Men's 100 Metres
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World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists 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.