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Jeff Riseley
Australian middle-distance runner

Jeff Riseley

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Australian middle-distance runner
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Biography

Jeffrey Riseley (born 11 November 1986, Dandenong) is an accomplished Australian middle-distance runner. Riseley has competed in numerous prestigious competitions including the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

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

2007

Jeff 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 Jeff also competed at the Summer Universiade competition.

2008

In 2008 Riseley competed in his first Olympics: the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. Jeff only competed in the 1500 metres event (not the 800 metres) coming 44th with a time of 3:53.95. This was Riseley's only major competition in 2008.

2009

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

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand9th (sf)800 m1:48.33
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan40th (h)800 m1:47.44
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China47th (h)1500 m3:53.95
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (sf)1500 m3:38.00
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea28th (h)1500 m3:42.22
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom23rd (h)800 m1:46.99
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom11th (sf)800 m1:47.82
5th1500 m3:40.27
Continental CupMarrakech, Morocco5th800 m1:46.20
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China800 m1:46.79 (h)
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (h)800 m1:46.93

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