Men s 60 Metres. IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Biographical Entry list. 103 WALSH Chavaughn ANT 30y 62d

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1 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Biographical Entry list Men s 60 Metres Event starts: March 3 Championship Record: 6.42 Maurice Greene USA Maebashi 7 Mar 99 Age (Days) Entrants Countries Born SB PB 103 WALSH Chavaughn ANT 30y 62d First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing pb: pb: ht COM /2014; 6 WCH 4x ; sf WIC ; qf WCH He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh In 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) 113 FRASER Warren BAH 26y 236d NR Bahamian record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 10.05w -17, pb: sf World Youth ; ht OLY ; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf WIC ; 7 COM ; qf WCH In 2018: 3 Clemson Olympic 60; 4 Madrid ROUF Abdur BAN 26y 268d pb: pb: GILL Shaun BIZ 24y 326d pb: ht WIC ; 3 Central American Champs FISHER Andrew BRN 26y 76d NR Allegiance transferee from Jamaica entered Bahrain on August 9, 2015 and gained Bahraini citizenship on August 19, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from August 9, pb: , 200 pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs ; dq sf OLY (false start); sf WCH Jamaican Collegiate Attends Kingston University of Technology. Of his transfer he says: The Jamaican team right now is a hard one to make and we all have ambitions to compete at the highest level, and this was one way I saw where I could fulfil that ambition. In 2018: 7 Kingston 60; 3 Metz 60; 1 Liévin 60; 2 Toruń 60; dq/ht Glasgow 60 (false start) 149 HYMAN Kemar CAY 28y 141d NR Caymanian record holder at 60m (shared with Kareem Streete-Thompson) & 100m 100 pb: 9.85w -15, pb: sf World Youth (ht 100); sf WJC 100/ ; 8 WJC ; ht WCH /2013/2015; sf OLY (2016-ht); sf COM ; sf WIC ; 1 Island Games Ran first leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships In 2018: 2 Clemson Olympic 60 (Jan 6); 5 Clemson Olympic 60 (Jan 19); 4 Clemson 60 (Jan 27) 154 SU Bingtian CHN 28y 184d AR Chinese record holder at 100m World Championship relay silver 100 pb: 9.98w -17, pb: Asian Indoor Games ; 1 East Asian Games ; 1 Asian Champs /2013 (1 4x ); 3 WSG ; sf OLY ; ht WCH ; 1 East Asian Games ; 4 WIC (2016-5); 2 Asian Games (1 4x100); 2 WCH 4x (9 100); 4 OLY 4x (sf 100); 8 WCH (4 4x100). 1 Chinese /2012/2013 Born 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 in 1978 before improving to In 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) 157 XIE Zhenye CHN 24y 196d Chinese record holder at 200m Second leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 World Championships, then placed fourth in Rio 2016 with an even faster time 100 pb: 9.91w -17, pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 1 Asian junior (2 100); 5 WJC (8 100); ht WCH ; 1 Asian Games 4x ; 4 Asian Champs ; 2 WCH 4x (dq ht 200 for running out of lane); 4 WIC ; 4 OLY 4x ; 4 WCH 4x From- Zhejiang Province. Coach-Tao Jianrong In 2018: 3 New York Millrose 60; 2 Boston New Balance CISSÉ Arthur Gue CIV 21y 61d pb : pb: African Games 4x ; 2 African Champs 4x ; 2 Francophone Games (1 4x100) In 2018: 2 Ludwigshafen 60; 1 Reims 60 (Jan 27); 1 Reims 60 (Jan 31); 1 Paris 60; 6 Metz KOFFI Wilfried CIV 30y 140d Full name-hua Wilfried Serge Koffi 2014 African Champion at both sprints, then two more golds (200m & 4x100m) at the 2015 African Games 100 pb: pb: WSG ; 3 African Champs ; 3 WSG (6 200); qf WCH ; 1 African Champs 100/ ; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 100/ ; 1 WSG ; ht WCH 100/ ; 1 African Games 200/4x (3 100); 6 African Champs ; ht OLY 100/ ; 1 Francophone Games 200/4x ; sf WCH In 2018: 6 Ostrava 60; 1 Val de Reuil MEITÉ Ben Youssef CIV 31y 110d NR 2016 Olympic 100m finalist. Four African titles: Champs 100m 2010/2016 & ; Games 100m Carried Ivorian flag at opening of London pb : 9.84w -17, pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; qf WCH (ht 100); 1 Francophone Games 100/ ; 1 African Champs (2 200); 3 IAAF Continental Cup (5 100); sf WIC (2010-ht); 1 African Champs ; sf WCH /2017; 1 African Games ; 1 African Champs ; 6 OLY (2012-sf); sf WCH His older brother Ibrahim Meïte sprinted at the 1996 & 2000 Olympics. Lives-Canada, coach-luc Lafrance In 2018: 3ht Paris 60; 2 Metz 60; 3 Liévin MANSIANTIMA-YITU Lormans COD 19y 21d RIFFAYN Ambdoul Karim COM 25y 271d pb: 10.54w, pb: 21.31w/ qf WCH In 2018: 2ht Aubière STROMSÍK Zdenek CZE 23y 96d Czech Champion at 100m // 100 pb: ht WJC ; 4 EJC ; 6 ETCh Czech At age 15 in 2010, he became the youngest Czech ever to break seven seconds for 60m In 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 Page M 1

2 184 ZÁLESKY Dominik CZE 22y 190d pb : sf under-23 ECH ; qf WSG Czech indoor In 2018: 1 Prague 60 (Jan 8); 4 Ostrava 60; 1 Prague 60 (Feb 4); 7 Düsseldorf 60; 4 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Czech indoor RODRÍGUEZ Juan Carlos ESA 23y 72d pb: RODRÍGUEZ Ángel David ESP 2Mar 37y 309d Full name-ángel David Rodríguez García 7x Spanish Champion at 100m, 6x at 60m 100 pb: 10.12w -17, pb: 20.34w -11, EJC ; 8 WCP ; 4 ECP /2008; sf ECH /2010/2014/2016; sf EIC /2011/2015 (2009/2017-ht); qf WCH /2009; sf WIC /2010/2012; qf OLY 100/ ; ht WCH ; ht OLY ; 5 ETCh / Spanish /2007/2009/2010/2011/2013/2016 ( /2010/2011) (1 indoor /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 (6.53 in Ostrava, 6.52 in Düsseldorf), but Pérez not eligible to compete for Spain while the IAAF have frozen its rules on allegiance transfer 224 MARTIN Alvin Marvin FSM 22y 172d OTUGADE John GBR 23y 36d pb: 10.38w -14, pb: English under ; 2 English Schools under ; 2 English under ; 6 UK In 2018: 1 South of England indoor 60; 2ht Nantes 60; 5 UK indoor 60; 6ht Glasgow ROBERTSON Andrew GBR 2Mar 27y 74d European under m bronze & relay silver // 100 pb: pb: EJC 100/4x ; 3 under-23 ECH (2 4x100); silver COM 4x (ran heat); dq EIC 60 final 2017 (false start). 1 North of England /2011; 1 UK indoor His first sport was rugby but he felt he was too small to progress. Works as an teaching assistant for autistic children at Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Coach/father Sam Robertson In 2018: 1 Loughborough 60; 2 London Games 60; 6ht Karlsruhe 60; 2 UK indoor 60; 6ht Glasgow UJAH Chijindu GBR 23y 361d /18 ( CJ ). Led of Britisn s winning sprint relay team at the 2017 World Championships 100 pb: 9.95w -17, / pb: World Youth ; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 6 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq EIC 60 final 2015; sf WCH /2017; 1 ECH 4x ; sf OLY ; 1 WCH 4x UK UK indoor /2018. Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic 100m final by just (he clocked in the semi-final to Trayvon Bromell s ) 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 243 da SILVA Holder GBS 30y 38d NR Guinea-Bissauan record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: pb: ht WJC ; ht WCH & ; ht OLY /2012; ht WIC /2012; qf WCH /2015; ht WCH Portuguese under / EMELIEZE Peter GER 29y 315d /12 Allegiance transferee from Nigeria acquired German citizenship on January 26, 2016 and cleared by IAAF to represent Germany from April 23, pb: 10.08w -12, pb: African junior ; ht WJC ; sf WIC /2012; 6 COM ; ht WCH ; ht OLY Slovenian 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 POHL Michael GER 28y 103d pb: South of Germany ; 2 German In 2018: 4 Dortmund 60; 1 Frankfurt 60; 1 Sindelfingen 60; 2 German indoor SAFO-ANTWI Sean GHA 27y 121d 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 from March 8, pb: 10.07w -14, pb: sf EIC ; ht OLY UK Inter-Counties / UK indoor ; 1 English Ghanaian parents In 2018: 2 Mondeville 60; 4ht Paris TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 24y 301d NR Iranian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m. Multiple Asian Champion 100 pb: pb: 20.76w -15, Asian junior ; sf WJC /2012; sf WIC ; sf WCH (2013/2017-ht); 1 Asian Indoor Champs /2018; sf OLY ; 1 Asian Champs ; 1 Asian Indoor Games Coach-Guy Ontanon (the former coach Jimmy Vicaut), he ;s a member of Parisian Club US Metro Transport In 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 (pb down from 6.55 to 6.51); 4ht Paris 60; 3 Metz 60; 4 Liévin CLARKE Everton JAM 25y 66d pb: pb: North/Central American & Caribbean under Jamaican (2014-6) In 2018: 2 Ostrava 60; 2 Karlsruhe McLEOD Omar JAM 23y 310d (At hurdles...) 2016 Olympic Champion World Champion. The only man quicker than 13.0 for 110m hurdles & 10.0 for 100m flat 100 pb: H pb: H pb: H pb: 7.41i -16 (7.46i -18). 4 World Youth 2011 (8 400H); 1 WJC 4x ; 6 WCH 110H 2015; 1 WIC 60H 2016; 1 OLY NCAA indoor 2014/2015; 1 NCAA 110H Jamaican 110H 2015/2016. Student of Business Management at University of Arkansas. Races with a string 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. New coach-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 291 ROACH Kimmari JAM 27y 161d World indoor finalist at 60m // 100 pb: WIC Heroic run in heat of 2014 Commonwealth Games 4x100 (he completed his leg despite tearing his quadricep), so awarded gold won by Jamaica in final. 1 Jamaican Universities ; 3 Jamaican Coach-Maurice Smith In 2018: 1 Spanish Town 60; 1 Mondeville 60 B ; 1 Metz MOHAMMED Abdullah Abkar KSA 21y 59d He appeared to have come from nowhere in 2016 to break the Saudi Arabian 100m record as a junior with in April (though dropped back to at the Rio Olympics) 100 pb: pb: 20.29w, sf WIC ; 3 Asian junior ; ht OLY ; 1 Arab ; qf WCH In 2018: 1 Houston 60; 4 New York Millrose 60; 4 Boston New Balance BOULOS Christopher LBN 20y 193d NR Lebanese record holder at 60m // 100 pb: pb: 21.99w/ ht World Youth 100/ ; 8 Francophone Games 4x ; ht WSG 100/ In 2018: 1 Istanbul 60 (Jan 6); 4 Istanbul 60 (Jan 14); 4ht Asian Indoor Champs JOSEPH Nick Junior LCA 19y 345d pb: pb: Page M 2

3 316 EL AIDA Jacob MLT 17y 59d (aka Jacob Elaida Chaffey) // sf European Youth Olympic Festival RYAN Lester MNT 25y 52d pb : 10.56w -14, pb: sf World Youth (ht 100); ht WJC ; ht COM 100/ ; ht COM de GRACE Marie Jean-Yann MRI 22y 286d Mauritian record holder at indoor 200m // 100 pb: pb: 20.95i -18, Francophone Games Swiss indoor In 2018: 2 Lyon 60; 1 Aubière 200 (2 60); 1 Swiss indoor HARRIS Jonah NRU 19y 44d Outdoor 60 pb: pb: (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) 330 HAMEED Umar PAK 29y 5d pb: 10.68w/ pb: 21.41w, British Universities ; 1 Yorkshire ; 3 North of England 100/ Was at Leeds Beckett University, a member of English club Sale Harriers Manchester. Coach-John Smith In 2018: 1 Islamabad 60; 2 Manchester 60; 6ht UK indoor CÁCERES Jesús Manuel PAR 24y 143d pb: ht WIC CRAY Eric PHI 29y 114d /16 NR 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 flat 100 pb: H pb: 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 ; sf OLY 400H 2016; 1 Asian Champs 400H Allegiance transferee from USA encouraged by his Filipina mother, he was cleared by IAAF to compete for Philippines from December 31, 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 MARAI Nazmie Lee PNG 26y 89d pb: ( ). 