Games of the XXXII Olympiad • Biographical Entry List • Women Women’s Heptathlon Entrants: 24 Event starts: August 4 Age (Days) Born SB PB 1109 DADIC Ivona AUT 27y 215d 1993 - 6552 -18 2016 European bronze, 2018 World indoor silver // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.36; HJ: 1.87i/1.83; SP: 14.97; 200: 23.61; LJ: 6.49; JT: 52.48; 800: 2:10.67 10 World Youth 2009; 6 Youth Olympic LJ 2010; 10 EJC 2011; dnf WJC 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-5); 3 ECH 2016 (2018-4); 21 OLY 2016 (2012-23); 2 EIC 2017 (2019-4); 6 WCH 2017 (2019-dnf after being dq-ed in 100H); 2 WIC 2018. Of Croat descent. Coaches-Philipp Unfried & Gregor Högler. 1.79/64kg She was the world’s #1 Heptathlete in 2020, scoring 6419 in Götzis, plus a world best 6235 in a one-hour competition In 2021: 1 Austrian indoor LJ/SP (3 60H); 4 EIC; 6 St. Pölten Prokop; 8 Eisenstadt; 2 Austrian LJ (4 200/HJ); 4 Ried 100H 1111 MAYR Verena AUT 26y 181d 1995 6254 6591 -19 NR (Née Preiner) 2019 World Championship bronze // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.25; HJ: 1.80; SP: 15.07; 200: 23.96; LJ: 6.34; JT: 49.58; 800: 2:07.74 23 World Youth 2011; 9 WJC 2014; 7 ECH 2016 (201808); 6 EIC 2017; 2 under-23 ECH 2017 (2015-4); 1 WSG 2017; 6 EIC 2019; 3 WCH 2019 (2017-dnf). 1 Austrian 2014/2015/2016 & indoor 2019. Coach-Wolfgang Adler. 1.77/64kg In 2021: 4 Austrian indoor SP; 6 Linz 100H; 2 Eisenstadt LJ (4 100H); 3 Ratingen Heptathlon; 1 Austrian SP (4 JT); 1 Linz 100H/SP/JT (2 HJ) 1181 THIAM Nafissatou BEL 26y 347d 1994 - 7013 -17 NR DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION (“Nafi”). 2016 Olympic, 2017 World & 2018 European Champion at Heptathlon. 2017/2021 European Indoor Champion at Pentathlon pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.34; HJ: 2.02; SP: 15.52i/15.41; 200: 24.37; LJ: 6.86; JT: 59.32; 800: 2:15.24 4 World Youth 2011; 14 WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 4 ECH HJ 2016; 1 OLY 2016; 1 WCH 2017 (2013-14, 2015-11, 2019-2); 1 EIC 2017/2021 (2015-2); 1 ECH 2018 (2014-3). Geography graduate. Coach-Roger Lespagnard. 1.87/72kg She was hampered by an injured (right) elbow at the 2019 World Championships, but after rest it was decided that she didn’t require surgery In 2021: 1 EIC (with high world class score 4904); 1 Montreuil HJ; 1 Leiden Golden Spike 100H/LJ; 6 Nivelles 200; 2 Belgian SP (4 HJ); 5 Liège 100H; She was the Belgian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo (along with hockey player Felix Denayer) 1186 VIDTS Noor BEL 25y 62d 1996 6240 6240 -21 2019 European indoor silver (where it was a Belgian 1-2 with Nafissatou Thiam taking gold) pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.41; HJ: 1.84; SP: 14.08; 200: 24.11; LJ: 6.47i/6.42w/6.39; JT: 38.80; 800: 2:09.34 15 World Youth 2013; 16 WJC 2014; 4 EJC 2015; 5 under-23 ECH 2017; 3 WSG 2017; 20 ECH 2018 (competing with a broken finger); 15 WCH 2019; 2 EIC 2021. 1 Belgian 2020 & indoor 2017/2018/2020. Lives-Vilvoorde (Flanders). Student of Biological Engineering. Coach-Fernando Oliva. 1.77/70kg In 2021: 2 EIC; 1 Lier; 1 Oordegem Buyle (2 100H); 3 Arona Heptathlon; 4 Belgian SP; 4 Liège 100H; 5 Heusden Night of Athletics HJ 1213 AHOUANWANOU Odile BEN 30y 208d 1991 6274 6274 -21 NR Beninese record holder at Heptathlon (and also 100H, HJ & SP) // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.25; HJ: 1.78; SP: 15.79; 200: 24.01; LJ: 6.09i/6.07; JT: 48.02; 800: 2:20.45 ht OLY 100H 2013; 2 African Games 2015; 19 WCH 2017; 1 African Champs 2018 (2014-8); 8 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2018. 1 French 2017 In 2021: 2 Aubière Pentathlon; 16 Götzis ‘Hypo’ Heptathlon; 2 Ratingen Heptathlon; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100H (7 100H, 10HJ); 4 Bondoufle 200 1379 KOALA Marthe Yasmine BUR 27y 146d 1994 6250 6250 -21 NR Multiple African Championship medallist. Burkinabé record holder at 100m Hurdles, Long Jump & Heptathlon pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 12.81; HJ: 1.80; SP: 13.96; 200: 23.74; LJ: 6.64; JT: 46.08; 800: 2:17.15 ht World Youth 100H 200 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012; 5 African Games Heptathlon 2011; ht OLY 100H 2012/2016; 1 African Junior 100H 2013; 1 African Champs Heptathlon 2014 (2016-2); dnf WCH Heptathlon 2015/2019; 2 African Champs 100H/Heptathlon 2016; 2 African Champs LJ/Heptathlon 2018; 2 WSG Heptathlon 2019. Lives-Mauritius In 2021: 3 Lana ‘Multistars’ Heptathlon (NR 6238); 1 Dakar SP; 1 Senegalese League Championships; 10 Götzis ‘Hypo’ Heptathlon (NR 6250); 1 Poitiers LJ (2 100H); 1 Pontoise 100H; 1 Chorzów Kusocinski 100H; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100H; Personal bests in 5 / 7 Heptathlon events this year; Here: 100H 6/h3-13.11 1391 ELLENWOOD Georgia CAN 25y 361d 1995 6314 6314 -21 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.40; HJ: 1.82i/1.81; SP: 13.41i/13.00; 200: 24.22; LJ: 6.26; JT: 48.57; 800: 2:11.45 12 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2014 (2012-18); 5 WSG 2015; 9 WIC 2016. 