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Men’s 60 MetresEvent starts: March 3

IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 • Biographical Entry list

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Championship Record: 6.42 Maurice Greene USA Maebashi 7 Mar 99

First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing 2015100 pb: 10.17 -17. 200 pb: 20.54 -17. ht COM 100 2010/2014; 6 WCH 4x100 2015; sf WIC 60 2016; qf WCH 100 2017. He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan internationalsprinter Tahir WalshIn 2018: 3 Houston 60 (Jan 12); 2 College Station 60 (3 200) (Jan 20); 3 Houston 60 (Jan 27); 2 College Station Olympic 60 (Feb 3); 1 College Station 60 (Feb 17)

WALSH Chavaughn ANT 30y 62d 1987 6.67 6.59 -16103

Bahamian record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 10.05w -17, 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 20.85 -12. sf World Youth 100 2007; ht OLY 100 2012; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 7 COM 100 2014; qf WCH 100 2017In 2018: 3 Clemson Olympic 60; 4 Madrid 60

FRASER Warren BAH 26y 236d 1991 6.66 6.54 -14 NR113

100 pb: 10.80 -17. 200 pb: 21.90 -17ROUF Abdur BAN 26y 268d 1991 - -117

100 pb: 10.57 -17. ht WIC 60 2016; 3 Central American Champs 100 2016GILL Shaun BIZ 24y 326d 1993 - 6.99 -16128

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 fromAugust 9, 2016100 pb: 9.94 -15, 200 pb: 20.95 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2013; dq sf OLY 100 2016 (false start); sf WCH 100 2017. 1 Jamaican Collegiate 1002014. 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 thehighest level, and this was one way I saw where I could fulfil that ambition.”In 2018: 7 Kingston 60; 3 Metz 60; 1 Liévin 60; 2 Toruń 60; dq/ht Glasgow 60 (false start)

FISHER Andrew BRN 26y 76d 1991 6.59 6.57 -17 NR137

Caymanian record holder at 60m (shared with Kareem Streete-Thompson) & 100m100 pb: 9.85w -15, 9.95 -12. 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 ChampionshipsIn 2018: 2 Clemson Olympic 60 (Jan 6); 5 Clemson Olympic 60 (Jan 19); 4 Clemson 60 (Jan 27)

HYMAN Kemar CAY 28y 141d 1989 6.73 6.56 -12 NR149

Chinese record holder at 100m. 2015 World Championship relay silver100 pb: 9.98w -17, 9.99 -15. 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 WSG100 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); 4OLY 4x100 2016 (sf 100); 8 WCH 100 2017 (4 4x100). 1 Chinese 100 2011/2012/2013Born 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 in1978 before improving to 10.52In 2018: 1 Berlin 60; 1 Karlsruhe 60; 1 Düsseldorf 60 (Asian record 6.43); 1 Glasgow 60 (Won IAAF Indoor Tour – unbeaten in 2018 in four finals and four heats)

SU Bingtian CHN 28y 184d 1989 6.43 6.43 -18 AR154

Chinese record holder at 200mSecond leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 World Championships, then placed fourth in Rio 2016 with an even faster time100 pb: 9.91w -17, 10.08 -16. 200 pb: 20.20 -18. 1 Youth Olympic Games 200 2010; 1 Asian junior 200 2012 (2 100); 5 WJC 200 2012 (8 100); ht WCH 200 2013; 1 AsianGames 4x100 2014; 4 Asian Champs 100 2015; 2 WCH 4x100 2015 (dq ht 200 for running out of lane); 4 WIC 60 2016; 4 OLY 4x100 2016; 4 WCH 4x100 2017. From-Zhejiang Province. Coach-Tao JianrongIn 2018: 3 New York Millrose 60; 2 Boston New Balance 60

XIE Zhenye CHN 24y 196d 1993 6.54 6.53 -16157

100 pb : 10.19 -17. 200 pb: 20.72 -16. 1 African Games 4x100 2015; 2 African Champs 4x100 2016; 2 Francophone Games 100 2017 (1 4x100)In 2018: 2 Ludwigshafen 60; 1 Reims 60 (Jan 27); 1 Reims 60 (Jan 31); 1 Paris 60; 6 Metz 60

CISSÉ Arthur Gue CIV 21y 61d 1996 6.57 6.57 -18160

Full name-Hua Wilfried Serge Koffi2014 African Champion at both sprints, then two more golds (200m & 4x100m) at the 2015 African Games100 pb: 10.01 -16. 200 pb: 20.25 -13. 7 WSG 200 2011; 3 African Champs 100 2012; 3 WSG 100 2013 (6 200); qf WCH 100 2013; 1 African Champs 100/200 2014; 7 IAAFContinental Cup 100/200 2014; 1 WSG 200 2015; ht WCH 100/200 2015; 1 African Games 200/4x100 2015 (3 100); 6 African Champs 200 2016; ht OLY 100/200 2016; 1Francophone Games 200/4x100 2017; sf WCH 200 2017In 2018: 6 Ostrava 60; 1 Val de Reuil 60

KOFFI Wilfried CIV 30y 140d 1987 6.62 6.60 -17161

2016 Olympic 100m finalist. Four African titles: Champs 100m 2010/2016 & 200 2012; Games 100m 2015. Carried Ivorian flag at opening of London 2012100 pb : 9.84w -17, 9.96 -16. 200 pb: 20.37 -09. ht World Youth 100/200 2003; qf WCH 200 2009 (ht 100); 1 Francophone Games 100/200 2009; 1 African Champs 1002010 (2 200); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2010 (5 100); sf WIC 60 2012 (2010-ht); 1 African Champs 200 2012; sf WCH 100 2015/2017; 1 African Games 100 100 2015; 1African Champs 100 2016; 6 OLY 100 2016 (2012-sf); sf WCH 100 2017. His older brother Ibrahim Meïte sprinted at the 1996 & 2000 Olympics. Lives-Canada, coach-LucLafranceIn 2018: 3ht Paris 60; 2 Metz 60; 3 Liévin 60

MEITÉ Ben Youssef CIV 31y 110d 1986 6.55 6.55 -18 NR162

MANSIANTIMA-YITU Lormans COD 19y 21d 1999 - -163

100 pb: 10.54w, 10.56 -17. 200 pb: 21.31w/21.67 -17. qf WCH 100 2017In 2018: 2ht Aubière 60

RIFFAYN Ambdoul Karim COM 25y 271d 1992 6.87 6.87 -18164

2017 Czech Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 10.29 -17. ht WJC 100 2014; 4 EJC 100 2013; 6 ETCh 100 2017. 1 Czech 100 2017. At age 15 in 2010, he became the youngestCzech ever to break seven seconds for 60mIn 2018: 1 Ostrava 60; 1 Ostrava 60 (Jan 20); 3 Bratislava 60; 1 Ostrava 60 (Feb 3); 1 Ostrava 60 (Feb 8); 1 Linz Gugl 60

STROMSÍK Zdenek CZE 23y 96d 1994 6.60 6.60 -18182

Athlete’s ages as at: 01/03/2018Page M – 1© Mark Butler 2018 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes

100 pb : 10.31 -17. sf under-23 ECH 100 2017; qf WSG 100 2017. 1 Czech indoor 60 2018In 2018: 1 Prague 60 (Jan 8); 4 Ostrava 60; 1 Prague 60 (Feb 4); 7 Düsseldorf 60; 4 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Czech indoor 60

ZÁLESKY Dominik CZE 22y 190d 1995 6.61 6.61 -18184

100 pb: 10.59 -17RODRÍGUEZ Juan Carlos ESA 23y 72d 1994 - -195

Full name-Ángel David Rodríguez García7x Spanish Champion at 100m, 6x at 60m100 pb: 10.12w -17, 10.14 -08. 200 pb: 20.34w -11, 20.61 -08. 6 EJC 100 99; 8 WCP 100 2002; 4 ECP 100 2006/2008; sf ECH 100 2006/2010/2014/2016; sf EIC 602007/2011/2015 (2009/2017-ht); qf WCH 100 2007/2009; sf WIC 60 2008/2010/2012; qf OLY 100/200 2008; ht WCH 200 2009; ht OLY 100 2012; 5 ETCh 100 2014/2017. 1Spanish 100 2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013/2016 (1 200 2009/2010/2011) (1 indoor 60 2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2017)In 2018: 1 Madrid 60; 3 Dortmund 60; 1 Salamanca 60; 3 Spanish indoor 60. He has lost his Spanish indoor record at 60m to the Cuban/Turkish emigrée Yunier Pérez (6.53in Ostrava, 6.52 in Düsseldorf), but Pérez not eligible to compete for Spain while the IAAF have frozen its rules on allegiance transfer

RODRÍGUEZ Ángel David ESP 37y 309d 1980 6.65 6.55 -132Mar205

MARTIN Alvin Marvin FSM 22y 172d 1995 - -224

100 pb: 10.38w -14, 10.40 -15. 200 pb: 21.84 -12. 2 English under-17 100 2011; 2 English Schools under-17 100 2011; 2 English under-23 100 2015; 6 UK 100 2015In 2018: 1 South of England indoor 60; 2ht Nantes 60; 5 UK indoor 60; 6ht Glasgow 60

OTUGADE John GBR 23y 36d 1995 6.60 6.60 -18237

2011 European under-23 100m bronze & relay silver // 100 pb: 10.10 -14. 200 pb: 20.76 -13. 3 EJC 100/4x100 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 100 2011 (2 4x100); silver COM4x100 2014 (ran heat); dq EIC 60 final 2017 (false start). 1 North of England 100 2010/2011; 1 UK indoor 60 2017 His first sport was rugby but he felt he was too small toprogress. Works as an teaching assistant for autistic children at Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Coach/father Sam RobertsonIn 2018: 1 Loughborough 60; 2 London Games 60; 6ht Karlsruhe 60; 2 UK indoor 60; 6ht Glasgow 60

ROBERTSON Andrew GBR 27y 74d 1990 6.62 6.54 -152Mar239

(“CJ”). Led of Britisn’s winning sprint relay team at the 2017 World Championships100 pb: 9.95w -17, 9.96 -14/15. 200 pb: 20.39 -17. 8 World Youth 100 2011; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 100 2011; 6 WJC 100 2012; 1 EJC 100 2013; dq EIC 60 final2015; sf WCH 100 2015/2017; 1 ECH 4x100 2016; sf OLY 100 2016; 1 WCH 4x100 2017. 1 UK 100 2015. 1 UK indoor 60 2015/2018. Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic100m final by just 0.002 (he clocked 10.005 in the semi-final to Trayvon Bromell’s 10.003)In 2018: 2 Iowa City Olympic 60; 1 Newham 60; 1 UK indoor 60; 5 Glasgow 60. He turned down the chance to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games

UJAH Chijindu GBR 23y 361d 1994 6.53 6.53 -15/18241

Guinea-Bissauan record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 10.36 -09. 200 pb: 21.01 -09 . ht WJC 100 2006; ht WCH 100 2007 & 200 2011; ht OLY 100 2008/2012; htWIC 60 2010/2012; qf WCH 100 2013/2015; ht WCH 100 2017. 1 Portuguese under-23 100/200 2009

da SILVA Holder GBS 30y 38d 1988 - 6.80 -09 NR243

Allegiance transferee from Nigeria – acquired German citizenship on January 26, 2016 and cleared by IAAF to represent Germany from April 23, 2016100 pb: 10.08w -12, 10.18 -08. 200 pb: 20.97 -08. 2 African junior 100 2003; ht WJC 100 2004; sf WIC 60 2010/2012; 6 COM 100 2010; ht WCH 100 2011; ht OLY1002102. 1 Slovenian 100 2013. Member of German Club ASV Cologne (he has lived in Germany since 2008 and has a German manager)In 2018: 1 Dortmund 60; 5 Berlin 60; 8 Karlsruhe 60; dq Düsseldorf 60

EMELIEZE Peter GER 29y 315d 1988 6.61 6.60 -09/12247

100 pb: 10.26 -17. 1 South of Germany 100 2016; 2 German 100 2017In 2018: 4 Dortmund 60; 1 Frankfurt 60; 1 Sindelfingen 60; 2 German indoor 60

POHL Michael GER 28y 103d 1989 6.63 6.63 -18251

Allegiance transferee from Great Britain & NI – has had dual citizenship since birth and with the agreement of British Athletics, he was cleared to compete for Ghana fromMarch 8, 2016100 pb: 10.07w -14, 10.14 -14. 200 pb: 20.76 -16. sf EIC 60 2015; ht OLY 100 2016. 1 UK Inter-Counties 100 2014/2015. 2 UK indoor 60 2015; 1 English 100 2015.Ghanaian parentsIn 2018: 2 Mondeville 60; 4ht Paris 60

SAFO-ANTWI Sean GHA 27y 121d 1990 6.64 6.59 -16257

Iranian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m. Multiple Asian Champion100 pb: 10.04 -16. 200 pb: 20.76w -15, 20.82 -13. 2 Asian junior 100 2010; sf WJC 100 2010/2012; sf WIC 60 2014; sf WCH 100 2015 (2013/2017-ht); 1 Asian IndoorChamps 60 2016/2018; sf OLY 100 2016; 1 Asian Champs 100 2017; 1 Asian Indoor Games 60 2017. Coach-Guy Ontanon (the former coach Jimmy Vicaut), he’;s amember of Parisian Club US Metro TransportIn 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 (pb down from 6.55 to 6.51); 4ht Paris 60; 3 Metz 60; 4 Liévin 60

TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 24y 301d 1993 6.51 6.51 -18 NR270

100 pb: 10.08 -16. 200 pb: 20.45 -16. 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2014. 5 Jamaican 200 2016 (2014-6)In 2018: 2 Ostrava 60; 2 Karlsruhe 60

CLARKE Everton JAM 25y 66d 1992 6.54 6.54 -18279

(At hurdles ...)2016 Olympic Champion. 2017 World Champion. The only man quicker than 13.0 for 110m hurdles & 10.0 for 100m flat100 pb: 9.99 -16. 110H pb: 12.90 -17. 400H pb: 49.98 -13. 60H pb: 7.41i -16 (7.46i -18). 4 World Youth 2011 (8 400H); 1 WJC 4x400 2012; 6 WCH 110H 2015; 1 WIC 60H2016; 1 OLY 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 110H 2015. 1 Jamaican 110H 2015/2016. Student of Business Management at University of Arkansas. Races with astring of beads in his mouth. These belonged to his late aunt Fiona Knight. “It reminds me that my aunt is watching over me and she will forever be proud of me.” Newcoach-Edrick Floreal, who also coaches women’s world record holder Keni Harrison (“he made me fall in love with hurdles again”)In 2018: 1 Lexington KY 60H; 1 Bloomington 60/200; 5 New York Millrose 60; 1 Clemson 200 (20.76); 2 Clemson 60H

McLEOD Omar JAM 23y 310d 1994 6.63 6.61 -17288

2014 World indoor finalist at 60m // 100 pb: 10.12 -14. 8 WIC 60 2014. Heroic run in heat of 2014 Commonwealth Games 4x100 (he completed his leg despite tearing hisquadricep), so awarded gold won by Jamaica in final. 1 Jamaican Universities 100 2009; 3 Jamaican 100 2010. Coach-Maurice SmithIn 2018: 1 Spanish Town 60; 1 Mondeville 60 ‘B’; 1 Metz 60

ROACH Kimmari JAM 27y 161d 1990 6.59 6.55 -14291

He appeared to have come from nowhere in 2016 to break the Saudi Arabian 100m record as a junior with 10.04 in April (though dropped back to 10.26 at the Rio Olympics)100 pb: 10.04 -16. 200 pb: 20.29w, 21.71 -16. sf WIC 60 2016; 3 Asian junior 100 2016; ht OLY 100 2016; 1 Arab 100 2017; qf WCH 100 2017In 2018: 1 Houston 60; 4 New York Millrose 60; 4 Boston New Balance 60

MOHAMMED Abdullah Abkar KSA 21y 59d 1997 6.60 6.60 -18302

Lebanese record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 10.76 -17. 200 pb: 21.99w/22.18 -17. ht World Youth 100/200 2013; 8 Francophone Games 4x100 2017; ht WSG 100/200 2017In 2018: 1 Istanbul 60 (Jan 6); 4 Istanbul 60 (Jan 14); 4ht Asian Indoor Champs 60

BOULOS Christopher LBN 20y 193d 1997 6.89 6.89 -18 NR307

100 pb: 10.70 -17. 200 pb: 22.16 -17JOSEPH Nick Junior LCA 19y 345d 1998 - -308


Full name- Jacob El Aida Chaffey // 100 pb: 11.27 -17. sf European Youth Olympic Festival 200 2017. He has a twin brother Omar (two minutes older), who is even quicker(100m: 11.16 -17). Their father-Moroccan, mother-MalteseHe is the youngest athlete competing in Birmingham 2018In 2018: ht Sheffield 60; ht Ghent 60

EL AIDA Jacob MLT 16y 113d 2001 7.04 7.04 -18316

100 pb : 10.56w -14, 10.75 -10. 200 pb: 21.93 -11. sf World Youth 200 2009 (ht 100); ht WJC 100 2010; ht COM 100/200 2010; ht COM 100 2014RYAN Lester MNT 25y 52d 1993 - -317

Mauritian record holder at indoor 200m // 100 pb: 10.37 -17. 200 pb: 20.95i -18, 21.09 -15. 7 Francophone Games 100 2017. 1 Swiss indoor 60 2018In 2018: 2 Lyon 60; 1 Aubière 200 (2 60); 1 Swiss indoor 60

de GRACE Marie Jean-Yann MRI 22y 286d 1995 6.70 6.70 -18319

Outdoor 60 pb: 7.15 -17. 100 pb: 10.98 -17(His target could be the Nauruan indoor 60m record of 7.30, which has stood to Jay Jay Capelle since the last Birmingham World Indoor Championships in 2003)

HARRIS Jonah NRU 19y 44d 1999 - -326

100 pb: 10.68w/10.76 -17. 200 pb: 21.41w, 21.58 -08. 3 British Universities 200 2010; 1 Yorkshire 100 2017; 3 North of England 100/200 2017. Was at Leeds BeckettUniversity, a member of English club Sale Harriers Manchester. Coach-John SmithIn 2018: 1 Islamabad 60; 2 Manchester 60; 6ht UK indoor 60

HAMEED Umar PAK 29y 5d 1989 6.92 6.84 -14330

100 pb: 10.69 -17. ht WIC 60 2016CÁCERES Jesús Manuel PAR 24y 143d 1993 - 7.05 -16331

2017 Asian Champion at 400m Hurdles. He has the fastest sprint pbs of any top 400m hurdler and is also Filipina record holder at 60m/100m flat100 pb: 10.25 -15. 400H pb: 48.98 -15. ht US Olympic Trial 400H 2012; ht WCH 400H 2013/2015/2017; 6 Asian Games 400H 2014; 1 South East Asian Games 400H 2015;sf WIC 60 2016; sf OLY 400H 2016; 1 Asian Champs 400H 2017. Allegiance transferee from USA – encouraged by his Filipina mother, he was cleared by IAAF to competefor Philippines from December 31, 2012. Known as a “Fil-am” athlete due to his background. Coach-Davian Clarke (the great 1990s Jamaican 400m runner )In 2018: 2 Albuquerque 200 ‘J’ (Jan 20); 1 Albuquerque 200 ‘J’ (Feb 3); 6 Albuquerque 60

CRAY Eric PHI 29y 114d 1988 6.73 6.57 -15/16 NR333

100 pb: 10.69 -17 (10.96 -18). 200 pb: 21.53 -17. 2 Oceanian 200 2017 (sf 100)In 2018: 7ht Australian 100

MARAI Nazmie Lee PNG 26y 89d 1991 - -334

4x Polish Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.21 -16. 200 pb: 20.89 -15. sf WJC 200 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2 4x100); sf WIC 60 2014/2016; sf EIC 60 2015; sfECH 100 2016. 1 Polish indoor 60 2015/2016/2017/2018In 2018: 8 Ostrava 60; 1 Spala 60; 6 Liévin 60; 1 Polish indoor 60

OLSZEWSKI Remigiusz POL 25y 161d 1992 6.63 6.62 -16343

Full name-Tosin Joseph OguonodeAllegiance transferee from Nigeria – acquired Qatari citizenship on January 29, 2015 an cleared by IAAF to compete for Qatar from January 28, 2016100 pb: 10.17w -17, 10.18 -16. 5 Asian Champs 100 2017; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2018 (2016-sf). His older brother Femi Ogunode also transferred from Nigeria toQatar (in 2009) and was world indoor 60 bronze medallist in 2014In 2018: 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60

OGUNODE Tosin QAT 23y 364d 1994 6.63 6.50 -14357

2017 Francophone Games Champion at 100m (where he broke the Seychellois record)100 pb: 10.33 -17. 200 pb: 21.77 -16. ht African Champs 100/200 2014; 8 African junior 100 2015; ht African Champs 100 2016; ht WJC 100 2016; 1 Francophone Games100 2017 (3 4x100); ht WCH 100 2017

SICOBO Dyland SEY 21y 2d 1997 - -362

Former World Champion at 100m. He’s the only man to have sprinted at five Olympic Games100 pb: 9.92w -03, 9.93 -16. 200 pb: 20.08w -10, 20.20 -01. qf OLY 100 96; 7 OLY 100 2000 (sf 200); 1 Central American 100 2001/2003 ; =3 WCH 200 2001 (2009-qf); 1COM 100 2002; 2 WCP 100 2002; 2 WIC 60 2003 (2008-2=, 2016-8); 1 WCH 100 2003 (97/99-ht, 2001-5, 2005-3, 2007-sf, 2009-qf, 2011-3, 2015-ht); 6 OLY 100 2004 &200 2008 (sf 100 2008/2016); 3 WCH 4x100 2011; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2011. World over-40 record holder at 60m (6.52) & 100m (9.93). To fund the start of his athleticscareer he worked variously as a painter, labourer, bricklayer, DJ, and security officerIn 2018: 3 Berlin 60; 5 Karlsruhe 60; 4 Düsseldorf 60; 5 Metz 60; 2 Liévin 60; 5ht Toruń 60; 8 Glasgow 60(He is the only athlete to compete at both IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham – he was second to Justin Gatlin here 15 years ago)

COLLINS Kim SKN 41y 329d 1976 6.60 6.47 -15 NR363

100 pb: 10.71w , 10.76 -14. ht COM 100 2014; ht WIC 60 2016In 2018: 6 Newham 60; 1 London Games 60 (race 12)

SESAY Adel SLE 27y 80d 1990 6.96 6.87 -14364

100 pb: 10.76w, 10.84 -17. ht EJC 100 2013; ht EIC 60 2017; 5 Small European States Games 100 2017In 2018: 6 Ancona 60 (Jan 14); 3 Ancona 60 (Jan 21)

MOLINARI Francesco SMR 23y 123d 1994 6.96 6.91 -172Mar366

100 pb: 11.31 -17. 7 Oceanian youth 100 2017; ht WCH 100 2017MA’UNUKENI Paul SOL 17y 320d 2000 - -367

2017 European indoor 60m silver. 2017 World Student Games 200m bronze100 pb: 10.15 -17. 200 pb: 20.33 -17. sf EJC 100 2015; ht WIC 60 2016; sf ECH 100/200 2016; 2 EIC 60 2017 (2015-ht); 1 under-23 ECH 200 2017 (2 100); sf WCH 2002017 (qf 100); 3 WSG 200 2017 1 Slovak 100/200 2016 & 100 2017. 1 Slovak indoor 200 2015/2016 & 60 2017/2018. Coach-Nadia BendováHe played football from the age of six to 14, but felt he didn’t have the technical skills. His father he suggested a switch to athleticsIn 2018: 1 Ostrava 60/300 (Jan 6); 3 Ostrava 60; 5ht Karlsruhe 60; 6ht Düsseldorf 60; 2 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Toruń 60; 1 Slovak indoor 60

VOLKO Ján SVK 21y 118d 1996 6.57 6.57 -18 NR2Mar373

2017 European Indoor bronze at 60m (0.002 ahead of his compatriot Odain Rose)100 pb: 10.39w, 10.40 -16. 200 pb: 21.37 -16. sf WJC 100 2014; 5 EJC 100 2015 (1 4x100); 3 EIC 60 2017. 1 Swedish junior 100 2015/2016 & indoor 60 2018. Born-Jamaica, moved to Sweden at age 9In 2018: 1 Växjö 60; 4 Berlin 60; 6 Karlsruhe 60; 1 Swedish indoor 60

