Women's 100 Metres

European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 100 Metres Sat/15:05 Heat A ETCh Record: 11.16 Dafne Schippers NED Braunschweig 20 Jun 14

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 2, 570 THURESON Milja FIN – Finland 21y 28d 1994 11.67 11.67 -15 200 pb: 24.04 -14 (24.29 -15). 1 Finnish indoor 60 2011; 1 Finnish under-23 200 2014 In 2015: 3 Finnish indoor 60; 1 Finnish under-23 indoor 60/200; 1 Espoo 100; 1 Turku 100; 1 Raasepori 200; 1 Lahti 100

3, 519 TALAY Alina BLR – Belarus 26y 37d 1989 - 11.48 -11 2015 European Indoor Champion at 60m Hurdles // 100H pb: 12.70 -15. 4 WJC 100H 2008; 2 ETCh 100H 2011 (2013-5); 1 under-23 ECH 100H 2011 (2009-3); 1 World Military Games 100H 2011; 3 WIC 60H 2012 (2010-sf); 2 ECH 100H 2012 (2010-sf, 2014-5); sf OLY 100H 2012; 2 WSG 100H 2013; sf WCH 100H 2013; 1 EIC 60H 2015 (2009-sf, 2011-5, 2013-2). 1 Belarusian 100H 2009/2010/2013/2014 (1 indoor 60H 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 60/60H; 1 EIC 60H; 1 Hengelo 100H; 2 Ostrava 100; 4 Rome Diamond 100H; 6 Oslo Diamond 100H

4, 581 GALAIS Jennifer FRA – France 23y 104d 1992 11.54 11.40 -14 200 pb: 23.06 -14 (23.47 -15). sf WJC 200 2010; 3 EJC 200 2011; 7 under-23 ECH 200 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 200 2014; 4 ETCh 200 2014; dq/ht ECH 200 2014 (false start) In 2015: 2 French Universities indoor 60; 3 French indoor 60; 4 Montgeron 100; 1 Valence 200; 1 Forbach 100; 8 Marseille 100; 9 Montreuil 200; 1 Saint- Etienne 100/200

5, 685 OKPARAEBO Ezinne NOR – Norway 27y 108d 1988 11.46 11.10 -12 Norwegian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 23.30 -12 (23.95 -15). ht EJC 100 2005; sf WJC 100 2006 (ht 200); 1 EJC 100 2007; sf WIC 2008/2014; qf OLY 100 2008; 2 EIC 60 2009 (2007-ht, 2011-3, 2013-6, 2015-4); 2 ETCh 100 2010 (2013-7); 4 ECH 100 2010/2012 (2014-sf); 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 Her younger sister Chiamaka Okparaebo is an international triple jumper (for Norway) In 2015: 4 EIC 60; 1 Oordegem 100 (2 200); 1 Florø 100; 8 Oslo Diamond 100

6, 539 LARA Cristina ESP – Spain 19y 319d 1995 11.63 11.63 -15 200 pb: 24.01 -15. 1 Spanish indoor 60 2015 In 2015: 1 Spanish under-23 indoor 60; 1 Spanish indoor 60; 1 Pavia 100; 1 Barcelona 100/200 (2x); 1 Pamplona 100/200; 1 Spanish Clubs 100

7, 749 BUSK Daniella SWE – Sweden 21y 313d 1993 11.74 11.58 -14 11.53w -14. 200 pb: 23.74 -13. 8 under-23 ECH 100 2013; 7 ETCh 100 2014; t ECH 100 2014. 2 Swedish 100 2013/2014; 1 Nordic under-23 100/200 2014 In 2015: 7 Swedish indoor 60; 1 Swedish under-23 indoor 60; 3 Geneva 100; 2 Leiden 200 (3 100)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Fl. Griffith Joyner USA...... 1988 1 ....10.94..... Dafne Schippers NED .....10.49....1 2....10.64..... Carmelita Jeter USA...... 2009 2....11.02..... Dina Asher-Smith GBR 3....10.65..... Marion Jones USA...... 1998 3....11.10..... Asha Philip GBR 4....10.70..... S-Ann Fraser Pryce JAM...... 2012 4....11.21..... Rebekka Haase GER 5....10.73..... Christine Arron FRA...... 1998 5....11.22..... Yelizaveta Demirova RUS 6....10.74..... Merlene Ottey JAM...... 1996 6....11.23..... Tatjana Pinto GER 7....10.75..... Kerron Stewart JAM...... 2009 =7.. 11.24..... Ewa Swoboda POL =8.. 10.76..... Evelyn Ashford USA...... 1984 ..... 11.24..... Yekaterina Smirnova RUS ..... 10.76..... V. Campbell-Brown JAM...... 2011 ..... 11.24..... Nataliya Pohrebnyak UKR =10.10.77..... Irina Privalova RUS...... 1994 10.. 11.25..... Jamile Samuel NED ..... 10.77..... Ivet Lalova BUL...... 2004

© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Please check with final start lists in case of late changes Athlete’s ages as at: 20/6/2015 European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 100 Metres Sat/15:12 Heat B ETCh Record: 11.16 Dafne Schippers NED Braunschweig 20 Jun 14

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 2, 659 PAOLETTA Jessica ITA – Italy 27y 90d 1988 11.41 11.41 -15 200 pb: 23.89 -10. ht WJC 100 2006. 1 Italian under-23 100/200 2010 In 2015: 5 Italian indoor 60; 4 Rieti 200 (1 100 ‘B’); 2 Orvieto 100

3, 714 SWOBODA Ewa POL – Poland 17y 329d 1997 11.24 11.24 -15 2015 European indoor finalist at 60m (at age 17) // 200 pb: 23.88 -14. 4 World Youth 100 2013; 5 WJC 100 2014; 8 EIC 60 2015. 1 Polish indoor 60 2015. With her pb of 11.30 she was by far the fastest qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic 100m final in Nanjing, but was then disqualified for false starting. Coach- Iwona Krupa Ritual - “before the run, I have a little ritual I always have to kiss my necklace, pray and tell myself that I can.” They call her the ‘Polish Bolt’ because of her cheerful demeanour before going to her marks In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 60; 8 EIC 60; 1 Sosnowiec 100; 1 St. Pölten 100; 6 Marseille 100

4, 636 PINTO Tatjana GER – Germany 22y 352d 1992 11.23 11.19 -12 Full name-Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto Third leg for victorious German sprint relay team at 2012 European Championships 11.07w -15. 200 pb: 23.98 -15. 6 WJC 100 2010 (2 4x100); 3 EJC 100 2011 (1 4x100); 8 ECH 100 2012 (1 4x100); ht OLY 100 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 ETCh 100 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (1 4x100); sf WCH 100 2013 (4 4x100); sf ECH 100 2014. 1 German 100 2014. Father-Portuguese, mother-Angolan. Coach- Thomas Kremer In 2015: 3 German indoor 60; 3 Clermont 100; 6 Hengelo 100; 1 Weinheim 100; 1 Regensburg 100

5, 721 DEMIROVA Yelizaveta RUS – Russia 27y 310d 1987 11.22 11.22 -15 (Née Savlinis). 2014 European relay bronze (she ran third leg) // 11.17w -11. 200 pb: 22.62 -11 (23.49 -15). ht OLY 200 2012; 7 ETCh 200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013 (5 4x100); 3 ECH 4x100 2014. 1 Russian 200 2011, 100 2012 & indoor 200 2013. Coach-Tatyana Reshetnikova She was the only Russian woman sprinter to be entered for an individual event at the 2013 Moscow World Championships In 2015: Ran in heats at Russian Team Championships 100/200; 1 Yerino 100

6, 606 PHILIP Asha GBR – Great Britain & NI 24y 238d 1990 11.10 11.10 -15 First leg for British relay team which broke the 34 year-old British record when winning at Zürich 2014, and then again at the Zürich Diamond League 200 pb: 23.07w , 23.34 -13. 4 WJC 100 2006; 1 World Youth 100 2007; 1 EJC 4x100 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 5 EIC 60 2013; 5 ETCh 100 2013; sf WCH 100 2013; 4 WIC 60 2014 (2012-sf); 4 COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 1 ECH 4x100 2014 (sf 100). 1 AAA under-15 indoor 60 2005 & under-17 indoor 2006; 1 UK junior 100 2007; 1 UK 100 2013/2014. She studied Drama at Kingston University. She is still a coach for Mini Trampolining but has not competed at that sport since she ruptured her knee in 2007. Coach-Steve Fudge In 2015: First leg for British 4x100 team which placed third at IAAF Relays (therefore qualifying for Rio 2016); 3 Hengelo 100 (pb 11.10); 1 Bedford Games 100 (11.17w); 5 Oslo Diamond 100

7, 780 POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR – Ukraine 27y 121d 1988 11.24 11.17 -11 (Pohrebnyak pronounced “Poh - reb - nyak”) 5x Ukrainian Champion at 100m 200 pb: 22.89 -14 (22.98 -15). 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 2013/2015; sf WCH 100 2013 (2007-ht); sf WIC 60 2014; 2 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100/200 2014. 1 Ukrainian 100 2006/2008/2009/2013/2014, 200 2014 & indoor 60 2014 In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor 60; 6sf EIC 60; 1 Ukrainian Universities 100/200; 1 Ukrainian Teams 100

© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Please check with final start lists in case of late changes Athlete’s ages as at: 20/6/2015 European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 400 Metres Sat/15:50 Heat A ETCh Record: 50.50 Perri Shakes-Drayton GBR Gateshead 22 Jun 13

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 2, 562 MUSTOLA Katri FIN – Finland 22y 273d 1992 55.38 53.20 -14 ht ECH 2014. 1 Nordic under-23 2014. 1 Finnish 2014; 1 FIN v SWE 2014 In 2015: 1 Kuopio; 1 Jyväskylä

3, 684 NORUM Tara Marie NOR – Norway 23y 275d 1991 53.89 53.57 -14 200 pb: 24.15 -14. 100 pb: 11.79 -14. ht ECH 2014 In 2015: sf UK indoor; 2 Steinkjer; 6 Oordegem; 7 Bedford Games; 1 Oslo Diamond