1 NCAA 2018; 1 Canadian 2018. Studied Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. She has 490,000 followers on Instagram. Coach-Gregory Portnoy In 2021: 1 Guelph LJ; 1 Toronto; 6 Lana ‘Multistars’ Heptathlon; 11 Götzis ‘Hypo’ Heptathlon; 1 Ratingen Heptathlon 1492 ZHENG Ninali CHN 22y 262d 1998 6358 6358 -21 Allegiance transferee from Canada – she is living in China and cleared by World Athletics to compete for that country from April 12, 2021 As Nina Schultz CAN – 2018 Commonwealth Games silver & twice second in US Collegiate Championships, representing Kansas State University pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.34w/13.37; HJ: 1.85i/1.84; SP: 13.86; 200: 24.25; LJ: 6.41w/6.39i/6.23; JT: 48.26; 800: 2:14.49 11 World Youth 2015; 6 WJC 2016; 2 COM 2018. 2 NCAA 2017 (3 indoor); 2 NCAA indoor 2018. Student of Animal Sciences. Coach-Cliff Rovelto. 1.78/62kg Her Chinese grandmother Cheng Fengjung broke the world high record of Iolanda Balaş with 1.77 in 1957. Her grandfather Duan Qiyan was also a high jumper. Nina says: “I always wanted to fulfil my grandmother's dream of competing in the Olympics.” In 2021: 1 Chinese National Games Trial Heptathlon; 3 Fuzhou 100H (8 JT, 12 LJ); 1 Arona Heptathlon; 1 Estonian Heptathlon 1535 AGUILAR Evelyn COL 28y 210d 1993 6346 6346 -21 AR Full name-Evelyn (aka Evelis) Jasmine Aguilar 2015 South American Champion. South American record holder pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.56w/13.79; HJ: 1.77; SP: 14.79; 200: 23.41; LJ: 6.61; JT: 48.90; 800: 2:10.08 400 pb: 51.93 -21. 400H pb: 57.90 -15. 3 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2011; 4 South American Games 2014; 1 South American 2015/2021; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 Ibero- American 2016; 15 OLY 2016; dnf WCH 2017; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 1 South American 4x400 2021. 1 Spanish 2020. Coaches-Mauricio Hernandez and Luis Milanés. 1.73/64kg In 2021: 1 Bogotá 100H/HJ/LJ (2 JT); 2 Cali SP (3 JT); 1 Ibagué Heptathlon; 1 Colombian Clubs LJ (2 SP); 1 Ibagué LJ/SP; 1 Colombian 200400//LJ; 1 South American Heptathlon/4x400 © Mark Butler 2021 [email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 1/8/2021 1588 RODRÍGUEZ Yorgelis CUB 26y 188d 1995 6437 6594 -17 NR Seventh at heptathlon in Rio 2016, fourth in London 2017 then 2018 world indoor bronze pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.48; HJ: 1.95; SP: 14.95; 200: 23.96; LJ: 6.58w/6.50; JT: 49.56; 800: 2:10.48 2 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2014-2); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2019-dnf); 7 OLY 2016; 4 WCH 2017 (2013-12, 2015 -21); 3 WIC 2018. Coach-Gabino Arzola. 1.70/56kg (she has slimmed down) In 2018: =5 Třinec HJ; 8 Banská Bystrica HJ; 2 Madrid HJ; 3 Sabadell LJ 1781 VICENTE María ESP 20y 126d 2001 6304 6304 -21 NR Reigning World & European Youth and European Junior Champion at Heptathlon, and a further European Youth title at Triple Jump pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.41; HJ: 1.78i/1.77; SP: 13.05i/12.77; 200: 23.03; LJ: 6.50; JT: 47.83; 800: 2:16.29 Heptathlon pb: 6304 -21. TJ pb: 13.95 -18. 1 World Youth 2017; 1 European Youth TJ/Heptathlon 2018; dnq ECH TJ 2018; 9 EIC Pentathlon 2019 (2021-dnf); 1 EJC 2019. 1 Spanish indoor Pentathlon 2020/2021. Father-Cuban, mother-Spanish. Coach-Ramón Cid. 1.78/68kg In 2021: 1 San Sebastián LJ/200 ‘B’; 7 Aubière Pentathlon; 1 Barcelona Catalonia International 60H; 1 Spanish indoor Pentathlon (3 LJ); 5ht Madrid ‘Gold’ Tour 60H; dnf EIC Pentathlon; 1 Lana ‘Multistars’ (set Spanish record 6304); 1 Spanish Clubs LJ (3 HJ) 1888 HUNTINGTON Maria FIN 24y 141d 1997 6339 6339 -19 3x Finnish Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.09; HJ: 1.85; SP: 12.72; 200: 24.29; LJ: 6.56w/6.53; JT: 46.31; 800: 2:20.27 dnf World Youth 2013; 13 EJC 2015; dnf WJC 2016; 22 under-23 ECH 2017 (2019-dnf); 19 ECH 2018.