2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships • Biographical Entry List

46 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 19 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

610 GAITHER Tynia BAH 23y 2d 1993 7.31 7.23 -15 100 pb: 11.23w -14, 11.27 -15. 200 pb: 22.80w, 22.88 -15 (23.11i -16). 2 Youth 200 2010; sf WJC 200 2010. Student of sociology at the University of Southern In 2016: 1 Fayetteville Tyson Olympic 60/200

612 MARSHALL Ashley BAR 22y 189d 1993 7.29 7.29 -16 NR Barbadian record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.22w -14, 11.34 -13. 1 Barbadian 100 2015. Student of Sociology at the University of California, Davis In 2016: 3 Albuquerque Classic 60; 1 Classic 60 She has set four Barbadian indoor records so far in 2016: 7.35, 7.35, 7.32, 7.29

624 SANTOS Rosângela BRA 25y 88d 1990 7.17 7.17 -16 South American record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.04 -15. 200 pb: 22.77 -15. 1 South American junior 100 2007; 4 World Youth 200 2007; 3 WJC 4x100 2008 (4 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2008; 5 WSG 100 2011; sf WCH 100 2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 (2015-4); 1 Ibero-American 100 2012; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100/200 2015. 1 Brazilian 100 2008/2012/2015 (1 200 2012). Anchored to fourth place in the 2008 Olympic 4x100 (at age 17) In 2016: 5 Düsseldorf 60; 5 IAAF Tour 60; 4 60; 6ht IAAF Tour 60

628 EMMANUEL Crystal CAN 24y 111d 1991 7.23 7.23 -16 2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze // 100 pb: 11.16w -13, 11.27 -15. 200 pb: 22.83w -15, 22.89 -13. sf WJC 200 2010; sf OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 1 Francophone Games 200 2013; sf COM 100/200 2014 (4 4x100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015; ht WCH 100/200 2015 (6 4x100). 1 Canadian 100/200 2011 (1 200 2012). Coach-Desai Williams (1 COM 4x100 1986). Ex-Barbados. Coach-Desai Williams (6 OLY 100 1988) In 2016: 2 Saskatoon 60; 3 New York Armory 60; 1 Staten Island 60; 1 Ithaca 60

637 WEI Yongli CHN 24y 158d 1991 7.17 7.17 -16 2014 Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.27 -15. 200 pb: 23.21 -13. 2 Asian Champs 100/4x100 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WIC 60 2012/2014; 1 Asian Games 100/4x100 2014 (2 200); 3 Asian Champs 100 2015 (1 4x100); sf WCH 100 2015. 1 Chinese 100/200 2015 In 2016: 3 Ghent IFAM 60; 2 Reims 60; 3 Metz 60; 1 60/200 (Feb 28/29); 2 Nanjing 60 (Mar 3)

639 YUAN Qiqi CHN 20y 143d 1995 7.33 7.30 -15 Second leg for relay team which won at 2015 Asian Championships // 100 pb: 11.51 -14. 200 pb: 23.71 -13. 6 Asian Games 100 2014; 1 Asian Champs 4x100 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016. 1 Chinese youth 100/200 2012; 1 Chinese junior 100/200 2013 In 2016: 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60; 1ht Nanjing 200 (Feb 29)

640 GOUENON Adeline CIV 21y 149d 1994 7.26 7.26 -16 2015 100m bronze. Reigning British Universities Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m 100 pb: 11.49 -15. 200 pb: 24.08 -15. 2 African Champs 4x400 2014 (2012-3); 3 African Games 100 2015. 1 British Universities 100/200 2015; 1 British Universities indoor 60 2016. Studied English and Sports Development at Loughborough University, now doing sports science and coaching at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Coach-Jonas Tawiah Dodoo (same as 9.96 man CJ Ujah) She was abandoned at the age of two in the market at Abidjan, then taken to a nursery and on to a village sponsored by a British charity (SOS Children’s Village), who brought her to Britain in 2012 In 2016: 3 Nantes 60; 3 Games 60; 1 Newham 60; 1 British Universities indoor 60

641 TA LOU Marie Josée CIV 27y 119d 1988 7.06 7.06 -16 Double champion at 2015 African Games // 100 pb: 10.95, 11.04 -15. 200 pb: 22.56 -15. 6 African Games 200 2011 (7 100); 3 African Champs 200 2012 (4 100); 8 WSG 200 2013; 2 African Champs 200 2014 (3 100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014 (5 200); sf WCH 100/200 2015; 1 African Games 100/200 2015. 1 French indoor 60 2016 In 2016: 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 2 Berlin 60; 1 Reims 60; 1 Metz 60; 1 French indoor 60

642 TAEA Patricia COK 22y 297d 1993 - 7.93 -14 NR Cook Islands record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 12.10w, 12.22 -16. 200 pb: 25.13 -13. ht WJC 100 2010; 1 Oceanian junior JT 2010 (3 100); ht COM 100 2010/2014; ht WCH 100 2011/2013/2015; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 100 2012; ht WIC 60 2014; ht COM 100/200 2014 In 2016: 2 Brisbane 100 (Jan 9); 4 Brisbane 100 (Jan 17); 2sf Queensland State 100

643 IVANČEVIĆ Andrea CRO 31y 208d 1984 7.29 7.29 -16 NR Sharp improvement for her in 2015 at 100m/100mH from 11.83/13.26 to Croat records of 11.30/12.87 (but she then fell in the World Championship semi-finals) 100H pb: 12.87 -15. 60H pb: 7.94 -16. 100 pb: 11.30 -15. ht ECH 100H 2006; sf WIC 60H 2014; 1 Balkan indoor 60H 2015/2016; 7 EIC 60H 2015 (2007-ht); 1 Balkan 100H 2015; sf WCH 100H 2015. 1 Croat 100H 2003-2008 (1 indoor 2006-2008/2014). 1 Croat 100 2015. Her first sport was In 2016: 4 Eaubonne 60H; 1 Toruń 60H; 1 60H; 1 Balkan indoor 60H (1 60 ‘C’); 1 60H (2 60); 2 Jablonec 60H

648 TENORIO Ángela ECU 20y 50d 1996 7.23 7.23 -16 NR Full name-Ángela Gabriela Tenorio Micolta With her 2015 Pan-American 100m silver she became the first South American woman to go below 11 seconds 100 pb: 10.99 -15. 200 pb: 22.59w, 22.84 -15. 2 World Youth 200 2013 (3 100); ht WCH 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (3 200); 2 South American Games 100/200 2014; 1 South American junior 100/200 2015; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (4 200). 1 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015. Nickname-“La Gacela” (gazelle). Coach-Nelson Gutierrez Eight Ecuadorian records in 2015 – 100m: 11.17, 11.09, 11.09, 10.99 (also a South American record); 200m: 23.08, 22.84; 4x100: 44.24, 44.14 – but then she missed the World Championships because of problems with her visa In 2016: 4 New York Millrose 60

663 ZAHI Carole FRA 21y 279d 1994 7.18 7.18 -16 Allegiance transferee from Ivory Coast – acquired French citizenship on November 10, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for on March 2, 2016 (she never competed for CIV) 1 French under-23 indoor 60 2014/2015 & 200 2015 In 2016: 1 Fontainebleau; 1 Nantes; 1 Mondeville 60 ‘B’; 2 Eaubonne 60; 5 Metz 60; 2 French indoor 60

664 ASHER-SMITH Dina GBR 20y 104d 1995 7.11 7.08 -15 British record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 10.99 -15. 200 pb: 22.07 -15. 400 pb: 53.49 -14. 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 200 2011; 7 WJC 200 2012; 1 EJC 200/4x100 2013; 3 WCH 4x100 2013; 1 WJC 10 2014; dnf ECH 200 final 2014 (hamstring); 2 EIC 60 2015; 5 WCH 200 2015 (4 4x100). 1 UK indoor 200 2014 & 60 2015; 1 UK 100 2015. She is a student of history at King's College London. Coach-John Blackie (from the age of 8) Led off Britain’s bronze-winning sprint relay team at 2013 to become our youngest ever World Championship medallist In 2016: 1 London Games 60; 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 2 UK indoor 60 667 PHILIP Asha GBR 25y 144d 1990 7.10 7.09 -14 First leg for British relay team which broke the 34 year-old British record when winning at Zürich 2014, and then again at the Zürich 100 pb: 11.10 -15. 200 pb: 23.07w , 23.34 -13. 4 WJC 100 2006; 1 World Youth 100 2007; 1 EJC 4x100 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 5 EIC 60 2013; sf WCH 100 2013/2015; 4 WIC 60 2014 (2012-sf); 4 COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 1 ECH 4x100 2014 (sf 100); 1 ETCh 100 2015 (2013-5); sf WCH 100 2015 (4 4x100). 1 AAA under-15 indoor 60 2005 & under-17 indoor 2006; 1 UK junior 100 2007; 1 UK 100 2013/2014. She studied Drama at Kingston University. She is still a coach for Mini Trampolining but has not competed at that sport since she ruptured her knee in 2007. Coach-Steve Fudge In 2016: 1 Welsh indoor 60; 3 Berlin 60; 1 UK indoor 60

677 BUTZEK Chantal GER 19y 21d 1997 7.27 7.27 -16 100 pb: 11.61 -15. Youth 100H pb: 13.40 -13. 6 World Youth 100H 2013; 3 WJC 4x100 2014. Reached 2015 EJC 100 final, but had to withdraw after injuring herself warming up. Coach-Thomas Prange In 2016: 1 Westfalen junior indoor; 1 West German indoor 60; 6ht Düsseldorf 60; 6ht Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 German junior indoor 60; 4 German indoor 60

681 PINTO Tatjana GER 23y 258d 1992 7.07 7.07 -16 Full name-Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto Third leg for victorious German sprint relay team at 2012 European Championships 100 pb: 11.07w -15, 11.19 -12. 200 pb: 23.98 -15. 6 WJC 100 2010 (2 4x100); 3 EJC 100 2011 (1 4x100); 8 ECH 100 2012 (1 4x100); ht OLY 100 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 ETCh 100 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (1 4x100); sf WCH 100 2013 (4 4x100); sf ECH 100 2014; 4 ETCh 100 2015. 1 German 100 2014; 1 German indoor 60 2016. Her 2015 season cut short after a family tragedy in which her mother passed away. Of Portuguese and Angolan descent. Coach- Thomas Prange In 2016: 1 Ghent IFAM 60; 1 German indoor 60

685 OWUSU-AGYAPONG Flings GHA 27y 152d 1988 7.23 7.18 -15 Co-holder of Ghanaian indoor record at 60m (with Vida Anim) // 5 African Champs 100 2012 (2 4x100); ht WIC 60 2014; sf COM 100 2014; 6 African Games 100 2015 In 2016: 1 New York 60; 1 University Park 60; 1 New York Armory 60; 1 Valentine 200 ‘B’; 5 New York Millrose 60

690 LAM ON KI Angie HKG 23y 331d 1992 7.45 7.45 -16 Hong Kong, record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.82w -09, 11.90 -11 (11.99 -16). qf World Youth 100 2009; 4 Asian junior 100 2010; ht WJC 100 2010; 8 Asian Games 4x100 2014; ht Asian Champs 100 2015; 8 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016 In 2016: 1 Hong Kong 60/100 (Jan 31); 8 Asian Indoor Champs 60; 1 Hong Kong 100 (Feb 27)

694 NGUYEN Anasztázia HUN 23y 68d 1993 7.38 7.32 -15 100 pb: 11.55 -11. 200 pb: 23.71w, 23.81 -11. 7 World Youth 100 2009 (2 Medley Relay); sf WJC 100 2010; 6 EJC 100 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; sf EIC 2015. 1 Hungarian indoor 60 2015/2016 In 2016: 1 City; 2 Budapest 60 (Feb 6); 1 Budapest 60 (Mar 5)

696 CHAND Dutee IND 20y 43d 1996 7.28 7.28 -16 NR Indian record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.62 -13. 200 pb: 23.57 -14. 400 pb: 54.09 -14. 3 Asian Champs 200 2013; 6 World Youth 100 2013; 1 Asian junior 200 2014; 4 Asian Champs 4x100 2015; 2 South Asian Games 200 2016; (3 100); 3 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016 In mid-2014, she was banned from competition because of raised androgen levels. She appealed against the suspension, and in 2015 the Court of Arbitration for Sport requested further evidence in support of the regulations on hyperandrogenism. In the meantime Chand - and other women who may have similar conditions - are free to compete In 2016: 2 South Asian Games 200 (3 100); 3 Asian Indoor Champs 60

700 JONES-FERRETTE LaVerne ISV 34y 183d 1981 7.26 6.97 -10 US Virgin Islands record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m and 400m // 100 pb: 10.91w, 11.07 -12. 200 pb: 22.46 -09 (23.96i -16). 400 pb: 51.47 -07. qf OLY 100/200 2004/2008; 7 WSG 200 2005; sf WIC 60 2006/2008 (2010-dq final, 2012-dq sf (false start), 2014-ht); 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006 (4 200); 7 Pan-Am Games 100/400 2007; sf WCH 200 2005/2007/2009 (2015-ht); 8 Pan-Am Games 100 2011; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015 (8 200). Three-month doping suspension in 2010, she was stripped of the silver medal she originally won at that year’s World Indoor Championships. Her husband Stephen Ferrette was an international 400m runner In 2016: 2 Houston Hilton 60; 1 Portland 60 (3 200); 2 College Station 60 (3 200); 3 Houston Ryan 60 (Feb 12)

701 HOOPER Gloria ITA 24y 14d 1992 7.32 7.32 -16 2013 European under-23 bronze at 200m // 100 pb: 11.45 -13. 200 pb: 22.92 -15. 400 pb: 53.12 -13. ht WJC 200 2010; 7 EJC 200 2011 (2 4x100); dq/sf ECH 200 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 200/4x100 2013; sf WCH 200 2015 (2013-ht). 1 Italian 100 2013. 1 Italian 100/200 2015. Parents from Ghana. Coach-Renzo Chemello In 2016: 2 AL Blazer 60; 1 Birmingham AL Vulcan 200 (3 60); 3 Birmingham AL KMS 200; 1 Birmingham AL Samford Open exhibition 60

704 HARRIGAN Tahesia IVB 34y 31d 1982 7.20 7.09 -08 NR 2008 World Indoor bronze at 60m // 100 pb: 11.02w, 11.13 -06. 200 pb: 22.98 -07. 400 pb: 55.33 -13. LJ pb: 6.17i -06, 6.06 -05. TJ pb: 11.93i -06. 5 COM 100 2006 (2002-sf); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006/2010 & Champs 2009; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 3 WIC 60 2008 (2010-6, 2014-sf); qf OLY 100 2008 (2012-ht); sf WCH 100 2009 (2005/2007-qf, 2013/2015-ht) Graduate of Speech Pathology and Communicative Therapy from the University of Alabama. Served a six-month doping ban in 2011. She collects stamps In 2016: 1 Staten Island Great Dane; 3 Houston Invitational 60; 1 Houston 60 (Feb 12); 1 New York 60 (Mar 4)

706 FACEY Simone JAM 30y 315d 1985 7.14 7.14 -16 Ran first leg for Jamaican team which won World relay gold in 2009 100 pb: 10.95 -08. 200 pb: 22.25 -08. 4 World Youth 100 2001; 2 WJC 100 2002 (1 4x100); 6 WCH 200 2009 (1 4x100); 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2011 (2 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 2015. 1 NCAA 200 2008 indoors & out, representing Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University. Coach-Vince Anderson In 2016: 1 Jyväskylä 60; 1 Mondeville 60; 1 Eaubonne 60

718 THOMPSON Elaine JAM 23y 262d 1992 7.14 7.14 -16 2015 World 200m silver in 21.66 for fifth on the world all-time list; her best before 2015 was 23.23! 100 pb: 10.84 -15. 200 pb: 21.66 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; gold COM 4x100 2014; 2 WCH 200 2015 (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican 200 2015. Attends Kingston University of Technology. Coach-Stephen Francis (so she’s member of the MVP/Maximising Velocity and Power Track Club with Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce etc) She has a certificate in Baking Technology from the Kingston University of Technology and and is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Service Management and Culinary Arts In 2016: 1 Kingston Jackson 60; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60

723 ZYABKINA Viktoriya KAZ 23y 194d 1992 7.20 7.20 -16 NR Treble sprint gold at 2015 World Student Games. Asian 200m Champion in 2013 & 2015 100 pb: 11.19 -15. 200 pb: 22.77 -15. 400 pb: 51.67 -12. ht World Youth 100 2009; ht WCH 200 2011/2013; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 1 Asian Champs 200 2013; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (7 200, 2 4x100); 1 Asian Champs 200 2015 (2 100); 1 WSG 100/200/4x100 2015; sf WCH 100/2002015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016 (2012-3). Student of Physical Training & Sport at Kazakh National University in Almaty In 2016: 1 Ust-Kamenogorsk 60; 1 Kazakh indoor 60/200; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60

- - ABULJADAYEL Kariman KSA 31y 310d 1984 728 100 pb: 15.75. She is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete at an IAAF event 730 KUTU-AKOI Phobay LBR 28y 105d 1987 7.48 7.41 -12 Liberian record holder at 100m // 100 pb: 11.27 -12. 200 pb: 23.89 -12. sf African Champs 100 2010/2012; ht OLY 100 2012. Her nickname is “Speedy” according to london2012.com In 2016: 1ht Norman; 8 Houston Invitational 60; 6ht College Station 60

733 SBAITY Aziza LIB 24y 121d 1991 7.67 7.67 -16 100 pb: 11.80w, 11.91 -15. 200 pb: 24.39w, 25.02 -15. ht WJC 100 2010; ht WIC 60 2014; 5 Arab 200 2015 (7 100); sf Asian Champs 100 2015; ht WCH 100 2015 In 2016: 5ht Asian Indoor Champs 60; 2 60

735 LOI Im Lan MAC 18y 40d 1998 - - Macanese record holder at 100m // 100 pb: 12.13 -15. ht WJC 100 2014

736 EMBONY Élodie MAD 28y 147d 1987 - - 100 pb: 12.06 -14. sf African Champs 100 2014

739 CRESS Mariana MHL 17y 218d 1998 - 8.50 -15 NR ht World Youth 100 2015

741 WINGFIELD Charlotte MLT 21y 108d 1994 7.55 7.55 -16 NR Allegiance transferee from – Maltese father, she has had dual citizenship since birth but never competed for Britain, so was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Malta from February 18, 2015 Maltese record holder at indoor 60m, 100m, indoor 200m 2 English Schools 200 2011; 8 UK 200 2014; 2 British Universities 100/200 2015 (representing Cardiff Metropolitan University); 1 Small States of Games 100/200 2015. Member of Cardiff AC, coach-Matt Elias (2 COM 400H 2002) In 2016: 4 Welsh indoor 60

746 SAMUEL Jamile NED 23y 327d 1992 7.14 7.14 -16 Sprint triple bronze at 2010 World Junior Championships, then double European Junior silver (behind Jodie Williams) in 2011 100 pb: 11.12 -14. 200 pb: 22.72 -14. sf WJC 100/200 2008; 3 EJC 4x100 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/4x100 2010; 2 EJC 100/200 2011; sf WIC 60 2014 (2012-ht); 6 ECH 200 2014; 7 EIC 60 2015 (2013-sf); dq/ht WCH 100 2015 (false start) – then part of the relay team who were also disqualified. 1 Dutch 200 2011/2015 In 2016: 3 Düsseldorf 60; dq Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 6 Berlin 60; 2 Dutch indoor 60

747 SCHIPPERS Dafne NED 23y 275d 1992 7.00 7.00 -16 2015 World Champion at 200m in 21.63 for third on the world all-time list. Reigning European Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m 100 pb: 10.81 -15. 200 pb: 21.63 -15 pbs in events: 100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 21.63 -15; LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.59. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14 1 WJC Heptathlon 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC Heptathlon 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH Heptathlon 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (3 100); 1 EIC 60 2015 (2011-sf, 2013-4); 1 WCH 200 2015 (2 100). 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012/2015 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016. Coach-Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg Since she won the world 200m title, she has had a street, a bridge and a seal named in her honour In 2016: 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 1 Berlin 60; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 1 Dutch indoor 60 (unbeaten in eight races – four heats and four finals)

757 SAPONG Zarinae NMI 18y 50d 1998 - - ht World Youth 100 2015

761 FORKASIEWICZ Agata POL 22y 64d 1994 7.30 7.30 -16 100 pb: 11.65 -15. 200 pb: 23.63i -16, 23.70w -15, 23.80 -14. 8 under-23 ECH 100 2015. 2 Polish indoor 60/200 2016 In 2016: 1 Lódz 60/300; 1 Spała 60/200 (Jan 31); 1 Spała 60/200 (Feb 14); 1 Spała 60 (Feb 20); 2 Polish indoor 60/200

770 POPOWICZ Marika POL 27y 323d 1988 7.20 7.20 -16 Led off Polish team which won European 4x100 bronzes in 2010 & 2012 100 pb: 11.27w, 11.28 -15. 200 pb: 23.15 -09. 1 EJC 4x100 2005 (2007-3); 6 World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC 100/200 2006; 5 EJC 100 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 100/200 2009 (2 4x100); ht ECH 100 2010; 8 ETCh 200 2011; 6 ETCh 100/200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; sf EIC 60 2015. 1 Polish 100 2009/2011/2013/2015 (1 200 2009/2011/2012/2013, 1 indoor 60 2016) In 2016: 2 Spała 60; 2 Lódz 60; 2 Toruń 60; 1 Polish indoor 60

