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Men's 100 Metres

Games of the XXXII Olympiad • Biographical Entry List • Men Men’s Entrants: 85 Event starts: July 31 Age (Days) Born SB PB

1002 NOOR ZAHI Sha Mahmood AFG 30y 130d 1991 - -

1024 GREENE Cejhae ANT 25y 296d 1995 10.00 10.00 -18/21 “Cejhae” pronounced CJ 2019 Pan-American Games bronze at 100m // 9.94w -19. 200 pb: 20.59 -17. ht World Youth 100/200 2011; sf WJC 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100 2017 (2019-qf); sf COM 100 2018; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2018; 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2019. 4 NCAA indoor 60 2018. Was at Florida State University. Lives-Fort Lauderdale In 2021: 1 Miami Tropical Park Elite Sprints 100; 3 Clermont FL ‘Pure Spring’ 200 ‘B’; 3 Miramar Invitational 100; 1 Clermont FL Pure Elite 100; 1 Bahamian 100 ‘B’; He was the Antiguan & Barbudan flagbearer at the opening ceremony in (along with swimmer Samantha Morris)

1039 CRUMPTON Nathan ASA 25y 293d 1995 11.04 11.04 -21 LJ pb: 7.15 -07. TJ pb: 15.41w, 15.04 -08. Born-, lives-Hawaii, has American Samoan eligibility through his maternal grandmother. Studied Sociology at Princeton University. Works as a photographer. His first sport is Skeleton, in which he placed 8th in the 2016 World Championships. He was kept out of the 2018 Olympic WInter Games with a back injury [He says his Tokyo target is 10.93, which is the quickest ASA time at an Olympics]

1078 BROWNING Rohan AUS 23y 210d 1997 10.05 10.05 -21 Twice Australian Champion at 100m // 9.96w -21. 200 pb: 20.54w -17, 20.71 -18 (20.77 -21). 400 pb: 47.13 -19. ht WCH 4x100 2017; ht WSG 100 2017; sf COM 100 2018 (4 4x100); qf WCH 100 2019. 1 Australian 100 2019 (though actually second in that final to guest Edward Osei-Nketia NZL); 1 Australian 100 2021. Student of Arts & Law, University. Coach-Andrew Murphy In 2021: 1 Sydney Illawong 100/200; 1 Wollongong 60/100 (windy 9.96); 1 Australian Capital Territory 100; 1 New South Wales State 100; 1 Canberra Classic 100; 1 Brisbane Classic 100; 1 Australian 100; 1 Cairns 100 (3x)

1135 COLEBROOKE Samson BAH 24y 80d 1997 10.18 10.01 -19 2021 Bahamian Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 20.41w, 20.46 -19 (20.77 -21). 400 pb: 47.88 -21. sf WJC 200 2016; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2019. 1 Bahamian 100 2021. Student of Law at Purdue University, West Lafayette (from where he was unable to return home in 2020 due to C19 restrictions). Coach- Norbert Elliott In 2021: 1 Bloomington ‘Big Ten’ Invitational 200; 3 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 100; 1 Illinois ‘Big 10’ Relays ‘C’; 2 Columbus Invitational 200; 2 Champaign ‘Big 10’ 100 (5 200); 7sf NCAA 200; 1 Bahamian 100

1153 BURKE Mario BAR 24y 133d 1997 10.32 9.98 -19 3x Barbadian Champion at 100m // 9.95w -19. 200 pb: 20.08 -19. 5 World Youth 100 2013; 3 WJC 100 2016; qf WCH 100 2017/2019; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2019. 1 Barbadian 100 2017/2018/2019. 1 NCAA 4x100 2017/2018 & 2 NCAA indoor 60 2019, representing the University of Houston In 2021: 6 invitational 100 (5 200 ‘B’); 3 Prairie View Sprint Summit 100; 4 Miramar Invitational 100 ‘B’; 7 Austin Texas Invitational 100 ‘B’; 7 Houston Tom Tellez Invitational 100; 4 Clermont FL ‘Pure Summer’ 100; 2 Barbadian 100; 8ht Marietta Stars & Stripes 100

1215 KIKI Didier BEN 25y 241d 1995 10.87 10.77 -18 200 pb: 21.75 -18. ht WCH 200 2013; ht African Champs 100/200 2014; sf African Champs 100 2016; ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Beninese 100 2015

1227 GILL Shaun BIZ 28y 111d 1993 10.76 10.57 -17 Twice third in Central American Championships // ht WIC 60 2016/2018; 3 Central American Champs 100 2016/2018 (2021-4); ht COM 100 2018 In 2021: 8 Abilene Wes Kittley Invitational 100; 2 San Marcos Bobcat Invitational 200 ‘C’; 1 Kingsville 100; 4 Central American 4x100; He was the Belizean flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with 400m runner Sam Dirks)

1265 ROJAS Artur Bruno BOL 28y 63d 1993 10.42 10.36 -12 NR Bolivian record holder at 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 20.63 -16 (21.04 -21). ht World Youth 200 2009; ht WJC 100/200 2012; ht OLY 100 2012; 7 South American 200 2015. 1 Bolivian 100 2012/2013/2015/2019/2021 & 200 2012/2015/2019/2021. Bolivian father, Brazilian mother In 2021: 1 Cochabamba 100 (4x); 1 Cochabamba 200 (4x); 4ht South American 100/200; 1 Bolivian 100/200

• 1307 BARDI Felipe BRA 22y 294d 1998 10.10 10.10 -21 Full name-Felipe Bardi dos Santos Sprint double at 2021 South American Championships 10.03w -20. 200 pb: 20.44 -21. 3 Pan-Am Junior 100 2017; 2 South American 100 2019 (2017-3); 1 South American 100/200 2021. From-São Paulo. Coach-Darci Ferreira In 2021: 2 Chula Vista High Performance #1 100; 3 Bragança Paulista Open 100; 2 La Mirada 100; 3 Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational 100; 1 Chula Vista High Performance #2 100; dq World Relays 4x100 (lane); 7ht Walnut Golden Games 100; 1 Azusa Pacific ‘Last Chance’ 100/200; 1 South American 100/200; 2 Brazilian 100; 1 Braga 100; 1 Maia 100; 4 Gateshead Diamond/Jul 4x100

• 1310 de OLIVEIRA Paulo Andre BRA 22y 343d 1998 10.07 10.02 -19 Full name-Paulo André Camilo de Oliveira Sprint double gold at 2019 World Student Games 9.90w -19 (10.05w -21). 200 pb: 20.28 -19 (20.42 -21). 400 pb: 46.46 -19. 8 World Youth 100 2015; 5 WJC 100 2016; 1 WSG 100/200 2019; 1 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2019 (2 100); sf WCH 100 2019 (ht 200); 2 World Military Games 100 2019 (He’s a Sergeant in the Brazilian Navy). 1 Brazilian 100 2017/2018/2019/2021 His was the anchorman when won the 4x100m (ahead of the USA) at the 2019 World Relays, 2019 Pan-American Games & placed fourth at the 2019 World Championships In 2021: 1 Chula Vista High Performance #1 100/200; 1 La Mirada 100; 1 Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational 100; dq World Relays 4x100; 1 Brazilian 100 (2 200); 1ht Maia 100

• 1317 do NASCIMENTO Rodrigo BRA 26y 306d 1994 10.15 10.01 -19 200 pb: 20.47 -18 (20.64w, 20.75 -21). 3 WSG 100 2019; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2019 (1 4x100); 4 WCH 4x100 2019 (qf 100). He led off the Brazilian relay teams which won at the 2019 World Relays & 2019 Pan-American Games, then fourth at the Worlds (in 37.72) In 2021: 4 Chula Vista High Performance #1 100; 3 La Mirada 100; dq/ht Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational 100; 2 Chula Vista High Performance #2 100; dq World Relays 4x100; 1 São Paulo 100; 3 Brazilian 100; 1 Bragança Paulista International 100/200; 1 Bragança Paulista ‘Meeting Towards Tokyo’ 100/200; 1 São Paulo Champs 100

1382 PEN Sokong CAM 27y 146d 1994 - 10.87 -19 200 pb: 22.33 -21. ht Asian Champs 100/200 2015/2019; ht 100/200 2018 In 2021: He was the Cambodian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with sprinter Bunpichmorakat Kheun)

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 x 1422 BOATENG Bismark CAN 29y 135d 1992 10.17 10.14 -18 10.12w -21. 200 pb: 20.61w -21. 20.67 -21. sf WSG 100 2015; 3 Francophone Games 100 2014; sf COM 200 2018. 2 Canadian 100 2018 (2019-3). Born- In 2021: 1 Baton Rouge ‘Battle on the Bayou’ 100 (2 200); 3 Baton Rouge LSU Boots Garland Invitational 200 (4 100); 2 Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold 100; 1 Baton Rouge LSU Invitational 100; 5ht Walnut Golden Games 100; 3 Irvine ‘Track Meet’ 100; 8 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 100; 3 Nashville Music City Carnival 100; 2 Jacksonville ‘Show Down’ 100; 2 Jacksonville Golden Southeast 100; 2 Gateshead Diamond/Jul 4x100

1425 DE GRASSE Andre CAN 26y 261d 1994 9.99 9.91 -16 (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) 2016 Olympic 100m bronze & 200m silver, then two injury-ruined years, then the same two medals at Doha 2019 9.69w -17 (9.92w -21). 200 pb: 19.58w, 19.80 -16 (19.89 -21). 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2013 (3 200); sf COM 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 2015; =3 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100); 2 OLY 200 2016 (3 100/4x100); 2 WCH 200 2019 (3 100). 1 NCAA 100/200 2015; 1 Canadian 100 2015/2016/2017 (1 200 2017). Right hamstring tear in 2017, then the same hamstring went again in 2018. Partner-Nia Ali (1 WCH 100H 2019), their daughter Yuri born June 23, 2018, and another baby due in 2021. Coach-Rana Reider (formerly Stuart McMillan) In 2021: 2 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 100; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 3 Gateshead Diamond/May 200; 2 Doha Diamond 200; 1ht Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 100 (in 9.92w, scratched from final); 1 Diamond 200; 1 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200; 4 Diamond 100; 4 Gateshead Diamond/July 100 (2 4x100 when he closed right down on GBR) x 1439 SMELLIE Gavin CAN 35y 33d 1986 10.32 10.01 -18 2013 World relay bronze // 9.97w -17. 200 pb: 20.16w -15, 20.38 -17 (21.19 -21). 6 Pan-Am junior 200 2005; 5 WSG 200 2007 (2009-6); qf WCH 200 2009; sf WCH 100 2013 (3 4x100); sf WIC 60 2014; 8 COM 200 2014; dq ht Pan-Am Games 100 2015; ht WCH 100 2017; sf COM 100 2018; 5 North/Central American & Caribbean 100 2018. Born-, moved to at age 12. Studied Business at the University of Western Kentucky In 2021: 7 Baton Rouge LSU Boots Garland Invitational 200 ‘B’; 1 ‘Classic’ #2 100; 1 Ottawa 100; 4 Windsor 100; 1 Toronto Control 100/200; 5 Canadian 100

1451 HYMAN Kemar CAY 31y 291d 1989 10.29 9.95 -12 NR Caymanian record holder at 100m. Fifth at 2018 100m 9.85w -15 (10.11w -21). 200 pb: 20.73 -16. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); sf WJC 100/200 2006; 8 WJC 100 2008; sf OLY 100 2012 (2016-ht); sf WIC 60 2016; 1 100 2017; 5 COM 100 2018 (2014-sf); qf WCH 100 2019 (2009/2013/201-ht). Ran first leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships. His older brother Maxwell was also an international sprinter (ht WJC 4x100 2006) In 2021: 3 Greensboro ‘Aggie’ Classic 100; 3 Clermont FL ‘Pure Summer’ 100; 6ht Miramar NACAC Invitational 100; 3 Jacksonville 100; 1 Jacksonville Golden Southeast 100

1499 Bingtian CHN 31y 334d 1989 9.98 9.91 -18 AR 2015 World Championship relay silver. 2018 World Indoor 60m silver 9.90w -18. 200 pb: 21.15 -19. 1 60 2009; 1 Asian Champs 100 2011/2013 (1 4x100 2015); sf OLY 100 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (9 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2016 (sf 100); 8 WCH 100 2017 (4 4x100); 2 WIC 60 2018 (2014-4, 2016-5); 1 Asian Games 100 2018 (3 4x100); sf WCH 100 2019 (6 4x100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013/2021. He works as an associate professor of Economics at in .Coach-Randy Huntington In 2021: 1 Indoor Grand Prix 60; 1 100; 1 100 (9.98); 1 Chinese 100 (9.98); 6 Chinese National Games Trial 100

1506 WU Zhiqiang CHN 27y 110d 1994 10.11 10.11 -21 2019 Asian Championship 100m bronze // 200 pb: 21.05 -19 (21.40 -21). 4 WCH 4x100 2017 (2019-6); 7 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2018; 3 Asian Champs 100 2019. 2 Chinese 100 2017. Ran in heats of 2015 Asian Championships 4x100, so awarded a gold medal won by in the final In 2021: 1 Shenzhen 200 ‘C’ (Jan 30); 1 Shenzen 100 ‘B’ (Feb 6); 5 Zhaoqing 100; 1 Xi’an 100; 1 100; 5 Chinese 100; 2 Chinese National Games Trial 100; 1 100

1508 CHN 27y 346d 1993 10.15 9.97 -18 Asian record holder at 200m. Twice fourth in world indoor 60m finals 9.91w -17. 200 pb: 19.88 -19 (20.54 -21). 1 Youth Olympic 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 & 200 2019; 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (dq ht 200 for out of lane); 4 WIC 60 2016/2018; 4 OLY 4x100 2016; 4 WCH 4x100 2017; 1 Athletics 200 2018 (China’s only male winner of the meeting, but they didn’t enter 14 events); 1 Asian Champs 200 2019; 7 WCH 200 2019. 1 Chinese 100 2014/2017/2020 & 200 2012/2014/2015/2020/2021. From- Province. Coach-Tao Jianrong In 2021: 1 Shenzhen 100 (Jan 30); 1 Shenzhen 200 (Feb 6); 1 Shenzhen 100 ‘B’ (Mar 20); 1 Yangtze River Delta Elite 200; 2 Zhaoqing 100; 1 Chinese 200 (2 200)

1523 CISSÉ Arthur Gue CIV 24y 211d 1996 10.11 9.93 -19 NR Ivorian record holder at 100m & 200m // 10.01w -21. 200 pb: 20.23 -20 (20.91 -21). sf WIC 60 2018; 2 African Champs 100 2018; 2 100 2019; sf WCH 100 2019. 1 French 100 2018/2019. Coach-Anthony Koffi In 2021: Excellent indoor season, with 60m wins at Düsseldorf, & ; 4 Savona 100; 1 Castiglione della Pescaia 100; 3 Andújar 200; 7 Doha Diamond 200; 1 Montreuil 100; 6 Diamond 100; 3 Chorzów Kusocinski 100; 1 Leverkusen 100

1533 MWIMBA Olivier COD 26y 265d 1994 10.28 10.28 -21 NR DR Congolese record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 21.48 -21. qf WSG 100 2019. Lives-Pretoria In 2021: 2 Pretoria Gauteng North League #1 200; 1 Sasolburg 100/200; 5 Roodepoort 100 ‘B’; 7 Gauteng North 100; sf South African 100; 5 Potchefstroom ACNW Open 100; 2sf South African Universities 100 (4sf 200)

• 1665 MUSAH Kojo DEN 25y 104d 1996 10.14 10.14 -21 NR Reigning Danish Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 20.62 -21. sf under-23 ECH 100 2017; 8 EIC 60 2021 (2019-ht). 1 Danish 100/200 2020/2021 & indoor 60 2019/2021. Coach-Mikkel Larsen In 2021: 1 Danish indoor 60 (set Danish indoor record 6.61); 8 EIC 60; 4 World Relays 4x100; 5 Castiglione della Pescaia 100; 3 Haniá 100; 5 Šamorín PTS 100; dq/ht Copenhagen Games 100; 5 100; 1 Kladno 100 (2 200); 1 ETCh 2nd League 100; 1 Karlstad 100; 1 Danish 100 (set Danish record 10.14) /200

1732 KELETELA Dorian EOR 22y 173d 1999 10.54 10.46 -20 ht African Games 100 2015; ht EIC 60 2021. 3 Portuguese junior 60 2018. Born in Democratic Republic of Congo, fled to in 2016 after being orphaned, and was granted asylum there at age 17 In 2021: 1ht Portuguese indoor 60; 8ht EIC 60; 4 ‘Meeting da Liberdade’ 100; 3 Maia Fernanda Ribeiro Gala 100; 1 Torres Vedras 100; 5 Salamanca Pérez 100; 3 Lisbon City 100; 2 Braga 100; 1 Portuguese Club Champs 100

1887 TABAKAUCORO Ratu Banuve FIJ 28y 327d 1992 11.20 10.22 -16 Full name-Ratu Banuve Tabakaucoro Fijian record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 20.53 -15 (22.52 -21). sf World Youth 100 100 2009; 1 Oceanian junior 100/200 2010; qf WCH 100 2013 (ht 200); 1 Oceanian 100/4x100 2014/2015; sf COM 200 2014 (ht 100); 1 Pacific Games 100/200 2015/2019; 2 Oceanian 200 2019; qf WCH 100 2019. At the , he was cautioned for a false start in the 100m, then disqualified for one in the 200m (having reached the semi-finals). Another false start dq at the 2019 Oceanian 100m final. He represented in at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games In 2021: 1 Gold Coast ‘Winter’ 100/200

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 2 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 1980 VICAUT Jimmy FRA 29y 152d 1992 10.17 9.86 -15/16 NR Co-holder of European 100m record (with ). Sixth in 2011 & 2017, seventh in Rio 2016, eighth in 2015 200 pb: 20.30 -13 (20.92 -21). 7 World Youth 100 2009; 3 WJC 100 2010; 1 ECH 4x100 2010; 1 EJC 100/4x100 2011; 6 WCH 100 2011 (2 4x100); sf OLY 100 2012 (3 4x100); 1 EIC 60 2013; 1 ETCh 100 2013/2014/2019; sf WCH 100/200 2013; sf ECH 100 2014 (scratched from final with hamstring injury); 8 WCH 100 2015; 3 ECH 100 2016 (2 4x100); 7 OLY 100 2016; 6 WCH 100 2017 (5 4x100); sf ECH 100 2018 (scratched from final with hamstring injury – same as 2014); sf WCH 100 2019. 1 French indoor 60 2013 & 100 2013/2015/2016 (1 200 2016). Coach-Rana Reider In 2021: 5 Eugene Grand Prix 200; 4 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 100 (5 100); 1 Marseille 100; dq Monaco Diamond 100; 4 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100

1991 FITI Scott James FSM 26y 12d 1995 11.10 -19 sf Oceanian 100 2017/2019; ht WCH 100 2017/2019. Born- In 2021: He was the Micronesian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with player Taeyanna Adams)

1992 MAGANGA GORRA Guy GAB 28y 133d 1993 10.31 10.30 -19 Gabonese record holder at 200m & 400m // 200 pb: 20.48 -19 (20.50 -21). 400 pb: 46.60 -21. 4 African Games 200 2019 (ht 100); ht WCH 200 2019. 5 French 200 2019 (6 indoor) In 2021: 1 Lynchburg ‘Dixon’ 200; 2 High Point Webb/Davidson 400; 1 Mount Olive Trojan Challenge 400; 1 Mount Olive Relays 200; 1 Lynchburg Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic 100/200; 3 Lynchburg Liberty Twilight 200 (5 100); 1 Mount Olive Final Qualifier 200 (3 100); 1 Lillebonne 200 (5 100 ‘B’); 5 Geneva 200 ‘C’; 5 Pontoise 200 ‘B’; 1ht Romens 100; 2 Romens 100; 1 Bron 200; 5ht Bondoufle 100; 1ht Bondoufle 200 (did not contest finals)

