Women's 60 Metres

IAAF World Indoor Championships • Biographical Entry List (may include reserves)

Women’s 60 Metres 44 Entrants

Event starts: March 8 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

600 PROCTOR Shinelle AIA 22y 253d 1991 7.81 7.81 -13 Anguillan record holder at high jump indoors & out ... she is the younger sister of 2012 world indoor long jump medallist Shara Proctor (now GBR) Outdoor 100 pb: 12.89 -11. HJ pb: 1.72i -14., 1.70 -13. ht WJC 100 2010; ht WCH 100 2011 (when she progressed from the ﬁrst ever preliminary round); ht WIC 60 2012. At University of Illinois. Coach/mother-Wilma Proctor She’s getting near to the Anguillan indoor record of 7.72, held by her sister Shara

602 SEBASTIAN Estefania AND 31y 183d 1982 7.78 7.78 -14 Andorran record holder at 60m

607 FERGUSON Sheniqua BAH 24y 103d 1989 7.31 7.22 -10 2008 World Junior Champion at 200m ... led off Bahamas silver-winning sprint relay team at the 2009 World Championships Outdoor 100 pb: 11.07 -12. 200 pb: 22.64 -12. sf World Youth 100 2005 (ht 200); 2 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2006; 1 WJC 200 2008 (2006-8); qf OLY 200 2008; 2 WCH 4x100 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); sf WCH 200 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100 2013. 1 Bahamian 100 2013. No relation to Debbie Ferguson In 2014: 4 Auburn Invitational 60; 1 Birmingham AL 60 (2x)

620 KRASUCKI Franciela BRA 25y 314d 1988 7.19 7.19 -14 NR South American record holder at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.13 -13. 200 pb: 22.76 -13. sf WJC 100/200 2004; 4 World Youth 100 2003/2005; 7 WJC 100 2006 (ht 200); 1 Ibero-American 100 2006; 2 South American 100 2013; sf WCH 100 2013 (ht 200). 1 Brazilian 200 2013 In 2014: 1 São Caetano do Sul 60

632 WEI Yongli CHN 22y 147d 1991 7.35 7.29 -13 2012 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.29 -13. 200 pb: 23.21 -13. 2 Asian Champs 100/4x100 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WIC 2012 In 2014: 2 Birmingham Games 60; 7 Prague “2014” 60; 3 Metz 60

633 AHOURÉ Murielle CIV 26y 196d 1987 7.03 6.99 -13 NR Reigning World Championship silver medallist at 60m, 100m & 200m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 10.91 -13. 200 pb: 22.24 -13. 2 WIC 60 2012; 6 OLY 200 2012 (7 100); 2 WCH 100/200 2013. 1 NCAA indoor 200 2009 (5 60); 4 NCAA 100 2009 (7 100). Born-Abidjan (CIV), moved Paris age 2 then the the USA at age 12 ... her father is General Mathias Doué, a former chief of staff of Ivory Coast‘s Army ... graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Criminal Law ... her European base is Oslo ... coach-Allan Powell In 2014: 1 Houston 60 (Jan 17); 1 Houston 60 (Feb 1); 1 Birmingham 60

634 TAEA Patricia COK 20y 286d 1993 - 8.06 -12 NR Cook Islands record holder at 60m & 100m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 12.36 -13. ht WJC 100 2010; 1 Oceanian junior JT 2010 (3 100); ht COM 100 2010; ht WCH 100 2011/2013; ht WIC 60 2012; preliminary round OLY 100 2012

640 PAPAIOANNOU Ramona CYP 24y 265d 1989 7.33 7.33 -14 Cyrpriot record holder at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.57 -13. 200 pb: 23.59 -13. 1 Small States of Europe Games 100 2011/2013 (1 200 2013); ht EIC 2013 In 2014: 2 Greek indoor 60; 3 Balkan indoor 60

656 LATVALA Hanna-Maari FIN 26y 128d 1987 7.30 7.25 -13 2013 World Student Games 200m silver ... 100 pb: 11.36 -13. 200 pb: 22.98 -13. ht ECH 100 2012; sf EIC 60 2013; 2 WSG 200 2013 (4 100). 1 Finnish 100/200 2012/2013; 1 Finnish indoor 60 2012/2013/2014 (1 200 2013/2014). Attends University of Jyvaskyla In 2014: 1 Jyväskylä 60/200; 1 Mustasaari 60/200; 1 FIN v DEN v NOR v SWE indoor 60/200; 4 Eaubonne 60; 1 Finnish indoor 60/200

660 ZANG MILAMA Ruddy GAB 26y 274d 1987 7.17 7.13 -10 Full name-Paulette Ruddy Zang Milama Perennes 2012 African Champion at 100m ... Shared 2010 World indoor bronze at 60m ... Gabonese record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m Outdoor 100 pb: 11.03 -12. 200 pb: 23.54 -10. ht WJC 100 2006; =3 WIC 60 2010 (2008-ht); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf WCH 100 2011 (2007/2009- ht); 1 African Champs 100 2012 (2010-2); sf OLY 100 2012 (2008-qf). 1 French 100 2011/2012. Ruddy is pronounced as in the song “Rudy, A Message to You.” In 2014: 1 Eaubonne 60; 1 Prague “2014” 60; 1 Metz 60

672 PAPPS Sophie GBR 19y 152d 1994 7.22 7.22 -14 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 100m in 2011 ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.39w -13, 11.47 -12. 200 pb: 23.48 -12. 1 European Youth Olympic Festival 100 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011; 2 EJC 100 2011. 1 English 200 2012. Coach-Daniel Cossins In 2014: 1 South of England indoor 60; 1 London Indoor Games 60 ‘B’; dq/ht UK indoor 60 (false start); 8 Birmingham 60

673 PHILIP Asha GBR 23y 133d 1990 7.09 7.09 -14 2007 World Youth Champion at 100m, but later that year suffered a serious injury trampolining ... she had to learn to walk again and was reduced to three races in 2008-2010 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.20 -13. 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; sf WIC 60 2012; 5 EIC 60 2013; 5 ETCh 100 2013; sf WCH 100 2013. 1 AAA under-15 indoor 60 2005 & under-17 indoor 2006; 1 UK junior 100 2007; 1 UK 100 2013. She studied Drama at Kingston University ... she is still a coach for Mini Trampolining but has not competing at that event since she ruptured her knee in 2007 ... coach-Christine Bowmaker In 2014: 1 Glasgow International 60; 1 UK indoor 60; 3 Birmingham 60

677 MEVONG Marlén GEQ 23y 312d 1990 8.03 7.99 -08 Equatoguinean record holder at 200m outdoors (26.00 in 2013) ... ht Francophone Games 200 2013

681 KWADWO Yasmin GER 23y 118d 1990 7.26 7.26 -14 2009 European Junior Champion at 100m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.22w, 11.29 -11. 200 pb: 23.89 -09. sf WJC 100 2008; 1 EJC 100/4x100 2009; sf WIC 60 2010; ht ECH 100 2010; sf WCH 100 2011. 1 German junior indoor 60 2008/2009; 1 German junior & under-23 100 2009; 1 German indoor 60 2010 & under-23 100 2010 In 2014: 2 Baden-Württemberg indoor 60; 6 Düsseldorf 60; 5 Karlsruhe 60; dq/ht Birmingham 60; 2 German indoor 60; 5 Berlin 60

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 685 SAILER Verena GER 28y 142d 1985 7.12 7.12 -13/14 (Sailer is pronounced like “Sigh-La”) Golds at two successive European Championships: 100m in 2010 & 4x100m in 2012 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.02 -13. 6 EJC 100 2003; 5 WJC 100 2004; 1 under-23 ECH 100 2007 (2005-3); sf WIC 60 2008; 8 ECP 100 2008; 5 OLY 4x100 2008; 3 EIC 60 2009 (2007-sf, 2013-7); sf WCH 100 2009/2013 (2007-qf); 3 WCH 4x100 2009 (2013-4); 1 ECH 100 2010 (2006-sf, 2012-6); 1 ECH 4x100 2012; sf OLY 100 2012. 1 German 100 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2013 & indoor 60 2011/2012/2013/2014. Former gymnast In 2014: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor 60; 1 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Karlsruhe 60; 1 Stockholm XL Galan 60; 1 German indoor 60; 1 Berlin 60

689 OWUSU-AGYAPONG Flings GHA 25y 141d 1988 7.23 7.23 -14 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.39. 5 African Champs 100 2012 (2 4x100) In 2014: 1 New York 60; 1 State College 60; 1 Ontario Province indoor 60; 1 Ithaca 60

690 GÁTOU María GRE 24y 203d 1989 7.29 7.29 -14 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.50w, 11.54 -13. 2 Greek 100 2011/2012/2013; 1 Greek indoor 60 2014 In 2014: 1 Bratislava 60; 1 Greek indoor 60; 1 Balkan indoor 60

694 FONG Yee Pui HKG 22y 73d 1991 7.55 7.55 -14 NR Hong Kong, China record holder at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.78w -13, 11.79 -14. ht OLY 100 2012; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014 In 2014: 4 Asian Indoor Champs 60

701 JONES-FERRETTE LaVerne ISV 32y 172d 1981 7.39 6.97 -10 NR US Virgin Islands record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m and 400m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 10.91w, 11.07 -12. 200 pb: 22.46 -09. 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)); 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006 (4 200); 7 Pan- Am Games 100/400 2007; sf WCH 200 2005/2007/2009; 8 Pan-Am Games 100 2011. Lives, St Croix (US Virgin Islands), trains in Houston ... her husband Stephen Ferrette was an international 400m runner ... coach-Allen Powell Three-month doping suspension in 2010, she was stripped of the silver medal she originally won at that year’s World Indoor Championships In 2014: 4 Houston 60

702 ALLOH Audrey ITA 26y 229d 1987 7.32 7.30 -13 3x Italian Indoor Champion at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.43 -12. 200 pb: 24.06 -12. 4 under-23 ECH 4x100 2007 (2009-7); 3 ECP 4x100 2008; 1 WSG 4x100 2009; sf WIC 60 2012; sf EIC 60 2013; 8 WSG 100 2013. 1 Italian indoor 60 2012/2013/2014. Born-Ivory Coast, moved to Italy in 1998 and gained Italian citizenship in 2005 In 2014: 1 Rome 60 (Jan 19); 3 Bordeaux 60; 1 Rome 60 (Feb 2); 1 Italian indoor 60

711 HARRIGAN-SCOTT Tahesia IVB 32y 20d 1982 7.17 7.09 -08 NR 2008 World Indoor bronze at 60m ... British Virgin Islander record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m Outdoor 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); qf OLY 100 2008 (2012-ht); sf WCH 100 2009 (2005/2007-qf, 2013-ht) Graduate of Speech Pathology and Communicative Therapy from the University of Alabama ... collects stamps In 2014: 1 Gainesville 55; 3 Houston 60 (Feb 1); 7 Birmingham 60; 2 Berlin 60

712 CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica JAM 31y 296d 1982 - 7.00 -10 DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION She now has seven medals across four Olympic Games ... twice Olympic Champion at 200m ... ﬁve times Jamaican Sportswoman of the year (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011) Outdoor 100 pb: 10.76 -11. 200 pb: 21.74 -08. 2 OLY 4x100 2000; 1 WJC 100/200 2000 (2 4x100); 2 COM 100/4x100 2002; 1 OLY 200/4x100 2004 (3 100); 2 WCH 100/4x100 2005 (4 200); 1 WCH 100 2007 (2 200/4x100); 1 OLY 200 2008; 2 WCH 200 2009 (4 100); 1 WIC 60 2010; 1 WCH 200 2011 (2 100/4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012 (4 200, 2 4x100). 1 Jamaican 100 2002/2004/2005/2007 (1 200 2004/2005/2007). Studied Marketing & Management at the University of Arkansas ... married Omar Brown (2006 Commonwealth Champion at 200m) on November 3, 2007 In 2014: No races since June 1, 2013, after which it was revealed she failed a doping control test on May 13 and was provisionally suspended by the IAAF. On February 25, 2014 the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her appeal against the suspension after she successfully argued that that the WADA International Standards for Testing had been violated during the course of her sample collection process

713 FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann JAM 27y 70d 1986 7.10 7.04 -13 Twice Olympic Champion at 100m ... treble World Championship sprint gold in 2013 Outdoor 100 pb: 10.70 -12. 200 pb: 22.09 -12. 400 pb: 54.93 -11. 1 OLY 100 2008/2012; 1 WCH 100/4x100 2009; 4 WCH 100 2011 (2 4x100); 2 OLY 200/4x100 2012; 1 WCH 100/200/4x100 2013. Ran in heat of 2007 World 4x100, so awarded a silver medal won by Jamaica in the ﬁnal ... her mother Maxine was a sprinter and long jumper ... married Jason Pryce on January 7, 2011 ... coach (since 2006)-Stephen Francis She has opened a hair salon in Kingston: Chic Hair JA – “we specialise in accentuating the natural beauty of the woman” In 2014: 1 Kingston 60 (outdoors); 2 Birmingham 60

725 SAFRONOVA Olga KAZ 22y 122d 1991 7.32 7.30 -12 (Née Bludova) Kazakh record holder at 100m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.12 -12. ht WJC 100/200 2008; 3 Asian junior 100 2010; 4 Asian Champs 200 2011 (7 100); ht WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 7 WSG 100 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2013 (2010-3) In 2014: 1 Kazakh indoor 60; 1 Shymkent 60; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60

733 SBAITY Aziza LIB 22y 110d 1991 7.92 7.92 -14 ht WJC 100 2010 ... In 2014: 4ht Asian Indoor Champs 60

735 TSHILUMBA Tiffany LUX 17y 129d 1996 7.44 7.44 -14 NR Luxembourgish record holder at 60m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.97 -13. 2 Small States Games 100 2013; ht World Youth 100 2013 In 2014: 1 Kirchberg 60/200 (Jan 5); 2 Ghent 60; 1 Ghent 200; 1 Kirchberg 60 (Feb 1); 5 Metz 60 (She’s set ﬁve national records already in 2014: 7.56, 7.50,7.49, 7.44 for 60m & 24.21 for 200m)

740 FITZ Rachel MLT 18y 307d 1995 - -

746 SAMUEL Jamile NED 21y 316d 1992 7.31 7.26 -13 Sprint triple bronze at 2010 World Junior Championships, then double European Junior silver (behind Jodie Williams) in 2011 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.38 -12. 200 pb: 22.93 -12. sf WJC 100/200 2008; 3 EJC 4x100 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/4x100 2010; 2 EJC 100/200 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; sf EIC 60 2013. 1 Dutch 200 2011 In 2014: 2 Amsterdam 60; 2 Apeldoorn 60; 1 Belgian Universities indoor 60; 2 Dutch indoor 60; 4 Metz 60

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 2 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 747 SCHIPPERS Dafne NED 21y 264d 1992 7.17 7.14 -13 Dutch record holder at 200m ... 2013 World Heptathlon bronze clinched when she cut her best 800m time from 2:15.52 to 2:08.62 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.27; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.69; LJ: 6.59; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.62 Heptathlon pb: 6477 -13. 1 WJC 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 4 EIC 60 2013 (2011-sf); 1 under-23 ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH heptathlon 2013. 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. Coach-Bart Bennema ... 1.78/62kg In 2014: 1 Apeldoorn 60; 4 Karlsruhe 60; 4 Birmingham 60/LJ; 1 Dutch indoor 60/LJ

749 ASUMNU Gloria NGR 28y 289d 1985 7.25 7.07 -12 2012 African Champion at 200m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 11.02w, 11.03 -08. 200 pb: 22.70 -07. 7 WCH 4x100 2011; 3 African Games 100 2011 (5 200); 6 WIC 60 2012; sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200, 4 4x100); 1 African Champs 200 2012 (3 100); sf WCH 100 2013. Holds dual citizenship with Nigeria and the USA ... was at Tulane University (New Orleans) In 2014: 2 Birmingham AL 60; 4 Düsseldorf 60; 2 Moscow Winter 60; 6 Boston New Balance 60; 3 New York Millrose 60; 1 Fairfax Last Chance 60

755 ABRAMS Rachel NMI 18y 237d 1995 - 8.31 -12 Outdoor 100 pb: 13.05 -12. ht WIC 60 2012; ht WJC 100 2012

756 OKPARAEBO Ezinne NOR 26y 3d 1988 7.18 7.13 -13 NR Norwegian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m ... twice fourth in European 100m ﬁnals Outdoor 100 pb: 11.10 -12. 200 pb: 23.30 -12. ht EJC 100 2005; sf WJC 100 2006 (ht 200); 1 EJC 100 2007; sf WIC 2008; qf OLY 100 2008; 2 EIC 60 2009 (2007-ht, 2011-3, 2013-6); 2 ETCh 100 2010 (2013-7); 4 ECH 100 2010/2012; sf WCH 100 2011/2013 (2009-qf); sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200). 1 Norwegian 100 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013. Born-Nigeria, she came to Norway aged 9. Coach-Leif Olav Alnes In 2014: 3 Karlsruhe 60; 3 Stockholm XL Galan 60; 6 Birmingham 60; 4 Prague “2014” 60

757 DETENAMO Lovelite NRU 20y 75d 1993 8.04 8.04 -12 NR Full name-Chrissa Lovelite Detenamo Nauruan record holder at 60m & 100m Outdoor 100 pb: 12.12 -12. ht World Youth 100 2009l ht WJC 100 2010; 2 Oceanian junior 100 2010; ht WCH 100 2011/2013; ht WIC 60 2012 Nauru – An island of Oceania in the Paciﬁc with one road of 19 kilometres. Capital: Nauri. Language: Nauru. Currency: Australian dollar. Population: 9,400. Became independent from Britain in 1968. Covers an area of 212 sq. Kilometres and its religion is Christian

768 JESCHKE Marta POL 27y 278d 1986 7.31 7.31 -14 2014 Polish Indoor Champion at 60m ... ran third leg of Polish team which won European 4x100 bronzes in Barcelona 2010 & Helsinki 2012 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.33 -11. 200 pb: 23.19 -08. 1 EJC 4x100 2005; ht OLY 200 2008; 2 ETCh 200 2009; 5 WSG 200 2009; sf ECH 200 2010 (3 4x100); ht WCH 100 2011; 3 ECH 4x100 2012; ht OLY 100 2012. 1 Polish indoor 60 2014 In 2014: 1 Spala 60 (Jan 19); 2 Spala 60 (Jan 26); 4ht Moscow Winter 60; 1 Polish indoor 60

770 KIEŁBASIŃSKA Anna POL 23y 254d 1990 7.31 7.31 -14 Declared 2011 European under-23 200m gold after original winner (Darya Pizhankova UKR) was disqualiﬁed for doping 100 pb: 11.51 -12. 200 pb: 23.23 -11. 3 EJC 200 2009 (2 4x100); 1 under-23 ECH 200 2011 (4 100); ht WCH 200 2011; ht OLY 200 2012 In 2014: 1 Spala 200/60H (Jan 19); 1 Spala 60 (2 60H) (Jan 26); 6ht Karlsruhe 60H; 1 Spala 60H (Feb 15); 1 Polish indoor 200 (2 60/60H); 1 Metz 60 ‘B’

792 HORN Carina RSA 24y 363d 1989 7.28 7.28 -14 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.46w, 11.50 -13. 200 pb: 23.43 -11. 7 African Championships 200 2010. 1 South African 100/200 2011 In 2014: 1 Vienna 60; 1 Linz Gugl 60; 1ht Linz Gugl 60; 5 Stockholm XL Galan 60; 5 Prague “2014” 60

817 LOUTOY Joanne Pricilla SEY 21y 65d 1992 - - Outdoor 100 pb: 12.29 -11. ht WJC 100 2010; preliminary round WCH 100 2011

821 PRETELLI Martina SMR 25y 68d 1988 7.77 7.59 -12 NR Sammarinese record holder at 60m & 100m ... Outdoor 100 pb: 12.02 -11. ht EJC 100 2007; ht WIC 60 2008; ht WCH 100 2009/2013; 4 Small States Games 100 2011; preliminary round OLY 100 2012 In 2014: 1 Fermo 60

829 AHYE Michelle Lee TTO 21y 330d 1992 7.13 7.13 -14 NR (Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in Filbert Bayi) Outdoor 100 pb: 11.06 -13. 200 pb: 22.98 -13. 1 Carifta Games under-17 100/200 2007; sf World Youth 100 2007; sf WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012 In 2014: 1 Houston 60 (Jan 11); 3 Houston 60 (Jan 17); 2 Houston 60 (Feb 1)

830 BLACK Geronne TTO 24y 132d 1989 7.30 7.27 -13 Outdoor 100 pb: 11.48 -13. 7 Trinidadian 100 2013 In 2014: 1 Albuquerque 60; 1 Seattle 60; 7 New York Millrose 60

843 POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR 26y 16d 1988 7.24 7.24 -14 (Pohrebnyak pronounced “Pog - reb - nyak”) Member of Ukrainian sprint relay ‘A’ team ... 4x Ukrainian Champion at 100m Outdoor 100 pb: 11.17 -11. 200 pb: 23.16 -13. qf OLY 100 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 100 2009 (7 200); sf ECH 100 2010 (1 4x100); 1 European Police 100/200 2010; 7 WSG 100 2011; sf ECH 100 2012; sf EIC 60 2013; sf WCH 100 2013 (2007-ht). 1 Ukrainian 100 2006/2008/2009/2013 & indoor 60 3014. Attends Kharkov State Academy of Physical Culture In 2014: 1 Volgograd 60; 1 Mondeville 60; 1 Ukrainian indoor 60

848 BARTOLETTA Tianna USA 28y 189d 1985 7.08 7.02 -12 (Née Madison) ... World Long Jump Champion in 2005 (outdoors) & 2006 (indoors) ... led off the USA’s world record sprint relay team at the London Olympics Outdoor 100 pb: 10.85 -12. 200 pb: 22.37w, 22.50 -12. LJ pb: 6.92w, 6.89 -05. 4 Pan-Am junior LJ 2003; 1 WCH LJ 2005 (2007-10); 1 WIC LJ 2006; 3 WIC 60 2012; 4 OLY 100 2012 (1 4x100). 1 US indoor 60 2014 In 2014: 1 Birmingham AL 60; 2 Lexington 60; 1 Boston New Balance 60; 1 US indoor 60