786 MIHALINEC Maja SLO 26y 91d 1989 7.24 7.24 -16 2015 Balkan Champion at both sprints // 100 pb: 11.34 -15. 200 pb: 23.04 -15 (23.67i -16). sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); ht WJC 100/200 2006; sf WJC 100 2008; ht ECH 100 2014; sf EIC 60 2015; 1 Balkan 100/200 2015; sf WCH 200 2015 (ht 100). 1 Slovenian 100 2014/2015 & indoor 60 2014/2015/2016 In 2016: 1 Ljubljana; 1 Zagreb City; 1 Padua; 6ht Düsseldorf 60; 3ht Eaubonne 60; 1 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Slovenian indoor 60; 2 60; 1 Belgrade 60; 2 Jablonec 60

797 MEREDOVA Valentina TKM 31y 169d 1984 7.63 7.62 -15 NR Turkmen indoor record holder at 60m // ht Asian Games 100 2014; sf Asian Champs 100 2015; ht WCH 100 2015 In 2016: 1 Turkmen indoor 60; 8sf Asian Indoor Champs 60

798 AHYE Michelle Lee TTO 23y 341d 1992 7.10 7.10 -14/16 NR (Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in Filbert Bayi) 100 pb: 10.85 -14. 200 pb: 22.01w -15, 22.77 -14 (23.38i -16). 1 Carifta Games under-17 100/200 2007; sf World Youth 100 2007; sf WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 6 WIC 60 2014; ht COM 100 2014 with leg strapped, then withdrew from semi-finals; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; 5 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100). Her mother Raquel was an athlete and Michelle Lee’s great great grandfather on her mother’s side was Chinese. Coach-Eric Francis She has 12 tattoos including “smile now, cry later” on her left arm In 2016: 1 Houston Hilton 60; 1 Houston Invitational 60; 1 College Station 60/200; 2 IAAF Tour 200; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 2ht Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 1 Madrid 60; 1 Jablonec 60

800 BAPTISTE Kelly-Ann TTO 29y 155d 1986 7.20 7.13 -08 2011 World bronze at 100m // 100 pb: 10.84 -10/15. 200 pb: 22.23w -12, 22.60 -09. sf WJC 100 2002; 3 World Youth 100 2003; 4 WJC 200/4x100 2004; 1 Central American junior 200 2004; qf WCH 100 2005; sf WCH 100/200 2009; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 3 WCH 100 2011; 6 OLY 100 2012 (2008-qf); 6 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100). 1 NCAA indoor 60 & outdoor 100 2008. Twenty-one month doping ban 2013-2015, her personal bests of 10.83 and 22.36 (both 2013) were annulled by the IAAF In 2016: 2 Baton Rouge 60 (Feb 13); 1 Baton Rouge 60 (Feb 19)

807 POVH Olesya UKR 28y 151d 1987 7.20 7.11 -15 2011 European Indoor Champion at 60m. Ran first leg for Ukrainian team which won European relay gold in 2010 & Olympic bronze in 2012 100 pb: 11.08 -12. 200 pb: 22.58 -11. sf WIC 60 2010; 1 ECH 4x100 2010; 1 EIC 60 2011 (2015-6); 2 ETCh 100 2011; sf WCH 2001 2011; 2 ECH 100 2012 (2014-sf); sf OLY 100 2012 (3 4x100); 1 ETCh 100 2013; 1 WSG 4x100 2013; ht WCH 100 2015. 1 Ukrainian 100 2010/2012 (1 indoor 60 2010/2015) In 2016: 1 Zaporizhzhya 60; 2 Ukrainian teams indoor 60; 2 Jyväskylä 60; 2 Mondeville 60; 4 Eaubonne 60; 2 Athlone 60 814 BARTOLETTA Tianna USA 30y 200d 1985 7.17 7.02 -12 (Née Madison). World Champion at age 19 then again at age 29, setting personal bests both times. Led off the USA’s world record sprint relay team at the London Olympics 100 pb: 10.85 -12. 200 pb: 22.37w, 22.50 -12. 4 Pan-Am junior LJ 2003; 1 WCH LJ 2005/2015 (2007-10); 1 WIC LJ 2006; 3 WIC 60 2012/2014; 4 OLY 100 2012 (1 4x100); 3 IAAF Continental Cup LJ 2014. 1 US indoor 60 2012/2014/2015. 1 US 100 2014 & LJ 2015. Married John Bartoletta in 2012. Coach-Loren Seagrave In 2016: 2 Boston IAAF Tour 60; 2 New York Millrose 60; 3 US indoor 60

815 BOWIE Tori USA 25y 203d 1990 7.14 7.14 -16 Full name is Frentorish. (Tori is pronounced “Torry”, Bowie is pronounced “Boo-E”) 2015 World Championship 100m bronze in 10.86 (after 10.87 semi & 10.88 heat) 100 pb: 10.80 -14. 200 pb: 22.18 -14. LJ pb: 6.95i -14, 6.91 -13. dnq WIC LJ 2014; 3 WCH 100 2015. 1 NCAA LJ 2011 indoors & out; 2 US indoor LJ 2014. Studied Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi, graduated December 2012. Her first sport was “I think the 200m is my best event”, she said in 2014 after winning in 22.18 from lane 1 in Eugene, 0.39 inside her previous best. Coach-Lance Brauman In 2016: 3 Boston IAAF Tour 60; 2 US indoor 60 (in pb 7.14 despite bad start)

834 PIERRE Barbara USA 29y 324d 1986 7.00 7.00 -16 Fourth in 2012 World Indoor 60m // 100 pb: 10.85 -13. 200 pb: 23.23 -10. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2008; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 100 2008; qf OLY 100 2008 (for Haiti); 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 (for USA); 4 WIC 60 2012; 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 100/4x100 2015. 1 US indoor 60 2013/2016 She was born in Port-au-Prince, has dual citizenship with Haiti and declared for that country from 2007, but in 2010 she reverted to the USA In 2016: 1 Winston-Salem; 2 Düsseldorf 60; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 2ht Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 60; 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour 60; 1 US indoor 60 (pb 7.00)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST RUS...... 1993 =1 ...7.00...... NED...... 6.92.....1 =2...6.95...... USA...... 1993 ...... 7.00...... USA ...... 6.95...... USA...... 1998 3.....7.06...... Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV =4...6.96...... JAM...... 1992 =4...7.07...... POL ...... 6.96...... Katerina Thanou GRE...... 1999 ...... 7.07...... Tatjana Pinto GER 6.....6.97...... L. Jones-Ferrette ISV...... 2010 =6...7.10...... GBR 7.....6.98...... SA Fraser-Pryce JAM...... 2014 ...... 7.10...... Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 8.....6.99...... Murielle Ahouré CIV...... 2013 =8...7.11...... Dina Asher-Smith GBR =9...7.00...... Nelli Cooman NED...... 1986 ...... 7.11...... Teahna Daniels USA ...... 7.00...... V. Campbell-Brown JAM...... 2010 =10.7.12...... Stella Akakpo FRA ...... 7.00...... Dafne Schippers NED...... 2016 ...... 7.12...... Hannah Cunliffe USA ...... 7.00...... Barbara Pierre USA...... 2016

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22 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 18 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

601 EDWARDS Samantha ANT 26y 63d 1990 53.01 53.01 -16 NR Antiguan record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 52.15 -12. ht WIC 2014; ht COM 2014. 1 NCAA div 2 2013, representing Virginia State University In 2016: 3 Staten Island 200 (Jan 8); 1 Staten Island Great Dane 500; 2 New York 300; 1 Boston Terrier ‘B’; 3 Boston Valentine; 3 New York Millrose; 1 Staten Island (Feb 27)

603 SHAROYAN Amaliya ARM 27y 271d 1988 55.83 54.24 -15 NR Armenian record holder at 400m flat & hurdles // Outdoor 400 pb: 53.48 -15. 400H pb: 57.97 -13. LJ pb: 6.26 -11 (6.01- 15). ht ECH 400H 2010; ht EIC 400 2011/2013; ht WCH 400H 2011/2013; ht WIC 400 2012; ht ECH 400 2014 In 2016: 1 Bulgarian indoor ‘B’; 1 Balkan indoor ‘C’

625 ADEKOYA Kemi BRN 23y 61d 1993 51.67 51.67 -16 NR Allegiance transferee from – gained Bahraini citizenship in August 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to represent that country from September 10, 2014 Full name-Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya Outdoor 400 pb: 50.86 -15. 400H pb: 54.12 -15. 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 400/400H 2014; 1 Arab 400 2015; 1 Asian Champs 2015; dq ht WCH 400H 2015; 1 World Military 400H 2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 400 2016. Accountancy graduate from the University of Lagos. She divides her time between Bahrain, (coach: Yanko Bratanov) and Nigeria where her cousin Akeem Oyewolen is one of her coaches. She was the only woman to defeat Kaliese Spencer at 400m hurdles in 2014 Full name-Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya (formerly incorrectly known as Adekoya Kemi) In 2016: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 400

689 FRANCISCO Christina GUA 18y 365d 1997 - - In 2016: 4 Portland ‘D’

705 KELLY Ashley IVB 24y 358d 1991 53.01 53.01 -16 NR British Virgin Islander record holder at 200m & 400m indoors // Outdoor 400 pb: 52.71 -11. 200 pb: 23.05w -13, 23.36 -15 (23.69i -16). 100 pb: 11.61 -11. ht World Youth 100/200 2007; ht WJC 400 2010; 6 Central American & Caribbean Champs 400 2011; sf COM 200/400 2014. 8 NCAA 400 2011. Was at the University of Illinois where she studied Sports Management In 2016: 1 Staten Island Great Dane 400; 1 New York 300; 2 Boston Terrier 400 ‘B’ (1 200 ‘C’); 2 Boston Valentine 400; 8 New York Millrose 60; 1 Staten Island 200 (Feb 27)

707 GORDON Chris-Ann JAM 21y 181d 1994 51.69 51.69 -16 Fourth at 2015 Pan-American Games // Outdoor pb: 51.39 -14. 200 pb: 23.28 -15. 800 pb: 2:04.73 -14. 3 WJC 4x400 2010; 1 Pan-Am junior 2011; 7 World Youth 2011 (1 Medley Relay); 7 WJC 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2 4x400). She clocked 52.68 for 400m at age 14 in 2009, but was too young to compete at the World Youth Championships that year; then in 2010 set a Jamaican under-17 record of 51.62. Attends University of Texas In 2016: 3 Lincoln; 3 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation; 2 ‘Big 12’ indoor; 2 NCAA indoor ‘A’ (3rd overall) (1 4x400)

709 HALL-PRITCHETT Patricia JAM 33y 153d 1982 52.82 51.66 -11 World relay medals as a junior, senior and indoors // Outdoor pb: 50.71 -12. 200 pb: 22.51 -13. 400H pb: 57.65 -99. 1 WJC 4x400 98; 3 World Youth 400H 99; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 400 2011; 7 Pan-American Games 400 2011; sf WIC 400 2012; sf WCH 200/400 2013; 5 WIC 2014 (having won her semi-final from lane 1) (2 4x400). Ran in heat of 2011 World 4x400, so awarded silver won by in final. Coach-Eric Francis In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL Vulcan; 1 Portland (Jan 29); 1 College Station; 1 Houston (Feb 12)

712 McPHERSON Stephenie Ann JAM 27y 112d 1988 52.05 52.05 -16 2014 Champion. Fifth and fourth at last two World Championships Outdoor pb: 49.92 -13. 200 pb: 22.93 -14 (23.15 -16). 800 pb: 2:10.2 -15. 400H pb: 57.46 -12. 4 WCH 2013 (2015-5); 2 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 COM 400/4x100 2014; 1 WCH 4x400 2015. 2 Jamaican 2013. Student of Hospitality & Tourism at Kingston University of Technology, coach-Steven Francis. Affectionately known as “chicken foot” (she explains) because of her slender frame (52kg). Her first sport was football, she was team captain at her primary and junior high schools She has not raced individually indoors, but clocked a fast split (50.92) when helping Jamaica win world indoor relay silvers in 2014 In 2016: 3 Kingston Jackson 200; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour (52.05 in her first-ever individual indoor race, coming from behind)

740 DANTE Djénebou MLI 26y 223d 1989 - - Malian record holder at 400m & 400m Hurdles // Outdoor pb: 52.51 -15. 100 pb: 11.82w, 11.88 -15. 200 pb: 23.84 -15. 400H pb: 62.03 -14. ht World Youth 100/200 2005; qf WCH 100 2011; 7 African Champs 2014; 7 African Games 2015

742 HERUNGA Tjipekapora NAM 28y 76d 1988 - 55.40 -10 NR Namibian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor 400 pb: 51.24 -12 (53.86 -16). 200 pb: 23.40 -12. ht World Youth 800 2005; ht WIC 2010; ht WCH 2011; 3 African Games 2011 (2007-7) 6 African Champs 200 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 In 2016: 3 Spanish Town 200; 2 Kingston Jackson 200 ‘B’; 5 Kingston 200 (Feb 20); 2 Kingston Gibson Relays 400

743 DE WITTE Lisanne NED 23y 188d 1992 52.49 52.49 -16 2014 World indoor semi-finalist // Outdoor pb: 52.53 -15. 8 under-23 ECH 2013; sf WIC 2014. 2 Dutch 2012/2013 & indoor 2014/2016 In 2016: 1 Apeldoorn; 2 Mondeville; 1 Eaubonne ‘B’; 1 Ghent IFAM; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 1 Dutch indoor

749 GEORGE Patience NGR 24y 113d 1991 - - Full name- (She’s not related to Regina George) Outdoor pb: 50.71 -15. 200 pb: 23.73 -12. 5 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; 2 COM 4x400 2014; 3 African Champs 400 2014 (1 4x400); sf WCH 2015 (5 4x400); 2 African Games 2015. 1 Nigerian 2015

762 HOŁUB Małgorzata POL 23y 138d 1992 52.86 52.86 -16 2015 World Student Games silver // Outdoor pb: 51.74 -14. 800 pb: 2:06.26 -12. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 400 2013 (1 4x400); ht WIC 2014 (4 4x400); 5 ECH 2014; ht EIC 2015 (3 4x400); 2 WSG 2015 (1 4x400); ht WCH 2015. 1 Polish 2014. Student of the Environment at Koszalin University of Technology In 2016: 4 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour ‘B’; 5 Toruń; 2 Metz; 2 Spala 300 ‘C’; 2 Polish indoor

767 ŚWIĘTY Justyna POL 23y 104d 1992 52.30 52.13 -14 Fourth at 2014 World Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: 52.22 -13/14. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); 4 WIC 2014 (5 4x400); sf ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015; 6 ETCh 2015 (2014-9). 1 Polish 2013 & indoor 2012/2014/2015/2016 In 2016: 1 Spała 300 (Feb 6); 1 Toruń; 1 Spala 300 (Feb 27); 1 Polish indoor 773 CLAXTON Grace PUR 22y 211d 1993 52.89 52.89 -16 NR Puerto Rican record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 53.07 -15. sf WJC 2012; 4 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014 In 2016: 4 Staten Island (Feb 12); 1 Staten Island (Feb 20); 1 Boston Eastern College Conference

776 RĂZOR Bianca ROU 21y 222d 1994 52.82 52.82 -16 2015 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 50.37 -15. 3 WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; ht EIC 2011/2015; 1 EJC 2011 (2013-2); 6 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013/2015; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 6 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Balkan 2014. 1 Romanian 2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2014/2015). 1 Romanian 200 2015 She was one of those 400m runners in Beijing 2015 who ran very fast in their heat (50.37), but not so quick in the semi-final (51.05) In 2016: 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Ghent IFAM; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 Istanbul City; 1 Balkan indoor 4x400

788 ABDI Hindi Abdiqadir SOM 20y 337d 1995 - - Outdoor pb: 56.18 -15

791 PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK 27y 358d 1988 53.50 52.84 -15 NR Fourth at 2015 European Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: 52.18 -15. 200 pb: 24.12 -14. ht ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015; 5 WSG 2015. 1 Northern Ireland 2008. 1 Slovak 2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015 & indoor 200 2016). 1 200 2015 In 2016: 1 Potchefstroom 300 (2 200); 5 Bratislava 60; 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 4 Toruń; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour ‘B’; 1 Chemnitz; 1 Slovak indoor 200 (4 60)

826 HASTINGS Natasha USA 29y 238d 1986 51.34 50.80 -07 Winner of nine gold medals across various World Championships as a youth, junior, senior and indoors Outdoor pb: 49.84 -07. 200 pb: 22.55w -14, 22.61 -07. 1 World Youth 400/Medley Relay 2003; 1 WJC 400/4x400 2004; sf WCH 2007 (ht 4x400 2007/2009/2011 – awarded gold); 1 WIC 4x400 2010; 3 WIC 2012 (2 4x400); 5 WCH 2013 (2 4x400); 1 WIC 4x400 2014; sf WCH 2015 (2 4x400). Ran in relay heats at 2008 Olympics, so awarded gold medal won by USA in final. 1 NCAA in/out 400 2007. 1 US 2013 (1 indoor 400 2011 & 300 2015). Born-New York, father Charles-Jamaican, mother Joanne Gardner was British Junior Girls 100m Champion in 1977. Coach-Darryl Woodson In 2016: 1 Boston IAAF Tour 300; 1 New York Millrose; 3 US indoor

827 HAYES Quanera USA 24y 10d 1992 51.09 51.09 -16 2016 US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 50.84 -15. 1 NCAA div 2 2013/2014/2015 (1 200 2015); 1 US indoor 2016. Was at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina In 2016: 1 Staten Island 200/400; 1 University Park 200; 1 Boston Valentine 200/400; 1 US indoor

839 SPENCER Ashley USA 22y 283d 1993 51.29 51.27 -13 Former Word Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 50.28 -13. 200 pb: 22.69w, 22.92 -14 (23.19i -16). 400H pb: 56.32 -13. 1 WJC 400/4x400 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2 4x400). 1 NCAA 2012/2013, representing the University of Texas; 2 US indoor 2016. Coach-Tonja Buford-Bailey (2 WCH 400H 95) In 2016: 2 Lincoln Sevigne; 2 US indoor

849 MUPOPO Kabange ZAM 23y 177d 1992 - - 2015 African Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 50.22 -15. 200 pb: 23.46 -15. sf COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; sf WCH 2015; 1 African Games 2015. International footballer who clocked 53.44 in her international athletics début in Mauritius in April 2014, then quickly moved into high world class In 2016: 1 Lusaka 100/200

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST Jarm. Kratochvílová TCH...... 1982 1 .....50.69...... USA...... 49.59.....1 2.....49.68...... RUS...... 2004 2.....51.09...... USA 3.....49.76...... Tatána Kocembová TCH...... 1984 3.....51.29...... USA 4.....50.01...... GDR...... 1984 4.....51.34...... USA 5.....50.02...... GBR...... 2007 5.....51.51...... Taylor Ellis-Watson USA 6.....50.04...... Ol. Krasnomovets RUS...... 2006 6.....51.60...... Seren Bundy-Davies GBR 7.....50.15...... RUS...... 2006 7.....51.67...... Kemi Adekoya BRN 8.....50.21...... Vanya Stambolova BUL...... 2006 8.....51.69...... Chris-Ann Gordon JAM 9.....50.23...... Irina Privalova RUS...... 1995 9.....51.70...... RUS 10...50.28...... GDR...... 1988 10...51.74...... Shamier Little USA

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17 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 19 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

613 NIYONSABA Francine BDI 22y 317d 1993 - - 2012 African Champion. Sixth in the 2012 Olympic final (originally seventh but ahead of her Yelena Arzhakova RUS was disqualified for doping) Outdoor pb: 1:56.59 -12. 400 pb: 54.3 -13. 1 African Champs 2012; 6 OLY 2012. Did not compete in 2014 (after having been unbeaten in 2013) but made steady return in 2015, ending with a fast 1:57.62 win in Rieti (Note: the Burundian indoor record at 800m is 2:13.42 by Spéciose Gakobwa in 2001)

644 ALMANZA Rose Mary CUB 23y 247d 1992 2:04.18 2:04.18 -16 2012 Olympic & 2013 World Championship semi-finalist // Outdoor pb: 1:57.70 -15. 4 World Youth 2009; 2 Ibero-American 2010/2012; 4 WJC 2010; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011 (2013-3); sf OLY 2012; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; sf WCH 2015. 1 Cuban 1500 2013. Born-Camagüey In 2016: 3 Eaubonne

652 ALEMU Habitam ETH 18y 252d 1997 2:01.31 2:01.31 -16 Outdoor pb: 2:01.27 -15. ht WCH 2015; 4 African Games 2015 In 2016: 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Eaubonne; 1 Ghent IFAM

653 ASSEFA Tigist ETH 19y 104d 1996 2:02.01 2:02.01 -16 Outdoor pb: 1:59.24 -14. 400 pb: 54.05 -12. 4 African Champs 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 In 2016: 3 Metz

