2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships • Biographical Entry List
Men’s 60 Metres
68
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
(Days)
Born
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
29y 190d 1986
6.54 -09/10 NR
Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in 2011 // 100 pb: 9.91 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -14. 4 World Youth 200 2003 (sf 100); 4 WJC 100 2004; 3
Pan-Am junior 200 2005 (4 100); qf COM 100 2006; dq ht WIC 60 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009/2011 & Games 100 2010; 4 WCH
100 2009 (2005-ht, 2011-5, 2013-qf); 3 WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf OLY 100 2012 (2008-qf); 6 COM 200 2014 (sf 100). Member of
Racers Track Club in Jamaica (with Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, etc)
In 2016: 1 Kingston Camperdown 400 ‘E’ (pb 48.56)
102
BAILEY Daniel ANT
103
WALSH Chavaughn ANT
28y
79d
1987
6.59
6.59 -16
First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 2015
100 pb: 10.21w, 10.22 -15. 200 pb: 20.85 -15. ht COM 100 2010/2014; 6 WCH 4x100 2015. He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh
In 2016: 1 Houston Hilton 60; 1 Houston Invitational 60; 2 Houston Ryan 60
106
SANITOA Scheyenne ASA
18y
12d
1998
-
-
31y
126d
1984
6.60
6.60 -16
ht World Youth 100 2015
117
GRIFFITH Adrian BAH
Led off the winning Bahamian sprint relay team at 2013 Central American & Caribbean Championships
100 pb: 10.03w, 10.14 -14 (10.20 -16). 200 pb: 20.54 -14. 5 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009 (2008-8, 2011-7); qf WCH 100 2009; 5 Central
American & Caribbean Games 100 2010; sf COM 100 2010 (2014-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014. 1 Bahamian 100
2010/2011
In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL KMS invitational 60; 3 College Station 60; 1 Birmingham AL Samford Open exhibition 60; 1 Tampa 100
121
CADOGAN Levi BAR
20y
130d
1995
6.62
6.62 -16
Fourth at 2014 World Junior Championships 100m // 100 pb: 10.01w, 10.06 -15 (10.45 -16). 200 pb: 20.67- 14 (20.87 -16). 6 Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 4 WJC
100 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2014; 8 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; sf WCH 100 2015
In 2016: 1 Bridgetown 100/200; 3 Lódz 60; 7 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 Waterford 100
122
GITTENS Ramon BAR
28y
241d
1987
6.60
6.60 -16
2015 Pan-Am Games silver medallist at 100m // 100 pb: 10.02 -13/15. 200 pb: 20.44 -14. ht World Youth 100/200 2003; 5 WJC 200 2006; ht WCH 100/200
2009; ht OLY 100 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013 (2011-5); sf WCH 100 2013/2015 (2011-ht); 8 COM 100 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games
100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015
In 2016: 1 Winston-Salem 60 (Jan 16); 1 Winston-Salem 60 (Jan 30); 3 Athlone 60; 1 Metz 60
132
GILL Shaun BIZ
139
KOBÉANÉ Gerard BUR
140
BOSSÉ Beranger CAF
142
AJOMALE Bolade CAN
22y
343d
1993
-
-
27y 327d 1988
6.76
6.76 -16 NR
Burundian indoor record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 10.29 -11. 200 pb: 21.05 -13. pr (preliminary round) WCH 100 2011; 8 African Games 100 2011 (2015-sf); ht
OLY 100 2012; 7 Francophone Games 100/200 2013
In 2016: 5 Birmingham AL Blazer 60
31y
5d 1985
6.68
6.64 -14 NR
Central African Republic record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 10.34w -06, 10.38 -07. 200 pb: 21.08 -06. ht WCH 200 2005 & 100 2007; qf OLY 100 2012 (2008-ht);
dq ht WCH 100 2015. Based-Dakar
In 2016: 1 Reims 60 (2 200) (Jan 10); 1 Reims 60 (2 200 ‘B’) (Jan 16); 3 Kirchberg 60; 4 Mondeville 60; 3 Ghent IFAM 60; 4 Metz 60/200; 3 French indoor 60
20y
199d
1995
6.57
6.57 -15
Full name-Mobolade Ajomale // 100 pb: 10.27w, 10.31 -15. 200 pb: 21.05 -15. 3 WJC 4x100 2012; ht WJC 200 2014; sf WSG 100/200 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 60
(2 200). Student of Advertising at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Coaches-Paul T. Williams & Earl Letford
In 2016: 1 Nampa 200; 1 Seattle Washington Invitational 60/200; 1 Seattle Classic 60 ‘B’; 1 Seattle 400 (Feb 14); 2 Flagstaff 60; 2 Boston 200; 1 NCAA div 2
indoor 60 (2 200)
147
HYMAN Kemar CAY
26y
158d
1989
6.66
6.56 -12
Caymanian record holder at 60m & 100m (though the former is shared with Kareem Streete-Thompson)
Outdoor 100 pb: 9.85w -15, 9.95 -12. 200 pb: 20.89 -09, 21.06 -07. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); sf WJC 100/200 2006; 8 WJC 100 2008; ht WCH 100
2009/2013/2015; sf OLY 100 2012; sf COM 100 2014. Ran first leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships
In 2016: 5 Birmingham AL Vulcan 60; 4 Clemson 60
26y 201d 1989
6.53
6.53 -16 NR
2015 World 100m finalist & relay silver. Missed the 2014 World Indoor 60m bronze by three thousandths
100 pb: 9.99 -15. 200 pb: 21.23 -08. 1 Asian Indoor Games 60 2009; 1 East Asian Games 100 2009; 1 Asian Champs 100 2011/2013 (1 4x100 2015); 3 WSG
100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; 1 East Asian Games 100 2013; 4 WIC 60 2014; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (9
100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013
Born in a rural area in China's south-eastern province of Guangdong. Coach Yuan Guoqiang set China’s first national record of the electrical timing era,
clocking 10.61 in 1978 before improving to 10.52
In 2016: 2 New York Millrose 60; 1 Staten Island 60
153
SU Bingtian CHN
156
XIE Zhenye CHN
22y
213d
1993
6.66
6.60 -15
2012 Youth Olympic Champion at 200m. Second leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 World Championships
100 pb: 10.24w -14, 10.25 -15. 1 Youth Olympic Games 200 2010; 1 Asian junior 200 2012 (2 100); 5 WJC 200 2012 (8 100); ht WCH 200 2013; 1 Asian
Games 4x100 2014; 4 Asian Champs 100 2015; 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (dq ht 200 for running out of lane)
In 2016: 5 Boston IAAF Tour 60
158
KOFFI Wilfried CIV
28y
157d
1987
6.62
6.62 -16
Full name-Hua Wilfried Serge Koffi
2014 African Champion at both sprints
100 pb: 10.05 -14. 200 pb: 20.25 -14. 7 WSG 200 2011; 3 African Champs 100 2012; 3 WSG 100 2013 (6 200); qf WCH 100 2013; 1 African Champs 100/200
2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 100/200 2014; 1 WSG 200 2015; ht WCH 100/200 2015. Attends Shanghai University
In 2016: 2 Flagstaff 60 (Jan 30); 2 Flagstaff 60 (Feb 13)
159
KITUNGWA Desmond COD
19y
29d
1997
-
-
160
DALLAY Yanis COM
21y
337d
1994
-
6.90 -12
23y
252d
1992
6.78
6.78 -16
ht WJC 100 2012
178
MARTINEZ Yancarlos DOM
Dominican Republic record holder at both sprints outdoors // 100 pb: 10.14 -15. 200 pb: 20.22 -15. 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2014; 7 PanAm Games 200 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015; sf WCH 200 2015 (ht 100)
At the 2015 Pan-American Games, he broke the Dominican Republic 100m record of Juan Núñez (10.16) which had stood since 1983
In 2016: 7 New York Armory 60; 1 Santo Domingo 250
187
HORTELANO Bruno ESP
24y
181d
1991
6.64
6.64 -16
Spanish record holder for 200m outdoors // 100 pb: 10.27 -12. 200 pb: 20.47 -13 (21.18i -16). sf WJC 200 2010; ht ECH 200 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 200 2013;
sf WCH 200 2013; 6 ETCh 200 2015. 1 Spanish 200 2013. Student of College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University
In 2016: 1 University Park 60/200; 1ht Geneva OH 60; 1 Staten Island Fastrack 60
35y 326d 1980
6.65
6.55 -13 NR
Full name-Ángel David Rodríguez García
6x Spanish Champion at 100m
100 pb: 10.14 -08. 200 pb: 20.34w -11, 20.61 -08. 6 EJC 100 99; 8 WCP 100 2002; 4 ECP 100 2006/2008; sf ECH 100 2006/2010/2014; sf EIC 60
2007/2011/2015 (2009-ht); qf WCH 100 2007/2009; sf WIC 60 2008/2010/2012; qf OLY 100/200 2008; ht WCH 200 2009; ht OLY 100 2012; 5 ETCh 100 2014.
1 Spanish 100 2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013 (1 200 2009/2010/2011) (1 indoor 60 2007/2008/2009/2010/2012). His nickname is ‘El Pájaro’ (the bird)
In 2016: 2 Spanish Clubs indoor 60; 1 Zaragoza 60; 4ht Stockholm IAAF Tour 60; 5ht Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 3 Madrid 60; 7 Spanish indoor 60
189
RODRÍGUEZ Ángel David ESP
212
DASAOLU James GBR
28y
194d
1987
6.53
6.47 -14
Full name-Oyeyemi Olatokunbo James Dasaolu. Name pronounced “Das-a-o-loo” (four syllables). 2014 European Champion at 100m
100 pb: 9.91 -13. sf OLY 100 2012; 2 EIC 60 2013; 1 ETCh 4x100 2013; 8 WCH 100 2013 (2015-ht); 1 ECH 100 2014 (2010-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100
2014. 1 English under-23 100 2008; 2 UK 100 2010; 1 UK indoor 60 2013/2014/2016. Graduate of Leisure Management from Loughborough University. CoachSteve Fudge
In 2016: 2 Welsh indoor 60; dq Berlin 60 (false start); 1 UK indoor 60
214
ETIENNE Theo GBR
19y
195d
1996
6.56
6.56 -16
100 pb: 10.50w, 10.54 -15. 3 English Schools 100 2014. Coach-Ryan Freckleton
He is one of the shortest world-class sprints (5-4 or 1.62m)
In 2016: 1 London Games 60; 1sf South of England indoor 60 (scratched from final); 2 Jyväskylä 60; 6ht Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 4 UK indoor 60; 2 Jablonec 60
219
ROBERTSON Andrew GBR
25y
91d
1990
6.54
6.54 -15
2011 European under-23 100m bronze & relay silver // 100 pb: 10.10 -14. 200 pb: 20.76 -13. 3 EJC 100/4x100 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 100 2011 (2 4x100);
silver COM 4x100 2014 (ran heat). 1 North of England 100 2010/2011; 2 UK indoor 60 2012/2016. His first sport was rugby but he felt he was too small to
progress. Works as an teaching assistant for autistic children at Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Coach-Daniel Cossins (formerly coached by his father Sam
Robertson)
In 2016: 1 London Games 60 ‘B’; 3 Mondeville 60; 2 UK indoor 60
227
SAFO-ANTWI Sean GHA
25y
138d
1990
6.59
6.59 -16
Allegiance transferee from Great Britain & NI – has had dual citizenship since birth and last competed for GBR in a major event on March 8, 2015 (IAAF World
Relays don’t count). So with the agreement of British Athletics, he was cleared to compete for Ghana from March 8, 2016
100 pb: 10.07w, 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 21.33 -12. sf EIC 60 2015. 1 UK Inter-Counties 100 2014/2015. 2 UK indoor 60 2015; 1 English 100 2015. Ghanaian
parents. Coach-Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo (so he trains with Chijindu Ujah among others)
In 2016: 1 London Games 60; 1 Mondeville 60; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 3 UK indoor 60
234
CONDÉ Emile GUI
235
HARRIS Adam GUY
236
WESH Darrell HAI
237
PALACIOS Rolando HON
239
ISWANDI Abdul Hamid Abdullah INA
24y
36d
1992
-
-
28y 240d 1987
6.71
6.55 -14 NR
Guyanan record holder at 60m & 100m
In 2013 he finally broke the Guyanan 100m record of James Gilkes which has stood since 1978
100 pb: 9.90w, 10.12 -14. 200 pb: 20.60 -13. LJ pb: 7.58i, 7.32 -08. ht OLY 200 2008; qf WCH 100 2009 (2013-ht); sf WIC 60 2014; sf COM 100 2014. 4 NCAA
indoor 60 2009. Born/lives-USA, mother is from Guyana
“I'm going to try to show up for Guyana as best as I can,” he said “A lot of people think it's in Africa. I'm going to try to put it on the map.”
In 2016: 2 Ithaca 60
24y
56d 1992
6.62
6.57 NR
Allegiance transferee from USA – competed in US Championships up to 2014, but then declared for Haiti in time to represent that country (his parents are
Haitian immigrants)
100 pb: 10.14 -13. 200 pb: 20.70 -13 (21.23i -16). sf Pan-Am Games 100 2015. 4 NCAA 100 100 2012. He has a degree in property management from Viriginia
Tech University. His older sister Marlena Wesh was an Olympic 400m semi-finalist at London 2012
In 2016: 2 Blacksburg VT Invitational 200; 2 Blacksburg VT Elite 60 (3 200); 1 Blacksburg VT Challenge 60/200
28y 319d 1987
6.62 -09 NR
Honduran record holder at 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m // 100 pb: 10.22 -08. 200 pb: 20.40 -08. 400 pb: 47.64 -11. ht WCH 100 2005; ht WIC 60 2006/2008; 1
Central American (as opposed to Central American & Caribbean) 100 2007/2008/2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 200 2008/2010/2014); qf OLY 200 2008 (ht 100); 1
WSG 100 2009 (4 200); sf WCH 200 2009 (qf 100); ht WCH 200 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2014 (2 200); dq/ht WCH
200 2015 (ran out of lane). Coach-Glen Mills
25y
76d
1991
-
-
6.66
6.58 -14
100 pb: 10.41 -12/14. 200 pb: 21.50 -13. qf WSG 100 2013; 3 South East Asian Games 100 2015. 1 Indonesian 100 2014
240
GHASEMI Reza IRI
28y
237d
1987
Full name-Reza Ali Ghasemi
2012 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.12 -15. 200 pb: 20.68 -15. sf WIC 60 2010/2012; 6 WSG 200 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012
(2010/2016-2, 2014-3); ht OLY 100 2012; 4 Asian Champs 100/200 2013; ht WCH 100 2013/2015; sf WIC 60 2014; 3 Asian Champs 100 2015 (6 200). Tattoo
of the words “Persian Gulf” down his left arm
In 2016: 1 Iranian indoor 60; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60/4x400
241
TAFTIAN Hassan IRI
22y
318d
1993
6.56
6.56 -16 NR
2016 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.10 -15. 200 pb: 20.76w -15, 20.82 -13. 2 Asian junior 100 2010; sf WJC 100 2010/2012; 8 Asian Champs
100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; sf WCH 100 2015 (2013-ht); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016
In 2016: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60
256
POWELL Asafa JAM
33y
115d
1982
6.49
6.49 -16
The world’s most prolific sub-10 second 100m runner // 100 pb: 9.72 -08. 200 pb: 19.90 -06. 400 pb: 45.94 -09. 5 OLY 100 2004/2008 (2012-7); 1 COM
100/4x100 2006; 3 WCH 100 2007 & 2 4x100; 1 OLY 4x100 2008; 3 WCH 100 2009 & 1 4x100. 1 Jamaican 100 2004/2005/2007/2011 (1 200 2006). Set World
records at 100m of 9.77 in Athens 2005, Gateshead 2006 and Zurich 2006, then 9.74 in Rieti 2007. Initially banned for 18 months in 2013/2014 for failing a
doping control test for an amphetamine, but this was reduced to six months on appeal
His 9.96 at Brussels on September 11, 2015 was his 101st sub-10 second run (93 legal, 7 windy + 1 hand time) – excluding the 9.88 from Lausanne on 4 Jul
13, which fell within his period of suspension
In 2016: dns Houston Ryan 60 final (after 6.50 heat & 6.49 semi on same day); 1 Boston 60 (Feb 28)
257
RATTRAY Kevaughn JAM
19y
335d
1996
6.60
6.60 -16
21y
202d
1994
6.62
6.56 -15
100 pb: 10.69w -14, 10.90 -10. 200 pb: 21.25 -10. 1 Jamaican Schools under-16 100 2010
In 2016: 1 New York Armory 60; 1 Staten Island 60
258
SKEEN Odean JAM
Former Youth Olympic Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 10.12w -14, 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 20.84 -10. 2 WJC 4x100 2010/2012; dq/sf World Youth 200 2011 (false
start); 1 Youth Olympic Games 100 2010; 3 WJC 100 2012. 1 Jamaican junior 100 2012. Attends South Plains College in Levelland, Texas
In 2016: 2 Birmingham AL Vulcan 60; 1 Albuquerque Classic 60
259
KIRYU Yoshihide JPN
20y
93d
1995
-
6.59 -14
World Youth record holder at 100m with 10.19 in 2012, the fastest-ever by a 16 year-old
100 pb: 9.87w -15. 10.01 -13. 200 pb: 20.70 -12. ht WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 3 WJC 100 2014 (2 4x100). 1 Japanese 100 2014/2015. Ex-footballer.
Fom-Kyoto. They call him “Jet Kiryu”
Windy 9.87 100m at the Texas Relays then matched strides with Justin Gatlin on the anchor leg of the sprint relay at the same meeting
272
RUUKA John KIR
273
MOHAMMED Abdullah Abkar KSA
279
SHINEBAYAR Damdinchimeg MGL
20y
217d
18/19y
1995
-
-
1997
-
-
17y
335d
1998
-
21y
338d
1994
6.74
1 Mongolian junior 100 2015
He is the youngest male athlete entered for Portland 2016
281
MORRIS Julius MNT
6.74 -16 NR
Montserratian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m
He was his country’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
100 pb: 10.06w, 10.23 -15. 200 pb: 20.45 -15 (20.99i -16). ht Central American & Caribbean Champs 100/200 2013; ht COM 100/200 2014; 4 North/Central
America & Caribbean 200 2015; ht WCH 200 2015
In 2016: 3 Nashville Vand 200 (4 60); 5 Notre Dame 60 (1 200 ‘C’); 2 Nashville Music City 200; 2 Birmingham AL Conf USA 200 (5 60)
31y 257d 1984
6.60 NR
6.58 -10
Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved)
He and Usain Bolt were the only men to have contested both Olympic sprint finals in Beijing and London
100 pb: 9.91 -12. 200 pb: 19.85 -12. 400 pb: 46.13 -07. sf World Youth 100 99; qf WJC 100 2002 (2000-ht); 1 South American Games 100 2002 (2 200); qf OLY
100 2004; qf WCH 100 2005/2009 (2003-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006/2010 & 200 2010; 1 Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 5 WCH
100/200 2007; 4 OLY 100 2008 (2008-dq for running out of lane, he would otherwise have won silver behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF
Continental Cup 200 2010; sf WCH 100 2011 (2009-qf); 1 ECH 200/4x100 2012; 5 OLY 100/200 2012; 7 WCH 200 2013 (sf 100); dq ETCh 200 2014 (lane); 4
ECH 200 2104 (sf 100, 5 4x100); sf WCH 100/200 2015. 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 200 2011)
In 2016: 5 Düsseldorf 60; 6 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 3 Berlin 60; 7 Athlone 60
286
MARTINA Churandy NED
287
PAULINA Hensley NED
22y
265d
1993
6.64
6.64 -16
Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) // 100 pb: 10.26 -14. 200 pb: 21.00 -14. qf World Youth 100 2009; 4 South American Games under-23 100
2010; ht WJC 100 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2015-4)
In 2016: 6ht Düsseldorf 60; 7ht Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 4ht Berlin 60; 4ht Athlone 60; 2 Dutch indoor 60; 3 Jablonec 60
288
EGWERO Ogho-Ogene NGR
27y
111d
1988
-
6.60 -11
2013 Nigerian Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 10.06 -11. 200 pb: 21.20 -09. qf WCH 100 2009/2013; sf WIC 60 2010; 5 African Championships 100 2010 (2012
-7); sf COM 100 2010 (2014-ht); 6 WSG 100 2011; ht WCH 100 2011; ht OLY 100 2012; 5 African Champs 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Nigerian 100 2013; 2 African
Games 100 2015
297
JEREMIAH Joshua NRU
29y
194d
1986
-
7.50 -12
7.06
7.06 -16
100 pb: 11.25 -14. 200 pb: 23.09w -14, 23.87 -10. ht WCH 100 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; 6 Oceanian 100/200 2014; ht COM 100 2014
301
AOUN Syed Muhammad PAK
302
EDWARD Mateo PAN
303
CÁCERES Jesús Manuel PAR
22y
160d
1993
-
-
304
MARTÍNEZ Andy PER
22y
171d
1993
-
-
23y
224d
1992
22y 321d 1993
6.77
6.73 -14 NR
His older brother Alonso Edward won 2009 World 200m silver behind Bolt’s 19.19
100 pb: 10.29 -14. 200 pb: 21.20 -15. sf World Youth 100 2009; 1 South American youth 100 2010; ht WJC 100 2012; sf WIC 60 2014; 2 Central American 100
2015 (2014-4). 1 Panamanian 100 2011
In 2016: 1 Sewanee TN 55; 2 Daytona Beach 60; 3 US Intercollegiate indoor 60; 1 Birmingham AL 100
Peruvian record holder at 100m // 100 pb: 10.30 -14. 200 pb: 20.97 -15. ht WJC 100 2012; 1 Ibero-American 100 2014; 1 South American under-23 100 2014; 6
South American Games 200 2014
27y 131d 1988
6.57
6.57 -15/16 NR
Filipina record holder at 60m, 100m, 100mH & 400mH // 100 pb: 10.25 -15. 400H pb: 49.12 -15. ht US Olympic Trial 400H 2012; dnf Asian Champs 400H 2013;
ht WCH 400H 2013/2015; 6 Asian Games 400H 2014; 1 South East Asian Games 400H 2015. Allegiance transferee from USA – Filipina mother, he was
cleared to compete for Philippines from December 31, 2012. Known as a “Fil-am” athlete due to his background
In 2016: 5 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 Linz Gugl 60; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 60
305
CRAY Eric PHI
306
ABUKHOUSA Mohammed PLE
23y
77d
1992
6.77
6.77 -16 NR
Palestinian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 10.48w, 10.55 -14. 20 pb: 21.26 -14. ht WCH 100 2013; ht Asian Games 100 2014; ht WCH 200
2015; 7 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016
In 2016: 7 Asian Indoor Champs 60
307
22y
48d 1994
7.20 -12 NR
Palauan record holder at 60m & 100m // 100 pb: 10.53 -16. ht WJC 100 2010; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 2012; 2 Pacific Games 100 2015; qf WCH 100 2015
(2011-ht)
In 2016: 2 Brisbane 100 (Jan 17); 2 Brisbane 100 (Jan 23); 5 Newcastle 100; 5 Australian Capital Territory 100; 7 Canberra Classic 100 ‘B’; 3 Queensland State
100; 6 Melbourne Challenge 100
TELTULL Rodman PLW
313
OLSZEWSKI Remigiusz POL
23y
178d
1992
6.62
6.62 -16
Twice Polish Indoor Champion // 100 pb: 10.38 -13. 200 pb: 21.26 -13. sf WJC 200 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2 4x100); sf WIC 60 2014; sf EIC 60
2015. 1 Polish indoor 60 2015/2016
In 2016: 2 Toruń 60 (Jan 30); 5 Toruń 60 (Feb 12); 1 Polish indoor 60
316
NASCIMENTO Carlos POR
21y
157d
1994
6.63
6.63 -16
100 pb: 10.19w, 10.41 -16. 200 pb: 21.32 -12 (21.74i -16). ht World Youth 100 2011; 7 WJC 100 2012 (ht 200); sf EJC 100 2013; 8 under-23 ECH 100 2015. 1
Portuguese indoor 200 2016
In 2016: 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor 60; 1 Jamor 60; 1 Portuguese indoor 60
28y 200d 1987
6.69 NR
6.58 -13
Samoan record holder at 60m (6.69), 100m (10.36) & 200m (20.31), as opposed to his US pbs of 6.58 / 10.25 / 20.27
100 pb: 10.00w, 10.25 -13. 200 pb: 20.07w -11, 20.27 -14. ht WCH 200 2011; 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2011 (for USA); sf WCH 200 2015. 5 NCAA 200 2010. 3
US 200 2011 & US indoor 60 2013. Born-New York City. Graduate in sociology and economics from the University of Colorado. Allegiance transferee from the
USA – he has held dual citizenship with Samoa since birth (his mother is Samoan) and was cleared by IAAF to compete for Samoa from November 6, 2014.