863 LAWSON Lekeisha USA 26y 277d 1987 7.09 7.09 -14 100 pb: 11.14 -13. 2 US indoor 60 2013/2014. Studied Communications as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas In 2014: 2 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Moscow Winter 60; 2 Stockholm XL Galan 60; 4 Boston New Balance 60; 2 US indoor 60

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 3 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 868 PIERRE Barbara USA 26y 313d 1987 7.10 7.06 -12 Fourth at 2012 World Indoor Championships ... Outdoor 100 pb: 10.85 -13. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2008; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 100 2008; qf OLY 100 2008 (for Haiti); 2 Pan-American Games 100 2011 (for USA; 4 WIC 60 2012). 1 US indoor 60 2013. She has dual citizenship with Haiti and declared for that country from 2007, but in 2010 she reverted to the USA

10.85 for 100m at the 2013 US Championships which she then repeated at the London Olympic Anniversary Games, but she still could not even get a place in the US relay quartette for the Moscow World Championships

In 2014: 2 Winston-Salem 60; 3 Glasgow International 60; 6ht Birmingham 60; 3 US indoor 60

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....6.92...... Irina Privalova RUS...... 1993 1.....7.03...... Murielle Ahouré CIV =2...6.95...... Gail Devers USA...... 1993 2.....7.08...... Tianna Bartoletta USA ...... 6.95...... Marion Jones USA...... 1998 =3...7.09...... Asha Philip GBR =4...6.96...... Merlene Ottey JAM...... 1992 ...... 7.09...... Lekeisha Lawson USA ...... 6.96...... Katerina Thanou GRE...... 1999 =5...7.10...... Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 6.....6.97...... L. Jones-Ferrette ISV...... 2010 ...... 7.10...... Barbara Pierre USA 7.....6.99...... Murielle Ahouré CIV...... 2013 7.....7.11...... Kya Brookins USA =8...7.00...... Nelli Cooman NED...... 1986 8.....7.12...... Verena Sailer GER ...... 7.00...... V. Campbell-Brown...... 2010 9.....7.13...... Michelle Lee Ahyee TTO =10.7.01...... Savatheda Fynes BAH...... 1999 10...7.14...... Tori Bowie USA ...... 7.01...... Melisa Barber USA...... 2006 ...... 7.01...... Lauren WIlliams USA...... 2006

Women’s 400 Metres 20 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

604 EDWARDS Samantha ANT 24y 52d 1990 53.80 53.52 -14 NR Outdoor pb: 52.15 -12. 1 NCAA div 2 2013. Attends Virginia State University In 2014: 2 Hampton VA; 2 Fairfax; 2 New York Collegiate Invitational; 1 Fairfax Last Chance 200 (4 60)

608 MILLER Shaunae BAH 19y 326d 1994 52.34 50.88 -13 Former World Youth & World Junior Champion at 400m ... fourth at 200m in Moscow 2013 Outdoor pb: 50.70 -13. 200 pb: 22.45 -13. 100 pb: 11.41 -12. 1 WJC 2010 (2012-4); 1 World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY 2012 (hamstring); 4 WCH 200 2013. 1 NCAA indoor 400 2013. Her great uncle Leslie Miller ran in the Mexico Olympics and though eliminated in his 400m heat, became the ﬁrst Bahamian to break 47 seconds with a time of 46.99 ... 1.85 tall (6-1) In 2014: 1 New York 300; 1 Blacksburg; 1 New York Millrose 300

642 ROSOLOVÁ Denisa CZE 27y 198d 1986 52.49 51.73 -11 2012 European silver in her ﬁrst year as a 400m hurdler ... former World Junior Champion at Long Jump Outdoor 400 pb: 50.84 -11. 400H pb: 54.24 -12. Heptathlon pb: 6104 -08. 2 World Youth LJ 2003 (2001-10); dnq WIC LJ 2004/2008; 1 WJC LJ 2004; dnq OLY LJ 2004/2008; dnq EIC LJ 2005; 1 EJC LJ 2005 (2003-4); dnf ECH Heptathlon 2006; 3 EIC LJ 2007; 2 under-23 ECH LJ 2007; dnq WCH LJ 2007; ht WIC 60H 2008; dnf OLY Hep 2008; 10 EIC Pentathlon 2009; sf WIC 400 2010 (3 4x400); 5 ECH 400 2010; 1 EIC 400 2011 (2013-5); 2 ETCh 400 2011 (5 200); sf WCH 400 2011; 2 ECH 400H 2012 (3 4x400); 7 OLY 400H 2012; sf WCH 400H 2013. 1 Czech LJ 2004/2007/2008 & 200 2008/2010/2011/2013. Coach-Martina Blažková... 1.75/63kg Her ex-husband Lukas Rosol caused a sensation in the record round of the 2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament by defeating the then world #2 Rafael Nadal In 2014: 1 Prague 150/300; 1 Bordeaux; 3 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 1 Czech indoor 200; 1 Prague “2014” 300

661 ADEOYE Margaret GBR 28y 314d 1985 52.72 52.35 -13 Adeoye pronounced with four syllables “A - Day - O - Yay” 2013 World 4x400m bronze Outdoor 400 pb: 51.93 -13. 200 pb: 22.88 -13. 6 WSG 200 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 WCH 4x400 2013. 1 British Universities 100/200 2010; 1 UK Inter- Counties 200 2011; 1 UK indoor 200 2012/2013 & 400 2014; 1 UK 200 2012. Graduate of Business Management ... coach-Linford Christie since November 2009, formerly Allan Wells In 2014: 1 UK indoor 400; 4 Birmingham

663 COX Shana GBR 29y 44d 1985 52.93 52.13 -12 (Shana pronounced Shay-na) ... dual citizenship with USA, became eligible to compete in championships for Britain from September 29, 2011 Outdoor 400 pb: 50.84 -08. 200 pb: 23.15 -08. 3 Pan-Am junior 200 2003; 5 WJC 200 2004 (for USA); 3 ETCh 400 2011; 5 WIC 400 2012 (1 4x400); sf OLY 400 2012; 6 EIC 400 2013 (1 4x400); 3 WCH 4x400 2013. 1 NCAA 400 2008 (representing Penn State University where she was a student of Psychology). Her parents were both born in Britain ... coach-Chris Johnson, also advised by Lloyd Cowan Married international athlete Michael Bingham on November 9, 2013 In 2014: 1 Winston-Salem 200 (3 60); 1 Blacksburg; 1 Lawrence; dq/ht UK indoor (out of lane); 1 Birmingham ‘B’

678 CREMER Esther GER 25y 342d 1988 52.44 52.44 -14 5x German Champion (3 out + 2 in) ... ran second leg (in 50.5) for German team which won European 4x400 silver in 2010 Outdoor pb: 51.62 -13. 200 pb: 23.10 -10. 2 ECH 4x400 2010; 8 ETCh 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 German 2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2012/2014) (1 200 2010) In 2014: 1 Westfalen indoor 200 ‘B’ (4 60); 2 Dortmund 200; 1 German indoor

693 CADDLE Melissa GUY 21y 184d 1992 54.25 53.08 -13 (Née Hope) ... Outdoor pb: 53.38 -13. Attends Coppin State University, Baltimore In 2014: 1 New York (Jan 10); 2 Landover ‘B’; 1 Princeton; 1 Fairfax Last Chance

715 HALL Patricia JAM 31y 142d 1982 52.00 51.66 -11 World relay medals as a junior and a senior ... Outdoor pb: 50.71 -12. 200 pb: 22.51 -13. 400H pb: 57.65 -99. 1 WJC 4x400 98; 3 WYC 400H 99; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 400 2011; 7 Pan-American Games 400 2011; sf WIC 400 2012; sf WCH 200/400 2013. Ran in heat of 2011 World 4x400, so awarded silver won by Jamaica in ﬁnal. Coach- Eric Francis In 2014: 1 Houston 400 (Jan 11); 1 Houston 200/400 (Jan 17); 1 College Station 200/400 (Feb 8); 1 College Station 200/400 (Feb 15)

719 SPENCER Kaliese JAM 26y 305d 1987 52.14 52.14 -14 As a 400 hurdler, fourth at London 2012 and at two World Championships Outdoor 400 pb: 50.19 -13 (51.39 -14). 400H pb: 52.79 -11. 800 pb: 2:03.01 -11. 1 WJC 400H 2006; 4 WCH 400H 2009/2011 (2007-sf, 2013-dq ht). 1 Jamaican 400H 2011. Won 2012 Diamond Race Bad luck in Moscow 2013 – disqualified from her 400m Hurdles heat because of an illegal hurdle clearance when she clocked a time which would have won silver in the final, then clocked a fast 50.1 split in the 4x400m heats but disqualified from that too after Jamaica’s lead-off Rosemary Whyte ran out of her lane In 2014: 1 Kingston 400 (Jan 25); 2 Birmingham 400; 2 Kingston 400 (Feb 22)

742 DE WITTE Lisanne NED 21y 177d 1992 52.62 52.62 -14 Outdoor pb: 52.92 -13. 8 under-23 ECH 2013. 2 Dutch 2012/2013 & indoor 2014 In 2014: 3 Kirchberg; 1 Belgian Universities indoor; 2 Dutch indoor

743 GHAFOOR Madiea NED 21y 178d 1992 52.75 52.66 -13 2011 European Junior bronze at 400m ... Outdoor pb: 52.46 -13. 3 EJC 2011; sf EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Dutch indoor 2012/2013 In 2014: 1 Dortmund; 2 Kirchberg; 1 Stockholm XL Galan 200 ‘B’; 3 Dutch indoor; 2 Metz

748 VAN LEUVEREN Nicky NED 23y 286d 1990 52.49 52.49 -14 Outdoor pb: 52.14 -13. 1 Dutch 2012/2013 (1 indoors 2011/2014) In 2014: 1 Kirchberg ‘B’; 2 Bielefeld; 1 Dutch indoor

750 GEORGE Regina NGR 23y 18d 1991 51.78 51.05 -13 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 Indoor pb: 51.05 -13. Outdoor pb: 50.84 -13. sf WJC 2010 (1 4x400) (for USA); 2 African Champs 2012 (for Nigeria); sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013. 1 Nigerian 2012/2013. 4 NCAA 2012 (2013-5). Student of Psychology at the University of Arkansas... 49.67 relay split at Moscow World Championships where Nigeria were sixth In 2014: 1 Arkansas Invitational 600 (Commonwealth best 1:25.76); 2 Glasgow International; 1 Linz Gugl 200; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 Boston New Balance; 1 Birmingham

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 5 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 766 HOLUB Malgorzata POL 21y 127d 1992 53.03 53.03 -14 Outdoor pb: 52.28 -13. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400). 2 Polish 2013 & indoor 2014 In 2014: 2 Bordeaux ‘B’; 1 Spala (Feb 2); 1 Spala (Feb 15); 2 Polish indoor

776 ŚWIĘTY Justyna POL 21y 93d 1992 52.84 52.84 -14 2012 Polish Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 52.22 -13. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400). 1 Polish 2013 & indoor 2012/2014 In 2014: 1 Spala 600 (Jan 19); 1 Spala 300 (Jan 26); 1 Spala (Feb 2); 1 Vienna; 1 Polish indoor

807 RYZHOVA Kseniya RUS 26y 322d 1987 51.03 51.03 -14 (Née Vdovina) 2013 World Championship relay gold after she held on to Russia’s lead on leg three Outdoor pb: 49.80 -13. 200 pb: 22.85w, 22.91 -10. sf WJC 200 2006; 1 under-23 ECH 4x100 2007 & 4x400 2009; 2 WIC 4x400 2010; 1 EIC 4x400 2011; 7 WCH 2013 (1 4x400). 1 Russian indoor 2014. Ran in heats of 2011 WCH 4x400, so awarded bronze medal won by Russia in ﬁnal ... husband-Yevgeniy Ryzhov (5000m pb: 14:16.67) In 2014: 1 Moscow 300; 1 Volgograd; 1 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 1 Russian indoor

847 ATKINS Joanna USA 25y 35d 1989 51.13 51.13 -14 Former US Collegiate Champion, representing Auburn University ... Outdoor pb: 50.39 -09. 1 NCAA 2009 (2010-3, 2011-2). 2 US indoor 2013/2014. Ran in relay heat at 2013 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by USA in ﬁnal. Coach-Derrick White In 2014: 1 Arkansas Invitational (2 200); 1 Birmingham AL 60/400; 2 US indoor (she surprisingly beat Natasha Hastings)

858 HASTINGS Natasha USA 27y 227d 1986 51.34 50.80 -07 At her seventh attempt she became US 400m Champion in 2013, she then led the World 400m final for the first 100m Outdoor 400 pb: 49.84 -07. 200 pb: 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). Ran in relay heats at 2008 Olympics, so awarded gold medal won by USA in final. 1 NCAA in/out 400 2007. 1 US indoor 400 2011 & outdoor 400 2013. Born-New York, father Charles-Jamaican, mother Joanne Gardner was British Junior Girls 100m Champion in 1977 ... her cousin is Shaka Hislop, Trinidad’s goalkeeper at the 2006 World (soccer) Cup ... coach-Darryl Woodson In 2014: 8 Houston 60; 2 Glasgow International 150 (3 4x400); 1 Moscow Winter; 1 Boston New Balance; 3 US indoor

865 McCORORY Francena USA 25y 137d 1988 50.85 50.54 -10 NR Sixth at Moscow 2013 when she led at 200m ... relay golds at Daegu 2011 & London 2012 ... US indoor record holder Indoor pb: 50.54 -10. Outdoor pb: 49.86 -13. 200 pb: 22.92 -10. 4 WCH 2011 (1 4x400); 7 OLY 2012 (1 4x400); 6 WCH 2013 (2 4x400 – almost caught Russia with her split of 49.25). 1 NCAA 2010 & indoors 2009/2010. US indoor record holder (50.54 in 2010 to break the record which had stood to for 19 years to Diane Dixon) ... psychology graduate from Hampton University in Virginia... she is one of 22 children (15 girls & 7 boys) ... coach-Maurice Pierce In 2014: 1 Hampton VA; 1 Glasgow International; 5 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 2 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

881 ALEXANDER Kineke VIN 28y 14d 1986 53.35 51.48 -07 NR Vincentian record holder at 400m indoors & out ... she carried the Vincentian ﬂag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing and London Olympic Games Outdoor 400 pb: 51.35 -06. 200 pb: 23.00 -13. ht WCH 400 2005/2007/2013; sf COM 400 2006; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 400 2006; ht OLY 400 2008/2012; ht WIC 400 2012. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2013 (3 400). 1 NCAA indoor 400 2006. Studied History at the University of Iowa In 2014: 1 Birmingham AL 400; 2 Houston 400; 2 College Station 400

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....49.59 ...... Jarm. Kratochvílová TCH...... 1982 1.....50.85...... Francena McCorory USA 2.....49.68...... Natalya Nazarova RUS...... 2004 2.....50.94...... Kamaria Brown USA 3.....49.76...... Tatána Kocembová TCH...... 1984 3.....51.03...... Kseniya Ryzhova RUS 4.....50.01...... Sabine Busch GDR...... 1984 4.....51.13...... Joanna Atkins USA 5.....50.02...... Nicola Sanders GBR...... 2007 5.....51.34...... Natasha Hastings USA 6.....50.04...... Ol. Krasnomovets RUS...... 2006 6.....51.77...... Robin Reynolds USA 7.....50.15...... Olga Zaytseva RUS...... 2006 7.....51.78...... Regina George NGR 8.....50.21...... Vanya Stambolova BUL...... 2006 8.....51.82...... Deedee Trotter USA 9.....50.23...... Irina Privalova RUS...... 1995 9.....51.86...... Shamier Little USA 10...50.28...... Petra Schersing GDR...... 1988 10...52.00...... Patricia Hall JAM

Women’s 800 Metres 20 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

603 CAVELA Felismina ANG 21y 194d 1992 - - Outdoor pb: 2:10.95 -12. ht OLY 2012

612 ARZAMASAVA Maryna BLR 26y 80d 1987 2:01.31 2:01.13 -12 (Née Katovich) ... 2012 European bronze (originally fourth, but promoted after the disqualiﬁcation of the original winner Yelena Arzhakova RUS) ... 2013 European indoor bronze Outdoor pb: 1:59.00 -12. 1500 pb: 4:15.99 -12. 400 pb: 53.56 -12. ht WJC 2006; 4 ETCh 2011/2013; 1 World Military Games 2011; sf WCH 2011/2013; ht WIC 2012; 3 ECH 2012; ht OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2013. 1 Belarusian 2008 & 1500 2012. Coach-Natalya Dukhnova (1 EIC 800 94) In 2014: 1 Novocheboksarsk; 1 Bordeaux; 1 Moscow Winter; 1 Belarusian indoor

627 WESTAWAY Jenna CAN 19y 261d 1994 2:01.89 2:01.89 -14 Outdoor pb: 2:05.60 -13. ht World Youth 2011. Medical student at the University of Calgary In 2014: 1 Calgary 600; 1 Edmonton 600/1000; 1 Boston Hemery 1000 (2 800); 2 New York Millrose

641 MASNÁ Lenka CZE 28y 319d 1985 2:01.69 2:01.69 -14 2013 world ﬁnalist outdoors ... Outdoor pb: 1:59.56 -13. 400 pb: 53.02 -12. 1500 pb: 4:18.36 -09. 8 under-23 ECH 2007; 6 ECH 2010 (2012-sf); ht WIC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013 (2011-ht); 8 WCH 2013 (2009-sf). 1 Czech 2010 & indoor 400 2013. Coach-Jiří Sequent In 2014: 1 Düsseldorf; 2 Czech indoor 1500; 2 Prague “2014”

644 TROEST Stina DEN 20y 49d 1994 2:03.46 2:03.46 -14 Outdoor 800 pb: 2:04.29 -13. 400H pb: 57.41 -13. 2 Youth Olympic Games 400H 2010;3 EJC 400H 2013. 1 Danish 400 2012; 1 1 Danish indoor 800 2013 & 400 2014 In 2014: 1 Malmö; 2 Kirchberg; 1 Vienna; 1 Danish indoor 400

671 MUIR Laura GBR 20y 302d 1993 2:00.94 2:00.94 -14 2013 European under-23 bronze at 1500m ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:07.76 -13. 800 pb: 2:00.80 -13. 3000 pb: 9:02.35i -13, 9:12.80 -12. 16 WJC 3000 2012; 8 EIC 1500 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; sf WCH 800 2013. At EXC: 2011-31J. 1 Scottish 1500 2012; 1 UK indoor 1500 2013 & 800 2014. Coach-Andy Young In 2014: 1 Glasgow International 800; 7 Düsseldorf 1500 (ill); 1 UK indoor; 1 Birmingham 1500 (4:05.32, second on UK all-time list after Kelly Holmes)

696 EVERARD Ciara IRL 23y 240d 1990 2:04.02 2:02.54 -13 NR Irish indoor record holder ... Outdoor pb: 2:02.96 -13. ht WJC 2008; 6 EIC 2013. 1 Irish 2008; 1 Irish under-23 2010 & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014. Her older brother Eoin Everard was second in the 2014 Irish Indoor 3000m In 2014: 2 Athlone; 1 Irish indoor; 4 Prague “2014”

698 GALLIGAN Rose-Anne IRL 26y 88d 1987 2:03.69 2:02.84 -12 In London on July 26, 2013 she broke the Irish 800m record which had stood to Sonia O’Sullivan since 1994 Outdoor pb: 2:00.58 -13. 1500 pb: 4:12.3 -10. 7 EJC 3000 2005; 6 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; ht WIC 1500 2010; ht WCH 800 2013. 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 2014: 4 Shefﬁeld BMC 1500; 2 Reykjavik 800; 4 UK indoor 1500; 7 Prague “2014” 800; 4 UK indoor 1500

700 HINRIKSDÓTTIR Aníta ISL 18y 53d 1996 2:01.81 2:01.81 -14 NR Reigning World Youth & European Junior Champion ... Outdoor pb: 2:00.49 -13. 1500 pb: 4:16.51 -13. 4 WJC 2012; sf EIC 2013; 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013. Her maternal aunt Martha Ernstsdóttir is Icelandic record holder at 5000, 10,000 & Marathon In 2014: 1 Reykjavik; 1 Icelandic indoor (2 400); 4 New York Millrose

714 GOULE Natoya JAM 22y 342d 1991 2:02.22 2:02.00 -13 2013 US Collegiate Champion indoors & out ... Outdoor pb: 1:59.93 -13. 400 pb: 51.52 -11. 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. 1 Jamaican 2013. Student of sport administration at Louisiana State University In 2014: 1 Clemson 400 (2x); 3 New York Millrose; 2 Blacksburg 400

737 AKKAOUI Malika MAR 26y 72d 1987 - 1:59.01 -12 NR 2013 Mediterranean Games Champion ... Outdoor pb: 1:57.64 -13. 1500 pb: 4:04.96 -11. ht WJC 2006; 3 African Champs 2010/2012; ht WCH 1500 2011; ht WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; sf WCH 2013

764 CICHOCKA Angelika POL 25y 356d 1988 2:01.14 2:00.86 -10 (Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”) ... 2012 World indoor ﬁnalist at 1500m Outdoor 800 pb: 2:00.20 -11. 1500 pb: 4:06.50 -11 (4:08.15i -14). 8 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; dq ht WIC 800 2010; ht ECH 800 2010; 7 WIC 1500 2012; ht ECH 1500 2012; ht EIC 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 800 2013 (2011-7); 3 Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800). At EXC: 2007-17J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish 800 2011/2012 (1 1500 2011). 1 Polish indoor 800 2014. At WXC: 2013-71 In 2014: 2 Düsseldorf 800; 2 Karlsruhe 1500; dnf Stockholm XL Galan 1500; 1 Birmingham 800; 1 Polish indoor 800