672 SHARP Lynsey GBR 25y 250d 1990 2:00.30 2:00.30 -16 Commonwealth Games & European Championship silvers in August 2014 Outdoor pb: 1:57.71 -15. 400 pb: 54.74 -12. sf World Youth 2007; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2012 (2014-2); sf OLY 2012; 2 COM 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; sf WCH 2015. 1 UK under-23 2011; 1 UK 2012/2014/2015. Father-Cameron Sharp (2 ECH 200 1982), mother-Carol Lightfoot (1 Scottish 800 1979, ht COM 800 1982). Coaches-Rana Reider & Terrence Mahon In 2016: 3 New York Armory; 1 Boston Valentine; 5 New York Millrose; 3 UK indoor

674 TRACEY Adelle GBR 22y 295d 1993 2:02.15 2:02.15 -16 One of the “secret seven” young athletes who lit the 2012 Olympic cauldron (nominated by ) Outdoor pb: 2:01.10 -15. 400 pb: 54.06 -14. 1500 pb: 4:22.08 -14. 4 under-23 ECH 800 2015. 1 UK indoor 2016. Coach-Craig Winrow. Manager-Gary Lough Studying Sports Science at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. A freelance hairdresser and make-up artist, and has worked for a company making prosthetic props for TV programmes such as Dr. Who and Top Gear In 2016: 1 Classic; 8 British Universities XC; 2 Athlone; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 UK indoor

679 HERING Christina GER 21y 160d 1994 2:00.93 2:00.93 -16 2015 European under-23 bronze. Twice German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 1:59.54 -15. 400 pb: 52.91 -15 (54.14i -16). 3 EJC 800/4x400 2013; 3 under -23 ECH 2015; sf WCH 2015. 1 German indoor 2015/2016 In 2016: 1 Bayer indoor; 2 Düsseldorf; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 400 ‘B’; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 German indoor

699 HINRIKSDÓTTIR Aníta ISL 20y 64d 1996 2:01.59 2:01.56 -15 NR Former World Youth & European Junior Champion // Outdoor 800 pb: 2:00.49 -13. 1500 pb: 4:15.14 -14. 4 WJC 2012; sf EIC 2013; 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013 (2015-3); dq WIC ht 2014; dnf WJC final 2014; sf ECH 2014; 5 EIC 2015 (2013-sf). Her maternal aunt Martha Ernstsdóttir is Icelandic record holder at 5000, 10,000 & . Coach-Gunnar Páll Jóakimsson Disasters in 2014 – out of lane and disqualified at World Indoor Championships, then in the World Junior final she set off a suicidal pace – 56.33 at 400m – only to step off the track in the homestraight after the field passed her In 2016: 1 Reykjavik; 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR; 1 Icelandic indoor 400/800; 1 Hafnarfjördur

708 GOULE Natoya JAM 24y 353d 1991 2:04.21 2:01.64 -15 3x Jamaican Champion // 800 pb: 1:59.93 -13. 400 pb: 51.52 -11. 1500 pb: 4:18.74 -14. 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 2006/2010; sf World Youth 2007; ht WJC 2008; sf WJC 2010 (3 4x400); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; sf COM 2014. 1 Jamaican 2013/2014/2015. 1 NCAA indoor 2015. Student of sport administration at Louisiana State University Ran in relay heat at 2014 World Indoor Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Jamaica in final In 2016: 1 Clemson ; 4 New York Armory; 7 New York Millrose

727 WAMBUI Margaret KEN 20y 184d 1995 2:02.59 2:02.59 -16 Full name-Margaret Nyairera Wambui 2014 World Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 2:00.49 -14. 1 WJC 2014; ht WCH 2015. 2 Kenyan junior 2014 In 2016: 2 Sabadell

729 VELVERE Līga LAT 26y 36d 1990 2:03.08 2:03.08 -16 NR Latvian indoor record holder at 800m, but better-known at 400m hurdles 400H pb: 46.77 -15. ht World Youth 400H 2007; sf ECH 400H 2014. 1 Latvian 400H 2014/2015. Was at University of Idaho In 2016: 2 Portland; 1 Seattle

737 AKKAOUI Malika MAR 28y 83d 1987 2:00.96 1:59.01 -12 NR 2013 Champion // Outdoor 800 pb: 1:57.64 -13. 1500 pb: 4:04.49 -15. ht WJC 800 2006; 3 African Champs 800 2010/2012; ht WIC 800 2012/2014; sf OLY 800 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 800 2013; sf WCH 800 2013/2015; 12 WCH 1500 2015 (2011-ht). 1 Moroccan 400 2014; 1 Arab 800 2015 In 2016: 1 Eaubonne 1500; 1 Ghent IFAM 1500; 1 Sabadell 800; 2 Metz 800

758 HYNNE Hedda NOR 26y 5d 1990 2:01.82 2:01.82 -16 NR Norwegian indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 2:02.24 -14. 400 pb: 54.40 -14. ht ECH 2014. 1 Norwegian indoor 2015. In 2016, she broke the Norwegian indoor 800m record which had stood to Kirsti Voldnes for 36 years In 2016: 1 Trondheim; 1 ; 2 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR indoor

794 LINDH Lovisa SWE 24y 252d 1991 2:02.33 2:02.33 -16 3x Swedish Champion (2 in + 1 out) // Outdoor pb: 2:01.73 -14. 1500 pb: 4:19.57 -12. ht WJC 2010; 1 SWE v FIN 2012; 9 ETCh 2014 (2015-10); sf ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2012 (1 indoor 2009/2013). Coaches-Johan Wettergren & Richard Mattsson In 2016: 2 Gothenburg; 3 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR indoor; 4 Swedish indoor 400 808 TKACHUK Anastasiya UKR 22y 332d 1993 2:02.44 2:02.44 -16 Former European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 2:00.21 -15. 1500 pb: 4:11.83 -15 (4:20.88i -16). sf World Youth 800 2009; 4 Youth Olympic Games 1000 2010; 1 EJC 800 2011; 7 WJC 800 2012; 6 under-23 ECH 800 2013; ht ECH 800 2014; 3 ETCh 800 2015; ht WCH 800 2015 In 2016: 1 Sumy 1500; 1 Zaporizhzhya 800; 2 Ukrainian teams indoor 800 (1 1500); dnf Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 1500; 5 Eaubonne 800; 3 Athlone 800; 3 Ukrainian indoor 1500

836 ROESLER Laura USA 24y 89d 1991 2:00.49 2:00.49 -16 Roesler pronounced RACE-ler Former US Collegiate Champion, representing the Outdoor pb: 1:59.04 -14. 400 pb: 54.63 -11. sf WJC 2010 (1 4x400). 1 NCAA 2014 (2013-2); 1 NCAA indoor 2014; 2 US 2014; 2 US indoor 2015. Psychology graduate In 2016: 2 Texas A&M Invitational; 1 Portland; 2 Winston-Salem; 2 New York Armory; 3 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor

847 WILSON Ajee’ USA 21y 314d 1994 2:00.09 2:00.09 -16 (Ajee’ is pronounced “ahh-jay” – she was named after a brand of perfume) Outdoor 800 pb: 1:57.67 -14. 1500 pb: 4:12.10 -14. 1 World Youth 800 2011; 1 WJC 800 2012 (2010-5); 6 WCH 800 2013; ht WIC 800 2014; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 800 2014. 1 US 800 2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2016). In 2015 was part of the US team which set a world record at the IAAF Relays, but she missed the World Championships with a tibia stress reaction in her left leg. She has a yellow belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido In 2016: 1 Staten Island Great Dane 800; 1 New York Armory 800; 1 New York Millrose 800; 1 US indoor 800

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Jolanda Čeplak SLO...... 2002 1 .....2:00.09....Ajee' Wilson USA....1:55.82.....1 2.....1:55.85....Stephanie Graf AUT...... 2002 2.....2:00.12....Joanna Jóźwik POL 3.....1:56.40....Christine Wachtel GDR...... 1988 3.....2:00.14.... USA 4.....1:56.90....Ludmila Formanová CZE...... 1999 4.....2:00.19....Melissa Bishop CAN 5.....1:57.06....Maria Mutola MOZ...... 1996 5.....2:00.30.... GBR 6.....1:57.23 ...Inna Yevseyeva UKR...... 1992 6.....2:00.36....Nataliya Lupu UKR 7.....1:57.47 ... RUS...... 1999 7.....2:00.49....Laura Roesler USA 8.....1:57.51.... RUS...... 2006 8.....2:00.70.... GBR 9.....1:57.53....Larisa Chzhao RUS...... 2005 9.....2:00.90.... USA 10...1:57.67.... GDR...... 1988 10...2:00.93....Christina Hering GER

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22 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 18 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

600 GEGA Luiza ALB 27y 132d 1988 4:06.89 4:06.89 -16 NR Albanian record holder at 800m & 1500m, indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 4:02.63. 800 pb: 2:01.31 -14. 3000SC pb: 9:54.72 -11. ht EIC 800 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 2011 (2 3000SC); 1 Balkan indoor 2012/2013/2014/2016; ht ECH 800/1500 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013 (2015-ht); 6 WIC 2014; ht ECH 2014; 1 Balkan 2015 In 2016: 1 Istanbul City indoor 800; 1 Balkan indoor (4th time)

605 DUNCAN Melissa AUS 26y 47d 1990 4:06.93 4:06.93 -16 NR Oceanian indoor record holder at 1500m // Outdoor pb: 4:05.56 -15. 800 pb: 2:04.2 -14. 4 World Youth 2007; 3 IAAF Relays 4x1500 2014 (4 4x800); 10 COM 2014; ht WCH 2015. Coach-Jackie Cook In 2016: 2 Newcastle; 2 Christchurch Road Mile; 4 Boston IAAF Tour; 6 Challenge

631 SIFUENTES Nicole CAN 29y 261d 1986 4:27.93y 4:07.61 -14 NR (Née Edwards). 2014 World indoor bronze at 1500m, 2015 Pan-Am Games silver at 1500m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:04.65 -13. 800 pb: 2:01.30 -12. 5000 pb: 15:19.15 -15. sf World Youth 800 2003; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010 (2014-7); sf OLY 1500 2012; sf WCH 1500 2013; 3 WIC 1500 2014; 4 COM 1500 2014 (2010-5); 2 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015; ht WCH 1500/5000 2015. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2008. 1 Canadian 1500/5000 2015. Studied Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan. Coach-Mike McGuire Helped pace 2015 Honolulu Marathon In 2016: 2 Seattle 3000; 1 Notre Dame Mile; 2 Boston Valentine Mile; 4 Boston IAAF Tour 3000; 3 Notre Dame 800 (Feb 20)

632 STAFFORD Gabriela CAN 20y 186d 1995 4:11.49 4:11.49 -16 2015 World Student Games silver // 1500 pb: 4:07.44 -15. 3000 pb: 8:54.87i -16. 9 WJC 3000 2014; 2 WSG 2015. At WXC: 2013-75J. Coach-Terry Radchenko In 2016: 1 Ottawa 1500; 1 New York Armory Mile; 2 Seattle Classic 3000; 1 Ontario Universities indoor 1000/1600; 1 Canadian Inter-Universities indoor 1000/1500

646 MÄKI Kristiina CZE 24y 177d 1991 4:11.56 4:11.56 -16 2015 World Student Games Champion at 5000m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:12.52 -15. 3000 pb: 8:51.69 -14. 5000 pb: 15:35.62 -14. 14 ECH 5000 2014; 10 EIC 3000 2015; 1 WSG 5000 2015. 1 Czech 1500 2014/2015 & 5000 2015 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2014/2015). Student of Architecture & Civil Engineering. Father- Finnish, mother-Czech In 2016: 1 Czech Universities indoor 800/1500; 7 Mondeville 3000; 8 Eaubonne 1500; 5 Athlone 1500; 2 Czech indoor 800

657 EMBAYE Axumawit ETH 21y 151d 1994 4:06.11 4:02.92 -15 2014 World indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 4:02.35 -14. 7 WJC 2012; 2 WIC 2014; 3 Glasgow Diamond 2014; 4 African Champs 2014. She was ’s reserve for the 2013 World Championships 1500m In 2016: 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 4 Eaubonne 800; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour Mile; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland)

658 SEYAUM Dawit ETH 19y 233d 1996 4:00.28 4:00.28 -16 (aka Dawit Seyoum, full name Biratu) (World Junior Champion, then fourth at Beijing 2015 (with a 1:58.55 last 800m 2014 Outdoor pb: 3:59.53 -15. 2 World Youth 2013; 1 African junior 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 African junior 2014; 4 WCH 2015; 1 African Games 2015 At Marrakech 2015 with 3:59.53, she suddenly ran 10 seconds faster than any other mark reported for her In 2016: 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 Boston (Feb 28)

659 TSEGAY Gudaf ETH 19y 54d 1997 4:01.81 4:01.81 -16 Full name-Gudaf Tsegay Desta 2014 World Junior silver. New world junior indoor record holder ht WIC 2014; 2 WJC 2014 In 2016: 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour Mile (behind world record of ); 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour (set world junior indoor record 4:01.81)

698 GALLIGAN Rose-Anne IRL 28y 99d 1987 4:11.07 4:11.07 -16 In London on July 26, 2013 she broke the Irish (outdoor) 800m record which had stood to Sonia O’Sullivan since 1994 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:12.3 -10. 800 pb: 2:00.58 -13. 3000 pb: 9:12.42i -16. 7 EJC 3000 2005; 6 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; ht WIC 1500 2010; ht WCH 800 2013; ht WIC 800 2014. 1 Irish 800 2009/2010. At WXC: 2005-49J. At EXC: 2004-13J, 2005-23J, 2006-12J, 2007-44u23, 2008-21u23, 2009-15u23. Father-Gerry was Ulster XC Champion as a teenager In 2016: 1 Cardiff 3000; 13 Antrim; 1 Potchefstroom 1500 (2 400) (Feb 2); 1 Potchefstroom 1000 (Feb 9); 5 Ghent IFAM 1500; 3 Athlone 1500; 5 UK indoor 3000

720 ARMOUSH Tamara JOR 23y 313d 1992 - 4:52.05y -15 3x Derbyshire Cross Country Champion (in ) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:20.81 -15. 1 Derbyshire XC 2013/2014/2016. 3 English under-15 XC 2016; 13 English under-23 1500 2014; ht UK 1500 2015. Mathematics graduate. Was at University of Birmingham, then University of New . Member of British Club Birchfield Harriers. Mother-British, father-born in Jordan - “Half of my family live out in Jordan” In 2016: 1 Derbyshire XC; 18 English ‘National’ XC; 10 NCAA indoor Distance Medley

725 LAGAT Violah KEN 27y 5d 1989 4:11.08 4:11.08 -16 Full name-Violah Cheptoo Lagat // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:04.10 -15. 800 pb: 2:02.05 -15. Mile pb: 4:29.43 -04. ht WCH 2015. 8 NCAA 2012. Studied nursing and sociology at Florida State University. Youngest of 10 children, one of her brothers is In 2016: 3 New York Armory Mile; 5 Boston IAAF Tour; 4 Boston Mile (Feb 28)

738 ARRAFI Rabab MAR 25y 65d 1991 4:09.27 4:07.91 -15 Reached both middle distance finals at Beijing 2015: 9th at 1500m then 4th 800m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:02.71 -14. 800 pb: 1:58.55 -15. 12 World Youth 3000 2007; 1 African Champs 1500 2012 (2014-3); 1 Francophone Games 1500 2013; dq WIC 1500 final 2014 (originally third, but she was judged to have stepped inside the kerb); 9 WCH 1500 2015 (2013-sf); 4 WCH 800 2015. At WXC: 2007-dnfJ In 2016: 7 Düsseldorf 800; 4 Mondeville 3000; 4 Stockholm IAAF Tour Mile; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500

744 HASSAN Sifan NED 23y 76d 1993 4:01.40 4:00.46 -15 NR Formerly Ethiopian, moved to in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days) Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:56.05 -15. 800 pb: 1:58.50 -15 (2:02.62i -16). 5000 pb: 14:59.23 -14. 3000 pb: 8:29.38 -14. 1000 pb: 2:34.68 -15. 5 WIC 3000 2014; 1 ECH 1500 2014 (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 1 EIC 1500 2015; 3 WCH 1500 2015 (sf 800). At EXC: 2013-1u23, 2015-1. 1 Dutch 1500 2013 (1 indoor 1500 2015 & 800 2016). Her last 800m in the Beijing World Championship 1500m (when she tried to stay with Genzebe Dibaba) – 1:57.15 In 2016: All January training in ; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500; 1 Dutch indoor 800 764 PLIŚ Renata POL 31y 41d 1985 4:07.38 4:07.10 -11 Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:03.50 -11. 3000 pb: 8:39.18 -14 (8:50.75i -16). 5000 pb: 15:18.75 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.45 -10. 11 ETCh 800 2009; 2 ETCh 3000 2010 (2013-5); ht ECH 1500 2010; 4 EIC 1500 2011 (2015-8); sf WCH 1500 2011/2013/2015; ht OLY 1500 2012; 3 ETCh 1500 2013; 7 WIC 3000 2014 (2010-ht); 4 ECH 1500 2014 (12 5000); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 1 ETCh 5000 2015. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010, 1500 2012/2013 & 5000 2015. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2016: 1 Spała 1000; 1 Toruń 1500; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Polish indoor 3000

771 URBANIK Danuta POL 26y 84d 1989 4:09.89 4:09.89 -16 Won middle distance double at 2016 Polish Indoor Championships // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:07.95 -14. pb: 2:00.84 -11 (2:08.97i -16). 7 EJC 1500 2007; 4 under -23 ECH 1500 2011; ht EIC 1500 2013; ht WIC 1500 2014. At EXC: 2007-2J, 2008-dnfJ. 1 Polish indoor 800 2011/2013/2016 (1 1500 2016) In 2016: 2 Kirchberg 1500; dnf Mondeville 3000; 4 Eaubonne 1500; 1 Polish indoor 800/1500

774 BOBOCEA Claudia ROU 23y 279d 1992 4:09.64 4:09.64 -16 2015 Romanian Indoor Champion at 1500m & 3000m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:12.41 -15. 800 pb: 2:04.17 -14. 9 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; ht EIC 3000 2015; 12 WSG 1500 2015. 1 Romanian indoor 1500/3000 2015 & 800 2016 In 2016: 7 ‘Great’ XC; 1 Kirchberg 1500; 6 Mondeville 3000; 6 Eaubonne 1500; 3 Sabadell 1500; 1 Romanian indoor 800

784 NISHIMWE Beatha RWA 17y 107d 1998 - - Outdoor pb: 4:17.37 -15. 1 African youth 2015; 10 World Youth 2015;

793 LAHTI Sarah SWE 21y 28d 1995 4:12.73 4:12.73 -16 3x Swedish Indoor Champion at 3000m // Outdoor pb: 4:17.20 -15. 10K pb: 32:58 -15. 5000 pb: 16:19.58 -14. 3000SC pb: 10:32.61 -12. ht WJC 3000SC 2012. At EXC: 2012-46J, 2015-6u23. 1 Swedish indoor 3000 2013/2015/2016. Coach-Bram Wassenaar. Partner-Jesper van der Wielen NED (fourth at 2013 European under-23 Cross Country Championships) In 2016: 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR 3000; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour Mile; 1 Swedish indoor 3000

803 DESALEGN Betlhem UAE 24y 125d 1991 4:21.65 4:08.79 -14 NR Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh Allegiance transferee from Ethiopia – became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:05.13 -13. 3000 pb: 8:44.59i -16, 8:53.75 -15. 5000 pb: 15:12.84 -13. ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013/2015; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013; 6 WIC 3000 2014; 4 Asian Games 1500 2014 (10 5000); sf WCH 1500 2015 (ht 5000); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000 2016. Originally second in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 1000m, but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993). Competed under the name Maryam Abdullah Mubarak after her transfer, but now has reverted to her original Ethiopian name In 2016: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000

821 ECCLESTON Amanda USA 25y 273d 1990 4:09.12 4:09.12 -15 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:08.08 -14. 3000 pb: 8:59.69i -16. 1 NCAA indoor Distance Medley relay 2013; 3 US indoor 1500 2016. Studied epidemiology at the University of Michigan In 2016: 1 Seattle Mile (4 3000); 1 Boston Valentine Mile; 3 New York Millrose Mile; 3 US indoor 1500

828 MARTINEZ Brenda USA 28y 191d 1987 4:04.58 4:04.58 -16 2013 World Championship bronze // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:00.94 -13. 800 pb: 1:57.91 -13 (2:00.14i -16). ht WIC 1500 2012; 3 WCH 800 2013 (2015-sf). Born- California, parents-Mexican. Studied Sociology & Law at the University of California, Riverside. Coach/husband-Carlos Holder In 2016: 1 Portland Mile; 2 Boston IAAF Tour 1500; 2 New York Millrose 800; 1 US indoor 1500

829 McGEE Cory USA 23y 292d 1992 4:09.97 4:09.97 -16 Twice second at US Collegiate Championships, representing the University of Florida where she studied Political Science Outdoor pb: 4:06.67 -13. 800 pb: 2:04.13 -15. 9 World Youth 1500 2009; 1 Pan-Am junior 1500 2011; ht WCH 1500 2013; 4 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015. 2 NCAA 1500 2013/2014; 3 US 1500 2013 In 2016: 3 Boston 3000; 4 New York Mile (Jan 24); 6 Boston IAAF Tour 1500; 7 Glasgow IAAF Tour 1500; 2 US indoor 1500