1994 CAMARA Ebrima GAM 24y 313d 1996 10.16 10.16 -21 NR Co-holder of Gambian 100m record (with Su Wai’bou Sanneh) // 200 pb: 20.66w -21, 20.82 -19. 7 African Junior 100 2015; ht COM 100/200 2018; 7 African Games 100 2019; qf WCH 100 2019 In 2021: 1 Dakar 100 (Apr 25); 2 Dakar 200 (May 9); 1 Troyes 100; 1 Pontoise 100; 2 Chorzów Kusocinski 100; dq 100; 3 Diamond national 100; 4 Tomblaine 100; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; He’s clocked his shared national record of 10.16 3x in 2021; He was the Gambian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with sprinter Gina Bass)

2051 HUGHES Zharnel GBR 26y 16d 1995 10.06 9.91 -18 2018 European Champion at 100m and British #1 in 2018/2019 // 200 pb: 19.93w -21, 19.93 straight-21, 20.02 -15 (20.14 -21). 400 pb: 46.58 -17. 1 Central American & Caribbean Youth 200 2012 & Junior 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am Junior 100 2013; 5 WJC 200 2014 (2012-sf); 5 WCH 200 2015 (2017/2019-sf); ht ECH 200 2016; 1 COM 4x100 2018 (dq 200 final for obstructing Jareem Richards); 1 ECH 100/4x100 2018; 6 WCH 100 2019 (sf 200, 2 4x100). 1 UK 200 2015. 1 Jamaican Schools 100 2014. Last competed for in 2014. Cleared by to compete for Britain from June 19, 2015 having formally gained British Citizenship on June 19, 2012, he had unconditional British overseas territories citizenship as Anguilla is a British Dependent Territory. He has a private pilot's licence and ambitions to become a commercial airline pilot. Coach- In 2021: 1 Spanish Town 200; 1 Kingston 100 (Feb 27); 1 Kingston 100 (Mar 13); 1 Kingston 200 (Apr 17); 1 Miami ‘TRUFit’ 200; 2 Games; 3 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 200; dq UK 100 (false start); 3 Gateshead Diamond/July 100

2063 PRESCOD Reece GBR 25y 150d 1996 10.13 9.94 -18 2018 European silver at 100m // 9.88w -18. 150 pb: 14.87 -18. 200 pb: 20.38 -16. 400 pb: 53.0i -12. 7 WCH 100 2018; 2 ECH 100 2018. 1 English junior 200 2013 indoors & out; 1 UK 100 2017/2018. Born-Kings Cross, London. 2019 season cut short by hamstring tear in Oslo, then did not race in 2020. Coach-Marvin Rowe. 1.93 tall In 2021: 1 Woodford 100/200; 5 UK 100; 1 Gateshead Diamond/July 100 ‘B’ (10.13, his quickest in two years); Relocated to Florida in March to train with US coach Mike Holloway (in same group as 110m hurdler ), but returned in May, explaining that he felt their regime did not work for him

2069 UJAH Chijindu GBR 27y 146d 1994 10.03 9.96 -14/15 (“CJ”). Led of Britain's winning sprint relay team at the 2017 World Championships (but missed Doha 2019 with a back injury) 9.95w -17. 200 pb: 20.39 -17 (20.82 -21). 8 World Youth 100 2011; 2 100 2011; 6 WJC 100 2012; 1 EJC 100 2013; dq EIC 60 final 2015; sf WCH 100 2015; 1 ECH 4x100 2016; sf OLY 100 2016; 1 WCH 4x100 2017 (sf 100); sf WIC 60 218 (disqualified for false starting); 4 ECH 100 2018 (1 4x100). 1 UK 100 2015/2021. 1 UK indoor 60 2015/2018. Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic 100m final by just 0.002 (he clocked 10.005 in the semi-final to Trayvon Bromell’s 10.003). Coach-Ryan Freckleton In 2021: 1 Lee Valley April Open 200; 4 Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold 100 (5 200 ‘B’); 7 Clermont FL Pure Sprint Elite 100; 4 Walnut Golden Games 100; 1 100; 2 Florence Diamond 100; 1 UK 100; 3 Stockholm Diamond 100; 2 Gateshead Diamond/July 100 (1 4x100)

2080 CAMARA Seco GBS 26y 100d 1995 He was declared for the heats of the 2014 World Junior Championships 100m, but did not start

• 2198 AZAMATI-KWAKU Benjamin GHA 23y 196d 1998 9.97 9.97 -21 NR New Ghanaian record holder at 100m. Second leg for winning relay team at 2019 African Games 200 pb: 20.52 -21. sf WSG 100 2019; 1 African Games 4x100 2019 (team of Sean Safo-Antwi, him, Martin Owusu-Antwi, Joseph Amoah) In 2021: 2 Lubbock ‘Corky’ 60; 1 Topeka 60; 1 Lubbock ‘Lone Star’ 60/200; 1 Texas Relays 100 (9.97 to break the Ghanaian record of 9.99 which had stood to Leonard Myles-Mills since 1999); 2 Canyon Meaker 200; 3 Lubbock Texas Tech Open 4x100

2251 ARCHIBALD Emanuel GUY 26y 323d 1994 10.25 10.22 -18 2021 South American 100m silver. Guyanese record holder at 10.17w -18. LJ pb: 8.13w, 8.12 -19 (8.10 -21). 200 pb: 20.92 -19. dnq COM LJ 2018 (sf 100); 4 Central American & Caribbean Games LJ 2018; 4 South American 2019 (5 100); 11 Pan-Am Games LJ 2019; dnq WCH LJ 2019; 2 South American 100 2021 (7 LJ. 1 Guyanese 100 2018/2019/2021 & LJ 2017/2018 In 2021: 1 Leonora 100/LJ (2x); 1 Austin Texas Invitational LJ(8 100 ‘B’); 1 Kingston LJ & 100 ‘C’ (May 22); 2 South American 100 (3 4x100, 7 LJ); 2 Miramar NACAC Invitational LJ; 7 Nashville Music City Carnival 100; 1 Guyanese 100/LJ; 3 Bahamian LJ (ht 100); 1 Nassau Marlin 100 (2 LJ)

2287 ZOHRI Lalu Muhammad INA 21y 27d 2000 10.34 10.03 -19 NR Shock 2018 World Junior Champion at 100m, from lane 8 // 200 pb: 20.81 -19. 1 Asian Junior 100 2018; 1 WJC 2018; 7 Asian Games 100 2018 (2 4x100); 2 Asian Champs 100 2019; qf WCH 100 2019 In 2021: 7 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo 100

2319 TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 28y 86d 1993 10.24 10.03 -18/19 NR Iranian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m. Multiple Asian Champion. 2019 World Military Champion at 100m 200 pb: 20.74 -18. 2 Asian junior 100 2010; sf WJC 100 2010/2012; sf WCH 100 2015 (2013/2017-ht, 2019-qf); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016/2018; sf OLY 100 2016; 1 Asian Champs 100 2017; 1 Asian Indoor Games 60 2017; 5 WIC 602018 (2014-sf); 1 World Military Games 100 2019. 1 French indoor 60 2020/2021 Coach-Guy Ontanon (the former coach ), he’s a member of Parisian Club US Metro Transport In 2021: 1 French indoor 60; 1 Iranian indoor 60; 2 Mashhad 100; 4 Castiglione della Pescaia 100; 6 Montreuil 100; 6 Tatabánya 100; 2 Pontoise 100; 2 Leverkusen 100; 3 Tomblaine 100

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 3 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 • 2428 JACOBS Lamont Marcell ITA 26y 306d 1994 9.95 9.95 -21 NR 2021 European Indoor Champion at 60m with the world’s quickest time of the year 200 pb: 20.61 -18. LJ pb: 8.48w -16, 8.07i -17, 7.95 -16. 9 EJC LJ 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 LJ 2016; 11 ECH LJ 2016; dnq EIC LJ 2017; sf ECH 100 2018; 2 ETCh 100 2019; sf WCH 100 2019. 1 Italian LJ 2016 & indoor LJ 2017; 1 Italian 100 2018/2019/2020 & indoor 60 2021. The word ‘crazylongjumper’ is tattooed across his chest, it’s also his social media handle. Allegiance transferee from USA – born-El Paso (Italian mother), acquired Italian citizenship on January 14, 2010 and cleared by World Athletics to compete for from June 2012. Coach- (1 WIC TJ 2001) In 2021: 1 Italian indoor 60; 1 EIC 60 in world lead 6.47; 2 World Relays 4x100; 1ht Savona 100 (Italian record 9.95); 1 Chorzów Kusocinski 100; 1 Italian 100; 2 Stockholm Diamond 100; 3 Monaco Diamond 100

• 2443 TORTU Filippo ITA 23y 44d 1998 10.17 9.99 -18 2019 World Championship 100m finalist. In Madrid 2018 with 9.99, he broke the Italian 100m record of 10.01 which had stood to since 1979 9.97w -19. 200 pb: 20.34 -17. sf ECH 100 2016 (5 4x400); 2 WJC 100 2016 (7 4x100); 1 EJC 100 2017 (2 4x100); sf WCH 200 2017; 5 ECH 100 2018; 7 WCH 100 2019. 1 Italian 100 2016 & indoor 60 2020. Tattoo of Sardinia on his side. Coach/father Salvino Tortu (100m pb 10.6), grandfather Giacomo (100m pb 10.8). Older brother-Giacomo Tortu (100m pb 10.73) In 2021: In January it was reported that he had the all-clear after having had contracted Coronavirus; 2 World Relays 4x100; 3 Geneva 100; 2 ‘Meeting’ Madrid 100; 7 Monaco Diamond 100

2548 BLAKE Yohan JAM 31y 215d 1989 9.95 9.69 -12 London Olympic silver at 100m & 200m, 0.12 behind Bolt in each race 200 pb: 19.26 -11 (20.18 -21). 400 pb: 46.32 -13. 7 World Youth 100 2005; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 100/200 2006; 3 WJC 100 2006 (1 4x100); 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 4 WJC 100 2008 (2 4x100); 1 WCH 100/4x100 2011; 2 OLY 100/200 2012 (1 4x100); 1 OLY 4x100 2016 (4 100, sf 200); 4 WCH 100 2017 (sf 200, then was the man who passed the baton to in the fateful 4x100m final); 3 COM 100/4x100 2018; 5 WCH 100 2019 (sf 200). 1 Jamaican 100/200 2012/2016/2017 (1 100 2019) In 2021: 1 Kingston 200 ‘B’ (Feb 20); 3 Kingston 200 (Feb 27); 1 Kingston 100 ‘B’ (Mar 13); dnf Kingston 100 ‘C’ (Apr 17); 1 Kingston 100 ‘B’ (Apr 24); 2 Clermont FL Pure Sprint Elite 100; 2 Boston Games; 2 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 100; 2 Jamaican 100/200; 1 Marietta Stars & Stripes 100; He has been named as captain of the Jamaican men’s team in Tokyo x 2573 ELLIS Nigel JAM 23y 355d 1997 10.04 10.04 -21 2016 World Junior bronze at 200m // 200 pb: 20.36 -18 (20.41 -21). 3 WJC 200 2016. 1 Carifta Games 100 2016; sf COM 100 2018 (bronze 4x100 after running in heats only); 3 North/Central American & Caribbean 200 2018. 1 Jamaican Secondary Schools 100/200 2016. 6 Jamaican 100 2017 In 2021: 4 Spanish Town 60; 2 Kingston 60 (Feb 20); 3 Kingston 200 (Mar 13); 1 Kingston 100 (Apr 17); 3 Miami ‘TRUFit’ 100; 2 Clermont FL Pure Sprint Elite 200 ‘C’; 1 Kingston 100 ‘B’ (May 22); 1 Kingston 100 (May 29); 5 Jamaican 200(6 100); 1 Lignano Sabbiadoro 100; 6 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200 ‘B’; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200

2630 Oblique JAM 20y 135d 2001 10.04 10.04 -21 Jamaica’s best new young sprinter, in his first year as a senior, and part of the famed Racers Track Club 200 pb: 20.68w -21, 20.86 -19. 400 pb: 48.23 -20. 2 Pan-Am Junior 100/4x100 2019. 1 Jamaican Schools 100 2019 (10.13 at age 18y); 1 Carifta Games 100 2019. Coach- Glen Mills In 2021: 2 Spanish Town 200; 3 Kingston 100 (Feb 27); 2 Kingston 100 (Mar 13); 1 Kingston 200 (Mar 20); dnf Kingston 100 ‘C’ (Apr 17); 1 Kingston 100 (Apr 24); 1 Kingston 100 (Jun 5); 3 Jamaican 100 (kept 9.91 man Julian Forte out of the Olympic team)

2640 TRACEY Tyquendo JAM 28y 49d 1993 10.00 9.96 -18 Twice Jamaican Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 20.34 -21. ht WJC 200 2012 (2 4x100); 4 WSG 100 2017; 1 100 2018; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 100 2018. 1 Jamaican 100 2018/2021. At the 2015 World Championships he was due to deputise for Usain Bolt in the 4x100m heats but got injured after a last- minute collision in warm-up; he did lead off the Jamaican team which won their heat of the 2017 World 4x100m, but no medal again as the team dnf-ed in the final. Studied Construction Management at Kingston University of Technology. Coach-Rana Reider In 2021: 5 Gainesville Tom Jones Olympic 200 ‘B’; 5ht Eugene Grand Prix 100; 1 Kingston 200 (May 22); 1 Kingston 100 (May 29); 1 Jamaican 100 (3 200)

2699 KIRYU Yoshihide JPN 25y 226d 1995 10.01 9.98 -17 2019 Asian Champion at 100m. ’s third leg for their relay A-team 9.87w -15 (10.01w -21). 200 pb: 20.39 -19. sf WIC 60 2014/2016; 3 WJC 100 2014 (2 4x100); ht OLY 100 2016 (2 4x100); 3 WCH 4x100 2017; 1 Asian Games 4x100 2018; 1 Asian Champs 100 2019; sf WCH 100 2019 (2013-ht). 1 Japanese 100 2014/2020. Ex-footballer. In 2018 became the first Japanese to go below 10 seconds for 100m. From-Kyoto. They call him “Jet Kiryu” Third leg for Japanese sprint relay team which pushed Jamaica so closely at Rio 2016, then won bronzes in London 2017 & Doha 2019 In 2021: 1ht Japanese indoor 60; 3 Hiroshima Oda Memorial 100; 1ht Tottori 100; 5 Japanese 100; He has been using new ‘spikeless’ sprint shoes supplied by his sponsor

2700 KOIKE Yuki JPN 26y 77d 1995 10.13 9.98 -19 2018 Asian Games Champion at 200m. Only the third Japanese to go sub-10 for 100m (after Yoshihide Kiryu & Abdul Hakim Sani Brown) 10.04w -21. 200 pb: 20.23 -18 (20.46 -21). 400 pb: 46.51 -14. 4 WJC 200 2014 (2 4x100); sf WSG 100 2015; 1 Asian Games 200 2018; 2 Asian Champs 200 2019; sf WCH 100 2019 (ht 200). 1 Japanese 200 2021 Ran in heat of 2019 World 4x100 (deputising for ), so awarded bronze won by Japan in final In 2021: 1 Izumo 100; 2 Fukuroi Shizuoka International 200; 3 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo 100; 1 200; 3 Tottori 100; 1 Japanese 200 (4 100)

2714 TADA Shuhei JPN 25y 34d 1996 10.01 10.01 -21 Led off Japanese sprint relay team which won bronzes at London 2017 & Doha 2019 9.94w -17. 200 pb: 21.09w 19, 21.21 -17 (21.72 -21). sf WCH 100 2017 (3 4x100); 7 WSG 100 2017 (1 4x100); 1 Asian Games 4x100 2018; 3 WCH 4x100 2019. 1 Japanese Universities 100 2017; 1 Japanese 100 2021. Competes for the club of a multinational fibre optic cable manufacturing company In 2021: 1 Japanese indoor 60; 2 Izumo 100; 3 Hachioji 200; 4 Hiroshima Oda Memorial 100; 2 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo 100; 1 Osaka 100; 2 Tottori 100; 1 Japanese 100

2720 YAMAGATA Ryota JPN 29y 48d 1992 9.95 9.95 -21 NR Led off Japanese sprint relay team which won silver at the Rio Olympics (and the one which was fourth at London 2012) 200 pb; 20.41 -13. 4 World Youth 100 2009 (3 Medley Relay); sf OLY 100 2012 (4 4x100); 2 WSG 100/4x100 2013; qf WCH 100 2013; 6 Asian Games 100 2014 (2 4x100); sf OLY 100 2016 (2 4x100); 3 Asian Games 100 2018 (1 4x100). 1 Japanese 100 2013/2018. Born-Hiroshima. Coach-Daiki Takano In 2021: 2 Miyazaki 100; 1 Hiroshima Oda Memorial 100; 1 Mito Invitational 100; 1 Tottori 100 (Japanese record 9.95); 3 Japanese 100; In July 2021 he was named as Japanese athletics team captain for Tokyo 2021; Then, he was one of six competitors performing the Olympic oath at last week’s opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020

2784 ODHIAMBO Mark KEN 28y 79d 1993 10.05 10.05 -21 Full name-Mark Otieno Odhiambo (sometimes he gets called Mark Otieno, sometimes Mark Odhiambo) 200 pb: 20.41 -17 (20.46 -21). sf African Games 100 2015 & sf African Champs 100 2016/2018; qf WCH 100 2017 (ht 200) sf COM 100/200 2018; 2 World Relays 4x200 2021. 1 Kenyan 100 2017/2018 (1 200 2017). His grandmother and father were both sprinters In 2021: 1 Nairobi Relay Series #3 200 ‘B’; 1 Nairobi Athletics Weekend #2 100; 1 Lusaka International 100/200; 1 Kampala Ugandan Trials #6 100/200; 2 World Relays 4x200; 2 Castiglione della Pescaia 100; 2 Geneva 100; 2 Kenyan Olympic Trial 100

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 4 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 2785 OMURWA Ferdinand KEN 25y 208d 1996 10.01 10.01 -21 NR Full name-Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa New Kenyan record holder at 100m with 10.01 (backed up with marks of 10.02 & 10.06) 200 pb: 20.92 -20 (21.04 -21). 1 Kenyan Olympic Trials 100 2016/2021; 1 Kenyan 100 2019. Served 14-month doping ban in 2017/2018. Student of Chemistry at the University of Nairobi. His father Dishon was also a sprinter In 2021: 1 Nairobi Weekend #1 100; 2 Nairobi Athletics Kenya Weekend #2 100; 1 Lagos ‘Making of Champions’ #3 100(3 200); 1 Pretoria Athletics Gauteng North League #2 100; 1 Kenyan ‘Pre-Trials’ 100; 1 Kenyan Olympic Trial 100; To secure his place at the Games, he successfuly challenged Athletic Kenya’s policy of prohibiting Olympic selection athletes with a doping past

2810 MWEA Lataisi KIR 21y 2d 2000 11.21 11.21 -21 I- record holder at 200m & (and just outside the 100m record of 11.17) 200 pb: 22.31w -20, 22.54 -21. HJ pb: 2.00 -19 (1.95 -21) Kiribati pronounced “Kiri-bus” – group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to In 2021: 3 Brisbane Boyd 100; 3 Brisbane Stone 100 ‘C’ ‘C’ & 4 200 ‘C’; 2 Brisbane ‘Hump Day’ HJ; Brisbane 200; 1 Brisbane Brown 100/200 ‘D’; 1 Brisbane Freeman 100 ‘C’ ‘C’; 3 Queensland State HJ (ht 100/200); 7 Gold Coast Oceania Invitational #1 100 ‘B’; 4 Gold Coast Oceania Invitational #2 100 ‘B’; 5ht Townsville Festival 100