200 pb: Oceanian (sf 100) In 2018: 7ht Australian OLSZEWSKI Remigiusz POL 25y 161d x Polish Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: pb: sf WJC ; 4 under-23 ECH (2 4x100); sf WIC /2016; sf EIC ; sf ECH Polish indoor /2016/2017/2018 In 2018: 8 Ostrava 60; 1 Spala 60; 6 Liévin 60; 1 Polish indoor OGUNODE Tosin QAT 23y 364d Full name-tosin Joseph Oguonode Allegiance transferee from Nigeria acquired Qatari citizenship on January 29, 2015 an cleared by IAAF to compete for Qatar from January 28, pb: 10.17w -17, Asian Champs ; 2 Asian Indoor Champs (2016-sf). His older brother Femi Ogunode also transferred from Nigeria to Qatar (in 2009) and was world indoor 60 bronze medallist in 2014 In 2018: 2 Asian Indoor Champs SICOBO Dyland SEY 21y 2d Francophone Games Champion at 100m (where he broke the Seychellois record) 100 pb: pb: ht African Champs 100/ ; 8 African junior ; ht African Champs ; ht WJC ; 1 Francophone Games (3 4x100); ht WCH COLLINS Kim SKN 41y 329d NR Former World Champion at 100m. He s the only man to have sprinted at five Olympic Games 100 pb: 9.92w -03, pb: 20.08w -10, qf OLY ; 7 OLY (sf 200); 1 Central American /2003 ; =3 WCH (2009-qf); 1 COM ; 2 WCP ; 2 WIC (2008-2=, ); 1 WCH (97/99-ht, , , 2007-sf, 2009-qf, , 2015-ht); 6 OLY & (sf /2016); 3 WCH 4x ; 2 Pan-Am Games World over-40 record holder at 60m (6.52) & 100m (9.93). To fund the start of his athletics career he worked variously as a painter, labourer, bricklayer, DJ, and security officer In 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) 364 SESAY Adel SLE 27y 80d pb: 10.71w, ht COM ; ht WIC In 2018: 6 Newham 60; 1 London Games 60 (race 12) 366 MOLINARI Francesco SMR 2Mar 23y 123d pb: 10.76w, ht EJC ; ht EIC ; 5 Small European States Games In 2018: 6 Ancona 60 (Jan 14); 3 Ancona 60 (Jan 21) 367 MA UNUKENI Paul SOL 17y 320d pb: Oceanian youth ; ht WCH VOLKO Ján SVK 2Mar 21y 118d NR 2017 European indoor 60m silver World Student Games 200m bronze 100 pb: pb: sf EJC ; ht WIC ; sf ECH 100/ ; 2 EIC (2015-ht); 1 under-23 ECH (2 100); sf WCH (qf 100); 3 WSG Slovak 100/ & Slovak indoor /2016 & /2018. Coach-Nadia Bendová He 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 athletics In 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 HAMILTON Austin SWE 2Mar 20y 215d European Indoor bronze at 60m (0.002 ahead of his compatriot Odain Rose) 100 pb: 10.39w, pb: sf WJC ; 5 EJC (1 4x100); 3 EIC Swedish junior /2016 & indoor Born- Jamaica, moved to Sweden at age 9 In 2018: 1 Växjö 60; 4 Berlin 60; 6 Karlsruhe 60; 1 Swedish indoor ROSE Odain SWE 2Mar 25y 224d /16 Full name-odain Ovany Rose Twice Swedish Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 10.20w, EIC (2015-sf); ht WIC ; 12 ETCh ; ht ECH ; 4 EIC (lost bronze by two thousandths, to his compatriot Austin Hamilton). 1 Swedish & indoor /2014/2016. Born-Jamaica, moved to Sweden at age 3. Coach- Torbjörn Eriksson In 2018: 1 Reykjavik 60; 2 SWE v DEN v FIN v NOR 60; dq Swedish indoor 60 Page M 3