4, 521 USOVICH Ilona BLR – Belarus 32y 218d 1982 53.14 50.31 -07 Belarusian record holder at 400m. 2007 European indoor silver (behind Nicola Sanders) & 2012 outdoor bronze 800 pb: 1:59.38 -11 (2:03.11 -15). 2 WIC 4x400 2004 (2006-3); 4 EIC 400 2005; 5 ECH 400 2006 (2 4x400); 2 EIC 400 2007 (1 4x400); 7 WCH 400 2007 (2005- sf); 2 WIC 4x400 2008 (2006-3); 4 OLY 4x400 2008; 3 ECH 400 2012; 9 ETCh 400 2013. Younger sister of international 400/800 runner Svetlana (who was 2nd in 2005 European Indoor 400). 1 Belarusian 400 2006 & 800 2011. Husband is 5.65 pole vaulter Igor Alekseyev, their daughter Varvara born December 16, 2009 In 2015: 2 Belarusian indoor 400; 1 Belarusian Cup 400; 1 Romanian International 800; 1 Minsk Zhelobobskiy 400

5, 788 TKACHUK Viktoriya UKR – Ukraine 20y 224d 1994 53.07 53.07 -15 400H pb: 56.25 -15. sf WJC 400 2012 (4 4x400) In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Universities 400 (3 200); 1 Kharkov 400H; 1 Ukrainian under-23 400H (pb down from 57.49 to 56.25); 1 Ukrainian Teams 400

6, 594 ADEOYE Margaret GBR – Great Britain & NI 30y 54d 1985 52.94 51.93 -13 Adeoye pronounced with four syllables “A - Day - O - Yay” World relay bronzes indoors & out 100 pb: 11.28 -14 (11.39w, 11.48 -15). 200 pb: 22.88 -13 (22.92 -15). 6 WSG 200 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 WCH 4x400 2013; sf WIC 2014 (3 4x400); ht COM 400 2014 (bronze 4x400); 3 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 British Universities 100/200 2010; 1 UK Inter-Counties 200 2011; 1 UK indoor 200 2012/2013 & 400 2014; 1 UK 200 2012 (2014-4). Graduate of Business Management. Coach-Linford Christie (since November 2009), formerly Allan Wells In 2015: Fell UK indoor 400 final; 3 Clermont 200 (8 100); 3 Gainesville 200 (2 100 ‘B’); Anchor leg for British 4x100 team which placed third at IAAF Relays (therefore qualifying for Rio 2016); 8 Hengelo 100; 5 Ostrava 200; 4 Bydgoszcz 400

7, 760 MAGNUSSON Josefin SWE – Sweden 25y 271d 1989 54.75 53.69 -12 5x Swedish Champion indoors // 200 pb: 24.08 -14 (24.62 -15). sf WJC 2008; ht ECH 2012; 11 ETCh 2011/2014. 1 Swedish indoor 2008/2009/2011/2013/2014 & outdoors 2012 In 2015: 6 Leiden 200; 6 Geneva ‘B’

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Marita Koch GDR...... 1985 1 ....51.27..... Floria Guei FRA .....47.60....1 2....47.99..... Jar. Kratochvílová TCH...... 1983 2....51.45..... Mariya Mikhailyuk RUS 3....48.25..... Marie-José Pérec FRA...... 1996 3....51.48..... Christine Ohuruogu GBR 4....48.27..... Olga Bryzgina UKR...... 1985 4....51.61..... Olha Zemlyak UKR 5....48.59 .... Tatjána Kocembová TCH...... 1983 5....51.67..... Anyika Onuora GBR 6....48.63..... Cathy Freeman AUS...... 1996 6....51.72..... Libania Grenot ITA 7....48.70..... Sanya Richards USA...... 2006 7....51.88..... Marie Gayot FRA 8....48.83..... Val. Brisco-Hooks USA...... 1984 8....51.91..... Kseniya Zadorina RUS 9....48.89..... Ana Guevara MEX...... 2003 9....51.97..... Kseniya Ryzhova RUS 10.. 49.05..... Ch. Cheesborough USA...... 1994 10.. 51.98..... Alena Mamina RUS

© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Please check with final start lists in case of late changes Athlete’s ages as at: 20/6/2015 European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 400 Metres Sat/15:57 Heat B ETCh Record: 50.50 Perri Shakes-Drayton GBR Gateshead 22 Jun 13

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best ŚWIĘTY Justyna POL – Poland 22y 198d 1992 52.47 52.22 -13/14 713 ,2 Fourth at 2014 World Indoor Championships // 52.13i -14 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); 4 WIC 2014 (5 4x400); 9 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015. 1 Polish 2013 & indoor 2012/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 3 EIC 4x400; 5 IAAF World Relays 4x400; 3 Rehlingen; 3 Forbach; 2 Bydgoszcz

3, 640 SPELMEYER Ruth Sophia GER – Germany 24y 274d 1990 52.58 52.58 -15 2015 German Indoor Champion // 200 pb: 23.69 -09 (24.27i -15). sf WJC 200 2008; 4 EJC 200 2009 (1 4x100); 6 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 German indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 German indoor; 3ht EIC; 1 Regensburg

4, 652 GRENOT Libania ITA – Italy 31y 343d 1983 51.72 50.30 -09 Full name-Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti 2014 European Champion 200 pb: 22.45w, 22.85 -12 (23,10 -15). 5 World Youth 99; 4 Pan-Am Games 2003; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005; sf OLY 2008/2012; 1 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf WCH 2009/2013 (2005-ht); 4 ETCh 200/400 2013/2014; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-4, 2012-6); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-6). 1 Cuban 2003/2004/2005. 1 Italian 2009/2010/2014 & 200 2012. Coached in Florida by Loren Seagrave Last competed for Cuba at the 2005 World Championships, married an Italian man (now separated) and moved to Italy in 2006, obtained Italian citizenship on March 18, 2011 and declared eligible for Italy by the IAAF from that date In 2015: 1 Gainesville 200 ‘B’; 1 St Martin 200 (2 400); 8 Doha Diamond; 7 Eugene Diamond; 8 Rome Diamond; 3 Rabat

5, 582 GUEÏ Floria FRA – France 25y 49d 1990 51.27 51.27 -15 (Gueï pronounced Gay as in Tyson) Miraculous anchor leg (in 49.71) to take her team from distant fourth to gold at the 2014 European Championships. First leg for team which won 2015 European indoor title 4 European Youth 200 2007; ht WJC 2008; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 6 OLY 4x400 2012; 2 ECH 4x400 2012; sf WCH 2013 (4 4x400); 5 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014 (1 4x400); sf EIC 2015 (1 4x400). 1 French 2013 In 2015: dq/ht French indoor (out of lane); 1 EIC 4x400; 4 IAAF World Relays 4x400; 1 Vénissieux 200 (May 10); 1 Vénissieux 400 (May 24); 4 Rome Diamond; 1 Marseille; 7 New York Diamond

6, 730 MIKHAILYUK Mariya RUS – Russia 24y 142d 1991 51.45 51.45 -15 Down from 52.21 to 51.45 already in 2015 // 5 under-23 ECH 4x400 2013; 7 ETCh 4x400 2014 In 2015: 1 Moscow

7, 527 BOKESA Aauri Lorena ESP – Spain 26y 187d 1988 52.70 51.66 -14 Full name-Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia 6x Spanish Champion (4 out + 2 in) ht OLY 2012; ht EIC 2013/2015; 5 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2011-10, 2014-6); 4 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-sf). 1 Spanish 2009/2011/2012/2013(1 indoor 2012/2013). Coach-Jorge Marín In 2015: 2 Spanish indoor; 3ht EIC; 1 Huelva

ETCh Record: 1:58.62 Yuliya Krevsun UKR Leiria 20 Jun 09

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 583 LAMOTE Renelle FRA – France 21y 176d 1993 1:59.39 1:59.39 -15 400 pb: 54.05 -15. sf WJC 2012; 2 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015. 1 French 2014 & indoor 2015. Thierry Choffin In 2015: 1 French indoor; 4sf EIC; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 6 IAAF World Relays Distance Medley; 1 Longjumeau 400; 2 Oordegem ‘B’; 1 Rehlingen (sub-2 for the first time with 1:59.39 to defeat Lynsey Sharp GBR); 2 Montreuil; 1 Rabat

2a, 646 BALDESSARI Irene ITA – Italy 22y 150d 1993 2:04.30 2:04.30 -15 ht World Youth 800 2009; ht WJC 2012. At EXC: 2010-70J. 1 Italian under-23 2014/2015 In 2015: 7 ‘Great’ Edinburgh 2x1K relay XC; 6 Italian indoor; 1 Trento; 6 Gavardo; 1 Italian Universities; 8 Oordegem; 1 Italian under-23

2b, 759 LINDH Lovisa SWE – Sweden 23y 346d 1991 2:04.16 2:01.73 -14 1500 pb: 4:19.57 -12. ht WJC 2010; 1 SWE v FIN 2012; 9 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2012 (1 indoor 2009/2013) In 2015: 5 Swedish indoor; 5 Uppsala; 6 Bydgoszcz She replaces Abeba Aregawi (thigh strain)

3, 565 PAUNONEN Aino FIN – Finland 22y 227d 1992 2:09.36 2:07.12 -14 400 pb: 54.84 -10 (57.11 -15). 1 Finnish under-23 400 2012. Older sister Venla Paunonen (1 Finnish 400H 2013). Their mother-Aila Virkberg (pb 2:04.55) was former Finnish Champion at 800m & 1500m. Coach/father Ari Paunonen (1 EJC 1500 1975/1977 and still holds the Finnish Mile record of 3:55.65) In 2015: 1 Järvenpää 600; 1 Espoo 800; 3 Lappeenranta 400; 2 Raasepori 1500; 3 Lahti 800