2849 MATADI Emmanuel LBR 30y 105d 1991 10.01 10.01 -19/21 NR Allegiance transferee from USA – has had dual citizenship with Liberia since birth and formally cleared by World Athletics to represent Liberia from June 11, 2016 2016 African Championships bronze at 200m 9.93w -17. 200 pb: 20.44 -16/21. 3 African Champs 200 2016 (5 100); ht OLY 100/200 2016; sf WCH 100 2017/2019. 1 NCAA div 2 100/200 2015, representing Minnesota State University. Born in Liberia. To escape a civil war, his family moved to the USA when he was three In 2021: 1 Prairie View Sprint Summit 100 (2 200); 2 Miramar Invitational 200 (4 100); 1 Waco Michael Johnson Invitational 100; 3 Eugene Grand Prix 100; 4 Austin Texas Invitational 200; 7 Fort Worth US F&F Open 100; 5 Gateshead Diamond/May 200; 4 Doha Diamond 200; 3 Šamorín PTS 200; 1 Tatabánya 100; 1 Odložil 100; 3 Florence Diamond 100; 7 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100; 4 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; dq Gateshead Diamond/July 100 ‘B’ (false start); Unusually, he has equalled both his 100m & 200m personal bests in 2021

2922 SAAID Hassan MDV 29y 146d 1992 - 10.33 -16 NR Maldivan record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m Fourth at 100m in 2017 Asian Championships 200 pb: 20.75 -16. 400 pb: 47.48 -13. ht COM 200/400 2010; sf Asian Champs 200 2013; ht COM 100/200 2014; qf WCH 100 2015/2017; 2 South Asian Games 100/200 2016; qf OLY 100 2016; 4 Asian Champs 100 2017. Drastic improvement at 400m at the , from a listed best of 59.8 to a Maldivan record 48.56 (since improved to 47.48). Coach-Ahmed Faail

2986 ROMERO Yeykell NCA 18y 255d 2002 10.50 10.50 -21 NR Nicaraguan record holder at both sprints // 10.28w -21. 200 pb: 21.47w, 21.48 -21. 2 Central American Youth 100 2019; 2 Central American 100 (5 200) In 2021: 1 Managua 100/200; 1 Nicaraguan 100/200; 2 Central American 100 (5 200) x 3056 ADEGOKE Enoch NGR 21y 142d 2000 10.00 10.00 -21 Full name-Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke 2018 Commonwealth 100m finalist // 200 pb: 21.07 -19. 7 COM 100 2018; sf African Champs 100 2018; 1 African Junior 100 2019 (4 200). 1 Nigerian 100 2021 In 2021: 1 Akure 100; 1 Akure All Comers #2 100; 2 Lagos ‘Making of Champions’ #3 100; 1 Benin City Sports Festival 100; 1 Prairie View Invitational 100 ‘B’; 4 Fort Worth US F&F Open 100; 1 Nigerian 100; 2 Kortrijk 100 x 3058 ITSEKIRI Usheoritse NGR 23y 179d 1998 10.07 10.02 -19 Winner of the sprint double at 2019 Nigerian Championships // 200 pb: 20.53 -19. 4 African Youth 200 2015; sf Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2015; dq COM 4x100 final 2018 (after good 38.52 heat); 3 African Games 100 2019 (2 4x100); qf WCH 100 2019. 1 Nigerian 100/200 2019. A graduate of Electrical Engineering from Afe Babalola University (in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria) In 2021: 4 Benin City Sports Festival 100; 2 Haniá 100; 3 Prague Odložil 100; 3 Sollentuna 100; 2 Nigerian 100; 4 Lucerne 100; 2 Tomblaine 100; 1 Kortrijk 100 x 3060 ODUDURU Divine NGR 24y 294d 1996 10.05 9.86 -19 Full name-Ejowvokoghene Sprint double winner at 2019 US Collegiate Championships, clocking 9.86 & 19.73 on the same day 200 pb: 19.73 -19 (19.88 -21). 6 World Youth 200 2013; 1 African junior 200 2013/2015 (1 100 2015); 2 WJC 200 2012; 2 African Games 200 2015/2019; sf OLY 200 2016; 2 African Champs 200 2018 (2014-6); sf WCH 200 2019. 1 Nigerian 200 2016; 1 NCAA 200 2018 & 100/200 2019, representing Texas Tech University In 2021: 5 Eugene Grand Prix 100; 1 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 200 (3 100); 3 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200 ‘B’; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200 x 3060 ODUDURU Divine NGR 24y 294d 1996 19.73 19.73 -19 Full name-Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru Sprint double winner at 2019 US Collegiate Championships, clocking 9.86 & 19.73 on the same day 100 pb: 9.86 -19 (10.05 -21). 6 World Youth 200 2013; 1 African junior 200 2013/2015 (1 100 2015); 2 WJC 200 2012; 2 African Games 200 2015/2019; sf OLY 200 2016; 2 African Champs 200 2018 (2014-6); sf WCH 200 2019. 1 Nigerian 200 2016; 1 NCAA 200 2018 & 100/200 2019, representing Texas Tech University In 2021: 5 Eugene Grand Prix 100; 1 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 200 (3 100); 3 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200 ‘B’; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200

3072 SAGUIROU Badamassi NIG 20y 242d 2000 10.98 10.98 -21 Nigerien record holder at 110m Hurdles // 110H pb: 13.72 -21 In 2021: 2 Dakar 110H (Apr 25); 3 Pontoise 110H; 6 Caen 100; 2 Caen; 1sf French under-23 110H (guest, did not contest final)

3095 HARRIS Jonah NRU 22y 194d 1999 11.24 10.82 -19 NR Nauruan record holder at 100m & 200m // 11.20w -21. 200 pb: 21.98 -18. ht WIC 60 2018; ht COM 100/200 2018; 8 Pacific Games 100 2019; ht WCH 100 2019 He is ’s first-ever Olympic competitor in athletics (they’ve previously only ever had weightlifters or judo players) In 2021: 1 Brisbane Dane-Bird 100 ‘C’; 3 Brisbane Pearson 100 ‘C’; He was the Nauruan flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with weightlifter Nancy Abouke)

3117 AL-HARTHI Barakat OMA 33y 43d 1988 10.37 9.97 -18 NR Full name-Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi Omani record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 20.66w -15, 20.77 -11 (21.20w -21). ht WCH 100 2009; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2010 (2018-5); sf WIC 60 2010/2014; ht OLY 100 2012/2016; 3 Asian Champs 100 2013 (2015-7); ht WCH 100 2013/2015; 1 60 2016 (6.44); 4 Asian Indoor Games 60 2017; 3 Asian Champs 4x100 2019. Served six-month doping suspension in 2011 and stripped of the Arab 100m title he won that year3117 In 2021: 1 Antalya 100 (2x); 1 Bursa ‘Olympic Trial’ 100; 4 Erzurum 100; 3 Arab 100

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 5 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 3125 EDWARD Alonso PAN 31y 233d 1989 10.09 10.01 -18 NR 2009 World 200m silver behind Bolt’s 19.19 (in 19.81, which remains his quickest) 9.97w -09. 200 pb: 19.81 -09 (20.18 -21). ht WJC 100 2008; 1 South American 100/200 2009; 2 WCH 200 2009 (2011-dnf final, 2013-sf, 2015-4, 2017-ht); 1 Central American 200 2012/2013; dq ht OLY 200 2012 (false start); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014/2018; 3 Pan-Am Games 200 2015 (2019-4); 7 OLY 200 2016. Lost 2015 World Championship 200m bronze to Anaso Jobodwana, 19.861 to 19.863. His younger brother Mateo holds the Panamanian indoor record for 60m In 2021: 1 Šamorín PTS 100/200; 2 Tatabánya 100; 2 Prague Odložil 100; 2ht ‘Meeting’ Madrid 100; 2 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200 ‘B’; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; He was the Panamanian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with boxer Atheyna Bylon)

3150 ILILAU Adrian PLW 21y 98d 2000 - 11.58 -19 Full name-Adrian Justin Jimena Ililau // ht WCH 100 2019 In 2021: He was the Palauan flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with swimmer Osisang Chilton)

3237 NASCIMENTO Carlos POR 26y 290d 1994 10.32 10.13 -18 Multiple Portuguese titles at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 21.05 -18. ht World Youth 100 2011; 7 WJC 100 2012 (ht 200); sf EJC 100 2013; 8 under-23 ECH 100 2015; ht WIC 60 2016; sf ECH 100 2018 (2016-ht); 5 EIC 60 2021 (2019-sf). 1 Portuguese 100 2012/2018/2021. 1 Portuguese indoor 60 2016/2017/2021 & 200 2015/2017 In 2021: 1 Portuguese indoor 60; 4 Madrid ‘Gold’ Tour 60; 5 EIC 60; 1 Maia Fernanda Ribeiro Gala 100; 1 Braga 100; 2 Lisbon ‘Meeting of Inclusion’ 100; 7 ETCh 4x100; 5 Marseille 100; 3 Geneva 100 ‘B’; 5 ‘Meeting’ Madrid 100; 2 Maia 100; 1 Portuguese 100; 4 Castellón 100; 1 Portuguese Club Champs 100 (2 200)

3294 OGUNODE Femi QAT 30y 75d 1991 10.00 9.91 -15/16 AR Full name-Femi Seun Ogunode Allegiance transferee from Nigeria – acquired Qatari citizenship in 2009 2014 World indoor bronze at 60m 200 pb: 20.05 -15 (20.60 -21). 400 pb: 45.12 -10. 1 West Asian 100/200 2010. 1 Asian Games 200/400 2010/2014; 1 Asian Champs 200 2011; 1 World Military Games 100/200 2011; 8 WCH 400 2011 (sf 200); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014; 3 WIC 60 2014; 1 Asian Champs 100/200 2015; 7 WCH 200 2015 (sf 100); ht OLY 100/200 2016; 2 Asian Champs 100 2017 (3 200). Served two-year doping suspension in 2012-2014. His younger brother Tosin Ogunode (100 pb: 10.00) also transferred from Nigeria to Qatar In 2021: 1 Doha Aspire Invitational 100; 1 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Arab 100/200

3413 LEOTLELA Gift RSA 23y 78d 1998 9.94 9.94 -21 Full name-Tlotliso Gift Leotlela 2016 World Junior silver at 200m 200 pb: 20.20 -17 (21.51 -21). 1 African youth 100/200 2014; 5 World Youth 200 2015; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 100/200 2015; 4 African Champs 100 2016; (1 4x100); 2 WJC 200 2016 (4 100); ht OLY 200 2016; 1 World Relays 4x100 2021 (leg 2) In 2021: 2 Gauteng North 100; 2 South African 100; 1 World Relays 4x100; 1 South African Universities 100; 3 Montreuil 100; 1 ‘Meeting’ Madrid 100; 1 Szewińska 100; 1 Tomblaine 100; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100

3418 MASWANGANYI Shaun RSA 20y 178d 2001 10.04 10.04 -21 (aka Phatutshedzo Maswanganyi) // 9.87w -21. 200 pb: 19.93w, 20.10 -21. 1 African Junior 200 2019 (2 100). 2 NCAA 100 2021 (3 200). Student of Business at the University of Houston. Born-Soweto. Coaches-Leroy Burrell & In 2021: Long indoor season, 60m best of 6.58 (indoor pb),then 7ht NCAA indoor 60; 3 Texas Relays 200 (1 4x100); 1 Houston Alumni 100; 2 Baton Rouge LSU Boots Garland Invitational 100; 1 Tampa ‘The American’ Champs 100/200 (9.87w/19.93w; 2 NCAA 100 (3 200); Should he win, look out for his victory celebration he calls ‘opening the safe’

• 3435 SIMBINE Akani RSA 27y 311d 1993 9.84 9.84 -21 AR Commonwealth Games & African Champion at 100m in 2018. Fourth at 2019 World Championships 200 pb: 19.95 -17 (20.25 -21). 5 COM 200 2014 (sf 100); 1 WSG 100 2015; sf WCH 200 2015/2017; 3 African Champs 100 2016 (1 4x100); 5 OLY 100 2016; 1 African Champs 100/4x100 2018; 4 WCH 100 2019 (2013/2015-sf, 2017-5); 1 World Relays 4x100 2021. 1 South African 100 2015/2017/2021 & 200 2019. He was Wayde van Niekerk’s room-mate at the Rio Olympics In 2021: 1 Roodepoort 100; 1 Gauteng North 100; 2 Roodepoort Athletix Invitational 200; 1 South African 100; 1 World Relays 4x100 (team of Thando Dlodlo, Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai, him); 1 Florence Diamond 100; 1 Lucerne 100; 1 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100 (African record 9.84) / 200 ‘B’; 2 Monaco Diamond 100

3460 ROGERS Jason SKN 29y 332d 1991 10.21 10.01 -13 2011 World Championship relay bronze (with a team which included the evergreen ) 9.98w -15. 200 pb: 20.84 -14. 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2008 (4 200); 6 WJC 100 2010; 3 WCH 4x100 2011 (first leg); ht OLY 100 2012; 5 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 1 Eastern Caribbean States 100 2017; 6 COM 100 2018 (2010-ht, 2014-sf); 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2018; 7 Pan-Am Games 100 2019. Born-Sandy Point Town, SKN In 2021: 4 Charlottesville Virginia Challenge 100; 2 Miami ‘TRUFit’ 100; 1 Clermont FL Pure Sprint Elite 100 ‘B’; 1 Richmond VA 100; 2 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 100; 1 Miramar NACAC Invitational 100 ‘B’; 5 Marietta Stars & Stripes 100; He was the Kittian and Nevisian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with sprinter Amya Clarke)

3493 MUDIYANSELAGE Yupun Abeykoon SRI 26y 210d 1994 10.15 10.15 -21 NR Sri Lankan record holder at 60m & 100m // 10.09w -21. 200 pb: 21.35 -20. Lives-, member of GS Fiamme Gialle. Coach- In 2021: On the European indoor circuit, he set a Sri Lankan indoor record for 60m, 6.59; 2 Savona 100; 1 Dessau Anhalt 100; 4 Florence Diamond 100

3526 WICKI Silvan SUI 26y 166d 1995 10.22 10.11 -20 3x Swiss Indoor Champion at 60m // 200 pb: 20.40w -19, 20.45 -20. sf EJC 100 2013; sf WJC 100 2014 (2012-ht); ht ECH 200 2016/2018; 7 under-23 ECH 200 2017; sf ECH 100 2018; sf EIC 60 2019. 1 Swiss 200 2013 (at age 18) / 2017 & 100 2020/2021; 1 Swiss indoor 60 2019/2020/2021 In 2021: 1 Swiss indoor 60 (Swiss record 6.59); 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 4 Šamorín PTS 100; 3 Paavo Nurmi Games 100; 3 Geneva 4x100; 2 ETCh 1st League 100; 1 Swiss 100

3527 WILSON Alex SUI 30y 313d 1990 10.38 10.08 -19 NR Full name-Alex Ricardo Wilson 2018 European 200m bronze // 200 pb: 19.98 -19 (20.64 -21). 7 under-23 ECH 200 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; sf WCH 100/200 2017; 3 ECH 200 2018 (2010/2012-ht, 2014-sf); sf WCH 200 2019 (qf 100). 1 Swiss 100 2017/2018/2019 & 200 2011/2012/2014/2018/2019/2021. Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – has been resident in since 2004 after his Jamaican mother married a Swiss man. Was granted Swiss citizenship on May 30, 2010 and cleared by World Athletics to compete for his new country on June 18, 2010 In 2021: 3 Providence 100; 1 Basle Meier 100; 1 Zofingen 100; 1 Swiss 200 (2 100); 1 Lucerne 200 (3 100); 7 Oslo Diamond 200; 1 Marietta Georgia Games 100/200 (in reported times of 9.84/19.89 but the timing system was not legitimate); He has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (after a prohibited substance was found in a sample he gave last March)

3540 VOLKO Ján SVK 24y 268d 1996 10.31 10.13 -18 NR A full medal set from the European Indoor Championships 60m // 10.07w -18. 200 pb: 20.24 -18 (20.62 -21). sf EJC 100 2015; ht WIC 60 2016; sf ECH 100/200 2016/2018; 1 under-23 ECH 200 2017 (2 100); 3 WSG 200 2017 (5 100); 6 WIC 60 2018; sf WCH 200 2017 (qf 100); 1 EIC 60 2019 (2015-ht, 2017-2, 2021-3); 4 WSG 100 2019 (5 200). 1 Slovak 100 2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2020 & 200 2016/2018/2019/2020/2021. 1 Slovak indoor 60 2017/2018/2019/2020/2021 & 200 2015/2016. He played football from the age of six to 14, but felt he didn’t have the technical skills and “I was sitting on the bench more than playing.” In 2021: 1ht Slovak indoor 60; 3 EIC 60; 6 Savona 100; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 100/200; 4 Šamorín PTS 200 (6 100); 1 Slovak 200

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 6 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 3593 FOTOFILI Ronald TGA 23y 23d 1998 - 10.89 -19 Tongan record holder at 200m // 200 pb: 21.54 -19. ht WCH 100 2019

3597 AKHMADIYEV Ildar TJK 21y 149d 2000 10.72 10.72 -21 200 pb: 22.08 -20. LJ pb: 7.48 -21. 1 Tajik 100 2019/2020/2021 (1 LJ 2020). Coach-Gayrat Negmatov In 2021: 1 Dushanbe 60 (Feb 28); 1 Dushanbe 100 (Apr 9); 4 Tashkent LJ; 1 Tajik 100 (2 LJ); 1 Uzbek 100 (3 LJ); 1 Almaty Qosanov LJ (3 100)

3600 DABLA Fabrice TOG 28y 250d 1992 10.36 10.36 -21 Full name-Fabrice Dabla Kokoutse // 200 pb: 20.98 -17 (21.19 -21). sf African Champs 100/200 2016; 6 Francophone Games 100/200 2017; ht WCH 200 2017. Coach- Cyrille Kpatcha In 2021: 2 French indoor 60 ‘B’; 1 Dakar 100 (Apr 18); 2 Dakar 100 (Apr 25); 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100 (2 200); 1 Saint-Denis 100; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100/200; 1 Lillebonne 100 ‘B’/200 ‘B’; 6 Marseille 100; 4 Troyes 100; 5 Pontoise 100; 1 Nogent-sur-Marne 100; 1 Thonon-les-Bains 100/200

3606 YANG Chun-Han TPE 24y 209d 1997 10.24 10.11 -18 NR In 2017 won Asian Games 200m and World Student Games titles at 100m. Taiwanese record holder at both 100m & 200m 3 Youth Olympic 200 2014; 5 Asian Champs 200 2015 (2 4x100); 1 Asian Junior 200 2016; 5 WJC 200 2016; 1 Asian Champs 200 2017 (3 100); 1 WSG 100 2017 (7 200); 2 Asian Games 200 2018 (5 100); 5 Asian Champs 100 2019 (2 4x100); ht WCH 200 2019. 1 Japanese Universities 100 2018 In 2021: 1 Kaohsiung 100; 1 100; 1 Taiwanese Olympic Trial 100

