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Here, in country code order, are summarised biographies of the 512 athletes initially entered for Nassau 2017 (289 men, 223 women from 34 countries plus the Athlete Refugee Team). The information has been based on the provisional entry list (18 Apr 17), so there may well be addi- tional or adjusted information appearing on final start lists. Name, birthdate, age country and principal events are shown along with personal bests, their most significant achievements (international then domestic) and other data. This listing with include reserves and other athletes who were initially entered but will not compete. Meeting Abbreviations WJC World Junior Championships COM WSG World Student Games ECH European Championships WXC World Cross Country Championships ECP European Cup EIC European Indoor Championships Additional Abbreviations ETCh European Team Championships Dec EXC European Cross Country Championships dnq did not qualify NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships h hurdles OLY Half Mar half marathon WCH World Championships Mar marathon WCP World Cup pb personal best WIC World Indoor Championships XC cross-country

MEN LOBALU Dominic Lokinyomo (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800

BAILEY Daniel (ANT) 9-9-1986 (30y) 4x100/200 TAP Gai Nyang (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in 2011 Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 100 pb: 9.91 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -14. 4 World Youth 200 2003 (sf 100); 4 WJC 100 2004; 3 Pan-Am junior 200 2005 (4 100); qf COM 100 2006; ANDREWS Nicholas (AUS) 2-2-1997 (20y) 4x100 dq ht WIC 60 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2017 New South Wales State Champion at 100m 2009/2011 & Games 100 2010; 4 WCH 100 2009 (2005-ht, 2011-5, 100 pb: 10.29 -16 (10.44 -17). 110H pb: 14.08 -16. ht Youth Olympic 2013-qf); 3 WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf OLY Games 110H 2014; sf WJC 110H 2016. 1 New South Wales State 100 100 2012/2016 (2008-qf); 6 COM 200 2014 (sf 100) 2017; 5 Australian 100 2017

GREENE Cejhae (ANT) 06/10/1995 (21y) 4x100/200 BRESLAND Aaron (AUS) 4-7-1994 (22y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.01 -16 (10.10 -17). 200 pb: 20.64 -16. ht World Youth 3x Western State Champion at 100m 100/200 2011; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/200 2012; sf 100 pb: 10.36 -17. 200 pb: 21.09w, 21.35 -17. 1 Western Australia WJC 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014; sf OLY 100 2012 State 100 2015/2016/2017 (1 200 2015/2017). 3 Australian 100 2017

JARVIS Jared (ANT) 29/08/1994 (22y) 4x100/200 BROWNING Rohan (AUS) 31-12-1997 (19y) 4x100 Third leg for Antiguan relay team which finished sixth in 100 pb: 10.18w -14, 10.44 -16. 200 pb: 20.95 -17. 4 Australian 100 2015 2017 100 pb: 10.40 -16. 200 pb: 21.14 -16. sf NACAC 100/200 2015; 6 WCH 4x100 2015 COHEN Mason (AUS) 19-9-1996 (20y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 47.85 -17. 800 pb: 1:47.41 -16. 1 New South Wales State 800 RICHARDSON Richard (ANT) 21/08/1987 (29y) 4x100/200 2015/2016. 6 Australian 800 2017 100 pb: 10.59 -08. 200 pb: 21.07 -11. ht WJC 100 2006; sf COM 200 2014 (ht 100) GAMBLE Tom (AUS) 25-11-1991 (25y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.28 -15. 200 pb: 20.61 -17. 3 WSG 4x100 2015. 1 New South WALSH Chavaughn (ANT) 29/12/1987 (29y) 4x100/200 Wales State 200 2017. 6 Australian 200 2017 First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 2015 GURR James (AUS) 20-12-1983 (33y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 100 pb: 10.21w, 10.22 -15. 200 pb: 20.85 -15. ht COM 100 2010/2014; 800 pb: 1:46.09 -16. 400 pb: 46.53 -06. 3 Australian 800 2010/2012 6 WCH 4x100 2015; sf WIC WIC 60 2016. He is a cousin of fellow (2011-4, 2017-5) Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh HARTMANN Alex (AUS) 7-3-1993 (24y) 4x100 WALSH Tahir (ANT) 24/02/1994 (23y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.29 -16. 200 pb: 20.45 -16. ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Australian Full name-Tahir Jelani Walsh 100/200 2016 (2 200 2017). He was third and fourth at 150m in two of 2011 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 100m the 2017 “Nitro Athletics” meetings, racing among 100 pb: 10.38w -13, 10.42 -16. 200 pb: 21.02w, 21.07 -14. 4 Youth others Olympic Games 100 2010; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011 (2 200); sf World Youth 100 2011 (ht 200); ht WJC 100/200 2012; dq ht MATHEWS Luke (AUS) 21/06/1995 (21y) 4x800 COM 100 2014 (false start). He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan interna- Twice Australian Champion at 800m tional sprinter Chevaughn Walsh 800 pb: 1:45.16 -16. 1000 pb: 2:19.24 -17. 1500 pb: 3:35.99 -16, sf WJC 800 2014; ht OLY 800/1500 2016. 1 Australian 800 2016/2017. ACHOTO Ubaa Dinta (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 Two wins in the 2017 Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings, at the Three Minute Run and AMOTUN Paulo (Athlete Refugee Team) 01/01/1992 (25y) 4x800 In 2006 he fled to Kenya from the conflict in South Sudan. He began RALPH Joshua (AUS) 27-10-1991 (25y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 training with the Tegla Loroupe Foundation in Kenya in 2015, after his 2014 Australian Champion at 800m talent was noticed while in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Coach-Tegla 800 pb: 1:45.79 -15. 400 pb: 46.34 -13. ht COM 800 2014; ht WCH 800 Loroupe 2015. 1 Australian 800 2014 (2017-2). Physiotherapy student, also ht OLY 1500 2016 (4:03.96) works part-time in Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents

DENG Wiyual Puok (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 WILLIAMS Trae (AUS) 5-5-1997 (19y) 4x100 Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 100 pb: 10.27 -16/17. 200 pb: 21.02-16. 3 Youth Olympic Games 100 2 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

2014; sf WJC 200 2016 (2016-ht). 1 Australian junior 200 2015; 2 2010 (2008-ht); 4 COM 400 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Australian 100 2017 (4 200) Champs 200/4x400 2011; dnf sf WCH 200 2011; dq sf OLY 200 2012 (false start); 1 OLY 4x400 2012 (2016-3); 4 WIC 4x400 2014; sf COM WILLIAMSZ Jordan (AUS) 21-8-1992 (24y) 4x800 200 2014 (2 4x400); sf WCH 400 2015; 2 WIC 4x400 2016 Anchored Australia to fourth place at the 2016 IAAF World Relays at both 4x800m and the Distance Medley Relay McBRIDE Elroy (BAH) 23/12/1993 (23y) 4x400 800 pb: 1:46.77 -14. 1500 pb: 3:36.74 -12. sf World Youth 800 2009. 5 400 pb: 46.73 -15. 200 pb: 20.67w -15, 20.85 -16. 3 WJC 4x400 2012; NCAA 1500 2014, for Villanova University ht WCH 4x100 2015. 3 Bahamian 200 2016

BAIN Andretti (BAH) 1-12-1985 (31y) 4x400 PINDER Demetrius (BAH) 13-2-1989 (28y) 4x200 Ran first leg for Bahamian relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver. Ran the fastest leg of the 2012 Olympic 4x400m final (43.3), which his 2008 US Collegiate Champion indoors & out, representing Oral Roberts team won University (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) 200 pb: 20.23 -12. 400 pb: 44.77 -12. sf WCH 400 2011; 2 WIC 400 400 pb: 44.62 -08. 400H pb: 50.83 -07. 200 pb: 21.15 -08. sf WJC 400 2012; 7 OLY 400 2012 (1 4x400); dq hy OLY 200 2016 (false start). 1 2004; 2 OLY 4x400 2008; sf COM 2010; 4 WIC 4x400 2014; silver NCAA indoor 400 2011. 1 Bahamian 400 2011/2012. Studied Theatre COM 4x400 2014 (ran heat). 1 NCAA 400 indoor/out 2008. He was at Texas A&M University. In 2013 his Olympic gold medal was stolen named after the former World Motor Racing Champion Mario Andretti from his truck in Florida (he’d left it in view), but police managed to recover it nine days later BARTLETT Blake (BAH) 3-2-1993 (24y) 4x200 Led off Bahamian team which set a national record (of 1:22.18) at RESIAS Cliff (BAH) 8-11-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 4x200m in the heats at Nassau 2014 100 pb: 10.30w -16, 10.56 -14. 200 pb: 21.40w, 21.99i -15. ht WJC 100 200 pb: 20.48w -16, 20.74 -14. 100 pb: 10.22w, 10.37 -16. 6 WJC 2014 4x100 2012 RILEY Ashley (BAH) 27-4-1995 (21y) 4x400 COLEBROOK Andre (BAH) 8-3-1994 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 46.70 -17. ht World Youth 800 2011; Silver WIC 4x400 2016 400 pb: 46.60 -17. 400H pb: 51.11 -17. 800 pb: 1:50.81 -15. ht World (ran in heat only, deputising for Alonzo Russell) Youth 800 2011 BRATHWAITE Shane (BAR) 8-2-1990 (27y) 4x100/200 COLEBROOKE Samson (BAH) 10-5-1997 (19y) 4x100/200 Sprint hurdles bonzes at & 2015 Pan- 100 pb: 10.54w, 10.62 -16. 200 pb: 21.19w, 21.30 -16. sf WJC 200 American Games. 2007 World Youth Champion at Octathlon 2016 100 pb: 10.43 -09. 200 pb: 20.64w -17, 20.77 -16. 110H pb: 13.21 -15. 400H pb: 50.90 -12. 1 World Youth Octathlon 2009; sf WJC 400H 2008; FRASER Warren (BAH) 08/07/1991 (25y) 4x100 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 110H 2012; ht OLY Bahamian record holder at 60m 110H 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 110H 2013; 3 100 pb: 10.12w -17, 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 20.85 -12. sf World Youth 100 COM 110H 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 110H 2015; sf WCH 110H 2015; 8 2007; ht OLY 100 2012; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 WIC 60H 2016. He is not related to 2009 World Champion Ryan 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 7 COM 100 2014 Brathwaite

GARDINER Steven (BAH) 12-9-1995 (21y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 BURKE Mario (BAR) 18-3-1997 (20y) 4x100/200 Bahamas’ ’Boy Wonder’ down from 47.78 to a Bahamian 400m record 2016 World Junior bronze at 100m 44.27 in 2015, Olympic relay bronze in 2016 and already 44.26 in 2017 100 pb: 10.21 -15. 200 pb: 20.87 -16. 5 World Youth 100 2013; 1 400 pb: 44.26 -17. 200 pb: 20.51w -15, 20.66 -14. sf WJC 200 2014 (6 Carifta junior 100/200 2015; 3 WJC 100 2016. 2 NCAA 4x100 2016, 4x400); sf WCH 2015 (dq/ht 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (3 4x400). 1 representing the University of Houston Bahamian 2015/2016 In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 4x400 (world lead 3:00.92); 1 St Georges (NR DESHONG Nicholas (BAR) 24-4-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 44.26) 100 pb: 10.54 -14. 200 pb: 20.58 -16. 400 pb; 46.74 -16. sf World Youth 200 2009; 4 8 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2014; GRIFFITH Adrian (BAH) 11/11/1984 (32y) 4x100 4 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015 Led off the winning Bahamian sprint relay team at 2013 Central American & Caribbean Championships ELLIS Burkheart (BAR) 18-9-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.02w, 10.11 -16. 200 pb: 20.52 -16. 5 Central American & 100 pb: 10.17 -16. 200 pb: 20.36 -16. 4 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015. 1 Barbadian 200 2013/2015. 1 NCAA div 2 200 2016, representing Saint Caribbean Champs 100 2009 (2008-8, 2011-7); qf WCH 100 2009; 5 Augustine’s University, Raleigh Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2010; sf COM 100 2010 (2014-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; ht GITTENS Ramon (BAR) 20-7-1987 (29y) 4x100/200 WIC 60 2014; ht OLY 100 2016. 1 Bahamian 100 2010/2011 2016 World indoor 60m bronze after twice breaking the Barbadian indoor record HART Shavez (BAH) 6-9-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.01w -15, 10.02 -13/15. 200 pb: 20.42 -16. ht World Youth Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships 100/200 2003; 5 WJC 200 2006; ht WCH 100/200 2009; ht OLY 100 100 pb: 10.08w -13, 10.10 -15. 200 pb: 20.23 -15. 400 pb: 46.43 -15. 1 2012/2016; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013 (2011- Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013 (4 100); qf WCH 5); sf WCH 100 2013/2015 (2011-ht); 8 COM 100 2014; 2 Pan-Am 100 2013; sf COM 100 2014; 2 WIC 4x400 2016; ht OLY 100/200 2016. Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; 3 1 Bahamian 100/200 2014/2015 (1 100 2016). Studied Sport WIC 60 2016; ht OLY 100/20 2016. He was the Barbadian flag bearer Management at Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 Mechanical) HOYTE Jaquone (BAR) 04/02/1998 (19y) 4x100/200 JOHNSON Robert (BAH) 6-2-1988 (29y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.14w -17, 10.41 -16. 200 pb: 21.21 -17. sf WJC 100 2016 100 pb: 10.51 -13. 200 pb: 21.76 -16. 5 Bahamian 100 ’B’ 2015 BORLÉE Dylan (BEL) 20-9-1992 (24y) 4x400 KERR Ian (BAH) 1-5-1996 (20y) 4x200 2015 European indoor silver then relay gold there and at the European 200 pb: 20.71 -16. 100 pb: 10.12w, 10.42 -16. sf World Youth 200 2013 Championships outdoors (ht 100, 5 Medley Relay); ht WJC 200 2014. 1 Bahamian 200 2016 400 pb: 45.57 -15. 2 under-23 ECH 4x400 2013; 5 WCH 4x400 2013; 2 EIC 2015 (1 4x400); 1 ECH 4x400 2016; 4 OLY 4x400 2016; 2 EIC MATHIEU Michael (BAH) 24/06/1984 (32y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 4x400 2017. 1 Belgian indoor 2015. Younger brother of international Third leg for ’Golden Knights’ relay team which won 2012 Olympic gold, 400m runners Jonathan & Kevin. 1.90 tall then added a bronze in 2016 In 2017: 2 EIC 4x400 400 pb: 45.00 -15. 200 pb: 20.16 -12. 100 pb: 10.18 -15. 4 Pan-Am Games 200 2007/2011 (1 4x400 2007); 2 WCH 4x400 2007; sf OLY BORLÉE Jonathan (BEL) 22-2-1988 (29y) 4x400 400 2008 (2 4x400); dq ht WCH 400 2009 (out of lane); sf WIC 400 Belgian record holder, supplanting twin brother Kevin NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 3

400 pb: 44.43 -12. 200 pb: 20.31 -12. 5 World Youth 400 2005; 4 WJC SIBANDA Karabo (BOT) 2-7-1998 (18y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 2006; sf OLY 400 2008 (4 4x400 with 43.6 split); 2 WIC 4x400 Placed fifth in the Rio Olympic final from lane 1 at age 18, then clocked 2010 (2016-6); 7 ECH 400 2010 (3 4x400); 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 4 ECH a 43.9 split in both the relay heat and final 200 2012 (1 4x400); 6 OLY 400/4x400 2012; 4 WCH 400 2013 (2011-5, 400 pb: 44.25 -16. 200 pb: 21.28 -16. sf WJC 2014; 2 Youth Olympic 2015-sf); 1 EIC 4x400 2015; ht OLY 200/400 2016. (4 4x400) 1 NCAA Games 2014; 1 African junior 2015; 5 World Youth 2015; 1 400 2009. 1 Belgian 400 2006/2011/2015. His mother-Edith De Commonwealth Youth Games 2015; 3 WJC 2016 (2 4x400); 2 African Martelaere was an international sprinter and he has has a twin brother Champs 2016 (1 4x400); 5 OLY 2016 (5 4x400). His primary sport (or Kevin and younger brother Dylan who are also international 400m run- game) was chess, but he was inspired to be an athlete by watching ners, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian Usian Bolt win at 2012. In Rio 2016, his cut his pb from 45.15 to 4x100m relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver 44.47 then 44.25

BORLÉE Kevin (BEL) 22-2-1988 (29y) 4x400 THEBE Baboloki (BOT) 18-3-1997 (20y) 4x400 Surprise European Champion in 2010 when he went from fifth to first in (’OT’) 2016 African Champion the last 50m. 2011 world bronze 400 pb: 44.22 -16 (44.89 -17). 200 pb: 20.21 -16. 100 pb: 10.36 -16. 2 400 pb: 44.56 -12. 200 pb: 20.72 -11. sf World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC Youth Olympic Games 200 2014; 1 African Youth Games 200 2014 (3 2006; 6 ECP 2007; sf OLY 2008 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2009 (4 4x400); 1 100); sf WJC 200 2014/2016; 1 African Champs 400/4x4000 2016; 2 ECH 2010 (3 4x400); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; WJC 4x400 2016 (43.5 split in heat); dns sf OLY 2016 (injured). 1.86 3 WCH 2011 (2013/2015-sf); 1 ECH 4x400 2012; 5 OLY 2012; sf ECH tall 2014 (7 4x400 with 43.6 split); 1 EIC 4x400 2015 (2017-2); 4 ECH 2016 (1 4x400); ht OLY 2016 (4 4x400). 1 Belgian 2013/2014 & 200 CARVALHO Lucas (BRA) 16/07/1993 (23y) 4x400 2007/2011. His father/coach Jacques was an international 400m runner 400 pb: 45.76 -17. 110H pb: 14.10 -14. sf WJC 110H 2012. 5 Brazilian as his twin brother Jonathan and younger brother Dylan, while their 400 2016 elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian 4x100m relay team which won 2007 world bronze & 2008 Olympic silver. Kevin is the da SILVA Aldemir Gomes (BRA) 08/06/1992 (24y) 4x400 younger of the twins by five minutes Full name-Aldemir Gomes da Silva Junior Wonderful anchor leg by him of 44.99 to catch in the 2015 400 pb: 46.83 -17. 200 pb: 20.32 -16. 100 pb: 10.20 -12. 1 South European Indoor Championships at set a European indoor record of American junior 100 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 1 South American under- 3:02.87, then another in 44.46 to catch Great Britain for the 2016 23 100 2012 & 200 2014; ht WCH 200 2013/2015; 4 IAAF Relays European Championships 4x100 2014/2015; ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Brazilian 200 2014/2015. In 2017: 2 EIC 4x400 Hobbies include Samba dancing

ROSSAERT Michael (BEL) 9-6-1995 (21y) 4x400 de BARROS Bruno (BRA) 7-1-1987 (30y) 4x100 400 pb: 46.81 -16. 3 Belgian indoor 2017 Full name-Bruno Lins Tenorio de Barros 2011 Pan-American Games bronze at 200m WATRIN Julien (BEL) 27-6-1992 (24y) 4x400 100 pb: 10.12w -16, 10.16 -09. 200 pb: 20.16 -11. 400 pb: 46.96 -13. 2 2015 European Indoor relay gold & 2016 European outdoor gold (along Ibero-American 200 2008; ht OLY 200 2008 (4 4x100); 6 WCH 200 with three Borlées each time) 2011; 3 Pan-Am Games 200 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 2 South American 400 pb: 45.64 -14. 200 pb: 20.80 -13. 100 pb: 10.31w, 10.39 -10. 7 100 2013; ht WCH 200 2013/2015; ht OLY 200 2016 (6 4x100). 1 WJC 100 2010 (sf 200); 4 Francophone Games 200 2013; ht ECH Brazilian 100/200 2011 (1 200 2012/2013, 1 100 2014). Served two- 2014; 1 EIC 4x400 2015 (2017-2); sf ECH 2016 (1 4x400); 4 OLY year doping suspension to June 14, 2011 4x400 2016. 1 Belgian 2016 & 100 2012 In 2017: 2 EIC 4x400 dos SANTOS Felipe (BRA) 8-10-1998 (18y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.38 -17. 200 pb: 21.22 -17. 2 Brazilian junior 100/200 2017

MAKWALA Isaac (BOT) 29-9-1986 (30y) 4x400 dos SANTOS Vitor (BRA) 1-2-1996 (21y) 4x100 Reigning Champion Full name-Vitor Hugo dos Santos 400 pb: 43.72 -15. 100 pb: 10.20 -14. 200 pb: 19.96 -14. ht WCH 2009; Brazilian 100m Champion in 2015 while still a junior, then retained title sf COM 2010 (5 4x400); 7 African Games 2011; 1 African Champs in 2016 2012/2014 (2008-2, 2016-4); ht WCH 200 2013; sf COM 2014; 2 100 pb: 10.11 -16. 200 pb: 20.50 -16. 2 World Youth 200 2013 (6 100); African Champs 200 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (6 200); 5 1 South American Junior 200 2013 & 100 2015; sf WJC 100/200 2014; WCH 2015 (in 44.63 after 44.19 heat & 44.11 semi); 1 African Games sf WJC 100/200 2014, though in the 200m he was disqualified for going 2015 (2 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (2012-ht); 5 OLY 4x400 2016 out of his lane; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015; ht OLY 100 2016 (6 He has given two explanations of his one-sleeve habit: 1) because his 4x100). 1 Brazilian 100 2015/2016 right arm has “my hand of power”; 2) as a tribute to fellow sleeve-wear- er Sanya Richards Ross HENRIQUES Anderson (BRA) 03/03/1992 (25y) 4x400 2013 World Championship finalist MAOTOANONG Leaname (BOT) 09/05/1991 (25y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 44.95 -13. 8 Pan-American Games 2011; 1 Ibero-American (aka Gaone Maotoanong) 2012/2014; 2 WSG 2013 (2011-7); 8 WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 1 South Two African Championship relay golds American Games 2014. 1 Brazilian 2011/2013. Lost 2013 World 400 pb: 45.63 -15. 1 African Champs 4x400 2014/2016; 2 WSG 2015; 2 Student Games title by 0.01 to to RUS African Games 4x400 2015; 8 IAAF Relays 4x400 2015; 5 OLY 4x400 2016 RODRIGUES António César (BRA) 12-1-1993 (24y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.28 -14. 200 pb: 20.53 -15. ht WJC 200 2010. 3 Brazilian 200 MASILO Boitumelo (BOT) 05/08/1995 (21y) 4x400 2015 400 pb: 45.69 -17. 800 pb: 1:45.87 -16. 8 African Games 800 2015; 4 African Champs 800 2016.; ht OLY 800 2016 RUSO Alexander (BRA) 26-7-1994 (22y) 4x400 400 PB: 46.08 -17. 2 South American junior 2013. 8 OLY 4x400 2016 NKOBOLO Onkabetse (BOT) 23/07/1993 (23y) 4x400 2015 African Games bronze SILVA Derick (BRA) 23-4-1998 (18y) 4x100 400 pb: 45.10 -15. sf African Champs 2014; ht WCH 2015; 3 African 100 pb: 10.26w, 10.33 -16. 200 pb: 20.85 -15/17. 2 World Youth 100 Games 2015 (2 4x400); 1 African Champs 4x400 2016; 1 African 2015 (4 200); 7 WJC 100 2016. 1 Brazilian junior 100/200 2017 Champs 4x400 2016; 5 OLY 4x400 2016 SOUZA Hugo (BRA) 5-3-1987 (30y) 4x100/400 Full name-Hugo Balduíno de Souza SERIBE Pako (BOT) 7-4-1991 (26y) Mixed 4x400 Twice Brazilian Champion at 400m 400 pb: 45.04 -14. 200 pb: 20.17 -15. sf World Youth 2007; 1 African 100 pb: 10.47 -11. 400 pb: 45.09 -14. 200 pb: 20.68 -09. 2 South junior 2009; 8 WJC 2010; 2 African Champs 4x400 2010; ht WCH 2011; American 200 2009; 7 WCH 4x400 2013; 2 South American Games 8 African Games 2011; sf COM 2014; 6 African Champs 2014 (1 400 2014; 7 Pan-Am Games 400 2015; 8 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 4x400) Brazilian400 2014/2015 4 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