Lives-Phoenix
In 2016: 5 Flagstaff 60
331
DODSON Jeremy SAM
333
KANG Calvin SIN
25y
336d
1990
6.77
6.75 -14
Full name-Calvin Kang Li Long // 100 pb: 10.52 -13. 200 pb: 21.68 -10. sf WJC 100 2008 (2006-ht); 4 Asian junior 100 2008; 4 WSG 4x100 2011 (2013-6); ht
WCH 100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; ht COM 100 2014; sf Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016
In 2016: 1 Singapore 60 (Jan 23); 1 Singapore 100 (Jan 24); 1 Singapore 60 (Jan 30); 5sf Asian Indoor Champs 60
334
ADAMS Antoine SKN
27y
198d
1988
6.58
6.58 -16
Kittian and Nevisian record holder at 200m (replacing Kim Collins). Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m, third at 2015 Pan-American Games
100 pb: 10.00w -14, 10.01 -13/14. 200 pb: 20.08 -14 (21.17i -16). qf COM 200 2010; 3 WCH 4x100 2011; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2011 (sf 200); sf OLY
100/200 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2013; 4 COM 100 2014 (sf 200); 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 3 North/Central America &
Caribbean 200 2015 (1 4x100 ‘B’); ht WCH 100/200 2015. Coach-Eric Francis (he is in the same training group as new Trinidadian sprint star Michelle-Lee
Ahye)
In 2016: 3 Birmingham AL Blazer 60; 1 Birmingham AL Blazer 200; 1 Birmingham AL Vulcan 200; 1 Saskatoon 60; 2 College Station 60/200; 1 Houston Ryan
60
39y 346d 1976
6.51
6.47 -15 NR
Former World Champion. Now he’s the oldest man to have broken 10 seconds for 100m and has done so across a span of 15 years
100 pb: 9.92w -03, 9.96 -14. 200 pb: 20.08w -10, 20.20 -01. qf OLY 100 96; 7 OLY 100 2000 (sf 200); 1 Central American 100 2001/2003 ; =3 WCH 200 2001
(2009-qf); 1 COM 100 2002; 2 WCP 100 2002; 2 WIC 60 2003 (2008-2=); 1 WCH 100 2003 (97/99-ht, 2001-5, 2005-3, 2007-sf, 2009-qf, 2011-3, 2015-ht); 6
OLY 100 2004 & 200 2008 (sf 100 2008); 3 WCH 4x100 2011; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2011
In 2016: 1 Spanish Town 60; 1 Düsseldorf 60; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 Berlin 60; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour 60 (beat Rodgers); 8 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60
(cramp in final after 6.51 heat)
He is the oldest athlete entered for Portland 2016
335
COLLINS Kim SKN
336
SESAY Adel SLE
25y
97d
1990
7.03
6.87 -14
20y
315d
1995
-
-
100 pb: 10.71w , 10.76 -14. ht COM 100 2014
In 2016: 6ht Ghent IFAM 60
338
EASHAN Himasha SRI
2016 South East Asian Champion at 100m
Full name-Waththakankanamge Himasha Eashan (he’s usually known in Sri Lanka as W. K. Himasha Eashan)
Outdoor 100 pb: 10.26 -16. 2 Asian junior 100 2014 (6 200); ht WJC 100/200 2014; 1 South Asian Games 100 2016. Served one-year doping suspension in
2012/2013. Coach-M. C. K. Perera
In 2016: 1 South Asian Games 100/4x100
341
VOLKO Ján SVK
19y
135d
1996
6.70
6.70 -16
100 pb: 10.51 -15. 200 pb: 21.08 -15. sf EJC 100 2015; ht EIC 60 2015. 1 Slovak indoor 200 2015/2016
In 2016: 1 Czech Universities indoor 60; 1 Ostrava 60/200; 1 Prague 60/200; 7 Vienna Classic 60; 5 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Slovak indoor 200 (2 60); 6ht Jablonec 60
344
ROSE Odain SWE
23y
241d
1992
6.62
6.62 -13/16
Full name-Odain Ovany Rose
Twice Swedish Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.30 -14. 5 EIC 60 2013 (2015-sf); ht WIC 60 2014; 12 ETCh 100 2014; ht ECH 100 2014. 1 Swedish 100
2014 & indoor 60 2013/2014/2016. Born-Jamaica, moved to Sweden at age 3. Coach-Torbjörn Eriksson
In 2016: 1 Malmö 60; 1 Mustasaari 60; 2 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR 60; 4 Stockholm IAAF Tour 60; 1 Swedish indoor 60; 5 Jablonec 60
27y 319d 1988
6.88 -14 NR
Swazi record holder at 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m // 100 pb: 10.32w -14, 10.38 -13 (10.61 -16). 200 pb: 20.67 -13 (21.10 -16). 400 pb: 47.18 -15. ht WCH 200
2009/2011; 7 African Games 200 2011; ht WIC 60 2010/2012/2014; 8 WSG 200 2013; ht COM/200 100 2014; ht WCH 200 2015
In 2016: 2 Pretoria 200 (3 100 ‘B’)
345
MATSENJWA Sibusiso SWZ
346
FILIMONE Siueni TGA
21y
211d
1994
-
-
Relay bronze at 2014 Oceanian Championships // 100 pb: 10.64w -13, 10.72 -14. ht WJC 100 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; 5 Oceanian 100 2014 (3 4x100); ht
COM 100 2014
352
SORRILLO Rondell TTO
30y
53d
1986
6.61
6.57 -15
World 200m finalist in 2011 // 100 pb: 9.99w -13, 10.03 -12. 200 pb: 20.16 -11. 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2008/2009; qf OLY 200 2008; 7
WCH 200 2011; sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200); 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 2014; sf COM 200 2014 (3 4x100); sf Pan-Am Games 200 2015 (3 4x100). 1 NCAA 200 2010
(2 100). 1 Trinidad 200 2009
In 2016: 3 Lexington 60; 1 Blacksburg VT Elite 200
372
BRACY Marvin USA
22y
93d
1993
6.51
6.48 -14
2014 World indoor silver at 60m // 100 pb: 9.93 -15. 200 pb: 20.55 -15. 1 Pan-American junior 100 2011; 2 WIC 60 2014. 1 US junior 100 2011; 1 US indoor 60
2014/2015/2016. Ran in heat of 2010 World Junior sprint relay, so awarded gold medal won by US in final. He successfully played American Football (as a wide
receiver) for Florida State University, but has now committed to athletics
Was having a terrific outdoor season in 2015 (9.95 in Beijing, pb 9.93 in Birmingham, but then injured his hamstring at the US Championships and missed rest
of year)
In 2016: 1ht Birmingham AL KMS invitational 60; 2 Staten Island 60; 1 US indoor 60 (3rd time in a row, won by five thousandths from Trayvon Bromell)
373
BROMELL Trayvon USA
20y
251d
1995
6.51
6.51 -16
Full name-Trayvon Jaquez Bromell
Shared 2015 World 100m bronze (with Andre De Grasse CAN)
100 pb: 9.76w, 9.84 -15. 200 pb: 19.86w, 20.03 -15. 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (1 4x100); =3 WCH 100 2015. 1 US junior 100 2013/2014; 1
NCAA 100 2014 & indoor 200 2015. Student of health & kinesiology at Baylor University
He prefers to compete in running shorts (like Colin Jackson) rather than one-piece outfits
In 2016: 1 Texas A&M Invitational 60; 1 Lexington 60; 1 College Station 60/200; 2 Boston IAAF Tour 60; 2 US indoor 60 (narrow loss to Marvin Bracy, 6.502 to
6.507)
387
KIMMONS Trell USA
30y
248d
1985
6.55
6.45 -12
Fourth at two World Indoor 60m finals. His actual first name is David, “Trell” comes from his middle name “Pretrell”
100 pb: 9.92w, 9.95 -10. 200 pb: 20.32w -05, 20.37 -09. 400 pb: 47.53 -10. 1 WJC 4x100 2004; 4 WIC 60 2010/2012 (2014-sf); sf WCH 100 2011. 1 US indoor
60 2012. Lives-Mississippi, coach-Reggie Dillon
He was stripped of his London Olympic relay following his team-mate Tyson Gay’s admission of doping at the times of the Games
In 2016: 2 Birmingham AL Blazer 60; 3 Birmingham AL Vulcan 60; 2 Jonesboro 55; 2 Birmingham AL KMS invitational 60; 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 4 Boston
IAAF Tour 60; 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 3 US indoor 60
393
RODGERS Mike USA
30y
328d
1985
6.52
6.48 -11
2010 World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 9.80w -14, 9.85 -11. 200 pb: 20.24 -09. sf WCH 100 2009; 2 WIC 60 2010 (2008-4); 6
WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 5 WCH 100 2015. 1 US 100 2009/2014; 1 US indoor 60 2008/2010/2011. His younger sister
Alishea Usery was 2009 US Junior Champion at 400m. Coach-Darryl Woodson
He has been wearing his trademark headbands since college, when he needed them to keep his dreadlocks in place
Winner at 100m at both the ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames and Newcastle CityGames in 2015, but disqualified for false-starting indoors at Birmingham earlier
In 2016: 2 Houston Invitational 60; dq Düsseldorf 60; 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 Boston IAAF Tour 60; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour 60; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60
(won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 1ht US indoor 60 (scratched thereafter)
399
KASINDA Brian ZAM
18y
77d
1997
6.79out
6.79out -16
Outdoor 60 pb: 6.79 -16. 100 pb: 10.20 -16. 200 pb: 21.02 -14. 6 African Games 100 2015; ht WJC 200 2014; 5 Youth Olympic Games 200 2014
In 2016: 1 Pretoria 100 (Feb 13); 4 Pretoria 100 (Feb 15); 1 Lusaka 60/100
400
28y
23d 1988
6.64
6.60 -14 NR
Former African Junior Champion at both sprints
Co-holder of Zimbabwean 60m record with Ngonidzashe Makusha
Outdoor 100 pb: 9.98 -13. 200 pb: 20.67 -11. ht WJC 100/200 2006; 1 African junior 100/200 2007; ht WCH 200 2009; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014. Ran
third leg for Louisiana State University sprint relay team which won the 2008 US Collegiate title – one of his colleagues was Olympic 100m silver medallist
Richard Thompson TTO
In 2016: 1ht Baton Rouge 60 (Jan 16); 1ht Air Force Academy Invitational 60; 3 Houston Invitational 60; 1 Baton Rouge 60 (Feb 13); 1 Baton Rouge 60 (Feb
19)
MVUMVURE Gabriel ZIM
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....6.39.........Maurice Greene USA................ 98/01
2.....6.41.........Andre Cason USA...................... 1992
3.....6.42.........Dwain Chambers GBR............... 2009
4.....6.43.........Tim Harden USA........................ 1999
=5...6.45.........Bruny Surin CAN........................ 1993
.......6.45.........Leonard Myles-Mills GHA.......... 1999
.......6.45.........Terrence Trammell USA............ 2001
.......6.45.........Justin Gatlin USA....................... 2003
.......6.45.........Ronald Pognon FRA.................. 2005
.......6.45.........Trell Kimmons USA.................... 2012
1.....6.47.........Ronnie Baker USA
2.....6.48.........Cameron Burrell USA
3.....6.49.........Asafa Powell JAM
4.....6.50.........Richard Kilty GBR
=5...6.51.........Kim Collins SKN
.......6.51.........Marvin Bracy USA
.......6.51.........Trayvon Bromell USA
=8...6.52.........Mike Rodgers USA
=.....6.52.........Julian Reus GER
10...6.52.........Christian Coleman USA
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2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships • Biographical Entry List
Men’s 400 Metres
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NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
112
MATHIEU Michael BAH
31y
(Days)
Born
266d
1984
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
46.05
46.05 -16
Third leg for ‘Golden Knights’ relay team which won 2012 Olympic gold
Outdoor 400 pb: 45.00 -15. 200 pb: 20.16 -12. 100 pb: 10.18 -15. 4 Pan-Am Games 200 2007/2011 (1 4x400 2007); 2 WCH 4x400 2007; sf OLY 400 2008 (2
4x400); dq ht WCH 400 2009 (out of lane); sf WIC 400 2010 (2008-ht); 4 COM 400 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200/4x400 2011; dnf sf
WCH 200 2011; dq sf OLY 200 2012 (false start); 1 OLY 4x400 2012; 4 WIC 4x400 2014; sf COM 200 2014 (2 4x400); sf WCH 400 2015
In 2016: (all at 400) 1 Birmingham AL; 1 Staten Island Great Dane; 2 Birmingham AL KMS; 2 College Station; 2 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic
114
RUSSELL Alonzo BAH
24y
38d
1992
46.58
46.44 -14
-
-
2014 Commonwealth relay silver // Outdoor pb: 45.65 -15. 2 COM 4x400 2014 (3rd leg); 4 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015
In 2016: 1 Blacksburg VT Elite; 1 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic ‘B’
131
GNALIGO Mathieu BEN
29y
95d
1986
Beninese record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 45.82 -12. 1 Francophone Games 2005; 3 African Games 2007; ht WCH 2007/2011; ht OLY 2008/2012; 4
African Champs 2012 (2008-7). Based-Dakar
146
OSEI Philip CAN
25y
139d
1990
46.35
46.35 -16
Twice Canadian Champion // Outdoor pb: 45.23 -15. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 4 Francophone Games 2013; sf COM 2014; 6
North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2015. Always wears a gold chain for good luck, and takes three deep breaths before getting into
the blocks. Born/lives-Toronto. Coach-Anthony McCleary
In 2016: 1 Toronto 300; 1 New York Armory ‘B’; 2 Staten Island
161
BRENES Nery CRC
30y
174d
1985
-
45.11 -12 NR
Former Pan-American Games & World Indoor Champion
(Brenes pronounced “Bren-Nez”)
Outdoor pb: 44.65 -11. 200 pb: 20.49 -14. sf WCH 2007/2011/2013/2015 (2005-ht); sf OLY 2008 (2012-ht); 1 Central American 2010/2011/2015; 1 Central
American & Caribbean Games 2010 (2014-8); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 Pan-Am Games 2011 (from lane 1) (2015-4); 1 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-4); 3
Ibero-American 2014. Ankle surgery in 2013
25y
25d 1991
46.02
45.24 -14 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
He’s also the reigning and two-time European Indoor Champion
Outdoor pb: 44.79 -14 (45.33 -16). 200 pb: 20.49 -13 (20.65 -16). ht World Youth 2007; 7 WJC 200 2010; 3 ETCh 200 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 200 2011/2013; 5
WIC 2012; 1 ECH 2012; sf OLY 2012 (ht 200); 1 EIC 2013/2015 (2011-ht); 3 under-23 ECH 200 2013; 5 WCH 2013 (2011-sf, 2015-ht); 1 WIC 2014. 1 Czech
100 2011 & 200 2012/2013. 1 Czech indoor 2015 (& 200 2016). Coach-Dalibor Kupka
In 2016: 1 Potchefstroom 200/400; 1 Athlone; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour
171
MASLÁK Pavel CZE
177
CUESTA Gustavo DOM
27y
123d
1988
48.21
45.95 -14
Member of Dominican Republic relay team (along with Luguelín Santos) which won at the 2015 World Student Games
Outdoor pb: 45.09 -15. 200 pb: 20.71 -15. 100 pb: 10.55 -15. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 4 WSG 2015 (1
4x400); 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015
In 2016: 4 New York Armory
180
ERAZO George ESA
23y
311d
1992
49.46
48.65 -12
22y
65d
1994
46.65
46.65 -16
Outdoor pb: 47.56 -14 // In 2016: 4 Boston Terrier ‘D’
183
BUA Lucas ESP
2016 Spanish Indoor Champion // 400 pb: 45.98 -15. ht World Youth 2011; ht WJC 2012; 8 ETCh 2014. 1 Spanish under-23 2015/2016. 1 Spanish indoor 2016
In 2016: 1 Toledo; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Spanish under-23 indoor; 1 Spanish indoor
28y 221d 1987
46.81
45.99 -11 NR
Estonian record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m. Former World Junior Champion at 200m
Outdoor 400 pb: 45.74 -14. 100 pb: 10.19 -12. 200 pb: 20.43 -11. 6 EJC 200 2005 (sf 100); 1 WJC 200 2006; ht EIC 60 2007; 5 under-23 ECH 200 2009; qf
WCH 200 2009; 8 WSG 200 2011; ht WCH 100/200 2011; ht ECH 200 2012/2014; ht OLY 100/200 2012; sf ECH 400 2014; ht EIC 400 2016. 1 Estonian 200
2006/2009/2014 (1 100 2007). 1 Estonian 400 2014. Studied Food Science at University of Arkansas. They call him “Niiduk” which means “The Lawn Mower”
In 2016: 1 Fayetteville Arkansas Invitational 60; 2 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic 400 ‘B’; 2 Fayetteville 400 ‘B’ (Feb 19)
194
NIIT Marek EST
226
DASOR Emmanuel GHA
20y
185d
1995
46.21
46.21 -16 NR
Ghanaian indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 45.61 -15 200 pb: 20.60w -14, 20.61 -15 (20.89i -16). 100 pb: 10.25w, 10.41 -14. sf WJC 200 2014; sf African
Games 400 2015. Attends Western Kentucky University
In 2016: 1 Nashville Commodore 60 (Jan 16); 1 Nashville Vand 200/400; 3 Notre Dame; 1 Nashville Music City 200; 1 Birmingham AL Conf USA 200/400; 3
NCAA indoor ‘A’ (7th overall)
232
HAZZARD Payton GRN
22y
193d
1993
47.03
46.60 -15
Allegiance transferee from the USA – he has dual citizenship with the USA and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Grenada from July 14, 2014
Outdoor pb: 45.88 -15. 200 pb: 21.27 -15 (21.41 -16). ht COM 2014
Attends the University of Virginia. Favourite ice cream flavour is cotton candy
In 2016: 3 Staten Island; 1 Boston ‘C’ (Feb 28)
233
TAPLIN Bralon GRN
23y
313d
1992
45.20
45.20 -16
Third leg for Texas A&M relay team which won at the 2014 US Collegiate Championships. Anchor leg for team which won the same title indoors in 2015
Outdoor pb: 44.89 -15. 200 pb: 20.83 -14. 100 pb: 10.53 -12. sf COM 2014; ht WCH 2016. 1 NCAA 4x400 2014 & indoor 2015. Allegiance transferee from the
USA – he has dual citizenship with the USA and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Grenada from December 20, 2012
In 2016: 1 Texas A&M Invitational (45.20); 1 New York Millrose (45.35)
247
CHAMBERS Ricardo JAM
31y
161d
1984
46.85
45.64 -07
3x Jamaican Champion // Outdoor pb: 44.54 -10. 800 pb: 1:53.34i -07, 1:55.71 -14. sf WCH 2007/2009; sf OLY 2008; sf WIC 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup
2010; 4 WCH 4x400 2015 (2nd leg). 1 NCAA 2007 (2006-2, 2005-4); 1 NCAA indoor 2007. 1 Jamaican 2006/2008/2009
In 2016: 2 Blacksburg VT Elite; 4 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic
248
DUNKLEY Fitzroy JAM
22y
302d
1993
46.04
46.04 -16
Full name-Fitzroy Junior Dunkley
Twice US Collegiate Champion in relays. Former high & triple jumper
Outdoor pb: 45.78 -15. HJ pb: 2.10 -13. TJ pb: 15.71 -14. sf Jamaican 2016. 1 NCAA 4x400 2015 & indoor 4x400 2016 (with Louisiana State University team).