3667 BARNES Emre Zafer TUR 32y 263d 1988 10.38 10.08 -18 Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – formerly known as Winston Barnes, gained Turkish citizenship on June 24, 2015 and cleared by World Athletics to represent from June 24, 2016 10.02w -17. 200 pb: 20.67 -15 (21.94 -21). 1 WJC 4x100 2006 (for Jamaica, he ran leg 1, anchored); 2 Balkan 100 2016 (for Turkey); sf ECH 100 2016; sf WCH 100 2017; 8 WIC 60 2018; 7 ECH 100 2018 (2 4x100); 2 EIC 60 2019. 1 Jamaican Schools under-15 100 2003. Set six Turkish indoor records at 60m in 2018 and one more in 2019 In 2021: 8 Kingston 200 (Mar 13); 5ht World Relays 4x100; 4 Balkan 100

3671 HARVEY Jak Ali TUR 32y 86d 1989 10.27 9.92 -16 NR Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – formerly known as Jacques Harvey, gained Turkish citizenship on July 25, 2014 and (with the requisite agreement of the Jamaican AA) cleared by World Athletics to compete for Turkey from July 24, 2015 2016 European 100m silver 9.91w -18. 200 pb: 20.38 -15 (20.91w -21). 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 1 WSG 100 2011; 1 Balkan 100 2015/2017 (1 200 2017); sf WCH 100 2015; 2 ECH 100 2016 (2018-3); sf OLY 100 2016 (ht 200); sf WCH 100 2017; 2 ECH 4x100 2018; 1 100 2018; 1 Balkan 100 2020/2021 (1 200 2021). 7 Jamaican 100 2010/2011 (2012-8). 1 Turkish 100 2018/2021 & 200 2021 In 2021: 2 Clermont FL 60 ‘B’; 5 Fayetteville American Track League 2 60; 3 Clermont FL Pure Spring 200 ‘C’; 5ht World Relays 4x100; 1 Craiova 100/200; 1 Turkish 100/200; 8 Florence Diamond 100; 1 Erzurum 100/200/4x100; 1 ETCh 1st League 100; 1 Balkan 100 (2 200)

3686 MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto TUV 21y 105d 2000 - 11.98 -18 ht WIC 60 2018; ht COM 100 2018 In 2021: He was the Tuvaluan flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with sprinter Matie Stanley)

3697 AL-HAMMADI Mohamed UAE 29y 361d 1991 - -

3903 BAKER Ronnie USA 27y 287d 1993 9.85 9.85 -21 2018 World indoor bronze at 60m // 9.78w -18. 200 pb: 20.06w -17, 20.55 -18. 400 pb: 46.18 -13. 4 WSG 100 2015; 1 World Relays 4x100 2017; 3 WIC 60 2018. 1 US indoor 60 2017. 1 NCAA indoor 60 2015/2016. In 2015 with 6.52, he beat the Texan Christian University record of 6.53 which has stood to Kim Collins since 2000. Born- Louisville. Coach-Darryl Anderson In 2021: 1 Texas Relays invitational 100; 1 Fort Worth US F&F Open 100; 1 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 100; 2 US 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100; 1 Monaco Diamond 100

3905 BEDNAREK Kenny USA 22y 288d 1998 9.89 9.89 -21 (The D in Bednarek is silent, so ‘Ben-ar-ek’) Fourth in 2021 US Olympic Trials 100m, despite clocking 9.89 200 pb: 19.49w -19, 19.78 -21 (19.65w -21). 400 pb: 44.73 -19. ht WCH 200 2019 (hamstring). 1 US ‘Junior College’ 200/400 2019 (in 19.49w ht, 19.82 / 44.73, on same day). Born-Oklahoma with his twin Ian, they were adopted by a family in Rice Town, Wisconsin. Coach-Dennis Mitchell. 1.82 tall In 2021: 1 Miramar Invitational 200; 3 Gainesville Tom Jones Olympic 100; 2 Walnut Golden Games 200; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 200; 1 Gateshead Diamond/May 200 (very impressive win in 20.33 in cold and wet and with a 3.0 headwind); 1 Doha Diamond 200; 2 US 200 (4 100); 2 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200

3909 BROMELL Trayvon USA 26y 19d 1995 9.77 9.77 -21 Full name-Trayvon Jaquez Bromell 2016 World Indoor Champion at 60m. Shared 2015 World 100m bronze (with Andre De Grasse CAN), but then troubled by injury ... until 2021 9.76w-15. 200 pb: 19.86w, 20.03 -15 (20.20 -21). 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (1 4x100); =3 WCH 100 2015; 1 WIC 60 2016; 8 OLY 100 2016 (nursing injured Achilles). 1 US junior 100 2013/2014; 1 NCAA 100 2014 & indoor 200 2015; 1 US 100 2021. “As far as just since 2016, that has definitely been an uphill battle,” he explains. He’s had two Achilles tendon operations and further injuries. Coach-Rana Reider In 2021: 2 Bradenton Florida International ‘pro’ 200; 5 Gainesville Tom Jones Olympic 200; 1 Eugene Grand Prix 100; 1 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational 100; 1 Irvine ‘Track Meet’ 100; 2 Jacksonville Duval County Challenge 200; 1 Miramar NACAC Invitational 100 (9.77); 1 US 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100 (slipped on his second stride); 1 Gateshead Diamond/July 100

3940 KERLEY Fred USA 26y 83d 1995 9.86 9.86 -21 2019 World Championship 400m bronze & relay gold, now moved down in distance (temporarily, he says) 400 pb: 43.64 -19 (44.60 -21). 200 pb: 19.90 -21. 7 WCH 400 2017 (2 4x400); 2 WIC 4x400 2018; 3 WCH 400 2019 (1 4x400). 1 NCAA 400 2017 indoors & out; 1 US 400 2017/2018. His younger brother Mylik Kerley is a 44.85 400m runner and was on the same Texas A&M 4x400 relay teams which won NCAA titles indoors & out in 2017. Their sister Virginia is a collegiate sprinter and jumper (400m pb 54.38 -17). 1.93 tall In 2021: 1 Fayetteville American Track League 1 400; 2 Miami Tropical Park Elite Sprints 100; 1 Clermont FL Pure Spring 100; 1 Gainesville Tom Jones Olympic 200; 1 Miami ‘TRUFit’ 100; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 100 (2 200); 3 Doha Diamond 400; 1 Hengelo FBK Games 400; On June 13 he announced he was going to run the 100m & 200m only at the US Olympic Trials (having also entered the 400m), and later explained “The bigger plan is still the ... right now I’m concentrating on getting my speed up”; 3 US 100 (4 200); 6 Monaco Diamond 100; 5 Gateshead Diamond/July 100

4020 MAKUSHA Ngoni ZIM 27y 37d 1994 10.26 10.17 -18 Full name-Ngoni Methukela Makusha He is not related to Ngonidzashe Makusha (9.89 100m / 8.40 LJ), but they are from the same town (Chitungwiza ) 200 pb: 20.49 -19 (20.56 -21). 6 African Champs 100 2018 (sf 200). Anchored Zimbabwe to a national 4x100 record of 38.95 in Gaborone on March 30, 2019 (team of Dickson Kamungeremu, Tatenda Tsumba, Itai Vambe and him) In 2021: 1 Pretoria Gauteng North League #1 100 ‘B’; 1 Potchefstroom ACNW Open 200 (2 100); 4 Roodepoort 100; 8 Roodepoort Athletix Invitational 200; 2 Lusaka International 100 (4 200); 6ht World Relays 4x100; 1 Lusaka All-Comers 100

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 7 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2021 WORLD LIST 1.....9.58...... Usain Bolt JAM...... 2009 1.....9.77...... Trayvon Bromell USA =2...9.69...... USA...... 2009 2.....9.84...... Akani Simbine RSA ...... 9.69...... Yohan Blake JAM...... 2012 =3...9.85...... Marvin Bracy USA 4.....9.72...... JAM...... 2008 ...... 9.85...... Ronnie Baker USA 5.....9.74...... USA...... 2015 5.....9.86...... USA 6.....9.77...... Trayvon Bromell USA...... 2021 =6...9.89...... Isiah Young USA 7.....9.78...... Nesta Carter JAM...... 2010 ...... 9.89...... Kenny Bednarek USA =8...9.79...... Maurice Greene USA...... 1999 8.....9.91...... Micah Williams USA ...... 9.79...... USA...... 2018 =9...9.94...... JoVaughn Martin USA 10...9.80...... JAM...... 2011 ...... 9.94...... Gift Leotlela RSA

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1007 HETHAT Yassine ALG 29y 364d 1991 1:44.25 1:44.25 -21 2016 Olympic & 2019 World semi-finalist at 800m // 1500 pb: 3:36.54 -15 (3:37.05 -21). 4 Mediterranean Games 800 2013/2018; 11 African Champs 1500 2014; ht WCH 1500 2015; sf OLY 800 2016; sf WCH 2019. 1 Algerian 800 2014. Born/lives in Mascara, Algeria. Coach-Amar Benida In 2021: 3 Algiers ‘Elite’ Night/May 7 800; 3 Algiers ‘Elite’ Day/May 28 800; 3 Carquefou 1500; 9 Décines-Charpieu 1500; 1 Saint-Maur 800; 1 Castellón 800

1010 SEJATI Djamel ALG 22y 87d 1999 1:44.91 1:44.91 -21 Internationally unknown before 2021 // 600 pb: 1:17.40 -21. Coach-Amar Benida In 2021: 2 Algerian winter 600 (5 300); 1 Batna; 2 Algiers ‘Elite’ Night/May 7; 2 Algiers ‘Elite’ Day/May 28; 1 Strasbourg; 1 Décines-Charpieu; 2 Saint-Maur

1021 MOYA Pol AND 24y 231d 1996 1:48.97 1:46.96 -19 NR Full name-Pol Moya Betriu Andorran record holder at 800m & 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:43.57 -21. ht WJC 2014; ht EJC 2015; ht WIC 2016; ht ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016; ht EIC 2017/2021; ht WCH 2017/2019; 1 Small European States Games 2018 (2017-3). Studied Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, In 2021: 7ht EIC; 6 Ibiza; 3 ETCh 3rd League; 6 Castellón ‘B’; 3 Barcelona 1500 ‘B’; He was the Andorran flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with canoeist Monica Vilarrubla)

1077 BOL Peter AUS 27y 157d 1994 1:44.89 1:44.56 -18 Twice Australian Champion // 1500 pb: 3:42.05 -21. 400 pb: 47.20 -16. ht OLY 2016; ht WCH 2017/2019. 1 Australian 2019/2021. Born-Sudan, arrived in Australia via Egypt in 2005. Studied Construction Management at Curtin University, . Coach-Justin Rinaldi In 2021: 4 ‘Zatopek’ 1500; 1 Canberra ‘Super Summer’; 1 Melbourne Box Hill ’Burn’ 1000; 1 Canberra Classic; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Brisbane Classic; 2 Melbourne Box Hill Classic; 1 Australian; 1 Gold Coast Oceania Invitational #1; 1 Gold Coast Oceania Invitational #2; 1 Tomblaine; 3 Gateshead Diamond/July

1087 HUNTER Charlie AUS 25y 209d 1996 1:44.35 1:44.35 -21 Oceanian record holder at 800m indoors // Mile pb: 4:06.5 -17, 3:53.49i -21. 1500 pb: 3:37.61 -21. At WXC: 2015-106J. 1 NCAA indoor 2021; 2 NCAA 2021. Attends the University of Oregon. Coach-Ben Thomas In 2021: US Collegiate indoor season included an Oceanian indoor 800m record of 1:45.59, a 3:53.49 mile and victories at the NCAA Indoor Championships at 800 and the Distance Medley (1:46.70 800 on leg 3); dnf Eugene West Coast Classic 5000; 3 Eugene Grand Prix; 6 Eugene Oregon Twilight 1500; 3 NCAA; 1 Eugene ‘TrackTown Qualifier’; 1 Vida

1095 RISELEY Jeff AUS 34y 260d 1986 1:44.85 1:44.48 -12 5x Australian Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:32.93 -09. 1000 pb: 2:16.09 -14. ht WCH 800 2007; ht OLY 1500 2008/2012 & 800 2016; sf WCH 1500 2009 (2011-ht); 5 COM 800/1500 2014; sf WCH 800 2015. 1 Australian 1500 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 800 2015). 1.94 tall, he claims to have high jumped two metres. Coach-Andrew Russell In 2021: 1 Melbourne ‘Zatopek’ 800; 4 Canberra ‘Super Summer’ 800; 4 Canberra Classic 800; 3 Sydney Classic 800; 3sf Australian 800; 1 Conegliano 800; 4 800; 7 Chorzów Kusocinski 800; 10 Gateshead Diamond/July; Tokyo 2021 are his fourth

1165 NZIKWINKUNDA Eric BDI 24y 133d 1997 1:45.16 1:45.16 -21 1500 pb: 3:41.51 -18 (3:45.76 -21). sf African Games 2019 In 2021: 4 Ibiza; 2 Castellón Spanish League; 4 Andújar 1500 ‘B’; 1 Huelva ‘B’; 1 ‘Meeting’ Madrid ‘B’; 2 Leverkusen; 5 Castellón; 2 Lignano Sabbiadoro

1193 CRESTAN Eliott BEL 22y 157d 1999 1:45.19 1:45.19 -21 2021 European under-23 silver // 400 pb: 47.02 -21. 1500 pb: 3:46.44i 20, 3:47.17 -18. 7 European Youth 2016; sf EJC 2017; 3 WJC 2018; ht ECH 2018; sf EIC 2021; 2 under-23 ECH 2021. At EXC: 2019-5 relay. 1 Belgian 800 2019/2020 (1 indoor 2016/2018/2021) In 2021: 1 Belgian indoor; 3sf EIC; 1 Lier; 1 Belgian Francophone 400; 2 Rehlingen ‘B’; 8 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Grand Prix; 1 Nivelles 400; 1 Belgian; 2 under-23 ECH

1225 TUKA Amel BIH 30y 201d 1991 1:44.76 1:42.51 -15 NR World Championship medals in 2015 & 2019 // 400 pb: 46.15 -19 (48.12 -21). 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 1 Balkan 2016 (1 indoor 2015); 4 ECH 2016 (2012/2018-sf, 2014-6); sf OLY 2016; 2 WCH 2019 (2015-3, 2017-ht); 5 EIC 2021 (2017-sf). He has run 100m in 10.93w (2018) and has achieved a black belt in . Married Amina Pivic in 2019, their son David born 2020. Coached in Italy () by Gianni Ghidini (who also advised the Beijing Olympic Champion ) In 2021: 1 400; 5 EIC; 1 Savona; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Doha Diamond; 1 Bosnian & Herzegovinian 400; 6 Stockholm Diamond; 8 Monaco Diamond; 9 Gateshead Diamond/July; He was the Bosnian & Herzegovinian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with judo player Larisa Ceric)

1269 AMOS Nijel BOT 27y 136d 1994 1:42.91 1:41.73 -12 NR Full name-Nijel Carlos Amilfitano Amos (Nijel pronounced “Knee-gel”) 2012 Olympic silver in London at age 18 (clocking 1:41.73) 400 pb: 44.99 -19 (45.69 -21). 200 pb: 21.34 -15. 5 World Youth 2011; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 1 WJC 2012; 2 OLY 2012 (set a world junior record behind ); 1 WSG 2013; 1 COM 2014; 1 African Champs 2014/2016/2018; ht OLY 2016; 5 WCH 2017 (2015-sf, 2019-very late withdrawal due to an calf injury, he’d been declared for heat 2). Coach- In 2021: 2 Phoenix Canyon Invitational 400; 9 Irvine ‘Track Meet’ 1500 ‘C’; 1 Potchefstroom Central North West ‘Preparation’ (2 400 ‘B’); 1 Monaco Diamond

1305 ANDRE Thiago BRA 25y 359d 1995 1:44.92 1:44.81 -17 Full name-André Thiago do Rosario New South American Champion at 800m & 1500m 1500 pb: 3:35.28 -17 (3:37.92 -21). 1 South American junior XC 2013; 4 WJC 800/1500 2014; 8 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015; ht OLY 1500 2016; 7 WCH 800 2017; 1 Ibero- American 800 2018; 1 South American 800/1500 2021. 1 Brazilian 1500 2015/2017/2021 & 800 2015/2017. Wife-Jéssica Gonzaga dos Santos was Brazil’s quickest 800m woman in 2014 (2:03.98). Their son Gabriel born June 21, 2015. Coach-Tomasz Lewandowski In 2021: 3 Bragança Paulista São Paulo Trophy 800; 1 Bragança Paulista 800; 1 Praia Grande São Paulo Trophy 800/1500; 1 South American 800/1500; 1 São Paulo 800; 1 Brazilian 1500 (6 800)

1381 MBOTTO Francky CAF 23y 330d 1997 1:51.53 1:50.39 -17 NR Full name-Francky Edgard Mbotto Central African Republic record holder ht OLY 2016; ht WCH 2017. 1 French under-23 2018. Born-Central African Republic, moved to at age 11. Attends the Saint-Brieuc University Institute of Technology In 2021: 1 Saint-Brieuc; 5 Carquefou; 4 Saint-Renan; 4 Bondoufle; He was the Central African Republic flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with swimmer Chloe Sauvourel)

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 9 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 1420 AROP Marco CAN 22y 312d 1998 1:43.26 1:43.26 -21 2019 Pan-American Champion // 400 pb: 47.39 -18. 2 Pan-American Junior 2017; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean 2018; 1 Pan-Am Games 2019; 7 WCH 2019. 1 Canadian 2018 (2019-2). 2 NCAA 2018 & indoor 2019. Born-Sudan, then while he was an infant his family fled the civil war there, arriving in Canada in 2002. Student of Computer Science at Mississippi State University. 1.93 tall In 2021: 1 Starkville Maroon & White; 1 Boston Games Road 600; 1 Miramar NACAC Invitational; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 3 Monaco Diamond (1:43.26 compared with Brandon McBride’s Canadian record of 1:43.20)

1435 MCBRIDE Brandon CAN 27y 44d 1994 1:45.51 1:43.20 -18 NR Front-ran 2017 World final (50.78 at bell) before finishing 8th // 400 pb: 45.89 -13. 1500 pb: 3:41.55 -16. sf World Youth 2011; 6 WJC 2012; 1 Pan-Am junior 400 2013; dq sf COM 2014 (for obstructing AUS just after the bell); sf OLY 2016; 8 WCH 2017 (2019-sf); 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2018. 1 Canadian 2014/2016/2017/2019; 1 NCAA indoors & out 2014 (representing Mississippi State University). 1.95 tall In 2021: 4 Székesfehérvár Gyulai (1:45.51 in his first race since Doha 2019, after unspecified injuries)

1534 BEDDOES Alex COK 26y 20d 1995 1:47.85 1:47.85 -21 NR record holder at 800m & 1500m // 1500 pb: 4:03.13 -19. ht WJC 2012; 4 Oceanian 2014; ht COM 2014/2018; ht OLY 2016; 1 Pacific Games 2017/2019 (1 1500 2019). Born/lives-. Coach-Keith Roberts In 2021: 1 Wanganui; 2 Hamilton; 2 Auckland Douglas

1678 SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI 28y 237d 1992 - 1:42.97 -15 NR Former World Indoor Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:29.58 -14. Mile pb: 3:47.32 -14. 5000 pb: 13:17.97 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 3 WCH 800 2013; sf WCH 15002013/2019 (2015-ht); 1 Francophone Games 1500 2013; 1 WIC 1500 2014 (2012-5, 2016-9); 1 African Champs 1500 2014 (2012-2, 2018-4); 4 OLY 1500 2016 (sf 800); ht WCH 1500 2017; 2 African Games 1500 2019 (2011-6). Born-Somalia, came to Djibouti in 2008. Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to 3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships

1680 LUKE Dennick DMA 20y 182d 2001 1:49.08 1:49.08 -21 1500 pb: 4:08.74 -20. 400 pb: 49.10 -21 In 2021: Four wins from eight races at various Jamaican AAA meetings in Kingston between March & June; 1 Felix Sanchez Invitational; 1ht Jamaican (guesting); He was the Dominican flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with triple jumper Thea Lafond)

