Men's 100 Metres

2018 IAAF Continental Cup • Biographical Summaries • Men Men’s 100 Metres Sun / 17:39

World Record: 9.58 Usain Bolt JAM Berlin 16 Aug 09 (reaction time 0.146, wind 0.9) 2018 World Best: 9.79 Christian Coleman USA Brussels 31 Aug 18 9.78w Ronnie Baker USA Eugene 26 May 18 Meeting Record: 9.87 Obadele Thompson AME/BAR Johannesburg 11 Sep 98

No European-born athlete in this line-up Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, EUR MARTINA Churandy NED - Netherlands 34y 67d 1984 10.16 9.91 -12 He and Usain Bolt were the only men to have contested the Olympic 200m ﬁnal in Beijing, London and Rio 200 pb: 19.81 -16 (20.28 -18). 400 pb: 46.13 -07. sf World Youth 100 99; qf WJC 100 2002 (2000-ht); 1 South American Games 100 2002 (2 200); qf OLY 100 2004; qf WCH 100 2005/2009 (2003-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006/2010 & 200 2010; 1 Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 5 WCH 100/200 2007; 4 OLY 100 2008 (dq for running out of lane in 200 ﬁnal, he would otherwise have won silver behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC 60 2010 (2016-ht); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2010; sf WCH 100 2011 (2009-qf); 1 ECH 200/4x100 2012; 5 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); 3 ETCh 100 2017; 6 ECH 100 2018 (sf 200, 2 4x100). 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012/2013/2015/2016 (1 200 2011/2016/2018). Lives-Orlando In 2018: 2 Dutch indoor 60; 2 Gainesville 200; 3 Rehlingen 100; 6 Hengelo 200; 7 Oslo Diamond 200; 6 Stockholm Diamond 200; 1 Dutch 100/200; 6 Paris Diamond 200 (5 100 ‘B’); 8 Lucerne 100 (7 200); 1 Kortrijk 100/200; 6 London Diamond 200 (1 4x100 with Dutch record 38.21); 6 ECH 100 (sf 200) (2 4x100); 3 Gothenburg 200

2, AME BLAKE Yohan JAM - Jamaica 28y 257d 1989 9.94 9.69 -12 If it wasn’t for Usain Bolt, he’d be world record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 19.26 -11 (20.95 -18). 400 pb: 46.32 -13. 7 World Youth 100 2005; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 100/200 2006; 3 WJC 100 2006 (1 4x100); 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 4 WJC 100 2008 (2 4x100); 1 WCH 100/4x100 2011; 2 OLY 100/200 2012 (1 4x100); 1 OLY 4x100 2016 (4 100, sf 200); 4 WCH 100 2017 (sf 200, then was the man who passed the baton to Usain Bolt in the fateful 4x100m ﬁnal); 3 COM 100/4x100 2018. 1 Jamaican 100/200 2012/2016/2017. Missed most of 2013 with a tendon injury, then sidelined again in 2014 with a more serious hamstring tear (in Glasgow, muscle off bone) which required surgery. We are no longer to call him 'The Beast’, he requests. Coach- Glen Mills In 2018: 4 Kingston 200 (Jan 27); 1 Kingston 4x100 (2 100 in 10.05 behind Zharnel Hughes ENG 10.01) (Feb 24); 1 Brisbane Classic 100; 1ht COM 100; 3 COM 100/4x100; 3 Boston Games 100; 3 Kingston Racers GP 100; dq/sf Jamaican 100 (false start); 5 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Lucerne 100; 4 London Diamond 100; dq Loughborough Euro Permit 100 (false start); 4 Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 Brussels Diamond 100 (Season’s best 9.94, he’s gradually progressed throughout the season)

3, AFR SIMBINE Akani RSA - South Africa 24y 353d 1993 9.93 9.89 -16 Commonwealth Games & African Champion at 100m in 2018 // 200 pb: 19.95 -17. 5 COM 200 2014 (sf 100); 1 WSG 100 2015; sf WCH 200 2015/2017; 3 African Champs 100 2016 (1 4x100); 5 OLY 100 2016; 5 WCH 100 2017 (2013/2015-sf); 1 African Champs 100 2018. 1 South African 100 2015/2017. He was Wayde Van Niekerk’s room-mate at the Rio Olympics. Coach-Werner Prinsloo He had the quickest 10m segment of any of the men in the 2017 World 100m ﬁnal, according to a biomechanical study of the race. He clocked 0.84 between 50m & 60m, compared with Gatlin 0.86 & Bolt 0.85 In 2018: 1 Pretoria 100; 1ht South African 100 (scratched from ﬁnal due to a “hamstring niggle”); 1 Paarl 100; 1 COM 100 (2 4x100); 2 Boston Games 100; 5 Rome Diamond 100; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 2 Montreuil 100; 3 Madrid 100; 4 Paris Diamond 100; 3 Székesfehérvár 100; 3 London Diamond 100; 1 African Champs 100; 6 Birmingham Diamond 100; 5 Brussels Diamond 100

4, APA SU Bingtian CHN - China (PR of) 29y 11d 1989 9.91 9.91 -18 2015 World Championship relay silver. 2018 World Indoor 60m silver 9.90w -18. 200 pb: 21.23 -08. 1 Asian Indoor Games 60 2009; 1 East Asian Games 100 2009; 1 Asian Champs 100 2011/2013 (1 4x100 2015); 3 WSG 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; 1 East Asian Games 100 2013; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (9 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2016 (sf 100); 8 WCH 100 2017 (4 4x100); 2 WIC 60 2018 (2014-4, 2016-5); 1 Asian Games 100 2018 (3 4x100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013 Born in a rural area in China's south-eastern province of Guangdong. Coach Yuan Guoqiang set China’s ﬁrst national record of the electrical timing era, clocking 10.61 in 1978 before improving to 10.52 In 2018: Unbeaten indoors apart from the World Indoor Championships,where he won silver behind Christian Coleman; 2 Shanghai Diamond 100; 4 Eugene Diamond 100 (9.90w); 1 Madrid 100 (Chinese & Asian record 9.91); 3 Paris Diamond 100; 3 Lucerne 100; 1 Asian Games 100 (9.92) & 3 4x100

5, EUR HARVEY Jak Ali TUR - Turkey 29y 157d 1989 9.99 9.92 -16 Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – formerly known as Jacques Harvey, gained Turkish citizenship on July 25, 2014 and (with the requisite agreement of the Jamaican AA) cleared by IAAF to compete for Turkey from July 24, 2015 2016 European 100m silver 9.91w -18. 200 pb: 20.38 -15 (20.47 -18). 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 1 WSG 100 2011; 1 Balkan 100 2015/2017 (1 200 2017); sf WCH 100 2015; 2 ECH 100 2016 (2018-3); sf OLY 100 2016 (ht 200); sf WCH 100 2017; 2 ECH 4x100 2018. 7 Jamaican 100 2010/2011 (2012-8) In 2018: 8 Drake Relays ‘Special’ 100; 1 Mersin 200; 1 European Clubs Cup 200 ‘B’; 8 Hengelo 200; 1 Dessau 100; 1 Mediterranean Games 100; 1 Erzurum 100; 2 Bellinzona 100; 3 ECH 100; 2 ECH 4x100 (2nd leg); 1 Turkish Clubs 100 (2 200); 1 Rovereto 100

6, AME LYLES Noah USA - United States 21y 53d 1997 9.88 9.88 -18 In 2018 at became the youngest US Champion at 100m since Sam Graddy in 1984 9.86w -18. 200 pb: 19.65 -18. HJ pb: 2.03i -16. sf World Youth 200 2013 (2 Medley Relay); 1 Youth Olympic Games 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am junior 200 2015 (6 100); 1 WJC 100/4x100 2016. 1 US indoor 300 2017 )in world indoor best 31.87). In 2016 he placed fourth in the US Olympic Trials 200 in a US junior record of 20.09 – his last outdoor defeat at that distance. Coach-Lance Brauman Father-Kevin Lyles (400 pb 45.01 -95) was a contemporary of Michael Johnson and was awarded a gold medal at the 1995 World Championships 4x400 after he ran in the heat only, deputising for Butch Reynolds). Younger brother-Josephus Lyles (400 pb: 45.09 -18,1 WJC 4x400 2014) In 2018: 5sf US indoor 60; 1 Gainesville 100 (9.86w); 1 Doha Diamond 200 (19.83); 1 Boston Games 150 Straight (14.77); 1 Eugene Diamond 200 (19.69); 2 Kingston Racers GP 100 (9.93); 1 US 100 (9.88); 1 Lausanne Diamond 200 (19.69); 3 Rabat Diamond 100 (9.99); 1 Monaco Diamond 200; 3 Birmingham Diamond 100; 1 Zürich Diamond 200 He is unbeaten outdoors at 200m since January 2017 (wins in eight ﬁnals and one heat since then)

7, AFR CISSÉ Arthur Gue CIV - Ivory Coast 21y 253d 1996 9.94 9.94 -18 New Ivorian record holder at 100m (9.94 in Leverkusen on June 16, 2018) 200 pb: 20.67w -18, 20.72 -16. 1 African Games 4x100 2015; 2 African Champs 4x100 2016; 2 Francophone Games 100 2017 (1 4x100); sf WIC 60 2018; 2 African Champs 100 2018. 1 French 100 2018 In 2018: 3sf WIC 60; 1 Reims 100; 1 Tomblaine 100 (May 6); 2 Montgeron 100; 1 Reims 200; 2 Forbach 100; 1 Leverkusen 100; 1 Tomblaine 100; 7 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 French 100; 8 Rabat Diamond 100; 2 African Champs 100; dq/ht Birmingham Diamond 100 (false start); 4 Rovereto 100; 2 Padua 100

8, APA AL-HARTHI Barakat OMA - Oman 30y 85d 1988 9.97 9.97 -18 Full name-Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi Omani record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 20.66w -15, 20.77 -11. ht WCH 100 2009; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2010 (2018-5); sf WIC 60 2010/2014; ht OLY 100 2012/2016; 1 West Asian 100 2012 (2 200); 3 Asian Champs 100 2013 (2015-7); ht WCH 100 2013/2015; 4 Asian Indoor Games 60 2017. Served six-month doping suspension in 2011 and stripped of the Arab 100m title he won that year. Coach-Yanko Bratanov BUL In 2018: 5 Asian Indoor Champs 60; 1 Amman 100 (9.97); 1 Sopot 100; sf Asian Games 100 (10.33) 2018 IAAF Continental Cup • Biographical Summaries • Men Men’s 400 Metres Sun / 15:57

World Record: 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk RSA Rio de Janeiro 14 Aug 16 (halves of 20.5 & 22.6) 2018 World Best: 43.61 Michael Norman USA Eugene 8 Jun 18 Meeting Record: 44.22 Jeremy Wariner AME/USA Split 4 Sep 10

Watch out for Haroun’s trademark fast finish. At the 2017 World Championship final, he was the slowest in the first half and the fastest in the last half of the race. Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, EUR BORLÉE Kevin BEL - Belgium 30y 199d 1988 45.07 44.56 -12 Surprise European Champion in 2010 when he went from fifth to first in the last 50m. 2011 world bronze 200 pb: 20.72 -11. sf World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC 2006; 6 ECP 2007; sf OLY 2008 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2009 (4 4x400); 1 ECH 2010 (3 4x400); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 3 WCH 2011 (2013/2015-sf); 1 ECH 4x400 2012; 5 OLY 2012 (5 4x400); sf ECH 2014 (7 4x400 with 43.6 split); 1 EIC 4x400 2015 (2017-2); 4 ECH 2016 (1 4x400); ht OLY 2016 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2017 (4 4x400 with 43.60 split); 3 WIC 4x400 2018; 2 ECH 2018 (1 4x400 with 43.91 split). 1 Belgian 2013/2014/2017 & 200 2007/2011. His father/coach Jacques was an international 400m runner as his twin brother Jonathan and younger brother Dylan, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian 4x100m relay team which won 2007 world bronze & upgraded 2008 Olympic gold. Kevin is the younger of the twins by five minutes Wonderful anchor leg by him of 44.46 to catch Great Britain for the 2016 European Championships (overtaking Matthew Hudson-Smith in the process) In 2018: 3 WIC 4x400; dnf Clermont FL Pure/NTC 200 ‘C’; 1 Belgian; 6 Liège 300; 2 Heusden; 1 Ninove; 2 ECH (8th to 2nd in last 150m, then anchored Belgium to gold in 4x400 with 43.91 split); 2 Brussels Diamond

2, AME SANTOS Luguelín DOM - Dominican Republic 25y 300d 1992 44.59 44.11 -15 2012 Olympic silver & 2013 World Championship bronze // 200 pb: 20.55 -13 (20.75 -18). 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 Pan-Am Games 2011; sf WIC 2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-6); 2 OLY 2012 (2016-sf); 3 WCH 2013 (2015-4 despite clocking 44.11); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WSG 400/4x400 2015; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-2); dq WIC final 2018 (lane); 1 CAC Games 2018. He was the Dominican Republic’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016. Coach-Jose Ludwig Rubio. 1.73/61kg There is a question mark over his actual age, as his birth year appears to have been confirmed at 1992, not 1993 – meaning he was not a junior when he won Olympic silver in 2012 In 2018: dq WIC final (after crossing the finish line in second place in 45.09 – he was judged to have stepped out of his lane); 1 Santo Domingo; 2 St. Georges; 1 Medellín (3 200); 8 Rome Diamond; 2 Chorzów; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Madrid; 1 Székesfehérvár; 3 Barcelona 200; 4 Rabat Diamond; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games; 5 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Rovereto; 6 Zürich Diamond

3, AFR THEBE Baboloki BOT - Botswana 21y 175d 1997 44.54 44.02 -17 Twice African Champion. Fourth at 2017 World Championships // 200 pb: 20.21 -16 (21.16 -17). 100 pb: 10.29 -15. 2 Youth Olympic Games 200 2014; 1 African Youth Games 200 2014 (3 100); sf WJC 200 2014/2016; 1 African Champs 400 2016/2018; 2 WJC 4x400 2016 (43.5 split in heat); dns sf OLY 2016 (injured); 4 WCH 2017 (pipped on line by fast-ﬁnishing Abdalelah Haroun QAT); 2 COM 2018 (1 4x400). Coach-Mogomotsi Otsetswe. 1.86 tall In 2018: 1 Gaborone 200; 2 COM (1 4x400); 5 Doha Diamond; 7 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Madrid; 2 Székesfehérvár; 4 London Diamond; 1 African Champs; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 5 Zürich Diamond

4, APA HAROUN Abdalelah QAT - Qatar 21y 251d 1997 44.07 44.07 -18 2016 World Indoor silver & 2017 World bronze outdoors, each time with a strong ﬁnish to snatch the medal 1 Asian Champs 2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2015/2018; 1 WJC 2016; 2 WIC 2016 (2018-dq/ht); sf OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017 (coming from last place at 340m); 1 Asian Indoor Games 2017; 1 Asian Games 2018. 1 Qatari 2014. Allegiance transferee from Sudan – has been living in Qatar since 2013. Acquired Qatari citizenship on February 2, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Qatar on April 2, 2015 In 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 400/4x400; dq/ht WIC (this was the infamous heat three, where all six men were disqualiﬁed for various reasons; in his case he false-started); 1 São Bernardo do Campo (3 200 ‘B’); 2 Doha Diamond; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Hengelo; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Rabat Diamond; 1 London Diamond (Qatari record 44.07); 1 Asian Games 400/4x400 (in Asian record 3:00.56)

5, EUR HUDSON-SMITH Matthew GBR - Great Britain & NI 23y 318d 1994 44.63 44.48 -16 In Berlin 2018, became the 10th British man to become European Champion at 400m 200 pb: 20.88 -13 (20.98 -18). 3 EJC 200/4x400 2013; 1 COM 4x400 2014 (held off the experienced Chris Brown BAH to win for England with a 44.56 split in the rain); 2 ECH 2014 (1 4x400); 3 ECH 4x400 2016; 8 OLY 2016 (ran in 4x400 team which crossed the line first in their heat, but were disqualified because he was judged to have started running on leg 3 outside the takeover zone); sf WCH 2017 (3 4x400); dnf London Diamond 2017 (fell over at start); dq COM 2018 (lane, then pulled up injured in 4x400); 1 ECH 400 2018 (2 4x400).1 UK 2016/2017/2018 (2014-dq/ht-lane). Lives-Wolverhampton. His first sport was football but he was told he lacked aggression. His mother Cheryl encouraged him into athletics. Coach-Lance Braumann In 2018: 2 Brisbane Classic 200 ‘B’; dq/ht COM (lane); dnf/ht COM 4x400 (hamstring); 1 Clermont FL NTC Spring; 1 Clermont FL Pure/NTC (44.70); 4 Kingston Jamaica International; 7 Rome Diamond; 4 Kingston Racers GP; 1 UK; 3 Rabat Diamond; 6 London Diamond; 1 ECH (in 44.78, after easing up in his semi-final in 44.76 – some felt it was worth 44 flat); 2 ECH 4x400; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Zürich Diamond