4b, 537 GUERRERO Esther ESP – Spain 25y 133d 1990 2:02.04 2:02.04 -15 Full name-Esther Guerrero Puigdevall // 400 pb: 55.81 -15. ht World Youth 2007. 1 Spanish under-23 2011; 1 Spanish indoor 2015 In 2015: 4 Barcelona road mile; 2 Los Corrales de Buelna 1500; 1 Oordegem; 1 Spanish Clubs

4a, 787 TKACHUK Anastasiya UKR – Ukraine 22y 61d 1993 2:02.07 2:00.37 -11 Former European Junior Champion // 1500 pb: 4:18.85 -15. sf World Youth 2009; 4 Youth Olympic Games 1000 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 7 WJC 2012; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; ht ECH 2014 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Universities 1500; 1 Ukrainian under-23; 1 Ukrainian Teams

5, 682 MJÅLAND Trine NOR – Norway 24y 355d 1990 2:01.69 2:01.69 -15 Holds Norwegian best for 600m (1:28.28) // 400 pb: 54.15 -13 (54.80 -15). 9 ETCh 2013; sf ECH 2014; ht EIC 2015. 1 Norwegian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013) In 2015: 4ht EIC; 1 Lyngdal 1500; 1 Grimstad 400; 1 Kristiansand 400; 2 Oordegem; 1 Uppsala; 1 Jessheim 400; 1 Oslo Diamond

6b, 502 ARZAMASOVA Marina BLR – Belarus 27y 185d 1987 2:01.20 1:58.15 -14 (Née Katovich). 2014 European Champion at 800m; her late mother won the same honour at 1500m in 1986 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 OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2013; 3 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 1 ECH 2014 (2012-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Belarusian 2008 & 1500 2012. Mother-Ravilya Agletdinova BLR (1 ECH 1500 86), father- Aleksandr Katovich UKR (2 EIC HJ 1985), coach-Natalya Dukhnova (1 EIC 800 94) In 2015: 7 Shanghai Diamond; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Rabat

6a, 701 JÓZWIK Joanna POL – Poland 24y 141d 1991 2:00.33 1:59.63 -14 Distant last at the bell, but then came through to snatch the bronze in the 2014 European outdoor final, breaking two minutes for the first time in the process 400 pb: 53.08 -14 (54.10 -15). sf WJC 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 Francophone Games 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015. 1 Polish 2014. Coach-Andrzeja Wołkowyckiego In 2015: 2 Polish indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Polish Universities 400 (4 200); 1 Biała Podlaska 400; 2 Hengelo 1000; 2 Dessau; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Montreuil; 2 Rabat

7, 630 KOHLMANN Fabienne GER – Germany 25y 226d 1989 2:01.32 2:00.72 -10 Former European Junior Champion at 400m Hurdles // 400H pb: 55.49 -10 (56.87 -14). 400 pb: 52.30 -10 (53.37 -14). 1 EJC 400H 2007 (3 4x400); 8 WJC 400 2008; 8 ETCh 400H 2010; 2 ECH 4x400 2010; 4 ETCh 800 2014. 1 German 400H 2010 & 800 2013 (1 indoor 800 2014) In 2015: 1 German Universities 800; 3 Munich 400; 1 Dessau 800; 2 Regensburg 800

8b, 602 LEONARD Alison GBR – Great Britain & NI 25y 95d 1990 2:00.50 2:00.08 -14 2007 World Youth 800m silver. She lives in Birmingham where she works part-time for The Red Cross 1500 pb: 4:09.73 -14 (4:13.23 -15). 2 World Youth 800 2007; 4 WJC 800 2008; 4 EJC 800 2009; sf ECH 800 2104. 1 English Schools 800 2006; 1 British Universities 1500 2011; 2 UK indoor 1500 2014/2015; 2 UK 800 2014. Coach-Bud Baldaro (formerly coached by the late Arthur Almond) In 2015: 2 UK indoor 1500; 1 Stretford BMC 800; 2 Loughborough International 1500; 1 Oordegem 800; 4 Birmingham Diamond

8a, 720 BAZDYREVA Anastasiya RUS – Russia 23y 105d 1992 1:58.75 1:58.75 -15 2015 Russian Indoor Champion // 400 pb: 53.60 -15. ht under-23 ECH 2013; dq sf EIC 2015. 1 Ural under-23 2012/2014; 1 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; dq/sf EIC (for stepping on the infield when passing someone on the inside at the finish); 1 Russian Teams (3 400 ‘D’)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Jar. Kratochvílová TCH...... 1983 1 ....1:58.75.. Anastasiya Bazdyreva RUS ..1:53.28....1 2....1:53.43.. Nad. Olizarenko UKR...... 1980 2....1:59.39.. Renelle Lamote FRA 3....1:54.01.. Pamela Jelimo KEN...... 2008 3....1:59.98.. Abeba Aregawi SWE 4....1:54.44.. Ana Quirot CUB...... 1989 4....2:00.14.. Selina Büchel SUI 5....1:54.81.. Olga Minyeyeva RUS...... 1980 5....2:00.33.. Joanna Jóźwik POL 6....1:54.94.. Tatyana Kazankina RUS...... 1976 6....2:00.37.. Lynsey Sharp GBR 7....1:55.05.. Doina Melinte ROU...... 1982 7....2:00.42.. Laura Muir GBR =8.. 1:55.19.. Maria Mutola MOZ...... 1994 8....2:00.50.. Alison Leonard GBR ..... 1:55.19.. Jolanda Čeplak SLO...... 2002 9....2:00.55.. Jenny Meadows GBR 10.. 1:55.26.. Sigrun Wodars GDR...... 1987 10.. 2:00.62.. Sifan Hassan NED

ETCh Record: 8:45.24 Sifan Hassan NED Braunschweig 22 Jun 14

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 629 KOCK Maren GER – Germany 24y 363d 1990 8:57.87i 8:50.12 -14 Reigning German Champion at 1500m indoors & out // 5000 pb: 15:22.75 -14. 10,000 pb: 33:14.32 -14. 1500 pb: 4:09.45 -15. 7 World Youth 3000 2005; 10 EJC 3000 2009; 15 ECH 5000 2014; ht EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2010-32u23, 2013-23. 1 German 1500 2014 (1 indoor 2015) In 2015: 1 German indoor 1500; 7ht EIC 3000; 2 Regensburg 1500 (May 16); 6 Dessau 800; 1 Regensburg 1500 (Jun 6)

2, 727 KOROBKINA Yelena RUS – Russia 24y 207d 1990 9:08.24 8:51.00 -14 2015 European Indoor Champion at 3000m // 5000 pb: 15:14.67 -14 (15:18.80 -15). 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -13. 1 EJC 3000 2009; ht EIC 1500 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 1 ETCh 3000 2013 (2014-2); 2 WSG 1500 2013; 12 WCH 1500 2013; ht WIC 1500 2014; 4 ECH 5000 2014; 1 EIC 3000 2015 (2013-4). At EXC: 2008 -21J. 1 Russian 5000 2014 (1 indoor 1500 2013, 3000 2014/2015 & 5000 2015) In 2015: 1 Russian indoor 3000/5000; 1 EIC 3000; 1 Zhukovskiy 10K; 8 Eugene Diamond 5000

3, 599 DEADMAN Lauren GBR – Great Britain & NI 31y 84d 1984 9:04.56 9:04.56 -15 Fourth in 2010 UK 5000m Under-23 team gold at 2013 European Cross Country Championships 1500 pb: 4:13.91 -13. 5000 pb: 15:46.34 -11. 10,000 pb: 34:57.28 -14. 3000 pb: 9:10.77 -11. At EXC: 2009-29, 2013-43. 1 South of England 3000 2007; 4 UK 5000 2010; 8 UK 1500 2013. Coach-Bill Foster In 2015: 13 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 1 Cardiff 5M; 1 UK League div 2/May 9 1500/3000; 4 London ‘10,000’ 10K; 1 Watford Open 3000

4, 576 CALVIN Clemence FRA – France 25y 34d 1990 - 8:53.20 -14 2014 European 10,000m silver after great battle with Joanne Pavey (GBR) 5000 pb: 15:05.78 -14. 10,000 pb: 31:52.86 -14. 9 EJC 3000 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 1 European Cup 10,000 2014; 2 ECH 10,000 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014. At WXC: 2009-28J, 2011-70. 1 French XC 2013. At EXC: 2006-29J, 2007-28J, 2009-38J, 2010-13u23, 2012-3u23, 2013-12. 1 French XC 2013 In 2015: 1 Marseille 10K (May 1); 1 Salon-de-Provence 1500 2015; 13 Marseille 1500 (Jun 6)

5, 656 MAGNANI Margherita ITA – Italy 28y 114d 1987 - 8:51.82 -14 2014 World Indoor finalist at 3000m // 8:51.81i -14. 1500 pb: 4:06.05 -14. 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13. ht EIC 1500 2013; 4 ETCh 1500 2013; 4 Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; ht WCH 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 3000 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014. 1 Italian indoor 1500 2013/2014 In 2015: 8 Vienna 5K

6, 748 BODINSON Klara SWE – Sweden 25y 9d 1990 9:29.08i 9:29.08i -15 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:57.13 -09. 3000SC pb: 9:53.23 -14 (10:05.08 -15). 1 Nordic junior 2000SC 2009; 8 EJC 3000SC 2009; 12 ECH 3000SC 2011. 1 Swedish 3000SC 2014 In 2015: 1 Gothenburg 3000SC; 1 Bydgoszcz 3000SC

7, 555 KETTUNEN Oona FIN – Finland 21y 130d 1994 9:32.64 9:16.12 -13 2013 European Junior Steeplechase Champion // 9:16.67i -15. 5000 pb: 16:03.79 -13 (16:25.20 -15). 10,000 pb: 34:38.89 -13. Half Mar pb: 75:15 -15. 3000SC pb: 9:45.51 -13 (10:26.87 -15). 9 World Youth 2000SC 2011; 7 WJC 3000SC 2012 (ht 1500); 1 EJC 3000SC 2013 (2 5000). 1 Finnish 10,000 2013. At EXC: 2013-15J Winner of eight Finnish titles in 2013, indoors, outdoors & as a junior In 2015: 4 Finnish indoor 1500; 1 Finnish under-23 indoor 1500/3000; 1 Finnish Half Mar; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’ 3000SC; 2 Lappeenranta 3000SC; 1 Raasepori 5000; 2 Lahti 3000

