IAAF/BTC WORLD RELAYS BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Men.........................................................................................................................1 Women .................................................................................................................14 Major Team Honours ............................................................................................24 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 1 BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Here, in country code order, are summarised biographies of the 512 athletes initially entered for Nassau 2017 (289 men, 223 women from 34 countries plus the Athlete Refugee Team). The information has been based on the provisional entry list (18 Apr 17), so there may well be addi- tional or adjusted information appearing on final start lists. Name, birthdate, age country and principal events are shown along with personal bests, their most significant achievements (international 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 LOBALU Dominic Lokinyomo (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 BAILEY Daniel (ANT) 9-9-1986 (30y) 4x100/200 TAP Gai Nyang (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in 2011 Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 100 pb: 9.91 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -14. 4 World Youth 200 2003 (sf 100); 4 WJC 100 2004; 3 Pan-Am junior 200 2005 (4 100); qf COM 100 2006; ANDREWS Nicholas (AUS) 2-2-1997 (20y) 4x100 dq ht WIC 60 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2017 New South Wales State Champion at 100m 2009/2011 & Games 100 2010; 4 WCH 100 2009 (2005-ht, 2011-5, 100 pb: 10.29 -16 (10.44 -17). 110H pb: 14.08 -16. ht Youth Olympic 2013-qf); 3 WIC 60 2010; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf OLY Games 110H 2014; sf WJC 110H 2016. 1 New South Wales State 100 100 2012/2016 (2008-qf); 6 COM 200 2014 (sf 100) 2017; 5 Australian 100 2017 GREENE Cejhae (ANT) 06/10/1995 (21y) 4x100/200 BRESLAND Aaron (AUS) 4-7-1994 (22y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.01 -16 (10.10 -17). 200 pb: 20.64 -16. ht World Youth 3x Western Australia State Champion at 100m 100/200 2011; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/200 2012; sf 100 pb: 10.36 -17. 200 pb: 21.09w, 21.35 -17. 1 Western Australia WJC 100/200 2012; 5 WJC 100 2014; sf OLY 100 2012 State 100 2015/2016/2017 (1 200 2015/2017). 3 Australian 100 2017 JARVIS Jared (ANT) 29/08/1994 (22y) 4x100/200 BROWNING Rohan (AUS) 31-12-1997 (19y) 4x100 Third leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 100 pb: 10.18w -14, 10.44 -16. 200 pb: 20.95 -17. 4 Australian 100 2015 2017 100 pb: 10.40 -16. 200 pb: 21.14 -16. sf NACAC 100/200 2015; 6 WCH 4x100 2015 COHEN Mason (AUS) 19-9-1996 (20y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 47.85 -17. 800 pb: 1:47.41 -16. 1 New South Wales State 800 RICHARDSON Richard (ANT) 21/08/1987 (29y) 4x100/200 2015/2016. 6 Australian 800 2017 100 pb: 10.59 -08. 200 pb: 21.07 -11. ht WJC 100 2006; sf COM 200 2014 (ht 100) GAMBLE Tom (AUS) 25-11-1991 (25y) 4x100 100 pb: 10.28 -15. 200 pb: 20.61 -17. 3 WSG 4x100 2015. 1 New South WALSH Chavaughn (ANT) 29/12/1987 (29y) 4x100/200 Wales State 200 2017. 6 Australian 200 2017 First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 2015 GURR James (AUS) 20-12-1983 (33y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 100 pb: 10.21w, 10.22 -15. 200 pb: 20.85 -15. ht COM 100 2010/2014; 800 pb: 1:46.09 -16. 400 pb: 46.53 -06. 3 Australian 800 2010/2012 6 WCH 4x100 2015; sf WIC WIC 60 2016. He is a cousin of fellow (2011-4, 2017-5) Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh HARTMANN Alex (AUS) 7-3-1993 (24y) 4x100 WALSH Tahir (ANT) 24/02/1994 (23y) 4x100/200 100 pb: 10.29 -16. 200 pb: 20.45 -16. ht OLY 200 2016. 1 Australian Full name-Tahir Jelani Walsh 100/200 2016 (2 200 2017). He was third and fourth at 150m in two of 2011 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 100m the 2017 Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings, racing Usain Bolt among 100 pb: 10.38w -13, 10.42 -16. 200 pb: 21.02w, 21.07 -14. 