6, AME STROTHER Nathan USA - United States 23y 3d 1995 44.34 44.34 -18 200 pb: 20.76 -18. 5 NCAA 2016; 4 US 2018 In 2018: 3 NCAA indoor ‘B’; 3 Los Angeles 200 ‘B’; 1 Florida Relays ‘B’; 1 Knoxville Gamecock 200 ‘B’; 1 Mt SAC Relays (1 200 ‘D’); 1 Fayetteville (1 200 ‘B’); 2 Knoxville; 5sf NCAA; 4 US; 7 Lucerne 200 ‘B’; 1 Athletics World Cup 4x400; 8 London Diamond; 2 Zürich Diamond

7, AFR PHORA Thapelo RSA - South Africa 26y 292d 1991 45.14* 45.14* -18 (* Personal best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 45.35 -18) ht WIC 4x400 2016; 2 African Champs 2018 (2016-sf). 3 South African 2018 In 2018: 2 Johannesburg; 2 Pretoria; 3 South African; 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Oordegem IFAM; 3 Bydgoszcz Festival; dq Hengelo; 1 Leiden; 1 Tübingen; 2 African Champs

8, APA YAHIYA Muhammed Anas IND - India 23y 357d 1994 45.24 45.24 -18 Full name-Muhammed Anas Yahiya (aka Muhammed Anas Y.) Indian record holder. 2017 Asian Champion sf World Military Games 2015; ht OLY 2016; 1 Asian Champs 400/4x400 2017; ht WCH 2017; 2 Asian Games 400/4x400 2018. 1 Indian Inter-Services 2016. Third leg for Indian team which set their national record of 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016. Coach-Mohammed Kunji His sporting hero is former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (the current IAAF President made the same choice) In 2018: 1 Indian Federation Cup; 4 COM; 1 Gliwice 200; 1 Wroclaw 200/400; 1 Indian Inter-State 200; 1 Tábor; 1 Nové Město nad Metují; 2 Asian Games

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World Record: 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Rome 14 Jul 98 (pace – 400m: 53.6; 800m: 1:50.5; 1000m: 2:18.5; 1100m: 2:32.5; 1200m: 2:46.4) 2018 World Best: 3:28.41 Timothy Cheruiyot KEN Monaco 20 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 3:31.20 Bernard Lagat AFR/KEN Madrid 20 Sep 02

The youngest-ever winner of a World/Continental Cup event was 1981 javelin thrower Antoaneta Todorova BUL, at 18y 90d. J. Ingebrigtsen is younger but even younger in Ostrava are Jake Doran AUS and Edward Pingua Zakayo KEN. Jinson Johnson doubles up for Asia-Paciﬁc (he did the 800m too), a late replacement for Sadik Mikhou BRN Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AME HUNTER Drew USA - United States 21y 4d 1997 3:35.90 3:35.90 -18 800 pb: 1:48.57 -18. 6 US 2018 (2017-11) In 2018: 2 Stanford Invitational Invite 1500 (5 800); 1 Boston Road Mile; 2 Drake Relays Mile; 1 Cambridge MA ‘Boston Games’ Mile; 2 Eugene Diamond National Mile; 2 Portland; 6 US; 7 Barcelona; 5 Kortrijk 800 ‘B’; 7 London Diamond; 10 Birmingham Diamond Mile

2, AFR MUSAGALA Ronald UGA - Uganda 25y 266d 1992 3:35.33 3:33.65 -17 2016 Olympic ﬁnalist at 1500m // 800 pb: 1:45.27 -14. 3000 pb: 7:44.78 -18. 5000 pb: 13:24.41 -15 (13:37.60 -18). sf WCH 800 2013; 8 COM 800 2014 (11 1500); 11 OLY 1500 2016; sf WCH 1500 2017 (2015-ht); 3 African Champs 1500 2018. At WXC: 2017-dq Mixed Relay. Coach-Raphael Kasaija In 2018: 1 Ugandan Commonwealth Games Trials 1500; 4 Johannesburg 1500; 3 Pretoria 3000; 6ht COM 1500; 13 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 9 Montreuil 5000; 1 Tomblaine 1500; 1 Guadalajara ESP 1500; 1 Barcelona 1500; 1 Heusden 1500; 3 African Champs 1500

3, APA GREGSON Ryan AUS - Australia 28y 136d 1990 3:34.38 3:31.06 -10 Australian record holder & 2016 Olympic ﬁnalist // 3000 pb: 7:42.19 -17 (7:46.28 -18). 800 pb: 1:46.04 -10 (1:47.09 -18). 5 World Youth 2007; 4 WSG 2009; ht WCH 2009/2015/2017; 9 OLY 2016 (2012-sf); ht WIC 2018; 9 COM 2018 (2014-ht). 1 Australian 2010/2016/2017/2018. At WXC: 2009-24J. Scored 5/5 wins in the experimental “Nitro” meetings in Melbourne 2017. Partner-Genevieve LaCaze (2016 Olympic ﬁnalist at 5000m/3000mSC). Born-Mount Warrigal, coach-Nic Bideau In 2018: 1 Australian (4th time); 1 Athlone Mile; 3 Glasgow 1500; 3ht WIC 1500; 9 COM; 7 Doha Diamond; 10 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Osaka; 12 Rome Diamond; 7 Oslo Diamond; 16 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 1 Berne; 8 Madrid 800 ‘B’; 6 Rabat Diamond; 5 Dublin Morton 800; 2 London Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond Mile; 10 Rovereto 800; 10 Zürich Diamond 1500; 5 Berlin ISTAF 1500; 11 Zagreb 1500

4, EUR LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL - Poland 31y 88d 1987 3:35.06 3:34.04 -17 World Indoor Championship & European Championship silvers at 1500m in 2018 800 pb: 1:43.72 -15 (1:44.32 -18). 7 EJC 1500 2005; 4 WJC 800 2006; 8 WSG 800 2007; 2 ECP 800 2008; 3 ETCh 800 2010; 1 ECH 800 2010 (2014-5, 2016-2); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 800 2010; 1 World Military Games 800 2011; 4 WCH 800 2011/2013 (2009-8, 2015/2017-sf); dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC 800 2014; 1 EIC 800 2015 (2009-6, 2011-2); 6 OLY 800 2016 (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC 1500 2017 (2013-4); 1 ETCh 1500 2017 (2014-3, 2015-2); 7 WCH 1500 2017; 2 WIC 1500 2018; 2 ECH 1500 2018. At WXC: 2006-90 short. 1 Polish 800 2011/2016/2018 & 1500 2008/2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor 800 2015 & 1500 2017/2018). Coach/brother-Tomasz Lewandowski In 2018: 1 Polish indoor 1500 (also clocked 48.92 in a heat of the 400m); 2 WIC 1500; 3 Shanghai Diamond 800; 2 Cambridge MA ‘Boston Games’ 800; 9 Rabat Diamond 1500; 1 Athletics World Cup 1500; 8 Monaco Diamond 800; 1 Polish 800; 2 ECH 1500 (fell 0.04 short of catching Jakob Ingebrigtsen, after being 0.98 and 10 places behind the Norwegian at 1200m); 2 Szczecin 1000; 2 Brussels Diamond 800; 2 Zagreb 800

5, AME PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT Charles CAN - Canada 27y 252d 1990 3:37.21 3:34.23 -15 2015 Pan-American Games bronze // Mile pb: 3:54.52 -15. 7 Francophone Games 2013; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; sf WCH 2015; sf OLY 2016; 3 NACAC 2018. 1 Canadian 2016/2017/2018. Born/lives-Quebec City. Coach: Félix-Antoine Lapointe In 2018: 14 Boston 5K; 19 Stanford Jordan; 4 Prague Odložil; 3 Stockholm Diamond National; 14 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 1 Canadian; 3 Heusden; 5 Ninove; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean

6, AFR MANANGOI Elijah KEN - Kenya 25y 247d 1993 3:29.64 3:28.80 -17 Full name-Elijah Motonei Manangoi Reigning World, African & Commonwealth Games Champion at 1500m Mile pb: 3:49.08 -17. 800 pb: 1:44.15 -18. 400 pb 46.5 -13. 12 COM 1500 2014; 2 WCH 1500 2015; reached 1500m semi-finals at Rio 2016 but scratched with another hamstring injury; 1 WCH 1500 2017; 1 COM 1500 2018; 1 African Champs 1500 2018. 1 Kenyan 1500 2015; 1 Kenyan Police 800 2016. He moved up from 400m to 1500m in 2014 with instant success. Brother-George Manangoi (1 World Junior 1500 2018). Coach-Bernard Ouma When he won the 2017 world title he appeared to work in conjunction with Timothy Cheruiyot, with the two in the first two places for the entire race In 2018: 2 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials 1500; He was the Kenyan flag bearer at the Gold Coast opening ceremony (and is the Kenyan team captain); 1 COM 1500; 2 Doha Diamond 800; 3 Eugene Diamond Mile; 2 Rome Diamond 1500; 1 Oslo Diamond Mile; 2 Monaco Diamond 1500 (lost to his compatriot Timothy Cheruiyot); 1 African Champs 1500; 3 Birmingham Diamond 800 (pb 1:44.15); 2 Zürich Diamond 1500; 1 Zagreb 1500

7, APA JOHNSON Jinson IND - India 27y 178d 1991 3:37.86 3:37.86 -18 2018 Asian Games Champion at 1500m. Indian record holder at both 800m & 1500m 800 pb: 1:45.65 -18. 2 Asian Champs 800 2015 (2016-3); sf World Military Games 800 2015; ht OLY 800 2016; 5 COM 1500 2018; 1 Asian Games 1500 2018 (2 800). 1 Indian 800 2016. He’s an Ofﬁcer in the Indian Army. Coach-Mohammad Kunji In 2018: 1 Jakarta 800; 1 Indian Federation Cup 800/1500; 5 COM 1500; 1 Indian Inter-State 800/1500 (in the 800 he clocked 1:45.65 to break the Indian record of Sriram Singh [1:45.77] which dated back to the 1976 Olympic Games); 1 Asian Games 1500 (2 800)

8, EUR INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob NOR - Norway 17y 354d 2000 3:31.18 3:31.18 -18 In Berlin 2018 became the youngest-ever male European Champion, twice over 5000 pb: 13:17.06 -18. 3000SC pb: 8:26.81 -17. Mile pb: 3:52.28 -18. 9 WJC 1500 2016; 1 EJC 5000/3000SC 2017 (8 1500); ht WJC 3000SC 2017; 2 WJC 1500 2018 (3 5000). At EXC: 2016-1J. In Eugene 2017 with 3:58.07 at age 16 became the youngest ever four minute miler. 1 Norwegian 1500/5000/3000SC 2017, 1500 2018 & indoor 800/1500/3000 2018. Coach/father-Gjert Ingebrigtsen He and his two older brothers have now all been European Champions at 1500m. Henrik in 2012, Filip in 2016, Jakob in 2018 In 2018: 2 Norwegian indoor 800/1500/3000; 1 Stanford Jordan 1500; 4 Eugene Diamond Mile; 3 Oslo Diamond 1500; 1 Stockholm Diamond National 1500; 2 WJC 1500 (3 5000); 4 Monaco Diamond 1500 (Stunning European junior record of 3:31.18); 1 ECH 1500/5000 (European junior record 13:17.06); 1 Norwegian 1500; 1 Bergen 1500 (“I am not expecting much but it is really important to be competing with the best guys in Europe,” he said ... before Berlin 2018)

World Record: 7:20.67 Daniel Komen KEN Rieti 1 Sep 96 (pace – 1000m: 2:26.5; 2000m: 4:53.4) 2017 World Best: 7:28.00 Yomif Kejelcha ETH Gothenburg 18 Aug 18 Meeting Record: 7:32.19 Craig Mottram OCE/AUS Athens 17 Sep 06

Edward Zakayo is the youngest male athlete competing in Ostrava Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, EUR SCOTT Marc GBR - Great Britain & NI 24y 262d 1993 7:59.22 7:43.37 -17 2017 US Collegiate Champion at 10,000m // 10,000 pb: 28:07.97 -17. 5000 pb: 13:22.37 -17 (13:23.14 -18). 1500 pb: 3:42.39 -16. 6 under-23 ECH 10,000 2015; 2 ETCh 3000 2017; ht WCH 5000 2017. At EXC: 2014-7u23, 2015-4u23. 10 NCAA XC 2015. 1 UK 5000 2017. Student of sports and exercise science at the University of Tulsa. Coach-Steve Gulley (USA) & Ken Harker (GBR) He is the youngest (by two minutes) of triplets, his older brothers being Robert and Ben In 2018: 1 Portland 5000; 1 UK 5000; 8 Bellinzona 3000; 5 ECH 5000 (He has emerged as the British #1 at 5000m, after Mo Farah held that position for 13 years)

2, AME AHMED Mohammed CAN - Canada 27y 247d 1991 7:52.06 7:40.49 -17 Double silver at 2018 Commonwealth Games // 10,000 pb: 27:02.35 -17 (27:20.56 -18). 5000 pb: 13:01.74 -16 (13:03.08 -18). Mile pb: 3:56.60 -17. 1500 pb: 3:40.18 -15. 1 Pan- Am junior 5000 2009; 4 WJC 10,000 2010 (2008-9); 18 OLY 10,000 2012 (2016-32); 9 WCH 10,000 2013; 5 COM 5000 2014 (6 10,000); 1 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015; 9 WIC 3000 2016; 4 OLY 5000 2016; 6 WCH 5000 2017 (2015-12); 8 WCH 10,000 2017 (2015-12); 1 COM 5000/10,000 2018. 1 Canadian 5000 2016/2017/2018. At WXC: 2008-51J, 2009-57J, 2010-27J, 2013-22. Born-Somalia, moved to Canada at age 11. Younger twin brothers-Kadar & Ibrahim, Ibrahim was 25 WJC 10,000 2012. Coach-Jerry Schumacher In 2018: 2 COM 5000/10,000 (each time behind Joshua Cheptegei UGA); 4 Eugene Diamond 2M; 4 Stockholm Diamond 5000; 1 Canadian 5000; 7 London Diamond 5000; 9 Brussels Diamond 5000

3, AFR ZAKAYO Edward KEN - Kenya 16y 288d 2001 - 7:49.17 -17 Full name-Edward Pingua Zakayo 2018 African 5000m Champion (at age 16) 5000 pb: 13:19.74 -18. 2 World Youth 3000 2017; 8 African junior XC 2018; 3 COM 5000 2018; 1 WJC 5000 2018; 1 African Champs 5000 2018 In 2018: 2 Iten XC; 2 Eldoret XC; 5 Kenyan junior XC; 1 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials 5000; 8 African junior XC; 3 COM 5000; 1 Nairobi 5000; 1 WJC 5000

4, APA BALEW Birhanu BRN - Bahrain 22y 194d 1996 7:34.26 7:34.26 -18 Full name-Birhanu Yemataw Balew (he operates as both Birhanu Yemataw and Birhanu Balew) Allegiance transferee from Ethiopia – acquired Bahraini citizenship on October 8, 2014, cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from October 8, 2015 5000 pb: 13:01.09 -18. Half Mar pb: 61:45 -17. 2 Gulf 5000 2015/2017; 9 OLY 5000 2016; 12 WCH 5000 2017; 10 WIC 3000 2018; 1 Asian Games 5000 2018. At WXC: 2017-27. He’s better known as Birhanu Yemataw In 2018: 10 WIC 3000; 1 Abu Dhabi 10K; 1 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 3 Eugene Diamond 2M; 2 Stockholm Diamond 5000; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 1 Lausanne Diamond 5000 (came through to win after the Barega/Kejelcha clash); 2 Rabat Diamond 3000; 4 London Diamond 5000; 1 Asian Games 5000

5, EUR INGEBRIGTSEN Henrik NOR - Norway 27y 197d 1991 7:42.72 7:42.19 -13 In the 2012 1500m, he became the ﬁrst Ingebrigtsen to win a European title 5000 pb: 13:16.97 -18. Mile pb: 3:50.72 -14 (3:58.46 -18). 1500 pb: 3:31.46 -14 (3:35.651 -18). 6 ETCh 1500 2010; 1 ECH 1500 2012 (when he managed to avoid several collisions in the closing stages to move from seventh to ﬁrst in the last 150m); 5 OLY 1500 2012 (2016-sf); 1 under-23 ECH 5000 2013; 8 WCH 1500 2013 (2015-ht); 2 ECH 1500 2014 (2016-3); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 3 EIC 3000 2015 (2013-11); 6 EIC 1500 2015; 4 ECH 5000 2016. 1 Norwegian 1500 2014/2015 & 5000 2018. At EXC: 2008 -23J, 2009-12J, 2012-1u23, 2015-26. Coach/father-Gjert Ingebrigtsen Younger brothers Filip (1 ECH 1500 2016) & Jakub (1 ECH 1500/5000 – they always said that he as the best physical talent of the three) In 2018: 1 Stanford Jordan 5000; 5 Eugene Diamond 2M; 11 Eugene Diamond National Mile; 6 Oslo Diamond Mile; 9 Stockholm Diamond 5000; 12 Lausanne Diamond 5000; 4 London Diamond 1500; 2 ECH 5000 (4 1500); 1 Bergen 3000 (7:42.72); 1 Norwegian 5000; 8 Zagreb 1500