AJOMALE Bolade (CAN) 31-8-1995 (21y) 4x100/200 RODNEY Brendon (CAN) 9-4-1992 (25y) 4x100/200 Full name- Third leg for team which won World 4x100m bronze in 2015 and 100 pb: 10.15 -16. 200 pb: 20.59 -16. 3 WJC 4x100 2012; ht WJC 200 Olympic bronze in 2016 2014; sf WSG 100/200 2015; sf WIC 60 2016. 1 NCAA div 2 indoor 60 100 pb: 10.27w -16, 10.28 -15. 200 pb: 19.96 -16. 400 pb: 45.96 -16. 5 2016/2017 (1 200 2017). Student of Advertising at the Academy of Art WSG 200 2013 (2 4x400); sf COM 200 2014; 3 WCH 4x100 2015 (sf University, San Francisco 200); 3 OLY 4x100 2016 (ht 200). 1 Canadian 200 2014/2016. Student In 2017: Led off Candian 4x200 team which won at Mt SAC Relays in a of Exercise Science at Long Island University Brooklyn in super-fast 1:19.91 (Bolade Ajomale, Brendon Rodney, , ) SMELLIE Gavin (CAN) 26-6-1986 (30y) 4x200 Led off the ill-fated Canadian sprint relay squad at the London Olympics AYESU-ATTAH Ben (CAN) 28-4-1993 (23y) 4x400 who finished third, but were then disqualified because of a lane infringe- 400 pb: 46.20 -16. sf World Youth 2009; 2 WSG 4x400 2013; 4 ment; One year later in he led off the team which originally North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014. 2 Canadian placed fourth, but were then promoted to bronze following Britain’s dis- 2013/2016 qualification 100 pb: 9.97w -17, 10.09 -15. 200 pb: 20.16w -15, 20.45 -09. 6 Pan-Am BROWN Aaron (CAN) 27-5-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 junior 200 2005; 5 WSG 200 2007 (2009-6); qf WCH 200 2009; sf WCH Relay bronzes in Moscow 2013, Beijing 2015 and Rio 2016 (but 100 2013 (3 4x100); sf WIC 60 2014; 8 COM 200 2014; dq ht Pan-Am Unfortunately both of his teams at the 2015 IAAF World Relays (4x100 Games 100 2015. Born-, moved to at age 12. Studied & 4x200) were disqualified) Business at the University of Western Kentucky 100 pb: 9.95w, 9.96 -16. 200 pb: 20.00 -16. 2 World Youth 100 2009; 3 Unfortunately both of his teams at the 2015 IAAF World Relays (4x100 WJC 200 2010 (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 & 4x200) were disqualified WCH 4x100 2013/2015; sf WCH 100 2013/2015; sf COM 100 2014; ht In 2017: windy 9.97 100m & 20.21 200m at Clermont, Florida OLY 100 2016 (3 4x100). 1 Canadian 100 2013 & 200 2015. Lives- . 1.98 tall THOMPSON Graeme (CAN) 17-8-1995 (21y) 4x400 In 2017: Three big wins at the Florida Relays, individual 200m (20.53), 400 pb: 46.47 -16. ht WJC 2014. 4 Canadian 2016 then with Canada the 4x100 & 4x200, each with world leading times (38.15/1:19.91) BIE Ge (CHN) 2-8-1992 (24y) 4x200 200 pb: 20.72 -16. 100 pb: 10.49 -16. sf Asian Champs 200 2015. 2 DE GRASSE Andre (CAN) 10/11/1994 (22y) 4x100/200 Chinese 200 2016 (2015-3) (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) Two World Championship bronzes in 2015, then three Olympic medals LIANG Jinsheng (CHN) 12-1-1996 (21y) 4x200 in 2016 200 pb: 20.52 -15. 100 pb: 10.32 -16. 2 Asian junior 200 2014; ht WJC 100 pb: 9.75w -15, 9.91 -16. 200 pb: 19.58w, 19.88 -15. 2 Pan-Am 200 2014 (4 4x100). 1 Chinese junior 100 2015; 1 Chinese Junior junior 100 2013 (3 200); sf COM 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 Games 200 2015 2015; =3 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100); 2 OLY 200 2016 (3 100/4x100). 1 NCAA 100/200 2015; 1 Canadian 100 2015. Started as a basketball MO Youxue (CHN) 10-2-1996 (21y) 4x200 player, started racing seriously at age 17. He says that he prefers the Led off the Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at the Beijing 100m to the 200m World Championships In 2017: Involved in two super-fast relay victories by Canada at the Mt 100 pb: 10.22w -17, 10.35 -13. 200 pb: 20.76w, 20.96 -15. 1 World SAC Relays on April 1st: 38.15 4x00 & 1:19.91 4x200 Youth 100 2013 (7 200); sf WJC 100 2014 (4 4x100); 1 Asian Champs 4x100 2015; 2 WCH 4x100 2015. 1 Chinese youth 100/200 2013 FRANKLIN Rayshaun (CAN) 21-12-1994 (22y) 4x400 400 pb: 47.16 -15. 7 Canadian 2016 (CHN) 29/08/1989 (27y) 4x100 Chinese record holder at 100m. 2015 World Championship relay silver HARPER Daniel (CAN) 28-8-1989 (27y) 4x400 100 pb: 9.98w -17, 9.99 -15. 200 pb: 21.23 -08. 1 Asian Indoor Games 2009 World Student Games bronze 60 2009; 1 East 100 2009; 1 Asian Champs 100 400 pb: 45.60 -12. 200 pb: 20.82w -11, 20.91 -10. 6 WJC 2008; 3 WSG 2011/2013 (1 4x100 2015); 3 WSG 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; ht 2009 (2013-8); 2 WSG 4x400 2013; ht Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 WCH 100 2013; 1 East Asian Games 100 2013; 4 WIC 60 2014 (2016- Canadian 2010 5); 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (9 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2016 (sf 100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013 HAYNES Akeem (CAN) 11/03/1992 (25y) 4x100 Born in a rural area in ’s south-eastern province of Guangdong. Led off the Canadian team which won Olympic relay bronze in 2016, in Coach Yuan Guoqiang set China’s first national record of the electrical a Canadian record 37.64 timing era, clocking 10.61 in 1978 before improving to 10.52 100 pb: 10.06w, 10.15 -15. 200 pb: 20.83 -12. 6 Pan-American junior He is the one for whom the crowd in the Bird’s Nest sang “Happy 100 2011; ht OLY 100 2016 (3 4x100). 2 NCAA 4x100 2013 (University Birthday” as China’s 2015 World Championship relay silver was won on of Alabama); 3 Canadian 100 2016. He has written a self-help book the same day as his 26th birthday entitled “Love, Life & Legacy”. Born-Jamaica In 2017: windy 9.98 in Clermont, Florida (+4.1) In 2017: Led off Canadian team which clocked the world-leading 38.15 to win at the Mt SAC Relays (Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, (CHN) 11-8-1995 (21y) 4x100 Andre De Grasse, the same as in Rio) Lead off the Chinese sprint relay team which performed so well at Rio 2016 (Chinese record 37.82 heat, then 4th in final with 37.90) MAKINDE Segun (CAN) 6-7-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.30 -16. 200 pb: 20.92 -15. 4 OLY 4x100 2016. 3 Chinese Full name-Oluwasegun Makinde (Segun is short for Oluwasegun) 100 2015 & 200 2016 2013 Francophone Games Champion at 200m 100 pb: 10.17w, 10.24 -16. 200 pb: 20.48 -13. sf World Youth 200 2007; (CHN) 17-8-1993 (23y) 4x100 sf WJC 200/110H 2010; 4 WSG 2013 (2011-5); 1 Francophone Games Second leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 200 2013. 5 Canadian 100 2016 World Championships, then placed fourth in Rio 2016 with an even In 2017: Involved in two super-fast relay victories by Canada at the Mt faster time SAC Relays on April 1st: 38.15 4x00 & 1:19.91 4x200 100 pb: 9.91w -17, 10.08 -16. 200 pb: 20.44 -14. 1 Youth Olympic Games 200 2010; 1 Asian junior 200 2012 (2 100); 5 WJC 200 2012 (8 100); ht WCH 200 2013; 1 Asian Games 4x100 2014; 4 Asian Champs OSEI Philip (CAN) 30-10-1990 (26y) 4x400 100 2015; 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (dq ht 200 for out of lane); 4 Twice Canadian Champion WIC 60 2016; 4 OLY 4x100 2016. From-Zhejiang Province 400 pb: 45.23 -15. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 In 2017: Windy 9.91 at Clermont, Florida (+4.1) 2012; 4 Francophone Games 2013; sf COM 2014; 6 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; ht WIC 2014. 1 Canadian 2013/2015. Always wears a gold chain for good luck, and takes three deep breaths XU Zhouzheng (CHN) 26-12-1995 (21y) 4x100 before getting into the blocks. Born/lives-Toronto 100 pb: 10.29 -16. 1 Chinese youth 100/200 2012; 1 Chinese 100 2016 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 5

YANG Yang (CHN) 26-6-1991 (25y) 4x100 ŠORM Patrik (CZE) 21-11-1993 (23y) 4x400 100 pb: 10.24 -15. 2 WSG 4x100 2011; 7 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014. 3 Twice European indoor relay bronze Chinese 100 2014; 8 WSG 100 2015; 5 Asian Champs 100 2015 400 pb: 46.20 -14. ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 4x400); ht EIC 2017 (3 4x400). 1 Czech 2016 Peimeng (CHN) 13/03/1987 (30y) 4x100 Anchored China to sprint relay silver in Beijing at 2015 World TESAŘ Jan (CZE) 26-3-1990 (27y) 4x400 Championships, then fourth in Rio 2016 with an even quicker time Twice European indoor relay bronze 100 pb: 10.00 -13. 200 pb: 20.47 -13. sf WJC 200 2006; 2 WSG 100 400 pb: 45.73 -15. 400H pb: 51.79 -14. sf ECH 2012; 11 ETCh 2014; ht 2007; ht OLY 200 2008; 1 Asian Champs 100 2009 (2015-2); 5 Asian ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 4x400); 4 ECH 4x400 2016; sf EIC 2017 (3 Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 6 IAAF 4x400). 1 Czech 2013 (1 indoor 2014). 1.84 tall Continental Cup 100 2014; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 1 Asian Champs 4x100 2015; ht WCH 100 2015 (2 4x100); ht OLY 100 2016 (4 ANDUJAR Yoandry (DOM) 5-7-1990 (26y) 4x100 4x400). 1 Chinese 100 2007. Born-Beijing. Former Chinese record Second leg for sprint relay team which won at 2016 Ibero-American holder at 100m (at 10.00, set when he narrowly failed to reach the Championships with a record 38.52 (Mayovanex World Championship final in Moscow) De Oleo, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly Del Carmen, Yancarlos Martinez) 100 pb: 10.20 -15. 200 pb: 20.66 -15. 6 Central American & Caribbean CHACÓN Adrián (CUB) 10-12-1988 (28y) 4x400 Games 100 2014; 5 Ibero-American 100 2016 (1 4x100) 400 pb: 45.91 -15. 2 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015; 7 WCH 4x400 2015; 6 OLY 4x400 2016. 3 Cuban 2017 CHARLES Luis (DOM) 3-12-1998 (18y) 4x400 400 pb: 46.44 -16. dq ht World Youth 2015 (lane); 2 Ibero-American COLLAZO William (CUB) 31/08/1986 (30y) 4x400 4x400 2016; sf WJC 2016 2010 World indoor silver 400 pb: 44.93 -09. 4 Pan-Am Games 2007/2011; sf WCH CUESTA Gustavo (DOM) 14-11-1988 (28y) 4x400 2007/2009/2011; sf OLY 2008; 1 Central American & Caribbean Member of Dominican Republic relay team (along with ) Champs 2009; 2 WIC 2010; 2 Ibero-American 2010/2012; 7 WCH which won at the 2015 World Student Games 4x400 2015; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015; 6 OLY 4x400 2016 400 pb: 45.09 -15. 200 pb: 20.71 -15. 100 pb: 10.55 -15. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC LESCAY Yoandys (CUB) 5-1-1994 (23y) 4x400 2014/2016; 4 WSG 2015 (1 4x400); 5 North/Central America & Anchored to 2015 Pan-American relay silver Caribbean 2015; ht OLY 2016 400 pb: 45.00 -16. 200 pb: 20.83 -14/15. sf WJC 200 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015; 4 DE OLEO Mayovanex (DOM) 26-5-1993 (23y) 4x100 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 1 Ibero-American 2016; sf Led off sprint relay team which won at 2016 Ibero-American OLY 2016 (6 4x400). 1 Cuban 2014/2016/2017 Championships with a Dominican Republic record 38.52 (Mayovanex De Oleo, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly Del Carmen, Yancarlos Martinez) MEDINA Yoan (CUB) 2-1-1999 (18y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.51 -16. 200 pb: 21.32 -15. 1 Ibero-American 4x100 2016 100 pb: 10.43 -17. 200 pb: 21.09 -16. 1 Cuban youth 200 2016; 5 Cuban 200 2017 (7 100) JORGE Carlos (DOM) 24-9-1986 (30y) 4x100 Dominican Republic record holder at MENA Reynier (CUB) 21-11-1996 (20y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.21 -11. 200 pb: 20.63 -12. 110H pb: 13.76 -11. LJ pb: 7.96 - Sprint double bronze at 2013 World Youth Championships 06. 4 World Youth 110H 2003 (dnq LJ); 8 Central American & 100 pb: 10.08w, 10.17 -15/17. 200 pb: 20.32 -15. 3 World Youth Caribbean Games 110H 2006; 6 Pan-American Games LJ 2007; ht 100/200 2013; sf WJC 200 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean WCH 100 2009 (fouled out LJ); ht OLY 200 2012 Games 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am junior 100 2015 (2 200); 1 Central American Champs 200 2016; ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Cuban 200 LUIS Franklyn (DOM) 26-2-1994 (23y) 4x400 2016/2017 400 pb: 46.85 -16

O’FARRILL Yordan (CUB) 9-2-1993 (24y) 4x100 MERCEDES Máximo (DOM) 14-9-1988 (28y) 4x400 Full name-Yordan Luis O’Farrill Olivera Second leg for Dominican Republic 4x400 team which won at the 2015 Former World Junior Champion at 110m Hurdles World Student Games 100 pb: 10.44 -14. 110H pb: 13.19 -14 (13.33 -17). 5 Youth Olympic 400 pb: 46.37 -13. 400H pb: 50.52 -16. 1 WSG 4x400 2015; 2 Ibero- Games 110H 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 110H 2012; American 4x400 2016 1 WJC 110H 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 110H 2013; 6 Pan-Am Games 100H 2015; ht WCH 110H 2015; sf WIC 60H SANTOS Juan Aroldi (DOM) 10-11-1993 (23y) 4x100 2016; sf OLY 110H 2016. 1 Cuban 110H 2017. Grandfather on his Younger brother of Luguelín Santos (2 OLY 400 2012) father’s side was Irish SORIANO Yon (DOM) 2-1-1987 (30y) 4x400 PELLICIER Osmaidel (CUB) 30/03/1992 (25y) 4x400 400 pb: 45.66 -15. 6 WCH 4x400 2009; 6 Ibero-American 2012; 7 400 pb: 45.92 -15. 200 pb: 21.18 -12. ht WCH 4x400 2013; 2 Pan-Am Central American & Caribbean Games 2014 Games 4x400 2015; 6 OLY 4x400 2016. 2 Cuban 2017 VALDEZ Cristofer (DOM) 1-11-1994 (22y) 4x100 PÉREZ Harlyn A. (CUB) 02/06/1995 (21y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.50 -16. 200 pb: 21.53 -16. 4 Central American Champs 100 100 pb: 10.27w, 10.40 -17. 200 pb: 21.59 -15, 21.30w -17. 3 Cuban 2016 100/200 2017 ATINE-VENEL Teddy (FRA) 16/03/1985 (32y) 4x400 DESENSKÝ Michal (CZE) 1-3-1993 (24y) 4x400 44.82 split at 2008 European Cup relay 400 pb: 46.39 -15. 200 pb: 21.09w -15, 21.22 -13. sf WJC 200 2012; 4 400 pb: 45.54 -08. ht WJC 2004; 1 ECP 4x400 2008; 2 Mediterranean ECH 4x400 2016. 1 Czech indoor 2016/2017 Games 2009; sf WCH 2009 (2011-ht); sf ECH 2010; 6 ETCh 2011; 4 ECH 4x400 2014; 1 ETCh 4x400 2015; 6 WCH 4x400 2015. 1 French 2015. His elder brother Didier is also a 400m runner (47.23 -10). MÜLLER Vít (CZE) 31-8-1996 (20y) 4x400 Heavily tattooed, including a necklace of blood & tears 400 pb: 47.02 -16. 400H pb: 50.45 -16. ht EJC 400H 2015; sf ECH Atine-mother’s name, Venel-father’s name 400H 2016. 3 Czech indoor 400 2016/2017 DAUTREMER Gautier (FRA) 14-3-1995 (22y) 4x200 NEMECEK Daniel (CZE) 11-8-1991 (25y) 4x400 200 pb: 20.84w, 20.96 -16. 100 pb: 10.46 -16. sf World Youth 100 2011 Twice Czech Champion. Two European indoor relay bronzes (ht 200); 3 Mediterranean under-23 200 2016 400 pb: 46.09 -14. 200 pb: 21.36 -14. sf ECH 2012 (2016-ht); 3 EIC 4x400 2013/2015; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; ht ECH 2014. 1 Czech DUTAMBY Stuart (FRA) 24/04/1994 (22y) 4x100 2012/2014 2016 European 4x100 silver 6 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

100 pb: 10.12 -16. 200 pb: 20.78 -14. 7 EJC 100 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 100 pb: 9.90w -17, 10.08 -13/14/16. 200 pb: 20.46 -11. 1 World Youth 200 2015 (1 4x100); 1 Mediterranean under-23 100 2016; sf ECH 100 100/200 2005; 1 WJC 100 2006 (3 4x100); 1 under-23 ECH 100 2009; 2016 (2 4x100). 1 Belgian 100/200 2014 (sic) 3 WCH 4x100 2009; dnf sf WIC 60 2010; sf WCH 100 2011/2013; 4 ECH 100 2012; 7 EIC 60 2013 (2011-ht); 1 ETCh 4x100 2013/2014; sf HANN Mamadou Kasse (FRA) 10/10/1986 (30y) 4x400 OLY 100 2014 (2 4x100); 3 ECH 100 2104 (1 4x100). 1 English 100 Allegiance transferee from Senegal – has lived in since 2011, 2011; 2 UK 100 2013/2014. Stress fracture of back in 2007; hamstring became a French national on August 22, 2014 and cleared by IAAF to tears in 2008, 2010 & 2012. Ghanaian descent compete for France from June 11, 2015 In 2017: Moderate indoor season (5 UK indoor 60), but then 9.90w in 400 pb: 46.13 -10/14. 400H pb: 48.50 -13. 4 IAAF Continental Cup Clermont on April 15 (+4.4) 400H 2010; 2 African Champs 400H 2012 (2008/2010-3); sf OLY 400H 2012; 7 WCH 400H 2013; 1 Francophone Games 400H 2013 (2009-3); CAMPBELL Theo (GBR) 14/07/1991 (25y) 4x400 sf ECH 400H 2016. 1 French 400H 2012/2013/2016 Rare example of a triple jumper turned 400m runner 400 pb: 46.02 -16. 200 pb: 20.96w -15, 21.10 -14. TJ pb: 15.11 -11. 5 HANNE Mamoudou Eliman (FRA) 06/03/1988 (29y) 4x400 English under-23 TJ 2011; 6 UK 400 2016 Ex-Mali, ran vital third leg for winning French relay team at 2011 European Indoor Championships, putting France into the lead DUNN Jarryd (GBR) 30-1-1992 (25y) 4x400 400 pb: 45.56 -15. ht WJC 2006; 7 African junior 2007; ht WIC 2008; 1 2015 European Team Champion. 2017 UK Indoor Champion EIC 4x400 2011; sf EIC 2013; 4 ECH 4x400 2014; 1 ETCh 4x400 2015; 400 pb: 45.09 -15. 8 EJC 2011; sf EIC 2015; 1 ETCh 2015; 3 WCH 6 WCH 4x400 2015. 1 French indoor 2013 4x400 2015 (ht individually); sf ECH 2016 (team silver in relay, having run in heats). 1 UK indoor 2017. Lives-Walsall. Graduate of Sport & JOHN Jeffrey (FRA) 6-6-1992 (24y) 4x200 Exercise Science at Wolverhampton University 100 pb: 10.54 -14. 200 pb: 20.38 -15. 400 pb: 47.53 -15. 3 EJC 200 2011 (1 4x100); 8 under-23 ECH 200 2013; ht WCH 200 2015. 1 EDOBURUN Ojie (GBR) 2-6-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 French indoor 200 2017 2015 European Junior Champion at 100m. 2013 World Youth silver 100 pb: 9.93w -17, 10.16 -14. 200 pb: 20.50w, 20.87 -16. 2 World Youth JORDIER Thomas (FRA) 12-8-1994 (22y) 4x400 100 2013; 6 WJC 100 2013; 1 EJC 100 2015; sf ECH 100 2016. At the 2015 European under-23 Champion 2013 World Youth Championships in Donyetsk, he lost the 100m gold 400 pb: 45.50 -15. 3 World Youth Medley Relay 2011 (sf 400); dq/ht to China’s Mo Youxue by two thousandths of a second EIC 2013; 3 EJC 2013; 1 ETCh 4x400 2015; 1 under-23 ECH In 2017: Two sub-10 runs in Clermont, Florida (9.99 & 9.93), but both 400/4x400 2015; sf ECH 2016; sf EIC 2017 (4 4x400). 1 French 2016 & wind-assisted indoor 2017. Good in relays – he caught Britain on the anchor leg at the 2015 European Team Championships in Cheboksary GEMILI Adam (GBR) 6-10-1993 (23y) 4x100/200 Missed 2016 Olympic 200m bronze by just 0.003 (he clocked 20.119 to LEMAITRE Christophe (FRA) 11-6-1990 (26y) 4x100/200 ’s 20.116) Hard-fought bronze medals from two successive Olympic Games 100 pb: 9.97 -15. 200 pb: 19.97 -16. 2 EJC 100/4x100 2011; sf OLY 100 pb: 9.92 -11. 200 pb: 19.80 -11. 4 World Youth 100 2007 (5 200); 1 100 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 100/4x100 2013 (4 200); 5 WCH 200 2013; WJC 200 2008; 1 EJC 100 2009; dq qf WCH 100 2009 (false start); 2 2 COM 100/4x100 2014; 1 ECH 200/4x100 2014; 4 OLY 200 2016 (5 ETCh 100 2010; 1 ECH 100/200/4x100 2010; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 4x100). 1 UK 200 2016. Was a semi-professional footballer with 100 2010; 3 EIC 60 2011 (2009-sf); 1 ETCh 100/200 2011 (1 100 2015 Thurrock. Mother Sacha from , father Az from Morocco & 200 2015); 3 WCH 200 2011 (4 100); 2 WCH 4x100 2011; 1 ECH 100 Suffered a grade three tear in his right hamstring when he overbalanced 2012; 6 OLY 200 2012 (3 OLY 4x100); 7 WCH 100 2013 (injured); 2 at the finish of the 100m final in the 2015 Grand Prix out- ECH 100/200 2014 (3 4x100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (5 doors in June 2015, missed rest of season 100); sf WCH 100/200 2015; 3 OLY 200 2016 (sf 100). 1 French 100/200 2010/2011/2012/2014, 200 2013/2015 & indoor 60 2011/2014/2015/2016. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kg HUDSON-SMITH Matthew (GBR) 26-10-1994 (22y) 4x400 2014 European silver. 2016 Olympic finalist RENÉ Marvin (FRA) 11-4-1995 (22y) 4x100/200 400 pb: 44.48 -16. 200 pb: 20.88 -13. 3 EJC 200/4x400 2013; 1 COM 2016 European 4x100m silver 4x400 2014 (held off the experienced BAH to win for 100 pb: 10.22w, 10.24 -15. 200 pb: 20.59 -15. sf EJC 100 2013; 2 ECH with a 44.56 split in the rain); 2 ECH 2014 (1 4x400); 3 ECH 4x100 2016 (1st leg); 2 Mediterranean under-23 100 2016; sf EIC 60 4x400 2016; 8 OLY 2016 (ran in 4x400 team which crossed the line first 2017. 1 French under-23 indoor 60 2017 in their heat, but were disqualified because he was judged to have start- ed running on leg 3 outside the takeover zone). 1 English Schools 200 ROMAIN Ken (FRA) 17-4-1993 (24y) 4x200 2013; 1 Midland 400 2014. Lives-Wolverhampton. His first sport was 100 pb: 10.29 -14. 200 pb: 20.94 -12. 1 EJC 4x100 2011; ht WJC 200 football but he was told he lacked aggression. His mother Cheryl then 2012. 1 French under-23 100 2013; 4 French indoor 60 2017 encouraged him into athletics