HAMILTON Austin SWE 20y 215d 1997 6.64 6.63 -172Mar376

Full name-Odain Ovany RoseTwice Swedish Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.20w, 10.30 -14. 5 EIC 60 2013 (2015-sf); ht WIC 60 2014; 12 ETCh 100 2014; ht ECH 100 2014; 4 EIC 60 2017 (lostbronze by two thousandths, to his compatriot Austin Hamilton). 1 Swedish 100 2014 & indoor 60 2013/2014/2016. Born-Jamaica, moved to Sweden at age 3. Coach-Torbjörn ErikssonIn 2018: 1 Reykjavik 60; 2 SWE v DEN v FIN v NOR 60; dq Swedish indoor 60

ROSE Odain SWE 25y 224d 1992 6.72 6.62 -13/162Mar378


Swazi record holder at 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m // 100 pb: 10.31 -17 (10.36 -18). 200 pb: 20.09 -18. 400 pb: 46.79 -18. ht WCH 200 2009/2011; 7 African Games 2002011; ht WIC 60 2010/2012/2014; 8 WSG 200 2013; ht COM/200 100 2014; ht WCH 200 2015/2017; ht OLY 200 2016. He is a member of the Royal Swaziland PoliceIn 2018: 1 Pretoria 200 (2 100) (Jan 27); 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 3). His 20.09 at altitude in Pretoria on January 27 is the fastest 200m in the world so far in 2018

MATSENJWA Sibusiso SWZ 29y 302d 1988 - 6.88 -14 NR380

Ran opening leg for Trinidad team which potentially won Olympic sprint relay gold in 2008 (pending IOC upgrade after Nesta Carter’s disqualification) and 2012 (IOC-upgraded from bronze after Tyson Gay’s disqualification)100 pb: 9.85w -12, 9.86 -12/15. 200 pb: 20.73 -08. 3 World Youth 100 2005; 7 WJC 100 2006; 1 Pan-Am junior 100 2007; 2 OLY 4x100 2008 (2012-2, 2016-dq final); 1Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012 (2016-ht); sf WCH 100 2013 (2007/2015-ht); sf COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2015;ht WCH 100 2017. 1 Trinidadian 100 2012/2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in finalIn 2018: 8 Boston New Balance 60

BLEDMAN Keston TTO 29y 357d 1988 6.76 6.62 -12382

Came in at short notice for third leg of sprint relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver (which will possibly be upgraded to gold if Nesta Carter loses his appeal against hisdisqualification by the IOC)100 pb: 10.05 -09. 200 pb: 20.40 -09. 400 pb: 46.85 -17. 2 OLY 4x100 2008; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009; 2 WCH 4x100 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); 4COM 100 2010 (7 200); ht WCH 200 2011 & 100 2017; 3 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 & 4x100 2015. 1 Trinidad 200 2007In 2018: 3 Kingston 60 (6.69w) (5 400, 48.46)

CALLENDER Emmanuel TTO 33y 294d 1984 - 6.65 -17383

Allegiance transferee from Jamaica – formerly known as Winston Barnes, gained Turkish citizenship on June 24, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Turkey from June24, 2016100 pb: 10.02w -17, 10.12 -16. 200 pb: 20.67 -15. 1 WJC 4x100 2006 (for Jamaica, he ran leg 1, Yohan Blake anchored); 2 Balkan 100 2016 (for Turkey); sf ECH 100 2016;ht OLY 4x100 2016; sf WCH 100 2017 (7 4x100); 1 Balkan indoor 60 2018. 1 Jamaican Schools under-15 100 2003; 7 Jamaican 100 2013In 2018: 1 Vienna 60; 1 Bratislava 60; 1 Turkish indoor 60; 3 Madrid 60; 3 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Balkan indoor 60; 1 Istanbul 60 (has set six Turkish indoor records so far in 2018 –6.67, 6.67, 6.65, 6.64, 6.63 & 6.55)

BARNES Emre Zafer TUR 29y 113d 1988 6.55 6.55 -18 NRP-Q391

MAIBUCA Karolo Hepoiteloto TUV 17y 320d 2000 - -392

2017 World #1 at indoor 60m, but only a semi-finalist at the US Championships outdoors100 pb: 9.86w, 9.98 -17. 200 pb: 20.06w -17, 20.60i, 20.64 -16. 400 pb: 46.18 -13. 4 WSG 100 2015; 1 US indoor 60 2017. 1 NCAA indoor 60 2015/2016. In 2015 with 6.52,he beat the Texan Christian University record of 6.53 which has stood to Kim Collins since 2000. He is a distant relative of Tyson GayIn 2018: 1 New York Millrose 60; 2 US indoor 60 (6.40 for third on all-time list)

BAKER Ronnie USA 24y 137d 1993 6.40 6.40 -18402

New world record holder at 60m. Led 2017 World 100m final for 90m100 pb: 9.82 -17. 200 pb: 19.85 -17. 3 Pan-Am junior 100 2015; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 4x100 2016; 2 WCH 100/4x100 2017. Ran in heats of Olympic4x100 (his team winning in 37.65), but no medal as the US team (with Justin Gatlin) were disqualified in the final. Four US Collegiate titles in 2017 – indoor 60/200 & outdoor100/200. Coach-Tim HallIn May 2017 he was clocked at 4.12 for 40 yards, which is faster than the revered record for that distance established by potential American footballers in their long-standingtest eventsIn 2018: 1 Clemson Olympic 60 (world best 6.37, could not be ratified as a world record for technical reasons); 1 Boston New Balance 60; 1 US indoor 60 (6.46 heat, 6.42semi and world record 6.34 final – though at 1513m altitude)

COLEMAN Christian USA 21y 359d 1996 6.34 6.34 -18 WR409

2010 World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 9.80w -14, 9.85- 11. 200 pb: 20.24 -09. sf WCH 100 2009; 2 WIC 60 2010 (2008-4, 2016-6); 6WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 5 WCH 100 2015; dq OLY 4x100 2016 (on his changeover to Justin Gatlin, it was fractionally too early); 2WCH 4x100 2017. 1 US 100 2009/2014; 1 US indoor 60 2008/2010/2011In 2018: 1 Lubbock 60; 3 College Station 60; 3 Val de Reuil 60; 4 Karlsruhe 60; 3 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Madrid 60; 3 US indoor 60; 2 Glasgow 60

RODGERS Mike USA 32y 311d 1985 6.50 6.48 -11427

Clocked 9.88 for 100m (at 1277m altitude) in Lusaka in April 2017100 pb: 9.88 -17. 200 pb: 20.29 -17. sf WJC 100 2014; 1 Youth Olympic Games 100 2014; 3 African junior 100 2015 (7 200); 5 African Champs 200 2016 (3 4x100); sf WCH200 2017 (2016-ht)In 2018: 8 Toruń 60; 6ht Istanbul 60

SIAME Sydney ZAM 20y 145d 1997 6.85 6.85 -18436

1.....6.34.........Christian Coleman USA............. 20182.....6.39.........Maurice Greene USA................. 19983.....6.40.........Ronnie Baker USA..................... 20184.....6.41.........Andre Cason USA......................19925.....6.42.........Dwain Chambers GBR...............2009=6...6.43.........Tim Harden USA........................ 1999.......6.43.........Su Bingtian CHN........................ 20188.....6.44.........Asafa Powell JAM...................... 2016=9...6.45.........Six men

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....6.34.........Christian Coleman USA2.....6.40.........Ronnie Baker USA3.....6.43.........Su Bingtian CHN4.....6.50.........Mike Rodgers USA=5...6.51.........Hassan Taftian IRI.......6.51.........Bryce Robinson USA=7...6.52.........Andre Ewers USA.......6.52.........Yunier Pérez ESP.......6.52.........Blake Smith USA10...6.53.........Chijindu Ujah GBR





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Championship Record: 45.11 Nery Brenes CRC Istanbul 10 Mar 12

Outdoor pb: 48.7 -16. 400H pb: 54.40 -17. ht WCH 2017. 1 Armenian 400H 2016GHUKASYAN Narek ARM 25y 133d 1992 - 51.2 -17105

Outdoor pb: 48.53 -15. ht WJC 2010 // In 2018: dq Dutch indoorRASMIJN Michael Anthony ARU 26y 79d 1991 49.43 49.43 -18106

Olympic, Commonwealth & World indoor relay medallist // Outdoor pb: 45.25 -16. 2 COM 4x400 2014; 4 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2015; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean2015 (2 4x400); sf WIC 2016 (2 4x400); 3 OLY 4x400 2016. Coach-Ken HardenIn 2018: 1 Clemson

RUSSELL Alonzo BAH 26y 21d 1992 46.38 46.44 -14Relay114

(Brenes pronounced “Bren-Nez”)Former Pan-American Games & World Indoor Champion. Cost Rican record holder at 200m & 400m, with new records set in 2016Outdoor pb: 44.60 -16. 200 pb: 20.20 -16. sf WCH 2007/2011/2013/2015 (2005/2017-ht); sf OLY 400 2008/2016 (2012-ht, sf 200 2016); 1 Central American 4002010/2011/2015; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 400 2010 (2014-8); 1 Pan-Am Games 400 2011 (from lane 1) (2015-4); 1 WIC 400 2012 (2008/2010-4, 2016-sf);3 Ibero-American 400 2014. Ankle surgery in 2013. Coach-Emmanuel ChantoSpectacular fall 20m from the line at the 2012 indoor meeting in Birmingham; led at 200m in 21.18 and was heading for a time around 45.0, but then he collided with one ofthe trackside hoardingsIn 2018: 5 Toruń; 2 Istanbul

BRENES Nery CRC 32y 157d 1985 46.50 45.11 -12 NR165OLY4

Twice European indoor relay bronze // Outdoor pb: 46.20 -14. 200 pb: 21.02 -14, 21.19i, 21.37 -17. ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 4x400); ht EIC 2017 (3 4x400); ht ETCh2017. 1 Czech 2016/2017In 2018: 1 Prague 200 (Jan 23); 1 Vienna ‘C’; 3 Prague (Feb 4); 1 Prague (Feb 10); 3 Czech indoor 200

ŠORM Patrik CZE 24y 100d 1993 46.68 46.49 -152Mar172

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONA big indoor title now every year for five years (three European, two World)Outdoor pb: 44.79 -14. 200 pb: 20.76 -17. ht World Youth 2007; 7 WJC 200 2010; 3 ETCh 200 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 200 2011/2013; 1 ECH 400 2012 (2016-2); sf OLY400 2012/2016; 1 EIC 400 2013/2015/2017 (2011-ht); 3 under-23 ECH 200 2013; 5 WCH 400 2013 (2011/2017-sf, 2015-ht); 1 WIC 400 2014/2016 (2012-5). 1 Czech 1002011 & 200 2012/2013/2017. 1 Czech indoor 400 2015 (& 200 2016/2017/2018). Coach-Dalibor KupkaIn 2018: 1 Ostrava 300 twice (one race in 32.52, the other in 32.83, two hours later); 1 Prague 200 (4 60) (Feb 4); 3 Madrid; 2 Toruń; 1 Czech indoor 200 (20.90, not quite asquick as the 20.78 he clocked before winning at Portland 2016)

MASLÁK Pavel CZE 27y 8d 1991 46.14 45.24 -14 NR2Mar173

2012 Olympic silver & 2013 World Championship bronze // Outdoor pb: 44.11 -15. 200 pb: 20.55 -13. 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 Pan-Am Games 2011; sf WIC2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-6); 2 OLY 2012 (2016-sf); 3 WCH 2013 (2015-4 despite clocking 44.11); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WSG 400/4x400 2015; 1 Pan-AmGames 2015 (2011-2). He was the Dominican Republic’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016. Coach-Jose Ludwig Rubio. 1.73/61kgThere is a question mark over his actual age, as his birth year appears to have been confirmed at 1992, not 1993 – meaning he was not a junior when he won Olympic silverin 2012In 2018: 3 Ostrava ‘B’; 4 Madrid; 1 Sabadell; 3 Toruń

SANTOS Luguelín DOM 25y 108d 1992 46.53 45.80 -17 NR188

2017 World Championship finalist at 400m Hurdles // Outdoor pb: 45.93 -14. 400H pb: 48.59 -17. 200 pb: 21.17 -14. sf WJC 400 2014 (ht 200); 7 WSG 400H 2015 (14x400); 6 WCH 400H 2017; 1 WSG 400H 2017. Younger brother of Luguelin Santos (2 OLY 400 flat 2012)In 2018: 4 Ostrava 300; 1 Val de Reuil 400H (indoors); 1 Boston 400

SANTOS Juander DOM 22y 298d 1995 46.52 46.52 -18189

Twice Spanish Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 45.50 -17. ht World Youth 2011; ht WJC 2012; 8 ETCh 2014; ht WIC 2016; sf ECH 2016; 5 EIC 2017; ht WCH 2017 (54x400). 1 Spanish under-23 2015/2016. 1 Spanish 2016 (1 indoor 2016/2018). Coach-Juan Antonio RosiqueIn 2018: 1 Madrid 200 (Jan 14); 1 Spanish Clubs indoor ‘B’; 1 Madrid 200 (Feb 4); 1 Madrid ‘B’; 1 Spanish indoor

BÚA Lucas ESP 24y 48d 1994 46.59 46.23 -172Mar197

2014 European finalist. 2017 European indoor finalist // Outdoor pb: 45.00 -17. 200 pb: 20.59 -17. 4 WIC 4x400 2012; 8 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 7 ECH 2014 (2016-sf); 6EIC 2017 (2013-ht, 2015-sf); ht WCH 2017 (5 4x400). 1 Spanish 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015). 1 Spanish 200 2017. Coach-Alex CodinaIn 2018: 1 Sabadell 200/400; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 2 Spanish indoor

GARCÍA Samuel ESP 26y 87d 1991 46.83 46.35 -172Mar201

Spanish record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 45.16 -17. 200 pb: 20.83 -17. sf WJC 200 2012; sf EIC 2017; 8 ETCh 200 2017; sf WCH 2017 (5 4x400). 1 Spanish 2017indoors & outIn 2018: 1 Salamanca 300; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor 200; 1 Madrid; 1 Spanish indoor 200

HUSILLOS Óscar ESP 24y 226d 1993 45.86 45.86 -18 NR2Mar202

Led off British relay team which won at 2017 European under-23 ChampionshipsOutdoor pb: 47.01 -17. 1 under-23 ECH 4x400 2017. 1 North of England 2017; 1 UK indoor 2018. Coach-John HensonIn 2018: 1 Vienna ‘B’; 1 Manchester 600; 1 UK indoor (46.23, far inside his previous fastest, indoors or out – “I never knew I could run that sort of time”)

THOMPSON Lee GBR 20y 361d 1997 46.23 46.23 -18231

2016 Olympic finalist // Outdoor pb: 44.38 -16. 200 pb: 20.83 -12. 100 pb: 10.53 -12. sf COM 2014; ht WCH 2015; 4 WIC 2016; 7 OLY 2016. 1 NCAA 4x400 2014 & indoor2015. Allegiance transferee from the USA – he has dual citizenship with the USA and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Grenada from December 20, 2012He led the 2016 world indoor final at 200m, but then faded to fourth on lap 2In 2018: 1 College Station (Jan 12); 1 College Station Olympic (Feb 3, 44.88 – fifth world all-time); 2 Boston New Balance 300

TAPLIN Bralon GRN 25y 296d 1992 44.88 44.88 -18264

Two Jamaican titles, two memorable anchor legs in World Championship relays. 2016 Olympic relay silverOutdoor pb: 44.50 -15. 200 pb: 20.54 -16. 800 pb: 1:54.08 -17. 9 WJC 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2 4x400, he clocked 44.05 to move team uo from 5th to 2nd); sf WCH 2015 (44x400, he clocked 43.52 on the anchor but lost out to Britain (Martyn Rooney) by 0.004); sf OLY 2016 (2 4x400). 1 Jamaican 2015/2016. They called him “Baby Bolt” afterhe broke Usain Bolt’s Jamaican schools record for 400m with 45.00 in 2014. Now they call him “Donkey Man” according to the Jamaica ObserverIn 2018: 1 Kingston (Jan 20); 2 Kingston 200 (Jan 27); 1 Lubbock ‘B’ (Feb 3); 1 Lubbock ‘B’ (Feb 10)

FRANCIS Javon JAM 23y 77d 1994 45.97 45.97 -18281


Outdoor pb: 44.99 -17. 200 pb: 20.48 -17. dq ht WCH 2017 (out of lane). 5 NCAA 2015 (2017-7); 4 NCAA indoor 2017. Attends the University of Alabama. Coach-ChrisMalcomIn 2018: 1 Birmingham AL 300 ‘B’; 2 Boston New Balance

GAYLE Steven JAM 23y 347d 1994 47.43 46.02 -17282

Third at 2017 Asian Indoor Games // Outdoor pb: 46.08 -15. ht World Youth 200 2013; ht WJC 2014; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2016 (2018-4); 7 WSG 2017; 3 Asian IndoorGames 2017. 1 Kazakh 2015/2017 (1 indoor 2015/2018)In 2018: 1 Kazakh indoor; 4 Asian Indoor Champs

LITVIN Mikhail KAZ 22y 55d 1996 47.51 46.51 -16 NR293

Outdoor pb: 46.32 -16. sf World Youth 2013; 2 Asian junior 2014; ht WJC 2014; 2 Asian Champs 4x400 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Games 2017In 2018: 3 Ghent; 5 Sabadell

AL-YASSIN Mazen KSA 21y 235d 1996 48.28 46.35 -17 NR301

(aka Youssef Mohamed Dagher) // Outdoor 400 pb: 46.27 -15. 400H pb: 50.90 -17. sf World Youth 400H 2009; ht WJC 400H 2010; 7 Asian Champs 400H 2017; 1 Arab 4002017 (4 400H)In 2018: 2 Asian Indoor Champs 400

KARAM Yousef KUW 24y 229d 1993 46.66 46.66 -18 NR304

Twice Latvian Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 47.18 -17. sf EJC 2017. 1 Latvian 2015 (at age 17) & indoor 2017/2018In 2018: 1 Kuldiga; 1 Latvian indoor 200/400

KARPINSKIS Austris LAT 19y 260d 1998 47.81 47.81 -182Mar305

Outdoor pb: 48.25 -18. dq/ht World Youth 2017 (out of lane)NAAIL Mohamed MDV 18y 43d 2000 - -314

Ex-France, became eligible to compete for Monaco from 2010. Monegasque record holder at 800m (1:47.61 in 2010)Outdoor 400 pb: 48.63 -11. 800 pb: 1:47.03 -08. 1 Small States Games 800 2005/2007/2011 (2009-4, 2013/2013-2); ht WIC 800 2010/2012/2014/2016; sf ECH 800 2010(2012-ht); ht EIC 800 2011/2013/2015; dq ht OLY 800 2012 (out of lane); ht WCH 800 2015; ht OLY 800 2016His Monegasque indoor r400m ecord is 49.62 from 2015 (as he wasn’t eligible for Monaco when he set his fastest time)

ETÉS Brice MON 33y 323d 1984 49.62 48.74 -05NR2Mar318

Outdoor pb: 49.18 -17. 4 Central American Games 2017RAMÍREZ Kelvin Delvin NCA 21y 14d 1997 - -320

Full name-Chidi Anthony OkezieAllegiance transferee from the USA – the country he represented when winning a World Junior relay gold in 2012Outdoor pb: 45.76 -16. 1 WJC 4x400 2012; ht WIC 2016. 3 US junior 2012; 1 Nigerian 2015. Attended Hampton University (Virginia)In 2018: 1 Fairfax 60; 4 Lexington KY 60 (1 200 ‘B’); 1 Boston 60 (2 200) (Jan 27); 1 Boston ‘B’ (2 200) (Feb 10)

OKEZIE Chidi NGR 24y 205d 1993 46.58 46.48 -16Relay324

European Championship relay silvers in 2014, 2015 (indoors) & 2016Outdoor pb: 45.11 -14. 200 pb: 21.13 -09. ht WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 4x400 2009 (2011-2); 4 WIC 4x400 2014; 4 ECH 2014 (2 4x400); 2 EIC 4x400 2015; 2sf ECH2016 (2 4x400). 1 Polish indoor 2012/2018; 1 Polish 2014. Ex-footballer. Coach-Józef Lisowski“Those who know me, know that these tattoos are not for show ... they add to my strength when I am fighting for Poland”In 2018: 1 Spala ‘C’; 1 Polish indoor

KRZEWINA Jakub POL 28y 142d 1989 46.15 46.15 -18339

Medals at the last two European Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: 45.14 -16. 200 pb: 20.61w, 20.96 -17. 400H pb: 51.09 -10. ht ECH 400H 2010; 4 WSG 2013; sf WIC2014 (4 4x400); sf ECH 2014 (2 4x400); 3 EIC 2015 (2 4x400); sf WSG 2015 (3 4x400); 6 ECH 2016 (2 4x400); sf OLY 2016 (7 4x400); 2 EIC 2017 (1 4x400); sf WCH2017. 1 Polish 2016 (1 indoor 2014/2017). Lost a relay bronze medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships when it was judged that he had pushed Richard BuckGBR. Coach-Marek RozejIn 2018: 2 Spala 200; 1 Chemnitz; 4 Toruń; 2 Polish indoor

OMELKO Rafał POL 29y 44d 1989 46.33 46.08 -172Mar344

2016 World Indoor silver & 2017 World bronze outdoors, each time with a strong finish to snatch the medalOutdoor pb: 44.27 -15. 1 Arab 2015; 1 Asian Champs 2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2015/2018; 1 WJC 2016; 2 WIC 2016; sf OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017; 1 Asian IndoorGames 2017. 1 Qatari 2014. His 44.27 at La Chaux-de-Fonds made him the second-fastest junior ever after the 1988 Olympic Champion Steve Lewis, but that remains hisquickestAllegiance transferee from Sudan – has apparently been living in Qatar since 2013. Acquired Qatari citizenship on February 2, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete forQatar on April 2, 2015In 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs

HAROUN Abdalelah QAT 21y 59d 1997 46.37 45.39 -15 AR356

2017 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 44.84 -17. 200 pb: 20.60 -17. ht World Youth 200 2011; sf WJC 200/400 2014; 3 under-23 ECH 2015; 1 Balkan 2015; htWCH 2015/2017; sf WIC 2016; 5 ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016; ht EIC 2017; 1 under-23 ECH 2016. 1 Slovenian indoor 2014/2015/2016/2017. Coach-Rok Predanic. 1.92 tallIn 2018: 1 Vienna; 2 Madrid; 1 Toruń; 2 Glasgow

JANEŽIC Luka SLO 22y 107d 1995 46.02 46.02 -18 NR2Mar365

Full name-Sadam Suliman Koumi El Nour2017 English Champion // Outdoor pb: 45.41 -15. 1 African junior 2011; dnf World Youth 2011; 5 African Games 2015. 1 English 2017; 1 Scottish indoor 2018; 2 UK indoor2018. British based, coached and managed. He is a member of British Club Birchfield Harriers, coach-Tony HadleyIn 2018: 1 Scottish indoor; 2 UK indoor

KOUMI Sadam SUD 23y 329d 1994 46.44 46.44 -17371

Tajik record holder at 200m outdoors & 400m indoors // Outdoor pb: 47.60 -17. 200 pb: 20.95 -16. ht WJC 100 2012; sf Asian Indoor Games 60/400 2017ATABAYEV Davron TJK 24y 238d 1993 50.33 48.57 -17 NR381

Anchored Trinidad to World Championship relay gold in London 2017. Two bronzes each from London 2012 & Glasgow 2014 (∴ a great championship record in the UK)Outdoor pb: 44.52 -12. 200 pb: 20.26 -13. 3 WIC 4x400 2012/2016; 3 OLY 400/4x400 2012; sf WCH 200 2013; 5 WIC 400 2014 (2016-6); 3 COM 400/4x400 2014; 1North/Central America & Caribbean 400 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2 4x400); 6 WIC 2016; sf OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400); sf WCH 2017 (1 4x400 with 44.08 split to overtake theUSA). 1 Trinidadian 400 2012 & 200 2013/2014. Born-Tobago, moved to New York aged eight, he did not run seriously until age 19, having previously tried to make it involleyball and basketball. Coach-Trevor GreenIn 2018: 1 Staten Island 200; 1 New York Sander; 3 New York Millrose

GORDON Lalonde TTO 29y 95d 1988 47.07 45.17 -14Relay384

Outdoor pb: 46.31 -17. ht WJC 2012 (3 4x400); 3 Carifta Games 2014. Student of Kinesiology at the University of Texas, El PasoIn 2018: 3 Nashville; 2 Albuquerque (Jan 20); 2 Lubbock; 2 Albuquerque (Feb 3)

GUEVARA Asa TTO 22y 71d 1995 46.57 46.57 -18385


2016 World indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 44.36 -14. sf World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2011; ht OLY 2012 (3 4x400); sf WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015 (24x400); 3 WIC 400/4x400 2016; ht OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400). 1 NCAA indoor 2014. 1 Trinidadian 2013. Student of Business Management at Texas A&M University. Coach-Charles JosephIn 2018: 1 College Station 200 (Jan 20); 1 College Station Olympic ‘B’ (Feb 3); 1 Boston New Balance

