James Nolan

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James Nolan (born 27 January 1977) is an Irish runner who specialized in the 800 metres before changing to the 1500 metres event in 2000. Nolan has announced plans to run the steeplechase in the summer of 2007. He is a two time Olympian who was brought up just outside Tullamore in County Offaly and returned to study at University College Dublin in 2005 having been a student there from 1996 to 2001. Between 2001 and 2005 he spent much of his time training in South Africa. Nolan was runner up in the European Under 23 Championship 800 metres in 1999 and second in the European Indoor Championship over 1500 metres in 2000. A one time Irish 800m Indoor record holder Nolan's noted potential as an underage athlete has rarely if ever shown through since he turned 18. He made his senior international debut in 1996 and since then has competed in around 19 senior international Championships but has never really featured in those that were held outdoor and only enjoyed isolated success in some lesser regarded indoor competitions. Over the years Nolan has raced in more than 26 countries. He has enjoyed greater longevity, and has more consistently qualified for major competitions, than domestic contempories such as David Matthews, Daniel Caulfied and Gareth Turnbull but nonetheless must be seen as someone who once promised more then he delivered.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	5th	800 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	2nd	1500 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	6th	1500 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	6th	1500 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	6th	1500 m