Joel Japheth Phillip (born September 12, 1987 in St. George's) is a retired Grenadian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. He set a personal best time of 45.29 seconds, by finishing ninth at the 2008 Pac-10 Conference Championships in Tempe, Arizona.
Phillip represented Grenada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 400 metres, along with his teammate Alleyne Francique. He ran in the sixth heat against seven other athletes, including Trinidad and Tobago's Renny Quow and Bahamas' Michael Mathieu. 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 Arizona State Sun Devils, and a graduate of recreation and exercise management at the Arizona State University in Tempe.
After leaving competition Joel went on to coach at Lehman College and then at the University of the District of Columbia.
Achievements Representing 2002 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas5th High Jump1.85m3rd4x400m Relay3:27.32 2003 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1stLong Jump6.98 3rdTriple Jump14.06 (-0.9 m/s)3rdHigh Jump 1.954th4x100m Relay42.59 5th4x400m Relay3:26.57 2004CARIFTA Games (U-20) Hamilton, Bermuda2ndHeptathlon46602005CARIFTA Games (U-20)Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago1stHeptathlon48032008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China6th h400m46.30
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External links
Profile – Arizona State Sun Devils NBC 2008 Olympics profile