6, AME CHELIMO Paul USA - United States 27y 317d 1990 7:34.83 7:31.57 -17 Full name-Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo 2016 Olympic 5000m silver (after he was initially disqualiﬁed for stepping inside kerb, but then re-instated by the jury of appeal), 2017 World bronze 5000 pb: 12:57.55 -18. Mile pb: 3:55.96 -18. 1500 pb: 3:39.33 -16 (3:40.16 -18). 2 WSG 5000 2013 (4 1500); 7 WIC 3000 2016; 2 OLY 5000 2016; 3 WCH 5000 2007 . 1 US 5000 2017/2018 (1indoor 2M 2017 & indoor 1500/3000 2018). 2 NCAA 5000 2012/2013, representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (where he studied Public Health). Member of the US Armed Forces. Allegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired US citizenship on July 23, 2014 and cleared by IAAF to compete for the USA on June 15, 2015 In 2018: 3 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Winston-Salem 3000; 1 US indoor 1500/3000 (26.03 last lap) – he’ll only do the 3000m at the World Indoors; dq/ht WIC 3000 (stepped inside kerb); 2 Stanford Jordan 1500; 2 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 US 5000; 4 Rabat Diamond 3000; 1 London Diamond 5000; 3 Birmingham Diamond Mile (pb 3:55.96); 6 Brussels Diamond 5000 (pb 12:57.55) Personal bests in his last two races

7, AFR MOLLA Getaneh ETH - Ethiopia 24y 242d 1994 - 7:52.54 -17 Full name-Getaneh Tamire Molla, he also races as Getaneh Tamire 2015 African Games Champion at 5000m Half Mar pb: 60:34 -17 (60:47 -18). 5000 pb: 12:59.58 -18. 1500 pb: 3:44.91 -16. 1 African Games 5000 2015; 2 African Champs 5000 2018 (2016-4). At WXC: 2017-18 (team gold). 1 Ethiopian 5000 2015/2016 & XC 2016/2017 In 2018: 1 Saﬁ Half Mar (he slipped and fell on the timing mat at the ﬁnish); 1 Ethiopian Half Mar (61:25 at 2355m altitude in Sendafa); 1 Riyadh Half Mar (won 1,000,000 Saudi Riyals or $US266,000); 5 World Half Mar; 1 Ethiopian 5000; 1 Boulder 10K; 4 Lausanne Diamond 5000; 2 African Champs 5000; 8 Brussels Diamond 5000

8, APA McSWEYN Stewart AUS - Australia 23y 100d 1995 7:34.79 7:34.79 -18 Fifth in 2018 Commonwealth Games 5000m, but much improved since then 10,000 pb: 28:05.37 -18. 5000 pb: 13:05.23 -19. Mile pb: 3:54.60 -18. 1500 pb: 3:34.82 -18. 3000SC pb: 8:34.25 -17. 14 WSG 5000 2015; ht WCH 3000SC 2017; 5 COM 5000 2019 11 10,000). At WXC: 2013-86J, 2017-53; 1 Australian XC 2016; 1 Melbourne Zatopek (Australian) 10,000 2017. Born-Launceston, coach-Nic Bideau In 2018: 3 Australian 5000/3000SC; 4 Brisbane 1500; 5 COM 5000 (11 10,000); 11 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 1 Melbourne XC; 2 Oslo Diamond 10,000 (pb 28:05.37); 1 Tübingen 1500 (pb 3:34.82); 3 Rabat Diamond 3000 (pb 7:34.79); 12 London Diamond 5000; 1 Birmingham Diamond Mile; 4 Rovereto 5000; 12 Brussels Diamond 5000

World Record: 12.80 Aries Merritt USA Brussels 7 Sep 12 2018 World Best: 12.92 Sergey Shubenkov ANA Székesfehérvár 2 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 12.96 Allen Johnson USA Athens 17 Sep 06

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, APA AL-MOUALED Ahmad KSA - Saudi Arabia 30y 205d 1988 13.36 13.36 -18 Saudi Arabian record holder. Twice fourth at Asian Games // 5 World Youth 2005; 5 Asian Indoor Champs 2008; 4 Asian Games 2010/2018; 3 Asian Champs 2017; sf WIC 2018 In 2018: 4sf WIC; 1 Tashkent; 1 Forbach; dq Bydgoszcz Festival; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 Tábor; 1 Nové Mesto nad MetujÌ; 4 Asian Games

2, EUR SHUBENKOV Sergey ANA - Authorised Neutral 27y 340d 1990 12.92 12.92 -18 DEFENDING IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP CHAMPION A complete set World Championship medals since 2013 2 EJC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2018-2); sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013; 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 3 WSG 2013; sf WIC 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WCH 2015 (2011-ht, 2013-3, 2015-2). 1 Russian 2013 (1 indoors 2013/2014). He has diplomas in Law and Sports Science from Tyumen State University. His mother Natalya Shubenkova was fourth in the Seoul Olympic Heptathlon and scored 6859 in 1984. Coach-Sergei Klevtsov Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved his application to compete internationally as a neutral athlete on April 11, 2017 and again on April 12, 2018 In 2018: 3 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Russian Cup; 1 Hengelo; 1 Turku Nurmi; 1 Chorzów; 1 Montreuil (12.99); dq Paris Diamond (false start); 1 Székesfehérvár (12.92); 1 Lausanne Diamond (12.95); 1 Monaco Diamond; 2 ECH; 1 Brussels Diamond; 1 Padua

3, AME LEVY Ronald JAM - Jamaica 25y 313d 1992 13.13 13.05 -17 2018 Commonwealth Champion // 100 pb: 10.17 -17. ht WCH 2017; sf WIC 2018; 1 COM 2018; 2 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate 2015; 1 Jamaican 2018. Coach-Paul Francis, also advised by Brigitte Foster-Hylton Surprise winner in Paris 2017 in his personal best of 13.05, then won again there in 2018 In 2018: 1 Spanish Town 60H; 1 Glasgow 60H (7.49 on his indoor début); 3sf WIC; 1 Brisbane Classic; 1 COM; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 Kingston Racers GP; 1 Jamaican; 1 Paris Diamond; 2 Athletics World Cup; 1 London Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Rovereto; 7 Brussels Diamond

4, AFR ALKANA Antonio RSA - South Africa 28y 150d 1990 13.31 13.11 -17 African Champion & record holder // 100 pb: 10.15w -17, 10.33 -15. 200 pb: 20.71 -15. 1 African Games 2015; ht WIC 2016; 1 African Champs 2016/2018; sf OLY 2016; sf WCH 2017 (2015-ht); 5 COM 2018. 1 South African 2013/2015/2016/2017/2018. Based, Cape Town, coach-Marcél Otto In 2018: 1 Pretoria; 1 South African; 1 Paarl; 5 COM; 2 Prague Odložil; 3 Chorzów; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Montreuil; 3 Madrid; 4 Paris Diamond; 6 Lucerne; 4 Athletics World Cup (3 4x100); 5 London Diamond; 1 African Champs; 6ht Birmingham Diamond

5, APA KANAI Taio JPN - Japan 22y 346d 1995 13.36 13.36 -18 Japanese record holder // 1 Asian Junior 2014; sf WJC 2014; 4 WSG 2017; 7 Asian Games 2018. 1 Japanese 2018 In 2018: 1 Hiroshima; 2 Osaka; 1 Japanese; 3 Liège; 3 Heusden; 7 Asian Games

6, EUR MARTINOT-LAGARDE Pascal FRA - France 26y 352d 1991 13.17 12.95 -14 Ran his best race in two years to become the new European Champion 4 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 2 ETCh 2013/2015 (2014-3); 2 WIC 2014/2016 (2012-3, 2018-5); 3 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3, 2017-2); 4 WCH 2015 (2013-ht); 4 OLY 2016; 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 1 ECH 2018 (2014-3). 1 French 2014/2018 & indoor 2012/2013/2014/2016/2017. Missed 2017 outdoor season with a left foot injury. His older brother Thomas Martinot Lagarde is also an international hurdler, but has himself been injury for much of he past three years In 2018: 2 French indoor; 5 WIC; 3 Hengelo; 3 Turku Nurmi; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 3 Montreuil; 4ht Paris Diamond; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 1 French; 1 Athletics World Cup; 3 Monaco Diamond; 1 ECH (two thousandths ahead of Sergey Shubenkov); 3 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Rovereto; 4 Brussels Diamond; 3 Berlin ISTAF; 6 Zagreb

7, AME ALLEN Devon USA - United States 23y 271d 1994 13.23 13.03 -16 Twice US and twice US Collegiate Champion. Fifth at Rio Olympics // 100 pb: 10.36 -16. 200 pb: 20.52 -18. 400H pb: 51.19 -14. 5 OLY 2016; sf WCH 2017; 3 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 US/NCAA 2014/2016 (He did not race in 2015 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing football); 1 NCAA indoor 2016; 1 US 2018. Student of Business Administration at University of Oregon. He also plays American Football for his university as a wide receiver (a player based near to the sidelines who can receive forward passes) and is due to join practice camp later in August. Coaches-Robert Johnson & Jamie Cook In 2018: 3 US indoor; 1 Sydney 100; 1 Drake Relays ‘Special’; 1 Eugene 100/110H (May 4); 3 Eugene Diamond; 3 Kingston Racers GP; 1 US; 3 Paris Diamond; 3 Székesfehérvár; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Lucerne (& 3 200 ‘B’ with pb 20.52); 3 Athletics World Cup; 5 Monaco Diamond; 2 London Diamond; dq North/Central American & Caribbean (pushed over ninth hurdle after stumbling); 6 Brussels Diamond; 2 Zagreb

8, AFR OYENIYI Abejoye NGR - Nigeria 25y 236d 1993 13.87* 13.87* -18 (* Personal best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative bests: SB/14.07, PB/13.89 -16) ht COM 2018; 2 African Champs 2018 In 2018: 1 Port Harcourt; 1 Abuja; 7ht COM; 1 Lagos; 1 Ozoro; 1 Asaba; 2 African Champs

World Record: 6.16i Renaud Lavillenie FRA Donyetsk 15 Feb 14 World outdoor best: 6.14 Sergey Bubka UKR Sestriere 31 Jul 94 2018 World Best: 6.05 Armand Duplantis SWE Berlin 12 Aug 18 Meeting Record: 5.95 Steven Hooker OCE/AUS Split 5 Sep 10

Both of Asia-Paciﬁc’s initial selections – Kurtis Marschall AUS & Xue Changrui CHN – are late withdrawals Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, EUR MORGUNOV Timur ANA - Authorised Neutral 21y 331d 1996 6.00 6.00 -18 Full name-Timur Igorevich Morgunov Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved his application to compete internationally in 2018 as a neutral athlete on July 3, 2018 Russian under-23 record holder (with 5.92) Decathlon pb: 6856 -17. 5 EJC 2015; 2 ECH 2018. 1 Russian 2017 & indoor 2018. Born-Kopeisk (Western Siberia). Coach-Alexander Shalonnikov. 1.88 tall In 2018: 5 Chelyabinsk; 1 Slavyansk-na-Kubani; 1 Moscow; 1 St Petersburg; 1 Russian indoor; 1 Russian under-23 indoor; =2 St Petersburg; (outdoors) 2 Russian Cup; 3 Cheboksary; 1 Zhukovskiy Znamenskiy; 3 Rabat Diamond; 2 ECH (bravely passed 5.95 after one failure, then went on to clear 6.00 ﬁrst time – “I was shocked”); nh Antwerp; 1 Zürich Diamond (5.91i); 1 Brussels Diamond (5.93); 1 Zagreb

2, AME BARBER Shawn CAN - Canada 24y 105d 1994 5.92 5.93 -15 Former IAAF World Champion // 3 WJC 2012; 11 WSG 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq, 2017-8); 4 WIC 2016 (2018-15); 10 OLY 2016; 2 COM 2018 (2014-3); 2 NACAC 2018. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015/2017 (disqualiﬁed after he won in 2016 because of a minor doping offence). He could pole vault before he could ride a bike. 1.87 tall In 2018: 1 Akron; 5 Berlin; =6 Cottbus; 7 Karlsruhe; 6 Düsseldorf; 2 Szczecin; 2 Toruń; 2 Athlone; 8 Clermont-Ferrand; 15 WIC; (outdoors) 1 Texas Relays (5.92, his highest in two years); 2 COM; 3 Drake Relays (Street) (Apr 25); 4 Drake Relays ‘Special’ (Apr 27); 5 Shanghai Diamond; 6 Eugene Diamond; 7 Rome Diamond; 2 Hengelo; =1 Dessau; 5 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Leverkusen; 1 Hof; 5 Paris Diamond; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Canadian; 4 Rabat Diamond; 5 Jockgrim; 5 London Diamond; 2 Greenville; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean; 3 Szczecin; 2 Międzyzdroje; 2 Chorzów Skolimowska; 2 Warsaw; 3 Brussels Diamond; 5 Zagreb

3, AFR VAN WYK Valco RSA - South Africa 18y 44d 2000 5.40 5.40 -18 2018 South African Champion (at age 17) // 5 World Youth 2017; =8 WJC 2018; 2 African Champs 2018. 1 South African 2018. Started vaulting at age 14 when experimenting with friends, but he was the only one who took it seriously In 2018: 1 South African; 2 Potchefstroom; 1 Paarl; =8 WJC; 2 African Champs

4, APA CLOUGH Stephen AUS - Australia 21y 308d 1996 5.30 5.40 -17 dnq WSG 2017. 1 Western Australia State 2016; 4 Australian 2017/2018

5, EUR LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA - France 31y 356d 1986 5.95 6.05 -15 DEFENDING IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP CHAMPION Outright world record holder with his indoor 6.16 from Donyetsk 2014. 2012 Olympic Champion. Diamond League Champion 2010-2016 (7x) 10 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014/2015/2017 (2011-5); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014 (2016-nh, 2018-3) 1 WIC 2012/2016/2018 (2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012 (2016-2); 2 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-3, 2015-3=); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-2). 1 French 2010/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2015/2016/2018). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse (previously Damien Inocencio). 1.77 tall In 2018: 1 Tignes; 1 Aubière; 3 Berlin; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 Rouen; 1 French indoor; 2 Clermont-Ferrand; 1 WIC; (outdoors) 1 Texas Relays; (indoors) 1 Austin Texas Invitational; (outdoors) 1 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Aix-les-Bains LJ (7.23); 5 Eugene Diamond; 1 Chorzów; 2 Montreuil; 4 Paris Seine riverside; 3 Paris Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 French; =8 Rabat Diamond; 2 London Diamond; 3 ECH; 3 Chorzów Skolimowska; 1 Antwerp; 5 Zürich Diamond; 5 Brussels Diamond He has competed at all three IAAF Continental Cups

6, AME KENDRICKS Sam USA - United States 26y 1d 1992 5.96 6.00 -17 2017 World Champion and unbeaten that year (16 / 16 wins) // 1 WSG 2013; 2 WIC 2016/2018; 3 OLY 2016; 1 WCH 2017 (2015-9=); 1 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 US 2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 (1 indoor 2015/2016/2017). 1 NCAA 2013/2014. He serves as a US Army Reserve 1st Lieutenant from the 655th Transportation Company in Millington, Tennessee (where he commands a platoon of men). At the 2017 World Championships, his take-off speed of 9.37 m/s was more than a metre faster than than the other medallists Lisek (8.31) and Lavillenie (8.24). Coach/father-Scott Kendricks. 1.86 tall In 2018: 2 Cottbus; 2 Düsseldorf; 4 Szczecin; 2 US indoor; 1 Athlone; 1 Clermont-Ferrand; 2 WIC; (outdoors) 1 Drake Relays (Street) (Apr 25); 1 Drake Relays ‘Special’ (Apr 27); 9 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 Hengelo; =1 Dessau; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 US; 1 Paris Diamond; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Rabat Diamond; 1 Athletics World Cup; 1 London Diamond; 1 Greenville; 7 Zurich Diamond; 2 Brussels Diamond

7, AFR ROMDHANA Mohamed Amin Habib TUN - Tunisia 25y 225d 1993 5.24 5.40 -17 2018 African Champion // 5.35i -17. 2 Islamic Solidarity Games 2017; 4 Francophone Games 2017; 1 African Champs 2018 In 2018: 1 Toulouse; 1 Reims; 3 Geneva; 5 Aubière ‘B’; nh French; 1 African Champs

World Record: 18.29 Jonathan Edwards GBR Gothenburg 7 Aug 95 18.43w Jonathan Edwards GBR Lille 25 Jun 95 2018 World Best: 17.95 Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR Doha 4 May 18 Meeting Record: 17.61 Yoelbi Quesada AME/CUB London 10 Sep 94