8, 789 TOBIAS Nataliya UKR – Ukraine 34y 209d 1980 9:09.59 8:51.32 -02 (Née Sidorenko). 2008 Olympic bronze at 1500m // 1500 pb: 4:01.78 -08 (4:17.40 -15). 800 pb: 2:02.31 -06. 3000SC pb: 9:41.14 -07. 9 under-23 ECH 1500 2001; 1 WSG 1500 2003; 4 ECP 1500 2005 (2007-6); 5 WIC 1500 2004 (2006/2008-ht); 7 ECH 1500 2006; 6 EIC 1500 2007; 9 WCH 1500 2007 (ht 3000SC); 3 OLY 1500 2008 (2004-sf); 5 EIC 3000 2011 (ht 1500); 2 ETCh 3000 2011 Served two-year doping ban in 2012-2014 In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor 1500/3000; 5 Montbéliard 1500; 2 Ukrainian Teams 3000 (3 1500)

9, 543 RODRÍGUEZ Lidia ESP – Spain 29y 25d 1986 - 9:19.74 -10 Full name-Lidia Rodríguez Sierra // 10,000 pb: 32:38.25 -14 (32:41.44 -15). 5000 pb: 15:35.13 -12 (16:05.05 -15). 11 ECH 10,000 2012 (2014-17). At WXC: 2015-52. At EXC: 2005-61J, 2008-53u23, 2012-21, 2014-29. Coach-Antonio Fernández In 2015: 9 Seville XC; 5 European Clubs Cup XC; 3 Spanish XC; 52 WXC; 4 Huelva 10,000 (Apr 11); 3 Barcelona road mile; 11 Huelva 500 (Jun 10)

10, 674 BERGH Elisabeth Angell NOR – Norway 19y 90d 1996 9:48.99i 9:43.52 -14 1500 pb: 4:22.80 -14 (4:29.82 -15). ht World Youth 1500 2013; ht WJC 1500 2014. At EXC: 2013-84J, 2014-25J In 2015: 1 Norwegian indoor 3000 (2 1500); 7 Jessheim 1500; 5 Florø 1500; 5 Oslo Diamond 1500 ‘B’

11, 695 ENNAOUI Sofia POL – Poland 19y 294d 1995 8:53.22i 8:59.44 -44 Second at 2013 European Cross Country Championships // 800 pb: 2:02.31 -15. 1500 pb: 4:04.97 -15. ht World Youth 800 2011; 10 WJC 1500 2012; 6 EIC 3000 2015. At WXC: 2013-26J. At EXC: 2013-2J. 1 Polish indoor 1500 2015. Born-Morocco (father-Moroccan, mother-Polish), then moved to Poland with her mother aged 2 In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 1500; 6 EIC 3000; 2 IAAF World Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley);14 Rome Diamond 1500; 3 Huelva 800; 1 Rabat 1500

12, 510 KUDZELICH Svetlana BLR – Belarus 28y 44d 1987 8:46.83 8:46.83 -15 Fourth in 2014 European Championship Steeplechase. 2015 European indoor silver at 3000m 3000SC pb: 9:27.95 -14 (9:31.70 -15). 1500 pb: 4:10.76. 10,000 pb: 32:40.61 -11. 5000 pb: 15:57.22 -10. 2 WJC 5000 2006; 2 under-23 ECH 5000 2009 (5 10,000); 5 ETCh 3000 2010 (2011-6); 8 ECH 10,000 2010 (2012-dq/ht); 7 ECP 10,000 2011; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 7 ETCh 3000SC 2013; 4 ECH 3000SC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC 2014; 2 EIC 3000 2015. 1 Belarusian 1500 2014, 5000 2009, 3000SC 2014 (1 indoors 2009-2012); 1 Belarusian indoor 3000 2015 In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000; 2 EIC 3000; 1 Korschenbroich 5K; 5 Warsaw 10K; 16 Doha Diamond 3000SC; 6 Hengelo 3000; 3 New York Diamond 3000SC WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Wang Junxia CHN...... 1993 1 ....8:38.47.. Laura Muir GBR ..8:06.11....1 2....8:12.18.. Qu Yunxia CHN...... 1993 2....8:45.93.. Renata Pliś POL 3....8:16.50.. Zhang Linli CHN...... 1993 3....8:46.83.. Sviatlana Kudzelich BLR 4....8:19.78.. Ma Liyan CHN...... 1993 4....8:49.50.. Jip Vastenburg NED 5....8:20.68.. Hellen Obiri KEN...... 2014 5....8:50.70.. Steph Twell GBR 6....8:21.14.. Mercy Cherono KEN...... 2014 6....8:57.20.. Amela Terzić SRB 7....8:21.42.. Gabriela Szabo ROU...... 2002 7....9:02.04.. Gesa-Felicitas Krause GER 8....8:21.64.. Sonia O’Sullivan IRL...... 1994 8....9:04.36.. Dominika Nowakowska POL 9....8:21.84.. Zhang Lirong CHN...... 1993 9....9:04.56.. Lauren Deadman GBR 10.. 8:22.20.. Paul Radcliffe GBR...... 2002 10.. 9:05.97.. Diana Sujew GER 11.. 9:06.40.. Lily Partridge GBR

ETCh Record: 9:23.00 Yuliya Zapirova RUS Bergen 19 Jun 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 516 PUZAKOVA Nastassia BLR – Belarus 21y 190d 1993 10:16.2 10:01.37 -14 2013 Belarusian Champion at 3000m Steeplechase // 7 Youth Olympic Games 2000SC 2010; ht WJC 3000SC 2012; 10 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2013. At EXC: 2011 -48J, 2012-55J, 2013-22u23, 2015-30u23. 1 Belarusian 3000SC 2013 In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000SC (5 3000); 1 Belarusian Universities 3000SC; 1 Belarusian Cup 3000SC

2, 631 KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER – Germany 22y 320d 1992 9:36.21 9:23.52 -12 2013 European under-23 Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 1500 pb: 4:11.94 -12. 800 pb: 2:05.25 -11. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 8 WCH 2011 (2013-9); 4 ECH 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 EIC 1500 2015. At EXC: 2009-26J, 2010-11J, 2011-9J, 2013-15u23. Coach-Wolfgang Heinig (husband and former coach of German marathon legend Katrin Dörre) In 2015: 1 German indoor 3000; 5 EIC 1500; 5 Paderborn 10K; 5 IAAF World Relays Distance Medley; 1 Pliezhausen 2000SC (German best 6:15.52); 9 Rome Diamond

3, 723 IVONINA Yekaterina RUS – Russia 21y 6d 1994 9:36.79 9:36.79 -15 Down from 10:15.54 to 9:36.79 already in 2015 // 7 World Junior Mountain Running Champs 2013 (2012-11). At EXC: 2013-68J In 2015: 1 Russian Teams

4, 612 WAITE Lennie GBR – Great Britain & NI 29y 47d 1986 9:46.91 9:46.91 -15 1500 pb: 4:15.58 -09 (4:19.02 -15). 5000 pb: 16:19.19 -14. 6 COM 2010 (2014-10); 7 WSG 2011; 5 ETCh 2013 (2014-7). 1 Scottish 2009. 5 NCAA 2009 & UK 2010/2011. Born-Scotland (Paisley), mother-Scottish, father-English. Graduate of economics and psychology from Rice University, Texas. Now based in Teddington and coached by Jim Bevan In 2015: 4 Texas Relays 1500; 1 Houston 800; 3 Waco 1500; 8 Stanford Jordan; 4 Los Angeles

5, 587 OUDIOU Emma FRA – France 19y 261d 1995 9:47.87 9:47.87 -15 15 WJC 2014. 2 French youth 2000SC In 2015: 1 St-Denis-Réunion 3000; 1 Longjumeau 1500; 3 Oordegem

6, 662 ROFFINO Valeria ITA – Italy 25y 72d 1990 9:58.15 9:53.82 -14 2014 Italian Champion // 10,000 pb: 34:09.92 -15. 5000 pb: 16:18.16 -15. 3000 pb: 9:28.29 -13. 11 World Youth 2000SC 2007; 5 EJC 2009; 9 ETCh 2014; ht ECH 2014. At WXC: 2008-50J, 2009-43J. At EXC: 2006-36J, 2007-45J, 2010-36u23, 2012-23u23, 2013-46, 2014-21. 1 Italian 2014. Born-Biella. Coach-Clelia Zola In 2015: 23 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 3 San Vittore Olona XC; 5 Italian XC; 10 Stanford Jordan; 1 Turin 5000; 2 Italian 10,000; 24 European Cup 10,000

7, 752 FOUGBERG Charlotta SWE – Sweden 30y 1d 1985 9:53.31 9:23.96 -14 DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION Full name-Charlotta Emma Katarina Fougberg 2014 European steeplechase silver 3000 pb: 8:58.56 -14. 5000 pb: 16:04.21 -13. 1500 pb: 4:13.58 -14. 12 ETCh 3000 2011; ht WCH 32013; 1 ETCh 2014; 2 ECH 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 11 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2013-33. 1 Swedish 3000SC 2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 1500 indoor 2010/2013/2015). Late developer, she made her international championship début at age 28. Coach-Johan Wettergren In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor 1500 (2 3000); 11 EIC 3000; 2 Malmö 10K; 5 Vienna 5K; 13 Rome Diamond; 12 New York Diamond

8, 567 RICHARDSSON Camilla FIN – Finland 21y 279d 1993 - 9:56.44 -14 5000 pb: 16:16.16 -14 (16:28.54 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:53.88 -15. 1 Finnish under-23 2013/2014 In 2015: 2 Finnish under-23 indoor 1500/3000; 1 Nordic 10,000; 2 Raasepori 5000; 1 Lappeenranta 3000SC (hurdle missing); 1 Lahti 3000

