
James Gilreath
James Gilreath is a United States sprinter, born on August 7, 1989. He competes primarily in the 400m, 800m and 1500m.
His personal bests include 46.62 in the 400m, 1:46.70 in the 800m, 3:50.28 in the 1500m, 9:06.42 in the 3000m and 15:26.03 in the 5000m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 800 Metres Short Track 1:47.74, 1000 Metres Short Track 2:21.95, 2021 season best 48.44 (Apr 10, 2021, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX (USA)) · 37 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 400m | 48.44 | - | Apr 10, 2021 | ↓ | University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX (USA) |
| 2021 | 600m | 1:19.15 | - | Jan 31, 2021 | - | American Track League 2 |
| 2021 | 600m-short-track | 1:19.15 | - | Jan 31, 2021 | - | American Track League 2 |
| 2021 | 800m | 1:49.68 | - | Jun 11, 2021 | ↑ | Coatesville, PA (USA) |
| 2020 | 800m | 1:49.50 | - | Aug 15, 2020 | ↑ | Lipscomb Academy, Nashville, TN (USA) |
| 2019 | 800m | 1:49.04 | - | Jul 9, 2019 | ↑ | Azusa, CA (USA) |
| 2019 | 800m-short-track | 1:49.56 | - | Feb 16, 2019 | ↑ | College Station, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 800m | 1:47.74 | - | Apr 21, 2018 | ↑ | Torrance, CA (USA) |
| 2018 | 800m-short-track | 1:48.99 | - | Feb 3, 2018 | ↑ | Lubbock, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 1500m | 3:50.92 | - | Mar 23, 2018 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2017 | 400m | 48.11 | - | Feb 17, 2017 | ↓ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 400m-short-track | 48.11 | - | Feb 17, 2017 | ↓ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 500Metres | 1:02.07 | - | Feb 11, 2017 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 500m-short-track | 1:02.07 | - | Feb 11, 2017 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 800m | 1:47.36 | - | Jun 1, 2017 | ↑ | Concord, MA (USA) |
| 2017 | 800m-short-track | 1:49.34 | - | Feb 11, 2017 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 1000m | 2:25.08 | - | Mar 4, 2017 | ↓ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 1000m-short-track | 2:25.08 | - | Mar 4, 2017 | ↓ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m | 9:06.42 | - | Apr 8, 2017 | - | Columbia, SC (USA) |
| 2017 | 3000mSt | 9:53.32 | - | Apr 15, 2017 | - | Hickory, NC (USA) |
| 2017 | DistanceMe | 9:57.15 | - | Jan 27, 2017 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 800m | 1:46.70 | - | Jun 12, 2016 | ↑ | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2016 | 800m-short-track | 1:47.74 | - | Feb 19, 2016 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 15:26.03 | - | Mar 5, 2016 | - | Mount Berry, GA (USA) |
| 2015 | 400m | 48.00 | - | Apr 4, 2015 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2015 | 500Metres | 1:03.15 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 500m-short-track | 1:03.15 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 800m | 1:47.98 | - | Jun 4, 2015 | ↑ | Concord, MA (USA) |
| 2015 | 800m-short-track | 1:48.13 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 1000m-short-track | 2:21.95 | - | Feb 28, 2015 | ↓ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 1000m | 2:21.95 | - | Feb 28, 2015 | ↓ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:58.84 | - | Apr 3, 2015 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2014 | 400m | 47.73 | - | Mar 29, 2014 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2014 | 800m | 1:47.63 | - | Mar 27, 2014 | ↑ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2014 | 800m-short-track | 1:48.20 | - | Feb 1, 2014 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2014 | 1500m | 3:55.22 | - | Mar 29, 2014 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2013 | 400m | 47.66 | - | Mar 23, 2013 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) |
| 2013 | 800m | 1:47.38 | - | Apr 20, 2013 | ↑ | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | 800m-short-track | 1:49.20 | - | Mar 2, 2013 | ↑ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | 4x400m | 3:13.95 | - | Apr 6, 2013 | ↓ | Nacogdoches, TX (USA) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 3:50.28 | - | Apr 6, 2013 | ↓ | Nacogdoches, TX (USA) |