Student of Marketing
In 2016: 1 Fayetteville Razorback ‘B’; 1 Albuquerque Classic 200 ‘C’; 2 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation; 3 Fayetteville SEC; 3 NCAA indoor ‘B’ (5th overall) (1
4x400)
269
MWERESA Boniface KEN
22y
125d
1993
46.46
46.46 -16
Full name-Boniface Ontuga Mweresa
Second at 2015 African Games // Outdoor pb: 45.01 -15. 7 WJC 2012; 2 African Games 2015. 2 Kenyan 2012 (2013-3). Not selected for 2015 World
Championships after missing the entry standard by 0.06
In 2016: 2 Ghent IFAM; 1 Sabadell
280
EFREMOV Kristijan MKD
25y
199d
1990
49.49
49.49 -16
26y
347d
1989
46.66
46.46 -15 NR
Outdoor pb: 47.92 -12. ht WIC 2012; ht ECH 2012; ht OLY 2012
In 2016: 1 Sätra
285
BONEVACIA Liemarvin NED
Dutch record holder // Outdoor pb: 44.72 -15. 200 pb: 20.62 -15. sf OLY 2012 (competed as an Independent Olympic Athlete); 5 WCH 4x100 2013; sf ECH
2014; ht EIC 2015; sf WCH 2015. 1 Dutch 2014/2015 (1 200 2015) & indoor 2015. From Curação (who are not a member of the IAAF or IOC), he formerly
competed with Netherlands Antilles before that country was dissolved
In 2016: 1 Mar del Plata 150 (2 300/500); 2 New York Armory
289
ERAYOKAN Orukpe NGR
22y
88d
1993
-
-
1979
-
-
1997
45.88
45.39 -15
(aka Orukpe Joseph Eraiyokan) // Outdoor pb: 44.95 -15. 6 African Games 2015. 4 Nigerian 2014 (2015-5)
308
BOINO Mowen PNG
36y
92d
Papua New Guinea record holder at 400m Hurdles // Outdoor 400 pb: 47.97 -12. 400H pb: 50.37 -06 (53.80 -16). ht OLY 400H 2000/2004/2008; ht WCH 400H
2001/2007/2013; 8 WCP 400H 2002; sf COM 400H 2006 (2002/2010/2014-ht); 2 Oceanian 400H 2010. In 2002 he was the first athlete from outside Australia or
New Zealand to represent Oceania at the World Cup
In 2016: 1 South Australia State 400H
321
HAROUN Abdalelah QAT
18/19y
Born in Sudan, has been living in Qatar since 2013 and coached by Jama Aden since 2014. Acquired Qatari citizenship on February 2, 2015 and cleared by
IAAF to compete for Qatar on April 2, 2015
Outdoor pb: 44.27 -15. 1 Arab 2015; 1 Asian Champs 2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2015. 1 Qatari 2014. His 44.27 at La Chaux-de-Fonds makes him the
second-fastest junior ever after the 1988 Olympic Champion Steve Lewis (43.87). In 2014 he competed on Qatari Club circuit with successive personal bests of
47.90-46.72-46.16-45.74
In 2016: 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour 500 (world best 59.83); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 400/4x400
20y 124d 1995
46.32
46.32 -16 NR
Slovenian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 45.28 -15. 200 pb: 20.67w, 20.88 -15. ht World Youth 200 2011; sf WJC 200/400 2014; 3 under-23 ECH
2015; 1 Balkan 2015; ht WCH 2015. 1 Slovenian indoor 2014/2015. 1.92 tall
In 2016: 1 Linz Gugl; 2 Athlone ‘B’; 1 Madrid
337
JANEŽIC Luka SLO
339
KOUMI Sadam SUD
21y
346d
1994
-
-
45.51
45.17 -14
Outdoor pb: 45.41 -15. 1 African junior 2011; dnf World Youth 2011; 5 African Games 2015. 1 English under-23 2014
349
GORDON Lalonde TTO
27y
112d
1988
Two bronzes each from London 2012 & Glasgow 2014, then Beijing relay silver in 2015
Outdoor pb: 44.52 -12. 200 pb: 20.26 -13. 3 WIC 4x400 2012; 3 OLY 400/4x400 2012; sf WCH 200 2013; 5 WIC 400 2014; 3 COM 400/4x400 2014; 1
North/Central America & Caribbean 400 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2 4x400). 1 Trinidadian 400 2012 & 200 2013/2014. Born-Tobago, moved to New York aged
eight, he did not run seriously until age 19, having previously tried to make it in volleyball and basketball
In 2016: 1 Staten Island 200 (Jan 8); 1 Staten Island Great Dane 200; 1 New York 300 (Jan 24); 1 Boston Terrier 200/500; 1 Boston Terrier; 1 Staten Island
(Feb 12); 2 New York Millrose; 1 Staten Island 200 (Feb 27)
23y 140d 1992
45.56
45.03 -14 NR
Relay medals at London 2012 & Beijing 2015 // Outdoor pb: 44.36 -14. sf World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2011; ht OLY 2012 (3 4x400);
sf WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015 (2 4x400). 1 NCAA indoor 2014. 1 Trinidadian 2013. Student of Business Management at Texas A&M University
In 2016: 1 College Station; 1 Fayetteville
350
LENDORE Deon TTO
351
SOLOMON Jarrin TTO
30y
66d
1986
46.43
46.23 -13
ALTiNTAS Batuhan TUR
19y
325d
1996
46.55
46.55 -16
2012 Olympic relay bronze // Outdoor pb: 44.98 -14. 200 pb: 20.90 -13. 2 WIC 4x400 2012; 3 OLY 4x400 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 3 IAAF Relays
4x400 2014; 6 COM 2014 (3 4x400). 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013. Graduate of criminology from University of New Mexico. Son of Mike
Solomon (pb 45.55), who ran in two Olympics and was sixth at 400m in Moscow 1980
In 2016: 1 Albuquerque Classic 400 (2 600)
357
Outdoor pb: 46.30 -15. 5 World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014; ht ECH 2014; 3 EJC 2015
In 2016: 1 Istanbul (Jan 9); 2 Vienna Classic; 2 Istanbul (Feb 6); 2 Turkish indoor 200; 2 Istanbul City indoor; 1 Balkan indoor
29y
23d 1987
46.20
46.20 -16 NR
(Can is pronounced “Jan”)
Turkish record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 45.65 -15. 200 pb: 20.99 -14 (21.19i -16). sf WSG 2011; sf EIC 2013; 6 Mediterranean Games 2013; 8 ETCh
2014; 1 Balkan 2014; ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015. 1 Turkish 2012/2013/2014 & indoor 2012/2014/2015/2016 (1 200 2016)
In 2016: 1 Istanbul; 1 Istanbul 200; 2 Linz Gugl; 1 Turkish indoor 200/400
358
CAN Yavuz TUR
367
BAILEY Elvyonn USA
24y
171d
1991
46.22
46.22 -16
1990
45.95
45.60 -14
Outdoor pb: 45.52 -14. 200 pb: 20.15w, 20.64 -14. 3 US indoor 2016. Attends Western Kentucky University
In 2016: 1 Flagstaff; 2 Albuquerque ‘B’; 2 US indoor ‘B’ (3rd overall)
376
CLEMONS Kyle USA
25y
81d
2014 World indoor bronze & relay gold with world indoor record 3:02.13. 2015 Pan-American Games individual & relay bronze
Outdoor pb: 44.84 -15. 3 WIC 2014 (1 4x400); 3 Pan-Am Games 400/4x400 2015. Ran in heat only of 2015 World 4x400, so awarded gold won by USA in final.
1 US indoor 2014 (2016-2); 3 US 2014
In 2016: 1 Lawrence Easton 600Y; 3 Lawrence Classic 600Y; 1 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic; 1 US indoor ‘B’ (2nd overall)
389
NORWOOD Vernon USA
23y
341d
1992
45.80
45.31 -15
2016 US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 44.44 -15 -15. 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; sf WCH 2015. Ran in heat only of 2015 World
4x400, so awarded gold won by USA in final. 1 NCAA 2015 indoors & out; 3 US 2015 (2014-4); 1 US indoor 2016. Reading Interdisciplinary Studies at
Louisiana State University. Coach-Dennis Shaver
Spectacularly broke 45 seconds for first time in his first outdoor 400m of 2015: 44.44
In 2016: 2 Birmingham AL KMS 200; 1 Albuquerque Classic 200; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 4 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor
398
BRAVO Alberth VEN
28y
201d
1987
-
-
2015 South American Champion // Outdoor pb: 45.21 -14. 110H pb: 13.89 -09. HJ pb: 2.22 -06/09. 3 Ibero-American 2010; sf OLY 2012; 1 South American
4x400 2013/2015; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 1 South American 2015; dq Pan-Am Games final 2015 (out of lane); ht WCH 2015. 1
Venezuelan 400 2012, HJ 2010/2013/2015 & 110H 2009/2010/2011/2013
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....44.57.......Kerron Clement USA..................2005
2.....44.63.......Michael Johnson USA ...............1995
3.....44.80.......Kirani James GRN..................... 2011
4.....44.93.......LaShawn Merritt USA.................2005
5.....45.02.......Danny Everett USA ................... 1992
=6...45.03.......Torrin Lawrence USA................. 2010
.......45.03.......Deon Lendore TTO.................... 2014
=8...45.05.......Thomas Schönlebe GDR.......... 1988
.......45.05.......Alvin Harrison USA.................... 1998
10...45.11.......Nery Brenes CRC...................... 2012
1.....45.20.......Bralon Taplin GRN
2.....45.51.......Lalonde Gordon TTO
3.....45.56.......Deon Lendore TTO
4.....45.61.......Michael Cherry USA
5.....45.72.......Marqueze Washington USA
6.....45.78.......Kahmari Montgomery USA
7.....45.79.......Arman Hall USA
8.....45.80.......Vernon Norwood USA
9.....45.86.......Calvin Smith USA
10...45.88.......Abdalelah Haroun QAT
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15
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Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
100
KHAIRANDESH Wais Ibrahim AFG
(Days)
25y
78d
Born
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
-
-
1990
Afghan record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 1:55.91 -13. ht WCH 2015
He is within range of the Afghan indoor record of 2:01.10 which stands to Norway-based Dost Mohammed Sultani
101
MOYA Pol AND
19y
98d
1996
1:49.84
1:49.84 -16 NR
Andorran record holder indoors (at both 800m & 1500m) // 15900 pb: 3:56.04i -16. ht WJC 2014; ht EJC 2015
In 2016: 1 Sabadell (Jan 29); 6 Catalan indoor 1500; 4 Spanish under-23 indoor; 1 Sabadell (Feb 26); 3ht Spanish indoor
124
GAKEME Antoine BDI
24y
84d
1991
-
1:48.78 -15
Outdoor pb: 1:44.09 -15. 1500 pb: 3:44.77 -15. sf WCH 2013/2015; 7 African Champs 2014. At 2013 World Championships he front ran his heat (50.71) to end
up with 1:46.70, six seconds quicker than the previous best reported for him. Then improved to 1:45.39 in semis, though eliminated
In 2016: 2 Spanish Clubs indoor 1500; 6 Stockholm IAAF Tour 1000
165
MICHAELAS Theofanis CYP
24y
112d
1991
1:50.18
1:49.51 -15
21y
308d
1994
1:47.99
1:47.99 -16
1994
1:46.63
1:46.63 -15
Outdoor pb: 1:48.76 -14. 1500 pb: 3:47.40 -14. ht EIC 800 2015. 1 Cypriot 2015
In 2016: 3 Vienna Classic ‘B’; 1 Greek indoor; 4 Balkan indoor
182
ANDÚJAR Daniel ESP
Outdoor pb: 1:46.78 -14. ht World Youth 2011; ht WJC 2012; 4 EJC 2013; 7 under-23 ECH 2015. 1.83 tall
In 2016: 1 Valencia 400; 3 Ghent IFAM; 3 Sabadell; 5 Madrid; 3 Spanish indoor
185
de ARRIBA Alvaro ESP
21y
289d
Outdoor pb: 1:47.42 -14. sf EJC 2013; 5 Ibero-American 2014; sf under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Spanish under-23 2014/2015
In 2016: 2 Antequera 1000; 2 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Salamanca 400; 1 Valencia; 2 Spanish under-23 indoor; 1 Madrid; 2 Spanish indoor
22y
67d 1994
1:47.24
1:44.52 -14 NR
DEFENDING (and two-time) IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
Full name-Mohammed Aman Geleto
Outdoor pb: 1:42.37 -13. 1000 pb: 2:15.75 -14. Mile pb: 3:57.14 -11. 1 Falkirk Cup 2009 (apparently aged 15); dq African Junior 2009 (won it, but he was
proved to be underage); 1 African junior 2011; 2 World Youth 2011; 1 WIC 2012/2014; 6 OLY 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-8, 2015-disqualified from semi-finals in
2015 for obstruction); 2 African Champs 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. In Milan 2011 became the first and only man to defeat David Rudisha at 800m
since 2009, and he did so again in Zurich 2012. He has been living and training in Addis Ababa and also Portland (Oregon) with the group of Mark Rowland
In 2016: 3 Toruń; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour; dnf Glasgow IAAF Tour
196
AMAN Mohammed ETH
265
KEMBOI Edward KEN
22y
99d
1993
1:47.62
1:46.05 -15
1:47.21
1:46.77 -14
Full name-Edward Kibet Kemboi
US Collegiate Champion indoors & out in 2015, representing Iowa State University
Outdoor pb: 1:45.58 -15. 1 NCAA indoors & out 2015 (previously 2nd indoors 2014); 7 Kenyan 2015. Student of biochemistry
In 2016: 5 Lawrence Classic; 1 Lincoln Sevigne; 2 Ames Classic; 1 Lincoln (Feb 19)
268
MUTAI Jeremiah KEN
23y
80d
1992
Full name-Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai
Former 400m hurdler who improved at 800m from 1:48.1 to 1:43.9 in 2013 but then tore his Achilles in the first lap of his 800m heat at the World
Championships and was eliminated in (1:50.17)
Outdoor 800 pb: 1:43.9 -13. 400 pb: 46.43 -11. 400H pb: 51.12 -10. 2 World Youth 400H 2009; sf WJC 400H 2010; 2 African junior 400H 2011; ht WCH 800
2013; ht WIC 800 2014. He is a member of the Kenyan Police Presidential Escort Unit Team
In 2016: 2 Sabadell; 2 Madrid
278
SMAILI Mostafa MAR
19y
68d
1997
1:46.50
1:46.50 -16
340d
1984
1:52.53
1:51.24 -14 NR
Outdoor pb: 1:46.57 -15. 4 Youth Olympic Games 2014. 1 Moroccan junior 2015; 1 French junior 2015
In 2016: 1 Nantes; 2 Eaubonne 400; 1 Ghent IFAM
282
ETÉS Brice MON
31y
Ex-France, became eligible to compete for Monaco from 2010. Monegasque record holder (1:47.61 in 2010)
Outdoor pb: 1:47.03 -08. 1 Small States Games 2005/2007/2011 (2009-4, 2013/2013-2); ht WIC 2010/2012/2014; sf ECH 2010 (2012-ht); ht EIC
2011/2013/2015; dq ht OLY 2012 (out of lane); ht WCH 2015
In 2016: 1 Lyon; 5 Ghent IFAM ‘B’
26y 364d 1989
1:45.93
1:45.48 -15 NR
Twice Asian Champion. 2015 World finalist (having pipped Nijel Amos for a qualifying spot in a slow semi-final)
Outdoor pb: 1:43.82 -15. 400 pb: 46.44 -13. 3 Asian Games 2010; sf WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 Asian Champs 2013; sf WCH 2013; 1 Francophone Games
2013; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2014/2016 (2010-2); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 6 WCH 2015. Crossed the finish line second at the 2014 Asian Games final,
but was disqualified for having broken from his lane too early on the first lap. Coach-Coach-Jama Aden (same as Genzebe Dibaba)
In 2016: 1 Düsseldorf ‘B’; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 800/14x400
319
BALLA Abdulrahman Musaeb QAT
342
KRAMER Andreas SWE
18y
339d
1997
1:47.85
1:47.85 -16
2016 Swedish Indoor Champion as a senior and a junior // Outdoor pb: 1:49.62 -15. ht EIC 2015; 6 EJC 2015; 1 Nordic junior 2015. Coach-Per Skoog. 1.87 tall
In 2016: 2 Gothenburg; 3 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR indoor; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Swedish junior indoor; 1 Swedish indoor
370
BERIAN Boris USA
23y
88d
1992
1:46.00
1:46.00 -16
2016 US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 1:43.34 -15. 400 pb: 47.34 -12. 1 NCAA div 2 indoors & out, representing Adams State University in Alamosa,
Colorado; 1 US indoor 2016. Coach-Carlos Handler (husband and coach of Brenda Martinez, 3 WCH 800 2013), based at Big Bear Lake, California. Born at
born at altitude in Colorado Springs
Down from 1:48 in 2014 to 1:43 in June 2015. Then shockingly eliminated in semi-finals at US Championships. Then back to 1:43 in Monaco
In 2016: 1 Portland; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 US indoor
394
SOWINSKI Erik USA
26y
87d
1989
1:47.11
1:46.84 -14
Twice US Indoor Champion at 800m. Former US record holder at 600m indoors
Outdoor pb: 1:44.58 -14. 400 pb: 46.81 -12. ht WIC 2014; sf WCH 2015. 1 US indoor 2013/2014; 2 US 2015. Lives-Iowa City. Coach-Joey Woody (2 WCH
400H 2003)
In 2016: 1 Lincoln; 3 Düsseldorf; 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 4 Toruń; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour ‘B’; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 US indoor
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....1:42.67....Wilson Kipketer DEN.................1997
2.....1:44.15....Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS............ 2001
3.....1:44.52....Mohamed Aman ETH.................2014
4.....1:44.57....Adam Kszczot POL.................... 2012
5.....1:44.71....Joseph Mutua KEN.................... 2004
6.....1:44.75....Ahmad Ismail SUD..................... 2009
7.....1:44.78....Pawel Czapiewski POL.............. 2002
8.....1:44.81....Abubaker Kaki SUD................... 2008
9.....1:44.82....Mehdi Baala FRA....................... 2003
10...1:44.84....Paul Ereng KEN......................... 1989
1.....1:45.63....Adam Kszczot POL
2.....1:45.93....Donavan Brazier USA
3.....1:45.93....Abdulrahman Musaeb Balla QAT
4.....1:46.00....Boris Berian USA
5.....1:46.20....Andrés Arroyo PUR
6.....1:46.21....Thijmen Kupers NED
7.....1:46.25....Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA
8.....1:46.26....Kevin López ESP
9.....1:46.32....Hector Hernandez PUR
10...1:46.50....Mostafa Smaili MAR
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NR
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Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
(Days)
Born
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
26y
8d 1990
3:39.39
3:39.39 -16 NR
Chilean 1500m record holder indoors & out // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:38.56 -14. 3000 pb: 7:54.50 -13. ht World Youth 3000 2007; 8 Pan-American Games 2011; 3
South American 1500 2010; 2 South American Games 1500 2014 (6 5000); 4 Ibero-American 1500 2014 (7 3000); dnf IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014; 10
Pan-Am Games 1500 2015
In 2016: 2 Sabadell 1500; 1 Madrid 1500
149
LÓPEZ Iván CHI
168
HOLUŠA Jakub CZE
175
SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI
181
ALCALÁ Marc ESP
28y
26d 1988
3:39.99
3:37.68 -15 NR
2015 European Indoor Champion at 1500m (in front of home crowd) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.26 -15. 3000 pb: 7:51.43 -14. 800 pb: 1:45.12 -12. 400 pb: 47.29
-10. 5000 pb: 14:06.32 -14. 3000SC pb: 8:50.30 -07. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2005; 1 EJC 3000SC 2007; ht OLY 800 2008; 8 ETCh 800 2009; 3 under-23 ECH
1500 2009; 5 ECH 800 2010/2012; 6 ETCh 1500 2011; 2 WIC 800 2012 (2010-5); ht OLY 800 2012; 5 WIC 1500 2014; 1 ETCh 1500 2014 (2 3000); 1 EIC
1500 2015 (2011-5); ht WCH 1500 2015. At EXC: 2005-75J, 2007-42J. His nickname is “Holub” which means Pigeon
In 2016: 7 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 3 Düsseldorf 1500; 7 Mondeville 3000; 4 Stockholm IAAF Tour 1000; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500
23y 104d 1992
3:36.30
3:35.2 -14 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
2014 African Champion. New world indoor record holder at 1000m
Outdoor pb: 3:29.58 -14. Mile pb: 3:47.32 -14. 800 pb: 1:42.97 -15. 5000 pb: 13:17.97 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 6 African Games 1500 2011; 3 WCH 800
2013 (sf 1500); 1 Francophone Games 2013; 1 WIC 2014 (2012-5); 1 African Champs 2014 (2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. Born-Somalia, came to
Djibouti in 2008. Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to 3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships. Coach-Jama Aden
In 2016: 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour 1000 (world indoor record 2:14.20); 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour
21y
131d
1994
3:39.33
3:39.33 -16
Full name-Marc Alcalá Ibañez
2015 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 3:38.42 -15. 10K pb: 29:38 -14. ht World Youth 2011; ht WJC 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; ht EIC
2015; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. At WXC: 2013-99J. Coach-José Antonio Prieto
In 2016: 1 Sabadell 3000 (Jan 24); 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 2 Sabadell (Feb 7); 7 Stockholm IAAF Tour 1000; 1 Spanish under-23 indoor 3000; 2 Spanish
indoor
188
OLMEDO Manuel ESP
32y
305d
1983
3:38.25
3:38.25 -16
2011 European Indoor Champion at 1500m, then fourth at World Championships outdoors (he was voted Spanish male athlete of 2011 for that)
Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.44 -11. 800 pb: 1:44.56 -11. 8 EJC 800 2001; 8 WJC 800 2002 (2000-ht); sf ECH 800 2006; sf WCH 800 2007 (2003/2005-ht); sf WIC
800 2008; 1 ECP 800 2008; sf OLY 800 2008 (2004-ht); 5 EIC 800 2009 (2002/2007-sf); 3 ECH 1500 2010 (2012/2014-ht); 1 EIC 1500 2011; 1 ETCh 1500
2011; 4 WCH 1500 2011. 1 Spanish 1500 2010/2014 (1 indoor 1500 2011/2014/2016)
In 2016: 1 Antequera 1000 (broke the Spanish indoor record of Fermín Cacho); 1 Spanish Clubs indoor 800; 5 Düsseldorf 1500; 1 Sabadell 1500; dnf Madrid
800; 1 Spanish indoor 1500
199
WOLDE Dawit ETH
24y
303d
1991
3:37.86
3:37.86 -16
New Ethiopian indoor mile record holder and also a 2:10 marathoner
Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:33.82 -12. 3000 pb: 7:41.69i -16, 7:42.65 -11. 5000 pb: 13:17.04 -14. Half Mar pb: 60:46 -12. Marathon pb: 2:10:04 -15. 3 World Youth
1500 2007; 2 African junior 1500 2007; ht OLY 1500 2012; ht WCH 1500 2015. Coach-Theo Joosten NED
Marathons (4): dnf Los Angeles 2014; 2 Enschede 2014, dnf Frankfurt 2014, 4 Marrakech 2015
“I would say that 1500m is my favourite event, but I haven’t succeeded at it yet”
In 2016: 4 Antrim XC; 1 Ghent IFAM 1500; 1 Athlone Mile(Ethiopian indoor record 3:54.02); 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000
200
WOTE Aman ETH
31y
333d
1984
3:38.04
3:35.31 -13
(Wote pronounced “Woe - tay”)
Ethiopian record holder at both 1500m & One Mile
Outdoor pb: 3:29.91 -14. Mile pb: 3:48.60 -14. 800 pb: 1:44.99 -13. 7 African Champs 2010; 5 African Games 2011; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2015-dnf final);
2 WIC 2014 (2012-4)
In 2016: 1 Reims; 1 Sabadell
217
GRICE Charlie GBR
22y
131d
1993
3:46.50
3:39.44 -15
Twice UK Champion at 1500m & ninth at 2015 World Championships // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:35.29 -15. 800 pb: 1:47.00 -14. 3 Youth Olympic Games 1000
2010; 10 EJC 1500 2011; ht WJC 1500 2012; 2 ETCh 1500 2013 (2014-5); 2 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; 7 COM 1500 2014; 12 ECH 1500 2014 (fell); 5 EIC
1500 2015; 9 WCH 1500 2015. 1 UK 1500 2014/2015 & indoor 1500 2015/2016. At EXC: 2012-9J (team bronze). 1 English Schools 1500 2011. Coach-Jon
Bigg
In 2016: 2 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; trained with Mo Farah in Ethiopia for six weeks; 1 UK indoor 1500
218
O'HARE Chris GBR
25y
115d
1990
3:37.88
3:37.25 -13
European Championship bronzes indoors & out // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.83 -15. 5000 pb: 13:42.00 -15. At EXC: 2008-28J. 8 Commonwealth Youth Games
1500 2008; 12 WCH 1500 2013 (2015-sf); ht WIC 1500 2014; 6 COM 1500 2014; 3 ECH 1500 2014. 1 UK 1500 2013; 1 NCAA indoor Mile 2012. Studied
Exercise Science at the University of Tulsa, now based in Boston, training under Terence McMahon at the facilities of Harvard University
In 2016: 1 Boston Terrier Mile; 1 New York Armory Mile; 3 New York Millrose Mile
263
BIRGEN Bethwel KEN
27y
223d
1988
3:37.55
3:34.62 -15
Full name-Bethwel Kiprotich Birgen
2014 World indoor finalist // Outdoor pb: 3:30.77 -13. 3000 pb: 7:37.15 -13. 800 pb: 1:48.32 -11. sf WCH 2013; 8 WIC 2014 (2012-ht)
In 2016: 2 Düsseldorf; 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000; 2 Boston IAAF Tour Mile; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour
266
KIBET Vincent KEN
24y
316d
1991
3:37.55
3:34.91 -15
3:34.94
3:34.10 -12
Impressive winner of Birmingham Grand Prix 1500m indoors in 2015 (in 3:34.91)
Outdoor pb: 3:31.96 -14. 800 pb: 1:46.71 -14. Mile pb: 3:52.15 -14. 3000 pb: 7:44.87i -16, 7:58.9 -14. 5 Kenyan 1500 2014
In 2016: 4 Düsseldorf; 5 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000; 3 Boston IAAF Tour; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour
277
IGUIDER Abdelaati MAR
28y
358d
1987
Reigning World, World Indoor & Olympic bronze medallist at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:28.79 -15. 3000 pb: 7:34.99 -14 (7:39.04i -16). Mile pb: 3:49.09 -14.