9, 783 SHATALOVA Mariya UKR – Ukraine 26y 109d 1989 10:03.30 9:44.91 -12 10 WJC 2008; 11 ETCh 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; ht ECH 2012. 1 Ukrainian 2014 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 3000 (5 1500); 1 Ukrainian Teams (6 3000 flat)

10, 540 MARTÍN Diana ESP – Spain 34y 80d 1981 9:46.37 9:30.70 -14 Full name-Diana Martin Gimenez 2014 European steeplechase bronze medallist 5000 pb: 15:53.05 -10 (16:06.96 -15). 10,000 pb: 32:50.06 -14. 6 WSG 2007; ht OLY 2012; 4 ETCh 2013 (2011-5); 11 WCH 2013 (2007/2009-ht); 3 ECH 2014 (2006-ht, 2012-8). 1 Spanish 2013/2014. At WXC: 2000-109J, 2005-81 short, 2008-39, 2009-31, 2013-22. At EXC: 2000-30J, 2005-60, 2008-49, 2010-14, 2011 -64, 2013-14, 2014-19. Coach-Antonio Serrano (There is another Diana Martin [Hildago] born 31-7-1990 who, confusingly, was third in the 2013 & 2014 Spanish Championship Steeplechase won by this Diana Martín) In 2015: 4 Spanish indoor 3000; 37 WXC; 1 Pamplona 3000; 2 European Clubs Cup 5000/3000SC

11, 687 SKATTEBOE Karoline NOR – Norway 21y 327d 1993 10:27.64 10:27.64 -15 Full name-Karoline Egeland Skatteboe // 3000 pb: 9:32.8 -12. 5000 pb: 16:33.41 -15. 10,000 pb: 35:34.52 -15. 18 WJC 3000 2012. Attends Southern Methodist University (in Austin, Texas) In 2015: 8 Stanford Invitational ‘B’; 16 Mt SAC Relays 5000 (2 3000SC ‘B’); 1 Storrs (4 10,000)

12, 705 KOWALSKA Katarzyna POL – Poland 30y 74d 1985 9:55.12 9:26.93 -09 Twice European under-23 Steeplechase Champion. 6x Polish Champion Half Mar pb: 71:27 -11 (72:10 -15). 5000 pb: 15:48.88 -11. 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2005/2007; 8 WCP 3000SC 2006; 1 ECP 3000SC 2007 (2006-3); 12 WCH 3000SC 2009 (2007/2013-ht); 3 ETCh 3000SC 2010 (2009-dnf, 2013-11); 7 ECH 3000SC 2014 (2006-8, 2010-10). At WXC: 2010-36, 2013-61. At EXC: 2004-21J, 2006-9u23, 2007-3u23, 2014-14. 1 Polish 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 & XC 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013. Coach-Marian Nowakowski In 2015: 2 Warsaw Half Mar; 6 Warsaw 10K; 14 Rome Diamond; 4 Bydgoszcz 1500 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Gulnara Galkina RUS...... 2008 1 ....9:31.70.. Sviatlana Kudzelich BLR ..8:58.81....1 2....9:05.02.. Yuliya Zaripova RUS...... 2012 2....9:33.34.. Tuğba Güvenç TUR 3....9:06.57.. Yekaterina Volkova RUS...... 2007 3....9:35.10.. Maruša Mišmaš SLO 4....9:07.14.. Milcah Chemos KEN...... 2012 4....9:36.21.. Gesa-Felicitas Krause GER 5....9:07.32.. Marta Dominguez ESP...... 2009 5....9:36.79.. Yekaterina Ivonina RUS 6....9:07.41.. Eunice Jepkorir KEN...... 2008 6....9:36.98.. Özlem Kaya TUR 7....9:08.37.. Habiba Ghribi TUN...... 2012 7....9:39.10.. Silvia Danekova BUL 8....9:09.00.. Sofia Assefa ETH...... 2012 8....9:40.63.. Fabienne Schlumpf SUI 9....9:09.19.. Tatyana Petrova RUS...... 2007 9....9:41.20.. Lyudmila Lebedeva RUS 10.. 9:09.61.. Hiwot Ayalew ETH...... 2012 10.. 9:41.84.. Lucie Sekanová CZE

© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Please check with final start lists in case of late changes Athlete’s ages as at: 20/6/2015 European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 400 Metres Hurdles Sat/17:15 Heat A ETCh Record: 53.70 Vanya Stambolova BUL Novi Sad 18 Jun 11

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 2, 547 SOTOMAYOR Laura ESP – Spain 29y 59d 1986 58.21 57.06 -14 Full name-Laura Natalí Sotomayor // 400 pb: 54.68 -13. 4 Ibero-American 2008 (2010-7); 8 ETCh 2013/2014; ht ECH 2014. 1 Spanish 2012/2013/2014. Born- Mexico. Coach-Luis Sevillano In 2015: 1 Pamplona; 1 Valencia; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 Salamanca; 1 Spanish Clubs

3, 670 AAKRE Marlen NOR – Norway 21y 276d 1993 60.69 59.60 -14 1 Norwegian under-23 2014 // In 2015: 1 Hamar; 1 Trondheim; 2 Uppsala

4, 628 KLOPSCH Christiane GER – Germany 24y 303d 1990 56.55 56.02 -14 400 pb: 52.99 -14. 6 World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 5 EJC 2009; 6 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 ETCh 2014 (2013-7, 2011-6); sf ECH 2014. 1 German 2011/2014 In 2015: 2 German indoor 400; 1 Friedberg 200; 4 German Universities 200; 1 Pliezhausen 300H; 1 Rehlingen; 1 Regensburg

5, 761 MALMBERG Elise SWE – Sweden 19y 342d 1995 57.81 57.81 -15 Full name-Elise Inez Malmberg // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.82; HJ: 1.70i/1.69; SP: 11.49i/11.22, 200: 24.16; LJ: 6.28/6.32w -13; JT: 33.89; 800: 2:20.61 Heptathlon pb: 5442 -13. 400 pb: 53.81i -15, 54.26 -14 (54.28 -15). 5 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 6 EJC LJ 2013; 8 WJC LJ 2014 (ht 100H); ht EIC 400 2015. She gave up multi-events because of a persistent arm injury. 1 Swedish LJ 2014 & indoor 400 2015. Coaches-Ingela Nilsson & Håkan Widlund In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor 400; 1 Swedish junior indoor; 4ht EIC 400; 1 Hässleholm 100H; 1 Jönköping 400; 1 Uppsala 400h

6, 501 ARTSIUKH Katsiaryna BLR – Belarus 24y 157d 1991 56.73 56.63 -14 100H pb: 13.46 -14. 3 EJC 2009 (4 100H). 1 Belarusian 2014. Crossed the line first at the 2010 World Junior Championships (in 56.16) but then failed a doping control test and was banned for two years to 2012 In 2015: 3 Belarusian indoor 400 (5 60H); 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Yerino; 1 Minsk Zhelobobskiy

7, 558 LAITINEN Anniina FIN – Finland 25y 214d 1989 58.71 58.06 -14 3x Finnish Champion // 400 pb: 54.95i -13, 55.05 -14. 1 Finnish 2011/2012/2014 (1 400 2011) In 2015: 2 Oordegem ‘B’ (May 23); 4 Lokeren; 4 Oordegem (May 30); 2 Huizingen

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Yuliya Pechonkina RUS...... 2003 1 ....54.84..... Eilidh Child GBR .....52.34....1 2....52.42..... Melaine Walker JAM...... 2009 2....55.00..... Zuzana Hejnová CZE 3....52.47..... Lashinda Demus USA...... 2011 3....55.15..... Denisa Rosolová CZE 4....52.61..... Kim Batten USA...... 1995 4....55.23..... Sara Petersen DEN 5....52.62..... Tonya Buford USA...... 1995 5....55.48..... Meghan Beesley GBR 6....52.70..... Natalya Antyukh RUS...... 2012 6....55.51..... Aurelie Chaboudez FRA 7....52.74..... Sally Gunnell GBR...... 1993 7....55.55..... Vera Rudakova RUS 8....52.77..... Fani Halkía GRE...... 2004 8....55.62..... Joanna Linkiewicz POL =9.. 52.79..... S. Farmer-Patrick USA...... 1993 9....55.86..... Anna Titimets UKR ..... 52.79..... Kaliese Spencer JAM...... 2011 10.. 55.88..... Stina Troest DEN

© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Please check with final start lists in case of late changes Athlete’s ages as at: 20/6/2015 European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Women’s 400 Metres Hurdles Sat/17:23 Heat B ETCh Record: 53.70 Vanya Stambolova BUL Novi Sad 18 Jun 11

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 2, 660 PEDROSO Yadisleidy ITA – Italy 28y 143d 1987 56.20 54.54 -13 Born-Cuba, last competed for that country in 2009, has lived in Italy since 2010, gained Italian citizenship in February 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Italy from December 2013 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Cuban National Games 2010; 7 ETCh 2014; 5 ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2013/2014. 1 She is apparently a cousin of former Olympic Long Jump Champion Ivan Pedroso. Italian husband/coach Massimo Matrone (they married on October 21, 2010) She holds the world hand-timed best for 200m Hurdles, 24.8 in 2013 In 2015: 3 Manchester 200H; 6 Rome Diamond

3, 786 TITIMETS Anna UKR – Ukraine 26y 107d 1989 55.86 54.56 -14 (Hanna aka Anna) 2014 European silver // 400 pb: 52.73 -11. 8 EJC 2010 2007; 4 WJC 2010 2008; 4 under-23 ECH 2010 2009; sf EIC 400 2011; 4 ETCh 2011; sf OLY 2012; 1 WSG 2013; 4 WCH 2013 (2009-ht, 2011-sf); 2 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-sf); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 In 2015: 4 Ostrava; 5 Rome Diamond; 8 Oslo Diamond; 2 Rabat