LENDORE Deon TTO 25y 123d 1992 45.85 45.03 -14 NR386

Ukrainian record holder // Outdoor pb: 45.01 -15. 200 pb: 20.96 -15. ht OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013/2015 (2017-ht); 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-8); ht WIC 2014; sf ECH2014/2016; 5 ETCh 2015 (2017-7); ht WCH 2015; ht OLY 2016. 1 Ukrainian 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 & indoor 2014/2017/2018. Coaches-Mykola & Svitlana GudymIn 2018: 1 Sumy; 1 Ust-Kamenogorsk; 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 1 Ukrainian indoor

BUTRYM Vitaliy UKR 27y 50d 1991 46.45 46.45 -182Mar393

World Championship relay golds as a youth and a junior // Outdoor pb: 45.19 -12. 100 pb: 10.19w, 10.28 -16. 200 pb: 19.99w -17, 20.30 -15. 6 World Youth 200 2011 (1Medley Relay); =3 WJC 2012w (1 4x100/4x400). 1 NCAA 4x400 2014 with University of TexasIn 2018: 1 Fayetteville 200 ‘B’; 2 Iowa City Premier; 1 Albuquerque; 1 US indoor ‘B’ (2nd overall)

BAILEY Aldrich USA 24y 23d 1994 45.59 45.59 -18401

2014 World junior relay gold // Outdoor pb: 44.66 -17. 1 WJC 4x400 2014; 2 WCH 4x400 2017. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean 2016; 3 NCAA 2016/2017(representing Louisiana State University); 1 US indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Iowa City Premier 200 ‘C’; 1 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor ‘A’ (1st overall)

CHERRY Michael USA 22y 343d 1995 45.53 45.53 -18407

2016 US Indoor Champion & world indoor relay gold // Outdoor pb: 44.44 -15. 200 pb: 20.77 -15. 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; sf WCH 2015; 1WIC 4x400 2016 (dq ht individually). Ran in heat only of 2015 World 4x400, so awarded gold won by USA in final. 1 NCAA 2015 indoors & out; 3 US 2015 (2014-4); 1 USindoor 2016Disqualified for a lane infringement in his heat at the 2016 World Indoor Championships, but returned to take relay goldIn 2018: 3 Iowa City Premier 200; 2 New York Millrose; 3 Boston New Balance; 2 US indoor ‘A’ (3rd overall)

NORWOOD Vernon USA 25y 324d 1992 45.58 45.31 -15Relay426

Outdoor pb: 50.40 -14. 5 Oceanian junior 2014; ht Youth Olympic Games 2014; ht WJC 200 2016MAEL Dicki-Terry VAN 19y 267d 1998 - -435

1.....44.57.......Kerron Clement USA..................20052.....44.63.......Michael Johnson USA ...............19953.....44.80.......Kirani James GRN..................... 20114.....44.85.......Fred Kerley USA........................ 20175.....44.88.......Bralon Taplin GRN..................... 20186.....44.93.......LaShawn Merritt USA.................20057.....45.00.......Michael Norman USA.................2018=8...45.02.......Danny Everett USA ................... 1992.......45.02.......Akeem Bloomfield USA..............2018=10.45.03.......Torrin Lawrence USA.................2010.......45.03.......Deon Lendore TTO.................... 2014

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....44.88.......Bralon Taplin GRN2.....45.00.......Michael Norman USA3.....45.02.......Akeem Bloomfield JAM4.....45.18.......Fred Kerley USA5.....45.24.......Marqueze Washington USA6.....45.38.......Obie Igbokwe USA7.....45.44.......Steven Solomon AUS8.....45.50.......Dontavius Wright USA=9...45.53.......Michael Cherry USA.......45.53.......Kahmari Montgomery USA





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Championship Record: 1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer DEN Paris 9 Mar 97

2016 World indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 1:44.09 -15. 1500 pb: 3:40.36 -16. sf WCH 2013/2015/2017; 7 African Champs 2014; 2 WIC 2016; ht OLY 2016. He is a lieutenant inthe Burundian Army, but has scholarship enabling him to live and train in Spain. At 2013 World Championships he front ran his heat (50.71) to end up with 1:46.70, sixseconds quicker than the previous best reported for himIn 2018: 7 Glasgow

GAKEME Antoine BDI 26y 67d 1991 1:51.81 1:46.65 -16118

Egyptian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 1:44.92 -17. 1500 pb: 3:38.16 -11. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf OLY 2012/2016; 3 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH2013/2017. At WXC: 2010-113J

HAMADA Mohamed Ahmed EGY 25y 129d 1992 - 1:47.82 -16 NR194

2017 European indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 1:45.06 -17. 400 pb: 48.08 -16. sf EJC 2013; 5 Ibero-American 2014; sf under-23 ECH 2015; ht WIC 2016; 7 ECH 2016; ht OLY2016; 3 EIC 2017; 6 ETCh 2017; sf WCH 2017. 1 Spanish 2016 & indoor 2018. Coach-Juan Carlos FuentesIn 2018: 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 2 Reims; 1 Salamanca (1:45.43, the second-quickest ever by a Spaniard indoors after 1:45.25 Antonio Manuel Reina 2002); 3 Madrid; 2Liévin; 1 Spanish indoor

de ARRIBA Alvaro ESP 23y 272d 1994 1:45.43 1:45.43 -185Mar200

Outdoor pb: 1:45.28 -17. 1500 pb: 3:40.39 (3:44.64i -18). 2 under-23 ECH 2015. At EXC: 2012-45J. 1 Spanish 2017In 2018: 2 Dortmund 1500; 3 Karlsruhe; 5 Madrid; 1 Sabadell; 2 Spanish indoor

ORDÓÑEZ Saul ESP 23y 325d 1994 1:46.96 1:46.96 -18204

Twice UK Champion & 2016 European bronze // Outdoor pb: 1:44.99 -17. 1500 pb: 3:41.27 -17 (3:46.85 -18). 3 ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016; sf WCH 2017. 1 UK 2016/2017 (1indoor 2018). 1 UK indoor 1500 2017. Suffered serious injuries when a car swerved into his motorcycle in Birmingham 2014 – “I landed on a curb tearing my right gluteal,damaging my lower back and knocking me out (causing minor brain damage)”. He spent three weeks in bed and another three months before he could run. Coach-Jon Bigg(formerly Matt Yates)In 2018: 1 Potchefstroom 1500; 2 Madrid ‘B’; 4 Ghent; 5 Toruń; 1 UK indoor

GILES Elliot GBR 23y 279d 1994 1:47.61 1:47.61 -18226

2018 German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 1:45.22 -17. 5 World Youth 2013; ht WJC 2014; 7 EJC 2015; 3 under-23 ECH 2017; ht WCH 2017. 1 German indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Erfurt; 6 Düsseldorf; 2 Boston New Balance; 1 German indoor

REUTHER Marc GER 21y 250d 1996 1:46.51 1:46.51 -17253

Ghanaian record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 1:44.80 -17. 400 pb: 46.34 -16. ht OLY 2016; ht WCH 2017. 6 NCAA indoor 2015, representing University of Alabama. Born-Ghana, his family emigrated to the USAIn 2018: 1 Birmingham AL 500; 2 Iowa City Premier 600; 3 Clemson 400 ‘D’; 5 Boston New Balance

AMANKWAH Alex GHA 25y 363d 1992 1:49.26 1:48.03 -15256

The best 400m speed (44.53) of any top 800m man since Alberto Juanterona, but out in semis in London 2017Outdoor pb: 1:43.10 -17. 400 pb: 44,53 -17. sf WCH 2017. 1 NCAA indoors & out 2017. Coached at University of Texas El Paso by Paul Ereng (1 OLY 800 1988). Only twoother men have run 44 for 400m & 1:43 for 800m, Mark Everett USA & Alberto Juantorena CUBIn 2018: 1 New York Millrose (African indoor record 1:44.21)

KORIR Emmanuel KEN 22y 259d 1995 1:44.21 1:44.21 -18 AR297

2016 World junior bronze // Outdoor pb : 1:45.05 -16. 1500 pb: 3:38.60 -17 (3:44.39i -18). 400 pb: 47.70 -16/17. 4 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 6 WIC 2016; 3 WJC 2016; sfOLY 2016; 2 Francophone Games 2017; ht WCH 2017. 1 Moroccan junior 2015; 1 French junior 2015/2016In 2018: 5 Reims 1500; 2 Madrid; 1 Ghent; 8 Liévin

SMAILI Mostafa MAR 21y 51d 1997 1:45.96 1:45.96 -17313

Twice European Champion, twice European under-23 Champion, twice European Team Champion, twice World Championship silverOutdoor pb: 1:43.30 -11, 1500 pb: 3:38.31 -17. 1000 pb: 2:15.72 -14. 400 pb: 46.51 -11. 3 EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 EIC 2011/2013/2017(2009-4); 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, 2014-2, 2015-3); sf OLY 2012/2016; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 1 ECH 2014/2016 (2010-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH2015/2017 (2009/2013-sf, 2011-6). 1 Polish 2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2017/2018). 1 Polish 1500 2017. Before starting every race heholds his wrist. Coach-Zbigniew KrolIn 2018: 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Madrid; 1 Liévin; 1 Toruń; 1 Polish indoor; 1 Glasgow (Won IAAF Indoor Tour, 6 / 6 wins in total)

KSZCZOT Adam POL 28y 180d 1989 1:46.47 1:44.57 -12 NR5Mar34010Au

European Indoor Champion at 800m in 2015 & 1500m in 2017 // Outdoor 800 pb: 1:43.72 -15. 1500 pb: 3:34.04 -17 (3:37.67i -18). 7 EJC 1500 2005; 4 WJC 800 2006; 8WSG 800 2007; 2 ECP 800 2008; 3 ETCh 800 2010; 1 ECH 800 2010 (2014-5, 2016-2); 1 World Military Games 800 2011; 4 WCH 800 2011/2013 (2009-8, 2015/2017-sf);dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC 800 2014; 1 EIC 800 2015 (2009-6, 2011-2); 6 OLY 800 2016 (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC 1500 2017 (2013-4); 1 ETCh 1500 2017 (2014-3, 2015-2);7 WCH 1500 2017. At WXC: 2006-90 short. 1 Polish 800 2011/2016 & 1500 2008/2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor 800 2015 & 1500 2017/2018). Coach/brother-TomaszLewandowskiIn 2018: 1 Karlsruhe 800; 4 Düsseldorf 800 ‘B’; 1 Ghent 1500; 2 Toruń 1500; 1 Polish indoor 1500 (also clocked 48.92 in a heat of the 400m); 2 Glasgow 800Captain of the Polish Team in Birmingham

LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL 30y 261d 1987 1:46.90 1:45.41 -122Mar34110Au

(Kramer pronounced KRAH-mehrr)2017 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 1:45.13 -17. 1500 pb: 3:46.0 -17. ht EIC 2015; 6 EJC 2015; ht WIC 2016; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; sf WCH 2017. 1Swedish 2017 (1 indoor 2016/2017/2018). His mother Anne Lise Hollevik (NOR) was a 2:08.99 800m runner. Coach-Per Skoog. 1.87 tallIn 2018: 2 Düsseldorf; 3 Toruń; 1 Swedish indoor (3rd time)

KRAMER Andreas SWE 20y 322d 1997 1:46.87 1:46.86 -172Mar377

Reigning US Champion indoors and out // Outdoor pb: 1:43.55 -16. 400 pb: 46.91i -18, 47.02 -16. sf WCH 2017. 1 NCAA 2016; 6 US indoor 600 2017; 1 US 2017 & indoor2018. Broke Jim Ryun’s 50 year-old US junior record with 1:43.55 in June 2016, but then didn’t make the final at the US Olympic Trials (“I ran a dumb race”). Attends TexasA&M University but doesn’t compete on the collegiate circuit after turning professional in 2016. Hobby-fishing, his biggest catch was a catfish from Lake Michigan. Coach-Alleyne Francique GRN (1 WIC 400 2004/2006). 1.88 tallIn 2018: 1 College Station 400; 2 New York Millrose; 1 Boston New Balance; 1 US indoor

BRAZIER Donavan USA 20y 320d 1997 1:45.10 1:45.10 -18404

Outdoor pb: 1:47.46 -16. 8 NCAA 2012; 5 NCAA indoor 2013 (2014-6); 4 British Universities 2015; 4 US indoor 2018. Graduated from Villanova University in 2014 inPolitical Science, then studied for a MA at the University of Birmingham (UK), where he was a member of the British Club Birchfield HarriersIn 2018: 1 Cambridge MA 1000; 1 Boston (Jan 27); 1 Boston (Feb 3); 1 Boston (Feb 10); 4 US indoor

ELLISON Sam USA 25y 85d 1992 1:46.49 1:46.49 -18413


6x NCAA Division 2 Champion, representing Ashland University OhioOutdoor pb: 1:44.63 -17. 1500 pb: 3:44.66 -15. sf WCH 2017. 1 NCAA div 2 2013/2014/2015 indoors & out; 3 US 2017; 2 US indoor 2018. Youngest of four children. Coach-Danny MackeyIn 2018: 1 Seattle 1000 (2 400 in 48.43); 3 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor (passed four men on last lap)

WINDLE Drew USA 25y 221d 1992 1:45.53 1:45.53 -18433

1.....1:42.67....Wilson Kipketer DEN.................19972.....1:44.15....Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS............ 20013.....1:44.21....Emmanuel Korir KEN................. 20184.....1:44.52....Mohammed Aman ETH..............20145.....1:44.57....Adam Kszczot POL.................... 20126.....1:44.71....Joseph Mutua KEN.................... 20047.....1:44.75....Ahmad Ismail SUD.....................20098.....1:44.78....Pawel Czapiewski POL.............. 20029.....1:44.81....Abubaker Kaki SUD................... 200810...1:44.82....Mehdi Baala FRA....................... 2003

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....1:44.21....Emmanuel Korir KEN2.....1:45.10....Donavan Brazier USA3.....1:45.19....Michael Saruni KEN4.....1:45.43....Álvaro de Arriba ESP5.....1:45.53....Drew Windle USA6.....1:45.96....Mostafa Smaili MAR7.....1:46.33....Amel Tuka BIH8.....1:46.43....Kyle Langford GBR9.....1:46.47....Adam Kszczot POL10...1:46.49....Sam Ellison USA





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Championship Record: 3:33.77 Haile Gebrselassie Maebashi 7 Mar 99

Australian record holder indoors & out and 2016 Olympic finalist at 1500mOutdoor 1500 pb: 3:31.06 -10 (3:39.66 -18). 3000 pb: 7:42.19 -17. 800 pb: 1:46.04 -10. 5 World Youth 1500 2007; 4 WSG 1500 2009; ht WCH 1500 2009/2015/2017; htCOM 1500 2014; 9 OLY 1500 2016 (2012-sf). 1 Australian 1500 2010/2016/2017/2018. At WXC: 2009-24J. Australian Junior Mountain Running Champion 2007. Partner-Genevieve LaCaze (2016 Olympic finalist at 5000m/3000mSC). Coach-Nic BideauIn 2018: 1 Australian 1500 (4th time); 1 Athlone Mile; 3 Glasgow 1500

GREGSON Ryan AUS 27y 309d 1990 3:38.00 3:36.50 -17 NR108

Allegiance transferee from Morocco – acquired Bahraini citizenship on September 17, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from September 17, 2016Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:31.34 -17. 3000 pb: 7:39.02 -16 (7:41.39i -18). 800 pb: 1:46.55 -14. 1 Islamic Solidarity Games 1500 2017; 6 WCH 1500 2017. At WXC: 2017-4 MixedRelay. Sadik aka Al-SadikIn 2018: 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 2 Madrid 1500

MIKHOU Sadik BRN 27y 219d 1990 3:38.48 3:38.48 -18138

ht Asian junior 400/800 2016SAT Oddom CAM 17y 132d 2000 - -144

2015 European Indoor Champion at 1500m (in front of home crowd after a thrilling last lap in which he just caught İlham Tanui Özbilen TUR)Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:33.36 -16. 3000 pb: 7:51.39 -17. 5000 pb: 14:06.32 -14. 800 pb: 1:45.12 -12. 400 pb: 47.29 -10. 3000SC pb: 8:50.30 -07. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2005;1 EJC 3000SC 2007; ht OLY 800 2008/2012; 8 ETCh 800 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; 5 ECH 800 2010/2012; 6 ETCh 1500 2011; 2 WIC 800 2012 (2010-5); 1 ETCh1500 2014 (2 3000); 1 EIC 1500 2015 (2011-5); ht WCH 1500 2015; 2 WIC 1500 2016 (2014-5); sf OLY 1500 2016; 1 ETCh 3000 2017; 5 WCH 1500 2017. At EXC: 2005-75J, 2007-42J, 2017-2 relay. His nickname is “Holub” which means Pigeon. Coach-Jiri SequentIn 2018: dnf Karlsruhe; 3 Düsseldorf; 6 Metz; 3 Toruń; 1 Czech indoor; 7 Glasgow

HOLUŠA Jakub CZE 30y 9d 1988 3:37.91 3:37.68 -15 NR179

Former World Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:29.58 -14. 800 pb: 1:42.97 -14. Mile pb: 3:47.32 -14. 5000 pb: 13:17.97 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 6African Games 1500 2011; 3 WCH 800 2013 (sf 1500); 1 Francophone Games 1500 2013; 1 WIC 1500 2014 (2012-5, 2016-9); 1 African Champs 1500 2014 (2012-2); 1IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 4 OLY 1500 2016 (sf 800); ht WCH 1500 2017. Born-Somalia, came to Djibouti in 2008. Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships. Was coached by Jama AdenIn 2018: 1 Madrid; 1 Liévin

SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI 25y 87d 1992 3:35.39 3:35.2 -14 NR187>

Full name-Marc Alcalá Ibañez2015 European under-23 Champion at 1500mOutdoor 1500 pb: 3:35.85 -17. 3000 pb: 7:58.25i -17. 10K pb: 29:38 -14. ht World Youth 1500 2011; ht WJC 1500 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 1500 2014; 1 under-23ECH 1500 2015; ht WIC 1500 2016; ht ECH 1500 2016; 4 EIC 1500 2017 (where he was added to final after having slowed on hearing a recall gun in heat); 6 ETCh 15002017; ht WCH 1500 2017. At WXC: 2013-99J. 1 Spanish indoor 1500 2017. Coach-José Antonio PrietoIn 2018: 1 Sabadell 1500 (Jan 7); 12 Mondeville 1500; 7 Madrid 1500; 1 Sabadell 1500 (Feb 13); 2 Spanish indoor 1500

ALCALÁ Marc ESP 23y 114d 1994 3:39.45 3:39.33 -162Mar196

(aka Samuel Birhanu) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:33.78 -17. ht WCH 1500 2017. 2 Ethiopian 2017In 2018: 1 Val de Reuil; 1 Mondeville

TEFERA Samuel ETH 18y 129d 1999 3:36.05 3:36.05 -18214

(Taresa aka Teresa)2016 World junior silver at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.47 -17. 800 pb: 1:50.74 -17. 5 African Champs 1500 2016; 2 WJC 1500 2016; dnf ht WCH 1500 2017. 1Ethiopian 1500 2017In 2018: 1 Metz 1500; 5 Liévin 1500; 1 Toruń 1500

TOLOSA Taresa ETH 19y 259d 1998 3:37.41 3:37.41 -17215

(Wote pronounced “Woe - tay”)Ethiopian record holder at both 1500m & One MileOutdoor pb: 3:29.91 -14. Mile pb: 3:48.60 -14. 800 pb: 1:44.99 -13. 7 African Champs 2010; 5 African Games 2011; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2015-dnf final); 2 WIC 2014(2012-4, 2016-6)In 2018: 2 Düsseldorf; 4 Madrid

WOTE Aman ETH 33y 316d 1984 3:38.35 3:35.31 -13216

Olympic, World Championship, European & Commonwealth Games finalist at 1500mOutdoor pb: 3:33.60 -16. 800 pb: 1:45.53 -16. Mile pb: 3:52.64 -16. 3 Youth Olympic Games 1000 2010; 10 EJC 2011; ht WJC 2012; 2 ETCh 2013 (2014-5); 2 under-23ECH 2013; 7 COM 2014; 12 ECH 2014 (fell); 5 EIC 2015; 9 WCH 2015; ht WIC 2016; 12 OLY 2016. 1 UK 2014/2015/2016 & indoor 2015/2016. At EXC: 2012-9J (teambronze). Coach-Jon BiggIn 2018: 3 New York Sander Mile; 4 New York Millrose Mile; 3 Metz 1500; 4 Toruń 1500; 2 UK indoor 1500

GRICE Charlie GBR 24y 114d 1993 3:39.05 3:39.05 -18234

Twice twelfth in World Championship finals // Outdoor pb: 3:33.61 -17. 5000 pb: 13:42.00 -15. At EXC: 2008-28J. 8 Commonwealth Youth Games 1500 2008; 12 WCH2013/2017 (2015-sf); 6 COM 2014; 3 ECH 12014; 8 WIC 2016 (2014-ht); sf OLY 2016. 1 UK 2013/2017; 1 NCAA indoor Mile 2012. Studied Exercise Science at theUniversity of Tulsa, now based in Boston, training under Terence McMahon at the facilities of Harvard UniversityIn 2018: 1 New York Millrose Mile; 1 Boston New Balance. Missed Glasgow (Feb 25) with a sore foot

O'HARE Chris GBR 27y 98d 1990 3:37.03 3:37.03 -18236

Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.17 -17. 800 pb: 1:45.42 -17 (1:47.69i -18). Mile pb: 3:54.20 -16. 1 EJC 1500 2013; ht COM 1500 2014; 7 ECH 1500 2016; 2 ETCh 1500 2017; sfWCH 1500 2017. 1 Scottish 800 2015. Father/coach-Geoff Wightman (6 ECH Marathon 1990), mother-Susan Tooby (12 OLY Marathon 1988). His twin brother Sam wonScottish Schools titles at Pentathlon and SteeplechaseBoth of his parents also competed at the Commonwealth Games: Susan Tooby 6th at 10,000m in Edinburgh 1986; Geoff Wightman 8th at Marathon in Auckland 1990In 2018: 2 Boston New Balance 1500; 1 UK indoor 1500; 3 Glasgow 800

WIGHTMAN Jake GBR 23y 233d 1994 3:37.43 3:37.43 -18242

Equatoguinean (or Equatorial Guinean) record holder at 800m & 1500mFull name-Manuel Benjamin Enzema OwonoOutdoor 1500 pb: 3:47.91 -17. 800 pb: 1:51.54 -17. ht WCH 1500 2009; ht WIC 800 2012; ht OLY 800 2012/2016; ht WCH 1500 2017In 2018: 6 Luxembourg 1500; 8 French indoor 1500

ENZEMA Benjamin GEQ 28y 341d 1989 3:53.07 3:53.07 -18244


Gibraltarian record holder at 800m & 1500m indoors & out // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:44.03 -17. 800 pb: 1:50.58 -14. ht COM 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2016; ht EIC 1500 2017; 1Island Games 1500/5000 2017; ht WCH 1500 2017. 2 English Schools 1500 2008/2012. 1 English Schools intermediate XC 2010 (2 1500). Born-Nice. Attends ProvidenceCollege, Rhode Island. Former English Schools Cross Country Champion. Member of Aldershot Farnham & District club in EnglandIn 2018: 2 Boston 800

DIXON Harvey GIB 24y 119d 1993 - 3:50.19 -17 NR2Mar258

2016 world indoor finalist // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:31.96 -14 (3:42.3 -18). 3000 pb: 7:44.87i -16, 7:50.54 -17. Mile pb: 3:51.17 -17. 800 pb: 1:46.71 -14. 7 WIC 2016; 3 EmsleyCarr Mile 2016. Impressive winner of Birmingham Grand Prix 1500m indoors in 2015 (in 3:34.91)In 2018: 1 Düsseldorf; 3 Madrid; 6 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trial; 2 Glasgow

KIBET Vincent KEN 26y 299d 1991 3:36.86 3:34.91 -15295

ht World Youth 800 2017 // In 2018: 2 Bishkek 2000SCSOLOSHENKO Mikhail KGZ 18y 11d 2000 4:04.83 4:04.83 -18298

Kosovan record holder at 800m indoors & out & 1500m indoors // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:46.76 -14. 800 pb: 1:47.4 -14 (1:49.58i -18). ht WCH 800 2015; 1 Small States Games800 2016; 2 Balkan 800 2016; ht ECH 800 2016; ht OLY 800 2016; 6 Francophone Games 1500 2017In 2018: 1 Balkan indoor 800 ‘B’; 5 Istanbul 1000