| 2013 | DistanceMe | 9:53.09 | - | Jan 25, 2013 | ↓ | Houston, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 400m | 47.49 | - | Apr 14, 2012 | ↓ | Lubbock, TX (USA) |
| 2012 | 600Yards | 1:10.29 | - | Feb 4, 2012 | - | - |
| 2012 | 800m | 1:47.75 | - | May 13, 2012 | ↑ | Manhattan, KS (USA) |
| 2012 | 800m-short-track | 1:49.63 | - | Mar 2, 2012 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 4x400m | 3:03.40 | - | May 13, 2012 | ↓ | Manhattan, KS (USA) |
| 2012 | 4x800Metre | 7:22.99 | - | Mar 29, 2012 | ↓ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2012 | DistanceMe | 9:39.98 | - | Apr 28, 2012 | ↓ | Des Moines, IA (USA) |
| 2011 | 400m | 47.62 | - | Mar 18, 2011 | ↓ | Fort Worth, TX (USA) |
| 2011 | 600YardsSh | 1:10.45 | - | Feb 12, 2011 | ↓ | - |
| 2011 | 800m | 1:48.24 | - | May 15, 2011 | ↑ | Norman, OK (USA) |
| 2011 | 800m-short-track | 1:50.85 | - | Feb 26, 2011 | ↑ | Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 4x400m | 3:01.77 | - | Apr 9, 2011 | ↓ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2011 | 4x400Metre | 3:05.92 | - | Feb 12, 2011 | - | College Station, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | SprintMedl | 3:18.38 | - | Apr 8, 2011 | ↓ | - |
| 2011 | 4x800Metre | 7:35.75 | - | Feb 5, 2011 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | DistanceMe | 9:48.67 | - | Feb 25, 2011 | ↓ | Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 400m | 46.81 | - | May 1, 2010 | ↓ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2010 | 400m-short-track | 48.09 | - | Jan 23, 2010 | ↓ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 600YardsSh | 1:09.48 | - | Jan 30, 2010 | ↓ | - |
| 2010 | 800m | 1:48.00 | - | Mar 6, 2010 | ↑ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 800m-short-track | 1:51.44 | - | Feb 12, 2010 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 4x400m | 3:04.15 | - | May 29, 2010 | ↓ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2010 | SprintMedl | 3:16.44 | - | Apr 2, 2010 | ↓ | - |
| 2010 | 4x800Metre | 7:19.86 | - | Apr 23, 2010 | ↓ | Des Moines, IA (USA) |
| 2010 | DistanceMe | 9:40.38 | - | Apr 24, 2010 | ↓ | Des Moines, IA (USA) |
| 2009 | 800m | 1:50.86 | - | Apr 18, 2009 | ↑ | Waco, TX (USA) |
| 2009 | 800m-short-track | 1:51.42 | - | Feb 7, 2009 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2007 | 400m | 46.62 | - | Jun 23, 2007 | ↓ | Indianapolis, IN (USA) |
| 2007 | 800m | 1:49.98 | - | Jun 16, 2007 | ↑ | Greensboro, NC (USA) |
| 2006 | 800m | 1:51.69 | - | Jun 17, 2006 | ↑ | Greensboro, NC (USA) |
| 2005 | 800m | 1:57.45 | - | May 26, 2005 | ↑ | Eads, TN (USA) |
2021
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 1:49.68 | - | Jun 11 | Hoey Invitational, Coatesville, PA |
800m | 1:50.85 | - | Jun 6 | Music City Track Carnival National Events, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN - Developmental Events |
800m | 1:52.56 | - | May 29 | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
800m | 1:51.08 | - | May 9 | USATF Golden Games |
800m | 1:50.93 | - | May 1 | Trials of Miles - Kansas City Qualifier, Charles Berkel Memorial Stadium, Leavenworth, KS - Invitational Events |
800m | 1:52.92 | - | Apr 24 | J Fred Duckett Rice Twilight, Rice University Ley Track/Holloway Field, Houston, TX |
400m | 48.44 | - | Apr 10 | UIW Invitational, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX |
800m | 1:50.43 | - | Apr 3 | Spring Meet #1, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA |
800m | 1:51.96 | - | Mar 27 | PVAMU Relays, PVAMU Track Stadium, Prairie View, TX - University Events |
600m-short-track | 1:19.15 | - | Jan 31 | American Track League 2 |
2020
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 1:49.63 | - | Aug 22 | Ed Murphey Classic, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, TN |
800m | 1:49.50 | - | Aug 15 | Music City Distance Carnival, Lipscomb Academy, Nashville, TN |
2019