Christian Taylor is also named for the mixed 4x400m relay squad in Ostrava Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AFR MOKOENA Khotso RSA - South Africa 33y 187d 1985 17.09 17.35 -14 Full name-Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 2008 World Indoor Champion, 2008 Olympic silver & 2009 World silver as a long jumper, then 2014 Commonwealth Champion as a triple jumper 17.09w -18. LJ pb: 8.50 -09 (7.89 -18). 5 World Youth HJ 2001; 12 WJC LJ 2002; 2 African Games TJ 2003 (3 LJ); 3 Afro-Asian Games LJ/TJ 2003; 1 WJC TJ 2004 (2 LJ); 2 COM TJ 2006 (4 LJ); 2 African Champs LJ/TJ 2006; 1 WIC LJ 2008 (2006-5, 2010-2); 2 OLY LJ 2008 (2004-dnq); 2 WCH LJ 2009 (2005-7, 2007-5, 2011/2015-dnq, 2013-7); 1 African Champs LJ 2010; 1 COM TJ 2014; 1 African Champs TJ 2014 (2 LJ); 2 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2014; 9 WCH TJ 2015; dnq OLY TJ 2016; 14 WIC LJ 2018; 2 African Champs TJ 2018. As a teenager he was a competitor at ballroom dancing and won South African titles at Tango and the Cha Cha. South African record holder at both horizontal jumps, though he only competed once at triple jump in 2007-2013 In 2018: He was controversially omitted from South African Commonwealth Games squad, despite being the defending champion and a clear gold medal prospect; 14 WIC LJ; 4 Pretoria LJ; 1 South African TJ; 4 Paarl LJ; 6 Doha Diamond TJ; 2 Paris LJ; 4 Marseille TJ; 6 Montreuil TJ; 3 Kuortane TJ; 7 Székesfehérvár TJ; 4 Athletics World Cup TJ; 2 African Champs TJ

2, APA SINGH Arpinder IND - India 25y 252d 1992 17.09 17.17 -14 2018 Asian Games Champion // dnq World Youth 2009; 2 Asian junior 2010; dnq WJC 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2013 (2017-4); 3 COM 2014 (2018-4); 1 Asian Indoor Games 2017; 1 Asian Games 2018. From the Punjab region of Northern India In 2018: 2 Patiala; 1 Indian Federation Cup; 4 COM; 1 Indian Inter-State; 1 Asian Games

3, EUR TORRIJOS Pablo ESP - Spain 26y 119d 1992 16.98 16.98 -18 Full name-Pabo Torrijos Navarro 2015 European indoor silver. Spanish record holder Indoor pb: 17.04 -17, which is accepted as the Spanish record as they mix indoor and outdoor marks LJ pb: 7.56w -14, 7.53 -12. dnq World Youth LJ/TJ 2009; 6 EJC 2011; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 ECH 2014; dnq WCH 2015; 2 EIC 2015 (2017-9); 7 WIC 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 3 ETCh 2017 (2014-6); 10 WCH 2017; 5 ECH 2018 (2016-8). 1 Spanish 2013/2014/2015/2017/2018 & indoor 2014/2015/2016/2017. Coach-Claudio Veneziano In 2018: 2 Spanish indoor; 3 Spanish Universities; 1 Soria (May 19); 3 European Clubs Cup; 2 Andújar; 1 Soria (Jun 16); 2 Madrid; 6 Székesfehérvár; 1 Ávila; 1 Spanish; 5 ECH

4, AME NÁPOLES Cristian Atanay CUB - Cuba 19y 286d 1998 17.34 17.34 -18 Fourth at 2017 World Championships // 1 World Youth 2015; 2 WJC 2016; 4 WCH 2017; 9 WIC 2018; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 1 Ibero-American 2018 In 2018: 9 WIC; 1 Camagüey (Mar 15); 7 Baie-Mahault; 1 Camagüey (May 18); 2 Camagüey (May 26); 2 Camagüey (Jun 1); 2 Havana; 2 Leonora; 2 Bragança Paulista; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games; 1 Ibero-American

5, AFR ZANGO HUGUES Fabrice BUR - Burkina Faso 25y 76d 1993 17.11 17.11 -18 New African Champion // 17.23i -18. LJ pb: 7.25w -17, 7.21 -16. 2 WSG 2015/2017 (2013-6); dnq WCH 2015; 5 African Games 2015; dnq OLY 2016; 1 Francophone Games 2017 (2013-10); 1 African Champs 2018 (2016-2) In 2018: Set an African indoor record 17.23 at Val de Reuil before placing seconds at the French Indoor Championships, then sixth at the World Indoors; 1 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 100/LJ; 1 Tourcoing (2 100); 2 Montgeron; 3 Compiègne (2 100 ‘B’); 1 Forbach; 1 Andújar; 1 Auby 100; 1 Saint-Denis; 2 Marseille; 3 Madrid; 3 French; 1 African Champs

6, ASI KURBANOV Ruslan UZB - Uzbekistan 25y 211d 1993 16.70 16.87 -16 2014 Asian Indoor Championships bronze // 9 Asian Champs 2009 (2011-10, 2015-11); 6 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq WJC 2012; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; dnq OLY 2016; 7 Asian Indoor Games 2017; 2 Asian Games 2018 (2014-7). Coach-Valery Kazakov In 2018: 1 Uzbek indoor; 1 Tashkent (May 12); 1 Tashkent (Jun 3); 2 Tashkent (Jun 10); 1 Bishkek; 1 Almaty; 2 Asian Games

7, EUR ÉVORA Nelson POR - Portugal 34y 141d 1984 17.10 17.74 -07 In Beijing 2008 became Portugal’s ﬁrst ever Olympic Champion (or medallist) in a ﬁeld event. Still winning big medals a decade later 17.82w -09, 17.40i -18. LJ pb: 8.10 -07. 1 European Youth LJ 2001; 6 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); 1 EJC LJ/TJ 2003; 4 ECH TJ 2006 (6 LJ); 1 WCH TJ 2007 (2005-dnq, 2009-2, 2013-5, 2015/2017-3), 3 WIC TJ 2008/2018 (2004-dnq, 2006-3, 2016-4); 1 OLY TJ 2008 (2004-dnq, 2016-6); 1 ETCh TJ 2009 (2 LJ); 6 ETCh TJ 2011; 1 WSG TJ 2013; 1 EIC TJ 2015/2017 (2007-5); 1 ECH TJ 2018 (2014-6, 2016-dnq). 1 Portuguese TJ 2002/2004/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 LJ 2006/2007). 1 Portuguese junior indoor HJ 2000. Surgery on right right tibia in 2010 and again in 2012. Coach-Ivan Pedroso In 2018: 3 WIC TJ; 4 Doha Diamond TJ; 8 Baie-Mahault TJ; 7 Eugene Diamond TJ; 4 Madrid TJ; 2 Székesfehérvár TJ; 8 Monaco Diamond TJ; 1 ECH TJ; 8 Brussels Diamond TJ

8, AME TAYLOR Christian USA - United States 28y 83d 1990 17.81 18.21 -15 At Triple Jump: Twice Olympic Champion & 3x World Champion (but “frustrated” he’s not the world record holder) 17.86w -18. 400 pb: 45.07 -18. LJ pb: 8.19 -10. 1 World Youth TJ 2007; 8 WJC TJ 2008 (gold 4x400); 1 WCH TJ 2011/2015/2017 (2013-4); 2 WIC TJ 2012; 1 OLY TJ 2012/2016. 1 US TJ 2011/2012; 1 NCAA TJ 2010/2011 (1 indoor 2009/2010). Both his parents are Barbadian, he has dual citizenship with Barbados. He has number 18.30 written on the inside of his jumping shoes. Due to knee problems, he has changed his lead jumping leg from left to right since London 2012 (it was left-left-right for the three phases then, from late 2013 it has been right-right-left). Coach-Rana Rieder (based in Arnhem, NED) In 2018: 2 Florida Relays 400 ‘B’; 2 Gainesville 400; 1 Long Beach TJ; 2 Doha Diamond TJ; 5 Shanghai Diamond 400; 1 Eugene Diamond TJ; 4 Hengelo 400 (pb 45.07); 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 400; 5sf US 400 (fouled out TJ); 1 Székesfehérvár TJ; 1 Lausanne Diamond TJ; 4 Birmingham Diamond 400; 3 Chorzów Skolimowska 400; 1 Monaco Diamond TJ; 2 Brussels Diamond TJ

World Record: 86.74 Yuriy Sedykh URS Stuttgart 30 Aug 86 2018 World Best: 81.85 Wojciech Nowicki POL Székesfehérvár 2 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 82.68 Tibor Gécsek EUR/HUN Johannesburg 12 Sep 98

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, APA NAZAROV Dilshod TJK - Tadjikistan 36y 126d 1982 78.18 80.71 -13 Olympic Champion at the fourth attempt in Rio 2016 // 5 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 1 Asian Junior 2001; 1 Central Asian 2003; 2 Afro-Asian Games 2003; 1 Asian Games 2006/2010/2014 (2002-9, 2018-2); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-4); 1 Asian Champs 2013/2015/2017 (2002-4, 2003/2007-2); 2 WCH 2015 (2005/2007-dnq, 2009-11, 2011-10, 2013-5, 2017-7). 1 OLY 2016 (2004-dnq, 2008/2012-9). He is President of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Tajikistan. Coach-Vladimir Mashko. 1.87/120kg In 2018: 4 Osaka; 5 Halle; 5 Turku Nurmi; 3 Chorzów; 2 Istanbul; 1 NikÌti; 5 Székesfehérvár; 1 Bragança Paulista; 2 Asian Games He has competed at all three IAAF Continental Cups

2, EUR HALÁSZ Bence HUN - Hungary 21y 36d 1997 79.57 79.57 -18 2017 European under-23 Champion, at age 19 // DT pb: 54.72 -18. 7 World Youth 2013 (8 DT); dnq WJC 2014; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 EJC 2015 (dnq DT); 1 WJC 2016 (dnq DT); 1 under-23 ECH 2017; 11 WCH 2017; 4 WSG 2017; 3 ECH 2018. 1 Hungarian 2017 (ending the win streak of former Olympic Champion Krisztián Pars) / 2018. 1.88/86kg In 2018: 2 Szombathely (Jan 13); 1 Szombathely (Feb 10); 1 Hungarian winter (5 DT); 1 European Throws Cup under-23; 1 Zalaegerszeg (2 DT); 2 Osaka; 2 Halle; 1 Budapest Schulek (4 DT); 4 Turku Nurmi; 7 Chorzów; 1 Hungarian under-23 DT/HT; 1 Hungarian (5 DT); 3 Šamorín; 3 Székesfehérvár; 1 Veszprém (3 DT); 3 ECH; 1 Tapolca; 3 Chorzów Skolimowska; 1 Budapest

3, AME del REAL Diego MEX - Mexico 24y 187d 1994 75.64 77.49 -16 Full name-Diego Del Real Galindo Fourth at Rio Olympics // 6 World Youth 2011; dnq WJC 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 Central American Champs 2016; 4 OLY 2016; dnq WCH 2017; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018. Coach-Alejandro Laverdesque. 185/100kg In 2018: 1 Monterrey (Feb 17); 2 San Juan; 1 Florida Relays Invitational; 3 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Tucson (May 17); 1 Tucson (May 19); 1 Monterrey (Jun 3); 1 Portland; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games

4, AFR MAKHETHE Tshepang RSA - South Africa 22y 212d 1996 70.36* 71.28 -17 (* Season’s best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 69.57) Pronounced like “T-sah-pang Mac-hat-e” 6 World Youth 2013; 10 WJC 2014; 3 African Champs 2016 (201804); 2 African junior 2015; 8 WSG 2017; 9 COM 2018; 4 African Champs 2018. 1 South African Universities 2016/2017. 1.89/98kg In 2018: 1 Potchefstroom (Jan 30); 2 Potchefstroom (Feb 6); 1 Potchefstroom (Feb 27); 2 South African; 3 Potchefstroom (Mar 20); 3 Potchefstroom (Mar 27); 9 COM; 1 Potchefstroom (May 3); 6 Athletics World Cup; 4 African Champs

5, APA AL-SAIFI Ashraf Amjad QAT - Qatar 23y 201d 1995 77.04 78.19 -16 Full name-Mohamed Ashraf Amjad Al-Saiﬁ (aka Ashraf Amgad) 2018 Asian Games Champion. Twice World Junior Champion 1 Asian Junior 2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012/2014; 10 Asian Champs 2013 (2015-2); 9 WCH 2015 (2013/2017-dnq); 3 Francophone Games 2013; fouled out Asian Games 2014; 6 OLY 2016; 1 Asian Games 2018. Holds world youth best (85.26) & world junior record (85.57), each with lighter implements. Allegiance transferee from Egypt – acquired Qatari citizenship on March 30, 2011 and cleared by IAAF to represent Qatar from March 29, 2012. Coach-Alexey Malyukov. 1.85/105kg In 2018: 1 Fullerton; 4 Halle; 3 Turku Nurmi; 7 Šamorín; 6 Székesfehérvár; 2 Stalowa Wola; 1 Asian Games

6, EUR NOWICKI Wojciech POL - Poland 29y 199d 1989 81.85 81.85 -18 2018 European Champion, he has supplanted Paweł Fajdek as Polish and world #1 5 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 WSG 2013; 3 WCH 2015; 3 OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017; 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 1 ECH 2018 (2016-3). 1 Polish 2017/2018 (after being second to Paweł Fajdek in 2013/2014/2015/2016). Coach-Malwina Sobierajska-Wojtulewicz. 1.96/131kg In 2018: 2 Kielce; 3 Osaka; 2 Forbach; 1 Turku Nurmi; 1 Chorzów Kusociński; 1 Gliwice; 1 Šamorín; 1 Székesfehérvár; 2 Cetniewo; 1 Athletics World Cup; 1 Polish; 1 ECH; 1 Chorzów Skolimowska

7, AME DONNELLY Sean USA - United States 25y 161d 1993 76.96 76.96 -18 SP pb: 18.35 -14. 1 NCAA div 3 SP/HT 2014; 3 US 2017/2018. 1.83/107kg In 2018: 3 US indoor Weight; 2 Fullerton; 4 Mt SAC Relays; Drake Relays; 1 Tucson (May 17); 3 Tucson (May 19); 1 Rathdrum; 3 US; 6 Šamorín; 12 Székesfehérvár; 1 Slovak; 1 Lucerne; 1 Leiria (Jul 14); 2 Leiria (Jul 15)

8, AFR AL-GAMAL Mostafa EGY - Egypt 29y 342d 1988 77.71 81.27 -14 Full name-Mostafa Mohamed Hesham Al-Gamel (Hesham aka Hicham) African record holder 1 African Games 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 1 African Champs 2014/2018 (2010/2012-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Arab 2014; 7 WCH 2015 (2011-dnq); 1 African Games 2015./ 1.91/96kg In 2018: 1 Egyptian; 1 Cairo; 1 African Champs

World Record: 98.48 Jan Železný CZE Jena 25 May 96 2018 World Best: 92.70 Johannes Vetter GER Leiria 11 Mar 18 Meeting Record: 89.26 Andreas Thorkildsen EUR/NOR Split 5 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AFR VAN RENSBURG Phil-Mar Janse RSA - South Africa 29y 78d 1989 79.83 80.49 -17 2016 African Champion // 1 African Champs 2016 (2018-2); 4 COM 2018. 1 South African 2016/2017/2018. Works as sales manager for a multi-national chemical company. Coach-D. P. Badenhorst. 1.88/92kg In 2018: 1 South African; 2 Paarl; 4 COM; 1 Aarhus; 1 Colmar; 5 Espoo; 2 African Champs

2, APA CHOPRA Neeraj IND - India 20y 259d 1997 88.06 88.06 -18 Reigning Asian, Asian Games & Commonwealth Games Champion // dnq World Youth 2013; 1 South Asian Games 2015; 2 Asian junior 2016; 1 WJC 2016; 1 Asian Champs 2017 (2015-9); dnq WCH 2017; 1 COM 2018; 1 Asian Games 2018. Was self-coached when he set a world junior record of 86.48 in 2016. Now his coach is Uwe Hohn, the former world record holder from the GDR, who has been appointed by the Athletics Federation of India. He is also advised by another German, Werner Daniels. 1.84/80kg In 2018: 1 Offenburg; 1 Patiala; 1 Indian Federation Cup; 1 COM; 4 Doha Diamond; 6 Eugene Diamond; 5 Rabat Diamond; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Lapinlahti; 1 Asian Games (Indian record 88.06); 4 Zürich Diuamond

3, EUR VADLEJCH Jakub CZE - Czech Republic 27y 334d 1990 89.02 89.73 -17 2017 World silver, with a personal best // 12 World Youth 2007; 10 WJC 2008; 8 EJC 2009; 8 OLY 2016 (2012-dnq); 1 ETCh 2017; 2 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); 8 ECH 2018 (2010/2014-dnq, 2016-9).1 Czech 2014/2015/2017. 1.91/93kg In 2018: 1 Potchefstroom; 5 Doha Diamond; 2 Rehlingen; 4 Eugene Diamond; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 3 Kuortane; 1 Šamorín; 1 Joensuu; 3 Rabat Diamond; 8 ECH; 7 Zürich Diamond

4, AME IBARGUEN Arley COL - Colombia 35y 327d 1982 81.40 81.40 -18 Twice South American Champion. Colombian record holder // 1 South American 2009/2011 (2013/2017-2, 2015-3); dnq WCH 2009/2011; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010 & Champs 2011; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 10 Pan-Am Games 2011; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014/2018; 1 South American Games 2018; 1 Ibero-American 2018. 1.83/84kg In 2018: 1 Concepción del Uruguay (Mar 23); 1 Concepción del Uruguay (Mar 25); 1 Cali; 1 Medellín; 1 South American Games; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games; 1 Ibero-American