HAJDARI Musa KOS 30y 141d 1987 - 3:53.18 -16 NR299

5th-bronze-5th in the last three Olympic 1500m finals // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:28.79 -15. 3000 pb: 7:30.09 -16 (7:39.92i -18). 5000 pb: 12:29.25 -15. 1 WJC 1500 2004 (2006-2); 1 WIC 1500 2012 (2010-2, 2014-3); 3 OLY 1500 2012 (2008/2016-5); 6 OLY 5000 2012; 3 WCH 1500 2015 (2007-ht, 2009/2013/2017-sf, 2011-5); 4 WIC 3000 2016. AtWXC: 2005-30J. He was Morocco’s only Olympic medallist in any sport in London 2012In 2018: 2 Val de Reuil 1500; 3 Karlsruhe 3000; dnf Düsseldorf 1500; 2 Liévin 1500

IGUIDER Abdelaati MAR 30y 341d 1987 3:35.79 3:34.10 -1231010Se

Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.46 -17. 5000 pb: 13:16.98 -17. 3000 pb: 7:41.88 -17. sf OLY 1500 2016; 2 Francophone Games 1500 2017; dnf ht WCH 500 2017. 1 Moroccan 15002014. At WXC: 2017-5 Mixed Relay. Lives-LondonIn 2018: 3 Val de Reuil 1500; 5 Mondeville 1500; 3 Liévin 1500

KAAZOUZI Brahim MAR 27y 259d 1990 3:36.95 3:36.95 -18311

FR of Macedonian record holder at 3000m indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 3:55.92 -16. 800 pb: 1:54.36 -16. 3000 pb: 8:17.92 -17 (8:14.44i -18)In 2018: 4 Bulgarian indoor; 4 Balkan indoor 3000

IVANOVSKI Dario MKD 20y 290d 1997 3:52.59 3:52.59 -18315

European Indoor Champion at 800m in 2015 & 1500m in 2017 // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.04 -17. 800 pb: 1:43.72 -15 (1:46.90i -18). 7 EJC 1500 2005; 4 WJC 800 2006; 8WSG 800 2007; 2 ECP 800 2008; 3 ETCh 800 2010; 1 ECH 800 2010 (2014-5, 2016-2); 1 World Military Games 800 2011; 4 WCH 800 2011/2013 (2009-8, 2015/2017-sf);dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC 800 2014; 1 EIC 800 2015 (2009-6, 2011-2); 6 OLY 800 2016 (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC 1500 2017 (2013-4); 1 ETCh 1500 2017 (2014-3, 2015-2);7 WCH 1500 2017. At WXC: 2006-90 short. 1 Polish 800 2011/2016 & 1500 2008/2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor 800 2015 & 1500 2017/2018). Coach/brother-TomaszLewandowskiIn 2018: 1 Karlsruhe 800; 4 Düsseldorf 800 ‘B’; 1 Ghent 1500; 2 Toruń 1500; 1 Polish indoor 1500 (also clocked 48.92 in a heat of the 400m); 2 Glasgow 800

LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL 30y 261d 1987 3:37.67 3:37.37 -14 NR2Mar34110Au

Lives in Britain and is a member of Shaftesbury Barnet H (for whom he regularly competes in the British League Premiership)Outdoor pb: 3:59.66 -14. 800 pb : 1:54.52 -17 (1:55.73i -18). 2 Middlesex 800 20123/2017. Coach-Chris ZahIn 2018: 6 London 800 ‘C’

MOHAMED Mohamed Ismail SOM 25y 180d 1992 - 4:11.68 -16368

(aka Dey Dey) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:45.54 -17. 800 pb: 1:47.01 -13. ht African Games 800 2015; 12 African Champs 1500 2016 (sf 800). sf US 800 2013In 2018: 1 Staten Island Mile (4:07.80i)

DEY Dey Tuach SUD 28y 229d 1989 - -370

2015 European indoor silver at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:36.60 -17. 800 pb: 1:46.85 -15. 7 WJC 800 2014; 4 EJC 800 2015; 6 ETCh 800 2015; ht ECH 800 2016; 2 EIC1500 2017; sf WCH 1500 2017. 1 Swedish 1500 2015/2016 & indoor 2018. At EXC: 2015-45J, 2016-20u23. Coach-Jan BengtssonIn 2018: 4 Düsseldorf; 2 SWE v DEN v FIN v NOR 3000; 1 Swedish indoor; 4 Athlone Mile

BERGLUND Kalle SWE 21y 354d 1996 3:39.55 3:37.69 -17 NR2Mar374

Second US finisher in 2016 Olympic 1500m final (after the winner Matthew Centrowitz)Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.26 -16. 3000 pb: 7:38.08 -15. 8 OLY 1500 2016. 1 US indoor Mile 2017. Anchored USA to a world record in the Distance Medley at 2015 IAAFRelays, running 1600m in 3:51.24 to overtake Kenya. Trademark long hair, headband and beard: “I tend to be a little bit different”, he says. He has tattoos of a lily, ahummingbird and a black bear. Coach-Mark RowlandIn 2018: 2 Albuquerque Mile; 3 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor 1500

BLANKENSHIP Ben USA 28y 76d 1989 3:39.19 3:35.28 -15403

Outdoor pb: 3:35.95 -17. Mile pb: 3:53.83i -18, 3:57.67 -17. 800 pb: 1:46.03 -16. 1 Pan-Am junior 2013. 3 NCAA 2017; 4 US 2017 (2016-5); 3 US indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Seattle 3000; 1 New York Sander Mile; 4 Winston-Salem Mile; 1 Boston Mile; 3 US indoor 1500

ENGELS Craig USA 23y 304d 1994 3:38.53 3:38.53 -18414

Led off winning US 4x800 at the 2017 IAAF World Relays (handing over in first place ahead of Kenya)Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:38.71 -17. 800 pb: 1:45.58 -15 (1:47.99i -18). 2 NCAA 800 2015 (2013-3); 4 NCAA 1500 2016. 2 US indoor 1000 2017. Was at Penn State UniversityIn 2018: 8 Seattle Mile; 6 New York Sander Mile; 1 Albuquerque 800; 3 Boston Mile (Feb 10); 6 US indoor 1500; 4 Boston Mile (Feb 25)

KIDDER Brannon USA 24y 103d 1993 3:39.17 3:39.17 -18421

1.....3:31.18....Hicham El Guerrouj MAR...........19972.....3:31.76....Haile Gebrselassie ETH.............19983.....3:32.11....Laban Rotich KEN......................19984.....3:33.08....Daniel K. Komen KEN................20055.....3:33.10....Deresse Mekonnen ETH............20106.....3:33.17....Vénuste Niyongabo BUR........... 19987.....3:33.23....Augustine Choge KEN............... 20118.....3:33.32....Andrés Diaz ESP....................... 19999.....3:33.34....Bernard Lagat USA.................... 200510...3:33.76....Edward Cheserek KEN.............. 2018

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....3:33.76....Edward Cheserek KEN2.....3:35.39....Ayanleh Souleiman DJI3.....3:35.79....Abdelaati Iguider MAR4.....3:36.05....Samuel Tefera ETH5.....3:36.86....Vincent Kibet KEN6.....3:36.95....Brahim Kaazouzi MAR7.....3:37.03....Chris O'Hare GBR8.....3:37.41....Taresa Tolosa ETH9.....3:37.43....Jake Wightman GBR10...3:37.67....Marcin Lewandowski POL





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Championship Record: 7:34.71 Haile Gebrselassie ETH Paris 9 Mar 97

New South American Champion at 1500m (having run in the Olympic marathon in 2016)Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:54.34 -15. Marathon pb: 2:15:40 -16. 5000 pb: 13:53.40 -15. 1500 pb: 3:38.35 -15. ht World Youth 1500 2009; 12 WJC 2012; 1 South American under-23 3000 2012 (4 1500); 1 South American Games 1500 2014 (4 5000); 6 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015 (dnf 5000); 1 South American 1500 2017 (2013/2015-2); ht WCH1500 2017Marathons (2): 13 Hamburg 2016. 136 OLY 2016In 2018: 1 Punta del Este 10K

BRUNO Federico ARG 24y 256d 1993 - -104

Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:06.05 -14. 5000 pb: 13:25.55 -17. 2 Youth Olympic Games 3000 2014; 9 African Games 5000 2015; 7 African Champs 5000 2016. At WXC: 2017-95In 2018: 1 Spanish Clubs indoor 3000; 1 Metz 3000; 1 Sabadell 3000

NDIKUMWENAYO Thierry BDI 20y 340d 1997 7:50.19 7:50.19 -18119

Full name-Birhanu Yemataw BalewAllegiance transferee from Ethiopia – acquired Bahraini citizenship on October 8, 2014, cleared by IAAF to compete for Bahrain from October 8, 2015Outdoor 5000 pb: 13:09.26 -17. Half Mar pb: 61:45 -17. 2 Gulf 5000 2015/2017; 9 OLY 5000 2016; 12 WCH 5000 2017. At WXC: 2017-27. He’s better known as BirhanuYemataw

BALEW Birhanu BRN 22y 2d 1996 - 7:46.15 -16136

Full name-Albert Kibichii RopAllegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired Bahraini citizenship in April 2013 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain in international competition from April 1, 2014Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:32.02 -16. 5000 pb : 12:51.96 -13. 1 Arab Champs 5000 2013 (2015-2); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014; 3 Asian Games 5000 2014; 11 WCH 50002015 (2017-ht); 1 World Military Games 5000 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2016; 1 Asian XC 2016; 7 OLY 5000 2016. At WXC: 2015-11, 2017-dnf. Holds Asianrecords at 5000m & indoor 3000mIn 2018: 6 Düsseldorf 3000; 5 Liévin 3000

ROP Albert BRN 25y 226d 1992 7:42.34 7:38.77 -14 AR139

TRANSFEREE - Ex-Morocco, acquired Bahraini citizenship on September 15, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Bahrain from September 14, 2014Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:34.52 -12. 800 pb: 1:46.32 -13. 2 Asian Champs 1500 2015; 4 World Military 1500 2015In 2018: 1 Ostrava 3000; 2 Metz 1500

TIOUALI Mohammed Ayoub BRN 26y 279d 1991 7:44.58 7:44.58 -18140

Djibouti record holder at 5000m // Outdoor 5000 pb: 13:13.45 -17. 4 East African junior 5000 2016; 1 Arab junior 5000/10,000 2016; 2 WJC 5000 2016; ht WCH 500 2017In 2018: 8 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Sabadell 3000

DIRIEH Djamal Abdi DJI 20/21y 1997 7:45.96 7:45.96 -18185

2016 World indoor 3000m finalist // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:50.96 -13. 5000 pb: 13:28.20 -13. 1500 pb: 3:36.96 -15. 800 pb: 1:48.04 -15. 41 World Half Mar 2010; 8 AfricanGames 5000 2013; 3 Francophone Games 5000 2013/2017; ht WCH 1500 2015; 10 WIC 3000 2016 (2014-ht)In 2018: 5 Ostrava 3000; 2 Mondeville 3000

BACHIR Youssouf Hiss DJI 30/31y 1987 7:48.75 7:43.44 -16186

Full name-Adel Mechaal Mechaal (sic)2017 European Indoor Champion at 3000m. Fourth in 2017 World 1500mOutdoor 3000 pb: 7:35.28 -17. 5000 pb: 13:15.40 -16. 1500 pb: 3:34.70 -17 (3:43.10i -18). 5 ETCh 1500 2013 (2015-6); ht WIC 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 2 ECH 50002016; ht OLY 1500/5000 2016; 1 EIC 3000 2017 (2015-6); 4 WCH 1500 2017. 1 Spanish 1500/5000 2015/2017, 1 indoor 3000 2015/2017/2018 & 1500 2015/2018. At WXC:2015-68, 2017-43. At EXC: 2015-3, 2016-8, 2017-2. Born-Morocco, gained Spanish citizenship in February 2013 (though had been living in Spain since 1995. Youngerbrother Said Mechaal is also a Spanish international distance runner. Their coach-Antonio SerranoIn 2018: 25 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 9 Seville XC; 4 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Düsseldorf 3000; 4 Boston New Balance 3000; 1 Spanish indoor 1500/3000

MECHAAL Adel ESP 27y 86d 1990 7:40.14 7:40.14 -185Mar203

2016 World Junior Champion at 5000m, then 2017 World Youth Champion at 3000mOutdoor 3000 pb: 7:38.90 -17. 5000 pb: 12:55.58 -17. 1 WJC 5000 2016; 1 World youth 3000 2017; 1 African junior 5000 2017.; 5 WCH 5000 2017. At WXC: 2017-5J. InAugust 2017 he was fourth in the Zürich 5000m (Mo Farah’s last race)In 2018: 1 Elgóibar XC; 3 Seville XC; 1 Liévin 3000

BAREGA Selemon ETH 18y 40d 2000 7:36.64 7:36.64 -18211

Full name-Hagos Gebrhiwet BerheMedals over 5000m at the last two World Championships and the 2016 OlympicsOutdoor 3000 pb: 7:30.36 -13. 5 World Youth 3000 2011; 11 OLY 5000 2012 (was pressurising Mo Farah at the bell, but then fell back with a sore heel); 2 WCH 5000 2013(2015-3); 5 WIC 5000 2014; 3 OLY 5000 2016. At WXC: 2015-4. Coaches-Hussein Shibo, Yilma Berta, Kasshu Gebre-egziabherLike Olympic silver medallist Dejen Gebremeskel, he is from the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia; when he was a child he was given a scarified marking of a cross on hisforehead to identify him as TigrayanIn 2018: 1 Karlsruhe 3000; 2 Boston New Balance 3000

GEBRHIWET Hagos ETH 23y 294d 1994 7:37.91 7:32.87 -13212

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONTwice fourth in World Championship 5000m finalsFull name-Yomif Kejelcha AtomsaOutdoor 3000 pb: 7:28.19 -16. 5000 pb: 12:53.98 -15. 1500 pb: 3:32.94 -17. 1 World Youth 3000 2013; 1 Youth Olympic Games 3000 2014; 1 WJC 5000 2014; 1 Africanjunior 5000 2015; 4 WCH 5000 2015/2017; 1 WIC 3000 2016; 2 WXC Mixed Relay 2017. Ended 2016 in style with a world junior record at 3000m in Paris, but had not run5000m quickly enough for Ethiopian Olympic selection (however his overall Diamond Race victory in 2016 earned him a wildcard entry for London 2017)He is now based in Oregon and coached by Alberto Salazar (filling a gap left by Mohamed Farah)In 2018: 1 Seattle Mile (Jan 13); 1 Seattle Mile (Jan 27); 1 Seattle 5000 (Jan 27); 2 Karlsruhe 3000; 1 Düsseldorf 3000; 3 Glasgow 3000 (Won IAAF Indoor Tour, enablingEthiopia to have three men in the Birmingham 3000m)

KEJELCHA Yomif ETH 20y 212d 1997 7:38.67 7:38.67 -18213

Two medals at 2017 World Student Games // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:01.38 -16. Mile pb: 4:00.58 -17. 1500 pb: 3:39.00 -17. 5000 pb: 13:23.94 -16. 10,000 pb: 29:24.07 -15. 3EJC 5000 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 5000 2015; 15 ECH 5000 2016; 2 WSG 5000 2017 (3 1500). At WXC: 2013-35J. At EXC: 2013-4J, 2014-30u23, 2015-1u23. 1 BritishUniversities 5000 2016 & 1500 2017. Student of biology at Birmingham University. Coach-Rob McKimIn 2018: 1 Sheffield BMC indoor 3000; 1 Mondeville 3000; 6 Boston New Balance 3000

DAVIES Jonathan GBR 23y 124d 1994 7:50.18 7:50.18 -18225


Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:00.56 -13. 5000 pb: 13:44.74 -15. ht EIC 3000 2015. 2 German indoor 3000 2018 (2015-3)In 2018: 1 Munich 1500/3000; 1 Luxembourg 1500; 2 Metz 3000; 2 German indoor 3000

BLEISTEIN Clemens GER 27y 153d 1990 7:51.51 7:51.51 -18246

European bronzes outdoors at 5000m & indoors at 3000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:46.59 -16. 5000 pb: 13:10.94 -15. 10,000 pb: 28:05.96 -17. 1500 pb: 3:38.83 -16. 13 EJC5000 2007; ht WJC1500 2008; 7 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 1 ETCh 3000 2014/2015 (2013-5); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014; 14 WCH 5000 2015 (2017-ht); 3 EIC3000 2017 (2015-5). At EXC: 2010-31u23, 2011-4u23, 2013-7, 2017-12. 1 German XC 2013/2014, 5000 2014/2015/2016/2017, 10,000 2014 (1 indoor 30002015/2017/2018). His partner Nada Pauer AUT is also an international distance runnerIn 2018: 10 Val de Reuil 1500; 9 Düsseldorf 3000; 9 Liévin 3000; 1 German indoor 3000

RINGER Richard GER 29y 2d 1989 7:49.84 7:46.18 -155Mar254

Italisn Indoor Champion at 1500m & 3000m in both 2017 & 2018 // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:01.80 -17. 1500 pb: 3:41.42 -17. ht World Youth 1500 2013; 7 EJC 1500 2015 (2017-8); 8 EIC 1500 2017; 6 ETCh 3000 2017. At WXC: 2015-82J. At EXC: 2014-41J, 2015-18J, 2016-31u23. 1 Italian indoor 1500/3000 2017/2018. Coach-Vittorio Di SaverioIn 2018: 6 Ostrava 3000; 1 Italian indoor 15003000

BOUIH Yassin ITA 21y 96d 1996 7:50.94 7:50.94 -182Mar274

Jamaican record holder at 3000m, 5000m & 10,000m // Outdoor 3000 7:41.87 -17. 5000 pb: 13:14.45i -17, 13:20.39 -15. 10,000 pb: 28:06.40 -17. 1500 pb: 3:41.00 -14(3:44.91i -18). ht World Youth 3000 2007; ht WJC 1500 2008/2010; ht OLY 5000 2016; 10 WCH 5000 2017 (2015-ht). 1 Jamaican 5000 2013/2015/2016/2017. Was at theUniversity of Arkansas. He says his aim is to “change most of the mentality that says no-one in our country can make it in distance running”. coach-Mark CooganIn 2018: 8 New York Millrose 3000; 5 Boston New Balance 1500

CAMPBELL Kemoy JAM 27y 46d 1991 7:47.43 7:40.79 -16 NR278

Full name-Bethwel Kiprotich Birgen2014 World indoor finalist // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:32.48 -16. 1500 pb: 3:30.77 -13 (3:37.76i -18). 5000 pb: 13:04.66 -16. Mile pb: 3:50.42 -13. 800 pb: 1:48.32 -11. sf WCH2013; 8 WIC 2014 (2012/2016-ht)In 2018: 5 Karlsruhe 3000; 2 Düsseldorf 3000; 1 Glasgow 1500 (Won IAAF Tour at that event, but did not use his World Indoor Championships wildcard, perferring tocontest the 3000m)

BIRGEN Bethwel KEN 29y 206d 1988 7:40.56 7:37.17 -14294

2017 Kenyan World Championship 5000m representative (while still a junior)Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:38.33 -17. 5000 pb: 13:16.35 -16. 10,000 pb: 28:53.28 -16. 2 African Junior 10,000 2015; 1 African Youth 3000 2015; 2 World Youth 3000 2015; 1Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2015; ht WCH 5000 2017. A member of Sporting Clube de PortugalIn 2018: 1 European Clubs Cup XC; 4 Düsseldorf 3000; 1 Portuguese indoor; 6 Liévin 3000; 4 Glasgow 3000

KIPLANGAT Davis KEN 19y 234d 1998 7:40.12 7:40.12 -18296

2017 Francophone Games Champion at 5000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:46.24 -16. 5000 pb: 13:16.07 -13. 1500 pb: 3:35.52 -13. 3000SC pb: 8:31.77 -12. 4 WJC 5000 2012;dnf ht WCH 5000 2015; 4 African Champs 1500 2016; ht OLY 5000 2016; 1 Francophone Games 5000 2017 (2013-2). 1 Moroccan 1500 2015/2016. 1 French indoor 30002016In 2018: 3 Metz 3000; 8 Liévin 3000

ESSALHI Youness MAR 25y 9d 1993 7:49.69 7:47.50 -14309

5th-bronze-5th in the last three Olympic 1500m finals // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:30.09 -16. 1500 pb: 3:28.79 -15 (3:35.79i -18). 5000 pb: 12:29.25 -15. 1 WJC 1500 2004 (2006-2); 1 WIC 1500 2012 (2010-2, 2014-3); 3 OLY 1500 2012 (2008/2016-5); 6 OLY 5000 2012; 3 WCH 1500 2015 (2007-ht, 2009/2013/2017-sf, 2011-5); 4 WIC 3000 2016. AtWXC: 2005-30J. He was Morocco’s only Olympic medallist in any sport in London 2012In 2018: 2 Val de Reuil 1500; 3 Karlsruhe 3000; dnf Düsseldorf 1500; 2 Liévin 1500

IGUIDER Abdelaati MAR 30y 341d 1987 7:39.92 7:34.92 -1331010Se

5x New Zealand Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:49.24 -11. Mile pb: 3:56.72 -16 (3:57.76i -18). 1500 pb: 3:36.25 -16. 10 WSG 1500 2011; ht OLY 1500 2016. 1New Zealand 1500 2010/2011/2013/2014/2016. Broke both his wrists when falling after jumping over a wall in 2015In 2018: 1 Staten Island Mile (2 800); 2 Ann Arbor; 5 Boston Mile; 6 New York Millrose 3000

CARSON Hamish NZL 29y 119d 1988 7:47.22 7:47.22 -18327

Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:52.29 -17. 5000 pb : 13:46.54 -17. 1500 pb: 3:41.88 -16. ht WJC 800/1500 2012. 17 NCAA 5000 2017. Was at Providence College in Providence,Rhode IslandIn 2018: 2 New York Sander Mile; 10 New York Millrose 3000; 2 Boston Mile

OAKLEY Julian NZL 24y 251d 1993 7:47.66 7:44.34 -17328

Full name-Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo2016 Olympic 5000m silver, 2017 World bronzeOutdoor 3000 pb: 7:31.57 -17. 5000 pb: 13:03.90 -16. 1500 pb: 3:39.33 -16 (3:42.91i -18). 2 WSG 5000 2013 (4 1500); 7 WIC 3000 2016; 2 OLY 5000 2016; 3 WCH 50002007 . 1 US 5000 & indoor 2M 2017. 2 NCAA 5000 2012/2013, representing the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (where he studied Public Health). Member ofthe US Armed Forces. Allegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired US citizenship on July 23, 2014 and cleared by IAAF to compete for the USA on June 15, 2015In 2018: 3 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Winston-Salem 3000; 1 US indoor/3000 (26.03 last lap) – he’ll only do the 3000m at the World Indoors; 2 Glasgow 3000

CHELIMO Paul USA 27y 125d 1990 7:39.10 7:39.00 -16406

2016 World Indoor Championships silver at 3000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 7:30.93 -16. 5000 pb: 13:05.69 -15. 1500 pb: 3:35.59 -16. 7 WCH 5000 2015 (2013-10); 2 WIC 30002016; Reached 2017 WCH 5000m final, but scratched with illness (norovirus). At WXC: 2009-52J. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean Junior XC 2009. 1 US 5000 2015(2017-3); 1 US indoor 3000 2016. He is a member of the Portland-based ‘Bowerman’ Track Club, coach-Jerry SchumacherIn 2018: 3 New York Millrose 3000; 3 US indoor 3000

HILL Ryan USA 28y 29d 1990 7:46.65 7:34.87 -14417

Allegiance transferee from Kenya – acquired US citizenship on January 12, 2015 having been resident in the USA since 2009. Cleared by IAAF to compete for the USA fromJune 10, 2015Outdoor 5000 pb: 13:18.52 -16. 10,000 pb: 27:07.55 -17. 4 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015; 19 OLY 10,000 2016; 9 WCH 10,000 2017 (2015-16). At WXC: 2017-21. 2 NCAA10,000 2014 (9 5000); 2 US 15K 2016/2017; 2 US 10,000 2016/2017. Studied engineering at Oklahoma State University. In 2014 joined the US Army’s World Class Athleteprogramme, which combines soldiering with competition. Fifth of nine children, he had not competed in athletics before coming to the USA. Coach-Dan Browne. 1.68 tallIn 2018: 1 Boston Mile/3000; 1 New York Millrose 3000; 2 US indoor 3000 (4 1500)