804 KUPINA Yekaterina RUS 28y 33d 1986 2:01.46 1:59.58 -13 Outdoor 800 pb: 1:59.21 -13. 1500 pb: 4:08.81 -13. 2 WSG 800 2013 In 2014: 1 Central Russian indoor 400/400; 3 Bordeaux; 4 Düsseldorf; 3 Moscow Winter; 2 Russian indoor

813 SHCHAGINA Anna RUS 22y 90d 1991 2:01.29 2:01.29 -14 Outdoor 800 pb: 2:01.07 -13. 1500 pb: 4:05.91 -13. ht EIC 1500 2013; 7 under-23 ECH 1500 2013. 1 Russian indoor 800 2014 In 2014: 2 Yekaterinburg 2000; 1 Novocheboksarsk 1500; 1 Moscow City indoor 800 ‘B’; 2 Orenburg Mile; 1 Russian indoor 800

823 BÜCHEL Selina SUI 22y 224d 1991 2:03.52 2:01.64 -13 Outdoor pb: 2:01.66 -13. 7 EJC 2009; sf WJC 2010; sf EIC 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-5). 1 Swiss 2013 & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014 In 2014: 5 Düsseldorf; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 Swiss indoor

838 LUPU Nataliya UKR 26y 123d 1987 2:01.33 1:59.67 -12 2013 European Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 1:58.46 -12. 400 pb: 52.91 -11. 1500 pb: 4:20.93 -03. 1 European Youth Olympics 1500 2003; 1 EJC 2005; 4 WJC 2006; 2 under-23 ECH 2009; sf EIC 2009; 1 ETCh 2010; ht ECH 2010; sf EIC 400 2011; 2 WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013; 7 WCH 2013 (2009-ht). 1 Ukrainian 2009/2012 (1 indoors 2009/2012/2013) In 2014: 1 Kiev 400 ‘C’; 3 Düsseldorf; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 Birmingham

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 7 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 839 LYAKHOVA Olga UKR 21y 353d 1992 2:04.94 2:01.32 -13 Outdoor pb: 2:00.55 -12. 400 pb: 52.27 -13. 7 World Youth 2009; ht WJC 2010; 5 EJC 2011; 5 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; ht WCH 2013 In 2014: dnf Moscow Winter ‘B’; 3 Ghent Flanders; 4 Eaubonne

849 BECKWITH-LUDLOW Molly USA 26y 215d 1987 2:01.87 2:01.87 -14 Outdoor pb: 1:59.12 -11. 2 NCAA 2010, representing Indiana University; 4 US Olympic Trial 2012 In 2014: 1 Bloomington; 1 Indiana Relays Mile; 4 Boston New Balance 1000; 1 Bloomington; 3 US indoor

870 PRICE Chanelle USA 23y 197d 1990 2:00.48 2:00.48 -14 Twice second at 2013 US Indoor Championships ... Outdoor pb: 2:00.15 -12. 6 World Youth 2007; 2 Pan-American junior 2009; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 3 NCAA 2011; 2 US indoor 2013/2014. Studied journalism and electronic media at the University of Tennessee In 2014: 1 Birmingham AL 1000; 1 Blacksburg 500/Mile; 2 Glasgow International; 2 Boston New Balance 1000; 2 US indoor

878 WILSON Ajee’ USA 19y 303d 1994 2:00.43 2:00.43 -14 (Ajee’ is pronounced “ahh-jay” – she was named after a brand of perfume) ... reigning World Junior & former World Youth Champion Outdoor pb: 1:58.21 -13. 1500 pb: 4:24.56 -13. 1 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-5); 6 WCH 2013. 1 US indoor 2013/2014. Student of Kinesiology at Temple University, Philadelphia ... her older sister Jade Wilson is a 59.90 400m hurdler ... Coach-Derek Thompson In 2014: 1 New York New Balance 600 (Jan 25); 10 Boston New Balance 1000; 1 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST

1.....1:55.82....Jolanda Čeplak SLO...... 2002 1.....2:00.43....Ajee' Wilson USA 2.....1:55.85....Stephanie Graf AUT...... 2002 2.....2:00.48....Chanelle Price USA 3.....1:56.40....Christine Wachtel GDR...... 1988 3.....2:00.94....Laura Muir GBR 4.....1:56.90....Ludmila Formanová CZE...... 1999 4.....2:01.14....Angelika Cichocka POL 5.....1:57.06....Maria Mutola MOZ...... 1996 5.....2:01.29....Anna Shchagina RUS 6.....1:57.23 ...Inna Yevseyeva UKR...... 1992 6.....2:01.31....Maryna Arzamasava BLR 7.....1:57.47 ...Natalya Tsyganova RUS...... 1999 7.....2:01.33....Nataliya Lupu UKR 8.....1:57.51....Olga Kotlyarova RUS...... 2006 8.....2:01.46....Yekaterina Kupina RUS 9.....1:57.53....Larisa Chzhao RUS...... 2005 9.....2:01.53....Svetlana Karamysheva RUS 10...1:57.67....Sigrun Wodars GDR...... 1988 10...2:01.67....Jenny Meadows GBR

Women’s 1500 Metres 25 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

601 GEGA Luiza ALB 25y 121d 1988 4:07.84 4:07.84 -14 NR Albanian record holder at 800m &1500m indoors & out ... Outdoor pb: 4:05.11 -13. 800 pb: 2:01.96 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:54.72 -11. ht EIC 800 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 1500 2011 (2 3000SC); 1 Balkan indoor 1500 2012/2013/2014; ht ECH 800/1500 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 3 WSG 1500 2013; sf WCH 1500 2013 In 2014: 1 Balkan indoor 1500

622 BELETE Mimi BRN 25y 270d 1988 4:12.10 4:12.10 -14 TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, now resident in Belgium with her younger sister Almensch Belete, who is also a world-class distance runner 2010 Asian Games Champion at 5000m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:00.25 -10. 3000 pb: 8:32.18 -10. 5000 pb: 15:15.59 -11. 2 Asian XC 2009; 2 Asian Indoor Games 2009; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 Asian Games 5000 2010 (3 1500); 7 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-sf); sf OLY 2012; 2 Asian Champs 2013 (2009-6). At WXC: 2009-28. Her younger sister Almensch Belete (5 EIC 3000 2013 for Belgium) In 2014: 1 Antrim XC; 4 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 7 Stockholm XL Galan

625 SIFUENTES Nicole CAN 27y 250d 1986 4:10.75 4:10.75 -15 (Née Edwards) ... second at 2010 IAAF Continental Cup ... Outdoor pb: 4:04.65 -13. 800 pb: 2:01.30 -12. 5000 pb: 15:27.58 -13. sf World Youth 800 2003; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; 5 COM 2010; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2008. Was at the University of Michigan In 2014: 1 Ann Arbor 800; 2 New York New Balance; 3 New York Millrose Mile

647 MACÍAS Isabel ESP 29y 207d 1984 4:09.22 4:08.80 -12 2013 European indoor silver ... Outdoor pb: 4:04.84 -12. 800 pb: 2:03.39 -12. ht World Youth 2001; 6 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 Ibero-American 2006 (2010-6); 9 ETCh 800 2011; ht WCH 2011; 8 WIC 2012; 9 ECH 2012 (2006-ht); ht OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2011-5). At WXC: 2001-50J, 2002-55J, 2003-62J. At EXC: 2001 -27J, 2002-38J, 2006-32u23. 1 Spanish 2011 (1 indoors 2011/2012/2014) In 2014: 1 Valencia; 5 Düsseldorf; 6 Karlsruhe; 6 Ghent Flanders 800; 6 Birmingham; 1 Spanish indoor

653 EMBAYE Axumawit ETH 19y 140d 1994 4:08.88 4:08.88 -14 (aka Alem Axumawit, which was the name under which she was entered for the World Junior Championships in 2012) Outdoor pb: 4:05.16 -13. 7 WJC 2012. 2 Ethiopian Schools 2013. She was Ethiopia’s reserve for the 2013 World Championships 1500m In 2014: 2 Düsseldorf; 3 Karlsruhe; 8 Stockholm XL Galan

654 TSEGAY Gudaf ETH 17y 43d 1997 4:08.47 4:08.47 -13 Outdoor pb: 4:07.27 -13 In 2014: 1 Mondeville; 2 Stockholm XL Galan

676 SIMPSON Jemma GBR 30y 25d 1984 4:11.59 4:11.17 -08 3x UK Champion at 800m ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:06.39 -10. 800 pb: 1:58.74 -10. 1 Commonwealth Youth 800 2000; 8 World Youth 800 2001; 4 WJC 800 2002; 3 EJC 800 2003; 2 under-23 ECH 800 2005; 6 COM 800 2006; sf WCH 800 2007/2009; ht WIC 1500 2008; ht OLY 800 2008; 5 ECH 800 2010 (2006-sf). 1 UK 800 2007/2009/2010 & indoor 1500 2008/2014. Born-Plymouth. Her parents Edward and June were both Karate players In 2014: 4 Glasgow International 1500; 1 UK indoor 1500; 7 Birmingham 1500

699 TARPLEE Claire IRL 25y 165d 1988 4:14.61 4:13.16 -13 2013 UK Indoor winner at 800m ... has British and Irish citizenship and opted to compete for Ireland in 2011 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:11.35 -13. 800 pb: 2:03.46 -12. ht EIC 1500 2013; 6 WSG 1500 2013. 1 UK indoor 800 2013; 1 Irish indoor 1500 2014 In 2014: 3 Vienna 1500; 1 Irish indoor 1500; 1 British Universities indoor 800 (representing Loughborough University)

708 MAGNANI Margherita ITA 27y 9d 1987 4:09.27 4:09.27 -14 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:06.34 -13. 3000 pb: 8:51.81i -14, 9:00.25 -13. ht EIC 1500 2011 4 ETCh 1500 2013; 4 Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; ht WCH 1500 2013. 1 Italian indoor 1500 2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Ancona 1000; 3 Düsseldorf 1500; 4 Karlsruhe 1500; 3 New York Millrose 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500

729 KIBIWOT Viola KEN 30y 75d 1983 - 4:13.97 -09 Full name-Viola Jelagat Kibiwot Former World Junior Champion at 1500m & Cross Country Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:59.25 -12. 3000 pb: 8:33.97 -13 (8:43.42i -14). 5000 pb: 14:33.48 -13. 1 WJC 1500 2002; 7 COM 1500 2006/2010; 5 WCH 1500 2007 (2009/2011-sf); ht OLY 1500 2008; 6 OLY 5000 2012; 4 WCH 5000 2013. At WXC: 2000-3J, 2001/2002-1J, 2003-22 short; 2005-23 short, 2013-7. 2 African XC 2011 In 2014: 2 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Stockholm XL Galan 3000

736 SAHOLINIRINA Eliane MAD 31y 352d 1982 - 4:23.55 -10 NR Full,name-Marie-Eliane Saholinirina Malagasy record holder ... Outdoor pb: 4:15.64 -12. ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013

738 ARRAFI Rabab MAR 23y 54d 1991 4:09.15 4:09.15 -14 2012 African Champion ... Outdoor pb: 4:05.22 -13. 800 pb: 2:00.58 -13. 12 World Youth 3000 2007; 1 African Champs 2012; sf WCH 2013; 1 Francophone Games 2013. At WXC: 2007-dnf In 2014: 6 Stockholm XL Galan; 2 Prague “2014”; 2 Metz 800

739 HILALI Siham MAR 27y 309d 1986 4:14.30 4:04.53 -12 2008 Olympic ﬁnalist ... 2013 World Championship ﬁnalist (at the fourth attempt) Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:01.33 -11. 800 pb: 2:00.15 -13. 3000 pb: 8:46.17i -12. 1 World Youth 3000 2003; 3 WJC 1500/3000 2004; 7 WIC 2008 (2012-ht); 10 OLY 2008 (2012-sf); 11 WCH 2013 (2007/2009-ht, 2011-sf); 1 Mediterranean Games 2013. At WXC: 2003-19J, 2004-12J, 2009-23, 2010-26. Based-Rabat, coach/husband-Azeddine Zaz In 2014: 6 Düsseldorf; 4 Mondeville; 9 Stockholm XL Galan

744 HASSAN Sifan NED 20/21y 1993 4:05.34 4:05.34 -14 NR TRANSFEREE – Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands 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: 4:03.73 -13. 3000 pb: 8:32.53 -13 (8:45.32i -14). 800 pb: 2:00.86 -13 (2:04.16i -14). 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013. At EXC: 2013-1u23. Ranked third in the world at 3000m in 2013 after Meseret Defar & Mercy Cherono In 2014: 1 Karlsruhe 3000 (Feb 1); 1 Ghent Flanders 800; 2 Birmingham 1500

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 9 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 763 BRONIATOWSKA Katarzyna POL 24y 13d 1990 4:09.01 4:09.01 -14 2013 European indoor bronze ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:10.04 -13. 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13. 11 EJC 1500 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2011; 3 EIC 1500 2013; 7 WSG 1500 2013 (2011-8). At WXC: 2009-91J. At EXC: 2007-55J, 2008-46J, 2009-22J. 1 Polish indoor 1500 2012/2014 & 3000 2013. Coach-Zbigniew Król In 2014: 2 Spala 1000; 5 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Ghent Flanders 3000; 5 Birmingham 1500; 1 Polish indoor 1500 (3 800)

780 URBANIK Danuta POL 24y 73d 1989 4:10.07 4:10.07 -14 Outdoor pb: 4:08.32 -12. 800 pb: 2:00.84 -11. 7 EJC 2007; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; ht EIC 2013. At EXC: 2007-2J, 2008-dnfJ. 1 Polish indoor 2011/2013 In 2014: 1 Spala 1000; 5 Mondeville; 5 Stockholm XL Galan; 2 Eaubonne; 2 Polish indoor (4 800)

797 KARAMYSHEVA Svetlana RUS 25y 286d 1988 4:11.15 4:10.47 -13 (Née Podosyonova) ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:59.61 -12. 800 pb: 2:00.69 -12. 5 EIC 1500 2013; sf WCH 1500 2013. 1 Russian indoor 1500 2014 In 2014: 1 Yekaterinburg 2000; 1 Moscow 1000; 1 Moscow City indoor 800 (2 1500); 3 Orenburg; 1 Russian indoor 1500 (3 800)

802 KOROBKINA Yelena RUS 23y 102d 1990 4:05.78 4:05.78 -14 2013 European Team Championships winner at 3000m ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -13. 3000 pb: 8:50.42i -13, 8:51.41 -10. 5000 pb: 15:22.14 -11. 1 EJC 3000 2009; ht EIC 1500 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 4 EIC 3000 2013; 1 ETCh 3000 2013; 2 WSG 1500 2013; 12 WCH 1500 2013. At EXC: 2008-21J. 1 Russian indoor 1500 2013 & 3000 2014 In 2014: 1 Novocheboksarsk 3000; 1 Moscow City indoor 1500; 1 Orenburg Mile; 3 Birmingham 1500; 1 Russian indoor 3000; 4 Prague “2014” 1500

819 MIŠMAŠ Maruša SLO 19y 103d 1994 4:13.27 4:12.48 -13 2013 European junior steeplechase silver ... 3000SC pb: 9:51.15 -13. 1500 pb: 4:14.96 -12. 400H pb: 60.54 -10. 5 Youth Olympic Games 400H 2010; 9 WJC 1500 2012 (sf 800); 2 EJC 3000SC 2013; ht EIC 1500 2013. 1 Slovenian 400H 2010, 800/1500 2011 & 1500/3000SC 2013. At EXC: 2011-21J, 2012-4J, 2013 -3J In 2014: 1 Vienna 1500

825 AREGAWI Abeba SWE 23y 245d 1990 3:57.91 3:57.91 -14 NR World Champion and unbeaten (at 1500m) in 2013 ... Outdoor pb: 3:56.54 -12. 800 pb: 1:59.20 -13. 3 African junior 800 2009; 5 OLY 1500 2012 (she was affected when Morgan Uceny fell right in front of her at the bell); 1 EIC 1500 2013 (won by almost 10 seconds); 1 WCH 1500 2013. 1 Ethiopian 800 2009. Breakthrough in 2011 with 4/4 wins indoors, but then suffered “jumpers knee” and race only once outdoors that year ... her coach Henok Weldegebriel has lived in Sweden since 2002 … she herself became a Swedish citizen on June 28, 2012 and was cleared by the IAAF to represent Sweden from December 10, 2012 – since then she’s never been beaten at 1500m In 2014: 1 Stockholm XL Galan 1500 (European record 3:57.91)

831 BULUT Gamze TUR 21y 215d 1992 4:07.94 4:07.94 -14 NR Down from 4:18.23 to 4:01.18 in 2012, winning European & Olympic 1500m silvers behind her controversial compatriot Aslı Çakir Alptekin Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:01.18 -12. 5000 pb: 15:45.03 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:34.88 -12. 800 pb: 2:03.59 -12. ht World Youth 2000SC 2009; 3 European Youth Olympic Festival 2000SC 2009; 2 ECH 1500 2012; 2 OLY 1500 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 5000 2013. At WXC: 2010-68J, 2011-15J. 1 Turkish 3000SC 2011 In 2014: 1 Turkish indoor 1500; 2 Balkan indoor 800

832 DESALEGN Betlhem UAE 22y 114d 1991 4:08.79 4:08.79 -14 NR Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:05.13 -13. 5000 pb: 15:12.84 -13. ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013 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 2014: 3 Stockholm XL Galan 1500; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000

851 CAIN Mary USA 17y 307d 1996 4:06.63 4:06.63 -14 Twice US Indoor Champion by age 17 ... she holds US High School records at every distance from 800 to 5000m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:04.62 -13. 800 pb: 1:59.51 -13. 5000 pb: 15:45.56 -13. 6 WJC 1500 2012; 10 WCH 1500 2013. 1 US indoor mile 2013 & 1500 2013 . Holds US & North American Junior & Youth records at both 800m & 1500m ... coach-Alberto Salazar (since autumn 2012) In 2014: 1 Boston 1000 (Jan 16) (World junior indoor record 2:39.25); 1 Boston Terrier Mile; 1 Boston New Balance 1000 (World junior indoor record 2:35.80); 1 New York Millrose Mile; 1 US indoor 1500

862 KAMPF Heather USA 27y 47d 1987 4:12.90 4:12.90 -13 (Née Dorniden) ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:08.37 -13. 800 pb: 2:00.04 -13. 6 Pan-American Games 800 2011. 1 NCAA indoor 800 2006; 3 US indoor 800 2011 & 1500 2014; 1 US Road Mile 2012/2013 In 2014: 1 Bermuda International Road Mile (2 10K); 4 New York New Balance Mile; 1 Winston-Salem 800; 8 Boston New Balance 1000; dnf New York Millrose Mile; 3 US indoor 1500

867 MOSER Treniere USA 32y 131d 1981 4:09.93 4:08.13 -06 (Née Clement) ... 4x US Champion at 1500m ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:02.85 -13. 5000 pb: 15:11.00 -13. 800 pb: 1:59.15 -07. 7 WIC 1500 2006; sf WCH 1500 2007 (2005-ht). 1 US 1500 2005/2006/2007/2013 & indoor 2006. Coach-Alberto Salazar In 2014: 2 Boston 1000; 5 Boston New Balance 1000; 2 New York Millrose Mile; 2 US indoor 1500

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....3:55.17....Genzebe Dibaba ETH...... 2014 1.....3:55.17....Genzebe Dibaba ETH 2.....3:57.91....Abeba Aregawi SWE...... 2014 2.....3:57.91....Abeba Aregawi SWE 3.....3:58.28....Yelena Sobolyeva RUS...... 2006 3.....4:05.32....Laura Muir GBR 4.....3:59.75....Gelete Burka ETH...... 2008 4.....4:05.34....Sifan Hassan NED 5.....3:59.79....Maryam Jamal BRN...... 2008 5.....4:05.70....Kim Conley USA 6.....3:59.98....Regina Jacobs USA...... 2003 6.....4:05.78....Yelena Korobkina RUS 7.....4:00.27....Doina Melinte ROU ...... 1990 7.....4:05.82....Hellen Obiri KEN 8.....4:00.72....Natalya Gorelova RUS...... 2003 8.....4:06.63....Mary Cain USA 9.....4:00.8...... Mary Slaney USA...... 1980 9.....4:07.84....Luiza Gega ALB 10...4:01.26....Yuliya Fomenko RUS...... 2006 10...4:07.94....Gamze Bulut TUR

Women’s 3000 Metres 20 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

JAMAL Maryam BRN 29y 171d 1984 8:43.16 8:43.16 -14 NR 623 Full name-Maryam Yusuf Jamal TRANSFEREE – originally known as Zenebech Tola ETH, she moved to Lausanne in 2002 and had been seeking Swiss citizenship but could not travel outside the country while waiting for that so opted for Bahrain Twice World 1500m Champion ... she was the first non-Turkish finisher in the London Olympic final Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:28.87 -05. 1500 pb: 3:56.18 -06. 800 pb: 1:57.80 -08. 5000 pb: 14:51.68 -05. Half Mar pb: 71:43 -04. 1 WCP 1500 2006; 1 Asian Games 800/1500 2006; 1 WCH 1500 2007/2009 (2005-5, 2011-11); 2 WIC 1500 2008 (2006-3); 1 Asian Games 1500 2010; 3 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-5); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000 2014. At WXC: 2005-33 short, 2006-37 short, 2009-9, 2011-23. Husband/coach Mnashu Taye has also transferred from Ethiopian to Bahrain and is now named Tareq Yaqoob In 2014: 2 Antrim XC; 3 Karlsruhe 3000; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000; 1 Bolzano 5.05K

