James Nipperess
Biography
James Nipperess is an Australian distance runner whose career spans the 3000m steeplechase, track distance events and road running. Born on 21 May 1990, he won Australian steeplechase titles in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. His steeplechase best is 8:30.13, set in Sydney in April 2021. He has also run 28:53.13 for 10,000m and 1:04:06 for the half marathon. His marathon best of 2:15:03 was recorded in Tokyo on 1 March 2026.
James Nipperess's published record includes performances from 2008 to 2026 in 800 Metres, Marathon, 1500 Metres, 3000 Metres, 5000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road. Selected recorded events include Sydney Allcomers, Sydney (2008; source checked); TCS Sydney Marathon Presented by ASICS (2026; source checked); Beijing China Athletics Open, Beijing (2008; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
100 finishes completed
Based on 100 distinct completed events in your linked record.
5 marathons completed
Based on 5 distinct completed events in your linked record.
First recorded half marathon
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10 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Raced in 19 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Next milestones
250 finishes
85 more finishes needed
165 of 250 recorded
10 marathons
4 more marathons needed
6 of 10 recorded
25 different countries
9 more different countries needed
16 of 25 recorded
Career highlights
James Nipperess's published record includes performances from 2008 to 2026 in 800 Metres, Marathon, 1500 Metres, 3000 Metres, 5000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Sydney Allcomers, Sydney
2008 · 800 Metres
Source checkedTCS Sydney Marathon Presented by ASICS
2026 · Marathon
Source checkedBeijing China Athletics Open, Beijing
2008 · 1500 Metres
Source checkedSydney Kings Club Premiership, Sydney
2008 · 3000 Metres
Source checkedSydney NSW 5000m Track Ch., Sydney
2009 · 5000 Metres
Source checkedBurnie Skilled Ten, Burnie
2011 · 10 Kilometres Road
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 26–30 of 173 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 4 Jan 2020 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · AACT Summer Series Meet Number 7, Woden Park, Canberra | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Woden Park, Canberra (AUS) | 13:57.94VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sat, 14 Dec 2019 | Completed event · Finisher · Zatopek:10 - Australian 10,000m Championships, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne - Australian 10,000m Ch. | Athletics | 10,000mTrack | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) | 28:55.54VerifiedTiming unknown | 12 | — |
| Sat, 30 Nov 2019 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · AACT Summer Series Meet Number 6, Woden Park, Canberra | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Woden Park, Canberra (AUS) | 13:57.94VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sun, 20 Oct 2019 | Completed event · Finisher · The Heritage Burnie Ten, Burnie | Running | 10KRoad | Burnie (AUS) | 29:09VerifiedTiming unknown | 4 | — |
| Sun, 15 Sept 2019 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Bridge Run, Sydney | Running | 10KRoad | Sydney (AUS) | 30:08VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
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