track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and has made it to both the Olympic and World Finals in the event, a rare feat for athletes from the Caribbean in the 400m. He compe ...

and Bahamas'

Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu (born 24 June 1984) is a retired Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 20 ...

. He finished the race in sixth place by sixteen hundredths of a second (0.16) ahead of Puerto Rico's Félix Martínez, with a time of 46.30 seconds. Phillip, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round. Phillip was a member of the track and field team for the

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, and a graduate of recreation and exercise management at the

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in Tempe. After leaving competition Joel went on to coach at Lehman College and then at the University of the District of Columbia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillip, Joel Grenadian male sprinters Living people Olympic athletes for Grenada Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from St. George's, Grenada Arizona State University alumni Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes 1987 births