KIPCHIRCHIR Shadrack USA 29y 7d 1989 7:42.71 7:42.71 -18422


1.....7:24.90....Daniel Komen KEN.................... 19982.....7:26.15....Haile Gebrselassie ETH.............19983.....7:27.80....Yenew Alamirew ETH................ 20114.....7:28.00....Augustine Choge KEN............... 20115.....7:29.37....Eliud Kipchoge KEN...................20116.....7:29.94....Edwin Soi KEN...........................20127.....7:30.16....Galen Rupp USA........................20138.....7:30.51....Kenenisa Bekele ETH................ 20079.....7:31.09....Tariku Bekele ETH..................... 200810...7:31.66....Caleb Ndiku KEN....................... 2013

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....7:36.64....Selemon Barega ETH2.....7:37.91....Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH3.....7:38.67....Yomif Kejelcha ETH4.....7:38.74....Edward Cheserek KEN5.....7:39.09....Justus Soget KEN6.....7:39.10....Paul Chelimo USA7.....7:39.92....Abdelaati Iguider MAR8.....7:40.12....David Kiplangat KEN9.....7:40.14....Adel Mechaal ESP10...7:40.56....Bethwel Birgen KEN


Men’s 60 Metres HurdlesEvent starts: March 3



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Championship Record: 7.34 Dayron Robles CUB Doha 14 Mar 12

Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games. Former Youth Olympic Champion // 110H pb: 13.42 -14. 200 pb: 20.66 -13. 100 pb: 10.39 -13. 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2WJC 2012; 4 COM 2014; ht WCH 2015/2017; 6 WSG 2017. 1 Australian 2014/2015/2017/2018In 2018: 1 Canberra; 1 Newcastle; 1 Australian Capital Territory; 1 New South Wales State; 1 Australian (4th time)

HOUGH Nicholas AUS 24y 132d 1993 - -109

110H pb: 13.66 -17. ht WJC 2012; ht EIC 2015/2017ł ht ETCh 2017. 1 Belarusian 2017 (1 indoor 2017/2018). 1.90 tallIn 2018: 2 Dortmund; 1 Belarusian Cup; 2 Chemnitz; 6 Liévin; 1 Belarusian indoor

PARAKHONKA Vitali BLR 24y 195d 1993 7.70 7.70 -182Mar130

Full name-Gabriel Oliveira Constantino // 110H pb: 13.50 -16. 200 pb: 20.82 -15. sf WJC 2014 (ht 200); 5 Ibero-American 2016; dq WSG final 2017 (trailing leg). 1 Brazilian2016In 2018: 1 São Caetano do Sul (Feb 3); 1 São Caetano do Sul (Feb 17 – equalled the Brazilian and South American record of 7.60 which has stood to Márcio Simao deSouza since 2004)

CONSTANTINO Gabriel BRA 23y 20d 1995 7.60 7.60 -18 NR132

Allegiance transferee from the USA – has had dual citizenship with Canada since birth and cleared by IAAF to represent Canada from March 13, 20152016 Olympic finalist110H pb: 13.22w -15, 13.35 -16. sf WJC 2010 (for USA); 8 Pan-Am Games 2015 (for Canada); sf WCH 2015/2017; 6 OLY 2016. 2 NCAA 2015. 1 Canadian 2016/2017.Studied Business Administration at the University of Oregon. Coach-Jamie CookIn 2018: 2 Albuquerque; 2 Annapolis; 2 Mondeville; 2 Paris; 1 Montréal; 5 Glasgow

CABRAL Johnathan CAN 25y 59d 1992 7.62 7.62 -18146

Chinese #1 post Liu Xiang // 110H pb: 13.23 -14. sf OLY 2012 (2016-ht); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015; sf WCH 2015/2017(2013-ht); sf WIC 2016. 1 Chinese junior 2008/2009; 2 Chinese 2011; 1 Chinese Universities 2011; 1 Chinese National Games 2013/2017. Missed qualifying for the LondonOlympic final by one place (he clocked 13.34 to Lawrence Clarke’s 13.31). From-Shanghai

XIE Wenjun CHN 27y 233d 1990 - 7.60 -13156

110H pb: 13.39 -17. 4 World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014; 2 Pan-Am junior 2015; sf WCH 2017. 1 Cuban 2016In 2018: 1 Metz; 1sf Spanish indoor (did not contest final)

IRIBARNE Roger CUB 22y 58d 1996 7.59 7.59 -18168

(Trajkovic pronounced Tray-Ko-Vitch)2016 Olympic finalist // 110H pb: 13.25 -17. 1 Small States of Europe Games 2013/2015; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; ht COM 2014; 6 WSG 2015; 1 Balkan 2016 & indoor 2015;5 ECH 2016 (2014-ht); 7 OLY 2016; 6 EIC 2017 (2013/2015-ht); sf WCH 2017. 1 Cypriot 2014/2016. Born-Serbia (Surdulica). During the unrest in the 1990s, his familymoved to Cyprus when he was aged 9In 2018: 2 Val de Reuil; 1 Athens; 3 Düsseldorf; 1 Greek indoor; 1 Toruń

TRAJKOVIC Milan CYP 25y 348d 1992 7.55 7.55 -18 NR2Mar171

2011 European Indoor Champion, then bronze in 2017 // 110H pb: 13.27 -10. Decathlon pb: 7018 -04. dnq World Youth LJ 2001; ht WJC 100/110H 2002; ht EJC 2003; dnfEIC Heptathlon 2005; sf OLY 2008/2016; 6 WCH 2009 (2015-sf); 5 WIC 2010 (2008-sf); 6 ECH 2010 (led until he hit the seventh); 1 EIC 2011 (2009-3, 2007-sf, 2015-8,2017-3); 5 ECH 2014. 1 Czech 2010/2014/2015. Coach-Ludvík Svoboda. 1.96/87kgIn 2018: 1 Jablonec; 1 Ostrava; 7 Glasgow

SVOBODA Petr CZE 33y 141d 1984 7.51 7.44 -10 NR2Mar18310Au

Allegiance transferee from Cuba – has lived in Spain since 2012, acquired Spanish citizenship on April 24, 2015 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Spain from June 15,2015 (just in time for the European Team Championships)110H pb: 13.35 -15. 6 Cuban National Games 2010; 7 ETCh 2015; sf WCH 2015/2017; sf WIC 2016; 7 ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016; ht EIC 2017. 1 Spanish 2015 & indoor20187. Mother-Mirayda Garcia Soto was a world champion at fencing. “My dream was to be among the world's elite athletes and the conditions to achieve that are better inSpain.”In 2018: 8 Ostrava; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Spanish indoor

CONTRERAS Yidiel ESP 25y 93d 1992 7.71 7.64 -162Mar199

Second at 2017 European Team Championships // 110H pb:13.25w -16, 13.27 -17. 100 pb: 10.32w, 10.39 -14. sf under-23 ECH 100 2013; 6 ECH 2016; 2 ETCh 2017; 5EIC 2017; ht WCH 2017. 1 French 2017 & indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Nantes; 1 Eaubonne; 3 Berlin; 4 Düsseldorf; 1 French indoor

MANGA Aurel FRA 25y 219d 1992 7.53 7.53 -17/182Mar220

Fourth at Beijing 2015 & Rio 2016 // 110H pb: 12.95 -14. 4 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 2 ETCh 2013/2015 (2014-3); 2 WIC 2014/2016 (2012-3); 3 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3, 2017-2); 4 WCH 2015 (2013-ht); 4 OLY 2016. 1 French 2014 & indoor 2012/2013/2014/2016/2017. His older brother Thomas Martinot Lagarde is also an internationalhurdlerIn 2018: 2 French indoor

MARTINOT-LAGARDE Pascal FRA 26y 160d 1991 7.54 7.45 -142Mar221

2017 UK Champion // 110H pb: 13.48 -17. sf ECH 2016; ht EIC 2017; ht WCH 2017. 2 English Schools 2012; 1 English junior 2013 (indoors & out); 1 British Universities2013; 1 English under-23 2014/2015/2016; 1 UK 2017. Reached semi-finals of 2013 European Junior Championships, but withdrew with a hamstring tear. Coach-JamesHillierIn 2018: 1 Welsh indoor; 4 Mondeville; 6 Düsseldorf; 3 Metz; 2 UK indoor; 4 Glasgow

KING David GBR 23y 261d 1994 7.63 7.63 -17/182Mar235

2017 European Indoor Champion. Twice fourth at World Indoor Championships110H pb: 13.14 -17. sf World Youth 2009; 2 EJC 2011; 4 WIC 2012/2014; dnf ht OLY 2012; dns ECH final 2016 (cramp); sf OLY 2016; 1 EIC 2017; sf WCH 2017 (onehundredth from a qualifying position). 1 UK 2012/2016; 1 UK indoor 2012/2016/2017/2018 (=1 2014). Great breakthrough in 2012, then in 2013 he had the first of five footsurgeries in five years. Coach-Benke Blomkvist (formerly Malcolm Arnold)In 2018: 1 Berlin; 1 UK indoor; 3 GlasgowBritish Team Captain in Birmingham (along with 800m runner Shelayna Oskan Clarke)

POZZI Andrew GBR 25y 289d 1992 7.58 7.43 -172Mar238

6x German Indoor Champion // 110H pb: 13.32w, 13.44 -13. sf WJC 2006; 5 EJC 2007; ht OLY 2012; 5 EIC 2013 (2009-sf); 7 ETCh 2013 (2011-9); 4 WSG 2013; ht WCH2013; 6 WIC 2014; sf ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015 (2017-ht). 1 German indoor 2009/2013/2014/2016/2017/2018In 2018: 1 Chemnitz; 5 Berlin; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Chemnitz; 1 German indoor

BALNUWEIT Erik GER 29y 160d 1988 7.60 7.54 -142Mar245


Greek record holder indoors & out. 16x Greek Champion (10 out + 6 in)100 pb: 10.42 -13. 200 pb: 20.91 -13/14. dnf World Youth 2003; 2 EJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006; 1 under-23 ECH 2007; 2 ECP 2008 (2007-5); 6 OLY 2008/2012; 5 ETCh2011/2017; 8 ECH 2012 (2010-ht, 2014/2016-sf); 5 EIC 2015 (2009/2013-sf); sf WCH 2015 (2007/2013/2017-ht). 1 Greek2007/2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015/2017). Mother-Greek, father-American. Full-name-Konstadínos Douvalídis-Ricks (mother’s name is Douvalídis, father’s is Ricks)In 2018: 2 Greek indoor

DOUVALÍDIS Konstadínos GRE 30y 356d 1987 7.69 7.60 -14 NR259

Hong Kong record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.97 -17. ht WJC 2016; 3 Asian Indoor Games 2017; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2018In 2018: 3 Baton Rouge; 2 Fayetteville; 4 Asian Indoor Champs

CHEUNG WANG Fung HKG 21y 39d 1997 7.86 7.85 -17 NR266

(Baji is pronounced like Bayi as in Filbert Bayi, and not Badge-e)Held his nerve and form to win the 2017 World Championship bronze ahead of several faster men on paper110H pb: 13.15 -17. 7 WJC 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 4 EIC 2013 (2009/2011/2017-ht, 2015-7); 6 WIC 2016 (2012/2014-sf); 2 ECH 2016 (2010-ht, 2012-sf, 2014-4); 3WCH 2017 (2011-ht, 2013-sf); 1 WSG 2017 (2011-6). 1 Hungarian 2007/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 indoor 2009/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018)In 2018: 1 Budapest; 2 Berlin; 1 Düsseldorf; 2 Metz; 2 Toruń; 1 Hungarian indoor

BAJI Balázs HUN 28y 265d 1989 7.60 7.53 -17 NR2Mar267

Indonesian record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 14.08 -17. ht Asian Champs 2017. 1 Indonesian 2015/2017MAHOLTRA Rio INA 24y 63d 1993 - 8.25 -14 NR268

(They call him “Sid”)Indian record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.43w, 13.48 -17. 2 Asian junior 2010; ht WJC 2010; ht COM 2010/2014; 4 Asian Champs 2013 (2017-5); 6 Asian Games2014; ht WCH 2017. He once trained with Sally Pearson in Australia. 1.91 tallIn 2018: 2 Seattle; 1 Flagstaff (Feb 3); 1 Flagstaff (Feb 16)

THINGALAYA Siddhanth IND 27y 57d 1991 7.83 7.70 -17 NR269

Northern Irish record holder & 7x Champion // 110H pb: 13.48 -15. 5 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; sf EJC 2009; sf WIC 2012; ht COM 2014; ht WCH 2015; ht ECH2016; ht EIC 2017. 1 Northern Irish 2010/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017. 1 Irish 2015/2016 (1 indoor 2017); 1 English 2015. Allegiance transferee from Great Britain toIreland in December 2011. His older brother Tom Reynolds was ninth in the 2010 Commonwealth Games DecathlonIn 2018: 6ht Ostrava; 3 Mondeville ‘B’; 2 Irish indoor

REYNOLDS Ben IRL 27y 156d 1990 7.87 7.73 -122Mar271

(aka Mohamed Saad Nazem) // 110H pb: 14.09 -16. 2 West Asian junior 2016; ht Asian junior 2016; ht WJC 2016; 3 Islamic Solidarity Games 2017; ht Asian Champs 2017AL-KHFAJI Mohamed Sad IRQ 21y 43d 1997 - -272

2013 World Student Games Champion // 110H pb: 13.29w -13, 13.31 -15. 200 pb: 20.90w, 21.15 -17. 1 Pan-American junior 2010; 1 WSG 2013; 4 Central American &Caribbean Games 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 7 WIC 2016; ht OLY 2016; sf WCH 2017 (2013-ht). sf US Olympic Trial 2012; 1 NCAA indoor 2013representing the University of South Florida. Coach-Erin TuckerAllegiance transferee from USA – born-Florida, his late father Edwin Williams was a Virgin Islander and Eddie was cleared to compete for that country by IAAF from July 6,2013(His Virgin Islands record of 7.57 (2014) is inferior to his personal best as it was set before he was cleared to compete for that country)In 2018: 2 University Park 60; 1 University Park; 7 New York Millrose; 4 Montréal

LOVETT Eddie ISV 25y 248d 1992 7.73 7.50 -13273

2013 European indoor silver with Italian indoor record (7.51) // 110H pb: 13.47 -14. sf WIC 2012 (2014-ht); sf ECH 2012/2014; 2 EIC 2013. 1 Italian 2012 (1 indoors2012/2014)In 2018: 1 Formia; 1 Ancona; dnf/ht Italian indoor; 2 Belgrade

DAL MOLIN Paolo ITA 30y 213d 1987 7.68 7.51 -13 NR275

Allegiance transferee from the Ivory Coast – cleared by the IAAF to compete for Italy from November 9, 2011110H pb: 13.52 -16. ht EIC 2015/2017; 5 ETCh 2015 (2014-9); sf ECH 2016 (2014-ht). 1 Italian 2013/2014/2015/2016 (1 indoor 2015/2017/2018)In 2018: 1 Magglingen; 4 Ostrava; 2 Magglingen; 1 Italian indoor

FOFANA Hassane ITA 25y 306d 1992 7.66 7.66 -182Mar277

Made a major breakthrough in 2017 to clock 13.05, but then injured in his heat at the World Championships110H pb: 13.05 -17. 100 pb: 10.17 -17. ht WCH 2017. 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate 2015; 2 Jamaican 2017. Coach-Paul Francis, also advised by Brigitte Foster-HyltonIn 2018: 1 Spanish Town; 1 Glasgow (7.49 on his indoor début)

LEVY Ronald JAM 25y 121d 1992 7.49 7.49 -18287

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION2016 Olympic Champion. 2017 World Champion. The only man quicker than 13.0 for 110m hurdles & 10.0 for 100m flat110H pb: 12.90 -17. 400H pb: 49.98 -13. 100 pb: 9.99 -16. 60 pb: 6.61i -17 (6,.63i -18). 4 World Youth 2011 (8 400H); 1 WJC 4x400 2012; 6 WCH 110H 2015; 1 WIC 60H2016; 1 OLY 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 110H 2015. 1 Jamaican 110H 2015/2016. Student of Business Management at University of Arkansas. Races with astring of beads in his mouth. These belonged to his late aunt Fiona Knight. “It reminds me that my aunt is watching over me and she will forever be proud of me.” Newcoach-Edrick Floreal, who also coaches women’s world record holder Keni Harrison (“he made me fall in love with hurdles again”)In 2018: 1 Lexington KY 60H; 1 Bloomington 60/200; 5 New York Millrose 60; 1 Clemson 200 (20.76); 2 Clemson 60H

McLEOD Omar JAM 23y 310d 1994 7.46 7.41 -16 NR288

110H pb: 13.40 -17. 4 Asian Games 2014; 3 WSG 2015; sf WCH 2017. 1 Japanese 2014MASUNO Genta JPN 24y 281d 1993 - 7.87 -12292

Saudi Arabian record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.57 -17. 5 World Youth 2005; 5 Asian Indoor Champs 2008; 4 Asian Games 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2017In 2018: 2 Jablonec; 7 Ostrava; 3 Mondeville

AL-MOUALED Ahmad KSA 30y 13d 1988 7.57 7.57 -18 NR300

Reigning Asian Champion indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.32w -15, 13.39 -17. ht World Youth 2005; sf WJC 2008; ht WIC 2012/2014; 2 Asian Champs 2013; 1 Asian IndoorChamps 2014/2016 (2012-2); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2017; ht WCH 2017; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2018In 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs

AL-MANDEEL Abdulaziz KUW 28y 283d 1989 7.71 7.60 -16 NR303

Moroccan record holder indoors & out // 110H pb: 13.69 -16. 3 African Champs 2016. 1 Moroccan 2013/2014eIn 2018: 1 Eaubonne; 2 Reims ‘B’

KOUSSI Mohamed MAR 23y 351d 1994 7.69 7.69 -18 NR312

8x Dutch Champion (5 out + 3 in) // 110H pb: 13.52w -13, 13.58 -13. Reached final of 2011 European Junior Championships, but withdrew injured (Achilles); 2 under-23ECH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 8 ETCh 2017. 1 Dutch 2012/2013/2014/2016/2017 & indoor 2014/2017/2018In 2018: 1 Amsterdam; 1 Dortmund; 4 Berlin; 1 Magglingen; 5 Düsseldorf; 2 Liévin; 1 Dutch indoor

SMET Koen NED 25y 203d 1992 7.65 7.65 -18322


Norwegian record holder // 110H pb: 13.54 -16. ht WJC 2008; sf EJC 2009; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-ht); 12 ETCh 2010; 7 under-23 ECH 2011; sf ECH 2012/2016 (2014-ht); sfEIC 2013. 1 Norwegian 2009-2012/2016 (1 indoor 2011/2018). Student of Media Science at the University of Oslo. He is the younger brother of Norwegian women’s recordholder Christina Vukicevic. Coach/father-Petar Vukicevic YUG (7x Yugoslavian Champion at 110mH)In 2018: 2 Eaubonne; 6 Val de Reuil; 5 Reims; 1 Norwegian indoor; 5 Metz; 3 Liévin; 6 French indoor

VUKICEVIC Vladimir NOR 26y 299d 1991 7.73 7.69 -13 NR325

Peruvian record holder at 110m Hurdles // 110H pb: 13.31w, 13.52 -16. LJ pb: 7.78 -14. 5 South American LJ 2009; ht WJC 2010; 2 Ibero-American 2014; 3 SouthAmerican 2015 (2013-4). He holds the Peruvian record outdoors (13.52); the previous record holder was his older brother Jorge McFarlane (13.53). Jorge holds the nationalindoor record (7.98 in 2010

McFARLANE Javier PER 26y 131d 1991 - -332

(Say it like “Chick-Ear”)Fourth place at the 2016 European Championships110H pb: 13.28 -17. sf EIC 2015 (2017-ht); 4 ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016; 4 ETCh 2017 (2015-6); sf WCH 2017; 3 WSG 2017 (2015-4). 1 Polish 2016/2017 & indoor2017/2018. Coaches-Pawel Raczka & Krzysztof StanislawskiIn 2018: 3 Ostrava; 1 Spala; 6 Paris; 3 Toruń; 1 Polish indoor

CZYKIER Damian POL 25y 202d 1992 7.70 7.65 -172Mar337

110H pb: 13.45 -16. sf World Youth 2013; 6 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 5 WJC 2016 (2014-ht); 5 under-23 ECH 2017. 2 Polish indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Lódz; 3 Nantes; 5ht Ostrava; 2 Spala; 4 Toruń; 2 Polish indoor

ŻEBROWSKI Dawid POL 20y 205d 1997 7.77 7.77 -18351

110H pb: 15.51w, 15.64 -15. ht World Youth 100 2013; 1 Oceanian junior 2014; ht WJC 2014TEVENINO Namatiaki PYF 21y 253d 1996 - 8.53 -16354

African Champion & record holder // 110H pb: 13.11 -17. 100 pb: 10.15w -17, 10.33 -15. 200 pb: 20.71 -15. 1 African Games 2015; ht WIC 2016; 1 African Champs 2016; sfOLY 2016; sf WCH 2017 (2015-ht). 1 South African 2013/2015/2016/2017. Based, Cape Town, coach-Marcél Otto

ALKANA Antonio RSA 27y 323d 1990 - 7.76 -16358

2017 Europeam Junior Champion // 110H pb: 13.93 -17. 1 EJC 2017. 1 Swiss indoor 2017/2018In 2018: 4 Magglingen (7 60); 1 Swiss indoor

JOSEPH Jason SUI 19y 141d 1998 7.77 7.77 -18372

2015 Pan-American Games silver // 110H pb: 13.17 -15. 100 pb: 10.20w -14, 10.24 -15. 400H pb: 51.40 -08. ht WJC 2000; 7 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008;qf OLY 2008 (2012/2016-ht); sf WCH 2013 (2015-dq ht - Illegal hurdle clearance, but fell anyway, 2017-ht); ht COM 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America& Caribbean 2015; sf WIC 2016. 1 Trinidadian 2007/2008/2010/2013In 2018: 3ht Montréal

THOMAS Mikel TTO 30y 98d 1987 7.67 7.67 -16387

Twice US and twice US Collegiate Champion, but with no experience of international athletics110H pb: 13.03 -16. 100 pb: 10.36 -16. 200 pb: 20.62 -16. 400H pb: 51.19 -14. 5 OLY 2016; sf WCH 2017. 1 US/NCAA 2014/2016 (He did not race in 2015 after tearing theanterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing football); 1 NCAA indoor 2016. Student of Business Administration at University of Oregon. He also plays AmericanFootball for his university as a wide receiver (a player based near to the sidelines who can receive forward passes) and is due to join practice camp later in August.Coaches-Robert Johnson & Jamie CookIn 2018: 1 Albuquerque; 1 Annapolis; 1 New York Millrose; 3 US indoor

ALLEN Devon USA 23y 79d 1994 7.49 7.49 -18399

Fourth at 2016 World Indoor Championships. Twice US Indoor Champion110H pb: 13.25 -16. 4 WIC 2016; 2 ‘Great’ North CityGames 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2012 (representing Syracuse University, New York); 1 US indoor 2016/2018In 2018: 1 Clemson Olympic (Jan 6); 2 Clemson (Jan 19); 2 Ostrava; 1 Val de Reuil; 1 Reims; 1 Mondeville; 1 Paris; 1 US indoor; dnf Glasgow

EATON Jarret USA 28y 250d 1989 7.43 7.43 -18412

Olympic Champion, World Indoor Champion and outdoor world record in 2012110H pb: 12.80 -12. 1 WJC 2004; 1 WIC 2012; 1 OLY 2012; 3 WCH 2015 (2009-ht, 2011-5. 2013-6, 2017-5). 1 NCAA indoor/out 2006; 1 US 2012 & indoors 2012/2017. In2012 he clocked a record 10 sub-13 second performances capped by a substantial new world record of 12.80 in BrusselsAt the 2015 World Championships (where he won the bronze), it was revealed that he had a rare kidney disorder. On September 1, 2015 he underwent a kidney transplant,the doner being his sister LaToya Hubbard. He resumed training after six weeks. Coach-Andreas BehmIn 2018: 1 Seattle; 1 Iowa City Olympic; 2 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor; 2 Glasgow

MERRITT Aries USA 32y 220d 1985 7.46 7.43 -12425

1.....7.30.........Colin Jackson GBR.................... 19942.....7.33.........Dayron Robles CUB...................2008=3...7.36 ........Greg Foster USA........................1987.......7.36.........Allen Johnson USA.................... 2004.......7.36.........Terence Trammell USA..............2010=6...7.37.........Roger Kingdom USA..................1989.......7.37.........Anier García CUB...................... 2000.......7.37.........Tony Dees USA......................... 2000.......7.37.........David Oliver USA....................... 2011=10.7.38.........Mark Crear USA.........................1998.......7.38.........Reggie Torian USA.................... 1999