5, AFR YEGO Julius KEN - Kenya 29y 248d 1989 80.91 92.72 -15 Full name-Julius Kiplangat Yego // 1 African Champs 2012/2014/2018 & Games 2011; 11 OLY 2012 (the first from his country to reach an Olympic field event final); 1 COM 2014 (2018-dnq); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WCH 2015 (2013-4, 2017-13); 2 OLY 2016. 1 Kenyan 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. Benefited from an IAAF scholarship to Finland in 2012. As a developing athlete, he once contested a 10,000m race, finishing third having been lapped twice. Coach-Petteri Piironen. 1.75/94kg In 2018: 1 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials; 4 Paarl; dnq COM; 8 Doha Diamond; 10 Turku Nurmi; 4 Dessau; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Kenyan; 1 African Champs

6, APA CHENG Chao-Tsun TPE - Chinese Taipei 24y 327d 1993 84.60 91.36 -17 Asian record holder // dnq World Youth 2009; 8 WJC 2010 (2012-dnq); 5 Asian Games 2014; 6 Asian Champs 2017 (2011-11, 2015-7); dnq WCH 2017; 1 WSG 2017 (2015-4). 1.82/88kg In 2018: 1 Osaka; 1 Taipei; 1 Karlstad; 1 Karlstad; 2 Lapinlahti; 5 Asian Games

7, EUR RÖHLER Thomas GER - Germany 26y 344d 1991 91.78 93.90 -17 2016 Olympic Champion, 2018 European Champion // 9 WJC 2010; 7 under-23 ECH 2011; 2 ETCh 2013 (2017-3); 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 WCH 2015/2017 (2013-dnq); 1 OLY 2016; 1 ECH 2018 (2012-dnq, 2014-12, 2016-5). 1 German 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016. They call him the “Regenwerfer” (rain thrower) because he has a habit of throwing well in the wet. 1.92/92kg His father (Heiko) was once GDR champion in the activity of ﬁshing rod casting. Club-LC Jena. Coach-Harro Schwuchow (formerly Boris Henry) In 2018: 1 Doha Diamond (91.78, compared with his 93.90 there the previous year); 2 Schönebeck; 1 Eugene Diamond; 2 Turku Nurmi; 1 Dessau; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Kuortane; 2 Jena; 2 Lucerne; 4 Rabat Diamond; 2 German; 1 ECH; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Zürich Diamond; 1 Berlin ISTAF

8, AME PETERS Anderson GRN - Grenada 20y 323d 1997 82.82 84.81 -17 2016 World Junior bronze; 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze. Grenadan record holder 9 World Youth 2013; 2 Pan-Am junior 2015; 3 WJC 2016; dnq WCH 2017; 3 COM 2018; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 1 NACAC 2018. 1 NCAA 2017. Attends Mississippi State University In 2018: 1 Mobile; 1 Mississippi State; 1 Florida Relays; 3 COM; 2 Penn Relays; 1 Knoxville; 1 NCAA East Preliminary; 1 NCAA; 2 Port of Spain; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean

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World Record: 21.34 Florence Grifﬁth Joyner USA Seoul 29 Sep 88 (halves of 11.18 & 10.16) 2018 World Best: 21.89 Dina Asher-Smith GBR Berlin 11 Aug 18 Meeting Record: 21.62 Marion Jones USA Johannesburg 11 Sep 98

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AME JACKSON Shericka JAM – Jamaica 24y 55d 1994 22.05 22.05 -18 400m bronzes in Beijing 2015 & Rio 2016 (each time behind Felix / Miller), then ﬁfth in London 2017. Now trying shorter sprints 400 pb: 49.83 -16. 100 pb: 11.13 -18. 4 Youth 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 400 2015 (1 4x100); 3 OLY 400 2016 (2 4x100); 5 WCH 400 2017; 2 COM 200 2018; 1 Athletics World Cup 200 2018; North/Central American & Caribbean 200 2018. 1 Jamaican 400 2017 & 2002018. Coach-Paul Francis (brother of Stephen Francis) In 2018: 1 Spanish Town 200; 5 Kingston 60 (Jan 27); 2ht Kingston 100 (Mar 10); 1 Brisbane Classic 200; 2 COM 200; 1 Kingston All-Comers/May 6 100; 3 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Kingston Jamaica International 200; 6 Rome Diamond 200; 2 Kingston Racers GP 200; 1 Jamaican 200 (3 100); 1 Paris Diamond 200; 3 Lausanne Diamond 200; 1 Lucerne 200; 1 Athletics World Cup 200 (2 4x100); 3 London Diamond 200; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 200 (2 4x100); 4 Birmingham Diamond 200; 4 Brussls Diamond 200 This being a non-global championship year, it was decided to work on her speed to see what it would reveal (we are told, by her management)

2, AFR ABDESSOLO BIVINA Germaine CMR – Cameroon 28y 123d 1990 23.36 23.36 -18 Second at 2018 African Championships 200m // 100 pb: 11.96 -16 (11.98 -18). sf African Games 100/200 2015; 7 Islamic Solidarity Games 200 2017; 6 Francophone Games 200 2017 (2 4x100); sf WSG 200 2017; sf COM 200 2018; 2 African Champs 200 2018 (sf 100) In 2018: 8sf COM 200 (6 4x100); 2 African Champs 200

3, APA ODIONG Ofonime BRN – Bahrain 21y 180d 1997 22.81 22.74 -16 Full name- Edidiong Efonime Odiong (though Efonime aka Ofonime) Won sprint treble at 2018 Asian Games 100 pb: 11.30 -18. 400 pb: 53.55 -14. 1 African Youth 400 2013; 5 World Youth 400 2013; 2 African Youth Games 400 2014; 6 WJC 400 2014; 1 Arab 200 2015; 1 World Military Games 200 2015 (1 4x400); 1 Arab junior 200 2016; 1 WJC 200 2016; sf OLY 200 2016; sf WCH 200 2017; 1 Asian Games 100/200/4x100 2018 (2 4x400). 6 Nigerian 200 2014 Allegiance transferee from Nigeria – acquired Bahraini citizenship on March 12, 2015 and with Nigeria’s agreement was cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from June 11, 2016 (though she had already raced in the West Asian Junior Championships the previous April) In 2018: 3 Atlanta 100; 1 Nashville 100/200; 3 Knoxville 200 ‘B’ (1 100 ‘C’); 8 Auburn 100; 1 Houston 200 (5 100); 3sf NCAA 200 (representing Middle Tennessee State University); 2 Amman 100; 1 Asian Games 100/200/4x100 (2 4x400)

4, EUR SCHIPPERS Dafne NED – Netherlands 26y 85d 1992 22.14 21.63 -15 DEFENDING IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP CHAMPION Twice World Champion at 200m and a medallist across three World Championships 100 pb: 10.81 -15 (10.99 -18). Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14. 1 WJC Heptathlon 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC Heptathlon 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 10 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH Heptathlon 2013; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (3 100); 1 EIC 60 2015 (2011-sf, 2013-4); 1 WCH 200 2015 (2 100); 2 WIC 60 2016 (2014-sf); 1 ECH 100/4x100 2016; 2 OLY 200 2016 (5 100); 1 WCH 200 2017 (3 100); 2 ECH 200/4x100 2018 (3 100). 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012/2015 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016. Coach-Rana Reider. 1.78/62kg There is a street in her name in Utrecht, Dafne Schipperslaan, and there is now (from 2017) a Dafne Schippers Bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal in Utrecht In 2018: dq Ghent 60; 1 Dutch indoor 60; 5 Glasgow 60; 5 WIC 60; 6 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Shanghai Diamond 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Hengelo 200; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 200; dq/sf Dutch 100 (false start, which she protested with no success); 4 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100; 7 London Diamond 200; 2 ECH 200/4x100 (3 100); 3 Birmingham Diamond 200; 5 Zürich Diamond 100; 2 Brussels Diamond 200

5, AME MILLER-UIBO Shaunae BAH – Bahamas 24y 147d 1994 22.06 21.88 -17 2016 Olympic 400m Champion after a memorable finish versus Allyson Felix (then another memorable finish in London 2017, for different reasons) 21.76 straight -17. 100 pb: 11.19 -16/17. 400 pb: 48.97 -18. 1 WJC 400 2010 (2012-4); 1 World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY 400 2012 (hamstring); 3 WIC 400 2014; 6 COM 400 2014; 2 WCH 400 2015 (2017-4); 1 OLY 400 2016; 3 WCH 200 2017 (2013-4). 1 NCAA indoor 400 2013. 1 Bahamian 400 2014/2016. Married 8356 Decathlete Maicel Uibo EST in Nassau on February 4, 2017. Her great uncle Leslie Miller ran in the Mexico Olympics and though eliminated in his 400m heat, became the first Bahamian to break 47 seconds with a time of 46.99. 1.85 tall (6-1). Coach-Lance Brauman (same as Tori Bowie) In 2018: 1 New York Millrose 300 (with 35.45 she equalled the 25 year-old world best of Irina Privalova); 1 COM 200; 1 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Boston Games Straight 150 (world best 16.23; 1 Eugene Diamond 400; 1 Kingston Racers GP 200; 1 Székesfehérvár 400; 1 Rabat Diamond 200; 1 Monaco Diamond 400 (48.97 for #10 on world all-time list); 1 Birmingham Diamond 200; 1 Brussels Diamond 200 She is unbeaten across four events in 13 races (11 finals & 2 preliminaries) in 2018

6, AFR TA LOU Marie Josée CIV – Ivory Coast 29y 294d 1988 22.34 22.08 -17 World Championship silvers at 60, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 10.85 -18. 6 African Games 200 2011 (7 100); 3 African Champs 200 2012 (4 100); 8 WSG 200 2013; 2 African Champs 200 2014 (3 100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014 (5 200); sf WCH 100/200 2015; 1 African Games 100/200 2015; 1 African Champs 200 2016 (3 100); 4 OLY 100/200 2016; 2 WCH 100/200 2017; 2 WIC 60 2018 (2016-7); 1 African Champs 100/200 2018. 1 French indoor 60 2016. Lives-Senegal (based at the Dakar High Performance Training Centre) In 2018: 6 Berlin 60; 1 Reims 60; 1 Paris 60; 1 Eaubonne 60; 1 Metz 60; 1 Toruń 60; 1 French indoor 60; 1 Glasgow 60; 2 WIC 60; (outdoors) 1 Doha Diamond 100; 4 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Manchester ‘Great’ CityGames; 1 Compiègne 100; 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Montreuil 100; 3 Paris Diamond 200; 1 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Monaco Diamond 100; 5 London Diamond 200; 1 African Champs 100/200; 7 Birmingham Diamond 200; 3 Zürich Diamond 100

7, APA ZYABKINA Viktoriya KAZ – Kazakhstan 26y 4d 1992 22.73 22.66 -16 Treble sprint gold at 2015 World Student Games & 2017 Asian Championships (including her third title at 200m) 100 pb: 11.15 -16 (11.20 -18). 400 pb: 51.67 -12. ht World Youth 100 2009; ht WCH 200 2011/2013; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 200 2012/2016 (ht 100 2016); 1 Asian Champs 200 2013; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (7 200, 2 4x100); 1 Asian Champs 200 2015 (2 100); 1 WSG 100/200/4x100 2015; sf WCH 100/200 2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2016 (2012 -3, 2018-2); 1 Asian Champs 100/200/4x100 2017; 4 WSG 100 2017; 4 WSG 100 2017; 3 Asian Games 4x100 2018 (sf 100). Both her parents (Viktor Zyabkin and Oksana Zelinskaya) were international athletes for the USSR In 2018: 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60; 2 Riga 100/200; 2 Haniá 100/200; 2 Kalamáta 100; 1 Filothei 100; 4 Berne 100; 1 Almaty 100/200; 5 Bellinzona 100 ‘B’; sf Asian Games 100 (3 4x100, dq 200 ht-false start)

8, EUR LALOVA-COLLIO Ivet BUL – Bulgaria 34y 113d 1984 22.63 22.32 -15 Double sprint finalist at the Athens Olympics. 2012 European Champion at 100m. Double silver medallist at 2016 European Championships 100 pb: 10.77 -14 (11.18 -18). 1 EJC 100/200 2003; 4 OLY 100 2004 (5 200); 1 EIC 200 2005; qf WCH 100 2007; sf OLY 100 2008 (qf 200); 7 WCH 100 2011 (sf 200); 8 WIC 60 2012 (2008/2010-sf); 1 ECH 100 2012 (sf 200); sf OLY 100/200 2012; 3 EIC 60 2013 (2015-sf); sf WCH 100/200 2013/2017; 5 ECH 100 2014 (sf 200); 7 WCH 200 2015; 2 ECH 100/200 2016; 8 OLY 200 2016 (sf 100); 5 ECH 200 2018. In the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, she became the first Bulgarian athlete to carry the flag since 1924. Married Italian sprinter Simone Collio in Rieti on September 23, 2013 In 2018: 1 Mersin 100/200; 1 European Clubs Cup 100/200; 2 Rome Diamond 200; 2 Hengelo 200; 1 Stockholm Diamond 200; 2 Berne 100; 3 Montreuil 100; 2 Minsk International 100; 5 ECH 200; 1 Turkish Clubs 100/200; 2 Chorzów Skolimowska 100; 7 Brussels Diamond 200 2018 IAAF Continental Cup • Biographical Summaries • Women Women’s 800 Metres Sun / 15:24

World Record: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová TCH Munich 26 Jul 83 (pace – 400m: 56.1; 600m: 1:25.0) 2018 World Best: 1:54.25 Caster Semenya RSA Paris 30 Jun 18 Meeting Record: 1:54.44 Ana Quirot AME/CUB Barcelona 9 Sep 89

Besu Sado is Africa’s late replacement for Francine Niyonsaba Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AFR SADO Besu ETH – Ethiopia 22y 240d 1996 - 2:02.6 -14 (Besu aka Baso or Basu) 2016 Olympic ﬁnalist at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:59.47 -16 (4:01.75 -18). 000 pb: 2:37.73 -15. 1 African Junior 1500 2015; sf WCH 1500 2015/2017; 2 African Games 1500 2015; 9 OLY 1500 2016; 4 African Champs 1500 2018 (2014-7). 1 Ethiopian 1500 2014/2018 (3 800 2004) In 2018: 1 Ethiopian 1500; 4 Doha Diamond 1500; 2 Hengelo Mile; 7 Stockholm Diamond 1500; 14 Lausanne Diamond 1500

2, APA McGOWAN Brittany AUS – Australia 27y 138d 1991 2:00.24 2:00.24 -18 4x Australian Champion (at 800m) // 1500 pb: 4:12.10 -18. sf COM 2014 (2018-ht); ht WCH 2017. 1 Australian 2014/2015/2016/2018. Completed a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Queensland in 2013. Her mother Lynne Prosser swam for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Born-South Brisbane, coach-James Kaan In 2018: 1 Australian; 6 Brisbane Classic 1500; 4ht COM; 5 Osaka; dnf Huelva; 1 Gliwice; 5 Tübingen; 1 Goleniów; 1 Kuortane 1500; 6 Lucerne; 4 Lignano; 8 Dublin; 5 London Diamond; 1 Lapinlahti (also paced 3000); 10 Szczecin; 7 Birmimgham Diamond 1000; 7 Brussels Diamond; 9 Padua

3, EUR SABAT Anna POL – Poland 24y 304d 1993 2:00.32 2:00.32 -18 1500 pb: 4:21.85 -16. 4 World Relays 4x800 2017; 5 Athletics World Cup 2018; 5 ECH 2018. 1 Polish 2018. Coach-Piotr Kawal In 2018: 2 Polish indoor; 1 Stalowa Wola; 1 Piaseczno; 4 Bydgoszcz Festival; 1 Chorzów; 2 Gliwice; 1 Espoo; 2 Goleniów; 5 Athletics World Cup; 1 Polish; 2 Sopot; 5 ECH; 2 Szczecin; 1 Gothenburg

4, AME GOULE Natoya JAM – Jamaica 27y 163d 1991 1:56.15 1:56.15 -18 5x Jamaican Champion // 400 pb: 51.52 -11 (53.12-18). 1500 pb: 4:17.10 -18. sf World Youth 2007; ht WJC 2008; sf WJC 2010 (3 4x400); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht WCH 2013/2017; ht WIC 2014/2016/2018; ht OLY 2016; 2 COM 12018 (2014-sf). 1 Jamaican 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017. 1 NCAA indoor 2015. Ran in relay heat at 2014 World Indoor Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Jamaica in ﬁnal In 2018: 2ht WIC; 1 Charlotte 1500; 1 Jacksonville 1500; 3 COM; 2 Clermont FL NTC Spring 400; 1 Athens GA 1500; 1 Eugene Diamond National; 2 Kingston Racers GP; 1 Jamaican; 5 Paris Diamond (Jamaican record 1:57.69); 1 Lucerne; 2 Rabat Diamond; 3 Monaco (Jamaican record 1:56.15); 2 London Diamond; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean; 3 Zürich Diamond

