Men's 100 Metres

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75 Entrants Men’s 100 Metres NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

197 HART Shavez BAH 22y 348d 1992 10.10 10.10 -15 Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships // 10.08w -13. 200 pb: 20.23 -15. 400 pb: 46.43 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013 (4 100); qf WCH 100 2013; sf COM 100 2014. 1 Bahamian 100/200 2014/2015. Attends Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical) In 2015: 4 NCAA indoor 200 (1 4x400); 1 Tempe 400; 2 Texas Relays 100; 1 Stanford Invitational 100; 3 Tempe 200; 2 Waco 100; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference 100 (2 200); 4sf NCAA 200 (7sf 100); 1 Bahamian 100/200; 5 Edmonton Classic 100; 7sf Pan-Am Games 100

207 AHMMED Masbah BAN 20y 163d 1995 11.19 10.99 -13 200 pb: 21.76 -14 (22.80 -15). ht WIC 60 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; ht COM 100/200 2014 In 2015: 6ht Asian Champs 100/200

209 CADOGAN Levi BAR 19y 286d 1995 10.06 10.06 -15 Fourth at 2014 World Junior Championships 100m // 200 pb: 20.67- 14 (21.23 -15). 6 Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 4 WJC 100 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2014; 8 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015 In 2015: 1 Bridgetown 100/200; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’ (He led off the Barbadian 4x100 team which national record in heat & ‘B’ ﬁnal); 1 St-Martin 100; 1 Port of Spain Hampton Games 100 (3 200) May 23/24); 1 Barbadian 100; 1 Trinidadian 100 ‘B’; 1 Port of Spain 100 (Jul 11); 8 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 4x100); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100/4x100

210 GITTENS Ramon BAR 28y 32d 1987 10.07 10.02 -13 2015 Pan-Am Games silver medallist at 100m // 10.03w -15. 200 pb: 20.44 -14 (21.23 -15). ht World Youth 100/200 2003; 5 WJC 200 2006; ht WCH 100/200 2009; ht OLY 100 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013 (2011-5); sf WCH 100 2013 (2011-ht); 8 COM 100 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015 In 2015: 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 Dakar Challenge 100 (4 200); 1 Halifax 100; 1 Victoria 100; 2 Barbadian 100; 1 Cork City 100 (3 200); 2 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 4x100); 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (3 4x100)

231 DENDUP Tashi BHU 17y 180d 1998 - 12.85 -13 Note: The ofﬁcial Bhutanese 100m record is 12.63 by Kinley Tenzin in Singapore on June 30, 2009

235 ANDERSON Mark BIZ 23y 278d 1991 10.18 10.80 -15 Relay bronze at 2013 Central American Championships // 10.78w -15. 200 pb: 22.19 -15. 5 Central American 200 2014 (6 100); ht COM 100/200 2014; 4 Central American 100 2015 In 2015: 4 Central American 100; 7ht Pan-Am Games 200; 6ht North/Central America & Caribbean 100/200

292 ISMAIL Mohd Fakhri BRU 24y 168d 1991 10.59 10.59 -15 NR Bruneian record holder at 100m // 8 South East Asian Games 100 2015 In 2015: 3 Ipoh 100; 8 South East Asian Games 100

298 BOSSÉ Béranger CAF 30y 165d 1985 10.40 10.38 -07 Central African Republic record holder at 200m // 10.34w -06. 200 pb: 21.08 -06. ht WCH 200 2005 & 100 2007; qf OLY 100 2012 (2008-ht). Based-Dakar In 2015: 2 Tergnier 100; 7 Montgeron 100; 1 Vénissieux 100 ‘B’; 3 Oordegem Putbos 100; 1 Braine-l'Alleud 100 (2 200); 4 Lillebonne 200; 2 Reims 200 (3 100); 1 Bruay La Buissière 100; 6 French 100; 4ht Tomblaine 200; 1 Schifﬂange 100/200

303 BROWN Aaron CAN 23y 85d 1992 10.10 10.05 -13 Second leg for Canadian team which won relay bronze at 2013 World Championships (following Britain’s disqualification) 10.01w -13. 200 pb: 20.02w, 20.16 -14 (20.11w, 20.30 -15). 2 World Youth 100 2009; 3 WJC 200 2010 (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; sf WCH 100 100 2013; sf COM 100 2014. 1 Canadian 100 2013 & 200 2015. Lives-Toronto. Coach-Dennis Mitchell. 1.98 tall In 2015: 3 Tampa 100/200; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 5 Shanghai Diamond 200; 3 Hengelo 200; 5 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Canadian 200 (2 100); dq Edmonton Classic 200; dq Pan-Am Games 4x100 final (team crossed line first in 38.06, but disqualified as their lead-off runner Gavin Smellie stepped on lane line. Unfortunately both of his teams at the IAAF World Relays (4x100 & 4x200) were also disqualified)

305 WARNER Justyn CAN 28y 54d 1987 10.16 10.09 -12 2013 World relay bronze, he also anchored Canada to third place at the London Olympics before his team were disqualiﬁed for a marginal lane infringement 10.08w -15. 200 pb: 20.95 -11. 2 Pan-American junior 100 2005; 2 WJC 100 2006; sf WCH 100 2011; 7 WIC 60 2012; sf OLY 100 2012; 3 WCH 4x100 2013. 1 Canadian 100 2012. Based-Toronto. Graduate of Kinesiology from Texas Christian University. Wife-Nikkita Holder (2011 World Championship ﬁnalist at 100m hurdles) In 2015: 1 Clermont Elite 2 200 (6 100); 3 Canadian 100; 3 Edmonton Classic 100; 5ht Atlanta 100

309 DE GRASSE Andre CAN 20y 284d 1994 9.95 9.95 -15 (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) 2015 US Collegiate Champion at both sprints (with super-fast though marginally wind-assisted times of 9.75 & 19.58). 2015 Pan-Am Games Champion in both sprints 9.75w -15. 200 pb: 19.58w, 19.88 -15. 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2013 (3 200); sf COM 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 2015. 1 NCAA 100/200 2015; 1 Canadian 100 2015. Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. Attends the University of Southern California. Coach-Caryl Smith Gilbert (formerly Tony Sharpe) In 2015: Indoor 60m pb down from 6.64 to 6.60, but disqualiﬁed at NCAA Indoor Championships for a false start; 2 NCAA indoor 200; 1 Florida Relays 200 (2 100); 2 Tucson 200; 1 Mt SAC Relays 100/200; 1 UCLA v USC 100/200; 1 Westwood 100/200; 1 NCAA 100/200; 1 Canadian 100; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 (dq 4x100 after team had crossed line ﬁrst in 38.06; Lead-off runner Gavin Smellie went out of his lane)

321 HYMAN Kemar CAY 25y 314d 1989 10.07 9.95 -12 NR Caymanian record holder at 60m & 100m // 9.85w -15. 200 pb: 20.89 -09, 21.06 -07. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); sf WJC 100/200 2006; 8 WJC 100 2008; ht WCH 100 2009/2013; sf OLY 100 2012; sf COM 100 2014. Ran ﬁrst leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships In 2015: 7 Tallahassee 100; 4 Florida Relays 100; 3 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville 100; 4 Cayman Invitational 100; 3 Rome Diamond 100 ‘B’; 6ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 Velenje 100; 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100; dq Cork City 100; 4 Madrid 100; 5 Lucerne 100; 4sf Pan-Am Games 100; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (in 10.21 after a windy 9.85 heat)

323 YOUSSOUF Mahamat Goubaye CHA 17y 55d 1998 11.36 11.36 -15 In 2015: 8ht World Youth 100 337 ZHANG Peimeng CHN 28y 161d 1987 10.15 10.00 -13 Former Chinese record holder at 100m (at 10.00, set when he narrowly failed to reach the World Championship ﬁnal in Moscow) 200 pb: 20.47 -13 (20.87 -15). sf WJC 200 2006; 2 WSG 100 2007; ht OLY 200 2008; 1 Asian Champs 100 2009 (2015-2); 5 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Chinese 100 2007. Born-Beijing. Coach-Li Qing In 2015: 3 Jinan 200; 5 Kawasaki 100; 5 Beijing Challenge 100; 2 Asian Champs 100 (1 4x100)

338 SU Bingtian CHN 25y 357d 1989 10.45 9.99 -15 NR Chinese record holder at 100m. Twice Asian Champion at 100m // 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; 4 WIC 60 2014; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 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 2015: 3 Kawasaki 100; 3 Beijing Challenge 100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Asian Champs 4x100

355 KOFFI Wilfried CIV 25y 331d 1989 10.09 10.05 -14 NR Full name-Hua Wilfried Serge Kofﬁ 2014 African Champion at both sprints, now World Student Games Champion at 200m 200 pb: 20.25 -14 (20.41 -15). 7 WSG 200 2011; 3 African Champs 100 2012; 3 WSG 100 2013 (6 200); qf WCH 100 2013; 1 African Champs 100/200 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 100/200 2014; 1 WSG 200 2015. Attends Shanghai University In 2015: 1 Kawasaki 100; 1 Dessau 100; 2 Marseille 100; 2 Montreuil 100; 6 Rabat 200; 1 Osterode 100/200; 1 WSG 200

356 MEÏTE Ben Youssef CIV 28y 283d 1986 10.12 10.06 -10 2010 African Champion at 100m, 2012 African Champion at 200m // 200 pb: 20.37 -09 (20.55 -15). ht World Youth 100/200 2003; 1 West African 100 2005; qf WCH 200 2009 (ht 100); 1 Francophone Games 100/200 2009; 1 African Champs 100 2010 (2 200); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2010 (5 100); sf WIC 60 2012 (2010-ht); 1 African Champs 200 2012; sf OLY 100 2012. Carried the Ivorian ﬂag at the Opening Ceremony for London 2012 In 2015: 5 Greensboro 200; 5 Montverde 100; 1 US Clubs 100 (4 200); 1 La Roche-sur-Yon 100/200; 1 Castres 100/200

357 MPINGO Rossene COD 17y 355d 1997

413 MARTINEZ Yancarlos DOM 23y 43d 1992 10.14 10.14 -15 NR Dominican Republic record holder at both sprints // 200 pb: 20.22 -15. 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2014; 7 Pan-Am Games 200 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015 At the 2015 Pan-American Games, he broke the Dominican Republic 100m record of Juan Núñez (10.16) which had stood since 1983 In 2015: 1 Santo Domingo 200; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 Medellín Restrepo 100/200; 1 Havana Barrientos 100/200; 6sf Pan-Am Games 100; 7 Pan-Am Games 200 (sf 100, 5 4x100); 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (4 4x100)

479 TABAKAUCORO Banuve FIJ 22y 350d 1992 10.22 10.22 -15 NR Full name-Ratu Banuve Tabakaucoro Fijian record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 20.53 -15. sf World Youth 100 100 2009; 1 Oceanian junior 100/200 2010; qf WCH 100 2013 (ht 200); 1 Oceanian 100/4x100 2014/2015; sf COM 200 2014 (ht 100); 1 Pacific Games 100/200 2015. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was cautioned for a false start in the 100m, then disqualified for one in the 200m (having reached the semi-finals) In 2015: 1 Melbourne Challenge 100 (5 200); 1 Australian 200 (2 100); 1 Oceanian 4x100 (May 9); 1 Oceanian 100/4x100 (2 200); 1 Pacific Games 100/200

499 LEMAITRE Christophe FRA 25y 71d 1990 10.07 9.92 -11 In Barcelona 2010 became the ﬁrst man to win the sprint treble at the European Championships (but now he has lost all those titles to British athletes) 200 pb: 9.92 -11 (10.07 -15). 4 World Youth 100 2007 (5 200); 1 WJC 200 2008; 1 EJC 100 2009; dq qf WCH 100 2009 (false start); 2 ETCh 100 2010; 1 ECH 100/200/4x100 2010; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 3 EIC 60 2011 (2009-sf); 1 ETCh 100/200 2011 (1 100 2015 & 200 2015); 3 WCH 200 2011 (4 100); 2 WCH 4x100 2011; 1 ECH 100 2012; 6 OLY 200 2012; 7 WCH 100 2013 (injured); 2 ECH 100/200 2014 (3 4x100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (5 100). 1 French 100/200 2010/2011/2012/2014, 200 2013/2015 & indoor 60 2011/2014/2015. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kg In 2015: 1 French indoor 60; 2 IAAF Relays 4x200 (5 4x100); 1 Vénissieux 100; 2 Tourcoing 100; 2 Rome Diamond 200; 4 Marseille 100; 1 Oslo Diamond 200; 1 ETCh 100 (2 4x100); 1 French 200 (2 100)

500 VICAUT Jimmy FRA 23y 175d 1992 9.86 9.86 -15 NR Co-holder of European 100m record (with Francis Obikwelu) // 200 pb: 20.30 -13 (20.42 -15). 7 World Youth 100 2009; 3 WJC 100 2010; 1 ECH 4x100 2010; 1 EJC 100/4x100 2011; 6 WCH 100 2011 (2 4x100); sf OLY 100 2012 (3 4x100); 1 EIC 60 2013; 1 ETCh 100 2013/2014; sf WCH 100/200 2013; sf ECH 100 2014 (scratched with hamstring injury). 1 French indoor 60 2013 & 100 2013/2015. His mother is Ivorian. His younger brother Willy Vicaut is a 17.79 shot putter. coach-Guy Ontanon In 2015: 1 Gagny 200; 1 Tourcoing 100; 2 Rome Diamond 100; 4ht Birmingham Diamond 100 (dns ﬁnal); 1 Rabat 200; 2 Paris Diamond 100 (equalled European record with 9.86 behind Asafa Powell 9.81); 1 French 100 (2 200); 3 Monaco Diamond 100; 5 London Diamond 100 (2 4x100)

513 DASAOLU James GBR 27y 350d 1987 10.12 9.91 -13 Full name-Oyeyemi Olatokunbo James Dasaolu. Name pronounced “Das-a-o-loo” (four syllables). 2014 European Champion at 100m sf OLY 100 2012; 2 EIC 60 2013; 1 ETCh 4x100 2013; 8 WCH 100 2013; 1 ECH 100 2014 (2010-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014. 1 English under-23 100 2008; 2 UK 100 2010; 1 UK indoor 60 2013/2014. Graduate of Leisure Management from Loughborough University. Coach-Steve Fudge (since January 2012) In 2015: 8 Doha Diamond 100; 6 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Hérouville 100; 2 UK 100; 9 London Diamond 100

527 KILTY Richard GBR 25y 353d 1989 10.05 10.05 -15 2014 World Indoor & 2015 European Indoor Champion at 60m // 200 pb: 20.34 -13 (20.54 -15). sf WJC 200 2008 (5 4x100); 7 under-23 ECH 200 2009; 2 under -23 ECH 4x100 2011; 6 ETCh 100 2013; 1 WIC 60 2014; sf COM 100 2014 (2 4x100); 1 ECH 4x100 2014. 1 English Schools 100 2007; 1 English junior 200 2008. Father Kevin was a 10.8 100m sprinter and a professional bodybuilder, his sister Heidi is also an athlete. Coach-Linford Christie (formerly Rana Rieder) In 2015: 1 EIC 60; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 1 Gavardo 100; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 5 Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 Oslo Diamond 200; 2 ETCh 100 (1 4x100); dqht London Diamond 100 (0.099 reaction) (1 4xq00); 1sf English 100 (scratched from ﬁnal)

529 UJAH Chijindu GBR 21y 169d 1994 9.96 9.96 -14/15 (“CJ”). 2013 European Junior Champion at 100m and the fifth British men ever to break 10 seconds for the distance 200 pb: 20.47 -15. 8 World Youth 100 2011; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011; 6 WJC 100 2012; 1 EJC 100 2013; dq EIC 60 final 2015. 1 UK 100 2015. 1 UK indoor 60 2015. His is a big supporter of Arsenal Football Club and his favourite player is Theo Walcott with who he once trained while the footballer was returning from an injury. Coach-Jonas Tawiah-DoDoo In 2015: 1 London Games 60; 1 UK indoor 60; dq EIC 60 final (false start); 4 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 1 Loughborough ‘International’ 100/200; 1 Hengelo 100; 4 Rome Diamond 200; 6 Birmingham Diamond 100; 1 UK 100; 4 Lucerne 100; 4 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 London Diamond 100

540 da SILVA Holder GBS 27y 211d 1988 10.74 10.36 -09 NR Guinea-Bissauan record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 10.74w -15. 200 pb: 21.01 -09. ht WJC 100 2006; ht WCH 100 2007 & 200 2011; ht OLY 100 2008/2012; ht WIC 60 2010/2012; qf WCH 100 2013. 1 Portuguese under-23 100/200 2009 In 2015: 5 Lisbon 100; 1 Bondouﬂe 200 ‘B’; 7 Argentan 100; 2 Lillebonne 200 ‘B’; 4ht Tomblaine 100 548 REUS Julian GER 27y 113d 1988 10.09 10.05 -14 NR German record holder at 100m (At Ulm on July 26, 2014 he clocked 10.05 to break by 0.01 the record which had stood for 29 years to the GDR athlete Frank Emmelmann) 10.00w -13 (10.07w -15). 200 pb: 20.36 -13 (20.42 -15). sf World Youth 100 2005 (ht 200); sf WJC 200 2006 (ht 100); 1 EJC 100/4x100 2007 (2 200); 6 WCH 4x100 2007; sf ECH 100 2012 (2 4x100); 8 ETCh 200 2013; qf WCH 100 2013 (4 4x100); 3 EIC 60 2015 (2013-6). 1 German 100 2013/2014/2015, 200 2012/2013/2015 & indoor 60 2013. Coach-Gerhard Jäger In 2015: 3 German indoor 60; 3 EIC 60; 7ht Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Berlin 100; 5 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Zeulenroda 100/200; 1 German 100/200; 2 Mannheim 100

551 KNIPPHALS Sven GER 29y 335d 1985 10.13 10.13 -15 2014 European relay silver // 10.07w -15. 200 pb: 20.48 -14 (20.64 -15). 4 WCH 4x100 2013; sf ECH 100 2014 (2 4x100); 3 ETCh 100 2015. 1 British Universities indoor 200 2010 & 60 2011, representing Bournemouth University where he was a student of Chiropracty; 1 UK indoor 200 2012; 2 German 200 2013 His father Jens was an 8.14 long jumper in the 80s (3 EIC 83), his grandfather Hans Jürgen Knipphals played handball for Germany In 2015: 4 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 3 IAAF Relays 4x200 (8 4x100); 1 Clermont Elite 2 100 ‘B’/200; 1ht Regensburg Sparkassen 100; 3 ETCh 100/4x100; 2ht German 100; 3 Mannheim 100 (Aug 8)

582 DANSOKO Mohamed Lamine GUI 17y 159d 1998

591 BOBI Yaspy INA 27y 297d 1987 10.44 10.44 -15 200 pb: 21.79 -15. 2 South East Asian Games 100 2015 In 2015: 2 Singaporean International Champs 100; 2 South East Asian Games 100

595 GHASEMI Reza IRI 28y 28d 1987 10.12 10.12 -15 Full name-Reza Ali Ghasemi 2012 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m. 2015 Asian Champs bronze at 100m 200 pb: 20.68 -15. sf WIC 60 2010/2012; 6 WSG 200 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012 (2010-2, 2014-3); ht OLY 100 2012; 4 Asian Champs 100/200 2013; ht WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 3 Asian Champs 100 2015 (6 200). Tattoo of the words “Persian Gulf” down his left arm In 2015: 1 Tehran 200 (2 100); 3 Asian Champs 100 (6 200); 2 Almaty 100/200

598 TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 22y 109d 1993 10.10 10.10 -15 NR Iranian record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 20.76w -15, 20.82 -13. 2 Asian junior 100 2010; sf WJC 100 2010/2012; 8 Asian Champs 100 2013; ht WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014 In 2015: 1 Tehran 100 (Apr 30); 1 Bangkok 100; 1 Pathumthani 100; 1 Chanthaburi 100; 2 Tehran 200 (Jul 12); 1 Almaty 100

616 RIPARELLI Jacques ITA 32y 147d 1983 10.11 10.11 -15 Former Italian Indoor Champion. (Unusually he is the only male Italian sprinter at the championships) 200 pb: 20.95 -10. ht WCH 4x100 2007; sf ECH 100 2012; 5 Mediterranean Games 100 2013. 1 Italian indoor 60 2010; 2 Italian 100 2008/2014 In 2015: 2 Rovereto 200; 1 Gavardo 100 ‘B’; 2ht Gavardo 100; 9 Rome Diamond 100 ‘B’; 1 Gorizia 100; 1 Feltre 100; dq Nembro 100; 6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100; 3 Italian 100

618 ASHMEADE Nickel JAM 25y 136d 1990 9.91 9.90 -13 Top ﬁve in both sprints at Moscow 2013, then relay gold when he passed to Usain Bolt 200 pb: 19.85 -12 (20.18 -15). 2 World Youth 100 2007 (3 200); 2 WJC 200 2008 (2 4x100); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2009; 4 WCH 200 2013 (2011-5); 5 WCH 100 2013 (1 WCH 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200 2014; 3 COM 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican 200 2011 & 100 2014. He plans to become a professional chef and says “cooking is my passion” In 2015: 1ht Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 (2 4x100); 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 3 Shanghai Diamond 200; 3 Eugene Diamond 200; 6 New York Diamond 100; 1 Jamaican 200 (2 100); 8 Lausanne Diamond 200; 6 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 London Diamond 200

619 BAILEY-COLE Kemar JAM 23y 223d 1992 9.92 9.92 -15 Double gold at 2014 Commonwealth Games, then wins at Birmingham, Zurich & Zagreb; he was the Jamaican #1 at 100m last year 200 pb: 20.66 -15. sf World Youth 100/200 2009; 7 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2010; Gold OLY 4x100 2012; 4 WCH 100 2013 (1 4x100); 1 COM 100/4x100 2014. Bailey is his mother’s name, Cole is his father’s. Coach-Glen Mills. 1.95 tall In 2015: 1 Kingston GC Foster 200 ‘B’; 1 University of West Indies Invitational 200 ‘C’; 3 Kingston Classic 100; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Cayman Invitational 100; 2 Kingston All-Comers 4 200 ‘B’; 3 Jamaican 100; 3 Lucerne 100; 3 London Diamond 100 (pb 9.92 in cold and wet)

620 BOLT Usain JAM 29y today 1986 9.87 9.58 -09 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Now eight World Championship and six Olympic golds. World record holder at both 100m & 200m since 2008 200 pb: 19.19 -09 (20.13 -15). 150 pb: 14.35 -09. 400 pb: 45.28 -07 (46.38 -15). 1 Central American Youth 200/400 2002; 1 WJC 200 2002 (2 4x100/4x400); 1 World Youth 200 2003 (2001-sf); ht OLY 200 2004; 8 WCH 200 2005 (injured); 2 WCP 200 2006; 2 WCH 200/4x100 2007; 1 OLY 100/200/4x100 2008/2012; 1 WCH 100/200/4x100 2009/2013; 1 WCH 200/4x100 2011 (dq WCH 100 final with a false start – “I lost focus”); 1 COM 4x100 2014. 1 Jamaican 200 2003 (at age 17)/2007/2008/2009 (1 100 2008/2009/2013). Coach-Glen Mills. 1.95 tall (6-5) In 2014: Three wins from three races – heat & final of 4x100 at Commonwealth Games, then 9.98 100m in Warsaw In 2015: 1 Kingston GC Foster 400; Met Barack Obama during the US President’s visit to Jamaica on April 10; 1 Kingston Classic 200; 1 Río de Janeiro 100; 1 Ostrava 200; 1 New York Diamond 200; 1 London Diamond 100 (9.87 heat & final in the cold & wet) Withdrew from Paris & Lausanne Diamond Leagues with pelvic injury, explaining he was “unable to compete at 100%” – “I would have wanted him to have had more races,” says coach Mills

634 POWELL Asafa JAM 32y 271d 1982 9.81 9.72 -08 Captain of Jamaican men’s team in Beijing The world’s most proliﬁc sub-10 second 100m runner 200 pb: 19.90 -06. 400 pb: 45.94 -09. 5 OLY 100 2004/2008 (2012-7); 1 COM 100/4x100 2006; 3 WCH 100 2007 & 2 4x100; 1 OLY 4x100 2008; 3 WCH 100 2009 & 1 4x100. 1 Jamaican 100 2004/2005/2007/2011 (1 200 2006). Set World records at 100m of 9.77 in Athens 2005, Gateshead 2006 and Zurich 2006, then 9.74 in Rieti 2007. Initially banned for 18 months in 2013/2014 for failing a doping control test for an amphetamine, but this was reduced to six months on appeal ,His 9.87 at Bellinzona on July 21, 2015 was his 98th sub-10 second run (90 legal, 7 windy + 1 hand time) – excluding the 9.88 from Lausanne on 4 Jul 13 which fell within his period of suspension In 2015: 6 San Antonio 400; 1 Baie Mahault 100; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 1 Marseille 100; 1 Montreuil 100; 1 Jamaican 100; 1 Paris Diamond 100; 1 Lucerne 100; 1 Bellinzona 100; 1 Atlanta 100

656 TAKASE Kei JPN 26y 268d 1988 10.09 10.09 -15 2014 Asian Games 100m bronze // 200 pb: 20.14 -15. 400 pb: 46.46 -10. 1 Asian Champs 4x400 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 Asian Champs 200 2013 (2 4x100); 3 Asian Games 100 2014 (2 4x100). 1 Japanese 200 2012 & 100 2015 In 2015: 2 Texas Relays 200; 1 Fukuroi 200; 2 Kawasaki 100; 1 Kumagaya 200; 1 Japanese 100 (2 200); 4 Lignano 100 ‘B’; 3ht Madrid 100; 4 Lucerne 100 ‘B’; 6 Lucerne 200

707 MAKIN Kimwaua KIR 18y 13d 1997 8ht Youth Olympic Games 100 2014 709 KIM Kuk-Young KOR 24y 124d 1991 10.15 10.16 -15 NR Korean record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 20.83 -15. sf WJC 100 2010; sf Asian Games 100 2010/2014 & Asian Champs 2011/2015; 6 WSG 100 2015 In 2015: 2 Hiroshima 100 ‘B’; 1 Taipei 100; 4sf Asian Champs 100; 1 Korean 100; 6 WSG 100

723 LEHATA Mosito LES 26y 135d 1989 10.11 10.11 -15 NR Lesotho record holder at 60m, 100m and 200m Close fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games 200 pb: 20.36 -14 (20.42 -15). 400 pb: 47.34 -14. ht WJC 100 2008; 8 COM 200 2010 (ht 100); ht WCH 200 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; 5 African Champs 100 2012 (7 200); ht OLY 200 2012; 4 COM 200 2014 In 2015: 1 Réduit 100; 5 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 4 Hengelo 200; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 4 Rome Diamond 100 ‘B’; 3 Marseille 100; 3 Montreuil 100; 3 Rabat 200; 2 Turku 100; 2 Tomblaine 200; 4 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100

728 LEONG Wang Kuong MAC 25y 156d 1990 10.89 10.89 -15 ht Asian Games 100 2014

740 OUHADI Aziz MAR 31y 27d 1984 10.16 10.09 -11 NR Moroccan record holder at 100m & 200m // 10.07w -15. 200 pb: 20.50 -12 (20.69 -15). 4 Mediterranean Games 100 2009; 2 Francophone Games 100 2009; 4 African Championships 200 2010 (6 100); 2 World Military Games 100/200 2011; sf WCH 100 2011 (2009-ht); 1 Arab Games 200 2011 (3 100); 8 WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 6 African Champs 100 2014 (2008-7) In 2015: 3 Arab 100; 1 Montgeron 100; 3 Tourcoing 100; 2 Salzburg 100; 1 Moroccan 100; 8 Rabat 200; 5 Tomblaine 200; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100 (1 200 ‘B’); 5 French 200; 2 La Roche-sur-Yon 100 (6 200)

747 SAAID Hassan MDV 23y 169d 1992 10.50 10.50 -15 NR Maldivan record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games Champion at 100m 200 pb: 21.19 -15. 400 pb: 47.48 -13. ht COM 200/400 2010; sf Asian Champs 200 2013; ht COM 100/200 2014. Drastic improvement at 400m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, from a listed best of 59.8 to a Maldives record 48.56 (since improved to 47.48) In 2015: 4 Kingston All-Comers 1 100 ‘B’; 4sf Asian Champs 100 (6sf 200); 1 Johor Bahru 100/200; 1 Indian Ocean Island Games 100 (2 200)

749 PANDEV Riste MKD 21y 208d 1994 10.70 10.61 -13 NR Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m (in other words, he’s their current record holder in all three sprints) 200 pb: 21.65 -14 (21.67 -15). ht WJC 200 2012; ht EIC 60 2013/2015; ht WCH 100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; ht ECH 200 2014 In 2015: 7ht EIC 60; 1 Bar 100; 4 Berne 100 (2 200 ‘B’); 2 ETCh 3rd League 100 (6 200); 5ht under-23 ECH 100

756 EL MOCTAR Jidou MTN 30y 44d 1985 11.58 -14 Carried the Mauritanian ﬂag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games 200 pb: 22.94 -12. ht OLY 200 2012; ht African Champs 100 2014

764 MARTINA Churandy NED 31y 48d 1984 10.08 9.91 -12 NR Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) He and Usain Bolt were the only men to have contested both Olympic sprint ﬁnals in Beijing and London 200 pb: 19.85 -12 (20.37 -15). 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 (2008-dq for running out of lane, he would otherwise have won silver behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC 60 2010; 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 2104 (sf 100, 5 4x100). 1 Dutch 100/200 2011 (1 100 2012/2013) In 2015: 4 Florida Relays 200 ‘C’; 2 Tampa 200 (1 100 “B’); 4 Río de Janeiro 100; 1 Gainesville 200; 7 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 7 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Hengelo 200 (6 100); 4 Montverde 100 (1 200 ‘B’); 7 Rabat 200; 3 ETCh 1st League 100; 7 Paris Diamond 100; 3 Hilversum 100; 6 Lausanne Diamond 200; 8 Madrid 100; 1 Dutch 100; 1 Mannheim 100

777 DAGIERIO M. Dagierio NRU 23y 331d 1991

784 AL-HARTHI Barakat OMA 27y 66d 1988 10.29 10.17 -11 NR Full name-Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi Omani record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: 20.77 -11 (21.18 -15). ht WCH 100 2009; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2010; sf WIC 60 2010; 1 Arab Games 100 2011; ht OLY 100 2012; 1 West Asian 100 2012 (2 200); 3 Arab Champs 100 2013; 3 Asian Champs 100 2013; ht WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014 In 2015: 1 Northridge 100/200 ‘B’; 1 Qatif 200 (2 100); 2 Arab 100/200; 1 Doha Emir Cup 100 ‘B’/200; 3sf Asian Champs 100 (5ht 200, 7 4x100)

790 TELTULL Rodman PLW 21y 204d 1994 10.71 10.71 -15 NR Palauan record holder at 100m // ht WJC 100 2010; ht WCH 100 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 2012 In 2015: 3 Queensland State 100 ‘B’/200; 4 Melbourne Challenge 100; 5ht Australian 100; 2 Paciﬁc Games 100

819 NASCIMENTO Yazaldes POR 29y 126d 1986 10.16 10.16 -15 2014 European 100m ﬁnalist // 100 pb: 10.15w -11, 10.21 -14. 200 pb: 20.87 -11. 2 under-23 ECH 4x100 2007; 3 Ibero-American 200 2010; 8 ECH 100 2014; sf EIC 60 2015. 1 Portuguese 100 2011/2014/2015 (1 200 2011/2014). Originally from São Tomé and Príncipe In 2015: 1 Portuguese indoor 60; 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor 60; 5sf EIC 60; 4 Clermont Elite 2 100 ‘B’; 2 European Clubs Cup 100 (3 200); 1 Salamanca 100/200; 1 Portuguese Clubs 100; 2 ETCh 1st League 100 (3 200); 1 Lisbon 100; 6 Madrid 100; 2 Monaco Diamond 4x100; 1 Portuguese 100

823 BRADAI Gregory PYF 22y 62d 1993 11.29 11.29 -15 ht WIC 60 2014

831 OGUNODE Femi QAT 24y 98d 1991 9.91 9.91 -15 NR TRANSFEREE – Formerly: NGR, gained Qatari citizenship in 2009. Full name-Femi Seun Ogunode Asian record holder at 100m. 2014 World indoor bronze at 60m 200 pb:20.06 -14 (20.28 -15). 400 pb: 45.12 -10. 1 West Asian 100/200 2010. 1 Asian Games 200/400 2010/2014; 1 Asian Champs 200 2011; 1 World Military Games 100/200 2011; 8 WCH 400 2011 (sf 200); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014; 3 WIC 60 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 100/200 2014; 1 Asian Champs 100/200 2015. Served two-year doping suspension in 2012-2014 His younger brother Tosin Ogunode (born 1994) suddenly clocked 6.50 for 60m in January 2014 and is also hoping to gain Qatari citizenship; they are both based in Los Angeles and coached by Gentry Bradley (USA, 1 US 200 98) In 2015: 1 Tampa 100; 1 Arab 100/200; 1 Doha Emir Cup 100/200; 5 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Asian Champs 100/200; 2 Rabat 200