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....7.42.........Grant Holloway USA2.....7.43.........Jarret Eaton USA=3...7.46.........Omar McLeod JAM.......7.46.........Aries Merritt USA=5...7.49.........Devon Allen USA.......7.49.........Ronald Levy JAM7.....7.51.........Petr Svoboda CZE8.....7.53.........Aurel Manga FRA9.....7.54.........Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA10...7.55.........Milan Trajkovic CYP


Men’s High JumpEvent starts: March 1



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Championship Record: 2.43 Javier Sotomayor CUB Budapest 4 Mar 89

Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved his application to compete internationally in 2018 as a neutral athlete on January 25, 20182017 World Championship silverOutdoor pb: 2.38 -17. 1 Youth Olympic Games 2013; 5 EJC 2015; 2 WCH 2017. 1 Russian 2017 & indoor 2018. 1.92 tallIn 2018: 1 Yekaterinburg; 1 Chelyabinsk; 1 Moscow; 1 Hustopece; 1 Třinec; 1 Moscow; 1 Russian indoor

LYSENKO Danil ANA 20y 286d 1997 2.37 2.37 -18102

Became World Champion in 2007 just a year after his first ever high jump competitionOutdoor pb: 2.37 -16. 1 WCH 2007 (2009/2017-dnq, 2011-11, 2013/2015-6); dnq WIC 2010/2012/2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 2 IAAF ContinentalCup 2010; 1 COM 2010 (2006-4, 2014-9=); 1 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2007-2, 2015-3); =7 OLY 2016 (2008/2012-dnq). 1 NCAA indoor 2007 (3 outdoors). He started 2006 asa basketball player then on January 19 that year after a challenge from a friend he joined in with a high jump training session and cleared 2.14; two days later and improvedto 2.22 wearing basketball shorts and flats. Coach-James Rolle. 1.91 tallIn 2018: 3 Banská Bystrica

THOMAS Donald BAH 33y 242d 1984 2.31 2.33 -07/14/16115

Twice bronze at Central American & Caribbean Championships // Outdoor pb: 2.30 -16. dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 1 Pan-American junior 2007; 3 CentralAmerican & Caribbean Champs 2008/2013; dnq COM 2014; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 11 WIC 2016; dnq OLY 2016. 1.88 tallIn 2018: 1 Birmingham AL

WILSON Jamal BAH 29y 180d 1988 2.31 2.31 -16/18116

2017 European Junior Champion, where he improved from 2.26 to 2.33Outdoor pb: 2.33 -17. 8 WJC 2016; 1 EJC 2017. 1 Belarusian indoor 2018In 2018: 1 Minsk; 4 Hustopece; 3 Třinec; 5 Banská Bystrica; 1 Belarusian indoor

NEDASEKAU Maksim BLR 20y 39d 1998 2.31 2.31 -18129

2017 European indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 2.30 -16. dnq World Youth 2013; 5 EJC 2015; dnq ECH 2016; 3 EIC 2017; 7 ETCh 2017; 5 under-23 ECH 2017. 1 Belarusianindoor 2017. 1.96 tall

SELIVERSTAU Pavel BLR 21y 179d 1996 2.24 2.32 -175Mar131

Full name-Tihomir Ivaylo Ivanov2016 Olympic finalist // Outdoor pb: 2.31 -17. 12 EJC 2013; 1 Balkan 2014 (1 indoor 2015); 7 under-23 ECH 2015; 5 ECH 2016 (2014-7=); 10 OLY 2016.; 4 EIC 2017 (2015-dnq); nh WCH final 2017. 1 Bulgarian 2015/2016 (1 indoor 2014-2016/2018). Coach-Georgi Getov. 1.97 tallIn 2018: 1 Bulgarian indoor; =10 Banská Bystrica; 2 Balkan indoor; 3 Belgrade

IVANOV Tihomir BUL 23y 233d 1994 2.28 2.28 -17/185Mar141

2017 World Championship finalist, though did not start // Outdoor pb: 2.33 -13/16. dnq WIC 2014; 7 Asian Champs 2015; dnq OLY 2016; dns WCH final 2017 (2015-dns). 1Chinese 2015; 1 Chinese National Games 2017. Coaches-Zhou Wei & Wang Jialing. 1.90 tallIn 2018: 3 Hustopece; 1 Banská Bystrica (ended the win streak of Mutaz Essa Barshim)

WANG Yu CHN 26y 195d 1991 2.31 2.31 -18155

Shared London 2012 Olympic bronze, then equal fourth in Rio 2016 // Outdoor pb: 2.37 -12, dnq EJC 2005; 12 WJC 2006; 1 ECH 2012 (2016-2); =3 OLY 2012 (2016-4=); 6ETCh 2015; 2 WIC 2016 (2012-6=, 2014-dnq); 2 EIC 2017 (2011-dnq, 2013-6); =6 WCH 2017 (2013-8, 2015-dnq). 1 English 2010/2011; 1 UK 2012/2013/2015/2016; 1 UKindoor 2013/2014. Winner of the 2012 Diamond Race. Born-Enfield. Polish grandfather. Missed 2014 season outdoors, needing surgery on his left knee. He can speakMandarin. Coach-Fuzz Caan. 1.91 tallIn 2018: 1 Birmingham; =7 Banská Bystrica

GRABARZ Robbie GBR 30y 149d 1987 2.30 2.34 -125Mar227

(Przybylko is pronounced like “Ch - Bilko”) // Outdoor pb: 2.35 -17. 11 World Youth 2009; dnf WJC 2010; 7 EJC 2011; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 3 ETCh 2015; dnq OLY 2016;7 EIC 2017 (2015-dnq); 5 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq). 1 German 2017 (1 indoor 2015/2017/2018). Coach-Hans-Jorg Thomaskamp. 1.95 tallIn 2018: 1 Leverkusen; 6 Hirson; 1 Dortmund; 9 Banská Bystrica; 1 German indoor

PRZYBYLKO Mateusz GER 25y 356d 1992 2.28 2.29 -165Mar252

Surprise world bronze medallist in 2009 when he improved by 4cm (but since then but he has undergone two knee surgeries and another on his Achilles)Outdoor pb: 2.32 -09/17. 4 World Youth 2005; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-4); 1 under-23 ECH 2009; =3 WCH 2009 (2015/2017-dnq); =8 ETCh 2010 (2015-10); 10 ECH 2010 (2016-dnq); dnq OLY 2016; 1 EIC 2017 (2009/2015-dnq). 1 Polish 2014/2015/2016/2017 & indoor 2009/2015/2016/2017/2018. 1.94 tallIn 2018: 2 Hustopece; 2 Třinec; 4 Banská Bystrica; 1 Polish indoor

BEDNAREK Sylwester POL 28y 307d 1989 2.33 2.33 -17/185Mar335

New World Champion. Has cleared 2.40 or better every year 2013-2017 inclusiveOutdoor pb: 2.43 -14. 1 Asian junior 2010; 1 WJC 2010; 1 Asian Games 2010/2014 & Asian Champs 2011; 1 World Military Games 2011; 1 Pan-Arab 2011; 1 Asian IndoorChamps 2012/2014/2016/2018; 1 WIC 2014 (2010-dnq, 2012-9=, 2016-4); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015; 2 OLY 2016 (2012-3=); 1 WCH 2017 (2011-7, 2013-2, 2015-4). He was born in Doha of a Qatari father and Sudanese mother. His younger brother Muamer Aissa Barshim was Asian Games bronze medallist in 2014.Coach-Stanisław Szczyrba. 1.90 tallOn his last visit to Birmingham (for the 2017 Diamond League outdoors), he won with 2.40 – a performance which helped seal his selection as world male athlete of the yearIn 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs (4th time); 2 Banská Bystrica (his first loss since 2016, on countback to Wang Yu CHN)

BARSHIM Mutaz Essa QAT 26y 250d 1991 2.38 2.41 -15 AR355

(The “Kyn” pronounced as in next of kin)Surprise Olympic silver in 2012 (though he said he wasn’t surprised)Outdoor pb: 2.37 -13/14/15, dnq WJC 2008; 2 Pan-American junior 2009; 2 OLY 2012 (2016-6); 5 WCH 2013 (2011/2p017-dnq, 2015-8=); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3WIC 2016 1 NCAA 2011/2012 (representing Kansas State University); 1 US 2013/2015/2016 (1 indoor 2015/2016/2018). Often performs in flashy clothing. Coach-CliffRovelto. 1.94 tallIn 2018: 1 Manhattan; 1 US indoor

KYNARD Erik USA 27y 26d 1991 2.31 2.34 -14423


1.....2.43.........Javier Sotomayor CUB...............1989=2...2.42.........Carlo Thränhardt FRG............... 1988.......2.42.........Ivan Ukhov RUS.........................2014=4...2.41.........Patrik Sjöberg SWE................... 1987.......2.41.........Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT..........2015=6...2.40.........Hollis Conway USA................... 1991.......2.40.........Stefan Holm SWE...................... 2005.......2.40.........Aleksey Dmitrik RUS..................2014=9...2.39.........Dietmar Mögenburg FRG ..........1985.......2.39.........Ralf Sonn GER...........................1991

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....2.38.........Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT2.....2.37.........Danil Lysenko ANA3.....2.35.........Ivan Ukhov RUS=4...2.33.........Trey Culver USA.......2.33.........Sylwester Bednarek POL.......2.33.........Vernon Turner USA=7...2.31.........Erik Kynard USA.......2.31.........Wang Yu CHN.......2.31.........Donald Thomas BAH.......2.31.........Jamal Wilson BAH.......2.31.........Ilya Ivanyuk RUS


Men’s Pole VaultEvent starts: March 4



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Championship Record: 6.02 Renaud Lavillenie FRA Portland 17 Mar 16

2016 World Junior silver. Top 10 in both Rio 2016 & London 2017 // Outdoor pb: 5.80 -18. 2 WJC 2016 (2014-dnq); 10 OLY 2016; 7 WCH 2017. 1 Australian2016/2017/2008. Coach-Kym Simons, formerly coached by the late Alan Launder. 1.87 tallIn 2018: 1 Adelaide (Jan 6); 1 Perth (Jan 13); 1 Perth (Jan 21); 1 Adelaide (Feb 4); 1 Australian

MARSCHALL Kurtis AUS 20y 310d 1997 - -110

Full name-Thiago Braz da Silva2016 Olympic Champion // Outdoor pb: 6.03 -16. 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 WJC 2012; 1 South American 2013; dnq WCH 2013/2015; 4 WIC 2014 (2016-12), 1 OLY2016. 1 Brazilian 2015/2016/2017. Missed the 2017 World Championships with a calf injury. 1.83 tallIn 2018: 2 Berlin; nh Karlsruhe; 1 Rouen; 6 Toruń

BRAZ Thiago BRA 24y 75d 1993 5.90 5.93 -16 AR133

Former IAAF World Champion // Outdoor pb: 5.93 -15. 3 WJC 2012; 11 WSG 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 3 COM 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 WCH 2015(2013-dnq, 2017-8); 4 WIC 2016; 10 OLY 2016. 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015/2017 (disqualified after he won in 2016 because of aminor doping offence). 1.87 tallIn 2018: 1 Akron; 5 Berlin; =6 Cottbus; 7 Karlsruhe; 6 Düsseldorf; 2 Szczecin; 2 Toruń; 2 Athlone; 8 Clermont-Ferrand

BARBER Shawn CAN 23y 278d 1994 5.81 6.00 -16 AR145

2013 Asian Champion. 2014 Asian Games Champion // Outdoor pb: 5.82 -17. 1 Asian Champs 2013; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2015; 6 OLY 2016; 4WCH 2017 (2013-12). 1 Chinese National Games 2013/2017. Coaches-Damien Inocencio & Feng Shuyong. 1.88 tallHe is the Chinese record holder indoors (5.81) and out (5.82). China (unlike France) is one of those countries which do not mix their indoor and outdoor marks for recordpurposes.In 2018: 4 Orléans; 4 Rennes; 1 Aubière; 1 Liévin

XUE Changrui CHN 26y 274d 1991 5.75 5.81 -16 NR158

2014 World Junior Champion (though he has suffered multiple hamstring tears since then), 2017 European under-23 silverOutdoor pb: 5.72 -17. 2 EJC 2013; 1 WJC 2014 (2012-dnq); 2 Mediterranean under-23 2016; 6 EIC 2017; 2 under-23 ECH 2017 (2015-10=); 6 WCH 2017. 1 French under-23 2016. 1.80 tallIn 2018: 3 Potsdam; 3 Rennes; nh Karlsruhe; 4 Rouen; 2 Liévin; 4 French indoor; 4 Clermont-Ferrand

CHAPELLE Axel FRA 22y 311d 1995 5.88 5.88 -182Mar217

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONOutright world record holder with his indoor 6.16 from Donyetsk 2014. 2012 Olympic ChampionOutdoor pb: 6.05 -15. 10 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014/2015/2017 (2011-5); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014 (2016-nh) 1 WIC2012/2016 (2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012 (2016-2); 2 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-3, 2015-3=); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-2). 1 French2010/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2015/2016). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse (previously Damien Inocencio). 1.77 tallIn 2018: 1 Tignes; 1 Aubière; 3 Berlin; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 Rouen; 1 French indoor; 2 Clermont-Ferrand

LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA 31y 164d 1986 5.93 6.16 -14 WR21910Au

2013 Mediterranean Games silver, 2014 European bronze (shared with Jan Kudlička CZE)Outdoor pb: 5.83 -17. 7 World Youth 2009; 2 EJC 2011; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 11 WIC 2014; =3 ECH 2014 (2016-nh final); 6 WCH 2015 (2017-dnq); dnq OLY2016; 10 EiC 2017 (2015-dnq). 1 French indoor 2014/2017. He is also known as “DJ Akilone” in his separate music career. Coach-Gerald Baudouin. 1.76 tallIn 2018: 2 Tignes; 6 Orléans; 6 Berlin; 5 Karlsruhe; 4 Rouen; 3 French indoor; 7 Clermont-Ferrand

MÉNALDO Kevin FRA 25y 231d 1992 5.88 5.88 -182Mar223

2013 World Champion & 2015 silver. 2012 Olympic bronze // Outdoor pb: 5.94 -15. nh EJC 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2010-9); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-7, 2016-dnq); 1 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq, 2015-2, 2017-ht final); 2 ETCh 2015; 5 EIC 2017 (2013-8). 1 German 2015 & indoor 2017/2018. Coach-Andrei Tiwontchik (formerlyChauncey Johnson). Missed most of 2014 with lingering injuries to his back and hamstring (“I lost the rhythm of pole vaulting”). Partner-Sosthene Moguenara (7.16 LJ). 1.83tallIn 2018: 2 Merzig; 4 Berlin; 1 Karlsruhe; 10 Düsseldorf; 1 German indoor; 10 Clermont-Ferrand

HOLZDEPPE Raphael GER 28y 154d 1989 5.80 5.84 -162Mar249

Former World Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 5.91 -15. 4 World Youth 2003; 4 WJC 2004; 2 EJC 2005; 2 WSG 2005; 4 ETCh 2009/2010; 9 WSG 2009; 6 WCH 2011(2009/2015-dnq, 2013-10); 6 OLY 2012 (2016-7=); 4 ECH 2013 (2006/2010-dnq, 2012-5, 2014-7, 2016-7=); 1 WIC 2014 (2010-4=, 2016-7); 2 EIC 2017. 1 Greek2005//2009/2010/2012/2015/2017 (1 indoor 2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015/2016/2017). Served 19-month doping suspension 2007-2009. Graduate and MSc atEconomics from Athens University. Coach-Dimítrios Kitéas. Ex-gymnast. 1.87 tallIn 2018: 1 Orléans; 1 Pireás; 3 Cottbus; 3 Düsseldorf; 1 Madrid; 3 Rouen; 3 Toruń; 9 Clermont-Ferrand

FILIPPÍDIS Konstadínos GRE 31y 95d 1986 5.85 5.85 -17/18 NR2Mar26010Au

Former holder of world junior indoor best // Outdoor pb: 5.63 -17. 3 World Youth 2015; 4 WJC 2016; 11 EIC 2017; dnq WCH 2017. 1 Greek indoor 2018. 1.83 tallIn 2018: 1 Athens; 1 Jablonec; 1 Ostrava; 11 Düsseldorf; 1 Greek indoor (potential world junior indoor record 5.78, but since bettered by Armand Duplantis SWE with 5.88);1 Prague; 5 Toruń

KARALÍS Emmanouíl GRE 18y 132d 1999 5.78 5.78 -182Mar261

Medals at the last two World Championships. 2017 European Indoor ChampionOutdoor pb: 5.89 -17. 6 ECH 2014 (2016-4=); 3 ETCh 2015 (2014/2017-5); 3 WIC 2016; =4 OLY 2016; 1 EIC 2017 (2013-dnq, 2015-3); 2 WCH 2017 (2015-3=). 1 Polish2017 & indoor 2013/2015/2017/2018. Lisek means Fox in English. The tattoo across his back reads “Alea iacta est”, which is latin for “The die is cast.” Coach-MarcinSzczepanski. 1.94 tallIn 2018: 3 Merzig; 1 Potsdam; 1 Berlin; 1 Cottbus; 1 Düsseldorf; 2 Madrid; 3 Szczecin; 1 Toruń (Won IAAF Indoor Tour); 1 Polish indoor; 6 Clermont-Ferrand

LISEK Piotr POL 25y 196d 1992 5.91 6.00 -17 NR2Mar342

Surprise World Champion in 2011. 2014 European silver. Shared World 2013 bronzeOutdoor pb: 5.93 -17. 2 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 World Military Games 2011; 1 WCH 2011 (2015-3=, 2017-5); dnq OLY 2012/2016; dnq WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014(2016-7=); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 3 EIC 2017 (2011-4). 1 Polish 2015/2016 & indoor 2011/2016. Broke his cheekbone in December 2011 when a pole slipped in hishands and hit him in the face. Coaches-Wieslaw Czapiewski & Roman Dakiniewic. 1.90 tallIn 2018: 4 Merzig; 1 Toruń; 4 Cottbus; 3 Karlsruhe; 5 Düsseldorf; 3 Madrid; 1 Szczecin; 3 Toruń; 2 Polish indoor

WOJCIECHOWSKI Pawel POL 28y 268d 1989 5.88 5.88 -182Mar350


World junior records holder indoors & out and still a junior to the end of 2017Outdoor pb: 5.90 -17. 1 World Youth 2015; 3 WJC 2016; 1 EJC 2017; 9 WCH 2017. Lives-USA. 1.81 tallFather/coachGreg Duplantis USA was a 5.80 pole vaulter in 1993 and was known as one of the shortest of world-class pole vaulters (1.68 tall)Mother/coach-Helena Hedlund Duplantis SWE 16th EJC Heptathlon 1993Brothe-Andreas Duplantis SWE was 10th WJC PV 2012Allegiance transferee from USA – has held dual citizenship with Sweden since birth but his declaration for Sweden was confirmed by IAAF from June 9, 2015In 2018: 1 Reno (world junior indoor best, but disallowed as pegs were too big); 1 Baton Rouge; 1 Fayetteville; 5 Clermont-Ferrand (world junior indoor record 5.88)

DUPLANTIS Armand SWE 18y 111d 1999 5.88 5.88 -18 NR375

Outdoor pb: 5.70 -16. 4 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 World Youth 2011; 6 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013; nh ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014 (qualified for final in 2016 butwithdrew injured). He first vaulted three metres at age 11. 1.88 tallIn 2018: 2 Potsdam; 1 Malmö; 7 Düsseldorf; 1 SWE v DEN v FIN v NOR

SVÄRD JACOBSSON Melker SWE 24y 52d 1994 5.78 5.78 -18379

Outdoor pb: 5.72 -15. 8 WIC 2016. 7 NCAA 2013; 2 US indoor 2016 (2018-3). Graduate of Psychology from Idaho State University. 1.90 tallIn 2018: 9 Reno; 3 Colorado Springs; 3 US indoor

ARNOLD Mike USA 27y 200d 1990 5.78 5.78 -18400

2018 US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 5.78 -17. 5 US 2017; 1 US indoor 2018. 1.93 tallIn 2018: 3 Reno; 6 Berlin; 10 Cottbus; 1 Lynchburg (Feb 3); 1 Lynchburg (Feb 10); 1 US indoor

HOUSTON Scott USA 27y 263d 1990 5.83 5.83 -18418

2017 World Champion and unbeaten that year (16 / 16 wins) // Outdoor pb: 6.00 -17. 1 WSG 2013; 2 WIC 2016; 3 OLY 2016; 1 WCH 2017 (2015-9=). 1 US2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 indoor 2015/2016/2017). 1 NCAA 2013/2014. He serves as a US Army Reserve 1st Lieutenant from the 655th Transportation Company inMillington, Tennessee (where he commands a platoon of 40 men). Coach/father-Scott Kendricks. 1.86 tallIn 2018: 2 Cottbus; 2 Düsseldorf; 4 Szczecin; 2 US indoor; 1 Athlone; 1 Clermont-Ferrand

KENDRICKS Sam USA 25y 174d 1992 5.93 5.93 -18420

1.....6.16.........Renaud Lavillenie FRA.............. 20142.....6.15.........Sergey Bubka UKR .................. 19933.....6.06.........Steve Hooker AUS..................... 2009=4...6.02.........Rodion Gataullin RUS................ 1989.......6.02.........Jeff Hartwig USA........................2002=6...6.00.........Maksim Tarasov RUS................ 1999.......6.00.........Jean Galfione FRA.....................1999.......6.00.........Danny Ecker GER......................2001.......6.00.........Shawn Barber CAN....................2016.......6.00.........Piotr Lisek POL.......................... 2017

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST=1...5.93.........Sam Kendricks USA.......5.93.........Renaud Lavillenie FRA3.....5.91.........Piotr Lisek POL4.....5.90.........Thiago Braz BRA=5...5.88.........Raphael Holzdeppe GER.......5.88.........Paweł Wojciechowski POL.......5.88.........Axel Chapelle FRA.......5.88.........Armand Duplantis SWE.......5.88.........Kévin Menaldo FRA=10.5.85.........Konstadínos Filippídis GRE.......5.85.........Timur Morgunov RUS


Men’s Long JumpEvent starts: March 2



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Championship Record: 8.62 Iván Pedroso CUB Maebashi 7 Mar 99

Bermudan record holder. 2011 Central American & Caribbean Champion. 2012 Olympic finalistOutdoor pb: 8.34 -17. dnq WIC 2008/2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010 & Champs 2011; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 5 COM 2010 (2014-8); 12 OLY2012 (200/2016-dnq); 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 10 WCH 2015 (2009/2011/2013-dnq). He has a degree in World History from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He can speakRussian. They call him Tyrone “Sticks” Smith because (he explains) of his relatively thin legsIn 2018: 1 Houston; 3 Montréal

SMITH Tyrone BER 33y 205d 1984 7.77 7.83 -17 NR12610Au

2017 Asian Champion. 2016 World indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 8.28 -17. 5 Asian Indoor Champs 2016; 3 WIC 2016; 11 OLY 2016; 1 Asian Champs 2017; dnq WCH 2017.From-Sichuan Province. He was discovered playing basketball in 2007. Coach-Randy HuntingdonIn 2018: 3 Glasgow

HUANG Changzhou CHN 23y 193d 1994 7.99 8.21 -16152

2018 Asian Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 8.31 -17. TJ pb: 15.45 -16. 6 World Youth LJ/TJ 2015; 6 WCH 2017; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2018. 1 Chinese junior 2016/2017.From-Jiangsu ProvinceIn 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs; 1 Glasgow

SHI Yuhao CHN 19y 156d 1998 8.16 8.16 -18153

Outdoor pb: 8.28 -17. 1 Pan-Am junior 2015; 4 World Youth 2015; 5 WJC 2016; dnq WCH 2017. 1 Cuban 2016In 2018: 1 Karlsruhe; 2 Metz; 1 Linz

ECHEVARRÍA Juan Miguel CUB 19y 202d 1998 8.34 8.34 -18167

Full name-Maykel Demetrio MassoFormer World Youth & World Junior Champion, still a junior to the end of 2018Outdoor pb: 8.33 -17. 1 World Youth 2015; 10 Pan-Am junior 2015; 1 WJC 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 5 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq). Coach-Juan Guaberto Napole

MASSÓ Maykel D. CUB 18y 297d 1999 - -169

Twice World Championship finalist. 2017 World Student Games ChampionOutdoor pb: 8.31 -17. TJ pb: 15.12 -13. dnq WJC 2012; 2 EIC 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015; dnq WIC 2016; 4 ECH 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 3 ETCh 2017 (2014-8); 10 WCH2017 (2015-11); 1 WSG 2017. 1 Czech 2015 (1 indoor 2015/2016/2018)In 2018: 3 Nehvizdy; 1 Jablonec; 2 Ostrava; 5 Paris; 1 Czech indoor

JUŠKA Radek CZE 24y 358d 1993 7.99 8.10 -15180

Full name-Eusebio Caceres LópezFourth at 2013 Worlds and 2014 EuropeansOutdoor pb: 8.37 -13. 100 pb: 10.34w -09, 10.37 -12. Decathlon pb: 7273 -11. 2 World Schools Games 2006; 6 World Youth Octathlon 2007; 1 ETCh 2009 (2010-5, 2014-3,2017-2); 6 EJC 2009 (sf 100); 2 WJC 2010 (2008-3); dnq EIC 2011/2017; 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2011/2017-dnq); 4 ECH 2014 (2010-8, 2012-5, 2016-nm final). 1 Spanish 2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2017/2018). Coach-Juan Carlos ÁlvarezIn 2018: 1 Salamanca; 6 Paris; 1 Spanish indoor

CÁCERES Eusebio ESP 26y 172d 1991 7.97 8.16 -152Mar198

Reigning Commonwealth Games & European Champion, former Olympic & World ChampionOutdoor pb: 8.51 -14. 100 pb: 10.26 -10. 1 EJC 2005; 6 EIC 2009; dnq WIC 2010; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-9, 2016-3); 2 ETCh 2014 (2013-3); 1 COM 2014 (2006-8, 2010-2); 1ECH 2014/2016(2006-2); 1 WCH 2015 (2007/2011/2013-dnq, 2009-5). 1 AAA 2005/2006; 1 UK 2008/2012/2015 & indoor 2010/2018. Great-grandfather Jock Rutherfordplayed football for England in 1904-1908 (including a 1-1 draw with Scotland at Hampden Park in 1908 in front of a then world record crowd of 121,452). Coach Dan Pfaff.Partner-Susie Verrill, their sons Milo born October 20, 2014 and Rex on July 14, 2017Only two long jump contests in 2017 before an ankle injury in June, then in August he underwent surgery fix a long-standing hernia problemIn 2018: (“I am planning on easing myself back into competition”); 1 UK indoor; 4 GlasgowHe has announced that he will not compete in Birmingham: “My performance from the British Championships to the Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgowat the weekend showed improvement but it was still not at the level I demand of myself. It has not been an easy decision but I havetherefore chosen to withdraw from the World Indoor Championships. I am now going to take a few days to recover from Glasgowbefore resuming training as I prepare for a successful summer.”