4 380 MATSENJWA Sibusiso SWZ 29y 302d NR Swazi record holder at 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m // 100 pb: ( ). 200 pb: pb: ht WCH /2011; 7 African Games ; ht WIC /2012/2014; 8 WSG ; ht COM/ ; ht WCH /2017; ht OLY He is a member of the Royal Swaziland Police In 2018: 1 Pretoria 200 (2 100) (Jan 27); 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 3). His at altitude in Pretoria on January 27 is the fastest 200m in the world so far in BLEDMAN Keston TTO 29y 357d 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 (IOCupgraded from bronze after Tyson Gay s disqualification) 100 pb: 9.85w -12, / pb: World Youth ; 7 WJC ; 1 Pan-Am junior ; 2 OLY 4x (2012-2, 2016-dq final); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf OLY (2016-ht); sf WCH (2007/2015-ht); sf COM (3 4x100); 4 Pan-Am Games ; ht WCH Trinidadian /2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in final In 2018: 8 Boston New Balance CALLENDER Emmanuel TTO 33y 294d 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 his disqualification by the IOC) 100 pb: pb: pb: OLY 4x ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; 2 WCH 4x (sf 200, qf 100); 4 COM (7 200); ht WCH & ; 3 Pan-Am Games & 4x Trinidad In 2018: 3 Kingston 60 (6.69w) (5 400, 48.46) 391 BARNES Emre Zafer TUR P-Q 29y 113d NR Allegiance transferee from Jamaica formerly known as Winston Barnes, gained Turkish citizenship on June 24, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Turkey from June 24, pb: 10.02w -17, pb: WJC 4x (for Jamaica, he ran leg 1, Yohan Blake anchored); 2 Balkan (for Turkey); sf ECH ; ht OLY 4x ; sf WCH (7 4x100); 1 Balkan indoor Jamaican Schools under ; 7 Jamaican In 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 , 6.67, 6.65, 6.64, 6.63 & 6.55) 392 MAIBUCA Karolo Hepoiteloto TUV 17y 320d BAKER Ronnie USA 24y 137d World #1 at indoor 60m, but only a semi-finalist at the US Championships outdoors 100 pb: 9.86w, pb: 20.06w -17, 20.60i, pb: WSG ; 1 US indoor NCAA indoor /2016. In 2015 with 6.52, he beat the Texan Christian University record of 6.53 which has stood to Kim Collins since He is a distant relative of Tyson Gay In 2018: 1 New York Millrose 60; 2 US indoor 60 (6.40 for third on all-time list) 409 COLEMAN Christian USA 21y 359d WR New world record holder at 60m. Led 2017 World 100m final for 90m 100 pb: pb: Pan-Am junior ; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 4x ; 2 WCH 100/4x Ran in heats of Olympic 4x100 (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 & outdoor 100/200. Coach-Tim Hall In 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-standing test events In 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, 6.42 semi and world record 6.34 final though at 1513m altitude) 427 RODGERS Mike USA 32y 311d World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 9.80w -14, pb: sf WCH ; 2 WIC (2008-4, ); 6 WCH (2 4x100); 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; 5 WCH ; dq OLY 4x (on his changeover to Justin Gatlin, it was fractionally too early); 2 WCH 4x US /2014; 1 US indoor /2010/2011 In 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 SIAME Sydney ZAM 20y 145d Clocked 9.88 for 100m (at 1277m altitude) in Lusaka in April pb: pb: sf WJC ; 1 Youth Olympic Games ; 3 African junior (7 200); 5 African Champs (3 4x100); sf WCH (2016-ht) In 2018: 8 Toruń 60; 6ht Istanbul 60 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST Christian Coleman USA Maurice Greene USA Ronnie Baker USA Andre Cason USA Dwain Chambers GBR = Tim Harden USA Su Bingtian CHN Asafa Powell JAM = Six men 2018 WORLD LIST Christian Coleman USA Ronnie Baker USA Su Bingtian CHN Mike Rodgers USA = Hassan Taftian IRI Bryce Robinson USA = Andre Ewers USA Yunier Pérez ESP Blake Smith USA Chijindu Ujah GBR Page M 4