650 AYALEW Hiwot ETH 24y 1d 1990 8:43.29 8:43.29 -14 Full name-Hiwot Ayalew Yemer (Ayelew pronounced “Eye-yall-yew”) Second at 2013 World Cross Country Championships after trying to break clear 3000SC pb: 9:09.61 -12. 5000 pb: 14:49.36 -11. 2 African Games 3000SC 2011; 5 OLY 3000SC 2012; 4 WCH 3000SC 2013. At WXC: 2011-11, 2013-2. She is the younger sister of 2009 World 10,000m bronze medallist Wude Ayalew ... coaches-Yohannes Mohammed/Bezuneh Yaye She won her ﬁrst ever steeplechase races (in Barcelona 2011) after just 20 days training when she learned to hurdle in secret because “I didn’t know the jumping technique and I didn’t want anyone to see me.” In 2014: 1 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Elgoibar XC; 1 Seville XC; 1 European Clubs Cup XC (running for Turkish club Üsküdar Belediye SK); 2 Birmingham 2M

651 AYANA Almaz ETH 22y 106d 1991 8:43.47 8:43.47 -14 Full name-Almaz Ayana Eba Best known at steeplechase, until she improved from 14:52 to 14:25 for 5000m at Paris 2013 behind Tirunesh Dibaba Outdoor pb: 8:40.53 -13. 5000 pb: 14:25.84 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:22.51 -10. 5 WJC 3000SC 2010; 3 WCH 5000 2013. 1 Ethiopian 3000SC 2013. Former World junior steeplechase record holder, set when she improved her best from 9:39.12 to 9:22.51 in Brussels 2010 ... then until she improved from 14:52 to 14:25 for 5000m at Paris 2013 In 2014: 5 Stockholm XL Galan 3000

652 DIBABA Genzebe ETH 23y 27d 1991 8:16.60 8:16.60 -14 NR Stunning new world indoor records at 1500m & 3000m ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:26.95 -13. 1500 pb: 3:55.17i -14, 3:57.54 -13. 5000 pb: 14:37.56 -11. 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. At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010-11J, 2011-9. Coach-Jama Aden

Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion). Ejegayehu has just become a mother, while Tirunesh is due to run in the London Marathon

In 2014: 1 Karlsruhe (world record 3:55.17, the world’s fastest since 1997); 1 Stockholm XL Galan 3000 (world record 8:16.60, only the incredible Chinese marks of 1993 have been quicker); 1 Birmingham 2M (world best 9:00.48 after passing 3000m in 8:24.85)

670 McCOLGAN Eilish GBR 23y 102d 1990 - 8:49.31 -13 Eilish pronounced “A-Lish” Tenth at 2013 World Championship Steeplechase 3000SC pb: 9:35.82 -13. 3000 pb: 8:47.79 -13. 1500 pb: 4:09.67 -13 (4:11.96 -13). 5000 pb: 15:44.62 -12. 8 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2008 (9 1500); 9 ETCh 3000SC 2011; 6 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2011; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 10 WCH 3000SC 2013. 1 UK 3000SC 2012/2013. Her mother Liz McColgan (née Lynch) was Olympic 10,000m silver medallist in 1988, her father Peter McColgan still holds the Northern Ireland record for steeplechase (8:27.93 in 1991)

708 MAGNANI Margherita ITA 27y 9d 1987 8:51.81 8:51.81 -14 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:00.25 -13. 1500 pb: 4:06.34 -13 (4:09.27i -14). ht EIC 1500 2011 4 ETCh 1500 2013; 4 Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; ht WCH 1500 2013. 1 Italian indoor 1500 2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Ancona 1000; 3 Düsseldorf 1500; 4 Karlsruhe 1500; 3 New York Millrose 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500

728 JELAGAT Irene KEN 25y 86d 1988 8:40.75 8:40.75 -14 Former World Junior Champion at 1500m ... Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:02.59 -11. 800 pb: 2:02.99 -06. 1 WJC 1500 2006; ht OLY 1500 2008; ht WCH 1500 2009; 5 WIC 1500 2010; 4 African Champs 1500 2010 (2008-5); 6 COM 1500 2010; 1 African Games 1500 2011 In 2014: 2 Kenyan Police XC; 3 Stockholm XL Galan 3000

730 OBIRI Hellen KEN 24y 84d 1989 8:29.99 8:29.99 -14 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION Full name-Hellen Onsando Obiri 2013 World 1500m bronze Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:34.25 -13. 1500 pb: 3:58.58 -13. 800 pb: 2:00.54 -11. 3 World Military Games 800 2011 (4 1500); 1 WIC 3000 2012; 12 OLY 1500 2012; 3 WCH 1500 2013 (2011-10). 1 Kenyan 1500 2011 When she fell in the World Championship 1500m ﬁnal, she accidentally brought down favourite Morgan Uceny & spiked the defending champion Maryam Jamal In 2014: 1 Glasgow International 1500; 1 Düsseldorf 1500; 2 Stockholm XL Galan 3000 (set Commonwealth indoor record 8:29.99, but was 100m behind the new world record of Genzebe Dibaba); 4 Birmingham 1500

744 HASSAN Sifan NED 20/21y 1993 8:45.32 8:45.32 -14 TRANSFEREE – Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands 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 3000 pb: 8:32.53 -13. 1500 pb: 4:03.73 -13 (4:05.34i -14). 800 pb: 2:00.86 -13 (2:04.16i -14). 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013. At EXC: 2013-1u23. Ranked third in the world at 3000m in 2013 after Meseret Defar & Mercy Cherono In 2014: 1 Karlsruhe 3000 (Feb 1); 1 Ghent Flanders 800; 2 Birmingham 1500

759 van DALEN Lucy NZL 25y 108d 1988 8:53.95 8:53.95 -13 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:12.76 -13. 1500 pb: 4:05.76 -12. sf OLY 1500 2012. 2 NCAA 1500 2011 (2012-4); 1 NCAA indoor Mile 2012. Her twin sister Holly is an international class runner (15:44.75 for 5000m) In 2014: 6 New York New Balance Mile; 3 Boston New Balance 2000; 6 New York Millrose 3000

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 11 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 772 PLIŚ Renata POL 29y 30d 1985 8:53.74 8:53.74 -14 Twice Polish Champion at 1500m ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:40.42 -13. 1500 pb: pb: 4:03.50 -11 (4:09.19i -14). 11 ETCh 800 2009; ht WIC 3000 2010; 2 ETCh 3000 2010 (2013-5); ht ECH 1500 2010; 4 EIC 1500 2011; sf WCH 1500 2011/2013; ht OLY 1500 2012; 3 ETCh 1500 2013. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010 & 1500 2012/2013. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2014: 4 Düsseldorf 1500; 4 Stockholm XL Galan 1500; 1 Ghent Flanders 3000; paced Birmingham 2M; 5 Polish indoor 800; 3 Prague “2014” 1500

784 BOBOCEL Ancuţa ROU 26y 155d 1987 9:26.01 8:52.86 -13 Twice World & twice European junior steeplechase silver ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:10.58 -07. 3000SC pb: 9:25.70 -12. 2 EJC 3000SC 2003/2005; 2 WJC 3000SC 2004/2006; ht OLY 3000SC 2008/2012; 8 EIC 3000 2009 (2013-11); 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2009 (2007-2); ht WIC 3000 2010; ht EIC 1500 2011; 5 ECH 3000SC 2012 (2010-9); 13 WCH 3000SC 2013 (2007/2009-ht); 1 Francophone Games 3000SC 2013 In 2014: 1 Romanian indoor 1500/3000; 2 Balkan indoor 1500

793 ARISTARKHOVA Natalya RUS 24y 127d 1989 8:57.03 8:50.76 -13 Won at 2013 European team Championships with a personal best ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:11.55 -12. 1500 pb: 4:10.34 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:30.64 -13. 12 EIC 3000 2013; 1 ETCh 3000SC 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2014. 1 Russian 3000SC 2013. Coach-Alexey Komarov She won the title of “Miss athletics Krasnoyarsk-2012” in December 2012 (Krasnoyarsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk) In 2014: 2 Russian indoor 1500/3000

802 KOROBKINA Yelena RUS 23y 102d 1990 8:51.48 8:50.42 -13 2013 European Team Championships winner at 3000m ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:51.41 -10. 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -13 (4:05.78i -14). 5000 pb: 15:22.14 -11. 1 EJC 3000 2009; ht EIC 1500 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 4 EIC 3000 2013; 1 ETCh 3000 2013; 2 WSG 1500 2013; 12 WCH 1500 2013. At EXC: 2008-21J. 1 Russian indoor 1500 2013 & 3000 2014 In 2014: 1 Novocheboksarsk 3000; 1 Moscow City indoor 1500; 1 Orenburg Mile; 3 Birmingham 1500; 1 Russian indoor 3000; 4 Prague “2014” 1500

832 DESALEGN Betlhem UAE 22y 114d 1991 8:46.54 8:46.54 -14 NR Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:05.13 -13. 5000 pb: 15:12.84 -13. ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013 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 2014: 3 Stockholm XL Galan 1500; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 1500/3000

833 MOHAMMED Alia Saeed UAE 22y 293d 1991 8:48.27 8:48.27 -14 TRANSFEREE – Formerly Medina Kadir ETH, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:07.42 -13. 5000 pb: 15:31.21 -11. 1500 pb: 4:17.13 -11. ht WJC 800 2006; ht World Youth 800 2007 (for Ethiopia). 4 Asian Champs 5000 2011; ht WCH 5000 2011; 2 Pan-Arab 1500/5000 2011; 1 Arab Games 5000 2011; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2012 (8 1500); 12 WIC 3000 2012; 2 Asian Champs 10,000 2013 (4 5000); 3 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2014. At WXC: 2011-35 Originally ﬁrst in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 3000m (in 9:15.15), but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993) In 2014: 7 Stockholm XL Galan 3000; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 3000; 2 Asian XC

845 SHMIDT Svitlana UKR 23y 352d 1990 9:01.30 8:41.01 -12 NR 2012 European steeplechase silver ... 3000SC pb: 9:31.16 -12. 1500 pb: 4:08.93i -12 (4:24.90i -14). sf World Youth 800 2007; ht WCH 3000SC 2011; 10 WIC 3000 2011; 2 ECH 3000SC 2012; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 2 WSG 3000SC 2013. At EXC: 2009-50J. 1 Ukrainian 3000SC 2011/2012 & indoor 1500 2014 In 2014: 1 Ukrainian Cup indoor; 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Ukrainian indoor

856 GRUNEWALD Gabe USA 27y 255d 1986 8:53.87 8:53.87 -14 (Née Anderson, her full ﬁrst name is Gabriele) ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:42.64 -13. 1500 pb: 4:01.48 -13. 800 pb: 2:01.38 -13. 2 NCAA 1500 2010; 4 US 1500 2012 (2013-11); 1 US indoor 3000 2014. She has twice (in 2009 & 2011) come back from battles with cancer and was told she would not be able to run again In 2014: 6 Boston New Balance 2M; 5 New York Millrose 3000; 1 US indoor 3000 (she was controversially disqualiﬁed after having allegedly impeded fourth- placed Jordan Hasey, but then reinstated after Hasey withdrew her protest)

857 HASAY Jordan USA 22y 167d 1991 8:54.30 8:54.30 -14 Former US Collegiate Champion at indoor Mile & 3000m ... Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:46.89 -13. 1500 pb: 4:10.28 -11. 2 World Youth 1500 2007; 4 WJC 1500 2008/2010; 9 WJC 3000 20110; 1 Pan-American junior 1500 2009; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 1500 2012; 12 WCH 10,000 2013. 1 NCAA indoor Mile/3000 2011. Coach-Alberto Salazar In 2014: 5 Seattle 800; 3 Boston Mile; 3 Boston New Balance 2M; 1 Albuquerque; 4 US indoor 3000

871 ROWBURY Shannon USA 29y 168d 1984 9:11.74 8:47.18 -10 2009 World 1500m bronze ... sixth & seventh at the last two Olympics Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:31.80 -10. 5000 pb: 15:00.51 -10. 800 pb: 2:00.47 -10. Mile pb: 4:20.34 -08. 3 WCH 1500 2009 (2011-sf, 2013-7); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2010; 6 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-7). 1 US 1500 & indoor 3000 2008. 1 NCAA indoor mile 2007 In 2014: 4 Seattle 800; 5 Boston New Balance 2M; 2 Albuquerque Mile; 2 US indoor 3000

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....8:16.60....Genzebe Dibaba ETH...... 2014 1.....8:16.60....Genzebe Dibaba ETH 2.....8:23.72....Meseret Defar ETH...... 2007 2.....8:29.99....Hellen Obiri KEN 3.....8:23.74....Meselech Melkamu ETH...... 2007 3.....8:40.75....Irene Jelagat KEN 4.....8:25.27....Sentayehu Ejigu ETH...... 2010 4.....8:43.16....Maryam Jamal BRN 5.....8:27.86....Liliya Shobukhova RUS...... 2006 5.....8:43.29....Hiwot Ayalew ETH 6.....8:28.49....Anna Alminova RUS...... 2009 6.....8:43.42....Viola Kibiwot KEN 7.....8:29.00....Olesya Syreva RUS...... 2006 7.....8:43.47....Almaz Ayana ETH 8.....8:29.15....Berhane Adere ETH...... 2002 8.....8:44.28....Jenny Simpson USA 9.....8:29.99....Hellen Obiri KEN...... 2014 9.....8:44.69....Sally Kipyego KEN 10...8:30.53....Vivian Cheruiyot KEN...... 2009 10...8:45.32....Sifan Hassan NED

Women’s 60 Metres Hurdles 32 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

605 PEARSON Sally AUS 27y 169d 1986 7.79 7.73 -12 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION (Née McLellan) ... reigning Olympic, World Indoor & Commonwealth Champion 100H pb: 12.28 -11 (12.59 -14). 100 pb: 11.14 -07 (11.27 -14). 200 pb: 22.66w, 23.02 -09 (23.18 -14). 1 World Youth 2003; 3 WJC 100 2004 (4 100H); 7 COM 100 2006 (dq 100H, 3 4x100); 4 WCP 2006 (8 100); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010 (dq 100, 52.57 split in 4x400 – “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life.”); 1 WCH 2011 (2007-sf, 2009-5, 2013-2); 1 WIC 2012; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-2). 1 Australian 100/100H 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2011 (1 200 2011). Born-Sydney ... married Kieran Pearson on April 3, 2010 ... ex-gymnast ... voted IAAF woman athlete of 2011 In 2014: 2 Canberra 100; 1 Adelaide Classic 100/200; 1 Perth Classic 100H; 1 Berlin (7.79 heat, 7.80 ﬁnal)

606 SCHROTT Beate AUT 25y 325d 1988 8.21 7.96 -13 NR Austrian record holder indoors & out ... 2012 Olympic ﬁnalist ... Outdoor 100H pb: 12.82 -12. 100 pb: 11.86 -11. dnq WJC 2006; dq ht ECH 2010; ht EIC 2011; 7 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2011; 7 WIC 2012; 4 ECH 2012; 8 OLY 2012. 1 Austrian 2009/2010/2011/2012 (1 indoors 2011-2014) In 2014: 6ht Düsseldorf; 3ht Karlsruhe; 4 Ghent Flanders; 1 Vienna; 1 Austrian indoor; 6 Berlin

609 AERTS Sara BEL 30y 41d 1984 8.07 8.01 -13 2007 World Student Games silver at Heptathlon ... pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 12.90; HJ: 1.81; SP: 14.43; 200: 23.47; LJ: 6.20; JT: 40.30; 800: 2:14.12 17 World Youth Heptathlon 2001; 11 under-23 ECH Heptathlon 2005; 2 WSG Heptathlon 2007; dnf WCH Heptathlon 2009; 12 ECH Heptathlon 2010 (2012- dnf); 12 EIC Pentathlon 2011; dnf OLY Heptathlon 2012; sf EIC 60H 2013. 1.81/64kg In 2014: 2 Flemish indoor; 6ht Düsseldorf; 1ht Belgian indoor; 5 Prague “2014”

610 BERINGS Eline BEL 27y 283d 1986 7.98 7.92 -09 NR 2009 European Indoor Champion ... 9x Belgian Champion (6 in + 3 out) 100H pb: 12.94 -09. 7 World Youth 2003; sf WJC 2004; 1 EJC 2005; 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 6 WSG 2007; 1 EIC 2009 (2007-8, 2013-6); sf WCH 2009 (2007- ht); 5 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-sf); sf ECH 2012 (2006-ht); sf OLY 2012. 1 Belgian 2006/2007/2009 (1 indoors 2004/2006-2009/2012) In 2014: 1 Flemish indoor 60/60H; 7 Düsseldorf; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 Ghent Flanders; dq/ht Belgian indoor; 2 Prague “2014”

618 TALAI Alina BLR 24y 297d 1989 8.02 7.94 -13 2012 World indoor bronze ... 100H pb: 12.71 -12. 4 WJC 2008; 2 ETCh 2011 (2013-5); 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-3); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-sf); 2 ECH 2012 (2010-sf); sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2009-sf, 2011-5); 2 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian 2009/2010/2013 (1 indoors 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014) In 2014: 1 Minsk 60/60H; 1 Mogilyov; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Moscow Winter; 1 Belarusian indoor 60/60H

636 IVANČEVIĆ Andrea CRO 29y 197d 1984 8.14 8.14 -14 NR Croatian record holder indoors & out ... 100H pb: 13.26 -08. 100 pb: 11.83 -04. ht ECH 2006; ht EIC 2007. 1 Croatian 2003-2008 (1 indoors 2006-2008/2014) In 2014: 1 Linz Gugl; 1 Budapest; 1 Croatian indoor/60H; 2 Balkan indoor 60 (dnf 60H); 3 Prague “2014”

645 IDLETTE Lavonne DOM 28y 127d 1985 8.18 8.18 -14 NR Dominican Republic record holder indoors & out ... 100H pb: 12.77 -13. 8 Pan-Am Games 2011; 3 Ibero-American 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; sf WCH 2013 (2011-ht) In 2014: 2 Hampton VA; 1 Saskatoon

655 BOGDANOFF Matilda FIN 23y 150d 1990 8.13 8.13 -14 100H pb: 13.36 -12. LJ pb: 6.22 -13. sf World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008. 1 Finnish LJ 2013 In 2014: 2 Salo; 3 Lempäälä LJ; 1 Mustasaari; 3 FIN v DEN v NOR v SWE indoor; 2 Finnish indoor; 1 Espoo 60

657 NEZIRI Nooralotta FIN 21y 117d 1992 8.09 8.07 -13 NR Finnish record holder indoors & out ... 100H pb: 13.04 -13. 100 pb: 11.66 -12. 1 European Youth Olympic Festival 2009; 5 World Youth 2009; 5 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; ht ECH 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 Finnish 2012/2013 & indoor 2010/2012/2014 In 2014: 1 Tampere 60/60H; 1 Salo; 1 Jyväskylä; 8 Düsseldorf; 4ht Karlsruhe; 1 Finnish indoor 60H (2 60); 4 Berlin

658 BILLAUD Cindy FRA 27y 361d 1986 7.93 7.93 -14 2013 World outdoor ﬁnalist ... 100H pb: 12.59 -13. sf World Youth 2003; sf WJC 2004; 3 EJC 2005; sf WIC 2008; 7 EIC 2009; 7 ETCh 2010; 7 WCH 2013 (2009-sf). 1 French 2013 & indoor 2009 In 2014: 1 Nantes; 6 Moscow Winter; 1 French indoor

674 PORTER Tiffany GBR 26y 114d 1987 7.91 7.80 -11 NR Full name-Tiffany Adaez Porter (Née Oﬁli) 2012 World indoor silver ... 2013 World outdoor bronze 100H pb: 12.47w -12, 12.55 -13. 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; sf OLY 2012; 1 ETCh 2013 (2011-4); 3 WCH 2013 (2011-4). 1 NCAA in/out 2009; 1 UK 2011. Husband-Jeff Porter (110H pb 13.08 -12) ... coach-James Henry, also advised by Lloyd Cowan Her younger sister Cindy Oﬁli (18y) has recently clocked 13.34 for 100m hurdles and ranked fourth in the world as a junior in 2013 In 2014: 2 Glasgow International; 5 Düsseldorf; 2 Birmingham; 2 Dutch indoor; 1 Prague “2014”

679 HILDEBRAND Nadine GER 26y 168d 1987 7.91 7.91 -14 2010 European outdoor ﬁnalist ... 100H pb: 12.85 -13. 6 EJC 2005; sf WJC 2006; 6 EIC 2009 (2011/2013-sf); sf WIC 2010; 8 ECH 2010 (2012-sf); 6 ETCh 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 German 2013 & indoor 2009/2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor (3 60); 1 South German indoor 60/60H; 1 Karlsruhe; 1 Birmingham; 1 German indoor; 2 Berlin

684 ROLEDER Cindy GER 24y 198d 1989 7.95 7.95 -14 2011 European under-23 bronze ... 100H pb: 12.91 -11/12. 4 EJC 2007; sf WJC 2008; sf EIC 2011; 6 ETCh 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; sf WCH 2011; ht WIC 2012; 7 ECH 2012 (2010-sf); sf OLY 2012. 1 German 2011 & German indoor 2012. She has two pet cocktails: Jacky and Jonny ... Coaches-Jan May/Idriss Gonischinska In 2014: 1 Chemnitz Pentathlon; 1 Halle 60/LJ; 1 Saxony-Anhalt indoor 60H/LJ; 3 German indoor Pentathlon; 1 Leipzig; 5 Birmingham; 2 German indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 13 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 703 CARAVELLI Marzia ITA 32y 135d 1981 8.07 8.03 -13 2013 Mediterranean Games Champion ... Italian record holder outdoors 100H pb: 12.85 -12. 400 pb: 53.98i -14. 200 pb: 23.16 -13. 3 ETCh 2011; sf WIC 2012; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-ht); dq sf OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 Mediterranean Games 2013. 1 Italian 2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 200 2013). Former rhythmic gymnast ... works as a teacher for deaf children She is also part of the Italian 4x400m relay squad in Sopot In 2014: 1 Ancona 200/60H (Jan 11); 1 Ancona 400 (Jan 12); 1 Ancona 400 (Jan 26); 2 Italian indoor 60H (3 60)

