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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro 2016 MEN’S EVENTS OF AUGUST 12-15 100 Metres 400 Metres 800 Metres 10,000 Metres 3000 Metres Steeplechase 110 Metres Hurdles 400 Metres Hurdles High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Discus Throw 20 Kilometres Walk Games of the XXXI Olympiad • Biographical Entry list Men’s 100 Metres 91 Entrants 91 Countries Starts: Saturday, August 13th (9:30) Age (Days) Born SB PB 2000 ZAHIRI Abdul Wahab AFG 24y 76d 1992 11.46 11.47 -16 In 2016: 6ht South Asian Games 100 2015 LEITE Hermenegildo ANG 16y 86d 2000 10.95 10.95w -16 Coach-Armenio Gaspar // In 2016: 6ht Lusaka 100 2016 BAILEY Daniel ANT 29y 337d 1986 10.09 9.91 -09 NR Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in 2011 // 200 pb: 20.40 -14 (20.75 -16). 4 World Youth 200 2003 (sf 100); 4 WJC 100 2004; 3 Pan-Am junior 200 2005 (4 100); qf COM 100 2006; dq ht WIC 60 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009/2011 & Games 100 2010; 4 WCH 100 2009 (2005-ht, 2011-5, 2013-qf); 3 WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf OLY 100 2012 (2008-qf); 6 COM 200 2014 (sf 100). Member of Racers Track Club in Jamaica (with Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, etc). Coach-Glen Mills In 2016: 1 Kingston Camperdown 400 ‘E’ (pb 48.56); 3 Gainesville 200; 3 Kawasaki 200; 2 Clermont 100; 2 Kingston All-Comers#3 100; 2 Kingston 100 ‘B’; 3 Stockholm Diamond 100; 1 Umeå 100 (dq 200); 7 Madrid 100 2018 GREENE Cejhae ANT 20y 310d 1995 10.01 10.01 -16 200 pb: 20.64 -16. ht World Youth 100/200 2011; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/200 2012; sf WJC 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014. Attends Florida State University. Coach-Ken Harnden In 2016: 4 Atlanta 200; 4 Georgia Tech Invitational 200; 1 Athens GA Georgia Invitational 100; 1 Clermont 200 ‘C’; 2 Atlanta 100; dq Central American Champs 100 2029 SILAFAU Isaac ASA 25y 311d 1990 - 11.37 -10 JT pb: 47.66 -15. Born in San Francisco of native American Samoans. Competed as an American footballer and track at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia (in Division 2 of NCAA). Now works as a personal trainer in Medford, Oregon 2034 CLARKE Josh AUS 21y 85d 1995 10.15 10.15 -16 2015 Australian Champion at 100m, but turned down selection for that year’s World Championships in order to concentrate on Rio 2016 200 pb: 20.66w -16, 21.24 -14 (21.53 -16). 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011; sf WJC 100 2014. 1 Australian 100 2015. Coach-Nancy Atterton In 2016: 1 Sydney 200; 1 Newcastle 100; 1 Australian Capital Territory 100; 1 Brisbane 60/100; 1 Sippy Downs 200 2067 GRIFFITH Adrian BAH 31y 273d 1984 10.11 10.11 -16 Led off the winning Bahamian sprint relay team at 2013 Central American & Caribbean Championships 10.03w -14. 200 pb: 20.52 -16. 5 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009 (2008-8, 2011-7); qf WCH 100 2009; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2010; sf COM 100 2010 (2014-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014. 1 Bahamian 100 2010/2011 In 2016: 8sf WIC 60; 2 Coral Gables 100; 6 Nassau Brown 100; 6 Hamilton 200; 1 Clermont Spring Invitational 100; 2 Montgeron 100; 7 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 8 Rabat Diamond 200; 8 Dakar 200; 2 St. Pölten 100; 1 Riga Cup 100; 1 Argentan 100; 2 Montverde 100 ‘B’/200 ‘B’; 2 Bahamian 100 (ht 200); 2 Nassau 100 2068 HART Shavez BAH Relay 23y 339d 1992 10.29 10.10 -15 Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships // 10.08w -13. 200 pb: 20.23 -15 (20.57 -16). 400 pb: 46.43 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013 (4 100); qf WCH 100 2013; sf COM 100 2014; 2 WIC 4x400 2016. 