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST Genzebe Dibaba ETH...... 2014 1 .....3:56.46....Genzebe Dibaba ETH....3:55.17.....1 2.....3:57.91.... SWE...... 2014 2.....4:00.28....Dawit Seyaum ETH 3.....3:58.28....Yelena Sobolyeva RUS...... 2006 3.....4:01.40.... NED 4.....3:59.75.... ETH...... 2008 4.....4:01.81....Gudaf Tsegay ETH 5.....3:59.79....Maryam Jamal BRN...... 2008 5.....4:04.58....Brenda Martinez USA 6.....3:59.98.... USA...... 2003 6.....4:06.11....Axumawit Embaye ETH 7.....4:00.27.... ROU ...... 1990 7.....4:06.75.... USA 8.....4:00.28....Dawit Seyaum ETH...... 2016 8.....4:06.89.... ALB 9.....4:00.46....Sifan Hassan NED...... 2015 9.....4:06.93....Melissa Duncan AUS 10...4:00.72.... RUS...... 2003 10...4:07.30.... USA

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17 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 20 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

615 KUDZELICH Svetlana BLR 28y 315d 1987 9:10.40 8:48.02 -15 NR Fourth in 2014 European Championship . 2015 European indoor silver at 3000m Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:46.83 -15. 3000SC pb: 9:27.95 -14. 1500 pb: 4:10.76 -14. 10,000 pb: 32:40.61 -11. 5000 pb: 15:57.22 -10. 2 WJC 5000 2006; 2 under-23 ECH 5000 2009 (5 10,000); 5 ETCh 3000 2010 (2011-6); 8 ECH 10,000 2010 (2012-dq/ht); 7 ECP 10,000 2011; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 7 ETCh 3000SC 2013; 4 ECH 3000SC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC 2014; 2 EIC 3000 2015. 1 Belarusian 1500 2014, 5000 2009, 3000SC 2014 (1 indoor 2009-2012); 1 Belarusian indoor 3000 2015/2016 In 2016: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000

629 O’CONNELL Jessica CAN 27y 36d 1989 8:56.58 8:53.09 -15 Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:51.37 -15. 1500 pb: 4:18.19 -15. ht WJC 1500 2008; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 5000 2010 (2 1500); 10 COM 5000 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games 5000 2015. 1 Canadian 5000 2014. Former performer and competitor at Irish dancing. Works as a research assistant at the University of Calgary. Coach-Mike van Tighem In 2016: 5 New York Armory 3000; 1 Boston Valentine 3000

630 REID Sheila CAN 26y 228d 1989 8:56.50 8:56.50 -16 Former US Collegiate Champion on both track & cross country // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:44.02 -13. 5000 pb: 15:23.64 -12. 800 pb: 2:04.60 -13. ht OLY 5000 2012; ht WCH 1500 2012. 1 NCAA 1500/5000 & XC 2011. At WXC: 2006-46J, 2007-dnfJ. 1 Canadian 5000 2012. Coach-Mark Rowland In 2016: 1 Portland 1500 (3 800) (Jan 22); 2 New York Armory 3000; 1 Boston Mile

646 MÄKI Kristiina CZE 24y 177d 1991 9:16.76 8:58.88 -15 2015 World Student Games Champion at 5000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:51.69 -14. 1500 pb: 4:11.56i -16, 4:12.52 -15. 5000 pb: 15:35.62 -14. 14 ECH 5000 2014; 10 EIC 3000 2015; 1 WSG 5000 2015. 1 Czech 1500 2014/2015 & 5000 2015 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2014/2015). Student of Architecture & Civil Engineering. Father-Finnish, mother-Czech In 2016: 1 Czech Universities indoor 800/1500; 7 Mondeville 3000; 8 Eaubonne 1500; 5 Athlone 1500; 2 Czech indoor 800

654 BURKA Gelete ETH 30y 31d 1986 8:33.76 8:31.94 -08 Full name-Gelete Burka Bati 2008 World Indoor Champion at 1500m. 2006 World Short Course Cross Country Champion. 2015 World Championship 10,000m silver Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:25.92 -06. 10,000 pb: 30:49.68 -15. 5000 pb: 14:31.20 -07. 1500 pb: 3:58.79 -09. Mile pb: 4:18.23 -08. 2000 pb: 5:30.19 -09. Marathon pb: 2:26:03 -14. 8 WCH 1500 2005 (2013-ht); 1 African Games 1500 2007; 10 WCH 5000 2007; 1 WIC 1500 2008 (2010-3); ht OLY 1500 2008; 10 WCH 1500 2009 (fell when in lead with 200m left, it was judged that she was pushed by Natalia Rodriguez ESP, who was disqualified); 2 African Champs 1500 2010; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; dnf WCH 1500 sf 2011; 3 WIC 3000 2012; 5 OLY 5000 2012; 2 WCH 10,000 2015. At WXC: 2003-3J, 2005-1J, 2006-1 short, 2007-4, 2008-6, 2009-8. Oldest of three children including younger brother Mohammed who is also a runner. Married Taddele Gebrmehden on September 1, 2007 (3): 12 Frankfurt 2013, 3 Houston 2014, 7 2014 In 2016: 2 Sabadell 3000

655 DEFAR Meseret ETH 32y 119d 1983 8:30.83 8:23.72 -07 Arguably history’s greatest ever 5000m runner: twice Olympic and twice World Champion at 5000m. A record 45x below 15 minutes Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:24.51 -07. 5000 pb: 14:12.88 -08. Half Mar pb: 66:09 -13. 10,000 pb: 29:59.20 -09. 1500 pb: 4:02.00 -10. 2 World Youth 3000 99; 2 WJC 5000 2000; 1 WJC 3000/5000 2002; 1 African Games 5000 2003/2007; 1 WIC 3000 2004/2006/2008/2010 (2003-3, 2012-2); 1 OLY 5000 2004/2012 (2008-3); 1 African Champs 5000 2006 (2000/2010-2); 1 WCP 5000 2006; 1 WCH 5000 2007/2013 (2005-2, 2003-ht, 2009/2011-3); 5 WCH 10,000 2009 (2011-dnf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2010; 2 Great North Run 2013. At WXC: 2002-13J. 1 Ethiopian 3000 2003. Husband-former soccer player Teodros Hailu, he and Meseret are passionate fans of Chelsea FC. Their daughter Gabriella born June 23, 2014 In 2016: 1 Boston IAAF Tour 3000 (her first track race since 2013, she almost lapped the field with 8:30.83)

656 DIBABA Genzebe ETH 25y 38d 1991 8:22.50 8:16.60 -14 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION Full name-Genzebe Dibaba Keneni 2015 World Champion at 1500m. World record holder at 1500m outdoors & 1500m, Mile, 3000m and 5000m indoors Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:26.21 -14. 1500 pb: 3:50.07 -15 (3:56.46i -16). 5000 pb: 14:15.41 -15. She has run a 400m time trial in 53 seconds. 2 WJC 5000 2008; 8 WCH 5000 2009/2011; 1 WJC 5000 2010; 1 WIC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012 (hamstring injury); 8 WCH 1500 2013; 1 WIC 3000 2014; 2 African Champs 5000 2014; 1 WCH 1500 2015 with 1:56.95 last 800m (3 5000). At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010-11J, 2011-9. Coach-. Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion). In 2015 she said her favourite event is the 1500m (“for me this is special”) In 2016: 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour Mile (4:13.31 to break the world indoor record which had stood to Doina Melinte since 1990); 1 Sabadell 3000

666 MOULTRIE Josephine GBR 25y 119d 1990 8:57.14 8:57.14 -16 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:17.43 -14. 1500 pb: 4:10.43 -15. 5000 pb: 15:57.17 -13. 7 EJC 1500 2009; 2 UK indoor 3000 2014/2016. Her fastest in a women’s only race is 8:58.75 In 2016: 1 Glasgow BMC 3000 (8:57.14 in a mixed race, so it didn’t count as a qualifying standard); 22 ‘Great’ Edinburgh; 2 Scottish indoor 1500; 11 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000; 2 UK indoor 3000 (front-ran)

675 TWELL Stephanie GBR 26y 213d 1989 8:50.24 8:50.24 -16 2010 Commonwealth 1500m bronze. 2015 World 5000m finalist // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:42.75 -10. 5000 pb: 14:54.08 -10. 1500 pb: 4:02.54 -10 (4:10.90 -15). 800 pb: 2:02.59 -10. 2 EJC 1500 2007; 1 WJC 1500 2008 (2006-8); ht OLY 1500 2008; ht WCH 1500 2009; 5 ECH 1500 2010; 3 COM 1500 2010 (4 5000); 12 WCH 5000 2015. 1 UK 5000 2013/2015; 1 UK indoor 3000 2016. At WXC: 2005-60J, 2006-30J, 2009-38, 2010-23, 2013-40. At EXC: 2005-7J, 2006/2007/2008 -1J, 2009-11u23, 2010-20, 2011-4u23, 2013-15, 2014-7, 2015-6. She broke her ankle in three places during a cross country race in February 2011; after 200 hours of physiotherapy, resuming in August 2011, then suffered a stress fracture in June 2012 and abandoned her season, undergoing further surgery to have the metal removed from her leg in August 2012. Coach-Mick Woods In 2016: 1 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 4 San Sebastián XC; 5 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000; 1 UK indoor 3000

724 CHEPKWEMOI Nancy KEN 22y 161d 1993 8:49.06 8:49.06 -16 2010 World Junior bronze // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:56.52 -12. 1500 pb: 4:03.09 -15 (4:08.46i -16). 3000 pb: 8:56.52 -12. 3 WJC 1500 2010 (2012-4); sf WCH 1500 2015. At WXC: 2011-6J In 2016: 6 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 1500; 1 Athlone 1500; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000

726 SAINA Betsy KEN 27y 260d 1988 9:01.05 8:43.19 -15 Winner of US Collegiate titles at cross country and on the track, indoors & out Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:38.01 -14. 5000 pb: 14:39.49 -14 (14:57.18i -16). 10,000 pb: 30:57.30 -14. Half Mar pb: 69:27 -14. 4 African Champs 10,000 2012; 8 WCH 10,000 2015. 1 NCAA indoor 5000 2012; 1 NCAA XC 2012; 1 NCAA 10,000 2013. She was a student of public health at Iowa State University In 2016: 1 New York Millrose 5000 745 KOSTER Maureen NED 23y 257d 1992 8:49.18 8:49.18 -16 2015 European 3000m bronze (when she held on after trying to break away at 2000m) Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:59.79 -15 (4:10.68i -16). 5000 pb: 15:07.73 -15. 800 pb: 2:02.15 -14. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2013/2015; 7 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 3 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2012-21u23, 2013-14u23, 2014-5u23, 2015-9. 1 Dutch 1500 2012/2015 In 2016: 7 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour 1500; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000

764 PLIŚ Renata POL 31y 41d 1985 8:50.75 8:50.75 -16 Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:39.18 -14. 1500 pb: 4:03.50 -11 (4:07.38i -16). 5000 pb: 15:18.75 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.45 -10. 11 ETCh 800 2009; 2 ETCh 3000 2010 (2013-5); ht ECH 1500 2010; 4 EIC 1500 2011 (2015-8); sf WCH 1500 2011/2013/2015; ht OLY 1500 2012; 3 ETCh 1500 2013; 7 WIC 3000 2014 (2010-ht); 4 ECH 1500 2014 (12 5000); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 1 ETCh 5000 2015. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010, 1500 2012/2013 & 5000 2015. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2016: 1 Spała 1000; 1 Toruń 1500; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour 3000; 1 Polish indoor 3000

803 DESALEGN Betlhem UAE 24y 125d 1991 8:44.59 8:44.59 -16 NR Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh Allegiance transferee from Ethiopia – became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010 Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:53.75 -15. 1500 pb: 4:05.13 -13 (4:21.65i -16). 5000 pb: 15:12.84 -13. ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013/2015; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013; 6 WIC 3000 2014; 4 Asian Games 1500 2014 (10 5000); sf WCH 1500 2015 (ht 5000); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000 2016. Originally second in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 1000m, but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993). Competed under the name Maryam Abdullah Mubarak after her transfer, but now has reverted to her original Ethiopian name In 2016: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000

D’AGOSTINO Abbey USA 23y 296d 1992 8:56.77 8:51.91 -14 819 Seven-time US Collegiate Champion across track, indoor and cross country Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:58.39 -15. 5000 pb: 15:03.85 -15 (15:24.44i -16). 1500 pb: 4:08.04 -15. ht WCH 5000 2015.1 NCAA 5000 2012/2013 (2014-3); 1 NCAA indoor 3000/5000 2013/2014; 1 NCAA XC 2013; 3 US 5000 2015. She graduated with a degree in psychology in 2014 from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Coach-Mark Coogan In 2016: 1 Boston 3000 (Jan 3); 1 Boston Terrier Mile; 2 Boston IAAF Tour 3000; 6 New York Millrose 5000; 2 US indoor 3000

823 HALL Marielle USA 24y 49d 1992 8:54.70 8:54.70 -16 2014 US Collegiate Champion at 5000m, representing the University of Texas at Austin Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:54.48 -14. 5000 pb: 15:06.05i -16, 15:06.45 -15. 1500 pb: 4:16.36 -15. sf World Youth 800 2009; ht WCH 5000 2015. 1 NCAA 5000 2014; 2 US 5000 2015. Coach-Brad Herbster In 2016: 1 Staten Island Great Dane Mile; 1 Staten Island Gotham Mile/3000 (Jan 22); 1 New York Armory 3000; 4 New York Millrose 5000; 6 US indoor 3000

838 ROWBURY Shannon USA 31y 179d 1984 8:53.52 8:47.18 -10 2009 World 1500m bronze. Seventh at the last two World Championships Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:29.93 -14. 1500 pb: 3:56.29 -15 (4:07.30i -16). Mile pb: 4:20.34 -08 (4:24.39i -16). 5000 pb: 14:48.68 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.47 -10. 3 WCH 1500 2009 (2011-sf, 2015-7); 7 WCH 5000 2013; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2010 & 1500 2014; 6 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-7); 8 WIC 3000 2014; 7 WCH 1500 2015. 1 US 1500 & indoor 3000 2008; 1 US indoor Mile/2M 2015. 1 NCAA indoor mile 2007. Coach- (In 2016: 1 Portland 3000; 1 Winston-Salem Mile; 1 New York Millrose Mile; 1 US indoor 3000 (30.14 last 200

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST Genzebe Dibaba ETH...... 2014 1 .....8:22.50....Genzebe Dibaba ETH....8:16.60.....1 2.....8:23.72.... ETH...... 2007 2.....8:30.83....Meseret Defar ETH 3.....8:23.74....Meselech Melkamu ETH...... 2007 3.....8:33.76....Gelete Burka ETH 4.....8:25.27....Sentayehu Ejigu ETH...... 2010 4.....8:44.59....Betlhem Desalegn UAE 5.....8:27.86....Liliya Shobukhova RUS...... 2006 5.....8:47.24....Ruth Chebet BRN 6.....8:28.49.... RUS...... 2009 6.....8:48.62....Alia Mohamed Saeed UAE 7.....8:29.00....Olesya Syreva RUS...... 2006 7.....8:49.06....Nancy Chepkwemoi KEN 8.....8:29.15.... ETH...... 2002 8.....8:49.07....Sofia Ennaoui POL 9.....8:29.99.... KEN...... 2014 9.....8:49.18....Maureen Koster NED 10...8:30.53.... KEN...... 2009 10...8:49.43....Gesa-Felicitas Krause GER

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22 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 18 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

607 JENNEKE Michelle AUS 22y 268d 1993 - - 2010 Youth Olympic silver medallist, 2015 World Student Games bronze 100H pb: 12.82 -15 (13.07 -16). 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 5 WJC 2012; 5 COM 2014; 3 WSG 2015; sf WCH 2015. 3 Australian 2014. With her 12.82 in 2015 she is second on the Australian all-time list after . Coach-Mick Zisti She is famed for her trademark pre-race ‘bouncy’ dance. In 2014 at a car festival in she raced a Nissan GTR driven by Jeremy Clarkson. The car won In 2016: 2 Sydney 100; 3 Wollongong 60; 1 Newcastle (6 100); 1 Australian Capital Territory (4 100); 1 Canberra Classic; 1 New South Wales State (3 100); 1 Melbourne Challenge

609 BENDRAT Stephanie AUT 25y 13d 1991 8.24 8.13 -15 2016 Austrian Indoor Champion at 60m hurdles & flat // 100H pb: 13.38 -15. 1 Austrian indoor 2015/2016 (1 60 2016) In 2016: 1 Bayer indoor; 2 Vienna Classic; 2 Mondeville ‘B’; 7 Linz Gugl; 1 Austrian indoor 60/60H; 1 Vienna 60 (Feb 27); 5ht Jablonec

611 SEYMOUR Pedrya BAH 20y 293d 1995 8.16 8.16 -16 400H pb: 60.18 -12. ht WJC 400H 2012. 1 Bahamian 400H 2012 In 2016: 1 Champaign (Jan 9); 1 Champaign (Jan 16); 3ht Lexington; 3sf Notre Dame; 2 Ames Classic; 1 Champaign (Feb 20); 3 ‘Big 10’ indoor; 6ht NCAA indoor

TALAY Alina BLR 26y 308d 1989 7.97 7.85 -15 NR 618 World Championship bronzes indoors (2012) & out (2015) // 100H pb: 12.66 -15. 4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-3); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-sf); 1 ECH 2012 (2010-sf, 2014-5); sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013/2015 (2009-sf, 2011-5); 2 WSG 2013; 1 ETCh 2015 (2011-2, 2013-5); 3 WCH 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Belarusian 2009/2010/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016) Winner of three European titles in 2015: Indoors in in March, then in June it was confirmed that Nevin Yanıt TUR had failed a doping test, so Talay became the rightful European Champion of 2012 (outdoors) & 2013 (indoors) In 2016: 1 Vienna Classic; 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Lódz; 1 Linz Gugl; 1 Belarusian indoor 60/60H; 7 Jablonec (hit second hurdle, thrown off balance and jogged in)

622 dos SANTOS Fabiana BRA 29y 286d 1986 8.08 8.08 -16 Full name-Fabiana dos Santos Moraes 4x Brazilian Champion // 100H pb: 12.98 -14 (13.30w, 13.36 -16). 2 South American under-23 2006; 1 South American under-23 2008; 3 South American 2009/2013; ht WCH 2015; 5 World Military 2015. 1 Brazilian 2007/2009/2014/2013 In 2016: 1 São Caetano do Sul (3x, including 8.08 to equal the Brazilian indoor record on February 13); 1 (outdoors)

634 WHYTE Angela CAN 35y 299d 1980 8.05 7.92 -08 Medals at three successive Commonwealth Games // 100H pb: 12.52w -13, 12.63 -07. Heptathlon pb: 5745 -03. ht WIC 2004; 6 OLY 2004 (2008-ht); 2 COM 2006/2010 (2014-3); 2 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2003-5, 2007-3); 6 WCH 2013 (2007-8, 2001/2009-ht, 2003/3005-sf). 1 Canadian 2001/2013. Graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Crime & Justice Studies. Coach-Wayne Phipps In 2016: 1 Nampa; 1 Pullman; 4 Albuquerque Kirby; 1 Seattle

638 CHN 23y 271d 1992 - 8.02 -14 NR 2014 Asian Games Champion. 2015 Asian Champion. Chinese indoor record holder 100H pb: 12.98 -12. 1 Asian junior 2010; 7 Asian Champs 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2012/2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2013-ht). 1 Chinese 2012/2013; 1 Chinese National Games 2013; 1 East Asian Games 2013. From- Province

643 IVANČEVIĆ Andrea CRO 31y 208d 1984 7.94 7.94 -16 NR Sharp improvement for her in 2015 at 100m/100mH from 11.83/13.26 to Croat records of 11.30/12.87 (but she then fell in the World Championship semi-finals) 100H pb: 12.87 -15. 100 pb: 11.30 -15. 60 pb: 7.29 -16. ht ECH 100H 2006; sf WIC 60H 2014; 1 Balkan indoor 60H 2015/2016; 7 EIC 60H 2015 (2007-ht); 1 Balkan 100H 2015; sf WCH 100H 2015. 1 Croat 100H 2003-2008 (1 indoor 2006-2008/2014). 1 Croat 100 2015. Her first sport was gymnastics In 2016: 4 Eaubonne 60H; 1 Toruń 60H; 1 Chemnitz 60H; 1 Balkan indoor 60H (1 60 ‘C’); 1 Belgrade 60H (2 60); 2 Jablonec 60H

645 CACHOVÁ Kateřina CZE 26y 20d 1990 8.14 8.13 -15 Former World Youth Champion at Heptathlon // pbs in events: 60H: 8.13i; HJ: 1.85/1.84i; SP: 12.90/12.17i; LJ: 6.40/6.28i; 800: 2:13.74/2:18.78i Heptathlon pb: 6123 -11. 5 WJC 2006; 1 World Youth 2007 (2005-11); dnf EJC 2007; 7 ECP 2010; 17 ECH 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2011; =20 WCH 2011; dnf WSG 2013; ht EIC 60H 2015. 1 Czech 100H 2015 (1 indoor 60H/Pentathlon 2015/2016, 1 indoor LJ 2016). 1.73/63kg In 2016: 2 FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR Pentathlon; 1 Prague City indoor 60H (2 HJ); 1 Czech indoor Pentathlon; 4 Chemnitz 60H; 1 Czech indoor 60H/LJ (5 HJ)