709 PENNELLA Giulia ITA 24y 131d 1989 8.04 8.04 -14 100H pb: 13.06 -12. ht WJC 2008; ht EIC 2011; ht ECH 2012. 1 Italian indoor 2011/2014 In 2014: 2 Linz Gugl; 1 Padua; 1 Italian indoor

722 MORGAN Monique JAM 28y 144d 1985 8.14 8.14 -14 100H pb: 12.93w, 12.97 -13. sf WJC 2004. 8 NCAA 2006; 5 Jamaican 2013 In 2014: 1 Princeton; 1 West Long Branch NJ; 6 New York Millrose

723 SPENCE Indira JAM 27y 180d 1986 8.12 8.05 -10 2011 Jamaican Champion ... 100H pb: 12.80w, 12.92 -12. 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010 & Champs 2013; sf WCH 2011 In 2014: 1 Alamosa; 1 Albuquerque (Jan 24); 4 Albuquerque Classic

726 IVONINSKAYA Natalya KAZ 29y 13d 1985 8.13 8.13 -14 2011 World Student Games silver ... 100H pb: 12.68 -12. 100 pb: 11.38 -08. sf World Youth 2001; 1 Asian junior 2004; ht WJC 2004; 5 WSG 2007 (2005-8); ht OLY 2008/2012; 2 Asian Games 2010 (2006-4); 2 WSG 2011 (2009-4); 3 Asian Champs 2011 (2005-5, 2009-7); sf WCH 2011 (2007/2009-ht); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; ht WIC 2012 In 2014: 1 Kazakh indoor 60H (4 60)

727 PILIPENKO Anastasiya KAZ 27y 175d 1986 8.16 8.16 -14 (Née Vinogradova) ... 100H pb: 12.69 -12. 100 pb: 11.25 -08. ht World Youth 2003; 5 Asian Games 2006; 4 WSG 2007; ht WCH 100 2007; 3 Asian Indoor Games 2007; ht OLY 2008/2012; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2014 In 2014: 2 Kazakh indoor; 2 Asian Indoor Champs

745 HODDE Rosina NED 31y 25d 1983 8.08 8.08 -14 5x Dutch Champion outdoors ... 100H pb: 13.00 -13. 8 under-23 ECH 2005. 1 Dutch 2004/2005/2010/2011/2013 (1 indoor 2014) In 2014: 1 Amsterdam; 6 Düsseldorf; 5 Karlsruhe; 3 Birmingham; 1 Dutch indoor; dq/ht Berlin

760 LEWIS Yvette PAN 28y 356d 1985 7.99 7.84 -13 NR Reigning Pan-American Champion, representing the USA ... former triple jumper and heptathlete, now concentrating on hurdles after having switched allegiance from USA to Panama 100H pb: 12.67 -13. TJ pb: 13.88w -08/09, 13.84 -08. 6 Pan-Am Games TJ 2007 (2011-7); 1 Pan-Am Games 100H 2011 (2007-8). She was 20th in the 2012 US Olympic Trial Heptathlon, including 12.84 hurdles but only 24.23 for javelin Has had dual citizenship since birth, represented the US up to the 2011 Pan-American Games then cleared by the USA and the IAAF to compete for Panama from October 25, 2012 In 2014: 1 Fairfax; 1 Hampton VA; 1 Düsseldorf; 3 Moscow Winter; 6 Ghent Flanders; 4 New York Millrose; 3 Berlin ‘B’

761 KWARULA Sharon PNG 26y 272d 1987 8.68 8.68 -14 NR Papua New Guinean record holder at 400m Hurdles ... Outdoor 400 pb: 57.86 -11. 400H pb: 60.49 -11. ht WIC 400 2012 In 2014: 1 Lubbock 55H

762 BHEBHE Urszula POL 22y 8d 1992 8.22 8.22 -14 2014 Polish Indoor Champion ... 100H pb: 13.30 -13. 4 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Polish 2012 & indoor 2011/2014. Father from Zimbabwe In 2014: 2 Spala (Jan 19); 1 Spala (Jan 26); 4ht Mondeville; 2 Spala (Feb 8); 3 Spala (Feb 15); 1 Polish indoor

783 VITAL Eva POR 21y 241d 1992 8.13 8.13 -14 6x Portuguese Indoor Champion ... 100H pb: 13.29 -13. 10 ETCh 2009; sf World Youth 2009 (dnq LJ); sf WJC 2010. 1 Portuguese indoor 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014. 1 Portuguese 100 2012 & 100H 2013 In 2014: 1 Jamor; 1 Pombal; 5 Mondeville; 1 Portuguese indoor (2 60); 1 Althone International

795 GALITSKAYA Yekaterina RUS 27y 11d 1987 7.93 7.93 -14 2012 Russian Indoor Champion ... 100H pb: 12.78 -12. sf WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012. 1 Russian indoor 2012/2014 In 2014: 1 St Petersburg Cup indoor; 1 Russian indoor

800 KONDAKOVA Yuliya RUS 32y 93d 1981 8.04 7.93 -13 3x Russian Champion ... 2013 World Championship ﬁnalist ... 100H pb: 12.73 -13. 7 WIC 2008; 3 ECP 2008; sf EIC 2009; 2 ETCh 2009; sf ECH 2012; sf OLY 2012 (2008-ht); 5 EIC 2013; 8 WCH 2013 (2009-sf). 1 Russian 2008/2009/2013 (1 indoor 2013) In 2014: 2 Russian indoor

816 FAYE Gnima SEN 29y 109d 1984 8.17 8.17 -14 NR 2012 African Champion ... 100H pb: 13.10 -13. ht WJC 2002; 1 African junior 100H/400H 2003; 5 African Games 2007 (2003/2011-7); 1 West African 2009; 2 Francophone Games 2009/2013; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 African Champs 2012 (2004-dq, 2006-3, 2010-2); ht WCH 2013 In 2014: 2 Mondeville; 1 Eaubonne (Feb 9); 4 Eaubonne (Feb 11); 4 French indoor

820 TOMIĆ Marina SLO 30y 311d 1983 8.05 8.05 -14 2014 Balkan Indoor Champion ... 11x Slovenian Champion (7 out + 4 in) 100H pb: 12.94 -13. ht WJC 2000/2002; ht WIC 2003/2012; 8 under-23 ECH 2003; ht ECH 2006/2010/2012; 6 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf EIC 2011 (2005/2013-ht); ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013. 1 Slovenian 2003/2004/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012/2013) In 2014: 1 Ljubljana 60; 5ht Düsseldorf; 3ht Karlsruhe; 1 Balkan indoor

842 PLATITSYNA Hanna UKR 27y 65d 1987 8.15 8.15 -14 Fourth at 2013 World Student Games ... 100H pb: 13.03 -13. 400 pb: 53.11 -11. 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2007; sf EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013; 4 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2013 & indoors 2009/2012/2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Kiev; 5ht Moscow Winter; 1 Kiev City indoor; 1 Florø; 1 Ukrainian indoor

846 ALI Nia USA 25y 134d 1988 7.80 7.80 -14 2011 World Student Games Champion ... 100H pb: 12.48 -13. Heptathlon pb: 5824 -09. 1 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2013. 1 NCAA 2011. 1 US indoor 2013/2014. Coach-Ryan Wilson In 2014: 1 Seattle; 1 Glasgow International; 1 Albuquerque Classic; 3 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

853 CASTLIN Kristi USA 25y 242d 1988 7.88 7.84 -12 2012 US Indoor Champion ... former Pan-American Junior Champion ... 100H pb: 12.56 -12. 1 Pan-American junior 2007; 2 North, Central America & Caribbean under-23 2008; ht WIC 2012 (she stopped, thinking there had been a false start). 1 US indoor 2012. Graduate of Political Science from Virginia Tech University ... based at Clemson University, coach-Lawrence Johnson (not the ex-pole vaulter) In 2014: 3 Düsseldorf; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 New York Millrose; 3 US indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 14 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 855 DELOACH SOUKUP Janay USA 28y 146d 1985 7.82 7.82 -14 Full name-Cynthia Janay 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. 100H pb: 12.97 -13. 100 pb: 11.45 -08. 6 WCH LJ 2011 (2013-11); 2 WIC LJ 2012; 3 OLY LJ 2012. 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 ... coach-Tim Cawley In 2014: 1 Golden CO 60H; 1 New York Millrose 60H; 2 US indoor 60H Her long jumping in 2014 has been restricted because of a sore ankle

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....7.68...... Susanna Kallur SWE...... 2008 1.....7.79...... Sally Pearson AUS 2.....7.69...... Lyud. Narozhilenko RUS...... 1990 2.....7.80...... Nia Ali USA 3.....7.72...... Lolo Jones USA...... 2010 3.....7.82...... Janay DeLoach Soukup USA =4...7.73...... Cornelia Oschkenat GDR...... 1989 4.....7.88...... Kristi Castlin USA ...... 7.73...... Sally Pearson AUS...... 2012 =5...7.91...... Nadine Hildebrand GER =6...7.74 ...... Yordanka Donkova BUL...... 1987 ...... 7.91...... Tiffany Porter GBR ...... 7.74...... Michelle Freeman JAM...... 1998 =7...7.93...... Yekaterina Galitskaya RUS ...... 7.74...... Gail Devers USA...... 2003 ...... 7.93...... Cindy Billaud FRA =9...7.75...... Bettine Jahn GDR...... 1983 9.....7.94...... Kendra Harrison USA ...... 7.75...... Perdita Felicien CAN...... 2004 10...7.95...... Cindy Roleder GER

Women’s High Jump 17 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

611 THIAM Nafissatou BEL 19y 200d 1994 1.94 1.94 -14 (“Nafi”) ... 2013 European Junior Champion and Belgian senior record holder at Heptathlon (replacing Tia Hellebaut) pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.87; HJ: 1.94i/1.92; SP: 14.26; 200: 24.89; LJ: 6.37; JT: 46.94; 800: 2:21.18i/2:24.89 Heptathlon pb: 6298 -13. 4 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 14 WJC Heptathlon 2012; 1 EJC Heptathlon 2013; 14 WCH Heptathlon 2013. She set a world junior indoor pentathlon best in 2013, but it could not stand as an official world record because the doping control test was not carried out in time. Father from Senegal ... 1.84/69kg In 2014: 1 Ghent Flanders HJ; 2 Belgian indoor SP; 1 Belgian under-23 indoor LJ (2 60H)

635 ŠIMIĆ Ana CRO 23y 306d 1990 1.94 1.94 -14 Outdoor pb: 1.96 -13. dnq World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; dnq ECH 2010/2012; 1 Balkan indoor 2013; dnq EIC 2013; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Croatian 2006/2007/2008/2009/2012 (1 indoors 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013). 1.77 tall In 2014: 5 Cottbus; 2 Trinec; 3 Hustopece; 5 Ghent Flanders; 2 Gothenburg; 1 Balkan indoor; 2 Prague “2014”

637 VLAŠIĆ Blanka CRO 30y 119d 1983 2.00 2.06 -10 NR Former World Champion ... 2008 Olympic silver but with the highest ever non-winning mark, 2.05 Outdoor pb: 2.08 -09. 8 World Youth 99; 1 WJC 2000; 7 EJC 2001; 1 Mediterranean Games 2001; 1 WJC 2002; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 4 EIC 2007 (2002-dnq, 2009-5=); 1 WCH 2007/2009 (2001-6, 2003-7, 2005-dnq, 2011-2); 1 WIC 2008/2010 (2003-4, 2004-3, 2006-2); 2 OLY 2008 (2000-dnq, 2004-11); 1 ECH 2010 (2002-5=, 2006-4); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. Coached by her father Josjo (whose best HJ was 2.03) and Bojan Marinović (pb 2.12) ... she was named Blanka after the city of Casablanca, the venue of her father’s victory in the Mediterranean Games Decathlon of 1983 ... 1.93 tall On January 31, 2012 in Gothenburg underwent surgery to remove a bone spur and reconstruct the joint in her left heel, but her recovery was complicated by a prolonged bacterial infection and she did not return to competition until the 2013 New York Diamond League Her 2.00 in Prague on June 25, 2014 was her 103rd competition at 2m or better, in all she’s had 163 separate clearances of two metres including during series. World record holder Stefka Kostadinova had corresponding totals of 129 & 195 In 2014: 4 Gothenburg; 1 Prague “2014” Her return to championships for the ﬁrst time since Daegu 2011

646 BEITIA Ruth ESP 34y 340d 1979 2.00 2.01 -07 NR (Pronounced BAY-tee-a) ... 2012 European Champion (at her fourth attempt) ... Spanish record holder ... 2010 World indoor silver ... medals at the last four European Indoor Championships ... 22x Spanish Champion (13 in + 9 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); 3 ETCh 2011; 1 ECH 2012 (2002-11, 2006-9, 2010-6=); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-7=); 1 EIC 2013 (2005/2009/2011-2, 2007-3); =3 WCH 2013 (2003-11=, 2005/2011-dnq, 2007-6, 2009-5)). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2013 (1 indoor 2002-2014) ... coach-Ramón Torralbo ... youngest of ﬁve children, all of whom have tried athletics ... 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 – “It was the best season of my sporting life.” In 2014: 1 Santander; 1 Cottbus; 2 Bordeaux; 1 Bydgoszcz; 5 Arnstadt; 1 Santander; 1 Spanish indoor

649 ILJUŠTŠENKO Anna EST 28y 146d 1985 1.92 1.94 -13 NR Estonian record holder indoors & out ... 13x Estonian Champion (7 out + 6 in) Outdoor pb: 1.96 -11. dnq WJC 2004; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 11 ECH 2010 (2006/2012-dnq); 12 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); =4 EIC 2013 (2009/2011-dnq); 3 WSG 2013 (2007-9, 2009-5). 1 Estonian 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2013 (1 indoors 2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014) ... she works as a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry ... coach-Martin Kutman ... 1.68 tall In 2014: 8 Arnstadt; 4 Ghent Flanders; 1 Tartu

680 JUNGFLEISCH Marie-Laurence GER 23y 151d 1990 1.97 1.97 -14 4x German Champion (3 in + 1 out) ... Outdoor pb: 1.95 -12/13. =6 EJC 2009; 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq EIC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; =5 ETCh 2013 (2011-10); no-heighted WCH ﬁnal 2013. 1 German 2013 & indoor 2011/2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor; 2 Cottbus; 1 Cologne; 5 Stockholm XL Galan; 2 Arnstadt; 1 German indoor

732 SPENCER Levern LCA 29y 256d 1984 1.91 1.92 -10 NR Saint Lucian record holder ... 5x Central American & Caribbean Champion 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; 3 Pan-Am Games 2007 9 (2011-7); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 COM 2010 (2002-12=, 2006-5); dnq WIC 2012; 11 WCH 2013 (2005/2009-dnq, 2007-15). 1.75 tall In 2014: 1 Auburn Invitational; 7 Trinec; 6 Hustopece; 7 Stockholm XL Galan; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 Eaubonne; 5 Gothenburg

734 PALŠYTÉ Airiné LTU 21y 236d 1992 1.97 1.97 -14 NR Three big silvers: 2010 World Junior, 2011 European Junior & 2011 World Student Games ... Lithuanian record holder indoors & out Outdoor pb: 1.96 -11. 4 World Youth 2009; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 2 EJC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; dnq EIC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; 9 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq); 11 OLY 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 12 WCH 2013. 1 Lithuanian 2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012/2014). 1.86 tall In 2014: 1 Lithuanian Indoor Cup; 7 Arnstadt; 3 Gothenburg; 1 Lithuanian indoor; 1 Lithuanian under-23

769 KASPRZYCKA Justyna POL 26y 199d 1987 1.94 1.94 -14 Outdoor pb: 1.97 -13. 9 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-10=); 12 ETCh 2010; 8 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013. 1 Polish 2013. 1.83 tall In 2014: 4 Trinec; 2 Bydgoszcz; 3 Stockholm XL Galan; 2 Polish indoor

771 LIĆWINKO Kamila POL 27y 350d 1986 2.00 2.00 -14 NR (Née-Stepaniuk) 2013 World Student Games Champion ... Polish record holder indoors & out Outdoor pb: 1.99 -13. 7 EJC 2005; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; 8 EIC 2009 (2013-dnq); =2 ETCh 2013 (2009-9); 1 WSG 2013 (2009-4); =7 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq). 1 Polish 2007/2008/2009 (1 indoors 2006/2008/2009/2011/2013/2014). Attends Bialystok College of Physical Education and Tourism ... Coach/husband Michał Lićwinko ... 1.83 tall She has now broken the Polish records, indoors and out, which had stood to Danuta Bułkowska since 1984 In 2014: 3 Cottbus; 3 Bydgoszcz; 1 Arnstadt; 1 Polish indoor

796 GORDEYEVA Irina RUS 27y 149d 1986 1.94 2.01 -09 2012 European bronze ... twice Russian Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 2.04 -12. =7 World Youth 2003; 9 WJC 2004; 4 EJC 2005; =5 EIC 2009; dnq WIC 2010; 4 ETCh 2011; 4 WSG 2011; 3 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq); 10 OLY 2012; =9 WCH 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2010/2012. Coach-Yelena Popkov ... 1.85 tall In 2014: 4 Cottbus; 1 Bordeaux; 5 Arnstadt; 2 Russian indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 16 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 803 KUCHINA Mariya RUS 21y 52d 1993 2.01 2.01 -14 2010 Youth Olympic Champion ... holds the ofﬁcial world junior indoor record (1.97 in 2011) Outdoor pb: 1.96 -13. 2 World Youth 2009; 1 European Youth 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 1 ETCh 2013; 2 WSG 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2014. Coach-Boris Gorkov (same as 2004 Olympic Champion Yelena Slesarenko In 2014: 1 Chelyabinsk; 1 Hustopece; 1 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Russian indoor (4 / 4 wins)

826 GREEN TREGARO Emma SWE 29y 88d 1984 1.97 1.98 -08 2005 World bronze ... 2010 European silver & 2012 bronze ... Outdoor pb: 2.01 -10. TJ pb: 13.69i -06. LJ pb: 6.41 -05. 200 pb: 23.02 -06. 1 European Youth 2001; 9 WJC 2002; 3 EJC 2003; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 3 WCH 2005 (2007/2009-7=, 2011-11, 2013-5); 5 ECP 200 2006; =5 WIC 2010 (2006-2008-dnq, 2013 -5); 2 ECH 2010 (2006-11, 2012-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 ETCh 2011; 8 OLY 2012 (2008-9); 3 EIC 2013 (2005-8, 2007-dnq). 1 Swedish 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2013 (1 indoor 2004/2005/2007/2008/2010/2013/2014). Uncle-Göte Green was a national class 400m-runner (47.9) in the 1970s ... husband/coach-Yannick Tregaro ... 1.80 tall In 2014: =6 Cottbus; 1 Trinec; 2 Hustopece; 2 Stockholm XL Galan; 3 Arnstadt; 1 Gothenburg; 1 Swedish indoor

836 HERASHCHENKO Iryna UKR 18y 362d 1995 1.95 1.95 -14 2011 World Youth silver, 2013 European junior bronze ... Outdoor pb: 1.91 -13. 2 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 3 EJC 2013 In 2014: 1 Kiev; 2 Lvov; 5 Trinec; 9 Hustopece; 1 Ukrainian junior indoor; 3 Kiev City indoor; 1 Ukrainian indoor

866 McPHERSON Inika USA 27y 159d 1986 1.94 1.94 -14 Twice US Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 1.95 -12. =11 WJC 2004; dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012. 1 US indoor 2013/2014. Born-Galveston, Texas, lives-Oakland, California ... was at the University of California, Berkeley ... 1.65 tall, she is one of the shortest of world-class high jumpers. Coach-Patrick Pyle The tattoo across her chest reads “beauty is only skin deep” In 2014: 9 Cottbus; 1 Houston (Feb 1); 1 Houston (Feb 14); 1 US indoor

879 DUSANOVA Nadezhda UZB 26y 110d 1987 1.94 1.96 -09 NR aka Nadiya) ... 2013 Asian Champion ... Outdoor pb: 1.95 -09/12. 3 Asian junior 2006; 11 WJC 2006; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WCH 2009; 1 Asian Indoor) Games 2009; =7 WIC 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 Asian Champs 2013 (2009-2) ... 1.74 tall Unconﬁrmed 1.98 by her outdoors in 2008 In 2014: =6 Cottbus; 4 Bydgoszcz; 3 Arnstadt; 3 Ghent Flanders; 2 Eaubonne; 1 Dessau

880 RADZIVIL Svetlana UZB 27y 49d 1987 1.96 1.96 -14 NR 2014 Asian Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 1.98 -08. 9 World Youth 2003; 1 Asian junior 2006; 1 WJC 2006 (2002-dnq, 2004-13); =2 Asian Indoor Games 2006; 1 Asian Games 2010 (2006-7); 2 Asian Champs 2011/2013; 8 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq); 8 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2014 ... 1.84 tall In 2014: 1 Asian Indoor Champs

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST Kajsa Bergqvist SWE...... 2006 1 .....2.01...... Mariya Kuchina RUS...... 2.08.....1 2.....2.07...... Heike Henkel GER...... 1992 =2...2.00...... Kamila Lićwinko POL =3...2.06...... Stefka Kostadinova BUL...... 1988 ...... 2.00...... Ruth Beitia ESP ...... 2.06...... Blanka Vlašić CRO...... 2010 ...... 2.00...... Blanka Vlašić CRO ...... 2.06...... Anna Chicherova RUS...... 2012 =5...1.97...... Emma Green Tregaro SWE =6...2.05...... Tia Tellebaut BEL...... 2007 ...... 1.97...... Marie-L. Jungﬂeisch GER ...... 2.05...... Ariane Friedrich GER...... 2009 ...... 1.97...... Airinė Palšytė LTU =8...2.04...... Alina Astafei GER...... 1995 =8...1.96...... Alessia Trost ITA ...... 2.04...... Yelena Slesarenko RUS...... 2004 ...... 1.96...... Kat. Johnson-Thompson GBR ...... 2.04...... Antonietta Di Martino ITA...... 2011 ...... 1.96...... Svetlana Radzivil UZB