5, AFR SEMENYA Caster RSA – South Africa 27y 245d 1991 1:54.25 1:54.25 -18 Full name-Mokgadi Caster Semenya Three times World & twice Olympic & Champion at 800m (now that Mariya Savinova’s results have largely been annulled for doping) 1500 pb: 3:59.92 -18. 400 pb: 49.96* -18 (* Set at 2018 African Championships pending ratification of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 50.06 -18). ht WJC 800 2008; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 1 African junior 800/1500 2009; 1 WCH 2009/2011/2017 (2015-sf); 1 OLY 800 2012/2016; 1 African Games 2015 (8 1500); 1 African Champs 800/1500 2016 & 400/800 2018; 3 WCH 1500 2017; 1 COM 800/1500 2018. 1 South African 800 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 (1 400 2016/2017, 1 1500 2011/2016/2018). Married her partner Violet Raseboya in Pretoria on January 7, 2017 In 2018: 1 Pretoria 1500 (Feb 3); 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 10); 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 24); 1 Pretoria 1000 (Mar 8); 1 South African 800; 1 Paarl 1500; She was the South African flag bearer at the Gold Coast opening ceremony; 1 COM 800/1500; 1 Doha Diamond 1500; 1 Eugene Diamond 800; 1 Oslo Diamond 800; 1 Paris Diamond 800; 6 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 1 Rabat Diamond 1000; 1 Monaco Diamond 800; 1 African Champs 400 (Pending South African record 49.96) / 800; 1 Chorzów Skolimowska 400 (50.06); 1 Zürich Diamond 800 (her 28th successive win in an 800m final); 1 Berlin ISTAF 1000 (world lead 2:30.70)

6, APA PETTY Angie NZL – New Zealand 27y 24d 1991 2:00.62 1:59.06 -15 (Née Smit) 2015 World Student Games Champion // 1500 pb: 4:07.83 -16 (4:15.08 -18). 400 pb: 54.15 -16 (54.91 18). sf WJC 800 2008/2010; 4 WSG 1500 2013; 5 COM 800 2014 (2018-ht); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 800 2014; 1 WSG 800 2015 (2013-4); sf WCH 800 2015 (2013-ht); ht OLY 800 2016. 1 New Zealand 800 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 (1 1500 2014/2016/2017/2018). Coach-Danny Mackey Her husband Sam Petty (North Devon AC) was English Schools 800m Champion in 2010. Student of the Arts at University of Canterbury, Christchurch In 2018: 1 Wanganui 1500; 2 Australian 800; 1 Auckland 1500; 1 New Zealand 800/1500 (3 400); 1 Brisbane Classic 800; 5ht COM 800; 9 Birmingham Diamond 1000; 1 Exeter 800; 5 Padua 800

7, EUR PRYSHCHEPA Nataliya UKR – Ukraine 23y 363d 1994 1:59.83 1:58.60 -16 (Pryshchepa pronounced like “Pre-sheepa”) Twice European Champion 1500 pb: 4:06.29 -15 (4:23.21 -18). ht WJC 1500 2012; 1 EJC 1500 2013; 3 ETCh 1500 2014; 10 ECH 1500 2014; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2015; 1 ECH 800 2016 (ht 1500); sf OLY 800 2016; 3 ETCh 1500 2017; 1 ECH 800 2018. At EXC: 2012-31J. 1 Ukrainian 1500 2013/2016/2018 (1 800 2016/2018). Coach-Andriy Popelyayev In 2018: 2 Montreuil; 1 Ukrainian Teams 800 (race 3) & 1500 (race 2); 1 Ukrainian 800/1500; 1 ECH 800; 3 Rovereto 800; 1 Padua 800

8, AME WILSON Ajee’ USA – United States 24y 124d 1994 1:56.45 1:55.61 -17 US record holder. Twice World indoor silver. 2017 World Championship bronze 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -18. 1 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-5, 2014-ht, 2016-2); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WIC 2016/2018; sf OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017 (2013-5); 1 NACAC 2018. 1 US 2014/2018 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2016/2018). In 2015 was part of the US Distance Medley relay team which set a world record at the IAAF Relays. She has a yellow belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Coach-Derek Thompson In 2018: 1 US indoor; 2 WIC; 1 Philadelphia 800/1500; 3 Penn Relays Olympic Mile; 1 Swarthmore; 1 Cambridge MA ‘Boston Games’; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Kingston Racers GP; 1 US; 3 Paris Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean; 2 Zürich Diamond

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World Record: 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech KEN Monaco 20 Jul 18 (Pace – 1000: 2:55.23; 2000m: 5:49.81) 2018 World Best: 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech KEN Monaco 20 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 9:25.46 Yuliya Zarudneva EUR/RUS Split 5 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AFR ANSA Woynshet ETH – Ethiopia 22y 152d 1996 9:27.03 9:27.03 -18 3 World Youth 2013; 1 African junior 2013; 5 WJC 2015; 4 African Champs 2018. 1 Ethiopian 2016/2018. Alternative renderings of her name: Weynshet Ansa, Weynshet Weldetsadik Ansa, Weynshet Ansa Weldetsadik, Ansa Weynshet, Ansa Weyneshat, Weynshet Ansa Woldetsadik In 2018: 1 Ethiopian; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Székesfehérvár; 4 African Champs

2, APA SINGH Sudha IND – India 32y 76d 1986 9:39.59 9:26.55 -16 Asian titles in 2010 & 2017 // Marathon pb: 2:35:35 -15. 5 COM 2010; 1 Asian Games 2010 (2014-4, 2018-2); ht OLY 2012/2016; ht WCH 2013; 1 Asian Champs 2017 (2009/2013 -2). 1 Indian 2007/2008/2010/2013/2014. Coach-Nikolai Snesarev Marathons (3): 10 Mumbai 2015, 19 WCH 2015, 7 Mumbai 2016, 7 Mumbai 2018 In 2018: 7 Mumbai Marathon; 1 Indian Federation Cup; 2 Guwahati Half Mar; 1 Indian Inter-State; 2 Asian Games

3, EUR CLAUDE-BOXBERGER Ophélie FRA – France 29y 325d 1988 9:31.84 9:31.84 -18 2018 French Steeplechase Champion // 1500 pb: 4:11.36 -18. 800 pb: 2:03.45 -13. 9 ETCh 1500 2015; 11 ETCh 3000 2017; 5 Francophone Games 3000SC 2017; 8 Mediterranean Games 1500 2018; 5 Athletics World Cup 1500 2018. 1 French 1500 2015 (1 indoor 2014) & 3000SC 2018. Her late father Jacky Boxberger was sixth in the 1968 Olympic 1500m ﬁnal In 2018: 2 French indoor 1500; 1 Pliezhausen 2000SC; 1 Belfort 1500; 3 Oordegem IFAM 1500; 13 Rome Diamond 3000SC; 5 Montbéliard 1500; 9 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000SC; 8 Mediterranean Games 1500; 1 French 3000SC; 5 Athletics World Cup 1500 (she front-ran it); 15 Monaco Diamond 3000SC; 9 ECH 3000SC; 4 Trier 1500;l 6 Berlin ISTAF 3000SC

4, AME PRAUGHT LEER Aisha JAM – Jamaica 28y 269d 1989 9:14.09 9:14.09 -18 2018 Commonwealth Steeplechase Champion // 1500 pb: 4:04.95i -18, 4:05.52 -15. 3000 pb: 8:41.10i -18. 14 OLY 3000SC 2016 (she was one of three who were affected by an accidental fall in heat three, then advanced to to ﬁnal after a decision by the Track and Video Referee); dq WCH 3000SC ﬁnal 2017 (ran inside border); 6 WIC 1500 2018; 1 COM 3000SC 2018. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2012; 4 US 3000SC 2014. Married Will Leer (1 US indoor 1500/3000 2013) on October 17, 2016 She has raced in US Championships in the past but acquired Jamaican citizenship in 2015, having in 2013 traced her biological father, the reggae/Soul/Gospel musician Joseph Blue Grant In 2018: Gunnison Mile; 1 New York Millrose 3000; 2 Boston New Balance 1500; 6 WIC 1500; 1 COM 3000SC (came from behind on the last lap to defeat Celliphine Chespol KEN); 8 Rome Diamond 3000SC; 5 Oslo Diamond 3000SC; 8 Paris Diamond 3000SC; 13 Monaco Diamond 3000SC; 1 Boulder Road Mile; 8 Brussels Diamond 3000SC (set CAC record 9:14.09)

5, AFR CHEPKOECH Beatrice KEN – Kenya 27y 65d 1991 8:44.32 8:44.32 -18 New world record holder; previously best known for the U-turn she needed to perfrom in the 2017 World Championship final when she forgot to clear the first water jump 3000 pb: 8:28.66 -17 (8:39.15i -18). 1500 pb: 4:03.09 -18. 3 African Games 1500 2015; 4 OLY 3000SC 2016; 1 WXC Mixed relay 2017; 4 WCH 3000SC 2017 (besides missing a water jump, she also fell at a later barrier); 7 WIC 1500 2018; 2 COM 1500 2018. 1 Kenyan 1500 2017 & 3000SC 2018. Anchored Kenya to victory in the first-ever mixed relay at the World Cross Country Championships. Coach-Julius Kirwa In 2018: 3 Kenyan Police XC; 2 Ostrava 3000; 3 Karlsruhe 1500; 1 Düsseldorf 1500; 1 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials 1500; 1 Glasgow 1500 (Won IAAF Indoor Tour, set Kenyan indoor record 4:02.21); 7 WIC 1500; 2 COM 1500; 1 Shanghai Diamond 3000SC; 9 Eugene Diamond 1500; 5 Rome Diamond 3000SC; 1 Kenyan 3000SC (3 5000); 1 Paris Diamond 3000SC; 1 Monaco Diamond 3000SC (world record by > 8 seconds, 8:44.32); 1 Brussels Diamoind (8:55.10, #3 of all time)

6, APA YAVI Winfred BRN – Bahrain 18y 252d 1999 9:10.74 9:10.74 -18 Full name-Winfred Mutile Yavi Allegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired Bahraini citizenship on August 19, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from August 19, 2016 1500 pb: 4:20.7 -17 (4:21.46 -18). 8 WCH 2017; 3 WJC 2018; 1 Asian Games 2018 In 2018: 5 Djibouti 1500; 8 Shanghai Diamond; 6 Rome Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 5 Paris Diamond; 3 WJC; 9 Monaco Diamond; 1 Asian Games; 9 Brussels Diamond She is the youngest woman athlete competing individually in Ostrava

7, EUR MØLLER Anna Emilie DEN – Denmark 21y 43d 1997 9:31.66 9:31.66 -18 2017 European under-23 Steeplechase Champion // 5000 pb: 15:44.95 -18. 3000 pb: 8:47.83 -16 (8:52.73 -18). 1500 pb: 4:11.83 -17. 2 EJC 5000 2015 (3 3000); 5 WJC 2016; ht OLY 2016; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; ht WCH 2017; 7 ECH 2018. At WXC: 2017-71. At EXC: 2014-6J, 2015-8J, 2016-2J, 2017-7u23. 1 Danish 1500/5000 2015 & 800/1500 2016 & 5000 2017. Coach-Per Le Fevre Hansen In 2018: 2 Montbéliard; 14 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Copenhagen Games; 7 ECH; 1 Bergen 3000

8, AME FRERICHS Courtney USA – United States 25y 234d 1993 9:00.85 9:00.85 -18 2018 Championship bronze (when she improved from 9:19 to 9:03) // 5000 pb: 15:31.62i -16, 16:22.98 -13. 3000 pb: 8:56.99 -17. 1500 pb: 4:18.92 -16. ht WJC 2012; 4 NACAC under-23 3000SC 2014; 3 WCH 2017. 1 NCAA 2016 (2015-2); 2 US 2016/2017/2018. Coaches-Jerry Schumacher & Pascal Dobert In 2018: 4 US XC; 9 Azusa 1500; 4 Oslo Diamond; 2 US; 2 Monaco Diamond (set Americas record 9:00.85); 6 Brussels Diamond

World Record: 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina RUS Tula 8 Aug 03 2018 World Best: 52.75 Sydney McLaughlin USA Knoxville 13 May 18 Meeting Record: 52.96 Nezha Bidouane AFR/MAR Johannesburg 11 Sep 98

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AME RUSSELL Janieve JAM – Jamaica 24y 299d 1993 53.46 53.46 -18 One of only three women to win two golds in athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (the others being Caster Semenya & wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario) 400 pb: 51.17 -16 (52.14 -18). Heptathlon pb: 5361 -11. 9 World Youth LJ 2009; 7 Youth Olympic Games LJ 2010; 3 WJC 4x400 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 WCH 400H 2015; 7 OLY 400H 2016; 1 COM 400H/4x400 2018; 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 2 NACAC 2018. 1 Jamaican Heptathlon 2011 (while still a junior); 1 Jamaican 400H 2015. Coach-Stephen Francis In 2018: 4 Spanish Town 200; 3 Kingston 200; dq WIC 4x400 (when she exchanged her waiting position before starting her leg – but she showed he was in great form with a 50.51 split); 1 Kingston; 2 Brisbane Classic; 1 COM 400H/4x400; 2 Kingston All-Comers/May 6 200; 2 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Kingston Jamaica International; 1 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 2 Kingston Racers GP; 1 Jamaican; 1 Székesfehérvár; 2 Lausanne Diamond (pb 53.46, but pipped by Shamier Little 53.41); 1 Lucerne; 1 Athletics World Cup (2 4x400 later in the same session); 2 London Diamond; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Zürich Diamond

2, AFR NEL Wenda RSA – South Africa 30y 40d 1988 54.61 54.37 -15 (née Theron). Twice African Champion, 7x South African Champion // 400 pb: 52.03 -17 (52.60 -18). 200 pb: 23.39 -17. 100 pb: 11.57w -15, 11.60- 16. sf World Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; 5 WSG 2011; dq COM 2014 (for illegal hurdle clearance after originally ﬁnishing sixth); 1 African Champs 2014/2016 (2010-7, 2018-3); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 7 WCH 2015 (2017-sf); sf OLY 2016; 3 COM 2018. 1 South African 2010/2011/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 In 2018: 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 17); 1 Pretoria (Feb 24); 4 Johannesburg 400; 1 Pretoria (Mar 8); 1 South African; 1 Brisbane Classic (55.01 vs Janieve Russell 55.10); 3 COM; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Andújar; 3 Turku Nurmi; 1 Espoo; 3 Copenhagen Games; 6 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 4 Athletics World Cup; 5 London Diamond; 3 African Champs; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 8 Zürich Diamond; 7 Brussels Diamond; 5 Zagreb

3, APA ODEYEMI Aminat Yusuf Jamal BRN – Bahrain 21y 74d 1997 55.34 55.34 -18 Originally a Nigerian national, acquired Bahrainian citizenship on March 13, 2015 and (as she never competed for Nigeria) cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain since March 12, 2016 400 pb: 53.02 -18. 100H pb: 14.15 -18. 4 World Military 2015; 1 West Asian junior 100H/400H 2016; 6 WJC 2016; ht WCH 2017; 3 Asian Games 2018. 3 Nigerian 2014 In 2018: 2 Andújar; 1 Gliwice; 2 Goleniów; 1 Halluin; 1 La Roche-sur-Yon 200; 2 Sopot; 3 Asian Games (2 4x400)

4, EUR BEESLEY Meghan GBR – Great Britain & NI 28y 298d 1989 55.21 54.52 -15 It’s her year; UK Champion at her eighth attempt, then European bronze medallist from lane 1 in Berlin 400 pb: 52.79 -11 (53.07 -18). 100H pb: 13.21 -15 (14.16 -18). 200 pb: 23.53 -15 (23.57i -18). Heptathlon pb: 5291 -08. 6 EJC 2007 (2 4x400); 3 WJC 2008; 7 COM 2010 (2 4x400); 3 under-23 ECH 2011; 8 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2013/2015/2017; 3 WIC 4x400 2018; ht COM 2018; 2 Athletics World Cup 2018; 3 ECH 2018 (2012-sf). 1 UK 2018 (2010/2014/2015/2017-2, 2011/2012/2013-3). 1 UK indoor 400 2016. As a schoolgirl she competed in Heptathlons against double Winter Olympic Champion Lizzie Yarnold. Coach- Michael Baker In 2018: 1 Shefﬁeld 400 ‘B’; 2 UK indoor 200; 3 WIC 4x400; 1 Brisbane Grand Prix 400; 3 Brisbane Classic; 6ht COM; 8 Loughborough ‘International’ 100H; 1 UK League Premiership/Jun 2; 1 Turku Nurmi; 3 Geneva; 1 Goleniów; 1 UK; 2 Athletics World Cup; 1 Loughborough Euro Permit 400/400H; 3 ECH; 3 Szczecin; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Rovereto; 4 Brussels Diamond; 3 Zagreb

5, AME LITTLE Shamier USA – United States 23y 173d 1995 53.32 52.75 -17 2015 World Championship silver at 400m Hurdles // 400 pb: 50.40 -17 (50.82 -18). 1 WJC 2014 (2012-dnf ﬁnal. when she fell at the last hurdle when in medal contention); 1 WJC 4x400 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 WCH 2015 (2017-sf); 1 NACAC 2018. 1 NCAA 2014/2015/2016 (representing Texas A&M University); 1 US 2015/2018. Born-Louisville, lives-Chicago. She says that “the race begins at the 8th hurdle” In 2018: 3 Prairie View 200; 1 St. Georges 400; 1 Baton Rouge; 2 Boston Games; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 4 Stockholm Diamond 400; 1 US; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 London Diamond; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean; 2 Zürich Diamod

