Jeff Riseley

Jeffrey Riseley (born 11 November 1986, Dandenong[1]) is an Australian middle-distance runner.[2] Riseley competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jeff Riseley
Jeff Riseley (in yellow jersey) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986
Dandenong, Australia
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)800 metres and 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 48.26 (2007)
800 m:: 1:44.48 (2012)
1000 m: 2:16.09 (2014)
1500 m:: 3:32.93 (2009)
Mile: 3:51.25 (2009)

Career

Riseley was seven when he began to participate in athletics.[3] His family encouraged him as it would enable him to meet other children after the family had moved house.[3]

Riseley's first major competition was the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, competing in the Men's 800 metres. Riseley performed quite poorly achieving 40th place and a time of 1:48.33. In 2007 he also competed at the Summer Universiade competition.

In 2008 Riseley competed in his first Olympics held in Beijing, China. He only competed in the 1500 metres event, coming 44th with a time of 3:53.95. This was Riseley's only major competition in 2008.

He won the 2009 Australian title, his first national title, in Brisbane.[3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 9th (sf) 800 m 1:48.33
World Championships Osaka, Japan 40th (h) 800 m 1:47.44
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 47th (h) 1500 m 3:53.95
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (sf) 1500 m 3:38.00
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 28th (h) 1500 m 3:42.22
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 800 m 1:46.99
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 800 m 1:46.12
5th 1500 m 3:40.27
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 5th 800 m 1:46.20
2015 World Championships Beijing, China (sf inj) 800 m 1:46.79 (h)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (h) 800 m 1:46.93

References
  1. "Jeff Riseley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "Jeffrey Riseley". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Jeffrey Riseley Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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