4 Youth others Olympic 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 MATHEWS Luke (AUS) 21/06/1995 (21y) 4x800 COM 100 2014 (false start). He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan interna- Twice Australian Champion at 800m tional sprinter Chevaughn Walsh 800 pb: 1:45.16 -16. 1000 pb: 2:19.24 -17. 1500 pb: 3:35.99 -16, sf WJC 800 2014; ht OLY 800/1500 2016. 1 Australian 800 2016/2017. ACHOTO Ubaa Dinta (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 Two wins in the 2017 Melbourne “Nitro Athletics” meetings, at the Three Minute Run and Distance Medley Relay AMOTUN Paulo (Athlete Refugee Team) 01/01/1992 (25y) 4x800 In 2006 he fled to Kenya from the conflict in South Sudan. He began RALPH Joshua (AUS) 27-10-1991 (25y) 4x800/Mixed 4x400 training with the Tegla Loroupe Foundation in Kenya in 2015, after his 2014 Australian Champion at 800m talent was noticed while in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Coach-Tegla 800 pb: 1:45.79 -15. 400 pb: 46.34 -13. ht COM 800 2014; ht WCH 800 Loroupe 2015. 1 Australian 800 2014 (2017-2). Physiotherapy student, also ht OLY 1500 2016 (4:03.96) works part-time in Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents DENG Wiyual Puok (Athlete Refugee Team) 4x800 WILLIAMS Trae (AUS) 5-5-1997 (19y) 4x100 Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 100 pb: 10.27 -16/17. 200 pb: 21.02-16. 3 Youth Olympic Games 100 2 NASSAU 2017 ★ BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES/MEN 2014; sf WJC 200 2016 (2016-ht). 1 Australian junior 200 2015; 2 2010 (2008-ht); 4 COM 400 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Australian 100 2017 (4 200) Champs 200/4x400 2011; dnf sf WCH 200 2011; dq sf OLY 200 2012 (false start); 1 OLY 4x400 2012 (2016-3); 4 WIC 4x400 2014; sf COM WILLIAMSZ Jordan (AUS) 21-8-1992 (24y) 4x800 200 2014 (2 4x400); sf WCH 400 2015; 2 WIC 4x400 2016 Anchored Australia to fourth place at the 2016 IAAF World Relays at both 4x800m and the Distance Medley Relay McBRIDE Elroy (BAH) 23/12/1993 (23y) 4x400 800 pb: 1:46.77 -14. 1500 pb: 3:36.74 -12. sf World Youth 800 2009. 5 400 pb: 46.73 -15. 200 pb: 20.67w -15, 20.85 -16. 3 WJC 4x400 2012; NCAA 1500 2014, for Villanova University ht WCH 4x100 2015. 3 Bahamian 200 2016 BAIN Andretti (BAH) 1-12-1985 (31y) 4x400 PINDER Demetrius (BAH) 13-2-1989 (28y) 4x200 Ran first leg for Bahamian relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver. Ran the fastest leg of the 2012 Olympic 4x400m final (43.3), which his 2008 US Collegiate Champion indoors & out, representing Oral Roberts team won University (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) 200 pb: 20.23 -12. 400 pb: 44.77 -12. sf WCH 400 2011; 2 WIC 400 400 pb: 44.62 -08. 400H pb: 50.83 -07. 200 pb: 21.15 -08. sf WJC 400 2012; 7 OLY 400 2012 (1 4x400); dq hy OLY 200 2016 (false start). 1 2004; 2 OLY 4x400 2008; sf COM 2010; 4 WIC 4x400 2014; silver NCAA indoor 400 2011. 1 Bahamian 400 2011/2012. Studied Theatre COM 4x400 2014 (ran heat). 1 NCAA 400 indoor/out 2008. He was at Texas A&M University. In 2013 his Olympic gold medal was stolen named after the former World Motor Racing Champion Mario Andretti from his truck in Florida (he’d left it in view), but police managed to recover it nine days later BARTLETT Blake (BAH) 3-2-1993 (24y) 4x200 Led off Bahamian team which set a national record (of 1:22.18) at RESIAS Cliff (BAH) 8-11-1996 (20y) 4x100/200 4x200m in the heats at Nassau 2014 100 pb: 10.30w -16, 10.56 -14. 200 pb: 21.40w, 21.99i -15. ht WJC 100 200 pb: 20.48w -16, 20.74 -14. 100 pb: 10.22w, 10.37 -16. 6 WJC 2014 4x100 2012 RILEY Ashley (BAH) 27-4-1995 (21y) 4x400 COLEBROOK Andre (BAH) 8-3-1994 (23y) 4x400/Mixed 4x400 400 pb: 46.70 -17. ht World Youth 800 2011; Silver WIC 4x400 2016 400 pb: 46.60 -17. 400H pb: 51.11 -17. 800 pb: 1:50.81 -15. ht World (ran in heat only, deputising for Alonzo Russell) Youth 800 2011 BRATHWAITE Shane (BAR) 8-2-1990 (27y) 4x100/200 COLEBROOKE Samson (BAH) 10-5-1997 (19y) 4x100/200 Sprint hurdles bonzes at 2014 Commonwealth Games & 2015 Pan- 100 pb: 10.54w, 10.62 -16. 200 pb: 21.19w, 21.30 -16. sf WJC 200 American Games. 2007 World Youth Champion at Octathlon 2016 100 pb: 10.43 -09.