IAAF/BTC WORLD RELAYS BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Men.........................................................................................................................1 Women .................................................................................................................16 Major Team Honours ............................................................................................29 NASSAU 2015 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 1 BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Here, in country code order, are summarised biographies of the 681 athletes initially entered for Nassau 2015 (385 men, 296 women from 46 countries). The information has been based on a preliminary entry list, so there may well be additional or adjusted information appearing on final start lists. Name, birthdate, age country and principal events are shown along with tpersonal bests, their most significant achievements (interna- tional then domestic) and other data. This listing with include reserves and other athletes who were initially entered but will not compete. Meeting Abbreviations WJC World Junior Championships COM Commonwealth Games WSG World Student Games ECH European Championships WXC World Cross Country Championships ECP European Cup EIC European Indoor Championships Additional Abbreviations ETCh European Team Championships Dec decathlon EXC European Cross Country Championships dnq did not qualify NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships h hurdles OLY Olympic Games Half Mar half marathon WCH World Championships Mar marathon WCP World Cup pb personal best WIC World Indoor Championships XC cross-country MEN 1500 pb: 3:35.50 -10. 3000 pb: 7:35.45 -12. 5000 pb: 13:09.57 -12. 10,000 pb: 27:29.73 -09. Half Mar pb: 60:56 -13. ht OLY 5000 2008/2012; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2010; 6 COM 5000 2010 (9 BAILEY Daniel (ANT) 9/9/1986 (28y) 4x100/200 Metres 10,000); 24 WCH 10,000 2013 (2009-dnf, 2011-ht); 10 WIC 3000 2014; Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in 2011 12 COM 5000 2014. 1 Australian 5000 2009/2014; 1 Scottish 1500 100 pb: 9.91 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -14. 4 World Youth 200 2003 (sf 100); 4 2007/2008/2009. At WXC: 2003-83J, 2007-67, 2008-73, 2009-29, WJC 100 2004; 3 Pan-American junior 200 2005 (4 100); qf COM 100 2010-81, 2013-8 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, BURNS Craig (AUS) 7/10/1988 (26y) 4x100/400 Metres 2013-qf); 3 WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf OLY 2015 Australian Champion at 400m 100 2012 (2008-qf); 6 COM 200 2014 (sf 100). Member of Racers 400 pb: 45.94 -15. 100 pb: 10.65 -15. 200 pb: 20.76 -13. 8 WCH 4x400 Track Club (with Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, etc) 2013; 6 COM 4x400 2014. 1 Australian 400 2015 BENJAMIN Rai (ANT) 27/7/1997 (17y) 4x100/200 Metres Antiguan & Barbudan record holder at 400m hurdles (at age 17) DOUGLAS Iain (AUS) 20/1/1992 (23y) 4x400 Metres 200 pb: 20.88 -14. 400 pb: 46.19 -15. 400H pb: 51.29 -15. sf World 400 pb: 46.76 -15. 3 Australian 400 2015 Youth 400H 2013; 2 Carifta junior 400 2015 GAMBLE Tom (AUS) 25/11/1991 (23y) 4x100 Metres FRANCIS Miguel (ANT) 28/2/1995 (20y) 4x100/200 Metres 100 pb: 10.34 -15. 200 pb: 21.34 -15. 2 Queensland State 100 2015 100 pb: 10.48 -14. 200 pb: 20.54 -15. 3 Central American & Caribbean junior 200 2014; sf WJC 200 2014 GREGSON Ryan (AUS) 26/4/1990 (25y) 4x800m/Distance Medley Australian record holder at 1500m GRAHAM Coull (ANT) 29/10/1998 (16y) 4x200 Metres 800 pb: 1:46.04 -10. 1500 pb: 3:31.06 -10. Mile pb: 3:52.24 -10. 3000 200 pb: 21.24 -15. 100 pb: 10.58w, 10.80 -15. 4 Carifta Games youth pb: 7:49.53 -11. 5 World Youth 1500 2007; 4 WSG 1500 2009; ht WCH 200 2015 1500 2009; sf OLY 1500 2012; ht COM 1500 2014. 1 Australian 1500 2010 (2015-2). At WXC: 2009-24J. Australian Junior Mountain Running GREENE Cejhae (ANT) 6/10/1995 (19y) 4x100/200 Metres Champion 2007 100 pb: 10.20w/10.27 -14. 200 pb: 20.90 -12. ht World Youth 100/200 2011; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/200 2012; sf WJC HARIK Timas (AUS) 1/1/1994 (21y) 4x800 Metres 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014. Attends Florida State University 800 pb: 1:47.45 -15. 2 Victorian State 800 2015. Arrived in Australia as a refugee from Sudan in 1995 WALSH Chevaughn (ANT) 29/12/1987 (27y) 4x100/200 Metres He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh HARTMANN Alex (AUS) 7/3/1993 (22y) 4x100 Metres 100 pb: 10.31 -15. 