837 BRUINTJIES Henricho RSA 22y 36d 1993 9.97 9.97 -15 NR Co-holds the South African 100m record (with Akani Simbine) // 200 pb: 20.62 -15. 4 COM 4x100 2014 (ﬁrst leg, team went on to set a South African record 38.35); sf African Champs 100 2014 In 2015: 2 Pretoria 100/200; 3 Gauteng North 200; 3 South African Universities 100; 3 Potchefstroom Open 100; 1 Dakar Challenge 200 (3 100); 3 Namur 200; 2 Dessau 100; 1 Prague Odložil 100; 1 Bydgoszcz 200; 2 Hérouville 100; 1 Turku 100; 2 Velenje 100; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100 846 JOBODWANA Anaso RSA 23y 21d 1992 10.13 10.10 -13 Olympic & world ﬁnalist at 200m // 200 pb: 20.04 -15. 8 OLY 200 2012; 1 WSG 100/200 2013; 6 WCH 200 2013. Studying physiotherapy at Jackson State University in Mississippi In 2015: 1 Texas Relays 200; 1 Tempe 200; 1 South African 200; 1 Cayman Invitational 200; 2 Eugene Diamond 200; 2 Prague Odložil 100; 2 Oslo Diamond 200; 2 Lignano 100; 2 Lausanne Diamond 200; 1 Lucerne 200; 3 London Diamond 200; 2 Stockholm Diamond 200

856 SIMBINE Akani RSA 21y 334d 1993 9.97 9.97 -15 NR Co-holds the South African 100m record (with Henricho Bruintjies), set when winning the 2015 World Student Games ﬁnal 200 pb: 20.27 -15. sf WSG 200 2013; sf WCH 100 2013; 2013; 5 COM 200 (sf 100, 4 4x100 with South African record); 1 WSG 100 2015. 1 South African 100 2015. Student of Information Science at the University of Pretoria In 2015: 1 Pretoria 100/200 (Mar 7); 1 Pretoria 100/200 (Mar 14); 1 Gauteng North 100/200; 1 South African 100; 1 Stellenbosch 200; 2 Hengelo 100; 6 Rome Diamond 100; 4 New York Diamond 100; 2 Sopot 100; 1 Velenje 100; 1 WSG 100; 1 Karlstad 100/200

894 ADAMS Antoine SKN 26y 354d 1988 10.03 10.01 -13/14 Kittian and Nevisian record holder at 200m (replacing Kim Collins). Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m, thid at 2015 Pan-American Games 10.00w -14. 200 pb: 20.08 -14 (20.47 -15). qf COM 200 2010; 3 WCH 4x100 2011; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2011 (sf 200); sf OLY 100/200 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2013; 4 COM 100 2014 (sf 200); 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015 (1 4x100 ‘B’). Coach-Eric Francis (he is in the same training group as new Trinidadian sprint star Michelle-Lee Ahye) In 2015: Full indoor season, highlighted by 2nd place at New York Millrose Games 60; 1 San Marcos 100; 6 Texas Relays 100; 3 Florida Relays 100/200; 2 Austin 200; 3 San Marcos Classic 100/200; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200; 3 Ponce 100; 1 Kittian & Nevisian 200 (2 100); 2 Trinidadian 100 ‘B’ (dnf 200 ‘B’); 3 Pan-Am Games 100 (sf 200); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (1 4x100 ‘B’)

895 COLLINS Kim SKN 39y 137d 1976 9.99 9.96 -14 NR Former World Champion. Now he’s the oldest man to have broken 10 seconds for 100 metres and has done so across a span of 15 years 9.92w -03. 200 pb: 20.08w -10, 20.20 -01. qf OLY 100 96; 7 OLY 100 2000 (sf 200); 1 Central American 100 2001/2003 ; =3 WCH 200 2001 (2009-qf); 1 COM 100 2002; 2 WCP 100 2002; 2 WIC 60 2003 (2008-2=); 1 WCH 100 2003 (97/99-ht, 2001-5, 2005-3, 2007-sf, 2009-qf, 2011-3); 6 OLY 100 2004 & 200 2008 (sf 100 2008); 3 WCH 4x100 2011; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2011. Coach/wife-Paula Collins He is back on his national team for the ﬁrst time since he was dropped by his Olympic committee from London 2012 because they said he ﬂouted team rules by leaving the athlete’s village without permission In 2015: Unbeaten in nine meetings indoors, including Birmingham; 4 Baie Mahault 100; 3 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 4 Doha Diamond 100; 6 Kingston All-Comers 2 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 5 Rome Diamond 100; 5ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 1 Kittian & Nevisian 100; 1 Sopot 100; 5 Paris Diamond 100; 6 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Bellinzona 100; 8 London Diamond 100 These are his 10th World Championships, previously every one in 1993-2011 but not 2013

896 LAWRENCE BJ SKN 25y 237d 1989 10.25 10.12 -12 Full name-Brijesh Sharmari Lawrence Anchored St Kitts & Nevis relay team to surprise bronze medals at 2011 World Championships 10.11w -14. 200 pb: 20.34 -14 (20.66 -15). qf COM 100 2010; 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2011; ht WCH 200 2011 (3 4x100); sf WIC 60 2012/2014; sf COM 100 2014 (ht 200); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015. Moved to USA in 1998. Former (American) footballer In 2015: 1 Las Vegas 100 (2 200); 4 Florida Relays 200 (5 100); 3 Tempe 100 (6 200); 7 Mt SAC Relays 100; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200; 2 Ponce 100 ‘B’; 2 Kittian & Nevisian 200 (3 100); 7ht Pan-Am Games 100; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (1 4x100 ‘B’)

901 TAQIMAMA Claytus SOL 22y 92d 1993 - -

907 DE BARROS Joao Manuel Pina STP 22y 88d 1993 10.93 10.93 -15 ht African Champs 100 2014 // In 2015: 6 Portuguese under-23 100

912 VANAN Jeffrey SUR 22y 242d 1992 10.28 10.28 -15 NR Full name-Jeffrey Danny Vanan Surinamer record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 21.30 -15. 4 South American 100 2015; sf WSG 100 2015. Student of Public Administration at Anton de Kom University of Suriname in Paramaribo In 2015: 1 Willemstad 100; 1 St-Laurent-Maroni 100; 4 South American 100; 8sf WSG 100 (5qf 200)

929 MOSA'ATI La Shondra David TGA 19y 97d 1996 11.54 11.54 -15 In 2015: 3ht Paciﬁc Games 100

933 TIEBEKABE Yendountien TOG 24y 215d 1991 10.69 10.60 -14 200 pb: 21.50 -14. sf African Champs 100 2014; ht WCH 200 2013 In 2015: 5 Bamako 100; 2 Reims 100 ‘B’; 4 Nivelles 100; 4 Bruay La Buissière 100; 6 Paris 100

937 BLEDMAN Keston TTO 27y 165d 1988 9.86 9.86 -12/15 Ran opening leg for Trinidad team which won Olympic sprint relay silver in 2008 and 2012 (upgraded from bronze after Tyson Gay’s disqualiﬁcation) 9.94w -15. 200 pb: 20.73 -08. 3 World Youth 100 2005; 7 WJC 100 2006; 1 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 2 OLY 4x100 2008/2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100 2013 (2007-ht); sf COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2015. 1 Trinidadian 100 2012/2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in ﬁnal In 2015: 2 Florida Relays 200; 1 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville 100; 7 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Ponce 100; 5ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 2 New York Diamond 100; 1 Trinidadian 100; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 5 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 (3 4x100)

944 SORRILLO Rondell TTO 29y 212d 1986 10.16 10.03 -12 World 200m ﬁnalist in 2011 // 9.99w -13. 200 pb: 20.16 -11 (20.46 -15). 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2008/2009; qf OLY 200 2008; 7 WCH 200 2011; sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200); 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 2014; sf COM 200 2014 (3 4x100). 1 NCAA 200 2010 (2 100). 1 Trinidad 200 2009 In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 200 ‘B’ (2 100); 7 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Trinidadian 200 (3 100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 (sf 200)

958 HARVEY Jak Ali TUR 26y 138d 1989 10.03 10.03 -15 TRANSFEREE – Formerly Jacques Harvey JAM, 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 (just in time for him to become Balkan 100m Champion on August 1) 200 pb: 20.44 -13 (20.72w/20.82 -15). 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 1 WSG 100 2011; 1 Balkan 100 2015. 7 Jamaican 100 2010/2011 (2012-8) In 2015: 6 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 7 Gainesville 200; 7 Clermont Elite 2 100; 1 Mersin 200 (2 200); 1 European Clubs Cup 100 (2 200); 3 Montverde 100; 1 Hilversum 100; 4 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Kortrijk 100 (2 200); 1 Lucerne 100 ‘B’; 1 Bellinzona 100 ‘B’; 1 Erzurum 100; 1 Balkan 100

962 ETIMONI Timuani TUV 23y 311d 1991

963 SALMEIN Naseib UAE 27y 34d 1988 10.73 10.73 -15 The 10.17 for him in Dubai on June 5, 2015 is being regarded by most statisticians as a hand-time (therefore 10.2) 200 pb: 20.84 -15 In 2015: 1 Dubai 100; 4 Plovdiv 100; 3 Soﬁa 200; 1 Stara Zagora 200; 2 Stockholm Diamond 200 ‘B’; 1 Granollers 200 997 BROMELL Trayvon USA 20y 42d 1995 9.84 9.84 -15 Full name-Trayvon Jaquez Bromell In 2014 at 18 years 338 days, he became the youngest ever to run a sub-10 second 100m legally 9.76w -15. 200 pb: 19.86w, 20.03 -15. 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2013; 2 WJC 1002014 (1 4x100). 1 US junior 100 2013/2014; 1 NCAA 100 2014 & indoor 200 2015. Student of ﬁlm and digital media at Baylor University In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor 200 (dq/ht 60 false start); 1 Texas Relays 100; 1 Baylor Invitational 200; 1 Waco 100; 1 Austin 200; 1 Ames ‘Big 12’ 100/200; 2 NCAA 100 (3 200); 2 US 100; dq Monaco Diamond 100 (false start) (1 4x100); 1 Chiba Juntendo 100

1017 GATLIN Justin USA 33y 192d 1982 9.74 9.74 -15 Former World & Olympic Champion, but now faster than ever // 200 pb: 19.57 -15. 1 WIC 60 2003/2012; 1 OLY 100 2004 (2 4x100, 3 200); 1 WCH 100/200 2005; sf WCH 100 2011 (dnf 4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012 (2 4x100); 2 WCH 100/4x100 2013.1 NCAA 100/200 2001/2002. 1 US 100/200 2005 & 100 2012/2013. Suspended for two years after testing positive for amphetamines at the 2001 US Junior Championships, the IAAF agreed to early reinstatement in July 2002. In 2006 before equalling world 100m record of 9.77 he failed a doping control for Testosterone and was then banned for four years to July 2010 Unbeaten in 19 races in 2014 (including one heat) and so far in 2015 In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 1 Tampa 200 (20.10w); 1 Penn Relays 4x100; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (dq 4x200); 1 Doha Diamond 100 (9.74); 1 Eugene Diamond 200 (19.68); 1 Rome Diamond 100 (9.75); 1 US 200 (19.57); 1 Székesfehérvár 100 (10.02); 1 Lausanne Diamond 100 (9.75); 1 Monaco Diamond 100 (9.78) / 4x100

1018 GAY Tyson USA 33y 12d 1982 9.87 9.69 -09 NR Former World Champion // 9.68w -08 (9.85w -15). 200 pb: 19.58 -09. 400 pb: 44.89 -10. 4 WCH 200 2005; 1 WCP 100/4x100 2006; 1 WCH 100/200/4x100 2007; sf OLY 100 2008 (dnf/ht 4x100); 2 WCH 100 2009; dq OLY 100/4x100 2012 Failed three doping control tests up to June 23, 2013 but then provided conﬁdential “substantial assistance” to the US Anti-Doping Agency. Therefore under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Code he became eligible for a reduction of the otherwise applicable two-year suspension and so was declared ineligible for one year to June 22, 2014. Having further admitted using a prohibited substance from July 15, 2012, all his results from that date were annulled including his performances at the London Olympics In 2015: 2 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (third leg for team which beat Jamaica); 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 New York Diamond 100; 1 US 100; 3 Lausanne Diamond 100; 2 Monaco Diamond 100 (1 4x100)

1054 RODGERS Mike USA 30y 119d 1985 9.88 9.85 -11 2010 World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m // 9.80w -14 (9.86w -15). 200 pb: 20.24 -09 (20.63 -15). sf WCH 100 2009; 2 WIC 60 2010 (2008 -4); 6 WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014. 1 US 100 2009/2014; 1 US indoor 60 2008/2010/2011. His younger sister Alishea Usery was 2009 US Junior Champion at 400m. Coach-Darryl Woodson He has been wearing his trademark headbands since college, when he needed them to keep his dreadlocks in place. He also owns more than 200 baseball caps and a 55-gallon tank of tropical fish at his home in St. Louis In 2015: Best of 6.52 for 60m indoors, but he was disqualified for a false start in Birmingham; 2 Florida Relays 200 ‘C’; 3 Austin 200; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (first leg for team which beat Jamaica); 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 2 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Beijing Challenge 100; 2 Eugene Diamond 100; 3 Rome Diamond 100; 3 Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 US 100; 3 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 4 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Madrid 100; 2 London Diamond 100; (Twelve big 100m finals already for him this year, nine of them sub-10)

1068 YOUNG Isiah USA 25y 228d 1990 10.00 9.99 -13 9.82w -15. 200 pb: 19.75w -15, 19.86 -13 (19.95 -15). sf OLY 200 2012; sf WCH 200 2013. 1 US 200 2013 (originally second to Tyson Gay, but Gay’s results in that period are annulled). Training partner of Justin Gatlin In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont 200 (Apr 18); 1 Penn Relays 4x100; dq IAAF Relays 4x200; 1 Clermont Elite 2 100/200; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 100/200; 4 Eugene Diamond 200; 1 Montverde 100; 2 US 200 (4 100); 2 Székesfehérvár 100; 3 Lausanne Diamond 200 (7 100)

1075 MENTO Womel Brandy VAN 18y 35d 1997 11.24 11.24 -15 6 Paciﬁc Games 200 2015 (ht 100)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST 1.....9.58...... Usain Bolt JAM...... 2009 1.....9.74...... Justin Gatlin USA =2...9.69...... Tyson Gay USA...... 2009 2.....9.81...... Asafa Powell JAM ...... 9.69...... Yohan Blake JAM...... 2012 3.....9.84...... Trayvon Bromell USA 4.....9.72...... Asafa Powell JAM...... 2008 =4...9.86...... Keston Bledman TTO 5.....9.74...... Justin Gatlin USA...... 2015 ...... 9.86...... Jimmy Vicaut FRA 6.....9.78...... Nesta Carter JAM...... 2010 =6...9.87...... Tyson Gay USA 7.....9.79...... Maurice Greene USA...... 1999 ...... 9.87...... Usain Bolt JAM 8.....9.80...... Steve Mullings JAM...... 2011 8.....9.88...... Mike Rodgers USA 9.....9.82...... Richard Thompson TTO...... 2014 =9...9.91...... Femi Ogunode QAT =10.9.84...... Donovan Bailey CAN...... 1996 ...... 9.91...... Nickel Ashmeade JAM ...... 9.84...... Bruny Surin CAN...... 1999 ...... 9.84...... Trayvon Bromell USA...... 2015

49 Entrants Men’s 800 Metres NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

150 KHAIRANDESH Wais Ibrahim AFG 24y 234d 1990 1:57.61 1:55.91 -13 NR Afghan record holder // In 2015: 7 Portland

152 BENMAHDI Khalid ALG QBR 26y 302d 1988 1:46.06 1:46.06 -15 3 French indoor 2014 In 2015: 1 Algiers; 1 Colmar; 2 Montgeron; 1 Vénissieux; 2 Oordegem Putbos; 2 Montbéliard; 1 Huelva; 1 Mulhouse 400; 4 Halluin; 6 Velenje; 1 La Roche-sur- Yon; 2 Castres; 3 Ninove; 3 Leuven

156 HATHAT Yassine ALG 24y 22d 1991 1:45.79 1:45.79 -15 1500 pb: 3:36.54 -15. 4 Mediterranean Games 800 2013; 11 African Champs 1500 2014. 1 Algerian 800 2014 In 2015: 3 Prague Odložil 1500; 8 Rabat 1500; 2 Carquefou 1500; 1 Algiers 800; 4 Kortrijk 800; 2 Algiers 1500

159 MAKHLOUFI Taouﬁk ALG 27y 113d 1988 1:45.17 1:43.53 -14 2012 Olympic Champion at 1500m (when he clocked 25.1 for the 200m section between 1200m & 1400m) 1500 pb: 3:28.75 -15. sf WCH 1500 2009/2011; 1 African Games 800 2011 (3 1500); 1 African Champs 800 2012; 1 OLY 1500 2012. At WXC: 2007-82J. 1 Algerian 800 2010. Born-Souk Ahras ALG, now based in Angers, France where his coach is Philippe Dupont (who also coaches steeplechaser Mahiedine Mekhissi) In 2015: 3 Eugene Diamond 800; 1 Tomblaine 1000 (2:13.08 for fourth world all-time); 4 Paris Diamond 1500; 2 Monaco Diamond 1500

180 RALPH Joshua AUS 23y 298d 1991 1:45.79 1:45.79 -15 2014 Australian Champion at 800m // 400 pb: 46.34 -13 (47.75 -15). ht COM 800 2014. 1 Australian 800 2014 (2015-3). Physiotherapy student, also works part- time in Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents. Coach Phil Moore In 2015: 6 Adelaide; 2 New South Wales State 400; 4 Melbourne Challenge; 3 Australian; 3 IAAF Relays 4x800; 2 Nivelles; 6 Cork City; 1 Liège ‘B’; 6 Heusden ‘B’; 1 Ninove; 1 Kuortane

181 RISELEY Jeff AUS 28y 283d 1986 1:44.99 1:44.48 -12 5x Australian Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:32.93 -09 (3:36.87 -15). 1000 pb: 2:16.09 -14. ht WCH 800 2007; ht OLY 1500 2008/2012; sf WCH 1500 2009 (2011-ht); 5 COM 800/1500 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 800 2015. 1 Australian 1500 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 800 2015). 1.94 tall, he claims to have high jumped two metres. Coach-Andrew Russell In 2015: 1 Newcastle 1500; 1 Adelaide 800; 2 Sydney Classic 1500; 2 Melbourne Challenge 800; 1 Australian 800/1500 (the ﬁrst to win that double since Simon Doyle 1991); 3 Tomblaine 800; 1 Lignano 800; 3 Karlstad 800; 1 Dublin Morton Mile

212 GAKEME Antoine BDI 23y 240d 1991 1:44.09 1:44.09 -15 1500 pb: 3:44.77 -15. sf WCH 2013; 7 African Champs 2014. At 2013 World Championships he front ran his heat (50.71) to end up with 1:46.70, six seconds quicker than the previous best reported for him. Then improved to 1:45.39 in semis In 2015: 1 Castellón; 1 Elche; 1 Castellón; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 Montreuil; 1 Spanish Clubs; 2 Tomblaine; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 2 Madrid

234 TUKA Amel BIH 24y 224d 1991 1:42.51 1:42.51 -15 NR Bosnian & Herzegovinian record holder at 400m & 800m Surprise European ﬁnalist in 2014, then an even bigger surprise to progress to 1:42.51 in 2015 400 pb: 47.19 -13 (47.35 -15). 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ECH 2014 (2012-sf); 1 Balkan indoor 2015. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering. Coached in Italy (Verona) by Gianni Ghidini (who also advised the Beijing Olympic Champion Wilfred Bungei) In 2015: 1 Balkan indoor; 4ht EIC; 1 Bosnian & Herzegovinian teams; 1 Salzburg; 1 Zenica; 2 Huelva; 1 Bosnian & Herzegovinian/800; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 1 Velenje; 1 Madrid; 1 Monaco Diamond (1:42.51 to beat very Nijel Amos, Ayanleh Souleiman, Adam Kszczot, Mohammed Aman etc); 1 Bellinzona; 1 Kragujevac

241 AMOS Nijel BOT 21y 159d 1994 1:42.66 1:41.73 -13 NR Full name-Nijel Carlos Amilﬁtano Amos World #1 in 2014 with three Diamond League wins and golds at the Commonwealth Games & African Championships 400 pb: 45.56 -14 (45.74 -15). 200 pb: 21.34 -15. 5 World Youth 2011; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 1 WJC 2012; 2 OLY 2012; 1 WSG 2013; 1 COM 2014; 1 African Champs 2014. Coach-Jean Verster (same as Andre Olivier, with whom he trains in Potchefstroom) In 2015: 6 Potchefstroom Open; 2 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Sopot; 1 Erlangen 200/400; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond

248 ABRÃO Cleiton BRA 25y 347d 1989 1:47.91 1:45.59 -14 Full name-Cleiton Cezario Abráo // 5 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Brazilian 2014 In 2015: 2 São Paulo (Mar 21); 2 São Paulo (Apr 5); 1 São Bernardo do Campo ‘B’ (Apr 18); 2 São Paulo State; 3 Brazilian; 3 Rehlingen; 4 Dessau; 10 Regensburg Sparkassen; 2 São Bernardo do Campo (Jul 11); 5 Pan-Am Games

290 ROTICH Abraham BRN 21y 329d 1993 1:45.33 1:43.13 -12 TRANSFEREE – Kenyan origin, cleared by the IAAF to represent Bahrain from April 1, 2014 Full name-Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 1000 pb: 2:17.08 -12. 1500 pb: 3:49.5 -14. Set a short-lived Kenyan junior record of 1:43.13 in 2012. 2 Arab 2013 (2015-8); dq Asian Games 2014 (originally ﬁnished third but had run out his lane on the ﬁrst bend) In 2015: 1 Nairobi; 8 Arab; 2 Beijing Challenge; 4 Sopot; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Liège; 2 Heusden

360 RODRIGUEZ Raﬁth COL 26y 81d 1989 1:45.53 1:44.31 -11 NR Full name-Raﬁth Rodriguez Lleneres 3x South American Champion & Colombian record holder at 800m & co-holder at 400m 400 pb: 45.62 -14. 1500 pb: 3:42.75 -14. ht WJC 2008; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 1 South American 2011/2013/2015 (2014-2); sf WCH 2011; sf WIC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 1 Ibero-American 2014; 3 South American 1500 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-9). 1 Colombian 2010/2011/2013/2014 (1 400 2011) In 2015: 1 Santiago de Chile; 1 Kawasaki; 1 Cartagena; 2 Ponce; 1 South American; 3 Heusden; 2 Pan-Am Games

401 BUBE Andreas DEN 28y 39d 1987 1:45.78 1:44.89 -12 (Bube pronounce “Boo-bay”) 2012 European silver, then a close fourth in 2014 400 pb: 46.48 -09. 200 pb: 21.68 -07. 400H pb: 52.41 -08. sf WJC 400H 2006; ht EIC 400 2009 & 800 2011/2013; sf WCH 2011; 2 ECH 2012 (2010-ht, 2014 -4); ht OLY 2012. 1 Danish 400H 2003/2006/2007 (1 400 2006/2009, 1 800 2010/2011); 1 Danish indoor 200 2009 & 800 2011/2012/2013/2015 In 2015: 9 Hengelo; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 2 Sollentuna; 2 Boissano; 2 Cork City; dnf Kortrijk; 3 Bellinzona; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Copenhagen; 1 Danish 405 SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI 22y 260d 1992 1:42.97 1:42.97 -15 NR 2014 World Indoor Champion. 2014 African Champion. 2013 World 800m bronze 1500 pb: 3:29.58 -14 (3:30.17 -15). Mile pb: 3:47.32 -14 (3:51.10 -15). 5000 pb: 13:17.97 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 6 African Games 1500 2011; 3 WCH 800 2013 (sf 1500); 1 Francophone Games 2013; 1 WIC 2014 (2012-5); 1 African Champs 2014 (2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. Born-Somalia, came to Djibouti in 2008. Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to 3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships. Coach-Jama Aden In 2015: 1 Arab 5000; 1 Doha Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond Mile; 4 Oslo Diamond Mile; 1 Catalan 800; 3 Monaco Diamond 800; 3 London Diamond Mile; 1 Stockholm Diamond 1500

438 LÓPEZ Kevin ESP 25y 70d 1990 1:45.25 1:43.74 -12 NR Full name-Kevin López Yerga Spanish record holder & 9xchampion (5 out + 4 in) 1500 pb: 3:38.30 -13. 400 pb: 46.90 -13. ht World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 6 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-sf); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2011-3, 2015-sf); sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 5 ETCh 2014 (2013/2015-8). 1 Spanish 2010/2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015). His father named him after the 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 3sf EIC; 11 Rome Diamond; dnf Huelva 1500; 8 ETCh; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 4 Madrid; 1 Spanish; 3 Monachil

458 AMAN Mohammed ETH 21y 223d 1994 1:43.56 1:42.37 -13 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Full name-Mohammed Aman Geleto // 1000 pb: 2:15.75 -14. Mile pb: 3:57.14 -11. 1 Falkirk Cup 2009 (apparently aged 15); dq African Junior 2009 (won it, but he was proved to be underage); 1 African junior 2011; 2 World Youth 2011; 1 WIC 2012/2014; 6 OLY 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-8); 2 African Champs 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. In Milan 2011 became the ﬁrst and only man to defeat David Rudisha at 800m since 2009, and he did so again in Zurich 2012 (He has never raced at 400m, but says his personal best in training is 46.0 - twice - with 10 minutes recovery between the two runs) He has been living and training in Portland (Oregon) with the group of Mark Rowland In 2015: 9 Doha Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 2 Montreuil 1000; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 8 Monaco Diamond

475 UMAR Jena ETH QBR 19y 240d 1995 1:46.07 1:46.07 -15 6 African junior 2013; 5 WJC 2014 (2012-sf). 1 Ethiopian 2014 In 2015: 4 Mondeville; 4 Salzburg; 1 Decines; 1 Montbéliard; 5 Velenje; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen

490 BOSSE Pierre-Ambroise FRA 23y 101d 1992 1:43.88 1:42.53 -14 NR French record holder // 8 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ECH 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (First to last in ﬁnal 200m); 2 ETCh 2015 (2013/2014-4). 1 French 2012/2014/2015. His real name is Bossé but is adamant that people write “Bosse” (no accent) and pronounce it “Boss”. Coach-Bruno Gajer In 2015: 4 Doha Diamond; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 1000; 7 Rome Diamond; 3 New York Diamond; 2 ETCh; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 French; 10 Monaco Diamond; 6 London Diamond

533 LANGFORD Kyle GBR 19y 200d 1996 1:45.78 1:45.78 -15 New European Junior Champion // 400 pb: 48.17 -14 (48.55 -15). 3 World Youth 2013; 8 WJC 2014; 1 EJC 2015. 1 UK 2015; 1 English junior 2015. Coach- George Harrison In 2015: 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 1 English junior; 1 UK; 1 EJC; 7 London Diamond (1:45.78, third on British all-time list for juniors after Sharpe 1:45.64 & Ovett 1:45.77)

537 RIMMER Michael GBR 29y 199d 1986 1:45.67 1:43.89 -10 7x UK Champion & 2010 European silver // 400 pb: 48.81 -15. 1500 pb: 3:38.91 -11. 4 World Youth 2003 (2001-sf); 8 WJC 2004; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2004; 8 EJC 2005; 2 ECP 2007; sf WCH 2007/2009/2013 (2011-ht); sf OLY 2008 (2012-ht); 2 ETCh 2010; 2 ECH 2010 (2006-8, 2014-ht); ht EIC 2013; 7 COM 2014. 1 AAA 800 2006 & UK 800 2007/2008/2009/2010/2013/2014. Coach-Jon Bigg He has been in the top three at the AAA or UK Championships for ten years in succession In 2015: 6 Sopot; 2 UK; 1 Stretford; 6 Madrid; 3 Lucerne; 5 London Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond

566 SCHEMBERA Robin GER 26y 323d 1988 1:45.48 1:45.48 -15 7x German Champion (4 in + 3 out). His mum was fourth at the European Indoor Championships, he was ﬁfth 6 World Youth 2005; sf WJC 2006; 3 ECP 2007 (2008-4); 1 EJC 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; ht WCH 2009; 4 ETCh 2010 (2015-7); dnf EIC 2011 (injured when another runner fell); 5 EIC 2015. 1 German 2008/2009/2013 (1 indoor 2008/2010/2013/2015). Son of former East German 800m runner Katrin Wuhn (4 EIC 1500 1987). Coach-Adi Zaar In 2015: 1 German indoor; 5 EIC; 5 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 2 Hengelo; 1 Dessau; 7 ETCh; 2 German

573 AMANKWAH Alex GHA 23y 171d 1992 1:45.91 1:45.91 -15 6 NCAA indoor 2015, representing University of Alabama. Born-Ghana, his family emigrated to the USA In 2015: 6 NCAA indoor; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Norman; 1 Louisiana State Invitational; 4 Starkville Southeastern Conference

600 ENGLISH Mark IRL 22y 156d 1993 1:45.49 1:44.84 -13 2014 European bronze, 2015 European indoor silver // 5 WJC 2012; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 3 ECH 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 EIC 2015; 8 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Irish 2011/2014/2015 & indoor 2011/2013/2015. he is only 0.02 short of David Matthews’s Irish 800m outdoor record of 1:44.82 which has stood since 1995. Coach-Nic Bideau In 2015: 1 Irish indoor; 2 EIC; 5 Hengelo; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 New York Diamond; 2 ETCh 1st League; 3 Cork City; 8 under-23 ECH; 4 London Diamond; 1 Irish

606 AKKAR Adnan Taees IRQ 35y 149d 1980 - 1:45.88 -10 NR Iraqi record holder at 800m & 1500m. 2014 Asian Games Champion at 800m 1500 pb: 3:42.50 -14 (3:51.0 -15). 2 Asian Champs 1500 2005 (6 800); 9 Asian Indoor Champs 1500 2006; 3 Asian Indoor Games 800 2009; 3 Asian Champs 800 2009 (7 1500); 2 Asian Games 800 2010 (10 1500); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 800 2012; ht OLY 800 2012; 1 Asian Games 800 2014 (was originally only fourth in the race, but the three men ahead of him were disqualiﬁed for obstruction or lane infractions) (3 1500) In 2015: 2 Baghdad 1500

610 BENEDETTI Giordano ITA 26y 91d 1989 1:45.07 1:44.67 -13 9x Italian Champion (5 in + 4 out) 2015 European Team Championships winner, ahead of the favourites Bosse and Kszczot 400 pb: 47.64 -13 (48.55 -15). 6 WJC 2008; 8 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf ECH 2010/2014; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; ht EIC 2013; sf WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014; 1 ETCh 2015 (2010-8, 2013-5, 2014-3). 1 Italian 2011/2012/2014/2015 & indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Milan 1000; 1 Trento; 5 Kawasaki; 3 European Clubs Cup; 8 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 1 Italian; 6 Stockholm Diamond

685 KIPKETER Alfred KEN 18y 237d 1996 1:44.07 1:43.95 -14. 2013 World Youth Champion, 2014 World Junior Champion // 1 World Youth 2013; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 1 WJC 2014. 1 Kenyan youth 2013 & junior 2014 In 2015: 2 Nairobi; dq/ IAAF Relays 4x800 (chageover); 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Beijing Challenge; 4 Eugene Diamond; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 9 Monaco Diamond; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial 701 CHERUIYOT Ferguson KEN 25y 264d 1989 1:43.60 1:42.84 -14 Full name-Ferguson Rotich Cheruiyot // sf WCH 2013; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 4 COM 2014; 4 African Champs 2014. 2 Kenyan 2013. Ex-high jumper (pb 2.01 -10), started running seriously only in 2013. Disqualified after he ran out of his lane in 2013 World Championship semi-final (but wouldn’t have qualified anyway). At age 12 (he says), he changed his first name from Simon to Ferguson in honour of Alex Ferguson, the former manager of Manchester United (an English professional football club) – “they cannot stop winning and that is why I chose to be known as Ferguson” In 2015: 1 Nairobi ‘B’; 2 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 2 Doha Diamond; 9 Eugene Diamond; 5 Rome Diamond; 4 Rabat; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial

702 RUDISHA David KEN 26y 246d 1988 1:43.58 1:40.91 -12 NR Full name-David Lekuta Rudisha 2012 Olympic Champion when he also broke the world record, but missed most of 2013 with a knee injury 400 pb: 45.50 -10. 1 WJC 2006 (4 4x400); 1 African junior 2007; 1 African Champs 2008/2010; sf WCH 2009; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 OLY 2012 (world record 1:40.91 – 23.5 at 200m, 49.28 at 400m, 1:14.30 at 600m); 2 COM 2014. 1 Kenyan 2009/2010. His father Daniel Rudisha anchored Kenya to silver medals in the 1968 Olympic 4x400m (with a 44.0 split). Married Elizabeth Naayu in Nairobi on December 17, 2010 (his 22nd birthday). Coach-Colm O’Connell In 2015: 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Melbourne Challenge; dnf Ostrava Golden Spike (muscle spasm); 1 New York Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 2 London Diamond; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial

712 HAJDARI Musa KOS 27y 314d 1987 1:48.79 1:47.4 -14 NR Kosovan record holder In 2015: 2 Bar; 6 Oordegem IFAM ‘B’; 6 Lokeren; 1 Oordegem Putbos This is Kosovo’s ﬁrst appearance at a World Championships since they became the 214th member of the IAAF in April

713 AL-DARAN Ali Saad KSA 25y 126d 1990 1:45.57 1:45.57 -15 Second in 2007 World Youth Championship 800m // 400 pb: 47.11 -08. sf WJC 800 2008 (ht 2006); 2 World Youth 800 2007; 4 Asian Champs 800 2007; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 4x400 2008; sf WJC 800 2008 In 2015: 1 Fullerton; 1 San Diego; 1 Qatif; 2 Arab; 5ht IAAF Relays 4x400; 4 Huelva; 3 Lignano; 3 Kortrijk; 2 Ninove; 1 Leuven

730 BELHANBEL Nader MAR 21y 51d 1994 1:44.64 1:44.64 -15 sf World Youth 2011; 3 African junior 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013 In 2015: 3 Arab; 1 Montgeron; 1 Tourcoing; 2 Salzburg; 3 Rabat; 1 Bilbao; 3 Sollentuna; 1 Sopot; 5 Catalan

733 EL GUESSE Abdellatif MAR 22y 175d 1993 1:45.78 1:45.78 -15 2015 World Student Games silver // Student of Philosophy from Marrakech In 2015: 2 Moroccan; 9 Rabat; 2 WSG

734 EL MANAOUI Amine MAR 23y 274d 1991 1:45.76 1:44.96 -13 2007 World Youth bronze // 3 World Youth 2007; 7 WJC 2008 (2010-sf); 3 Pan-Arab 2011; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 8 African Champs 2014 In 2015: 7 Arab; 5 Rehlingen; 1 Moroccan; 2 Rabat; 1 Lisbon; 2 Bellinzona

753 ETÈS Brice MON 31y 131d 1984 1:48.22 1:47.03 -08 NR Ex-France, became eligible to compete for Monaco from 2010. Monegasque record holder (1:47.61 in 2010) 1 Small States Games 2005/2007/2011 (2009-4, 2013/2013-2); ht WIC 2010/2012/2014; sf ECH 2010 (2012-ht); ht EIC 2011/2013/2015; dq ht OLY 2012 (out of lane) In 2015: dnf/ht French indoor; 6ht EIC; 2 Small States of Europe Games (4 1500); 6 ETCh 3rd League; 2 Roanne; 7ht French; 11 Monaco Diamond; 4 La Roche-sur-Yon; 10 Ninove ‘B’

762 KUPERS Thijmen NED 23y 321d 1991 1:45.28 1:45.28 -15 2014 World indoor ﬁnalist. 2015 European indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 1:45.68 -15. sf EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 WIC 2014; 6 ETCh 2014; ht ECH 2014. 1 Dutch 2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Hoorn; 6 Hengelo; 2 Nijmegen; 1 Leiden; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Nivelles; 1 Kortrijk; 4 Liège; 1 Heusden ‘B’; 4 Karlstad; 1 Dutch

797 KSZCZOT Adam POL 25y 353d 1989 1:43.45 1:43.30 -11 2014 European Champion by a large margin (0.74) // 1500 pb: 3:46.53 -10. 1000 pb: 2:15.72 -14. 400 pb: 46.51 -11. 3 EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 4 EIC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 EIC 2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, 2014-2, 2015-3); 6 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-sf); sf OLY 2012; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014 (1:44.8 anchor, the fastest of the race – he nearly caught the Kenyan winners); 1 ECH 2014 (2010-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Polish 2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoors 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014). Student of Science Management at the University of Łodz In 2015: 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (4 Distance Medley); 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Rabat; 3 ETCh; 1 Polish; 3 London Diamond; 1 Szczecin

798 KUCIAPSKI Artur POL 21y 238d 1993 1:45.21 1:44.89 -14 2014 European silver. 2015 European under-23 gold // ht WJC 2012; 2 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Polish 2013 In 2015: 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 600; 3 Dessau; 5 Biala Podlaska; 9 Rome Diamond; 3 Montreuil; 5 Rabat; 2 Sopot; 1 under-23 ECH; 3 Polish; 3 Szczecin

799 LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL 28y 69d 1987 1:43.72 1:43.72 -15 Fourth in the last two World Championship 800m ﬁnals. European Champion outdoors in 2010 & indoors in 2015 1500 pb: 3:37.37i , 3:38.19 -14 (3:38.68i -15). 7 EJC 1500 2005; 4 WJC 800 2006; 8 WSG 800 2007; 2 ECP 800 2008; sf OLY 800 2008/2012; 3 ETCh 800 2010; 1 ECH 800 2010 (2014-5); 1 World Military Games 800 2011; 4 WCH 800 2011/2013 (2009-8); dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; 4 EIC 1500 2013; dq WIC 800 2014; 1 EIC 800 2015 (2009-6, 2011-2); 2 ETCh 1500 2015 (201403). At WXC: 2006-90 short. 1 Polish 2011 & indoor 2015 (1 1500 2008/2010). Coach/brother-Tomasz Lewandowski In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 800; 1 EIC 800; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (4 Medley Relay); 1 Hengelo 800; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 1000; 6 Rome Diamond 800; 3 Birmingham Diamond 800; 2 ETCh 1500; 5 Lausanne Diamond 800; 6 Monaco Diamond 800; 2 Polish 800; 2 Szczecin 800

825 BALLA Abdulrahman Musaeb QAT 26y 155d 1989 1:43.82 1:43.82 -15 NR Twice Asian Champion // 400 pb: 46.44 -13. 3 Asian Games 2010; sf WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 Asian Champs 2013; sf WCH 2013; 1 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2014 (2010-2); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. Crossed the finish line second at the 2014 Asian Games final, but was disqualified for having broken from his lane too early on the first lap. In 2015: 1 Arab; 1 Doha Emir Cup; 8 Doha Diamond; 1 Asian Champs 800/4x400; 4 Sollentuna; 3 Catalan; 1 Lucerne; 1 Mataró; 1 Stockholm Diamond

828 HAIRANE Jamal QAT QBR 22y 87d 1993 1:46.16 1:46.16 -15 3 Asian junior 2013; sf WJC 2012; 6 Arab 1500 2013/2015; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; 3 Asian Games 2014; 7 Asian Champs 800 2015 In 2015: 2 Qatif 1500 (4 800); 6 Arab 1500; 3 Doha Emir Cup; 10 Doha Diamond; 7 Asian Champs 800; 1 Copenhagen; 2 Leuven

VAN RENSBURG Rynhardt RSA 23y 150d 1992 1:45.40 1:45.40 -15 858 2015 World Student Games bronze // 3 WSG 2015 (2013-6). 1 South African junior 2010/2011; 1 South African under-23 2012/2013/2014. Student of Marketing at Bloemfontein University of the Free State In 2015: 1 Pretoria; 1 Windhoek; 1 Potchefstroom; 2 South African; 1 Stellenbosch; 2 South African Universities; 1 Cape Town; 1 Huelva ‘B’; 2 Bilbao; 3 Sopot; 2 Velenje; 3 WSG 887 TOLOKONNIKOV Konstantin RUS 19y 176d 1996 1:45.76 1:45.76 -15 2013 World youth silver (where he made up a huge amount of ground to pass ﬁve men in the last 100m). 2015 European junior silver 2 World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014; 4 ETCh 2014; 2 EJC 2015. 1 Russian 2015. He is being compared with Yuriy Borzakovskiy (who is now the Russian Team Manager) In 2015: 1 Russian junior indoor; 3 Russian indoor; 3 Russian under-23 indoor; 1 Russian Teams; 4 ETCh; 2 EJC (1 4x400); 1 Russian

899 RUDOLF Žan SLO 22y 104d 1993 1:46.00 1:46.00 -15 NR Slovenian record holder // 400 pb: 47.37 -14. sf WJC 2010/2012; 7 Youth Olympic Games 1000 2010; 2 EJC 2011; sf ECH 2012 (2014-ht); ht EIC 2013/2015; 3 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Slovenian 2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2015) In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor; 4ht EIC; 1 Sentjur 600; 1 Domzale 400; 1 Bratislava; 1 Salzburg ‘B’; 3 European Clubs Cup 400 (4 800); 1 Celje; 1 Maribor; 3 Velenje; 3 under-23 ECH; 1 Slovenian; 1 Balkan; 6 Szczecin

915 REPČÍK Jozef SVK 29y 18d 1986 1:45.40 1:44.94 -08 NR Twice seventh in European Championship ﬁnals // 400 pb: 47.23 -08 (47.94 -15). 1 European Youth 2003; sf WJC 2004; 7 EJC 2005; sf ECH 2006; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; ht WCH 2007/2009/2013; 5 WSG 2007; sf WIC 2008; ht OLY 2008; 7 ECH 2012/2014 (2010-ht); sf EIC 2013 (2007-ht). 1 Slovak 2013/2015 (1 indoor 2010/2014/2015). Partner-1.85 high jumper Iveta Srnkova, their daughter Linda born on September 20, 2014 In 2015: 2 Chemnitz; 1 Slovak indoor; 4sf EIC; 7 Hengelo; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike 600; 2 Nitra 400; 5 Huelva; 1 Kladno (6 400); 2 ETCh 3rd League; 5 Sopot; 4 Velenje; 2 Lignano; 1 Slovak (2 400); 3 Copenhagen; 4 Szczecin

917 ALMGREN Andreas SWE 20y 70d 1995 1:45.59 1:45.59 -15 Full name-Karl Andreas Almgren 2014 World junior bronze // 400 pb: 48.33 -11 (48.38i -15). sf World Youth 2011; 3 WJC 2014; sf ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015. 1 Swedish 2014/2015. Coach-Urban Aruhn In 2015: 2 Swedish under-23 indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Sollentuna; 1 Boissano; 2 Liège; 5 Heusden; 2 Karlstad; 4 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Swedish

1040 LOXSOM Casimir USA 24y 157d 1991 1:44.92 1:44.92 -15 Second at 2014 US Championships, third in 2015 // 2 WJC 2010; 4 WSG 2011; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012. 2 NCAA indoors & out 2013; 2 US 2014; 1 US indoor 60 2015. Studied Communication, Arts and Science at Pennsylvania State University. Lithuanian heritage In 2015: 1 US indoor; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800; 1 Eagle Rock Hoka; 7 Ponce; 7 Portland ‘C’; 3 US; 10 London Diamond; 2 Portland

1043 MARTIN Ryan USA 26y 151d 1989 1:45.79 1:44.77 -12 2015 Pan-American Games bronze // 8 WSG 2011; 3 Pan-Am Games 2013; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 4 NCAA 2010/2012 (2011-8); 4 US Olympic Trial 2012; 5 US 2014/2015. Studied Business Economics and Art History at University of California-Santa Barbara. 1.86 tall In 2015: 5 Mt SAC Relays; 8 Drake Relays; 3 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational; 1 Eagle Rock Hoka ‘B’; 1 Concord; dnf New York Diamond; 5 US; 9 Catalan; 5 Liège; 3 Pan-Am Games; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean

1048 MURPHY Clayton USA 20y 176d 1995 1:45.59 1:45.59 -15 2015 Pan-American Games Champion // 1500 pb: 3:40.69 -15. 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 3 NCAA 2015 indoors & out; 4 US 2015. Student of Corporate Finance at the University of Akron He gets the chance to race in Beijing 2015 because the US Champion Nick Symmonds was dropped from the team after he refused to sign a contract from his federation requiring him to wear only their sponsor’s kit In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor; 1 Raleigh Relays 5000 ‘C’; 1 Mt SAC Relays 800 ‘B’/1500 ‘B’; 1 Drake Relays; 1 Austin 1500; 1 Muncie Mid-American Conference 800/1500; 3 NCAA; 4 US; 1 Pan-Am Games; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean

1058 SOWINSKI Erik USA 25y 243d 1989 1:44.84 1:44.58 -14 Twice US Indoor Champion // ht WIC 2014. 1 US indoor 2013/2014; 2 US 2015. Lives-Iowa City. Coach-Joey Woody (2 WCH 400H 2003) In 2015: 4 US indoor; 3 Mt SAC Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800; 3 Beijing Challenge; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Montreuil; 6 Rabat; 2 US; 2 Edmonton Classic; 6 Bellinzona; 8 London Diamond; 5 Stockholm Diamond

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST David Rudisha KEN...... 2012 1 .....1:42.51....Amel Tuka BIH....1:40.91.....1 2.....1:41.11....Wilson Kipketer DEN...... 1997 2.....1:42.66....Nijel Amos BOT =3...1:41.73....Sebastian Coe GBR...... 1981 3.....1:42.97....Ayanleh Souleiman DJI ...... 1:41.73....Nijel Amos BOT...... 2012 4.....1:43.34....Boris Berian USA 5.....1:41.77....Joaquim Cruz BRA...... 1984 5.....1:43.45....Adam Kszczot POL 6.....1:42.23....Abubaker Kaki SUD...... 2010 =6...1:43.56....Mohamed Aman ETH 7.....1:42.28....Sammy Koskei KEN...... 1984 ...... 1:43.56....Robert Biwott KEN 8.....1:42.34....Wilfred Bungei KEN...... 2002 8.....1:43.58....David Rudisha KEN 9.....1:42.37....Mohammed Aman ETH...... 2013 9.....1:43.60....Ferguson Cheruiyot KEN 10...1:42.47....Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS...... 2001 10...1:43.72....Marcin Lewandowski POL 11...1:42.51....Amel Tuka BIH...... 2015

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29 Entrants Men’s 10,000 Metres NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

214 ABDI Bashir BEL 26y 192d 1989 27:47.55 27:47.55 -15 Fourth in 2012 European 10,000m, ﬁfth in 2014. Born-Mogadishu (SOM) 5000 pb: 13:06.10 -15. 3000 pb: 7:40.44 -15. 1500 pb: 3:36.55 -14 (3:41.10 -15). 10,000 pb: 27:36.40 -14 (27:47.55 -15). 4 ECH 10,000 2012 (8 5000); 23 WCH 10,000 2013; 5 ECH 10,000 2014 (16 5000). At EXC: 2010-41u23, 2013-8 (team silver) In 2015: 1 Zandvoort 12K; 6 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 2 San Francisco 12K; 3 Oordegem IFAM 1500; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 5000; 9 Birmingham Diamond; 5 Huelva 5000; dnf Leiden 10,000; 1 ETCh 1st League 5000; 2 Heusden 5000; 6 London Diamond 3000

281 AYALEW Aweke BRN 22y 179d 1993 - 28:30 road TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin. Acquired Bahraini citizenship on February 13, 2013, cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from February 12, 2014 Full name-Aweke Ayalew Yimer 2014 Asian Cross Country Champion Half Mar pb: 63:01 -14. 5000 pb: 13:05.00 -13 (13:19.80 -15). 3000 pb: 7:49.09 -14. 1 Asian XC 2014; 50 World Half Mar 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014. At WXC: 2015-10 In 2015: 10 WXC; 3 Arab 5000; 11 Rome Diamond 5000; 7 Lausanne Diamond 5000

284 ELABBASSI El Hassan BRN 31y 129d 1984 27:25.02 27:25.02 -15 TRANSFEREE – Moroccan origin. Acquired Bahraini citizenship on August 13, 2013, cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from August 12, 2014 5000 pb: 13:33.95 -14. Half Mar pb: 61:09 -13. 1 Asian Games 10,000 2014; 1 Arab 10,000 2015; 1 Asian Champs 10,000 2015 In 2015: 15 WXC; 1 Arab 10,000; 7 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 1 Asian Champs 10,000

314 LEVINS Cam CAN 26y 146d 1989 27:07.51 27:07.51 -15 NR 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze at 10,000m // 5000 pb: 13:15.19 -13 (13:20.68 -15). 1500 pb: 3:36.88 -13 (3:54.12 -15). 1 North/Central American & Caribbean XC 2012; 11 OLY 10,000 2012 (14 5000); 3 COM 10,000 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 5000 2015. At WXC: 2011-55, 2013-41. 1 NCAA 5000/10,000 2012. 1 Canadian XC 2010/2011/2013 & 5000 2012/2013/2014. In 2012 he became the ﬁrst ever student from Southern Utah University to win a US Collegiate title. Graduated from that university in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. Coach-Alberto Salazar In 2015: 4 Eugene Diamond 10,000 Canadian record 27:07.51); 1 Portland 5000; 1 Canadian 5000 (6 1500); 5 Pan-Am Games 5000

AMLOSOM Nguse ERI 28y 284d 1986 27:50.14 27:28.10 -12 418 Full name-Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom (sometimes he competes as Tesfaldet, other times as Amlosom / Amlosem) 2014 African Champion at 10,000m Half Mar 59:39 -14 (59:55 -15). 5000 pb: 13:30.22 -15. 4 World Military Games 10,000 2011; 19 African XC 2012; 15 OLY 10,000 2012; 8 WCH 10,000 2013; 5 World Half Mar 2014; 1 African Champs 10,000 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014. At WXC: 2013-61 In 2015: 1 Huesca XC; 1 Trujillo XC; 3 Venlo Half Mar; 3 Yangzhou Half Mar; dq Eugene Diamond 10,000 (He crossed the line 8th in a personal best 27:26.53, but was disqualiﬁed for having stepped inside the kerb – so he needed to ﬁnd another 10,000m later in the summer in order to satisfy the Eritrean selectors); 3 New York Diamond 5000; 1 San Sebastián 10,000

422 MEDHIN Teklemariam ERI 26y 58d 1989 28:48.27 27:16.69 -12 Full name-Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslasie 2010 World Cross Country silver medallist, then bronze in 2013 Half Mar pb: 61:47 -14. 5000 pb: 13:04.55 -10. 12 WJC 5000 2006; 12 WCH 10,000 2009 (15 5000); 7 OLY 10,000 2012 (2008-32); dnf WCH 10,000 2103. At WXC: 2006-13J, 2007-14J, 2008-23, 2009-9, 2010-2, 2011-14, 2013-3, 2015-17 In 2015: 1 Seville XC; 1 Elgóibar XC; 17 WXC; dnf Eugene Diamond 10,000; dnf Huelva 5000; 8 San Sebastián 10,000

424 OSMAN Abrar ERI 21y 232d 1994 27:41.69 27:41.69 -15 Full name-Abrar Osman Adem 2010 Youth Olympic Champion at 3000m // 5000 pb: 13:14.00 -15. 3000 pb: 7:39.70 -13 (7:44.59 -15). 1 Youth Olympic Games 3000 2010; 3 World Youth 3000 2001; 2 WJC 5000 2012; ht OLY 5000 2012; 3 African Champs 5000 2014; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014. At WXC: 2013-18, 2015-13. 9 African XC 2014 In 2015: 1 Eritrean XC; 13 WXC; 9 Doha Diamond 3000; 1 Leiden 10,000; 1 Bottrop 5000

462 EDRIS Muktar ETH 21y 219d 1994 12:54.83 12:54.83 -14 Full name-Muktar Edris Awel (aka Muktar Idriss) The world’s fastest at 5000m in 2014 with 12:54.83 at Stockholm 5000 pb: 12:54.83 -14 (13:00.30 -15). 4 African junior 10,000 2011; 1 African junior XC 2012; 1 WJC 5000 2012; 7 WCH 5000 2013. At WXC: 2011-7J, 2013 -3J, 2015-3 In 2015: 6 Ethiopian XC; 1 San Vittore Olona XC; 3 WXC; 2 Dongio 10K; 6 Rome Diamond 5000; 1 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo); 5 Lausanne Diamond 5000

466 GEREMEW Mosinet ETH 23y 190d 1992 27:18.86 27:18.86 -15 Full name-Geremew Bayih Mosinet // 5000 pb: 13:17.41 -12. At WXC: 2010-16J, 2013-24. 1 ‘Great’ Ethiopian 10K 2011 In 2015: 1 R’as Al Khaimah Half Mar; 1 Yangzhou Half Mar; 1 Bangalore 10K; 3 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo)

469 MERGA Imane ETH 26y 309d 1988 27:17.63 26:48.35 -11 Full name-Imane Merga Jida 2011 World 10,00m bronze, he also collected the 5000m bronze, but was disqualified when it was noticed that on being boxed at the bell he took several strides inside the kerb at the start of the first bend 5000 pb: 12:53.58 -10 (12:59.04 -15). Half Mar pb: 59:56 -12. 1 World Athletics Final 5000 2009 (just one hundredth between first and third); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2010; 3 WCH 10,000 2011 (2009-4, 2013-12); 5 African Champs 10,000 2014. 1 French 10,000 2008; 3 Great North Run 2012. At WXC: 2007-7J, 2011-1, 2013-2 In 2015: 4 Doha Diamond 3000; 4 Rome Diamond 5000; 2 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo); 12 Lausanne Diamond 5000

473 TAKELE Adugna ETH 26y 176d 1989 27:19.34 27:19.34 -15 Full name-Adugna Takele Bekele (aka Bikila) // 10K pb: 27:30 -13. Half Mar pb: 60:14 -14. Marathon pb: 2:08:31 -14 (2:09:39 -15). 9 World Half Mar 2014 (team bronze); 4 African Champs 10,000 2014. 1 Ethiopian 10,000 2014; 2 Great Ethiopian Run 10K 2013 (2014-3) Marathons (2): 8 Frankfurt 2014, 9 Dubai 2015 In 2015: 9 Dubai; 5 Prague Half Mar; 4 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo) 516 FARAH Mohamed GBR 32y 151d 1983 26:50.97 26:46.57 -11 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Reigning Olympic, World & European Champion at 5000m & 10,000m 5000 pb: 12:53.11 -11 (13:11.77 -15). 3000 pb: 7:33.1i, 7:34.66 -15. 1500 pb: 3:28.81 -13 (3:28.93 -15). Mile pb: 3:56.49 -05. Half Mar: 59:32 -15. Marathon pb: 2:08:21 -14. 1 EJC 5000 2001; 2 under-23 ECH 5000 2003/2005; 9 COM 5000 2006; 2 ECH 5000 2006; 6 WCH 5000 2007 (2009-7); 6 WIC 3000 2008; 1 ECP 5000 2008; ht OLY 5000 2008; 1 EIC 3000 2009/2011 (2005-6, 2007-5); 1 ETCh 5000 2009/2010/2013; 1 ECH 5000/10,000 2010; 1 WCH 5000 2011; 4 WIC 3000 2012; 1 ECH 5000 2012; 1 OLY 5000/10,000 2012; 1 WCH 10,000 2013 (2011-2); 1 ECH 10,000 2014. Born-Mogadishu (SOM), came to Britain in 1993 Marathons (2): dnf London 2013 (experimental run to 20K in 58:30); 8 London 2014 In 2015: 1 Birmingham Grand Prix 2M (world indoor best 8:03.40); 1 Lisbon spring Half Mar (European record 59:32); 2 Doha Diamond 3000; 1 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 1 Lausanne Diamond 5000; 4 Monaco Diamond (3:28.93, the second best ever by a Briton or European after his 3:28.81); 1 London Diamond 3000 (outdoor pb 7:34.66); “I answered everything that I can and it’s not in my control,” he has concluded in reference to June’s doping allegations regarding his coach, Alberto Salazar

545 GABIUS Arne GER 34y 152d 1981 27:43.93 27:43.93 -15 2012 European silver at 5000m // 5000 pb: 13:12.50 -13 (13:32.68 -15). 3000 pb: 7:35.43 -12. 1500 pb: 3:41.17 -14. 4 ECP 3000 2005 (2006-6); 9 EIC 3000 2007; 2 ECP 5000 2007; ht WCH 5000 2009/2013; 7 ETCh 3000 2010; 2 ECH 5000 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-12. 2014-7); 8 WIC 3000 2012 (2008-12); ht OLY 5000 2012; 1 ETCh 5000 2014 (2011-10, 2013-6). 1 German 5000 2007/2009/2010/2011/2013. At EXC: 2005-48. Self-coached (previously coached by Dieter Baumann) In 2015: 9 New York Half Mar; 302 Berlin Half Mar; 15 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 6 New York Diamond 5000; 5 Boston 10K

665 MURAYAMA Kenta JPN 22y 179d 1993 27:39.95 27:39.95 -15 His twin brother Kota Murayama is also an international distance runner (5000 pb: 13:19.62 -15). Their goal is to to compete together for Japan at the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Half Mar pb: 60:50 -14. 5000 pb: 13:34.53 -14 (13:53.81 -15) . 6 WJC 10,000 2012; 10 WSG 10,000 2013; 56 World Half Mar 2014. 1 Japanese Collegiate 5000 2011. Was at Komazawa University where he and his twin contributed to four successive National University Ekiden victories. Now they compete for the Asahi Kasei Corporation (producers of chemical products) In 2015: 2 Fukuoka XC; 13 Kumamoto 1500; 2 Hyogo Relays 10,000; 1 Nobeoka 10,000; 1 Kita-Kyushu 1500; 11 Japanese 10,000 (30 5000); 17 Kitami 5000

SHITARA Yuta JPN 23y 246d 1991 27:42.71 27:42.71 -15 670 Half Mar pb: 61:48 -12. 5000 pb: 13:34.68 -15. 20 WSG Half Mar 2013. 2 Japanese 10,000 2015 In 2015: 27 Marugame Half Mar; 3 Fukuoka XC; 8 Kumamoto 5000; 10 Hiroshima 5000; 16 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 2 Nobeoka 10,000; 12 Yokohama 5000; 2 Japanese 10,000; 22 Japanese 5000; 11 Heusden 5000 ‘B’

675 YOROIZAKA Tetsuya JPN 25y 154d 1990 28:18.53 27:38.99 -14 2010 World Universities Cross Country Champion // 5000 pb: 13:12.63 -15. 1 World University XC 2010. 5 Asian Champs 5000 2011; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2014; 7 Asian XC 2014. At WXC: 2010-73, 2011-84. 1 Japanese 10,000 2015 In 2015: 10 Kumamoto; 11 Hiroshima 5000; 1 Nobeoka 5000 ‘B’; 9 Yokohama 5000; 1 Japanese 10,000 (5 5000); 12 Heusden 5000

682 KAMWOROR Geoffrey KEN 22y 265d 1992 26:52.65 26:52.65 -15 Full name-Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor 2014 World Half Marathon Champion. 2015 World Cross Country Champion Marathon pb: 2:06:12 -12. Half Mar pb: 58:54 -13. 5000 pb: 13:12.23 -11. At WXC: 2011-1J. 1 World Half Mar 2014. 1 Kenyan 5000 2012 (but couldn’t make the final at their Olympic Trials later that month); 1 Kenyan Police 10,000 2013 & XC 2013/2014 Marathons (5): 3 Berlin 2012, 4 Rotterdam 2013, 3 Berlin 2013, 6 Tokyo 2014, 4 Berlin 2014. Also paced Berlin 2011 In 2015: 1 Nairobi XC; 2 Kenyan XC; 1 WXC; 1 Kisii 1500; 3 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 1 Kenyan 5000; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial 10,000 (27:11.89, a world best at high altitude) (He is reported as saying that he will start the world 10,000m final at a high pace to make sure that the title is not decided on a final sprint)

697 KAROKI Bedan KEN 25y today 1990 27:15.33 26:52.36 -14 Full name-Bedan (aka Bidan) Karoki Muchiri (so Muchiri might end up on his bib but he’s best known as Karoki) Fifth at 2012 Olympics after Farah, Rupp and the Bekeles 5000 pb: 13:15.25 -14 (13:21.26 -15). 2 African Games 10,000 2011; 5 OLY 10,000 2013; 6 WCH 10,000 2013. 1 Japanese 5000 2009/2011; 1 Stanford 10,000 2011; 2 Australian 10,000 2011. Came to Japan in 2007 to attend High School, now he competes for the competes for the S&B Foods team (Japan’s leading manufacturer of processed food. Helped pace 2011 Tokyo Marathon He’s been described as “the new Samuel Wanjiru” because of his Japanese connections In 2015: 1 Kenyan XC; 2 WXC; 6 Lausanne Diamond 5000; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial 10,000 (27:15.33 at altitude)

702 TANUI Paul KEN 24y 242d 1990 26:51.86 26:49.41 -14 Full name-Paul Kipngetich Tanui Second in 2011 World Cross Country Championships, thind in 2013 World 10,000m 5000 pb: 12:58.69 -15. 3 WCH 10,000 2013 (2011-9). 1 Kenyan XC 2010. At WXC: 2009-4J (wore borrowed shoes), 2010-8, 2011-2. In Japan he is based in Fukuoka and competes for the Kyudenko Corporation (a provider of engineering services). Former student at the Kisii Technical College In 2015: 7 San Juan ‘World’s Best’ 10K; 2 Kumamoto 5000; 3 Hiroshima 5000; 1 Kita-Kyushu 10,000; 2 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 2 Rome Diamond 5000; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial 10,000

852 MOKOKA Stephen RSA 30y 142d 1985 27:43.73 27:40.73 -12 20x South African Champion across three surfaces // Marathon pb: 2:08:33 -10. Half Mar pb: 60:47 -14. 5000 pb: 13:11.44 -15. 1500 pb: 3:38.55 -10. 9 WSG 10,000 2005; 8 World Half Mar 2009/2012 (2008-67, 2014-12); 2 WSG 10,000 2011 (2007-3); 13 WCH 10,000 2011 (2013-20); 8 African Champs 10,000 2012; 1 WSG 10,000 2013 (2 4000). At WXC: 2008-74, 2009-32, 2010-22, 2015-29. 1 South African 1500 2010, 5000 2013/2015, 10,000 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015, 10K 2009/2010/2015, 12K 2010/2015, Half Mar 2008/2009/2011/2012/2013, XC 2014. Lives-Pretoria, student of Sports Management at Tshwane University of Technology. Coach-Michael Seme. 50kg/1.57 tall Marathons (7): 4 Seoul 2010, 3 Pretoria 2011, 2 Shanghai 2011, 49 OLY 2012, 4 Shanghai 2012, 1 Shanghai 2013/2014. Also helped pace Ostu (Lake Biwa) 2010 & Beijing 2011 In 2015: 2 South African World Cross Trial XC; 1 Paulpietersburg Half Mar; 1 South African 10K; 1 Durban 10K; 1 Pretoria 5000 (3 800); 1 Gauteng North 1500/5000 (2 800); 29 WXC; 1 Cape Town Half Mar; 1 South African 5000/10,000 (his 19th & 20th South African titles); 1 South African Universities 10,000/Half Mar; 2 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; 1 Polokwane 10K; 14 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 3 Birmingham Diamond 5000; 7 Port Elizabeth Half Mar; 1 Polokwane 10K

927 JUMA Ismail TAN 24y 18d 1991 - 28:17 road No track 10,000m mark reported for him, but he qualiﬁes for Beijing on the stength of ninth place at the World Cross Country Championships 10K pb: 28:33 -13. Half Mar pb: 62:52 -15. At WXC: 2015-9 In 2015: 9 WXC KAYA Ali TUR 21y 123d 1994 27:24.09 27:24.09 -15 NR 960 TRANSFEREE – Formerly: Stanley Kiprotich Mukche (aka Stephen Kiprotich) KEN 2015 European Indoor Champion at 3000m 5000 pb: 13:00.31 -15. 3000 pb: 7:38.42i, 7:38.65 -15. 1 EJC 5000/10,000 2013; 3 ETCh 5000 2014 (8 3000); 3 ECH 10,000 2014 (9 5000); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014; 1 EIC 3000 2015; 1 under-23 ECH 5000/10,000 2015. At EXC: 2013-1J, 2014-2 Became a Turkish citizen on June 6, 2013 after having apparently lived permanently in Turkey from May 12, 2012 (although at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Rieti, a substitute suddenly appeared at the medal ceremony to collect his 5000m gold as Kaya had already returned to Kenya after having won that event and the 10,000m earlier in the week) In 2015: 4 Adana Half Mar (61:21); 1 EIC 3000; 1 Turkish 10,000; 2 Mersin 3000/5000; 7 Rome Diamond 5000; 1 under-23 ECH 5000/10,000; 7 Monaco Diamond 3000