VAILLANT Ludvy (FRA) 15/03/1995 (22y) 4x400 HUGHES Zharnel (GBR) 13/07/1995 (21y) 4x200 400 pb: 46.03 -15. 400H pb: 50.32 -16. 1 under-23 ECH 4x400 2015 Fifth at 2015 World Championships, then 2016 ruined with injury (1st leg) 100 pb: 10.08w -17, 10.10 -16. 200 pb: 20.02 -15. 400 pb: 46.58 -17. 1 VICAUT Jimmy (FRA) 27/02/1992 (25y) 4x100 Central American & Caribbean youth 200 2012 & junior 200 2014; 1 Co-holder of European 100m record (with ). Sixth in Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 5 WJC 200 2014 (2012-sf); 5 WCH 2015; ht 2011 & Rio 2016 ECH 200 2016. 1 UK 200 2015. 1 Jamaican Schools 100 2014. Last 100 pb: 9.86 -15/16. 200 pb: 20.30 -13. 7 World Youth 100 2009; 3 competed for Anguilla at the World Junior Championships on July 25, WJC 100 2010; 1 ECH 4x100 2010; 1 EJC 100/4x100 2011; 6 WCH 2014. Cleared by IAAF to compete for Britain from June 19, 2015 hav- 100 2011 (2 4x100); sf OLY 100 2012 (3 4x100); 1 EIC 60 2013; 1 ing formally gained British Citizenship on June 19, 2012, he had uncon- ETCh 100 2013/2014; sf WCH 100/200 2013; sf ECH 100 2014 ditional British overseas territories citizenship as Anguilla is a British (scratched with hamstring injury); 8 WCH 100 2015; 3 ECH 100 2016 (2 Dependent Territory. He is a member of Racers Track Club (Bolt, Blake 4x100); 7 OLY 100 2016. 1 French indoor 60 2013 & 100 etc) in Jamaica 2013/2015/2016 (1 200 2016) KILTY Richard (GBR) 2-9-1989 (27y) 4x100/200 ZÉZÉ Mickaël-Méba (FRA) 19-5-1994 (22y) 4x100/200 Twice European Indoor Champion, and former World Indoor Champion 2011 World Youth bronze at 100m 100 pb: 10.21 -16. 200 pb: 20.49 -16. HJ pb: 2.05 -14. 3 World Youth at 60m 100 2011 (5 200); 6 EJC 200 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 200 100 pb: 9.92w, 10.01 -16. 200 pb: 20.34 -13. sf WJC 200 2008 (5 2016. 2 French 200 2016, indoors & out. 3 French indoor 60 2017 4x100); 7 under-23 ECH 200 2009; 2 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 6 ETCh 100 2013; 1 WIC 60 2014; sf COM 100 2014 (2 4x100); 1 ECH AIKINES-ARYEETEY Harry (GBR) 29-8-1988 (28y) 4x100 4x100 2014; 1 ECH 60 2015; sf WCH 100 2015; 5 OLY 4x100 2016. 1 Former World Youth & World Junior Champion at 100m. 2014 English Schools 100 2007; 1 English junior 200 2008. Father Kevin was European bronze at 100m a 10.8 100m sprinter and a professional bodybuilder, his sister Heidi is NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 7 also an athlete. Partner-Dovil Dzindzaletait (LTU, 14.23 TJ), their son EREWA Robin (GER) 24-6-1991 (25y) 4x100 Richard junior born September 17, 2016 6x German Champion at 200m (3 in + 3 out) In 2017: 1 EIC 60 100 pb: 10.31 -14. 200 pb: 20.40 -16. 5 WJC 200 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; sf ECH 200 2014; 8 ETCh 200 2015; ht WCH 200 ROONEY Martyn (GBR) 3-4-1987 (30y) 4x400 2015; ht OLY 200 2016. 1 German 200 2011/2014/2016 (1 indoor Twice European Champion. Terrific in relays, a 43.73 split in Beijing 2014/2015/2017) 2008, 43.75 in Rio 2016, 43.93 in Zürich 2014, 43.97 in Beijing 2015 400 pb: 44.45 -15. 200 pb: 20.87w -11, 21.33 -07. 2 EJC 2005 (1 GLADITZ Alexander (GER) 19/12/1994 (22y) 4x400 4x400); 3 WJC 2006 (3 4x400); 1 ECP 2008; 6 OLY 2008 (3 4x400 fol- 2015 German Indoor Champion lowing Russia’s disqualification, though IOC yet to publicly confirm 400 pb: 45.94 -16. 200 pb: 20.64 -16. 5 under-23 ECH 2015 (3 4x400); bronze is awarded); sf WCH 2009/2011 (2007-ht); 2 WCH 4x400 2009 ht EIC 2015; sf ECH 2016. 1 German indoor 2015 (2011-7, 2013-4); 1 ETCh 2010; 3 ECH 2010 (2 4x400); sf OLY 2012 (4 4x400); 4 COM 2014 (2006-5); 1 ECH 400/4x400 2014; sf WCH 2015 HERING Robert (GER) 14-6-1990 (26y) 4x100 (3 4x400); 1 ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016 (dq/ht 4x400). 1 UK 2008 World Junior bronze & 2009 European junior silver at 200m 2008/2010/2011/2012/2014. Born in Croydon of Irish parents, has dual 100 pb: 10.15w, 10.27 -15. 200 pb: 20.41 -09. 5 EJC 200 2007 (1 nationality but opted to compete for Great Britain (though that decision 4x100); 3 WJC 200 2008; 2 EJC 200 2009 (1 4x100); sf WCH 200 was not ratified by the IAAF in time for him to compete at the 2004 2009; ht ECH 4x100 & OLY 4x100 2016. 1 German 200 2009 (as a World Junior Championships). Married former British record junior) (2016-2) holder Kate Dennison on September 19, 2014. 1.98 tall Wonderful 43.75 anchor for 4x400 team which crossed the line first in HUKE Maurice (GER) 25-2-1993 (24y) 4x200 their heat at the Rio Olympics, but team disqualified after Matthew 200 pb: 20.99i -17, 21.19 -16. 100 pb: 10.54 -12. 5 German 200 2016; 2 Hudson-Smith was judged to have started running on leg 3 outside the German indoor 60 2017 (3 200) takeover zone JURETZKO Alexander (GER) 11-4-1990 (27y) 4x400 TALBOT Danny (GBR) 1-5-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 400 pb: 46.28 -16. 3 WJC 4x400 2008. 4 German indoor 2016 European bronze medallist at 200m in 2012 & 2016 100 pb: 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 19.86w -17, 20.25 -16. sf WJC 200 2010; 3 KNIPPHALS Sven (GER) 20-9-1985 (31y) 4x200 ECH 200 2012/2016 (2014-sf); 4 ETCh 200 2013 (2011-6); 2 under-23 2014 European relay silver, then 2016 bronze ECH 200 2013 (2011-4); 2 ETCh 100 2014; 7 COM 200 2014 (2 200 pb: 20.48 -14. 100 pb: 10.07w -15, 10.13 -15. 4 WCH 4x100 2013; 4x100); sf ECH 200 2014 (gold 4x100 having run in heats); sf WCH 200 sf ECH 100 2014 (2 4x100); 3 ETCh 100 2015; 3 ECH 4x100 2016. 1 2015; sf OLY 200 2016 (set personal bests in both rounds, 20.27 then British Universities indoor 200 2010 & 60 2011, representing 20.25). 1 UK 200 2014 & indoor 2011. Two of his uncles competed for Bournemouth University where he was a student of Chiropracty; 1 UK Wales as schoolboys, one as a javelin thrower and another as a rugby indoor 200 2012; 2 German 200 2013. His father Jens was an 8.14 long player jumper in the 80s (3 EIC 83), his grandfather Hans Jürgen Knipphals In 2017: Windy (+2.9) 19.86 200m in Clermont, the fastest ever 200m played handball for Germany by a British athlete KOSENKOW Alexander (GER) 14-3-1977 (40y) 4x200 UJAH Chijindu (GBR) 5-3-1994 (23y) 4x100/200 European sprint relay silvers in 2012 & 2014 & bronzes in 2002 & 2010 (“CJ”). Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic 100m final by just 0.002 (he 100 pb: 10.14 -03. 200 pb: 20.43 -09. 5 EJC 100 95 (3 4x100); 3 under- clocked 10.005 in the semi-final to ’s 10.003) 23 ECH 4x100 99; sf EIC 60 2000; qf WCH 200 2001 (2009-ht); qf ECH 100 pb: 9.96 -14/15. 200 pb: 20.47 -15. 8 World Youth 100 2011; 2 100 2002 (2 4x100); qf OLY 200 2004; sf EIC 200 2005; 6 ECP 200 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011; 6 WJC 100 2012; 1 EJC 100 2007; 5 OLY 4x100 2008; sf ECH 100 2010 (3 4x100); 2 ECH 4x100 2013; dq EIC 60 final 2015; sf WCH 100 2015; 1 ECH 4x100 2016; sf 2012/2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x200 2015. 1 German 100 OLY 100 2016. 1 UK 100 2015. 1 UK indoor 60 2015 2003/2007/2010. Born-Kyrghizstan WILLIAMS Delano (GBR) 23/12/1993 (23y) 4x400 MENGA Aleixo-Platini (GER) 29/09/1987 (29y) 4x100 Turks & Caicos record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m. 44.3 split at Anchored Germany to fourth place in the 2015 World Championship Beijing World Championships where team won bronze sprint relay final 400 pb: 45.42 -15. 200 pb: 20.27 -13. 100 pb: 10.28 -13. ht WJC 100 pb: 10.15 -16. 200 pb: 20.27 -16. 2 under-23 ECH 200 2009; qf 100/200 2010; 1 Carifta Games junior 200 2011 (a title won in previous WCH 200 2009; sf ECH 200 2014; 4 WCH 4x100 2015; ht OLY 200 years by Usain Bolt); 1 WJC 200 2013; sf WCH 200 2013 (3 4x400); 3 2016; sf EIC 60 2017. 1 German indoor 200 2012 ECH 4x400 2016. He carried the flag for Turks & Caicos at the MÜLLER Raphael (GER) 31-7-1994 (22y) 4x200 Allegiance transferee from Turks & Caicos – as Turks & Caicos is a 200 pb: 20.89 -16. 100 pb: 10.42w -15, 10.46 -16. 5 under-23 ECH British Overseas territory, he holds a British passport and was cleared 4x100 2015. 1 German under-23 100/200 2016 by IAAF to represent Great Britain from June 6, 2013 His name is wrongly reported as “Delanno” because of a spelling error on his passport (he confirmed in Moscow 2013) REUS Julian (GER) 29-4-1988 (28y) 4x100 German record holder at 60m & 100m YOUSIF Rabah (GBR) 11-12-1986 (30y) 4x400 100 pb: 10.00w -13, 10.01 -16, 200 pb: 20.23w -16, 20.23 -13. 60 pb: Full name-Rabah Mahammed Yousif Bkheit (ex-Sudan) 6.52i -16. sf World Youth 100 2005 (ht 200); sf WJC 200 2006 (ht 100); 2015 World Championship finalist & relay bronze. 2011 African Games 1 EJC 100/4x100 2007 (2 200); 6 WCH 4x100 2007; sf ECH 100 2012 Champion (2 4x100); 8 ETCh 200 2013; qf WCH 100 2013 (4 4x100); 3 EIC 60 400 pb: 44.54 -15. LJ pb: 7.61 -07. HJ pb: 2.05i -07. sf WCH 2015 (2013-6); ht OLY 100/200 2016. 1 German 100 2009/2011; 1 Arab 2010; ht WIC 2010; 2 African Champs 2010; 5 IAAF 2013/2014/2015/2016, 200 2012/2013/2015 & indoor 60 2013/2016 (1 Continental Cup 2010; 1 African Games 2011; sf OLY 2012; 6 WCH 200 2016) 2015 (3 4x400). 1 UK 2015. Allegiance transferee from Sudan – born- Khartoum, came to Britain in 2002. Acquired British citizenship on SCHMIDT Roy (GER) 30/09/1991 (25y) 4x200 January 23, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Britain from 2016 European relay bronze June 13, 2013. Wife, Sophie Legg, their children Noah & Taiba 200 pb: 20.85 -14. 100 pb: 10.24w -17, 10.29 -16. 7 EJC 200 2009 (1 4x100); sf WJC 200 2010; 3 ECH 4x100 2016 BRYAN Michael (GER) 09/06/1991 (25y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.21w -12, 10.30 -13. 200 pb: 20.64w -12, 20.65 -15. 1 German indoor 60 2017. 4 NCAA 4x100 2012. Was at Texas A&M SCHNEIDER Thomas (GER) 07/11/1988 (28y) 4x400 (Agricultural and Mechanical) University. Born-Fort Campbell 2011 European indoor silver (Tennessee) of German mother and American father 400 pb: 45.56 -11. 2 EJC 4x400 2007; 4 EIC 4x400 2009; 4 ECH 4x400 2010; 2 EIC 2011; 2 ETCh 2011 (2010-4, 2014-3); 3 ECH 4x400 2012 DAMMERMANN Fabian (GER) 19-10-1997 (19y) 4x400 (2014-6). 1 German indoor 2011/2013. He is a “Sportsoldat” (Soldier 400 pb: 47.29 -16. 5 WJC 4x400 2016. 1 German junior indoor 2016 free to practise sport) 8 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

TREFZ Johannes (GER) 7-6-1992 (24y) 4x400 ASHMEADE Nickel (JAM) 07/04/1990 (27y) 4x200 2016 German Champion World Championship relay golds in 2013 & 2015 and Olympic relay gold 400 pb: 46.02 -16. 200 pb: 21.37 -16. 3 EJC 4x400 2011; sf ECH 2016. in 2016 (each time with the delicate task of handing over to Usain Bolt) 1 German under-23 2014; 1 German 2016 200 pb: 19.85 -12. 100 pb: 9.90 -13. 2 World Youth 100 2007 (3 200); 2 WJC 200 2008 (2 4x100); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ANAS Muhammed (IND) 17/09/1994 (22y) 4x400 200 2009; 4 WCH 200 2013 (2011-5); 5 WCH 100 2013 (1 WCH Full name-Muhammed Anas Yahiya 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200 2014; 3 COM 100 2014 (1 4x100); Indian record holder 1 WCH 4x100 2015 (sf 100, 8 200). 1 Jamaican 200 2011/2015 & 100 400 pb: 45.40 -16. sf World Military Games 2015; ht OLY 2016. 2 Indian 2014. He plans to become a professional chef and says “cooking is my 2015/2016. Third leg for Indian team which set their national record of passion”. It was first noted that he was a fast runner as an infant, when 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 he could outrun stray dogs. He is the only man with three victories from the IAAF World Relays (two in 2014, one in 2015) JEEVAN K. S. (IND) 26-1-1993 (24y) 4x400 Full name-Jeevan Karekoppa Suresh BAILEY Oshane (JAM) 9-8-1989 (27y) 4x200 400 pb: 47.48 -16. 5 Indian 2016 2010 Jamaican Champion at 100m (in absence of Bolt, Powell & ), when he went from 6th to 1st in the last 40m KUMAR Sumit (IND) 5-5-1993 (23y) 4x400 100 pb: 10.06w -12, 10.11 -10. 200 pb: 20.42 -16. 2 WJC 4x100 2008. 400 pb: 46.90 -16. 2 Indian 2016 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2010. 1 Jamaican 100 2010. He MUHAMMED P. P. Kunhu (IND) 05/03/1987 (30y) 4x400 reached the 2010 Commonwealth 100m final but pulled his hamstring in Full name-Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal the process and could not start. Deputised for Usain Bolt in heat of 400 pb: 46.08 -16. 7 COM 4x400 2010; 7 Asian Games 2014 (4 4x400). 2013 World Championship 4x100m, so awarded gold medal won in final 1 Indian 2010/2011/2013/2014. Led off Indian team which set their for Jamaica national record of 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 BAILEY-COLE Kemar (JAM) 10/01/1992 (25y) 4x100 PAUL Jithin (IND) 13-3-1990 (27y) 4x400 Double gold at 2014 Commonwealth Games 400 pb: 47.39 -11. 400H pb: 49.79 -16. ht World Youth 400H 2007; 1 100 pb: 9.92 -15 (10.06 -17). 200 pb: 20.66 -15. sf World Youth 100/200 South Asian junior 400H 2007; 4 Asian junior 400H 2008; ht WJC 400H 2009; 7 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2010; Gold OLY 2008; 4 Asian Games 4x400 2014. 1 Indian 400H 2016 4x100 2012/2016 (ran heats both times); 4 WCH 100 2013 (1 4x100); 1 COM 100/4x100 2014. Bailey is his mother’s name, Cole is his father’s RAJIV Arokia (IND) 22-5-1991 (25y) 4x400 400 pb: 45.47 -16. 6 Asian Champs 2013 (2015-7); 3 Asian Games BELL Javere (JAM) 20/09/1992 (24y) 4x400 2014; 2 World Military 2015. 1 Indian 2012/2016. Anchored Indian team 400 pb: 45.08 -13. 6 World Youth 2009; 4 WJC 4x400 2010; sf WCH to a national record 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 (but same team later 2013. 1 Jamaican 2013. Ran in heats of 2013 World 4x400, so awarded disqualified at Rio Olympics due to an illegal third changeover involving silver medal won by team in final (where he was replaced by Omar Ayyasamy Dharun & Rajiv) Johnson)

CATTANEO Federico (ITA) 14-7-1993 (23y) 4x100 BLAKE Yohan (JAM) 26/12/1989 (27y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.35 -16. 200 pb: 20.99 -16. 7 under-23 ECH 100 2015; 5 Sprint double Olympic silver in 2012, 0.12 behind Bolt in each race. In ECH 4x100 2016. 2 Italian 100 2016 2011 at age 21, became the youngest-ever World Champion at 100m 100 pb: 9.69 -12. 200 pb: 19.26 -11. 400 pb: 46.32 -13. 7 World Youth CERUTTI Fabio (ITA) 26-9-1985 (31y) 4x100 100 2005; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 100/200 2006; 3 WJC 2009 European Indoor silver at 60m 100 2006 (1 4x100); 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 4 WJC 100 2008 (2 100 pb: 10.13 -08. LJ pb: 7.38 -02. 4 under-23 ECH 100 2007; sf WIC 4x100); 1 WCH 100/4x100 2011; 2 OLY 100/200 2012 (1 4x100); 1 60 2008/2014; ht OLY 100 2008; 2 EIC 60 2009 (2007-6); 3 OLY 4x100 2016 (4 100, sf 200). 1 Jamaican 100/200 2012/2016. 100 2009; qf WCH 100 2009; sf WIC 60 2014; sf Missed most of 2013 with a tendon injury, then sidelined again in 2014 ECH 100 2010/2014; sf EIC 60 2015. 1 Italian 100 2008/2012 & indoor with a more serious hamstring tear (in , muscle off bone) which 60 2014 required surgery. We are no longer to call him ’The Beast’, he requests

DESALU Eseosa (ITA) 19-2-1994 (23y) 4x100 CLARKE Everton (JAM) 24-12-1992 (24y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.40 -16. 200 pb: 20.31 -16. ht WJC 200 2012; 5 EJC 200 100 pb: 10.08 -16. 200 pb: 20.45 -16. 3 North/Central American & 2013; sf ECH 200 2014/2016; 1 World Military Games 200 2015; ht Caribbean under-23 200 2014. 5 Jamaican 200 2016 (2014-6) OLY 200 2016. 1 Italian 200 2016. Born in of Nigerian parents. Acquired Italian citizenship in 2012 and formally cleared by IAAF to DWYER Rasheed (JAM) 29-1-1989 (28y) 4x200 compete for Italy from May 2, 2012 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at 200m ahead of the favourite JACOBS Marcell (ITA) 26/09/1994 (22y) 4x100 200 pb: 19.80 -15. 100 pb: 10.20 -13. 400 pb: 46.64 -17. 2 Central Full name-Lamont American & Caribbean Games 200 2010; sf COM 200 2010 (2 4x100); Reigning Italian Champion indoors & out 2 WSG 200 2013; 1 COM 200 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014; 100 pb: 10.23 -16. 200 pb: 21.08 -15. LJ pb: 8.48w -16, 8.07i -17, 7.95 - 2 Pan-Am Games 200 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 16. 9 EJC LJ 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 LJ 2016; 11 ECH LJ 2015; gold WCH 4x100 2015 (ran ht) 2016; dnq EIC LJ 2017. 1 Italian LJ 2016 & indoor LJ 2017. Allegiance In 2017: 400 pb 46.64 in KIngston transferee from USA – born-El Paso (Italian mother), acquired Italian citizenship on January 14, 2010 and cleared by IAAF to compete for ELLIS Nigel (JAM) 8-8-1997 (19y) 4x200 Italy from June 2012 200 pb: 20.40 -16. 100 pb: 10.16 -16. 3 WJC 200 2016. 1 Carifta Games 100 2016 MANENTI Davide (ITA) 16/04/1989 (28y) 4x100 FORTE Julian (JAM) 1-7-1993 (23y) 4x100 Third leg for relay team which won 2011 European under-23 4x100 title Ran in heat of 2014 Commonwealth Games relay, so awarded gold 100 pb: 10.51 -10. 200 pb: 20.44 -16. 400 pb: 46.66 -15. sf WJC 200 won by Jamaica in final 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 5 ETCh 200 2013; 7 Mediterranean 100 pb: 9.97w -16, 10.03 -14. 200 pb: 19.97 -16. 400 pb: 47.24 -15. 8 Games 200 2013; 5 WSG 200 2015; 9 ETCh 400 2015; 6 ECH 200 WJC 200 2012; sf WCH 200 2015. Describes himself as a Music 2016 (5 4x100); ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Italian 200 2013 (2013/2016-2) Producer. Third in 2016 Jamaican 200, but that wasn’t enough for Olympic selection as Usain Bolt was assured a discretionary place. He TORTU Filippo (ITA) 15-6-1998 (18y) 4x100 returned to beat a top field at the Brussels 200m in a pb 19.97 2016 World junior silver at 100m 100 pb: 10.19 -16. 200 pb: 20.92 -15. sf ECH 100 2016 (5 4x400); 2 WJC 100 2016 (7 4x100) 1 Italian youth 200 2014; 1 Italian 100 2016 FRANCIS Javon (JAM) 14-12-1994 (22y) 4x400 (in 10.24 to break by 0.01 the Italian junior record which had stood to Two Jamaican titles, two memorable anchor legs in World since 1982) Championship relays. 2016 Olympic relay silver NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 9

400 pb: 44.50 -15. 200 pb: 20.54 -16. 800 pb: 1:54.08 -17. 9 WJC 2012; note: none of their silver-medal winning 4x100 team from Rio sf WCH 2013 (2 4x400, he clocked 44.05 to move team uo from 5th to (, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge) 2nd); sf WCH 2015 (4 4x400, he clocked 43.52 on the anchor but lost are in Nassau 2017 out to Britain () by 0.004); sf OLY 2016 (2 4x400). 1 Jamaican 2015/2016. They called him “Baby Bolt” after he broke Usain FUJIWARA Takeshi (JPN) 05/08/1985 (31y) 4x400 Bolt’s Jamaican schools record for 400m with 45.00 in 2014. Now they Full name-Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar call him “Donkey Man” according to the Jamaica Observer Allegiance transferee from El Salvador, for whom he is still the national record holder indoors & out – has had dual citizenship since birth and GAYE Demish (JAM) 20-1-1993 (24y) 4x400 cleared by IAAF to compete for Japan from March 8, 2013 400 pb: 45.30 -16. 200 pb: 20.48 -17. 4 WIC 4x400 2016 400 pb: 45.44 -16. 1 Central American junior 2004; ht WJC 2004; ht OLY 2004; ht WCH 2007; ht WIC 2008/2010/2012; 2 Central American GAYLE Steven (JAM) 19-3-1994 (23y) 4x400 2011 (for El Salvador). 6 Japanese 2016. Mother-Japanese, father- 400 pb: 45.40 -17. 200 pb: 20.48 -17. 5 NCAA 2015; 4 NCAA indoor Salvadoran 2017 HORII Kosuke (JPN) 27-4-1994 (22y) 4x400 HINDS Chadic (JAM) 11-8-1992 (24y) 4x200 400 pb: 45.85 -15. 5 Japanese 2015 (2016-7). Competed for Japan at 200 pb: 20.69 -16. 100 pb: 10.12 -16 two of the Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings in 2017 (each time in the Distance Medley Relay races) HYDE Jaheel (JAM) 02/02/1997 (20y) Mixed 4x400 Twice World Junior Champion at 400m Hurdles, and also global tiles at KOBAYASHI Naoki (JPN) 20-12-1990 (26y) 4x400 110m hurdles 400 pb: 45.79 -14. 200 pb: 20.97 -14. 3 East Asian Games 2013. 3 400 pb: 46.66 -16. 400H pb: 48.81 -16. 1 World Youth 110H 2013; 1 Japanese 2014 WJC 2014 (3 4x400); 1 Youth Olympic Games 110H 2014 (in a world youth best 12.96); 1 WJC 400H 2016; sf OLY 400H 2016. His father MASUDA Takumi (JPN) 11-2-1997 (20y) 4x100 Lenworth Hyde was an international footballer for Jamaica 100 pb: 10.33 -16. 200 pb: 20.96 -14. 1 Japanese junior 200 2015

MANLEY Martin (JAM) 10-3-1997 (20y) Mixed 4x400 MIZUKUBO Soshi (JPN) 1-3-1999 (18y) 4x100 Former World Youth Champion 100 pb: 10.40w, 10.49 -16. 200 pb: 21.22 -16 400 pb: 45.89 -13.200 pb : 20.57 -14. 1 World Youth 400/Medley relay 2013; sf WJC 2014 (3 4x400) OSHIMA Kenta (JPN) 3-9-1997 (19y) 4x100 2016 World junior relay silver MATTHEWS Peter (JAM) 13-11-1989 (27y) 4x400 100 pb: 10.29 -15. 200 pb: 20.99 -15. 2 Youth Olympic Games 100 Led off Jamaica’s silver medal-winning 4x400 team in Rio 2016 2014; 2 WJC 4x100 2016 400 pb: 44.69 -15. 2 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2015 (4 4x400); 2 OLY 4x400 2016 SAITO Yuma (JPN) 28-8-1998 (18y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.46 -16. 200 pb: 20.97 -16. 1 Japanese Schools 200 2016 McDONALD Rusheen (JAM) 17-8-1992 (24y) 4x400 With 43.93 in the heats of the 2015 World Championships, he broke the TAMURA Tomoya (JPN) 20-8-1992 (24y) 4x400 Jamaican record – but then ’only’ 44.86 in the semi-finals 400 pb: 46.07 -15. 4 IAAF Continental Cup 4x400 2014. 1 Japanese 400 pb: 43.93 -15. 200 pb: 20.57 -15. ht OLY 2012; 2 WCH 4x400 Corporate 200/400 2015; 3 Japanese 2015 (2016-4) 2013; sf COM 2014 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2015 (4 4x400); sf OLY 2016, the relay silver after running in heat. 2 Jamaican 2014/2015 (2016-4) WALSH Julian Jrummi (JPN) 18-9-1996 (20y) 4x400 2014 World junior relay silver MINZIE Jevaughn (JAM) 20/07/1995 (21y) 4x100 400 pb: 45.35 -16. 200 pb: 20.77 -17. 2 WJC 4x400 2014; 3 Asian 2016 Olympic relay gold after running in heat (when Bolt & Blake were Champs 4x400 2015; 2 WSG 4x400 2015; ht OLY 2016. 1 Japanese rested, having each run both the 100m & 200m in Rio) 2016 (ending the 11-year streak of Yuzo Kanemaru). Born-Jamaica. 100 pb: 10.02 -16. 200 pb: 20.37 -14. 2 WJC 4x100 2012 (2014-3); sf Father-Jamaican, mother-Japanese. His father is International Reggae WJC 100/200 2014; gold OLY 4x100 2016 (ran heat). 1 Jamaican youth artist Imanuel Walsh 100/200 2012; 1 Jamaican Schools 200 2014; 3 Jamaican 100 2016 In 2017: He has the fastest time in the world so far at 300m outdoors (32.45) POWELL Asafa (JAM) 23-11-1982 (34y) 4x100 The world’s most prolific sub-10 second 100m runner YAMASHITA Jun (JPN) 23-8-1997 (19y) 4x100 100 pb: 9.72 -08 (10.18 -17). 200 pb: 19.90 -06. 400 pb: 45.94 -09. 5 2016 World junior relay silver OLY 100 2004/2008 (2012-7); 1 COM 100/4x100 2006; 3 WCH 100 100 pb: 10.44 -15. 200 pb: 20.67 -16. 6 Youth Olympic Games 200 2007 & 2 4x100; 3 WCH 100 2009 & 1 4x100; 2 WIC 60 2016; 1 OLY 2014; 8 WJC 200 2016 (2 4x100) 4x100 2016. 1 Jamaican 100 2004/2005/2007/2011 (1 200 2006). Set World records at 100m of 9.77 in 2005, Gateshead 2006 and 2006, then 9.74 in Rieti 2007. Initially banned for 18 months in BETT Kipyegon (KEN) 2-1-1998 (19y) 4x800 2013/2014 for failing a doping control test for an amphetamine, but this 2016 World Junior Champion was reduced to six months on appeal 800 pb: 1:43.76 -16 (1:44.2 -17). 1 African youth 2015; 2 World Youth His 9.94 at Zurich on September 1, 2016 was his 106th sub-10 second 2015; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2015; 1 WJC 2016 run (97 legal, 8 windy + 1 hand time) – excluding the 9.88 from In 2017: 1 Kenyan World Relays Trial Lausanne on 4 Jul 13, which fell within his period of disqualification In 2017: Won the 60m at the first and third of the Melbourne “Nitro (Gichana) OMAE Collins (KEN) 09/04/1989 (28y) 4x200/400 Athletics” meetings Full name-Collins Omae Gichana Former international rugby sevens played, he was a winger for Kenya at ROSE Jamari (JAM) 1-1-1995 (22y) Mixed 4x400 the 2009 Junior World Rugby Trophy 400 pb: 46.62 -17. 200 pb: 21.06 -05 200 pb: 21.26 -15. 400 pb: 46.00 -16. ht COM 200 2014; sf African Champs 2014. 3 Kenyan 400 2012; ht COM 200 2014. 1 Kenyan 200 2014 WEIR Warren (JAM) 31/10/1989 (27y) 4x200 (2012 Olympic bronze, 2013 World silver, 2014 Commonwealth Games silver KINYOR Job (KEN) 08/05/1988 (28y) 4x800 200 pb: 19.79 -13. 100 pb: 10.02 -13. Junior 110H pb: 13.45w -08, Full name-Job Koech Kinyor 13.65 -07/08. sf WJC 110H 2008 (was leading, but hit hurdles); 3 OLY 800 pb: 1:43.76 -12 (1:45.9 -17). 3 African Games 2011/2015; 1 IAAF 200 2012; 3 WCH 200 2013 (gold 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014 World Relays 4x800 2014. 1 Kenyan 2013 (but then only 4th in the (world record, he ran second leg) / 2015; 2 COM 200 2014; sf WCH 200 World Championship Trials) 2015. 1 Jamaican 200 2013 In 2017: 1 Kenyan World Relays Trial ’B’ 10 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

KIPKETER Alfred (KEN) 26-12-1996 (20y) 4x800 100 pb: 10.21 -14. 200 pb: 20.17 -16. 400 pb: 46.18 -10. 7 Ibero- 2016 Kenyan Olympic Trials winner American 200 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean 800 pb: 1:42.87 -16 1 World Youth 2013; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 1 Games 200 2014; sf OLY 200 2016. 1 Mexican 200 WJC 2014; 8 WCH 2015; 7 OLY 2016 (after duelling with David 2009/2010/2012/2014 (1 100 2014, 400 2009) Rudisha on the first lap of 49.23). 1 Kenyan youth 2013 & junior 2014 LÓPEZ Jesús Tonatiu (MEX) 02/08/1997 (19y) 4x800 KIPROTICH Geoffrey (KEN) 23-11-1997 (19y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 New Mexican 800m record holder, with 1:45.51 set in Culiacán on Fourth at 2016 World Junior Championships March 26, 2017 400 pb: 45.38 -16. 4 African junior 400 2013 (5 200); ht WJC 200 2014; 800 pb: 1:45.51 -17. 400 pb: 47.30 -17. ht World Youth 2013; 1 Central 4 WJC 400 2016. 1 Kenyan youth 200 2013 American & Caribbean youth 2014; 4 WJC 2016 (2014-ht)