5000 pb: 13:09.17 -12. 1 WJC 1500 2004 (2006-2); 1 WIC 1500 2012 (2010-2, 2014-3); 3 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-5); 6 OLY 5000 2012; 3 WCH 1500 2015
(2007-ht, 2009/2013-sf, 2011-5) At WXC: 2005-30J
In 2016: 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500 (defeated Ayanleh Souleiman)
He is the only man entered for two individual events in Portland (this and the 3000m)
284
RODRIGUEZ Erick NCA
25y
290d
1990
-
-
Nicaraguan record holder (outdoors) // Outdoor pb: 3:49.64 -15. 3000SC pb: 9:10.29 -15. 1 Central American 3000SC 2014 (2 1500); 7 Central American &
Caribbean Games 1500/3000SC 2014; 1 Central American 3000SC 2015 (2 1500); 11 Pan-Am Games 3000SC 2015; ht WCH 1500 2015
32y 327d 1983
3:36.12
3:35.80 -10 NR
2008 Olympic silver at 1500m. He replaced the legendary John Walker as New Zealand record holder at 1500m (though not yet the mile)
Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:29.66 -15. Mile pb: 3:49.83 -14 (3:51.06i -16). 3000 pb: 7:36.91 -14 (8:00.09 -16). 5000 pb: 13:20.33 -14. 800 pb: 1:45.54 -04 (1:49.88 -16).
4 WJC 1500 2002; 1 COM 1500 2006 (2010/2014-3); 3 WCP 2006; dq WIC 1500 2008/2014 (he ran inside the kerb of the track both times); 2 OLY 2008 (2004sf, 2012-9); 10 COM 5000 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014 (6 1500); 6 WCH 2015 (2005/2013-sf, 2007-10, 2011-12). 1 NCAA indoor 2005. 1 New
Zealand 5000 2011/2012. At WXC: 2003-91 short, 2004-42 short. Economics Graduate from University of Michigan
In 2016: 1 Hastings 800; 1 Wanganui Mile; 1 Classic 3000; 1 Christchurch Road Mile; 1 Boston IAAF Tour Mile; 2 New York Millrose Mile
His World Indoor Championships record: ran twice, disqualified twice!
300
WILLIS Nick NZL
365
ANDREWS Robby USA
24y
354d
1991
3:38.09
3:38.09 -16
2015 US Indoor Champion at 1000m (sic) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.78 -12. 800 pb: 1:44.71 -11 (1:46.98i -16). Mile pb: 3:57.15 -15. 3 WJC 800 2010; 1 IAAF
Relays 4x800 2015; 11 WCH 1500 2015. 1 NCAA 800 2011 & indoor 800 2010. 1 US indoor 1000 2015. Attended the University of Virginia
In 2016: 1 New York Armory 800; 1 Staten Island 800 (Feb 12); 4 New York Millrose Mile; 1 Staten Island 800 (Feb 27); 2 US indoor 1500
371
BLANKENSHIP Ben USA
26y
93d
1989
3:42.95
3:35.28 -15
Anchored USA to a world record in the Distance Medley at 2015 IAAF Relays, running 1600m in 3:51.24 to overtake Kenya
Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:35.48 -15. 3000 pb: 7:38.08 -15 (7:44.96i -16). Mile pb: 3:53.13i -15, 3:54.10 -11. 2 NCAA indoor 3000 2011; 2 US indoor Mile & 2M 2015.
Trademark long hair, headband and beard: “I tend to be a little bit different”, he says. He has tattoos of a lily, a hummingbird and a black bear
In 2016: 3 Portland 1500; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000 (kept in touch with Farah & Choge for most of race); 3 US indoor 1500
374
CENTROWITZ Matthew USA
26y
151d
1989
3:35.91
3:35.91 -16
Medals at two World Championship 1500s and fourth at London 2012 // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:30.40 -15. Mile pb: 3:50.53 -14 (3:50.63i -16). 800 pb: 1:44.62 -15.
3000 pb: 7:40.74i -16. 5000 pb: 13:20.06 -14. 1 Pan-American junior 1500 2007; 11 WJC 5000 2008; 7 WIC 1500 2012; 4 OLY 1500 2012; 2 WCH 1500 2013
(2011-3, 2015-8). 1 US 1500 2011/2015 (1 indoor Mile 2015 & 1500 2016); 1 NCAA 1500 2011. His father-Matt Centrowitz was 1979 Pan-American Games
Champion at 5000m. His sister Lauren is also an international middle distance runner. He is now part of Alberto Salazar’s “Oregon Distance Project” in Portland
In 2016: 1 Portland 3000 (Jan 15); 1 Winston-Salem Mile; 1 Portland 3000 (Feb 5); 1 New York Millrose “Wanamaker“ Mile (3:50.63 for fourth world all-time); 1
US indoor 1500
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....3:31.18....Hicham El Guerrouj MAR........... 1997
2.....3:31.76....Haile Gebrselassie ETH............. 1998
3.....3:32.11....Laban Rotich KEN......................1998
4.....3:33.08....Daniel K. Komen KEN................ 2005
5.....3:33.10....Deresse Mekonnen ETH............ 2010
6.....3:33.17....Vénuste Niyongabo BUR........... 1998
7.....3:33.23....Augustine Choge KEN............... 2011
8.....3:33.32....Andrés Diaz ESP....................... 1999
9.....3:33.34....Bernard Lagat USA.................... 2005
10...3:33.96....Haron Keitany KEN.................... 2009
1.....3:34.94....Abdelaati Iguider MAR
2.....3:35.91....Matthew Centrowitz USA
3.....3:36.12....Nick Willis NZL
4.....3:36.30....Ayanleh Souleiman DJI
5.....3:36.35....Mohamed Al-Garni QAT
6.....3:37.08....Benson Seurei BRN
7.....3:37.29....Said Aden Said QAT
8.....3:37.30....Adam Ali Musaab QAT
=9...3:37.55....Bethwel Birgen KEN
.......3:37.55....Vincent Kibet KEN
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Event starts: March 18
Age
107
BIRMINGHAM Collis AUS
31y
(Days)
80d
Born
1984
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
-
7:46.05 -14
Eighth at 2013 World Cross Country Championships // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:35.45 -12. Half Mar pb: 60:56 -13 (62:01 -16). 10,000 pb: 27:29.73 -09. 5000 pb:
13:09.57 -12. 1500 pb: 3:35.50 -10 (3:40.16 -16). ht OLY 5000 2008/2012; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2010; 6 COM 5000 2010 (9 10,000); 24 WCH 10,000
2013 (2009-dnf, 2011-ht); 10 WIC 3000 2014; 12 COM 5000 2014; ht WCH 5000 2015. 1 Australian 5000 2009/2014; 1 Scottish 1500 2007/2008/2009. At
WXC: 2003-83J, 2007-67, 2008-73, 2009-29, 2010-81, 2013-8. Coach-Nic Bideau
In 2016: 11 Marugame Half Mar; 3 Melbourne Challenge 1500 (dnf 5000)
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ROBINSON Brett AUS
24y
314d
1991
7:44.29
7:44.29 -16
2013 World 5000m finalist // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:45.97 -15. 5000 pb: 13:18.96 -13. 10,000 pb: 28:45.39 -12. 1500 pb: 3:38.94 -12. 8 WJC 1500 2010; 15 WCH
5000 2013 (2015-ht). At WXC: 2009-46J, 2013-29, 2015-28. Training partner of Collis Birmingham
In 2016: 3 Christchurch; 2 Boston IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Melbourne Challenge 5000
141
AHMED Mohammed CAN
25y
72d
1991
7:40.11
7:40.11 -16
2015 Pan-American Games Champion at 10,000m // 5000 pb: 13:10.00 -15. 10,000 pb: 27:34.62 -12. 1 Pan-Am junior 5000 2009; 4 WJC 10,000 2010 (2008
-9); 18 OLY 10,000 2012; 9 WCH 10,000 2013; 5 COM 5000 2014 (6 10,000); 1 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015; 12 WCH 5000 2015. At WXC: 2008-51J, 2009
-57J, 2010-27J, 2013-22. 1 Canadian 10,000 2012/2012. Born-Somalia, moved to Canada at age 11. They call him ‘Mospeed’. Coach-Jerry Schumacher
In 2016: 5 New York Millrose 3000
144
LEVINS Cam CAN
26y
355d
1989
7:45.44
7:41.59 -14
2014 Commonwealth Games bronze at 10,000m // 5000 pb: 13:15.19 -13. 10,000 pb: 27:07.51 -15. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean XC 2012; 11 OLY
10,000 2012 (14 5000); 3 COM 10,000 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 5000 2015; 14 WCH 10,000 2015 (ht 5000). At WXC: 2011-55, 2013-41. 1 NCAA 5000/10,000
2012. 1 Canadian XC 2010/2011/2013 & 5000 2012/2013/2014. In 2012 he became the first ever student from Southern Utah University to win a US Collegiate
title. Graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. Coach-Alberto Salazar
In 2016: 4 Portland 3000 (Jan 22); 5 Portland 3000 (Feb 5); 10 New York Millrose 3000
174
BACHIR Youssouf Hiss DJI
28/29y
1987
7:43.44
7:43.44 -16
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:50.96 -13. 5000 pb: 13:28.20 -13. 1500 pb: 3:36.96 -15 (3:40.61i -16). 800 pb: 1:48.04 -15. 41 World Half Mar 2010; 8 African Games 5000
2013; 3 Francophone Games 5000 2013; ht WIC 3000 2014; 3 Arab 1500 2015 (2013-6); ht WCH 1500 2015
In 2016: 1 Mondeville 1500; 4 Stockholm IAAF Tour 3000; 5 Sabadell 1500
186
GARCÍA Víctor ESP
31y
5d
1985
7:51.29
7:51.29 -16
Full name-Victor García Blazquez
2012 European bronze after falling at the last hurdle when vying for the lead with the eventual winner Mahiedine Mekhissi FRA
Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:05.24 -2010. 3000SC pb: 8:15.20 -12. 4 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2007; 12 WSG 3000SC 2007; ht EIC 3000 2011; ht WCH 3000SC 2011; ht
WIC 3000 2012; 3 ECH 3000SC 2012; 9 ETCh 3000SC 2014. At EXC: 2007-25u23. 1 Spanish 2014; 1 Spanish indoor 3000 2012. Coach-Antonio Serrano
In 2016: 2 Spanish Clubs indoor 3000; 1 Zaragoza 800; 3 Valencia 800 ‘B’; 7 Sabadell 3000; 3 Spanish indoor 3000
195
ALAMIREW Yenew ETH
25y
295d
1990
7:40.24
7:27.80 -11
2013 Diamond League Race winner at 5000m, but less success at championships
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:27.26 -11. 5000 pb: 12:48.77 -12. Mile pb: 3:50.43 -11. 2 African Games 5000 2011; 9 WIC 3000 2012; 12 OLY 5000 2012; 9 WCH 5000
2013; 5 African Champs 5000 2014. He has two younger brothers (Yibel & Engida) who are both runners
In 2016: 3 Düsseldorf 3000; 6 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour 3000
197
GEBREMESKEL Dejen ETH
26y
114d
1989
7:38.03
7:34.14 -12
2012 Olympic silver at 5000m when he ran the last lap as fast as Mo Farah (52.9), but was trapped in a box at the bell – “I lost the gold there”
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:58.69 -09. 5000 pb: 12:46.81 -12. 10,000 pb: 26:51.02 -13. 3 WJC 5000 2008; 3 WCH 5000 2011; 2 OLY 5000 2012; 16 WCH 10,000
2013; 3 WIC 3000 2014 (2010-10, 2012-5). At WXC: 2008-18J. Great on last laps: outkicked Mohamed Farah at 2011 Boston indoor 3000m with only one shoe,
then a 53.7 last 400m to defeat Bernard Lagat in 2011 New York 5000m. From Gulomakeda in the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia
In 2016: 1 Boston IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Boston 3000 (Feb 28)
198
KEJELCHA Yomif ETH
18y
229d
1997
7:39.11
7:39.11 -16
Full name-Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa
Reigning Youth Olympic & World Junior Champion. Former World Youth Champion
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:36.28 -14. 5000 pb: 12:58.39 -15. . 1 World Youth 3000 2013; 1 Youth Olympic Games 3000 2014; 1 WJC 5000 2014
In 2016: 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Metz 3000
213
EMANUEL Lee GBR
31y
53d
1985
7:55.61
7:44.48 -15
2015 European indoor silver at 3000m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:36.35 -15. 5000 pb: 13:31.56 -10. 800 pb: 1:49.46 -10. 19 COM 5000 2012; ht WIC 1500 2014; ht
COM 1500 2014; 2 EIC 3000 2015. 1 NCAA indoor Mile 2009/2010; 1 UK indoor 3000 2016. Media graduate from Sheffield Hallam University, then he took a
Master’s Degree in PE the University of New Mexico. Coach-Joe Franklin
In 2016: 1 Albuquerque 800; 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500; 1 UK indoor 3000
215
FARRELL Tom GBR
24y
360d
1991
7:42.47
7:42.47 -06
2013 European under-23 silver at 5000m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:37.90 -14 (3:42.19i -16). 5000 pb: 13:10.48 -15. 2 under-23 ECH 5000 2013; 7 COM 5000
2014; 12 ECH 5000 2014; 15 WCH 5000 2015. At WXC: 2009-58J (first Briton), 2010-50J. At EXC: 2012-4, 2013-12. 1 UK 5000 2015. Attends Oklahoma State
University. Mother-Jennifer Little was eighth in the 1986 Commonwealth Games High Jump with a best of 1.86, father-David was a 4:05.8 miler in 1991. CoachMark Rowland
In 2016: 3 Portland 3000; 8 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500; 2 UK indoor 3000
246
25y
63d 1991
7:40.79
7:40.79 -16 NR
Jamaican record holder at 5000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:20.14 -10. 5000 pb: 13:20.39 -15. 10,000 pb: 28:45.84 -15. 1500 pb: 3:41.00 -14. ht World Youth 3000
2007; ht WJC 1500 2008/2010; ht WCH 5000 2015. 3 NCAA 5000 2015 (2013-5); 2 NCAA indoor 5000 2015 (4 3000). Attends University of Arkansas. He says
his aim is to “change most of the mentality that says no-one in our country can make it in distance running”
In 2016: 2 New York Mile (Jan 24); 1 New York Armory 3000; 5 Boston IAAF Tour 3000; 7 New York Millrose 3000
CAMPBELL Kemoy JAM
264
CHOGE Augustine KEN
29y
56d
1987
7:39.23
7:28.00 -11
Full name-Augustine Kiprono Choge
Commonwealth Games Champion at 5000m, 10 years ago
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:28.76 -11. 5000 pb: 12:53.66 -05. 1500 pb: 3:29.47 -09. Mile pb: 3:50.01 -13. 1 World Youth 3000 2003; 1 World Junior 5000 2004; ht WCH
5000 2005; 1 COM 5000 2006; 9 OLY 1500 2008 (ran with stress fracture); 5 WCH 1500 2009; 2 WIC 3000 2012 (2010-11, 2014-9). At WXC: 2003-4J, 2005
-1J, 2006-7 short, 2008-12
Winner of Emsley Carr Mile in 2010 & 2013
In 2016: 2 Kenyan Police XC; 1 Düsseldorf 3000; 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000 (won Tour – wildcard for Portland)
267
KOECH Isiah KEN
22y
89d
1993
7:42.53
7:32.89 -12
Full name-Isiah Kiplangat Koech
Consistent high placings in big championship 5000m finals: Fifth at London 2012, fourth at Daegu 2011, third at Moscow 2013, second at Glasgow 2014 ...
down to eighth in Beijing 2015
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:30.43 -12. 5000 pb: 12:48.64 -12. 10,000 pb: 27:17.03 -12. 1 World Youth 3000 2009; 5 OLY 5000 2012; 3 WCH 5000 2013 (2011-4, 2015
-8); 2 COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014. At WXC: 2010-4J, 2011-10J. 1 Kenyan 5000 2011. His younger brother John
Koech is the 2015 Asian Champion at Steeplechase, having been transferred from Kenya to Bahrain. Trains in same group as Paul Kipsiele Koech
In 2016: 6 Düsseldorf 3000; 4 Boston IAAF Tour 3000
270
NDIKU Caleb KEN
23y
159d
1992
7:39.82
7:31.66 -13
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
Full name-Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku
Three big titles in 2014: World Indoor 3000m, Commonwealth Games 5000m & African Championships 5000m
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:30.99 -12. 5000 pb: 12:59.17 -14. 10,000 pb: 28:28.4 -14. 2 World Youth 1500 2009; 1 WJC 1500 2010; 1 African Games 1500 2011 &
African Champs 1500 2012; 1 COM 5000 2014; 1 African Champs 5000 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014; 2 WCH 5000 2015 (led with two laps to go
and clocked 1:50.1 for his last 800m, but beaten by Mo Farah’s 1:48.7). At WXC: 2010-1J
In 2016: 6 Kenyan Police XC; 2 Düsseldorf 3000; 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 3000
271
KYSHTABEKOV Adilet KGZ
22y
341d
1993
8:29.45
8:29.45 -16
28y
358d
1987
7:39.04
7:34.92 -13
10 Asian Games 1500 2014; 8 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2016
In 2016: 8 Asian Indoor Champs 3000
277
IGUIDER Abdelaati MAR
Reigning World, World Indoor & Olympic bronze medallist at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:34.99 -14. 1500 pb: 3:28.79 -15 (3:34.94i -16). Mile pb: 3:49.09 -14.
5000 pb: 13:09.17 -12. 1 WJC 1500 2004 (2006-2); 1 WIC 1500 2012 (2010-2, 2014-3); 3 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-5); 6 OLY 5000 2012; 3 WCH 1500 2015
(2007-ht, 2009/2013-sf, 2011-5) At WXC: 2005-30J
In 2016: 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500 (defeated Ayanleh Souleiman)
He is the only man entered for two individual events in Portland (this and the 1500m)
375
CHELIMO Paul USA
25y
142d
1990
7:39.00
7:39.00 -16
Full name-Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo
Allegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired US citizenship on July 23, 2014 and cleared by IAAF to compete for the USA on June 15, 2015
5000 pb: 13:21.89 -12. 1500 pb: 3:40.25 -12. 2 WSG 5000 2013 (4 1500). 2 NCAA 5000 2012/2013, representing the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (where he studied Public Health)
In 2016: 1 Portland 3000 (Jan 22); 2 Portland 1500 (Feb 5); 2 US indoor 3000
382
HILL Ryan USA
26y
46d
1990
7:38.60
7:34.87 -14
Twice World Championship finalist at 5000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:38.64 -14; 5000 pb: 13:05.69 -15. 1500 pb: 3:37.10 -14. 7 WCH 5000 2015 (2013-10). At
WXC: 2009-52J. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean Junior XC 2009. 2 NCAA 1500 2012; 1 US 5000 2015
In 2016: 1 New York Millrose 3000; 1 US indoor 3000
383
JENKINS Eric USA
24y
114d
1991
7:39.43
7:39.43 -15
Double US Collegiate Champion indoors in 2015 (representing Northeaston University in Boston, Massachusetts)
Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:41.79 -15. 5000 pb: 13:07.33 -15. 1500 pb: 3:38.98 -15. 2 NCAA XC 2014; 1 NCAA indoor 3000/5000 2015; 2 NCAA 5000 2015 (2014-4)
In 2016: 2 Portland 3000 (Jan 22); 1 Portland 1500 (Feb 5); 3 New York Millrose 3000; 3 US indoor 3000
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....7:24.90....Daniel Komen KEN.................... 1998
2.....7:26.15....Haile Gebrselassie ETH............. 1998
3.....7:27.80....Yenew Alamirew ETH................ 2011
4.....7:28.00....Augustine Choge KEN............... 2011
5.....7:29.37....Eliud Kipchoge KEN...................2011
6.....7:29.94....Edwin Soi KEN........................... 2012
7.....7:30.16....Galen Rupp USA........................2013
8.....7:30.51....Kenenisa Bekele ETH................ 2007
9.....7:31.09....Tariku Bekele ETH..................... 2008
10...7:31.66....Caleb Ndiku KEN....................... 2013
1.....7:38.03....Dejen Gebremeskel ETH
2.....7:38.60....Ryan Hill USA
3.....7:38.85....Hassan Mead USA
4.....7:39.00....Paul Chelimo USA
5.....7:39.04....Abdelaati Iguider MAR
6.....7:39.11....Yomif Kejelcha ETH
7.....7:39.23....Augustine Choge KEN
8.....7:39.23....Mohamed Al-Garni QAT
9.....7:39.43....Eric Jenkins USA
10...7:39.55....Mohamed Farah GBR
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QBR
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Event starts: March 19
Age
120
BRATHWAITE Shane BAR
26y
(Days)
38d
Born
1990
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
7.66
7.66 -16
Bronzes at 2014 Commonwealth Games & 2015 Pan-American Games. 2007 World Youth Champion at Octathlon
110H pb: 13.21 -15. 100 pb: 10.43 -09. 200 pb: 20.97 -14. 400H pb: 50.90 -12. 1 World Youth Octathlon 2009; sf WJC 400H 2008; 1 North/Central American &
Caribbean under-23 2012; ht OLY 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 3 COM 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; sf WCH 2015. He is not related
to 2009 World Champion Ryan Brathwaite
In 2016: 1 Houston Invitational; 1 Houston Ryan; 1 Baton Rouge
25y
30d 1991
7.58
7.54 -15 NR
2015 World Student Games Champion // 8 WJC 2010 (2008-ht); 6 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under
-23; ht OLY 2012; 6 COM 2014; 1 WSG 2015; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2013-ht). 4 NCAA 2014
(2013-7)
In 2016: 1 Bloomington; 2 Indiana Relays; 5ht Düsseldorf; 2 Lódz
123
SWIFT Greggmar BAR
133
LYNSHA Maksim BLR
30y
346d
1985
7.71
7.58 -13
18x Belarusian Champion (9 out + 9 in) // 110H pb: 13.36 -12. 4 EJC 2003; sf WJC 2004; ht WIC 60 2006; 7 WSG 2007; sf WIC 2008/2010; sf WCH 2009; 4
ETCh 2010 (2011-6, 2013/2015-8); sf ECH 2010/2012; sf OLY 2012 (2008-ht); 6 EIC 2013 (2007-8, 2009-sf, 2011/2015-ht). 1 Belarusian
2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2007/2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016)
In 2016: 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor
136
de OLIVEIRA João Vitor BRA
23y
306d
1992
7.88
7.88 -16
2012 South American Champion // 110H pb: 13.45 -15. 400H pb: 51.28 -12. sf WJC 110H/400H 2010; 1 South American junior 110H/400H 2011; 1 South
American under-23 110H 2012; 1 South American 110H 2015; sf WCH 110H 2015
In 2016: 3 Flagstaff; 2 Coolidge
137
dos SANTOS Fabio BRA
32y
220d
1983
7.68
7.68 -16
25y
250d
1990
7.63
7.60 -13
110H pb: 13.69 -15. 8 Ibero-American 2012. 4 Brazilian 2014
In 2016: 1 São Caetano do Sul (Feb 13); 1 São Caetano do Sul (Feb 27)
155
XIE Wenjun CHN
2014 Asian Games Champion. 2015 Asian Champion
Chinese #1 post Liu Xiang.