Women’s Pole Vault 13 Entrants

Event starts: March 9 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

621 MURER Fabiana BRA 32y 356d 1981 4.63 4.82 -10 NR Former World Champion indoors & out ... Outdoor pb: 4.85 -10/11. 10 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 1 Ibero-American 2006/2010; 2 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2007/2009/2011; 1 Pan-American 2007 (2011-2); =10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 1 WIC 2010 (2008-3=, 2006-dnq); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 2011 (2005-dnq, 2007-6=, 2009-5, 2013-5=). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2008/2009/2013. Ex-Gymnast (speciality apparatus-asymmetric bars) ... coach-Élson Miranda de Souza ... 1.72 tall In 2014: 3 Moscow Winter; 4 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Donyetsk; 1 Bad Oeynhausen

639 SILVA Yarisley CUB 26y 279d 1987 4.46 4.82 -13 NR 2012 Olympic silver (losing only on countback to Jenn Suhr) & 2013 World Championship bronze ... 2011 Pan-American Champion Outdoor pb: 4.90 -13 (4.60 -14). nh WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2007-3); 7 WIC 2012; 2 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 3 WCH 2013 (2011-5). 1.62 tall In 2014: 1 Havana; =3 Birmingham

643 SVOBODOVÁ Jirina CZE 27y 291d 1986 4.71 4.71 -14 NR (Née Ptácníková) ... 2012 European Champion ... Outdoor pb: 4.76 -13. nh WJC 2002/2004; 4 EJC 2005 (2003-6); 1 WSG 2009; 5 WIC 2010; 3 ETCh 2011 (2009-5); 7 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq, 2013-8=); 1 ECH 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-5); =6 OLY 2012; 4 EIC 2013 (2011-4=). 1 Czech 2009/2010/2011 (1 indoor 2003/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013) ... married Petr Svoboda (2011 European Indoor Champion at 60m Hurdles) on September 21, 2012 ... coaches-Nikolaj Gorožkov & František Ptáčník ... 1.74 tall In 2014: 1 Prague (Jan 17); 1 Rouen; =1 Dresden; 3 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Czech indoor; 2 Prague (Feb 19); 1 Prague (Feb 25)

662 BLEASDALE Holly GBR 22y 125d 1991 4.73 4.87 -12 NR 2011 European under-23 Champion ... 2013 European Indoor Champion Outdoor pb: 4.71 -12. 3 WJC 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; nh WCH qualifying 2011; 3 WIC 2012; =6 OLY 2012; nh ETCh 2013. 1 UK 2011/2012 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2014). Former gymnast, footballer, netballer and heptathlete... coach-Scott Simpson (formerly Julien Raffalli-Ebezant, Dan Pfaff) ... 1.75 tall Seven British records to February 11, 2012 – Outdoors: 4.65 & 4.70 (2011); Indoors: 4.61, 4.71 (2011), 4.72, 4.80, 4.87 (2012) She improved by 95cm in 2009, 30cm in 2010, 36 cm in 2011 and 16cm in 2012 but not since January 21, 2012 (Her 2013 season curtailed by Achilles problems and a stress fracture in her back) In 2014: 1 Glasgow International; =1 Dresden; 1 UK indoor; 1 Birmingham; 3 Bad Oeynhausen

687 SPIEGELBURG Silke GER 27y 355d 1986 4.72 4.77 -12 NR Fourth at Berlin 2009, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 ... German record holder Outdoor pb: 4.82 -12. 1 World Youth 2001; 8 WJC 2002; 1 EJC 2003/2005; 8 WIC 2006; 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 3 ECP 2008; 2 EIC 2009/2011 (2007-5); 4 WCH 2009/2013 (2007-nh ﬁnal, 2011-9); 2 ECH 2010 (2006-6, 2012-4); 4 WIC 2012 (2006-8); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-13=, 2008-7); 1 ETCh 2013 (2009-3, 2010/2011-2). 1 German 2005/2006/2007/2009/2010/2012 & indoors 2009/2012/2014. Younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg (pb 5.85). Coach-Leszek Klima ... 1.72 tall In 2014: 1 Nordrhein indoor; 1 Stockholm XL Galan; =2 Donyetsk; 1 German indoor

691 KIRIAKOPOÚLOU Nikoléta GRE 27y 351d 1986 4.72 4.72 -14 NR 2012 European bronze ... Greek record holder ... Outdoor pb: 4.71 -11. 6 WJC 2004; 7 EJC 2005; 1 Balkan 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq EIC 2009/2013; 6 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; nh WIC ﬁnal 2010 (2008-dnq); 8 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); 3 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq). 1 Greek 2009/201/20131 & indoors 2010/2011 ... coach-Emmanouíl Karayiánnis ... 1.67 tall In 2014: 2 Rouen; 5 Moscow Winter; 2 Stockholm XL Galan; 7 Donyetsk

778 ROGOWSKA Anna POL 32y 290d 1981 4.76 4.85 -11 NR 2009 World Champion ... 2004 Olympic bronze ... 2006 World indoor silver Outdoor pb: 4.83 -05. =7 ECH 2002; 3 under-23 ECH 2003; 3 OLY 2004 (2008-10=, 2012-nh ﬁnal); 1 ECP 2005 (2008-2); 2 WIC 2006 (2003-6=, 2008-6, 2010 -3); 1 WCH 2009 (2003-7, 2005-6=, 2007-8, 2011-10=, 2013-dnq); 1 EIC 2011 (2002-dnq, 2005/2013-2, 2007-3); 1 ETCh 2011 (2010/2013-3). 1 Polish 2009/2011/2013 & indoors 2010/2011/2012/2014 ... started at 100m hurdles ... coaches-Jacek Torlinski (husband) / Wiaczesław Kaliniczenko ... 1.71 tall In 2014: nh Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Ghent Flanders; =2 Donyetsk; 1 Polish indoor

812 SAVCHENKO Anastasiya RUS 24y 333d 1989 4.50 4.71 -14 2013 World Student Games Champion ... 3x Russian Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 4.73 -13. 6 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); dnq WIC 2012; 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; =5 EIC 2013; 1 WSG 2013 (2011-13); =5 WCH 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2011/2012/2013 ... coaches-Oleg Diazdinov/Rodion Gataullin ... 1.71 tall In 2014: 3 Moscow (Jan 12); 1 Moscow (Jan 22); 4 Rouen; 6 Moscow Winter; 7 Stockholm XL Galan; 3 St Petersburg; 9 Donyetsk; 4 Russian indoor

814 SIDOROVA Anzhelika RUS 22y 252d 1991 4.72 4.72 -14 2013 European indoor bronze ... Outdoor pb: 4.60 -13. 4 WJC 2010; 3 EIC 2013; 2 ETCh 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2014 In 2014: 2 Novocheboksarsk; 2 Moscow City indoor; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 Eaubonne; 1 Russian indoor

818 ŠUTEJ Tina SLO 25y 119d 1988 4.71 4.71 -14 NR 2006 World Junior silver ... 2011 World Student Games silver ... Outdoor pb: 4.61 -11. 8 World Youth 2005; 2 WJC 2006; dnq EIC 2007; 4 Mediterranean Games 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2009; 10 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq); 2 WSG 2011 (2009-7); dnq WCH 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 2 NCAA 2010/2011 (1 indoor 2011/2012). 1 Slovenian 2006/2008/2010/2011/2012/2013). Attends University of Arkansas where she is a student of biology ... coach-Slavko Cerne ... 1.73 tall In 2014: 1 Udine; 1 Moscow Winter (her Slovenian indoor record up from 4.56 to 4.71); 2 Birmingham

859 HUTSON Kylie USA 26y 100d 1987 4.66 4.75 -13 2011 US Champion ... Outdoor pb: 4.70 -13. dnq WCH 2011/2013. 1 US 2011. 1 NCAA 2009/2010 (1 indoors 2009/2010). Was at representing Indiana State University ... former volleyballer player and diver ... her brother Max is an assistant coach for the Indiana State baseball team ... coach-Jeff Martin ... 1.65 tall In 2014: 1 Akron; 1 Champaign; 5 Reno; 1 Flagstaff; 2 Boston New Balance; 5 Donyetsk; 3 US indoor

872 SAXER Mary USA 26y 259d 1987 4.71 4.71 -14 2014 US Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 4.70 -13. dnq WIC 2012. 1 US indoor 2014. Passion for Country Music, she is a regular concert-goer ... graduate of marketing from the University of Notre Dame ... coach-Danny Wilkerson ... 1.68 tall In 2014: 1 Reno; 2 Glasgow International; 3 Boston New Balance; 2 Albuquerque; 1 US indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 18 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 873 SUHR Jenn USA 32y 30d 1982 4.73 5.02 -13 NR (Née Stuczynski) ... 2012 Olympic Champion ... world indoor record holder ... 14x US Champion (7 in + 7 out) 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). 1 US indoor 2005/2007/2008/2009/2011/2012/2013 & outdoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013. Great-grandparents from Poland ... ex-basketball player, she graduated as her school’s all-time leading scorer ... keen player of backgammon, she plays the game online with people around the world ... husband/coach- Rick Suhr who in 2004 watched her playing basketball and persuaded her to try pole vault ... based-Rochester NY ... 1.83 tall She was the only woman to set a world record in 2013 In 2014: 1 Air Force Academy (Jan 11); 1 Air Force Academy (Jan 25); 1 Golden CO; 1 Boston New Balance; 1 Albuquerque; 2 US indoor; 1 Jonesboro

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....5.02...... Jenn Suhr USA...... 2013 1.....4.76...... Anna Rogowska POL 2.....5.01...... Yelena Isinbaeva RUS...... 2012 =2...4.73...... Holly Bleasdale GBR 3.....4.87...... Holly Bleasdale GBR...... 2012 ...... 4.73...... Jenn Suhr USA =4...4.85...... Svetlana Feonfanova RUS...... 2004 =4...4.72...... Silke Spiegelburg GER ...... 4.85...... Anna Rogowska POL...... 2011 ...... 4.72...... Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou GRE =6...4.82...... Fabiana Murer BRA...... 2010 ...... 4.72...... Anzhelika Sidorova RUS ...... 4.82...... Yarisley Silva CUB...... 2013 =7...4.71...... Jiřina Svobodová CZE 8.....4.81...... Stacy Dragila USA...... 2004 ...... 4.71...... Tina Šutej SLO 9.....4.77...... Silke Spiegelburg GER...... 2012 ...... 4.71...... Mary Saxer USA 10...4.76...... Monika Pyrek POL...... 2006 10...4.66...... Kylie Hutson USA

Women’s Long Jump 15 Entrants

Event starts: March 8 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

617 SUDAREVA Volha BLR 30y 13d 1984 6.66 6.73 -12 (Née Sergeyenko) ... 2012 European silver ... Outdoor pb: 6.85 -12. 11 WSG 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 2 ECH 2010; 2 ECH 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 4 WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian 2008/2011/2013 & indoor 2013 In 2014: 2 Bydgoszcz; 4 Moscow Winter; 1 Belarus Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor

659 LESUEUR Éloyse FRA 25y 234d 1988 6.86 6.90 -13 NR 2012 European Champion ... Outdoor pb: 6.91 -11. 2 World Youth 2005 (7 100); dnf WJC Heptathlon 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 WIC 2008; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2010/2013 (2011-3); 1 ECH 2012; 8 OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2011-4). 1 French 2006/2010/2011/2012/2013. Coach-Renaud Longuevre In 2014: 5 Bordeaux 60; 1 Karlsruhe; 1 New York Millrose; 2 French indoor 60

669 JOHNSON-THOMPSON Katarina GBR 21y 57d 1993 6.75 6.75 -14 World Junior Champion at Long Jump ... former World Youth Champion at Heptathlon pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.48; HJ: 1.96i/1.89; SP: 12.49i/11.92; 200: 23.37; LJ: 6.81w/6.75i/6.56; JT: 40.86; 800: 2:07.64 Heptathlon pb: 6449 -13. 1 World Youth 2009; 6 EJC 2011 (2009-8); 1 WJC LJ 2012 (sf 100H); 14 OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 WCH 2013. Winner of multiple national titles at HJ & LJ. Mother-Tracey Johnson (English), father-Ricardo Thompson (Bahamian) ... student of psychology at Liverpool John Moores University ... coach-Mike Holmes ... 1.83/68kg In 2014: 1 North of England indoor 60H/LJ (2 SP); 1 UK indoor HJ (improved from 1.89 to a British record 1.96!) / LJ; dnf Dutch indoor Pentathlon (ill, so she lost the chance to qualify to compete at Pentathlon in the World Indoor Championships)

675 PROCTOR Shara GBR 25y 171d 1988 6.59 6.89 -12 NR Sixth at 2009 World Championships for Anguilla, then again in 2013 for Great Britain Outdoor pb: 6.95 -12. TJ pb: 13.88i -10, 13.74 -09. 6 World Youth 2005 (2003-dnq); 5 Pan-Am Junior 2005; dnq COM 2006; dnq WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 6 WCH 2009/2013 (2007/2011-dnq); 3 WIC 2012; 9 OLY 2012; 4 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-9). 1 UK 2011/2012; 1 UK indoor 2012. Cleared to compete for Britain from November 16, 2010, she has unconditional British citizenship as Anguilla is a British Dependent Territory. Coach-Rana Rieder Set ﬁve British records in 2012: 6.71, 6.80, 6.86 & 6.89 indoors & 6.95 outdoors In 2014: 1 Glasgow International; 1 Moscow Winter; dns/ht UK indoor 60 (muscle strain)

682 MOGUENARA Sosthene GER 24y 141d 1989 6.61 6.75 -10 Full name-Sosthene Taroum Moguenara In 2014 became Germany’s ﬁrst 7m long jumper since the retirement of Heike Drechsler Outdoor pb: 7.04 -13. dnq WIC 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-4); dnq WCH 2011; 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 5 ETCh 2013; 12 WCH 2013. 1 German 2013 (indoor 2009/2010/2014). Chadian origin ... coach-Andre Ernst In 2014: 1 Reykjavik; 3 Karlsruhe; 3 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Birmingham; 1 German indoor

731 GRĪVA Lauma LAT 29y 130d 1984 - 6.53 -11 dnq ECH 2010/2012; dnq EIC 2011/2013; 10 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 1 Latvian 2009 (1 indoors 2005/2009/2010). Her younger sister Mara (born 4 Aug 89) is also an international long and triple jumper

765 DOBIJA Teresa POL 31y 139d 1982 6.68 6.68 -14 2009 World Championships ﬁnalist ... 6x Polish Champion (4 out + 2 in) Outdoor pb: 6.78 -11. 7 ECP 2008; 3 ETCh 2009 (2011-8, 2013-7); 4 WSG 2009; 9 WCH 2009 (2011-dnq); dnq ECH 2012. 1 Polish 2008/2009/2012/2013 (1 indoors 2013/2014) In 2014: 1 Spala; 1 Bydgoszcz; 2 Lódz; 1 Polish indoor

794 BIRYUKOVA Svetlana RUS 22y 299d 1991 6.98 6.98 -14 (Née Denyayeva) ... Outdoor LJ pb: 6.72 -12. TJ pb: 13.96i -13, 13.68 -11. 8 under-23 ECH TJ 2011; 9 ECH 2012; dnq EIC 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2014 In 2014: 1 Moscow; 1 Volgograd; 1 Russian indoor

798 KLISHINA Darya RUS 23y 51d 1991 6.68 7.01 -13 Full name-Darya Igorevna Klishina Twice European Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 7.05 -11. 1 European Youth 2007; 1 World Youth 2007; 1 EJC 2009; 1 EIC 2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2011 (2013 -2); 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 4 WIC 2012 (2010-5); 1 WSG 2013; 7 WCH 2013. 1 Russian junior 2009 & indoor 2011. Her ﬁrst sport was volleyball ... attends Moscow University for Industry and Finance ... coach-Olga Shemigon In 2014: 1 Moscow City indoor; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 Russian indoor

822 ŠPANOVIĆ Ivana SRB 23y 301d 1990 6.92 6.92 -14 NR Unexpected World Championship bronze in 2013 ... Outdoor pb: 6.82 -13. TJ pb: 13.54 -11. dnq World Youth 2005; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-7); 1 WSG 2009; 2 EJC 2009 (2007-5); 8 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 5 EIC 2013 (2007-dnq); 3 WCH 2013. 1 Balkan 2011/2013. 1 Serbian 2006/2008/2011/2012/2013. She once kept a pet kangaroo at her home in Novi Sad (called “Stopi”) In 2014: 1 Novi Sad; 1 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Balkan indoor

827 JARDER Erica SWE 27y 339d 1986 6.57 6.71 -13 2013 European indoor bronze, where she improved from 6.48 to 6.71 Outdoor pb: 6.66 -13. 3 EIC 2013; 10 WCH 2013. 1 Swedish 2007/2012/2013 & indoor 2008/2009/2012/2013. Coach-Anders Møller ... lives-Copenhagen In 2014: 1 Malmö 60; 2 Linz Gugl; 2 Stockholm XL Galan; 1 Tampere TJ; 3 FIN v DEN v NOR v SWE indoor 60

T837 KORNUTA Anna UKR 25y 116d 1988 6.53 6.53 -14 Outdoor pb: 6.72 -13. dnq WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2014. Her twin sister Yana Kornuta is a 57.77 400m hurdler In 2014: 5 Volgograd; 1 Ukrainian indoor

850 BOWIE Tori USA 23y 192d 1990 6.67 6.67 -14 Former US Collegiate Champion ... Outdoor pb: 6.91 -13. 100 pb: 11.14 -13. 1 NCAA 2011 indoors & out; 2 US indoor 2014. Studied Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi In 2014: 1 Naperville; 1 Boston New Balance; 2 US indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 20 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 860 JIMOH Funmi USA 29y 281d 1984 6.57 6.81 -12 Great progress at long jump in 2008 from 6.62w to 6.91, she reached the Olympic ﬁnal Outdoor pb: 6.96 -09. 200 pb: 23.91 -11. Hep pb: 5335 -07. 12 OLY 2008; Fouled out 2011 WCH ﬁnal (2009/2013-dnq) In 2014: 1 Houston; 2 Glasgow International; 1 Linz Gugl; 4 Karlsruhe; 4 Stockholm XL Galan; 3 Birmingham; 4 US indoor

869 POLK Tori USA 30y 167d 1983 6.70 6.70 -14 2013 World ﬁnalist ... Outdoor pb: 6.75 -11/13. 8 WCH 2013. 2 US 2013; 1 US indoor 2014. She studied accountancy at Texas Tech University. Coach-Rana Reider In 2014: 1 Houston; 2 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....7.37...... Heike Drechsler GDR...... 1988 1.....6.98...... Svetlana Biryukova RUS 2.....7.30...... Galina Chistyakova RUS...... 1989 2.....6.95...... Tori Bowie USA 3.....7.23...... Brittney Reese USA...... 2012 3.....6.92...... Ivana Španović SRB 4.....7.20...... Larisa Berezhnaya UKR...... 1989 4.....6.86...... Éloyse Lesueur FRA 5.....7.17...... Yelena Khlopotnova UKR...... 1985 5.....6.75...... Yuliya Pidluzhnaya RUS 6.....7.13...... Jack. Joyner-Kersee USA...... 1994 6.....6.75...... Kat. Johnson-Thompson GBR =7...7.09...... Helga Radtke GDR...... 1985 7.....6.70...... Tori Polk USA ...... 7.09...... Inessa Kravets UKR...... 1992 8.....6.69...... Olga Kucherenko RUS =9...7.05...... Iolanda Chen RUS...... 1989 =9...6.68...... Darya Klishina RUS ...... 7.05...... Tatayana Kotova RUS...... 2000 ...... 6.68...... Nadja Käther GER ...... 6.68...... Teresa Dobija POL ...... 6.68...... Alina Rotaru ROU

Women’s Triple Jump 11 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

613 DZIATSUK Ksenia BLR 27y 318d 1986 14.34 14.48 -12 NR (Née Pryemka) ... Belarusian record holder indoor & out, she suddenly improved to 14.81w/14.76 in May 2012 but then fouled out at the Olympics Outdoor pb: 14.81w, 14.76 -12. LJ pb: 6.28w -10, 6.20 -09 (6.10i -13). 7 under-23 ECH 2007; 10 WSG 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 4 ETCh 2010; dnq WIC 2012 (2010-dnq); 12 ECH 2012; dnq EIC 2013. 1 Belarusian 2008/2010 (1 indoor 2012) In 2014: 1 Mogilyov; 1 Belarus Cup; 1 Belarusian Universities indoor; 1 Belarusian indoor

619 COSTA Keila BRA 31y 29d 1983 13.69 14.11 -06 NR 2010 World indoor long jump bronze ... multiple winner of South American titles at long & triple jump Outdoor TJ pb: 15.10w -07, 14.58 -13. LJ pb: 6.88 -07. 1 South American TJ 2000/2001/2002/2003/2007/2013 (1 LJ 2001/2002/2003/2009); 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. 1 Brazilian TJ 2003/2004/2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 LJ 2004/2005/2007/2009/2010/2013) In 2014: 3 Eaubonne TJ; 4 Birmingham LJ

630 LI Yanmei CHN 24y 29d 1990 14.00 14.27 -11 Silver at 2012 Asian Indoor Games ... Outdoor pb: 14/35 -11/13. LJ pb: 6.35 -07. 1 Asian junior 2008 (2 LJ); 6 WJC 2008; 4 Asian Indoor Games 2009; 4 Asian Champs 2011; dnq WCH 2011; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; 7 WIC 2012 In 2014: 1 Hangzhou

