James Nipperess

James Nipperess

Nipperess finishing 3rd in the 2017 Burnie Ten
Personal information
Full name	James Ian Nipperess
Born	(1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 Penshurst, Sydney
Education	University of Sydney
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Club	Sydney University Athletics Club
Coached by	Ken Green Albie Thomas (–2008) Dick Telford

James Nipperess (born 21 May 1990) is an Australian long distance runner who specialized in the steeplechase. He won 6 Australian titles in the 3000m steeplechase, and also won an Australian Cross Country Championship. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	8th (h)	1500 m	3:47.24
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	12th	3000 m s'chase	9:17.10
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th	3000 m s'chase	9:16.76
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	33rd (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:56.01
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	9th	3000 m s'chase	8:58.16

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:49.61 (Sydney 2009)
• 1500 metres – 3:41.01 (Melbourne 2009)
• 3000 metres – 7:55.79 (Sydney 2020)
• 5000 metres – 13:56.55 (Hobart 2009)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:30.13 (Sydney 2021)

External links

• James Nipperess at World Athletics
• James Nipperess at Athletics Australia
• James Nipperess at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• James Nipperess at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)