1729 CHIENGJIEK James Nyang EOR 29y 148d 1992 1:59.73 1:54.95 -19 Born-South Sudan, lives Kenya. He fled there from the conflict in South Sudan in 2002. He began training with the Foundation in Kenya in 2013. Coach-Tegla Loroupe ht OLY 400 2016 (52.89); 7 World Relays Mixed 2x2x400 2019 In 2021: 6ht Kenyan ‘Pre-Trials’ 800 x 1784 BEN Adrián ESP 22y 359d 1998 1:44.18 1:44.18 -21 Full name-Adrian Ben Sixth in 2019 World Championship 800m (when he made a timely improvement from 1:45.78 to 1:44.97 in his semi-final) 1500 pb: 3:37.79 -21. 6 World Youth 2000SC 2015; ht WJC 1500 2016; 3 EJC 1500 2017; ht ECH 1500 2018; ht EIC 1500 2019; 6 WCH 800 2019. At WXC: 2017-74J. At EXC: 2015-69J, 2016-8J, 2018-10u23. 1 Spanish 800 2021. Coach-Arturo Martín In 2021: 7 Grand Prix 3000; 5 Spanish indoor 800; 1 Madrid; 1 Ibiza 800; 2 Soria Spanish League 800; 5 Doha Diamond 800; 5 Huelva 1500; 2 Spanish League ‘División De Honor’ Final 1500; 6 ‘Meeting’ Madrid 800; 1 Spanish 800; 4 Stockholm Diamond 800

1806 MIRÓN Javier ESP 21y 228d 1999 1:44.82 1:44.82 -21 Full name-Javier Mirón Caro Down from 1:46.74 to 1:44.82 already in 2021 1500 pb: 3:44.93 -20. 1 Spanish under-23 2020/2021. Coach-Luis Arenas Muñoz In 2021: 1 Spanish under-23 indoor; 6 Spanish indoor; 1 Castiglione della Pescaia; 1 Granada; 5 Huelva; 4 Marseille; 1 Spanish under-23; 5 Spanish

1807 ORDÓÑEZ Saul ESP 27y 110d 1994 1:44.80 1:43.65 -18 NR Full name-Saul Ordonez Gavela Spanish 800m record holder. 2018 European Cross Country Relay gold 1500 pb: 3:40.39 -17 (3:54.16 -21). 2 under-23 ECH 800 2015; 3 WIC 800 2018; sf ECH 800 2018; ht EIC 1500 2019. At EXC: 2012-45J, 2018-1 Relay (1st leg). 1 Spanish 800 2017. Coach-Uriel Reguero In 2021: 6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 13 Gateshead Diamond/May 1500; 2 Manchester Invitational; 2 Huelva; 6 Hengelo FBK Games; 3 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 2 Spanish; 3 Castellón; 8 Gateshead Diamond/July

1810 SANCHEZ-VALLADARES Pablo ESP 23y 259d 1997 1:45.19 1:45.19 -21 2019 European under-23 bronze // 1500 pb: 3:44.17 -21. 3 under-23 ECH 2019; sf EIC 2021. 1 Spanish indoor 2020 (2021-2). Clocked 60.82 for 500m in 2020, a Spanish best In 2021: 2 Spanish indoor; 6sf EIC; 1 Soria Spanish League; 11 Andújar; 9 Huelva; 1 Spanish League ‘División De Honor’ Final; 4 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 3 Spanish; 4 Castellón

1873 NBERET Melese ETH 20y 181d 2001 1:45.05 1:45.05 -21 Full name appears to be Kefale Melese Nberet 2017 World Youth Champion at 800m (a title he still holds, as that was the last edition) 1500 pb: 3:31.82 -21. 1 World Youth 800 2017; 3 African Youth 1500 2018; 3 Youth Olympic combined 1500/XC 2018 (1st in the 1500m section, 7th at XC) In 2021: 1 Ethiopian 1500; 4 Hengelo Ethiopian Olympic Trial 1500; 9 Chorzów Kusocinski 800; 9 Monaco Diamond 1500

1947 BOSSE Pierre-Ambroise FRA 29y 78d 1992 1:45.97 1:42.53 -14 NR Fourth at 2016 Olympics, after which he said “That was my fate, now I know exactly what I want, I want gold and nothing else.” World Champion the next year 400 pb: 47.54 -16. 8 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ECH 012; sf OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 2 ETCh 2015 (2013/2014-4); 4 OLY 2016 (2012-sf); 1 WCH 2017 (2013-7, 2015-5); 3 ECH 2018 (2014-8, 2016-5); 6 EIC 2021. 1 French 2012/2014/2015/2019 In 2021: 2 French indoor; 6 EIC; 6 Tomblaine; 2 Kortrijk; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen

1976 ROBERT Benjamin FRA 23y 206d 1998 1:44.53 1:44.53 -21 Reigning French Champion indoors & out // 400 pb: 47.94 -17. 6 EJC 2017; sf EIC 2021. 1 French 2020/2021 & indoor 2021. Shock improvement at Monaco 2020 800m: down from 1:46.52 to 1:44.56. Combined football with running until age 17, then gave up the former on the urging of his father. Coach-Sebastien Gamel In 2021: 2 ‘Gold’ Tour; 4 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Ghent IFAM; 1 French indoor; 5sf EIC; 1 Tournefeuille; 1 Dessau Anhalt; 4 Montreuil; 2 Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Marseille; 1 French; 10 Monaco Diamond

1978 TUAL Gabriel FRA 23y 111d 1998 1:44.44 1:44.44 -21 2018 Mediterranean under-23 Champion // 1500 pb: 3:52.12 -19. sf EJC 2017; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2018; ht ECH 2018; 5 under-23 ECH 2019; 7 ETCh 2019. 2 French 2019/2021. Coach-Bernard Mossant In 2021: 3 French indoor; 4 Dessau Anhalt; 6 Montreuil; 6 Huelva; 5 Marseille; 2 Nice; 2 French; 4 Tomblaine; 9 Monaco Diamond

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 10 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 2043 DUSTIN Oliver GBR 20y 241d 2000 1:43.82 1:43.82 -21 2019 European Junior Champion (leading a British 1-2-3) // 1500 pb: 3:48.02 -19. 1 EJC 2019. 1 English under-17 1500 2017; 1 English Schools under-17 800 2017 (suprisingly beat Max Burgin); 1 English Schools 800 2018. Studying Chemistry at University. Coach-Graeme Mason, also advised by Jenny Meadows In 2021: 1 Birmingham University Series/May 12; 1 Manchester BMC; 1 Nice (pb down from 1:45.71 to 1:43.82, to break the UK under-23 record of 1:43.97 which had stood to since 1978); 2 UK

2047 GILES Elliot GBR 27y 64d 1994 1:44.05 1:44.05 -21 2016 European bronze. 4x UK Champion // 1:43.63i -21. Mile pb: 3:52.49 -21. 1500 pb: 3:33.80 -21. 3 ECH 800 2016 (2018-sf); ht OLY 800 2016; sf WCH 800 2017/2019; 4 WIC 800 2018; ht COM 800 2018; ht EIC 1500 2018. 1 UK 800 2016/2017/2018/2021 (1 indoor 2018). 1 UK indoor 1500 2017 (2019-2). Suffered serious injuries when a car swerved into his motorcycle in Birmingham 2014. He spent three weeks in bed and another three months before he could run. Coach-Jon Bigg (formerly Matt Yates) In 2021: 1 Karlsruhe ‘Gold’ Tour 800; 3 Metz 1500; 1 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour 800; 3 Val-de-Reuil 1500; 1 Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour 800 (1:43.63, #2 all-time indoors); 1 Wimbledon Middle Distance Night 1500; 3 Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Marseille 1500 (pb 3:33.80); 3 Nice 800; 3 Chorzów Kusocinski 800; 1 UK 800; 3 Stockholm Diamond 800; 1 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 800; 5 Monaco Diamond 800; 1 Gateshead Diamond/July Mile (Four-second pb 3:52.49)

2064 ROWDEN Daniel GBR 23y 323d 1997 1:44.60 1:44.09 -20 (The Row in Rowden is pronounced as in an argument, and not what you do with a oar) 2017 European under-23 silver (and just 0.01 behind the winner SWE) 400 pb: 48.48 -15. sf EJC 2015; sf WJC 2016; 2 under-23 ECH 2017; sf ECH 2018. 1 English Schools under-17 2014; 1 English under-23 2017; 1 UK 2020; 1 British Universities 2018. Student of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. Coach-Matthew Yates No races in 2019: After enduring years of stomach pains, he was diagnosed with the rare condition Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome, meaning that one of his abdominal arteries was damaged and required surgery In 2021: 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Grand Prix; 4 Hengelo FBK Games; 3 UK

2343 ENGLISH Mark IRL 28y 133d 1993 1:44.71 1:44.71 -21 NR 2014 European bronze, 2015 European indoor silver & 2019 bronze // 5 WJC 2012; ht WIC 2014; 3 ECH 2014 (20180-ht); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 EIC 2015 (2019 -3); 8 under-23 ECH 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2013/2017/2019-ht); sf OLY 2016. 1 Irish 2011/2014/2015/2016/2017/2019 & indoor 2011/2013/2015/2016/2018/2019/2020. Completed his medical degree is 2019 and so is a qualified doctor. Coach-Feidhlim Kelly In 2021: 4sf EIC; 11 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Sollentuna; 2 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 1 Karlstad; 3 Leverkusen; 2 Castellón (with 1:44.71 not only qualified for Tokyo but also finally broke the Irish record of David Matthews [1:44.82] which had stood since 1995)

2780 KORIR Emmanuel KEN 26y 44d 1995 1:43.04 1:42.05 -18 Full name-Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir He has the best ever 400m speed of any top 800m man (he’s even quicker than ) 400 pb: 44.21 -18 (45.29 -21). sf WCH 800 2017/2009; 2 African Champs 800 2018; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 800 2018; 1 800 2018; 6 WCH 400 2019. 1 NCAA 800 indoors & out 2017. 1 Kenyan 400 2019. Coached at University of Texas El Paso by (1 OLY 800 1988). Won 2018 London Diamond League in 1:42.05, the world’s quickest since 2010. Failed to reach the 800m final in Doha 2019, but returned to qualify for the 400m final In 2021: 1 Prairie View Sprint Summit 400; 4 Eugene Grand Prix 400; 4 Walnut Golden Games 400; 3 Portland Track Festival 800; 3 Kenyan Olympic Trial 800; 2 Monaco Diamond 800

• 2786 (Rotich) CHERUIYOT Ferguson KEN 31y 241d 1989 1:43.57 1:42.54 -19 Full name Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Fifth at Rio 2016, fourth at Beijing 2015, bronze at Doha 2019 1500 pb: 3:33.21 -18 (3:49.5 -21). 400 pb: 49.52 -16. 4 COM 800 2014; 4 African Champs 800 2014 (2018-5); 5 OLY 800 2016; 3 WCH 800 2019 (2013-dq sf-out of lane, 2017-sf). Ex-high jumper (pb 2.01 -10), started running seriously only in 2013. Disqualified after he ran out of his lane in 2013 World Championship semi-final (but wouldn’t have qualified anyway). At age 12 (he says), he changed his first name from Simon to Ferguson in honour of Alex Ferguson, the former manager of Manchester United (an English men’s professional football club). Member of Turkish Club Fenerbahçe Spor Kulubu In 2021: 1 Nairobi Relay Series #3; 2 World Relays Mixed 2x2x400 Relay; 2 Doha Diamond; 2 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 2 Kenyan Olympic Trial; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Székesfehérvár Gyulai; 4 Monaco Diamond

2787 SARUNI Michael KEN 26y 41d 1995 1:44.96 1:43.25 -18 2021 Kenyan Olympic Trails winner // 600 pb: 1:14.79 -18 (World indoor best). 400 pb: 45.42 -18. 1 NCAA indoor 2018 (3 outdoors). 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial 2017. Attended the University of Texas El Paso. Not originally selected for London 2017 despite finishing third in the Kenyan Trials, the selectors controversially opted for Ferguson Cheruiyot who had finished fourth. Then when another space became free because of injury, he couldn’t get a visa in time to compete. Coach-Paul Ereng In 2021: 1 Fayetteville American Track League 4 (1:45/34 indoors); 4 Prairie View Sprint Summit; 1 Miramar Invitational; 1 Eugene Grand Prix; 2 Walnut Golden Games; 1 Kenyan Olympic Trial

2825 HAJDARI Musa KOS 33y 291d 1987 1:48.75 1:47.4 -14 NR Kosovan record holder // 1500 pb: 3:46.54 -19 (3:54.05i -21). ht WCH 2015; 1 Small European States Games 2016/2018; 2 Balkan 2016/2018/2019 & indoor 2019; ht ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016; 6 Francophone Games 1500 2017; ht WIC 2018; ht ECH 2018; 2 Balkan 1500 2019; ht WCH 2019 In 2021: 3 Turkish indoor 800 (9 1500); 1 800; 7 Balkan indoor 1500; 3 Bar; 2 European Small States Games; 5 ETCh 3rd League

2887 EL GUESSE Abdellatif MAR 28y 152d 1993 1:45.16 1:45.16 -21 2015 World Student Games silver // 1500 pb: 3:38.04 -21. 2 WSG 2015; ht WCH 2015/2017; dnf nh OLY 2016. Lives-Marrakech. 1.90 tall In 2021: 33 Tahanaout 5000; 3 Rabat 1500 (Feb 20); 2 Rabat 1500 (Mar 21); 2 Rabat 1500 (Apr 7); 2 Rabat (Jun 9); 2 Rabat (Jun 14); 1 Rabat (Jun 16); 2 Moroccan

2891 NABIL Oussama MAR 25y 161d 1996 1:44.25 1:44.25 -21 2019 African Games bronze // 1500 pb: 3:36.82 -21. 6 World Youth 800 2013; ht WJC 1500 2014; 1 Francophone Games 800 2017; 3 African Games 800 2019; dq sf WCH 800 2019 (obstruction); 2 Arab 800 2021. At WXC: 2015-73J. 1 Moroccan 2021 In 2021: 5 Rabat 1500 (Feb 20); 4 Rabat 1500 (Mar 21); 1 Rabat 1500 (Mar 27); 1 Rabat 1500 (Apr 7); 1 Rabat 1500 (May 26); 2 Rabat 800 (Jun 2); 1 Rabat 800 (Jun 14); 2 Arab 800; 1 Moroccan 800

2894 SMAILI Mostafa MAR 24y 201d 1997 1:45.94 1:44.90 -18 2016 World junior bronze // 1500 pb: 3:37.85 -21. 400 pb: 47.70 -16/17. 4 2014; 6 WIC 2016; 3 WJC 2016; sf OLY 2016; 2 Francophone Games 2017; ht WCH 2017; 6 WIC 2018; 5 African Games 2019; sf WCH 2019 (2017-ht). 1 Moroccan junior 2015; 1 French junior 2015/2016 In 2021: 5 Rabat (Apr 7); 2 Rabat (Apr 27); dnf Doha Diamond ‘B’; 4 Rabat 1500 (Jun 2); dnf Carquefou 1500; 2 ‘Meeting’ Madrid ‘B’; 2 Maia

2930 LÓPEZ Jesús Tonatiu MEX 23y 361d 1997 1:43.44 1:43.44 -21 NR (He calls himself Tonatiu Lopez on Instagram) 2017 World Student Games Champion 400 pb: 47.30 -17 (47.90 -21). ht World Youth 2013; 4 WJC 2016 (2014-ht); ht WCH 2017; 1 WSG 2017; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; dnf/ht Pan-Am Games 2019 (tore hamstring, missed Worlds). 1 Mexican 2016/2017/2018/2019/2021. Attends University of Sonora in his hometown of Hermosillo, northwest Mexico. Coach-Conrado Soto He has set five Mexican record at 800m since 2017: 1:45.51, 1:45.04, 1:45.03, 1:44.40, 1:43.44 In 2021: 2 Austin ‘Trials of Miles’; 1 Monterrey Copa Nuevo Leon; 1 Leavenworth Kansas City Qualifier (Mexican record 1:44.40); 1 Irvine ‘Track Meet’; 1 Randalls Island ‘Last Chance’; 2 Portland Track Festival; 1 Mexican; 1 Marietta Stars & Stripes (Mexican record 1:43.44); [Watch out for him running in glasses, had them on when he did his 1:43]

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 11 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 • 3027 van DIEPEN Tony NED 25y 102d 1996 1:45.17 1:44.82 -20 2021 European indoor silver & relay gold // 400 pb: 45.83 -19 (46.06i -21). ht EJC 800 2013/2015; sf WJC 800 2014; 2 EIC 400 2021 (2017-ht, 2019-3); 1 EIC 4x400 2021. 1 Dutch indoor 400 2018/2019/2020; 1 Dutch 400 2018. Cut his 800m pb from 1:46.90 to 1:44.82 at Ostrava 2020. On social media he’s “Tony Two Laps” (400m indoors, 800m out, though his favourite distance, he says, is 600m). Coach-Grete Koens In 2021: 6 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour 800 ‘B’; 4 Apeldoorn 400; 9 Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour 800; 2 Dutch indoor 400; 2 EIC 400 (1 4x400, ran anchor); 1 World Relays 4x400; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 800; 3 Gothenburg Grand Prix 800; 7 Hengelo FBK Games 800; 1 Leiden Golden Spike 800; 1 ‘Meeting’ Madrid 800

3186 BORKOWSKI Mateusz POL 24y 118d 1997 1:44.85 1:44.85 -21 2019 European under-23 Champion, 2021 European indoor silver // 1500 pb: 3:41.97 -15. 3 EJC 2015; ht WJC 2016; 12 WSG 1500 2017; 5 ECH 2018; ht EIC 2019; 1 under-23 ECH 2019 (2017-4; 2 EIC 2021 (2017/2019-ht); 3 ETCh 2021. 1 Polish 2019 & indoor 2019/2020. Coach-Stanislaw Jaszczak In 2021: 3 Polish indoor; 2 EIC (though he had been disqualified from his semi-final, temporarily, for obstructing Andreas Kramer); 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Dessau Anhalt; 3 ETCh; 1 Hengelo FBK Games; 3 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 8 Chorzów Kusocinski; 2 Polish

• 3190 DOBEK Patryk POL 27y 166d 1994 1:43.73 1:43.73 -21 7x Polish Champion at 400m Hurdles, now he’s European Indoor Champion at 800m 400H pb: 48.40 -15 (51.12 -21). 400 pb: 46.12 -19 (47.69i -21), also 45.32 relay split in 2015. 3 World Youth 400H 2011; sf WJC 400H 2012 (2 4x400); 2 EJC 400H 2013 (2 4x400); 1 under-23 ECH 400H 2015; 7 WCH 400H 2015 (2017/2019-sf); ht OLY 400H 2016; 5 WSG 400H 2017; 5 ECH 400H 2018 (2014-sf); 3 WSG 400H 2019 (2017-5); 1 ETCh 400H 2019 (2015-2, 2017-3); 1 EIC 800 2021. 1 Polish 400H 2014-2020 & 800 2021. 1 Polish indoor 800 2021. Club-MKL Szczecin Coach (since December 2020)-Zbigniew Król, who previously coached In 2021: 1 Toruń ‘National’ 400; 1 Spała 400; dnf Metz 800; 1 Toruń PZLA ‘Control’ 800; 1 Polish indoor 800 (defeated Adam Kszczot, which was a shock at the time); 1 EIC 800; 1 World Relays; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 6 ETCh 400H; 1 Montreuil 800; 3 Marseille 800; 1 Chorzów Kusocinski 800; 1 Polish 800; 6 Monaco Diamond 800