1 Bahamian 100/200 2014/2015. Studied Sport Management at Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical) In 2016: 2 WIC 4x400; 5 Nassau Brown 100; 3 Baton Rouge LSU Invitational 100; 5 Austin 200; 6 Shanghai Diamond National 100; 1 Bahamian 100 (ht 200); 5 Houston 200 2072 ROLLE Jamial BAH 36y 117d 1980 10.16 10.16 -16 Second leg for winning Bahamian sprint relay team at 2012 Central American & Caribbean Championships 200 pb: 20.51 -13 (21.28 -16). qf COM 200 2002/2006; ht OLY 200 2008; sf COM 100/200 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; ht WCH 200 2013. 1 Bahamian 200 2013 In 2016: 2ht Charlotte 49er Classic 100; 4 Mt SAC Relays 200; 1 Irvine 100 (3 200); 2 Clermont 100 ‘C’ (pb 10.16 at age 36) 2078 AHMMED Masbah BAN 21y 154d 1995 - 10.99 -13 200 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. Serves in the Bangladesh Navy. Coach-Mohamed Shah Alam 2081 GITTENS Ramon BAR 29y 23d 1987 10.03 10.02 -13/15 2016 World indoor 60m bronze after twice breaking the Barbadian indoor record 10.01w -15. 200 pb: 20.42 -16. 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 2013/2015 (2011-ht); 8 COM 100 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015; 3 WIC 60 2016 In 2016: 3 WIC 60; 3 Kawasaki 100; 7 Shanghai Diamond 100; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 3 Hengelo 100; 7 Kingston 100; 1 Barbadian 100/200; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; He was the Barbadian flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2146 dos SANTOS Vitor BRA 20y 192d 1996 10.11 10.11 -15 Full name-Vitor Hugo dos Santos Brazilian 100m Champion in 2015 while still a junior, then retained title in 2016 200 pb: 20.50 -16. 2 World Youth 200 2013 (6 100); 1 South American Junior 200 2013 & 100 2015; sf WJC 100/200 2014; sf WJC 100/200 2014, though in the 200m he was disqualified for going out of his lane; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015. 1 Brazilian 100 2015/2016. Coach-Victor Fernandes Born in Rio de Janeiro In 2016: 2 Maningá 100 (5 200); 1 Rio de Janeiro 200 (3 100); 5 Federação Paulista Champs; 3 Jacksonville 100/200; 2 Florida Relays 200 ‘B’; 4 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 100 ‘B’; 3 São Bernardo do Campo; 2 La Jolla Triton 100 (3 200); 1 Irvine 100; 1 São Bernardo do Campo 200 (May 25); 3 Rio ‘Mano o Mano’ 100; 1 São Bernardo do Campo 100 (Jun 19); 1 Cali 200 (2 100); 1 Brazilian 100 (2 200); 6 London Diamond 4x100 © Mark Butler 2016 ([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: 11/8/2016 2164 BROWN Kemarley BRN 24y 22d 1992 10.03 NR 9.93 -14 Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – entered Bahrain on August 10, 2015 and gained Bahraini citizenship on August 19, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from August 10, 2016 200 pb: 20.29w, 20.38 -14 (20.97 -16). 2 WSG 100 2015 (for Jamaica). 2 Jamaican Intercollegiate 100 2015; sf Jamaican 100 2015. His personal best 9.93 was set before he became a Bahraini citizen, so his 10.03 from May 7, 2016 stands as his national record In 2016: 1 University of West Indies Invitational 100; 7 Kingston MVP 100; 1 Kingston 100 (May 7); dq Baie Mahault 100; 3 Kingston All-Comers#3 200 ‘B’; 5 Kingston 100 ‘B’ (Jun 11); dq São Bernardo do Campo 100 2170 FISHER Andrew BRN 24y 240d 1991 10.07 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. 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 2016: 3 Kingston 100 (Apr 9); 4 Kingston MVP 100; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 3 Shanghai Diamond National 100; 2 São Bernardo do Campo 100 2179 ISMAIL Mohd Fakhri BRU 25y 159d 1991 10.75 10.59 -15 NR Bruneian record holder at 100m // 8 South East Asian Games 100 2015; qf WCH 100 2015. Coach-Isidro Del Perado BRU In 2016: 6 Pasig 100; 3ht Singaporean Open Champs 100; 5 Hong Kong 100; He was the Bruneian flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2192 BROWN Aaron CAN 24y 76d 1992 9.96 9.96 -16 Second leg for Canadian team which won relay bronze at 2013 World Championships, then led off a team which won the same medal in 2015 9.95w -16. 200 pb: 20.00 -16. 2 World Youth 100 2009; 3 WJC 200 2010 (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 WCH 4x100 2013/2015; sf WCH 100 100 2013/2015; sf COM 100 2014.