Men's 100 Metres
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IAAF World Championships London 2017 • Biographical Entry list Men’s 100 Metres 66 Entrants 66 Countries Starts: Friday, August 4 (19:00) Championship Record: 9.58 Usain Bolt JAM Berlin 16 Aug 09 Age (Days) Born SB PB 601 GILANI Said AFG 21y 179d 1996 11.28 11.28 -17 Afghan record holder in six events, Decathlon included (but not the 100m) 200 pb: 22.31 -17. 400 pb: 49.59 -17. 110H pb: 15.88 -16. 400H pb: 54.19 -17. JT pb: 49.59 -14. Decathlon pb: 6132 -16. ht Asian Indoor Champs 400 2016 In 2017: 2 Göttingen 400H ; 4 German under-23 400H ‘B’ 621 GREENE Cejhae ANT 21y 301d 1995 10.05 10.01 -16 200 pb: 20.59 -17. ht World Youth 100/200 2011; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/200 2012; sf WJC 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014; sf OLY 100 2012. Attends Florida State University. Coach-Ken Harnden In 2017: 1 Athens GA 100; 1 Columbia 100 (Apr 15); 3 Columbia 100 (May 13); 3sf NCAA 100; 1ht Trinidadian 100; 2 Liège 100; 1 Heusden 200 624 WALSH Chevaughn ANT 29y 217d 1987 10.17 10.17 -17 First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 2015 200 pb: 20.54 -17. ht COM 100 2010/2014; 6 WCH 4x100 2015; sf WIC 60 2016. He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh In 2017: 2 Prairie View 100 ‘B’ (4 200 ‘B’); 2 San Marcos 100; 7 Texas Relays Invitational 100 ‘B’; 1 Houston 100; 1 Houston 100/200; 3 San Marcos 100 (1 200 ‘B’); 3 St. Georges 100; 1 Basseterre 100 ‘B’; 1 Trinidadian 100 ‘B’ 665 FRASER Warren BAH 26y 26d 1991 10.18 10.14 -14 Bahamian record holder at 60m // 10.05w -17. 200 pb: 20.85 -12. sf World Youth 100 2007; ht OLY 100 2012; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 7 COM 100 2014 In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 100 ‘B’; 1 Athens GA Invitational 100 (Apr 8); 3 World Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 Athens GA 100 (May 6); 4 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Atlanta 100; 5 Montverde 100; 1 Bahamian 100; 4 Brussels 100; 3 Dublin Morton 100; 3 Bellinzona 100 ‘B’ 677 AHMMED Masbah BAN 22y 145d 1995 10.88 10.72 -16 200 pb: 21.76 -14. ht WIC 60 2012; ht WCH 100 2013; ht COM 100/200 2014; ht Asian Champs 100/200 2015; ht WCH 100 2015; ht OLY 100 2016. Serves in the Bangladesh Navy. Coach-Mohamed Shah Alam 679 BURKE Mario BAR 20y 138d 1997 10.17 10.17 -17 Second leg for the University of Houston sprint relay relay team which won at the 2017 NCAAs 200 pb: 20.52 -17. 5 World Youth 100 2013; 1 Carifta junior 100/200 2015; 3 WJC 100 2016. 1 Barbadian 100 2017. 1 NCAA 4x100 2017, representing the University of Houston In 2017: 7 NCAA indoor 60; 1 Houston 100 ‘B’; 6 Texas Relays Invitational 100; 4 Mt SAC Relays 200; 2 World Relays 4x100; 3 Penn Relays Championship 100; 2 Houston American 200 (3 100); 1 NCAA 4x100 (sf 100); 1 Barbadian 100 (3 200); 6 Freeport 100 682 GITTENS Ramon BAR 30y 14d 1987 10.16 10.02 -13/15 2016 World indoor 60m bronze after twice breaking the Barbadian indoor record 10.01w -15. 200 pb: 20.42 -16 (20.87 -17). ht World Youth 100/200 2003; 5 WJC 200 2006; ht WCH 100/200 2009; ht OLY 100 2012/2016; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013 (2011-5); sf WCH 100 2013/2015 (2011-ht); 8 COM 100 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; 3 WIC 60 2016; ht OLY 100/20 2016. He was the Barbadian flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 In 2017: 6 Greensboro 100; 2 World Relays 4x100; 1 Lynchburg 100/200; 3 Greensboro 100; 2 Bydgoszcz Festival 100; 4 Prague Odložil 100; 4 Kingston Racers Invitational 100 736 FISHER Andrew BRN 25y 231d 1991 10.12 9.94 -15 Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – entered Bahrain on August 9, 2015 and gained Bahraini citizenship on August 19, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from August 9, 2016 200 pb: 20.95 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013; dq sf OLY 100 2016 (false start). 1 Jamaican Collegiate 100 2014. Attends Kingston University of Technology. Of his transfer he says: “The Jamaican team right now is a hard one to make and we all have ambitions to compete at the highest level, and this was one way I saw where I could fulfil that ambition.” In 2017: 2 Kingston Foster Invitational 100; 2 St. Georges 100 ‘B’; 1 Gulf 100; 1 Manama 100; 2 Islamic Solidarity Games 100; 3 São Bernardo do Campo 100; 1 Kingston Racers 100; 6 Madrid 100 748 NGET Phearath CAM 24y 129d 1993 - 10.87 -15 200 pb: 21.89 -15 754 DE GRASSE Andre CAN 22y 266d 1994 10.01 9.91 -16 (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) Two World Championship bronzes in 2015, then three Olympic medals in 2016 9.69w -17. 