4, 598 CHILD Eilidh GBR – Great Britain & NI 28y 120d 1987 54.84 54.22 -13 (Eilidh is pronounced “A - Lee” ). 2014 European Champion at 400m Hurdles 400 pb: 51.45i, 51.83 -13. 2 under-23 ECH 400H 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 400H 2009/2011; 2 COM 400H 2010/2014; sf OLY 400H 2012; 2 EIC 400H 2013 (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 400H 2013 (2009-4, 2010/2014-2); 5 WCH 400H 2013 (3 4x400); 3 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 ECH 400H 2014 (2010-8); 3 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 Scottish 2004/2007/2008 & 400 2011. 1 UK 2014. Former Scottish Schools Champion at swimming. Coach-Malcolm Arnold, though she was first taught to hurdle by her older sister Iona In 2015: First leg for British team which placed third at IAAF World Relays 4x400 (and therefore qualified for Rio Olympics); 4 Manchester 200H; 6 Ostrava; 3 Rome Diamond; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond

5, 578 CHABOUDEZ Aurelie FRA – France 22y 42d 1993 55.51 55.51 -15 Former Youth Olympic Champion, down from 56.53 to 55.51 already in 2015 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.96; HJ: 1.74i/1.72; SP: 12.13i/11.57; 200: 24.36; LJ: 6.02i/5.92; JT: 38.42; 800: 2:14.67. Heptathlon: 5660 -11 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 EJC 2011; 17 ECP Heptathlon 2011; 2 WJC 2012; 4 under-23 ECH 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014 Her outdoor 400 flat pb is 55.50, over hurdles it is 55.51! In 2015: 1 Vénissieux; 2 Marseille

6, 733 RUDAKOVA Vera RUS – Russia 23y 91d 1992 55.55 55.55 -15 Former World Youth & World Junior Champion // 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ETCh 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ECH 2014. 1 Russian under-23 2012. Coach-Tatyana Zelentsova (1 ECH 400H 78 & former world record holder) In 2015: 1 Jonesboro; 1 Moscow; 5 Beijing; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Yerino; 2 Prague Odložil

7, 707 LINKIEWICZ Joanna POL – Poland 25y 49d 1990 55.62 55.62 -15 2015 European indoor relay bronze // 400 pb: 53.72 -13. 6 ETCh 2013/2014 (2011-9); 4 Francophone Games 400H 2013; 8 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 4x400 2015. 1 Polish 2013 & indoor 400 2011 In 2015: 3 EIC 4x400; 2 Pliezhausen 300H; 5 IAAF World Relays 4x400; 2 Aarhus; 5 Ostrava; 3 Marseille; 5 Prague Odložil

ETCh Record: 4.75 Silke Spiegelburg GER Stockholm 18 Jun 11 4.75 Anna Rogowska POL Stockholm 18 Jun 11

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 747 BENGTSSON Angelica SWE – Sweden 21y 347d 1993 4.50 4.58 -12 Full name-Angelica Therese Bengtsson 2009 World Youth, 2010 Olympic Youth Champion and twice World Junior Champion 4.70i -15. 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010/2012; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 EJC 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq WCH 2013; =5 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2011/2013-dnq). 1 Swedish 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2010/2013/2014/2015). In late 2012 she moved to France to be coached by coach- Sebastian Homo (formerly it was her father-Glen Bengtsson). 1.64 tall In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Pontoise ‘B’

2, 563 NIKKANEN Minna FIN – Finland 27y 71d 1988 4.55 4.55 -15 18x Finnish Champion (10 in + 8 out) // 6 World Youth 2005; 6 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 1 EJC 2007 (2003-8); dnq WCH 2007/2009; 2 under-23 ECH 2009; 5 ETCh 2010; =4 EIC 2011 (2009/2011/2013/2015-dnq); dnq OLY 2012; =7 ECH 2014 (2010-9, 2012-dnq). 1 Finnish 2006/2007/2009-2014 (1 indoor 2005/2006/2007/2009-2015). Coach-Jarno Koivunen. 1.69 tall In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Lappeenranta; 3 Montreuil; 1 Lahti

3, 774 KOZLOVA Kateryna UKR – Ukraine 25y 279d 1989 4.00 4.20 -13 7 ETCh 2013 (2010-12, 2014-nh). 1 Ukrainian 2013. 1.77 tall In 2015: 3 Ukrainian Universities; 1 Ukrainian Teams

4, 524 AGIRRE Naroa ESP – Spain 36y 36d 1979 4.32 4.51 -14 Full name-Naroa Agirre Kamio Spanish record holder & 20x Champion (12 in + 8 out) 4.56i -07. LJ pb: 6.36w -05, 6.35 -07. 5 Mediterranean Games 2001; =6 OLY 2004; 1 Ibero-American 2004; dnq EIC 2005/2007/2011; 9 WCH 2005 (2003/2007/2009-dnq); 6 WIC 2006 (2004-dnq, 2008-9); 4 ECP 2006 (2004-7, 2007-5); 6 WIC 2006 (2003-dnq, 2008-9); 7 ECH 2006 (2002-10, 2010/2012/2014- dnq); dnq OLY 2008; 4 ETCh 2013 (2009-8, 2014-5). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2010/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2000/2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2015). 1.77 tall In 2015: 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Spanish indoor; 1 Pamplona; 2 Montreuil

5, 678 HAARKLAU Katrine NOR – Norway 24y 119d 1991 4.24 4.35 -13 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 14.28; HJ: 1.58; SP: 13.35; 200: 25.77; LJ: 5.54; JT: 49.56; 800: 2:21.67. Heptathlon pb: 5374 -13 14 EJC Heptathlon 2009; 17 WJC Heptathlon 2010; 9 ETCh 2013; 12 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq ECH 2014. 5 NCAA 2013 (2014-6). 1 Norwegian indoor 2008. Student of Sports Management at University of Missouri. 1.77 tall In 2015: 2 Texas Relays ‘B’; 7 Fayetteville; 13 Drake Relays; 1 Columbia; =8 Starkville; 10 NCAA

6, 712 ŚMIETANKA Justyna POL – Poland 20y 269d 1994 4.11 4.11 -15 Up from 3.80 to 4.11 so far in 2015 // 4 Polish under-23 2014; 1 Polish indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 1 Warsaw; 1 Polish Universities; 2 Bydgoszcz

7, 522 YAKALTSEVICH Iryna BLR – Belarus 22y 145d 1993 4.25 4.25 -15 2 Youth Olympic Games ‘B’ 2010; dnq WJC 2012; nh ETCh 2013. 1 Belarusian 2013 (1 indoor 2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor; 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup; 2 Minsk Olympic Prize

8, 641 SPIEGELBURG Silke GER – Germany 29y 95d 1986 4.60 4.82 -12 Fourth at Berlin 2009, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 // 4.72i -14. 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, 2014-7); 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, now retired). Coach- coach-Andrei Tiwontchik (1996 Olympic bronze). 1.72 tall In 2015: 6 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Hengelo; 8 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Zweibrücken

9, 736 SIDOROVA Anzhelika RUS – Russia 23y 357d 1991 4.62 4.70 -14 European Champion indoors & out // 4.80i -15. 4 WJC 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; =2 WIC 2014; 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-2); 1 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3). 1 Russian 2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 1 EIC; 2 Russian Teams; =2 Birmingham Diamond

10, 605 PEAKE Sally GBR – Great Britain & NI 29y 132d 1986 4.20 4.40 -14 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist (on a very wet weekend in Glasgow) 4.25i -15. 4 WSG 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 2 COM 2014 (2010-9). 1 Welsh 2011/2012; 1 UK 2013/2014 & indoor 2015. Works as a Physiotherapist for Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and the Football Association of Wales. Coach-Scott Simpson In 2015: 1 Vault Manchester; 5 Nevers; 1 UK indoor; 7 Birmingham Grand Prix (all indoors); 1 Loughborough International

11, 584 LOTOUT Marion FRA – France 25y 213d 1989 4.60 4.60 -13/15 2013 World Championship finalist // dnq WJC 2008; 8 WSG 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 4 ETCh 2013; 12 WCH 2013; nh ECH final 2014. 1 French 2013 & indoors 2011/2013/2014. 1.65 tall In 2015: 2 French indoor; 5 Drakes Relays; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Bondoufle; 1 Pézenas; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Montreuil

12, 657 MALAVISI Sonia ITA – Italy 20y 232d 1994 4.15 4.42 -13 dnq WJC 2012; 6 ETCh 2013 (2014-7=); dnq ECH 2014 In 2015: 4 Italian indoor; 1 Rieti WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Yelena Isinbaeva RUS...... 2009 1 ....4.80...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE ...... 5.06....1 2....4.92...... Jenn Suhr USA...... 2008 2....4.71...... Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 3....4.90...... Yarisley Silva CUB...... 2013 3....4.62...... Anzhelika Sidorova RUS 4....4.88...... Svetlana Feofanova RUS...... 2004 4....4.61...... Alyona Lutkovskaya RUS 5....4.85...... Fabiana Murer BRA...... 2010 =5.. 4.60...... Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova RUS =6.. 4.83...... Stacy Dragila USA...... 2004 ..... 4.60...... Marion Lotout FRA ..... 4.83...... Anna Rogowska POL...... 2005 ..... 4.60...... Silke Spiegelburg GER =8.. 4.82...... Monika Pyrek POL...... 2007 =8.. 4.55...... Nicole Büchler SUI ..... 4.82...... Silke Spiegelburg GER...... 2012 ..... 4.55...... Jiřina Ptáčníková CZE =10.4.80...... Martina Strutz GER...... 2011 ..... 4.55...... Minna Nikkanen FIN ..... 4.80...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE...... 2015 11.. 4.51...... Katharina Bauer GER