RUTHERFORD Greg GBR 31y 104d 1986 7.89 8.26 -16 NR24010Au

2016 World junior silver, 2017 European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 8.30 -17. TJ pb: 15.61 -16. 5 World Youth 2015; 1 Balkan junior 2016; 2 WJC 2016; dnq OLY 2016;5 ETCh 2017; 1 EJC 2017; dnq WCH 2017. 1 Greek 2017. He was discovered (by his first coach Evággelos Papaníkos) performing Parkour or Freerunning. Hence thenickname ‘Bounce Man’. Now coached by Yeóryios PomashkiIn 2018: 1 Athens; 1 Ostrava; 2 Paris; 3 Metz

TENTÓGLOU Miltiádis GRE 19y 348d 1998 7.95 7.95 -18262

Twelth in Rio 2016 & London 2017 // Outdoor pb: 8.35w -13, 8.29 -17. 100 pb: 10.49 -14. 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 8 WCH 2013 (2011/2015-dnq);dnq WIC 2014; 9 COM 2014; 12 OLY 2016; 12 WCH 2017. 1 Jamaican 2012/2013/2015/2016. 1 NCAA 2013 (2011/2012-2). Attended Louisiana State University where hewas a student of Sports Management. Coach-Dwight Phillips (1 OLY 2004)In 2018: 1 Iowa City; 1 Baton Rouge; 2 Montréal; 2 Glasgow (but apparently injured)

FORBES Damar JAM 27y 171d 1990 8.07 8.21 -13280

New World Champion outdoors // Outdoor pb: 8.65 -17. 1 WJC 2010; 1 African Games 2011; 2 African Champs 2016; 2 OLY 2016 (just one centimetre behind the winningfinal leap of Jeff Henderson); 1 WCH 2017 (2011-5). Served 18-month doping suspension in 2012-2013 (he admitted taking a recreational drug, to which he was addicted).Coach-Neil CorneliusIn 2018: 1 Paris; 1 Metz (African indoor record 8.40)

MANYONGA Luvo RSA 26y 103d 1991 8.40 8.40 -18 AR359

Full name-Godfrey Khotso Mokoena2008 World Indoor Champion, 2008 Olympic silver & 2009 World silver as a long jumper, now Commonwealth Champion as a triple jumperOutdoor LJ pb: 8.50 -09. TJ pb: 17.35 -14. 5 World Youth HJ 2001; 12 WJC LJ 2002; 2 African Games TJ 2003 (3 LJ); 3 Afro-Asian Games LJ/TJ 2003; 1 WJC TJ 2004 (2LJ); 2 COM TJ 2006 (4 LJ); 2 African Champs LJ/TJ 2006; 1 WIC LJ 2008 (2006-5, 2010-2); 2 OLY LJ 2008 (2004-dnq); 2 WCH LJ 2009 (2005-7, 2007-5, 2011/2015-dnq,2013-7); 1 African Champs LJ 2010; 1 COM TJ 2014; 1 African Champs TJ 2014 (2 LJ); 2 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2014; 9 WCH TJ 2015; dnq OLY TJ 2016. As a teenagerhe was a competitor at ballroom dancing and won South African titles at Tango and the Cha Cha. South African record holder at both horizontal jumps, though he onlycompeted once at triple jump in 2007-2013In 2018: He has been controversially omitted from South Africa’s Commonwealth Games squad

MOKOENA Khotso RSA 32y 360d 1985 - 8.18 -07 NR36010Au


2016 African Champion. 2017 World bronze // Outdoor pb: 8.49 -17. 3 COM 2014; 5 WIC 2016; 1 African Champs 2016 (2014-3); 9 OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq). 1South African 2015. Student of Transportation at the University of Johannesburg. Coach-Emmarie FouchHe says “My nickname is Rush. My family members have always called me that because a lot of people can’t really pronounce the name. It’s actually pronounced “Rushwill””

SAMAAI Ruswahl RSA 26y 157d 1991 - 8.18 -16 NR361

Uruguayan record holder. A finalist in Rio 2016 & London 2017 // Outdoor pb: 8.19 -17. 1 South American 2015 (2017-2); 3 Pan-Am Games 2013/2015 (2011-6); 7 WIC2016; 1 Ibero-American 2016 (2012/2014-4); 6 OLY 2016; 9 WCH 2017. Lives-São Paulo. Coach-Nelio MouraHis sixth place at the Rio Olympics was the highest-ever placing by a Uruguayan athlete, and the best performance by any Uruguayan Olympian in 2016In 2018: 3 Karlsruhe; 8 Paris

LASA Emiliano URU 28y 35d 1990 7.66 7.94 -16 NR398

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONMarquis pronounced Mar-KEESE)2016 World Indoor Champion, but an non-qualifier at three outdoor World ChampionshoipsOutdoor pb: 8.68w -15, 8.42 -17. TJ pb: 17.71w, 17.50 -15. 8 WJC TJ 2010; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 LJ 2012; dnq WCH LJ 2013/2015/2017 (dnqTJ 2015); 1 WIC 2016. Seven NCAA titles: 2013/2015 indoor LJ; 2014/2015 LJ/TJ; 2015 indoor TJ. Coach-Mike Holloway. His aunt Terri Dendy was a world-class 400mrunner in the 90s, winning two World Championship relay medals. 1.92 tallIn the Beijing 2015 long jump, he leapt a qualifying distance, but it was declared a no-jump by 2mmIn 2018: 1 Clemson; 1 Albuquerque (Jan 20); 2 Albuquerque (Feb 3); 2 US indoor

DENDY Marquis USA 25y 103d 1992 8.22 8.41 -16411

Outdoor pb: 8.42w -15, 8.34 -16. 100 pb: 10.59 -15. Fouled out of final WCH 2015; dnq OLY 2016. 2 US indoor 2013; 3 NCAA 2013; 3 US 2014/2015. In 2013 with 8.15 hebroke the Ohio State University record of 8.13 which had stood to Jesse Owens since 1936 (77 years)In 2018: 1 Kent; 1 Akron; 3 US indoor

HARTFIELD Mike USA 27y 337d 1990 8.18 8.18 -18415

2017 World Championship silver // Outdoor pb: 8.58 -16. 100 pb: 9.90w -15, 10.03 -17. 200 pb: 20.17 -16. TJ pb: 15.80 -12. 3 WJC 2012 (dnq TJ); 4 OLY 2016; 2 WCH2017. 1 NCAA 100/200/LJ 2016 (the first to do that treble since Jesse Owens 80 years earlier); 1 NCAA indoor 2014/2016; 1 US indoor 2018. At the Rio Olympics, hespoiled a potentially gold-winning jump (8.40+) with a trailing handIn 2018: 2 Iowa City; 1 Albuquerque; 1 US indoor

LAWSON Jarrion USA 23y 299d 1994 8.38 8.39 -14424

1.....8.79.........Carl Lewis USA ......................... 19842.....8.71.........Sebastian Bayer GER................ 20093.....8.62.........Iván Pedroso CUB..................... 19994.....8.59.........Miguel Pate USA........................20025.....8.56.........Yago Lamela ESP......................19996.....8.49.........Robert Emmiyan ARM ............. 1987=7...8.44.........Larry Myricks USA .................... 1984.......8.44.........Mike Powell USA ......................1993=9...8.43 ........Stanislav Tarasenko RUS.......... 1994.......8.43.........Erick Walder USA ..................... 1994

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....8.40.........Luvo Manyonga RSA=2...8.38.........Nikita Loginov UZB.......8.38.........Jarrion Lawson USA4.....8.34.........Juan Miguel Echevarría CUB5.....8.23.........Aleksandr Menkov RUS6.....8.22.........Marquis Dendy USA7.....8.18.........Mike Hartfield USA8.....8.16.........Shi Yuhao CHN9.....8.14.........Jarvis Gotch USA10...8.13.........Zack Bazile USA


Men’s Triple JumpEvent starts: March 3



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Championship Record: 17.90 Teddy Tamgho FRA Doha 14 Mar 10

Allegiance transferee from Cuba – acquired Azeri citizenship in 2016, cleared by IAAF to represent Azerbaijan from April 24, 20172009 World bronze (and only 3cm away from another one in 2011). 2011 Pan-American ChampionOutdoor pb: 17.69w -09, 17.68 -11. 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2006; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009 (2008-3); 3 WCH 2009 (2011-4, 2017-5);1 Ibero-American 2009; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 Pan-American Games 2011; 7 WIC 2012; 8 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq). His older brother Alexander scored 7359 in adecathlon in 2002In 2018: 2 Val de Reuil; 4 Madrid; 2 Toruń

COPELLO Alexis AZE 32y 201d 1985 17.02 17.24 -10112

Former high jumper (pb 2.14 in 2014/2015) who has suddenly discovered a much better event for himOutdoor pb: 16.86 -17. dnq WJC HJ 2012; 5 South American 2017. Coach-José Haroldo Loureiro GomesIn 2018: 1 Kent; 1 Madrid; 1 Liévin

dos SANTOS Almir BRA 24y 178d 1993 17.37 17.37 -18134

Finalist at Helsinki 2005, Beijing 2008 & Berlin 2009 // Outdoor pb: 17.41 -09. LJ pb: 7.71i, 7.52 -08. 4 under-23 ECH 2003; dnq WIC 2004/2010; 5 EIC 2005; 11 OLY 2008(2004-dnq); 9 WCH 2009 (2005-11, 2017-dnq)); 4 ECH 2016 (2012-5, 2010-14). 1 Bulgarian 2004/2005/2010/2012/2015/2016/2017. (1 indoor2004/2006/2007/2008/2016/2018). Coach-Atanas IvanovIn 2018: 1 Sofia; 3 Istanbul; 1 Bulgarian indoor; 2 Balkan indoor

KARAILIEV Momchil BUL 35y 284d 1982 16.69 17.16 -06142

Good in championships: silvers at two World Student Games & 2016 African ChampionshipsOutdoor pb: 16.92 -18. LJ pb: 7.25w -17, 7.21 -16. 2 WSG 2015/2017 (2013-6); dnq WCH 2015; 5 African Games 2015; 2 African Champs 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 1Francophone Games 2017 (2013-10)In 2018: 1 Liévin (Jan 11); 1 Liévin (Jan 21); 1 Val de Reuil (Affrican indoor record 17.23); 3 Liévin; 2 French indoor

ZANGO HUGUES Fabrice BUR 24y 249d 1993 17.23 17.23 -18 AR143

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONOlympic bronze & word indoor gold in 2016Outdoor pb: 17.58 -16. dnq WJC 2006; 8 WSG 2011 (2009-11); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2010/2012; 10 OLY 2012; 9 WCH 2013 (2015-dnq); 2 Asian Games 2014; 4 AsianChamps 2015 (2011-5); 1 WIC 2016 (2012-8); 3 OLY 2016 (2012-10). 1 Chinese National Games 2017. From-Hunan Province. Coach-Feng ShuyongMissed the 2017 World Championships with a pulled thigh, but returned in September to win at the important Chinese National Games

DONG Bin CHN 29y 98d 1988 - 17.41 -16 AR151

2017 Asian Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.23 -17 (16.79 -18). 1 Asian Champs 2017. 1 Chinese 2016; 2 Chinese National Games 2017In 2018: 1 Jakarta

ZHU Yaming CHN 23y 301d 1994 - 16.72 -17159

Outdoor pb: 17.40 -17. LJ pb: 7.40 -17. 4 WJC 2014; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 7 WCH 2017. 1 Cuban 2017In 2018: nm Liévin

DÍAZ Andy CUB 22y 66d 1995 - -166

Fourth at 2017 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 17.27 -17. 1 World Youth 2015; 2 WJC 2016; 4 WCH 2017. 2 Cuban 2017In 2018: 2 Mondeville; 5 Madrid; 2 Liévin; 1 Toruń

NÁPOLES Cristian Atanay CUB 19y 94d 1998 17.02 17.02 -18170

Great breakthrough in 2016 to become the youngest-ever European (outdoor) Champion at triple jumpOutdoor pb: 17.24w -17, 17.20 -16. LJ pb: 8.03i, 7.57 -15. 8 World Youth 2013; 2 WJC 2014; dnq EIC LJ 2015; 2 WIC 2016; 1 ECH 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 3 EIC 2017; 1ETCh 2017; 3 under-23 ECH 2017. 1 German indoor 2016/2017/2018. Coach-Harry Marusch. In 2015 with 8.03 he broke by 2cm the German indoor junior record which hadstood to Frank Wartenberg since 1974In 2018: 2 Chemnitz 60; 6 Karlsruhe; 1 Chemnitz; 5 Toruń; 1 German indoor

HESS Max GER 21y 230d 1996 16.84 17.52 -17 NR5Mar248

2012 Olympic bronze. 17x Italian Champion (11 in + 6 out). World over-40 record holderOutdoor pb: 17.60 -00. LJ pb: 8.00 -06. 5 EJC 95; 11 under-23 ECH 97; 1 ECP 2003 (2000/2002-2, 99-7, 2004-6); 1 EIC 2009 (2000-6, 2002-4, 2011/2017-2); 10 WCH2011 (2003/2007/2009/2013-dnq); 4 WIC 2012 (2001-6, 2004/2006-dnq, 2010-5); 1 ECH 2012 (2002-4, 2006-dnq, 2010-9, 2014-7); 3 OLY 2012 (2000/2004/2008/2016-dnq); 1 ETCh 2015 (2014-2). 1 Italian 2000/2004/2006/2008/2010/2011 (1 indoors 2001-2004/2006-2011/2018). Married to Patrizia Spuri (8 ECH 400 98), their daughterGreta. Coach-Roberto Pericoli. 1.87 tallHe is now coach of the former European Long Jump Champion Andrew HoweIn 2018: 1 Italian indoor

DONATO Fabrizio ITA 41y 198d 1976 16.94 17.73 -11 NR5Mar276

Twice US Collegiate Champion indoors, representing the University of ArkansasOutdoor pb: 16.90 -16. LJ pb: 7.68w, 7.57 -13. 9 World Youth LJ 2011; 9 WJC 2012; dnq WCH 2017. 1 NCAA indoor 2016/2017; 2 NCAA 2017. 1 Jamaican 2016/2017.Coach-Travis GeopfertIn 2018: 1 Fayetteville; 3 Iowa City; 2 Fayetteville

PULLEN Clive JAM 23y 134d 1994 16.71 17.19 -17 NR289

Has won Latvian titles at 60m, 100m, 200m, Long & Triple Jumps // Outdoor TJ pb: 16.77 -17. 100 pb: 10.37 -11 200 pb: 20.91 -11. LJ pb: 8.08 -16. ht WJC 200 2006; 4EJC 100/200 2007; dnq EIC LJ/TJ 2011; 5 under-23 ECH LJ 2011 (6 100); 6 WSG TJ 2011; 8 EIC LJ 2013; 10 ECH LJ 2014; dnq EIC LJ 2015; 9 ECH TJ 2016 (dnq LJ);dnq WCH TJ 2017In 2018: 2 Lubbock TJ; 1 Albuquerque TJ

MISĀNS Elvijs LAT 28y 209d 1989 16.49 17.02 -172Mar306

In Beijing 2008 became Portugal’s first ever Olympic Champion (or medallist) in a field event. Still winning big medals a decade laterOutdoor pb: 17.82w -09, 17.74 -07. LJ pb: 8.10 -07. 1 European Youth LJ 2001; 6 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); 1 EJC LJ/TJ 2003; 4 ECH TJ 2006 (6 LJ); 1 WCH TJ 2007 (2005-dnq, 2009-2, 2013-5, 2015/2017-3), 3 WIC TJ 2008 (2004-dnq, 2006-3, 2016-4); 1 OLY TJ 2008 (2004-dnq, 2016-6); 1 ETCh TJ 2009 (2 LJ); 6 ETCh TJ 2011; 1 WSG TJ2013; 6 ECH TJ 2014 (2016-dnq); 1 EIC TJ 2015/2017 (2007-5). 1 Portuguese TJ 2002/2004/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 (1 LJ 2006/2007). 1Portuguese junior indoor HJ 2000. Surgery on right right tibia in 2010 and again in 2012. Coach-Ivan PedrosoIn 2018: 3 Val de Reuil TJ; 2 Madrid TJ; 3 Toruń TJ (Won IAAF Indoor Tour)

ÉVORA Nelson POR 33y 314d 1984 17.30 17.33 -08 NR5Mar353


Twice US Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.18 -16. LJ pb: 7.68w -11, 7.67 -13. 1 WJC 6 Pan-Am Games 2011; 6 WIC 2014. 4 US 2011/2013; 1 US indoor 2014/2016In 2018: 1 Houston; 1 New York Sander; 1 Boston New Balance; 2 US indoor

CARTER Chris USA 28y 355d 1989 17.20 17.20 -17405

Silvers in London 2012 & Rio 2016 – it wasn’t for Christian Taylor, he’d be the double Olympic ChampionOutdoor TJ pb: 18.05w, 17.91 -17. LJ pb: 8.42w -16, 8.29 -11. 100 pb: 10.53w -11/12. 1 Pan-Am junior TJ 2009; 3 WCH TJ 2011 (9 LJ); 1 WIC TJ 2012 (4 LJ); 2 OLY TJ2012 (3 LJ); 3 WCH TJ 2013 (2015-dnq); 2 IAAF Continental Cup LJ (3 TJ); 2 OLY TJ 2016. 1 US TJ 2014 & indoor LJ 2015. Studied Social and Behavioural Science at theUniversity of Florida. Coach-Jeremy FischerAfter winning his silver in Rio, he went into the stands, got down on one knee and proposed to his fiancée Queen Harrison (2015 Pan-American Games Champion at100mH), they plan to marry in May 2018In 2018: 1 US indoor TJ

CLAYE Will USA 26y 261d 1991 17.28 17.63 -12408

Fourth at 2015 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 17.53 -15. 3 WJC 2010; 4 WCH 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 US 2013/2015 (1 indoor 2015); 1 NCAA 2012/2013. Coach-NicPetersen (same as Will Claye). Was at University of FloridaIn 2018: 4 New York Sander; 1 Fayetteville; 3 US indoor

CRADDOCK Omar USA 26y 309d 1991 17.18 17.18 -18410

1.....17.92.......Teddy Tamgho FRA...................2011=2...17.83.......Aliecer Urrutia CUB....................1997.......17.83.......Christian Olsson SWE................20044.....17.77.......Leonid Voloshin RUS................. 19945.....17.76.......Mike Conley USA...................... 19876.....17.75.......Phillips Idowu GBR.................... 20087.....17.74.......Marian Oprea ROU.................... 2006=8...17.73.......Walter Davis USA...................... 2006.......17.73.......Fabrizio Donato ITA................... 201110...17.72.......Brian Wellman BER .................. 1995

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....17.37.......Almir dos Santos BRA2.....17.30.......Nelson Évora POR3.....17.28.......Will Claye USA4.....17.23.......Fabrice Zango Hugues BUR5.....17.20.......Chris Carter USA6.....17.18.......Omar Craddock USA7.....17.12.......Aleksandr Yurchenko RUS8.....17.06.......Donald Scott USA9.....17.02.......Cristian Atanay Nápoles CUB10...17.01.......Pedro Pablo Pichardo CUB


Men’s Shot PutEvent starts: March 3



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Championship Record: 22.24 Ulf Timmermann GDR Indianapolis 7 Mar 87

Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved his application to compete internationally in 2018 as a neutral athlete on February 21, 2018Outdoor pb: 21.07 -17. 8 World Youth 2009; 8 EJC 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Russian indoor 2017/2018In 2018: 1 Moscow; 1 Russian indoor

AFONIN Maksim ANA 26y 54d 1992 21.39 21.39 -18100

Russian national; the IAAF Doping Review Board approved his application to compete internationally in 2018 as a neutral athlete on January 25, 2018Outdoor pb: 21.40 -14. DT pb: 58.80 -15. dnq WCH 2013/2015/2017; 3 ETCh 2012/2014 (2015-5); 1 WSG 2013; 8 WIC 2014; 10 ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Russian2014/2017 (1 indoor 2014)In 2018: 1 Slavyansk-na-Kubani; 2 Russian indoor; 3 Istanbul

LESNOY Aleksandr ANA 29y 215d 1988 21.05 21.05 -18101

2016 Olympic finalist // Outdoor pb: 21.35 -17 (20.27 -18). 4 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 3 WJC 2010; 5 COM 2014; 10 OLY 2016; dnq WCH 2018. 1 Australian2013/2014/2017. Studied Civil Engineering at Deakin University, Geelong. Coach-Scott Martin (1 COM DT 2006). 1.90/140kgIn 2018: 1 Newcastle; 1 Ballarat; 1 Australian

BIRKINHEAD Damien AUS 24y 327d 1993 - -107

Outdoor pb: 21.40 -17. DT pb: 57.08 -16. 6 World Youth 2011; 5 WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013 (4 DT); 4 under-23 ECH 2015; 12 ECH 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 7 EIC 2017; dnqWCH 2017. Coach-Vesteinn Hafsteinsson. 1.96/120kgIn 2018: 2 Ostrava; 1 Belgrade; 1 Sätra; 5 Toruń; 1 Balkan indoor; 2 Istanbul; 1 Belgrade

PEZER Mesud BIH 23y 186d 1994 20.77 20.77 -18 NR2Mar127

Brazilian record holder, improved twice at the Rio Olympics where he was fifth (one of the best performances by a Brazilian athlete there)Outdoor pb: 21.82 -17 (21.68 -18). 7 WJC 2010; 1 South American under-23 2012; 2 Ibero-American 2014 (2012-3); 6 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq WCH 2015/2017; 18 WIC2016; 5 OLY 2016; 1 South American 2017 (2013/2015-2). 1 Brazilian 2012-2017. Coach-Justo Navarro Despaigne. 1.87/140kgIn 2018: 1 São Caetano do Sul; 1 São Bernardo do Campo

ROMANI Darlan BRA 26y 326d 1991 - 18.50 -16 NR135

2014 Commonwealth bronze. Upset Dylan Armstrong to win Canadian title in 2013, then retained it in 2014/2015/2016Outdoor pb: 20.98 -14. DT pb: 61.49 -15. 3 Pan-Am junior 2009; 12 WSG 2011; 4 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012 (6 DT); dnq WCH 2013; 3Francophone Games 2013; 3 COM 2014; dnq OLY 2016. 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015/2016 (1 DT 2012/2013/2014/2015). Was at DePaul University in Chicago, studyingComputer Game Development. Coach-Dane Miller. 2.00/140kgIn 2018: 1 Findlay; 1 Toronto