3265 ARROYO Andrés PUR 26y 52d 1995 1:48.01 1:44.96 -19 Full name-Andrés Gabriel Arroyo 2016 Olympic semi-finalist // 1500 pb: 3:41.95 -17. ht WJC 800 2014; 7 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2019-10); sf OLY 800 2016; ht WCH 800 2017/2019; 6 Central American & Caribbean Games 1500 2018; 2 Ibero-American 800 2018. At WXC: 2013-104J. Coach-Carlos Guzman In 2021: (all 800) 3 Florida State U. Relays; 5 Miramar Invitational; 4 Gainesville Tom Jones Colleges; 2 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational; 5 Marietta Stars & Stripes

3273 SÁNCHEZ Ryan PUR 23y 37d 1998 1:45.97 1:44.82 -19 2019 Pan-American Games bronze // sf World Youth 2015; sf WJC 2106; 1 Pan-American Junior 2017; ht WCH 2017/2019; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 3 Pan-Am Games 2019. Coaches-Carlos Guzman & Jorge In 2021: 1 Carolina; 1 Walnut Golden Games ‘B’; 8 Randalls Island ‘Last Chance’; 3 Miramar NACAC Invitational; 1 Puerto Rican

3278 VÁZQUEZ Wesley PUR 27y 124d 1994 - 1:43.83 -19 NR Puerto Rican record holder who loves to front run (48.99 for the first lap of the 2019 World Championship final) 1500 pb: 3:46.98 -16. 400 pb: 46.67 -20. 7 World Youth 2011; 4 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012/2016; 4 WSG 2013; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014/2018; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean 2018; 2 Pan-Am Games 2019; 5 WCH 2019 (2013-ht). Elaborate tattoo on right arm: The face of his mother Milagros, scenes from his home town and the words “The Sky’s The Limit”. Coach- Carlos Guzman. 1.91 tall In 2021: No races reported

3289 ABDALLA Abubaker Haydar QAT 24y 334d 1996 1:46.65 1:44.33 -19 Asian Champion indoors & out // 1500 pb: 3:46.48 -19. 14 World Youth 3000 2013; 2 Asian Junior 1500 2014; ht WJC 2014; ht OLY 2016; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2018 (2016-4); 3 Asian Games 2018; 1 Asian Champs 2019; sf WCH 2019. At WXC: 2015-113J In 2021: 3 ‘Meeting’ Madrid ‘B’

3565 KRAMER Andreas SWE 24y 107d 1997 1:45.05 1:44.47 -20 NR 2018 European silver. Swedish record holder indoors & out // 1500 pb: 3:46.0 -17. 6 EJC 2015; ht WIC 2016; 1 under-23 ECH 2017 (2019-ht); sf WCH 2017 (2019-ht); 2 ECH 2018; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2018; 7 EIC 2019 (2015-ht, 2017-sf); 5 ETCh 2019. At EXC: 2019-8 relay. 1 Swedish 2017/2018/2019/2020 (1 indoor 2016-2021). His mother Anne Lise Hollevik (NOR) was a 2:08.99 800m runner. Coach-Per Skoog. 1.87 tall In 2021: 1 Swedish indoor; 3sf EIC; dnf Gothenburg Grand Prix; 3 Sollentuna; 2 Karlstad; 7 Stockholm Diamond

3648 AYOUNI Abdessalem TUN 27y 74d 1994 1:47.18 1:45.17 -19 NR 2019 African Games Champion at 800m // 1500 pb: 3:41.99 -15. ht World Youth 800 2011; ht WJC 1500 2012; 7 African Champs 1500 2014; 6 African Games 1500 2015; 1 Mediterranean under-23 800/1500 2016; sf WCH 800 2017/2019; 1 African Games 800 2019. At WXC: 2013-68J In 2021: 4 Doha Diamond 800 ‘B’; 4ht Arab 800

3929 HARRIS Isaiah USA 24y 283d 1996 1:44.51 1:44.42 -18 2018 US Collegiate Champion, representing Pennsylvania State University 1500 pb: 3:42.63 -21. sf WCH 2017. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2016. 2 US 2017/2018 & indoor 2020; 1 NCAA 2018 (2017-2) In 2021: 6 Fayetteville American Track League 4; 1 Austin ‘Trials of Miles’; dnf College Park; 1 Prairie View Sprint Summit 1500; 3 Bloomington ‘Big Ten’ Invitational #2 400; 2 Eugene Grand Prix; 4 Walnut Golden Games; 4 US; 5 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Gateshead Diamond/July

3935 HOPPEL Bryce USA 23y 327d 1997 1:44.14 1:43.23 -20 Fourth at 2019 World Championships // 1500 pb: 3:42.62 -21. 400 pb: 47.68 -21. 4 Pan-Am Games 2019; 4 WCH 2019. 1 NCAA indoor 2019 (2018-8); 1 NCAA 2019 (2018 -4); 3 US 2019/2021. Student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kansas. Coach-Michael Whittlesey In 2021: 1 Fayetteville American Track League 2; 1 Staten Island ‘Gold’ Tour 1000; 9 Eugene Grand Prix; 1 Lawrence Rock Chalk Classic (4 400); 1 Walnut Golden Games; 3 US; 11 Monaco Diamond; 5 Gateshead Diamond/July

3937 JEWETT Isaiah USA 24y 173d 1997 1:43.85 1:43.85 -21 Front-ran at the 2021 US Olympic Trials and was only reeled in by one man 400 pb: 45.96 -21. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2019. 2 US 2021 (2019-5); 1 NCAA 2019. Studied Anthropology at the University of California, then (in 2018) transferred to the University of Southern California to read Social Change and Animation. Born-Beverly Hills. Coach-Patrick Henner In 2021: 1 University of Southern California Invitational 400; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Long Beach Invitational 1500; 1 UCLA v USC; 1 ‘Pacific 12’; 1 NCAA; 2 US (led through first lap in 50.60, then sped up with a 25.06 next 200m to burn out most of field)

3956 MURPHY Clayton USA 26y 153d 1995 1:43.17 1:42.93 -16 Broke through both 1:44 and 1:43 in the Rio Olympic final to win bronze Mile pb: 3:51.99 -17.1500 pb: 3:36.23 -16 (3:38.07 -21). 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 3 OLY 2016; 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 8 WCH 2019 (2015-sf). 1 NCAA indoor 016 (1 outdoor 1500 2016); 1 US 2016/2018/2021 & indoor 1000 2017/2019. Coach-Lee LaBadie (the same coach he had before Rio 2016; in the meantime he’d joined the ‘Oregon Project’ set-up until that folded in 2019) In 2021: 1 Des Moines Elite (3 Road Mile); 3 Walnut Golden Games; 7 Randalls Island ‘Last Chance’; 1 Boston Games; 1 Nashville Music City Carnival; 1 US (World Champion Donovan Brazier only 8th); 3 Székesfehérvár Gyulai; 7 Monaco Diamond; 6 Gateshead Diamond/July

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 12 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2021 WORLD LIST 1.....1:40.91....David Rudisha KEN...... 2012 1.....1:42.91.... BOT 2.....1:41.11.... DEN...... 1997 2.....1:43.04.... KEN 3.....1:41.73....Sebastian Coe GBR...... 1981 3.....1:43.17.... USA 4.....1:41.73....Nijel Amos BOT...... 2012 4.....1:43.26....Marco Arop CAN 5.....1:41.77.... BRA...... 1984 5.....1:43.44....Jesus López MEX 6.....1:42.05....Emmanuel Korir KEN...... 2018 6.....1:43.57.... KEN 7.....1:42.23....Abubaker Kaki SUD...... 2010 7.....1:43.73.... POL 8.....1:42.28.... KEN...... 1984 8.....1:43.76....Cornelius Tuwei KEN =9...1:42.34....Wilfred Bungei KEN...... 2002 9.....1:43.82....Oliver Dustin GBR ...... 1:42.34....Donovan Brazier USA...... 2019 10...1:43.84....Elias Ngeny KEN

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1004 SMAJLAJ Izmir ALB 28y 122d 1993 8.16 8.16 -21 NR (Smajlaj pronounced “Smy-Lay”) At the 2017 European indoor Championships in , he became his country’s first European Champion in athletics TJ pb: 16.30 -16. dnq WJC 2010; dnq WCH 2013; 9 ECH 2016 (2014-dnq, 2018-10); dnq OLY 2016; 1 Balkan indoor 2017/2018/2020/2021; 1 EIC 2017 (2021-dnq); 1 Small European States Games 2018 In 2021: 1 Balkan indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Elbasan; 1 Tirana; 1 Albanian; 1 European Small States Games; 2 ETCh 3rd League; 4 Balkan

1084 FRAYNE Henry AUS 31y 106d 1990 7.97 8.34 -18 2012 World indoor silver, 2018 Commonwealth silver // TJ pb: 17.34w, 17.23 -12. 5 WJC TJ 2008; 12 WSG TJ 2009; 9 WCH TJ 2011; 2 WIC LJ 2012 (losing gold only on countback to Mauro da Silva BRA, both cleared 8.23); 9 OLY LJ 2012 (dnq TJ); fouled out COM LJ final 2014; 7 OLY LJ 2016 (dnq TJ); dnq WCH LJ 2017/2019; 2 COM LJ 2018. 1 Australian LJ 2021 & TJ 2010. Cousin of 1980s 400m international . Competed with a fractured foot at London 2012. Born-Adelaide, coach-Gary Bourne In 2021: 2 Brisbane Classic; 1 Australian; 6 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 2 Savona; 8 Gateshead Diamond/May; 7 Hengelo FBK Games; nm Geneva; 8 Lucerne; 4 Trieste

1306 FRAGA Samory BRA 24y 241d 1996 8.23 8.23 -21 Full name-Samory Uiki Bandeira Fraga // 1 South American Junior 2015. Fluent in four languages. Studied International Relations at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Coach-Jose Haroldo Loureiro Gomes In 2021: 1 Concepción del Uruguay; 3 Bragança Paulista São Paulo Trophy; 1 Bragança Paulista City Tournament; 4 South American; 3 Braga; 2 Maia

1326 MELO Alexsandro BRA 25y 306d 1995 8.02 8.19 -19 Full name-Alexsandro do Nascimento de Melo 2021 South American Champion at TJ pb: 17.31 -19 (16.98 -21). dnq WCH LJ 2015/2019; 3 Ibero-American TJ 2018 (5 LJ); 3 LJ 2018; 3 WSG TJ 2019 (11 LJ); 4 Pan-Am Games LJ 2019 (8 TJ); 1 South American TJ 2021 (3 LJ). 1 Brazilian TJ 2017/2018/2021 (1 LJ 2018/2021). Coach-Neilton Moura In 2021: 1 Bragança Paulista São Paulo Trophy TJ (2 LJ); 2 Praia Grande São Paulo Trophy LJ; 1 South American TJ (3 LJ)

1495 CHN 27y 139d 1994 8.13 8.34 -15 2015 Asian Champion. Fourth at 2015 World Championships // 3 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015; 4 WCH 2015; dnq OLY 2016; 9 WSG 2019. 1 Chinese 2014/2015; 1 London Diamond League 2016. From-Heilongjiang Province. Coach-Randy Huntington In 2021: 4 Xi’an; 2 Chinese

1497 CHN 26y 343d 1994 8.19 8.33 -20 2017 Asian Champion. 2016 World indoor bronze // 5 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; 3 WIC 2016 (2018-10); 11 OLY 2016; 1 Asian Champs 2017 (2019-3); dnq WCH 2017/2019; 5 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 Chinese 2021. 1 Chinese National Games 2017. From-Sichuan Province. He was discovered playing in 2007. Coach- Randy Huntingdon In 2021: 1 Chengdu Indoor Grand Prix; 1 ‘Happy’ Chengdu; 1 Chengdu ‘Street Tour’; 1 Chinese

1503 WANG Jianan CHN 24y 335d 1996 7.83 8.47 -18 NR (Nickname is ‘Eddie’) 2015 World bronze. 2013 Asian Champion. 2018 Asian Games Champion 7.94i -21. 1 Asian Champs 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 3 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq. 2017-7, 2019-6); 8 WIC 2016; 5 OLY 2016; 1 Asian Games 2018; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2018. 1 Chinese Youth 2012. Completed a 7063-point in 2012 aged 15, including a 7.80 long jump, 5.00 but only 8.53 in the shot. From-Jiangsu Province. Coach-Randy Huntingdon In 2021: 2 Chengdu Indoor Grand Prix; 5 Chinese

1511 CHN 28y 38d 1993 7.83 8.29 -18 TJ pb: 16.50i, 16.41 -13. 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2014 (6 TJ); 2 Asian Games 2018; 2 Asian Champs 2019; dnq WCH 2019. 2 Chinese 2013/2015/2016/2019 In 2021: 7 Chengdu Indoor Grand Prix; 1 Shenyang Indoor Grand Prix; 3 Shaoxing Yangtze River Delta Elite; 2 Xi’an; 2 Chengdu ‘Street Tour’; 6 Chinese

* 1593 ECHEVARRÍA Juan Miguel CUB 22y 352d 1998 8.38 8.68 -18 2018 World Indoor Champion. Wind-assisted leaps of 8.83 (2018) & 8.92 (2019) 8.92w -19 (8.55w -21). 1 Pan-Am junior 2015; 4 World Youth 2015; 5 WJC 2016; 1 WIC 2018; 1 Diamond League 2019; 3 WCH 2019 (2017-dnq). 1 Cuban 2016/2019. He says: “I will compete as a Cuban until death.” Coach-Daniel Osorio In 2018 with 8.66 then 8.68, he broke the world teenage best of Carl Lewis (8.61) which had stood since 1981 In 2021: 3 / 3 wins indoors to take first place in the 2021 World Athletics ‘Tour’ ($20,000 and auto entry for 2022 World Indoor Champs); 1 (May 22); 1 Havana (Jun 5); 1 Castellón; 2 Stockholm Diamond

1594 LESCAY Lester CUB 19y 287d 2001 8.12 8.28 -20 Full name-Lester Alcides Lescay Gay 2018 Youth Olympic Champion // 2 World Youth 2017; dnq WCH 2018; 1 Youth Olympic 2018. He won his Youth Olympic title by just one centimetre. His total was 15.54 [7.65+7.89 in the two sections] compared with Joshua Cowley AUS 15.53 [7.71+7.82] – luckily for him the wind on the 7.89 was +4.3. He is the nephew of 2009 World Triple Jump silver medallist Mabel Gay. Coach-Daniel Osorio In 2021: 2 Havana (May 22); 2 Havana (May 29); 2 Havana (Jun 5); 1 Havana (Jun 12); 3 Lucerne; 7 Stockholm Diamond

1595 MASSÓ Maykel D. CUB 22y 82d 1999 8.39 8.39 -21 Full name-Maykel Demetrio Masso Former World Youth & World Junior Champion 1 World Youth 2015; 1 WJC 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 5 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); dnq WIC 2018; 12 Pan-Am Games 2019. He wanted to be a high jumper but “my height didn’t help” (he’s 1.78 tall). Coach-Daniel Osorio In 2021: 1 Metz; 3 Havana (May 22); 1 Havana (May 29); 6 Lucerne; 2 Trieste

1786 CÁCERES Eusebio ESP 29y 322d 1991 8.04 8.37 -13 Full name-Eusebio Cáceres López Fourth at 2013 Worlds, 2014 Europeans & 2019 European indoors 100 pb: 10.34w -09, 10.37 -12. Decathlon pb: 7273 -11. 2 World Schools Games 2006; 6 World Youth 2007; 1 ETCh 2009 (2010-5, 2014-3, 2017-2, 2021-3); 6 EJC 2009 (sf 100); 2 WJC 2010 (2008-3); 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2011/2017-dnq, 2019-7); 4 ECH 2014 (2010-8, 2012-5, 2016-nm final); 8 WIC 2018; 4 EIC 2019 (2011/2017-dnq). 1 Spanish 2012/2014/2015/2019 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2017/2018/2019/2021) In 2021: 1 Spanish indoor; 1 Zaragoza Ibercaja Trophy; 2 Gateshead Diamond/May; 3 ETCh; 1 Spanish; 1 Spanish Inter-

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 14 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 1907 PULLI Kristian FIN 26y 330d 1994 7.82 8.27 -20 NR Finnish record holder. 2021 European indoor bronze // 100 pb: 10.63 -19. TJ pb: 16.32w, 16.07 -14. 2 EJC TJ 2013; 7 ETCh LJ 2015 (2019-9); 9 under-23 ECH TJ 2015; dnq ECH LJ 2018; 3 EIC LJ 2021. 1 Finnish LJ 2014/2019/2020 (1 indoor 2015). 1 Finnish indoor TJ 2013. Coach/father-Seppo Pulli [Watch for the extra extra scissor he added to his flight last season] In 2021: 3 EIC; 6 Gateshead Diamond/May; 1 Orimattila; 4 Kuortane; 1 Jämsä

1944 BEY Augustin FRA 26y 53d 1995 8.16 8.16 -21 2019 French Champion // 9 Mediterranean Games 2018; 10 ETCh 2019. 1 French 2019/2021 & indoor 2020. Lives-Metz. Coach-Quentin Lallemant In 2021: 1 Sarrebourg; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 3 ETCh; 1 Hengelo FBK Games; nm Saint-Denis; 1 French

2084 KHORAVA Bachana GEO 28y 136d 1993 8.24 8.24 -21 NR Hadn’t bettered 8m before the 2016 Georgian Indoor Championships, then he did 8.10-x-x-8.25-8.01-x 8.25i -16. 100 pb: 10.55 -14. 200 pb: 21.59 -16. dnq EIC 2015/2017; 3 under-23 ECH 2015; 1 Small European States Games 2016; dnq OLY 2016. 1 Georgian 100 2013/2014/2016 (1 200 2016). 1 Georgian 2014/2019/2020 & indoor 2015/2016/2017/2020/2021; 1 Georgian indoor 60 2019 In 2021: 1 Georgian indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Georgian (pb suddenly up from 8.02 to 8.24); 3 Bulgarian; 8 Marseille

2158 HEINLE Fabian GER 27y 76d 1994 7.82 8.25 -15 2018 European silver // 7.94i -21. 4 EJC 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2015; dnq WCH 2015; dnq OLY 2016; 2 ECH 2018 (2016-6); 2 ETCh 2021. 1 German 2015/2018/2021. Coach-Tamas Kiss. 1.87 tall In 2021: 1 ; 8 Karlsruhe ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Ettlingen; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 ETCh; 1 German; 2 Székesfehérvár; 10 Lucerne

2224 TENTOGLOU Miltiadis GRE 23y 133d 1998 8.60 8.60 -21 He’s won it all in Europe: European, European indoor (2x), European Teams Super League, European Teams 1st League, European under-23 & European junior TJ pb: 16.04w -19, 15.61 -16. 5 World Youth 2015; 2 WJC 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 5 ETCh 2017; 1 EJC 2017; 9 WIC 2018; 1 Balkan 2018; 1 ECH 2018; 1 EIC 2019/2021; 1 ETCh 2019 (2017-5); 1 under-23 ECH 2019; 10 WCH 2019 (2017-dnq). 1 Greek 2017/2018/2019/2021 (1 indoor 2019/2020/2021). He was discovered (by his first coach Evággelos Papaníkos) performing Parkour or Freerunning. Hence his nickname ‘Bounce Man’. Born-. Coach-Georgi Pomaski In 2021: (indoors) 3 Karlsruhe ‘Gold’ Tour; 2 Metz; 2 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Greek indoor; 1 EIC; (outdoors) 1 Argostóli 100; 1 Jumps International (8.60); 1 Haniá; 1 Greek; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Monaco Diamond