KISHOYAN Alphas (KEN) 12/10/1994 (22y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 MOCTEZUMA Gamaliel (MEX) 14/02/1992 (25y) 4x800 3x Kenyan Champion 800 pb: 1:48.13 -16. 4 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014 400 pb: 44.75 -15. 3 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 3 African junior 2011; 2 World Youth 2011; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 6 WJC MORENO Iván Eduardo (MEX) 01/01/1995 (22y) 4x100 2012; ht WCH 4x400 2013; ht WCH 2015; 7 African Champs 2016 (2 100 pb: 10.41w, 10.44 -16. sf WJC 200 2014 (ht 100) 4x400); ht OLY 2016. 1 Kenyan 2013/2015/2016 He qualified for the 2012 World junior final after having to re-run his RAMÍREZ César (MEX) 21-1-1994 (23y) 4x100 semi-final by himself after he successfully protested about a faulty start 100 pb: 10.30 -15. 200 pb: 20.50 -16. 110H pb: 13.87 -16. ht World to the original race. He made it by just 0.03 Youth 100/110H 2011; 4 Central American & Caribbean junior 110H 2012; ht WJC 100/110H 2012; 7 North/Central American & Caribbean KITUM Timothy (KEN) 20/11/1994 (22y) 4x800 under-23 2014 2012 Olympic bronze 800m in 1:42.53 at age 17 (and that remains his career peak) RODRÍGUEZ José Eduardo (MEX) 30-12-1997 (19y) 4x800 800 pb: 1:42.53 -12. 3 World Youth 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; sf WIC 2012; 2 WJC 2012; 3 OLY 2012; 4 African Games RUIZ Hector (MEX) 15-1-1993 (24y) 4x100 2015 100 pb: 10.24w -14, 10.31 -14. 200 pb: 20.89 -15. ht World Youth 100 2009; ht WJC 100/200 2012. 1 Mexican 100 2015 MWERESA Boniface (KEN) 13/11/1993 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 Full name-Boniface Ontuga Mweresa SOTELO Alexis (MEX) 30-7-1993 (23y) 4x800 Second at 2015 African Games 800 pb: 1:49.53 -14. 6 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 400 pb: 45.01 -15. 7 WJC 2012; 2 African Games 2015; 5 WIC 2016. 2 2014 Kenyan 2012 (2013-3). Not selected for 2015 World Championships after missing the entry standard by 0.06 BOCKARIE Solomon (NED) 18-5-1987 (29y) 4x100 Allegiance transferee from Sierra Leone – after three years resident in (Ndichu) MWAI Peter (KEN) 30-6-1990 (26y) 4x200 The , gained Dutch citizenship on May 22, 2015 and Full name-Peter Mwai Ndichu cleared by IAAF to represent The Netherlands from June 15, 2015 200 pb: 20.86 -16. sf African Champs 200 2016. 1 Kenyan Olympic 100 pb: 10.13 -16. 200 pb: 20.21w -17, 20.44 -16. ht WIC 60 2014; ht Trials 200 2016 (though he did have the qualifying standard) COM 100 2014; 4 ECH 200/4x100 2016 (7 100); ht OLY 100 /200/4x100 2016. 1 Dutch indoor 60 2016; 2 Dutch 100/200 2016. He NYANGAU Mike (KEN) 28-8-1994 (22y) 4x200 was flagbearer for Sierra Leone at the 2008 Olympic Games as Full name-Mike Mokamba Nyangau (aka Nyang’au) Solomon Bayoh (born May 18, 1990), placing 8th in his 200m heat in Kenyan record holder at 100m 22.18 200 pb: 20.36 -16. 100 pb: 10.23 -16. sf World Youth 200 2011; ht WJC 100 2012; ht WCH 4x400 2013; ht WCH 200 2015; 8 World Military CODRINGTON Giovanni (NED) 17-7-1988 (28y) 4x100 Games 200 2015. 1 Kenyan 100/200 2015/2016. Coach/father-Elkana Ran third leg for Dutch team which won 2012 European 4x100m title Nyangau 100 pb: 10.19w -15, 10.29 -14. 200 pb: 21.02 -12. 2 European Youth Olympic Festival 100 2005; ht WJC 100 2006; 7 EJC 100 2007; 6 (Odhiambo) OTIENO Mark (KEN) 11-5-1993 (23y) 4x200/400 under-23 ECH 100 2009; 1 ECH 4x100 2012 (2014-5, 2016-4); 6 OLY Full name-Mark Otieno Odhiambo 4x100 2012 (2016-ht); 7 ETCh 100 2014 100 pb: 10.39 -16. sf African Games 100 2015 & sf African Champs 100 2016 JULIET Dimitri (NED) 28-3-1996 (21y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.57 -16, 200 pb: 21.37w -17. 6 Dutch 100 2016 (8 200); 4 Dutch indoor 60 2017 OMANYALA Ferdinand (KEN) 2-1-1996 (21y) 4x200 Full name- Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa MARTINA Churandy (NED) 3-7-1984 (32y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.38 -16. 1 Kenyan Olympic Trials 100 2016 Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) 2016 European Champion at 100m. He and Usain Bolt were the only (Rotich) CHERUIYOT Ferguson (KEN) 30-11-1989 (27y) 4x800 men to have contested the Olympic 200m final in Beijing, London and Fourth at 2015 World Championships, fifth at 2016 Olympics Rio 800 pb: 1:42.84 -14 (1:44.7 -17). 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 4 COM 100 pb: 9.91 -12. 200 pb: 19.81 -16. 400 pb: 46.13 -07. sf World Youth 2014; 4 African Champs 2014; 4 WCH 2015 (2013-dq sf-out of lane); 5 100 99; qf WJC 100 2002 (2000-ht); 1 South American Games 100 OLY 2016. Ex-high jumper (pb 2.01 -10), started running seriously only 2002 (2 200); qf OLY 100 2004; qf WCH 100 2005/2009 (2003-ht); 1 in 2013. Disqualified after he ran out of his lane in 2013 World Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006/2010 & 200 2010; 1 Championship semi-final (but wouldn’t have qualified anyway). At age Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 5 WCH 100/200 2007; 4 OLY 100 2008 (dq 12 (he says), he changed his first name from Simon to Ferguson in hon- for running out of lane in 200 final, he would otherwise have won silver our of Alex Ferguson, the former manager of Manchester United (an behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC 60 2010 (2016-ht); 2 IAAF Continental English professional football club) – “they cannot stop winning and that Cup 200 2010; sf WCH 100 2011 (2009-qf); 1 ECH 200/4x100 2012; 5 is why I chose to be known as Ferguson” OLY 100/200 2012; 7 WCH 200 2013 (sf 100); dq ETCh 200 2014 (lane); 4 ECH 200 2014 (sf 100, 5 4x100); sf WCH 100/200 2015; 1 ECH 100 2016; 5 OLY 200 2016 (ht 100). 1 Dutch 100 ALANIS Juan Carlos (MEX) 31-8-1994 (22y) 4x100 2011/2012/2013/2015/2016 (1 200 2011/2016). Lives-Orlando 100 pb: 10.25w -15, 10.27 -16. 200 pb: 20.73 -16. ht World Youth 100/200 2011; ht WJC 200 2012; 8 North/Central American & PAULINA Hensley (NED) 26/06/1993 (23y) 4x100 Caribbean under-23 100 2014; 5 Central American Champs 200 2016 Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) 100 pb: 10.16w -17, 10.23 -16. 200 pb: 20.62 -16. qf World Youth 100 HERRERA Jose Carlos (MEX) 05/02/1986 (31y) 4x100 2009; 4 South American Games under-23 100 2010; ht WJC 100 2012; Mexican record holder at 100m (shared with Carlos Villaseñor) and 3 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2015-4); sf WIC 60 2016; sf ECH 100/200 200m 2016 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 11

TROMP Joren (NED) 1-11-1988 (28y) 4x100 Indoor Championships when it was judged that he had pushed Richard 100 pb: 10.25 -14. 200 pb: 20.88 -14. ht ECH 100 2014. 3 Dutch 200 Buck GBR 2013 (2016-4) In 2017: 2 EIC (1 4x400, team of Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Przemysław Waściński, Rafał Omelko) BAŁDYKA Jakub (POL) 13-4-1996 (21y) 4x800 800 pb: 1:48.94 -16. 5 Polish 2016; 6 Polish indoor 2017 PIETRZAK Michał (POL) 03/04/1989 (28y) 4x400 400 pb: 45.96 -16. 400H pb: 50.84 -13. sf WJC 400H 2008; 1 under-23 BORKOWSKI Mateusz (POL) 2-4-1997 (20y) 4x800 ECH 4x400 2009 (2011-2); 4 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 ETCh 4x400 2015 800 pb: 1:47.11i -17, 1:47.62 -16. 3 EJC 2015; ht WJC 2016; ht EIC (2013-6); 3 WSG 4x400 2015; Silver ECH 4x400 2016 (ran in heat only, 2017. 1 Polish junior 2016; 3 Polish indoor 2017 deputising for Rafal Omelko); 7 OLY 4x400 2016

CHOJNOWSKI Bartłomiej (POL) 24-9-1993 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 SŁOWIKOWSKI Przemyslaw (POL) 20-11-1993 (23y) 4x100/200 400 pb: 47.04 -16. 2 under-23 ECH 4x400 2015. 3 Polish under-23 2015 Polish Champion at 100m 2015 100 pb: 10.27 -16. 200 pb: 20.78 -15. 4 WJC 4x100 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 4x100 2013; 8 ETCh 100 2015; sf ECH 100 2016 (6 4x100). 1 HAMPEL Eryk (POL) 3-12-1997 (19y) 4x100/200 Polish 100 2015 100 pb: 10.39 -16. 200 pb: 21.27w -16, 22.04 -14. 2 EJC 4x100 2015; sf WJC 100 2016 (8 4x100). 1 Polish junior 100 2016 WAŚCIŃSKI Przemysław (POL) 29-3-1995 (22y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 2017 European Indoor relay gold KOPEĆ Dominik (POL) 5-3-1995 (22y) 4x100/200 400 pb: 46.14 -16. Silver EJC 4x400 2013 (ran in heat); 1 EIC 4x400 100 pb: 10.28w, 10.43 -16. 200 pb: 21.12 -16. 5 under-23 ECH 100 2017 1 Polish under-23 2016 2015. 3 Polish indoor 60 2017 In 2017: Third leg for Polish team which won at European Indoor Championships KOZŁOWSKI Kacper (POL) 7-12-1986 (30y) 4x400 Anchored Poland to 2007 World relay bronze when he overtook the ZACZEK Artur (POL) 28-2-1989 (28y) 4x100/200 Jamaicans, then 10 years later led off the team which won the 100 pb: 10.40w -13, 10.47 -12. 200 pb: 21.08 -12. 2 WSG 4x100 2009; European indoor title 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2009; 3 ETCh 4x100 2013; 3 WSG 4x100 2013. 400 pb: 45.24 -10. 3 under-23 ECH 2007 (2 4x400); 3 WCH 4x400 2 Polish 200 2016 & indoor 60 2017 2007; 4 WSG 2009; 8 ECH 2010 (2012-sf); 4 ETCh 2013; 1 European Military Games 2013;4 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 ECH 4x400 2014; 10 ETCh ZIMNIEWICZ Grzegorz (POL) 13-10-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 2015; 1 EIC 4x400 2017 100 pb: 10.31 -13. 200 pb: 21.08 -10. sf WJC 100 2010; 3 ETCh 4x100 In 2017: 1 EIC 4x400 2017 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 6 ECH 4x100 2016

KRAWCZUK Łukasz (POL) 15-6-1989 (27y) 4x400 ALI Musaab Adam (QAT) 17/04/1995 (22y) 4x800 2014 European relay bronze, 2015 European indoor relay silver, 2017 (aka Adam Ali Musaab) European indoor relay gold 800 pb: 1:48.69 -16. 1500 pb: 3:36.67 -16. 6 Asian junior XC 2014; 1 400 pb: 45.65 -14. 5 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014 (3 4x400); 4 EIC 2015 (2 Asian junior 5000/3000SC 2014; 7 World Military 1500 2015; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 1500 2016 4x400); sf ECH 2016 (2 4x400); 7 OLY 4x400 2016; 1 EIC 4x400 2017. 1 Polish junior 200 2008 DRIOUCH Hamza (QAT) 16/11/1994 (22y) 4x800 2012 World Junior Champion at 1500m, but was declared to have failed KSZCZOT Adam (POL) 2-9-1989 (27y) 4x800 a doping control test three weeks later Twice European Champion, twice European under-23 Champion, twice 800 pb: 1:46.39 -11. 1500 pb: 3:33.69 -12. 4 Asian Indoor Champs 800 European Team Champion, now 3x European Indoor Champion 2010; 2 Asian junior 800 2010; sf WJC 800 2010; 2 Youth Olympic 800 pb: 1:43.30 -11. 1500 pb: 3:46.53 -10. 1000 pb: 2:15.72 -14. 400 Games 1000 2010; 4 World Youth 800 2011; ht WCH 1500 2011; 2 pb: 46.51 -11. 3 EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 Arab Games 1500 2011; 2 Asian junior 800 2012; 1 WJC 1500 2012; EIC 2011/2013/2017 (2009-4); 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, 2014-2, dq OLY 1500 2012 (he had reached the semi-finals). Served two-year 2015-3); sf OLY 2012/2016; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 1 ECH 2014/2016 doping ban to December 31, 2016, many significant results of his from (2010-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH 2015 (2009/2013-sf, 2012-2016 were annulled, including those from the London Olympics 2011-6). 1 Polish 2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor and 2014 Asian Games/Championships 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2017). Before starting every race he holds his wrist HAIRANE Jamal (QAT) 26/05/1993 (23y) 4x800 In 2017: 1 Polish indoor; 1 EIC (aka Jamal Al-Hayrani) 800 pb: 1:46.16 -15. 3 Asian junior 800 2013; sf WJC 2012; 6 Arab KUCIAPSKI Artur (POL) 26-12-1993 (23y) 4x800 1500 2013/2015; 3 Asian Games 800 2014; 7 Asian Champs 800 2015; 2014 European silver. 2015 European under-23 gold ht WCH 800 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2016 (2014-4) 800 pb: 1:44.89 -14. ht WJC 2012; 2 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015; ht WCH 2015. 1 Polish 2013; 2 Polish indoor 2017 MOHAMED Hasim Salah (QAT) 15/04/1994 (23y) 4x800 Primarily, he’s an international level steeplechase LEWANDOWSKI Marcin (POL) 13-6-1987 (29y) 4x800 1500 pb: 3:41.80 -14. 3000SC pb: 8:33.25 -15. ht World Youth 2000SC European Indoor Champion at 800m in 2015 & 1500m in 2017 2011; 10 WJC 3000SC 2012; 7 IAAF Relays 4x1500 2014; 2 Asian 800 pb: 1:43.72 -15. 1500 pb: 3:37.69 -16. 7 EJC 1500 2005; 4 WJC Champs 3000SC 2015; ht WCH 3000SC 2015 800 2006; 8 WSG 800 2007; 2 ECP 800 2008; 3 ETCh 800 2010; 1 ECH 800 2010 (2014-5, 2016-2); 1 World Military Games 800 2011; 4 YOUSSOUF Idriss Mousa (QAT) 01/01/1997 (20y) 4x800 WCH 800 2011/2013 (2009-8, 2015-sf); dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC 800 pb: 1:50.77 -14. 1500 pb: 3:40.88 -16. 2 Asian junior 800/1500 800 2014; 1 EIC 800 2015 (2009-6, 2011-2); 2 ETCh 1500 2015 (2014- 2016; ht WJC 1500 2016 3); 6 OLY 800 2016 (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC 1500 2017 (2013-4). At WXC: 2006-90 short. 1 Polish 800 2011/2016 & 1500 CLARKE Allistar (SKN) 3-3-1990 (27y) 4x100/200 2008/2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor 800 2015 & 1500 2017). Coach/broth- 100 pb: 10.27 -15. 200 pb: 20.96 -16. sf World Youth 100/200 2007; 5 er-Tomasz Lewandowski Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2008 (8 200); 6 IAAF Relays 4x200 In 2017: 1 EIC 1500 2015. 4 Kittian & Nevisian 100/200 2016 DELANEY Delwayne (SKN) 04/08/1982 (34y) 4x100/200 OMELKO Rafał (POL) 16-1-1989 (28y) 4x200/400/Mixed 4x400 100 pb: 10.26w -07, 10.31 -07. 200 pb: 20.83 -07. ht WIC 60 2004; 4 Bronze at 2015 European indoors, then silver in 2017 and relay gold North/Central American & Caribbean 200 2007 (5 100); 3 Central 4400 pb: 45.14 -16. 200 pb: 21.07 -16. 400H pb: 51.09 -10. ht ECH American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2008 400H 2010; 4 WSG 2013; sf WIC 2014 (4 4x400); sf ECH 2014 (3 4x400); 3 EIC 2015 (2 4x400); sf WSG 2015 (3 4x400); 6 ECH 2016 (2 HUGGINS Hakeem (SKN) 21-1-1997 (20y) 4x100/200 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (7 4x400); 2 EIC 2017 (1 4x400). 1 Polish 2016 (1 100 pb: 10.40w -15, 10.54 -16. 200 pb: 21.68 -15. 2 Carifta junior 200 indoor 2014/2017). Lost a relay bronze medal at the 2013 European 2015 (5 100) 12 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN

LAWRENCE BJ (SKN) 27/12/1989 (27y) 4x100/200 GREAUX Kyle (TTO) 26/04/1988 (28y) 4x100/200 Full name-Brijesh Sharmari Lawrence 100 pb: 10.27 -16. 200 pb: 20.42 -15. 400 pb: 47.14 -13. 5 Central Anchored St Kitts & Nevis relay team to surprise bronze medals at 2011 American & Caribbean Champs 200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013/2015; sf World Championships COM 200 2014; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 200 2014; sf 100 pb: 10.11w -14, 10.12 -12. 200 pb: 20.34 -14. qf COM 100 2010; 4 Pan-Am Games 200 2015; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2011; ht WCH 200 2011 (3 2015; ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Trinidadian 200 2015 4x100); sf WIC 60 2012/2014; sf COM 100 2014 (ht 200); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015; ht WCH 100 2015; ht LENDORE Deon (TTO) 28/10/1992 (24y) 4x400 OLY 100 2016. Moved to USA in 1998. Former (American) footballer 2016 World indoor bronze 400 pb: 44.36 -14. sf World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American ROLAND Lestrod (SKN) 5-9-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 junior 2011; ht OLY 2012 (3 4x400); sf WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015 (2 100 pb: 10.28 -14. 200 pb: 20.19w -14, 20.60 -13. 400 pb: 46.30 -15. sf 4x400); 3 WIC 400/4x400 2016; ht OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400). 1 NCAA World Youth 400 2009; 6 North/Central American & Caribbean under- indoor 2014 23 200 2012 (8 100); ht WCH 200 2013; 2 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014; ht COM 200/400 2014. 1 Kittian & Nevisian 400 2014 MORAIN Moriba (TTO) 08/10/1992 (24y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.09w -16, 10.22 -12. 200 pb: 20.76w -16, 20.77 -12. 8 World BENJAMIN Frantzley (TKS) 7-2-1995 (22y) 4x200 Youth 100 2009 (6 Medley Relay); 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 200 2010; 6 WJC 200 2010 (3 4x100) GARDINER Devante (TKS) 18-12-1997 (19y) 4x200 QUOW Rennie (TTO) 25-8-1987 (29y) 4x200/400/Mixed 4x400 GARLAND Angelo (TKS) 24/07/1994 (22y) 4x200 He had the slowest first 100m but the quickest last 100m at the 2009 Turks and Caicos Islander record holder at 400m World Championships to come through for bronze 200 pb: 21.36w -14. 400 pb: 46.82 -14. ht WCH 2013; ht COM 2014, 400 pb: 44.53 -09. 200 pb: 20.39 -14. 1 WJC 2006 (2004-dq sf); sf Pan- where he was the Turks and Caicos flagbearer at the opening ceremo- Am Games 2007; ht WCH 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean ny Champs 2008/2010; 7 OLY 2008; 3 WCH 2009 (Last at halfway, sev- enth to third in homestraight); dnf ht WIC 2010; sf WCH 2011; dnf COM MISSICK Courtney (TKS) 2-10-1997 (19y) 4x200 final 2014 (then 3 4x400); 1 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015; sf WCH 2015 100 pb: 10.76w -15, 10.78 -17. ht COM 4x400 2014 (2 4x400). 1 Trinidadian 2014. He is a Tobagonian OTUONYE Ifeanyi (TKS) 27-6-1994 (22y) 4x200 Full name-Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye RICHARDS Jereem (TTO) 13-1-1994 (23y) 4x200/400/Mixed 4x400 Turks & Caicos record holder at long jump & indoor 60m/400m/TJ Trinidadian record holder at 200m indoors 200 pb: 21.32w -17, 21.39 -16. LJ pb: 7.98w -15, 7.88 -16. 400 pb: 200 pb: 20.31i -17, 20.58 -14. 400 pb: 45.91 -15. sf World Youth 200 48.82i -13. 4 Carifta junior 2013; dnq COM LJ 2014 (ht COM 4x400 2011; 3 WIC 4x400 2012; ht COM 200 2014. 2 NCAA indoor 200 2017 2014); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean LJ 2015; dnq WCH LJ (representing the University of Alabama) (3 4x400) 2015; 11 WIC LJ 2016. 2 UK LJ 2016 SOLOMON Jarrin (TTO) 11-1-1986 (31y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 BLEDMAN Keston (TTO) 08/03/1988 (29y) 4x100/200 2012 Olympic relay bronze Ran opening leg for Trinidad team which won originally Olympic sprint 400 pb: 44.98 -14. 200 pb: 20.90 -13. 2 WIC 4x400 2012; 3 OLY 4x400 relay silver in 2008 and bronze in 2012 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; 6 COM The 2012 bronze has been IOC-upgraded to silver following the dis- 2014 (3 4x400). 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013. qualification of ’s USA Graduate of criminology from University of New . Son of Mike The 2008 silver may well be upgraded to gold if the disqualification of Solomon (pb 45.55), who ran in two Olympics and was sixth at 400m in Nesta Carter JAM is upheld Moscow 1980 100 pb: 9.85w -12, 9.86 -12/15. 200 pb: 20.73 -08. 3 World Youth 100 2005; 7 WJC 100 2006; 1 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 1 OLY 4x100 2008 TELESFORD Dan-Neil (TTO) 9-9-1990 (26y) 4x100/200 (2012-2, 2016-dq final); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze 2011; sf OLY 100 2012 (2016-ht); sf WCH 100 2013 (2007/2015-ht); sf 100 pb: 10.29 -15. 200 pb: 20.53 -15. 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015. 3 COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2015. 1 Trinidadian Trinidadian 200 2015 (6 100) 100 2012/2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in final BAKER Ronnie (USA) 15-10-1993 (23y) 4x100 CALLENDER Emmanuel (TTO) 10-5-1984 (32y) 4x100/200 2017 World #1 indoors & US Indoor Champion at 60m Came in at short notice for third leg of sprint relay team which won 100 pb: 9.94w -15, 9.99 -17. 200 pb: 20.60i, 20.64 -16. 400 pb: 46.18 - Olympic silver in Beijing 2008 (and may well be upgraded to gold if the 13. 4 WSG 100 2015; 1 US indoor 60 2017. 1 NCAA indoor 60 disqualification of Nesta Carter JAM is upheld) 2015/2016. In 2015 with 6.52, he beat the Texan Christian University 100 pb: 10.05 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -09. 400 pb: 46.85 -17. 1 OLY 4x100 record of 6.53 which has stood to since 2000. He is a dis- 2008; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009; 2 WCH tant relative of Tyson Gay 4x100 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); 4 COM 100 2010 (7 200); ht WCH 200 In 2017: World leader at indoor 60m (6.45); 1 Mt SAC Relays 100 2011; 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 & 4x100 2015. 1 Trinidad 200 2007 BERRY Mike (USA) 10/12/1991 (25y) Mixed 4x400 CEDENIO Machel (TTO) 06/09/1995 (21y) 4x400 2011 World Championship relay gold medallist Fourth in Rio Olympics in 44.01 (no-one has ever run that fast before 400 pb: 44.75 -12 -12. 1 WJC 4x400 2010. Ran heat of 2011 WCH and not got a medal) 4x400, so awarded gold medal won by US in final. 1 US “Junior 400 pb: 44.01 -17. 4 World Youth 2011; 5 WJC 2012; 1 Central Olympics” 2010. 2 NCAA 2014 American & Caribbean youth 2012 & junior 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 With 44.91 in 2011, he broke the long-standing University of Oregon 2014 (44.4 split); 1 WJC 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (1 4x400); 7 record of 45.07 which had been set by when he famously WCH 2015 (2 4x400); bronze WIC 4x400 2016; 4 OLY 2016 (dq ht won the 1960 Olympic title by one-hundredth from Carl Kaufmann GER 4x400)

GORDON Lalonde (TTO) 25-11-1988 (28y) 4x400 BRACY Marvin (USA) 15/12/1993 (23y) 4x100/200 Two bronzes each from London 2012 (Olympics) & Glasgow 2014 2014 World indoor silver at 60m (Commonwealth Games), then Wolrd Championship relay silver in 2015 100 pb: 9.93 -15. 200 pb: 20.55 -15. 1 Pan-American junior 100 2011; 2 400 pb: 44.52 -12. 200 pb: 20.26 -13. 3 WIC 4x400 2012/2016; 3 OLY WIC 60 2014; sf OLY 100 2016. 1 US junior 100 2011; 1 US indoor 60 400/4x400 2012; sf WCH 200 2013; 5 WIC 400 2014 (2016-6); 3 COM 2014/2015/2016. Ran in heat of 2010 World Junior sprint relay, so 400/4x400 2014; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 400 2015; sf awarded gold medal won by US in final. He successfully played WCH 2015 (2 4x400); 6 WIC 2016; sf OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400). 1 American Football for Florida State University, but has now committed Trinidadian 400 2012 & 200 2013/2014. Born-Tobago, moved to New to athletics. Was having a terrific outdoor season in 2015 (9.95 in York aged eight, he did not run seriously until age 19, having previously Beijing, pb 9.93 in Birmingham, but then injured his hamstring at the US tried to make it in volleyball and basketball Championships and missed rest of year) NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 13

CLEMONS Kyle (USA) 27-12-1990 (26y) 4x400 2016. 1 US indoor 300 2017. In 2016 he placed fourth in the US Four Olympic or World Championship relay golds across three years Olympic Trials 200 in a US junior record of 20.09 (2014-2015-2016) In 2017: 1 US indoor 300 400 pb: 44.79 -16. 3 WIC 2014 (1 4x400); 3 Pan-Am Games 400/4x400 2015. Ran in heat only of 2015 World & 2016 Olympic 4x400s, so McQUAY Tony (USA) 16/04/1990 (27y) 4x400 awarded golds won by USA in final; sf WIC 2016 (1 4x400) . 1 US (McQuay pronounced “McKway”). 2013 World Championship silver and indoor 2014 (2016-2); 3 US 2014 deadly in relays ( 43.41 in London 2012, 43.2 in Rio 2016) 400 pb: 44.24 -16. 200 pb: 20.60 -12. 100 pb: 10.22 -13. sf OLY 2012 COLLINS LeShon (USA) 11-12-1993 (23y) 4x100 (2 4x400 after a 43.41 split); 2 WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 1 WCH 4x400 100 pb: 10.00w -17, 10.15 -16. 200 pb: 20.43 -16. 2 US indoor 60 2017. 2013/2015; 1 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 US 2011 (2013-2). 1 NCAA indoors & He led off the University of Houston sprint relay team which placed sec- out 2012. Hobby-fishing, his biggest catch was a 70lb kingfish at West ond at the 2016 NCAAs Palm Beach in 2012. Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015