638 MARTÍNEZ Yarianna CUB 29y 167d 1984 - - 2009 World Student Games Champion ... Outdoor pb: 14.42 -11 (14.39w, 14.36 -14). 2 WJC 2002; 1 North, Central American & Caribbean under-23 2006; 3 WSG 2007; dnq WCH 2007/2011; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008; dnq OLY 2008; 1 WSG 2009 In 2014: 1 Havana (Feb 1); 1 Havana (Feb 7); 2 Havana (Feb 15); 1 Havana (Feb 21)

724 WILLIAMS Kimberly JAM 25y 123d 1988 14.26 14.28 -12 Fourth at Moscow World Championships, sixth at London Olympics ... multiple US Collegiate jumps Champion, representing Florida State University Outdoor pb: 14.78w, 14.62 -13. LJ pb: 6.66w -09, 6.55i -11, 6.42 -09. dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 5 WIC 2012; 6 OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq). 1 NCAA LJ/TJ 2009 (1 NCAA indoor TJ 2009/2011). 1 Jamaican 2010/2012/2013 In 2014: 1 Albuquerque TJ

767 JAGACIAK Anna POL 24y 25d 1990 13.69 13.78 -12 2013 Francophone Games Champion at long & triple jump ... Outdoor TJ pb: 14.25 -11. LJ pb: 6.74 -10. dnq World Youth LJ 2007; 7 WJC LJ 2008 (dnq TJ); 3 EJC LJ 2009 (4 TJ); 10 ECH LJ 2010; 3 under-23 ECH TJ (4 LJ); 10 WCH TJ 2013; 1 Francophone Games LJ/TJ 2013. 1 Polish LJ 2010, TJ 2013 & indoor TJ 2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Lódz TJ; 2 Düsseldorf TJ; 4 Bydgoszcz LJ; 1 Spala TJ; 1 Lódz TJ; 1 Polish indoor TJ (2 LJ)

782 MAMONA Patricia POR 25y 105d 1988 14.36 14.36 -14 NR Portuguese record holder & twice US Collegiate Champion ... second at 2011 World Student Games & 2012 European Championships Outdoor TJ pb: 14.52 -12. LJ pb: 6.22w -12, 6.21i -09, 6.16 -05. Heptathlon pb: 5293 -11. 4 WJC 2006; 8 ETCh 2009/2011; 2 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2011; 2 ECH 2012 (2010-10); dnq OLY 2012; 8 EIC 2013. 1 NCAA 2010/2011. 1 Portuguese 2008/2009/2010/2012/2013 (1 indoors 2012/2013/2014) In 2014: 1 Jamor; 1 Pombal (Jan 25); 1 Pombal (Feb 2); 2 Eaubonne; 1 Portuguese indoor; 1 Pombal (Feb 23)

801 KONEVA Yekaterina RUS 25y 162d 1988 14.65 14.65 -14 2013 World silver ... twice World Student Games Champion ... Outdoor pb: 14.82 -13. LJ pb: 6.70 -11 (6.56i -14). 1 WSG 2011/2013; 2 ETCh 2013; 2 WCH 2013. 1 Russian under-23 2010. Served a two year doping ban from 2007-2009 In 2014: 3 Volgograd LJ; 1 Samara LJ/TJ

805 MOSINA Veronika RUS 23y 140d 1990 14.09 14.30 -13 Up from 13.14 to 14.50 in 2012 to win surprise Olympic selection at Triple Jump Outdoor pb: 14.50 -12. LJ pb: 6.79 -13. 2 European Junior Clubs TJ 2009; dnq OLY TJ 2012; 4 EIC TJ 2013. 1 Russian indoor TJ 2014 In 2014: 1 St Petersburg Cup indoor LJ/TJ; 3 Samara TJ; 8 Moscow Winter LJ; 1 Russian indoor TJ

824 VELDÁKOVÁ Dana SVK 32y 277d 1981 13.90 14.40 -09 NR 2011 European indoor bronze ... Slovak record holder indoors & out =Outdoor pb: 14.51 -08. LJ pb: 6.72 -08. 6 WJC 98; 8 EJC 99; 3 WJC 2000 (12 LJ); dnq ECH 2002; 4 under-23 ECH 2003 (2001-5); dnq OLY LJ/TJ 2008 (fouled out both contests); 3 EIC 2009 (2002/2005/2013-dnq, 2007-6); 8 WCH 2009 (2005-dnq, 2007-12, 2011-11); 6 WIC 2010 (2006/2012-8); 3 EIC 2011; 5 ECH 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-7); 12 OLY 2012. 1 Slovak 2002-2005/2008-2013 (1 indoors 2002/2004-2014). Twin sister-Jana is an international long jumper In 2014: 1 Bratislava; 5 Düsseldorf; 1 Slovak indoor

844 SALADUKHA Olga UKR 30y 276d 1983 14.65 14.88 -13 NR Former World Champion ... twice European Champion ... twice European Cup winner ... twice European Team Championships winner Outdoor pb: 15.06w -11, 14.88 -13. 9 EJC 2001; 5 WJC 2002; 4 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 ECP 2006/2008; 6 WCP 2006; 1 WSG 2007 (2005-2); 6 WIC 2008; 1 ETCh 2010/2011/2013; 1 ECH 2010/2012 (2006-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 2011 (2007-7, 2013-3); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-9); 1 EIC 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2008 & indoor 2014 Her husband Denys Kostyuk is a professional cyclist who ﬁnished 153rd in the 2011 Tour de France ... their daughter, Diana In 2014: 1 Eaubonne; 1 Ukrainian indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 22 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....15.36...... Tatyana Lebedeva RUS...... 2004 =1...14.65...... Yekaterina Koneva RUS 2.....15.16...... Ashia Hansen GBR...... 1998 ...... 14.65...... Olga Saladukha UKR 3.....15.14...... Olga Rypakova KAZ...... 2010 3.....14.36...... Patrícia Mamona POR 4.....15.08...... Marija Šestak SLO...... 2008 4.....14.34...... Ksenia Dziatsuk BLR 5.....15.05...... Yargelis Savigne CUB...... 2008 5.....14.26...... Kimberly Williams JAM 6.....15.03...... Iolanda Chen RUS...... 1995 6.....14.24...... Kristin Gierisch GER 7.....15.01...... Inna Lasvoskaya RUS...... 1997 7.....14.09...... Veronika Mosina RUS 8.....15.00...... Hrisopiyo Devetzí GRE...... 2008 8.....14.00...... Li Yanmei CHN =9...14.94...... Iva Prandzheva BUL...... 1999 =9...13.98...... Alsu Murtazina RUS ...... 14.94...... Cristina Nicolau ROU...... 2000 ...... 13.98...... Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė LTU ...... 14.94...... Oksana Udmurtova RUS...... 2008

Women’s Shot Put 22 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

614 KOPETS Alena BLR 26y 21d 1988 18.74 19.06 -13 2013 European indoor bronze ... Outdoor pb: 19.24 -13. DT pb: 52.83 -11. dnq WJC SP/DT 2006; 2 EJC SP 2007 (dnq DT); 3 WSG 2009 (2011-5); 3 under-23 ECH SP 2009; dnq WIC 2012; 3 EIC 2013 (2011-dnq); 12 WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian 2013 & indoor 2011/2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Mogilyov; 2 Belarus Cup; 1 Belarusian indoor

615 LEANTSIUK Yulia BLR 30y 35d 1984 18.70 18.70 -14 2007 World Student Games silver ... Outdoor pb: 19.79 -08. 3 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2002; 2 EJC 2003; 4 EIC 2007; 2 WSG 2007; 2 World Military Games 2007; 6 ETCh 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian indoor 2007 ... 1.85/80kg Failed a doping test after originally winning at the 2008 European Cup, banned for two years In 2014: 1 Belarus Cup; 2 Belarusian indoor

624 MAVRODIEVA Radoslava BUL 26y 359d 1987 17.63 17.54 -11 2011 & 2013 Balkan Champion ... Outdoor pb: 18.67 -13. 6 WJC 2004; 5 EJC 2005; dnq EIC 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 2011/2013; dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq); dnq OLY 2012. 1 Bulgarian 2005/2010/2011/2013 (1 indoors 2005/2010/2011). Her younger sister Zheniam is also a shot putter ... 1.78/86kg In 2014: 1 Istanbul; 2 Turkish indoor; 2 Balkan indoor

628 DUCÓ Natalia CHI 25y 35d 1989 - - 2012 Olympic ﬁnalist, where she broke the Chilean record ... twice South American Champion ... former World Junior Champion Outdoor pb: 18.80 -12 (17.56 -14). 4 World Youth 2005; 1 Pan-American junior 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-12); 1 Ibero-American 2008 (2010/2011-2); 1 South American 2009/2011; 5 Pan-Am Games 2011; 9 OLY 2012; 3 WSG 2013; 11 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-dnq). 1 Spanish 2009. Coach-Dulce Margarita Garcia ... 1.77/99kg

629 GONG Lijiao CHN 25y 42d 1989 - 19.93 -11 Twice World bronze ... 2012 Olympic bronze (though she never got to stand on the podium because of Nadezhda Ostapchuk) Outdoor pb: 20.35 -09. 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2008; 3 WCH 2009/2013 (2007-7, 2011-4); 1 Asian Champs 2009; 9 WIC 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 2 Asian Games 2010; 3 OLY 2012 (2008-5). 1 Chinese 2007/2009/2010/2011/2012 & Chinese National Games 2009/2013 ... born-Hebei province ... coach-Li Meisu (Asian record holder & 3 OLY SP 88) ... 1.75/108kg

631 LIU Xiangrong CHN 25y 273d 1988 - 18.81 -13 Twice Asian Champion ... Outdoor pb: 19.24 -12. 1 Asian Champs 2007/2013 (2009/2011-2); 10 WCH 2009/2013 (2011-dnq); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; 6 WIC 2012 (2010-dnq); 6 OLY 2012; 2 WSG 2013 ... from-Inner Mongolia ... coach-Li Meisu (Asian record holder & 3 OLY SP 88) ... 1.85/118kg

648 RUIZ Úrsula ESP 30y 208d 1983 17.65 17.65 -14 9x Spanish Champion (5 out + 4 in) ... Outdoor pb: 17.99 -12. 10 WJC 2002; 6 WSG 2009/2011; 3 Ibero-American 2010; 7 ETCh 2010 (2011-8, 2013-5); dnq ECH 2010/2012; dnq WIC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 8 EIC 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Spanish 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013 & indoors 2011/2012/2013/2014 ... 1.70/82kg In 2014: 1 Valencia; 1 León; 1 Sabadell; 1 San Sebastián; 1 Spanish indoor

686 SCHWANITZ Christina GER 28y 73d 1985 20.05 20.05 -14 2013 World silver ... 2013 European Indoor Champion ... Outdoor pb: 20.41 -13. 3 WJC 2004; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 6 WIC 2008 (2012-dnq); 1 ECP 2008; 2 EIC 2011; 10 OLY 2012 (2008-11); 1 EIC 2013 (2011-2); 1 ETCh 2013; 2 WCH 2013 (2005-8, 2009/2011-12). 1 German 2011/2013 & indoor 2013/2014 ... discovered her event when she won her ﬁrst ever shot competition in 2000 by a margin of ﬁve metres ... coach-Sven Lang, so she trains with double World Champion David Storl ... her hobbies include volleyball and rose-growing ... 1.80/105kg In 2014: 1 Gammertingen; 1 Sassnitz; 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Rochlitz; 1 Leipzig; 1 German indoor; (6 / 6 wins)

688 TERLECKI Josephine GER 28y 18d 1986 17.69 18.01 -11 2011 European indoor bronze ... Outdoor pb: 18.87 -12. 7 EJC 2005; 6 under-23 ECH 2007; 3 EIC 2011 (2013-6); 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013. Coach-Klaus Schneider ... 1.83/81kg In 2014: 2 Sassnitz; 3 Düsseldorf; 2 Rochlitz; 2 German indoor

695 MÁRTON Anita HUN 25y 51d 1989 17.85 18.11 -11 2011 European under-23 bronze at Discus Throw ... multi-Hungarian Champion at shot and discus Outdoor SP pb: 18.48 -12. DT pb: 56.62 -10 (54.50 -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); dnq WCH SP 2009/2011/2013; dnq WIC SP 2010; 5 EIC SP 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); 3 under-23 ECH DT 2011 (5 SP); 7 ECH SP 2012 (2010-11); dnq OLY SP 2012; 4 WSG SP 2013 (2011-7). 1 Hungarian indoor SP 2006-2011/2013/2014 ... 1.72/90kg In 2014: 2 Düsseldorf SP; 1 Budapest City indoor SP; 1 Budapest SP (Feb 8); 1 Hungarian indoor SP; 1 Hungarian winter DT

710 ROSA Chiara ITA 31y 38d 1983 18.23 18.68 -08 Italian record holder ... 14x Italian Champion (9 out + 5 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-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 (2006-8, 2020-13); 4 EIC 2013 (2007/2009-dnq, 2011-7). 1 Italian 2005-2013 (1 indoors 2006/2008/2011/2013/2014) ... Student of modern languages at the University of Padua ... coach-Enzo Agostini ... 1.78/110kg In 2014: 1 Italian indoor

758 ADAMS Valerie NZL 29y 151d 1984 20.19 out 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 Outdoor pb: 21.24 -11. DT pb: 58.12 -04. HT pb: 58.32 -02. 1 World Youth 2001 (99-10); 1 WJC 2002; 1 COM 2006/2010 (2002-2); 1 WCP 2006 (2002-6); 1 WCH 2007/2009/2011/2013 (2003-5, 2005-3); 1 WIC 2008/2012 (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 (12x). 1 Australian 2004/2005/2008/2009 ... her younger half-brother Steven Adams is a professional basketball player who was signed by the “Oklahoma City Thunder” team in 2013 ... coach-Jean-Pierre Egger was coach to Werner Günthör (1 WCH 87/91/93) ... 1.93/120kg Underwent surgery on her knee and ankle in September 2013 In 2014: 1 Christchurch (her ﬁrst contest post surgery) (43rd successive victory, her last legitimate loss was to Nadezhda Ostapchuk in Zurich on August 18, 2010)

781 WLOKA Anna POL 20y 358d 1993 17.06 17.06 -14 Outdoor pb: 16.83 -13. 3 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 EJC 2011; 7 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Polish indoor 2014 In 2014: 1 Warsaw; 1 Spala (Feb 2); 2 Spala (Feb 8); 5 Spala (Feb 15); 1 Polish indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 24 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 785 HELTNE Anca ROU 36y 65d 1978 18.88 19.90 -10 2009 European indoor bronze ... Outdoor pb: 19.08 -09. 7 WSG 2005; 8 ECP 2006; dnq EIC 2007; 1 Balkan 2007; dnq WCH 2007/2009/2013; dnq WIC 2008 (2010-dq); dnq OLY 2008; 3 EIC 2009 (2013-7); 12 ECH 2012. 1 Romanian 2007/2009. 1 Francophone Games 2009/2013. Two-year doping suspension 2010 -2012, her seventh place at the 2010 World Indoor Championships was annulled ... husband is Norwegian decathlete Runar Heltne (8048 in 2008) ... 1.75/76kg In 2014: 1 Romanian indoor; 1 Balkan indoor

799 KOLODKO Yevgeniya RUS 23y 248d 1990 18.88 19.97 -13 Twice fifth at World Championships ... 2012 Olympic silver (though she only got bronze on the night of the final as the disqualified Nadezhda Ostapchuk was initially declared the winner) Outdoor pb: 20.48 -12. 9 EJC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 WCH 2011/2013; 7 WIC 2012; 2 OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013. 1 Russian 2012 (1 indoor 2012/2014). She is a good big-time performer, improving by 45cm in Daegu 2011 and then 26cm in London 2012 ... 1.82/92kg In 2014: 1 Flagstaff; 1 Malmö; 1 Russian indoor

815 TARASOVA Irina RUS 26y 326d 1987 18.31 18.76 -12 Twice World Student Games Champion (representing Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism in Krasnodar) Outdoor pb: 19.35 -12. 5 World Youth 2003; 2 EJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006 (2004-5); 2 under-23 ECH 2007/2009; 1 WSG 2011/2013; 2 ECH 2012; 8 OLY 2012 (originally ninth, so she was deprived of three extra attempts by the disqualiﬁed Nadezhda Ostapchuk); 5 EIC 2013 (2011-8); 7 WCH 2013. 1 Russian under-23 2008/2009 ... 179/115kg In 2014: 1 Moscow City indoor; 2 Russian indoor

828 LIN Chia-Ying TPE 31y 300d 1982 16.52 16.52 -14 NR Taiwanese record holder indoors & out ... Outdoor pb: 17.43 -12. 2 Asian junior 2001; 3 Asian Games 2006 (2010-4); 3 Asian Champs 2007 (2005-8, 2009-4, 2011-5); 6 WSG 2007 (2005-9); dnq WCH 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WIC 2008 ... 1.68/89kg In 2014: 3 Asian Indoor Champs

835 GOLODNA Olga UKR 22y 113d 1991 18.15 18.24 -13 (aka Holodnaya) 2013 European under-23 Champion ... Outdoor pb: 18.72 -13. 10 EJC 2009; 9 WJC 2010; 9 ETCh 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2013 In 2014: 1 Kiev; 1 Ukrainian Cup indoor; 2 Ukrainian indoor

841 OBLESHCHUK Halyna UKR 25y 12d 1989 18.31 18.31 -14 Rapid progress up to 2012: 14.30 in 2009, 16.32 in 2010, 17.27 in 2011, 19.23 in 2012 Outdoor pb: 19.23 -12. dnq EIC 2011/2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WIC 2012; 2 ETCh 2013; 9 WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2010/2013 & indoors 2011/2012/2014 In 2014: 1 Ivano-Frankivsk; 1 Ukrainian indoor

852 CARTER Michelle USA 28y 146d 1985 18.45 19.88 -13 Former World Junior Champion ... 2012 world indoor bronze ... at the 2013 US Championships she broke the US record of 20.18 which had been set 25 years earlier by Ramona Pagel Outdoor pb: 20.24 -13. 2 World Youth 2001; 1 WJC 2004; 3 Pan-Am Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-dnq); 5 OLY 2012 (2008-15); 4 WCH 2013 (2009-6, 2011 -9). 1 US 2008/2009/2011/2013 & indoor 2013/2014. 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 2014: 1 US indoor

861 JOHNSON Felisha USA 24y 226d 1989 18.08 18.08 -14 Outdoor pb: 18.27 -13. 7 WSG SP 2013. 1 NCAA indoor Weight Throw 2013 (8 SP) In 2014: 1 Indiana Relays SP/Weight; 1 Notre Dame SP/Weight; 3 US indoor SP (4 Weight)

864 McCALL Jeneva USA 24y 130d 1989 18.45 19.10 -12 Multi-talented at throws: 2013 World Student Games Champion at Hammer ... 2010 US Collegiate Champion at Discus Outdoor SP pb: 18.47 -13. 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). 1 NCAA DT 2010 & HT 2011/2012. 1.80 tall In 2014: 1 Carbondale SP/Weight; 1 Champaign SP/Weight; 1 Lawrence SP (2 Weight); 1 Akron SP; 1 New York SP; 2 New York Millrose Weight; 2 US indoor SP (3 Weight)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....22.50...... Helena Fibingerová TCH...... 1977 1.....20.05...... Christina Schwanitz GER 2.....22.14...... Natalya Lisovskaya RUS...... 1987 =2...18.88...... Anca Heltne ROU 3.....21.70...... Nadezhda Ostapchuk BLR...... 2010 ...... 18.88...... Yevgeniya Kolodko RUS 4.....21.60...... Val. Fedyushina RUS...... 1991 4.....18.74...... Alena Kopets BLR 5.....21.59...... Ilona Briesenick GDR...... 1979 5.....18.70...... Yulia Leantsiuk BLR 6.....21.46...... Claudia Losch FRG...... 1986 6.....18.51...... Tia Brooks USA =7...21.26...... Ines Müller GDR...... 1985 7.....18.45...... Jeneva McCall USA ...... 21.26...... Natalya Akhrimenko RUS...... 1987 8.....18.45...... Michelle Carter USA 9.....21.23...... Margitta Pufe GDR...... 1978 9.....18.34...... Aliona Dubitskaya BLR 10...21.15...... Irina Korzhanenko RUS...... 1999 10...18.31...... Irina Tarasova RUS

Women’s Pentathlon 8 Entrants

Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

616 MAKSIMAVA Yana BLR 25y 57d 1989 4686 4686 -14 2013 European indoor silver ... pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.48i; HJ: 1.93i; SP: 15.31i; LJ: 6.14i; 800: 2:11.29 (2:12.77i) Heptathlon pb: 6198 -12. 5 EJC 2007; 2 WJC 2008; 8 WIC 2012; 16 OLY 2012 (2008-34 when she fouled out in LJ); 2 EIC 2013; 5 ECP 2013; 20 WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian HJ indoors & out in 2012; 1 Belarusian indoor 60H/HJ/Pentathlon 2013 ... 1.82/70kg In 2014: 1 Belarusian indoor Pentathlon (6 60H)

626 THEISEN-EATON Brianne CAN 25y 78d 1988 - 4555 -12 NR (Theisen is pronounced Tyson (as in Gay)) She won silver at the 2013 World Championships, her husband won gold pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.17i; HJ: 1.88i; SP: 13.28 (12.87i); LJ: 6.37 (6.18i); 800: 2:09.03 (2:11.82i) Heptathlon pb: 6530 -13. 17 World Youth 2005; 17 WJC 2006; 1 Pan-American junior 2007; 15 WCH 2011; 10 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013. 1 Canadian 2009/2013. 1 NCAA 2009/2010/2012 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012). Coach-Harry Marra, the same as husband-Ashton Eaton (World #1 Decathlete) ... 1.80/64kg In 2014: 1ht Seattle 60H; dnf Boston New Balance 1000; 4 New York Millrose LJ (5 60H); 1 Althone International HJ/SP