2304 SREESHANKAR Murali IND 22y 124d 1999 8.26 8.26 -21 NR Indian record holder // 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2018; 6 WJC 2018; 6 Asian Games 2018; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Indian 2019. Father/coach S Murali was a triple jumper, his mother Bijimol was an 800m runner. Student of mathematics. Lives-Palakkad, Kerala In 2021: 1 Patiala Grand Prix #2; 1 Patiala Grand Prix #3; 1 Indian Federation Cup; 1 Patiala Grand Prix #4

2436 RANDAZZO Filippo ITA 25y 92d 1996 8.05 8.12 -20 2021 European Team Champion // 8.11w -21. 10 World Youth 2013; dnq WJC 2014; 3 EJC 2015; 7 EIC 2017; 2 under-23 ECH 2017; 7 WSG 2017; 1 Mediterranean under -23 2018; 1 ETCh 2021. 1 Italian 2019 In 2021: 1 Savona; 1 Gateshead Diamond/May; 1 ETCh; 4 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Italian; 6 Monaco Diamond

* 2585 GAYLE Tajay JAM 24y 360d 1996 8.69 8.69 -19 NR Shock World Champion in 2019, with the world’s longest jump in 10 years TJ pb: 15.78w -16. 100 pb: 10.18 -21. 200 pb: 21.18w -18, 21.34 -16. 4 COM 2018; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2018; 2 Pan-Am Games 2019; 1 WCH 2019 (only qualified in 12th place, but then led from the first round of the final). 1 Jamaican 2019/2021. Coach-Stephen Francis In 2021: 4/5 wins in Kingston, furthest 8.56w; lowered his 100 pb from 10.42 to 10.30 in Spanish Town, then 10.18 in Kingston; 1 Miramar Invitational; 3 Gateshead Diamond/May; 1 Jamaican; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond (though he had the longest jump of the day of 8.29; then beaten by Tentoglou in the ‘Final 3’ format 8.24 to x)

2604 McLEOD Carey JAM 23y 106d 1998 8.34 8.34 -21 3x third at US Collegiate Championships in 2021 // TJ pb: 17.17i, 16.40 -21. 4 Pan-American Junior LJ 2017. 1 Carifa Games LJ 2017; 3 NCAA indoor LJ/TJ 2021; 3 NCAA LJ 2021 (7 TJ). Was at Emporia State University (Kansas), then transferred to the University of Tennessee where he’s a student of Communications & Media Studies In 2021: 3 NCAA indoor/TJ; 2 Tennessee Relays TJ; 1 Southeastern Conference LJ (10 TJ); 3 NCAA LJ (7 TJ); 2 Jamaican LJ (4 TJ)

2690 HASHIOKA Yuki JPN 22y 187d 1999 8.36 8.36 -21 2019 Asian & World Student Games Champion // 1 WJC 2018 (2016-10); 4 Asian Games 2018; 1 Asian Champs 2019; 1 WSG 2019; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Japanese 2017/2018/2019/2021 (1 indoor 2021). His father Toshiyuki Hashioka had a PV best of 5.55 and competed at the 1993 World Championships. His uncle Daisuke Watanabe had a LJ best of 8.12 and competed at the 2000 Olympics In 2021: 1 Japanese indoor; 2 Hiroshima Oda Memorial; 1 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 1 Niigata; 1 Japanese

2712 SHIROYAMA Shontaro JPN 26y 145d 1995 7.90 8.40 -19 NR Japanese record holder // 3 Asian Junior 2014; 3 WJC 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2017 (2019-5); 5 Asian Games 2018; 11 WCH 2019. Coach-Ryotaro Hirokawa In 2021: 5 Japanese indoor; 8 Hiroshima Oda Memorial; 3 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 12 Niigata; 3 Japanese

2718 TSUHA Hibiki JPN 23y 189d 1998 7.91 8.23 -19 8.26w -19. 100 pb: 10.47 -16. dnq World Youth 2015; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Japanese Collegiate 2017. Coach-Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory In 2021: 2 Japanese indoor; 1 Hachioji; 4 Hiroshima Oda Memorial; 5 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 1 Osaka; 2 Niigata; 2 Japanese

3409 JOHNSON Cheswill RSA 23y 302d 1997 8.26 8.26 -21 4 WSG 2019; 5 African Champs 2018. 4 South African 2018/2019 In 2021: 1 Boksburg (Feb 20); 1 Roodepoort; 2 Boksburg (Mar 27); 7 South African 100; 6 South African Universities 100

3433 SAMAAI Ruswahl RSA 29y 307d 1991 8.16 8.49 -17 Twice African Champion, twice Commonwealth Games bronze, 2017 World bronze 3 COM 2014/2018; 5 WIC 2016 (2018-6); 1 African Champs 2016/2018 (2014-3); 9 OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq, 2019-5). 1 South African 2015/2021. Studied Transportation at the University of Johannesburg. Coach-Emmarie Fouch He says “My nickname is Rush. My family members have always called me that because a lot of people can’t really pronounce the name. It’s actually pronounced “Rushwill””. Coach-Emmarie Fouche In 2021: 1 South African; 1 Potchefstroom ACNW Open; 2 Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Sollentuna; 1 Lucerne; 4 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Monaco Diamond

3566 MONTLER Thobias SWE 25y 164d 1996 8.27 8.27 -21 2019 & 2021 European indoor silvera // 8.43w -19. 100 pb: 10.49 -19. 8 World Youth 2013; 8 WJC 2014; 4 EJC 2015 (1 4x100); 3 under-23 ECH 2017; 4 ECH 2018; 2 EIC 2019/2021 (2015-dnq); 9 WCH 2019. 1 Swedish 2018/2019/2020 & indoor 2019/2020/2021. Formerly Thobias Nilsson Montler, he’s dropped the Nilsson. Coach-Yannick Tregaro In 2021: 1 Swedish indoor; 2 EIC; 5 Gateshead Diamond/May; 1 Estepona; 1 Norrköping; 1 Sollentuna; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Kuortane; 1 Halmstad; 3 Stockholm Diamond; 3 Monaco Diamond

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 15 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 3638 WRIGHT Andwuelle TTO 23y 355d 1997 7.21 8.25 -19 NR Trinidadian record holder // 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 5 North/Central American & Caribbean 2018; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2019; 7 Pan-Am Games 2019; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Trinidadian 2019. Coach-Wendell Williams was national record holder (with 8.13) before Wright In 2021: 9 Miramar Invitational; nm Miramar NACAC Invitational

3786 MAZUR Vladyslav UKR 24y 249d 1996 7.99 8.07 -18 2017 European under-23 Champion // 8.14i -21. HJ: 2.16 -14. dnq World Youth HJ 2013; dnq EJC 2015; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; dnq ECH 2018; 4 EIC 2021 (2017-dnq, 2019-8). 1 Ukrainian 2017/2019/2021 & indoor 2019/2021. 1 Belarusian 2021. 1.73 tall In 2021: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Ukrainian Team Champs; 5 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 1 Ukrainian; 1 Belarusian

3813 LASA Emiliano URU 31y 185d 1990 8.11 8.26 -18 NR Uruguayan record holder. Twice South American Champion // 1 South American 2015/2019 (2017-2); 3 Pan-Am Games 2013/2015/2019 (2011-6); 7 WIC 2016; 1 Ibero- American 2016 (2012/2014-4, 201803); 6 OLY 2016; 9 WCH 2017 (2019-dnq); 12 WIC 2018; 1 South American Games 2018 & Champs 2019. Lives-São Paulo. Coach- Nelio Moura His sixth place at the Rio Olympics was the highest-ever placing by a Uruguayan athlete, and the best performance by any Uruguayan Olympian in 2016 In 2021: 1 Montevideo; 1 Bragança Paulista São Paulo Trophy; 1 Uruguayan; 2 South American; 6 Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Lucerne

3920 DENDY Marquis USA 28y 253d 1992 8.38 8.42 -17 (Marquis pronounced Mar-KEESE) 2016 World Indoor Champion, but an non-qualifier at three outdoor World Championshoips 8.68w -15. TJ pb: 17.71w, 17.50 -15. 8 WJC TJ 2010; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 LJ 2012; dnq WCH LJ 2013/2015/2017 (dnq TJ 2015); 1 WIC 2016 (2018-3); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 2018. Seven NCAA titles: 2013/2015 indoor LJ; 2014/2015 LJ/TJ; 2015 indoor TJ. His aunt Terri Dendy was a world-class 400m runner in the 90s, winning two World Championship relay medals. Coach-Nic Peterson. 1.92 tall [Ritual: Eats a pineapple pizza the night before he competes] In 2021: 1 Fayetteville American Track League 4 LJ; 4 Miramar Invitational LJ; 1 Eugene Grand Prix LJ; 2 Chula Vista ‘Field Fest’ LJ; 2 US LJ; 4 Monaco Diamond LJ

3928 GRIMES Isaac USA 23y 172d 1998 8.09 8.09 -21 Only fifth at the US Olympic Trials, but selected for Tokyo as he has the entry standard while some of those ahead did not 8.35i -21. 1 NCAA div 2 indoor 2019 (representing Chadron State College, Nebraska); 2 NCAA indoor 2021 (representing Florida State University); 2 NCAA 2021 In 2021: 2 NCAA indoor; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Gainesville Tom Jones Colleges; 1 Jacksonville North Florida Invitational; 1 Atlantic Coast Conference; 2 NCAA; 5 US

3930 HARRISON Juvaughn USA 22y 90d 1999 8.47 8.47 -21 The first to long jump 8.40+ and high jump 2.30+ (two events which don’t usually go together) HJ pb: 2.36 -21. =3 WJC HJ 2018 (9 LJ). 1 US junior HJ/LJ 2018; 1 NCAA HJ/LJ 2019/2021. 1 NCAA indoor HJ/LJ 2021; 1 US HJ/LJ 2021. Attends Louisiana State University. In 2019 became the first to win the US Collegiate double at high and jong jumps, then repeated that feat in 2021. Jamaican parents. Formerly known as JuVaughn Blake, he’s now taken his the name of his mother Georgia Harrison (who was a collegiate 400m runner and hurdler in the 90s). 1.93 tall In 2021: 1 Baton Rouge LSU HJ/LJ; 2 Fayetteville ‘Tyson’ LJ; 1 Fayetteville SEC HJ/LJ; 1 NCAA indoor HJ/LJ; 1 Tuscaloosa Crimson Tide Invitational HJ; 1 Baton Rouge LSU Invitational HJ/LJ; 1 Southeastern Conference HJ (2 LJ); 1 NCAA HJ/LJ; 1 US HJ/LJ

3952 MCCARTER Steffin USA 24y 191d 1997 8.26 8.26 -21 8.35w -21. 100 pb: 10.72w -16, 10.76 -19. fouled out WCH final 2019. 3 NCAA indoor 2017; 5 NCAA 2021; 3 US 2021. Student of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas in Austin In 2021: 1 Austin Longhorn Invitational; 1 Texas Relays; 1 U of Texas v Texas A&M; 3 Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold; 2 Austin Texas Invitational; 5 NCAA; 3 US

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2021 WORLD LIST 1.....8.95...... Mike Powell USA...... 1991 1.....8.60...... Miltiádis Tentóglou GRE 2.....8.90...... USA...... 1968 2.....8.47...... JuVaughn Harrison USA 3.....8.87...... Carl Lewis USA...... 1991 =3...8.39...... Jeffery Henderson USA 4.....8.86...... Robert Emmiyan ARM...... 1987 ...... 8.39...... Maykel D. Massó CUB =5...8.74...... USA...... 1988 =5...8.38...... USA ...... 8.74...... Erick Walder USA...... 1994 ...... 8.38...... Juan Miguel Echevarría CUB ...... 8.74...... USA...... 2009 7.....8.36...... JPN 8.....8.73...... PAN...... 2008 8.....8.34...... Carey McLeod JAM 9.....8.71...... Iván Pedroso CUB...... 1995 =9...8.29...... Corey Crawford USA 10...8.69...... Tajay Gayle JAM...... 2019 ...... 8.29...... Tajay Gayle JAM

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 16 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 Games of the XXXII Olympiad • Biographical Entry List • Men Men’s Pole Vault Entrants: 33 Event starts: July 31 Age (Days) Born SB PB

1028 CHIARAVIGLIO Germán ARG 34y 104d 1987 5.60 5.75 -15 NR 4x South American Champion, across a span of 16 years // 1 World Youth 2003; 1 WJC 2006 (2004-2); 3 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2015/2017/2021; 1 Ibero- American 2012/2014/2016; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-3, 2011-4, 2019-5); =9 WCH 2015 (2007/2017-dnq); 11 OLY 2016 (2008-dnq); 1 South American indoor 2020. From a family of vaulters, father Guillermo (4.50 in 1981), older brother-Guillermo (5.20 in 2007) and younger sister Valeria (3.80 in 2005/2006). Grandparents are Italian, he has dual citizenship with Italy. Coach-Roque Rios. 1.95 tall In 2021: 1 Concordia; 1 Concepción del Uruguay (2x); 1 Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational; 2 Chula Vista High Performance #2; 1 South American; 6 Poznań Grand Prix; 2 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 2 Landau

1088 MARSCHALL Kurtis AUS 24y 95d 1997 5.80 5.81 -19 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion // 2 WJC 2016 (2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2016 (missed out on countback); 7 WCH 2017; 4 WIC 2018; 1 COM 2018. Fractured both heels after aborted vault at 2018 Brussels Diamond League. 1 Australian 2016/2017/2018. He wears lucky underpants on competition days. Tattoo of the word “Altius” across his ribs (Latin for ‘higher’). Born-Adelaide, coach-, formerly coached by the late Alan Launder. Also advised by (1 OLY 2008). 1.87 tall He admits to wearing lucky underpants on competition days In 2021: 1 Perth (3x); 1 Bunbury; 1 Western Australia State; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Brisbane Classic; 1 Gold Coast Oceania Invitational #2; nh Townsville; 1 Sippy Downs; 1 Cairns (2x)

1192 BROEDERS Ben BEL 26y 38d 1995 5.70 5.80 -20 NR Belgian record holder // dnq WJC 2014; 9 under-23 ECH 2015; =4 ECH 2016 (2018-nh); 1 under-23 ECH 2017; 3 WSG 2019; 12 WCH 2019. 1 Belgian 2019/2020 & indoor 2014/2015/2016/2019. 1.78 tall In 2021: 5 Gateshead Diamond/May; 6 Hengelo FBK Games; 5 Leiden Golden Spike; 4 Zweibrücken; nh Karlstad; 2 Liège; 3 Heusden Night of Athletics

1308 BRAZ Thiago BRA 27y 225d 1993 5.92 6.03 -16 AR DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION Full name- da Silva // 2 Youth Olympic 2010; 1 WJC 2012; 1 South American 2013; 4 WIC 2014 (2016/2018-12), 1 OLY 2016; 4 Pan-Am Games 2019; 5 WCH 2019 (2013/2015-dnq). 1 Brazilian 2015/2016/2017. Missed the 2017 World Championships with a calf injury. Based- ITA. Coach-. 1.83 tall In 2021: 5 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 3 Łódź Orlen Cup; 4 Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour; 2 Belgrade Serbian Open; 6 Aubière ‘All Star Perche’; 2 Gothenburg Grand Prix; 5 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Leverkusen; 4 Bydgoszcz Szewińska; 2 Täby

1321 DUTRA Augusto BRA 31y 13d 1990 5.72 5.82 -13 Full name-Augusto Dutra da Silva de Oliveira // 7 WIC 2014; =9 WCH 2015 (2013-11, 2019-10=); dnq OLY 2016; 1 Ibero-American 2018 (2012/2016-2); 1 South American Games 2018; 1 South American 2019; 2 Pan-Am Games 2019. 1 Brazilian 2013/2017/2019/2021. Four South American records in 2013 (two in and two out), though those records long since broken by Thiago Braz. In 2019 he required surgery on his right hand after his finger was injured when he fought back at muggers in São Pailo. 1.80 tall In 2021: 2 Concepción del Uruguay (Mar 26); 1 Concepción del Uruguay (Mar 28); 1 Bragança Paulista São Paulo Trophy; 10 Walnut Golden Games; 1 São Paulo; 1 Brazilian

1496 HUANG Bokai CHN 24y 305d 1996 5.50 5.75 -19 2016 Asian Indoor Champion // 5.75i -16. 2 World Youth 2013; 5 WJC 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015/2019; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 9 WCH 2019. 1 Chinese 2018/2021. From- Province. 1.90 tall In 2021: 4 ; 1 Chinese; 4 Chinese National Games Trial; 2 Hangzhou

1951 CORMONT Ethan FRA 20y 302d 2000 5.80 5.80 -21 New European under-23 Champion // =8 WJC 2018; dnq EIC 2021; 1 under-23 ECH 2021. 1 French 2021. Started as a middle distance runner, but was sometimes late for sessions and was made to pole vault as a punishment. “Eventually, I started to prefer it to running, so I would be late on purpose,” he explained. Coach-Philippe d’Encausse. 1.78 tall In 2021: 2 French indoor (split the Lavillenies, pb 5.72); dnq EIC; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Salon-de-Provence; 1 Poznań Grand Prix; nh Chorzów Kusocinski; 1 French; 1 under-23 ECH (pb up to 5.80)

1962 LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA 34y 314d 1986 5.92 6.05 -15 NR 2012 Olympic Champion. Former world record holder. Diamond League Champion 2010-2016 (7x) 6.16i -14 (6.06i -21). 10 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014/2015/2017 (2011-5, 2019-3); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014 (2016-nh, 2018-3) 1 WIC 2012/2016/2018 (2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012 (2016-2); 2 WCH 2013 (2009/2011/2017-3, 2015-3=, 2019-dnq); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010/2018-2). 1 French 2010/2012-2020 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2015/2016/2018/2020). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse (previously Damien Inocencio). 1.77 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). It was the venue of ‘Ultimate Garden Challenge’ contest in May 2020 when he cleared 5m 36x In 2021: (indoors) 1 Bordeaux; 1 Karlsruhe ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Tourcoing; 2 Rouen; 3 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; nh Val-de-Reuil; 3 French indoor; 1 Aubière ‘All Star Perche’ (6.06, his highest since 2014, but then injured his right calf the day before he was due to compete at the European Indoor Championships); (outdoors) 1 Pierre-Bénite; 2 Salon-de- Provence; 4 Poznań Grand Prix; 1 Chorzów Kusocinski; 2 French; 3 Oslo Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond; Twisted his left ankle when warming up to compete at Sotteville- lès-Rouen on July 11

1963 LAVILLENIE Valentin FRA 30y 13d 1991 5.80 5.82 -19 2021 European indoor silver. Younger brother of 2012 Olympic Champion 5 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; =6 WCH 2019 (2013-nh final, 2017-dnf); 2 EIC 2021 (2015-6); 7 ETCh 2021. 1 French indoor 2021. Fractured his left heel in May 2018, nine months out from competition. 1.70 tall In 2021: 1 French indoor (his first senior French title – compared with the 18 won by his brother); 2 EIC; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; nh Gateshead Diamond/May; 7 ETCh; 5 Salon-de-Provence; 2 Chorzów Kusocinski; 3 French; 4 Oslo Diamond

1977 SENE Alioune FRA 25y 176d 1996 5.73 5.73 -21 2018 Mediterranean under-23 Champion // dnq World Youth 2013; 3 EJC 2015; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2018; 12 ECH 2018; dnq EIC 2019; dnq WCH 2019. 1 French under-23 indoor 2017. Coach-Gerald Baodouin. 1.85 tall In 2021: 1 Bussy Saint Georges; 3 Pierre-Bénite; 7 Moulins; 1 Pontoise; 5 French; 7 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Bondoufle