DEDEWO Paul (USA) 5-6-1991 (25y) 4x400 MERRITT Lashawn (USA) 27-6-1986 (30y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 45.41 -15. 200 pb: 20.40 -17. 1 US Clubs 400 2015; 2 Nigerian Former Olympic & World Champion. Six successive World 200 2016; 2 US indoor 300 2017 Championship relay golds 2005-2015, plus Olympic relay golds in 2008 & 2016 GATLIN Justin (USA) 10/02/1982 (35y) 4x100/200 400 pb: 43.65 -15, 200 pb; 19.74 -16. 1 WJC 400 & relays 2004; gold Five successive Olympic or World Championship silvers, all behind WCH 4x100 2005 (ran ht); 1 WIC 4x400 2006 (dq individual ht); 1 WCP Usain Bolt 2006; 2 WCH 2007 (1 4x400); 1 OLY 400/4x400 2008; 1 WCH 2009 (1 100 pb: 9.74 -15. 200 pb: 19.57 -15. 1 WIC 60 2003/2012; 1 OLY 100 4x400); 2 WCH 2011 (1 4x400); 1 WCH 2013 (1 4x400); 1 IAAF 2004 (2 4x100, 3 200); 1 WCH 100/200 2005; sf WCH 100 2011 (dnf Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH 2015 (1 4x400); 3 OLY 2016 (1 4x400); 4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012; 2 WCH 100/4x100 2013; 2 WCH 100/200 6 OLY 200 2016. 1 US 400 2008/2009/2013/2016 2015; 2 OLY 100 2016 (sf 200 (ankle), dq 4x100). 1 NCAA 100/200 Served a 21-month doping suspension to July 27, 2011. Later he suc- 2001/2002. 1 US 100/200 2005 & 100 2012/2013. Suspended for two cessfully challenged the IOC’s ruling which had barred any athlete who years after testing positive for amphetamines at the 2001 US Junior has received a doping suspension of more than six months from com- Championships, the IAAF agreed to early reinstatement in July 2002. In peting in the next Games. Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2006 before equalling world 100m record of 9.77 he failed a doping 2015 control for Testosterone and was then banned for four years to July 2010 MURPHY Clayton (USA) 26-2-1995 (22y) 4x800 In 2017: 2 Florida Relays 4x200 (3 4x100) Sensationally broke through both 1:44 and 1:43 in the Rio Olympic final to win bronze GLASS Najee (USA) 12-6-1994 (22y) 4x400 800 pb: 1:42.93 -16. 1500 pb: 3:36.23 -16. 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 400 pb: 44.79 -16. 6 Youth Olympic Games 2010; sf World Youth 2011 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; sf WCH 2015; 3 OLY 2016. 1 (1 Medley Relay). 4 NCAA 2015 (2014-5). 1 NCAA 4x400 2013 (2 NCAA indoor 800 & outdoor 1500 2016; 1 US 2016 & indoor 1000 2014/2015/2016), with the University of Florida. He was formerly a wide 2017. Student of Corporate Finance at the University of Akron. His part- receiver in American football (a player based near to the sidelines who ner Tara Snipes is a 2:14.94 800m runner can receive forward passes) In 2017: 12 Boston New Balance 3000; 2 Mile; 1 US indoor 1000; 1 Mt SAC Relays (1:43.60, his second-fastest time ever) JOCK Charles (USA) 23/11/1989 (27y) 4x800 800 pb: 1:44.67 -11. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 ROBERTS Gil (USA) 15-3-1989 (28y) 4x400 2010; ht WCH 2011; ht OLY 2016. 3 US 2011/2016; 1 NCAA 2012. Gil pronounced as in fish gills Studied regional policy planning & design at the University of California, 2014 US Champion, 2016 Olympic relay gold Irvine. Now lives in Eugene. 1.91 tall 400 pb: 44.53 -14. 200 pb: 20.22 -14. 100 pb: 10.12 -14. ht WCH 2009; Born-Ethiopia while his family were escaping from civil war in their sf WIC 2012 (1 4x400); 1 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2009; 1 US native south Sudan. For nearly two years they walked through Kenya indoor 2012; 1 US 2014 (2016-2). Down from 46.16 to 44.86 in 2009, and Ethiopia before seeking asylum in the USA but then he went out in his heat at the World Championships in 46.41

KIDDER Brannon (USA) 18-11-1993 (23y) 4x800 RODGERS Mike (USA) 24-4-1985 (31y) 4x100 Second at 2015 US Collegiate Championships, representing Penn 2010 World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m State University 100 pb: 9.80w -14, 9.85 -11. 200 pb: 20.24 -09. sf WCH 100 2009; 2 800 pb: 1:45.58 -15. 1500 pb: 3:38.82 -14. 2 NCAA 800 2015 (2013-3); WIC 60 2010 (2008-4, 2016-6); 6 WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 2 IAAF 4 NCAA 1500 2016. 2 US indoor 1000 2017 Continental Cup 100 2014; 5 WCH 100 2015; dq OLY 4x100 2016 (on his changeover to , it was fractionally too early). 1 US 100 LAWSON Jarrion (USA) 6-5-1994 (22y) 4x200 2009/2014; 1 US indoor 60 2008/2010/2011 Won the 100m, 200m and Long Jump at the 2016 US Collegiate Championships – the first to do since 80 years earlier SOWINSKI Erik (USA) 21-12-1989 (27y) 4x800 100 pb: 9.90w, 10.04 -15. 200 pb: 20.17 -16. LJ pb: 8.58 -16 (8.02-17). 2016 World indoor bronze TJ pb: 15.80 -12. 3 WJC LJ 2012 (dnq TJ); 4 OLY LJ 2016. 1 NCAA 800 pb: 1:44.58 -14 (1:45.95 -16). 400 pb: 46.81 -12. sf WCH 2015; 3 100/200/LJ 2016; 1 NCAA indoor LJ 2014/2016. In the Rio Olympic LJ, WIC 2016 (2014-ht). 1 US indoor 2013/2014 & 600 2017. Lives-Iowa he spoiled a potentially gold-winning jump (8.40+) with a trailing hand City In 2017: He won the LJ at the first and third Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings VERBURG David (USA) 14/05/1991 (25y) Mixed 4x400 World relay champion indoors, outdoors and as a junior LOXSOM Casimir (USA) 17-3-1991 (26y) 4x800 400 pb: 44.41 -15. 200 pb: 20.63 -15. 1 WJC 4x400 2010; 1 800 pb: 1:44.92 -15. 2 WJC 2010; 4 WSG 2011; 3 North/Central North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 1 WCH 4x400 American & Caribbean under-23 2012; ht WCH 2015. 2 NCAA indoors 2013/2015; 4 WIC 2014 (1 4x400); 1 IAAF Relays 4x400 2013/2014; sf & out 2013; 2 US 2014 (2015-3); 1 US indoor 600 2015 (2017-2). WCH 2015; sf OLY 2016 (gold 4x400, ran in heats). 1 US 2015. He Studied Communication, Arts and Science at Pennsylvania State took up athletics after being told he was he was told he was too small University. Lithuanian heritage for college football (he’s 1.67m tall or 5-6). Studied sports marketing at In 2017: He had the world’s fastest times indoors at 600m (1:14.91) & George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia). Won at the IAAF World 800m (1:46.13) Relays in 2014 & 2015

LYLES Noah (USA) 18-7-1997 (19y) 4x200 WEBB Ameer (USA) 19-3-1991 (26y) 4x200 2016 World Junior Champion at 100m Former US Collegiate Champion at 200m, representing Texas A&M 200 pb: 20.04w, 20.09 -16. 100 pb: 9.95w -17, 10.14 -15. HJ pb: 2.03i - University where he studied of Criminal Justice 16. sf World Youth 200 2013 (2 Medley Relay); 1 Youth Olympic 200 pb: 19.85 -16. 100 pb: 9.94 -16. sf OLY 200 2016. 1 NCAA 200 Games 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am junior 200 2015 (6 100); 1 WJC 100/4x100 2013 (1 indoors 2012/2013); 5 US 200 2013 (2015-6) 14 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN, WOMEN

In 2017: Anchored a multi-national team to victory in the 4x200m at the 800 pb: 2:03.51 -17. 1500 pb: 4:08.15 -15. 7 World Youth 1500 2005; ht Mt SAC Relays (in a fast 1:20.74) WCH 1500 2015; . 1 Australian 1500 2015/2017. 1 Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” Elimination Mile 2017 YOUNG Isiah (USA) 05/01/1990 (27y) 4x200 200 pb: 19.75w -15, 19.86 -13. 100 pb: 9.82w -15, 9.99 -13. sf OLY 200 STOREY Lora (AUS) 19-10-1989 (27y) 4x800 2012; sf WCH 200 2013 (2015-ht). 1 US 200 2013 (originally second to 800 pb: 2:01.67 -16. 400 pb: 53.71 -17. 400H pb: 57.44 -16. 1 Tyson Gay, but Gay’s results in that period are annulled). Training part- Australian 800 2017 ner of Justin Gatlin TAURO Olivia (AUS) 11-6-1990 (26y) 4x400 AGUILAR Alberto (VEN) 09/03/1985 (32y) 4x400 400 pb: 52.59 -11. 200 pb: 23.44w -10, 23.62 -08. 100 pb: 11.68 -07. sf Ran third leg for Venezuelan 4x400 team which won the 2015 South World Youth 100/200 2005; sf World Youth 100 2007 (ht 200); 3 WJC American title 4x400 2008 (sf 200); 4 COM 4x100 2010. 2 Australian 400 2017 400 pb: 45.71 -14. 3 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2011; 7 OLY 4x100 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 4x400 2014; 1 South American AMERTIL Christine (BAH) 18-8-1979 (37y) 4x400 4x400 2015 2003 World Indoor silver & 2006 bronze at 400m, then world sprint relay silver in 2009 LONGART Omar (VEN) 18/05/1991 (25y) 4x400 400 pb: 50.09 -05. 200 pb: 22.58 -05. 100 pb: 11.49 -05. 2 WIC 400 Anchored Venezuelan team which won bronze at 2011 Pan-American 2003 (2006-3); sf WCH 400 2003/2005/2007 (2009-dq for running out of Games (in big new national record 3:00.82) lane); 7 OLY 400 2004 (2008-sf); 2 Pan-Am Games 400 2007; 2 WCH 400 pb: 46.09 -10. 1 South American Games under-23 Games 2010; sf 4x100 2009; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 400 2010; 3 COM WJC 2010; 7 OLY 4x400 2012 (2016-ht); 3 Ibero-American 4x400 2016 400 2010 (2002-8, 2006-4); ht OLY 4x100 2012 & 4x400 2016; ht WCH 4x400 2015. Started as a middle distance runner PADRINO Kelvis (VEN) 27/02/1997 (20y) 4x400 400 pb: 46.78 -17. ht World Youth 2013 BETHEL Brianne (BAH) 5-7-1998 (18y) 4x100 100 pb: 11.49w, 11.63 -15. 200 pb: 23.47 -15. 1 Central American & RODRÍGUEZ Luis Felipe (VEN) 25/02/1993 (24y) 4x400 Caribbean youth 200 2014 (4 100); ht WJC 100 2014; 2 Carifta youth 400 pb: 47.40 -17. 200 pb: 21.76 -17 200 2015 (3 100); sf World Youth 100 2015 (ht 100)

––––– ★ ––––– BROWN Rashan (BAH) 27-11-1993 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 52.41 -12. 200 pb: 23.60 -12. sf World Youth 2009; 4 Youth WOMEN Olympic Games 2010; sf WJC 2010/2012. 1 Bahamian 2012

BUCKMAN Zoe (AUS) 21-12-1988 (28y) 4x800 CARTER Tayla (BAH) 29-1-1994 (23y) 4x100 3x Australian Champion at 1500m 100 pb: 11.42w -14, 11.52 -15. 200 pb: 23.50 -14. sf WJC 100 2012; 3 800 pb: 2:00.93 -13. 1000 pb: 2:37.84 -12. 1500 pb: 4:03.22 -16. 3000 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; 8 North/Central pb: 8:56.29 -15. 11 WJC 1500 2006 (sf 800); sf OLY 1500 2012/2016; 6 America & Caribbean under-23 100 2016 WCH 1500 2013; ht COM 1500 2014. 1 Australian 1500 2011/2013/2014 (2017-2) CLARKE Laniece (BAH) 4-11-1987 (29y) 4x400 400 pb: 52.43 -14/15. 200 pb: 23.22 -16. 3 Central American & de la MOTTE Abbey (AUS) 24-2-1994 (23y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 Caribbean Champs 4x400 2013; ht COM2014; ht Pan-Am Games 800 pb: 2:02.19 -17. 400 pb: 53.90 -12. sf WJC 400 2012; 3 IAAF World 2015. 1 Bahamian 2013 Relays 4x800 2015. 2 Australian 800 2015 (2017-4). 1 Victoria State 400 2017 GAITHER Tynia (BAH) 16-3-1993 (24y) 4x100 100 pb: 11.08w, 11.19 -16. 200 pb: 22.54 -16. 2 Youth Olympic Games KEIR Alicia (AUS) 19-3-1991 (26y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 200 2010; sf WJC 200 2010; sf OLY 200 2016 (ht 100). 1 Bahamian 800 pb: 2:03.45 -17. 400 pb: 54.44 -14. 1 Oceanian 800 2014. 5 100/200 2016. Student of sociology at the University of Southern Australian 800 2015 California

MITCHELL Morgan (AUS) 3-10-1994 (22y) 4x400 McBRIDE Jermeka (BAH) 14-10-1994 (22y) 4x100 3x Australian Champion 100 pb: 11.44w -16, 11.74 -17. 200 pb: 23.63w, 23.73 -16. 6 Bahamian 400 pb: 51.25 -16. 200 pb: 23.44 -16. sf WJC 2014 (8 4x400); sf COM 200 2016 (7 100) 2014; sf OLY 2016. 1 Australian 2014/2016/2017. African-American father, Australian mother. Former junior International netball player (just MILLER-UIBO Shaunae (BAH) 15-4-1994 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 like Christine Ohurougu, she had to choose between that sport and ath- 2016 Olympic Champion after a memorable finish versus letics). One of her tattoos reads: “Emancipate yourself from mental slav- 400 pb: 49.44 -16. 200 pb: 22.05 -16. 1 WJC 400 2010 (2012-4); 1 ery” World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY 400 2012 (hamstring); 4 WCH 200 2013; Contributed to two Australian victories at the 2017 Melbourne “Nitro 3 WIC 400 2014; 6 COM 400 2014; 2 WCH 400 2015; 1 OLY 400 2016. Athletics” meetings, both as part of a Distance Medley Relay team 1 NCAA indoor 400 2013. 1 Bahamian 400 2014/2016. Her great uncle Leslie Miller ran in the Mexico Olympics and though eliminated in his NELSON Ella (AUS) 10-5-1994 (22y) 4x400 400m heat, became the first Bahamian to break 47 seconds with a time Missed a place in the Rio Olympic 200m final by 0.01 (she clocked of 46.99. 1.85 tall (6-1) 22.50, Dina Asher-Smith GBR clocked 22.49) In 2017: Married 8356 Decathlete Maicel Uibo EST in Nassau on 400 pb: 54.00 -14. 200 pb: 22.50 -16. 100 pb: 11.42 -16. sf WJC 200 February 4; 1 New York Millrose Games 300 (35.71); 3 Florida Relays 2010; sf COM 200 2015; ht WCH 100 2015; sf OLY 200 2016. 1 4x200 Australian 200 2014/2015/2016 She has a faster 400m personal best than her husband (50.24)

RUBIE Anneliese (AUS) 22-4-1992 (24y) 4x400 MOSS Wendria (BAH) 1-1-2001 (16y) 4x400 400 pb: 51.69 -15. 800 pb: 2:02.52 -16. 200 pb: 23.54 -13. sf WJC 400 pb: 54.94 -17. 200 pb: 24.47 -17 2010; sf COM 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; sf WCH 2015; sf OLY 2016 (8 4x400). 1 Australian 2015 (2 800 2017) MYERS Tamara (BAH) 27-7-1993 (23y) 4x100 Bahamian record holder at Triple Jump SARGENT-JONES Caitlin (AUS) 14-6-1992 (24y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 100 pb: 11.87 -17. TJ pb: 14.02 -17. LJ pb: 6.61w, 6.51 -17. 1 Central Twice sixth at World Student Games 400s American & Caribbean Champs TJ 2013; dnq COM LJ/TJ 2014; 10 400 pb: 52.16 -13. 200 pb: 23.67 -09. 100 pb: 11.71 -13. sf WJC 100 Pan-Am Games TJ 2015. 1 Bahamian TJ 2013/2014/2015/2016 2010; 6 WSG 400 2011/2013; 4 COM 4x400 2014

SEE Heidi (AUS) 8-9-1989 (27y) 4x800 PARKER Devine (BAH) 2-9-2000 (16y) 4x100 (Née Gregson) 100 pb: 11.64w -16, 11.68 -17. 200 pb: 23.54w, 23.80 -17 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN 15

STRACHAN Anthonique (BAH) 22-8-1993 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 by a margin of four thousandths of a second (49.404 to 49.408) (Strachan pronounced “Strawn”, rhyming with yawn). Double world In 2017: 54.01 in her comeback race, but then down to 52.00 in the next Junior Champion at sprints in 2012 one 400 pb: 52.42 -16. 200 pb: 22.32 -13. 100 pb: 11.20 -12. 1 Pan-Am junior 200 2011 (3 100); 1 WJC 100/200 2012; sf OLY 200 2012 (2016- MOROKO Galefele (BOT) 16-4-1997 (20y) 4x400 ht); sf WCH 200 2013; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014. 1 Bahamian (aka Moroko Galefele) 200 2015 2015 African Games relay gold 400 pb: 53.60 -16. 3 African youth 2013; 1 African Games 4x400 2015; ARZAMASOVA Maryna (BLR) 17-12-1987 (29y) 4x800 ht WJC 2016 (Née Katovich). 2015 World Champion at 800m; her late mother still holds the Belarusian record in the same event SELEKA Goitseome (BOT) 10-8-1988 (28y) 4x400 800 pb: 1:57.54 -15. 1500 pb: 4:15.99 -12. 400 pb: 53.56 -12. ht WJC 2015 African Games relay gold 2006; 3 ETCh 2011 (2013/2015-4); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 EIC 400 pb: 53.11 -12. 2 African Champs 4x400 2012 (2014-3); 1 African 2013; 3 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 1 ECH 2014 (2012-2); 3 IAAF Continental Games 4x400 2015 Cup 2014; 1 WCH 2015 (2011/2013-sf); 7 OLY 2016 (2012-ht). 1 Belarusian 2008 & 1500 2012. Mother-Ravilya Agletdinova BLR (1 ECH COUTINHO Geisa (BRA) 1-6-1980 (36y) 4x400 1500 86), father-Aleksandr Katovich UKR (2 EIC HJ 1985) Full name-Geisa Aparecida Coutinho Twice South American Champion, across a span of 13 years BARYSEVICH Daryia (BLR) 6-4-1990 (27y) 4x800 400 pb: 51.08 -11. 200 pb: 23.07 -11. 100 pb: 11.55 -11. 1 South Winner of multiple Belarusian titles at 800m & 1500m, including three American 2003/2015 (2005-2, 2011-3); ht WIC 2003/2012; 4; ht OLY which were rightfully hers following the mass doping disqualifications of 2004/2012/2016; 1 World Military Games 2011; sf WCH 2011 Natallia Kareiva (2003/2015-ht); 3 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2015-6); 1 Ibero-American 800 pb: 2:01.93 -16, 2:03.73i -17. 1500 pb: 4:08.95 -16. ht ECH 1500 2014; 1 South American Games 2014. 1 Brazilian 2016; 7 EIC 1500 2016. At EXC: 2008-68J. 1 Belarusian 1500 2002/2003/2004/2010/2011/2012/2015/2016 2011/2013/2015 (1 indoor 2008/2012/2016/2017). 1 Belarusian 800 2016 (1 indoor 800 2008/2017) da SILVA Jéssica Roberti (BRA) 2-5-1992 (24y) 4x400 400 pb: 53.29 -16. 400H pb: 60.16 -15 KAROL Yuliya (BLR) 26-6-1991 (25y) 4x800 800 pb: 2:01.09 -16. sf ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016. 1 Belarusian indoor da SILVA Natalia (BRA) 25-12-1992 (24y) 4x400 2016 (2015/2017-3) 400 pb: 52.42 -14. 2 South American under-23 2014

KUSHNIR Viktoria (BLR) 9-2-1993 (24y) 4x800 da SILVA Tânia (BRA) 17-12-1986 (30y) 4x100 (Née Yaroshevich) 2006 South American Champion at Triple Jump 800 pb: 2:03.61 -16. 1500 pb: 4:10.19 -16. 12 under-23 ECH 1500 100 pb: 11.67w, 11.69 -17. LJ pb: 6.73w, 6.68 -15. TJ pb: 14.11 -07. 2015. At EXC: 2014-27u23, 2015-5u23. 2 Belarusian indoor 800 2017 dnq WJC TJ 2004; 1 South American TJ 2006 (2009-3, 2015-2); dnq WCH TJ 2007; dnq WIC TJ 2008; 4 Ibero-American 2012 (2010-5); 3 USOVICH Ilona (BLR) 14-11-1982 (34y) 4x800 Ibero-American TJ 2014 (2010-5, 2012-4); 2 South American LJ/TJ Belarusian record holder at 400m. 2007 European indoor silver & 2012 2015; dnq WCH LJ 2015. 1 Brazilian TJ 2006 outdoor bronze 800 pb: 1:59.38 -11. 400 pb: 50.31 -07. 2 WIC 4x400 2004 (2006-3); 4 de Jailma (BRA) 31-12-1986 (30y) 4x400 EIC 400 2005; 5 ECH 400 2006 (2 4x400); 2 EIC 400 2007 (1 4x400); 7 Full name-Jailma Sales de Lima WCH 400 2007 (2005-sf); 2 WIC 4x400 2008 (2006-3); 3 ECH 400 4x Brazilian Champion at 400m Hurdles, now concentrating on the flat 2012 (2016-ht); 9 ETCh 400 2013. Younger sister of international 400 pb: 51.66 -11. 200 pb: 23.30 -16. 400H pb: 56.00 -11. 400/800 runner Svetlana (who was 2nd in 2005 European Indoor 400 pb: 5601 -06. 4 World Youth Heptathlon 2003; 3 South American 400 but failed a doping re-test from Beijing 2008). Husband is 5.65 pole 2009; 3 Ibero-American 400H 2010; ht WCH 400H 2011; 5 Pan-Am vaulter Igor Alekseyev, their daughter Varvara born December 16, 2009 Games 400H 2011; ht OLY 400H 2012; 1 Ibero-American 400 2016; ht OLY 400 2016. 1 Brazilian 400H 2011/2012/2014/2015 & Heptathlon BABOLAYI Oarabile (BOT) 8-3-1992 (25y) Mixed 4x400 2006. Her younger sister is Jucilene de Lima, Brazilian record holder at 400 pb: 55.35 -14. 400H pb: 58.09 -11. ht World Youth 400H 2009; 3 African junior 100H/400H 2011; 2 African Champs 4x400 2012 FARIAS Bruna Jéssica (BRA) 19-5-1992 (24y) 4x100 BOTLOGETSWE Christine (BOT) 1-10-1995 (21y)4x400/Mixed 100 pb: 11.50 -14. 200 pb: 23.56 -15. 1 South American under-23 200 4x400 2014 (2 100); 5 Ibero-American 100 2016 ( 2 4x100) 2015 African Games relay gold 400 pb: 52.15 -16. ht WJC 2012; 1 African Games 4x400 2015; 6 FERREIRA Mariana (BRA) 16-4-1994 (23y) 4x100 African Champs 2016; ht OLY 2016 100 pb: 11.61 -16. 200 pb: 24.13 -17. 7 Brazilian 100 2016

JELE Lydia (BOT) 22-6-1990 (26y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 ROSA Vitoria Cristina (BRA) 12-1-1996 (21y) 4x100 Led off the Botswanan 4x400m relay team which won at the 2015 Fourth at both sprints at the 2015 South American Championships African Games (without Amantle Montsho) 100 pb: 11.36 -15. 200 pb: 23.10w, 23.11 -15. sf World Youth 100 2013; 400 pb: 50.32 -17. 200 pb: 23.70 -17. 100 pb: 11.51 -17. 7 African sf WJC 100/200 2014; 3 South American under-23 100 2014 (4 200); 4 Games 2015 (1 4x400); 4 African Champs 2016; ht OLY 2016 South American 100/200 2015; ht WCH 200 2015; 7 World Military In 2017: Sharp improvement from 51.50 to 50.32 (at altitude in Games 2015; ht OLY 200 2016 Pretoria); Unbeaten in seven races SANTOS Rosângela (BRA) 20-12-1990 (26y) 4x100 MATHLAKU Leungo (BOT) 24-3-1995 (22y) 4x400 South American record holder at 60m. 2008 Olympic relay bronze 200 pb: 23.25 -16. 100 pb: 11.56 -16. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games (awarded in 2016!) 100 2011; sf World Youth 200 2011 (ht 100); ht WJC 100/200 2014; 3 100 pb: 11.01w, 11.04 -15. 200 pb: 22.77 -15. 1 South American junior African Champs 4x400 2014; 7 African Champs 200 2016 (8 100) 100 2007; 4 World Youth 200 2007; 3 WJC 4x100 2008 (4 100); 3 OLY 4x100 2008; 5 WSG 100 2011; sf WCH 100 2011; 1 Pan-Am Games MONTSHO Amantle (BOT) 4-7-1983 (33y) 4x400 100 2011 (2015-4); 1 Ibero-American 100 2012/2016; sf OLY 100 Former World Champion. Diamond Race winner in 2011, 2012 & 2013, 2012/2016; sf WCH 100/200 2015; sf WIC 60 2016. 1 Brazilian 100 but then served two-year doping suspension in 2014-2016 2008/2012/2015/2016 (1 200 2012). Anchored to fourth place in 400 pb: 49.33 -13. 200 pb: 22.88w, 22.94 -11. 1 African Games the 2008 Olympic 4x100 (at age 17), but this has now been upgraded to 2007/2011; 1 African Champs 2008/2010/2012 (2006-2); 4 WIC 2010 bronze after the positive re-test of Yulia Chermoshanskaya RUS (2008-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010 (2006-sf, 2014- dq); 1 WCH 2011 (2005/2007-sf, 2009-8, 2013-2); 4 OLY 2012 (2004- SILVA Cristiane (BRA) 4-4-1988 (29y) 4x400 ht, 2008-8). In 2013 she lost her world title to (GBR) 400 pb: 52.91 -16. 5 South American 2013 16 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN

BALKWILL Kelsey (CAN) 19-9-1992 (24y) 4x400 TAO Yujia (CHN) 16-2-1987 (30y) 4x100 400 pb: 53.31i, 53.52 -16. 400H pb: 56.80 -15. 6 WJC 400H 2010. 7 Reigning Asian Indoor Champion at 60m. First leg for Chinese sprint Canadian Canadian 400 flat & 400H 2016 relay team which won at the 2013 & 2015 Asian Championships and 2014 Asian Games BROWN Alicia (CAN) 21-1-1990 (27y) 4x400 100 pb: 11.37 -11. 200 pb: 24.22 -03. ht WCH 4x100 2007/2013; ht 400 pb: 51.84 -16. 5 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; 4 Francophone Games OLY 4x100 2008; 1 East Asian Games 100 2009; 5 Asian Games 100 2013; 4 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 Canadian 2013 (2016-2). Served two-year 2010; 3 Asian Champs 100 2011/2013 (2009-4); 2 Asian Indoor drug ban in 2013-2015 Champs 60 2012; ht WIC 60 2012; 1 Asian Champs 4x100 2013/2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014; 1 Asian Games 4x100 2014. 1 DAVIS Shai (CAN) 4-12-1993 (23y) 4x100/200 Chinese 100 2009/2014 100 pb: 11.28w -14, 11.33 -13. 200 pb: 23.12 -13. sf WJC 200 2012; 6 WCH 4x100 2013; 3 Francophone Games 100 2013; sf OLY 100 2014; TIAN Wen (CHN) 2-5-1995 (21y) 4x200 sf COM 100/200 2014 200 pb: 23.49w -17, 23.86 -16. 100 pb: 11.92 -16. 7 Chinese 200 2016 EMMANUEL Crystal (CAN) 27-11-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 (CHN) 11-10-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze 2014 Asian Games Champion at 100m 100 pb: 11.16w -13, 11.16 -16. 200 pb: 22.80 -16. sf WJC 200 2010; sf 100 pb: 11.24 -16. 200 pb: 23.04w -17, 23.21 -13. 2 Asian Champs OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 1 Francophone Games 200 2013; sf 100/4x100 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WIC 60 COM 100/200 2014 (4 4x100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015; ht WCH 2012/2014; 1 Asian Games 100/4x100 2014 (2 200); 3 Asian Champs 100/200 2015 (6 4x100); sf WIC 60 2016; sf OLY 200 2016 (ht 100, 7 100 2015 (1 4x100); sf WCH 100 2015; sf WIC 60 2016; ht OLY 100 4x100). 1 Canadian 100/200 2011/2016 (1 200 2012) 2016; ht OLY 4x100 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei In 2017: Led off Canadian team which set a national 4x200 record Yongli, Ge Manqi, ) which were bumped from the final (1:33.00) at the Florida Relays (Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, when the USA were given a second chance to qualify). 1 Chinese Farah Jacques, Khamica Bingham) 100/200 2015. From- Province FOFANAH Isatu (CAN) 13-4-1993 (24y) 4x100/200 YUAN Qiqi (CHN) 26-10-1995 (21y) 4x100/200 Third leg for sprint relay team which broke the Canadian record and Second leg for relay team which won at 2015 Asian Championships placed sixth in Beijing 2015 100 pb: 11.29 -16. 200 pb: 23.71 -13. 6 Asian Games 100 2014; 1 100 pb: 11.40w, 11.46 -15. 200 pb: 23.48w -15, 23.56 -13. 6 Youth Asian Champs 4x100 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016; ht WIC Olympic Games 200 2010; 6 WCH 4x100 2015 50 2016; ht OLY 100 2016; ht OLY 4x100 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were HARRISON Shaina (CAN) 11-3-1994 (23y) 4x100/200 bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to 100 pb: 11.36 -15. 200 pb: 24.49w, 24.84 -16. 3 Commonwealth Youth qualify). 1 Chinese youth 100/200 2012; 1 Chinese junior 100/200 2013 Games 100 2011; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2014. She keeps her bib if she runs a personal best ZHOU Yanbing (CHN) 12-11-1996 (20y) 4x200 200 pb: 23.41w -17, 24.05 -16/17. 100 pb: 11.78 -15 JACQUES Farah (CAN) 8-2-1990 (27y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.49 -16. 200 pb: 23.21 -16. 400 pb: 53.91 -16. 7 OLY 4x100 ARRIETA Johana Patricia (COL) 2-9-1998 (18y) 4x400 2016. 3 Canadian 200 2016 400 pb: 55.0 -15. 800 pb: 2:05.39 -16. 7 World Youth 800 2015; sf WJC In 2017: Third leg for Canadian team which set a national 4x200 record 800 2016; 4 Ibero-American 800 2016 (1:33.00) at the Florida Relays (Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Farah Jacques, Khamica Bingham) BALANTA Astrid (COL) 4-3-1997 (20y) 4x400 400 pb: 54.45 -16. ht World Youth 200/400 2013; ht WJC 200 2014; 7 JEAN-BAPTISTE Audrey (CAN) 15-7-1991 (25y) 4x400 Youth Olympic Games 400 ’B’ 400 pb: 51.93 -15. sf COM 2014 (5 4x400); ht Pan-Am Games 2015; 7 WCH 4x400 2015. 2 Canadian 2014/2015. Graduated from the CHÁVEZ Eliana (COL) 28-12-1997 (19y) 4x400 University of Tulsa with a degree in Finance in 2014 400 pb: 54.48 -16. 400H pb: 60.17 -16. ht WJC 400 2016. 3 Colombian 400H 2016 (4 400) MONTCALM Noelle (CAN) 3-4-1988 (29y) 4x400 3x Canadian Champion at 400m Hurdles ESCOBAR Rosangélica (COL) 13-11-1993 (23y) 4x400 400 pb: 54.92 -12. 400H pb: 55.81 -14. 100H pb: 13.25w, 13.39 -10. 2 400 pb: 52.69 -16. 7 South American 400 2013 (8 800). 2 Colombian WSG 4x400 2013; ht WCH 400H 2013; 5 COM 400H 2014 (5 4x400); sf 400 2016 OLY 400H 2016. 1 Canadian 400H 2013/2014/2016 PADILLA Yennifer (COL) 1-1-1990 (27y) 4x400 MUIR Carline (CAN) 1-10-1987 (29y) 4x400 2011 Pan-American Champion 5x Canadian Champion 400 pb: 51.53 -11. 200 pb: 23.35 -11. 1 Pan-American junior 2009; 2 400 pb: 51.05 -16. sf WJC 2006; sf OLY 2008/2016; 3 WSG 2009 (1 Ibero-American 2010/2014 (2016-4); 5 Central American & Caribbean 4x400); 6 COM 2010 (3 4x400); sf WCH 2015; 4 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 Champs 2011; 2 South American 2011; 1 Pan-American Games 2011; Canadian 2008/2010/2014/2015/2016. Born-Jamaica, lives-Toronto dq ht OLY 2012 (out of lane); 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014. 1 Colombian 2013/2016 ROWE Whitney (CAN) 19-9-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.42w, 11.57 -16. 200 pb: 23.52 -16. 5 Canadian 200 2016 (8 100) ANGULO Yuliana (ECU) 6-7-1994 (22y) 4x100 Ecuadorian record holder at long jump GE Manqi (CHN) 13-10-1997 (19y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.50 -15. 100H pb: 13.95 -13. LJ pb: 6.50 -15. ht World Youth 100 pb: 11.48 -16. 200 pb: 23.47 -16. sf World Youth 100 2013 (ht 100H 2011; 3 South American LJ 2015; 6 Ibero-American LJ 2016. Led 100)ht OLY 4x100 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei off the Venezuelan team (of Yuliana Angúlo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final de la Cruz, Angela Tenorio) which set a national 4x100 record of 44.14 when the USA were given a second chance to qualify) when winning the ’B’ race at the 2015 IAAF World Relays

LIANG Xiaojing (CHN) 7-4-1997 (20y) 4x100 CAICEDO Maribel (ECU) 1-4-1998 (19y) 4x100 2014 Youth Olympic Champion at 100m 2015 World Youth Champion at 100m Hurdles 100 pb: 11.25w -17. 11.52 -15. 200 pb: 23.57 -15. sf World Youth 400 100 pb: 11.55 -15. 100H pb: 13.04 -17. 1 World youth 100H 2015; 8 2013; ht WCH 4x100 2013; 1 Asian junior 100 2014; 1 Youth Olympic WJC 4x100 2016 (dq ht 100H) Games 100 2014; ht OLY 4x100 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to qualify) CIFUENTES Romina (ECU) 8-2-1999 (18y) 4x100 In 2017: Indoor pb at 60m of 7.20, then windy outdoor 100m pb in 100 pb: 11.74 -16. 200 pb: 23.44 -16. sf World Youth 200 2015; ht WJC Clermont, Florida (11.25) 100 2016 (8 4x100); 1 South American youth 200 2016 (2 100) NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN 17

LANDAZURI Narcisa (ECU) 25-11-1992 (24y) 4x100 RAFFAI Estelle (FRA) 6-2-1998 (19y) 4x200 Full name-Marisol Narcisa Landazuri Two medals at 2016 World Junior Championships 100 pb: 11.26 -16. 200 pb: 23.35 -16. 2 Ibero-American 200 2014 (5 200 pb: 23.46 -16. 100 pb: 11.51 -16. 4 World Youth 200 2015 (7 100); 100); sf Pan-Am Games 200 2015; ht WCH 100 2015; sf OLY 100 3 WJC 200 2016 (2 4x100). 1 French junior 100 2016; 1 French junior 2016. 2 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015. Encouraged as a schoolgirl to take indoor 200 2017 up athletics when it was noticed she could run faster than all the boys RAHAROLAHY Agnes (FRA) 7-11-1992 (24y) 4x400 Third leg for victorious relay team at 2014 European Championship TENORIO Ángela (ECU) 27-1-1996 (21y) 4x100 (kept Floria Gueï in touch). Third leg for victorious relay team at 2015 Full name-Ángela Gabriela Tenorio Micolta European Indoor Championships (gained vital lead before handing to With her 2015 Pan-American 100m silver she became the first South ) American woman to go below 11 seconds 400 pb: 52.23 -15. 3 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 100 pb: 10.99 -15. 200 pb: 22.59w, 22.84 -15. 2 World Youth 200 2013 4x400 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 1 ECH 4x400 2014; 1 (3 100); ht WCH 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (3 200); 2 South American EIC 4x400 2015; sf EIC 2017 (5 4x400). 1 French indoor 2017 Games 100/200 2014; 1 South American junior 100/200 2015; 2 Pan- Am Games 100 2015 (4 200); 2 Ibero-American 100/200 2016; sf OLY SANANES Deborah (FRA) 26-10-1995 (21y) 4x400 100/200 2016. 1 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015. Nickname-“La Gacela” 2016 Mediterranean under-23 Champion (gazelle) 400 pb: 51.75 -16. 200 pb: 23.70 -15. 1 Mediterranean under-23 2016; Eight Ecuadorian records in 2015 – 100m: 11.17, 11.09, 11.09, 10.99 sf EIC 2017 (5 4x400). 1 French indoor 2014 (as a junior); 1 French (also a South American record); 200m: 23.08, 22.84; 4x100: 44.24, under-23 2015/2016 44.14 – but then she missed the Beijing World Championships because of problems with her visa ZAHI Carole (FRA) 12-6-1994 (22y) 4x100 Allegiance transferee from Ivory Coast – acquired French citizenship on AKAKPO Stella (FRA) 28-2-1994 (23y) 4x100 November 10, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for France on 2013 European Junior Champion at 100m March 2, 2016 (she never competed for CIV) 100 pb: 11.17 -16. 200 pb: 23.27i -16, 23.48i -17, 23.54 -13. sf World 100 pb: 11.28 -16. ht WIC 60 2016; 1 Mediterranean under-23 100 Youth 100 2011; 1 EJC 100 2013 (2 4x100); 2 ECH 4x100 2014; 3 2016. 1 French under-23 indoor 60 2014/2015 & 200 2015 under-23 ECH 100 2015; dq sf ECH 100 2016 (false start); sf EIC 60 2017. 1 French indoor 60 2014 & 100 2016. She anchored France to DIAMOND Emily (GBR) 11-6-1991 (25y) 4x400 third place in the 2013 World 4x100m, but after the medal ceremony, 2016 Olympic relay bronze (with her on leg three being the one to bring the team disqualified for an illegal exchange the team into that position) 400 pb: 51.23 -16. 200 pb: 23.30 -13. 100 pb: 11.71w, 11.77 -10. 8 EJC 200 2009; 6 WJC 200 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 1 ECH GALAIS Jennifer (FRA) 7-3-1992 (25y) 4x100/200 4x400 2016; sf OLY 2016 (3 4x400). 1 UK 2016. Member of overall 100 pb: 11.25 -16. 200 pb: 23.06 -14. sf WJC 200 2010; 3 EJC 200 2012 Olympic relay squad, but did not compete 2011; 7 under-23 ECH 200 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 200 2014; 4 ETCh 200 2014; dq/ht ECH 200 2014 (false start); 10 ETCh 100 DOYLE Eilidh (GBR) 20-2-1987 (30y) 4x400 2015; 6 ECH 4x100 2016. 1 French 200 2016 2014 European Champion at 400m Hurdles. 2016 Olympic finalist & relay bronze GNAFOUA Floriane (FRA) 30-1-1996 (21y) 4x100 400 pb: 51.45i -13, 51.83 -13. 400H pb: 54.09 -16. (at 400H) 2 under-23 2017 European indoor finalist at 60m ECH 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 2009/2011; 2 COM 2010/2014; sf OLY 100 pb: 11.19 -16. sf WJC 100 2014; 3 EJC 4x100 2015; 2 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 2013/2015 (2009-4, 2010/2014-2); Mediterranean under-23 100 2016; 7 ECH 100 2016 (6 4x100); 7 EIC 5 WCH 2013 (3 4x400); 3 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-8); 6 60 2017. 1 French indoor 60 2017 WCH 4015 (3 4x400); 1 ECH 4x400 2012 (2014-3); 8 OLY 2016 (3 4x400); sf EIC 400 2017 (2 4x400). 1 Scottish 2004/2007/2008 & 400 GUEÏ Floria (FRA) 2-5-1990 (26y) 4x200/400 2011. 1 UK 2014/2015/2016 (1 indoor 400 2017). Married Brian Doyle (Gueï pronounced Gay as in Tyson) in November 2015 New European Indoor Champion, lethal in relays 200 pb: 23.06 -16. 400 pb: 50.84 -16 (51.90i -17). 4 European Youth MASSEY Kelly (GBR) 11-1-1985 (32y) 4x400 200 2007; ht WJC 2008; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 6 OLY 4x400 2012; 2 ECH Relay medals from two Commonwealth Games, European 4x400 2012; sf WCH 2013/2015; sf ECH 2014 (1 4x400); sf EIC 2015 Championships, and now the Olympic Games (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 2015 (2014-5); 2 ECH 400/4x400 2016; sf OLY 400 pb: 51.96 -14. sf COM 2010 (2 4x400); ht ECH 2012; 7 COM 2014 2016; 1 EIC 2017. 1 French 2013/2016. Miraculous anchor leg (in (3 4x100); 3 ECH 4x400 2014; 2 EIC 4x400 2015; gold ECH 4x400 49.71) to take her team from distant fourth to gold at the 2014 European 2016 (ran heat); bronze OLY 4x400 2016 (ran heat). 1 British Championships Universities 2006; 1 English under-23 2007; 1 English 2010 & UK 2014. In 2017: 1 EIC (5 4x400) Graduate in Sports Science from John Moores University, won works as a PE Teacher in Greater Manchester. She can play the JEANNE Charlotte (FRA) 18-4-1995 (22y) 4x200 violin 200 pb: 23.48 -16. 100 pb: 11.49w, 11.60 -16. 1 French under-23 100 2016 NIELSEN Laviai (GBR) 13-3-1996 (21y) 4x400 Laviai pronounced “Laa-Vee-Ah” NTIAMOAH Brigitte (FRA) 5-3-1994 (23y) 4x400 2015 European Junior Champion at 400m (with her twin Lina 8th in the 2016 European 4x400m relay silver same race) 400 pb: 52.31 -16. 200 pb: 23.13 -16. sf World Youth 400 2011; 5 EJC 400 pb: 51.90i -17, 52.25 -15. 800 pb: 2:08.88 -16. 200 pb: 23.85 -16. 200 2013 (2 4x100); 3 under-23 ECH 200 2015; 2 ECH 4x400 2016. 1 Ran in heat of 2014 WJC 4x400 (awarded silver won by Britain in final); French indoor 200 2015 1 EJC 400/4x400 2015; 4 EIC 2017 (2 4x400). 2 UK indoor 400 2017. Student of geography at King’s College London. Identical twin Sister PARÉ Maroussia (FRA) 18-7-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 Lina (one minute younger, 8 EJC 2015 & 1 4x400) is also an interna- 100 pb: 11.52 -15. 200 pb: 23.05w, 23.29 -15. 3 EJC 200 2015; 1 tional athlete. They both got identical grades at in their A-level exams in Mediterranean under-23 200 2016. 1 French indoor 200 2017 2014. Their mother-Egyptian, father-Danish. Their coach-Coach-Frank Adams PELTIER Fanny (FRA) 25-5-1997 (19y) 4x200 She was the kit carrier for Jessica Ennis at the London 2012 Olympics 2016 World junior relay silver (for the Heptathlon 200m) 200 pb: 23.58 -16. 100 pb: 12.02 -15. 5 Youth Olympic Games 200 In 2017: Breakthrough indoors to clock 51.90 and then win European 2014; sf EJC 200 2015; 2 WJC 4x100 2016 relay silver PERROSSIER Estelle (FRA) 12-1-1990 (27y) 4x400 OHURUOGU Christine (GBR) 17-5-1984 (32y) 4x400 400 pb: 52.09 -14. 4. 6 WCH 4x400 2015. 1 French indoor 400 2014 Olympic gold in 2008 & silver in 2012. World golds in 2007 & 2013. 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400 pb: 49.41 -13. 200 pb: 22.85 -09. 100 pb: 11.35 -08. 3 EJC MAYER Lisa (GER) 2-5-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 400/4x400 2003; sf OLY 400 2004 (3 4x400); 2 under-23 ECH 400 100 pb: 11.04w -15, 11.25 -16. 200 pb: 22.86 -16. 7 World Youth 200 2005; sf WCH 400 2005 (3 4x400); 1 COM 400 2006; 1 WCH 400 2007 2013; 3 WJC 4x100 2014; 2 EJC 100 2015; 3 ECH 4x100 2016 (8 200); (3 4x400); 2 ECP 200 2008; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2); 3 ETCh 200 2009; 5 sf OLY 200 2016; 5 EIC 60 2017. 1 German under-23 200 200 2016. In WCH 400 2009; dq ht WCH 400 2011; 1 WIC 4x400 2012 (2014-3); 1 2016 ran second leg for relay team which clocked 41.62, Germany’s EIC 4x400 2013; 1 WCH 400 2013 (3 4x400); 3 COM 4x400 2014; 4 fastest since the GDR era ECH 2014/2016; 8 WCH 2015 (3 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (3 4x400). 1 AAA 2004 & UK 400 2009/2012/2013. Played for Essex and England in MÜLLER Laura (GER) 11-12-1995 (21y) 4x400 Netball, but switched to athletics in 2003. Studied Linguistics at World & European junior 4x400m relay medallist University College London. Returned from a year’s suspension to 400 pb: 51.69 -16. 200 pb: 22.81 -16. 100 pb: 11.37 -16. 7 EJC 2013 (3 August 5, 2007, after having missed three out-of-competition doping 4x400); 4 WJC 2014 (3 4x400); 6 under-23 ECH 2015; 5 ECH 4x400 tests in 2006 2016. 3 German 2016

ONUORA Anyika (GBR) 28-10-1984 (32y) 4x400 PINTO Tatjana (GER) 2-7-1992 (24y) 4x100 (Name pronounced Ann-ika Oh-nora) Full name-Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto 2016 European bronze & relay gold Third leg for victorious German sprint relay team at 2012 European 400 pb: 50.87 -15. 200 pb: 22.64 -14 (23.40 -16). 100 pb: 11.81 -11. 2 Championships EJC 4x100 2003; 2 COM 4x100 2006 (sf 100); sf ECH 100 2006 (2 100 pb: 11.00 -16. 200 pb: 22.53w -17, 23.02 -15. 6 WJC 100 2010 (2 4x100); 5 ETCh 100 2011; sf WCH 200 2011 (ht 100); ht OLY 100/200 4x100); 3 EJC 100 2011 (1 4x100); 8 ECH 100 2012 (1 4x100); ht OLY 2012; 3 ETCh 200 2013/2014; ht WCH 200 2013; sf WCH 400 2015 (3 100 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 ETCh 100 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 100 4x400); 3 ECH 400 2016 (1 4x400); 3 OLY 4x400 2016. 1 English 2013 (1 4x100); sf WCH 100 2013 (4 4x100); sf ECH 100 2014; 4 ETCh Schools 100 2001/2002; 1 UK 200 2013 & 400 2015. Studied 100 2015; sf OLY 100 2016 (4 4x100). 1 German 100 2014/2016; 1 Economics at Liverpool John Moores University German indoor 60 2016. Her 2015 season cut short after a family In 2017: A leg for the multi-national 4x200 squad which clocked the tragedy in which her mother passed away. Of Portuguese and Angolan super-fast time of 1:28.77 at the Florida relays descent

BURGHARDT Alexandra (GER) 28-4-1994 (22y) 4x100 SPELMEYER Ruth Sophia (GER) 19-9-1990 (26y) 4x400 2015 European under-23 silver at 100m 2016 German Champion 100 pb: 11.18w -16, 11.32 -15. 100H pb: 13.41 -12. 4 World Youth 400 pb: 51.43 -16, 200 pb: 23.43 -16. sf WJC 200 2008; 4 EJC 200 100H 2011; 1 EJC 4x100 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (1 4x100); ht EIC 2015; sf ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016. 1 German 100 2015 (1 4x100); 5 WCH 4x100 2015; 6 EIC 60 2017 (2015-sf) 2016 (1 indoor 2015) ELSLER Josefina (GER) 7-6-1991 (25y) 4x200 200 pb: 23.16 -16. 100 pb: 11.33 -14. 3 IAAF Relays 4x200 2015. 4 GAYAKWATI Sarita (IND) 1-6-1994 (22y) 4x400 German 100/200 2014 (aka Gayakwad Saritaben Laxmanbhai) 400 pb: 54.56 -16. 400H pb: 59.32 -16. 2 Indian 400H 2016 (3 400) GERKEN Alena (GER) 23-7-1994 (22y) 4x400 400 pb: 54.08i -17, 54.40 -16. 4 German indoor 2017 KUMARI Santosh (IND) 15-1-1990 (27y) 4x400 400 pb: 53.70 -16. 400H pb: 58.98 -16. 1 Indian 400H 2016 GLÄSNER Laura (GER) 20-1-1996 (21y) 4x400 2014 World junior relay bromze LUKA Tintu (IND) 26-4-1989 (27y) 4x400 400 pb: 53.65i -17, 55.14 -14. 400H pb: 57.86 -16. sf WJC 400H 2014 Indian record holder, set in the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup where she (3 4x400); 5 EJC 400H 2015. 3 German indoor 400 2017 ran from the front (58.04 at the bell). 2015 Asian Champion 400 pb: 53.22 -10. 800 pb: 1:59.17 -10. sf WJC 2008; 4 IAAF HAASE Rebekka (GER) 2-1-1993 (24y) 4x100/200 Continental Cup 800 2010 (2014-8); 6 COM 800 2010 (2014-sf); sf Three sprint golds at 2015 European under-23 Championships WCH 800 2011 (2015-ht); sf OLY 800 2012 (2016-ht); 2 Asian Games 100 pb: 10.94w -17, 11.21 -15. 200 pb: 22.58w, 22.77i -17, 22.95 -15. 8 800 2014 (2010-3); 1 Asian Games 4x400 2014; 1 Asian Champs 800 Youth Olympic Games 100 2010; 6 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100 2014; 2015 (2011/2013-3). 1 Indian 800 2009/2010/2014/2015/2016. Coach- sf EIC 60 2015; 1 under-23 ECH 100/200/4x100 2015; ht WCH 100 P. T. Usha (4 OLY 400H 1984), she is a member of the Usha School of 2015; ht OLY 100 2016 (4 4x100); 8 EIC 60 2017. 1 German 200 Athletics in Kerala. she was brought there after her uncle saw an adver- 2014/2015 (1 indoor 200 2014/2015/2016/2017). In Mannheim 2016 tisement in the newspaper anchored team which clocked 41.62, Germany’s fastest since the GDR era MAJUMDAR Debasree (IND) 6-4-1991 (26y) 4x400 In 2017: 8 EIC 60. Huge windy pbs (10.94, 22.58) in Clermont, Florida 400 pb: 53.30 -16. ht COM 4x400 2014; 2 Asian Champs 4x400 2015. 2 Indian 2015 HOFFMANN Lara (GER) 25-3-1991 (26y) 4x400 Twice German Indoor Champion MATHEW Jisna (IND) 7-1-1999 (18y) 4x400 400 pb: 52.87 -16. sf WJC 200 2008; 5 ECH 4x400 2016; sf EIC 2017. 400 pb: 53.14 -15/16. 2 Asian Champs 4x400 2015; 2 Commonwealth 1 German indoor 2016/2017 Youth Games 2015; 1 Asian junior 206; dq ht WJC 2016 (out of lane)

KWADWO Yasmin (GER) 9-11-1990 (26y) 4x100 POOVAMMA Machettira Raju (IND) 5-6-1990 (26y) 4x400 2009 European Junior Champion at 100m Anchored Indian to relay gold at 2014 Asian Games 100 pb: 11.16w -15, 11.29 -11. 200 pb: 23.84 -11. sf WJC 100 2008; 1 400 pb: 51.73 -14. 3 Asian Games 2014 (1 4x400). 1 Indian 2014/2015; EJC 100/4x100 2009; sf WIC 60 2010/2014; ht ECH 100 2010; sf WCH 2 Asian Champs 2015 (2 4x400); ht OLY 4x400 2016 100 2011. 1 German junior indoor 60 2008/2009; 1 German junior & under-23 100 2009; 1 German indoor 60 2010 ALLOH Audrey (ITA) 21-7-1987 (29y) 4x100 4x Italian Indoor Champion at 60m LÜCKENKEMPER Gina (GER) 21-11-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.29w, 11.42 -14. 200 pb: 24.06 -12. 1 WSG 4x100 2009; sf Two bronzes at 2016 European Championships WIC 60 2012 (2014-ht); sf EIC 60 2013; 8 WSG 100 2013; ht WIC 60 100 pb: 11.04 -16/ 200 pb: 22.41w, 22.67 -16. sf WJC 200 2012; 5 2014; 8 ETCh 100 2014; sf ECH 100 2014; sf EIC 60 2015. 1 Italian World Youth 200 2013; 8 WJC 200 2014 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 200 2015; ht indoor 60 2012/2013/2014/2015. Born-Ivory Coast, moved to Italy in WCH 100 2015; 3 ECH 200/4x100 2016; sf OLY 200 2016 (4 4x100). 1 1998 and gained Italian citizenship in 2005 German 200 2016 & indoor 60 2017. She says her athletics hero is GBR, who famously limped across the finish line BONGIORNI Anna (ITA) 15-9-1993 (23y) 4x100 injured in his 400m semi-final at 1992 2017 Italian Indoor Champion at 60m 100 pb: 11.56 -15. 200 pb: 23.67w -15, 23.77 -16. sf World Youth 100 MATHEIS Lara (GER) 2-8-1992 (24y) 4x200 2009; 7 Youth Olympic Games 200 2010; 2 EJC 4x100 2011; 2 under- 200 pb: 23.19i -17, 23.72 -16. 100 pb: 11.45w -17, 11.70 -15. 2 German 23 ECH 4x100 2015; sf EIC 60 2017. 1 Italian under-23 100/200 2015; indoor 200 2017 1 Italian indoor 60 2017 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN 19

DE ANDREIS Elisabetta (ITA) 17-4-1995 (22y) 4x100 Caribbean LJ 2015. She was the British Virgin Islands flagbearer at the 100 pb: 11.85 -16. 200 pb: 24.38 -16. 3 Italian under-23 200 2016 opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