200 pb: 20.86w -15, 21.00 -14. ht COM 100 100 pb: 10.30 -15. 200 pb: 20.59 -15. 2 Australian 200 2013 (3 100) 2010/2014 JAWORSKI Ben (AUS) 14/10/1993 (21y) 4x100 Metres WALSH Tahir (ANT) 24/2/1994 (21y) 4x100 Metres 100 pb: 10.34 -15. 200 pb: 20.85 -15. sf WJC 100 2012 (ht 200). 4 Full name-Tahir Jelani Walsh Australian 200 2015 (61 00) 2011 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 100m He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Chevaughn JUNG Jin Su (AUS) 16/11/1993 (21y) 4x100 Metres Walsh 100 pb: 10.34 -15. 200 pb: 21.48 -13. 1 Australian University Games 100 pb: 10.38w, 10.45 -13. 200 pb: 21.02w, 21.07 -14. 4 Youth Olympic 100/200 2013 Games 100 2010; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011 (2 200); sf World Youth 100 2011 (ht 200); ht WJC 100/200 2012; dq ht COM 100 MATHEWS Luke (AUS) 21/6/1995 (19y) 4x800 Metres 2014 (false start) 800 pb: 1:47.60 -15. 1500 pb: 3:43.28 -15. sf WJC 800 2014. 6 Australian 800 2105 BAIRD Sam (AUS) 3/2/1996 (19y) 4x400m/Distance Medley RALPH Joshua (AUS) 27/10/1991 (23y) 4x400/800 Metres 400 pb: 46.78 -14. sf World Youth 400 2013. 5 Australian 400 2015 2014 Australian Champion at 800m 400 pb: 46.34 -13. 800 pb: 1:45.80 -14. ht COM 800 2014. 1 Australian BECK Alex (AUS) 7/2/1992 (23y) 4x400m/Distance Medley 800 2014 (2015-3). Physiotherapy student, also works part-time in 400 pb: 46.07 -12. sf World Youth 2009; 6 COM 4x400 2014. 1 Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents Australian 2013 (2015-2) STENSON Dylan (AUS) 30/9/1988 (26y) 4x800 Metres BIRMINGHAM Collis (AUS) 27/12/1984 (30y) Distance Medley 800 pb: 1:47.73 -15. 400 pb: 47.87 -14. 1 South Australia State 400/800 Eighth at 2013 World Cross Country Championships 2015; 5 Australian 800 2015 2 NASSAU 2015 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN STEVENS Luke (AUS) 8/6/1994 (20y) 4x400 Metres MILLER Ramon (BAH) 17/2/1987 (28y) 4x400 Metres 400 pb: 46.48 -15. 200 pb: 20.98 -15. 4 Australian 400 2015 (8 200) Anchored Bahamas to 2012 Olympic relay gold 400 pb: 44.87 -12. 200 pb: 20.29w, 20.50 -12. sf WCH 2009; 3 COM WEST Jared (AUS) 14/7/1988 (26y) 4x800m/Distance Medley 2010; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; sf WCH 2011; 3 800 pb: 1:46.90 -15. 3 Australian 800 2013 (2014-6, 2015-4) Pan-Am Games 2011; sf OLY 2012, then a 44.01 anchor in 4x400 final to overtake Angelo Taylor to win the first Olympic gold by Bahamian WILLIAMS Trae (AUS) 5/5/1997 (17y) 4x100 Metres men; 4 WIC 4x400 2014. 1 Bahamian 800 2005 & 400 2013 100 pb: 10.32 -15. 200 pb: 21.66 -14. 3 Youth Olympic Games 100 2014. 1 Australian junior 200 2015 PINDER Demetrius (BAH) 13/2/1989 (26y) 4x100/200 Metres Ran the fastest leg of the 2012 Olympic 4x400m final (43.3) which his WILLIAMSZ Jordan (AUS) 21/8/1992 (22y) Distance Medley team won. 2012 World indoor silver 800 pb: 1:46.77 -14. 1500 pb: 3:36.74 -12. sf World Youth 800 2009. 5 200 pb: 20.23 -12. 400 pb: 44.77 -12. sf WCH 400 2011; 2 WIC 400 NCAA 1500 2014. Attends Villanova University 2012; 7 OLY 400 2012 (1 4x400). 1 NCAA indoor 400 2011. 1 Bahamian 400 2011/2012. Studied Theatre at Texas A&M University BAIN Andretti (BAH) 1/12/1985 (29y) 4x200 Metres In 2013 his Olympic gold medal was stolen from his truck in Florida, but Ran first leg for Bahamian relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver. police managed to recover it nine days later 2008 US Collegiate Champion indoors & out, representing Oral Roberts University (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) RUSSELL Alonzo (BAH) 8/2/1992 (23y) 4x400 Metres 200 pb: 21.15 -08. 400 pb: 44.62 -08. sf WJC 400 2004; 2 OLY 4x400 2014 Commonwealth relay silver 2008; sf COM 2010; 4 WIC 4x400 2014; silver COM 4x400 2014 (ran 400 pb: 46.14 -13. 2 COM 4x400 2014 (3rd leg) heat). 1 NCAA 400 indoor/out 2008. He was named after the former World Motor Racing Champion Mario Andretti WILLIAMS Latoy (BAH) 28/5/1988 (26y) 4x400 Metres Led off team which won 2014 Commonwealth relay silver BARTLETT Blake (BAH) 3/2/1993 (22y) 4x100/200 Metres 400 pb: 44.73 -09. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x400 Led off Bahamian team which set a national record at 4x200m in the 2011 (2013-2); ht WCH 2013; 5 COM 2014 (2 4x400). 1 Bahamian heats at Nassau 2014 2014 100 pb: 10.30w, 10.38 -14. 200 pb: 20.74 -14. 6 WJC 4x100 2012 BROWN Chris (BAH) 15/10/1978 (36y) 4x400 Metres BURKE Mario (BAR) 18/3/1997 (18y) 4x100/200 Metres ”The Fireman”.