110H pb: 13.23 -14. sf OLY 2012; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2013-ht). 1 Chinese junior
2008/2009; 2 Chinese 2011; 1 Chinese Universities 2011; 1 Chinese National Games 2013. Missed qualifying for the London Olympic final by one place (he
clocked 13.34 to Lawrence Clarke’s 13.31). From-Shanghai
In 2016: 3 Ghent IFAM; 1 Reims; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour
163
O'FARRILL Yordan CUB
23y
37d
1993
7.61
7.61 -16
Full name-Yordan Luis O’Farrill Olivera
Former World Junior Champion
110H pb: 13.19 -14. 5 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 2012; 1 WJC 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013;
6 Pan-Am Games 2015; ht WCH 2015. Grandfather on his father’s side was Irish
In 2016: 2 Mondeville; 4ht Berlin; 7 Glasgow IAAF Tour
164
PORTILLA Yohany CUB
25y
237d
1990
7.70
7.70 -16
(Yohany aka Jhoanis) // 110H pb: 13.30 -15. dnf/ht WJC 2008; sf WIC 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2
North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; sf WCH 2015
In 2016: 4 Mondeville; 2 Sabadell; 3 Metz
25y 244d 1990
7.69
7.69 -16 NR
12x Danish Champion (6 out + 6 in). Danish record holder indoors & out
110H pb: 13.55 -16. 4 World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; dnf EJC final 2009; ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (2011-ht). 1 Danish 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015 (1
indoor 2011-2016). His father Frank Martinsen worked as a bodyguard to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Danish Prime Minister then, later NATO Secretary
General. Coach-Mikkel Larsen
In 2016: dnf Malmö; 4 Florø; 5 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR; 1 Gothenburg; 1 Rud; 1 Danish indoor; 4 Belgrade
173
MARTINSEN Andreas DEN
184
CONTRERAS Yidiel ESP
24y
111d
1991
7.64
7.64 -16
Allegiance transferee from Cuba – has lived in Spain since 2012, acquired Spanish citizenship on April 24, 2015 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Spain
from June 15, 2015 (just in time for the European Team Championships)
110H pb: 13.35 -15. 6 Cuban National Games 2010; 7 ETCh 2015; sf WCH 2015. 1 Spanish 2015
In 2016: pb for flat 60 of 6.91; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 3 Lódz; 5 Berlin; 1 Sabadell; 4 Madrid
201
BASCOU Dimitri FRA
28y
241d
1987
7.41
7.41 -16
5x French Champion (3 out + 2 in)
He was initially third in the 2014 European Championships, but then was disqualified disqualified for obstruction because he moved into lane of Balajs Baji and
they clashed arms (it meant that Pascal Martinot-Lagarde got the bronze medal)
110H pb: 13.16 -15. 2 Mediterranean Games 2009; 4 under-23 ECH 2009; 4 ECH 2010 (2014-dq); 4 WSG 2011; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2015 (2011-6, 2013-sf); 5
WCH 2015 (2011-sf). 1 French 2009/2010/2011 (1 indoor 2011/2015). Stéphane Diagana (1 WCH 400H 97) and Marc Raquil (3 WCH 400 20103) are his
cousins. Coach-Giscard Samba-Koundy
In 2016: 1 Eaubonne; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Mondeville; 1 Berlin (French record 7.41, the world’s quickest time for four years); 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour (would have won
but he tripped over the last hurdle)
208
MARTINOT-LAGARDE Pascal FRA
24y
177d
1991
7.47
7.45 -14
He was the world #1 in 2014 with five Diamond League wins (though he did not win as expected at the World Indoor & European Championships)
110H pb: 12.95 -14. 4 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 2 ETCh 2013/2015 (2014-3); 2 WIC 2014 (2012-3); 3 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3); 4 WCH 2015 (2013-ht). 1
French 2014 & indoors 2012/2013/2014/2016. His older brother Thomas Martinot Lagarde (pb 13.26) is also an international hurdler. Their coach-Laurence Bily
“The start is not my good point. I love the middle part when you are on automatic pilot”
In 2016: 1 Metz; 1 French indoor
211
CLARKE Lawrence GBR
26y
6d
1990
7.65
7.59 -15
Fourth place at the London Olympics // 110H pb: 13.14w, 13.31 -12. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 3 COM 2010 (2014-8); ht EIC 2011; 3
under-23 ECH 2011; 4 OLY 2012; 8 COM 2014; 5 EIC 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2011-ht). 1 English junior 2009; 1 UK 2011 & indoor 2015. He has dual nationality
with the USA (his father Sir Toby Clarke was born in California). Graduate of Theology and Religious Studies from Bristol University. Coach-Giscard SambaKoundy (formerly Malcolm Arnold). 1.87 tall
Since autumn 2015 he lives and trains in Paris with the group of Dimitri Bascou, who is his training partner
In 2016: 2 Eaubonne; 7 Düsseldorf; 6 Mondeville; 3 Berlin; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 UK indoor
225
VOGEL Martin GER
24y
1d
1992
7.67
7.67 -16
110H pb: 13.93 -12. 6 EJC 2011. 1 German under-23 2012; 3 German indoor 2015/2016
In 2016: 2 Linz Gugl; 3 Chemnitz; 3 German indoor
29y
8d 1987
7.69
7.60 -14 NR
Greek record holder indoors & out. 13x Greek Champion (8 out + 5 in)
110H pb: 13.33 -15. 100 pb: 10.42 -13. 200 pb: 20.91 -13/14. dnf World Youth 2003; 2 EJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006; 1 under-23 ECH 2007; 2 ECP 2008 (2007-5); 6
OLY 2008/2012; 5 ETCh 2011; 8 ECH 2012 (2010-ht, 2014-sf); 5 EIC 2015 (2009/2013-sf); sf WCH 2015 (2007/2013-ht). 1 Greek
2007/2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015). Mother-Greek, father-American. Full-name-Konstadínos Douvalídis-Ricks
(mother’s name is Douvalídis, father’s is Ricks)
In 2016: 6 Düsseldorf; 5 Lódz; 6 Greek indoor 60
229
DOUVALÍDIS Konstadínos GRE
238
BAJI Balázs HUN
242
SHAKER Amir IRQ
26y 282d 1989
7.55
7.55 -16 NR
Fourth at European Championships indoors (2013) & out (2014) // 110H pb: 13.29 -14. 7 WJC 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 6 WSG 2011; sf WIC 2012/2014; sf
ECH 2012 (2010-ht); 4 EIC 2013 (2009/2011-ht, 2015-7); sf WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 4 ECH 2014. 1 Hungarian 2007/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor
2009/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016)
In 2016: 1 Toruń; 1 Hungarian indoor; 2 Madrid; 2 Jablonec
26y
161d
1989
7.77
7.77 -16 NR
(aka Ameer Shakir Aneed)
He has dual nationality with Sweden and competed for that country in it’s matches again Sweden, but has now opted for Iraq
110H pb: 13.80 -13. ht WJC 2008; 6 Asian Champs 2013; ht WIC 2014; ht Asian Games 2014. 1 Swedish indoor 2016
In 2016: 1 Huddinge; 1 Växjö; 1 Malmö; 1 Mustasaari; 4ht Asian Indoor Champs; 1 Swedish indoor
23y 265d 1992
7.67 NR
7.50 -13
2013 World Student Games Champion // 110H pb: 13.39 -13. 1 Pan-American junior 2010; 1 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; 4 Central American & Caribbean
Games 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. sf US Olympic Trial 2012; 1 NCAA indoor 2013 representing the University of South Florida
Allegiance transferee from USA – born-Florida, his late father Edwin Williams was a Virgin Islander and Eddie was cleared to compete for that country by IAAF
from July 6, 2013 (His Virgin Islands records are inferior to his personal bests as they were set before he was cleared to compete for that country)
In 2016: 1 University Park; 4 Saskatoon; 1 University Park; 4 New York Millrose; 2 Staten Island
243
LOVETT Eddie ISV
249
HART Yanick JAM
22y
168d
1993
7.71
7.71 -16
110H pb: 13.68 -15. 4 Pan-American junior 2011; sf WJC 2012. 8 Jamaican 2016. Attends University of Florida. Coach-Mike Holloway
In 2016: 4 Fayetteville Razorback; 4 Fayetteville Tyson; 2 Fayetteville SEC; 7ht NCAA indoor
21y 327d 1994
7.46
7.45 -15 NR
Down from 13.44 to 12.97 at 110m Hurdles in 2015, reaching the World Championship final
110H pb: 12.97 -15. 400H pb: 49.98 -13. 4 World Youth 110H 2011 (8 400H); 1 WJC 4x400 2012; 6 WCH 2015. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 2015. 1
Jamaican 2015. Student of Business Management at University of Arkansas. Races with a string of beads in his mouth, a “relaxation ritual” his manager tells us
He says: “Every race I go to the hurdles and I talk to the hurdles and I say, ‘You’re my baby, just be quiet and gave me a clean race’”
In 2016: dns Fayetteville Tyson final (after winning heat & semi); 1 New York Millrose
255
McLEOD Omar JAM
274
AL-MANDEEL Abdulaziz KUW
275
AL-YOHA Yaqoub KUW
26y 300d 1989
7.60
7.60 -16 NR
Twice Asian Indoor Champion // 110H pb: 13.32w -15, 13.49 -14 (13.97 -16). ht World Youth 2005; sf WJC 2008; ht WIC 2012/2014; 2 Asian Champs 2013; 1
Asian Indoor Champs 2014/2016 (2012-2); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014
In 2016: 1 Kuwait City (110H outdoors); 1 Asian Indoor Champs
23y
46d
1993
7.65
7.65 -16
Twice Asian Indoor Championships silver // 110H pb: 13.37w, 13.58 -15 (14.13 -16). 100 pb: 10.44 -15 (10.84 -16). 7 Asian junior 2012; sf WJC 2012; 2 Asian
Indoor Champs 2014/2016; 7 Asian Games 2014; dq Asian Champs 2015;
In 2016: 2 Kuwait City 100/110H; 2 Asian Indoor Champs
309
BOCHENEK Dominik POL
28y
308d
1987
7.68
7.63 -14/15
Former World Military Champion // 110H pb: 13.44 -11. ht EJC 2005; sf WIC 2008/2010/2014 (2012-ht); 6 ECP 2008; 5 under-23 ECH 2009; sf ECH 2010
(2012/2014-ht); 1 World Military Games 2011; ht WCH 2011; sf EIC 2013/2015; 6 ETCh 2014. 1 Polish 2011 & indoor 2013/2014/2015. Coach-Wieslaw
Czapiewski. 1.76 tall
In 2016: 6 Lódz; 2 Toruń; 1 Spała; 2 Polish indoor
318
TEVENINO Namatiaki PYF
19y
270d
1996
8.53
8.53 -16
25y
340d
1990
-
-
110H pb: 15.51w, 15.64 -15. ht World Youth 100 2013; 1 Oceanian junior 2014; ht WJC 2014
In 2016: 1 Aubière ‘C’
324
ALKANA Antonio RSA
2015 African Games Champion // 110H pb: 13.32 -15 (13.60 -16). 100 pb: 10.27w, 10.33 -15. 200 pb: 20.71 -15. ht WCH 2015; 1 African Games 2015. 1 South
African 2013/2015. Coach-Marcél Otto
In 2016: 1 Parow; 1 Stellenbosch; 1 Pretoria
27y 138d 1988
7.78
7.75 -13 NR
Senegalese record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.70 -13. 3 African junior 2007; 5 African Games 2011; 7 African Champs 2012; dq/ht OLY 2012 (illegal
hurdle clearance). His namesake is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Fulham Football Club
In 2016: 1 Winston-Salem (Jan 16); 1 Winston-Salem (Feb 20); 1 Chapel Hill
332
DEMBELE Moussa SEN
340
PEÑA Brahian SUI
21y
349d
1994
7.70
7.70 -16
7.67
7.67 -16
Allegiance transferee from the Dominican Republic – cleared by IAAF to compete for Switzerland from May 15, 2012
110H pb: 13.90 -15. sf WJC 2012; 3 EJC 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Swiss under-23 2014. 1 Swiss indoor 2015/2016
In 2016: 3 Magglingen (Jan 30); 1 Magglingen (Feb 6); 1 Linz Gugl; 1 Swiss indoor
353
THOMAS Mikel TTO
28y
115d
1987
Trinidadian record holder outdoors, set when winning silver at 2015 Pan-Am Games
110H pb: 13.17 -15. 100 pb: 10.24 -15. 400H pb: 51.40 -08. ht WJC 2000; 7 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008; qf OLY 2008 (2012-ht); sf WCH
2013 (2015-dq ht - Illegal hurdle clearance, but fell anyway); ht COM 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 Trinidadian
2007/2008/2010/2013
In 2016: 3 Albuquerque Classic; 3 Canadian indoor; 3 Montreal; 1 Staten Island; 2 New York
360
KOPANAYKO Sergiy UKR
27y
132d
1988
7.70
7.70 -16
5x Ukrainian Champion (3 out + 2 in) // 110H pb: 13.77 -13. ht EIC 2013/2015; 10 ETCh 2015 (2011-12, 2013-11). 1 Ukrainian 2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor
2015/2016)
In 2016: 1 Kiev; 1 Ukrainian teams indoor; 1 Kiev City; 1 Ukrainian indoor
362
SHAMATRYN Artem UKR
24y
276d
1991
7.70
7.70 -16
26y
189d
1989
7.58
7.58 -16
2015 Ukrainian Champion outdoors // 110H pb: 13.81 -15. 10 ETCh 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2015
In 2016: 2 Kiev (Jan 8); 1 Kiev (Jan 16); 2 Ukrainian teams indoor; 2 Kiev City; 2 Ukrainian indoor
364
ADAMS Spencer USA
Second at 2016 US Indoor Championships // 110H pb: 13.24w -13, 13.33 -14. 400H pb: 50.96 -12. 3 NCAA indoors & out 2013 (representing Clemson
University); 2 US indoor 2016
In 2016: 2 Clemson; 2 Columbia 55H; 2 Winston-Salem; 1ht Johnson City; 1 Montreal (Feb 20); 1 Canadian indoor; 2 Montreal (Feb 21); 2 US indoor
380
EATON Jarret USA
26y
267d
1989
7.52
7.49 -12
2016 US Indoor Champion // 110H pb: 13.40w, 13.41 -15. 1 NCAA indoor 2012 (representing Syracuse University, New York); 1 US indoor 2016
In 2016: 1 Clemson 60H; 1 Columbia 55H; 1 Saskatoon; 1sf Johnson City; 3 New York Millrose; 1 Madrid; 1 Jablonec; 1 US indoor
390
PORTER Jeff USA
30y
111d
1985
7.57
7.46 -14
2012 Olympic semi-finalist // 110H pb: 13.08 -12. 4 Pan-Am Games 2011; sf OLY 2012. 3 US indoor 2010 & outdoors 2012; 1 NCAA indoor 2007 (4 outdoors),
representing the University of Michigan. Wife-Tiffany Ofili (3 WCH 2013, 1 ECH 2014). His twin brother Joe played in the NFL (National Football League [of the
USA]) as a cornerback [a defender]. Coach-Garfield Ellenwood
In 2016: 1 Allendale; 1 Notre Dame; 5 New York Millrose; 3 Madrid; 1 Belgrade; 3 US indoor
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....7.30.........Colin Jackson GBR.................... 1994
2.....7.33.........Dayron Robles CUB................... 2008
=3...7.36 ........Greg Foster USA........................1987
.......7.36.........Allen Johnson USA.................... 2004
.......7.36.........Terence Trammell USA..............2010
=6...7.37.........Roger Kingdom USA.................. 1989
.......7.37.........Anier García CUB...................... 2000
.......7.37.........Tony Dees USA......................... 2000
.......7.37.........David Oliver USA....................... 2011
=10.7.38.........Mark Crear USA......................... 1998
.......7.38.........Reggie Torian USA.................... 1999
1.....7.41.........Dimitri Bascou FRA
2.....7.46.........Omar McLeod JAM
3.....7.47.........Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA
4.....7.49.........Orlando Ortega ESP
5.....7.52.........Jarret Eaton USA
=6...7.53.........Ashton Eaton USA
.......7.53.........Myles Hunter USA
.......7.55.........Balázs Baji HUN
9.....7.56.........Devon Allen USA
10...7.57.........Jeff Porter USA
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Men’s High Jump
12
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 19
Age
118
THOMAS Donald BAH
31y
(Days)
Born
259d
1984
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
2.33
2.33 -07/14/16
Became World Champion in 2007 just a year after his first ever high jump competition
Outdoor pb: 2.35 -07, 1 WCH 2007 (2009-dnq, 2011-11, 2013/2015-6); dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WIC 2010/2012/2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean
Games 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010 (2006-4, 2014-9=); 1 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2007-2, 2015-3). 1 NCAA indoor 2007 (3 outdoors). He
started 2006 as a basketball player then on January 19 that year after a challenge from a friend he joined in with a high jump training session and cleared 2.14;
two days later and improved to 2.22 wearing basketball shorts and flats. 1.88 tall
In 2016: 3 Banská Bystrica; 8 Třinec
119
WILSON Jamal BAH
27y
197d
1988
2.31
2.31 -16
Twice bronze at Central American & Caribbean Championships // Outdoor pb: 2.30 -16. dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 1 Pan-American junior 2007; 3
Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008/2013; dnq COM 2014; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014
In 2016: 1 Nassau; 14 Banská Bystrica; 7 Třinec; 3 Brno; 1 Linz Gugl; 1 Ostrava
24y 287d 1991
2.30
2.33 -14 NR
Shared 2015 world silver (with Bogdan Bondarenko UKR) // Outdoor pb: 2.38 -15 (2.28 -16). 8 Asian Champs 2011; 10 WCH 2011; 2 Asian Indoor Champs
2012 (2014-3); =4 WIC 2012 (2014-7); dnq OLY 2012; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 Asian Games 2014; =2 WCH 2015 (2011-10, 2013-9) He he ripped off
his shirt, Robert Harting-style on qualifying for the 2011 World final. From-Shandong Province. 2.00 tall
In 2016: 1 Flagstaff (Feb 13); 1 Flagstaff (Feb 19); 1 Claremont (outdoors)
157
ZHANG Guowei CHN
209
BAKER Chris GBR
25y
44d
1991
2.36
2.36 -16
Twice English under-23 Champion, up from 2.22 to 2.28 (indoors) so far in 2014
Outdoor pb: 2.27 -14. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 7 under-23 ECH 2013; =5 ETCh 2014; 4 COM 2014; =11 ECH 2014. 1 English Schools
intermediate 2007; 1 English indoor junior 2008; 1 English under-23 2012/2013. 1 Norfolk 2010/2012. Coach-Sharon Heveran. 1.94 tall
In 2016: 1 Cardiff; 1 Cardiff Met Open; 1 Welsh indoor; 1 Cardiff Welsh International; 2 Hustopeče (pb up from 2.27 to 2.36 for fourth all-time UK); 1 UK indoor
216
GRABARZ Robbie GBR
28y
166d
1987
2.33
2.34 -12
Grabarz pronounced “Gra - Bars“
Shared 2012 Olympic bronze. In 2012 became Britain’s first European High Jump Champion outdoors since 1950
Outdoor pb: 2.37 -12. dnq EJC 2005; 12 WJC 2006; =6 WIC 2012; 1 ECH 2012; =3 OLY 2012; 6 EIC 2013 (2011-dnq); 8 WCH 2013 (2015-dnq); dnq WIC
2014; 6 ETCh 2015. 1 English 2010/2011; 1 UK 2012/2013/2015; 1 UK indoor 2013/2014. Winner of the 2012 Diamond Race. Born-Enfield. Polish grandfather.
Coach-Fayyaz Caan. 1.91 tall
In 2012 he jumped eight personal bests of 2.29i, 2.30i, 2.31i, 2.31, 2.33, 2.34, 2.36 & 2.37
His 2013 best was 2.31, but he was still easily the British #1
Missed 2014 season outdoors, needing surgery on his left knee
In 2016: 2 Midland Open; 1 Loughborough; 4 Banská Bystrica; 5 Třinec; 2 UK indoor
228
BANIÓTIS Konstadínos GRE
29y
132d
1986
2.33
2.33 -15
2013 Mediterranean Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 2.34 -13. 5 ECP 2007; 12 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 6 ETCh 2009; 8 ECH
2010 (2012/2014-dnq); 4 EIC 2011 (2009-6, 20132-9); 1 Mediterranean Games 2013 (2009-2); =10 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-dnq, 2015-14). 1 Greek
2008/2009/2010/2011/2013/2015 (1 indoor 2013/2016). Coach-Yeóryios Tsoúggos. 2.00 tall
In 2016: 6 Banská Bystrica; 2 Třinec; 1 Greek indoor; =5 Ostrava
He is the tallest high jumper entered for Portland 2016
244
FASSINOTTI Marco ITA
26y
323d
1989
2.35
2.35 -16
Former Italian record holder indoors & out (he’s lost them both to Gianmarco Tanberi)
Outdoor pb: 2.33 -15. 7 WJC 2008; 9 ECH 2010; 6 EIC 2011 (2013-dnq); 5 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-6); 6 WIC 2014; =7 ECH 2014; 2 ETCh 2015 (2014-4). 1
Italian 2015 & indoor 2014. Coach-Fayyez Caan (aka Ahmed). 1.88 tall
In 2016: 1 Midland Open; 2 Banská Bystrica; 9 Hustopeče
23y 289d 1992
2.38
2.38 -15 NR
Italian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 2.37 -15. dnq World Youth 2009; 3 EJC 2011; 5 ECH 2012 (2014-7=); dnq OLY 2012; 5 EIC 2013 (2015-7); =8
WCH 2015. 1 Italian 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2016). His elder brother Gianluca Tamberi was fourth in the javelin the 2009 European Junior Championships.