GRENOT Libania (ITA) 12-7-1983 (33y) 4x400 CHAMBERS Verone (JAM) 16-12-1988 (28y) 4x400 Full name-Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti 2015 Pan-Am Games relay silver Twice European Champion 400 pb: 52.28 -12. 200 pb: 23.42 -16 (23.72 -17). 100 pb: 11.66 -11. 400 pb: 50.30 -09. 200 pb: 22.45w -12, 22.56 -16. 5 World Youth 99; 4 400H pb: 58.60 -10. ht WIC 4x400 2014 (awarded silver won by Pan-Am Games 2003; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005; Jamaica in final); 2 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015 sf OLY 2008/2012; 1 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf WCH 2009/2013/2015 (2005-ht); 4 ETCh 200/400 2013/2014; 1 ECH DAY Christine (JAM) 23-8-1986 (30y) 4x400 2014/2016 (2010-4, 2012-6); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-6); 3 Fourth at 2015 World Championships, then relay gold. Two successive ECH 4x400 2016; 8 OLY 2016. 1 Cuban 2003/2004/2005. 1 Italian Olympic relay silvers 2009/2010/2014/2015/2016 & 200 2012 400 pb: 50.14 -15. 800 pb: 2:10.9 -15. sf WCH 2009; 3 OLY 4x400 Allegiance transferee from Cuba – last competed for that country at the 2012; 3 COM 2014 (1 4x400); 4 WCH 2015 (1 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (2 2005 World Championships, married an Italian man (now separated) 4x400). 1 Jamaican 2015 and moved to Italy in 2006, obtained Italian citizenship on March 18, 2011 and declared eligible for Italy by the IAAF from that date EVANS Gayon (JAM) 15-1-1990 (27y) 4x100 2008 World Junior relay silver HOOPER Gloria (ITA) 3-3-1992 (25y) 4x100 100 pb: 11.24 -16. 200 pb: 23.08w -14, 23.18 -17. dq qf World Youth Sprint double winner at the 2015 & 2016 Italian Championships out- 100 2007; 2 WJC 4x100 2008. Took a year off competition in 2012. 6 doors Jamaican 200 2014; 2 Jamaican Intercollegiate 100 2016. Studied 100 pb: 11.34 -16. 200 pb: 22.89 -16. 400 pb: 53.12 -13. ht WJC 200 Sociology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. now based in 2010; 7 EJC 200 2011 (2 4x100); dq/sf ECH 200 2012; ht OLY 200 Jamaica. One of nine children 2012/2016; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 200/4x100 2013; sf WCH 200 2015 (2013-ht); ht WIC 60 2016; sf ECH 100/200 2016; sf EIC 60 FACEY Simone (JAM) 7-5-1985 (31y) 4x100 2017. 1 Italian 100 2013. 1 Italian 100/200 2015/2016. Parents from Ran first leg for Jamaican team which won World relay gold in 2009 Ghana 100 pb: 10.95 -08. 200 pb: 22.25 -08. 4 World Youth 100 2001; 2 WJC 100 2002 (1 4x100); 6 WCH 200 2009 (1 4x100); 3 Central American & SIRAGUSA Irene (ITA) 23-6-1993 (23y) 4x100 Caribbean Champs 100 2011 (2 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 2015; sf Won sprint double at 2014 Italian Championships WIC 60 2016; sf OLY 200 2016 (silver 4x100). 1 NCAA 200 2008 100 pb: 11.36w -14, 11.43 -14/15. 200 pb: 23.27 -14. 2 EJC 4x100 indoors & out, representing Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) 2011; sf WJC 200 2012; 7 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (3 4x100); 10 ETCh University. 1 Jamaican 200 2016 200 2014; 2 Mediterranean under-23 100/200 2014; sf ECH 100/200 2014 (4 4x100); 6 under-23 ECH 100 2015 (2 4x100); sf ECH 100 2016 FORBES Sashalee (JAM) 10-5-1996 (20y) 4x100 (ht 200). 1 Italian 100/200 2014 2016 Olympic relay silver, after running in the heats only (when Elaine Thompson and Christania Williams were rested) FAHIE L’Tsha (IVB) 8-7-1998 (18y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.17 -16. 200 pb: 23.20 -17. 4 Central American & Caribbean 100 pb: 11.71w -16, 11.74 -17. 200 pb: 23.17w -15, 24.51 -17. sf World junior 100 2014; 2 WJC 4x100 2014; 1 North/Central America & Youth 100 2015 (ht 100); sf WJC 100 2016 Caribbean under-23 100 2016; silver OLY 4x100 2016

HARRIGAN Tahesia (IVB) 15-2-1982 (35y) 4x100/200 GOULE Natoya (JAM) 30-3-1991 (26y) Mixed 4x400 2008 World Indoor bronze at 60m 4x Jamaican Champion at 800m 100 pb: 11.02w, 11.13 -06. 200 pb: 22.98 -07. 400 pb: 54.06 -14. LJ pb: 400 pb: 51.52 -11. 800 pb: 1:59.38 -16. 1500 pb: 4:18.74 -14. sf World 6.17i -06, 6.06 -05. TJ pb: 11.93i -06. 5 COM 100 2006 (2002-sf); 1 Youth 800 2007; ht WJC 800 2008; sf WJC 800 2010 (3 4x400); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006/2010 & Champs 2009; Central American & Caribbean Champs 800 2013; ht WCH 800 2013; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 3 WIC 60 2008 (2010-6, 2014/2016-sf); qf ht WIC 800 2014/2016; sf COM 800 2014; ht OLY 800 2016. 1 OLY 100 2008 (2012/2016-ht); sf WCH 100 2009 (2005/2007-qf, Jamaican 800 2013/2014/2015/2016. 1 NCAA indoor 800 2015. Ran in 2013/2015-ht) Graduate of Speech Pathology and Communicative relay heat at 2014 World Indoor Championships, so awarded silver Therapy from the University of Alabama. Served a six-month doping medal won by Jamaica in final ban in 2011. She collects stamps HENRY-ROBINSON Samantha (JAM) 25-9-1988 (28y) 4x200 HUGGINS Nelda (IVB) 2-2-1997 (20y) 4x100/200 Awarded Olympic relay silver in London 2012 when she led off the 100 pb: 11.26w -17, 11.59 -14. 200 pb: 23.65w, 23.77 -14. sf World Jamaican team in the heats (though replaced by Shelly-Ann Fraser- Youth 200 200 2013 (2 Medley Relay); sf WJC 200 2014; 6 Youth Pryce for the final) Olympic Games 100 2014; ht WJC 100 2016 200 pb: 22.50w, 22.77 -12. 100 pb: 10.94w -12, 11.00 -14. 400 pb: 54.49 -15. 2 World Youth Medley Relay 2003 (sf 100); 3 Pan-Am junior KELLY Ashley (IVB) 25-3-1991 (26y) 4x100/200 200 2007; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2008 (3 British Virgin Islander record holder 400m 100); Silver OLY 4x100 2012; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 2014; 8 COM 200 100 pb: 11.58 -16. 200 pb: 23.05w -13, 23.17 -16. 400 pb: 52.29 -16. 2014 100 pb: 11.58 -16. ht World Youth 100/200 2007; ht WJC 400 2010; 6 Central American & Caribbean Champs 400 2011; sf COM 200/400 JACKSON Shericka (JAM) 15-7-1994 (22y) 4x400 2014. 8 NCAA 400 2011. Was at the University of Illinois where she Bronzes in Beijing 2015 & Rio 2016 (each time behind Felix & Miller) studied Sports Management. She was the British Virgin Islander flag- 400 pb: 49.83 -16. 200 pb: 22.57 -17. 100 pb: 11.32 -17. 4 Youth bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 Olympic Games 200 2010; 3 World Youth 200 2011 (1 Medley Relay); 8 WJC 200 2012 (2 4x400); 2 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; 3 WCH 2015 (1 KING Karene (IVB) 24-10-1987 (29y) 4x100/200 4x100); 3 OLY 2016 (2 4x100) 2014 Commonwealth Games semi-finalist at 200m In 2017: Already personal bests for her at both 100m & 200m 100 pb: 11.39w -14, 11.52 -12. 200 pb: 22.85w, 23.24 -13. 8 Central American & Caribbean Games 200 2010; ht WIC 60 2012; sf COM 200 JAMES Tiffany (JAM) 31-1-1997 (20y) Mixed 4x400 2014 (ht 100). Studied Psychology at Portland State University 2016 World Junior Champion 400 pb: 51.32 -16. 200 pb: 23.31 -16. 3 World Youth 2013; sf WJC MALONE Chantel (IVB) 2-12-1991 (25y) 4x100/200 2014; 1 WJC 2016 (2 4x400) Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games and British Virgin Islander record holder at Long Jump LE-ROY Anastasia (JAM) 11-9-1987 (29y) 4x200 LJ pb: 6.69 -15 (6.67i -17). 100 pb: 11.95 -16. 200 pb: 23.53 -12. 400 Third leg for Jamaican team which won 2014 Commonwealth Games pb: 52.35 -10. TJ pb: 13.27 -10. 4 WJC LJ 2010; dnq WCH LJ gold at 4x400 2011/2013/2015; 4 COM LJ 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean 200 pb: 22.85 -16. 400 pb: 50.84 -14. 100 pb: 11.27w -09, 11.41 -07. 6 Games LJ 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games LJ 2015; 2 North/Central America & WJC 200 2006 (3 4x100); ht WCH 4x400 2007; 3 Central American & 20 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN

Caribbean Champs 200 2011; 3 WSG 2013; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400 WILLIAMS Christania (JAM) 17-10-1994 (22y) 4x100 2014; 1 COM 4x400 2014 2016 Olympic 100m finalist, then relay silver 100 pb: 10.96 -16. 200 pb: 23.22w -14, 23.48 -15. 3 World Youth 100 LEVY Jura (JAM) 4-11-1990 (26y) 4x200 2011 (1 Medley Relay); 3 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2011 World Championship relay silver, when she substituted for 2012; 8 OLY 100 2016 (2 4x100). 1 Jamaican youth 100 2011. Coach- Veronica Cambell-Brown in the heats Stephen Francis (so she trains with Elaine Thompson) 200 pb: 22.76 -11. 100 pb: 11.07w, 11.10 -11. 400 pb: 53.58 -11. sf She set a personal best of 10.96 to reach the Rio Olympic 100m final, World Youth 100 2007 (ht 200); 8 WJC 200 2008 (2 4x100); 3 Pan- but then suffered from cramp in the final where she was eighth in 11.80 American junior 100 2009; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2011; silver WCH 4x100 2011. 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate 100 2016 ABONWA Isichi Patriciah (KEN) 27-8-1988 (28y) 4x200 LONEY Dawnalee (JAM) 15-5-1996 (20y) 4x200 AKOTH Damaris (KEN) 16-2-1999 (18y) 4x200 200 pb: 23.78 -16. 400 pb: 52.35 -16. 1 Jamaican Schools 400 2015 100 pb: 12.34w, 12.53 -15. 200 pb: 25.47 -15. ht World Youth 200 2015; 2 African youth 100 2015 McLAUGHLIN-WHILBY Anneisha (JAM) 6-1-1986 (31y) 4x400 Married name-Whilby CHEGE Peris (KEN) 9-6-1989 (27y) 4x200 Former World Youth Champion at 200m. Ran 53.77 for 400m at 13 in Full name- Peris Wairimu Chege 1999, a world age best at that time 4 Kenyan Prisons 400 2016 (55.60 400 pb: 51.03 -16. 200 pb: 22.54 -10/11. 100 pb: 11.23 -13. 3 World Youth 400 2001; 2 WJC 4x400 2000; 2 WJC 200 2002 (1 4x100); 1 CHELANGAT Betty (KEN) 12-12-1990 (26y) Mixed 4x400 World Youth 200 2003 (2 Medley Relay); 2 WJC 200 2004 (2 4x100); 5 400 pb: 54.96 -09. 400H pb: 60.72 -16. sf World Youth 400 2007; 3 WCH 200 2009 (2013-sf); 1 WSG 200 2011; 2 WIC 4x400 2014; 5 African junior 400H 2009 (6 400). 2 Kenyan 400 2009; 4 Kenyan COM 200 2014; 2 OLY 4x400 2016 (2nd leg). Total of 10 medals in Olympic Trials 400H 2016 World Youth or Junior Championships CHEPKOECH Mary (KEN) 8-10-1989 (27y) 4x200 McPHERSON Stephenie Ann (JAM) 25-11-1988 (28y) 4x400 Fourth at Moscow 2013, fifth at Beijing 2015, sixth at Rio 2016 CHEROTICH Emily (KEN) 13-5-1986 (30y) 4x800 400 pb: 49.92 -13. 200 pb: 22.93 -14. 800 pb: 2:10.2 -15. 400H pb: 57.46 -12. 4 WCH 2013 (2015-5); 2 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 COM 400/4x100 2014; 1 WCH 4x400 2015; 4 WIC 2016; 6 OLY 2016 (2 CHESEBE Sylivia (KEN) 17-5-1987 (29y) 4x800 4x400). 1 Jamaican 2016 Full name-Sylivia Chematui Chesebe 800 pb: 2:00.76 -13. 3 African Games 800 2011; 4 African Champs 800 MORRISON Natasha (JAM) 17-11-1992 (24y) 4x100 2012/2016; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014 & Distance Medley 2015. 3 Second leg for Jamaican 4x100m team which won at 2015 World Kenyan 800 2013. Member of Kenyan Prisons team Championships In 2017: 2 Kenyan World Relays Trial 100 pb: 10.96 -15. 200 pb: 23.08 -13. 5 Pan-American junior 100 2011; 7 WCH 100 2015 (1 4x100). Surprise second at 2015 Jamaican IMALI Maximila (KEN) 8-2-1996 (21y) 4x200 Championships 100m ahead of Campbell-Brown, Simpson, Stewart, 800 pb: 2:04.20 -14. dnf WJC 800 final 2014. 2 Kenyan Schools 100 Calvert 2013 In 2017: Placed 2nd/60m, 1st/100m & 3rd/150m across the three Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings (Kathenya) MAKENA Evangeline (KEN) 1-12-1998 (18y) 4x400 400 pb: 55.77 -16. 2 Kenyan junior 2016 RUSSELL Janieve (JAM) 14-11-1993 (23y) 4x400 Former World Junior Champion & Commonwealth bronze at 400m KIDAKE Grace (KEN) 9-2-1985 (32y) 4x400 Hurdles Full name-Grace Miroyo Kidake 400 pb: 51.17 -16. 400H pb: 53.96 -16. Heptathlon pb: 5361 -11. 9 400 pb: 53.85 -13. 5 African Champs 4x100 2010; sf COM 2010; 6 World Youth LJ 2009; 7 Youth Olympic Games LJ 2010; 3 WJC 4x400 African Champs 4x400 2012. 1 Kenyan 2010 2010 (sf 400); 2 Pan-American junior Heptathlon 2011; 1 WJC 400H 2012 (2 4x400); 3 COM 400H 2014 (gold 4x400 after running in heat); 5 (Kiplangat) CHELANGAT Josphine (KEN) 10-10-1998 (18y) 4x800 WCH 400H 2015; 7 OLY 400H 2016 1 Jamaican Heptathlon 2011 800 pb: 2:03.54 -16 (2:04.3 -17). 5 Kenyan 2016 (while still a junior); 1 Jamaican 400H 2015. She is nicknamed ’Jellyfish’ In 2017: 2 Kenyan World Relay Trial

SEGREE Audrea (JAM) 5-10-1990 (26y) 4x200 KOMEN Daisy (KEN) 4-12-1986 (30y) Mixed 4x400 Full name-Daisy Jepkoech Komen 200 pb: 22.89 -16. 100 pb: 11.30 -16. 5 Central American & Caribbean 400 pb: 55.15 -16. 7 Kenyan 400 2011/2015 Games 200 2010 (8 100) (3 4x100); sf COM 200 2010’ 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2013 KURIA Mary (KEN) 29-11-1987 (29y) 4x800 Full name- Mary Wangari Kuria THOMPSON Elaine (JAM) 28-6-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 Winner of the 1500m at the 2013 London Anniversay Games 2016 Olympic Champion at 100m & 200m 800 pb: 2:01.67 -13. 1500 pb: 4:03.18 -12. 2 African Champs 1500 100 pb: 10.70 -16 (10.75w -17). 200 pb: 21.66 -15. 1 Central American 2012. 3 Kenyan 1500 2012 (2016-4) & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; gold COM 4x100 2014; 2 WCH 200 2015 (1 4x100); 3 WIC 60 2016; 1 OLY 100/200 2016 (2 4x100). 1 MUTUA Veronica (KEN) 2-2-1992 (25y) 4x400 Jamaican 200 2015. Her cadence is reminiscent of - Full name-Veronica Kamumbe Mutua “people tell me that all the time.” She has a certificate in Baking 400 pb: 54.26 -15. 6 Kenyan 2015 (2016-8) Technology from the Kingston University of Technology. “My first 30 metres is not the best, so I am trying to work on that more.” NALYANYA Eglay (KEN) 28-5-1996 (20y) 4x800 In 2017: 2 Kingston outdoor 60 (7.02); 1 Birmingham indoor 60 (6.98); Full name-Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya 400m pb 55.98 in Kingston on March 25; 1 Kingston 100 (Apr 15, 10.75 800 pb: 2:00.98 -16. 400 pb: 54.78 -14. dq/ht WJC 400 2014 (out of with 2.2 wind) lane); 8 IAAF Relays 4x800 2015. 5 Kenyan Olympic Trial 2016

TRACEY Ristananna (JAM) 9-5-1992 (24y) Mixed 4x400 (Nandi) MUSIKO Catherine (KEN) 14-9-1986 (30y) 4x400 2016 Olympic finalist and twice Jamaican Champion at 400m Hurdles 400 pb: 53.90 -12. 6 African Champs 4x400 2012. 1 Kenyan Armed 400 pb: 51.95 -11. 400H pb: 54.15 -16. 8 World Youth 400H 2009 (fell Forces 400 2012 at last hurdle when leading); 5 WJC 400H 2010; sf WCH 400H 2011/2013 (2015-ht); 5 OLY 400H 2016 (cut her pb from 54.52 to SHIKANDA Jacinta (KEN) 14-7-1986 (30y) 4x400 54.15). 1 Jamaican 400H 2013/2016. Her older sister Nikita Tracey is 400 pb: 52.29 -15. ht COM 2014; 2 African Champs 4x400 2014; dq ht also an international 400m hurdler (pb 55.18 in 2014). She is a cosme- WCH 2015 (out of lane); 3 African Champs 4x400 2016. 1 Kenyan tologist (skilled in practice of beautifying the face, hair, and skin) Olympic Trials 2016 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN 21

GHAFOOR Madiea (NED) 9-9-1992 (24y) 4x100 EDOBI Jennifer (NGR) 20-1-1996 (21y) 4x400 2011 European Junior bronze 400 pb: 53.16 -17. 800 pb: 2:08.21 -14. ht WJC 800 2014 100 pb: 11.39w -13, 11.50 -14. 200 pb: 23.82 -14. 400 pb: 52.36 -14. 3 EJC 400 2011; sf EIC 400 2013/2015 (2017-ht); 6 under-23 ECH 400 GEORGE Patience (NGR) 25-11-1991 (25y) 4x200/400 2013; 8 ETCh 400 2014. 1 Dutch indoor 400 Full name-Patience Okon George 2012/2013/2014/2015/2017. She led off the Dutch sprint relay team at Twice bronze at African Championships the Zurich European Championships, but it was her changeover with 200 pb: 23.49 -16. 400 pb: 50.71 -15. 5 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 IAAF which went wrong and they failed to finish the race Relays 4x400 2014; 2 COM 4x400 2014; 3 African Champs 400 2014 (1 4x400); sf WCH 2015; 2 African Games 400 2015; 3 African Champs SAMUEL Jamile (NED) 24-4-1992 (24y) 4x100 400 2016; sf OLY 400 2016. 1 Nigerian 400 2015/2016. She’s not relat- Led off winning Dutch sprint realy team at 2016 European ed to Nigerian international 400m runner Regina George Championships in (passing to Dafne Schippers – sadly their changeover wasn’t so good at the Olympics, where the team went out KALU Stephanie (NGR) 5-8-1993 (23y) 4x100 in the heats) 100 pb: 11.15w -14, 11.33 -13. 200 pb: 23.21w -14, 23.57 -15. ht WCH 100 pb: 11.04w -17, 11.12 -14. 200 pb: 22.72 -14. sf WJC 100/200 100 2013. 2 Nigerian 100 2015. Was at Southern Methodist University 2008; 3 EJC 4x100 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/4x100 2010; 2 EJC 100/200 2011; sf WIC 60 2014/2016 (2012-ht); 6 ECH 200 2014; 7 EIC 60 2015 MADU Jennifer (NGR) 23-9-1994 (22y) 4x100/200 (2013-sf); dq/ht WCH 100 2015 (false start) – then part of the relay Allegiance transferee from USA – She has dual citizenship, last com- team who were also disqualified; sf WIC 60 2016; 4 ECH 200 2016 (1 peted for the USA as a junior in 2013, cleared by IAAF to represent 4x100); ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Dutch 200 2011/2015 Nigeria from July 17, 2016 100 pb: 11.12w, 11.16 -15. 200 pb: 23.69i -13, 23.86 -15. TJ pb: 13.05 - 12. 2 World Youth Medley Relay 2011; 5 WJC 100 2012 (dnq TJ, 1 SCHIPPERS Dafne (NED) 15-6-1992 (24y) 4x100 4x100); 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2013 (1 4x100); ht OLY 100 2016 (8 2015 World Champion at 200m in 21.63, to finally break the European 4x100). 1 NCAA 4x100 2014. Attends Texas A&M University (A&M = record held since 1979 by and shared by Agricultural and Mechanical) 100 pb: 10.81 -15. 200 pb: 21.63 -15. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14. 1 WJC Heptathlon 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC Heptathlon 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH NDU Ugonna (NGR) 27-6-1991 (25y) 4x400 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 10 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 1 Americo-Nigerian. Born USA, cleared to represent Nigeria from June 1, under-23 ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH Heptathlon 2013; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2013 (both her parents are Nigerian who came to the US to study) 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (3 100); 1 EIC 60 2015 (2011- 400 pb: 53.39 -17. 400H pb: 56.12 -13. ht WCH 400H 2013; ht COM sf, 2013-4); 1 WCH 200 2015 (2 100); 2 WIC 60 2016 (2014-sf); 1 ECH 100H 2014. 5 NCAA 400H 2013. 1 Nigerian 100H 2013 (2 400H). Was 100/4x100 2016; 2 OLY 200 2016 (5 100). 1 Dutch 100 at University of Florida, she had not been to Nigeria until she ran in their 2011/2012/2015 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016. national championships at Calabar in 2013 Coach-Rana Reider. 1.78/62kg In 2017: Legal 10.95 100m & 22.29 200m in California, both world NTIA-OBONG Mercy (NGR) 4-10-1997 (19y) 4x100/200 leads. Anchored a 4x200m team of Desiree Henry GBR, 100 pb: 11.47 -16. 200 pb: 23.17 -16. 8 WJC 100 2016 (sf 200); 1 GBR, and USA to a super-fast 1:28.77 at the Florida African Youth Games 200 2014 Relays OGHENEFEJIRO Praise Idamadudu (NGR) 18-12-1998 (18y) 4x200 SEDNEY Naomi (NED) 17-12-1994 (22y) 4x100 2015 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 200m Anchored the Netherlands to European Championship relay gold in 200 pb: 23.30w, 23.48 -15. 400 pb: 52.97 -15. 1 African Youth Games Amsterdam 2016 (team of , Dafne Schippers, Tessa Van 200 2014; sf WJC 200 2014 (dq ht 400, out of lane); 1 African junior Schagen, ) 200 2015; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 200 2015 (3 400) 100 pb: 11.01w, 1.25 -17. 200 pb: 23.08w -17, 23.47 -16. 6 WJC 4x100 2012; 3 EJC 4x100 2013; 4 under-23 ECH 100 2015; ht WCH 100 OKAGBARE Blessing (NGR) 9-10-1988 (28y) 4x100/200 2015; sf ECH 100 2016 (1 4x100). 1 Dutch 100 2016 & indoor 60 2017 Married name is Okagbare-Ighoteguonor In 2017: Significant windy pbs in USA: 11.01 & 23.08 Commonwealth Games Champion at both sprints, also high world class at long jump (which she says is her favourite event) VAN HUNENSTIJN Marije (NED) 2-3-1995 (22y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.75w, 10.79 -13. 200 pb: 22.23 -14. LJ pb: 7.14w, 7.00 -13. 100 pb: 11.64 -16. 200 pb: 24.16 -16. ht WJC 100 2014. Gold ECH TJ pb: 14.13 -08. dnq WJC LJ/TJ 2006; 3 OLY LJ 2008 (2012-dnq); dnq 4x100 2016 (ran in heat only, deputising for Dafne Schippers). 4 Dutch WCH LJ 2009; 1 African 100/LJ/4x100 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2016 100 2010 (6 LJ); 5 WCH 100 2011 (dnq LJ); 1 African Games LJ 2011 (2 100); 8 OLY 100 2012; 2 WCH LJ 2013 (3 200, 6 100); 1 COM ABUGAN Sade (NGR) 17-12-1990 (26y) 4x400 100/200 2014 (2 4x100); 1 African Champs 100 2014; 1 IAAF Relays (Sade pronounced “Shar-Day” like the singer of ‘Smooth Operator’, 4x200 2015; 8 WCH 100 2015; sf OLY 100/200 2016. 1 Nigerian 100 shortened from Folasade). 2014 African Champion 2009/2010/2011/2014, 200 2014, LJ 2007/2008/2009/2011, TJ 2007. 1 400 pb: 50.89 -08. 3 COM 4x400 2006; 2 WJC 4x400 2006; 3 African NCAA 100/LJ & indoor 60/LJ 2010. 1.80 tall Games 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-8); sf OLY 2008; 1 African Junior She married Nigerian international footballer Igho Otegheri in Sapele 2009; sf WCH 2009 (ht 2007); 6 WIC 4x400 2014; 4 COM 2014 (2 (southern Nigeria) on November 7, 2014 4x400); 1 African Champs 2014 (2008-2, 2010-3). 1 Nigerian 2008/2009/2010/2014; 1 African Champs 4x400 2014. Two-year doping OMOTOSO Omolara (NGR) 25-5-1993 (23y) 4x400 suspension 2010-2012, she was stripped of the silver she won behind Ran in heats of 2014 Commonwealth Games 4x400m, so awarded sil- Amantle Montsho at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and and Nigeria ver won by team in final lost their relay silvers from the same event 400 pb: 51.28 -12. 8 African Games 2011; 1 African Champs 4x400 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 6 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 IAAF Relays BAMGBOSE Margaret (NGR) 19-10-1993 (23y) 4x400 4x400 2014; ht COM 2014 (silver 4x400); ht OLY 2016. Two-year dop- 400 pb: 51.11 -16. 4 WIC 4x400 2016; sf OLY 2016. 4 NCAA 2016 ing suspension 2009-2011, at the start of it she was only 15 (2014/2015-6). Student of Information Technology Management at University of Notre Dame, Indiana UKO Peace (NGR) 26-12-1995 (21y) 4x100 100 pb: 11.27 -15. 200 pb: 23.37 -12. 1 Nigerian Universities 100/200 DUNCAN Dominique (NGR) 7-5-1990 (26y) 4x100/200 2014; 2 Nigerian 100 2016 Allegiance transferee from USA – has apparently held dual citizenship with Nigeria since birth, and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Nigeria BAUMGART Iga (POL) 11-4-1989 (28y) 4x400 from May 23, 2014 Wonderful relay leg (split of 51.53) to put Poland into a winning lead at 100 pb: 11.05w -11, 11.30 -12. 200 pb: 22.70w -12, 22.82 -14. sf COM the 2017 European Indoor Championships 200 2014 (2 4x100); 3 African Champs 200 2014 (1 4x100); 4 IAAF 400 pb: 52.02 -15. ht WCH 2015; 7 OLY 4x400 2016; sf EIC 2017 (1 Relays 4x100 2014 (7 4x200); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014; 1 4x400). 1 Polish under-23 2011 IAAF Relays 4x200 2015 (3rd leg). Leopard spot tattoos on left shoulder 400 pb: 51.67 -16. 800 pb: 2:06.26 -12. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 22 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN

In 2017: Third leg for European Indoor Champions (Patrycja She has (at least) 12 tattoos including “smile now, cry later” on her left Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty) arm

BRONIATOWSKA Katarzyna (POL) 22-2-1990 (27y) 4x800 BAPTISTE Kelly-Ann (TTO) 14-10-1986 (30y) 4x100 2013 European indoor bronze at 1500m, then fourth in 2015 2011 World bronze at 100m 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13. 1500 pb: 4:08.79 -14. 11 EJC 1500 2009; 3 under- 100 pb: 10.84 -10/15 (10.94w -17). 200 pb: 22.23w -12, 22.60 -09. sf 23 ECH 1500 2011; 6 WSG 1500 2011/2013; 3 EIC 1500 2013 (2015-4, WJC 100 2002; 3 World Youth 100 2003; 4 WJC 200/4x100 2004; 1 2017-ht); ht WIC 1500 2014. At WXC: 2009-91J. At EXC: 2007-55J, Central American junior 200 2004; qf WCH 100 2005; sf WCH 100/200 2008-46J, 2009-22J. 1 Polish indoor 1500 2012/2014/2017 & 3000 2009; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 3 WCH 100 2011; 6 OLY 100 2013 2012 (2008-qf, 2016-ht); 6 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100); sf WIC 60 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 60 & outdoor 100 2008. Twenty-one month doping ban CICHOCKA Angelika (POL) 15-3-1988 (29y) 4x800 2013-2015, her personal bests of 10.83 and 22.36 (both 2013) were (Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”) annulled by the IAAF 2016 European 1500m Champion after a very slow race 800 pb: 1:58.97 -16. 1500 pb: 4:03.06 -15. 8 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; BELLILLE Janeil (TTO) 18-6-1989 (27y) 4x400 dq ht WIC 800 2010; ht ECH 800 2010; 6 WIC 1500 2012; ht ECH 1500 Trinidadian record holder at 400m flat 2012; ht EIC 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 800 2013 (2011-6, 2014-6); 3 400 pb: 51.83 -14. 400H pb: 55.41 -14. 100H pb: 13.47 -12. ht World Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800); 2 WIC 800 2014; 2 EIC 1500 Youth 400 2005; 7 Pan-Am Games 400H 2007; 2 WJC 400H 2008; 3 2015; 4 ETCh 1500 2015; 8 WCH 1500 2015; 1 ECH 1500 2016; sf Central American & Caribbean Games 400H 2010; ht COM 400H 2014; OLY 800/1500 2016. At EXC: 2007-17J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish 800 sf OLY 400H 2016 (2012-ht). 1 Trinidadian 400H 2011/2012/2013 (1 1500 2011/2014). 1 Polish 800/1500 2016 (1 indoor 2007/2010/2011/2012/2016 (1 400 2014); 3 NCAA 400H 2014 800 2014/2015). At WXC: 2013-71. Coach-Tomasz Lewandowski (Marcin’s brother) CHARLES Chelsea (TTO) 10-1-1994 (23y) 4x200/400/Mixed 4x400 200 pb: 24.43 -12. 100 pb: 11.87 -12. sf World Youth 100 2011 CURYŁO Małgorzata (POL) 13-1-1994 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 53.25 -15. 1 EJC 4x400 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 4x400 2015 DURANT Kamaria (TTO) 24-2-1991 (26y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 11.37 -14. 200 pb: 22.74 -15. sf COM 100 2014 (8 4x100); 7 DĄBROWSKA Martyna (POL) 5-4-1994 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015 (3 4x100); ht WCH 200 400 pb: 52.23 -15. 200 pb: 23.58 -16. 1 EJC 4x400 2013; 7 under-23 2015 ECH 2015 (2 4x400). 1 Polish under-23 200 2016 HACKETT Semoy (TTO) 27-11-1988 (28y) 4x100/200 GALANT Martyna (POL) 26-1-1995 (22y) 4x800 2015 World Championship relay bronze 800 pb: 2:03.47i -17, 2:04.59 -15. 1500 pb: 4:14.88 -16. 1 Polish under- 100 pb: 10.98w -11, 11.07 -16. 200 pb: 22.41w -11, 22.51 -15. sf World 23 800/1500 2016. 1 Polish indoor 800 2017 Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; qf OLY 100 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009; sf WCH 100 2009; 1 Central HOŁUB Małgorzata (POL) 30-10-1992 (24y) 4x400 American & Caribbean Champs 100/4x100 2011; dq WCH 4x400 final 2015 World Student Games silver & 100 sf 2011; dq OLY 200/4x100 final 2012 (dq sf 100); 6 Pan-Am 400 pb: 51.67 -16. 800 pb: 2:06.26 -12. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015; 3 ECH 400 2013 (1 4x400); ht WIC 2014; 5 ECH 2014 (2016-sf); ht EIC WCH 4x100 2015 (sf 100/200); sf OLY 100/200 2016 (5 4x100). 1 2015 (3 4x400); 2 WSG 2015 (1 4x400); ht WCH 2015; sf WIC 2016 (2 NCAA 4x100 2011/2012, representing Louisiana State University. 1 4x400); sf OLY 2016; 6 EIC 2017 (1 4x400). 1 Polish 2014. Student of Trinidadian 100 2011 the Environment at Koszalin University of Technology Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011 (as a result Trinidad In 2017: Second leg for Polish team which won at European Indoor were stripped of their fourth place in the 2011 World Championships Championships (, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga 4x100m final); then served a two-year doping suspension in 2013-2015 Baumgart, Justyna Święty) (as a result she was stripped of her 100m pb of 11.04 and eighth place in the London Olympic 200m) JANOWICZ Adrianna (POL) 16-4-1995 (22y) 4x400 400 pb: 53.43 -16. sf WJC 2014 McKNIGHT Sparkle (TTO) 21-12-1991 (25y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 2015 North/Central America & Caribbean silver medallist at 400m hur- MIKIEWICZ-ŁAPIŃSKA Paulina (POL) 13-7-1992 (24y) 4x800 dles 400 pb: 52.17 -13. 400H pb: 55.41 -15. ht WJC 400 2010; 1 Central 800 2:02.36 -14. 1500 pb: 4:16.68 -14. sf WSG 2015. At EXC: 2011- American & Caribbean Champs 4x400 2013; 5 Pan-Am Games 400H 54J, 2013-18u23. 2 Polish indoor 2016 (2017-3); 3 Polish 2016 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 400H 2015; sf WCH 400H 2015 (2013-ht). 1 Trinidadian 400 2012 & 400H 2013. Was at the SABAT Anna (POL) 9-11-1993 (23y) 4x800 University of Arkansas. She got her name (she says) after her father 800 pb: 2:03.36 -16. 2 Polish indoor 2017 first saw her eyes as a new-born baby

ŚWIĘTY Justyna (POL) 3-12-1992 (24y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 SELVON Kai (TTO) 13-4-1992 (25y) 4x200/400 2017 European indoor bronze & relay gold 2012 Olympic and twice World Championship semi-finalist at 200m 400 pb: 51.62 -16. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); 200 pb: 22.65w -13, 22.85 -12. 400 pb: 52.64 -16. 100 pb: 11.19w -11, 4 WIC 2014 (2016-5); sf EIC 2015 (3 4x400); 6 ETCh 2015 (2014-9); 2 11.21 -12. ht WJC 100 2008; qf World Youth 100 2009; 2 Central WIC 4x400 2016; 6 ECH 2016 (2014-sf); sf OLY 2016; 3 EIC 2017 (1 American & Caribbean junior 200 2010; 4 WJC 200 2010; sf WCH 200 4x400). 1 Polish 2013/2016 & indoor 2012/2014/2015/2016/2017 2011/2013; sf OLY 200 2012; sf COM 100 2014. 1 Trinidadian 100 In 2017: Anchored Poland to European indoor relay gold (team of 2011 & 200 2011/2012 and now 2013 (after the original 1-2 were drug- Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna disqualified in retrospect) Święty) ST. FORT Khalifa (TTO) 13-2-1998 (19y) 4x100 AHYE Michelle Lee (TTO) 10-4-1992 (25y) 4x100/200 2015 World Youth 100m silver, 2016 World Junior 100m bronze (Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in 100 pb: 11.16 -16. 200 pb: 23.55 -14. 2 World Youth 100 2015; 3 WJC Filbert Bayi) 100 2016; 5 OLY 4x100 2016. Ran in heat of 2015 World Sixth at both sprints in Rio 2016 Championship 4x100, so awarded bronze medal won by team in final. 100 pb: 10.85 -14. 200 pb: 22.01w -15, 22.25 -16. 1 Carifta Games Mother-Trinidadian, father-American under-17 100/200 2007; sf World Youth 100 2007; sf WCH 100 2011; sf In 2017: Won the sprint double at the Carifta Games (in 11.56/23.99) OLY 100 2012; 6 WIC 60 2014; ht COM 100 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; 5 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100); 4 WIC 60 2016; 6 OLY 100/200 2016 (5 4x100). THOMAS Reyare (TTO) 23-11-1987 (29y) 4x100/200 Her mother Raquel was an athlete and Michelle Lee’s great great (Reyare pronounced “Ria”) grandfather on her mother’s side was Chinese Third leg for Trinidadian team which won 2015 World Championship bronze NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN 23

100 pb: 11.16w -14, 11.22 -15/16. 200 pb: 22.57w -14, 22.72 -16. 3 WCH 100 2015 (2 4x100); 1 OLY 4x100 2016. 1 US 100 2013/2016. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2009; sf COM 200 2014 (8 NCAA indoor 60 2012; 1 NCAA 100 2012/2013. In 2011 she set a North 4x100); 7 Pan-Am Games 200 2015; 8 North/Central America & American 100m junior record of 11.03. Her first coach was her father Caribbean 100 2015; sf WCH 200 2015 (3 4x100); ht OLY 200 2016 Anthony, then at Oregon Robert Johnson and now (in Los Angeles) . She’s called English (she says) because her mother want- WILLIAMS Domonique (TTO) 8-8-1994 (22y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 ed to give her a name which would stand out. 1.56 tall & 54kg – “No 400 pb: 52.41 -17. ht COM 2014 (6 4x400). Attends University of one thinks this little bitty girl from New Jersey is going to get out there Alabama and run like that.”

AKINOSUN Morolake (USA) 17-5-1994 (22y) 4x100 HASTINGS Natasha (USA) 23-7-1986 (30y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 2016 Olympic relay gold, after she deputised for in the heats Winner of 10 gold medals across various World Championships as a (where team had to run twice after being obstructed the first time round) youth, junior, senior and indoors. Plus Olympic relay golds in 2008 100 pb: 10.94w -15, 10.95 -16. 200 pb: 22.17w -14, 22.52 -15. 1 Pan- (from heat only) and 2016 (2nd leg in final) Am junior 4x400 2013; sf Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (1 4x100); gold 400 pb: 49.84 -07. 200 pb: 22.55w -14, 22.57 -16. 100 pb: 11.08w -14, OLY 4x100 2016. 1 US junior 100 2013; 2 NCAA 100 2014/2015; 1 US 11.24 -13. 1 World Youth 400/Medley Relay 2003; 1 WJC 400/4x400 indoor 60 2017. 5x sub-11 for 100m in 2014/2015, but all wind-assisted. 2004; sf WCH 2007 (ht 4x400 2007/2009/2011 – awarded gold); 1 WIC Born-Lagos, Nigeria, moved to USA at age 2. Student of Exercise 4x400 2010/2016; 3 WIC 400 2012 (2 4x400); 5 WCH 400 2013 (2 Science at University of Texas. Coach-Tonja Buford-Bailey (3 OLY 4x400); 1 WIC 4x400 2014; sf WCH 400 2015 (2 4x400); 4 OLY 400 400H 96) 2016 (1 4x400). Ran in relay heats at 2008 Olympics, so awarded gold In 2017: 2 Millrose Games 60; 1 US indoor 60; 1 100 medal won by USA in final. 1 US 400 2013 (1 indoor 400 2011 & 300 2015). Born-New York, father Charles-Jamaican, mother Joanne ATKINS Joanna (USA) 31-1-1989 (28y) 4x400 Gardner was British Junior Girls 100m Champion in 1977. Won at the 2014 World Indoor Relay Champion IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015 400 pb: 50.39 -09. 100 pb: 11.02 -14. 200 pb: 22.19w, 22.27 -14 (22.54w -17). 6 WIC 400 2014 (1 4x400); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 200 HAYES Quanera (USA) 7-3-1992 (25y) 4x400 2014. 1 NCAA 400 2009 (2010-3, 2011-2). 2 US indoor 400 2013/2014 2016 World indoor bronze & relay gold & 300 2017. Ran in relay heat at 2013 World Championships, so award- 400 pb: 50.04 -17. 200 pb: 22.81w -15, 22.89 -16. 3 WIC 2016 (1 ed silver medal won by USA in final 4x400). 1 NCAA div 2 2013/2014/2015 (1 200 2015); 1 US indoor 2016. Was at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina BARTOLETTA Tianna (USA) 30-8-1985 (31y) 4x100 In 2017: 1 Coral Gables (world lead 50.04) (Née Madison) Led off the victorious US sprint relay teams at the last two Olympic LIPSEY Charlene (USA) 16-7-1991 (25y) 4x800 Games. 2016 Olympic Long Jump Champion. World Long Jump 800 pb: 1:58.64i -17, 2:00.60 -15. 1500 pb: 4:18.16 -12. 2 NCAA 2012; Champion in 2005 at age 19 then again in 2015 at age 29, setting per- 1 US 1000 2017 sonal bests both times In 2017: Exceptional indoor season: 1 New York Mile (pb); 2 Millrose 100 pb: 10.78 -16. 200 pb: 22.37w, 22.50 -12. LJ pb: 7.17 -16. 4 Pan- Games (pb down from 2:00.60 to 1:58.64); 1 US indoor 1000 Am junior LJ 2003; 1 WCH LJ 2005/2015 (2007-10); 1 WIC LJ 2006; 3 WIC 60 2012/2014; 4 OLY 100 2012 (1 4x100); 3 IAAF Continental Cup PRANDINI Jenna (USA) 20-11-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 LJ 2014; 1 OLY LJ/4x100 2016 (sf 100). 1 US indoor 60 2015 US Champion at 200m. Multiple US Collegiate Champion at 2012/2014/2015. 1 US 100 2014 & LJ 2015. Married John Bartoletta in sprints & long jump, representing The University of Oregon (meaning 2012. Studied molecular and microbiology at the University of Central that she is known as a “Duck”) Florida 100 pb: 10.81w -16, 10.92 -15. 200 pb: 22.18w, 22.20 -15. LJ pb: 6.80 - 15. sf WCH 200 2015 (2 4x100); sf OLY 200 2016. 1 NCAA LJ 2014 (2 BROWN Felicia (USA) 27-10-1993 (23y) 4x200 200, 3 100); 1 NCAA indoor LJ 2015 (2 200, 4 60); 1 NCAA 100 2015 (2 200 pb: 22.19w, 22.26 -16 (22.60 -17). 100 pb: 11.25 -16. 1 NCAA 200); 1 US 200 2015. Student of psychology. Her parents Carlo and indoor 200 2016, representing the University of Tennessee Theresa were both athletes In 2017: 3/3 wins (for Usain Bolt’s All-Star Team) at the Melbourne BRYANT Dezerea (USA) 27-4-1993 (23y) 4x100 “Nitro Athletics” meetings; 3 Mt SAC Relays 100 (Dezerea pronounced “Dez-err-ray”) One the shortest of world-class sprinters (1.52 or 5-0 tall) PRICE Chanelle (USA) 22-8-1990 (26y) 4x800 100 pb: 10.96w -14, 11.00 -15. 200 pb: 22.18 -15. 400 pb: 53.05 -16. 1 2014 World Indoor Champion. IAAF World Relays winner in 2014 & WJC 4x100 2010/2012; 3 WJC 200 2012. 2 NCAA indoor 60 2014; 1 2015 (first leg each time) NCAA 200 2015 (3 100). Tattoo “Be The Change” on right shoulder. 800 pb: 1:59.10 -15 (2:00.38 -17). 1500 pb: 4:16.52 -14. 400 pb: 54.26 - Graduate of Community Leadership Development from the University of 13. 6 World Youth 800 2007; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean Kentucky. She has a Yorkie dog called “Kane” under-23 800 2012; 1 WIC 800 2014; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014/2015; 2 US indoor 800 2013/2014. Studied journalism and electronic media at CHAMBERS Kendra (USA) 11-9-1990 (26y) 4x800 the University of Tennessee 800 pb: 2:00.76 -16. 400 pb: 52.71 -15. 8 NCAA indoor 2013; 3 US indoor 600 2017 ROESLER Laura (USA) 19-12-1991 (25y) 4x800 FRANCIS Claudia (USA) 14-11-1993 (23y) 4x400 Roesler pronounced RACE-ler 400 pb: 51.55 -16. 800 pb: 2:02.92 -15. 400H pb: 55.55 -16. sf World Fourth at 2016 World Indoor Championships Youth 800 2009. 1 NCAA 4x400 2015; 7 NCAA 400H 2016 800 pb: 1:59.04 -14 (1:59.54 -17). 400 pb: 54.63 -11. sf WJC 2010 (1 4x400); 4 WIC 2016. 1 NCAA 2014 (2013-2); 1 NCAA indoor 2014 (rep- FRANCIS Phyllis (USA) 4-5-1992 (24y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 resenting the University of Oregon); 2 US 2014; 2 US indoor 2016. Ran third leg for the US relay team which won 2016 Olympic relay gold Psychology graduate 400 pb: 49.94 -16. 200 pb: 22.50 -16. 7 WCH 2015 (ht 4x400, so awarded silver medal won by USA in final). 1 NCAA indoor 2014. 1.81 SOLOMON Shalonda (USA) 19-12-1985 (31y) 4x200 tall 2011 US Champion at 200m Wonderful at 2014 US Collegiate Championships indoors where she 200 pb: 22.15 -11. 100 pb: 10.90 -10 (11.05w, 11.16 -16). 400 pb: 53.47 broke the US indoor record and anchored the University of Oregon to -08. 2 WJC 4x100 2002; 1 WJC 200/4x100 2004; 1 North, Central victory in the 4x400m and overall. Her younger sister Claudia competed American & Caribbean under-23 200 2006; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and has a 400m best of 51.55 2010; 4 WCH 200 2011 (ran in heat of 4x100, so awarded gold medal (2016) won by USA in final); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014. 1 US 200 2011. Studied Nursing at the University of South Carolina GARDNER English (USA) 22-4-1992 (24y) 4x100/200 Olympic relay gold from lane 1 (where she had the difficult third leg, in SPENCER Ashley (USA) 8-6-1993 (23y) 4x400 between Allyson Felix and Tori Bowie) 2016 World indoor silver at 400m flat, then Olympic 400m hurdles 100 pb: 10.74 -16. 200 pb: 22.62 -13. 4 WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100); sf bronze (snatched from Zuzana Hejnová on the run-in) 24 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/WOMEN, TEAM HONOURS

400 pb: 50.28 -13. 400H pb: 54.02 -16. 200 pb: 22.69w, 22.92 -14. 1 WILLIAMS Chrishuna (USA) 31-3-1993 (24y) 4x800 WJC 400/4x400 2012; sf WCH 400 2013 (2 4x400); WIC 400 2016 (1 Third in 2016 US Olympic Trials, yet only moved up to 800m from 400m 4x400); 3 OLY 400H 2016. 1 NCAA 400 2012/2013, representing the in 2015 University of Texas; 2 US indoor 400 2016. Coach-Tonja Buford-Bailey 800 pb: 1:59.59 -16. 400 pb: 52.02i -17, 52.13 -16. ht OLY 2016. 1 (2 WCH 400H 95), which helps to explain the great improvement at that NCAA 4x400 2013; 4 NCAA 2015 (indoors & out); 3 US 2016. Studied event in 2016 (down from 56 to 54). She ran six races in nine days at Life Science at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville the 2016 US Olympic Trials (7th 400 flat, 2nd 400H) ALFONSO Yenisquel (VEN) 31-1-1995 (22y) 4x400 STEPTER Jaide (USA) 25-4-1994 (22y) Mixed 4x400 Full name-Yenisquel Milagros Alfonso Marcano High world class at 400m flat & hurdles 400 pb: 55.78 -16. 400H pb: 62.30 -16. 4 Venezuelan 400/400H 2016 400 pb: 50.91 -16. 400H pb: 54.95 -16. 2 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 400 400 2016. 6 NCAA 400H 2016 (2015-8), rep- CARDONA Bryannill (VEN) 8-7-1996 (20y) 4x400 resenting the University of South Carolina 400 pb: 56.31 -15. 400H pb: 60.09 -13. ht WJC 200 2012; ht World Youth 2013 TOWNSEND Tiffany (USA) 14-6-1989 (27y) 4x200 2008 World Junior relay gold MONGES Odellani (VEN) 11-3-1992 (25y) 4x400 200 pb: 22.26 -13. 100 pb: 11.03w -16, 11.08 -15. 1 WJC 4x100 2008 (5 200); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2010. 3 SIMANCAS Maria (VEN) 13-1-1997 (20y) 4x400 NCAA 200 2011. Studied Exercise Physiology at Baylor University . Her 400 pb: 54.26 -13. ht World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014 (2016-ht); 3 cousin (her paternal grandmother’s niece) substituted Youth Olympic Games ’B’ 2014. 1 Venezuelan youth & junior 2014 for Flo-Jo in the 1988 Olympic 4x100m heats, so was awarded a gold medal won by USA in the final

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For quick reference, here is a simple list of reigning relay champions, world leaders and new record holders. The team members who were entered for Nassau 2017 are in bold

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MEN 4 x BAH 2013 CAC Champions Adrian Griffith, , , CAN 2015 World Lead (38.15) , Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse CHN 2014 Asian Games Champions Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, 2015 Asian Champions Chen Shiwei, Mo Youxue, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng CIV 2015 African Games Champions Christopher Naliali, Wilfried Koffi, Arthur Gue Cissé, Ben Youssef Meité ECU 2015 South American Champions Anderson Quinter, Jhon , Franklin Nazareno, Alex Quiñónez GBR 2016 European Champions , , , JAM 2014 Commonwealth Champions , Kemar Bailey-Cole, , Usain Bolt 2015 World Champions Nesta Carter, , Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt 2015 NACAC Champions Mario Forsythe, Jason Livermore, , Sheldon Mitchell 2016 Olympic Champions Asafa Powell, , Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt JPN 2015 World Student Games Champions Kazuma Oseto, Takuya Nagata, Tatsuro Suwa, Kotaro Taniguchi RSA 2016 African Champions Emile Erasmus, , Gift Leotlela, USA 2015 IWR Winners , Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions BeeJay Lee, , , Remontay McClain

4 x JAM 2015 IWR Winners Nickel Ashmeade, , Jason Livermore, Warren Weir CAN 2017 World Lead (1:19.91) Gavin Smellie, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown

4 x BEL 2016 European Champions , Jonathan Borlée, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée BOT 2016 African Champions Karabo Sibanda, Thebe Baboloki, Onkabetse Nkobolo, Leaname Maotoanong DOM 2015 World Student Games Champions Juander Santos, , Máximo Mercedes, Luguelín Santos GBR/ENG 2014 Commonwealth Champions Conrad Williams, , Daniel Awde, Matthew Hudson-Smith JPN 2014 Asian Games Champions Yuzo Kanemaru, Kenji Fujimitsu, Shota Iizuka, Nobuya Kato KEN 2015 African Games Champions Raymond Kibet, Alex Sampao, Kiprono Kosgei, Boniface Mweresa POL 2017 European Indoor Champions Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Przemysław Waściński, Rafał Omelko QAT 2015 Asian Champions , Abdulrahman Musaeb Balla, Mohamed El Nour Mohamed, TTO 2013 CAC Champions Rennie Quow, , , 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions Rennie Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Emanuel Mayers, Machel Cedenio USA 2016 World Indoor Champions , , Chris Giesting, 2015 IWR Winners , Tony McQuay, , LaShawn Merritt 2015 NACAC Champions , Calvin Smith, Marcus Chambers, 2016 Olympic Champions , Tony McQuay, , LaShawn Merritt 2017 World Lead (3:01.74) (Texas A&M) Richard Rose, , Devin Dixon, Mylik Kerley VEN 2015 South American Champions Alberth Bravo, José Meléndez, Alberto Aguilar, Freddy Mezones

4 x USA 2015 IWR Winners Duane Solomon, , Casimir Loxsom, NASSAU 2017 ★ TEAM HONOURS 25

WOMEN 4 x 100 Metres CHN 2014 Asian Games Champions Tao Yujia, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli 2015 Asian Champions Tao Yujia, Yuan Qiqi, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli JAM 2013 CAC Champions Elaine Thompson, Nadine Palmer, , Sheri-Ann Brooks 2014 Commonwealth Champions , Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2015 IWR Winners Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell-Brown 2015 World Champions Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce KAZ 2015 World Student Games Champions Anastasiya Tulapina, Svetlana Ivanchukova, Yuliya Rakhmanova, NED 2016 European Champions Jamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, , Naomi Sedney NGR 2015 African Games Champions Cecilia Francis, Blessing Okagbare, Ngozi Onwumere, Lauretta Ozoh RSA 2016 African Champions Tebogo Mamathu, Alyssa Conley, Tamzin Thomas, Carina Horn USA 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions , Lekeisha Lawson, , 2015 NACAC Champions Barbara Pierre, Lekeisha Lawson, Dezerea Bryant, 2016 Olympic Champions Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, , Tori Bowie 2017 World Lead (42.12) (Oregon) Makenzie Dunmore, , Hannah Cunliffe, VEN 2015 South American Champions Lexabeth Hidalgo, Magdalena Mendoza, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto

4 x 200 Metres NGR 2015 IWR Winners Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan, Christy Udoh Mixed 2015 World Lead (1:28.77) Desiree Henry GBR, Anyika Onuora GBR, Tianna Bartoletta USA, Dafne Schippers NED

4 x 400 Metres BRA 2015 South American Champions Vanusa dos Santos, Liliane Cristina Barbosa, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima CHN 2015 Asian Champions Huang Guifen, Cheng Chong, Chen Jingwen, Yang Huizhen GBR 2016 European Champions , Anyika Onuora, , Seren Bundy-Davies IND 2014 Asian Games Champions Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur, Machettira Raju Poovamma JAM 2014 Commonwealth Champions Christine Day, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Stephenie Ann McPherson POL 2017 European Indoor Champions Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty RSA 2016 African Champions Jeanelle Griesel, Wenda Nel, Justine Palframan, Caster Semenya TTO 2013 CAC Champions Shawna Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Romona Modeste, Alena Brooks USA 2015 IWR Winners , , Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions , Kyra Jefferson, , 2015 NACAC Champions Kala Funderburk, , , 2016 Olympic Champions Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix 2016 World Indoor Champions Natasha Hastings, , Courtney Okolo, 2017 World Lead (3:26.07) (Oregon) Hannah Waller, Elexis Guster, Makenzie Dunmore,

4 x 800 Metres USA 2015 IWR Winners Chanelle Price, Maggie Vessey, Molly Ludlow, Alysia Montaño