669 PORTER Tiffany GBR 28y 125d 1987 7.99 7.80 -11 NR Full name-Tiffany Adaez Porter (Née Ofili) 2014 European Champion. Medals at the last two World Indoor Championships 100H pb: 12.47w -12, 12.51 -14. LJ pb: 6.48 -09. 100 pb: 11.70 -09. 3 WJC 2006; 2 EIC 2011 (dislocated her right shoulder when falling over the line); 2 WIC 2012 (2014-3); sf OLY 2012; 1 ETCh 2013 (2011-4); 3 WCH 2013 (2011-4, 2015-5); 2 COM 2014; 1 ECH 2014. 1 NCAA in/out 2009; 1 UK 2011/2013/2014. Husband- (110H pb 13.08 -12). Coach-James Henry, also advised by Lloyd Cowan Allegiance transferee from USA – she has had British and American citizenship since birth and competed for the USA as a junior but opted for Britain in 2010 and was cleared by the IAAF to do so that September that year In 2016: 3 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Eaubonne; 7 Boston IAAF Tour; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 UK indoor; 1 Jablonec Her younger sister Cindy Ofili (also USA>GBR) has just clocked 7.89 herself to win at the NCAA Indoor Championships

673 SOLOMON Serita GBR 26y 17d 1990 8.02 7.93 -15 2015 European indoor bronze. Trademark long socks, usually stripy 100H pb: 12.87 -15. 8 ETCh 2014/2015; ht COM 2014; 3 EIC 2015; 8 ETCh 2015. 1 English under-23 2011/2012; 1 English 2012; 2 UK 2014; 1 UK indoor 2015. She missed a place in the final by one thousandth of a second Unlucky not to be selected for the 2015 World Championships (she clocked 12.87 in June, but didn’t go sub-13 again until after the British Athletics deadline – though they could still have picked her as there was a space in the team alongside & Cindy Ofili) In 2016: 2 South of England indoor; 1 London Games; 3 Düsseldorf; 1 Mondeville; 5 Eaubonne; 7 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 UK indoor; 4 Jablonec

691 KEREKES Gréta HUN 23y 159d 1992 8.17 8.17 -16 110H pb: 13.46 -14. ht WJC 2010; sf EJC 2011. 1 Hungarian 2014 (1 indoor 2016). Was at the University of Nebraska, then the University of Texas, El Paso In 2016: 2 Vienna (Jan 24); 3 Vienna Classic; 2 Budapest; 2 Linz Gugl ‘B’; 1 Hungarian indoor; 2 Madrid; 5ht Jablonec

692 KOZÁK Luca HUN 19y 289d 1996 8.17 8.17 -16 100H pb: 13.46 -14. sf WJC 2014; 2 EJC 2015. 1 Hungarian Schools 100/100H 2014/2015 In 2016: 1 Budapest City; 1 Budapest; 2 Hungarian indoor 200/60H 715 SCARLETT Samantha JAM 22y 345d 1993 8.12 8.12 -16 100H pb: 13.01 -14. sf WJC 2012. 8 Jamaican 2015. Student of Economics at Auburn University In 2016: 3 Nashville Commodore; 4 Birmingham AL; 2 Lincoln; 1 Fayetteville Tyson; 4 Fayetteville SEC; 7ht NCAA indoor

719 WILLIAMS Danielle USA 21y 278d 1994 8.07 8.02 -15 Full name-Danielle Gracia Williams Shock World Champion in Beijing 2015, with her elder sister seventh 100H pb: 12.57 -15. 100 pb: 11.24 -13. 200 pb: 22.62 -13. 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 2010; 4 WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2010; 4 COM 2014; 1 WSG 2015 (2013-3); 1 WCH 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Jamaican 2013/2015; 1 NCAA div 2 100/200 2013 (& 100/100H 2014). Student of Business and Sport Management at Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, North Carolina). Her older sister Shermaine Williams (pb 12.78) is also a world-class hurdler. Their coach-Lennox Graham In 2016: 1 University Park; 1 Winston-Salem; 1 Chapel Hill

750 LINDLEY Lindsay NGR 26y 163d 1989 8.16 8.05 -15 Full name-Lindsay Weyinmi Lindley // 100H pb: 12.97 -15. 100 pb: 12.04 -11. 4 African Champs 2014; ht WCH 2015; 3 African Games 2015. 6 US indoor 2014; 1 Nigerian 2015. Allegiance transferee from the USA – She reportedly gained a Nigerian passport through her uncle who married someone from that country In 2016: 2 Birmingham AL Samford Open

787 TOMIĆ Marina SLO 32y 322d 1983 8.17 8.05 -14 2014 Balkan Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 12.94 -13. ht WJC 2000/2002; ht WIC 2003/2012; 8 under-23 ECH 2003; 6 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf EIC 2011/2015 (2005/2013-ht); ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014 (2006/2010/2012-ht). 1 Slovenian 2003/2004/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2016) In 2016: 1 Ljubljana; dq/ht Mondeville; 3ht Eaubonne; 2 Linz Gugl; 1 Slovenian indoor; 2 Belgrade; 6 Jablonec

806 PLOTITSYNA Hanna UKR 29y 76d 1987 8.06 7.99 -15 Fourth at 2013 World Student Games // 100H pb: 12.93 -14. 400 pb: 53.11 -11. 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2007; 3 ETCh 2013 (2014-4, 2015-6); 4 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013/2015; ht WIC 2014; 8 EIC 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Ukrainian 2013 & indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016 In 2016: 1 Kiev (Jan 8); 1 Kiev (Jan 16); 1 Jyväskylä; 2 Mondeville; 3 Athlone; 1 Ukrainian indoor (6th time)

813 ALI Nia USA 27y 145d 1988 7.85 7.80 -14 DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION // 100H pb: 12.48 -13. HJ pb: 1.86 -11. Heptathlon pb: 5824 -09. 1 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014. 1 NCAA 2011. 1 US indoor 2013/2014. She has 25 siblings including brother Ameer Ali who is a professional basketball player in . Son-Titus Maximus born May 8, 2015. Coach-Ryan Wilson In 2016: 1 Seattle (Jan 16); 2 Winston-Salem; 4 Düsseldorf; 2 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 2 Boston IAAF Tour; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 1sf US indoor (scratched from final); 10 US indoor HJ

824 HARRISON Keni USA 23y 180d 1992 7.77 7.77 -16 (Keni is short for Kendra) High world class at both hurdles disciplines and heavy points scorer for University of Kentucky at NCAA Championships – but false-started in Beijing 2015 100H pb: 12.50 -15. 400H pb: 54.09 -15. dq/sf WCH 2015. 4 NCAA 400H 2013 (5 100H); 2 NCAA 400H 2014 (5 100H); 1 NCAA 100H 2015 (2 400H). Sixth of 11 children of which nine are adopted including herself. A former competitive cheerleader whose acrobatic ability led her into . Coach-Edrick Floreal In 2016: 1 Lexington; 1 Karlsruhe IAAF Tour; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 US indoor

825 HARRISON Queen USA 27y 188d 1988 7.83 7.83 -16 Full name-Queen Quedith Earth Harrison 2015 Pan-American Games Champion Outdoor 100H pb: 12.43 -13. 400H pb: 54.55 -10. 400 pb: 52.88 -08. 1 Pan-Am junior 400H 2007 (2 100H). sf OLY 400H 2008; sf WCH 400H 2011; 5 WCH 100H 2013; 1 Pan-Am Games 100H 2015. 1 US junior 400H 2007 (2 100H). One of 23 children who were given names such as Graceful, Princess, Empress, King Master and Victory. Graduate in Business marketing from Virginia Tech University. She broke her left arm when falling at the ninth hurdle in Zurich 2014. Coach-Lawrence Johnson In 2016: 3 Albuquerque Classic; 3 US indoor

837 ROLLINS Brianna USA 24y 212d 1991 7.76 7.76 -16 IAAF World Champion in 2013, when she won 33 out of 33 individual races indoors & out, heats included 100H pb: 12.26 -13. 200 pb: 23.04 -13. 400 pb: 53.93 -13. 400H pb: 60.58 -09. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2015-4). 1 NCAA 2013 & indoor 2011/2013; 1 US 2013 & indoor 2016. Clocked 12.26 at the 2013 US Championships, a North American record and the world’s fastest since 1992 – but not below 12.50 since that year In 2016: 1 Winston-Salem; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 2 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST SWE...... 2008 1 .....7.76...... Brianna Rollins USA...... 7.68.....1 2.....7.69...... Lyud. Narozhilenko RUS...... 1990 2.....7.77...... Keni Harrison USA 3.....7.72...... USA...... 2010 3.....7.83...... Queen Harrison USA =4...7.73...... GDR...... 1989 =4...7.85...... Janay DeLoach USA ...... 7.73...... Sally Pearson AUS...... 2012 ...... 7.85...... USA =6...7.74 ...... BUL...... 1987 6.....7.88...... GER ...... 7.74...... JAM...... 1998 =7...7.89...... Tiffany Porter GBR ...... 7.74...... Gail Devers USA...... 2003 ...... 7.89...... Cindy Ofili GBR =9...7.75...... GDR...... 1983 =9...7.90...... Christina Manning USA ...... 7.75...... CAN...... 2004 ...... 7.90...... USA

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12 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 20 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

602 FREDERICK Priscilla ANT 27y 32d 1989 1.90 1.90 -16 NR Antiguan & Barbudan record holder indoors & out 2015 Pan-American Games silver medallist, improving there from 1.88 to 1.91 Outdoor pb: 1.91 -15. dnq COM 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 6 NCAA 2010 (2008-12, 2012-11); 7 US Olympic Trial 2012 In 2016: 1 Staten Island (Jan 8); 1 Staten Island Great Dane; 1 Staten Island (Jan 22); 1 Princeton; 3 University Park; 2 New York Armory; 7 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 Staten Island (Feb 27)

649 BEITIA Ruth ESP 36y 351d 1979 1.98 2.01 -07 NR Full name-Ruth Beita Vila (Pronounced BAY-tee-a) Twice European Champion. 26x Spanish Champion (16 in + 10 out) Outdoor pb: 2.02 -07. dnq WJC 96; 9 EJC 97; 8 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001; =6 WCP 2002; 2 ECP 2006 (2004-6); 2 ETCh 2009 (2011-3, 2013-4); 2 WIC 2010 (2001-7, 2003-5=, 2004-dnf, 2008-4, 2014-3); 3 ETCh 2011 (2014-3=, 2015-5); 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2002-11, 2006-9, 2010-6=); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-7=); 1 EIC 2013 (2005/2009/2011-2, 2007-3, 2015-5); =3 WCH 2013 (2003-11=, 2005/2011-dnq, 2007-6, 2009/2015-5). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2015 (1 indoor 2002-2015). 1.92 tall She retired as planned at the end of August 2012, but then after two months she changed her mind and then won two big medals in 2013 (EIC/WCH), and another two in 2014 (WIC/ECH) In 2016: 2 Cottbus; 2 Lódz; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 2 Madrid; 1 Spanish indoor 1, She is the tallest female high jumper in Portland 2016 2, These are her ninth World Indoor Championships to equal the appearance record of Maria Mutola 3, No Spanish woman has ever won a World Indoor title in athletics

668 POOLEY Isobel GBR 23y 86d 1992 1.93 1.92 -15 NR British record holder. 2014 Commonwealth silver // Outdoor pb: 1.97 -15. dnq WJC 2010; dnq EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 9 ETCh 2013 (2014-11); 4 under-23 ECH 2013; 2 COM 2014; dnq EIC 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 English under-23 2013; 1 Scottish 2013; 1 UK 2015. Graduate in Animal Sciences from the University of Nottingham. Coach-Fayyaz Caan (aka Ahmed). 1.91 tall Her younger sister Alice (18) is even taller (6-5). Their uncle Guy Pooley rowed for Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics In 2016: 4 Cottbus; 4 Ghent IFAM; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 2 UK indoor

703 TROST Alessia ITA 23y 10d 1993 1.95 2.00 -13 Twice European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 1.98 -13. 1 World Youth 2009; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 4 EJC 2011; 1 WJC 2012; =2 ETCh 2013 (2015-8); 1 under-23 ECH 2013/2015; =7 WCH 2013; =9 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015 (2013-4=). 1 Italian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015/2016). Coach-Gianfranco Chessa. 1.88 tall In 2016: 1 Ghent IFAM; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 Madrid; 1 Italian indoor

732 SPENCER Levern LCA 31y 267d 1984 1.95 1.95 -14/16 NR 2015 Pan-American Games Champion. Twice Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Outdoor pb: 1.98 -10. 3 World Youth 2001; 8 WJC 2002; 2 Pan-Am junior 2003; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005/2008/2009/2011/2013 & Games 2010; 1 North & Central American & Caribbean 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 COM 2010/2014 (2002-12=, 2006-5); dnq WIC 2012; 11 WCH 2013 (2005/2009-dnq, 2007-15, 2015-12=); 7 WIC 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-3, 2011-7). 1.75 tall In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL Blazer; 1 Birmingham AL Vulcan; 1 Hustopeče; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour

734 PALŠYTĖ Airinė LTU 23y 247d 1992 1.97 1.98 -15 NR 2015 World Student Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 1.98 -14. 4 World Youth 2009; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 2 EJC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; 9 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-13); 11 OLY 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 12 WCH 2013 (2015-dnq); dnq WIC 2014; 12 ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015 (2011-dnq); 1 WSG 2015 (2011-2). 1 Lithuanian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2014/2015). Student of Marketing & Integrated Communication at Vilnius University. 1.86 tall In 2016: 1 Cottbus; 1 Lithuanian indoor; 3 Hustopeče

748 AMATA Doreen NGR 27y 315d 1988 1.93 1.93 -16 NR Twice African Games Champion. Twice World Championship finalist // Outdoor pb: 1.95 -08/11. 1 African Games 2007/2011 (2015-2); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 8 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq, 2015-12=); 4 African Champs 2012. 1 Nigerian 2007/2008/2011/2012/2015. Coach-Kola Adebayo. 1.85 tall In 2016: 4 Split; 2 Hustopeče; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 6 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 3 Madrid

763 LIĆWINKO Kamila POL 29y 361d 1986 1.97 2.02 -15 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION (Née-Stepaniuk) Co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Mariya Kuchina RUS) Co-holder of Polish outdoor record of 1.99 (with Justyna Kasprzycka) Outdoor pb: 1.99 -13/15. 7 EJC 2005; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; =2 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2014-3=, 2015-3); 1 WSG 2013 (2009-4); =1 WIC 2014; =9 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2009-8, 2013-dnq); 4 WCH 2015 (2009-dnq, 2013-7=). 1 Polish 2007/2008/2009/2015 (1 indoor 2006/2008/2009/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016). Coach/husband Michał Lićwinko. 1.83 tall In 2016: 3 Cottbus; 1 Lódz; 1 Polish indoor (8th time)

785 LABICHE Lissa SEY 23y 28d 1993 - - Seychellois record holder. 2012 African Champion // HJ pb: 1.92 -15 (1.85 -16) pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 15.38; HJ: 1.92; SP: 9.77; 200: 26.01; LJ: 6.28; JT: 28.84; 800: 3:03.27 dnq World Youth 2009; 1 African junior 2009; 12 COM 2010 (2014-dnq); 3 African Games 2011; 1 African Champs 2012; 2 WJC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2015. 1.72 tall

792 KINSEY Erika SWE 28y 7d 1988 1.87 1.90 -15 (Née Widlund) // Outdoor pb: 1.97 -15. LJ pb: 6.46w, 6.28 -15. 5 World Youth 2005; 8 WJC 2006; 1 EJC 2007; 8 under-23 ECH 2009; 4 ETCh 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 2015 indoors & out, representing the University of Central Missouri. Went into semi-retirement in 2010-2013, during which she took up ice hockey. Coach/husband-Daniel Kinsey was a 7563 decathlete. 1.85 tall In 2016: 1 Akron; 2 Staten Island

796 SKOOG Sofie SWE 25y 284d 1990 1.94 1.94 -16 Full name-Sofie Natalie Skoog // Outdoor pb: 1.92 -15. dnq WCH 2015. 1 Swedish 2015 (1 indoor 2015/2016). Coach-Stefan Holm (1 OLY 2004). Her younger brother Kim high jumped 2.00 in 2005. 1.81 tall In 2016: 1 Växjö; 1 Karlstad; 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR indoor; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Swedish indoor 818 CUNNINGHAM Vashti USA 18y 59d 1998 1.99 1.99 -16 (Vashti pronounced VASH-tie) New World junior indoor record holder, and still a junior in 1997 Outdoor pb: 1.96 -15. 1 US “Junior Olympics” under-17 2014; 1 US junior 2015; 1 US indoor 2016. 1.85 tall Lives-Las Vegas. Her father/coach Randall W. Cunningham was an award-winning American football quarterback who played for the who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens. Her older brother Randall Cunningham II is a 2.24 high jumper In 2016: 1 Albuquerque Classic; 1 Las Vegas; 1 US indoor (world junior indoor record 1.99, her father was in the stands, holding up motivational signs) She was officially invited by the IAAF to compete at the World Indoor Championships, because she hadn’t achieved the entry standard of 1.97 until after the designated period of qualification

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST SWE...... 2006 1 .....1.99...... USA...... 2.08.....1 2.....2.07...... GER...... 1992 2.....1.98...... Mariya Kuchina RUS =3...2.06...... BUL...... 1988 =3...1.98...... ESP ...... 2.06...... Blanka Vlašić CRO...... 2010 ...... 1.98...... BAR ...... 2.06...... RUS...... 2012 =5...1.97...... Airinė Palšytė LTU =6...2.05...... Tia Tellebaut BEL...... 2007 ...... 1.97...... Kamila Lićwinko POL ...... 2.05...... GER...... 2009 =7...1.95...... Blanka Vlašić CRO =8...2.04...... Alina Astafei GER...... 1995 ...... 1.95...... Chaunté Lowe USA ...... 2.04...... RUS...... 2004 ...... 1.95...... Levern Spencer LCA ...... 2.04...... ITA...... 2011 ...... 1.95...... Michaela Hrubá CZE ...... 1.95...... Alessia Trost ITA ...... 1.95...... Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch GER

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11 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 17 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

833 PAYNE Demi USA 24y 169d 1991 4.90 4.90 -16 Outdoor pb: 4.71 -15 (4.43 -16). 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 US indoor 2015 (2016-3); 1 NCAA 2015; 3 US 2015. Her father Bill Payne vaulted 5.86 in 1991 and was second in the World Student Games that year. Daughter Charlee born October 2013. Coach-Jeff Erickson. 1.73 tall In 2016: 1 Belton; 2 Akron; 1 Texas A&M Invitational; 1 Houston Invitational; 1 Albuquerque Classic; 2 New York Millrose; 3 Rio de Janeiro; 3 US indoor

604 BOYD Alana AUS 31y 311d 1984 - 4.55 -12 Twice Commonwealth Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.77 -16. 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010/2014; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); =3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 11 WCH 2015 (2007/2011-dnq). 1 Australian 2008/2009/2013/2015. Parents were both Commonwealth Champions: Ray Boyd (1982 PV) & Denise Robertson (1978 200m). Her siblings Jacinta and Matthew are also international athletes (Matthew competed at Glasgow 2014, but unfortunately no-heighted in the men’s pole vault). Coach/father-Ray Boyd. 1.71 tall In 2016: 1 Sippy Downs (Jan 14); 2 Brisbane; 1 Sippy Downs (Jan 28, Commonwealth record 4.77); 1 Adelaide Classic; 2 Auckland (Feb 23); 1 Auckland (Feb 25); 1 Melbourne Challenge

623 MURER Fabiana BRA 35y 2d 1981 4.71 4.83 -15 NR Full name-Fabiana de Almeida Murer Former World Champion indoors & out, and back as world #1 in 2014 Outdoor pb: 4.85 -10/11/15. 10 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 1 Ibero-American 2006/2010; 2 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2007/2009/2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 2007 (2011/2015-2); =10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 1 WIC 2010 (2008-3=, 2006-dnq, 2014-4); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-nh); 1 WCH 2011 (2005-dnq, 2007-6=, 2009-5, 2013-5=, 2015-2). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2008/2009/2013/2015. Ex-Gymnast (speciality apparatus-asymmetric bars). Her favourite film: “All the Harry Potter ones.” Coach-Élson Miranda de Souza. 1.72 tall In 2016: 1 São Caetano do Sul; 2 Potsdam; nh Eaubonne; 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 Río de Janeiro

647 MALÁČOVÁ Romana CZE 28y 307d 1987 4.62 4.62 -16 2016 Czech Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.50 -14. dnq WJC 2006; 11 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-12); dnq WCH 2009; dnq ECH 2010/2012/2014; dnq EIC 2013/2015; 4 WSG 2013 (2015-6). 1 Czech 2008. 1 Czech indoor 2016 In 2016: 1 Kirchberg; 7 Potsdam; 2 Prague; 4 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 Czech indoor; 2 Bad Oeynhausen