Coach/father-Marco Tamberi (pb 2.27 -83). 1.89 tall
Fifth at 2012 European Championships, with his hair coloured blue. His 2015 gimmick is a half-beard (“I like to be on stage to entertain the audience”)
In 2016: 1 Banská Bystrica; 1 Třinec; 1 Hustopeče; 1 Italian indoor
245
TAMBERI Gianmarco ITA
320
BARSHIM Mutaz Essa QAT
361
PROTSENKO Andrii UKR
24y 267d 1991
2.36
2.37 -12 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
Full name-Mutaz Essa Barshim Ahmed (“The Prince of the High Jump”)
Outdoor pb: 2.43 -14. 1 Asian junior 2010; 1 WJC 2010; 1 Asian Games 2010/2014 & Asian Champs 2011; 1 World Military Games 2011; 1 Pan-Arab 2011; 1
Asian Indoor Champs 2012/2014/2016; =3 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2011-7, 2015-4); 1 WIC 2014 (2010-dnq, 2012-9=); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3 Asian
Champs 2015. He was born in Doha of a Qatari father and Sudanese mother. Coach-Stanisław Szczyrba. 1.89 tall
His younger brother Muamer Aissa Barshim was Asian Games bronze medallist in 2014
In 2016: 1 Malmö; 1 Lódz; 1 Malmö; 1 Asian Indoor Champs (3rd time)
27y
301d
1988
2.30
2.36 -14
He made it an Ukrainian 1-2 with his 2014 European Championship silver after Bogdan Bondarenko
Outdoor pb: 2.40 -14. 3 under-23 ECH 2009; dnq ECH 2010; 12 WCH 2011 (2009/2013/2015-dnq); =9 OLY 2012; 2 WSG 2013 (2011-11); 3 WIC 2014 (2012dnq); 1 ETCh 2014 (2010-3); 2 ECH 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2012. Graduate of Biotechnology. 1.94 tall
In 2016: 2 Lódz; 3 Třinec; 1 Metz; 2 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Kherson
388
KYNARD Erik USA
25y
43d
1991
2.30
2.34 -14
(The “Kyn” pronounced as in next of kin)
Surprise Olympic silver in 2012
Outdoor pb: 2.37 -13/14/15. dnq WJC 2008; 2 Pan-American junior 2009; 2 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq, 2015=8=); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1
NCAA 2011/2012 (representing Kansas State University); 1 US 2013/2015 (1 indoor 2015/2016). Coach-Cliff Rovelto (same as Jamie Nieto and Jesse
Williams). 1.93 tall
In 2016: =1 Manhattan; 1 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor
392
ROBERTSON Ricky USA
25y
180d
1990
2.20
2.31 -15
Former Mississippi State Champion // Outdoor pb: 2.32 -12. 4 Pan-American junior 2009. 2 NCAA 2011, representing the University of Mississippi; 2 US indoor
2015 (2016-4). 1.78 tall
In 2016: 3 Saskatoon; 5 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation; 3 New York Millrose; 4 US indoor
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....2.43.........Javier Sotomayor CUB...............1989
=2...2.42.........Carlo Thränhardt FRG............... 1988
.......2.42.........Ivan Ukhov RUS.........................2014
=4...2.41.........Patrik Sjöberg SWE................... 1987
.......2.41.........Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT.......... 2015
=6...2.40.........Hollis Conway USA................... 1991
.......2.40.........Stefan Holm SWE...................... 2005
.......2.40.........Aleksey Dmitrik RUS.................. 2014
=9...2.39.........Dietmar Mögenburg FRG .......... 1985
.......2.39.........Ralf Sonn GER...........................1991
1.....2.38.........Gianmarco Tamberi ITA
=2...2.36.........Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT
.......2.36.........Chris Baker GBR
4.....2.35.........Marco Fassinotti ITA
=5...2.33.........Donald Thomas BAH
.......2.33.........Robbie Grabarz GBR
.......2.33.........Konstadínos Baniótis GRE
8.....2.32.........Kyriakos Ioannou CYP
=9...2.31.........Eike Onnen GER
.......2.31.........Danyil Lysenko RUS
.......2.31.........Jamal Wilson BAH
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Men’s Pole Vault
14
Entrants
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Event starts: March 17
Age
366
ARNOLD Mike USA
25y
(Days)
Born
217d
1990
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
5.77
5.77 -16
5.57
5.71 -13
Outdoor pb: 5.72 -15. 7 NCAA 2013; 2 US indoor 2016. Graduate of Psychology. from Idaho State University. 1.90 tall
In 2016: 7 Reno “Summit”; 2 Air Force Academy Invitational; 2 Albuquerque Classic; 1 Flagstaff; 2 US indoor
135
DUTRA Augusto BRA
25y
245d
1990
Full name-Augusto Dutra da Silva de Oliveira // Outdoor pb: 5.82 -13. 1 South American junior 2009; 2 Ibero-American 2012; 7 WIC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental
Cup 2014; =9 WCH 2015 (2013-11). 1 Brazilian 2013. Four South American records in 2013 (two in and two out), though those records since broken by Thiago
Braz
In 2016: 1 São Caetano do Sul; 4 Düsseldorf; 7 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; nh Toruń; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 9 Clermont-Ferrand; 2 Río de Janeiro
166
BALNER Michal CZE
33y
187d
1982
5.70
5.76 -10
Official Czech record holder outdoors with 5.82 (though Jan Kudlička has vaulted 5.83 in an exhibition contest)
Outdoor pb: 5.82 -15. dnq WCH 2007; dnq EIC 2009/2015; =6 WIC 2010; dnq ECH 2014; =7 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 Czech 2007 & indoor 2009/2010/2014.
Coach-Boleslav Patera. 1.93 tall
In 2016: 2 Prague (Jan 23); 3 Cottbus; 2 South Bohemian indoor; 2 Lódz; 5 Potsdam; 3 Prague (Feb 17); 7 Clermont-Ferrand; 2 Czech indoor; nh Jablonec
261
YAMAMOTO Seito JPN
24y
6d
1992
5.77
5.77 -16 NR
Sixth in 2013 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 5.75 -13/15. dnq/nh OLY 2012; 2 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013 (2015-dnq); nh Asian Games 2014; 2 Asian
Champs 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2016. 1 Japanese 2012. 1.78 tall
In 2016: 2 Reno “Summit”; 2 Asian Indoor Champs
170
KUDLIČKA Jan CZE
27y
322d
1988
5.77
5.77 -13
2014 World Indoor bronze, 2014 European bronze (shared with Kevin Ménaldo FRA)
Outdoor pb: 5.83 -13. 6 World Youth 2005; 5 WJC 2006; =8 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 OLY 2012 (2008-10); 5 EIC 2013 (2015-7=); 7 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq, 2015
-13=); 3 WIC 2014; =2 ETCh 2014; =3 ECH 2014 (2010-10, 2012-6). 1 Czech 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015/2016).
1.84 tall
In 2016: 1 Prague (Jan 23); 7 Cottbus; 1 South Bohemian indoor; 6 Potsdam; 1 Prague (Feb 14); 1 Prague (Feb 17); 1 Chemnitz; 1 Czech indoor; 2 Jablonec
224
PAECH Carlo GER
23y
89d
1992
5.77
5.77 -16
Outdoor pb: 5.80 -15. 2 World Youth 2009; 7 EJC 2011; nh under-23 ECH final 2013; dnq EIC 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 German indoor 2016. 1.90 tall
In 2016: 3 Merzig; 2 Cottbus; 5 Düsseldorf; 1 Potsdam; 4 Berlin; 1 German indoor; 1 Bad Oeynhausen
202
CLAVIER Jerôme FRA
32y
319d
1983
5.77
5.81 -11
2011 European indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 5.75 -08. 6 WJC 2002; 7 under-23 ECH 2003; 7 WSG 2003; 7 ECP 2005; 3 under-23 ECH 2005; dnq WIC 2006;
dnq WCH 2007; 4 WIC 2008 (2006-dnq); 7 OLY 2008; 2 EIC 2011 (2007-6). 1 French 2007 (1 indoor 2004/2007). 1.85 tall
In 2016: 7 Orléans; 9 Rouen; 1 Zweibrücken; 2 Potsdam; 8 Berlin; 11 Clermont-Ferrand; 3 French indoor; 2 Bad Oeynhausen
314
SOBERA Robert POL
25y
58d
1991
5.77
5.81 -15
Outdoor pb: 5.80 -14. nh EJC final 2009; 4 WJC 2010; =6 EIC 2013; 4 ETCh 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-11); dnq WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; nh ECH final
2014; 3 WSG 2015; 15 WCH 2015. 1 Polish 2014 (1 indoor 2014). Coach-Dariusz Łoś. 1.83 tall
In 2016: 6 Cottbus; 2 Zweibrücken; 6 Lódz; 3 Potsdam; 1 Toruń; 5 Berlin; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 Polish indoor
23y 213d 1992
5.77
5.90 -15 NR
2015 European indoor bronze, 2015 World outdoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 5.82 -14/15. 6 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2013-dnq); 3 ETCh 2015 (2014-5); =3 WCH
2015 (shared with Paweł Wojciechowski & Renaud Lavillenie). 1 Polish indoor 2013/2015. Lisek means Fox in English. Coach-Wiaczesław Kalimiczenko
The tattoo across his back reads “Alea iacta est”, which is latin for “The die is cast”
In 2016: 7 Rouen; 5 Cottbus; 1 Lódz; 3 Potsdam; 2 Toruń; 5 Berlin; 6 Clermont-Ferrand; 3 Polish indoor
312
LISEK Piotr POL
134
BRAZ Thiago BRA
22y
92d
1993
5.93
5.93 -16 NR
Full name-Thiago Braz da Silva
South American record holder indoors & out
Outdoor pb: 5.92 -15. 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 WJC 2012; 1 South American 2013; dnq WCH 2013/2015; 4 WIC 2014. 1 Brazilian 2015. He was
encouraged to take up pole vaulting by his uncle. Coach (in Formia) Vitaly Petrov (formerly Elson Miranda). 1.86 tall
In 2016: 2 Lódz; 1 Berlin (South American record 5.93, defeated Lavillenie); 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour; nh Madrid
29y 112d 1986
5.84
5.84 -16 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION // Outdoor pb: 5.91 -15. 4 World Youth 2003; 4 WJC 2004; 2 EJC 2005; 2 WSG 2005; 4 ETCh 2009/2010; 9
WSG 2009; 6 WCH 2011 (2009/2015-dnq, 2013-10); 7 OLY 2012; 4 ECH 2013 (2006/2010-dnq, 2012-5, 2014-7); 1 WIC 2014 (2010-4=). 1 Greek
2005//2009/2010/2012/2015 (1 indoor 2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015/2016). Served 19-month doping suspension 2007-2009. Coach-Dimitris Kitteas.
Ex-gymnast. 1.88 tall
In 2016: 2 Orléans; 2 Rouen; 4 Cottbus; 1 Düsseldorf; 4 Lódz; 1 Greek indoor; 3 Clermont-Ferrand
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FILIPPÍDIS Konstadínos GRE
386
KENDRICKS Sam USA
23y
191d
1992
5.90
5.90 -16
Twice US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 5.82 -15. =9 WCH 2015. 1 US 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2015/2016). 1 NCAA 2013/2014. Graduate in general studies
from the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps programme at he University of Mississippi and is a qualified US
Army officer. Coach/father-Scott Kendricks. 1.89 tall
He says “if you have the right run, the right pole and the right grip, you can be a great vaulter”
In 2016: 2 Belton; 3 Reno “Summit”; 1 Nashville; 1 Birmingham AL KMS; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 2 Athlone; 3 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 US indoor
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BARBER Shawn CAN
21y
295d
1994
6.00
6.00 -16
Full name-Shawnacy
2015 World Champion. He was the youngest field event champion in Beijing and defeated one of the toughest opponents (Renaud Lavillenie)
Outdoor pb: 5.93 -15. 3 WJC 2012; 11 WSG 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 3 COM 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 NCAA
indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014. Student of Sport Science at University of Akron. Born-New Mexico, lives-Toronto. Managed &
advised by Jeff Hartwig (1999 World indoor silver). 1.87 tall
His second sport is volleyball, he was a springboard diver in high school and “I’m pretty good on a unicycle”
In 2016: 1 Belton TX; 1 Akron; 1 Reno “Summit” (6.00); 5 Rouen; 1 Cottbus; =2 Düsseldorf; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 Athlone; 1 Glasgow
IAAF Tour (5.89 to break Sergey Bubka’s UK all-comers indoor record) (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 2 Clermont-Ferrand
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29y 181d 1986
6.03
6.16 -14 NR
Outright world record holder with his indoor 6.16 from Donyetsk 2014. 2012 Olympic Champion. World athlete of the year for 2014
Outdoor pb: 6.05 -15. 10 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014/2015 (2011-5); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014; 1 WIC 2012
(2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-3, 2015-3=); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-2). 1 French 2010/2012/2013 (1 indoor
2011/2012/2013/2015). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse (previously Damien Inocencio). 1.76 tall
His has his own pole vault bed and short run-up in the back garden of his house in Clermont-Ferrand (he can climb a nearby tree when he has to adjust adjust
the crossbar)
In 2016: 4 Rouen; 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Berlin; 1 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 French indoor; 1 Jablonec
LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....6.16.........Renaud Lavillenie FRA.............. 2014
1.....6.15.........Sergey Bubka UKR .................. 1993
2.....6.06.........Steve Hooker AUS..................... 2009
=4...6.02.........Rodion Gataullin RUS................ 1989
.......6.02.........Jeff Hartwig USA........................ 2002
=6...6.00.........Maksim Tarasov RUS................ 1999
.......6.00.........Jean Galfione FRA..................... 1999
.......6.00.........Danny Ecker GER...................... 2001
.......6.00.........Shawn Barber CAN.................... 2016
10...5.96.........Lawrence Johnson USA.............2001
1.....6.03.........Renaud Lavillenie FRA
2.....6.00.........Shawn Barber CAN
3.....5.93.........Thiago Braz BRA
4.....5.90.........Sam Kendricks USA
=5...5.84.........Raphael Holzdeppe GER
.......5.84.........Konstadínos Filippídis GRE
.......5.84.........Pawe Wojciechowski POL
8.....5.81.........Xue Changrui CHN
9.....5.80.........Timur Morgunov RUS
=10.5.77.........Eight men
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Men’s Long Jump
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Event starts: March 20
Age
(Days)
Born
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
23y 332d 1992
7.12
7.12 -16 NR
Aruban record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 7.72 -15. dnq WCH 2013; 7 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 8 South American 2015; 8 Pan-Am
Games 2015; 6 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; dnq WCH 2015
In 2016: 4 Birmingham AL Samford Open
105
BREELL Quincy ARU
108
LAPIERRE Fabrice AUS
32y
152d
1983
8.08
8.19 -10
In 2010 won at both the World Indoor Championships & Commonwealth Games. 2015 World Championship silver
Outdoor pb: 8.78w, 8.40 -10. 100 pb: 10.48w, 10.56 -04. 2 WJC 2002; 8 WCP 2006; dnq OLY 2008; 1 WIC 2010 (2014-dnq); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1
COM 2010 (2006-3=, 2014-4); 2 WCH 2015 (2009-4, 2011/2013-dnq). 1 NCAA 2005 (2006-2). 1 Australian 2009/2010. Graduate in Sciences from Texas A&M
(Agricultural and Mechanical) University. Born-Mauritius, moved to Sydney at age 2
In 2016: nm Stockholm IAAF Tour; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour
151
HUANG Changzhou CHN
21y
210d
1994
8.19
8.19 -16
1989
7.78
8.12 -14
Outdoor pb: 8.12 -14. 2 Chinese National Games 2013; dnq Asian Champs 2015. From-Sichuan Province
In 2016: 5 Asian Indoor Champs; 1 Nanjing (Feb 28); 1 Nanjing (Mar 3)
152
LI Jinzhe CHN
26y
198d
2014 World indoor silver. Chinese record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 8.47 -14. 1 Asian Champs 2009 (2007-8, 2011-5); 1 East Asian Games 2009; 4 IAAF
Continental Cup 2010 (2014-5); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-dnq); 1 Asian Games 2014; 5 WCH 2015 (2009-dnq, 2013
-12). 1 Chinese 2009 & Chinese National Games 2013. Born/lives-Beijing
In 2016: 1 Xi'an
154
WANG Jianan CHN
19y
202d
1996
8.18
8.18 -16
2015 World bronze. 2013 Asian Champion & 8.04 at age 16 // Outdoor pb: 8.25 -15. 1 Asian Champs 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 3 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 Chinese
youth 2012. Completed a 7063-point Decathlon in 2012 aged 15, including a 7.80 long jump, 5.00 pole vault but only 8.53 in the shot. From-Jiangsu Province
In 2016: 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Sabadell; 2 Nanjing (Feb 28); 2 Nanjing (Mar 3)
169
JUŠKA Radek CZE
23y
10d
1993
8.03
8.10 -15
2015 European indoor & under-23 silvers // Outdoor pb: 8.15 -15. TJ pb: 15.12 -13. dnq WJC 2012; 8 ETCh 2014; 2 EIC 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015; 11 WCH
2015. 1 Czech 2015 (1 indoor 2015/2016)
In 2016: 1 Prague; 1 Vienna Classic; 1 Prague City; 1 Czech indoor; 1 Jablonec
205
GOMIS Kafetien FRA
35y
359d
1980
8.23
8.23 -16
European silver in 2010 & bronze in 2014 // Outdoor pb: 8.26 -15. 9 WSG 2003; dnq OLY 2004; 7 WSG 2005; 5 ECP 2008; 4 Mediterranean Games 2009; 2
ETCh 2010/2015 (2011-6); 2 ECH 2010 (2006-5, 2012-9, 2014-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-8); 2 EIC 2011 (2007/2009-4, 2015-dnq); 7 WCH 2015
(2009-dnq). 1 French 2007/2015 & indoor 2007/2008/2014/2015. Coach-Renaud Longuèvre
In 2016: 1 French indoor
210
BRAMBLE Dan GBR
25y
155d
1990
7.94
7.90 -15
Twice UK Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 8.21 -15. TJ pb: 15.92w -15, 15.15i, 14.88 -14. dnq WCH 2015. 1 English under-23 2012; 2 UK 2013/2014 (2011-3);
1 UK indoor 2015/2016 (2011/2013-3, 2014-2). Coach-Frank Attohe
In 2016: 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 UK indoor
260
SUGAI Yohei JPN
30y
200d
1985
-
7.70 -08/14
3x Japanese Champion // Outdoor pb: 8.18 -15. 4 Asian Games 2010; 4 Asian Champs 2011 (2007/2009/2015-6); 7 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; dnq WCH
2015. 1 Japanese 2008/2010/2015
325
SAMAAI Rushwal RSA
24y
174d
1991
-
-
Commonwealth Games & African Championship bronzes in 2014 // Outdoor pb: 8.38 -15 (8.18 -16). 3 COM 2014; 3 African Champs 2014; dnq WCH 2015. 1
South African 2015. Student of Transportation at the University of Johannesburg
In 2016: 1 Germiston
21y 264d 1994
7.75
7.75 -16 NR
Full name-Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye
Turks & Caicos record holder // Outdoor pb: 7.98w, 7.87 -15. 4 Carifta junior 2013; dnq COM 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; dnq WCH 2015.
Attends Kansas State University
In 2016: 2 Lawrence; 2 Albuquerque; 1 Fayetteville Tyson; 1 ‘Big 12’ indoor; 11 NCAA indoor
347
OTUONYE Ifeanyi TKS
348
HOOPER Ted TPE
25y
46d
1991
7.83
7.83 -16
Taipei record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 8.08 -15. 2 Asian Champs 2015; 5 WSG 2015. 2 US indoor 2015. Was at University of California Berkeley
In 2016: 1 Seattle Washington Invitational; 1 Seattle Classic
363
LASA Emiliano URU
26y
52d
1990
7.81
7.81 -16 NR
2015 South American Champion // Outdoor pb: 8.16 -16. 4 Ibero-American 2012/2014; 1 South American 2015; 3 Pan-Am Games 2013/2015 (2011-6)
In 2016: 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Jan 31); 6 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 3 Río de Janeiro; 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Mar 6)
378
DENDY Marquis USA
23y
120d
1992
8.41
8.41 -16
HENDERSON Jeffrey USA
27y
27d
1989
8.06
8.06 -14/16
Marquis pronounced Mar-KEESE
Multiple US Collegiate Champion, representing the University of Florida. High world class at both long and triple jump, but “I can’t really say which one I like
more”
Outdoor LJ pb: 8.68w, 8.39 -15. TJ pb: 17.71w, 17.50 -15. 8 WJC TJ 2010; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 LJ 2012; dnq WCH LJ 2013/2015
(dnq TJ 2015). Seven NCAA titles: 2013/2015 indoor LJ; 2014/2015 LJ/TJ; 2015 indoor TJ. Coach-Mike Holloway. His aunt Terri Dendy was a world-class
400m runner in the 90s, winning two World Championship relay medals. 1.92 tall
In the Beijing 2015 long jump he leapt a qualifying distance, but it was declared a no-jump by 2mm
In 2016: 1 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation LJ; 1 New York Millrose LJ; 1 US indoor LJ
381
2015 Pan-American Games Champion
The fastest current long jumper of high world class (6.58 60m, 10.18 100m)
Outdoor pb: 8.54w, 8.52 -15. 100 pb: 10.18 -13. dnq WIC 2010/2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 9 WCH 2015. 1 US 2014. Coached in San Diego by Al Joyner (1
OLY TJ 1984). Unbeaten in nine competitions in April-June 2014 but then suffered a bruised heel. Born in McAlmont, Arkansas, the youngest of six children
In 2016: 1 Albuquerque; 2 US indoor (ht 60 in pb 6.58)
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....8.79.........Carl Lewis USA ......................... 1984
2.....8.71.........Sebastian Bayer GER................ 2009
3.....8.62.........Iván Pedroso CUB..................... 1999
4.....8.59.........Miguel Pate USA........................ 2002
5.....8.56.........Yago Lamela ESP......................1999
6.....8.49.........Robert Emmiyan ARM ............. 1987
7.....8.45.........Larry Myricks USA .................... 1990
8.....8.44.........Mike Powell USA ......................1993
=9...8.43 ........Stanislav Tarasenko RUS.......... 1994
.......8.43.........Erick Walder USA ..................... 1994
1.....8.41.........Marquis Dendy USA
2.....8.26.........Greg Rutherford GBR
3.....8.25.........Bachana Khorava GEO
4.....8.23.........Kafétien Gomis FRA
5.....8.19.........Huang Changzhou CHN
6.....8.18.........Wang Jianan CHN
=7...8.17.........Jarrion Lawson USA
.......8.17.........Jonathan Addison USA
.......8.12.........Andreas Otterling SWE
10...8.09.........Zhang Yaoguang CHN
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Men’s Triple Jump
16
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 19
Age
110
BABAYEV Nazim AZE
18y
(Days)
Born
161d
1997
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
16.50
16.50 -16
2015 European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.04 -15. 3 Youth Olympic Games 2014; dnq EIC 2015; 1 ETCh 3rd League 2015 (European Games); 1 EJC
2015. 1 Azeri 2014 (1 indoor 2015)
In 2016: 2 Baku; 5 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Balkan indoor
27y 115d 1988
17.41
17.41 -16 NR
Asian indoor record holder & twice Asian Indoor Champion // dnq WJC 2006; 8 WSG 2011 (2009-11); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2010/2012; 8 WIC 2012; 10 OLY
2012; 9 WCH 2013 (2015-dnq); 2 Asian Games 2014; 4 Asian Champs 2015 (2011-5). 2 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Hunan Province
In 2016: 1 Nanjing (Feb 29); 1 Nanjing (Mar 4)
150
DONG Bin CHN
176
DURAÑONA Yordanis DMA
27y
274d
1988
-
15.79 -12
Full name-Yordanis Durañona Garcia
His father Miguel Durañona was first Cuban man to high jump two metres (ion October 27, 1968). His cousin Roberto Julián Duranona was an international
handball player
Outdoor pb: 17.28w -09, 17.20 -14. LJ pb: 7.70 -10. 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 8 COM
2014; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 Cuban junior 2007
Ex-Cuba, he acquired Dominican citizenship on December 29, 2011 after marriage to Shernelle, a Dominican he met while she studied medicine in Cuba. We
were initially told that Cuba did not agree to his transfer request and he would have to wait three years to compete for his new country (until December 2014),
but was cleared in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
191
TORRIJOS Pablo ESP
23y
309d
1992
16.68
17.04 -15 NR
Full name-Pabo Torrijos Navarro
2015 European indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 16.87 -14. LJ pb: 7.56w -14, 7.53 -12. dnq World Youth LJ/TJ 2009; 6 EJC 2011; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ETCh
2014; 8 ECH 2014; dnq WCH 2015; 2 EIC 2015. 1 Spanish 2013/2014/2015 & indoor 2014/2015/2016. Coach-Claudio Veneziano
In 2016: 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Valencia; 5 Metz; 1 Spanish indoor
203
COMPAORÉ Benjamin FRA
28y
225d
1987
16.88
17.14 -12
2014 European Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.48 -14. LJ pb: 7.88 -08. 5 EJC 2005; 1 WJC 2006; dnq EIC 2007/2013; 8 WCH 2011 (2015-12); 6 WIC 2012; 6
OLY 2012; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-5); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 French indoor 2012. Father from Burkina Faso. Coach-Jean-Herve Stievenart
In 2016: 6 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Metz; 3 French indoor
204
CORREA Harold FRA
27y
264d
1988
16.91
16.94 -13
19y
247d
1996
17.00
17.00 -16
Outdoor pb: 16.92 -13. 5 EIC 2103. 1 French 2012 & indoor 2013
In 2016: 1 Aubiere; 4 Metz; 2 French indoor
222
HESS Max GER
2015 World Junior silver at triple jump // Outdoor TJ pb: 16.55 -14. LJ pb: 8.03i, 7.57 -15. 8 World Youth TJ 2013; 2 WJC TJ 2015; dnq EIC LJ 2015. 1 German
indoor TJ 2016. Coach-Harry Marusch
In 2015 with 8.03 he broke by 2cm the German indoor junior record which had stood to Frank Wartenberg since 1974
In 2016: 1 Chemnitz TJ; 1 Chemnitz TJ; 1 Sachsen indoor TJ; 7 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour TJ; 1 German indoor TJ
262
VALIYEV Roman KAZ
31y
355d
1984
16.87
17.00 -15
Winner of multiple Asian Championships & Asian Games titles indoors
Outdoor pb: 17.20 -12. LJ pb: 7.87 -04. dnq World Youth 2001; dnq OLY 2004/2008; 1 Asian Indoor Games 2005/2007 (1 LJ 2005); 1 Asian Indoor Champs
2006/2008/2017 (2012-4, 2014-2); 2 Asian Games 2006; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2011/2015 (2005/2013-4); dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH
2013/2015; dnq WIC 2014; 1 Kazakh 2004/2005/2008/2012/2013/2015
In 2016: 3 Ust-Kamenogorsk (Jan 23); 1 Kazakh indoor LJ/TJ; 1 Ust-Kamenogorsk LJ (Feb 3); 1 Asian Indoor Champs
27y 121d 1988
16.67
16.67 -16 NR
Mauritian record holder & 2015 World Championship finalist // Outdoor pb: 17.05w, 16.96 -15. LJ pb: 7.84w, 7.80 -15 (7.66i -16). 11 WCH TJ 2015 (2013-dnq).