NEDOW Tim CAN 27y 136d 1990 20.82 21.33 -16147

Full name-Franck Elemba OwakaFourth at Rio Olympics // Outdoor pb: 21.20 -16. 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010/2014; dnq WIC 2014/2016; dnq WCH 2015/2017; 1 African Games 2015 (3 DT); 2 AfricanChamps 2016 (2012-5, 2013-3); 4 OLY 2016; 1 Francophone Games 2017. 1 French 2015/2016 (1 indoor 2016/2017). Former judo player. Lives-Paris, coach-JulienVrielynck. 1.98/130kgIn 2018: 1 French indoor

ELEMBA Franck CGO 27y 223d 1990 19.71 20.86 -17 NR150

2017 European indoor silver with an outright pb 21.43 (but he’s since improved a further 58cm!)Outdoor pb : 22.01 -17. 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014; 16 WIC 2016 (2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2016; 2 EIC 2017 (2015-dnq); 1 ETCh 2017; 4 WCH 2017.1 Czech 2016/2017 (1 indoor 2014/2016/2018). Rotational thrower. Coach-Petr Stehlik. 1.90/125kgIn 2018: 1 Ostrava; 1 Düsseldorf (22.17, 7th world all-time); 1 Madrid; 2 Toruń (Won IAAF Indoor Tour); 1 Czech indoor

STANĚK Tomás CZE 26y 261d 1991 22.17 22.17 -182Mar181

3x European Champion, twice World Champion // Outdoor pb: 22.20 -15. DT pb: 59.37 -09. 1 World Youth 2007; 1 WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 1 ETCh 2011/2013/2014 (2017-2); 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 WCH 2011/2013 (2009-dnq, 2015-2, 2017-10); 2 WIC 2012/2014 (2010-5); 1 ECH 2012/2014/2016 (2010-4); 2 OLY 2012 (2016-7); 1 EIC 2015(2011-2, 2017-3); 7 OLY 2016. 1 German 2011/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 & indoor 2012/2014/2015/2017/2018. 1.98/117kgIn 2018: 1 Chemnitz; 1 Sassnitz; 4 Toruń; 1 German indoor

STORL David GER 27y 217d 1990 21.19 21.88 -122Mar255

2014 Commonwealth Games Champion & 2015 Pan-American Games Champion, setting Jamaican records both timeOutdoor pb: 21.96 -17 (19.86 -18). DT pb: 58.31 -12. 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010 (4 DT); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011/2013; 1 WSG2011; dnq WIC 2014; 1 COM 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 3 WCH 2015 (2013/2017-dnq); 8 OLY 2016. 1 Jamaican2013/2014/2015/2016/2017. Graduate in Data Communications from Kingston’s University of Technology. His first sport was football, but he became disillusioned when healways got picked to be goal keeper. Coach-Linval Swavy. 1.77/120kgIn 2018: 1 Kingston

RICHARDS O'Dayne JAM 29y 76d 1988 - 19.77 -14290

Full name-Chukwuebuka Cornnell EnekwechiSecond in 2016 US Collegiate Championships, representing Purdue University (in West Lafayette, Indiana)Outdoor SP pb: 21.07 -17. HT pb: 72.77 -15. dnq WCH SP 2017. 5 US junior SP 2012; 10 US HT 2014/2015; 6 NCAA HT 2015/2016; 2 NCAA SP 2016; 2 NCAA indoorWeight Throw 2016 (2013/2014.2015-3). 1 Nigerian SP 2016. Has competed in US Championships as a junior & senior, but holds Nigerian citizenship as his father Christianwas born in that country. His declaration for Nigeria confirmed by IAAF from July 26, 2017. 1.81/106kgIn 2018: 1 West Lafayette (Jan 13); 1 West Lafayette (Jan 27)

ENEKWECHI Chuk NGR 25y 32d 1993 20.89 20.89 -18323

DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIOMReigning World Champion indoors & outOutdoor pb: 22.21 -16 (21.87 -18). DT pb: 53.58 -14. 6 World Youth 2009 (on no training, he claims); dnq WJC 2010; 2 COM 2014; 1 WIC 2016 (2014-3); 3 OLY 2016; 1WCH 2017 (2015-4). 1 New Zealand 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016 (1 DT 2013). He is from Timaru, on New Zealand's south island, same as Jack Lovelock (1 OLY 15001936). He used to work 30 hours a week as a builder and credits that for developing his strength base. Coach-Dale Stevenson. 1.85/125kgIn 2018: 1 Christchurch; 1 Hastings; 1 Hamilton

WALSH Tom NZL 26y today 1992 - 21.78 -16 AR329


(Say it like “Book-of-yet-ski”)2017 European Indoor Champion at the age of 19Outdoor pb: 21.59 -17. DT pb: 58.42 -17. 5 World Youth 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 EJC 2015 (dnq DT); 4 WIC 2016; 4 ECH 2016; fouled out OLYfinal 2016; 1 EIC 2017; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; 8 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq); 2 WSG 2017. 1 Polish 2016. Put 21.14 in 2016 with a 7.26kg, the longest ever put by a junior with asenior implement. 1.86 tall & 125kg. Coach/father-Ireneusz Bukowiecki. 1.91/138kg]He tested positive for a banned stimulant on winning a second world junior title in 2016; He was issued with a public reprimand rather than a ban, butwas stripped of that title, the world junior record he set in the process, and his fifth place in the discus throw at the same championshipsIn 2018: 4 Ostrava; 1 Spała; 3 Düsseldorf; 6 Madrid; 1 Toruń; 2 Polish indoor

BUKOWIECKI Konrad POL 20y 349d 1997 22.00 22.00 -18 NR2Mar336

2016 European silver // Outdoor pb: 21.88 -17. DT pb: 53.53 -13. 14 WIC 2016; 2 ECH 2016; dnq OLY 2016; dnq EIC 2017; 5 WCH 2017. 1 Polish 2017 & indoor 2018. Hiselder brother Łukasz Haratyk is an 18.82 shot putter. Coach-Piotr Galon. 1.94/135kgIn 2018: 1 Spala; 2 Madrid; 3 Toruń; 1 Polish indoor (beat Konrad Bukowiecki)

HARATYK Michal POL 25y 324d 1992 21.47 21.47 -182Mar338

Portuguese record holder. 2016 European bronze // Outdoor pb: 21.56 -17. dnq WCH 2015/2017; 3 ECH 2016; dnq OLY 2016; 4 EIC 2017. 1 Portuguese 2015/2016/2017(1 indoor 2016/2017/2018). Son of Bulgarian immigrants, he acquired Portuguese nationality on July 2, 2010. Coach-Volodymyr Zinchenko. 1.92/118kgIn 2018: 1 Pombal; 1 Jamor; 1 Pombal (Jan 28); 1 Pombal (Feb 3); 4 Düsseldorf; 1 Portuguese indoor; 1 Pombal (Feb 18)

ARNAUDOV Tsanko POR 25y 351d 1992 21.27 21.27 -18 NR2Mar352

2013 European Indoor ChampionKolašinac pronounced ‘Collar-Shin-Etz’Outdoor pb: 21.58 -15. 3 WSG 2009 (2007-6); dnq WIC 2010/2012/2014; 1 Balkan 2011; 3 ECH 2012 (2010-7, 2014/2016-5); 7 OLY 2012 (2008/2016-dnq); 1 EIC 2013(2011-dnq, 2015-2, 2017-dnq); 7 WCH 2015 (2011/2013-10). 1 Serbian 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 & Croatian 2012/2016. Born-FYR of Macedonia, studied in Bosnia-Herzegovina, lives-Serbia. His older brother Almir Kolašinac was an international javelin thrower. Coach-Nikola Tomašovec. 1.87/140kgIn 2018: 1 Serbian indoor; 4 Balkan indoor; 3 Belgrade

KOLAŠINAC Asmir SRB 33y 136d 1984 20.11 20.91 -15 NR2Mar369

2017 World Championship finalist, then up from 21.91 to 22.44 to win in BrusselsOutdoor pb: 22.44 -17. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; dnq OLY 2016; 11 WCH 2017. 6 US 2015 (2014-11); 2 NCAA 2015(representing Penn State University); 3 US 2016. Was at Pennsylvania State University. 1.93/145kgIn 2018: 1 Seattle; 1 University Park; 1 Albuquerque; 2 US indoor

HILL Darrell USA 24y 196d 1993 20.83 20.83 -18416

2015 US Collegiate Champion indoors, representing The University at Buffalo (as it is titled)Outdoor pb: 20.93 -17. 5 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 5 WIC 2016. 4 US 2014 (2015-5). 1 NCAA 2015 (2013-4); 3 US indoor 2016.He was the first track and field athlete from The University at Buffalo to win a NCAA division 1 title. Graduated from the University of Buffalo in 2015 with a degree inPsychology. 1.83/127kgIn 2018: 4 New York Sander; 2 Albuquerque; 3 US indoor

JONES Jon USA 26y 312d 1991 19.93 20.82 -16419

Twice World Indoor Champion, 2013 world outdoor silver // Outdoor pb: 22.28 -13. DT pb: 62.08 -09. 1 Pan-American junior SP/DT 2005. 1 North, Central America &Caribbean under-23 2009; 1 WIC 2012/2014; 9 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2011-6, 2017-7). 1 NCAA 2009/2010 (1 DT 2010). 1 NCAA indoor 2008/2009/2010; 1 US 2013 (1indoor 2011/2013/2014/2018). He says his hobbies include knitting, origami and Astronomy. 1.91/131kgIn 2018: 5 Ostrava; 1 New York Sander; 5 Düsseldorf; 4 Madrid; 1 US indoor

WHITING Ryan USA 31y 97d 1986 20.65 22.28 -13432

1.....22.66.......Randy Barnes USA.................... 19892.....22.55.......Ulf Timmermann GDR................19893.....22.40.......Adam Nelson USA..................... 20084.....22.26 ......Werner Günthör SUI................. 19875.....22.23.......Ryan Whiting USA..................... 20146.....22.18.......Christian Cantwell USA..............20087.....22.17.......Tomáš Staněk CZE....................2018=8...22.11.......Brian Oldfield USA..................... 1975.......22.11.......Reese Hoffa USA.......................200510...22.09.......Mika Halvari FIN.........................2000

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....22.17.......Tomáš Staněk CZE2.....22.00.......Konrad Bukowiecki POL3.....21.47.......Michał Haratyk POL4.....21.45.......Jordan Geist USA5.....21.39.......Maksim Afonin RUS6.....21.33.......Josh Awotunde NGR7.....21.19.......David Storl GER8.....21.13.......Stipe Žunić CRO9.....21.05.......Aleksandr Lesnoy ANA10...21.09.......Tyson Jones USA


Men’s HeptathlonEvent starts: March 2



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Championship Record: 6645 Ashton Eaton USA Istanbul 10 Mar 12

pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.83i; LJ: 7.74/7.63i; SP: 13.76/13.70i; HJ: 2.02i; 60H: 7.80i; PV: 5.10i; 1000: 2:40.42iDecathlon pb: 8175 -16. 10 World Youth 2007; ht WJC 110H 2008; 6 EJC 2009; 12 ECH 2014 (2012-15, 2016-dnf); 19 OLY 2016; 4 EIC 2017 (2011-15, 2013-11); 17WCH 2017. 1 Austrian 110H 2014 & PV/LJ 2016. Coach-Herwig Grünsteidl. 1.86/81kgIn 2018: 2 Vienna PV (Jan 13); 4 Vienna LJ (6 SP); 3 Bratislava 60H; 1 Austrian indoor 60H/PV/LJ/Heptathlon (!) & 3rd 60m / 10th SP

DISTELBERGER Dominik AUT 27y 350d 1990 5973 6063 -172Mar111

Medals at the last two World Championships. 2016 Olympic bronze where he set an Olympic decathlon 100m record of 10.30pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.74i; LJ: 8.04/7.62i; SP: 14.74/13.86i; HJ: 2.09/2.00i; 60H: 7.63i; PV: 4.80i; 1000: 2:37.98iDecathlon pb: 8695 -15. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean 2011; 5 OLY 2012; 7 WIC 2014; 1 COM 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 WCH 2015 (2011-18, 2013-3,2017-5); 3 OLY 2016 (2012-5). 1 Canadian 2011/2012/2013. 1 Götzis 2016/2017. Holds world Decathlon 110H best with 13.44. Coach-Les Gramantik. 1.85/83kgIn 2018: 1 Edmonton 60H/LJ

WARNER Damian CAN 28y 117d 1989 - 6129 -14148

2015 European Junior Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.96i; LJ: 7.50i; SP: 14.64i; HJ: 2.02i; 60H: 7.93i; PV: 4.80i; 1000: 2:46.51iDecathlon pb: 7730 -15. 3 World Youth 2013; 16 WJC 2014; 25 ECP 2015; 1 EJC 2015In 2018: 4 ESP v CZE v FRA v GBR v POL Heptathlon; 2 Prague 60H; 1 Czech indoor Heptathlon (6 60H)

DOLEŽAL Jan CZE 21y 267d 1996 6021 6021 -18178

(Pronounced Michael Ooh-bow)Twice US Collegiate Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 7.16i; LJ: 7.82/7.39i; SP: 14.98/14.53i; HJ: 2.18/2.15i; 60H: 8.25i; PV: 5.30/5.25i; 1000: 2:39.72iDecathlon pb: 8356 -15. dq World Youth HJ 2009; 24 OLY 2016 (fouled out in SP); dnf EIC 2017; dnf WCH 2017. 1 NCAA 2014 (where he needed to beat the leaderJohannes Hock by seven seconds in the 1500m) / 2015 (2016-3); 2 NCAA indoor 2015. Studied Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Georgia. His first sport wasJujutsu (a Japanese martial art). Coach-Petros Kyprianou. 1.88/84kgIn 2018: 2 Clemson Heptathlon

UIBO Maicel EST 25y 63d 1992 6039 6044 -142Mar210

Second at 2017 Francophone Games Decathlon // Heptathlon pbs:60: 6.97i; LJ: 7.33i; SP: 13.46i; HJ: 2.00i; 60H: 8.32i; PV: 5.35i; 1000: 2:36.65iDecathlon pb: 7839 -12. 7 WJC 2012; dnf under-23 ECH 2015; 9 ETCh 2017; 2 Francophone Games 2017. 1.89/73kgIn 2018: 3 Aubière Heptathlon; 1 ESP v CZE v FRA v GBR v POL Heptathlon; 5 Paris Triathlon; 10 French indoor Heptathlon

GADO Ruben FRA 24y 78d 1993 6014 6014 -18218

2016 Olympic Decathlon silver after Ashton Eaton (improving his best score by 313 points), then he replaced Eaton as World Championpbs in Heptathlon events:60:6.95i; LJ: 7.65/7.54i; SP: 15.97i; HJ: 2.10i; 60H: 7.79i; PV: 5.60i; 1000: 2:37.30iDecathlon pb: 8834 -16. 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 1 ECP 2013; 4 WCH 2013; 2 ECH 2014 (2012-dnf); 2 OLY 2016 (2012-15); 1 EIC 2017 (2013-2);1 WCH 2017 (2013-4). His passions outside of athletics include piano playing, surfing, astronomy and chess. Coach-Bertrand Valcin. 1.86/77kgIn 2018: 5 Val de Reuil 60H (7 HJ); 1 Paris Triathlon; 4 Rouen PV (pb 5.60 on his 26th birthday); dnf French indoor Heptathlon (fouled out SP)

MAYER Kevin FRA 26y 19d 1992 - 6479 -17 AR2Mar222

Fourth at the Rio Olympics, then bronze at London 2017 // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 7.01i; LJ: 7.69/7.64i; SP: 14.78/14.53i; HJ: 2.15/2.09i; 60H: 8.00i; PV: 5.20i; 1000: 2:39.51iDecathlon pb: 8580 -16. 3 EJC 2009; 6 WJC 2010; 1 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-6); 6 WIC 2014; 6 ECH 2014; 4 OLY 2016; 3 WCH 2017 (2015-6). 1 German 2012 (1indoor 2014); 1 Götzis 2015. Coach-Jorg Roos. 1.90/88kgIn 2018: 6 Berlin 60H; 1 Tallinn Heptathlon; 3 German indoor LJ

KAZMIREK Kai GER 27y 32d 1991 5903 6173 -14250

Commonwealth Games bronze, Pan-American Games silver // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 7.00i; LJ: 7.74/7.66i; SP: 15.31/15.02i; HJ: 2.17i; 60H; 8.31i; PV: 4.61i; 1000: 2:42.91iDecathlon pb: 8509 -17. 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 3 COM 2014 (2010-11); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 8 WIC 2016; 9 OLY 2016 (2012-dnf); 7 WCH2017 (2013-dnf, 2015-8). 1 NCAA 2012. Graduate of Psychology from Boise State University. His younger half-brother Lindon Victor is also an international Decathlete (1NCAA 2016/2017). 1.82/76kgIn 2018: 1 West Lafayette LJ; 4 Notre Dame LJ

FELIX Kurt GRN 29y 239d 1988 - 5986 -16 NR263

Twice US Collegiate Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.94i; LJ: 7.38i; SP: 16.55i; HJ: 2.09/2.07i; 60H: 8.24i; PV: 4.76i; 1000: 2:51.14iDecathlon pb: 8539 -17. 5 Youth Olympic Games DT ‘B’ 2010; 9 COM 2014 (set personal bests in the first six events); 7 Pan-Am Games 2015; 16 OLY 2016; dnf WCH2017. 1 NCAA 2016/2017. Attends Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University. He is the younger half-brother of 2014 Decathlon Commonwealth bronze medallistKurt Felix. Coaches-Alleyne Francique GRN (4 OLY 400 2004) & Kris Grimes. 1.91/89kgIn 2018: 4 West Lafayette Heptathlon

VICTOR Lindon GRN 25y 1d 1993 2371 5976 -17265

Twice fifth at World Championships // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.88i; LJ: 7.65i; SP: 14.66i; HJ: 2.08i; 60H: 7.88i; PV: 5.52i; 1000: 2:37.42iDecathlon pb: 8539 -17. 14 EJC 2005 (nh in PV); 6 WJC 2006; 1 under-23 ECH 2009; 2 ECH 2010 (2014-4); 5 WCH 2011/2013 (2015/2017-dnf); 11 OLY 2012 (2016-dnf);1 EIC 2013 (2009-dnf, 2011-4, 2015-3); 4 WIC 2014; 1 ECP 2014. 1.86/80kgIn 2018: 1 Apeldoorn PV; 3 Dutch indoor PV

SINTNICOLAAS Eelco NED 30y 328d 1987 5892 6372 -13 NR321

Twice World indoor silver. Sixth & seventh at the past two Olympicspbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.83i; LJ: 8.04i; SP: 15.72/15.41i; HJ: 2.08i; 60H: 7.80i; PV: 4.90i; 1000: 2:39.44iDecathlon pb: 8479 -09. 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 4 WSG 2007; 6 OLY 2008 (2012-7) 2 EIC 2009; 4 WCH 2009 (2011-12, 2013-dnf, 2015-9, 2017-6); 2 WIC 2012/2016(2010-6, 2014-5); 2 ECH 2012 (2010-dnf, 2014-8); 2 ECP 2015 (2009-3); 2 ETCh 2017. 1 Ukrainian 2008 (1 indoor 2014/2016). Dropped to fourth in 2009 Worlds afterholding second place for eight events (his javelin let him down, only 49.00 there). His wife is 2013 World Heptathlon Champion Hanna Melnychenko-Kasyanova. Coach-Dmytro Lyopa. 1.91/88kgIn 2018: 1 Aubière Heptathlon

KASYANOV Oleksiy UKR 32y 187d 1985 6016 6254 -10 NR394


Seventh at Rio Olympics // pbs in Heptathlon events:60: 6.75i; LJ: 7.73/7.65i; SP: 14.77/14.53i; HJ: 2.10/2.06i; 60H: 8.03i; PV: 5.45/5.40i; 1000: 2:48.35iDecathlon pb: 8413 -16. 15 WCH 2015; 7 OLY 2016; dnf WCH 2017. 1 NCAA indoor 2016; 2 NCAA 2016; 2 US 2017. Studied Sociology at the University of Wisconsin.Coach-Nate Davis. 1.94/88kgIn 2018: 2 Iowa City HJ (4 60H/LJ); 1 Lincoln Heptathlon

ZIEMEK Zach USA 25y 6d 1993 6043 6173 -16434

1.....6645........Ashton Eaton USA..................... 20122.....6479........Kevin Mayer FRA....................... 20173.....6476........Dan O’Brien USA ..................... 19934.....6438........Roman Šebrle CZE.................... 20045.....6424........Tomás Dvorák CZE....................20006.....6418........Christian Plaziat FRA ................ 19927.....6415........Sebastian Chmara POL............. 19988.....6412........Lev Lobodin RUS....................... 20039.....6374........Erki Nool EST.............................199910...6372........Eelco Sintnicolaas NED............. 2013

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....6071........Tim Duckworth GBR2.....6043........Zach Ziemek USA3.....6039........Maicel Uibo EST4.....6021........Jan Doležal CZE5.....6016........Oleksiy Kasyanov UKR6.....6014........Ruben Gado FRA7.....5998........Hunter Veith USA8.....5973........Dominik Distelberger AUT9.....5951........Adam Sebastian Helcelet CZE10...5935........Jeremy Taiwo USA


Men’s 4x400 Metres RelayEvent starts: March 19 (these names addition to those entered for individual events)



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Championship Record: 3:02.13 United States Sopot 7 Mar 14

Surprise European Champion in 2010 when he went from fifth to first in the last 50m. 2011 world bronzeOutdoor pb: 44.56 -12. 200 pb: 20.72 -11. sf World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC 2006; 6 ECP 2007; sf OLY 2008 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2009 (4 4x400); 1 ECH 2010 (3 4x400); 4IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 3 WCH 2011 (2013/2015-sf); 1 ECH 4x400 2012; 5 OLY 2012 (5 4x400); sf ECH 2014 (7 4x400 with 43.6 split); 1 EIC 4x4002015 (2017-2); 4 ECH 2016 (1 4x400); ht OLY 2016 (4 4x400); sf WCH 2017 (4 4x400 with 43.60 split). 1 Belgian 2013/2014/2017 & 200 2007/2011. His father/coachJacques was an international 400m runner as his twin brother Jonathan and younger brother Dylan, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian 4x100mrelay team which won 2007 world bronze & upgraded 2008 Olympic gold. Kevin is the younger of the twins by five minutesWonderful anchor leg by him of 44.46 to catch Great Britain for the 2016 European Championships (overtaking Matthew Hudson-Smith in the process)

BORLÉE Kevin BEL 30y 7d 1988 - 46.87 -06120OLY4

Belgian record holder, supplanting twin brother Kevin // Outdoor pb: 44.43 -12. 200 pb: 20.31 -12. 5 World Youth 400 2005; 4 WJC 400 2006; sf OLY 400 2008 (4 4x400 with43.6 split); 2 WIC 4x400 2010 (2016-6); 7 ECH 400 2010 (3 4x400); 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 4 ECH 200 2012 (1 4x400); 6 OLY 400 2012 (5 4x400); 4 WCH 400 2013 (2011-5,2015-sf); 1 EIC 4x400 2015; ht OLY 200/400 2016. (4 4x400); sf WCH 2017 (4 4x400). 1 NCAA 400 2009. 1 Belgian 400 2006/2011/2015. His mother-Edith De Martelaerewas an international sprinter and he has has a twin brother Kevin and younger brother Dylan who are also international 400m runners, while their elder sister Olivia ran thefirst leg for the Belgian 4x100m relay team which won upgraded 2008 Olympic goldIn 2018: 1 Liévin 300

BORLÉE Jonathan BEL 30y 7d 1988 - 46.48 -15 NRRelay121OLY4

.......3:01.96... United States..............................20061.....3:02.13....United States..............................20142.....3:02.87....Belgium...................................... 20153.....3:02.97....Poland........................................ 20154.....3:03.05....Germany.................................... 19915.....3:03.20....Great Britain & NI....................... 19996.....3:03.69....Jamaica......................................20147.....3:04.75....Bahamas.................................... 20168.....3:04.82....Russia........................................ 2001=9...3:05.51....Italy.............................................1991.......3:05.51....Trinidad & Tobago......................2016

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2018 WORLD LIST1.....3:01.98....University of Southern California2.....3:02.23....University of Florida3.....3:02.35....Texas A&M USA4.....3:04.18....Houston5.....3:04.25....Texas Christian University6.....3:04.53....University of Arkansas


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