686 KIRIAKOPOÚLOU Nikoléta GRE 29y 362d 1986 4.81 4.81 -16 NR 2015 World Championship bronze. Greek record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 4.83 -15. 6 WJC 2004; 7 EJC 2005; 1 Balkan 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq EIC 2009/2013; 6 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; 3 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-7=); 12 WIC 2014 (2010-nh final, 2008-dnq); 5 EIC 2015; 3 WCH 2015 (2009/2013-dnq, 2011-8). 1 Greek 2009/2011/2013/2014 & indoor 2010/2011/2015. Coach-Emmanouíl Karayiánnis. 1.67 tall In 2016: 1 Rouen; 1 Mondeville; 1 Eaubonne; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour  (Greek indoor record 4.81, but it lasted only three days before Ekateríni Stefanídi vaulted 4.90 in New York); 2 Clermont-Ferrand

688 STEFANÍDI Ekateríni GRE 26y 42d 1990 4.90 4.90 -16 European silvers indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 4.71 -14/15. 1 World Youth 2005 (2007-2); 10 EJC 2007; 3 WJC 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 2 ECH 2014 (2012-5); 2 EIC 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 NCAA 2012 (representing Stanford University). Lives-Phoenix, Arizona. 1.71 tall She admits: “I’m afraid of heights” In 2016: 1 Akron; 2 Reno “Summit”; 1 Geneva OH; 1 Blacksburg VT Elite; 2 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 New York Millrose

760 McCARTNEY Eliza NZL 19y 96d 1996 - 4.27 -14 NR Sensational improvement as a first-year senior to an Oceanian and Commonwealth (outdoor) record of 4.80 in March 2016 Outdoor pb: 4.80 -16. 4 World Youth 2013; 3 WJC 2014; 2 WSG 2015. 1 New Zealand 2016. Official IAAF World U20 record holder with her 4.64 from December 2015. Mother-Donna was a gymnast, father-William was a 1.95 high jumper. Coach-Jeremy McColl (twice New Zealand pole vault champion). 1.79 tall In 2016: 2 Sippy Downs (Jan 14); 1 Brisbane; 2 Sippy Downs (Jan 28); 1 Auckland (Feb 7); 1 Hamilton; 1 Auckland (Feb 23); 2 Auckland (Feb 25); 1 New Zealand Already nine New Zealand senior records: 4.27i, 4.40, 4.40, 4.45 in 2014; 4.50, 4.64 in 2015; 4.65, 4.71, 4.80 in 2016

772 ONOFRE Marta POR 25y 49d 1991 4.51 4.51 -16 NR Outdoor pb: 4.36 -15. dnq ECH 2014; 8 WSG 2015. 1 Portuguese 2015 & indoor 2016 In 2016: 3 Nastola; 1 Pombal (Jan 23); 2 Jamor; 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor (Feb 6); 3 Ghent IFAM; 1 Portuguese indoor; 1 Pombal (Feb 27); 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor (Mar 6)

790 BÜCHLER Nicole SUI 32y 91d 1983 4.75 4.75 -16 NR Swiss record holder indoors & out. 11x Swiss Champion (7 in + 4 out) Outdoor pb: 4.71 -15. 12 under-23 ECH 2005; dnq OLY 2008; 2 WSG 2009 (2005-18, 2007-3); dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013/2015; 8 WIC 2012; dnq ECH 2012/2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Swiss 2009/2012/2013/2015 (1 indoor 2007/2009/2010/2012/2014/2015/2016). 1.60 tall In 2016: 2 Rouen; 2 Zweibrücken; 1 Potsdam; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 3 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 Swiss indoor; 1 Bad Oeynhausen

830 MORRIS Sandi USA 23y 252d 1992 4.95 4.95 -16 With her 4.95 in Portland on March 12, 2016, she is the third-highest vaulter of all-time after Isinbaeva & Suhr Outdoor pb: 4.76 -15. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; =4 WCH 2015. 1 US youth 2009; 2 US 2014/2015; 1 NCAA indoor 2015 (representing the University of Arkansas). She keeps pet snakes, including pythons and boa constrictors. Coach-Bryan Crampton, agent- 1.63 tall She says “Flying through the air: it’s my job In 2016: 1 Reno “Summit”; 1 Joplin; 1 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation; 3 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

841 SUHR Jennifer USA 34y 41d 1982 5.03 5.03 -16 NR 2012 Olympic Champion. World indoor record holder. 16x US Champion (9 out + 7 in) Outdoor pb: 4.92 -08. JT pb: 46.82 -05. nh WCP 2006; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-2); 2 WCH 2013 (2007-10, 2011-4, 2015-4=); =5 WIC 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 US indoor 2005/2007/2008/2009/2011/2012/2013 & outdoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014. Great-grandparents from . Husband/coach- Rick Suhr who in 2004 watched her playing basketball and persuaded her to try pole vault. Based-Riga, New York where she has her own Nissen hut in which to practice vaulting. She was the only woman to set a world record in 2013. 1.83 tall In 2016: 1 Kent (Jan 16); 1 Brockport (world record 5.03); nh Blacksburg VT Elite; 1 Boston IAAF Tour; 1 Kent (Feb 20); 1 Boston; 2 US indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST USA...... 2016 1 .....5.03...... Jenn Suhr USA...... 5.03.....1 2.....5.01...... Yelena Isinbaeva RUS...... 2012 2.....4.95...... USA 3.....4.95...... Sandi Morris USA...... 2016 =3...4.90...... Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE =4...4.90...... Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE...... 2016 ...... 4.90...... USA ...... 4.90...... Demi Payne USA...... 2016 5.....4.81...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE 6.....4.87...... Holly Bleasdale GBR...... 2012 =6...4.75...... RUS =7...4.85...... Svetlana Feonfanova RUS...... 2004 ...... 4.75...... Nicole Büchler SUI ...... 4.85...... Anna Rogowska POL...... 2011 =8...4.71...... USA 9.....4.83...... BRA...... 2010 ...... 4.71...... Wilma Murto FIN 10...4.82...... CUB...... 2013 ...... 4.71...... Fabiana Murer BRA

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16 Entrants Women’s Long Jump NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 18 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

606 JAENSCH Chelsea AUS 31y 71d 1985 - - 2015 Australian Champion // Outdoor pb: 6.74w -15, 6.70 -16. 1 Australian 2015. She was Australian Youth Champion at Heptathlon in 2002, but retired from athletics thereafter to concentrate on studies and also playing netball. Coach-Gary Bourne In 2016: 3 Brisbane 100; 2 Australian Capital Territory; 2 Canberra Classic; 2 Perth Classic

608 STRATTON Brooke AUS 22y 249d 1993 - - New Oceanian record holder // Outdoor pb: 7.05 -16. 10 World Youth 2009; 6 WJC 2010 (2012-7); dnq WCH 2015. 1 Australian 2014. Coach/father-Russell Stratton In 2016: 1 Melbourne (Jan 16); 1 Geelong; 1 Australian Capital Territory; 1 Canberra Classic; 1 Victoria State; 1 Perth Classic (Oceanian record 7.05 with wind +2.0) (6 / 6 wins)

617 MIRONCHYK-IVANOVA Nastassia BLR 26y 339d 1989 6.84 6.84 -16 Fourth at 2011 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 7.22w, 7.08 -12. TJ pb: 14.29 -11 (13.75i -16). 8 World Youth 2005; 2 WJC 2008; dnq EIC TJ 2009; 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (2011-6); 6 ECH 2010; 6 EIC 2011 (2015-dnq); 4 WCH 2011 (2009-11, 2015-9); 5 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012. 1 Belarusian 2012/2015 (1 indoor 2008/2011/2012/2015/2016) In 2016: 2 Mogilyov TJ; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor

621 MARTINS Eliane BRA 29y 296d 1986 - 6.49 -13 Outdoor pb: 6.73w -15, 6.70 -16. dnq WCH 2007; 2 Ibero-American 2008; 1 South American under-23 2008; dnq WIC 2010; 1 Ibero-American 2012 (2008-2, 2010/2014-3); 10 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq WCH 2015 (fouled out). 1 Brazilian 2012 In 2016: 2 São Bernardo do Campo (Jan 31); 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Feb 14); 2 São Bernardo do Campo (Feb 27)

651 BALTA Ksenija EST 30y 66d 1986 6.76 6.87 -09 NR 2009 European Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 6.87 -10. 100 pb: 11.47 -06. 200 pb: 23.05 -06. Hep pb: 6180 -06. 10 European Youth LJ 2003; 14 EIC Pentathlon 2005; 3 EJC Heptathlon 2005; 3 ECP LJ 2006; ht ECH 100 2006 (dnq LJ); dnq OLY LJ 2008; 1 EIC LJ 2009; 8 WCH LJ 2009; 4 WIC LJ 2010; sf ECH 200 2010 (dnq LJ). 1 Estonian 100 2006/2007/2008 (1 200/LJ 2008) In 2016: 1 Tartu; 1 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Estonian indoor 60 (Estonian indoor record 7.29)

670 PROCTOR Shara GBR 27y 182d 1988 6.91 6.91 -16 British record holder outdoors. 2015 World Championship silver // Outdoor pb: 7.07 -15. TJ pb: 13.88i -10, 13.74 -09. 6 World Youth 2005 (2003-dnq); 5 Pan- Am Junior 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 3 WIC 2012 (2014-4); 9 OLY 2012; 4 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-9); fouled out COM final 2014 (2006-dnq); 3 WCH 2015 (2007/2011-dnq, 2009/2013-dnq). 1 UK 2011/2012; 1 UK indoor 2012. Allegiance transferee from Anguilla – cleared by IAAF to compete for Britain from November 16, 2010, she had unconditional British overseas territories citizenship because Anguilla is a British Dependent Territory. Coach-Rana Rieder In Beijing 2015 she took off 10.5 cm before the board on her 7.07, so the distance she jumped from toe to heel was marginally further than the winner , 7.175 vs 7.164 In 2016: 3 Düsseldorf; 3 Lódz 60 (pb 7.36); 1 Eaubonne; 2 Berlin; 3 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 2 Glasgow IAAF Tour

671 SAWYERS Jazmin GBR 21y 301d 1994 6.67 6.67 -16 Three big silvers in successive years: 2013 European Junior, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 European under-23 Outdoor pb: 6.71 -15. Heptathlon pb: 5007 -11. 9 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 2 EJC 2013; 9 ETCh 2014; 2 COM 2014; 6 ETCh 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 UK indoor 2016. Law student at Bristol University. Coach-Alan Lerwill (1 COM LJ 1974) As a bobsledder, she won silver in the two-girl event at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics with Mica McNeill In 2016: 1 Mondeville; 3 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 1 UK indoor

676 UGEN Lorraine GBR 24y 208d 1991 6.80 6.80 -16 Fifth at 2015 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 6.96w, 6.92 -15. 100 pb: 11.34w -12. 200 pb: 23.71w, 23.81 -15. dnq EJC 2009; dnq WJC 2010; 5 COM 2014; 5 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 NCAA 2013 & indoor 2014 (representing Texas Christian University). 1 English under-23 2011/2012/2013; 1 English Schools 2009. Coach-Shawn Jackson (formerly Frank Attoh) In 2016: 2 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Glasgow IAAF Tour (won Tour – wildcard for Portland); 2 UK indoor

682 STOLZ Xenia GER 27y 63d 1989 6.63 6.63 -16 (Née Achkinadze) // Outdoor pb: 6.74 -15. 4 WJC 2008; 5 WSG 2013; dnq EIC 2015. 1 German indoor 2012 In 2016: 1 Frankfurt (Jan 10); 1 Frankfurt (Jan 16); =9 Düsseldorf; 3 Berlin; 4 Glasgow IAAF Tour; 4 German indoor

684 WESTER Alexandra GER 21y 362d 1994 6.95 6.95 -16 Sensational improvement from 6.72 to 6.95 at the 2016 Berlin indoor meeting Outdoor pb: 6.59 -15. 1 German indoor 2016. Former model, she was at the University of Miami in 2015 before returning to . Born-Gambia, mother- German, father-Ghanaian. Moved to Germany at age 3. Coach-Charles Friedek (1 WIC/WCH TJ 1999) was speechless after her 6.95 (“And if you are experiencing Charles speechless, then you know that it was good!”) In 2016: 1 Leverkusen; 1 West German indoor; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Berlin

721 KAI Konomi JPN 22y 251d 1993 - - Outdoor pb: 6.84 -15. 8 Asian Champs 2015. 3 Japanese 2014

782 ROTARU Alina ROU 22y 286d 1993 6.60 6.74 -15 2010 Youth Olympic silver // Outdoor pb: 6.74 -15. HJ pb: 1.85i -12. 2 World Youth 2009 (4 HJ); dnq WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 5 WJC 2012; 4 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Balkan 2014; 7 ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015 (2013-dnq); 3 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-5); dnq WCH 2015. 1 Romanian 2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2016) In 2016: 1 Karlsruhe; 1 South German indoor; 5 Düsseldorf; 1 Ghent IFAM; 1 Romanian indoor

789 ŠPANOVIĆ Ivana SRB 25y 312d 1990 6.85 6.98 -15 NR World Championship bronzes indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 7.02 -15. TJ pb: 13.78 -14. dnq World Youth 2005; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-7); 1 WSG 2009; 2 EJC 2009 (2007-5); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 3 WCH 2013; 3 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014 (2010-8, 2012-dnq); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2007-dnq, 2013-5). 1 Balkan 2011/2013. 1 Serbian 2006/2008/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015). She once kept a pet kangaroo at her home in (called “Stopi”) In 2016: 1 Novi Sad; 1 Düsseldorf; 7 Stockholm IAAF Tour; 1 Balkan indoor; 1 Belgrade 795 SAGNIA Khaddi SWE 21y 332d 1994 6.61 6.66 -15 Full name-Khaddijatou Victoria Sagnia 2010 Youth Olympic Champion at pbs at Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.62w/13.93; HJ: 1.78; SP: 10.35; 200: 25.14; LJ: 6.78; JT: 37.04; 800: 2:46.48 TJ pb: 13.86w, 13.65 -11. Heptathlon pb: 5287 -11. 1 Youth Olympic TJ 2010; 9 World Youth TJ 2011 (11 LJ); 4 under-23 ECH LJ 2015; 7 WCH LJ 2015. Parents originally from Gambia. 1 Swedish LJ 2015, TJ 2011 & indoor LJ/TJ 2011. Coach-Katrin Klaup In 2016: 1 Malmö; 1 Gothenburg; 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR; 5 Stockholm IAAF Tour

820 DELOACH Janay USA 30y 157d 1985 6.75 6.99 -11 Full name-Cynthia Janay DeLoach (formerly DeLoach Soukup) (She is not related to the 1988 Olympic 200m Champion Joe DeLoach) 2012 Olympic long jump bronze & 2012 World Indoor silver Outdoor LJ pb: 7.15w, 7.03 -12. 60H pb: 7.82i -14 (7.85i -16). 100H pb: 12.84 -15. 100 pb: 11.45 -08. 6 WCH LJ 2011 (2013-11, 2015-8); 2 WIC LJ 2012; 3 OLY LJ 2012; 5 WIC 60H 2014. 1 US indoor LJ 2011/2012. Was at Colorado State University, from where she has a degree in psychology & human development and a master’s degree in occupational therapy. Lives-Fort Collins, Colorado Fractured her left (takeoff) ankle in 2013, had two surgeries on the ankle in 2014 and now takes off from her right foot. Therefore – left foot pb: 7.03; right foot pb: 6.95 In 2016: 1 Air Force Academy 60H (3x); 1 Air Force Academy LJ (2x); 2 Albuquerque Classic 60H/LJ; 1 Boston IAAF Tour LJ (3 60H); 1 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor LJ (4 60H)

835 REESE Brittney USA 29y 190d 1986 6.89 7.23 -12 NR She won a world title every year for five successive years (2009-2013), as well as becoming 2012 Olympic Champion Outdoor pb: 7.25 -13. 1 WCH 2009/2011/2013 (2007-8, 2015-dnq); 1 WIC 2010/2012; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-5). 1 US 2008/2010/2011/2012/2014 & indoor 2009/2010/2016. 1 NCAA indoor/out 2008. Previously a basketball player, he mother Carla Young persuaded her to turn to athletics at age 17 (“I thank her a lot for pushing me”). She always competes in red socks. Lives-Gulfport Mississippi. Coach-Jeremy Fischer. 1.70 tall In 2016: 1 Albuquerque Classic; 1 Fayetteville Tyson Invitation; 1 US indoor

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST 1.....7.37...... GDR...... 1988 1.....6.95...... Alexandra Wester GER 2.....7.30...... RUS...... 1989 2.....6.91...... GBR 3.....7.23...... USA...... 2012 3.....6.89...... Brittney Reese USA 4.....7.20...... Larisa Berezhnaya UKR...... 1989 4.....6.85...... Ivana Španović SRB 5.....7.17...... Yelena Khlopotnova UKR...... 1985 5.....6.84...... Nast. Mironchyk-Ivanova BLR 6.....7.13...... Jack. Joyner-Kersee USA...... 1994 =6...6.80...... Lorraine Ugen GBR =7...7.09...... GDR...... 1985 ...... 6.80...... Quanesha Burks USA ...... 7.09...... UKR...... 1992 ...... 6.80...... Akela Jones BAR =9...7.05...... Iolanda Chen RUS...... 1989 =9...6.76...... Anna Misochenko RUS ...... 7.05...... Tatayana Kotova RUS...... 2000 ...... 6.76...... Ksenija Balta EST

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16 Entrants Women’s Triple Jump NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 19 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

619 VASKOUSKAYA Iryna BLR 24y 350d 1991 14.23 14.23 -16 Outdoor pb: 13.91 -15. 6 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Belarusian indoor 2016 In 2016: 1 ; 1 Mogilyov; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor; 4 Madrid

620 COSTA Keila BRA 33y 40d 1983 - 14.11 -06 2010 World indoor long jump bronze. Winner of multiple South American titles at long jump (2) & triple jump (4) Outdoor TJ pb: 15.10w -07, 14.58 -13. LJ pb: 6.88 -07 (6.39 -16). 1 South American TJ 2001/2003/2007/2013 (1 LJ 2003/2009); 3 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); dnq WIC TJ 2006; 1 Ibero-American LJ 2006; 7 WCP LJ 2007; 2 Pan-Am Games LJ/TJ 2007; 7 WCH LJ 2007 (9 TJ); 7 WIC LJ 2008; 11 OLY LJ 2008; fouled out WCH LJ final 2009; 3 WIC LJ 2010 (2012-dnq); 11 WSG LJ 2011; 12 WCH TJ 2011 (dnq LJ); 4 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011 (5 LJ); dnq OLY TJ 2012; dnq WCH TJ 2013; 2 Pan-Am Games TJ 2015 (9 LJ); 12 WCH TJ 2015. 1 Brazilian TJ 2003/2004/2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 LJ 2004/2005/2007/2009/2010/2013/2014/2015) In 2016: 2 Río de Janeiro LJ

650 PELETEIRO Ana ESP 20y 106d 1995 13.91 13.91 -14/16 Full name- Brion 2012 World Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 14.17 -12. 3 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2014-6); 3 EJC 2013; 5 ETCh 2015 (2014-9). 1 Spanish 2015 & indoor 2014/2016 In 2016: 3 Madrid (Jan 23); 2 Madrid (Feb 26); 1 Spanish indoor

660 MÄKELÄ Kristiina FIN 23y 117d 1992 14.20 14.20 -15/16 Finnish record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 14.06 -15. 6 World Youth 2009; 7 WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011 (10 LJ); dnq ECH 2012; 8 EIC 2015; 7 ETCh 2015 (2010 -12); dnq WCH 2015. 1 Finnish 2009/2011 (1 indoor 2012/2015/2016) In 2016: 1 Mustasaari; 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR; 1 Finnish indoor

661 NYGÅRD Sanna FIN 27y 360d 1988 13.63 13.63 -16 Outdoor TJ pb: 13.73 -15. LJ pb: 6.33 -15. 1 SWE v FIN TJ 2012; 12 ETCh LJ 2015; 6 WSG LJ 2015. 1 Finnish indoor LJ 2014; 1 Finnish LJ/TJ 2015 In 2016: 2 Mustasaari; 3 SWE v DEN v FIN v ISL v NOR TJ; 2 Finnish indoor TJ

662 ASSANI ISSOUF Jeanine FRA 23y 212d 1992 14.17 14.17 -16 2015 World Championship finalist // Outdoor pb: 14.24 -15. LJ pb: 5.85 -15. 9 EJC 2011; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 6 ETCh 2015 (2014-8); dnq EIC 2015; 9 WCH 2015. 1 French indoor 2014/2015/2016 In 2016: 5 Düsseldorf; 1 French indoor

678 GIERISCH Kristin GER 25y 210d 1990 14.29 14.46 -15 Gierisch is pronounced “Gear-sh” 2015 World Championship finalist Outdoor pb: 14.46w, 14.38 -15. LJ pb: 6.46i -15, 6.21 -14. 6 World Youth TJ 2007; 5 EJC TJ 2009; dnq WIC TJ 2012; 9 ECH TJ 2014; 5 EIC TJ 2015; 2 ETCh TJ 2015; 8 WCH TJ 2015. 1 German 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2014/2015) In 2016: 1 Sachsen indoor; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Chemnitz; 2 German indoor