683 RATH Claudia GER 27y 316d 1986 - 4339 -11 Fourth at 2013 World Championships ... pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.56i; HJ: 1.83 (1.78i); SP: 13.27 (12.34i); LJ: 6.67 (6.44i); 800: 2:06.43 (2:16.77i) Heptathlon pb: 6462 -13. 6 ECH 2012 (2010-11); 4 WCH 2013. 1 German indoors & out 2010/2011. Coach-Jürgen Sammert ... 1.75/65kg In 2014: 1 Hessen indoor/60H/LJ; 2 South German indoor LJ; 1 German Universities LJ; 5 German indoor LJ

741 BROERSEN Nadine NED 23y 312d 1990 4656 4656 -14 Tenth at 2013 World Championships ... 3x Dutch High Jump Champion pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.32i; HJ: 1.90i; SP: 14.93i; LJ: 6.20 (6.11i); 800: 2:12.89 (2:16.68i) Heptathlon pb: 6345 -13. 5 EJC 2009; 9 under-23 ECH 2011; 12 OLY 2012; 12 EIC 2013 (disqualiﬁed in 800); 10 WCH 2013. 1 Dutch HJ 2010/2011 (1 indoor 2012); 1 Dutch JT 2013 ... 1.71/63kg In 2014: 1 GBR v CZE v FRA v SWE indoor Pentathlon; 1 Dutch indoor (5 60H)

779 TYMIŃSKA Karolina POL 29y 153d 1984 4530 4769 -08 She’s the heptathlete with the best 800m speed: fourth at World Championships indoors (2012) & out (2011) pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.34i; HJ: 1.78 (1.75i); SP: 15.11i; LJ: 6.63 (6.54i); 800: 2:05.21 (2:06.72i) Heptathlon pb: 6544 -11. 8 World Youth 2001; 7 OLY 2008 (2012-dnf after rushing back from a stress fracture); 4 EIC 2011 (2005-8, 2007-7, 2009-5); 5 ECH 2010 (2006-dnf); 8 ETCh 100H 2011; 4 WCH 2011 (2007-15, 2009-dnf, 2013-9); 4 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-6); 1 ECP 2013 (2002-28, 2004-7, 2006-2, 2007-4, 2009-3, 2010-5)... coach-Michal Modelski ... 1.72/68kg In 2014: 1 Spala SP (3 60); nm Bydgoszcz LJ; 2 Tallinn Pentathlon; 3 Polish indoor LJ (7 SP)

834 FYODOROVA Alina UKR 24y 219d 1989 4596 4622 -13 pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.65i; HJ: 1.90 (1.85i); SP: 15.34i; LJ: 6.34i; 800: 2:15.78 (2:17.20i) Heptathlon pb: 6126 -12. dnf EJC 2007; 18 WJC 2008; 5 ECP 2011 (2009-18, 2010-20); 6 under-23 ECH 2011; =20 WCH 2011; 12 ECH 2012; 8 EIC 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2013 (1 indoor 2013) In 2014: 1 Hungarian indoor Pentathlon

840 MELNYCHENKO Hanna UKR 30y 317d 1983 - 4748 -12 2013 World Champion ... pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.20i; HJ: 1.86 (1.84i); SP: 14.19i; LJ: 6.74 (6.41i); 800: 2:09.85 (2:14.35i) Heptathlon pb: 6586 -13. 13 under-23 ECH 2005; 16 ECH 2006 (2010-dnf); 3 WSG 2007; 1 ECP 2008/2009/2010 (2005-9, 2006-7, 2007-3, 2013-2); 7 WIC 2012; 9 OLY 2012 (2008-14); 3 EIC 2013 (2007-10); 1 WCH 2013 (2007-dnf, 2009-6). Born-Georgia ... partner-Oleksiy Kasyanov (7 OLY Decathlon 2008/2012) .. 1.78/58kg In 2014: 1 Ukrainian Cup indoor 60H (3 SP, 5 LJ); 6 Moscow Winter; 2 Ukrainian indoor 60H (5 60H, 7 SP)

854 DAY-MONROE Sharon USA 28y 271d 1985 4805 4805 -14 NR North American indoor record holder ... sixth at 2013 World Championships pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.44i; HJ: 1.95 (1.93i); SP: 15.59i; LJ: 6.15 (6.09i); 800: 2:08.94 (2:11.89i) Heptathlon pb: 6550 -13. 1 Pan-American junior HJ 2003; 3 WJC HJ 2004; 6 Pan-American Games HJ 2007; dnq OLY HJ 2008; dnq WCH HJ 2009; 15 OLY 2012; 6 WCH 2013 (2009-10, 2011-17). 1 US junior HJ 2004; 1 NCAA HJ 2005 (2007-4, 2008-2). 1 US 2011/2013 & indoor 2012/2013/2014. Was at California Polytechnic State University ... she played in soccer (as a forward) for her University ... 1.75/70kg In 2014: 4 Flagstaff 60H (5 SP); 1 Albuquerque HJ (6 60H, 8 SP); 1 US indoor Pentathlon (Set North American indoor record)

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 26 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....5013...... Nataliya Dobrynska UKR...... 2012 1.....4805...... Sharon Day-Monroe USA 2.....4991...... Irina Belova RUS...... 1992 2.....4686...... Yana Maksimava BLR 3.....4965...... Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR...... 2012 3.....4656...... Nadine Broersen NED 4.....4948...... Carolina Klüft SWE...... 2005 4.....4596...... Alina Fyodorova UKR 5.....4927...... Kelly Sotheron GBR...... 2007 5.....4549...... Aleksandra Butvina RUS 6.....4896...... Yekaterina Bolshova RUS...... 2012 6.....4530...... Karolina Tymińska POL 7.....4877...... Tia Hellebaut BEL...... 2007 7.....4498...... Sami Spenner USA 8.....4866...... Svetlana Moskalets RUS...... 1995 8.....4496...... Laura Ikauniece LAT 9.....4855...... Tatyana Chernova RUS...... 2010 9.....4458...... Erica Bougard USA 10...4850...... Natalya Sazanovich BLR...... 2001 10...4444...... Soﬁa Linde SWE

Women’s 4x400 Metres Relay 34 Entrants

Event starts: March 8 (these names addition to those entered for individual events) Age (Days) Born 2014 Best Personal Best

665 OHURUOGU Christine GBR 29y 293d 1984 - - In Moscow 2013 became the ﬁrst British woman to win a second World Championship gold Outdoor 400 pb: 49.41 -13. 200 pb: 22.85 -09 (23.30w -13). 100 pb: 11.35 -08. 3 EJC 400/4x400 2003; sf OLY 400 2004 (3 4x400); 2 under-23 ECH 400 2005; sf WCH 400 2005 (3 4x400); 1 COM 400 2006; 1 WCH 400 2007 (3 4x400); 2 ECP 200 2008; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2); 3 ETCh 200 2009; 5 WCH 400 2009; dq ht WCH 400 2011; 1 WIC 4x400 2012; 1 EIC 4x400 2013; 1 WCH 400 2013 (3 4x400). 1 AAA 2004 & UK 400 2009/2012/2013. Played for Essex and England in Netball, but switched to athletics in 2003 ... studied Linguistics at University College London ... coaches-Lloyd Cowan & Christine Bomaker (Bloomﬁeld) ... returned from a year’s suspension to August 5, 2007, after having missed three out-of-competition doping tests in 2006 She’s never run an individual 400m indoor, but has relay splits of 53.58 (2006), 51.98 (2012) & 51.88 (2013)

666 CHILD Eilidh GBR 27y 15d 1987 52.49 51.45 -13 (Eilidh is pronounced “A - Lee” ) ... 2010 Commonwealth silver at 400m Hurdles ... 2013 European indoor silver at 400m Outdoor pb: 51.83 -13. 400H pb: 54.22 -13. 2 under-23 ECH 400H 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 400H 2009/2011; 8 ECH 400H 2010; 2 COM 400H 2010; sf OLY 400H 2012; 2 EIC 400 2013 (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 400H 2013 (2009-4, 2010-2); 5 WCH 400H 2013 (3 4x400). 1 Scottish 400H 2004/2007/2008 & 400 2011. 1 UK indoor 400 2013. Former Scottish Schools Champion at swimming ... coach-Malcolm Arnold In 2014: 4 Glasgow International (2 4x400); 4 UK indoor; 3 Birmingham She is the British Team Captain in Sopot

667 OHURUOGU Victoria GBR 21y 7d 1993 53.17 53.17 -14 Former English Schools Champion ... Outdoor pb: 52.62 -13. 3 Youth Olympic Games ‘B’ 2010. 1 English Junior indoor 2010; 1 English Schools 2010. Younger sister of the 2008 Olympic Champion ... Coach-Lloyd Cowan She was ranked 10th in Britain in 2013 and was part of the British relay squad at the Moscow World Championships In 2014: 3 Glasgow International (1 4x400); 5 UK indoor; 4 Birmingham ‘B’

668 WAKE Laura GBR 22y 308d 1991 53.14 53.14 -14 2011 & 2012 British Universities 400m Champion indoors & out, representing Loughborough University 400H pb: 57.62 -13. 400 pb: 53.12 -12. 200 pb: 24.46 -12. 1 English Schools 400 2009; 1 English junior 400 2009; 1 British Universities indoors & out 2011/2012; 6 UK 400H 2013; 2 UK indoor 400 2014. Coach-Nick Dakin In 2014: 1 Glasgow International 4x400; 2 UK indoor 400; 3 Birmingham ‘B’

704 MILANI Marta ITA 26y 363d 1987 - 53.09 -11 European ﬁnalist indoors & out (at 400m) ... Outdoor 400 pb: 51.86 -11. 800 pb: 2:01.35 -12 (2:05.39i -14). sf WJC 400 2006; 6 under-23 ECH 400 2009; 7 ECH 400 2010; 6 EIC 400 2011; 8 ETCh 400 2011; ht EIC 800 2013; 7 ETCh 800 2013; ht WCH 800 2013. 1 Italian 400 2011 & 800 2012/2013 (1 Italian indoor 400 2010/2011 & 800 2014) In 2014: 1 Italian indoor 800; 4 Bordeaux 800

705 SPACCA Maria Enrica ITA 27y 352d 1986 53.67 53.00 -12 Outdoor pb: 52.53 -12. ht WJC 2004; 4 ECH 4x400 2010; 4 EIC 4x400 2011; sf WIC 2012; sf ECH 2012; ht EIC 2013. 1 Italian 2012 (1 indoors 2012) In 2014: 3 Italian indoor

706 BAZZONI Chiara ITA 29y 244d 1984 53.44 53.78 -12/13 2013 Mediterranean Games Champion ... Outdoor pb: 52.06 -13. 4 ECH 4x400 2010; 4 EIC 4x400 2011; ht ECH 2012; ht EIC 2013; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 Italian 2013 (1 indoors 2013/2014) In 2014: 1 Vienna 200 ‘C’; 1 Italian indoor

707 BONFANTI Elena ITA 25y 240d 1988 53.47 53.47 -14 Full name-Elena Maria Bonfanti ... Outdoor pb: 52.61 -12. 7 WSG 2013. 2 Italian indoor 2014 In 2014: 2 Italian indoor

717 SMELLIE Sophie JAM 34y 121d 1979 52.91 52.65 -12 Outdoor pb: 52.38 -12 In 2014: 1 New York 500; 1 Boston Terrier; 1 Allston MA; 1 Boston Hemery; 1 Boston Terrier

718 McLAUGHLIN Anneisha JAM 28y 60d 1986 - - 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 (52.22 -14). 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. Total of 10 medals in World Youth or Junior Championships In 2014: 2 Kingston 400 (Jan 25); 3 Kingston 400 (Feb 22)

720 McPHERSON Stephenie Ann JAM 25y 101d 1988 - - Fourth at 2013 World Championships after having improved by almost two seconds that year Outdoor pb: 49.92 -13 (51.23 -14). 400H pb: 57.46 -12. 4 WCH 2013. 2 Jamaican 2013. Student of Hospitality & Tourism at Kingston University of Technology, coach-Steven Francis ... affectionately known as “chicken foot” because of her slender frame (52kg) ... her ﬁrst sport was football, she was team captain at her primary and junior high schools Her ﬁve personal bests in 2013 were: 50.78, 50.74, 50.43, 50.16, 49.92 In 2014: 1 Kingston 200 ‘B’ (Jan 25); 1 Kingston (Feb 22)

721 CHAMBERS Verone JAM 25y 80d 1988 53.66 53.39 -12 Outdoor pb: 52.28 -12. 400H pb: 58.60 -10. 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2010; 3 Jamaican 400H 2010 In 2014: 1 Allendale; 1 Indiana Relays 200; 1 Hillsdale 200/400; 1 Columbus

751 ABUGAN Sade NGR 23y 80d 1990 - - (Sade pronounced “Shar-Day” as in Smooth Operator, shortened from Folasade) 2008 World Junior Champion ... 3x Nigerian Champion Outdoor pb: 50.89 -08. 3 COM 4x400 2006; 2 WJC 4x400 2006; 3 African Games 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-8); 2 African Champs 2008 (2009-3); sf OLY 2008; 1 African Junior 2009; sf WCH 2009 (ht 2007). 1 Nigerian 2008/2009/2010. Two-year doping suspension 2010-2012, meaning that Nigeria were stripped of their 2010 Commonwealth relay silver

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 28 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 752 OMOTOSHO Omolara NGR 20y 286d 1993 - - Outdoor pb: 51.28 -12. 8 African Games 2011; 1 African Champs 4x400 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013. Two-year doping suspension 2009-2011, at the start of it she was only 15

753 ABOGUNLOKO Bukola NGR 19y 201d 1994 - - Outdoor pb: 51.57 -12. 6 WJC 2010 (2 4x400); 3 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 6 African Games 2011; 6 WCH 4x400 2013 (2011-8); 4 African Champs 2012 (1 4x400). She was part of the Nigerian relay team who originally won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but were then disqualiﬁed due to the doping violation of lead-off runner Sade Abugan In 2014: 2 Arkansas Invitational 600

754 OKON Patience NGR 22y 102d 1991 - - Full name-Patience Okon George ... Outdoor pb: 51.87 -13. 6 WCH 4x400 2013. 2 Nigerian 2013

773 WÓJCIK KAJTOCH Jolanta POL 29y 277d 1984 53.89 53.89 -14 Outdoor pb: 52.52 -08. 400H 58.60 -06. 6 WIC 4x40 2008; 7 ETCh 2009. 2 Polish indoor 2012 In 2014: 1 Spala 300 ‘C’ (Jan 26); 1 Spala ‘B’ (Feb 2); 2 Spala 200 (Feb 8); 1 Spala (Feb 15)

774 PTAK Ewelina POL 26y 352d 1987 53.38 53.38 -14 (Née Klocek) ... Outdoor 400 pb: 53.52 -13. 200 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 In 2014: 2 Spala 300 (Jan 26); 2 Spala 400 (Feb 2); 2 Vienna 400; 1 Spala 200 (Feb 15); 3 Polish indoor 400

775 LINKIEWICZ Joanna POL 23y 309d 1990 53.91 53.91 -14 Outdoor 400 pb: 53.72 -13. 400H pb: 56.86 -13. 6 ETCh 400H 2013 (2011-9); 4 Francophone Games 400H 2013. 1 Polish 400H 2013 & indoor 400 2011 In 2014: 2 Spala ‘B’; 5 Polish indoor

777 WYCISZKIEWICZ Patrycja POL 20y 58d 1994 53.41 53.41 -14 2013 European Junior Champion ... Outdoor pb: 51.56 -13. sf World Youth 2011; 2 EJC 4x400 2011; sf WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013 (1 4x400) In 2014: 1 Lódz 600; 3 Bordeaux; 1 Spala 200 (Feb 2); 2 Spala 300 (Feb 15); 4 Polish indoor; 1 Metz

786 NUNU Mihaela ROU 24y 301d 1989 55.40 55.34 -11 Outdoor 400 pb: 54.52 -11. 800 pb: 2:04.19i -14, 2:04.22 -11. ht WJC 800 2008; ht EIC 800 2011. 1 Romanian indoor 800 2014 In 2014: 1 Vienna 400 ‘E’; 1 Romanian indoor 800 (2 400 ‘B’); 1 Balkan indoor 800

787 BELGYAN Sanda ROU 21y 79d 1992 54.49 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. 1 Romanian 400H 2011/2013 In 2014: 1 Romanian indoor ‘B’; 2 Istanbul; 1 Balkan indoor

788 PASTOR Adelina ROU 20y 306d 1993 54.51 54.15 -13 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; 5 under-23 ECH 2013 In 2012: 1 Romanian junior indoor; 1 Romanian indoor ‘B’

789 RĂZOR Bianca ROU 19y 211d 1994 53.99 53.99 -13 2010 Youth Olympic silver ... 2011 European Junior Champion ... Outdoor pb: 51.49 -13. 3 WJC 2010; 8 ECH 4x400 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; ht EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011 (2013-2); 6 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013 In 2014: 1 Sindelﬁngen; 1 Romanian indoor; 1 Istanbul; 1 Balkan indoor; 5 Prague “2014” 300

790 PANAINTE Alina Andreea ROU 25y 119d 1988 54.53 53.23 -13 Outdoor pb: 52.49 -12. 4 WIC 4x400 2012; ht EIC 2013 In 2014: 2 Vienna; 2 Sindelﬁngen; 1 Istanbul ‘B’

791 GAL Camelia Florina ROU 21y 139d 1992 55.15 55.15 -14 Outdoor pb: 53.60 -13 In 2014: 1 Sindelﬁngen ‘B’; 2 Romanian indoor

806 NAZAROVA Natalya RUS 34y 285d 1979 53.22 49.68 -04 Winner of a record nine medals at the World Indoor Championships including seven golds Outdoor pb: 49.65 -04. 7 EJC 97; 1 WJC 98 (2 4x400); sf WIC 99; 6 WCH 99 (1 4x400); 2 EIC 2000; sf OLY 2000 (3 4x400); 1 ECH 4x400 2002; 1 WIC 2003/2004 (2006-4, 2008-2) (1 4x400 99/2003/2004/2006/2008); 4 WCH 2003 (2 4x400); 8 OLY 2004 (2 4x400); 1 WSG 2005; sf WIC 2010 (2 4x400); ht WCH 4x400 2009 (awarded bronze won by Russia in ﬁnal). 1 Russian 99/2000/2003/2004 ... spent seven years at music school in Moscow, plays violin and piano In 2014: 1 Moscow City indoor ‘C’; 1 Samara; 1ht Russian indoor

808 DAVYDOVA Irina RUS 25y 283d 1988 52.39 51.94 -12 2012 European Champion at 400m Hurdles ... 400H pb: 53.77 -12. 400 pb: 53.12 -11. 5 under-23 ECH 400H 2011; 2 WSG 400H 2011 (2013-3); sf WIC 400 2012; 1 ECH 400H 2012; sf OLY 400H 2012; sf WCH 400H 2013. 1 Russian 400H 2013. Coach-Nikolai Chemerisov In 2014: 1 Moscow City indoor; 2 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 2 Russian indoor

809 TEREKHOVA Yuliya RUS 24y 15d 1990 52.68 52.68 -14 2011 European under-23 silver ... Outdoor pb: 52.29 -11. 1 EJC 4x400 2009; 2 under-23 ECH 2011 (1 4x400) In 2014: 2 Moscow City indoor; 3 Moscow Winter; 4 Russian indoor

810 TAMKOVA Alena RUS 23y 281d 1990 52.40 52.40 -14 2013 World Student Games silver ... Outdoor pb: 51.17 -13. sf WJC 200 2008; 2 EJC 200 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 2 WSG 2013 (1 4x400) In 2014: 1 Yekaterinburg 300 ‘B’; 1 Moscow 300 ‘B’; 2 Bordeaux; 4 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 3 Russian indoor

811 TOVARNOVA Olga RUS 28y 330d 1985 52.87 52.46 -13 Outdoor pb: 52.62 -13. 2 EIC 4x400 2013. 3 Russian indoor 2013 (2014-5) In 2014: 2 Volgograd; 6 Moscow Winter ‘B’; 5 Russian indoor

875 HARGROVE Monica USA 31y 67d 1982 52.52 52.26 -07 Outdoor pb: 50.39 -09. 2 WIC 4x400 2006. Eldest of three sisters ... Psychology Graduate from Georgetown University, Washington DC In 2014: 1 Auburn Invitational (2 200); 2 Glasgow International; 4 Boston New Balance; 1 Birmingham AL Classic/400; 5 US indoor

876 HAYES Jernail USA 25y 241d 1988 52.83 52.66 -10 2012 World indoor relay silver ... Outdoor pb: 52.73 -13. 400H pb: 55.89 -13. 2 WIC 4x400 2012 In 2014: 1 Fairfax 60/200 (Jan 11); 3 Hampton VA; 1 Fairfax (Feb 1); 1 New York Collegiate Invitational; 1 New York (Feb 14); 6 US indoor

877 TATE Cassandra USA 23y 177d 1990 52.40 52.40 -14 Outdoor 400 pb: 53.10 -13. 400H pb: 55.22 -12. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 400H 2012. 1 NCAA 400H 2012; 5 US 400H 2012/2013 In 2014: 3 Glasgow International 4x400; 3 College Station; 4 US indoor

© Mark Butler 2014 ([email protected]) U T L E R Page W – 29 Athlete’s ages as at: 7/3/2014 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2014 WORLD LIST 1.....3:23.37....Russia...... 2006 1.....3:30.08....University of Oregon 2.....3:26.87....Australia...... 1999 2.....3:30.12....University of Texas USA 3.....3:27.22....Germany...... 1991 3.....3:33.49....Great Britain & NI 4.....3:27.34....United States...... 2010 5.....3:27.56....Great Britain & NI...... 2013 6.....3:27.83....Belarus...... 2007 7.....3:27.95....USSR...... 1991 8.....3:28.47....Czech Republic...... 1997 9.....3:28.95....Poland...... 2006 10...3:29.54....Jamaica...... 2006