RISELEY Jeffrey

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Place of birth: DANDENONG, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : ELWOOD, VIC

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	800m	1500m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (1:46.93)	-
2012	London, GBR	1R (1:46.99)	-
2008	Beijing, CHN	-	Heats (3:53.95)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m	1500m
2015	Beijing, CHN	SF (DNS)	-
2011	Daegu, KOR	-	Heats (3:42.22)
2009	Berlin, GER	-	SF (3:38.00)
2007	Osaka, JPN	Heats (1:47.44)	-

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	800m
2021	1 x 10th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
10	2021	800m	Gateshead, GBR	1:50.05

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2018	800m	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	1:47.92

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Jeffa, Jeff (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 01 Jul 2016; athsvic.org.au, 02 Apr 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Exercise Science, Sport Management - Deakin University, Australia

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Fast 8 Track Club [Australia]

Coach:

Justin Rinaldi [club]

Debut:

2007 for Australia (atheletics.com.au, 09 Aug 2010)

Injuries:

In 2018 he underwent Achilles surgery. (runnerstribe.com, 02 Jul 2021; heraldsun.com.au, 21 Jun 2021)

He withdrew from the semifinals of the 800m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. (foxsports.com.au, 14 Mar 2016; sbs.com.au, 23 Aug 2015)

He missed the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, after requiring surgery because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

In 2007 he suffered a stress fracture to the navicular bone in his foot. (jeffriseley.com.au, 09 Aug 2010)

Start:

He got involved in athletics at age seven. He competed in high jump while he was growing up, and began focusing on middle distance running at age 17. (runnerstribe.com, 02 Jul 2021; athletics.com.au, 23 Aug 2007)

Reason:

His family had just moved and his mother wanted him to meet some of the other children in the area. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

Hero:

British middle distance runner Steve Ovett, US middle distance runner Dave Wottle. (vis.org, 2012)

Influence:

His first coach Richard Huggins. (jeffriseley.com.au, 09 Aug 2010)

Ritual:

"Before a race in the 24 or 48 hours or even 72 I start visualising how the race is going to go or where I need to be. If you're thinking too much 10 seconds before a race, you're stuffed." (AthsvicTV YouTube channel, 20 Aug 2015)

Philosophy:

"Success is not fatal. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." (vis.org.au, 14 Mar 2011)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2018 he considered retiring from the sport after enduring an Achilles injury. "It's been a challenging five years since Rio Olympics [speaking in 2021]. In that time I've had some struggles with mental health, Achilles surgery, and then just the self doubt that comes with a long period of time between top performances. [The 2018 Grand Prix event in Osaka, Japan] was going to be my last race before retiring. I was battling a chronic Achilles injury that I ended up having surgery on with the goal of just being able to run pain free and enjoy running again. But I just couldn't give it up and the journey really started there. It's pretty incredible to be heading to a fourth Olympics. Personally it's just been something I've wanted really badly to prove to myself." (heraldsun.com.au, 21 Jun 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2020 he graduated with a master's degree in high performance sport from the Australian Catholic University. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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