687 PAPAHRÍSTOU Paraskeví GRE 26y 335d 1989 14.21 14.47 -09 Twice European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 14.72 -11. LJ pb: 6.60 -12 (6.24i -16). 3 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; dnq EIC 2011; dnq WCH 2011; 11 ECH 2012; 6 ETCh 2013. 1 Greek 2009 (1 indoor 2008/2009/2011/2016). 1 Greek LJ 2012. Up from 14.16 to 14.47 in qualifying at 2009 European indoors, but then fouled out in the final. Coach-Dimítrios Sioúdris In 2016: 1 Greek indoor (2 LJ); 1 Romanian indoor TJ

717 THOMAS Shanieka JAM 24y 44d 1992 - 14.08 -13 Three times US Collegiate Champion, representing San Diego State University Outdoor pb: 14.23 -15. LJ pb: 6.63 -15 (6.00 -16). 6 WSG 2013; 4 COM 2014; 9 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 11 WCH 2015. 1 NCAA 2013/2014 (2012-2); 1 NCAA indoor 2014 In 2016: 3 Kingston Gibson Relays LJ

722 EKTOVA Irina KAZ 29y 69d 1987 13.48 14.09 -12 (Née Litvinenko) 4x silver medallist at Asian Championships, indoors or out Outdoor pb: 14.48 -11. LJ pb: 6.29 -14/15 (6.08i -16). 3 Asian junior 2006; dnq WJC 2006; 3 Asian Champs 2007/2009/2013 (2011-6, 2015-5); 1 Asian Indoor Games 2007 (2009-2); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 4 WSG 2009/2013 (2015-6); dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013/2015; dnq WIC 2012; 3 Asian Games 2014; 6 WSG 2015; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2016 Her husband Yevgeniy Ektov (pb 17.07) was 2011 Asian Champion in the Triple Jump, they must be the best husband / wife triple jump combination in the world In 2016: 1 Ust-Kamenogorsk LJ; 3 Asian Indoor Champs

775 PANŢUROIU Elena Andreea ROU 21y 22d 1995 14.15 14.15 -16 2013 European junior silver, 2015 European under-23 silver // Outdoor pb: 14.20w -14, 14.13 -15. LJ pb: 6.44i -14, 6.14 -15 (6.38i -16). Heptathlon pb: 5102 -13. 2 EJC 2013; 5 WJC 2014; 2 under-23 ECH 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 Romanian indoor 2014 In 2016: 2 Romanian indoor; 2 Romanian indoor LJ/TJ (5 60H); 1 TJ (Mar 5)

783 TOMA Carmen ROU 26y 355d 1989 13.94 13.94 -16 2013 World Student Games bronze // Outdoor pb: 14.56w -13, 14.29 -09. LJ pb: 6.28 -11 (6.08i -16). 8 World Youth 2005; 7 EJC 2007; 5 WJC 2008 (2006-11); dnq EIC 2009; dnq ECH 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2013 In 2016: 3 Romanian indoor (4 LJ)

799 ALEXANDER Ayanna TTO 33y 241d 1982 13.70 13.99 -10 NR 2010 Commonwealth Triple Jump silver & 2014 bronze // Outdoor TJ pb: 14.40 -14. LJ pb: 6.28 -12. 3 Central American & Caribbean Games TJ 2010; 2 COM 2010 (11 LJ); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs TJ 2011 (2008-3, 2013-2); 5 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011 (2007-7, 2015-8); dnq OLY TJ 2012; 3 COM TJ 2014 (dnq LJ). 1 Trinidadian TJ 2006/2007/2009-2012/2015 (1 LJ 2014) In 2016: 1 Fairfax TJ; 1 University Park TJ

822 EPPS Christina USA 24y 271d 1991 14.05 14.05 -16 Reigning US Champion at Triple Jump, indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 14.09 -15. 7 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq WCH 2015. 1 US 2015; 1 US indoor 2016. In 2012 she tore a cruciate ligament in her left knee and was told she would not be able to triple jump again at international level. Studied psychology at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland In 2016: 1 Staten Island (3x); 1 New York Armory; 1 Princeton; 1 US indoor 832 ORJI Keturah USA 20y 12d 1996 14.12 14.12 -16 Reigning US Collegiate Champion at Triple Jump, indoors & out // Outdoor TJ pb: 14.15 -15. LJ pb: 6.63 -15 (6.51i -16). 2 World Youth LJ 2013 (3 TJ); 9 WJC TJ 2014. 1 NCAA TJ 2015; 4 US TJ 2015; 1 NCAA indoor TJ 2016. Student of Financial Planning at the University of Georgia In 2016: 1 Birmingham AL Blazer LJ; 1 Lexington TJ; 3 Fayetteville Razorback LJ; 1 Birmingham AL Samford Invitational TJ; 1 Fayetteville SEC TJ (4 LJ); 1 NCAA indoor TJ (4 LJ)

848 ROJAS Yulimar VEN 20y 148d 1995 14.69 14.69 -16 NR 2015 South American Champion at Triple Jump Venezuelan record holder at Long & Triple Jump Outdoor pb: TJ pb: 14.37w, 14.20 -15. LJ pb: 6.57 -15. HJ pb: 1.87 -13. 5 South American HJ 2013 (7 LJ); 11 WJC LJ 2014 (dnq TJ); 1 South American under -23 LJ/TJ 2014; 1 South American TJ 2015 (4 LJ); 1 South American Games HJ; 4 Pan-Am Games TJ 2015 (11 LJ) In 2016: (all TJ) 1 Madrid (Jan 16); 1 Madrid (Jan 23); 1 Sabadell; 1 Madrid (Feb 26)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST RUS...... 2004 1 .....14.69...... VEN...... 15.36.....1 2.....15.16...... GBR...... 1998 =2...14.32...... Olga Rypakova KAZ 3.....15.14...... Olga Rypakova KAZ...... 2010 ...... 14.32...... Yekaterina Koneva RUS 4.....15.08...... Marija Šestak SLO...... 2008 4.....14.32...... Gabriela Petrova BUL 5.....15.05...... Yargelis Savigne CUB...... 2008 5.....14.29...... Kristin Gierisch GER 6.....15.03...... Iolanda Chen RUS...... 1995 6.....14.23...... Iryna Vaskouskaya BLR 7.....15.01...... Inna Lasvoskaya RUS...... 1997 7.....14.21...... Paraskeví Papahrístou GRE 8.....15.00...... Hrisopiyo Devetzí GRE...... 2008 8.....14.20...... Kristiina Mäkelä FIN =9...14.94...... BUL...... 1999 9.....14.17...... Jeanine Assani Issouf FRA ...... 14.94...... Cristina Nicolau ROU...... 2000 10...14.16...... Rouguy Diallo FRA ...... 14.94...... RUS...... 2008

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16 Entrants Women’s NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 19 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

614 DUBITSKAYA Aliona BLR 26y 52d 1990 18.19 18.34 -14 (Née Hryshko). Former World Youth Champion. In 2014 she broke through both 18 and 19 metres for the first time but the failed a drug test and served six- month doping ban in to March 2015 Outdoor pb: 19.03 -14. 1 World Youth 2007; 1 EJC 2009; 5 WSG 2013; 7 ECH 2014; 3 ETCh 2015; 6 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 Belarusian 2009/2014/2015 In 2016: 2 Belarusian indoor

616 LEANTSIUK Yulia BLR 32y 46d 1984 18.68 19.00 -15 2015 European indoor silver // DT pb: 49.95 -15. 3 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2002; 2 EJC 2003; 2 WSG 2007; 2 World Military Games 2007; 6 ETCh 2013; 7 WIC 2014; 4 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015 (2007-4); 7 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 Belarusian indoor 2007/2015/2016. 1.85/80kg Failed a doping test after originally winning at the 2008 European Cup, banned in 2008-2010 In 2016: 1 Mogilyov; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor

626 MAVRODIEVA Radoslava BUL 29y 5d 1987 17.99 18.34 -15 2015 European indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 18.67 -13. DT pb: 44.55 -13. 6 WJC 2004; 5 EJC 2005; 1 Balkan 2011/2013/2014 (2015-2); dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-12); dnq OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2015 (2011/2013-dnq). 1 Bulgarian 2005/2010/2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2005/2010/2011/2016). Her younger sister Zheniam is also a shot putter. 1.78/86kg In 2016: 1 Bulgarian indoor; 2 Balkan indoor

635 BIAN Ka CHN 23y 72d 1993 18.12 18.12 -16 Outdoor pb: 18.71 -15. 3 WJC 2012; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015. 6 Chinese National Games 2013; 1 Chinese 2015. From-Chinese Army Club In 2016: 2 Beijing; 1 Xi'an

636 GAO Yang CHN 23y 17d 1993 18.25 18.25 -16 Outdoor pb: 19.04 -15. 2 WJC 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2013; 2 Asian Champs 2015; 5 WCH 2015. 2 Chinese 2015. From-Chinese Army Team In 2016: 3 Beijing; 1 Nanjing

683 URBANIAK Lena GER 23y 137d 1992 18.32 18.32 -16 2015 World Student Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 18.00 -15. DT pb: 51.31 -09. 1 World Youth 2009 (6 DT); 10 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015; 1 WSG 2015. 1 German indoor 2015/2016. Coach-Peter Salzer In 2016: 1 Sindelfingen; 1 Karlsruhe; 1 South German indoor; 1 Rochlitz; 1 German Universities indoor; 1 Sassnitz; 1 German indoor

693 MÁRTON Anita HUN 27y 62d 1989 18.43 19.23 -15 NR Broke through 19m at the perfect time to win 2014 European bronze. Winner of 28 Hungarian titles at shot or (18 out + 10 in) Outdoor pb: 19.48 -15. DT pb: 59.27 -14. 11 World Youth SP 2005 (dnq DT); 12 WJC DT 2006 (dnq SP); 6 EJC DT 2007 (7 SP); 6 WJC DT 2008 (7 SP); 3 under-23 ECH DT 2011 (5 SP); 7 ECH SP 2012 (2010-11); dnq OLY SP 2012; 4 WSG SP 2013 (2011-7); 6 WIC SP 2014 (2010-dnq); 1 EIC SP 2015 (2009/2013-dnq, 2011-5); 4 WCH 2015 (2009/2011/2013-dnq). Her father István was an national level weightlifter. Coach-Láslo Eperjesi. 1.72/90kg In 2016: 1 Novi Sad; 1 Budapest City; 1 Budapest (Feb 6); 1 Budapest (Feb 13); 1 Hungarian indoor

697 KAUR Manpreet IND 25y 255d 1990 15.21 15.21 -16 NR Indian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 17.96 -15 (17.94 -16). 9 World Youth 2007; 4 Asian junior 2008; 6 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 9 COM 2010; 6 WSG 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2016. 1 Indian 2009/2010/2013/2014/2015 In 2016: 1 Indian Universities; 1 South Asian Games; 6 Asian Indoor Champs

702 ROSA Chiara ITA 33y 49d 1983 17.90 18.68 -08 Italian Women’s Team Captain in Beijing 2015 18x Italian Champion (11 out + 7 in) Outdoor pb: 19.15 -07/09. 4 WJC 2002 (2000-12); 3 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-3); 8 WCH 2007 (2005/2009/2011/2013-dnq); 5 WIC 2008 (2006/2014-dnq); 4 ECP 2008; 13 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 2 ETCh 2009 (2010/2011-3, 2013-4); 2 WSG 2009 (2005-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2006-7, 2020-13, 2014-5); 4 EIC 2013 (2007/2009/2015-dnq, 2011-7). 1 Italian 2005-2015 (1 indoor 2006/2008/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016). Student of modern languages at the University of Padua. Coach-Enzo Agostini. 1.78/110kg In 2016: 1 Padua; 1 Italian indoor

UKE Claire NGR 23y 76d 1992 16.71 17.95 -15 756 Outdoor pb: 17.33 -15. DT pb: 54.25 -15. 1 African Games DT 2015 (2 SP). 1 Nigerian SP/DT 2015; 8 NCAA indoor SP 2014/2015 In 2016: (at SP) 1 Houston (2x)

759 ADAMS Valerie NZL 31y 162d 1984 - 20.98 -13 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION In Moscow 2013 became the first woman to win four successive world titles at the same event (and she’s won every other available senior championships at least twice) Outdoor pb: 21.24 -11 (19.43 -16). DT pb: 58.12 -04. HT pb: 58.32 -02. 1 World Youth 2001 (99-10); 1 WJC 2002; 1 COM 2006/2010/2014 (2002-2); 1 WCP 2006 (2002-6); 1 WCH 2007/2009/2011/2013 (2003-5, 2005-2); 1 WIC 2008/2012/2014 (2004-dnq, 2010-2); 1 OLY 2008/2012 (2004-8); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. 1 AAA junior 99 (at age 14). 1 New Zealand 2001-2011/2013/2014/2016. 1 Australian 2004/2005/2008/2009. Coach-Jean-Pierre Egger was coach to Werner Günthör (1 WCH 87/91/93). 1.93/120kg In 2015: Came back after her double surgery (of 26 Sep 14) to repair her left, non-throwing shoulder and right elbow (her win streak ended at 56 at the Diamond League) In 2016: 1 Auckland; 1 New Zealand (14th time) She is the tallest woman to be entered for Portland 2016

801 BOREL Cleopatra TTO 36y 166d 1979 - 19.48 -04 NR 2015 Pan-American Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 19.42 -11. 10 OLY 2004 (2008/2012-dnq); 6 WIC 2008 (2004-dnq, 2006-8, 2010-dnq); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008/2011/2013 & Games 2010/2014; 2 COM 2010/2014 (2002-4, 2006-3); 13 WCH 2011 (2005/2007/2009/2013-dnq, 2015 -12); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2003-7, 2007-3, 2011-2). 1 NCAA indoor 2002, representing the University of Maryland Baltimore County. 1.72/91kg She missed the 2012 Olympic final by one place, so she should be regarded as a rightful finalist following the disqualification of Nadezhda Ostapchuk

802 DERELI Emel TUR 20y 21d 1996 18.36 18.36 -16 One of only two to achieve a World Youth / European Junior gold double in 2013 (the other being 800m runner Anita Henriksdóttir ISL) Outdoor pb: 18.40 -15. dnq WIC 2012; 8 WJC 2012; 3 ETCh 2013 (12 DT); 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013; 8 ETCh 2014; 3 WJC 2014. 1 Turkish indoor 2012/2014/2016 In 2016: 1 Istanbul; 1 Turkish indoor; 1 Istanbul City indoor; 1 Balkan indoor; 1 Otrokovice 816 CAMARENA-WILLIAMS Jill USA 34y 16d 1982 18.64 19.89 -12 2011 World bronze. 2008 Olympic finalist // Outdoor pb: 20.18 -11. DT pb: 52.52 -03. 1 Pan-Am Junior 2001; 6 WCP 2006; 12 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 WCH 2011 (2007/2009-dnq); 4 WIC 2012 (2006/2010-6, 2008-dnq); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-4); 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 US indoor 2005-2012 & out 2006/2010/2012. She competes with a yellow ribbon in her hair in memory of her late grandmother. Her husband Dustin Williams is also her physiotherapist. Their daughter, Miley born June 24, 2014. 1.78/113kg In 2016: 1 Albuquerque Kirby; 1 Flagstaff; 1 Seattle; 3 US indoor

817 CARTER Michelle USA 30y 157d 1985 19.49 19.88 -13 2015 World Championship bronze. 2012 world indoor bronze. 9x US Champion (5 out + 4 in) Outdoor pb: 20.24 -13. 2 World Youth 2001; 1 WJC 2004; 3 Pan-Am Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-5); 5 OLY 2012 (2008-15); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3 WCH 2015 (2009-6, 2011-9, 2013-4). 1 US 2008/2009/2011/2013/2015 & indoor 2013/2014/2015/2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2006. She works part-time as a cosmetologist (beauty professional). Father/coach is Michael Carter (2 OLY SP 84). Younger sister D’Andra Carter is a 57.73 discus thrower. 1.75/116kg In 2016: 1 US indoor; 1 WCH; 3 WCH

840 STEVENS Jeneva USA 26y 141d 1989 18.56 19.10 -13 (Née Stevens). Multi-talented at throws: 2013 World Student Games Champion at Hammer. 2010 US Collegiate Champion at Discus Outdoor SP pb: 18.84 -15. HT pb: 74.77 -13. DT pb: 59.45 -12. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 DT/HT 2010; 1 WSG HT 2013 (8 SP); 9 WCH HT 2013 (2011-dnq); 8 WIC SP 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games SP 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean SP 2015; 10 WCH SP 2015. 1 NCAA DT 2010 & HT 2011/2012. 1.80/106kg Her father Oliver McCall, won the World Council heavyweight title in 1994 and was once a sparring partner of Mike Tyson In 2016: 1 Lexington Weight (2 SP); 2 Nashville SP/Weight; 1 Akron SP/Weight; 5 US indoor SP

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST Helena Fibingerová TCH...... 1977 1 .....19.49...... Michelle Carter USA...... 22.50.....1 2.....22.14...... Natalya Lisovskaya RUS...... 1987 2.....19.37...... Gong Lijiao CHN 3.....21.70...... Nadezhda Ostapchuk BLR...... 2010 3.....19.23...... USA 4.....21.60...... Val. Fedyushina RUS...... 1991 4.....18.87...... Dani Bunch USA 5.....21.59...... Ilona Briesenick GDR...... 1979 5.....18.68...... Yulia Leantsiuk BLR 6.....21.46...... Claudia Losch FRG...... 1986 6.....18.64...... Jill Camarena-Williams USA =7...21.26...... Ines Müller GDR...... 1985 7.....18.63...... Paulina Guba POL ...... 21.26...... Natalya Akhrimenko RUS...... 1987 8.....18.57...... Brittany Smith USA 9.....21.23...... Margitta Pufe GDR...... 1978 9.....18.56...... Jeneva Stevens USA 10...21.15...... RUS...... 1999 10...18.43...... Anita Márton HUN

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12 Entrants Women’s Pentathlon NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 18 Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

627 ELLENWOOD Georgia CAN 20y 225d 1995 4392 4392 -16 pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.56i; HJ: 1.82i; SP: 12.76i; LJ: 6.08i; 800: 2:15.70i Heptathlon pb: 5786 -15. 12 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2014 (2012-18); 5 WSG 2015. 4 NCAA indoor 2016. Student of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin In 2016: 1 Madison HJ; 2 Minneapolis LJ (3 60H); 1 Cedar Falls Pentathlon; 2 Ames Classic LJ; 2 Madison 60H (Feb 19); 2 ‘Big 10’ indoor LJ/Pentathlon (7 HJ); 4 NCAA indoor Pentathlon ( (March 11: pbs at 60H, SP & LJ)

633 THEISEN-EATON Brianne CAN 27y 89d 1988 - 4768 -14 (Theisen is pronounced Tyson (as in Mike)) World silvers indoors & out, her husband has golds indoors & out pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.10i; HJ: 1.89/1.88i; SP: 13.92/13.86i; LJ: 6.72/6.34i; 800: 2:09.03/2:10.07i Heptathlon pb: 6808 -15. 400 pb: 52.33 -14. 17 World Youth 2005; 17 WJC 2006; 1 Pan-Am junior 2007; 10 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013/2015 (2011-15); 2 WIC 2014; 4 Pan-AM Games LJ 2015. 1 Canadian 2009/2013. 1 NCAA 2009/2010/2012 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012). Was at the University of Oregon. Coach-Harry Marra, the same as husband- (World #1 Decathlete). They married on July 15, 2013. 1.80/64kg In 2016: 3 Seattle 400; 1 Winston-Salem HJ (3 SP); 3 Boston IAAF Tour 300/LJ; 5 New York Millrose 60H

645 CACHOVÁ Kateřina CZE 26y 20d 1990 4506 4506 -16 Former World Youth Champion at Heptathlon // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.13i; HJ: 1.85/1.84i; SP: 12.90/12.17i; LJ: 6.40/6.28i; 800: 2:13.74/2:18.78i Heptathlon pb: 6123 -11. 5 WJC 2006; 1 World Youth 2007 (2005-11); dnf EJC 2007; 7 ECP 2010; 17 ECH 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2011; =20 WCH 2011; dnf WSG 2013; ht EIC 60H 2015. 1 Czech 100H 2015 (1 indoor 60H/Pentathlon 2015/2016, 1 indoor LJ 2016). 1.73/63kg In 2016: 2 FRA v CZE v ESP v GBR v POR Pentathlon; 1 Prague City indoor 60H (2 HJ); 1 Czech indoor Pentathlon; 4 Chemnitz 60H; 1 Czech indoor 60H/LJ (5 HJ)

665 LAKE Morgan GBR 18y 310d 1997 4519 4527 -15 2015 European Junior High Jump Champion. Double World Junior Champion in 2014, first at Heptathlon then High Jump. Winner of 29 national age-group titles at jumps and combined events UK junior record holder at high jump pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.63i; HJ: 1.94i; SP: 14.85/13.91i; LJ: 6.32/6.13i; 800: 2:18.53i Heptathlon pb: 6148 -14. 1 WJC HJ/Heptathlon 2014; dnq ECH HJ 2014; 9 EIC 2015; 1 EJC HJ 2015; dnq WCH HJ 2015. 1 English under-17 HJ/LJ/Heptathlon 2012/2013; 1 UK indoor HJ 2016. Her father/lead coach-Eldon Lake won English Schools titles at triple jump in 1984 & 1987. High jump coach-Richard Aspden; throws coach-Jeremy Tigar. 1.78/64kg In 2016: dnf English junior indoor Pentathlon; 1 London Games junior LJ; 1 ESP v FRA GBR v POR under-23 Pentathlon; 1 UK indoor HJ