Qualified for, but scratched from the 2014 Commonwealth Games Triple Jump final
In 2016: 1 Aubière LJ; 2 Nantes LJ; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour
283
DRACK Jonathan MRI
295
OKE Tosin NGR
35y
167d
1980
16.48
16.89 -10
Twice African Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.23 -12. 1 EJC 99; dnq ECH 2002; 4 ECP 2003; 1 African Champs 2010/2012 (2014-2); 1 COM 2010 (2002-5, 2014
-2); 7 OLY 2012; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-6); 8 WCH 2015. 1 AAA indoor 2002/2003 & UK indoor 2013/2015/2016; 1 UK 2007; 1 Nigerian
2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Graduated in chemistry from Manchester University
Allegiance transferee from Great Britain & NI – the country he represented in international competition before 2009
In 2016: nm Boston IAAF Tour; 1 UK indoor
296
OLAMIGOKE Olu NGR
25y
180d
1990
15.87
15.87 -16
Seconds at 2015 African Games // Outdoor pb: 16.98 -15. 4 COM 2014; 6 African Champs 2014; 2 African Games 2015. 2 Nigerian 2013/2014/2015
In 2016: 1 Fairfax Diamond; 3 University Park (Jan 30); 1 University Park (Feb 20)
Nelson POR
31y 331d 1984
16.71
17.33 -08 NR
In Beijing 2008 became Portugal’s first ever Olympic Champion (or medallist) in a field event
Outdoor pb: 17.82w -09, 17.74 -07. LJ pb: 8.10 -07. 1 European Youth LJ 2001; 6 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); 1 EJC LJ/TJ 2003; dnq OLY TJ 2004; 4 ECH TJ 2006
(6 LJ); 1 WCH TJ 2007 (2005-dnq, 2009-2, 2013-5, 2015-3), 3 WIC TJ 2008 (2004-dnq, 2006-3); 1 OLY TJ 2008 (2004-dnq); 1 ETCh TJ 2009 (2 LJ); 6 ETCh
TJ 2011; 1 WSG TJ 2013; 6 ECH TJ 2014; 1 EIC TJ 2015 (2007-5). 1 Portuguese TJ 2002/2004/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 LJ
2006/2007). 1 Portuguese junior indoor HJ 2000. Surgery on right right tibia in 2010 and again in 2012
In 2016: 1 Pombal (Jan 23); 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Portuguese indoor; 1 Pombal (Feb 27); 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor
315
ÉVORA
323
OPREA Marian ROU
33y 285d 1982
16.82
17.74 -06 NR
2004 Olympic silver, 2005 world bronze and still winning medals // Outdoor pb: 17.81 -05. LJ pb: 8.06w -11, 7.78 -14. 4 World Youth 99; 1 WJC 2000; 1 EJC
2001 (99-3); 2 WSG 2001 (2005-7); 2 EIC 2002 (2011-/20153); 2 under-23 ECH 2003; 2 OLY 2004 (2008-5); 3 WCH 2005 (2001/2003/2011-dnq, 2013/2015
-6); 3 WCP 2006; 2 ECH 2010 (2006-3, 2002/2012-dnq, 2014-5); 4 WIC 2014 (2003-8, 2004-5, 2012-dnq). 1 Romanian 2003-2007 (1 indoor
2002/2003/2006/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016). 1.93 tall
In 2016: 1 Romanian indoor (his 18th Romanian title)
369
BENARD Chris USA
25y
348d
1990
16.93
16.99 -14
Outdoor TJ pb: 17.10 -14. LJ pb: 8.10i, 7.96 -14 (7.69i -16). 3 US TJ 2014 (2015-4); Excellent record at US Indoor Championships: LJ 2nd 2014, 3rd 2015; TJ
2nd 2014/2015, 3rd 2016. Studied Communications, Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University
In 2016: 2 Albuquerque Classic TJ; 5 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation TJ; 4 New York Millrose LJ; 3 US indoor TJ
377
CRADDOCK Omar USA
24y
326d
1991
16.96
16.96 -16
Fourth at 2015 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 17.53 -15. 3 WJC 2010; 4 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 US 2013/2015; 1 NCAA 2012/2013. Coach-Nic
Petersen (same as Will Claye). Was at University of Florida
In 2016: 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 2 US indoor
385
JORDAN Alphonso USA
28y
137d
1987
16.28
16.57 -11
Outdoor pb: 16.89 -15. LJ pb: 7.78 -15. 12 Pan-Am Games 2015; 3 NCAA indoor 2010; 2 US indoor 2011 (2012-6); 5 US 2015 (2010-6, 2011-7). Graduated in
Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Works as a graphic designer in Atlanta. 1.93 tall
In 2016: 1 Clemson; 1 Blacksburg VT Elite; 2 Nashville LJ/TJ; 2 Winston-Salem; 16 US indoor LJ
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....17.92.......Teddy Tamgho FRA................... 2011
=2...17.83.......Aliecer Urrutia CUB.................... 1997
.......17.83.......Christian Olsson SWE................2004
4.....17.77.......Leonid Voloshin RUS................. 1994
5.....17.76.......Mike Conley USA...................... 1987
6.....17.75.......Phillips Idowu GBR.................... 2008
7.....17.74.......Marian Oprea ROU.................... 2006
=8...17.73.......Walter Davis USA...................... 2006
.......17.73.......Fabrizio Donato ITA................... 2011
10...17.72.......Brian Wellman BER .................. 1995
1.....17.41.......Dong Bin CHN
2.....17.06.......Chris Carter USA
3.....17.05.......Dmitriy Sorokin RUS
4.....17.03.......Eric Sloan USA
5.....17.00.......Max Hess GER
6.....16.99.......Alexis Copello CUB
7.....16.98.......Teddy Tamgho FRA
8.....16.96.......Omar Craddock USA
9.....16.93.......Chris Benard USA
10...16.92.......Lyukman Adams RUS
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Men’s Shot Put
19
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
(Days)
Born
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
31y 349d 1984
20.29
21.04 -14 NR
Full name-Germán Luján Lauro
South American record holder & 2012 Olympic finalist, also world class at Discus
Outdoor pb: 21.26 -13. DT pb: 63.55 -12. 1 South American SP 2006/2007/2009/2011/2013/2015 (1 DT 2007/2009/2013); 4 Pan-Am Games DT 2007 (5 SP);
dnq OLY SP 2008; dnq WCH DT 2009; 3 Pan-Am Games SP 2011/2015; 6 WIC SP 2012/2014; 1 Ibero-American SP/DT 2012; 6 OLY SP 2012 (dnq DT); 7
WCH SP 2013 (2009/2011-dnq, 2015-9); 1 South American Games SP 2014 (3 DT). Coach-Carlos Llera. 1.85/115kg
In 2016: 4 Toruń; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 4 Madrid
104
LAURO Germán ARG
138
ROMANI Darlan BRA
24y
343d
1991
-
-
Brazilian record holder // Outdoor pb: 20.90 -15. 7 WJC 2010; 1 South American under-23 2012; 2 South American 2013/2015; 2 Ibero-American 2014 (2012
-3); 6 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 Brazilian 2012-2015. 1.88/150kg
In 2016: 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Jan 31); 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Feb 14)
145
NEDOW Tim CAN
25y
153d
1990
21.33
21.33 -16
2014 Commonwealth Shot Put bronze. Upset Dylan Armstrong to win Canadian title in 2013, then retained it in 2014/2015
Outdoor SP pb: 20.98 -14. DT pb: 60.48 -15. 3 Pan-Am junior SP 2009; 12 WSG SP 2011 (2013-fouled out in qualifying); 4 North/Central American &
Caribbean under-23 SP 2012 (6 DT); dnq WCH SP 2013; 3 Francophone Games SP 2013; 3 COM SP 2014. 1 Canadian SP 2013/2014/2015 (1 DT
2012/2013/2014/2015). Was at DePaul University in Chicago, studying Computer Game Development. Coach-Darrin Reesal. 2.00/130kg
In 2016: (all at SP) 1 Toronto; 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Växjö; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 1 Madrid; 2 Jablonec
25y 240d 1990
20.53
20.53 -15 NR
Full name-Franck Elemba Owaka
Congolese record holder indoors & out
Outdoor pb: 20.24 -15. 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010/2015; 5 African Games 2011; 5 Francophone Games 2013; 3 African Champs 2013 (2012-5); dnq WIC
2014; dnq WCH 2015. 1 French indoor 2016. 2.00/115kg
In 2016: 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 French indoor
148
ELEMBA Franck CGO
162
MIHALJEVIC Filip CRO
21y
230d
1994
20.69
20.69 -16
2015 European under-23 Champion at Shot Put // Outdoor SP pb: 20.16 -15. DT pb: 63.11 -15. 2 EJC SP 2013 (11 DT); 1 under-23 ECH SP 2015 (4 DT). 7
NCAA SP 2014 (8 DT); 3 NCAA DT 2015 (9 SP); 1 Croat SP 2013 & DT 2015. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Attends University of Virginia. Father-Mirko
was Yugoslavian Cross Country Champion in 1987 & 1988. 2.00/115kg
In 2016: (at SP) 1 Lexington; 1 Staten Island; 1 Boston ACC; 2 NCAA indoor
172
STANĚK Tomás CZE
24y
278d
1991
21.30
21.30 -16
Outdoor pb: 20.93 -14. 5 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq WIC 2014; 6 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Czech indoor 2014/2016. 1.90/127kg
In 2016: 1 Rochlitz; 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Czech indoor; 1 Jablonec
179
AHMED Mustafa Amer EGY
20y
92d
1995
19.79
20.46 -15 NR
Full name-Mostafa Amr Ahmed Ahmed Hassan // Outdoor pb: 20.57 -15. 1 Arab junior 2014; 8 WJC 2014; 1 Arab 2015; dnq WCH 2015. Attends Colorado
State University. 1.96/125kg
In 2016: 1 Albuquerque (Feb 13); 1 Albuquerque (Feb 27); 5 NCAA indoor
190
TOBALINA Carlos ESP
30y
228d
1985
20.50
20.50 -16
2014 European finalist // Outdoor pb: 20.32 -14. 6 Ibero-American 2012; 9 ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Spanish indoor 2016. Coach-Carlos Burón (same as
former World Indoor Champion Manuel Martínez). 1.87/127kg
In 2016: 1 Oviedo; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 4 Lódz; 1 Valencia; 1 Sabadell; 3 Madrid; 1 San Sebastián; 1 Spanish indoor
193
VIVAS Borja ESP
31y
295d
1984
20.19
20.66 -15
Full name-Borja Vivas Jimenez
2014 European silver // Outdoor pb: 21.07 -14 (20.72 -16). 10 EJC 2003; 8 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 Ibero-American 2008 (2010-4); 2 WSG 2009; dnq WCH
2009/2013/2015; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 4 ETCh 2013/2014 (2010-8, 2011-7, 2015-6); 2 ECH 2014 (2010-10, 2012-7); 4 EIC 2015 (2011/2013-dnq). 1 Spanish
2010/2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015). Coach-Tomás Fernández. 2.03/140kg
In 2016: 1 Málaga; 1 Antequera; 5 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 2 Spanish indoor
He and Tobias Dahm GER are the tallest athletes entered for Portland 2016
221
DAHM Tobias GER
28y
299d
1987
20.56
20.56 -16
2016 German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 19.96 -13. 8 EIC 2015. 1 South German 2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015); 1 German indoor 2016.
2.03/117kg
In 2016: 2 Sindelfingen; 1 Karlsruhe; 3 South German indoor; 2 Rochlitz; 6 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Sassnitz; 1 Romanian indoor; 1 German indoor
He and Borja Vivas ESP are the tallest athletes entered for Portland 2016
276
BERTEMES Bob LUX
22y
3d
1994
18.88
20.56 -15 NR
Luxembourgish record holder
2015 European under-23 silver // Outdoor pb: 19.87 -15. 4 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Small States of Europe Games 2015; 5 EIC 2015; 2 under-23 ECH
2015; dnq WCH 2015. There is also a Luxembourgish international distance runner called Bob Bertemes, but there is no family connection between the two
In 2016: 1 Metz
290
22y 214d 1993
21.11
21.11 -16 NR
Allegiance transferee from the USA – has had dual citizenship with Nigeria since birth and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from March 2,
2014
Outdoor pb: 20.46 -14. DT pb: 62.80 -14. 11 WJC SP 2012 (for USA); dnq WIC SP 2014; dnq COM SP 2014; 3 African Champs DT 2014 (4 SP); 7 IAAF
Continental Cup DT 2014. 2 NCAA SP/DT 2014. 1 Nigerian SP/DT 2014. 1.90/102kg
In 2016: (all SP) 1 Johnson City; 1 Nashville (3x)
MOZIA Stephen NGR
298
GILL Jacko NZL
21y
88d
1994
-
-
Full first name-Jackson, Gill is pronounced as in fish gill
In 2010 at 15y 213d he became the youngest ever World Junior Champion in athletics
Outdoor pb: 20.83 -16. 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 WJC 2010/2012; 1 World Youth 2011; 11 COM 2014; 8 WCH 2015; 1 Oceanian 2014. World junior
record holder (6kg) with 23.00 in 2013. In 2011 at 16y, he broke the senior New Zealand record of 19.80 by Les Mills which had stood since 1967. Coach-Didier
Poppe. 1.89/118kg
His older sister Ayla Gill was sixth at Hammer in the 2010 World Junior Championships and attends Southern Methodist University; his mother Nerida Morris
was New Zealand Champion at Discus in 1990; his father Walter Gill was New Zealand Champion at Shot in 1987 & 1989
In 2016: 1 Hastings; 1 Christchurch; 2 New Zealand
299
WALSH Tom NZL
24y
16d
1992
-
21.26 -14
Surprised everyone by taking the 2014 world indoor bronze after having set four New Zealand indoor records at the championships
Outdoor pb: 21.62 -15 (21.11 -16). DT pb: 53.58 -14. 6 World Youth 2009; dnq WJC 2010; 3 WIC 2014; 2 COM 2014; 4 WCH 2015. 1 New Zealand
2012/2013/2014/2015/2016 (1 DT 2013). He works part-time as an apprentice builder in Christchurch. Coach-Ian Baird. 1.85/120kg
In 2016: 1 Auckland; 1 New Zealand; 1 Melbourne Challenge
310
BUKOWIECKI Konrad POL
19y today
1997
20.61
20.61 -16
Reigning World Junior & Olympic Youth Champion. Holds world junior & youth bests indoors
Outdoor pb: 20.78 -15. DT pb: 52.65 -15. 5 World Youth 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 EJC 2015 (dnq DT); fouled out WCH 2015. 20.78
in 2015 with a 7.26kg, the longest ever put by a junior with a senior implement. 1.86 tall & 125kg
In 2016: 1 Toruń (Jan 8); 1 Toruń (Jan 16); 2 Lódz; 2 Toruń (Feb 12); 1 Polish junior indoor; 2 Madrid; 4 Jablonec; 2 Polish indoor
311
HARATYK Michał POL
23y
341d
1992
21.35
21.35 -16
Sensationally up from 19.95 to 21.35 already in 2016 // Outdoor pb: 19.95 -15. DT pb: 53.53 -13. 1 Polish under-23 2014. His elder brother Łukasz Haratyk is
an 18.82 shot putter. 1.87/90kg
The only two Poles with long shot puts are Tomasz Majewski (21.95) & Edward Sarul (21.68). One a double Olympic Champion and the other was the first IAAF
World Champion
In 2016: 1 Brzeszcze (2x); 1 Spała; 1 Lódz; 1 Toruń; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Spala; 4 Polish indoor
322
GAG Andrei ROU
24y
325d
1991
20.74
20.74 -16
Romanian record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 20.96 -15 (20.68 -16). DT pb: 61.27 -14. 10 EJC DT 2009; 2 WJC DT 2010 (2008-dnq); 5 Francophone Games
DT 2013; dnq ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015; 2 WSG 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 Romanian SP/DT 2011/2014 (1 indoor SP 2013/2014/2015). 1.91/89kg
In 2016: 1 Bucharest; 1 South German indoor; 1 German Universities indoor; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Bucharest; 3 Romanian indoor; 1 Istanbul City; 1 Balkan
indoor; 2 Belgrade; 1 European Throws Cup
384
JONES Jon USA
24y
329d
1991
20.82
20.82 -16
2015 US Collegiate Champion indoors, representing The University at Buffalo (as it is titled)
Outdoor pb: 20.92 -15. 5 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 4 US 2014 (2015-5). 1 NCAA 2015 (2013-4); 3 US indoor 2016. He
was the first track and field athlete from The University at Buffalo to win a NCAA division 1 title. Graduated from the University of Buffalo in 2015 with a degree
in Psychology. 1.83/127kg
In 2016: 1 University Park; 4 Boston IAAF Tour; 3 US indoor
391
ROBERTS Kurt USA
28y
26d
1988
21.57
21.57 -16
2016 US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 21.47 -14. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2010; dnq WIC 2014. 2 US 2014; 1 US indoor 2016 (2013
-3, 2014-2). 1.91/127kg
In 2016: 1 Tiffin OH; 1 Classic; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 US indoor
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....22.66.......Randy Barnes USA.................... 1989
2.....22.55.......Ulf Timmermann GDR................1989
3.....22.40.......Adam Nelson USA..................... 2008
4.....22.26 ......Werner Günthör SUI................. 1987
5.....22.23.......Ryan Whiting USA..................... 2014
6.....22.18.......Christian Cantwell USA.............. 2008
=7...22.11.......Brian Oldfield USA..................... 1975
.......22.11.......Reese Hoffa USA....................... 2005
9.....22.09.......Mika Halvari FIN.........................2000
10...22.02 ......George Woods USA ..................1974
1.....21.73.......Ryan Crouser USA
2.....21.57.......Kurt Roberts USA
3.....21.35.......Michał Haratyk POL
4.....21.33.......Tim Nedow CAN
5.....21.30.......Tomáš Staněk CZE
6.....21.11.......Stephen Mozia NGR
7.....21.02.......Reese Hoffa USA
8.....20.88.......Konstantin Lyadusov RUS
9.....20.82.......Jon Jones USA
10...20.74.......Andrei Gag ROU
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Men’s Heptathlon
11
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 18
Age
167
HELCELET Adam CZE
24y
(Days)
Born
142d
1991
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
5965
6164 -15
He has taken over as Czech #1 following the retirement of Roman Šebrle
pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.98i; LJ: 7.60i; SP: 15.44i; HJ: 2.07/2.06i; 60H: 7.88i; PV: 5.00/5.00i; 1000: 2:42.26i
Decathlon pb: 8252 -12. 8 EJC 2009; dnf WJC 2010; 5 WIC 2012; 8 ECH 2012 (2014-11); 4 EIC 2013 (2015-5); 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-4); 11 WCH 2015.