964 CHEPTEGEI Joshua UGA 18y 342d 1996 27:27.57 27:27.57 -15 Full name-Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei 2014 World Junior Champion at 10,000m 5000 pb: 13:28.50 -15. 71 World University XC 2014 (at age 17 on home ground in Entebbe); 1 WJC 10,000 2014 (4 5000); dnf African Champs 10,000 2014; 1 African junior 10,000 2015. At WXC: 2015-11J In 2015: 5 Seville XC; 3 Elgóibar XC; 1 Ugandan junior XC; 1 African junior 10,000; 11 WXC-j; 8 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 1 Ugandan 5000

965 KIBET Moses UGA 24y 151d 1991 - 28:05.71 -14 5000 pb: 13:15.18 -11 (13:40.75 -15). ht WJC 1500 2008. 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 5000 2008; ht WCH 5000 2009; 4 WJC 5000 2010; ht WCH 5000 2011; 6 African XC 2014; 29 World Half Mar 2014; 11 COM 10,000 2014 (15 5000). At WXC: 2009-3J, 2010-5J, 2011-22, 2015-8 In 2015: 4 Ugandan XC; 8 WXC; paced ECP 10,000; 6 Huelva 5000; 9 Carquefou 5000

973 TOROITICH Timothy UGA 23y 315d 1991 27:39.71 27:31.07 -13 Fifth at 2013 World Cross Country Championships // 5000 pb: 13:32.21 -13. 3000SC pb: 8:23.61 -12. 10 African XC 2012; 22 WCH 10,000 2013; 8 COM 10,000 2014 (11 5000). At WXC: 2009-25J, 2010-13J, 2013-5, 2015-27 In 2015: 1 Amorebieta XC; 3 Seville XC; 27 WXC; 3 Cape Town 12K; 12 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 1 Ugandan 10,000

1015 ESTRADA Diego USA 25y 252d 1989 27:30.53 27:30.53 -15 5000 pb: 13:15.33 -13 (13:17.30 -15). 21 OLY 10,000 2012; ht WCH 5000 2013. 2 NCAA indoor 5000 2013; 3 NCAA 5000 2013; 1 US 5K 2014; 1 US Half Mar 2015 Northern Arizona University. Born-Mexico, became a permanent resident of the United States in 2000 and gained US citizenship on November 18, 2011, but opted to compete for Mexico at London 2012 and Moscow 2013. He then decided to represent the US and was cleared by IAAF to do so from May 15, 2014 In 2015: 1 US Half Mar; 6 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Mt SAC Relays 5000; 3 Stanford Jordan 5000; 9 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 8 US 10,000 (15 5000)

1034 KIPCHIRCHIR Shadrack USA 26y 180d 1989 28:19.40 28:19.40 -15 Ex-Kenya, acquired US citizenship on January 12, 2015 having been resident in the USA since 2009. Cleared by the IAAF to compete for the USA from June 10, 2015 5000 pb: 13:37.68 -14 (13:42.51 -15). 4 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015. 2 NCAA 10,000 2014 (9 5000). Studied engineering at Oklahoma State University. In 2014 joined the US Army’s World Class Athlete programme, which combines soldiering with competition. Fifth of nine children, he had not competed in athletics before coming to the USA. 1.68 tall In 2015: 17 US 15K; 10 Mt SAC Relays 5000; 23 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 4 US 10,000; 4 Pan-Am Games 10,000

1045 MEAD Hassan USA 25y 358d 1989 27:33.04 27:33.04 -15 5000 pb: 13:02.80 -14 (13:37.30 -15). 1500 pb: 3:38.72 -14. 3 US 5000 2014 & 10,000 2015. 4 NCAA 5000 2012. Born-Somalia, moved to the USA in 2000 In 2015: 7 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 11 Eugene Diamond 10,000; 3 US 10,000; 13 Lausanne Diamond 5000; 3 Portland Mile

1055 RUPP Galen USA 29y 105d 1986 28:11.61 26:44.36 -14 NR 2012 Olympic silver at 10,000m. US record holder & 6x US Champion at 10,000m 5000 pb: 12:58.90 -12 (13:12.36 -15). 7 World Youth 3000 2003; 1 Pan-Am junior 5000 2003; 9 WJC 5000 2004; 13 OLY 10,000 2008; 5 WIC 3000 2010; 2 OLY 10,000 2012 (7 5000); 4 WCH 10,000 2013 (2007-11, 2009-8, 2011-7); 8 WCH 5000 2013 (2011-9); 4 WIC 3000 2014. At WXC: 2005-20J. 1 US 10,000 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 5000 2012). Married 33:54.55 10,000m runner Keara Sammons in September 2011, their twins Grayson and Emmie born July 29, 2014 In 2015: 3 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 US 10,000 (3 5000); 4 Portland Mile

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST Kenenisa Bekele ETH...... 2005 1 .....26:50.97..Mohamed Farah GBR..26:17.53.....1 2.....26:22.75..Haile Gebrselassie ETH...... 1998 2.....26:51.86..Paul Tanui KEN 3.....26:27.85..Paul Tergat KEN...... 1997 3.....26:52.65..Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 4.....26:30.03..Nicolas Kemboi KEN...... 2003 4.....27:07.51..Cam Levins CAN 5.....26:30.74..Abebe Dinkesa ETH...... 2005 5.....27:15.33..Bedan Karoki KEN 6.....26:35.63..Micah Kogo KEN...... 2006 6.....27:17.18..Muktar Edris ETH 7.....26:36.26..Paul Koech KEN...... 1997 7.....27:17.63..Imane Merga ETH 8.....26:37.25..Zersenay Tadesse ERI...... 2006 8.....27:17.91..Geoffrey Kirui KEN 9.....26:38.08..Salah Hissou MAR...... 1996 9.....27:18.86..Mosinet Geremew ETH 10...26:38.76..Abdullah Ahmad Hassan...... 2003 10...27:19.34..Adugna Tekele ETH

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70 Entrants Men’s Marathon NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

KEMBOI Edwin Kipchirchir AUT 31y 61d 1984 2:14:05 2:12:58 -13 185 Kenyan-born, he gained Austrian citizenship on June 3, 2014. His Austrian wife Anja Prieler is also an athlete, they met in 2011 at a training camp in Austria Marathons (8): 30 Nairobi 2010, 8 Verona 2011, 1 Graz 2011, 4 Mainz 2012, 9 Rotterdam 2013, 22 Frankfurt 2013, 1 Salzburg 2014, 20 Dubai 2015 In 2015: 20 Dubai

213 NIHORIMBERE Pierre-Célestin BDI 25y 232d 1990 2:15:35 2:15:35 -15 At WXC: 2006-29J, 2007-32J, 2009-113J Marathon (1): 2 Padua 2015 In 2015: 2 Padua

224 EL HACHIMI Abdelhadi BEL 40y 249d 1974 2:13:46 2:11:30 -11 TRANSFEREE – Born Morocco, acquired Belgium citizenship on June 1, 2013, cleared by IAAF to represent Belgium from May 31, 2013 Half Mar: 62:26 -04 (65:17 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:57.89 -14 (29:03.33 -15). 5000 pb: 13:28.05 -13. At EXC: 2013-49, 2014-25. 1 Belgian 5000 2013/2014 & 10,000 2014/2015 Marathons (21): 7 Livorno 2005, 4 Latina 2005, 6 Padua 2006, 7 Florence 2006, 6 Padua 2007, 1 Grottazzolina 2007, 4 Livorno 2007, 1 Palermo 2007, 9 Milan 2007, 3 Luxembourg 2008, 5 Carpi 2009, 6 Florence 2009, 14 Amsterdam 2010, 12 Amsterdam 2011, 11 Eindhoven 2012, 1 Antwerp 2013, 7 Eindhoven 2013, 8 Hannover 2014, 14 ECH 2014, 12 Berlin 2014, 2 Düsseldorf 2015 In 2015: 9 Belgian XC; 18 The Hague Half Mar; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Belgian 10,000; 2 Jambes 5000; 1 Brussels 20K; 11 ECP 10,000; 7 Lozere 22.4K

263 da SILVA Solonei BRA 33y 125d 1982 2:13:15 2:11:32 -11 Full name-Solonei Rocha da Silva 2011 Pan-American Games Champion. Sixth at 2013 World Championships Half Mar pb: 64:10 -11 (64:36 -15). 10,000 pb: 29:17.8 -10 (29:20.06 -13). 1 South American XC 2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 2011; 1 South American 10,000 2013. Former dustbin man. Coach-Clodoaldo do Carmo (1992 Olympic steeplechase ﬁnalist) Marathons (12): 1 Porto Alegre 2010, 4 Padua 2011, 1 Pan-American Games 2011, 18 London 2012, 1 São Paulo 2012, 7 Valencia 2012, 12 Seoul 2013, 6 WCH 2013, 49 Otsu 2014, 10 Amsterdam 2014, 6 Milan 2015 In 2015: 1 São Paulo Half Mar; 1 Campinas Half Mar; 6 Milan; 3 Brazilian 10,000; 11 Bogotá Half Mar

273 LOPES Gilberto BRA 26y 83d 1989 2:16:39 2:16:39 -15 Full name-Gilberto Silvestre Lopes // Half Mar pb: 63:34 -11. 10,000 pb: 28:54.33 -12 (29:27.24 -15). 5000 pb: 13:49.67 -12 (14:17.78 -15). 1 South American junior XC 2008. At WXC: 2008-63J, 201-72. 1 Brazilian XC 2012 & 10,000 2012 Marathons (2): 4 São Paulo 2014, 8 Milan 2015 In 2015: 2 Pan-American Cup XC; 8 Milan; 1 São Bernardo do Campo 5000/10,000; 3 Río de Janeiro 10,000; 5 Brazilian 10,000

277 SANTANA Edmilson BRA 28y 195d 1987 - 2:17:14 -14 Full name-Edmilson dos Reis Santana // Half Mar pb: 65:30 -14 Marathons (5): 3 Río 2012, 5 Río 2013, 4 São Paulo 2013, 1 Rio 2014, 3 São Paulo 2014

283 DECHASA Shumi BRN 26y 85d 1989 2:07:20 2:06:43 -14 NR TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin. Acquired Bahraini citizenship on September 11, 2013 and cleared IAAF to compete for Bahrain from September 10, 2014 Full name-Shumi Dechasa Leche Half Mar pb: 59:51 -12 (62:50 -15). 1 Arab Half Mar 2015 Marathons (7): 4 Hamburg 2012, 13 Amsterdam 2012, 2 Seoul 2013, 6 Dubai 2014, 1 Hamburg 2014, 4 Tokyo 2015 In 2015: 4 Tokyo; 1 Arab Half Mar

285 KHAMIS Adam Ismail BRN 26y 190d 1989 - 2:07:59 -11 TRANSFEREE – Kenyan origin. He was Isaiah (or Hosea) Kiplagat Kosgei KEN but then appeared in Bahraini youth & junior teams from 2005 10,000 pb: 28:02.08 -06. 5000 pb: 13:19.27 -07. dnf ht World Youth 2000SC 2005; 3 Asian indoor 3000 2006; ht WIC 3000 2006; 3 WJC 10,000 2006 (5 5000); 3 Asian Games 10,000 2006; ht WCH 5000 2007; 3 World Military Games 10,000 2007; ht OLY 5000 2008. At WXC: 2005-23J, 2006-17J, 2008-60 Marathons (12): 3 Utrecht 2009, 3 Cologne 2009, 12 Prague 2010, 1 Valencia 2011, dnf Milan 2012, 5 Hengshui 2012, 11 Chongqing 2013, 6 Lanzhou 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 5 Singapore 2013, dnf Asian Games 2014, 6 Danzhou 2014. In February 2011 he was issued with a new Kenyan passport and began competing under his Kenyan name Isaiah Kiplagat Kosgei (though he did not compete for any Kenyan team)

287 MAHBOOB Ali Hasan BRN 33y 233d 1981 - 2:12:38 -14 TRANSFEREE – Formerly: Silas Kirui KEN Winner of Asian titles at 5000m, 10,000m & Marathon 10,000 pb: 27:21.40 -12. 5000 pb: 13:18.98 -08. Half Mar pb: 61:07 -05 (67:28 -15). 1 Asian Games 10,000 2006; 18 OLY 10,000 2008 (2012-dnf); 1 Asian Champs 10,000 2009/2011; 1 Asian Games 5000 2010. At WXC: 2008-dnf, 2010-6, 2011-9; 4 Asian XC 2012. Paced 2005 London Marathon. He was entered for the 2007, 2009 & 2013 World 10,000m, but did not start, in 2011 he did start but didn’t ﬁnish, as was the case again in London 2012 Marathons (1): 1 Asian Games 2014 In 2015: 2 Arab Half Mar

331 GUAN Siyang CHN 24y 144d 1991 2:16:24 2:16:24 -15 10,000 pb: 29:55.03 -15. 5000 pb: 14:17.39 -11 (14:37.35 -15) Marathon (1): 10 Chongqing 2015 In 2015: 10 Chongqing Marathon; 1 Tianjin 5000; 18 Jinan 5000 (24 10,000); 7 Taiyuan 10,000; 7 Chinese Grand Prix Final 10,000 ‘B’ (9 5000 ‘B’)

336 MUHAN Hasi CHN 25y 267d 1989 2:14:26 2:14:26 -15 10,000 pb: 30:17.36 -15. 5000 pb: 14:17.90 -15. From Xinjiang Province Marathons (4): 50 Beijing 2009, 21 Dalian 2011, 19 Yingkou 2013, 18 Hengshui 2014, 5 Chongqing 2015 In 2015: 5 Chongqing; 22 Jinan 10,000 (11 5000 ‘B’); dnf Taiyuan 10,000 ‘B’; 2 Chinese Grand Prix Final 5000 ‘B’ (12 10,000)

348 XU Wang CHN 24y 258d 1990 2:16:03 2:15:35 -12 Half Mar pb: 64:18 -13. 10,000 pb: 29:45.97 -14 (29:49.82 -15). 5000 pb: 14:12.27 -14 (14:17.05 -15). 46 World University XC 2010. From-Liaoning Province Marathons (7): 16 Dalian 2011, 21 Beijing 2011, 10 Beijing 2012, 10 Yingkou 2013, 11 Xiamen 2014, 10 Chongqing 2014, 9 Chongqing 2015 In 2015: 11 Chinese XC (12 short course); 9 Chongqing; 10 Jinan 10,000 (11 5000); 8 Chinese Grand Prix Final 5000/10,000

381 PÉREZ Richer CUB 29y 182d 1986 2:17:04 2:17:04 -15 2015 Pan-American Games Champion // Half Mar pb: 64:46 -12. 10,000 pb: 29:57.6 -14. 1 Havana Half Mar 2012/2013 Marathons (3): 1 Panama City 2011, 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014, 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 In 2015: 1 Havana Barrientos 10,000; 1 Pan-Am Games Marathon 419 BEYENE Beraki ERI 35y 196d 1980 2:16:43 2:08:27 -14 Full name-Beraki Beyene Zerea] Eleventh in 2011 World Championsjips, 7th in 2013 Marathons (14): 7 Cologne, 13 Dubai 2009, 3 Hamburg 2010, 9 Toronto 2010, dnf Dubai 2011, 17 WCH 2011, dnf Seoul 2013, 4 Chongqing 2012, 4 Hengshui 2012, 11 WCH 2013, 2 Shangai 2013, 1 Santiago de Chile 2014, 2 Hengshui 2014, 7 Vienna 2015 In 2015: 7 Vienna

420 GHEBRESLASSIE Ghirmay ERI 19y 280d 1995 2:07:47 2:07:47 -15 Paced the 2014 Chicago Marathon to 35K as required (2:04 tempo), then went on to ﬁnish in 2:09:08, his début (while still a junior) Half Mar pb: 60:09 -13 (61:39 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:33.37 -12. 5000 pb: 13:40.17 -12. 7 World Half Mar 2014 (team gold). At WXC: 2013-7J. He went against his parent’s wishes to become an international runner rather than attending university Marathons (2): 6 Chicago 2014, 2 Hamburg 2015 In 2015: 3 Massawa Half Mar; 2 Hamburg

423 MESEL Amanuel ERI 24y 235d 1990 2:08:18 2:08:17 -14 2010 World Half Marathon team silver // Half Mar pb: 60:10 -13 (60:26 -15). 5000 pb: 13:16.25 -11. 10,000 pb: 28:29.24 -06.11 African Games 5000 2007; 8 African Champs 5000 2010; 13 World Half Mar 2010; ht OLY 5000 2012. At WXC: 2007-16J, 2008-9J, 2011-24 Marathons (5): 6 Prague 2013, 2 Valencia 2013, dnf London 2014, 5 Valencia 2014, 4 Warsaw 2015 (where he missed his pb by one second) In 2015: 6 Prague Half Mar; 4 Warsaw

430 CASTILLEJO Carles ESP 37y 3d 1978 2:12:03 2:10:09 -11 Full name-Carles Castillejo Salvador Fifth in the 2010 & 2012 European 10,000m Half Mar pb: 61:18 -13 (63:47 -15). 10,000 pb: 27:39.79 -08. 5000 pb: 13:11.50 -09. 3000 pb: 7:42.02 -04. 2 ECP 3000 2003; 4 WSG 5000 2003; ht OLY 5000 2004; 6 WSG 10,000 2005; 2 ECP 5000/10,000 2008; 23 OLY 10,000 2008; 2 ETCh 5000 2009; 15 WCH 10,000 2009; 5 ECH 10,000 2010/2012; 3 ECP 10,000 2012. 1 Spanish 5000 2004, 10,000 2009/2013 & XC 2012. At WXC: 2004-57 long, 2005-26 long, 2006-29 long, 2007-68, 2008-64, 2009-26, 2010-31, 2011-31, 2013-27. At EXC: 2006-10, 2007-14, 2008-34, 2009-35, 2012-5. Coach-Juan Ramón Munoz Marathons (4): 1 Castellón 2011, 24 OLY 2012, 1 San Sebastian 2013, 5 Barcelona 2015 In 2015: 5 Granollers Half Mar; 5 Barcelona; 1 Spanish Half Mar; 1 Barcelona 5000

437 GUERRA Javier ESP 31y 284d 1983 2:09:33 2:09:33 -15 Full name-Javier Guerra Polo First European ﬁnisher in 2013 World Championship Marathon, then fourth iat 2014 European Championships Half Mar pb: 62:22 -15. 5000 pb: 13:46.12 -07. 10,000 pb: 28:53.03 -09. 15 WJC 5000 2002; 7 WSG 5000 2009 (2007-12); 38 World Half Mar 2014. At WXC: 2001-89J, 2002-44J, 2005-dnf long, 2010-78. At EXC: 2001-9J, 2002-18J, 2005-45, 2008-15, 2009-30, 2010-40, 2011-5, 2012-8, 2013-42. Coach-Antonio Serrano Marathons (4): 1 La Coruña 2013, 15 WCH 2013, 4 ECH 2014, 7 London 2015 (ﬁrst non-African) In 2015: 2 Granollers Half Mar; 6 Spanish XC; 8 Azpeitia Half Mar; 7 London

447 FOSTI Roman EST 32y 76d 1983 2:20:25 2:17:54 -14 Half Mar pb: 64:42 -15. 1500 pb: 3:46.18 -11. 800 pb: 1:49.07 -05. sf WJC 800 2002; ht EIC 1500 2011; 73 World Half Mar 2014. At WXC: 2005-132 short. 1 Estonian 800 2004/2009 (1 indoor 2011); 1 Estonian 1500 2002 (1 indoor 800 2011 & 1500 2005); 1 Estonian 5000/10,000/Half Mar 2014 (1 Half Mar 2015) Marathons (5): 27 Paris 2013, 6 Tallinn 2013, 13 Seville 2014, 18 ECH 2014, 10 Tiberias 2015 In 2015: 10 Tiberias; 3 Estonian indoor 3000; 16 Ostia Half Mar; 1 Estonian Half Mar; 2 Viljandi 10,000

461 DESISA Lelisa ETH 25y 219d 1990 2:05:52 2:04:45 -13 Full name-Lelisa Desisa Benti 2013 World silver after close battle with Stephen Kiprotich. Twice Boston winner, the ﬁrst in tragic circumstances Half Mar pb: 59:30 -11. 10,000 pb: 27:11.98 -02. 5000 pb: 13:22.91 -12. 1 African junior 10,000 2009; 7 World Half Mar 2010; 1 African Games Half Mar 2011 Marathons (7): 1 Dubai 2013, 1 Boston 2013 (gave his winner’s medal to the city as a mark of respect in view of the terrorist bombings, saying “sport should never be used as a battleground”), 2 WCH 2013, dnf Boston 2014, 2 New York 2014, 2 Dubai 2015, 1 Boston 2015 In 2015: 2 Dubai; 1 Boston (won by 31 seconds)

468 LEMI Berhanu ETH 20y 342d 1994 2:05:28 2:05:28 -15 Full name appears to be Hayle Lemi Berhanu, his passport says: Family name: Hayle; given name: Lemi Berhanu Born-Hasasa (Ethiopia) Marathons (5): 4 Kampala 2013, 1 Zurich 2014, 1 Taiyuan 2014, 1 Dubai 2015, 1 Warsaw 2015 In 2015: 1 Dubai; 1 Warsaw

470 NEGESSE Endeshaw ETH 27y 160d 1988 2:06:00 2:04:52 -13 Full name-Endeshaw Negesse Shumi // Marathons (7): 6 Rome 2012, 1 Florence 2012, 4 Dubai 2013, dnf Xiamen 2014, 2 Düsseldorf 2014, 4 Shanghai 2014, 1 Tokyo 2015 In 2015: 1 Tokyo

474 TSEGAY Yemane ETH 30y 135d 1985 2:09:48 2:04:48 -12 Full name-Yemane Tsegay Adhane Fourth at 2009 World Championships, then 8th in 2013 5 Ethiopian 20K 2007 Marathons (23): 3 Casablanca 2008, 1 Macau 2008, 2 Marrakech 2009, 4 Paris 2009, 4 WCH 2009, 1 Gyeongju 2009, 1 Otsu 2010, 2 Prague 2010, 4 Berlin 2010, 9 Tokyo 2011, 8 Prague 2011, 3 Seoul 2011, 1 Taipei 2011, 10 Dubai 2012, 1 Rotterdam 2012, dnf Frankfurt 2012, 8 WCH 2013, 1 Eindhoven 2013, 2 Taipei 2013, 1 Daegu 2014, 1 Ottawa 2014, 5 Honolulu HI 2014, 2 Boston 2015 In 2015: 2 Boston

480 MANNINEN Henri FIN 30y 230d 1985 - 2:16:43 -14 Half Mar pb: 64:13 -12 (66:05 -15). 10,000 pb: 29:32.20 -13. 5000 pb: 14:10.00 -11. 13 EJC 10,000 2003. At EXC: 2004-64J, 2007-dnfu23. 1 Finnish under-23 5000 2007 Marathons (5): 10 Florence 2009, 9 Florence 2012, 9 Florence 2013, 17 Hamburg 2014, 17 Berlin 2014 In 2015: 4 Finnish indoor 3000; 20 The Hague Half Mar; 2 Finnish 10,000

MORADI Mohammad Jaafar IRI 25y 121d 1990 2:17:41 2:17:41 -15 597 Iranian record holder // 10,000 pb: 30:21.77 -14 (30:42.11 -15). 9 WSG Half Mar 2015 (dnf 10,000). Student of Sports Management at Islamic Azad University, Tehran Marathons (2): 28 Dubai 2015, 2 Stockholm 2015 In 2015: 28 Dubai; 1 Tehran 10,000; 2 Stockholm 614 MEUCCI Daniele ITA 29y 318d 1985 2:11:10 2:11:08 -14 Italian Men’s Team Captain in Beijing 2015 2014 European Marathon Champion 10,000 pb: 27:32.86 -12. Half Mar pb: 61:06 -13. 5000 pb: 13:19.00 -12 (13:36.83 -14). 3000 pb: 7:41.74 -12. dnf WJC 10,000 2004; 10 ECH 10,000 2006; 3 under-23 ECH 10,000 2007; 3 ETCh 3000 2009 (2013-9); ht WCH 5000 2009; 18 World Half Mar 2009; 5 ETCh 5000 2010; 3 ECH 10,000 2010 (6 5000); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2010; 2 ECH 10,000 2012 (5 5000); 24 OLY 10,000 2012 (ht 5000); 19 WCH 10,000 2013; 27 World Half Mar 2014; 6 ECH 10,000 2014. 1 Italian 5000 2007 10,000 2006/2007 (1 5000 2008). 1 Italian indoor 3000 2008/2009. At WXC: 2008-99. At EXC: 2004-48J, 2008-12, 2009-9, 2012-3, 2013-dnf. Born-Pisa. Coach-Luigi Principato. He is a graduate in Automatic Engineering from the University of Pisa, having prepared a thesis on robotics Marathons (4): 11 Rome 2010, 10 New York 2013, 1 ECH 2014, 2 Otsu 2015 In 2015: 3 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 2 Otsu; 7 Chia 10K; 1 Prato 10K; 5 Atlanta 10K

615 PERTILE Ruggero ITA 41y 13d 1974 2:15:40 2:09:53 -09 Fourth at 2010 European Championships, then seventh in 204 // Half Mar pb: 62:17 -07 (66:53 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:56.63 -05. 1 Mediterranean Games Half Mar 2013 At EXC: 2011-43. Born-Padua. Coach-Massimo Magnani Marathons (24): 12 Venice 99, 21 Padua 2000, dnf Florence 2001, 5 Milan 2002, 4 Padua 2003, 23 WCH 2003, 1 Rome 2004, 3 Carpi 2004, 8 Otsu 2005, 35 WCH 2005, 1 Padua 2006, dnf ECH 2006, 7 Boston 2007, 6 New York 2007, dnf Beppu-Oita 2008, 15 OLY 2008, 2 Turin 2009, 4 ECH 2010, 1 Turin 2010, 2 Milan 2011, 8 WCH 2011, 12 Otsu 2011, 10 OLY 2012, 1 Palmanova 2013, 7 ECH 2014, 5 Rome 2015 In 2015: 2 Santa Margherita Ligure Half Mar; 5 Rome; 1 Chia Half Mar; 3 Jesolo Half Mar

649 FUJIWARA Masakazu JPN 34y 168d 1981 - 2:08:12 -03 2:08:12 for marathon in 2003 at age 22, then he did not run another 2:08 for 10 years ... he competes for the Honda corporation Half Mar pb: 62:23 -04 (63:51 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:17.38 -00. 5000 pb: 13:53.77 -03. Half Mar pb: 63:40 -01. 1 WSG Half Mar 2001. At WXC: 2000-14J. Coach- Satoshi Ogawa In 2010 he became the ﬁrst Japanese man to win the Toyko Marathon Marathons (9): 3 Otsu 2003, 9 Otsu2008, 1 Tokyo 2010, 9 Berlin 2010, 31 Tokyo 2012, 10 Berlin 2012, 4 Otsu 2013, 14 WCH 2013, 4 Fukuoka 2014 In 2015: 11 Lisbon Half Mar; 5 Sendai Half Mar; 12 Utica ‘Boilermaker’ 15K

663 MAEDA Kazuhiro JPN 34y 124d 1981 2:11:46 2:08:00 -13 Half Mar pb: 62:08 -07. 10,000 pb: 27:55.17 -07. 5000 pb: 13:25.24 -08. ht WJC 5000 2000; 4 Asian Games 5000 2006; 17 WCH 10,000 2007; 30 World Half Mar 2007. At WXC: 2006-60 short Marathons (11): 2 Tokyo 2009, 39 WCH 2009, 2 Oita 2011, 6 Fukuoka 2011, 6 Tokyo 2012, 15 Amsterdam 2012, 4 Tokyo 2013, 17 WCH 2013, 11 Oita 2014, 16 Berlin 2014, 4 Otsu 2015 In 2015: 4 Otsu Marathon

677 KRASSILOV Mihail KAZ 25y 169d 1990 2:22:58 2:16:08 -13 Half Mar pb: 69:00 -15. 66 World Half Mar 2010; 28 WSG Half Mar 2013. Was at Kazakh Acacdemy of Sport and Tourism Marathon (1): 18 Amsterdam 2012, 50 WCH 2013, 10 Vienna 2015 In 2015: 3 Kazakh winter Half Mar; 10 Vienna

684 KIMETTO Dennis KEN 31y 211d 1984 2:05:50 2:02:57 -14 NR World record holder at Marathon and 25K His marathon world record of 2:02:57 has a record 61:12 second half and every 5Km section was covered in 14:45 or quicker Half Mar pb: 59:14 -12. 1 Berlin 25K 2012 (world record 1:11:18). For most of his childhood, he worked on his family’s farm in Kapngtuny rather than go to school. He started training seriously in 2008 and was discovered running alone by Geoffrey Mutai and his squad. Emerged competitively in September 2011 to win a Half Marathon in Nyahururu (east Kenya), the November 2011 to win the Nairobi Half Marathon in 61:30 under the name “Dennis Kipruto Koech”. Wife- Caroline Chepkorir Kimetto. Their son Alpha born August 19, 2012 Marathons (5): 2 Berlin 2012 (world début best 2:04:16 closed behind Geoffrey Mutai), 1 Tokyo 2013; dnf Boston 2014, 1 Berlin 2014 (world record 2:02:57, he thought would the break the record at 30K), 5 London 2015. Also paced London 2013 ”In 2015: 3 London. Speaking about his son, Alpha Kibet, he said, “It is my hope than one day he will also break the world record, who knows

688 KIPSANG Wilson KEN 33y 159d 1982 2:04:47 2:03:23 -13 Full name-Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (he’ll probably have ‘Kiprotich’ on his bib here) Former world Marathon record holder. Twice London Marathon Champion and course record holder Half Mar pb: 58:59 -09 (61:23 -15). 10K pb: 27:32 -08. 10,000 pb: 28:37.0 -07. 4 World Half Mar 2009. He was working as a travelling salesman of farm produce in 2000-2003 and doing more cycling than running, then at 21 was inspired to take up running seriously after hearing about Paul Tergat’s 2003 world record marathon. Wife-Doreen Jepkechei Chebii, their three sons Bethwel (9), David (6) & Arien (5) Marathons (12): 3 Paris 2010, 1 Frankfurt 2010, 1 Otsu 2011, 1 Frankfurt 2011, 1 London 2012, 3 OLY 2012, 1 Honolulu 2012, 5 London 2013, 1 Berlin 2013, 1 London 2014, 1 New York 2014, 2 London 2015 In 2015: 1 Granollers Half Mar; 2 London; 4 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; 4 New York 10K; 2 Zwolle Half Mar; 5 Olomouc Half Mar

695 KORIR Mark KEN 30y 223d 1985 2:05:49 2:05:49 -15 This is his ﬁrst championship appearance 2015 Paris Marathon winner 10,000 pb: 29:09.25 -06. 5000 pb: 13:57.87i -08. 19 NCAA XC 2007 (2006-22); 4 NCAA indoor 5000 2008; 1 Río Half Mar 2011. Born-Eldoret, was at the University of Wyoming in 2004-2008. Marathons (4): 2 Seoul 2013, 7 Seoul 2014, 5 Shanghai 2014, 1 Paris 2015 In 2015: 2 Paris Half Mar; 1 Paris Marathon (2:05:49 – “I didn’t expect to win at all, and I did not expect such a great time”)

710 NOH Si-Hwan KOR 22y 348d 1992 2:12:51 2:12:51 -15 Marathons (4): 10 Seoul November 2013; 4 Gunsan 2014, 13 Asian Games 2013, 5 Gunsan 2015 In 2015: 5 Gunsan

711 YU Seung-Yeop KOR 23y 217d 1992 2:13:10 2:13:10 -15 3 East Asian Games 5000 2013 Marathons (2): 2 Korean National Games 2014, 14 Seoul March 2015 In 2015: 14 Seoul

724 RAMONENE Tsepo LES 24y 52d 1991 - 2:16:21 -14 At WXC: 2011-85. 16 African Games Half Mar 2011 Marathons (6): 4 Gaborone 2012, 85 OLY 2012, 12 Gaborone 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 12 COM 2014, 5 Mossel Bay 2014 In 2015: 1 Durban Half Mar