6, AFR LHABZE Lamiae MAR – Morocco 34y 112d 1984 56.66* 55.51 -13 (* Season’s best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 57.12) (Formerly Lamia El Habz) African Championships silvers in 2008 & 2018 100H pb: 13.53w -13, 13.78 -13 (14.38 -18). ht WCH 2007; 2 Francophone Games 2009; 2 African Champs 2008/2018 (2012-7, 2014-6) In 2018: 1 Villejuif; 1 Franconville; 1 Oordegem IFAM ‘C’; 4 Andújar; 7 Prague Odložil; 5ht Pontoise 100H; 3 Roanne; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds ‘B’; 5 French

7, APA UTSUNOMIYA Eri JPN – Japan 25y 151d 1993 56.84 56.84 -18 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13,92; HJ: 1.65; SP: 10.78; 200: 24.80; LJ: 6.14; JT: 44.52; 800: 2:10.72. Heptathlon: 5668 -17. 5 Asian Champs Heptathlon 2017 (2015-7); 7 Asian Games 2018 In 2018: 1 Shizuoka; 1 Osaka; 1 Japanese; 1 Sapporo; 7 Asian Games

8, EUR RYZHYKOVA Anna UKR – Ukraine 28y 289d 1989 54.51 54.35 -12 (Née Yaroshchuk) European Championship silvers in 2014 & 2018 // 400 pb: 52.11 -14 (52.44 -18). 2 EJC 4x100 2007; 6 WJC 2008 (2 4x400); 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); 1 WSG 2011 (2013-2); sf OLY 2012 (4 4x400); 6 WCH 2013 (2011/2015-sf); 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-2); 2 ECH 2014/2018 (2010-sf. 2012-3); 2 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2009/2010/2012/2018 (1 200 2010) In 2018: 4sf WIC 400 (4 4x400); 2 Turku Nurmi; 1 Kiev; 5 Goleniów; 1 Ukrainian Teams 400/400H; 1 Ukrainian (2 400); 2 ECH; 1 Rovereto; 1 Brussels Diamond; 1 Zagreb

World Record: 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova BUL Rome 30 Aug 87 2018 World Best: 2.04 Mariya Lasitskenė ANA Paris 30 Jun 18 2.04 Mariya Lasitskenė ANA London 22 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 2.05 Blanka Vlašić EUR/CRO Split 5 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AME McPHERSON Inika USA – United States 31y 345d 1986 1.92 1.96 -14/17 =11 WJC 2004; dnq WCH 2011/2013; =10 OLY 2016; 9 WCH 2017; =7 WIC 2018 (2012/2014-dnq). 1 US indoor 2013/2014. Born-Galveston, Texas, was at the University of California, Berkeley. The tattoo across her chest reads “beauty is only skin deep”. Cleared two metres for the ﬁrst time to win at the 2014 US Championships, but performance annulled because of a positive doping control test resulting in a 21-month suspension across 2014-2016. At 1.65 tall, she is one of the shortest of world-class high jumpers. In 2018: 2 US indoor; =7 WIC; 2 Drake Relays ‘Special’; 9 Shanghai Diamond; 2 US

2, AFR HAGRAS Hoda EGY – Egypt 23y 121d 1995 1.80* 1.80* -18 (* Personal best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: PB/1.76 -15) (aka Huda Mohamed Atef Mohamed) 2018 African Championships high jump silver pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 14.01; HJ: 1.80; SP: 11.99; 200: 25.20; LJ: 5.97; JT: 40.60; 800: 2:25.93 Heptathlon pb: 5555 -16. 5 African Games Heptathlon 2015 (6 HJ); 2 Mediterranean under-23 100H 2016 (8 LJ); 4 African Champs Heptathlon 2016; 2 African Champs HJ 2018 (3 Heptathlon) In 2018: 2 African Champs HJ (3 Heptathlon)

3, APA McDERMOTT Nicola AUS – Australia 21y 254d 1996 1.91 1.91 -18 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze // dnq WJC 2014; 4 WSG 2015 (2017-7); dnq WCH 2017; 3 COM 2018. 3 Australian 2015/2018 (2017-4). Born-North Gosford, coach-Matt Horsnell. 1.86 tall In 2018: 1 Newcastle; 1 Australian Capital Territory; 1 New South Wales State; 3 Australian; 1 Sydney (Mar 10); 1 Sydney (Mar 17); 1 Brisbane Classic; 3 COM; =2 Bühl; 8 Sollentuna; 1 Viersen; 1 Cork City Sports; 3 Liège; 1 Heusden; 2 Brussels Diamond

4, EUR JUNGFLEISCH Marie-Laurence GER – Germany 27y 337d 1990 1.96 2.00 -16 2018 European bronze. 12x German Champion (6 in + 6 out) // =6 EJC 2009; 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq EIC 2011/2017; no-heighted WCH ﬁnal 2013; 8 WIC 2014; 6 WCH 2015; =7 OLY 2016; 2 ETCh 2017 (2011-10, 2013-5=, 2014-5); 3 ECH 2018 (2012-dnq, 2014/2016-5). 1 German 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 & indoor 2011/2013/2014/2016/2017/2018. Born-Paris, father-Martinican, mother-German. Coach-Tamas Kiss. 1.82 tall In 2018: 1 German indoor; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Rehlingen; 11 Rome Diamond; 3 Tübingen; 1 Bühl; 7 Paris Diamond; =7 Rabat Diamond; 1 German; 3 ECH; 3 Eberstadt; 3 Zürich Diamond

5, AME SPENCER Levern LCA – Saint Lucia 34y 77d 1984 1.96 1.98 -10 Reigning Pan-American Games, Commonwealth Games, Central American Games and North/Central American & Caribbean Champion (the last three titles all won in 2018) 3 World Youth 2001; 8 WJC 2002; 2 Pan-Am junior 2003; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005/2008/2009/2011/2013 & Games 2010/20187; 1 North & Central American & Caribbean 2007/2018; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-5); 11 WCH 2013 (2005/2009/2017-dnq, 2007-15, 2015-12=); 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-3, 2011-7); =5 WIC 2016 (2012-dnq, 2014-7, 2018-10=); 6 OLY 2016 (2008/2012-dnq);1 COM 2018 (2002-12=, 2006-5, 2010/2014-3); 1 NACAC 2018. 1.79 tall In 2018: =10 WIC, at the end of a long indoor season; She was the Saint Lucian flag bearer at the Gold Coast opening ceremony (as she was in Delhi 2010, London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016!); 1 COM (finally won the gold at her fifth games); 3 Drake Relays ‘Special’; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 7 Rome Diamond; 5 Hengelo; 6 Stockholm Diamond; 9 Paris Diamond; 1 Bragança Paulista; 9 Rabat Diamond; 2 Liège; 10 London Diamond; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean; 5 Zürich Diamond She has competed at all three IAAF Continental Cups

6, AFR SEYAMA Nonhlanhla SWZ – Swaziland 24y 233d 1994 1.80 1.80 -18 Full name-Nonhlanhla Erika Seyama] Swazi record holder // 11 African Champs 2016; dnq WSG 2017; 13 COM 2018; 1 African Champs 2018 In 2018: 13 COM; 1 African Champs

7, APA RADZIVIL Svetlana UZB – Uzbekistan 31y 235d 1987 1.96 1.97 -12 Twice Asian Games Champion and now Asian Champion // 9 World Youth 2003; 1 Asian junior 2006; 1 WJC 2006 (2002-dnq, 2004-13); =2 Asian Indoor Games 2006; 1 Asian Games 2010/2014 (2006-7); 8 WCH 2011 (2009/2015-dnq); 8 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq, 2016-13=); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2014/2016; dnq WIC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Champs (2011/2013-2). She jumped 1.98 in irregular conditions in 2008; most experts disregard this mark. 1.84 tall In 2018: 2 Tashkent (May 12); 2 Tashkent (Jun 9); 3 Filothei; 4 Tübingen; 3 Liège; 6 Heusden; 1 Asian Games

8, EUR LASITSKENĖ Mariya ANA – Authorised Neutral Athlete 25y 238d 1993 2.04 2.06 -17 DEFENDING IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP CHAMPION Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved her application to compete internationally in 2018 as a neutral athlete on January 25, 2018 (she was also in 2017, but the clearance has to be renewed every year) 2 World Youth 2009; 1 European Youth 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 2 WSG 2013; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2011-dnq); 1 WCH 2015/2017; 1 World Military Games 2015; 1 ECH 2018 (2014-2). 1 Russian 2014/2017/2018 (1 indoor 2014/2015/2017/2018). On March 17, 2017 in Kabardino-Balkaria, she married Vladas Lasitskas. Coach-Gennady Gabriyan. 1.82 tall In 2018: 1 Chelyabinsk; 1 Moscow (Jan 17); 1 Moscow (Jan 21); 1 Volgograd; 1 Madrid; 1 Russian indoor; 1 Toruń (Won IAAF Indoor Tour); 1 Glasgow; 1 WIC (her 10th win out of 10 for the indoor season); (outdoors) 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 Hengelo; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Opole; 1 Zhukovskiy; 1 Paris Diamond; =3 Rabat Diamond (her win streak ends at 45); 1 Russian; 1 London Diamond; 1 ECH; 1 Zürich Diamond; 1 Padua (In total: 24 / 25 wins in ﬁnals)

World Record: 7.52 Galina Chistyakova URS Leningrad 11 Jun 88 2018 World Best: 7.05 Lorraine Ugen GBR Birmingham 1 Jul 18 Meeting Record: 7.27 Heike Drechsler GDR Canberra 6 Oct 85

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, APA XU Xiaoling CHN – China (PR of) 26y 118d 1992 6.64 6.64 -18 TJ pb: 13.60 -12. 3 Asian Champs 2015; 3 Asian Games 2018. 1 Chinese 2012/2015; 1 Chinese National Games 2013 (2017-2) In 2018: 2 Huaian; 2 Chongqing; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 3 Asian Games

2, EUR PROCTOR Shara GBR – Great Britain & NI 29y 357d 1988 6.91 7.07 -15 2015 World Championship silver, 2018 Commonwealth Games & European Championship bronzes TJ pb: 13.88i -10, 13.82 -17. 6 World Youth 2005 (2003-dnq); dnq WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 3 WIC 2012 (2014-4); 7 OLY 2012 (2016-dnq); 4 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-9); 2 WCH 2015 (2007/2011/2017-dnq, 2009-dnq, 2013-5); 9 ETCh TJ 2017; 3 COM 2018 (2006-dnq, 2014-fouled out ﬁnal); 3 ECH 2018. 1 UK 2011/2012/2015; 1 UK indoor 2012. Allegiance transferee from Anguilla – cleared by IAAF to compete for Britain from November 16, 2010, she had unconditional British overseas territories citizenship because Anguilla is a British Dependent Territory. Coach-Rana Rieder (She jumps in gloves as she can have an allergic reaction to sand on her hands) In 2018: 3 Brisbane Classic; 3 COM; 2 Boston Games; 3 Chorzów; 3 Marseille; 1 Madrid; 3 UK; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 1 London Diamond (6.91, her best in three years); 3 ECH; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Brussels Diamond; 9 Berlin ISTAF

3, AME NETTEY Christabel CAN – Canada 27y 99d 1991 6.92 6.99 -15 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion // 100H pb: 13.42 -13. 8 World Youth 100H 2007; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 4 WCH 2015 (2013/2017-dnq); dnq OLY 2016; 7 WIC 2018; 1 COM 2018 (2014-3). 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018. 2 NCAA indoor 2013, representing the University of Arizona. Ritual: right shoe always goes on before left. Her younger sister Sabrina Nettey is also an international athlete. Parents from Ghana. Coach-Dan Pfaff In 2018: 2 Lubbock; 1 Albuquerque; 5 Glasgow; 7 WIC; 1 Tempe; 1 Brisbane Classic (6.92, the best quality mark of all the Commonwealth Games warm-up meetings); 1 COM; 5 Kingston Jamaica International; 1 Chorzów; 3 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Tübingen; 3 Madrid; 1 Burnaby; 1 Canadian (6th time); 8 London Diamond; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 7 Brussels Diamond

4, AFR KOALA Marthe Yasmine BUR – Burkina Faso 24y 185d 1994 6.64 6.64 -18 Multiple African Championship medallist. Burkinabé record holder at 100m Hurdles, Long Jump & Heptathlon pbs in Heptathlon events 100H: 13.25; HJ: 1.77; SP: 13.59; 200: 23.81; LJ: 6.64; JT: 44.90; 800: 2:17.15 Heptathlon pb: 6230 -17 (6136 -18). ht World Youth 100H 200 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012; 5 African Games Heptathlon 2011; ht OLY 100H 2012/2016; 1 African Junior 100H 2013; 1 African Champs Heptathlon 2014 (2016-2); dnf WCH Heptathlon 2015; 2 African Champs 100H/Heptathlon 2016; 2 African Champs LJ/Heptathlon 2018 In 2018: 19 Götzis Heptathlon; 1 Kladno Heptathlon; 2 African Champs LJ/Heptathlon

5, APA STRATTON Brooke AUS – Australia 25y 59d 1993 6.88 7.05 -16 Oceanian record holder. Seventh in Rio 2016, sixth in London 2017, silver at Gold Coast 2018 10 World Youth 2009; 6 WJC 2010 (2012-7); 5 WIC 2016; 7 OLY 2016; 6 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); 2 COM 2018. Missed Glasgow 2014 with a stress fracture in her back. 1 Australian 2014/2016/2018. Born-Box Hill, coach/father-Russell Stratton In 2018: 1 Australian Capital Territory; 1 Australian; 1 Victoria State; 1 Sydney; 2 Brisbane Classic (6.88); 2 COM; 6 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Lignano; 3 London Diamond; 5 Brussels Diamond; 1 Berlin ISTAF

6, EUR MIHAMBO Malaika GER – Germany 24y 218d 1994 6.99 6.99 -18 New European Champion // 9 World Youth 2011; dnq WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013; 1 ETCh 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015; 6 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq); 4 OLY 2016; 1 ECH 2018 (2014-4, 2016-3). 1 German 2018 indoors & out. Studied political science at the University of Mannheim (where she passed an English language exam with a top grade). Father-Tanzanian, mother-German. Club-LG Kurpfalz. Coach-Ralf Weber In 2018: 1 German indoor; 5 WIC; 1 Wiesbaden 100/200; 1 Kurpfalz; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 German; 1 ECH; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Brussels Diamond; 3 Berlin ISTAF

7, AME IBARGÜEN Caterine COL – Colombia 34y 209d 1984 6.87 6.87 -18 As a triple jumper: twice World Championship gold, 2016 Olympic gold. Win streak of 34 in 2015/2016 (ended by Olga Rypakova in Birmingham 2016) TJ pb: 15.31 -14 (14.96 -18). HJ pb: 1.93 -05. Heptathlon pb: 5742 -09. dnq OLY HJ 2004; dnq WCH HJ 2005/2009; 1 South American HJ 2005/2006/2007/2009 & TJ 2011; dnq WIC HJ 2006; 1 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011/2015; 1 WCH TJ 2013/2015 (2011-3, 2017-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2014; 1 OLY TJ 2016 (2012-2); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games LJ/TJ 2018. She competes wearing earrings given to her by her mother. Coach-Ubaldo Duany (who persuaded her to give up high jump and concentrate on triple jump). 1.65 tall In 2018: 1 Medellín TJ; 1 Shanghai Diamond TJ; 1 Oslo Diamond TJ; 1 Marseille LJ (Colombian record 6.87); 1 Paris Diamond TJ; 3 Lausanne Diamond LJ; 1 Rabat Diamond TJ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games LJ/TJ; 2 Birmingham Diamond LJ; 2 Zürich Diamond TJ then 1 Brussels Diamond LJ, so she did the Diamond League double

8, AFR BRUME Ese NGR – Nigeria 22y 232d 1996 6.83* 6.83 -16/18* (* Personal best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: SB/6.82) 3x African Champion. Former Commonwealth Games Champion 100 pb: 11.84 -14. TJ pb: 13.16 -15. 1 African junior 2013 (2 JT, 4 100); dnq WJC 2014; 1 COM 2014; 4 African Games 2015; 1 African Champs 2014/2016/2018; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 African junior LJ/TJ 2015 (3 100); 5 OLY 2016; dnq WCH 2017. 1 Nigerian 2014/2016. Student of Microbiology at the University of Benin, Nigeria In 2018: 1 Adana 200/LJ; 1 Kingston Jamaica International; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 1 African Champs; 4 Berlin ISTAF

World Record: 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya RUS Moscow 7 Jun 87 2018 World Best: 20.38 Gong Lijiao CHN Guiyang 17 Jun 18 Meeting Record: 20.98 Ilona Slupianek GDR Montréal 24 Aug 79