1 Czech 2011 & indoor 2013/2015/2016. Coach-Josef Karas (formerly Tomáš Dvořák). 1.87/86kg
He says: “Decathlon is not just an athletic discipline, it's a way of life”
In 2016: 1 Prague PV (2 SP) (Jan 19); 2 Prague LJ (6 60H) (Jan 23); 2 FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR Heptathlon; 1 Czech indoor Heptathlon (6 60H/SP); 7
Jablonec LJ
192
UREÑA Jorge ESP
22y
161d
1993
6076
6076 -16 NR
2015 European under-23 silver medallist // pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.95i; LJ: 7.58i; SP: 13.89i; HJ: 2.05/2.04i; 60H: 7.81i; PV: 5.02i; 1000: 2:40.06i
Decathlon pb: 7983 -15. 20 WJC 2012; 2 Ibero-American 2014; 7 EIC 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015; 21 WCH 2015 (nh PV). 1 Spanish 2015 & indoor
2014/2015. 1.78/72kg
In 2016: 1 FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR indoor; 1 Valencia 60H; 1 Alicante LJ; 3 Spanish indoor LJ (4 60H, nh PV)
207
LELIÈVRE Jérémy FRA
25y
38d
1991
5965
5997 -13
Fourth at 2015 World Student Games // pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.84i; LJ: 7.36i; SP: 15.37i; HJ: 1.97i; 60H: 8.14i; PV: 4.70i; 1000: 2:35.89i
Decathlon pb: 7911 -12. dnf EJC 2009; 7 WJC 2010; 14 under-23 ECH 2011; 12 EIC 2013 (no heighted in PV); 4 WSG 2015. 1 French indoor 2013. CoachNicolas Delahaye. 1.93/82kg
In 2016: 1 Val-de-Reuil PV (2 SP) (Jan 3); 1 Val-de-Reuil 60H/LJ; 3 Rouen PV ‘C’; 3 FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR Heptathlon; 1 French indoor Heptathlon
220
BRUGGER Mathias GER
23y
223d
1992
6060
6060 -16
5805
5805 -16
2011 European junior silver // pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 7.05i; LJ: 7.46/7.24i; SP: 15.39i; HJ: 2.06i; 60H: 8.15i; PV: 5.05i; 1000: 2:38.06i
Decathlon pb: 8009 -15. dnf WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011; dnf ECH 2012.; 11 EIC 2015. Coach-Christopher Hallmann. 1.92/93kg
In 2016: 1 Ulm PV (2 SP); 4 Sindelfingen 60H; 2 German indoor Heptathlon; 2 Tallinn Heptathlon
223
NOWAK Tim GER
20y
217d
1995
European & World junior bronzes & German Junior Athlete of the year in 2013/2014
pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 7.17i; LJ: 7.18i; SP: 14.46/14.23i; HJ: 2.09i; 60H: 8.20i; PV: 4.85i; 1000: 2:41.03i
Decathlon pb: 7827 -15. 3 EJC 2013; 3 WJC 2014 (2012-9); dnf under-23 ECH 2015. 1 German junior indoor 60H 2013. Coach-Christopher Hallmann.
1.83/78kg
In 2016: 2 Ulm PV (3 LJ/SP); 2 Sindelfingen 60H; 4 Karlsruhe 60H (5 SP, 6 LJ); 3 German indoor Heptathlon; 5 Tallinn Heptathlon
27y 256d 1988
5771 -12 NR
2014 Commonwealth Games bronze. 2015 Pan-American Games silver // pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 7.04i; LJ: 7.74/7.66i; SP: 15.23/13.71i; HJ: 2.17i; 60H; 8.31i; PV: 4.61i; 1000: 2:42.91i
Decathlon pb: 8302 -15. 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; dnf OLY 2012; 3 COM 2014 (2010-11); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 8 WCH 2015 (2013dnf). 1 NCAA 2012. Graduate of Psychology from Boise State University. His younger half-brother Lindon Victor is also an international Decathlete (7 Pan-Am
Games 2015)
In 2016: 2 West Lafayette PV; 1 Notre Dame LJ (ht 60H)
231
FELIX Kurt GRN
317
REMÉDIOS Samuel POR
24y
22d
1992
5889
5889 -16
Full name-Samuel Carreira Remédios
Twice Portuguese Indoor Champion
pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.90i; LJ: 5.56w/7.42/7.37i; SP: 13.11i; HJ: 2.00i; 60H: 7.93i; PV: 5.00/4.93i; 1000: 2:46.15i
Decathlon pb: 7369 -14. 17 ECP 1st League 2014; 3 ECP 2nd League 2015. 1 Portuguese indoor 2015/2016/ Coach-João Abrantes
In 2016: 2 Jamor LJ (1 60 ‘B’) (Jan 9); 1 Pombal Heptathlon (Jan 17); 1 Pombal 60H (4 LJ) (Jan 23); dnf FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR Heptathlon; 1
Portuguese indoor Heptathlon; 1 Pombal 60H (Feb 27); 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor 60H
343
OLSON Petter SWE
25y
32d
1991
5837
5904 -14
5x Swedish Indoor Champion at Heptathlon & twice outdoors at 400m Hurdles
pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.98i; LJ: 7.19/7.16i; SP: 14.19i; HJ: 2.03i; 60H: 8.06i; PV: 5.14i; 1000: 2:39.97i
Decathlon pb: 7857 -12. 400H pb: 51.27 -12. dnq World Youth PV 2007; 2 EJC 2009; 10 ECP 2010 (2009-23); 8 WJC 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 2011 (2013-dnf);
9 NCAA 2012; 10 ECH 2012; 8 EIC 2015 (2013-13). 1 Swedish indoor 2009/2011/2013/2014/2014 (also 1 400H 2012/2014 & Decathlon 2009/2011/2013). Was
at the University of Texas. Coach-Conny Silfver. 1.83/81kg
In 2016: 2 Sätra PV (Jan 17); 3 Växjö PV (3 60H ‘B’); 8 Sätra SP (Feb 6); 3 Tallinn Heptathlon; 6 Swedish indoor 60H/PV
359
30y 204d 1985
5979
6254 -10 NR
2012 World indoor silver. Twice seventh at Olympics // pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.83i; LJ: 8.04i; SP: 15.72/15.41i; HJ: 2.08i; 60H: 7.85i; PV: 4.82/4.80i; 1000: 2:39.44i
Decathlon pb: 8479 -09. 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 4 WSG 2007; 7 OLY 2008/2012; 2 EIC 2009; 4 WCH 2009 (2011-12, 2013-dnf, 2015-9); 2 WIC 2012 (2010-6,
2014-5); 2 ECH 2012 (2010-dnf, 2014-8); 2 ECP 2015 (2009-3). 1 Ukrainian 2008 (1 indoor 2014/2016). Dropped to fourth in 2009 Worlds after holding second
place for eight events (his javelin let him down, only 49.00 there). His wife is 2013 World Heptathlon Champion Hanna Melnychenko-Kasyanova. 1.91/82kg
In 2016: 2 Zaporizhzhya PV; 2 Ukrainian teams indoor LJ (3 60H); 1 Ukrainian indoor Heptathlon
KASYANOV Oleksiy UKR
368
BEACH Curtis USA
25y
239d
1990
6075
6190 -14
Good speed and great endurance, he won 2012 NCAA Indoor Heptathlon after gaining 21 seconds in the final event in which he set a World indoor heptathlon
1000m best of 2:23.63
pbs in Heptathlon events
60: 7.01i; LJ: 7.84/7.67i; SP: 13.07i; HJ: 2.11i; 60H: 8.07i; PV: 5.10/5.10i; 1000: 2:23.63i
Decathlon pb: 8084 -11. 800 pb: 1:47.75 -12 (1:53.11i -16). 4 World Youth Octathlon 2007; 1 Pan-Am junior 2009. 1 NCAA indoor 2012/2014; 1 US indoor
2016. In 2012 he won an international fair play award for having moved aside in the homestraight of the Decathlon 1500m at that year’s US Championships,
enabling Ashton Eaton to win that race as he broke the world record score. He started running as a six year-old chasing horses on the ranch in which he lived.
His mother Jeana was a half-miler and high jumper. Coach-Shawn Wilbourn (8268 in 1997). 1.83/75kg
In 2016: 3 Albuquerque Classic Heptathlon (1 800 ‘C’); 1 Phoenix HJ; 1 US indoor Heptathlon
379
28y
56d 1988
6645 -13 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION
Olympic Champion, World Champion & world record holder indoors & out
pbs in Heptathlon events:
60: 6.66i; LJ: 8.23/8.16i; SP: 15.40/15.05i; HJ: 2.11/2.11i; 60H: 7.51i; PV: 5.40/5.40i; 1000: 2:32.67i
Decathlon pb: 9045 -15. 400H pb: 48.69 -14. 1 WIC 2012/2014; 1 OLY 2012; 1 WCH 2013/2015 (2009-18, 2011-2). 1 US 2011/2012/2013 & indoor LJ 2012. In
2010 broke Dan O’Brien’s world indoor heptathlon record which has stood since 1993, then broke it again in 2011, 2012 & 2015. Studied Psychology at the
University of Oregon. Wife-Brianne Theisen CAN was 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at Heptathlon. They live in Eugene, Oregon. Coach-Harry Marra.
1.85/86kg
In 2014: Did not contest a Decathlon, preferring to experiment with 400m Hurdles
In 2016: 10 Reno “Summit” PV; 4 Winston-Salem 60H; 5 Boston IAAF Tour PV (8 60); 2 New York Millrose 60H (6 LJ); 6 US indoor LJ (ht 60); During the US
Indoor Championships he was hit by a falling pole vault crossbar and required six stitches to seal the wound
EATON Ashton USA
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
1.....6645........Ashton Eaton USA..................... 2012
2.....6476........Dan O’Brien USA ..................... 1993
3.....6438........Roman Šebrle CZE.................... 2004
4.....6424........Tomás Dvorák CZE....................2000
5.....6418........Christian Plaziat FRA ................ 1992
6.....6415........Sebastian Chmara POL............. 1998
7.....6412........Lev Lobodin RUS....................... 2003
8.....6374........Erki Nool EST.............................1999
9.....6372........Eelco Sintnicolaas NED............. 2013
10...6371........Bryan Clay USA......................... 2008
1.....6173........Zach Ziemek USA
2.....6111........Kai Kazmirek GER
3.....6076........Jorge Ureña ESP
4.....6075........Curtis Beach USA
5.....6060........Mathias Brugger GER
6.....6037........Ilya Shkurenyov RUS
7.....6027........Pau Tonnesen ESP
8.....6020........Garrett Scantling USA
9.....6015........Mihail Dudaš SRB
10...5979........Oleksiy Kasyanov UKR
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Men’s 4x400 Metres Relay
28
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Indoor Record
Qualified by ranking
Event starts: March 19 (these names addition to those entered for individual events)
Age
111
BROWN Chris BAH
37y
(Days)
Born
154d
1978
Indoor SB
Indoor PB
46.80
45.58 -14
First leg for Bahamas ‘Golden Knights’ relay team which beat the Americans at the London Olympics (he said waiting for the race to finish was the longest two
minutes of his life)
Outdoor pb: 44.40 -08. 200 pb: 20.56w -06, 20.58 -15. 100 pb: 10.26 -14. ht COM 800 98; qf OLY 2000 (3 4x400); 1 WCH 4x400 2001 (2003-3, 2005/2007-2); 7
COM 2002 (3 4x400); sf OLY 2004; 4 WCH 2005/2007 (2001-ht, 2003-sf, 2009-5, 2011/2013/2015-sf); 4 COM 2006; 1 Pan-Am Games 2007 (2011-7); 4 OLY
2008 (2 4x400); 1 WIC 2010 (2003-sf, 2006/2008/2012-3, 2014-2); 4 OLY 2012 (1 4x400); 2 COM 4x400 2014. Bahamas record holder at 400m & 800m
(1:49.54 -98). Youngest of seven children. His parents Nola & Harcourt were both sprinter. Based-Atlanta, coach-Innocent Egbunike. 1.78 tall
In 2016: 1 Athlone ‘B’; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour
113
WILLIAMS Latoy BAH
27y
293d
1988
47.04
46.26 -14
Led off team which won 2014 Commonwealth relay silver // Outdoor pb: 44.73 -09. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x400 2011 (2013-2); ht WCH
2013; 5 COM 2014 (2 4x400). 1 Bahamian 2014
In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL Samford Open
115
HART Shavez BAH
23y
192d
1992
46.75
46.75 -16
Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships // Outdoor 400 pb: 46.43 -15. 100 pb: 10.08w -13, 10.10 -15. 200 pb: 20.23 -15. 1 Central
American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013 (4 100); qf WCH 100 2013; sf COM 100 2014. 1 Bahamian 100/200 2014/2015. Attends Texas A&M University
(A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical)
In 2016: 2 Texas A&M Invitational 60; 3 College Station 400; 1 Fayetteville 400 ‘C’
116
RILEY Ashley BAH
20y
325d
1995
47.27
47.27 -16
28y
24d
1988
-
46.87 -06
Outdoor pb: 47.06 -15. ht World Youth 800 2011. Attends Southeastern Louisiana University
In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL ‘B’ (Feb 7); 3 Birmingham AL Southland
125
BORLÉE Kevin BEL
Surprise European Champion in 2010 when he went from fifth to first in the last 50m. 2011 world bronze
Outdoor 400 pb: 44.56 -12. 200 pb: 20.72 -11. sf World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC 2006; 6 ECP 2007; sf OLY 2008 (5 4x400); sf WCH 2009 (4 4x400); 1 ECH
2010 (3 4x400); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 3 WCH 2011 (2013/2015-sf); 1 ECH 4x400 2012; 5 OLY 2012; sf ECH 2014 (7 4x400 with
43.6 split); 1 EIC 4x400 2015. 1 Belgian 2013/2014 & 200 2007/2011. His father/coach Jacques was an international 400m runner as his twin brother Jonathan
and younger brother Dylan, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian 4x100m relay team which won 2007 world bronze & 2008 Olympic
silver. Kevin is the younger of the twins by five minutes
Wonderful anchor leg by him of 44.99 to catch Poland in the 2015 European Indoor Championships at set a European indoor record of 3:02.87
126
BORLÉE Jonathan BEL
28y
24d
1988
-
46.48 -15
Belgian record holder at 400m, supplanting twin brother Kevin // Outdoor 400 pb: 44.43 -12. 200 pb: 20.31 -12. 5 World Youth 400 2005; 4 WJC 400 2006; sf
OLY 400 2008 (5 4x400 with 43.6 split); 2 WIC 4x400 2010; 7 ECH 400 2010 (3 4x400); 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 4 ECH 200 2012 (1 4x400); 6 OLY 400/4x400 2012;
4 WCH 400 2013 (2011-5, 2015-sf); 1 EIC 4x400 2015. 1 NCAA 400 2009. 1 Belgian 400 2006/2011/2015. His mother Mother-Edith De Martelaere was an
international sprinter and he has has a twin brother Kevin and younger brother Dylan who are also international 400m runners, while their elder sister Olivia ran
the first leg for the Belgian 4x100m relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver
127
WATRIN Julien BEL
23y
263d
1992
-
47.06 -15
2015 European Indoor relay gold (along with three Borlées) // Outdoor pb: 45.64 -14. 200 pb: 20.80 -13. 100 pb: 10.31w, 10.39 -10. 7 WJC 100 2010 (sf 200); 4
Francophone Games 200 2013; 7 ECH 4x400 2014; 1 EIC 4x400 2015. 1 Belgian 100 2012
128
BORLÉE Dylan BEL
23y
178d
1992
-
46.25 -15
2015 European indoor silver then relay gold
He is the third Borlée brother, there are two further (much younger) half-brothers (as well as three sisters)
Outdoor pb: 45.57 -15. 2 under-23 ECH 4x400 2013; 5 WCH 4x400 2013; 2 EIC 2015 (1 4x400). 1 Belgian indoor 2015. Younger brother of Jonathan & Kevin.
1.90 tall
129
RUMMENS Tim BEL
28y
92d
1987
47.37
47.37 -16
Outdoor 400 pb: 46.93 -12. 400H pb: 49.90 -14. HJ pb: 2.15 -08. 4 EIC 4x400 2013. 1 Belgian 400H 2013; 1 Belgian indoor 400 2016
In 2016: 1 Belgian Universities indoor; 2 Ghent IFAM ‘B’; 1 Belgian indoor
130
VANDERBEMDEN Robin BEL
22y
36d
1994
-
-
Outdoor pb: 46.10 -15. 8 EJC 200 2013; 8 Francophone Games 200 2013; 8 under-23 ECH 2015; 5 WCH 4x400 2015. 1 Belgian indoor 60 2013;
251
HYATT Dane JAM
32y
55d
1984
46.85
46.71 -13
Former Jamaican Champion and an ex-policeman // Outdoor pb: 44.83 -12. 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; sf OLY 2012. 1 Jamaican 2012; 1
NCAA div 2 2013. Former footballer and former policeman, he was a member of the Jamaican Constabulary Force for four and a half years. Ran in heats of
2013 World 4x400, so awarded bronze won by Jamaica in final
In 2016: 1 Blacksburg VT Invitational; 2 Athlone ‘C’
252
MURRAY Demar JAM
24y
199d
1991
-
-
141d
1995
-
-
Outdoor pb: 46.80 -12 (47.10 -16). 400H pb: 49.94 -14. sf WJC 2010 (4 4x400). 6 Jamaican 400H 2014
In 2016: 1 Clarendon; 4 Kingston (Feb 20)
253
ALLEN Nathon JAM
20y
2014 World junior relay bronze // Outdoor pb: 45.30 -15 (46.85 -16). 200 pb: 20.73 -14. sf WJC 2014 (3 4x400). 2 Jamaican Schools 2014/2015
In 2016: 3 Kingston Camperdown Classic
254
GAYE Demish JAM
23y
57d
1993
-
-
25y
176d
1990
-
47.53 -11
Outdoor pb: 45.75 -16. 200 pb: 21.05 -16. sf Jamaican 2015
In 2016: 1 Kingston Jackson 200 ‘B’; 2 Kingston 200; 1 Kingston Gibson Relays
291
AKWU Noah NGR
Twice Nigerian Champion // Outdoor pb: 45.59 -14. 200 pb: 20.54 -12. ht WJC 2008; 8 WCH 4x400 2009. 3 African Champs 200 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 7
African Champs 2014. 1 Nigerian 2010/2013 (2014-2). Studied Health and Human Performance at Middle Tennessee State University
292
ONAKOYA Abiola NGR
25y
159d
1990
47.39
47.39 -16
Third leg for Nigerian relay team which won at 2012 African Championships
Outdoor pb: 45.79 -13. 200 pb: 20.83 -13. 2 African junior 400 2009; 2 African Champs 400 2012 (1 4x400); ht WCH 4x400 2013. 2 Nigerian 400 2013
In 2016: 5 College Station
293
OGHENEWEGBA Samson NGR
18y
201d
1997
47.17
47.17 -16
Full name-Nathaniel Samson Oghenewegba // Outdoor pb: 45.80 -15. sf World Youth 2013; 4 African Youth Games 2014; ht WJC 2014; sf African Games 2015
In 2016: 1 Tucson; 1 Flagstaff; 3 Phoenix; 5 Coolidge 200
294
SALIHU Isah NGR
24y
136d
1991
-
-
Former Nigerian Champion // Outdoor pb: 46.15 -14. 200 pb: 21.30 -13. sf WJC 2010 (2 4x400); 3 African Champs 2010 (2012-8); 1 African Champs 4x400
2012; ht WIC 2014; ht COM 2014. 1 Nigerian 2014
326
MOGAWANE Ofentse RSA
34y
26d
1982
-
-
2006 Commonwealth relay silver, 2011 World Championship silver (with 43.9 split)
Outdoor 400 pb: 45.11 -06 (47.96 -16). 200 pb: 20.65 -11 (21.61 -16). ht WCH 2005. 3 South African 2005; sf COM 2006 (2 4x400); 2 WCH 4x400 2011; sf
African Champs 2012 (2 4x400); sf African Games 2015
In 2016: 1 Pretoria 200 ‘D’ & 400 ‘C’
327
DE JAGER Shaun RSA
24y
263d
1991
-
-
-
-
Outdoor pb: 45.66 -14 (46.66 -16). sf WJC 2010; 8 OLY 4x400 2012. 1 South African under-23 2012; 2 South African 2014
In 2016: 1 Coetzenburg 100/400
328
SEELIGER Jon RSA
20y
325d
1995
Outdoor pb: 46.15 -16. 200 pb: 20.71 -14 (21.18 -16). 5 African junior 2013; ht WJC 200 2014; sf WSG 2015. 1 South African under-23 200/400 2015
In 2016: 6 Pretoria 600 (Jan 29); 3 Pretoria 100 (Feb 6); 2 Johannesburg; 4 Pretoria 200 (Mar 8)
329
SKHOSANA Sonwabisi RSA
20y
257d
1995
47.24
47.24 -16
24y
117d
1991
-
-
46.99
46.88 -13
-
-
Outdoor pb: 46.11 -14. ht WJC 2014. 5 South African 2014
In 2016: 2 Pittsburg
330
PHORA Thapelo RSA
Outdoor pb: 45.64 -16. sf South African 2014/2015
In 2016: 1 Pretoria 300 (Jan 28); 1 Johannesburg; 1 Potchefstroom 200/400; 2 Pretoria 200 (Mar 5); 1 Pretoria (Mar 8)
355
ALLEYNE-FORTE Ade TTO
27y
157d
1988
Ran third leg for relay team which won 2012 Olympic bronze // Outdoor pb: 46.13 -12. sf World Youth 2005; 3 OLY 4x400 2012
In 2016: 4 Albuquerque Classic; 2 Albuquerque Kirby
356
CEDENIO Machel TTO
20y
282d
1995
Anchored Trinidad to 2015 World relay silver // Outdoor pb: 44.36 -15. 4 World Youth 2011; 5 WJC 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean youth 2012 & junior
2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014 (44.4 split); 1 WJC 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (1 4x400); 7 WCH 2015 (2 4x400)
395
SMITH Calvin USA
28y
98d
1987
45.86
45.61 -10
Twice World indoor relay gold, so both he and his father have World Championship gold medals
Outdoor pb: 44.81 -10. 200 pb: 20.68 -09. sf WJC 200 2006; 1 North & Central American & Caribbean 400 2007; sf WIC 2012 (1 4x400); 1 WIC 4x400 2014. 3
NCAA indoor 400 2008 representing the University of Florida where he was a student of Sociology. His father and former coach Calvin Smith was twice World
Champion at 200m
In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL Vulcan; 1 Birmingham AL KMS; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 US indoor ‘A’ (4th overall)
396
GIESTING Chris USA
23y
97d
1992
46.61
45.74 -14
Outdoor pb: 45.53 -14. 200 pb: 21.00 -12. 7 NCAA 2014; 5 US indoor 2016. Student of management entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana
In 2016: 3 Allendale; 2 Geneva OH; 2 Notre Dame; 3 US indoor ‘A’ (5th overall)
397
FEENEY Pat USA
24y
79d
1991
46.69
45.92 -13
Outdoor pb: 45.51 -15. 6 US indoor 300 2015 & 400 2016
In 2016: 2 Allendale; 1 Notre Dame; 2 Toruń; 1 Athlone ‘C’; 4 US indoor ‘A’ (6th overall)
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2016 WORLD LIST
.......3:01.96... United States..............................2006
1.....3:02.13....United States..............................2014
2.....3:02.87....Belgium...................................... 2015
3.....3:02.97....Poland........................................ 2015
4.....3:03.05....Germany.................................... 1991
5.....3:03.20....Great Britain & NI....................... 1999
6.....3:03.69....Jamaica...................................... 2014
7.....3:04.82....Russia........................................ 2001
8.....3:05.51....Italy.............................................1991
9.....3:05.9......USSR......................................... 1970
10...3:05.90....Japan......................................... 1999
1.....3:04.28....Mixed (LSU)
2.....3:04.41....USA (University of Texas)
3.....3:08.20....Qatar
4.....3:09.97....Trinidad & Tobago
5.....3:11.86....Iran
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