2042 COPPELL Harry GBR 25y 17d 1996 5.70 5.85 -21 NR British record holder. At the 2013 World Youth Championships, he became the first British athlete to win a global Pole Vault title 1 World Youth 2013; 10 WJC 2014; 9 EJC 2015; dns WCH 2019 (aggravated a hip injury in warm-up); 2 ETCh 2021. 2 UK indoor 2018 (=) / 2019; 1 UK 2019/2020/2021. In September 2017 he and his partner Emily Borthwick (1.91 HJ) had to barricade themselves in their hotel for two days when Hurricane Irma struck during their 2017 holiday in . Coach-Scott Simpson. 1.75 tall In 2021: 3 Gateshead Diamond/May; 2 ETCh; nh Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Poznań Grand Prix; nh Chorzów Kusocinski; 1 UK; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; Reported on Instagram on July 22: “Got some good vaulting done tonight at the @teamgb holding camp! HOWEVER… The bar then fell on my face and messed up all my teeth”

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 17 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 2151 BLECH Torben GER 26y 167d 1995 5.80 5.80 -19 2019 World Student Games silver // 5.86i -21 pbs in Decathlon events: 100: 10.84; LJ: 7.39; SP: 14.94; HJ: 2.00; 400: 50.58; 110H: 14.40; DT: 43.26; PV: 5.80; JT: 58.18; 1500: 4:59.83. Decathlon pb: 7872 -17. 9 under-23 ECH Decathlon 2017; 2 WSG 2019; 8 ETCh 2019; dnq WCH 2019; dnq EIC 2021. 1 German under-23 Decathlon 2016; 1 German indoor 2021. Coach-Christine Adams. 1.93 tall In 2021: 1 German indoor; dnq EIC; 3 Leverkusen; 3 Dessau Anhalt; 7 Rehlingen; 6 German; 3 Leiden Golden Spike; 6 Zweibrücken; 7 Leverkusen; 4 Landau

2167 LITA BAEHRE Bo Kanda GER 22y 91d 1999 5.80 5.81 -20 Fourth at 2019 World Championships // 2 European Youth 2016; 2 EJC 2017; 4 WJC 2018; dnq ECH 2018; 1 under-23 ECH 2019; 4 WCH 2019; nh EIC final 2021. 1 German 2017/2018/2020 & indoor 2019/2020. Mother-German, father from Democratic Republic of Congo. Trademarks: wing tattoo on right shoulder, black sleevelet on right arm. Coach-Christine Adams. His cousin Leroy Lita played football for England’s under-21 team in 2005-2007. 1.93 tall In 2021: 2 German indoor; nh EIC; 1 Leverkusen; 1 Rehlingen; 2 German; 3 Zweibrücken; 3 Leverkusen; 3 Landau

2186 ZERNIKEL Oleg GER 26y 104d 1995 5.80 5.80 -21 2014 World junior bronze // =4 World Youth 2011; 6 EJC 2013; 3 WJC 2014; 5 under-23 ECH 2017; 4 EIC 2021; 3 ETCh 2021. 1 German 2021. Born-, his family moved to when he was 11. Coach-Andrej Tivontschik. 1.84 tall In 2021: 3 German indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Leverkusen; 2 Dessau Anhalt; 3 Rehlingen; 3 ETCh; 1 German; 2 Mössingen; 1 Zweibrücken; 4 Leverkusen; 4 Landau

2221 FILIPPIDIS Konstadínos GRE 34y 245d 1986 5.45 5.91 -15 NR Former World Indoor Champion. 23x Greek Champion (13 out + 10 in) 4 World Youth 2003; 4 WJC 2004; 2 EJC 2005; 2 WSG 2005; 4 ETCh 2009/2010/2019; 9 WSG 2009; 6 WCH 2011 (2009/2015/2019-dnq, 2013-10); 6 OLY 2012 (2016-7=); 4 ECH 2013 (2006/2010-dnq, 2012-5, 2014-7, 2016-7=, 2018-6=); 1 WIC 2014 (2010-4=, 2016/2018-7); 2 EIC 2017 (2019-nh final). 1 Greek 2005/2009-2020 (1 indoor 2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017). Served 19-month doping suspension 2007-2009. Graduate and MSc at Economics from Athens University. Coach- Dimítrios Kitéas. Ex-gymnast. 1.87 tall In 2021: 2 Greek indoor; dnq EIC; 6 Dessau Anhalt; 5 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 11 Leverkusen; 10 Bydgoszcz Szewińska; 6 Landau

2223 KARALIS Emmanouil GRE 21y 282d 1999 5.70 5.71 -19 Twice European under-23 silver // 3 World Youth 2015; 4 WJC 2016; dnq WCH 2017/2019; 5 WIC 2018; =4 EIC 2019 (2017-11); 2 under-23 ECH 2019/2021; 1 Balkan 2019. 1 Greek 2021 & indoor 2018/2019/2021. Mother-Ugandan-born, father Harálabos was a 7392-point decathlete. Coach-Panagiotis Symeonidis. 1.83 tall In 2021: 1 Greek indoor; 1 Athens & Eastern Attica Clubs; 1 Pátra Tofália; 1 Athens Jumps International; 1 Greek; 4 ETCh 1st League; 2 under-23 ECH

2441 STECCHI Claudio Michel ITA 29y 248d 1991 - 5.82 -20 2010 World junior silver // 2 WJC 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 2011 (2013-7); 8 ECH 2012; 4 ETCh 2015 (2017-9, 2019-5); 3 WSG 2017; 11 ECH 2018; =4 EIC 2019 (2011-dnq); 8 WCH 2019. 1 Italian 2013/2018 & indoor 2012/2018. He was a black belt in Karate. Father- (11 WCH PV 1987). Coach- (1 WCH 2003). 1.84 tall

2688 EJIMA Masaki JPN 22y 145d 1999 5.60 5.71 -19 2018 World Junior bronze // 6 World Youth 2015; 2 Asian Champs 2017 (2019-6); 4 WSG 2017 (2019-7); 3 WJC 2018 (2016-6); dnq WCH 2019. 1 Japanese 2019. Coach- Daichi Sawano. 1.88 tall In 2021: 7 Osaki; 4 Hiroshima Oda Memorial; 3 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 1 East Japanese Corporate; 2 Osaka; 2 Japanese; 2 Tama

2722 YAMAMOTO Seito JPN 29y 139d 1992 5.60 5.75 -13/15 Sixth in 2013 World Championships // 5.77i -16. dnq/nh OLY 2012; 2 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013 (2015/2017/2019-dnq); 2 Asian Champs 2015 (2019-7); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; 10 WIC 2016; 1 Asian Games 2018. 1 Japanese 2012/2017/2018. Coach-Fumiaki Kobayashi. 1.81 tall In 2021: 4 Osaki; 2 Japanese indoor; 4 ; 1 ’Ready Steady’ Tokyo; 5 Osaka; 3 Japanese

2813 JIN Min-Sub KOR 28y 329d 1992 5.60 5.80 -20 NR Former World Youth Champion // 1 World Youth 2009; dnq WJC 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2013 (2011-6, 2015-9, 2019-4); dnq WCH 2017/2019; 5 WSG 2015 (2011-7); 5 Asian Games 2018. 1 Korean 2010/2012/2013/2014/2015/2017/2018/2019/2020 In 2021: 1 Chula Vista High Performance #2; 11 Walnut Golden Games; nh Iksan

3022 KOPPELAAR Rutger NED 28y 89d 1993 5.75 5.75 -21 6x Dutch Champion (4 in + 2 out) // dnq WJC 2012; dnq ECH 2018; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Dutch 2013/2018/2019/2021 & indoor 2017/2020. 1.87 tall Placed 5th at the 2014 European Team Championships, but that result was annulled after the confirmation of a position doping case from the previous May. He was suspended in 2012-2016 In 2021: 1 Vught Harry Schulting Games; 7 Dessau Anhalt; 2 Rehlingen; 4 Hengelo FBK Games; 2 Leiden Golden Spike; 1 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 1 Dutch; 1 Liège; 2 Heusden Night of Athletics

3030 VLOON Menno NED 27y 79d 1994 5.80 5.85 -17 NR Dutch record holder indoors & out // dnq WJC 2012; 8 under-23 ECH 2015; dnq ECH 2016; 6 ETCh 2017; nh WCH 2017; 5 EIC 2021. 1 Dutch 2014/2015/2016/2017/2020 (1 indoor 2016/2019/2021). 1.77 tall In 2020 during lockdown he and his girlfriend moved into the garden shed of his coach Christian Tamminga (=6 WCH 2001), who’d set up a pole vault runway in his garden In 2021: 1 Dutch indoor; 5 EIC; 3 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Leiden Golden Spike; 2 Zweibrücken; 2 Dutch; 3 Liège; 1 Heusden Night of Athletics; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen

3078 GUTTORMSEN Sondre NOR 22y 58d 1999 5.81 5.81 -21 NR Sixth at European finals indoors & out // 6 EJC 2017; 6 WJC 2018; =6 ECH 2018; 6 EIC 2019; dnq WCH 2019; 3 under-23 ECH 2021 (2019-4). 1 Norwegian 2018/2019/2020; 1 Norwegian junior PV/110H 2018. Born-USA, attends Princeton University. His younger brother Simen is also an international pole vaulter (pb 5.45 in 2020 at age 19). Coach/father-Atle Guttormsen. 1.85 tall In 2021: 4 Chula Vista High Performance #2; 3 Chula Vista High Performance #3; 1 Chula Vista High Performance #4; 6 Leverkusen; 6 Oslo Diamond; 3 under-23 ECH

3148 OBIENA Ernest John PHI 25y 254d 1995 5.87 5.87 -21 NR (‘EJ’) Two big titles in 2019: Asian Championships (in Doha) & World Student Games 2 South 2015; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; 7 Asian Games 2018; 1 Asian Champs 2019 (2017-3); dnq WCH 2019. Coach-Vitaliy Petrov (former coach of ). His father Emerson Obiena was also an international pole vaulter, as is his sister Emily Jean Obiena. His mother Jeannette was a hurdler. 1.90 tall In 2021: 1 Gothenburg Grand Prix; 2 Hengelo FBK Games; 1 Mössingen; 1 Leverkusen; 2 Bydgoszcz Szewińska; 1 Täby; 4 Stockholm Diamond

* 3200 LISEK Piotr POL 28y 346d 1992 5.82 6.02 -19 NR Medals at the last three World Championships & last four European Indoor Championships 5.80i -21. 3 WIC 2016; =4 OLY 2016; 1 EIC 2017 (2013-dnq, 2015-3, 2019-2. 2021-3); 2 WCH 2017 (2015-3=, 2019-3); 4 ECH 2018 (2014-6, 2016-4=); 1 ETCh 2019 (2014/2017-5, 2015-3). 1 Polish 2017/2021 & indoor 2013/2015/2017/2018/2019/2021. Ritual-He roars before running in to jump. Wife-Aleksandra Wiśnik (PV pb 4.15, 1 Polish under-23 2014). Club-OSOT Szczecin. Coach-Marcin Szczepanski 1.94 tall In 2021: (indoors) 8 Karlsruhe ‘Gold’ Tour; 6 Düsseldorf; 5 Berlin ISTAF; 4 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 4 Łódź Orlen Cup; 2 Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Polish indoor; 3 EIC; (outdoors) 5 Dessau Anhalt; 2 Poznań Grand Prix; 4 Chorzów Kusocinski; 2 Karlstad; 1 Polish; 3 Bydgoszcz Szewińska; 5 Stockholm Diamond

© Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 18 Athlete’s ages as at: 29/07/2021 3207 SOBERA Robert POL 30y 191d 1991 5.70 5.80 -14 Former European Champion // 5.81i -15. nh EJC final 2009; 4 WJC 2010; =6 EIC 2013 (2021-7); 4 ETCh 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-11); 6 WIC 2014/2016; 3 WSG 2015; 15 WCH 2015 (2013/2019-dnq); 1 ECH 2016 (2014-nh final, 2018-dnq); dnq OLY 2016; 1 ETCh 2021 (2013-4). 1 Polish 2014 (1 indoor 2014). Former acrobat. Club- AZS AWF Wrocław. Coach-Dariusz Łoś. 1.91 tall In 2021: 4 Berlin ISTAF; 5 Łódź Orlen Cup; nh Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour; 2 Polish indoor; 7 EIC; nh Rehlingen; 1 Olesnica; 1 ETCh; 7 Poznań Grand Prix; 3 Chorzów Kusocinski; 2 Polish; 6 Bydgoszcz Szewińska

3211 WOJCIECHOWSKI Paweł POL 32y 53d 1989 5.70 5.93 -17 Surprise World Champion in 2011. 2014 European silver. Shared World 2013 bronze 2 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 World Military Games 2011/2019; 1 WCH 2011 (2015-3=, 2017-5, 2019-dnq); dnq OLY 2012/2016; dnq WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014 (2016 -7=, 2018-5); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2019 (2011-4, 2017-3, 2021-dnq). 1 Polish 2015/2016/2018/2019/2020 & indoor 2011/2016/2020. Broke his cheekbone in December 2011 when a pole slipped in his hands and hit him in the face. He is a corporal in the Polish Army. Club-CWZS Zawisza Bydgoszcz SL. Coach-Vyacheslav Kalinichenko. 1.90 tall In 2021: 3 Polish indoor; dnq EIC; 5 Poznań Grand Prix; 5 Chorzów Kusocinski; 3 Polish; 8 Bydgoszcz Szewińska

* 3563 DUPLANTIS Armand SWE 21y 261d 1999 6.10 6.15 -20 NR (“Mondo”) Undisputed world record holder and world athlete of 2020 6.18i -20. WR 1 World Youth 2015; 3 WJC 2016; 1 EJC 2017; 7 WIC 2018; 1 WJC 2018; 1 ECH 2018; 2 WCH 2019 (2017-9). 1 NCAA indoor 2019 (2 outdoors). Attends Louisiana State University. 1.83 tall (77kg) Allegiance transferee from USA – has held dual citizenship with since birth but his declaration for Sweden was confirmed by World Athletics from June 9, 2015. “My mum is my trainer and my dad is my coach” Father/coach-Greg Duplantis USA was a 5.80 pole vaulter in 1993 and was known as one of the shortest of world-class pole vaulters (1.68 tall) Mother/trainer-Helena Hedlund Duplantis SWE 16th EJC 1993 Brother-Andreas Duplantis SWE was 10th WJC PV 2012 Maternal grandfather-Lars-Åke Hedlund vaulted 3.80 in 1958, using a steel pole In 2020: He scored 16/16 wins including two world records indoors and a world outdoor best; he also shared victory in the ‘Ultimate Garden Clash’ with Renaud Lavillenie, clearing 5m 36 times within 30 minutes in his garden in Lafayette, Louisiana In 2021: 1 Düsseldorf (6.01); 1 Rouen (6.03); 1 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Belgrade Serbian Open (6.10 – attempted 6.19); 1 EIC (6.05); 1 Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Gateshead Diamond/May (win streak ended at 23 by ); 1 Hengelo FBK Games (6.10); 1 Karlstad (6.00); 1 Oslo Diamond (6.01); 1 Stockholm Diamond (6.02)

3675 ŞAŞMA Ersu TUR 21y 302d 1999 5.80 5.80 -21 NR Turkish record holder // dnq WJC 2018; 1 Balkan indoor 2020/2021; 5 EIC 2021; 3 under-23 ECH 2021. 1 Turkish 2021 & indoor 2020/2021 In 2021: 1 Turkish indoor; 1 Balkan indoor; 5 EIC; 1 Mersin; =6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Turkish; 1 Ankara; 1 ETCh 1st League; 2 Balkan; 3 under-23 ECH

* 3938 KENDRICKS Sam USA 28y 324d 1992 5.92 6.06 -19 AR World Champion since 2017 // 1 WSG 2013; 2 WIC 2016/2018; 3 OLY 2016; 1 WCH 2017/2019 (2015-9=); 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 1 Continental Cup 2018. 1 US 2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019 (1 indoor 2015/2016/2017). 1 NCAA 2013/2014. He serves as a US Army Reserve 1st Lieutenant from the 655th Transportation Company in Millington, Tennessee. Born-Mississippi. His wife Leanne Zimmer clocked 2:09.01 for 800m in 2016. Has a bulldog named Nugget. Coach/father-Scott Kendricks. 1.86 tall In 2021: (indoors) 3 Düsseldorf; 4 Rouen; 7 Liévin ‘Gold’ Tour; 1 Łódź Orlen Cup; 1 Toruń ‘Gold’ Tour; (outdoors) 1 Des Moines Drake Relays Elite; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Dessau Anhalt; 1 Gateshead Diamond/May (beat Duplantis); 1 Nashville Music City Carnival; 2 US; 2 Oslo Diamond; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen It is reported that he has withdrawn from the Games, having tested positive for Covid-19

3947 LIGHTFOOT KC USA 21y 260d 1999 5.85 5.85 -21 KC is is given name, it doesn’t stand for anything (he says his parents wanted to be a bit different) 6.00i -21. dnq WCH 2019. 1 US High Schools 2018; 4 NCAA 2019; 2 US 2021 (2019-3); 1 NCAA indoor 2021. Attends Baylor University. Other activities he’s contested are dirt bike racing, baseball, and cliff jumping (pb 26 metres). Coach-Brandon Richards In 2021: 6 / 6 wins indoors, including 6.00 at the Lubbock Texas Tech ‘Shootout’ and victory at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He then turned professional, so no NCAA outdoors; 1 Texas Relays invitational; 1 Waco Baylor Invitational; nh Des Moines Drake Relays Elite; 4 Walnut Golden Games; 3 Navasota TX; 2 US; 7 Stockholm Diamond; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen

3949 LUDWIG Matt USA 25y 23d 1996 5.80 5.90 -20 2017 US Collegiate Champion // 1 NCAA 2017 (2018-2). Studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Akron. 1.77 tall In 2021: 1 San Antonio ‘Roadrunner’ Invitational; 3 Des Moines Drake Relays Elite; 3 Walnut Golden Games; 5 Navasota; 2 Nashville Music City Carnival; 4 US

3957 NILSEN Chris USA 23y 197d 1998 5.92 5.95 -19 2019 Pan-American Games Champion // 5.93i -21. HJ pb: 2.03 -16. 7 WJC 2016; dnq WCH 2017; 1 Pan-Am Games 2019. 2 US 2018 (2017-3); 1 NCAA 2019 & indoor 2017; 1 US 2021. Was at the University of South Dakota. He enjoys parkour and coffee. Coach- (3 OLY PV 2008). 1.96 tall In 2021: Best of 5.93 (at Rouen) on the European indoor circuit; 2 Des Moines Drake Relays Elite; 1 Walnut Golden Games; 1 Navasota TX; 1 US; 1 Bydgoszcz Szewińska; 6 Stockholm Diamond

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2021 WORLD LIST 1.....6.15...... A. Duplantis SWE (6.18i ’20)...... 2020 1.....6.10...... SWE 2.....6.14...... S. Bubka UKR (6.15i ’93)...... 1994 =2...5.92...... Renaud Lavillenie FRA 3.....6.06...... Sam Kendricks USA...... 2019 ...... 5.92...... Chris Nilsen USA =4...6.05...... RUS...... 1999 ...... 5.92...... Sam Kendricks USA ...... 6.05...... AUS...... 2001 5.....5.90...... Timur Morgunov RUS ...... 6.05...... R. Lavillenie FRA (6.16i ’14)...... 2015 6.....5.87...... Ernest John Obiena PHI 7.....6.04...... Brad Walker USA...... 2006 7.....5.85...... Kc Lightfoot USA =8...6.03...... RSA...... 1995 =8...5.82...... POL ...... 6.03...... USA...... 2000 ...... 5.82...... Thiago Braz BRA ...... 6.03...... Thiago Braz BRA...... 2016 10...5.81...... Sondre Guttormsen NOR

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