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AME THOMAS-DODD Danniel JAM – Jamaica 25y 301d 1992 19.36 19.36 -18 2018 Commonwealth gold, 2018 World indoor silver // DT pb: 59.38 -14. 8 COM DT 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq OLY 2016; 4 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); 1 COM 2018. 1 Jamaican 2014/2015/2016/2017 & DT 2015. 1 NCAA 2017. PE student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Husband-Shane Dodd. Coach-Nathan Fanger. 1.66/79kg In 2018: 1 Kent OH (3x); 1 Findlay; 2 WIC (19.22, her furthest ever, indoors or out); 1 COM; 2 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Kingston Jamaica International; 1 Kingston Racers GP; 2 Bragança Paulista; 8 Rabat Diamond; 8 Monaco Diamond; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Brussels Diamond

2, AFR INCHUDE Jessica GBS – Guinea Bissau 22y 167d 1996 17.46 17.46 -18 Allegiance transferee from Portugal – She has held Guinea-Bissauan citizenship since birth and was formally cleared by IAAF to compete for that country from July 26, 2016 Guinea-Bissauan record holder at Shot & Discus DT pb: 50.46 -18. 4 African Champs SP 2016 (9 DT); dnq OLY SP 2016; dnq WCH SP 2017; 2 African Champs SP 2018. Lives-Odivelas, Portugal. 1.75/81kg In 2018: 1 Portuguese indoor; 4 Vagos DT; 1 Torres Vedras SP; 1 Alta do Lumiar SP (2 DT); 2 European Clubs Cup SP; 1 Almada SP; 2 Granada SP; 4 Huelva SP; 1 Lisbon SP (2 DT) (Jun 20); 7 Madrid SP; 1 Leiria SP (2 DT); 1 Portuguese SP (3 DT); 1 Lisbon SP (2 DT) (Jul 11); 1 Leiria SP; 1 Portuguese League div 1/Jul 22 SP; 2 African Champs SP

3, APA JASSEM Noora Salem BRN – Bahrain 21y 285d 1996 17.32* 17.69 -17 (* Season’s best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 17.11) Bahraini record holder DT pb: 51.19 -18. 8 Asian Games 2014 (9 DT); 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; dnq WCH 2017; 3 Asian Games 2018 (6 DT) In 2018: 1 Sharjah; 1 Amman SP/DT; 1 Spanish; 3 Asian Games (6 DT)

4, EUR GUBA Paulina POL – Poland 27y 118d 1991 19.38 19.38 -18 New and surprise European Champion. 12x Polish Champion (6 in + 6 out) 4 EJC 2009; 9 WJC 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 EIC 2015 (2017-6); 2 WSG 2015; 11 WCH 2015 (2017-dnq); dnq OLY 2016; 3 ETCh 2017 (2011-6, 2015-5); 5 WIC 2018 (2012-dnq); 2 Athletics World Cup 2018; 1 ECH 2018 (2016-11). 1 Polish 2011/2012/2014/2015/2017/2018 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2015/2016/2017/2018). Coach-Edmund Antczak.1.83/104kg In 2018: 1 Polish indoor; 5 WIC; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Lódz; 1 Bialystok; 2 Bydgoszcz Festival; 2 Madrid; 2 Székesfehérvár; 1 Cetniewo (over 19m for the ﬁrst time with a bang, 19.38); 2 Athletics World Cup; 6 Monaco Diamond; 1 Polish; 1 ECH (overtaking Christina Schwanitz in round six – “I surprised even myself.”); 2 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Chorzów Skolimowska; 1 Warsaw; 5 Brussels Diamond; 2 Berlin ISTAF

5, AME SAUNDERS Raven USA – United States 22y 116d 1996 19.67 19.76 -17 Fifth at Rio Olympics // DT pb: 56.85 -16. HT pb: 57.97 -16. 2 WJC 2014; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 2016; 5 OLY 2016; 10 WCH 2017. 1 NCAA 2015/2016 (1 indoor 2015/2017); 1 US 2017 (2016-2). Attends the University of Mississippi. Coach-Connie Price-Smith (11x US Champion). 1.66/108kg In 2018: 1 Baton Rouge; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Kingston Racers GP; 3 US; 1 Székesfehérvár; 4 Rabat Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 2 Brussels Diamond

6, AFR SENEKAL Ischke RSA – South Africa 25y 244d 1993 17.56 17.56 -18 (Ischke pronounced like “Ish-cah”) 2018 African Champion at Shot Put DT pb: 56.86 -16 (55.86 -18). dnq WJC DT 2012; 2 African Games DT 2015 (5 SP); 5 African Champs SP/DT 2016; 10 WSG DT 2017 (2015-12); 1 African Champs SP 2018 (3 DT). 1 South African SP/DT 2015-2018 In 2018: 1 South African SP/DT; 1 South African Universities SP/DT; 4 Athletics World Cup SP (7 DT); 1 African Champs SP (3 DT)

7, APA GONG Lijiao CHN – China (PR of) 29y 228d 1989 20.38 20.43 -16 In London 2017 ﬁnally became a global champion after two silvers and four bronzes at past Olympics or Worlds 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2008; 1 Asian Champs 2009; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-3); 2 OLY 2012 (2008-3, 2016-4); 3 WIC 2014/2018 (2010-6); 1 Asian Games 2014 (2010 -2); 1 WCH 2017 (2007-6, 2009/2011/2013-3, 2015-2); 1 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 Chinese 2007/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2016/2017 & Chinese National Games 2009/2013/2017. From-Hebei Province. Based in Germany (Neubrandenburg) since 2013, coach-Dieter Kollark. 1.75/105kg Medals at Beijing 2008, Daegu 2011 & London 2012 (though each time she did not get on the podium, all were upgrades after women ahead of her were disqualiﬁed for doping offences) In 2018: 3 WIC; 1 Chinese Indoor Grand Prix Final; 1 Zhaoqing; 1 Zhuzhou; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Huaian; 1 Chongqing; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 1 Athletics World Cup; 1 Monaco Diamond; 1 Asian Games; 1 Brussels Diamond (10 / 10 wins outdoors) She has competed at all three IAAF Continental Cups

8, EUR SCHWANITZ Christina GER – Germany 32y 259d 1985 20.06* 20.77 -15 DEFENDING IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP CHAMPION (* Season’s best set on uncertiﬁed temporary facility – alternative best: 19.78) 2015 World Champion. Twice European Champion 3 WJC 2004; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 ECP 2008; 2 EIC 2011; 1 EIC 2013 (2011-2); 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 2 WIC 2014 (2008-6, 2012-dnq); 1 ECH 2014/2016 (2018-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WCH 2015 (2005-7, 2009-12, 2011-10, 2013-2); 6 OLY 2016 (2008/2012-9). 1 German 2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2018 & indoor 2013/2014. She has six screws in each foot, correcting a congenital misalignment of her big toes. Husband Tomas Heredia-Schwanitz, their twins (boy & girl) born July 5, 2017. “I was just dead clinically for the ﬁrst three or four months,” she said, then returned to training in January 2018. Cub-Erzgebirge. Coach-Sven Lang. 1.80/115kg In 2018: 1 Halle; 1 Schönebeck; 1 Gelenau SP/DT; 1 Halle; 1 Osterode; 1 Huelva; 1 Madrid; 1 Biberach; 1 Rabat Diamond; 3 Monaco Diamond; 1 German; In late July her car was involved in a high-speed collision and she suffered concussion, whiplash and an injury to her right hand; 2 ECH; 1 Thum; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Brussels Diamond; 1 Berlin ISTAF

World Record: 72.28 Barbora Špotáková CZE Stuttgart 13 Sep 09 2018 World Best: 68.92 Kathryn Mitchell AUS Gold Coast 11 Apr 18 Meeting Record: 68.14 Maria Abakumova EUR/RUS Split 4 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best 1, AFR VAN DYK Jo-Ané RSA – South Africa 20y 341d 1997 54.82 57.32 -16 6 World Youth 2013; 7 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 African Junior 2015; 2 WJC 2016; 9 WSG 2017; 2 African Champs 2018 In 2018: 1 Potchefstroom (Feb 13); 2 Potchefstroom (Feb 27); 1 Pretoria; 2 Potchefstroom (Mar 20); 4 Potchefstroom (Apr 12); 1 Potchefstroom (May 3); 2 African Champs

2, APA ROBERTS Kelsey-Lee AUS – Australia 26y 353d 1991 64.57 64.57 -18 Medals at the last two Commonwealth Games // dnq OLY 2016; 10 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); 2 COM 2018 (2014-3). 1 Australian 2017. Born-East London, South Africa. Coach/husband-Mike Barber. 1.75/72kg In 2018: 1 Canberra; 2 Australian Capital Territory; 1 Canberra; 2 Australian; 2 Sydney; 1 Brisbane Classic; 2 COM; Married her coach Mike Barber on April 28 – we’re told she now prefers to be known simply as Kelsey Barber; 8 Shanghai Diamond; 9 Oslo Diamond; 2 Kuortane; 1 Pihtipudas; 1 Lahti; 3 London Diamond; 2 Rovereto; 1 Berlin ISTAF We are advised from Australia that she now wishes to be called Kelsey Barber, not Kelsey-Lee Roberts

3, EUR OGRODNÍKOVÁ Nikola CZE – Czech Republic 28y 22d 1990 65.61 65.61 -18 2018 European silver // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.75; HJ: 1.72; SP: 12.59; 200: 25.67; LJ: 5.79w/5.77; JT: 62.24; 800: 2:21.92 7 World Youth Heptathlon 2007; 3 EJC Heptathlon 2007; 22 WJC Heptathlon 2008 (dnq JT); 7 EJC 100H 2009; dnq WCH JT 2017; 2 ECH JT 2018. 1 Czech JT 2018 In 2018: 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Tomblaine; 1 Prague; 1 Aix-les-Bains; 1 Bydgoszcz Festival; 3 Oslo Diamond; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Kuortane; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 2 London Diamond; 1 Czech; 2 ECH; 2 Thum; 5 Zürich Diamond; 3 Berlin ISTAF

4, AME DOMINGOS Laila BRA – Brazil 36y 41d 1982 62.39 62.52 -17 (Née Laila e Silva) // dnq OLY 2012; 2 Ibero-American 2014/2016 (2012/2018-3); 2 South American 2013 (2011-4); 4 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-15); dnq WCH 2017; 1 South American Games 20189. 1 Brazilian 2010/2011/2016/2017. Her husband Wagner Domingos was fourth in the 2011 Pan-Am Games Hammer Throw In 2018: 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Mar 17); 1 Concepción del Uruguay; 2 São Bernardo do Campo (Apr 7); 1 South American Games; 3 Tomblaine; 4 Jena; 2 Slovenian; 1 Croat; 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Aug 18); 3 Ibero-American She is the oldest woman athlete competing in Ostrava

5, AFR NWANAGA Kelechi NGR – Nigeria 20y 259d 1997 56.96* 58.15 -17 (* Season’s best set at 2018 African Championships, pending ratiﬁcation of facilities there by IAAF – alternative best: 55.02) 2015 African Games Champion. 2018 African Champion. Nigerian record holder 2 African junior; 1 African Games 2015; 6 COM 2018; 1 African Champs 2018 (2016-4).4 NCAA 2018. Student of Financial Economics at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 1.80/71kg In 2018: 3 Florida Relays; 6 COM; 4 Penn Relays; 1 Baltimore; 2 Princeton; 6 NCAA East Preliminary; 4 NCAA

6, APA LU Huihui CHN – China (PR of) 29y 75d 1989 67.69 67.69 -18 Asian record holder. Medals at the last two World Championships // 5 OLY 2012 (2016-7); 2 WCH 2015 (2017-3); 3 Athletics World Cup 2017; 2 Asian Games 2018. 1 Australian 2016. Led going into the ﬁnal round at Beijing 2015, but then overtaken with the ﬁnal throw of the contest by Katharina Molitor GER. From-Henan Province. Served one-year doping suspension in 2013/2014. Coach-Lu Gang. 1.71/68kg In 2018: 1 Chengdu (Apr 1); 1 Chengdu (Apr 5); 1 Zhaoqing; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Osaka; 1 Halle (Asian record 67.69); 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 3 Athletics World Cup; 1 London Diamond; 2 Asian Games; 4 Zürich Diamond

7, EUR HUSSONG Christin GER – Germany 24y 145d 1994 67.90 67.90 -18 2018 European Champion, with the widest winning margin since Ruth Fuchs in 1978 4 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2012; 2 EJC 2013; 7 ECH 2014 (2016-dnq); 1 under-23 ECH 2015; 6 WCH 2015 (2017-dnq); 12 OLY 2016; 5 WSG 2017; 1 ECH 2018. 1 German 2016/2018. Coach/father-Udo Hussong. 1.86/84kg (she is one of the tallest of javelin throwers at high world class) In 2018: 2 European Throws Cup; 2 Halle; 2 Offenburg; 7 Oslo Diamond; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Jena; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Lucerne; 1 German; 1 ECH; 1 Thum; 1 Rovereto; 2 Berlin ISTAF

8, AME WINGER Kara USA – United States 32y 152d 1986 64.75 66.67 -10 (Née Patterson) North American record holder & 8x US Champion // 2 Pan-Am junior 2005; dnq OLY 2008/2012/2016; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-7); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 8 WCH 2015 (2009/2017-dnq); 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 2 Athletics World Cup 2018. 1 US 2008/2009/2010/2011/2014/2015/2017/2018. Was a student of interior design at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Coach-Ty Sevin. 1.83/83kg Her husband Russ Winger is a 66.04 discus thrower and placed second in the 2015 US Championships (dnq WCH 2015) In 2018: 3 Halle; 3 Offenburg; 5 Oslo Diamond; 1 US; 6 Jena; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Lucerne; 2 Athletics World Cup; 5 London Diamond; 5 Rovereto; 3 Zürich Diamond (timely SB of 64.75) She has competed at all three IAAF Continental Cups

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World Best: 3:11.89 Bahrain Jakarta 28 Aug 18 2018 World Lead: 3:11.89 Bahrain Jakarta 28 Aug 18 Meeting Record: New

These names are in addition to those entered for individual events Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best APA CONNOLLY Ella AUS - Australia 18y 57d 2000 52.78 52.72 -17 (Female) 2018 World junior relay silver // 200 pb: 23.57w -18 (23.66 17). 100 pb: 11.64w, 11.90 -16. 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2017 (3 200); 4 WJC 2018 (2 4x400). 1 Australian youth 400 2017 & junior 400 2018 In 2018: 1 Brisbane (Feb 25); 1 Brisbane (Mar 3); 1 Australian junior; 3 Gold Coast; 2 Townsville; 2 Jämsä 200; 4 WJC (2 4x400)

APA GOODWIN Murray AUS - Australia 31y 236d 1987 46.24 46.24 -18 (Male) // 1 Oceanian 2017; 1 Australian 2018. Won Australia’s Stawell Gift (a lucrative hanidicap race of 120m) in 2015. His father Shane Goodwin was an 800m runner. Coach- Brett Robinson In 2018: 1 Canberra; 2 Australian Capital Territory; 1 Australian; 5 Brisbane Classic ‘B’; dq/ht COM 4x400 (anchorman Steve Solomon lined up in the wrong position)

APA OFFEREINS Ben AUS - Australia 32y 181d 1986 - 44.86 -10 (Male) 2009 World relay bronze // 200 pb: 21.00 -05. ht WJC 2004; 3 WCH 4x400 2009 (44.78 split); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 7 COM 2010 (ht 4x400, so awarded gold win by Australia in ﬁnal). 1 Australian 2005/2010. Grandfather-Dutch

APA RALPH Joshua AUS - Australia 26y 317d 1991 - 46.34 -13 (Male) 2014 Australian Champion at 800m // 800 pb: 1:45.79 -15 (1:46.55 -18). ht COM 800 2014/2018; ht WCH 800 2015. 1 Australian 800 2014 (2017/2018-2). Born- Wahroonga, coach-Phil Moore In 2018: 1 Perth 800; 1 New South Wales State 800; 2 Australian 800; 1 Brisbane Grand Prix 800; 4 Brisbane Classic 800; 3ht COM 800 (dq 4x400); 2 Berne 800; 1 Kuortane 800; 1 Lignano 800; 2 Ninove 800; 4 Gothenburg 800; 1 Bergen 800; dnf Padua 800

APA SOLOMON Steven AUS - Australia 25y 116d 1993 45.30 44.97 -12 (Male) 2012 Olympic ﬁnalist while still a junior (and his pb still dates back to that moment) =3 WJC 2012 (4 4x400); 8 OLY 2012; 7 WCH 4x400 2013; sf COM 2014; ht WCH 2017; 7 COM 2018 (dq 4x400 after he lined up in the wrong place on the anchor leg in the relay). 1 Australian 2011/2012/2014/2016/2017. 1 Australian junior 2011/2012. Won Australian senior title in 2011 at age 17, then retained it in 2012 at 18. Was at Stanford University , now he is pursuing a Masters in Management Studies at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Born-St Leonards, coach-Mark Mueller (and for strength, Iryna Dvoskina & Jake Holt) In 2018: 45.44 indoors on US collegiate circuit; 7 COM; 1 Coral Gables; 4sf NCAA; 4 Brussels Diamond; 5 Padua