She is within range of the official IAAF World Junior indoor record of 4535 set by Carolina Klüft SWE in 2002 (better marks of 4635 SWE & 4558 Nafissatou Thiam BEL were not ratified)

680 LEFFLER Celina GER 19y 342d 1996 4347 4347 -16 Former World Youth Champion // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.47i; HJ: 1.77/1.69i; SP: 14.35i; LJ: 6.32/6.16i; 800: 2:18.03/2:22.19i Heptathlon pb: 5846 -14. 1 World Youth 2013; 4 WJC 2014; sf EJC 100H 2015. 1 German indoor Pentathlon 2016. Coach-Holger Klein. 1.74/61kg In 2016: 1 Frankfurt 60/60H (4 LJ/SP); 1 Saarbrücken 60H/HJ/SP; 1 Saarbrücken HJ/SP; 1 Ludwigshafen 60H/LJ (3 SP); 1 German indoor Pentathlon

695 ZSIVOCZKY-FARKAS Györgyi HUN 31y 33d 1985 - 4691 -15 Sixth at 2015 World Championships // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.44i; HJ: 1.86/1.85i; SP: 14.62/14.53i; LJ: 6.32/6.20i; 800: 2:11.88/2:13.91i Heptathlon pb: 6389 -15. 7 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2004; 16 under-23 ECH 2005; 13 ECH 2012; 21 OLY 2012 (2008-28); 3 WSG 2013; 6 EIC 2015; 6 WCH 2015 (2011-23, 2013-15). 1 Hungarian 2008/2010/2011 (1 indoor 2008/2009/2011/2013/2015). 1.70/68kg Her husband is the decathlete Attila Zsivoczky (3 WCH 2005), her father-in-law was the late Gyula Zsivótzky (1 OLY HT 68) In 2016: 2 Budapest City indoor 400/60H; 1 Budapest Triathlon (Feb 7); 1 Hungarian indoor HJ/LJ (3 600H); 1 Budapest SP (2 60H) (Mar 5)

716 SLACK Salsa JAM 26y 98d 1989 4172 4181 -15 NR Full name-Salsa (aka Salcia) Venecia Slack Sixth at 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jamaican record holder indoors pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.37i; HJ: 1.69i; SP: 14.99/14.17i; LJ: 6.32/6.21i; 800: 2:14.34/2:15.73i Heptathlon pb: 6141 -15. 400H pb: 58.24 -15. TJ pb: 13.22 -15 (12.98i -16). 20 WJC 2008; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean 2011; 6 COM 2014; dnf WSG 2015; dnf WCH 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 2014/2015/2016 (1 TJ 2016). Student of psychology at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas. 1.80/77kg In 2016: 1 Golden 60H/TJ (2 SP); 1 Gunnison TJ/SP/Pentathlon; 1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference indoor Pentathlon; 1 NCAA div 2 indoor TJ/Pentathlon

731 ALCIDE Makeba LCA 26y 22d 1990 4380 4569 -13 NR Saint Lucian record holder at Pentathlon & Heptathlon // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.31i; HJ: 1.89i; SP: 13.20i; LJ: 6.15i; 800: 2:12.05/2:14.05i Heptathlon pb: 6050 -13. 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2010/2012; 28 WCH 2013; dnf COM 2014; 9 Pan-Am Cup 2015. 2 NCAA 2013. Student of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. 1.75 tall In 2016: 2 Flagstaff 60H (11 LJ) (Jan 30); 1 Albuquerque Classic; 2 Flagstaff 60H (Feb 19)

804 FYODOROVA Alina UKR 26y 230d 1989 4688 4724 -14 2014 World indoor bronze. 2015 European Cup winner // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.43i; HJ: 1.90/1.85i; SP: 15.97i; LJ: 6.35i; 800: 2:15.31i Heptathlon pb: 6278 -15. dnf EJC 2007; 18 WJC 2008; 6 under-23 ECH 2011; 12 ECH 2012 (2014-dnf); 3 WIC 2014; 7 EIC 2015 (2013-8); 1 ECP 2015 (2009 -18, 2010-20, 2011-5); 17 WCH 2015 (2011-20=). 1 Ukrainian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015/2016). Coach-Nate Davis. 1.75/70kg In 2016: 3 Kiev City indoor 60H; 1 Ukrainian indoor (including 15.97 SP) 805 MOKHNYUK Anastasiya UKR 25y 76d 1991 4745 4745 -16 2013 European under-23 bronze // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.13i; HJ: 1.83/1.82i; SP: 14.96/14.58i; LJ: 6.62i; 800: 2:15.52/2:16.69i Heptathlon pb: 6359 -15. 11 WJC 2010; 8 EIC LJ 2013; 8 ECP 2013 (2011-15, 2015-23); 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 14 ECH 2014; 7 WCH 22015. 1 Ukrainian LJ 2013. She was the fastest Heptathlete at 100m Hurdles at the 2014 European Championships (13.08) In 2016: 1 Ukrainian teams indoor Pentathlon; 1 Kiev 60H (Feb 17); 2 Kiev 60H (Jan 9)

831 NWABA Barbara USA 27y 59d 1989 4415 4415 -16 Full name-Barbara Udoezi Nwaba Reigning US Champion indoors & out pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.40i; HJ: 1.88/1.85i; SP: 14.64/14.27i; LJ: 6.23/6.17i; 800: 2:07.13/2:08.65i Heptathlon pb: 6500 -15. 27 WCH 2015 (she carried on with the competition after falling in the 100m Hurdles). 2 NCAA 2012; 1 US 2015 (2014-2, 2012-5); 1 US indoor 2016 (2014-3, 3015-2). Born-, Nigerian parents. Sociology graduate from University of California, Santa Barbara. Works as an assistant coach at Santa Barbara High School. Coach-Josh Priester. 1.75 tall Her partner Tom FitzSimons was fourth in the US Championships indoor Heptathlon and outdoor in 2015 In 2016: 1 Seattle Washington Invitational LJ (3 800 ‘B’, 4 SP); 1 Santa Barbara HJ; 1 US indoor Pentathlon

846 WILLIAMS Kendell USA 20y 277d 1995 4703 4703 -16 2014 World Junior Champion at 100m Hurdles. 4x US Collegiate Champion at combined events (3 in + 1 out) pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.09i; HJ: 1.88i; SP: 13.55i; LJ: 6.54i; 800: 2:17.30i Heptathlon pb: 6223 -15. 100H pb: 12.87 -14. 1 World Youth 2011 (3 100H); 8 WJC 2012; 1 WJC 100H 2014. 1 US junior 2013; 1 NCAA indoors 2014/2015/2016; 1 NCAA 2014 (2015-2). Her older brother Devon Williams was second in the 2013 US Junior Championships at Decathlon. Student of Advertising at the University of Georgia. 1.73/64kg Broke the official world junior indoor Pentathlon record in at Albuquerque in 2014 (with 4635 points), but mark could not be ratified as the facilities used were unsurveyed In 2016: 5 Lexington 60H (6 HJ); 1 Fayetteville Razorback Pentathlon; 1 Blacksburg VT Elite 60H; 2 Birmingham AL Samford Invitational 60H (3 LJ); 1 US indoor Pentathlon; 1 NCAA indoor Pentathlon (March 11: pbs at 60H, SP & final score, also fifth at individual LJ)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST Nataliya Dobrynska UKR...... 2012 1 .....4745...... Anastasiya Mokhnyuk UKR...... 5013.....1 2.....5000...... Kat. Johnson-Thompson GBR...... 2015 2.....4703...... Kendell Williams USA 3.....4991...... Irina Belova RUS...... 1992 3.....4688...... Claudia Rath GER 4.....4965...... Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR...... 2012 4.....4688...... Alina Fyodorova UKR 5.....4948...... Carolina Klüft SWE...... 2005 5.....4678...... Nafissatou Thiam BEL 6.....4927...... Kelly Sotheron GBR...... 2007 6.....4643...... Akela Jones BAR 7.....4896...... Yekaterina Bolshova RUS...... 2012 7.....4535...... Ulyana Aleksandrova RUS 8.....4877...... BEL...... 2007 8.....4519...... Morgan Lake GBR 9.....4866...... Svetlana Moskalets RUS...... 1995 9.....4506...... Kateřina Cachová CZE 10...4855...... RUS...... 2010 10...4482...... RUS

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24 Entrants Women’s 4x400 Metres Relay NR National Indoor Record QBR Qualified by ranking

Event starts: March 20 (these names addition to those entered for individual events) Age (Days) Born Indoor SB Indoor PB

711 McLAUGHLIN Anneisha JAM 30y 71d 1986 - - Married name-Whilby Former World Youth Champion at 200m. Ran 53.77 for 400m at 13 in 1999, a world age best at that time Outdoor 400 pb: 51.89 -12 (52.28 -16). 200 pb: 22.54 -10/11. 100 pb: 11.23 -13. 3 World Youth 400 2001; 2 WJC 4x400 2000; 2 WJC 200 2002 (1 4x100); 1 World Youth 200 2003 (2 Medley Relay); 2 WJC 200 2004 (2 4x100); 5 WCH 200 2009 (2013-sf); 1 WSG 200 2011; 2 WIC 4x400 2014; 5 COM 200 2014. Total of 10 medals in World Youth or Junior Championships In 2016: 1 Kingston Jackson 400

713 CHAMBERS Verone JAM 27y 91d 1988 54.30 54.17 -12 Outdoor pb: 52.28 -12 (53.28 -16). 400H pb: 58.60 -10. ht WIC 4x400 2014 (awarded silver won by Jamaica in final); 2 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015 In 2016: 2 Kingston Jackson; 1 Montego Bay; 1 Fayetteville ‘B’

714 WHYTE Rhonda JAM 25y 132d 1990 - - Outdoor 400 pb: 53.07 -16. 400H pb: 56.72 -15 (58.21 -16). 6 WSG 400H 2015. 2 Jamaican Intercollegiate 400H 2015 (3 flat 400) In 2016: 1 Kingston Jackson 400 ‘B’; 1 Montego Bay 400H; 7 Kingston 200 (Feb 20)

751 JAMESON Tameka NGR 26y 219d 1989 53.82 53.82 -16 Allegiance transferee from USA – former World & US Junior Champion at 400m Hurdles who has had dual citizenship with Nigeria since birth and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from March 2, 2014 Outdoor pb: 53.33 -10. 400H pb: 55.73 -10. 1 WJC 400H 2008. 3 NCAA 400H 2008/2010. Was at the University of Miami In 2016: 4 Albuquerque Classic; 1 Phoenix

752 EHIGIE Josephine NGR 30y 107d 1985 - - Outdoor pb: 51.80 -10. 6 WCH 4x400 2009; sf African Champs 2010; 4 COM 4x100 2010. 3 Nigerian 2009 (2010-7, 2014-6)

753 GEORGE Regina NGR 25y 29d 1991 53.87 51.05 -13 Allegiance transferee from USA – World Junior relay competitor for USA in 2010, she has dual citizenship with Nigeria and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from June 27, 2012 Outdoor pb: 50.84 -13. 200 pb: 23.20w -12, 23.22 -15 (23.99i -16(. sf WJC 2010 (1 4x400) (for USA); 2 African Champs 2012 (for Nigeria); sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; sf WIC 2014 (though did not start due to injury); 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; sf COM 2014 (2 4x400); 6 African Champs 200 2014 (1 4x400); ht WCH 2015. 1 Nigerian 2012/2013. Studied Psychology at the University of Arkansas. 49.67 relay split at Moscow World Championships, then 49.6 at the 2014 IAAF Relays In 2016: 1 West Lafayette 600; 3 Indiana Relays; 2 Eaubonne; 1 West Lafayette (2 200); 1 Notre Dame 200/200

754 BENJAMIN Ada NGR 21y 304d 1994 53.73 53.73 -16 2014 Commonwealth Games relay silver // Outdoor pb: 51.68 -14. ht World Youth 200 2011; 2 COM 4x400 2014; 4 African Champs 2014 (1 4x400) In 2016: 2 Flagstaff; 2 College Station ‘B’; 3 Albuquerque Kirby ‘B’; 2 Birmingham AL Conf USA

755 BAMGBOSE Margaret NGR 22y 150d 1993 52.12 52.10 -15 Allegiance transferee from USA // Outdoor pb: 51.37 -15. 6 NCAA 2014/2015; 5 NCAA indoor 2016 (2015-6); sf US 2014. Student of Information Technology Management at University of Notre Dame, Indiana In 2016: 1 Madison 200; 1 Notre Dame Invitational; 2 Indiana Relays 200; 1 Notre Dame Meyo; 5 Geneva OH 200; 2 Boston ACC indoor; 2 NCAA indoor ‘B’ (5th overall)

765 PTAK Ewelina POL 28y 363d 1987 52.86 52.86 -16 (Née Klocek) 2006 World junior bronze at 200m // Outdoor 400 pb: 52.95 -15. 100 pb: 11.38w, 11.45 -10. 00 pb: 23.07 -09. 3 WJC 200 2006; 5 ECP 200 2008; 2 WSG 4x100 2009 (2013-3); sf ECH 200 2010; 2 ECH 4x100 2012; 4 WIC 4x400 2014. 1 Polish 200 2008/2014 In 2016: 1 Spała 500 (Feb 6); 1 Toruń ‘B’ (Feb 12); 1 Spała 200 (Feb 14); 2 Chemnitz; 1 Spala 200 (Feb 27); 1 Spala 300 ‘B’; 2 Polish indoor

766 SZCZĘSNA Monika POL 28y 88d 1987 53.82 53.78 -15 Outdoor pb: 52.81 -15. 200 pb: 23.76 -14 (24.56i -16). 3 EIC 4x400 2015; 1 WSG 4x400 2015 (2nd leg) In 2016: 2 Spała 300 (Feb 6); 4 Toruń ‘B’; 2 Spała ‘B’ (Feb 20); 3 Spala 300 (Feb 27); 6 Polish indoor

768 GORZKOWSKA Magdalena POL 23y 321d 1992 53.60 53.60 -16 2013 European under-23 4x400 gold (1st leg) // Outdoor pb: 52.95 -12. 6 EJC 2011 (2 4x400); 1 under-23 ECH 4x400 2013 In 2016: 1 Spała 300 ‘B’/400 ‘B’ (Jan 31); 1 Toruń (Feb 6); 3 Toruń ‘B’ (Feb 12); 3 Spała 200 (Feb 14); 5 Polish indoor

769 MURASZEWSKA Dominika POL 20y 117d 1995 53.64 53.64 -16 Outdoor pb: 53.67 -15. 1 Polish 4x400 2015 (with team AZS-AWF Warszawa) In 2016: 1 Spała 300 (Jan 31); 2 Toruń ‘B’; 2 Spała 200 (Feb 14); 2 Spala 200 ‘C’ (Feb 27)

777 IONITA Anamaria ROU 27y 253d 1988 54.15 54.15 -16 Outdoor pb: 52.82 -08. 100H pb: 13.47 -15. 400H pb: 58.67 -10. Heptathlon pb: 5237 -14. ht World Youth 400H 2005; ht WJC 400 2006; 1 Balkan 400 2008; 8 WSG 400 2009. 1 Romanian 400 2010 (1 100H 2010/2015) In 2016: 3 Romanian indoor 60H (4 60); 2 Istanbul City 400 ‘B’; 2 Belgrade 400

778 LAVRIC Mirela ROU 25y 29d 1991 53.59 53.59 -16 Full name-Elena Mirela Lavric 2013 Francophone Games Champion at 800m Outdoor 400 pb: 52.06 -13. 800 pb: 1:59.74 -12. 1 EJC 800 2007/2009; 1 World Youth 800 2007; 1 WJC 800 2008/2010; sf EIC 800 2009 (2011-ht); ht WCH 800 2009/2013; 7 under-23 ECH 800 2011; sf ECH 800 2012; sf OLY 800 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 800 2013 (2 400); 1 Francophone Games 800 2013; 8 ECH 800 2014. 1 Romanian 800 2009/2011 (1 400 2009/2012). At EXC: 2010-14J In 2016: 1 Bacau 800; 1 Romanian indoor 400; 3 Istanbul City 400; 2 Balkan indoor 400 (1 4x400); 3ht ECH; 4sf ECH; 8 ECH

779 BELGYAN Sanda ROU 23y 90d 1992 54.78 54.49 -14 Outdoor pb: 52.47 -12. 400H pb: 58.13 -13. World Youth Medley Relay 2009; ht ECH 400 2012; 7 Francophone Games 400H 2013; 1 Balkan indoor 400 2014; 8 WSG 2015. 1 Romanian 400H 2011/2013 In 2016: 2 Romanian indoor ‘B’; 1 Istanbul City ‘C’; 3 Belgrade; 1 Romanian indoor ‘B’; 2 Istanbul; 1 Balkan indoor 780 PASTOR Adelina ROU 22y 317d 1993 53.23 53.22 -15 Twice Balkan Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 52.44 -13. sf WJC 200 2010/2012; dq EJC 2011 (would have won bronze, but ran out of lane); 1 Balkan 2012 & indoor 2015/2016; 5 under-23 ECH 2013 (2 4x400); ht ECH 2014; ht EIC 2015. 1 Romanian 2015 & indoor 2016 In 2016: 1 Romanian indoor; 2 Istanbul City; 1 Balkan indoor 400/4x400

781 MIKLOS Andrea ROU 16y 335d 1999 53.82 53.82 -16 Outdoor pb: 53.29 -15. 7 World Youth 2015 In 2016: 3 Romanian indoor; 1 Istanbul City ‘B’; 1 Balkan indoor 4x400; 1 Romanian youth indoor She is the youngest athlete entered for Portland 2016

809 BIBIK Olga UKR 26y 41d 1990 54.15 54.15 -16 Outdoor 400 pb: 52.66 -15. 800 pb: 2:01.53 -09 (2:05.88i -16). 4 World Youth 800 2007; 6 EJC 800 2009; ht WJC 800 2008; 5 EIC 4x400 2013. 3 Ukrainian 400 2015 In 2016: 1 Kiev 400; 4 Ukrainian indoor 400

810 LEBID Anastasiya UKR 22y 139d 1993 55.35 55.35 -16 Outdoor 400 pb: 54.45 -13. 400H pb: 56.91 -13. sf WJC 400H 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 400H 2013 (2015-7). No relation to Sergiy Lebid In 2016: 3 Ukrainian teams indoor 400 ‘B’; 6 Ukrainian indoor 200 (sf 400)

811 KOBA Dzhoys UKR 18y 20d 1998 55.01 55.01 -16 Outdoor pb: 53.59 -15. 200 pb: 23.81 -14. 2 Youth Olympic Games 200 2014; sf World Youth 400 2015 In 2016: 1 Kiev 400 ‘C’; 3 Ukrainian indoor 400

812 BRYZGINA Anastasiya UKR 18y 68d 1998 54.52 54.52 -16 Outdoor 400 pb: 54.94 -15. 200 pb: 23.64w, 23.70 -15. 6 World Youth 200 2015. 1 Ukrainian junior indoor 200 2015; 1 Ukrainian youth 200 2015 In 2016: 2 Sumy 200; 1 Jyväskylä 300 ‘B’; 3 Mustasaari 400

843 CHAMBERS Kendra USA 26y 68d 1990 52.83 52.83 -16 Outdoor 400 pb: 52.71 -15. 800 pb: 2:01.93 -15 (2:08.02i -16). 8 NCAA indoor 800 2013; 4 US indoor 600 2015 In 2016: 3 Texas A&M Invitational 800; 2 Portland 800; 2 US indoor 400 ‘B’ (6th overall)

844 FRANCIS Phyllis USA 23y 317d 1992 52.08 50.46 -14 2015 World Championship finalist. US indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 50.50 -15. 200 pb: 22.70 -15. 7 WCH 2015 (ht 4x400, so awarded silver medal won by USA in final). 1 NCAA indoor 2014. Wonderful at 2014 US Collegiate Championships indoors where she broke the US indoor record (with 50.46) and anchored the University of Oregon to victory in the 4x400m and overall. Her younger sister Claudia competed in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and has an 800m best of 2:03.72 (2015) In 2016: 1 College Station 200; 2 New York Millrose; 4 US indoor

845 OKOLO Courtney USA 22y 3d 1994 50.69 50.69 -16 Multiple NCAA Champion and by 0.40 the quickest woman in the world so far in 2016 Outdoor pb: 50.03 -14. 200 pb: 22.79i -16, 22.93 -15. 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 400/4x400 2015. 1 US junior 2013; 1 NCAA 2014; 1 NCAA indoor 400/4x400 2015/2016. Student of Exercise Science at University of Texas In 2016: 1 Lincoln Sevigne; 1 ‘Big 12’ indoor 200/400; 1 NCAA indoor 400/4x400

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2016 WORLD LIST (...... 2006 1 .....3:27.94....USA (U of Texas....3:23.37.....1 2.....3:24.83....United States...... 2010 2.....3:36.02....Romania 3.....3:26.54....Jamaica...... 2014 3.....3:40.87.... 4.....3:26.87.......... 1999 5.....3:27.22....Germany...... 1991 6.....3:27.56....Great Britain & NI...... 2013 7.....3:27.83.......... 2007 8.....3:27.95....USSR...... 1991 9.....3:28.47.......... 1997 10...3:28.71....France...... 2013

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