729 ANNANI Adil MAR 35y 51d 1980 2:12:00 2:07:43 -12 Performed way above expectations to bring his pb down from 2:10:15 to 2:07:43 and place fourth at the 2012 London Marathon Half Mar pb: 61:31 -12 From-Marrakech Marathons (11): 3 Marrakech 2008, 1 Casablanca 2008, 1 Oita 2009, 7 WCH 2009, 8 Dubai 2011, dnf WCH 2011, 4 London 2012, dnf London 2013, 10 Boston 2014, dnf Tokyo 2015, 4 Rabat 2015 In 2015: dnf Tokyo; 4 Rabat 739 KISRI Rachid MAR 40y 173d 1975 - 2:06:48 -09 Seven years of marathon running no quicker than 2:10:33, then he improved to 2:06:48 in Paris 2009 at age 34 Half Mar pb: 61:52 -11 (64:34 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:40.04 -11. 5000 pb: 13:50.32 -11. 13 World Half Mar 2009 Marathons (36): 4 Bari 2002, 1 Marengo 2003, 5 Reggio Emilia 2003, 7 Treviso 2004, 1 Bergamo 2004, 1 Rimini 2004, 2 Reggio Emilia 2004, 5 Treviso 2005, 2 Pisa 2005, 2 Ravenna 2005, 1 Francophone Games 2005, 1 Treviso 2006, 9 Florence 2006, dnf Treviso 2007, 5 Beppu-Oita 2007, 44 WCH 2007, 3 Shanghai 2007, 2 Beppu-Oita 2008, 4 Beijing 2008, 4 Milan 2008, 3 Xiamen 2009, 5 Paris 2009, 26 WCH 2009, 4 Beijing 2009, 7 Tokyo 2010, dnf Xiamen 2011, 4 Prague 2011, 11 WCH 2011, 10 Rotterdam 2012, 18 OLY 2012, 9 Hong Kong 2013, 1 Copenhagen 2013, 7 Xiamen 2014, 9 Seoul 2014, 6 Ottawa 2014, 4 Ottawa 2015 In 2015: 7 San Sebastián XC; 14 Marrakech Half Mar

746 PRODIUS Roman MDA 34y 131d 1981 2:20:07 2:12:31 -10 Half Mar pb: 64:24 -10. At EXC: 2005-79. 1 Moldovan 5000 2009 & 10,000 2006 Marathons (14): 2 Novi Sad 2006, 4 Bucharest 2008, 4 Kavarna 2009, 3 Podgorica 2009, 5 Limassol 2010, dnf Linz 2010, 2 Mainz 2010, 5 Limassol 2010, 8 Porto 2011, 5 Mainz 2012, dnf OLY 2012, 5 Mainz 2013, 45 WCH 2013, 8 Vienna 2015 In 2015: 1 Albufeira XC; 8 Vienna; 2 ETCh 3rd League

748 BAT-OCHIR Ser-Od MGL 33y 318d 1981 2:10:15 2:08:50 -14 NR Mongolia record holder at Marathon, Half Marathon, 10,000m & 5000m. Carried the Mongolian ﬂag at the Opening Ceremony for London 2012 Half Mar pb: 64:16 -08. 5000 pb: 14:18.53 -11. 10,000 pb: 29:43.79 -09. 96 World Half Mar 2002; 9 Asian Champs 10,000 2009 (12 5000); 6 Asian Champs 10,000 2011 (9 5000) Marathons (43): 19 Hong Kong 2003, 63 WCH 2003, 12 Hong Kong 2004, 75 OLY 2004, 61 WCH 2005, 27 Beijing 2006, 17 Asian Games 2006, 6 Zhengzhou 2007, 55 WCH 2007, 14 Beijing 2007, 9 Shanghai 2007, 5 Hong Kong 2008, 1 “Good Luck” Beijing 2008, 52 OLY 2008, 6 Hofu 2008, 29 WCH 2009, 7 Hofu 2009, 3 Hong Kong 2010, 6 Zhengzhou 2010, 1 Brighton 2010, 1 Ulan Bator 2010, 10 Berlin 2010, 1 Hofu 2010, 9 London 2011, 20 WCH 2011, 6 Beijing 2011, 1 Hofu 2011, 2 Beppu-Oita 2012, 4 Brighton 2012, 51 OLY 2012, 18 Oita 2013, 15 Hong Kong 2013, 11 Daegu 2013, 35 WCH 2013, 2 Osaka 2013, 4 Oita 2014, 2 Nagano 2014, 1 Ulan Bator 2014, 4 Asian Games 2014, 6 Osaka 2014, 3 Fukuoka 2014 (pb 2:08:50 in his sixth marathon of the year and on a tough course), 3 Otsu 2015, 6 Hamburg 2015 In 2015: 8 Kumamoto 30K; 3 Otsu; 6 Hamburg He was formerly based in the North East of England where his Mongolian wife’s sister is married to a local. One of the major attractions was the relative warmth of winters there compared with Mongolia. Now he bases himself in Japan but he is a life member of Morpeth Harriers and holds their marathon club record (now 2:08:50) ahead of former internationals Ian Hudspith and Jim Alder

787 VILLANUEVA Abel PER 33y 255d 1981 2:17:38 2:17:03 -13 Marathons (7): 16 Dalian 2011, 21 Beijing 2011, 10 Beijing 2012, 10 Yingkou 2013, 11 Xiamen 2014, 10 Chongqing 2014, 9 Chongqing 2015 In 2015: 10 Daegu

820 PAK Chol PRK 24y 286d 1990 2:16:09 2:12:26 -14 2 East Asian Games Half Mar 2009 Marathons (7): 15 Pyongyang 2011, 17 Pyongyang 2012, 5 Pyongyang 2013, 6 Macau 2013, 1 Pyongyang 2014, 5 Asian Games 2014, 20 Hong Kong 2015 In 2015: 20 Hong Kong

834 IONESCU Marius ROU 30y 245d 1984 2:13:19 2:13:19 -15 2003 European Junior Champion at 10,000m & silver at 5000m // Half Mar pb: 63:20 -10 (63:54 -14). 10,000 pb: 28:54.83 -10. 5000 pb: 13:54.21 -10. 3 under -23 ECH 10,000 2005; 1 Balkan Games 5000 2005; ht EIC 3000 2007; 16 WSG 10,000 2007; 21 ECH 10,000 2010; 57 World Half Mar 2014. At WXC: 2003 -61J. At EXC: 2002-12J, 2003-5J, 2004-39, 2008-44. 1 Romanian 10,000 2004/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2014 (1 5000 2008/2009/2010, 1 10,000 2011). He is a member of British club Altrincham & District AC Marathons (8): 14 Rotterdam 2011, 13 WCH 2011 (he was the only male athlete from Romania at the entire championships), 26 OLY 2012, 5 Hamburg 2013, 26 WCH 2013, 1 Chester 2013, dnf ECH 2014, 1 Düsseldorf 2015 In 2015: 1 Düsseldorf

JANI Lukas RSA 31y 122d 1984 2:17:37 2:17:37 -15 845 Half Mar pb: 64:26 -14. 10,000 pb: 29:48.04 -13 (30:33.0 -15) Marathons (2): 11 Cape Town 2014, 27 Dubai 2015 In 2015: 27 Dubai; 3 Irene (near Pretoria) 10K; 2 Paulpietersburg 10K; 2 Pretoria Half Mar; 18 South African 10K; 2 Gauteng North 10,000; 4 Warmbaths 28K; 23 Cape Town 12K

849 MOENG Benedict RSA 32y 208d 1983 - 2:10:21 -14 Full name-Thabiso Benedict Moeng // 10,000 pb: 29:40.86 -08. Half Mar pb: 63:13 -12 (63:28 -15). 57 World Half Mar 2007 52 World Half Mar 2007 Marathons (10): 9 Johannesburg 2007, 4 Soweto 2007, 8 Johannesburg 2008, 2 Durban 2010, 3 George 2011, 1 Mossel Bay 2011, 1 Mossel Bay 2012, 1 Oudtshoorn 2013, 2 Johannesburg 2013, 5 Xiamen 2014 In 2015: 6 Polokwane 10K; 10 Port Elizabeth Half Mar

850 MOKGOBU Desmond RSA 26y 270d 1988 2:15:17 2:15:17 -15 Half Mar pb: 62:29 -12 (62:48 -15). At WXC: 2013-87 Marathon (4): 8 Johannesburg 2013, 7 Cape Town 2014, 5 Durban 2015, 3 Santiago de Chile 2015 In 2015: 1 Benoni Half Mar; 5 Durban; 3 Santiago de Chile; 1 Polokwane Half Mar

854 NZIMA Sibusiso RSA 28y 271d 1986 2:16:35 2:13:42 -13 Half Mar pb: 62:10 -10 (63:47 -15). 5000 pb: 13:37.21 -11. 10,000 pb: 28:31.51 -11 (28:49.99 -15). 50 World Half Mar 2010. At WXC: 2009-94. 1 South African 10K 2008 Marathons (3): 6 Hamburg 2013, 42 WCH 2013, 3 Düsseldorf 2015 In 2015: 3 Sasolburg Half Mar; 4 Paulpietersburg Half Mar; 3 Durban 10K; 2 Sasolburg 3000; 1 Pretoria 10,000; 6 Cape Town Half Mar; 2 South African 10,000 (3 5000); 3 Düsseldorf; 2 Polokwane Half Mar; 3 Cape Town 5000; 11 Port Elizabeth Half Mar; 1 Polokwane Half Mar

875 REUNKOV Aleksey RUS 31y 205d 1984 2:10:10 2:09:54 -11 (Pronounced “Rey-un-kof”) Ninth at London 2015 // Half Mar pb: 63:00 -08. 10,000 pb: 28:21.68 -10. 5000 pb: 13:43.83 -09. 2 EJC 10,000 2003; 4 WSG 10,000 2009. At WXC: 2003-46J. At EXC: 2002-49J, 2003-3J, 2004-48, 20. 1 Russian junior 10,000 2002/2004. Twin brother of international runner Sergey Reunkov Marathons (8): 9 Seville 2010, 10 Daegu 2011, 14 Frankfurt 2011, 14 OLY 2012, 13 Otsu 2013, 7 Vienna 2014, 3 ECH 2014, 9 London 2015 In 2015: 12 Ostia Half Mar; 9 London; 2 St Petersburg 10K

905 COORAY Anuradha SRI 37y 150d 1978 2:13:47 2:13:47 -15 NR Full name-Anuradha Indrajith Cooray Former South Asian Federation Games Champion, now a member of Vale of Aylesbury Athletic Club in Buckinghamshire (Great Britain) Half Mar pb: 64:45 -15. 10,000 pb: 29:33.60 -00. 3 Asian XC 2001; 4 Asian Champs 10,000 2002; 54 World Half Mar 2005 (2014-75) Former Sri Lankan international who has lived and worked in the UK since 2005, based-Wendover. Coach-Nick Taylor Marathons (15): 1 Mahiyanganaya 2003, 4 Singapore 2003, 1 South Asian Federation Games 2004, 30 OLY 2004, 7 Singapore 2004, 27 London 2005, dnf WCH 2005, 21 London 2009, 27 London 2011, 10 Pune 2011, 23 London 2012, 55 OLY 2012, 15 London 2013, 6 Asian Games 2014, 14 London 2015 In 2015: 14 London; 3 Hackney Half Mar; 1 Aylesbury 10K 906 MARIAL Guor SSD 31y 127d 1984 - 2:12:55 -12 NR A refugee from Sudan’s civil war who was granted asylum in the United States as a teenager 10,000 pb: 30:02.19 -12. Lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, was at Iowa State University. As his native country (South Sudan) did not have an Olympic Committee, he was allowed to compete as an individual in London 2012. He became a US citizen on February 22, 2013 Marathons (5): 5 Minneapolis to St Paul 2011, 6 San Diego 2012, 47 OLY 2012, 34 New York 2013, dnf Frankfurt 2014 This is South Sudan’s ﬁrst appearance at a World Championships since they became the 213rd member of the IAAF in November 2014

910 ABRAHAM Tadesse SUI 33y 9d 1982 2:11:37 2:07:45 -13 Ex-Eritrea, has lived in Switzerland since March 30, 2004, gained Swiss citizenship on June 10, 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Switzerland from July 19, 2014. In the process of his transfer it became clear that he was born in 1982 and not 1986 as he presented when he competed as a junior for Eritrea at the World Cross Country Championships in 2003 and 2004. He has therefore been disqualiﬁed from those events for age manipulation Half Mar pb: 60:42. 10,000 pb: 28:41.37 -15. At WXC: 2003-dqJ (originally 16th), 2004-J (originally 58th). 1 Swiss 10,000 2014. Marathons (10): 1 Zürich 2009, 2 Gongju 2009, 3 Otsu 2010, 7 Berlin 2010, 5 Toronto 2011, 7 Daegu 2012, 1 Zürich 2013, 7 Honolulu 2013, 9 ECH 2014, 10 Seoul 2015 In 2015: 1 Barcelona Half Mar; 10 Seoul; 6 Lucerne 8.71K; 1 Berne 10M; 5 Ottawa 10K; 5 Canadian 10K; 4 ECP 10,000; 5 ETCh 1st League 5000; 1 Oberägeri 14.5K

920 NILSSON David SWE 28y 127d 1987 2:17:19 2:17:19 -15 10,000 pb: 29:06.79 -15. 5000 pb: 13:57.50 -15. 13 European Youth 2000SC 2003; 12 WSG 10,000 2013 (26 Half Mar). Was at Jacksonville State University. Coach/father-Carl-Gustaf Nilsson Older sister Ida Nilsson was 2005 US Collegiate Champion at 3000m Steeplechase in 2004 & indoor 5000 in 2005; older sister Johanna won US Collegiate titles indoors & out before her death in 1983; Younger brother Marcus is an 8104 point decathlete and was 2010 world junior bronze medallist. Their parents were distance runners Marathons (8): 10 Stockholm 2011, 11 Castellon 2011, 9 Stockholm 2012, 4 Pisa 2012, 11 Stockholm 2013, 11 Stockholm 2014, dnf ECH 2014, 16 Rotterdam 2015 In 2015: 5 Swedish indoor 1500; 3 Manchester ‘Trafford’ 10K; 12 Venlo Half Mar; 16 Rotterdam Marathon; 13 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; 5 English 10,000; 10 Oordegem IFAM 5000 ‘B’; dnf Florø 3000

925 JAFARY Ezekiel TAN 30y 4d 1985 2:14:05 -14 Full name-Ezekiel Jafary (aka Jafari) Ngimba // Half Mar pb: 60:41 -09. 10,000 pb: 27:39.92 -09. 5000 pb: 13:24.39 -09. 19 World Half Mar 2007; 21 WCH 10,000 2009 Marathons (2): 10 Lanzhou 2012, 10 Seoul 2014

926 JOSEPH Fabiano TAN 29y 240d 1985 - 2:13:24 -06 Full name-Fabiano Jospeh Naasi 2005 World Half Marathon Champion at age 19 ... carried Tanazanian ﬂag at Opening Ceremony of 2008 Olympics, when he went on to place ninth in the 10,000m 5000 pb: 13:12.76 -06. 10,000 pb: 27:19.72 -08. Half Mar pb: 59:56 -08. 13 WCH 10,000 2003/2009; 2 WJC 10,000 2004 (6 5000); 10 OLY 10,000 2004 (ht 5000); 1 World Half Mar 2005 (2003/2004-2, 2007-11, 2009-15); 15 WCH 5000 2005; 3 COM 10,000 2006 (5 5000); 9 OLY 10,000 2008. 1 AAA 10,000 2003. At WXC: 2003-19 long, 2004-7 long, 2010-29 Marathons (4): dnf Seoul 2005, 10 Amsterdam 2006, dnf Prague 2012, 11 COM 2014. Has paced marathons in Amsterdam, Dubai, Fukuoka & London In 2015: 2 São Sebastião 10K

928 SIMBU Alphonce TAN 23y 188d 1992 2:12:01 2:12:01 -15 Full name-Alphonce Felix Simbu // Half Mar pb: 62:58 -13. 10,000 pb: 29:58.20 -08. 8 African Games 10,000 2011. At WXC: 2015-48 Marathon (1): 6 Gold Coast 2015 In 2015: 48 WXC

934 HO Chin-Ping TPE 31y 302d 1983 2:17:42 2:17:42 -15 2013 Taipei Marathon winner // 10,000 pb: 29:29.48 -08. 5000 pb: 14:21.41 -08. 3000SC pb: 8:59.01 -10. 7 Asian Indoor Games 3000 2009; 9 Asian Champs 3000SC 2009 (10 5000); 9 Asian Games 3000SC 2010 (11 10,000, 13 5000) Marathons (17): 2 Yunlin 2007, 2 Kinmen 2008, 8 Taipei 2008, 19 Xiamen 2009, 8 Taipei 2009, 1 Kinmen 2010, 13 Xiamen 2012, 46 Otsu 2012, 7 Gold Coast 2012, 3 Kasugai 2013, 3 Kinmen 2013, 13 Pyongyang 2013, 1 Taipei 2013, 4 Taipei 2013, 60 Otsu 2014, 19 Pyongyang 2014, 25 Otsu 2015 In 2015: 1 Taipei Half Mar; 25 Otsu

952 HOSNI Wissem TUN 30y 166d 1985 - 2:16:35 -12 Half Mar pb: 62:07 -11. 22 World Half Mar 2010 (2012-40, 2014-32). At WXC: 2010-110, 2011-60, 2013-72. 1 North African XC 2008 Marathons (4): 12 Valencia 2011, 10 Milan 2012, 71 OLY 2012, dnf WCH 2013 In 2015: 5 San Sebastián XC

959 KARAYEL Bekir TUR 33y 103d 1982 2:16:06 2:13:21 -12 Former Turkish half marathon record holder // Half Mar pb: 62:48 -14. 10,000 pb: 30:00.88 -11. 43 World Half Mar 2015. At EXC: 2004-85, 2005-82, 2010-60 Marathons (12): 13 Istanbul 2006, 27 Hamburg 2008, 9 Istanbul 2008, 11 Istanbul 2009, 5 Istanbul 2010, 7 Düsseldorf 2011, 46 WCH 2011, 16 London 2012, 76 OLY 2012, 5 Istanbul 2013, 13 Istanbul 2014, 19 London 2015 In 2015: 19 London

967 KIPLIMO Abraham UGA 26y 129d 1989 2:09:23 2:09:23 -14 Won 2014 Beppu-Oita in 2:09:23, a personal best by more than four minutes. Training partner of Stephen Kiprotich (1 OLY 2012) Half Mar pb: 61:55 -14 (62:27 -15). 10,000 pb: 27:49.76 -12. 5000 pb: 13:10.40 -11. 11 World Youth 3000 2005; 7 WJC 5000 2008; 9 African Champs 5000 2010; ht WCH 5000 2011; ht OLY 5000 2012. At WXC: 2008-13J Marathon (5) 11 Rotterdam 2013, 19 WCH 2013, 1 Oita 2014, 3 COM 2014, 4 Oita 2015 In 2015: 4 Oita; 5 Hamburg Half Mar

968 KIPROP Jackson UGA 28y 305d 1986 2:13:06 2:09:32 -13 Tenth at 2013 World Championships // Half Mar pb: 61:27 -12 (63:10 -15). 7 World Half Mar 2012 (2009-33) Marathons (4): 1 Mumbai 2013, 10 WCH 2013, 7 New York 2013, 5 Enschede 2015 In 2015: 1 Ribarroja Half Mar; 5 Enschede; 8 Gothenburg Half Mar

969 KIPROTICH Stephen UGA 26y 125d 1989 2:06:33 2:06:33 -15 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION In London 2012 became Uganda’s second Olympic athletics champion, after John Aki-Bua 40 years earlier 5000 pb: 13:23.70 -08. 10,000 pb: 27:58.03 -10. 3000SC pb: 8:26.66 -10. ht WCH 5000 2007; 5 WJC 10,000 2008; 6 African Champs 10,000 2010; 2 African XC 2011. At WXC: 2006-24J, 2007-19J, 2008-12J, 2009-23, 2011-6. 1 UK 10,000 2010; 1 ‘Great’ North 10K 2014. Born-Uganda, he says he moved to Kenya (Eldoret) to train with former World 5000m Champion Eliud Kipchoge because of a lack of training partners in Uganda . Wife-Patricia, their daughters Esther (7) & Elizabeth (2) and son Maxwell (4). Coach-Patrick Sang (2 OLY 3000SC 1992) Marathons (10): 1 Enschede 2011, 9 WCH 2011, 3 Tokyo 2012, 1 OLY 2012, 6 London 2013, 1 WCH 2013, 12 New York 2013, 12 London 2014, 5 New York 2014, 2 Tokyo 2015 (pb) In 2015: 2 Tokyo; 10 Olomouc Half Mar 972 MUTAI Solomon UGA 22y 302d 1992 2:10:42 2:10:42 -15 Full name-Solomon Munyo Mutai His apparent marathon début for fourth place at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Half Mar pb: 61:26 -12. 26 World Half Mar 2012; 1 Nairobi Half Mar 2013 Marathons (3): 4 COM 2014; 3 Danzhou 2014, 4 Hannover 2015 In 2015: 4 Hannover; 12 Bangalore 10K

974 BABARYKA Ivan UKR 32y 283d 1982 2:12:45 2:11:48 -12 His younger brother Oleksandr Babaryka is a 2:14:39 marathoner // Half Mar pb: 65:18 -07. 5000 pb: 14:15.33 -06. 10,000 pb: 29:37.83 -07 (30:36.38 -14) Marathons (14): 1 Moscow 2007, 2 Mainz 2008, 2 Mainz 2009, 1 Moscow 2009, 1 Pyongyang 2010, 2 Moscow 2010, 1 Debno 2011, 2 Bila Tserkva 2011, 5 Barcelona 2012, 59 OLY 2012, 6 Lódz 2013, 3 Pyongyang 2014, 27 ECH 2014, 6 Lódz 2015 In 2015: 6 Lódz; 6 Sopot Half Mar; 1 Mainz Half Mar

975 BABARYKA Oleksandr UKR 31y 90d 1984 2:14:39 2:14:39 -15 His older brother Ivan Babaryka is a 2:11:48 marathoner // 10,000 pb: 29:53.20 -08 (30:29.60 -15) Marathons (6): 1 Utrecht 2012, 4 Bila Tserkva 2012, 3 Bratislava 2013, 6 Bila Tserkva 2013, dnf Bila Tserkva 2014, 2 Debno 2015 In 2015: 2 Debno; 10 Ukrainian 10,000

999 BURRELL Ian USA 30y 187d 1985 - 2:13:26 -14 Half Mar pb: 62:51 -12 (64:55 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:23.17 -12. 28 World Half Mar 2012. At WXC: 2004-80J. Born-Colorado Springs, California. Was at University of Georgia Marathons (3): 15 Houston 2012 (US Olympic Trial), 7 Houston 2014, 4 Minneapolis to St. Paul 2014 In 2015: 16 US XC; 5 Tampa Half Mar; 26 US 15K; 6 Manitou Springs 10M

1014 EGGLESTON Jeff USA 30y 323d 1984 2:14:17 2:10:52 -14 Thirteenth in 2013 World Championship Marathon. Hired to pace the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon, but went on to win it 10K pb: 28:34 -11. Half Mar pb: 62:41 -15 Graduate from University of Virginia. Based-Flagstaff, Arizona. Coach-Jack Daniels Marathons (18): 6 Tempe 2010, 2 Minneapolis to St Paul 2010, 1 Pittsburgh 2011, 5 Duluth 2011, 38 WCH 2011, dnf Guadalajara 2011, 1 The Woodlands 2012, 2 Pittsburgh 2012, 8 San Diego 2012, 16 Chicago 2012, 17 Paris 2013, 13 WCH 2013, 14 New York 2013, 8 Boston 2014, 2 Brisbane 2014, dnf Fukuoka 2014, 12 Boston 2015, dnf Brisbane 2015 In 2015: 7 US Half Mar; 9 Coamo Half Mar; 17 New York Half Mar; 12 Boston; 19 ‘Bolder’ Boulder 10K; 3 Peoria ‘Steamboat Classic’ 4M; dnf Brisbane; 1 Chicago Half Mar

1057 SMITH Scott USA 29y 39d 1986 2:14:40 2:14:40 -15 Half Mar pb: 63:18 -12 (64:35 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:33.94 -12. 5000 pb: 13:49.38 -13 (14:28.10 -15). Was at the University of Santa Barbara Marathons (3): 4 Sacramento 2014, 3 Minneapolis to St Paul 2014, 11 Los Angeles 2015 In 2015: 11 Los Angeles; 8 San Diego Half Mar; 3 Santa Barbara Road Mile (3:56); 13 Portland 5000 ‘B’; 6 Santa Cruz to Capitola 6M

1084 MUTANDIRO Gilbert ZIM 31y 136d 1984 2:17:34 2:15:38 -13 Marathons (12): 5 Soweto 2006, 10 Port Elizabeth 2007, 8 Cape Town 2008, 7 Cape Town 2009, 6 Harare 2011, 4 Cape Town 2011, 5 Zhengzhou 2012, 1 Cape Town 2012, 4 Gaborone 2013, 2 Bulawayo 2013, 3 Mossel Bay 2014, 1 Garabone 2015 In 2015: 1 Garabone; dnf Comrades Marathon

1085 NYASANGO Cuthbert ZIM 32y 338d 1982 - 2:09:52 -14 NR Zimbabwean record holder at Marathon & 10,000m Seventh at the 2012 Olympics Half Mar pb: 60:26 -07. 5000 pb: 13:31.27 -07. 10,000 pb: 27:57.34 -07. 7 WJC 5000 2000; 15 World 20K 2006; 10 World Half Mar 2007; dnf OLY 10,000 2008. At WXC: 2001-46J, 2003-43 long, 2004-56 short & 25 long, 2005-20 short & 16 long, 2007-22, 2008-27. 1 South African 20K 2006. Coach-Ben Chauke Marathons (5): 10 Berlin 2009, 11 Boston 2010, 16 WCH 2011, 7 OLY 2012, 3 Prague 2014. Also paced London 2008 & Otsu 2009

1086 PASIPAMIRI Cephas ZIM - 2:14:41 -14 Half Mar pb: 62:26 -07 Marathons (6): 2 Middelburg to Loskop Dam 2011, 4 Harare 2011, 9 Pyongyang 2013, 2 Mossel Bay 2013, 5 Pyongyang 2014, 8 Mossel Bay 2014

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45 Entrants Men’s 3000m Steeplechase NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

153 BOUCHICHA Hicham ALG 26y 94d 1989 8:24.65 8:20.11 -13 7 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH 2013. At WXC: 2013-21 In 2015: 14 Rabat 1500; 3 Bilbao; 2 Amiens

161 TABTI Bilal ALG 22y 75d 1993 8:21.15 8:21.15 -15 4 Youth Olympic Games 2000SC 2010; 5 WJC 2012. 1 Algerian 2014 In 2015: 1 Biskra 3000; 1 Algiers; 1 Tourcoing (May 10); 1 Tourcoing (May 24); 6 Montbéliard; 1 Algiers 1500; 6 Bilbao

162 ZERRIFI Abdelhamid ALG QBR 29y 62d 1986 8:31.08 8:25.96 -13 1500 pb: 3:41.59 -14 (3:45.01 -15). dq ht WCH 2013 (ran inside border) In 2015: 4 Cannes 10K; 1 Salon-de-Provence; 3 Bondouﬂe 1500; 3 Decines 1500; 7 Montbéliard; 14 Bilbao; 4 Amiens; 1 Bruay La Buissière; 10 Heusden

178 NIPPERESS James AUS QBR 25y 92d 1990 8:34.81 8:34.64 -14 Twice Australian Steeplechase Champion // 1500 pb: 3:41.03 -10 (3:47.16 -15). 3000 pb: 7:56.42 -10 (8:12.54 -15). 5000 pb: 13:56.42 -13 (14:10.10 -15). 12 WSG 3000SC 2013; 9 COM 3000SC 2014. 1 Australian 3000SC 2013/2014 (2012-2). Physiotherapist from Sydney. Coach-Ken Green In 2015: 8 Hobart 5000; 5 Australian World Cross Trial XC; 3 New South Wales 1500; 8 Sydney Classic 3000SC

223 D'HOEDT Jeroen BEL QBR 25y 223d 1990 8:30.03 8:30.03 -15 (D’Hoedt pronounced “Doot”) ... 2009 European Junior Cross Country Champion, then fourth as senior in 2013 1500 pb: 3:36.07 -11 (3:42.58 -15). 3000 pb: 7:57.88 -10. 3 EJC 3000SC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2011. At EXC: 2007-33J, 2008-17J, 2009-1J, 2010-4u23, 2013 -4 He is one of a set of triplets, one of his brothers Sander was 10th in the 2009 Belgian Cross Country Championships which Jeroen won In 2015: 7 Herentals 800; 2 Jambes 3000; 9 Hengelo 1500; 9 Dessau; 9 Montreuil 1500; 4 ETCh 1st League; 1 Nivelles 3000; 6 Heusden; 15 Stockholm Diamond

282 CHERUTICH Nelson Kipkosgei BRN QBR 22y 165d 1993 8:31.35 8:22.24 -12 TRANSFEREE – Formerly Kenyan, acquired Bahraini citizenship on February 13, 2013 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from February 12, 2014. He was previously better known as Nelson Kipkogei Cherutich Half Mar pb: 63:11 -14. 10,000 pb: 30:08.71 -15. 4 Kenyan World Junior Championships Trial 2010 In 2015: 4 Arab; 3 Doha Emir Cup (6 10,000); 8 Prague Odložil; 1 Bydgoszcz; 7 Hérouville; 10 Székesfehérvár

286 KOECH John BRN 19y 363d 1995 8:14.75 8:14.75 -15 TRANSFEREE – Kenyan origin. Acquired Bahraini citizenship on September 15, 2013, cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from September 14, 2014. 2015 Asian Champion Full name-John Kibet Koech 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 4 Arab 2015; 1 Asian Champs 2015. 12 Kenyan junior 2012 In 2015: 4 Arab; 3 Beijing Challenge; 1 Asian Champs

295 TSENOV Mitko BUL 22y 69d 1993 8:21.89 8:20.87 -14 NR Bulgarian record holder. 2015 European under-23 Champion // 3000SC pb: 8:20.87 -14. 1500 pb: 3:42.34 -14. ht WJC 2012; ht WCH 3000SC 2013; 1 Balkan 2014/2015; 9 ECH 2014. At WXC: 2011-86J. At EXC: 2011-33J, 2012-2J, 2013-2u23, 2014-23u23. 1 Bulgarian 3000SC 2010/2011/2013/2014. He crossed the line first at the 2013 European under-23 Championships, but was then disqualified for having stepped inside the track At Huelva on June 12, 2014 with 8:20.87 he finally broke the Bulgarian Steeplechase record of 8:25.02 which had stood for 45 years to Mikhail Zhelev In 2015: 3 Bulgarian 10,000; 1 Montgeron 3000; 1 Sofia 2000SC; 1 Dessau; 1 Bulgarian; 12 Rabat; 1 ETCh 2nd League 1500/3000SC; 1 under-23 ECH; 7 Heusden; 5 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Balkan

311 GENEST Alex CAN 29y 52d 1986 8:24.84 8:19.33 -11 2013 World ﬁnalist. 2015 Pan-American Games silver // 6 World Youth 2003; ht WJC 2004; 4 WSG 2009; ht OLY 2012; 13 WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Canadian 2011/2012. At WXC: 2005-76J, 2009-108, 2011-97. Father of two. Studied Kinesiology (human movement) at the University of Sherbrooke. He collects fridge magnets. Coach-Dave Scott-Thomas In 2015: 1 Tempe Mile; 3 Stanford Jordan; 5 Guelph; 11 Burnaby 1500; 7 Victoria 1500; 2 Canadian

312 HUGHES Matt CAN 26y 18d 1989 8:20.34 8:11.64 -13 NR 2015 Pan-American Games Champion. Sixth at 2013 World Championships 5000 pb: 13:19.56 -15. 1500 pb: 3:41.49 -15. 4 Pan-Am junior 2007; ht WJC 2008; 6 WCH 2013; 4 COM 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015. At WXC: 2007-81J, 2008-57J. 1 NCAA 2010/2011. 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015. Has kept every one of his racing bibs Terriﬁc Moscow World Championships: pb down from 8:20.49 to 8:16.93 in heat then 8:11.64 in the ﬁnal to break the Canadian record of 8:12.58 which has stood to Graeme Fell (1 COM 1986) for 28 years. Coach-Wynn Gmitroski In 2015: 4 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 6 Stanford Jordan 5000; 1 Eagle Rock Hoka; 10 Eugene Diamond; 5 Burnaby 1500; 1 Canadian; 1 Pan-Am Games