ETCh Record: 14.85 Olga Saladukha UKR Stockholm 18 Jun 11

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 573 ASSANI ISSOUF Jeanine FRA – France 22y 306d 1992 14.24 14.24 -15 LJ pb: 5.85 -15. 9 EJC 2011; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 8 ETCh 2014. 1 French indoor 2014/2015 In 2015: 1 French indoor; dnq EIC; 2 St. Junien LJ; 1 Angers; 1 Forbach

2, 655 LA MANTIA Simona ITA – Italy 32y 67d 1983 14.07 14.69 -05 Surprise 2010 European silver, then indoor gold in 2011 // LJ pb: 6.48 -05 (5.79 -15). 10 EJC 2001; 8 WJC 2002; dnq WCH 2003/2005/2011/2013; 11 WIC 2004 (2006-dnq); dnq OLY 2004/2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-2); 4 WSG 2007; 2 ECH 2010 (2006-dnq, 2012-4); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 EIC 2011 (2005-8, 2013-3); 2 ETCh 2011 (2010-5, 2013-3); 1 World Military Games 2011. 1 Italian 2005/2006/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2004/2006/2011/2012/2013). Born-Palermo In 2015: 2 Italian indoor; 1 Palermo LJ/TJ; 4 Marseille

3, 762 MARMBRANDT Malin SWE – Sweden 30y 52d 1985 12.90 12.90 -15 LJ pb: 6.31w, 6.26 -14, 6.26i -15 (6.23 -15). 1 Swedish TJ 2010 In 2015: 2 Swedish indoor LJ (3 TJ); 1 Eskilstuna LJ/TJ; 1 Bedford Games LJ; 3 Skara LJ; 4 Uppsala TJ; 5 Lahti TJ

4, 561 MÄKELÄ Kristiina FIN – Finland 22y 211d 1992 14.06 14.06 -15 Finnish record holder indoors // 14.20i -15. 6 World Youth 2009; 12 ETCh 2010l 7 WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011 (10 LJ); dnq ECH 2012; 8 EIC 2015. 1 Finnish 2009/2011 (1 indoor 2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Helsinki; 1 Finnish indoor; 8 EIC; 3 Dessau; 2 Lahti

5, 781 PTASHKINA Tetyana UKR – Ukraine 22y 161d 1993 14.01 14.01 -15 dnq EIC 2015. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Ukrainian Universities; 1 Kharkov; 1 Ukrainian under-23; 1 Ukrainian Teams

6, 801 PELETEIRO Ana ESP – Spain 19y 200d 1995 13.58 14.17 -12 Full name-Ana Peleteiro Brion 2012 World Junior Champion // 3 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2014-6); 3 EJC 2013; 9 ETCh 2014. 1 Spanish indoor 2014 In 2015: 2 Spanish under-23 indoor 60; 3 Spanish indoor; 2 Valladolid LJ; 2 Salamanca

7, 673 BENSERUD Monika NOR – Norway 18y 207d 1996 12.66 12.66 -15 12.78i -14 In 2015: 1 Norwegian indoor TJ; 1 Norwegian junior indoor LJ/TJ; 6 Uppsala TJ

8, 719 ZYCH Anna POL – Poland 27y 35d 1988 13.24 13.78 -13 LJ pb: 6.07 -11 (5.96 -15) . 2 Polish TJ 2013 (2 indoor 2013/2014) In 2015: 3 Polish indoor TJ; 1 Biała Podlaska TJ (2 LJ); 1 Łódź TJ

9, 505 DZIATSUK Ksenia BLR – Belarus 29y 58d 1986 14.12 14.76 -12 (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 14.81w -12. LJ pb: 6.76i -15, 6.51 -10. 7 under-23 ECH 2007; 10 WSG 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 4 ETCh 2010; 12 ECH 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 6 WIC 2014 (2010/2012-dnq). 1 Belarusian 2008/2010 (1 indoor 2012) In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prize; 1 Prague Odložil

10, 620 GIERISCH Kristin GER – Germany 24y 304d 1990 14.17 14.31 -14 Gierisch is pronounced “Gear-sh” // 14.46i -15, 14.34w -14. LJ pb: 6.46i -15, 6.21 -14. 6 World Youth TJ 2007; 5 EJC TJ 2009; dnq WIC TJ 2012; 9 ECH TJ 2014; 5 EIC TJ 2015. 1 German 2014 (1 indoor 2012/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 German indoor; 4 EIC; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Dessau; 2 Forbach; 3, Prague Odložil; 3 Lahti

11, 726 KONEVA Yekaterina RUS – Russia 26y 267d 1988 15.04 15.04 -15 DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION Reigning World & European Indoor Champion LJ pb: 6.82i -15, 6.70 -11. 1 WSG 2011/2013; 2 ETCh 2013; 2 WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015. 1 Russian 2014 (1 indoor LJ/TJ 2015). Served a two year doping ban from 2007-2009 In 2015: 1 Russian indoor LJ/TJ; 1 EIC; 1 Krasnodar; 2 Eugene Diamond; 4 Oslo Diamond

12, 609 SAMUEL Laura GBR – Great Britain & NI 24y 121d 1991 13.69 14.09 -14 Broke through 14m at the perfect time to win 2014 Commonwealth silver LJ pb: 5.90w -08, 5.86 -10. 2 WJC 2010; 2 COM 2014. 1 UK 2010/2011/2012; 1 UK indoor 2011/2014/2015. Coach-Aston Moore In 2015: 1 UK indoor; 3 Kingston Jamaica International

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Inessa Kravets UKR...... 1995 1 ....15.04..... Yekaterina Koneva RUS .....15.50....1 2....15.39..... Françoise Mbango CMR...... 2008 2....14.64..... Gabriela Petrova BUL 3....15.34..... Tatyana Lebedyeva RUS...... 2004 3....14.62..... Olga Saladukha UKR 4....15.32..... Hrisopiyí Devetzí GRE...... 2004 4....14.61..... Hanna Minenko ISR 5....15.31..... Caterine Ibargüen COL...... 2014 5....14.24..... Jeanine Assani Issouf FRA 6....15.29..... Yamilé Aldama CUB...... 2003 6....14.22..... Susana Costa POR 7....15.28..... Yargelis Savigne CUB...... 2007 =7.. 14.19..... Cristina Bujin ROU 8....15.25..... Olga Rypakova KAZ...... 2010 ..... 14.19..... Patrícia Mamona POR =9.. 15.20..... Sárka Kaspárková CZE...... 1997 =9.. 14.17..... Anna Jagaciak POL ..... 15.20..... Tereza Marinova BUL...... 2000 ..... 14.17..... Kristin Gierisch GER

ETCh Record: 65.83 Zinaida Sendriūtė LTU Tallinn 21 Jun 15

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 676 ETHOLM Grete NOR – Norway 39y 146d 1976 51.83 59.48 -03 13x Norwegian Champion // dnq ECH 2006/2010; 9 ETCH 2010 (2013-11). 1 Norwegian 2001. 1.83/72kg In 2015: 1 Aremark; 1 Heggedal; 1 Aremark; 1 Asker

2, 697 GLANC Żaneta POL – Poland 32y 101d 1983 62.15 65.34 -12 2011 World Student Games Champion. Twice fourth at World Championships dnq OLY 2008/2012; 4 WCH 2009/2011 (2013-7); dnq ECH 2010; 1 WSG 2011 (2009-2).; 3 ETCh 2013 1 Polish 2009/2013. Coach-Jerzy Sudol. 1.86/95kg In 2015: 6 Doha Diamond; 5 Hengelo; 5 Dessau; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 5 Rabat

3, 506 KASHTANAVA Nastassia BLR – Belarus 26y 157d 1989 56.74 61.13 -13 2011 European under-23 silver // 8 WJC 2008; 8 ETCh 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 11 WSG 2011; 7 ETCh 2013. 1 Belarusian 2014 In 2015: 1 Belarusian winter; 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prizes; 1 Minsk Zhelobobskiy

4, 619 FISCHER Julia GER – Germany 25y 80d 1990 64.64 66.46 -14 Twice fifth at European Championships // 1 World Youth 2007; 2 WJC 2008; 2 EJC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 ECH 2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012; 2 ETCh 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1.92/95kg In 2015: 3 Wiesbaden; 1 Halle; 2 Hengelo; 1 Dessau; 4 Rome Diamond; 5 Birmingham Diamond

5, 739 STROKOVA Yekaterina RUS – Russia 25y 185d 1989 64.33 65.78 -14 dnq WJC 2008; 6 WSG 2009; 10 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WCH 2013; 3 ETCh 2014; 9 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2013 In 2015: 1 Russian winter; 4 Doha Diamond; 2 Dessau; 10 Rome Diamond

6, 601 LAW Kirsty GBR – Great Britain & NI 28y 252d 1986 56.03 57.79 -12 7x Scottish Champion // 11 COM 2014. 1 AAA under-17 2003, junior 2004 & under-23 2006; 1 Scottish 2007/2008/2009/2011/2012/2013/2014; 2 UK 2013 (2012/2014-3). Coach-Jim Edwards. 1.73/88kg She is a big fan of Cliff Richard (multi-million selling record artist from Britain) and has his signature as a tattoo In 2015: 8 Mesa; 11 Chula Vista ‘B’; 9 San Diego ‘B’; 1 UK League div 1/May 10 & Jun 7; 2 Loughborough International; 1 Scottish North District; 1 Bedford Games

7, 590 ROBERT-MICHON Mélina FRA – France 35y 337d 1979 65.04 66.28 -13 DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION If it wasn’t for Sandra Perković, she would be the reigning World & European Champion 2 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001 (99-12); 3 WSG 2001 (99-8); 2 ECP 2003 (2000-5, 2001-6, 2002-8, 2004/2008-4, 2006-7, 2007-6, 2008-4); 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; 6 OLY 2012 (or fifth once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC) (2000/2004-dnq); 1 ETCh 2013/2014 (2009-2, 2011 -5); 2 WCH 2013 (2003-11, 2007-12, 2009-8); 2 ECH 2014 (98/2006-dnq, 2002-12, 2012-6); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 French 2000 -2009/2011/2012/2013/2014. Born-Voiron. Coaches-Serge Debie & Jérôme Simian. Daughter-Elyssa born 2010. 1.82/75kg In 2015: 1 French winter; 2 European Throws Cup; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 1 Vénissieux (2x); 5 Doha Diamond; 1 Montgeron; 5 Rome Diamond; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Montreuil; 3 New York Diamond