200 pb: 19.58w, 19.88 -15 (19.96w, 20.01 -17). 2 Pan-Am junior 100 2013 (3 200); sf COM 200 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 2015; =3 WCH 100 2015 (3 4x100); 2 OLY 200 2016 (3 100/4x100). 1 NCAA 100/200 2015; 1 Canadian 100 2015/2016/2017 (1 200 2017). Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. He says that he prefers the 100m to the 200m In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 5 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100 (9.69 with +4.8 wind); 1 Coquitlam 100; 1 Canadian 100/200; 1 Rabat Diamond 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x100 762 RODNEY Brendon CAN 25y 115d 1992 10.18 10.18 -17 Third leg for team which won World 4x100m bronze in 2015 and Olympic bronze in 2016 200 pb: 19.96 -16 (20.45 -17). 400 pb: 45.96 -16. 5 WSG 200 2013 (2 4x400); sf COM 200 2014; 3 WCH 4x100 2015 (sf 200); 3 OLY 4x100 2016 (ht 200). 1 Canadian 200 2014/2016. Student of Exercise Science at Long Island University Brooklyn in New York City. Coach-Simon Hodnett In 2017: 2 St. Georges 200; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 8 Shanghai Diamond 200; 6 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Hérouville 200 ‘B’; 2 Šamorín 200; 2 Canadian 100/200; 1 Toronto 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x100 © Mark Butler 2017 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 03/08/2017 763 SMELLIE Gavin CAN 31y 38d 1986 10.12 10.09 -15 Led off the ill-fated Canadian sprint relay squad at the London Olympics who finished third, but were then disqualified because of a lane infringement; One year later in Moscow he led off the team which originally placed fourth, but were then promoted to bronze following Britain’s disqualification 9.97w -17. 200 pb: 20.16w -15, 20.38 -17. 6 Pan-Am junior 200 2005; 5 WSG 200 2007 (2009-6); qf WCH 200 2009; sf WCH 100 2013 (3 4x100); sf WIC 60 2014; 8 COM 200 2014; dq ht Pan-Am Games 100 2015. Born-Jamaica, moved to Canada at age 12. Studied Business at the University of Western Kentucky. Coach-Desai Williams (6 OLY 100 1988) In 2017: 2 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 200 (3 100); 1 World Relays 4x200; 1 Baton Rouge 200 (2 100); 1 Chula Vista 100/200; 4 Montverde 100; 3 Canadian 100 (5 200); 1 Toronto 100; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x100 out HYMAN Kemar CAY 27y 296d 1989 10.15 9.95 -12 NR Caymanian record holder at 100m // 9.85w -15. 200 pb: 20.73 -16. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); sf WJC 100/200 2006; 8 WJC 100 2008; ht WCH 100 2009/2013/2015; sf OLY 100 2012 (2016-ht); sf COM 100 2014; sf WIC 60 2016; 1 Island Games 100 2017. Ran first leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships In 2017: 2 Tallahassee 200 ‘B’; 2 Florida Relays 100; 2 Athens GA Invitational 100; 1 Atlanta 100; 7 Kawasaki 100; 2 São Bernardo do Campo 100; 3 Montverde 100 ‘B’; 1 Island Games 100; 7 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100; 5 Lucerne 100 ‘B’; 8 Madrid 100 778 SU Bingtian CHN 27y 339d 1989 10.06 9.99 -15 NR Chinese record holder at 100m. 2015 World Championship relay silver 9.98w -17. 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 (2016-5); 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (9 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2016 (sf 100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013 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 He is the one for whom the crowd in the Bird’s Nest sang “Happy Birthday” as China’s 2015 World Championship relay silver was won on the same day as his 26th birthday In 2017: 2 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 100 ‘B’; 3 World Relays 4x100; 1 Shanghai Diamond 100; 5 Kawasaki 100; 4 Rabat Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100 (1 4x100) 784 XIE Zhenye CHN 23y 351d 1993 10.09 10.08 -16 Chinese record holder at 200m Second leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 World Championships, then placed fourth in Rio 2016 with an even faster time 9.91w -17.