316 MILNE Taylor CAN 33y 341d 1981 8:19.90 8:19.90 -15 Former Canadian Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3:36.00 -08. 2000 pb: 5:01.57 -11. ht OLY 1500 2008; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; ht COM 1500 2010; dq COM 2014 (he ran inside the kerb or line marking the applicable border). 1 Canadian 1500 2008. At WXC: 2006-116 short. Coach-Dave Scott-Thomas In 2015: 1 High Point NC; 4 Stanford Jordan; 2 Eagle Rock Hoka; 1 Guelph 1500; 1 Burnaby; 3 Canadian; 2 Heusden; dq London Diamond (inside kerd/border again)

358 GIRALDO Gerard COL QBR 26y 153d 1989 8:29.53 8:28.6 -13 NR Full name-Gerald Nicolás Giraldo 2015 South American Champion at 3000m Steeplechase 1500 pb: 3:42.38 -15. 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 3000SC 2014; 5 Ibero-American 5000/3000SC 2014; 2 South American Games 3000SC 2014; 1 South American 3000SC 2015 (3 1500). 1 Colombian 1500/3000SC 2013 In 2015: 1 Santiago de Chile 3000SC (2 1500); 3 Mt SAC Relays 3000SC; 1 Stanford Jordan 3000SC ‘B’; 1 South American 3000SC (3 1500); 14 Pan-Am Games 1500 (dnf 3000SC)

ISMAIL IBRAHIM Mohamed DJI 17/18y 1997 8:24.58 8:24.58 -15 403 Djibouti record holder // 1500 pb: 3:37.08 -15. 3 Youth Olympic Games 1500 2014 In 2015: 5 Arab; 16 Bilbao; 4 Sollentuna; 3 Catalan; 1 Mataró 1500; 7 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Granollers 426 ALAIZ Roberto ESP 25y 32d 1990 8:19.85 8:19.85 -15 Fifth at 2014 European Championship 5000m // 3000 pb: 7:48.82 -15. 5000 pb: 13:38.89 -14. 10,000 pb: 28:27.76 -14. 1500 pb: 3:41.06 -13 (3:44.28 -15). 12 EJC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 7 EIC 3000 2013; ht WCH 2013; 5 ECH 5000 2014; 2 ETCh 2015. At EXC: 2011-21u23, 2012-17u23, 2014-15. Coach- José Enrique Villacorta In 2015: 22 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 5 Spanish indoor 3000; 11 Spanish XC; 1 Los Corrales de Buelna 3000; 9 Eugene Diamond; 7 Huelva ‘B’; 2 ETCh 3000; 14 Paris Diamond; 3 Spanish

429 CARRO Fernando ESP 23y 141d 1992 8:21.78 8:21.78 -15 Full name-Fernando Carro Morillo // 10,000 pb: 28:50.73 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 4 EJC 3000SC 2011; 7 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2013; 2 Ibero- American 2014; 6 ETCh 2015. At WXC: 2010-81J, 2011-69J. At EXC: 2010-61J, 2013-43u23, 2014-12u23 In 2015: 15 Amorebieta XC; 8 Valencia 3000; 6 Huelva Ibérico 10,000; 1 Madrid; 1 Huelva; 6 ETCh; 2 Catalan; 3 Heusden; 2 Gijón 3000; 4 Spanish

436 GARCÍA Víctor ESP 30y 161d 1985 8:22.46 8:15.20 -12 Full name-Victor García Blazquez 2012 European bronze after falling at the last hurdle when vying for the lead with the eventual winner Mahiedine Mekhissi FRA 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 12 WSG 2007; ht EIC 3000 2011; ht WCH 2011; ht WIC 3000 2012; 3 ECH 2012; 9 ETCh 2014. At EXC: 2007-25u23. 1 Spanish 2014; 1 Spanish indoor 3000 2012. Coach-Antonio Serrano In 2015: 4 Spanish indoor 3000; dnf Shanghai Diamond; 3 European Clubs Cup; dnf Huelva; 3 Spanish Clubs 3000; 7 Székesfehérvár; 9 London Diamond; 5 Spanish

440 MARTOS Sebastián ESP 26y 62d 1989 8:22.38 8:18.31 -14 2011 European under-23 Champion // 1500 pb: 3:43.45 -11. ht WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-4); 2 WSG 2013 (2011-5); ht WCH 2013; 4 ECH 2014. At WXC: 2007-102J, 2008-84J. At EXC: 2007-40J, 2008-37J, 2009-55u23, 2010-12u23. 1 Spanish 2015Coach-José Enrique Villacorta In 2015: 8 Spanish indoor 3000; 5 Huelva; 1 Bilbao; 1 León 3000; 13 Paris Diamond; 5 Catalan; 1 Spanish

451 KIVISTIK Kaur EST QBR 24y 114d 1991 8:32.23 8:32.23 -15 2015 World Student Games silver // 15 ECH 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 2 WSG 2015. At EXC: 2009-78J, 2010-36J, 2012-69u23, 2013-19u23. 1 Estonian indoor 1500 2014 In 2015: 2 Estonian indoor 3000; 7 Stanford Jordan ‘B’; 4 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 1500; 5 Eagle Rock Hoka; 12 Prague Odložil; 2 Estonian Clubs 3000; 2 ETCh 1st League; 13 Turku 1500; 2 WSG

459 AMARE Hailemariyam ETH 18y 180d 1997 8:25.1 8:25.1 -15 18 African junior XC 2014; 5 WJC 2014 In 2015: 3 African junior; 3 Montbéliard; 1 Argentan

460 BEYO Chala ETH 19y 215d 1996 8:25.82 8:25.45 -14 4 African Champs 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 In 2015: 4 Kawasaki; 4 Montbéliard; 6 Prague Odložil; 9 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 3000

471 NURGI Tolosa ETH 25y 145d 1990 8:22.9 8:22.9 -15 3 African junior 2013 In 2015: 1 Montbéliard; 10 Prague Odložil; 1 Sollentuna; 8 Székesfehérvár

472 SEBOKA Tafese ETH 21/22y 1993 8:25.56 8:25.56 -15 Seboka aka Soboka // 5 African Champs 2012 (2014-7) In 2015: 1 Hérouville; 1 Halluin 3000

505 KOWAL Yoann FRA 28y 85d 1987 8:18.38 8:12.53 -13 2014 European Champion, in memorable circumstances (following the disqualiﬁcation of Mahiedine Mekhissi) 1500 pb: 3:33.75 -11 (3:38.56 -15). 3000 pb: 7:44.26i -12, 7:56.88 -11. 11 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2007; 3 EIC 1500 2009 (2011-ht); 3 ETCh 1500 2009; 6 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; 5 ECH 1500 2010; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2011 (2009-ht); 10 WIC 3000 2012; sf OLY 1500 2012; 4 EIC 3000 2013 (2015-ht); 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-5, 2015-9); 8 WCH 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 1 ECH 2014; ht EIC 1500 2015. At WXC: 2005-106J. At EXC: 2007-67u23, 2009-75u23. 1 French 2008/2010/2014/2015 & indoor 1500 2014. After his celebratory lap in Zürich 2014 he proposed to his girlfriend Marianne Coste and she said oui In 2015: 2 French indoor 1500; 3ht EIC 1500; 2 Montbéliard 1500; 6 Rabat; 9 ETCh; 12 Tomblaine 1500; 12 Paris Diamond; 1 French

611 CHATBI Jamel ITA QBR 31y 112d 1984 8:30.35 8:08.86 -09 Down from 8:22.16 to 8:08.86 for steeplechase in 2009, but at the World Championships that year he failed a doping control test after having reached the steeplechase ﬁnal and was suspended for three years to 2012 Marathon pb: 2:12:17 -15. Half Mar pb: 62:38 -14. 10,000 pb: 28:14.87 -14 (28:39.01 -15). 5000 pb: 13:27.08 -13. 3000 pb: 7:48.18 -09. dq ht WCH 3000SC 2009 (drugs) & 2013 (out of lane). 1 Mediterranean Games 3000SC 2009; 10 ETCh 5000 2014. 1 Italian 10,000 2013/2014 & 3000SC 2013/2015. At WXC: 2008-30. Ex-Morocco, he has lived in Italy since February 7, 2008, acquired Italian citizenship on October 16, 2010 and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Italy from July 19, 2013 Marathons (2): 3 Rome 2015, 7 Prague 2015 In 2015: 4 Italian indoor 3000; 2 Italian XC; 3 Rome Marathon; 1 Korschenbroich 10K; dnf Milan 3000SC (Apr 23); 1 Milan 3000SC (May 9); 3 ECP 10,000; 7 Huelva 3000SC; 5 ETCh 5000; 1 Ponzano Veneto 3000SC; 4 Gonnesa 8.2K; 1 Italian 3000SC

680 BIRECH Jairus KEN 22y 249d 1992 7:58.83 7:58.41 -14 Full name-Jairus Kipchoge Birech World #1 steeplechaser in 2014 with 9/12 wins, though surprisingly beaten at the Commonwealth Games (by Jonathan Ndiku KEN) 3000 pb: 7:41.83 -13. 5000 pb: 13:38.4 -15. 2 African junior 3000SC 2011; 4 African Games 3000SC 2011; 2 COM 3000SC 2014; 1 African Champs 3000SC 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC 2014. 1 Kenyan 3000SC 2014. His older brother is Cosmas Birech (61:05 Half Mar in 2015) In 2015: 6 ‘Great’ Edinburgh short course XC; 2 Nakuru 5000; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 Rabat; 1 Paris Diamond (came through to win after the fall of Evan Yager USA); 1 Székesfehérvár; 2 London Diamond; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial

683 KEMBOI Ezekiel KEN 33y 88d 1982 8:01.71 7:55.76 -11 DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Full name-Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi Three times World Champion (& three silvers), twice Olympic Champion, medals at four Commonwealth Games 1 African Games 2003 (2007-2); 1 OLY 2004/2012 (2008-7); 1 COM 2006 (2002/2010-2, 2014-3); 1 WCH 2009/2011/2013 (2003/2005/2007-2); 2 African Champs 2010 (2002-4, 2006-dq). 1 Kenyan 2008. Named his son Kiprono Manchester Kemboi jnr after the venue of his first big medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Eccentric behaviour at the end of races; veering into outer lanes, removing his vest, dancing. In Eugene 2013 he was disqualified for obstructing Conseslus Kipruto on the run-in from the final hurdle to the finish In 2015: 1 Eugene Diamond; 10 Oslo Diamond; 11 Paris Diamond; 4 Kenyan World Championship Trial 689 KIPRUTO Brimin KEN 30y 21d 1985 8:10.09 7:53.64 -11 NR Full name-Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 2008 Olympic Champion, but he fell on the sixth lap when defending his title in London 2012 3000 pb: 7:47.33 -06. 1500 pb: 3:35.23 -06. 2 World Youth 2001; 3 WJC 1500 2004; 1 WCH 2007 (2005-3, 2009-7, 2011-2); 1 OLY 2008 (2004-2, 2012-5); 3 COM 2010. 1 Kenyan 2011. At WXC: 2005-37 short, 2006-18 short. At the 2011 Monaco Diamond League, he missed the world steeplechase record by one hundredth of a second. Wife, Peris Chebet, their children Ryan & Marion In 2015: 6 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Paris Diamond; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial

690 KIPRUTO Conseslus KEN 20y 256d 1994 8:05.20 8:01.16 -13 World #2 in 2013 // 3000 pb: 7:44.09 -12. 1500 pb: 3:39.57 -13 (3:41.90 -15). 1 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012; 2 WCH 2013. At WXC: 2013-5J. Based-Eldoret In 2015: 3 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Eugene Diamond; 1 Huizingen 1500; 2 Oslo Diamond; 3 Paris Diamond; 1 London Diamond; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial

737 EZZINE Hamid MAR 31y 320d 1983 8:18.78 8:09.72 -07 Ninth at the last two World Championships // 12 WJC 5000 2002; 4 African Champs 2004 (2006-5, 2014-6); ht OLY 2008; 9 WCH 2011/2013 (2005/2008-ht); 7 OLY 2012; 3 Mediterranean Games 2013. At WXC: 2004-30 short, 2005-41 short, 2006-21 short. Improved by more than 10 seconds in 2007 but then fell in his World Championship heat. Served two-year doping suspension in 2009-2011 (for tampering with sample). Younger brother of 2001 world silver medallist Ali Ezzine In 2015: 1 Arab; 9 Shanghai Diamond; 6 Beijing Challenge; 5 Prague Odložil; 1 Catalan

741 SIGUENI Hicham MAR 22y 203d 1993 8:16.54 8:16.54 -15 2012 World junior bronze // 4 World Youth 3000 2009; 3 Youth Olympic Games 3000 2010; dnf WJC 5000 2010; 1 Arab Schools Games 3000 2010; 3 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012. At WXC: 2009-49J, 2010-25J, 2011-dnfJ In 2015: 12 Montbéliard; 1 Prague Odložil; dnf Rabat; 2 Hérouville; 1 Stockholm Diamond

742 TALEB Brahim MAR 30y 186d 1985 8:16.56 8:07.02 -07 5 World Youth 2000SC 2001; 4 African Champs 2006; dq WCH 2007 (ran inside edge of track); 11 OLY 2012 (2008-ht). At WXC: 2002-28J There’s some confusion over his birth year; we thought it was 1985, but at the London Olympics he was entered with a birth year of 1981 In 2015: 2 Arab; dnf Eugene Diamond; 1 Moroccan; 6 Oslo Diamond; 5 Rabat; 3 Bellinzona 3000; 2 Stockholm Diamond

791 YAO Sapolai PNG 32y 340d 1982 9:39.74 9:28.00 -06 2015 Oceanian Champion // 13 COM 3000SC 2006 (19 5000); 21 COM 5000 2010 (dq 3000SC); 1 Oceanian 3000SC 2015; 1 Paciﬁc Games 3000SC 2015 In 2015: 1 Oceanian 3000SC; 1 Paciﬁc Games 3000SC

815 ZALEWSKI Krystian POL 26y 132d 1989 8:22.44 8:16.20 -14 2014 European Steeplechase silver // 5000 pb: 14:13.44 -12. 3000 pb: 7:58.58 -15. 1500 pb: 3:44.02 -10. 8 EJC 2007; 7 WJC 2008; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; dq ht WCH 2013 (ran inside border); 2 ECH 2014 (2012-7); 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 ETCh 2015 (2011-11, 2012-7, 2013-8). At WXC: 2008-71J, 2010-105, 2013-55. At EXC: 2007-44J, 2008-53J. 1 Polish 5000/3000SC 2014 In 2015: 9 ‘Great’ Edinburgh short course XC; 6 San Vittore Olona XC; 5 Armagh 5K; 8 Dessau 1500; 2 Huizingen 3000; 7 Oslo Diamond; 8 Rabat; 1 ETCh; 10 Madrid 3000; 1 Polish; 4 Szczecin 3000

830 MOHAMED Hasim Salah QAT QBR 21y 128d 1994 8:33.25 8:33.25 -15 1500 pb: 3:41.80 -14 (3:43.87 -15). 3000SC pb: 8:51.35 -12. ht World Youth 2000SC 2011; 10 WJC 3000SC 2012; 7 IAAF Relays 4x1500 2014; 2 Asian Champs 2015 In 2015: 6 Arab; 3 Doha Emir Cup 1500 (4 3000SC); 2 Asian Champs; 1 Duffel 1500; 5 Sollentuna; 13 Stockholm Diamond; 4 Copenhagen; 10 Granollers 1500

848 LEKOPA Dikotsi RSA QBR 27y 44d 1988 8:32.17 8:32.17 -15 3000 pb: 8:08.76 -15. 1 South African 2015 (2010-5) In 2015: 1 South African; 9 Bellinzona 3000; 3 Nové Mesto nad MetujÍ 1500; 1 Tábor; 1 Copenhagen; 1 Neustadt 3000

853 MONNATLALA Tumisang RSA QBR 20y 202d 1995 8:33.02 8:33.02 -15 5000 pb: 14:22.40 -14 (14:27.22 -15). ht WJC 3000SC 2014. At WXC: 2013-19J, 2014-13. 1 South African junior 5000/3000SC 2014 In 2015: 2 Pretoria 1000; 15 South African 10K; 3 Sasolburg; 1 Pretoria 3000SC; 2 South African 3000SC (7 5000); 1 Potchefstroom Open 3000SC

860 SAFIULIN Ilgizar RUS 22y 254d 1992 8:18.49 8:18.49 -15 2013 World Student Games Champion. 2014 European under-23 Cross Country Champion (when he led a Russian 1-2-3) ht WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 1 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013. 1 Russian 2013. At WXC: 2011-50J. At EXC: 2010-30J, 2011-1J, 2913-1u23. From the Primorsky Region in the Russian Far East In 2015: 5 Russian indoor 3000; 10 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Prague Odložil; 7 Rabat; 10 Paris Diamond; 6 Stockholm Diamond; 2 Russian

864 CHAVKIN Nikolay RUS 31y 120d 1984 8:23.0 8:22.81 -12 Twice Russian Champion // Marathon pb: 2:14:02 -14. Half Mar pb: 63:27 -12. 5000 pb: 14:01.1 -08. 4 WSG 2011; ht OLY 2012; 14 ECH 2014; 2 ETCh 2015 (2013-4, 2014-3). At EXC: 2008-48, 2010-30. 1 Russian 2012/2014 Marathons (2): 9 Houston 2014, 11 Jacksonville 2015 In 2015: 1 Russian Teams; 2 Montbéliard; 2 ETCh; dnf Székesfehérvár; 11 Russian 5000

951 BENYAHIA Amor TUN 30y 51d 1985 8:19.30 8:14.05 -13 NR In winning at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, he broke the Tunisian record of 8:15.07 which had stood to Féthi Baccouche since 1987 ht WCH 2011; ht OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 5 African Champs 2014 In 2015: 3 Arab; 7 Beijing Challenge

AKKAŞ Halil TUR 32y 51d 1983 8:22.49 8:18.43 -07 954 Two World Student Games titles at both 5000m and Steeplechase // 3000 pb: 7:49.23 -09. 5000 pb: 13:46.19 -10. 1500 pb: 3:39.48 -07. 6 WJC 3000SC 2002; 2 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2005 (2003-5); 1 WSG 3000SC 2005/2007 (1 5000 2007/2009); 4 WIC 1500 2006 (12 3000); 4 ECH 5000 2006 (2010-ht); 6 WCH 3000SC 2007 (2005-ht); ht OLY 3000SC 2008; 3 EIC 3000 2011 (2013-6); 2 WSG 3000SC 2011; 2 ETCh 3000 2013. At WXC: 2002-43J, 2004-106 short. At EXC: 2001-21J, 2002-3J, 2004-74, 2005-17, 2007-47 In 2015: 6ht EIC 3000; 1 Geneva 3000SC; 1 ETCh 1st League 3000; 4 Heusden 3000SC

966 KIPLAGAT Benjamin UGA QBR 26y 170d 1989 8:29.83 8:03.81 -10 NR Ninth at Beijing Olympics while still a junior, but in London 2012 fell with 2¾ laps left, hurt his knee, finished last but was disqualified for stepping inside the inner lane 5000 pb: 13:22.67 -07. 7 African Games 2007; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-6); 9 OLY 2008 (2012-dq final); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 4 COM 2010; 11 WSG 2011; 10 WCH 2011 (2007-ht, 2009-11, 2013-14); 3 African Champs 2012 (2010-5). At WXC: 2006-50 short, 2007-5J, 2008-4J In 2015: 13 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Ugandan

993 BAYER Andy USA 25y 199d 1990 8:18.08 8:18.08 -15 2012 US Collegiate champion at 1500m, representing Indiana University 1500 pb: 3:34.47 -13 (3:36.77 -15). 5000 pb: 13:32.74 -11. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 5000 2012; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 NCAA 1500 2012 (2013-8) In 2015: 7 US indoor Mile; 12 Stanford Jordan; 1 Portland; 4 US; 4 Székesfehérvár; 6 Lucerne 3000; 4 Heusden ‘B’; 6 London Diamond; 4 Stockholm Diamond; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 1000 CABRAL Donn USA 25y 252d 1989 8:13.37 8:13.37 -15 2011 US Collegiate Champion representing Princeton University // 17 WJC 10,000 2008; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 8 OLY 2012. 1 NCAA 2012; 2 US 2015. Coach-Steve Dolan In 2015: 8 San Juan ‘World’s Best’ 10K; 4 US 15K; 5 Princeton 1500; 1 Jersey City 10K; 8 Eugene Diamond; 5 Oslo Diamond; 2 US; 9 Paris Diamond

1027 HULING Dan USA 32y 36d 1983 8:14.11 8:13.29 -10 2010 US Champion // 5000 pb: 13:18.42 -13. 3000 pb: 7:44.42 -13. 1500 pb: 3:37.53 -12 (3:38.24 -15). ht WCH 2009/2013; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. 1 US 2010 (2011/2013/2014-2). Graduate in Marketing from University of Miami In 2015: 2 Stanford Jordan; 13 Eugene Diamond; 5 Portland; 3 US; 7 Paris Diamond; 5 Lignano

1030 JAGER Evan USA 26y 166d 1989 8:05.28 8:04.71 -14 NR (Jager pronounced Jay-ger) North American record holder // 5000 pb: 13:02.40 -13. 3000 pb: 7:35.16 -12. 1500 pb: 3:32.97 -15. 8 WJC 1500 2008; ht WCH 5000 2009; 6 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013 (2009-ht); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 US 2012/2013/2014/2015. Coaches-Jerry Schumacher & Pascal Dobert In 2015: 3 US indoor 2M; 3 Stanford Jordan; 4 Eugene Diamond; 1 Portland (pb down from 3:36.34 to 3:32.97); 1 US (4th time); 2 Paris Diamond (fell at last barrier while clearly leading: “This stupid mistake cost me the sub 8 minutes ... I think I would be able to run around 7:56”)

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST 1.....7:53.63....S. Saaeed Shaheen QAT...... 2004 1.....7:58.83....Jairus Birech KEN 2.....7:53.64....Brimin Kipruto KEN...... 2011 2.....8:00.45....Evan Jager USA 3.....7:54.31....Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN...... 2012 3.....8:01.71....Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 4.....7:55.28....Brahim Boulami MAR...... 2001 4.....8:05.20....Conseslus Kipruto KEN 5.....7:55.72....Bernard Barmasai KEN...... 1997 5.....8:10.09....Brimin Kipruto KEN 6.....7:55.76....Ezekiel Kemboi KEN...... 2011 6.....8:11.39....Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 7.....7:56.16....Moses Kiptanui KEN...... 1997 7.....8:11.64....Jonathan Ndiku KEN 8.....7:56.81....Richard Mateelong KEN...... 2012 8.....8:12.68....Clement Kemboi KEN 9.....7:57.29....Reuben Kosgei KEN...... 2001 9.....8:13.10....Hillary Yego KEN 10...7:58.41....Jairus Birech KEN...... 2014 10...8:13.37....Donn Cabral USA

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46 Entrants Men’s 400 Metres Hurdles NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

154 BOUKEMOUCHE Saber ALG 23y 122d 1992 49.43 49.43 -15 7 African Champs 2014; 2 Arab 2015. 2 Algerian 2013/2014 (2015-3) In 2015: 1 Biskra 300H; 1 Algiers 400 (Mar 21); 1 Algiers (Apr 4); 6ht WSG; 3 Algerian

158 LAHOULOU Abdelmalik ALG 23y 105d 1992 48.99 48.99 -15 NR Algerian record holder. 2015 World Student Games silver // ht World Youth 2009; ht WJC 2010; 7 Mediterranean Games 2013; 2 WSG 2015. 1 Algerian 2013/2014/2015 In 2015: 3 Biskra 300H; 4 Algiers 400; 2 Namur; 1 Regensburg Sparkassen; 1 Lahti; 1 Reims; 2 WSG; 2 Bellinzona; 1 Algerian

160 RAHMOUNI Miloud ALG 32y 251d 1982 49.24 49.24 -15 2013 Arab Champion // 400 pb: 46.57 -07 (46.86 -15). 6 African Games 2011; 1 Arab 2013; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH 2013 In 2015: 1 Algiers (Mar 28); 2 Algiers (Apr 4); 3 Arab; 1 Bejaia; 3 Kortrijk; 1 La Roche-sur-Yon; 2 Algerian; 1 Leuven

202 GIBSON Jeffery BAH 25y 6d 1990 48.51 48.51 -15 NR New Pan-American Games Champion // 400 pb: 46.30 -12. sf World Youth 400 2007; ht WJC 2008; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs; sf WCH 2013; 3 COM 2014. 1 Bahamian 2011/2013/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Penn Relays; 3 Baie Mahault; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 5 Doha Diamond; 1 Ponce; 3 New York Diamond; 1 Bahamian; 1 Cork City; 1 Madrid; 1 Lucerne; 1 Pan-Am Games (defeated very strong ﬁeld including Javier Culson & Kerron Clement); 1 Atlanta

222 BULTHEEL Michaël BEL 29y 52d 1986 49.04 49.04 -15 2009 World Student Games bronze // sf WJC 2004; 7 ECP 2007; 3 WSG 2009 (2001-8); ht WCH 2009; sf ECH 2010/2012/2014; df OLY 2012. 1 Belgian 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 French 2015) In 2015: 7 Gainesville; 1 Orlando; 2 Oordegem IFAM; 2 Tourcoing; 1 Namur; 1 Sint-Niklaas; 1 Brussels; 1 French; 2 Liège; 1 Belgian; 2 Leuven

252 ESTEFANI Hederson BRA 23y 344d 1991 49.40 49.40 -15 400 pb: 45.25 -12 (45.41 -15). sf WJC 400H 2010; 1 South American under-23 400H 2012; 3 South American 4x400 2013; 2 South American 400/400H 2015. 1 Brazilian 400 2010/2012 & 400H 2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Jundiaí 400H; 1 São Paulo 400; 2 Florida Relays 400; 2 Waco 400; 5 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Brazilian 400H (2 400H); 2 South American 400/400H; 1 São Bernardo do Campo 400; 3ht Pan-Am Games 400H (5 4x400)

327 CHENG Wen CHN 23y 155d 1992 49.86 49.28 -11 ht WCH 2011; ht OLY 2012; 2 Asian Champs 2013 (2015-4); 3 Asian Games 2014. 1 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shandong Province In 2015: 1 Jinan; 4 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 3 Sapporo Nambu

361 DAROUECHE Maoulida COM 25y 195d 1990 52.61 51.79 -13 NR Comoran record holder // ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013. 2 French under-23 2010 (2012-3) In 2015: 5 French indoor; 3 Salon-de-Provence; 3 Lyon; 4 Geneva; 4 Valence ‘B’; 3 Tarare ‘B’; 3 Chambery; 6ht Tomblaine

448 JAGOR Jaak-Heinrich EST 25y 102d 1990 49.37 49.37 -15 Estonian #2 after Rasmus Mägi // 400 pb: 48.49 -14. ht ECH 2014. 2 Estonian 2014/2015. 1 Estonian indoor 400 2015 In 2015: 2 Tallinn; 1 Estonian indoor 400; 2 Riga; 1 Valmiera; 2 Estonian

454 MÄGI Rasmus EST 23y 108d 1992 48.65 48.54 -14 NR 2014 European silver // 400 pb: 46.40 -13. LJ pb: 7.73i -12. ht WJC 2010; 4 EJC 2011; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 2 ECH 2014 (2012-5); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Estonian 2014/2015. His sister Maris Mägi is a multiple Estonian Champion at 400m ﬂat, they are coached by their parents Taivo & Anne Mägi In 2015: 2 Fukuroi; 1 Kawasaki; 7 Doha Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 6 Rome Diamond; 2 Montreuil; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Turku; 3 Bellinzona; 1 Estonian

518 FLANNERY Niall GBR 24y 117d 1991 49.23 48.80 -14 In 2014 replaced David Greene as British #1 at 400m Hurdles // 400 pb: 47.17 -15. 4 EJC 2009; 4 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-8); 4 COM 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 UK 2014/2015; 1 English Schools 2007/2008/2009; 1 British Universities 2013/2014. His older brother is 1:48.95 800m runner Kieran Flannery. Studied Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University. Coach-Nick Dakin In 2015: 4 Geneva; 3 Prague Odložil; 2 Bydgoszcz; 1 UK; 1 Madrid ‘B’; 3 London Diamond; 1 Copenhagen; 1 British League Premiership/Aug 8 400 ‘B’ (pb 47.17)

530 GREEN Jack GBR 23y 319d 1991 49.31 48.60 -12 2011 European under-23 Champion at 400m hurdles. Excellent in relays (44.42 split in the 2012 Olympic heats) 400 pb: 45.99 -12. 400H pb: 48.60 -12. 5 WJC 2010 (3 4x400); 1 under-23 ECH 2011; sf OLY 2012 (fell) (4 4x400). 1 English Schools 2008. Born-Maidstone, grew up in Folkestone. After his seasons in 2012 & 2013 were ruined with injury, he took a break from athletics in 2014. Coach-Loren Seagrave (formerly Malcolm Arnold) In 2015: 1 Clermont; 3 Gainesville; 6 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Munich; 1 Bedford Games; dnf Geneva; He given the chance to run individually on appeal, after initially being selected only for the relay

599 BARR Thomas IRL 23y 27d 1992 48.65 48.65 -15 NR New World Student Games Champion. Irish record holder // 400 pb: 46.97i -14, 49.21 -12. 6 EJC 2011; sf ECH 2012/2014; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 1 WSG 2015. 1 Irish 2011-2014. Engineering graduate from the University of Limerick In 2015: 1 Irish Universities indoor 400; 1 Irish Universities; 1 Gainesville; 6ht IAAF Relays 4x400; 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Oordegem IFAM; 4 Rome Diamond; 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 WSG; 6 London Diamond; 1 Irish

622 CATO Roxroy JAM 27y 111d 1988 48.72 48.48 -14 Finally became Jamaican Champion in 2014 at his sixth attempt // 400 pb: 46.97 -14 (47.44 -15). 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; ht OLY 2012; 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; dq ht COM 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 2014. 1 Jamaican 2014. Attends Saint Augustine’s University (Raleigh, North Carolina). Coach-George Williams In 2015: 1 Winston-Salem; 2 Raleigh Relays; 1 Elon; 6 Drake Relays; 3 Greensboro; 1 Ponce ‘B’; 4 New York Diamond; 2 Jamaican; 3 Pan-Am Games

628 GREEN Leford JAM 28y 280d 1986 49.22 48.47 -10 (It’s LEE-ford) 2012 Olympic ﬁnalist. 4x Jamaican Champion // 400 pb: 45.46 -11 (46.18 -15). 400 pb: 20.41w -09, 20.61 -11 (20.72w, 21.15 -14). 4 WCH 4x400 2007 (44.50 split). 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 7 OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; dq ht COM 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Jamaican 2010-2013. Ex-kickboxer and soccer player. Coach-Lennox Graham In 2015: 6 Baie Mahault; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 2 Kingston All-Comers 3 400; 2 Kingston All-Comers 4; 9 Kingston All-Comers 5 400; 3 Jamaican; 6 Pan-Am Games 643 WHYTE Annsert JAM 28y 133d 1987 48.90 48.58 -14 400 pb: 46.19 -09. sf Pan-Am Games 400 2011; sf WCH 2013; dnf COM ﬁnal 2014. 1 Jamaican 2015. With Racers Track Club (Bolt, Blake etc) In 2015: 1 Kingston GC Foster; 8 Drake Relays; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 2 Cayman Invitational; 1 Kingston All-Comers 2; 7 New York Diamond; 1 Jamaican; 2 Lucerne

661 KISHIMOTO Takayuki JPN 25y 107d 1990 49.17 48.41 -12 5x Japanese Champion, but with an unfortunate history of disqualiﬁcations in bigger races dq Asian Champs ﬁnal 2011 for false starting; 2 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2011; dq ht OLY 2012 for illegal hurdle clearance; dq sf WCH 2013 for illegal hurdle clearance; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 Asian Games 2014. 1 Japanese 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 In 2015: 2 Japanese; 1 Sapporo Nambu; 1 Tokyo

662 KONISHI Yuta JPN 25y 21d 1990 49.58 49.41 -11 2015 Asian Champion // 1 Asian Champs 2015. 3 Japanese 2014/2015 In 2015: 3 Fukuroi; 2 Kawasaki; 1 Asian Champs; 3 Japanese; 6 Lapinlahti; 6 Chiba Juntendo