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m-short-track | 1:51.39 | - | Dec 7 | FasTrak Opener, Houston, TX (i) |
800m | 1:49.04 | - | Jul 9 | Sunset Tour, Azusa, CA |
800m | 1:50.07 | - | Jun 30 | Princeton Qualifier, Princeton, NJ |
800m | 1:49.90 | - | Jun 9 | Portland Track Festival, Portland, OR |
800m | 1:50.55 | - | May 31 | Music City Distance Carnival, Nashville, TN |
800m | 1:53.52 | - | May 23 | Rice All Comers Meet, Houston, TX |
800m-short-track | 1:49.56 | - | Feb 16 | Texas A&M Aggie Twilight, College Station, TX (i) |
800m | 1:49.96 | - | Feb 8 | Husky Classic, Seattle, WA (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:50.55 | - | Feb 2 | Texas Tech Open, Lubbock, TX (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:50.54 | - | Jan 26 | Texas Tech Classic, Lubbock, TX (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:51.86 | - | Jan 11 | Leonard Hilton Memorial, Houston, TX (i) |
2018
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 1:54.74 | - | Jun 10 | Portland Track Festival, Portland, OR - Elite Event |
800m | 1:50.75 | - | May 19 | Cambridge adidas Boost Boston Games, Cambridge, MA |
800m | 1:49.99 | - | May 4 | Houston Tom Tellez Invitational, Houston, TX |
800m | 1:47.74 | - | Apr 21 | Torrance Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance, CA - Invitational Events |
800m | 1:50.42 | - | Apr 7 | Houston Alumni Invitational, Houston, TX |
800m | 1:48.68 | - | Mar 31 | Austin Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays |
800m | 1:48.68 | - | Mar 29 | Austin Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays |
1500m | 3:50.92 | - | Mar 23 | Houston Victor Lopez Classic, Houston, TX |
800m | 1:49.43 | - | Mar 17 | Houston TSU Relays, Houston, TX |
800m-short-track | 1:50.55 | - | Feb 17 | US Indoor Championships, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:48.99 | - | Feb 3 | Lubbock Texas Tech Open, Lubbock, TX (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:51.67 | - | Jan 27 | New York Columbia Challenge-Dr.Sander Inv., New York, NY (i) - Open Event |
2017
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 1:49.23 | - | Jun 22 | USA Championships, Sacramento, CA |
800m | 1:48.28 | - | Jun 11 | Portland Track Festival, Portland, OR - Elite Event |
800m | 1:47.36 | - | Jun 1 | Concord Adrian Martinez Classic, Concord, MA |
800m | 1:47.69 | - | May 18 | Los Angeles USATF Distance Classic, Los Angeles, CA |
800m | 1:48.33 | - | May 5 | Houston Tom Tellez Invitational, Houston, TX |
800m | 1:49.38 | - | Apr 22 | Houston J Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet, Houston, TX |
3000mSt | 9:53.32 | - | Apr 15 | Hickory South Atlantic Conference Championships, Hickory, NC |
3000m | 9:06.42 | - | Apr 8 | Columbia Susan Rouse Invite, Columbia, SC |
800m | 1:49.42 | - | Mar 30 | Austin Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, TX - Invitational Events |
1000m-short-track | 2:25.08 | - | Mar 4 | US Indoor Championships, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
400m-short-track | 48.11 | - | Feb 17 | Fayetteville Arkansas Qualifier, Fayetteville, AR (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:49.34 | - | Feb 11 | Boston BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston, MA (i) |
500m-short-track | 1:02.07 | - | Feb 11 | Boston BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston, MA (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:52.84 | - | Jan 28 | Houston Indoor Invitational, Houston, TX (i) |
DistanceMe | 9:57.15 | - | Jan 27 | Houston Indoor Invitational, Houston, TX (i) |
Honours
No medals
Frequently asked questions
What is James Gilreath's 800 Metres Short Track personal best?
James Gilreath's 800 Metres Short Track personal best is 1:47.74, set on Feb 19, 2016 in Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i).
Which events does James Gilreath compete in?
James Gilreath competes in the 800 Metres Short Track and 1000 Metres Short Track.
How did James Gilreath perform in 2021?
2021 season best: 48.44, set on Apr 10, 2021 in University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX (USA).