8, 645 ANIBALLI Valentina ITA – Italy 31y 61d 1984 58.55 58.55 -15 11 WSG 2009; 9 ETCh 2013 (2014-10); dnq ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Lucca; 2 Italian winter; 5 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 1 Rieti; 1 Tarquinia (2x)

9, 758 LARSSON Sofia SWE – Sweden 26y 332d 1988 59.25 59.25 -15 SP pb: 13.62 -14. 7 ETCh 2009 (2014-9); 4 under-23 ECH 2009; 11 ECH 2014 (2010-dnq). 1 Swedish 2013/2014. Former hurdler (100H pb 15.46 in 2006). 1.74/82kg In 2015: 1 Katrineholm; 1 Södertälje

10, 552 KÄMÄRÄINEN Sanna FIN – Finland 29y 132d 1986 61.07 61.07 -15 Set a world indoor best of 60.67 for discus in 2012 // SP pb: 15.61i, 14.92 -14. 12 WSG 2009; 7 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-7). 1 Finnish DT 2011/2013/2014 (1 indoors 2013/2014). 1.82/72kg In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor SP/DT; 5 European Throws Cup; 1 Albufeira; 9 Halle; 6 Hengelo; 7 Montreuil; 4 Rabat

11, 782 SEMENOVA Nataliya UKR – Ukraine 32y 348d 1982 61.09 64.70 -08 (Née Fokina) 2012 European bronze // 6 WJC 2000; 1 EJC 2001; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 WSG 2003 (2005-8); dnq OLY 2004/2008/2012; 8 WCH 2007 (2005-9); 2 ECP 2008 (2004-7); 1 ETCh 2009 (2013-4, 2014-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2006-9, 2014-dnq). 1 Ukrainian 2008/2011/2013/2014. 1.78/90kg In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter; 8 European Throws Cup; 3 Hengelo; 1 Ukrainian Teams

12, 525 ASENJO Sabina ESP – Spain 28y 321d 1986 60.74 60.74 -15 Full name-Sabina Asenjo Alvarez New Spanish record holder // 12 EJC 2005; 6 Ibero-American 2012; dnq ECH 2012/2014; 5 Mediterranean Games 2013; 6 ETCh 2014 (2013-8). 1 Spanish 2013/2014. Coach-Carlos Burón. 1.81/95kg In 2015: 1 León (5x); 2 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 1 Spanish Clubs WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Gabriele Reinsch GDR...... 1988 1 ....70.08..... Sandra Perković CRO .....76.80....1 =2.. 74.56..... Zdenka Silhavá TCH...... 1984 2....66.14..... Anna Rüh GER ..... 74.56..... Ilke Wyludda GDR...... 1989 3....65.30..... Nadine Müller GER 4....74.08..... Diana Gansky GDR...... 1987 4....65.04..... Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 5....73.84..... Daniela Costian ROU/AUS...... 1988 5....64.64..... Julia Fischer GER 6....73.36..... Irina Meszynski GDR...... 1984 6....64.33..... Yekaterina Strokova RUS 7....73.28..... Galina Savinkova RUS...... 1984 7....63.48..... Yuliya Maltseva RUS 8....73.22..... Tsevtanka Khristova BUL...... 1984 8....63.25..... Irina Rodrigues POR 9....73.10..... Gisela Beyer GDR...... 1984 9....63.22..... Shanice Craft GER 10.. 72.92..... Martina Hellmann GDR...... 1987 10.. 62.73..... Yelena Panova RUS

ETCh Record: 68.59 Christina Obergföll GER Leiria 20 Jun 09

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, 770 HATSKO-FEDUSOVA Hanna UKR – Ukraine 24y 260d 1990 59.08 67.29 -14 Second at 2014 European Team Championships // 10 EJC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013; 2 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2015. 1.75/70kg In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter; 9 European Throws Cup; 11 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Kiev; 5 Rīga; 1 Ukrainian Teams

2, 530 CHILLA Mercedes ESP – Spain 35y 152d 1980 58.77 64.07 -10 Full name-Mercedes Chilla Lopez Spanish record holder & 10x Champion dnq WJC 98; 10 EJC 99; 2 under-23 ECH 2001; 6 WSG 2001; dnq WCH 2005/2007/2009/2011; 3 ECP 2006 (2003-6, 2004-5, 2007-4); 3 ECH 2006 (2010-6, 2014 -10); 9 OLY 2008 (2004-dnq); 1 Ibero-American 2010; 2 ETCh 2013 (2009-6, 2011-5, 2014-6). 1 Spanish 2003-2011/2014. Coach-José María Vega. 1.70/60kg In 2015: 1 Pamplona; 1 Valencia; 1 European Clubs Cup

3, 675 BORGE Sigrid NOR – Norway 19y 199d 1995 52.59 53.50 -14 dnq WJC 2014. 1 Norwegian junior 2014 In 2015: 7 European Throws Cup under-23; 1 Bergen; 3 Halle under-23; 1 Hamar; 1 Bergen

4, 702 KĄKOL Marta POL – Poland 23y 115d 1992 56.14 56.14 -15 7 World Youth 2009. 1 Polish under-23 2013 In 2015: 1 Polish Universities; 1 Postomino; 2 Gdańsk

5, 508 KHALADOVICH Tatsiana BLR – Belarus 23y 364d 1991 61.70 63.61 -14 Belarusian record holder // dnq WJC 2008/2010; 6 ETCh 2013; 5 ECH 2014. 1 Belarusian 2012/2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Minsk; 1 Belarusian winter; 7 European Throws Cup; 1 Brest; 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup; 3 Rīga; 5 Prague

6, 635 OBERGFÖLL Christina GER – Germany 33y 302d 1981 63.07 70.20 -07 Reigning World Champion // 8 WJC 2000; 8 under-23 ECH 2003 (2001-9); 8 WSG 2003; 1 ECP 2007 (2008-5); 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2011/2012; 2 ECH 2010/2012 (2006-4); 2 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-3); 1 WCH 2013 (2005/2007-2, 2009-5, 2011-4). 1 German 2008/2011/2012. Husband/coach-Boris Henry (who now calls himself Boris Obergföll as previously agreed on condition of her becoming become World Champion), their son Marlon born in June 2014. 1.75/80kg In 2015: 6 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 7 Oslo Diamond

7, 740 SUDARUŠHKINA Viktoriya RUS – Russia 24y 291d 1990 62.78 62.78 -15 2013 World Student Games silver // 8 EJC 2009; 2 WSG 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 4 ETCh 2014. 2 Russian 2013. Attends Pushkin Leningrad State University. 1.76/76kg In 2015: 1 Adler; 1 Russian winter; 4 European Throws Cup; 1 Russian Teams; 12 Prague Odložil; 1 Moscow Champs

8, 614 WHITTINGHAM Laura GBR – Great Britain & NI 29y 14d 1986 53.31 60.68 -10 Fourth at 2010 Commonwealth Games // 10 ETCh 2009; dnq ECH 2012. 1 Northern 2006; 1 UK Inter-Counties 2007; 1 Welsh 2007/2009; 1 English 2010; 2 UK 2010. Coach-Mike McNeill. 1.77/71kg In 2015: 1 Loughborough Open; 1 Loughborough International; 1 Bedford Games

9, 572 ANDRAUD Matilde FRA – France 26y 53d 1989 58.75 59.80 -14 dnq WJC 2008; 10 ETCh 2010; 4 Mediterranean Games 2013; 4 Francophone Games 2013. 1 French 2012/2013 In 2015: 3 Offenburg; 1 French winter; 5 European Throws Cup; 1 Salon-de-Provence; 1 Bondoufle; 1 Pézenas; 3 Grenoble; 1 Monaco

10, 654 JEMAI Sara ITA – Italy 23y 68d 1992 56.04 56.55 -14 9 under-23 ECH 2013; 9 ETCh 2014 (2013-12). 1 Italian 2013/2014 In 2015: 2 Italian winter; 1 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 2 Pavia; 2 Salzburg; 3 Geneva; 1 Lobi

11, 768 WESSMAN Anna SWE – Sweden 25y 254d 1989 55.47 57.09 -11 2009 European under-23 bronze // 6 EJC 2007; 7 WJC 2008; 9 ETCH 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 2009 (2011-6). 3 NCAA 2009 (representing the University of Texas at El Paso). 1 Swedish 2011 In 2015: 1 Södertälje

12, 553 KANGAS Jenni FIN – Finland 22y 351d 1992 56.56 56.56 -15 dnq World Youth 2009; 9 EJC 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2013 In 2015: 1 Seinäjoki; 4 Lappeenranta; 2 Raasepori; 1 Alavus

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST Barbora Špotáková CZE...... 2008 1 ....65.75..... Martina Ratej SLO .....72.28....1 2....71.99..... Mariya Abakumova RUS...... 2011 2....64.56..... Marharyta Dorozhon ISR 3....71.70..... Osleidys Menéndez CUB...... 2005 3....64.10..... Barbora Špotáková CZE 4....70.20..... Christina Obergföll GER...... 2007 4....64.07..... Madara Palameika LAT 5....69.48..... Trine Hattestad NOR...... 2000 5....63.07..... Christina Obergföll GER 6....69.35..... Sunette Viljoen RSA...... 2012 6....62.88..... Linda Stahl GER 7....68.34..... Steffi Nerius GER...... 2008 7....62.78..... Viktoriya Sudarushkina RUS 8....67.67..... Sonia Bicet CUB...... 2005 8....62.14..... Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir ISL 9....67.51..... Mirela Manjani GRE...... 2000 9....62.08..... Katharina Molitor GER 10.. 67.32..... Linda Stahl GER...... 2014 10.. 61.70..... Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR