10 Facts About Jeff Riseley

Jeff Riseley was seven when he began to participate in athletics.

Jeff Riseley's family encouraged him as it would enable him to meet other children after the family had moved house.

Jeff Riseley joined the under 8's at Dandenong Little Athletics and competed until he was 12.

Jeff Riseley lost interest but then returned to athletics in Year 11 in High School.

Just before he turned 19, Jeff Riseley ran 1:52.7 for the 800m and in 2006 he clocked times of 1:49.0 for 800m and 3:48.91 for 1500m.

Jeff Riseley competed at the 2009,2011 and 2015 World championships.

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

Jeff Riseley won six 800m or 1500m national titles including the double in 2015, the first to achieve the double in 24 years.

Jeff Riseley had to withdraw from the 2015 Beijing World Championships due to requiring double plantar fascia surgery.

Jeff Riseley then returned to good form in Europe with two 1:45 runs, just outside the Olympic standard, then on 20 June 2020 he managed to run the 800m in 1:44.85, his fastest time for nine years.