# Isa Phillips
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{{short description|Jamaican hurdler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Isa Phillips
| image = Isa Phillips.jpg
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| caption = Phillips at Mannheim DLV Competition 2011
| nationality = {{JAM}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|1.93|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|84|kg|abbr=on}}
| sport = [Running](/source/Running)
| event = [400 metres](/source/400_metres), [400 metre hurdles](/source/400_metre_hurdles)
| collegeteam =
| pb =
| updated = 23 January 2015
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [Athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games)|[400 m hurdles](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold |[2008 Cali](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships) | 400m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Junior Championships](/source/Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2003 Bridgetown](/source/2003_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships)|400 m hurdles}}
{{MedalBronze|[2003 Bridgetown](/source/2003_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships)|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|[CARIFTA Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games)
Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalGold |[2003 Port of Spain](/source/2003_CARIFTA_Games) | 4x400 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver |[2003 Port of Spain](/source/2003_CARIFTA_Games) | 400 m hurdles}}
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}}
'''Isa Phillips''' (born 22 April 1984) is a [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica)n [hurdling](/source/hurdling) [athlete](/source/Track_and_field_athletics) who specialises in the [400 metres hurdles](/source/400_metres_hurdles).[
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The [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica) native made his international debut at the [2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics](/source/2001_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics), 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 [Arlington, Texas](/source/Arlington%2C_Texas).[
His first major competition was the [2007 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics) where he finished fourth in the heats. The following year he represented [Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics](/source/Jamaica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) and reached the semi-finals of the 400 m hurdles. He closed the season with a bronze medal win at the [2008 World Athletics Final](/source/2008_World_Athletics_Final), finishing behind compatriot [Danny McFarlane](/source/Danny_McFarlane) and American [Kerron Clement](/source/Kerron_Clement).][
He lowered his personal best to 48.36 seconds at the [Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa](/source/Grande_Pr%C3%AAmio_Brasil_Caixa) meet in May 2009, making him the sixth fastest Jamaican in the event.][Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). [http://www.iaaf.org/GP09/news/kind=100/newsid=50699.html Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour]. [IAAF](/source/IAAF). Retrieved on 2009-05-30.] He again improved at the Jamaican national championships, qualifying for the [2009 World Championships](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics) with a world-leading time of 48.05 s; [Winthrop Graham](/source/Winthrop_Graham) and [Danny McFarlane](/source/Danny_McFarlane) were the only Jamaicans who had faster times.[Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51359.html Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles - JAM Champs, Day 2]. [IAAF](/source/IAAF). Retrieved on 2009-06-28.]
Phillips ran track collegiately at [Louisiana State University](/source/LSU_Tigers).[{{Citation
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| publisher = [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers)
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| accessdate = 23 January 2015
| archive-date = 14 November 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171114052709/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200
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==Personal bests==
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
!Event
!Time (seconds)
!Venue
!Date
|-
|[200 metres](/source/200_metres)
|21.05 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
|[Baton Rouge](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana), United States
|18 April 2009
|-
|[400 metres hurdles](/source/400_metres_hurdles)
|48.05
|[Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), Jamaica
|27 June 2009
|-
|[800 metres](/source/800_metres) (indoor)
|1:52.17
|[Albuquerque](/source/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico), United States
|21 January 2006
|}
*All information taken from IAAF profile.[[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=184612/index.html Phillips Isa biography]. [IAAF](/source/IAAF). Retrieved on 2009-05-30.]
==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}}
|-
|2001
|[World Youth Championships](/source/2001_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Debrecen](/source/Debrecen), Hungary
|13th (sf)
|400m hurdles (84 cm)
|54.03
|-
|rowspan=4|2003
|rowspan=2|[CARIFTA Games](/source/2003_CARIFTA_Games) (U20)
|rowspan=2|[Port of Spain](/source/Port_of_Spain), Trinidad and Tobago
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400m hurdles
|51.29
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:09.70
|-
|rowspan=2|[Pan American Junior Championships](/source/2003_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships)
|rowspan=2|[Bridgetown](/source/Bridgetown), Barbados
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400m hurdles
|50.95
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:12.41
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2|[NACAC Under-23 Championships](/source/2004_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)
|rowspan=2|[Sherbrooke](/source/Sherbrooke), Canada
|5th
|400m hurdles
|[51.00](/source/2004_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[3:05.79](/source/2004_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|2006
|[NACAC Under-23 Championships](/source/2006_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), Dominican Republic
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|400m hurdles
|[49.80](/source/2006_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|2007
|[World Championships](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Osaka](/source/Osaka), Japan
|16th (sf)
|400m hurdles
|[49.47](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles)
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships)
|[Cali](/source/Cali), Colombia
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400m hurdles
|[49.98](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) '''A'''
|-
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics)
|[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China
|9th (sf)
|400m hurdles
|[48.85](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles)
|-
|[World Athletics Final](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Athletics_Final)
|[Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart), Germany
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|400m hurdles
|49.22
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=2|[World Championships](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|rowspan=2|[Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany
|10th (sf)
|400m hurdles
|[48.93](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles)
|-
|11th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[3:04.45](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)
|-
|[World Athletics Final](/source/2009_IAAF_World_Athletics_Final)
|[Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki), Greece
| —
|400m hurdles
|[DQ](/source/2009_IAAF_World_Athletics_Final_results)
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[World Championships](/source/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Daegu](/source/Daegu), South Korea
|10th (sf)
|400m hurdles
|[49.16](/source/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles)
|-
|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games)
|[Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara), Mexico
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400m hurdles
|[48.82](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles) '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2013_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Morelia](/source/Morelia), Mexico
|7th
|400m hurdles
|[51.24](/source/2013_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) '''A'''
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Moscow](/source/Moscow), Russia
|13th (sf)
|400m hurdles
|[49.28](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres_hurdles)
|-
|2014
|[Pan American Sports Festival](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Pan_American_Sports_Festival)
|[Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City), Mexico
|4th
|400m hurdles
|[50.42](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Pan_American_Sports_Festival_%E2%80%93_Results) '''A'''
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/isa-phillips-1.html |title=Isa Phillips |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803231557/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/isa-phillips-1.html |archive-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead}}
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Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Jamaican men hurdlers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Category:LSU Tigers track and field athletes
Category:Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
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