664 MATSUSHITA Yuki JPN 23y 346d 1991 49.38 49.38 -15 2015 Japanese Champion. Started as a Decathlete but held back but poor shot & discus pbs at Decathlon events: 100: 10.70w/11.05; LJ: 7.25; SP: 10.06; HJ: 1.93; 400: 47.43; 110H: 14.25; DT: 33.53; PV: 4.40; JT: 54.49; 1500: 4:23.49 Decathlon pb: 7508 -15. 1 Japanese Universities Decathlon 2013; 1 Japanese 400H 2015 In 2015: 1 Fukuroi ‘B’; 2 Kumagaya; 1 Japanese; 2 Sapporo Nambu; 2 Tokyo; 1 Chiba Juntendo

679 BETT Nicholas KEN 23y 67d 1992 48.29 48.29 -15 2014 African Championship bronze // ht COM 2014; 3 African Champs 2014. 2 Kenyan 2013/2014 (2011-3) In 2015: 4 Nairobi; 1 Potchefstroom Open; 7 Dakar Challenge; 1 Lappeenranta; 4 Montreuil; 2 Lahti; 3 Turku; 2 Kenyan; 1 Lapinlahti; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial (pb down from 49.03 to 48.29, threatening the long standing Kenyan record of 48.24 set by Erik Keter in 1993)

693 KOECH Haron KEN 49.50 49.50 -15 In 2015: 3 Kenyan; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial

705 TUMUTI Boniface KEN 23y 110d 1992 48.92 48.92 -15 400 pb: 45.07 -14. 3 African Champs 400/4x400 2014. 1 Kenyan 2015 In 2015: 6 Dakar Challenge; 2 Lappeenranta; 2 Regensburg Sparkassen; 4 Turku; 1 Kenyan; 2 Lapinlahti; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial

754 COUTO Kurt MOZ 30y 99d 1985 50.18 49.02 -12 NR Mozambican record holder at 100m, 400m & 400m hurdles // 100 pb: 10.71 -07. 400 pb: 46.50 -07. ht WJC 2002; ht OLY 2004; ht WCH 2005/2007/2009/2011; sf COM 2006 (2010/2014-ht); 3 African Champs 2006 (2012-7); 2 WSG 2007 (2011-3); 2 African Games 2011 (2007-5); sf OLY 2012. Trains with LJ van Zyl & Cornel Fredericks. coach-Hennie Kotze Carried ﬂag at opening ceremony in Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014, he did the same job at the Beijing Olympics In 2015: 4 Pretoria; 6 Potchefstroom Open; 1 Geneva ‘B’; 7 Prague Odložil; 1 Warri Relays

757 MARITZ Hardus NAM 25y 103d 1990 50.14 50.14 -15 7 African Games 2011; 5 African Champs 2014 In 2015: 3 Sasolburg; 2 Potchefstroom; 1 Windhoek; 3 South African Universities; 3 Potchefstroom Open

773 UKAOMA Miles NGR 23y 30d 1992 48.84 48.84 -15 Full name-Miles Arthur Onwubiko Ukaoma Ukaoma pronounced ‘you-coma’ 400 pb: 47.14i -12, 47.95 -09. 110H pb: 13.85 -14. 7 COM 4x400 2014; 6 African Champs 2014 (2 4x400); 1 NCAA 2014. 1 Nigerian 2015Student of advertising at the University of Nebraska. Born in USA to Nigerian parents, he has had dual citizenship since birth In 2015: 4 Austin 200 ‘B’; 2 Waco; 7ht IAAF Relays 4x400; 2 Clermont; 3 Ponce; 5 New York Diamond; 2 Cork City; 3 Madrid; 5 Lucerne; 1 Nigerian

778 COCHRANE Mike NZL 24y 8d 1991 50.07 49.72 -14 NR 2015 Oceanian Champion // 110H pb: 14.04w -14, 14.07 -13. sf WJC 2010 (ht 110H); 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 New Zealand 110H/400H 2014 In 2015: 1 Hobart; 1 Canberra; 1 Adelaide; dnf Waitakere; 2 Sydney Classic; 1 Oceanian; 4 Sint-Niklaas 200 ‘B’; 3 Kortrijk ‘B’; 5 Liège; 1 Dublin Morton; 3 Copenhagen; 2 Chiba Juntendo

788 CRAY Eric PHI 26y 287d 1988 49.12 49.12 -15 NR Born-USA of a Filipina mother, he was cleared to compete for Philippines from December 31, 2012 ht US Olympic Trial 2012; dnf Asian Champs 2013; ht WCH 2013; 6 Asian Games 2014; . Known as a “Fil-am” athlete due to hs background In 2015: 1 El Paso; 1 Florida Relays ‘B’; 4 San Marcos Classic 100; 1 El Paso 100; 5 Kawasaki; 1 Cayman Invitational; 1 South East Asian Games 100/400H; 1 Tomblaine; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 5 Cork City; 4 Kortrijk 100; 4 Lucerne

794 DOBEK Patryk POL 21y 189d 1994 48.62 48.62 -15 2015 European under-23 Champion // 400 pb: 46.15 -13. 3 World Youth 2011; sf WJC 2012 (2 4x400); 2 EJC 2013 (2 4x400); sf ECH 2014; 2 ETCh 2015; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Polish 2014/2015 In 2015: 4 Polish indoor 400; 2 ETCh; 1 Sopot; 1 under-23 ECH; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 Polish; 1 Kuortane

821 ALEJANDRO Eric PUR 29y 128d 1986 49.23 49.07 -14 400 pb: 47.65 -15. 200 pb: 21.60 -15. 1 Ibero-American 2012 (2014-2); sf OLY 2012; 5 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; sf WCH 2013 In 2015: 2 Florida Relays; 1 Coral Gables; 7 Drake Relays; 7 Clermont Elite 2 400; 4 Ponce; 5 Puerto Rican 200 ‘B’; 3 Montverde; 6 Cork City; 5ht Pan-Am Games

822 CULSON Javier PUR 31y 26d 1984 48.48 47.72 -10 NR Olympic bronze & twice World silver // 400 pb: 45.99 -12. 800 pb: 1:49.97 -11 (1:50.33 -15). 110H pb: 13.91 -05. 3 WSG 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009 (2011-4); 2 WCH 2009/2011 (2007-sf, 2013-6); 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-3); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-sf); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. Lifelong coach-Hector Amill. 1.98 tall In 2015: 1 Mayagüez 800; 3 Drake Relays; 2 Doha Diamond; 2 Ponce; 6 Eugene Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 4 Lausanne Diamond

842 FREDERICKS Cornel RSA 25y 171d 1990 49.50 48.14 -11 Commonwealth Games & African Championships double within 12 days in 2014 400 pb: 46.95 -10. 2 World Schools Games 2006; 5 World Youth 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 4 WSG 2009; 1 African junior 110H/400H 2009; 5 WCH 2011 (sf WCH 2013); ht OLY 2012; 1 COM 2014; 1 African Champs 2014 (2010-2). 1 South African 2010/2012/2013/2014. Hobbies include canoeing. Coach-Hennie Kotze (so he trains in Pretoria with LJ van Zyl) In 2015: 4 Madrid; 3 Lapinlahti; 9 London Diamond 860 van ZYL LJ RSA 30y 32d 1985 48.78 47.66 -11 NR 4x African Champion. 2011 World bronze behind Greene & Culson // 3 World Youth Medley Relay 2001; 1 WJC 2002 (2004-4); 2 WJC 4x400 2004; 1 COM 2006 (2010-2, 2014-ht); 1 African Champs 2006/2008/2010; 2 WCP 2006; 1 African Games 2007; 5 OLY 2008 (2012-ht); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 WCH 2011 (2005-6, 2007/2013-ht, 2009-sf). 1 South African junior 2002/2003. 1 South African 2003/2005/2006/2008/2011/2015. Married distance runner Irvette van Blerk on September 29, 2012, she was 10th in the 2013 London Marathon in 2:31:26. Coach-Hennie Kotze (he trains in Pretoria with Cornel Fredericks) In 2015: 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 13); 1 Pretoria (Mar 7); 1 Sasolburg; 1 South African (6th time); 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 6 Doha Diamond; 2 Prague Odložil; 2 New York Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Monaco Diamond; 2 London Diamond; His wife Irvette is in her last four weeks of pregnancy (she tweeted on August 17)

863 CHALYY Timofey RUS 21y 136d 1994 49.42 48.69 -14 Fourth at 2014 European Championships // sf World Youth 400 2007; 7 WJC 2012 (3 4x400); 1 EJC 2013; sf WCH 2013; 4 ECH 2014. 1 Russian under-23 2015. He was 2013 European Junior Champion and by a huge margin (49.23 v 50.13) In 2015: 3 Russian Teams; 8 Rome Diamond; 5 Prague Odložil; 1 Russian under-23; 3ht under-23 ECH; 3 Russian

870 KUDRYAVTSEV Denis RUS 23y 129d 1992 48.66 48.66 -15 2014 European bronze. Twice European Team Champion // 400 pb: 46.2 -14. ht WCH 2013; 5 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 ETCh 2014/2015; 3 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2013/2015. Graduate from the Institute of Physical Culture of Tyumen State University In 2015: 1 Russian Teams; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 ETCh; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 6 Madrid; 2 Zhukovskiy; 1 Russian

881 SHABLYUYEV Ivan RUS 27y 125d 1988 2015 World Student Games bronze medallist, when he progressed from 49.65 to 49.04 3 WSG 2015 (2013-5). 2 Russian 2015. Sports student from Pushkin Leningrad State University in St Petersburg In 2015: 2 Russian Teams ‘B’; 1 Tartu; 3 WSG; 4 Lapinlahti; 2 Russian

893 N’DIAYE Amadou SEN 22y 257d 1992 50.16 49.61 -14 2013 World Student Games silver medallist // 400 pb: 47.12 -14 (47.29 -15). 7 World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 1 African junior 110H 2011; 2 WSG 2013 (2015 -8); 6 Francophone Games 2013; 7 African Champs 2014. 1 French 2014 In 2015: 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen ‘B’; 1 Dakar Challenge; 1 Île-de-France; 2 Reims; 1 Nogent-sur-Marne; 3 Tomblaine (Jul 1); 8 WSG; 2 La Roche-sur-Yon; 1 Tomblaine 400 (Jul 26)

911 HUSSEIN Kariem SUI 26y 142d 1989 48.45 48.45 -15 2014 European Champion in his hometown // ht OLY 2012; 1 ECH 2014 (2012-sf); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Swiss 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. He holds dual nationality with Egypt (his father Ehab is from that country and moved to Switzerland in the early 1980s) In 2015: 1 Basel; 1 Swiss Clubs; 4 Eugene Diamond; 5 Rome Diamond; 3 ETCh 1st League; 6 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Bellinzona; 1 Swiss (5th time)

939 GORDON Jehue TTO 23y 279d 1991 49.22 47.69 -13 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION (Jehue pronounced “J-Hugh”) 2013 World Champion in a photo-ﬁnish with Michael Tinsley USA 110H pb: 13.82 -12. 400 pb: 46.43 -10. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 WJC 2010 (2008-sf); 6 OLY 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2009-4 aged just 17, 2011-sf); 2 COM 2014 (bronze 4x400). 1 Trinidadian 2008/2009/2010/2011/2013. Coach-Ian Hypolite says he has the potential to run 13 strides between hurdles all the way throughout the race (as did Kevin Young) In 2015: 1 Port of Spain; 6 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; dnf Eugene Diamond; 7 Rome Diamond; 6 New York Diamond; 1 Trinidadian; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Madrid; 3ht Pan-Am Games 4x400 (so awarded gold won by team in ﬁnal in which he was replaced by 44.36 man Machel Cedenio)

953 SGHAIER Mohamed TUN 27y 33d 1988 49.22 49.22 -15 NR Tunisian record holder // ht WJC 2006; 5 African Champs 2012; 2 Arab 2013 (2011-3, 2015-4); 3 Francophone Games 2013 (2009-8) In 2015: 4 Arab; 1 Salon-de-Provence; 1 Tourcoing; 3 Geneva; 1 Colmar; 4 Tomblaine; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 2 French; 6 Monaco Diamond; 1 La Roche-sur- Yon ‘B’

956 COPELLO Yasmani TUR 28y 128d 1987 49.39 49.39 -15 NR Full name-Yasmani Copello Escobar TRANSFEREE – Former Cuba, has lived in Turkey since April 25, 2012, acquired Turkish citizenship on October 21, 2013 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Turkey from April 30, 2014 400 pb: 46.77 -09. 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008 (2009-5); 1 Cuban National Games 2010; 1 Balkan 2015 In 2015: 1 Pavia; 1 Mersin; 1 Istanbul; 4 ETCh 1st League; 3 Lignano; 1 Erzurum (Turkish record 49.39); 1 Balkan

990 SILVA Andrés URU 29y 147d 1986 49.43 48.65 -14 NR Uruguayan record holder and multiple South American Champion at 400m ﬂat & hurdles 400 pb: 45.02 -06 (47.75 -15). ht WJC 400 2002; 1 World Youth Octathlon 2003; 5 WJC Decathlon 2004; ht OLY 400 2004/2008; 1 Pan-Am Junior Decathlon 2005; 1 South American 400 2005/2006/2007/2009 (1 400H 2009/2011/2015); ht WIC 400 2006/2010/2012; ht WCH 400 2007; sf WCH 400H 2009/2011 (2013-ht); ht OLY 400H 2012; 1 Ibero-American 2014 (pb down from 49.16 to 48.65) In 2015: 1 Montevideo 800; 2 São Bernardo 800; 1 Buenos Aires 400 (Mar 25); 1 Buenos Aires 400H (Mar 27); 1 Montevideo 400H (Apr 17); 2 Montevideo 400H (Apr 19); 2 Lima 800; 5 Ponce 400H; 1 South American 400H; 1 Uruguayan 400/400H; 7 Pan-Am Games 400H

1005 CLEMENT Kerron USA 29y 294d 1985 48.44 47.24 -05 Twice World Champion, but then eighth at both London 2012 & Moscow 2013 400 pb: 44.48 -07 (45.08 -15). 1 WJC 400/4x400 2004; 1 WCH 400H 2007/2009 (2005-4, 2011-sf, 2013-8); 2 OLY 400H 2008 (ran in heat of 4x400, so awarded gold won by USA in ﬁnal) (2012-8); 1 WCH 4x400 2009; 8 OLY 2012; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015. Ran in heat of 2010 World Indoor 4x400, so awarded gold won by USA in ﬁnal. 1 US 400H 2005/2006. 1 NCAA 400H 2004/2005. Broke Michael Johnson’s world indoor record at 400m with 44.57 in 2005. Born and grew up in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, moved to Texas in 1998 He appears in the video for Run the World (Girls), a 2011 hit single by the singer Beyoncé In 2015: 3 Florida Relays; 5 Drake Relays; 1 Clermont; 2 Montverde; 3 US; 4 Pan-Am Games (3 4x400)

1012 DUTCH Johnny USA 26y 213d 1989 48.13 47.63 -10 2014 US Champion // 110H pb: 13.50 -10. 1 Pan-American junior 110H/400H 2007; 2 WJC 2008; sf WCH 2009. 1 NCAA 2010; 1 US 2014. Studied Media Arts at The University of South Carolina, he works as an independent ﬁlm-maker. Agent-Ian Weakley (3 COM 400H 2002) In 2015: 2 Blacksburg; 2 Winston-Salem; 1 Florida Relays; 4 Drake Relays; 2 Baie Mahault; 1 Greensboro; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 2 US; 3 Monaco Diamond; 7 London Diamond

1029 JACKSON Bershawn USA 32y 105d 1983 48.09 47.30 -05 “Batman” World Champion 10 years ago in Helsinki (running 47.30 in torrential rain) 400 pb: 45.45 -05. 3 WJC 2002; 1 WCH 2005 (2003-dq/ht, 2007-sf, 2009-3, 2011-6, 2013-dnf sf); 3 OLY 2008; 5 WIC 400 2010 (1 4x400); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 4x400 2011. Ran in heat of 2007 World 4x400, so awarded gold medal won by USA in ﬁnal. 1 US 2003/2008/2010/2015. 1 US indoor 400 2010. Born-Miami, middle of three children. 1.73 tall In 2015: 1 Waco; 1 Drake Relays; 1 Baie Mahault; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Doha Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 US (4th time); 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond 1060 STIGLER Michael USA 23y 137d 1992 48.44 48.44 -15 2015 US Collegiate Champion // 110H pb: 13.77 -14 (13.78w, 14.02 -15). 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012/2014. 2 US 2014; 1 NCAA 2015 (2013/2014-2). Student of Communications at University of Kansas In 2015: 1 Texas Relays; 3 Baylor Invitational 110H; 1 Fayetteville 110H; 1 Kansas Relays (3 110H); 1 Joplin 200 ‘B’; 1 Lawrence Classic; 1 Ames ‘Big 12’ (6 110H); 1 NCAA; 4 US; 7 Monaco Diamond; 4 London Diamond; 2 Atlanta

1063 TINSLEY Michael USA 31y 121d 1984 48.34 47.70 -13 2012 Olympic silver. 2013 World Championship silver (0.01 behind Jehue Gordon). Twice US Champion 110H pb: 13.86 -04. 2 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 NCAA 2006 (2005-3); 1 US 2012/2013. Was a student of Criminal Justice at Jackson State University. On his left shoulder is a tattoo of the Japanese character for “strength”. Coach-Darryl Woodson In 2015: 4 Austin 200; 2 Drake Relays; 3 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 3ht US (he did not need to compete further because he had a World Championship wildcard entry having won the 2014 Diamond Race); 5 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST Kevin Young USA...... 1992 1 .....48.09...... Bershawn Jackson USA...... 46.78.....1 2.....47.02...... Edwin Moses USA...... 1983 2.....48.13...... Johnny Dutch USA 3.....47.03...... Bryan Bronson USA...... 1998 3.....48.29...... Nicholas Bett KEN 4.....47.10...... Samuel Matete ZAM...... 1991 4.....48.34...... Michael Tinsley USA 5.....47.19...... Andre Phillips USA...... 1988 =5...48.44...... Michael Stigler USA 6.....47.23...... Amadou Dia Bâ SEN...... 1988 ...... 48.44...... Kerron Clemen USA 7.....47.24...... Kerron Clement USA...... 2005 7.....48.48...... Javier Culson PUR =8...47.25...... Felix Sanchez DOM...... 2003 8.....48.51...... Jeffery Gibson BAH ...... 47.25...... Angelo Taylor USA...... 2008 9.....48.62...... Patryk Dobek POL 10...47.30...... Bershawn Jackson USA...... 2005 10...48.65...... Thomas Barr IRL

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36 Entrants Men’s Pole Vault NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

168 CHIARAVIGLIO Germán ARG 28y 127d 1987 5.75 5.75 -15 NR Twice South American Champion, across a span of 10 years // 1 Pan-Am junior 2003; 1 World Youth 2003; 1 WJC 2006 (2004-2); 3 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2015; dnq WCH 2007; dnq OLY 2008; 1 Ibero-American 2012/2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-3, 2011-4). From a family of vaulters, father Guillermo (4.50 in 1981), older brother-Guillermo (5.20 in 2007) and younger sister Valeria (3.80 in 2005/2006). Grandparents are Italian, he had dual citizenship with Italy. 1.95 tall In 2015: 1 Buenos Aires; 3 Doha Diamond; nh Ostrava; 1 South American

215 ART Arnaud BEL 22y 205d 1993 5.65 5.65 -15 6 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 8 EJC 2011; nh WJC 2012; 7 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Belgian 2014/2015 In 2015: 1 St. Junien; 1 Vénissieux; 1 Bordeaux; 3 Forbach; 9 Pierre-Bénite; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Mont De Marsan; 4 Tomblaine; 1 St. Andre-de-Cubzac; 7 under-23 ECH; 1 Seraing; 1 Belgian

262 da SILVA Fábio BRA 32y 17d 1983 5.40 5.80 -11 Full name-Fábio Gomes da Silva 4x South American Champion // 12 WJC 2002; 1 Ibero-American 2004; 1 South American 2005/2007/2009/2011; 11 WSG 2005; 1 Pan-Am Games 2007 (2011 -5, 0150-nh); dnq WIC 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 8 WCH 2011 (2007-10, 2009-dnq). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2014. Coach-Élson Miranda de Souza (same as Fabiana Murer). 1.77 tall In 2015: nh Mouilleron le Captif, Nevers & Łódź indoors; 1 São Paulo; 1 São Bernardo do Campo; 3 Brazilian; nh Pan-Am Games

264 BRAZ Thiago BRA 21y 248d 1993 5.92 5.92 -15 NR Full name-Thiago Braz da Silva South American record holder // 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 WJC 2012; 1 South American 2013; dnq WCH 2013; 4 WIC 2014. 1 Brazilian 2015. He was encouraged to take up pole vaulting by his uncle. Coach (in Formia) Vitaly Petrov (formerly Elson Miranda). 1.86 tall In 2015: 1 Campinas; 1 Brazilian; 1 Ostrava; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 Pila; nh Plock; 2 Baku; 2 Paris Diamond; 6 Lausanne Diamond; nh Pan-Am Games

267 DUTRA Augusto BRA 25y 36d 1990 5.81 5.82 -13 Full name-Augusto Dutra da Silva de Oliveira // 1 South American junior 2009; 2 Ibero-American 2012; 11 WCH 2013; 7 WIC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Brazilian 2013. Four South American records in 2013 (two in and two out), though those records since broken by Thiago Braz In 2015: 2 Brazilian; nh Eugene Diamond; nh South American; 1 Hilversum; 6 Madrid; 3 London Diamond; 9 Leverkusen

301 BARBER Shawn CAN 21y 86d 1994 5.91 5.91 -15 NR Full name-Shawnacy 2015 Pan-American Games Champion // 3 WJC 2012; 11 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 3 COM 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014. His coach/father-George Barber was Canadian pole vault champion in 1983 and competed at the ﬁrst World Championships. Attends University of Akron. Born-New Mexico, lives-Toronto. 1.87 tall In 2015: 9 / 9 wins indoors including Canadian indoor records of 5.87, 5.88, 5.90 & 5.91 to win NCAA indoors; 1 Texas Relays; 1 Akron (Apr 3); 1 Mt SAC Relays ‘B’; 3 Drake Relays (Apr 22); =1 Drake Relays (Apr 25); 1 Austin; nh Akron (May 8); 1 Muncie Mid-American Conference; 1 NCAA; 1 Canadian; 1 Edmonton Classic; 1 Pan-Am Games; 2 London Diamond; 1 Schlanders; 1 Jockgrim; 1 Leverkusen; 2 Szczecin

350 YAO Jie CHN 24y 334d 1990 5.65 5.65 -15 5 Asian Champs 2015. 3 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shanghai In 2015: 1 Jinan; nh Taiyuan; 5 Asian Champs; 2 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 1 Shanghai; 1 Chinese Universities

353 ZHANG Wei CHN 21y 152d 1994 5.65 5.65 -15 2015 Asian Champion // 5.62i -13. 1 Asian junior 2012. nh WJC 2012; dnq WCH 2013 (no-heighted); 1 Asian Champs 2015. 6 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shandong Province. 1.78 tall In 2015: 4 Nantou; 2 Jinan; nh Beijing Challenge; 1 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final

364 HORVAT Ivan CRO 22y 4d 1993 5.65 5.65 -15 NR Croat record holder // 8 World Youth 2009; 2 WJC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Balkan indoor 2012; dnq WCH 2013; =5 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-10). 1 Croat 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015). 1.83 tall In 2015: 1 Croatian indoor; 1 Osijek; 2 Zagreb (May 2); 2 Zagreb (May 16); 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’; 1 Celje; 1 Zagreb; 1 Croatian Teams; 1 ETCh 2nd League; =5 under-23 ECH; 1 Croatian

388 BALNER Michal CZE 32y 343d 1982 5.82 5.82 -15 NR Ofﬁcial Czech record holder at 5.82 (though Jan Kudlička has vaulted 5.83 in an exhibition contest) dnq WCH 2007; dnq EIC 2009/2015; =6 WIC 2010; dnq WCH 2013; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Czech 2007 & indoor 2009/2010/2014. Coach-Boleslav Patera In 2015: dnq EIC; 1 Turnov; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 Prague Academica; 7 Prague Odložil; 4 Pila; 2 Bydgoszcz; 1 Plock; 4 Baku; 2 Czech; 2 Prague Pražská Tyčka; 2 Rottach-Egern; 8 Monaco Diamond; 1 Tábor; 3 Schlanders; 8 Jockgrim

393 KUDLIČKA Jan CZE 27y 113d 1988 5.75 5.83 -13 2014 World Indoor bronze, 2014 European bronze (shared with Kevin Ménaldo FRA) 6 World Youth 2005; 5 WJC 2006; =8 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 OLY 2012 (2008-10); 5 EIC 2013 (2015-7=); 7 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq); 3 WIC 2014; =2 ETCh 2014; =3 ECH 2014 (2010-10, 2012-6). 1 Czech 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015). 1.83 tall In 2015: 1 Czech indoor; =7 EIC; 2 Turnov; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 9 Rome Diamond; =2 Prague Odložil; 1 Kladno; 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 Czech; 1 Prague Pražská Tyčka; 7 Paris Diamond; 3 Rottach-Egern; 6 Monaco Diamond; 2 Tábor; 6 Jockgrim

425 RIVERA Natan ESA 16y 252d 1998 4.70 4.70 -15 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015

445 VALLES Adrian ESP 20y 158d 1995 5.65 5.65 -15 2015 European under-23 bronze medallist // dnq WJC 2014; 3 under-23 ECH 2015. 5 NCAA 2015. Attends University of Cincinnati In 2015: 6 NCAA indoor; 1 Oxford OH; 10 Tennessee Relays; 5 Penn Relays; nh Kentucky Relays; 1 Louisville; 1 Storrs American Athletic Conference; 5 NCAA; 1 Spanish under-23; 3 under-23 ECH; 1 Gijón; 2 Spanish; nh Pamplona 506 LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA 28y 337d 1986 6.05 6.05 -15 NR Outright world record holder with his indoor 6.16 from Donyetsk 2014. 2012 Olympic Champion. World athlete of the year for 2014 10 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014/2015 (2011-5); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014; 1 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-3); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-2). 1 French 2010/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse (previously Damien Inocencio). 1.76 tall His has his own pole vault bed and short run-up in the back garden of his house in Clermont-Ferrand (he can climb a nearby tree when he has to adjust adjust the crossbar) In 2015: 9 / 9 wins indoors, culminating with 6.04 to win his fourth European indoor title; 1 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 3 Drake Relays (Apr 25); 3 Vénissieux; 1 Eugene Diamond (6.05); 1 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 5 Paris Diamond; 1 French; 1 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond (6.03)

509 MÉNALDO Kevin FRA 23y 39d 1992 5.81 5.81 -15 2013 Mediterranean Games silver, 2014 European bronze (shared with Jan Kudlička CZE) 7 World Youth 2009; 2 EJC 2011; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 11 WIC 2014; =3 ECH 2014. 1 French indoor 2014 In 2015: 2 French indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Franconville; 3 Tourcoing; =6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Forbach; 8 Rome Diamond; 10 Zweibrücken; 2 Tomblaine; 4 Paris Diamond; =7 Lausanne Diamond; 2 French; 11 Monaco Diamond; 4 London Diamond

534 LEWIS Steven GBR 29y 93d 1986 5.50 5.82 -12 NR 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion // 5.71i -15. 3 World Youth 2003; 9 WJC 2004; 5 EJC 2005; 3 ECP 2008 (2006-5=, 2007-6); 4 EIC 2009 (2007-dnq, 2013-6=); 6 ETCh 2009 (2010/2014-nh); =7 WCH 2009 (2007-dnq, 2011-9=, 2013-dnq); =5 WIC 2012 (2008-dnq); =5 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 1 COM 2014 (2006-3, 2010-2). 1 AAA 2006 & UK 2007/2008/2011/2012/2014/2015. 1 UK indoor 2008/2009/2010/2013. Training includes rock-climbing. Born-Stoke, lives- Loughborough. His older brother Simon started vaulting but gave up when he was defeated by Steven. Coach-Dan Pfaff (formerly Steve Rippon). 1.92 tall He claims that he likes to talk to his poles to, in his words, “make sure we’re on good terms and ready for the big day.” In 2015: nt Tempe; 3 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 9 Drake Relays (Apr 25); 4 Austin; =7 Baku; 1 UK; nh Rottach-Egern; nh Liège

557 HOLZDEPPE Raphael GER 25y 327d 1989 5.94 5.94 -15 DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION 2012 Olympic bronze. 2012 European bronze nh EJC 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2010-9); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-8); 8 EIC 2013; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 2 ETCh 2015. 1 German 2015. Coach-Andrei Tiwontchik (formerly Chauncey Johnson). 1.81 tall Missed most of 2014 with lingering injuries to his back and hamstring (“I lost the rhythm of pole vaulting”) In 2015: nh German indoor; 5 Malmö Games; nh Zweibrücken; 7 Doha Diamond; 2 Rehlingen; 3 Eugene Diamond; =6 Rome Diamond; 2 Zweibrücken; 2 ETCh; 1 Baku; nh Paris Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond; 1 German; 2 Jockgrim

562 PAECH Carlo GER 22y 275d 1992 5.80 5.80 -15 2 World Youth 2009; 7 EJC 2011; nh under-23 ECH ﬁnal 2013; dnq EIC 2015. 2 German indoor 20015 In 2015: 2 German indoor; dnq EIC; 3 Athens; 2 Doha Diamond; 1 Recklinghausen; 1 Rehlingen; 1 Dessau; 1 Zweibrücken; nh Hof; 2 Landau; nh Sopot; 11 Paris Diamond; nh Lausanne Diamond; =9 Monaco Diamond; 3 German; 7 Jockgrim; 2 Leverkusen

567 SCHERBARTH Tobias GER 30y 4d 1985 5.73 5.73 -14 Outdoor pb: 5.73 -14. 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 4 WSG 2007; 4 ETCh 2014 (2010-5); dnq ECH 2014; 9 EIC 2015. 1 German 2014 & indoor 2015. Partner-2010 European 100m Champion Verena Sailer. Coach-Leszek Klima. 1.95 tall In 2015: 4 North Rhine indoor; 7 Berlin ISTAF; 1 German indoor; 9 EIC; 5 Athens; 4 Doha Diamond; 3 Rehlingen; nh Dessau; =6 Rome Diamond; =2 Prague Odložil; 5 Zweibrücken; nh Landau; 1 Madrid; 2 Liège; 2 German

577 FILIPPÍDIS Konstadínos GRE 28y 268d 1986 5.91 5.91 -15 NR 2014 World Indoor Champion // 4 World Youth 2003; 4 WJC 2004; 2 EJC 2005; 2 WSG 2005; 4 ETCh 2009/2010; 9 WSG 2009; 6 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq, 2013 -10); 7 OLY 2012; 4 ECH 2013 (2006/2010-dnq, 2012-5, 2014-7); 1 WIC 2014 (2010-4=). 1 Greek 2005//2009/2010/2012/2015 (1 indoor 2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015). Served 19-month doping suspension 2007-2009. Coach-Dimitris Kitteas. Ex-gymnast. 1.88 tall In 2015: 1 Greek indoor; 5 EIC; 4 Fukuroi; 2 Athens; 1 Doha Diamond; 2 Recklinghausen; 6 Eugene Diamond; 4 Rome Diamond; 1 Haniá; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Landau; 1 Paris Diamond; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 Greek; 2 Schlanders; 5 Jockgrim

668 OGITA Hiroki JPN 27y 234d 1987 5.65 5.70 -13 dnq WJC 2006; 1 East Asian Games 2009; 2 Asian Champs 2011 (2015-4); dnq WCH 2013. 1 Japanese 2015. 1.85 tall In 2015: 1 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Fukuroi; 2 Kawasaki; 1 Kansai Regional; 4 Asian Champs; 1 Japanese; 3 Madrid; 1 Liège

674 YAMAMOTO Seito JPN 23y 162d 1992 5.65 5.75 -13/15 Sixth in 2013 World Championships // dnq/nh OLY 2012; 2 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013; nh Asian Games 2014; 2 Asian Champs 2015. 1 Japanese 2012 In 2015: 4 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Fukuroi; 1 Kawasaki; 1 Yokohama; 2 Asian Champs; 3 Japanese; 1 Sapporo Nambu; 2 Chiba Juntendo

676 FILIPPOV Nikita KAZ 23y 318d 1991 5.65 5.65 -15 2015 World Student Games Champion // 1 Asian junior 2010; 11 WJC 2010; 4 Asian Champs 2011 (2015-8); dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013; 5 Asian Games 2014; 1 WSG 2015 (2013-3). 1.93 tall In 2015: 1 Kazakh Cup; 2 Beijing Challenge; 2 Busan; 8 Asian Champs; 1 Kazakh; 1 WSG; 1 Almaty (Jul 18); 3 Almaty (Jul 25)

719 ĀRENTS Mareks LAT 29y 76d 1986 5.65 5.65 -15 13x Latvian Champion (7 out + 6 in) // dnq OLY 2012; dnq EIC 2013/2015; 8 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Latvian 2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2008/2009/2011/2012/2013/2015). Coach-Igor Izotovs. 1.90 tall In 2015: 1 Latvian indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Zagreb; 1 Leibnitz; 1 Hartberg; 1 Zagreb; 2 Sopot; 7 Rehlingen; 4 Dessau; 2 Prague Academica; 4 Zary; 11 Prague Odložil; 3 Pila; 3 Bydgoszcz; 7 Plock; 1 Somero (Jun 25); 1 Somero (Jun 27); 2 Somero (Jun 28); 3 Prague Pražská Tyčka; 3 Madrid; 1 Ried; 1 Valmiera; 1 Latvian (he’s competed 30 times already this year including a full indoor season)

800 LISEK Piotr POL 23y 4d 1992 5.82 5.82 -14 2015 European indoor bronze // 5.90i -15. 6 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2013-dnq); 3 ETCh 2015 (2014-5). 1 Polish indoor 2013/2015. Lisek means Fox in English. Coach-Wiaczesław Kalimiczenko The tattoo across his back reads “Alea iacta est”, which is latin for “The die is cast” In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Sasolburg; 1 Athens; 5 Doha Diamond; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 Zary; nh Pila; 3 Plock; 3 ETCh; 3 Baku; 2 Sopot; 8 Paris Diamond; 9 Lausanne Diamond; =9 Monaco Diamond; 3 Polish; 5 London Diamond; 3 Jockgrim; 1 Szczecin

810 SOBERA Robert POL 24y 214d 1991 5.70 5.80 -14 nh EJC ﬁnal 2009; 4 WJC 2010; =6 EIC 2013; 4 ETCh 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-11); dnq WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; nh ECH ﬁnal 2014; 3 WSG 2015. 1 Polish 2014 (1 indoor 2014). Coach-Dariusz Łoś. 1.83 tall In 2015: 4 EIC; nh Rome Diamond; 3 Zary; 9 Prague Odložil; 6 Plock; 1 Hof; 3 Sopot; 1 Tomblaine; 3 WSG; 2 Polish; 8 Jockgrim; 4 Szczecin

813 WOJCIECHOWSKI Pawel POL 26y 76d 1989 5.84 5.91 -11 NR Surprise World Champion in 2011. 2014 European silver // 2 WJC 2008; 4 EIC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 World Military Games 2011; 1 WCH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Polish 2015 & indoor 2011. Broke his cheekbone in December 2011 when a pole slipped in his hands and hit him in the face. Coach-Włodzimierz Michalski. 1.85 tall In 2015: 1 North Rhine indoor; 1 Sopot; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Dessau; 5 Rome Diamond; 1 Zary; 2 Pila; 1 Bydgoszcz; 2 Plock; 1 Sopot; 8 Paris Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1 Polish; 6 London Diamond; 4 Szczecin 865 GERTLEYN Ivan RUS 27y 330d 1987 5.65 5.65 -15 =8 under-23 ECH 2009. 2 Russian 2015. Served two-year doping ban in 2012-2014 In 2015: 7 Russian Teams; 3 Moscow City; 2 Russian Cup; 2 Russian

866 GOROKHOV Georgiy RUS 22y 123d 1993 5.65 5.65 -15 3 Russian 2015 (2014-8). 7 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: =1 Russian under-23 indoor; 1 Moscow (May 7); 1 Moscow (May 24); 1 Moscow City; 3 Russian under-23; 1 Russian Cup; 1 Moscow Kuts; 1 Yerino; 3 Russian

867 GRIPICH Aleksandr RUS 28y 334d 1986 5.71 5.75 -09 2015 European indoor silver. Former World Student Games Champion // 5.85i -15. 1 WSG 2009 (2011-2, 2013-5); 5 WCH 2009 (2013-dnq); dnq WIC 2010; =2 ETCh 2014 (2010-6, 2011-3, 2015-5); 5 ECH 2014 (2010-dnq); 2 EIC 2015. 1 Russian 2015 indoors & out. 1.74 tall In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 2 EIC; 3 Rome Diamond; 6 Prague Odložil; 5 ETCh; 5 Baku; 5 Paris Diamond; =7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Russian

898 RENNER Robert SLO 21y 166d 1994 5.65 5.65 -15 Former World Youth Champion. 2015 European under-23 Champion // 1 World Youth 2011; 5 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013/2015; 1 under-23 ECH 2015; 1 Balkan 2015. 1 Slovenian 2017 & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015 In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor; dnq EIC; 2 Innsbruck; 2 Celje; 1 Celje; nh ETCh 2nd League; 1 under-23 ECH; 2 Ried; 1 Slovenian; 1 Balkan

981 REVENKO Vladyslav UKR 30y 278d 1984 5.65 5.80 -05 1 European Youth 2001; 2 WJC 2002; nh EJC ﬁnal 2003; dnq EIC 2005; dnq WCH 2005/2013; 12 WSG 2007; 7 ETCh 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2014. 1.81 tall In 2015: =5 Beijing Challenge; 2 Ukrainian Teams; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Jul 21)

996 BLANKENSHIP Jake USA 21y 159d 1994 5.80 5.80 -15 2015 Pan-American Games bronze // 3 World Youth 2011; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 3 NCAA 2014; 2 NCAA indoor 2015; 3 US 2015. Coach/father-Kevin Blankenship. His speed coach is former world 400m record holder Butch Reynolds. His grandfather and uncle are still competitive pole vaulters. Student of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tennessee. 1.83 tall In 2015: 2 NCAA indoor; 3 Texas Relays; 1 Tennessee Relays; 1 Auburn; 1 Knoxville (May 2); 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference; 1 Knoxville (Jun 20); 3 US; 3 Pan-Am Games; 3 Chiba Juntendo

1028 IRWIN Andrew USA 22y 210d 1993 5.65 5.72 -12 Twice US Collegiate Champion indoors (the ﬁrst time as a junior), representing the University of Arkansas 1 NCAA indoor 2012/2013. Coach-Doug Case. 1.91 tall In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor; 1 Fayetteville; 1 Drake Relays; nh Fayetteville; 3 Starkville Southeastern Conference; 7 US; 4 Edmonton Classic

1033 KENDRICKS Sam USA 22y 347d 1992 5.82 5.82 -15 2015 US Champion indoors & out // 5.86i -15. 1 US 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2015). 1 NCAA 2013/2014. Graduate in general studies from the University of Mississippi. Coach/father-Scott Kendricks In 2015: 1 US indoor; 2 Texas Relays; =1 Drake Relays; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Louisville; 1 US; 3 Paris Diamond; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Rottach-Egern; 3 Monaco Diamond; 1 Chiba Juntendo

1070 WALKER Brad USA 34y 61d 1981 5.72 6.04 -08 NR 2007 World Champion. No-heighted at two successive Olympic Games (though he did at least get to the ﬁnal in London 2012) 1 WIC 2006 (2008-2, 2012-3); 1 WCH 2007 (2005-2, 2013-4); dnq OLY 2008 (no-heighted at 5.65 in qualifying); nh OLY ﬁnal 2012 (again at 5.65). 1 NCAA indoor 2003; 1 US 2005/2007/2009/2012/2013 & indoor 2006/2007/2008/2012. 1 Australian 2007. Studied Business Administration at the University of Washington, graduated in 2004. 1.88 tall In 2015: 1 Tempe; 2 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 4 Drake Relays (Apr 25); 2 Austin; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; nh Chula Vista; 2 US; 3 Edmonton Classic; 5 Monaco Diamond; nh London Diamond; nh North/Central America & Caribbean; nh Chiba Juntendo

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST S. Bubka UKR (6.15i ’93)...... 1994 1 .....6.05...... Renaud Lavillenie FRA...... 6.14.....1 =2...6.05...... Maksim Tarasov RUS...... 1999 2.....5.94...... Raphael Holzdeppe GER ...... 6.05...... Dmitri Markov AUS...... 2001 3.....5.93...... Shawn Barber CAN ...... 6.05...... R. Lavillenie FRA (6.16i ’14)...... 2015 4.....5.92...... Thiago Braz BRA 5.....6.04...... Brad Walker USA...... 2006 5.....5.91...... Konstadínos Filippídis GRE =6...6.03...... Okkert Brits RSA...... 1995 6.....5.84...... Paweł Wojciechowski POL ...... 6.03...... Jeff Hartwig USA...... 2000 =7...5.82...... Sam Kendricks USA =8...6.01...... Igor Trandenkov RUS...... 1996 ...... 5.82...... Piotr Lisek POL ...... 6.01...... Tim Mack USA...... 2004 ...... 5.82...... Michal Balner CZE ...... 6.01...... Yev. Lukyanenko RUS...... 2008 =10.5.81...... Kévin Menaldo FRA ...... 6.01...... Björn Otto GBR...... 2012 ...... 5.81...... Augusto Dutra BRA

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32 Entrants Men’s Hammer Throw NR National Record QBR Qualiﬁed by ranking

Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best

236 BAREISHA Pavel BLR 24y 186d 1991 76.86 76.86 -14 6 WJC 2010; 10 ECH 2014; 2 WSG 2015. 1 Belarusian 2014 In 2015: 3 Belarusian winter; 1 Jablonec; 5 Halle Werfertage; 5 Belarusian Cup; 2 Minsk Olympic Prize; 3 Prague Odložil; 8 Rabat; 2 WSG; 1 Belarusian

239 SHAYUNOV Yuriy BLR 27y 303d 1987 76.85 80.72 -09 Twice European under-23 Champion Belorussian transliteration = Yury Shayunou 3 EJC 2005; 4 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 1 under-23 ECH 2007/2009; 1 WSG 2009 (2013-4); dnq ECH 2010/2012; 5 ETCh 2013; 12 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq, 2011- fouled out ﬁnal). 1.95/105kg In 2015: 1 Belarusian winter; 4 European Throws Cup; 1 Misnk; 3 Brest Shukevich Memorial; 3 Belarusian Cup; 2 St. Pölten; 6 Prague Odložil; 3 Huelva; 5 Zhukovskiy; 2 Belarusian

240 TIKHON Ivan BLR 39y 27d 1976 77.46 84.51 -08 World Champion in 2003 & 2007, but stripped of the 2005 title and also the 2004 Olympic silver and 2006 European title Disqualiﬁed pb: 86.73 -06 (at the time, just one centimetre below the 1986 world record on Yuriy Sedykh). 1 under-23 ECH 97; 6 WSG 2001; 9 ECH 2002 (98- dnq, 2006-dq); 1 WCH 2003/2007 (97-fouled out ﬁnal, 2001-dnq, 2005-dq); 1 WSG 2003 (2001-6); 3 OLY 2008 (2000-4, 2004-dq); dq WCP 2006. 1 Belarusian 2000/2001/2003/2004/2008. 1.86/110kg For 18 months in 2008-2010 his was stripped of his 2008 Olympic bronze medal after failing a doping control test. He appealed the decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and won, on the grounds that the testing process was sub-standard. He did not compete again until May 2012, but his entry to the Olympics that year was withdrawn when it emerged that he had failed re-tests of samples from Athens 2004 & Helsinki 2005. He was ultimately stripped of the medals he won at those championships and others in 2004-2006, and suspended in 2012-2014 In 2015: 1 Zhukovskiy

270 DOMINGOS Wagner BRA QBR 32y 148d 1983 74.20 75.47 -14 NR Full name-Wagner José Alberto Carvalho Domingos Brazilian record holder & 9x Champion 4 Pan-Am Games 2011/2015 (2007-7); 1 South American 2013/2015 (2005/2011-2, 2007-3, 2009-4); 1 Ibero-American 2014 (2006/2010-3). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2013/2014/2015. 1.87/118kg His wife Laila Ferrer Domingos is twice Brazilian Champion at javelin throw In 2015: 1 Domzale (Mar 21); 1 Domzale (Apr 12); 1 Brazilian; 1 Slovenska Bistrica; 1 Zenica; 1 Maribor; 1 South American; 4 Pan-Am Games

343 WAN Yong CHN 28y 30d 1987 74.74 74.74 -15 4x Chinese Champion // 1 East Asian Games 2013; 3 Asian Games 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015. 2 Chinese National Games 2013 (2009-4). 1 Chinese 2010/2011/2013/2014. From-Jiangxi Pronvince. 1.88/97kg In 2015: 2 Chengdu (Mar 31); 2 Chengdu (Apr 4); 1 Jinan; 1 Taiyuan; 3 Asian Champs; 3 Belarusian

363 SAWYERS Roberto CRC 28y 308d 1986 76.37 76.37 -15 NR He has set Costa Rican Hammer Throw records every year for ﬁve years, starting with 2011. Also holds national records at shot & discus SP pb: 15.80 -11. DT pb: 53.27 -10. 7 Pan-Am Games 2011/2015 (2007-12); 4 Ibero-American 2012/2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013 (2009-6, 2011-2; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015 In 2015: 1 Classic; 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 29); 1 Princeton; 1 Medellín Restrepo; 10 Halle Werfertage; 7 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 1 Jablonec (May 27); 1 Jablonec (Jun 3); 10 Prague Odložil; 1 Jablonec (Jun 10); 7 Pan-Am Games; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean

378 JANET Roberto CUB 28y 357d 1986 78.02 78.02 -15 NR Central American record holder // 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009/2011; 1 Ibero-American 2010/2012; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-5); 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1.87/95kg In 2015: 1 Havana (May 8); 1 Las Tunas; 1 Havana Barrientos; 1 Havana (Jun 6); 1 Havana (Jun 19); 6 Székesfehérvár; 2 Pan-Am Games; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean

396 MELICH Lukáš CZE 34y 338d 1980 76.21 80.28 -13 2013 World Championship bronze medallist // 10 WJC 98; 4 WSG 2003; 5 ECP 2005; dnq ECH 2006/2012/2014; 4 World Military Games 2007; 5 ETCh 2009 (2011-9, 2014-9); 6 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 3 WCH 2013 (2005-dnq). 1 Czech 2003/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2015. 1.86/110kg In 2015: 1 Ostrava (May 16); 6 Ostrava Golden Spike (May 25); 1 European Clubs Cup; 2 Florø; 2 Prague Odložil; 1 Kladno; 1 ETCh 1st League; nm Turku; 1 Czech; 7 Székesfehérvár; 3 Edmonton Classic; 8 Zhukovskiy; 7 Karlstad; 6 Szczecin

416 AL-GAMAL Mostafa EGY 26y 323d 1988 79.90 81.27 -14 NR Full name-Mostafa Mohamed Hesham Al-Gamel (Hesham aka Hicham) African record holder dnq WCH 2011; 1 African Games 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 1 African Champs 2014 (2010/2012-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Arab 2014. 1.91/96kg In 2015: 1 Arab; 1 Bydgoszcz; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Rabat; 4 Turku; 1 Kaustinen

431 CIENFUEGOS Javier ESP QBR 25y 37d 1990 74.76 76.71 -13 NR Full name-Javier Cienfuegos Pinilla Former world junior record holder dnq World Youth 2007; 8 ECP 2008; 12 WJC 2008; 3 EJC 2009 (2007-dnq); dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013; 4 Ibero-American 2010; dnq ECH 2010/2012/2014; 8 ETCh 2011-2013 (2009-7, 2010-12, 2014-10, 2015-9); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 1 Spanish 2009/2010/2013/2014. Coach-Antonio Fuentes. 1.93/134kg In 2015: 1 Montijo; 1 Spanish winter; 6 European Throws Cup; 1 Spanish Universities; 7 Halle Werfertage; 5 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 5 St. Pölten; 5 Huelva; 9 ETCh; 1 Plasencia; 1 Gava; 1 Gijón; 1 Spanish; 1 Leiria (Aug 8); 1 Leiria (Aug 9)

484 SEPPÄNEN Tuomas FIN QBR 29y 97d 1986 73.95 75.31 -11 6x second at main Finnish Championships // 7 EJC 2005; 9 under-23 ECH 2007; 7 WSG 2011/2013; 12 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-dnq); 10 ETCh 2015. 2 Finnish 2010-2015. 1.80/107kg In 2015: 1 Lappeenranta; 1 Lahti; 10 ETCh; 8 Turku; 3 Kaustinen; 1 Pori; 1 Mänttä-Vilppula; 2 Finnish; 2 Kuortane; 2 Helsinki

485 SÖDERBERG David FIN 36y 10d 1979 76.03 78.83 -03 3x Finnish Champion // dnq WCH 2003/2007/2009; 3 WSG 2003 (2005-4); dnq OLY 2004/2012; 8 ECH 2014 (2006/2010/2012-dnq). 1 Finnish 2013/2014/2015. 1.85/96kg In 2015: 1 Finnish; 1 Kuortane; 1 Helsinki 514 DRY Mark GBR 27y 314d 1987 76.93 76.93 -15 2014 Commonwealth bronze, Scottish record holder // dnq ECH 2012; 10 ETCh 2013; 3 COM 2014 (2010-6). 1 English under-23 2010. 1 Scottish 2009/2010/2012/2013. Both he and his parents are qualified pilots, he flew fo the first time on his 16th birthday. Coach-Tore Gustafsson (formerly Chris Black). 1.83/113kg In 2015: 12 European Throws Cup; 2 Veszprém; 1 British League Premiership/May 9; 1 Loughborough ‘International’; 2 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 1 Bedford Games; 4 Huelva; 2 UK; 2 Loughborough ‘LEAP’; 1 British Athletics Throws ‘Fest’; 6 Karlstad; 1 British League Premiership/Aug 8

535 MILLER Nick GBR 22y 112d 1993 77.55 77.55 -15 NR 2014 Commonwealth Games silver. New British record holder // dnq WJC 2012; 9 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 ETCh 2014; 2 COM 2014. 1 English junior 2010; 1 English Schools 2011; 1 English under-23 2013; 2 NCAA 2014; 2 NCAA indoor Weight Throw 2014; 1 UK 2014. Studying Criminology at Oklahoma State University with plans to join the Police. His parents Debra Brewer and Lenny Miller were both athletes. Coach-John Baumann. 1.88/120kg He was GB under-18 Champion at Karate. His hobbies: motorbikes (“I have a small collection”) and ﬁshing In 2015: 7 NCAA indoor Weight; 1 Stanford Invitational; nm Marion IN; 1 Stanford Jordan; 2 Halle Werfertage; 2 Loughborough ‘International’; 2 ETCh; 1 UK; 1 under-23 ECH; 2 Karlstad (77.55 to break by one centimetre the British record which had stood for 31 years to Martin Girvan); 2 Szczecin

587 HUDI Ákos HUN QBR 24y 11d 1991 74.53 76.93 -13 2 EJC 2009; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-7); 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-8); dnq WCH 2013; dnq ECH 2014 In 2015: 3 Hungarian winter; 14 European Throws Cup; 4 Veszprém; 3 Szombathely; 9 Halle Werfertage; 2 Budapest; 4 St. Pölten; 2 Balaton Champs; 4 Budapest Schulek; 2 Szombathely (Jun 17); 1 Szombathely (Jul 1); 8 Székesfehérvár; 1 Nikíti; 1 Szombathely (Jul 22); 1 Croat; 1 Tapolca; 3 Hungarian

589 PARS Krisztián HUN 33y 184d 1982 79.91 82.69 -14 Reigning Olympic & European Champion // 1 World Youth 99; 1 EJC 2001; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2006-5, 2010-3); 2 WCH 2011/2013 (2005-6, 2007-5, 2009-4); 1 OLY 2012 (2004-5, 2008-4); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Hungarian 2005-2015. Coaches-Zsolt Németh & László Németh. 1.88/104kg For two years he was the potential Beijing Olympic silver medallist after the initial disqualiﬁcation of the Belarusian pair Devyatovski & Tikhon, but they were re- instated in places above Pars by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in June 2010 In 2015: 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Hungarian winter; 1 European Throws Cup; 1 Szombathely; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Rabat; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 2 Turku; 2 Wroclaw; 2 Székesfehérvár; 2 Cetniewo; 1 Hungarian (11th time)

590 PÁSZTOR Bence HUN QBR 20y 197d 1995 75.74 75.74 -15 Big medals every year for ﬁve years // 1 World Youth 2011; 2 WJC 2012/2014; 2 EJC 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2015 In 2015: 1 Potchefstroom (Jan 29); 2 Potchefstroom (Feb 2); 2 Hungarian winter; 1 European Throws Cup under-23; 3 Veszprém; 1 Szombathely (May 3); 2 Szombathely (May 9); 1 Halle Werfertage under-23; 1 Budapest; 3 St. Pölten; 1 Balaton Champs; 2 Budapest Schulek; 1 Szombathely; 1 Hungarian under-23; 3 under-23 ECH; 8 Karlstad; 2 Tapolca; 2 Hungarian

613 LINGUA Marco ITA 37y 78d 1978 78.29 79.97 -08 7 EJC 97; 10 ECH 2006 (2012-dnq); dnq OLY 2008; 5 ETCh 2015. 1 Italian 2008. 1.79/94kg In 2015: 1 Italian winter; 1 Busto Arsizio; 1 Vila Nova Cerveira; 1 Turin; 1 Castiglione della Pescaia; 1 Budapest Schulek; 5 ETCh; 1 Boissano; 1 Kortrijk; 1 Loughborough ‘LEAP’; 3 Karlstad; 3 Italian

720 SOKOLOVS Igors LAT 41y 4d 1974 76.18 80.14 -09 NR Latvian record holder & 13x Champion // dnq WCH 2007/2009/2013; dnq ECH 2010/2012; dnq OLY 2012. 1 Latvian 2001-2008/2010/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Janis Kolidzejs. 1.87/107kg In 2015: 1 Riga; 1 Riga City; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Napoli; 1 Valmiera; 1 Latvian (13th time)

745 MARGHIEV Serghei MDA 22y 286d 1992 78.72 78.72 -15 NR Twice Balkan Champion. Moldovan record holder // dnq World Youth 2009; dnq WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Balkan 2013/2014; 9 ECH 2014; 4 WSG 2015. His older sisters Zalina and Marina are also international hammer throwers, though each have served two-year doping bans (but are back here in Beijing). Student of Law at the University of European Political and Economic Studies in Chisinau. 1.95/93kg In 2015: 1 Moldovan winter; 3 European Throws Cup; 4 Halle Werfertage; 1 Moldovan; 1 St. Pölten; 9 Prague Odložil; 1 Huelva; 9 Rabat; 2 ETCh 3rd League; 4 WSG; 10 Zhukovskiy; 2 Balkan; 1 Pitesti

795 FAJDEK Paweł POL 26y 78d 1989 83.93 83.93 -15 NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION // 4 WJC 2008; 2 ETCh 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); 1 WSG 2011/2013; 11 WCH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 1 ETCh 2013 (2011-2, 2014-2); 1 WCH 2013 (2011-11); 1 Francophone Games 2013; 2 ECH 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WSG 2015. 1 Polish 2012/2014. Coach-Czesław Cybulski. Student of PE at Warsaw’s Academy of Sport Education. 1.86/120kg In 2015: 2 European Throws Cup; 1 Buenos Aires (3x); 1 Halle Werfertage; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Biala Podlaska; 1 Rabat; 1 ETCh; 1 Turku; 1 Wroclaw; 1 Székesfehérvár; 1 WSG; 1 Polish; 1 Cetniewo; 1 Szczecin (83.93, puts him #10 on world all-time list)

804 NOWICKI Wojciech POL 26y 180d 1989 78.71 78.71 -15 5 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 WSG 2013. 2 Polish 2013/2014/2015. 1.90/90kg In 2015: 1 Bialystok; 1 Kielce; 7 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Biala Podlaska; 5 Rabat; 1 Bialystok; 5 Turku; 3 Wroclaw; 5 Székesfehérvár; 2 Polish; 3 Cetniewo; 4 Szczecin

827 AL-SAIFI Ashraf Amjad QAT 20y 182d 1995 78.04 78.04 -15 NR Full name-Mohamed Ashraf Amjad Al-Saiﬁ Twice World Junior Champion 1 Asian junior 2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012/2014; 10 Asian Champs 2013 (2015-2); dnq WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; fouled out Asian Games 2014. Holds world youth best (85.26) & world junior record (85.57), each with lighter implements In 2015: 1 Doha; 1 Qatif; 2 Arab; 1 Doha Emir Cup; 2 Asian Champs; 7 Turku; 1 Rhede

872 LITVINOV Sergey RUS 29y 206d 1986 77.09 80.98 -12 NR His father and coach Sergey Litvinov was World Champion in 1983 & 1987, then Olympic Champion in 1988 9 WJC 2004 (for Belarus); 9 EJC 2005 (for Belarus); 11 under-23 ECH 2007 (for Belarus); 5 WCH 2009 (for Germany); dnq WCH 2011 (for Russia); 3 WSG 2013; 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-4); 3 ECH 2014. 1 German 2009 & Russian 2013/2015. 1.85/92kg He has variously had citizenship of Russia, Belarus and Germany and competed for Belarus to 2008 (“Serhei”), then Germany in 2009 (“Sergej”). In 2010 he abruptly withdrew from the German squad at the European Team Championships and declared his wish to compete for Russia and from January 1, 2011 was cleared by the IAAF to do so In 2015: 1 Adler; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Russian Teams; 6 Rabat; 4 ETCh; 6 Turku; 3 Székesfehérvár; 3 Zhukovskiy (Jul 18); 3 Zhukovskiy (Jul 24); 1 Russian; 5 Szczecin

914 LOMNICKÝ Marcel SVK 28y 46d 1987 77.63 79.16 -14 2011 World Student Games silver. 2009 US Collegiate Champion representing Virginia Tech 8 WJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 3 under-23 ECH 2007 (2009-6); 2 WSG 2011/2013; dnq OLY 2012; 8 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 7 ECH 2014 (2010-dnq, 2012-11). 1 NCAA 2009 (2010-3, 2011-2) & 2012 indoors. 1 Slovak 2012/2013/2014/2015. His younger sister Nikola Lomnická is also a hammer thrower (1 NCAA 2010). 1.77/104kg In 2015: 1 Veszprém; 1 Trnava; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Prague Odložil; 7 Rabat; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 9 Turku; 2 Zhukovskiy; 4 Karlstad; 1 Slovak; 3 Szczecin 931 NAZAROV Dilshod TJK 33y 107d 1982 79.36 80.71 -13 Three Asian Games Champion. Twice Asian Champion // 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); 9 OLY 2008 (2004-dnq, 2012-10); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-4); 1 Asian Champs 2013/2015 (2002-4, 2003/2007 -2); 5 WCH 2013 (2005/2007-dnq, 2009-11, 2011-10). He is President of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Tajikistan and was Tajikistan’s ﬂag bearer at the 2008 Olympics. 1.87/120kg In 2015: 6 Halle Werfertage; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Asian Champs; 1 Prague Odložil; 3 Rabat; 3 Turku; 4 Székesfehérvár; 1 Zhukovskiy; 1 Karlstad

955 APAK Eşref TUR 33y 230d 1982 76.82 81.45 -05 NR 2004 Olympic bronze // 1 WJC 2000; 3 EJC 2001; 2 under-23 ECH 2003; 3 OLY 2004 (2008/2012-dnq); 1 Mediterranean Games 2005; 2 WSG 2005; dnq ECH 2006; 11 WCH 2007 (2005/2009/2011-dnq). 1 Turkish 2001-2003/2008-2013 Former coach- Konstantin Astapkovich (younger brother of 3x World silver medallist Igor). Served two-year doping ban 2013-2015. 1.86/100kg In 2015: Doping ban ended on June 25; 1 Balkan

987 VINOGRADOV Yevgen UKR 31y 112d 1984 79.25 80.58 -08 5x Ukrainian Champion // dnq World Youth 2001; 7 EJC 2003; 6 under-23 ECH 2005; dnq WCH 2007/2013; dnq OLY 2008; dnq ECH 2014; 3 ETCh 2015 (2013-9, 2014-7). 1 Ukrainian 2007/2008/2013/2014/2015. Two-year doping suspension in 2009-2011. 1.95/100kg In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter; 9 European Throws Cup; 1 Ukrainian Cup (May 22); 1 Ukrainian Teams; 3 ETCh; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Jul 3); 1 Ukrainian

1031 JOHNSON Kibwe USA 34y 35d 1981 76.95 80.31 -11 Twice Pan-American Games Champion. 4x US Champion, also world class at Discus Throw DT pb: 65.11 -05. dnq WCH 2007; 1 Pan-Am Games 2011/2015 (2007-2); 9 OLY 2012; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 NCAA Division 2 2007 (representing Ashland University, Ohio); 1 US 2011/2012/2014/2015. His wife Crystal Smith was 11th in the 2010 Commonwealth Games Hammer for Canada. 1.88/107kg In 2015: 4 US indoor Weight; nm Ashland; 1 Tucson (May 21); 2 Tucson (May 23); 1 US; 1 Edmonton Classic; 1 Pan-Am Games

1036 KRUGER AG USA 36y 184d 1979 76.87 79.26 -04 (Alfred George). 5x US Champion, 10x US Indoor Champion // DT pb: 56.01 -01. dnq OLY 2004/2012; dnq WCH 2005/2007/2013; 4 WCP 2006; 4 Pan-Am Games 2007; dnq WCH 2009. 1 US indoor Weight Throw 2003/2005/2006/2007/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014/2015 (2004/2011-2). 1 US 2006/2007/2008/2009/2013. Coach-Jud Logan. 1.93/256kg He is Alfred George Kruger III. His son, born August 2011, is called Alfred George Kruger IV In 2015: 1 US indoor Weight; 1 Raleigh Relays; 1 Tennessee Relays; 1 Ashland; 1 Columbus; 1 Allendale; 2 Tucson (May 21); 1 Tucson (May 23); 3 US

1044 McCULLOUGH Conor USA 24y 202d 1991 76.91 77.20 -14 Former World Junior Champion, who competed temporarily for Ireland. 2015 US Collegiate Champion, representing the University of Southern California DT pb: 51.34 -13 (50.12 -15). 4 World Youth 2007; 1 WJC 2010 (2008-2); 6 under-23 ECH 2013 (for Ireland); 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 4 US Olympic Trial 2012; 1 NCAA 2015; 2 US 2015. His father Conor McCullough senior threw the hammer for Ireland at the 1984 & 1988 Olympics Born-California, he holds dual citizenship with the Ireland and was cleared to represent that country by the IAAF from July 25, 2010, but then switched back to the USA on July 12, 2014, a year after having competed for Ireland at the 2013 European under-23 Championships. 2.03/102kg In 2015: 2 NCAA indoor Weight; 1 La Jolla (4 DT); 1 Mt SAC Relays; 1 UCLA v USC; 1 Westwood; 1 NCAA; 2 US; 2 Edmonton Classic; 3 Pan-Am Games

1074 KHODYAYEV Sukhrob UZB 22y 92d 1993 78.22 78.22 -15 World Youth & World junior medallist // 2 World Youth 2009; 3 WJC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 5 Asian Games 2014; 4 Asian Champs 2015 (2011-10) In 2015: 1 Uzbek winter; 1 Uzbek Cup; 4 Asian Champs; 1 Kazakh; 1 Almaty

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 WORLD LIST Yuriy Sedykh RUS...... 1986 1 .....83.93...... Paweł Fajdek POL...... 86.74.....1 2.....86.04...... Sergey Litvinov RUS...... 1986 2.....79.91...... Krisztián Pars HUN 3.....84.90...... Vadim Devyatovskiy BLR...... 2005 3.....79.36...... Dilshod Nazarov TJK 4.....84.86...... Koji Murofushi JPN...... 2003 4.....79.25...... Yevhen Vynohradov UKR 5.....84.62...... Igor Astapkovich BLR...... 1992 5.....78.72...... Serghei Marghiev MDA 6.....84.51...... Igor Tikhon BLR...... 2008 6.....78.71...... Wojciech Nowicki POL 7.....84.48...... Igor Nikulin RUS...... 1990 7.....78.52...... Dzmitry Marshyn AZE 8.....84.40...... Jüri Tamm EST...... 1984 8.....78.29...... Marco Lingua ITA 9.....84.19...... Adrián Annus HUN...... 2003 9.....78.22...... Sukhrob Khodyayev UZB 10...83.93...... Paweł Fajdek POL...... 2015 10...78.04...... Ashraf Amjad Al-Saiﬁ QAT