5 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Biographical Entry list Men s 400 Metres Event starts: March 2 Championship Record: Nery Brenes CRC Istanbul 10 Mar 12 OL Y4 Age (Days) Entrants Countries Born SB PB 105 GHUKASYAN Narek ARM 25y 133d Outdoor pb: H pb: ht WCH Armenian 400H RASMIJN Michael Anthony ARU 26y 79d Outdoor pb: ht WJC 2010 // In 2018: dq Dutch indoor 114 RUSSELL Alonzo BAH Relay 26y 21d Olympic, Commonwealth & World indoor relay medallist // Outdoor pb: COM 4x ; 4 Pan-Am Games 4x ; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015 (2 4x400); sf WIC 2016 (2 4x400); 3 OLY 4x Coach-Ken Harden In 2018: 1 Clemson 165 BRENES Nery CRC 32y 157d NR (Brenes pronounced Bren-Nez ) Former Pan-American Games & World Indoor Champion. Cost Rican record holder at 200m & 400m, with new records set in 2016 Outdoor pb: pb: sf WCH 2007/2011/2013/2015 (2005/2017-ht); sf OLY /2016 (2012-ht, sf ); 1 Central American /2011/2015; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games (2014-8); 1 Pan-Am Games (from lane 1) (2015-4); 1 WIC (2008/2010-4, 2016-sf); 3 Ibero-American Ankle surgery in Coach-Emmanuel Chanto Spectacular fall 20m from the line at the 2012 indoor meeting in Birmingham; led at 200m in and was heading for a time around 45.0, but then he collided with one of the trackside hoardings In 2018: 5 Toruń; 2 Istanbul 172 ŠORM Patrik CZE 2Mar 24y 100d Twice European indoor relay bronze // Outdoor pb: pb: , 21.19i, ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 4x400); ht EIC 2017 (3 4x400); ht ETCh Czech 2016/2017 In 2018: 1 Prague 200 (Jan 23); 1 Vienna C ; 3 Prague (Feb 4); 1 Prague (Feb 10); 3 Czech indoor MASLÁK Pavel CZE 2Mar 27y 8d NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION A big indoor title now every year for five years (three European, two World) Outdoor pb: pb: ht World Youth 2007; 7 WJC ; 3 ETCh ; 3 under-23 ECH /2013; 1 ECH (2016-2); sf OLY /2016; 1 EIC /2015/2017 (2011-ht); 3 under-23 ECH ; 5 WCH (2011/2017-sf, 2015-ht); 1 WIC /2016 (2012-5). 1 Czech & /2013/ Czech indoor (& /2017/2018). Coach-Dalibor Kupka In 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 as quick as the he clocked before winning at Portland 2016) 188 SANTOS Luguelín DOM 25y 108d NR 2012 Olympic silver & 2013 World Championship bronze // Outdoor pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 Pan-Am Games 2011; sf WIC 2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-6); 2 OLY 2012 (2016-sf); 3 WCH 2013 ( despite clocking 44.11); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WSG 400/4x ; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-2). He was the Dominican Republic s flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio Coach-Jose Ludwig Rubio. 1.73/61kg There 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 silver in 2012 In 2018: 3 Ostrava B ; 4 Madrid; 1 Sabadell; 3 Toruń 189 SANTOS Juander DOM 22y 298d World Championship finalist at 400m Hurdles // Outdoor pb: H pb: pb: sf WJC (ht 200); 7 WSG 400H 2015 (1 4x400); 6 WCH 400H 2017; 1 WSG 400H Younger brother of Luguelin Santos (2 OLY 400 flat 2012) In 2018: 4 Ostrava 300; 1 Val de Reuil 400H (indoors); 1 Boston BÚA Lucas ESP 2Mar 24y 48d Twice Spanish Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: ht World Youth 2011; ht WJC 2012; 8 ETCh 2014; ht WIC 2016; sf ECH 2016; 5 EIC 2017; ht WCH 2017 (5 4x400). 1 Spanish under / Spanish 2016 (1 indoor 2016/2018). Coach-Juan Antonio Rosique In 2018: 1 Madrid 200 (Jan 14); 1 Spanish Clubs indoor B ; 1 Madrid 200 (Feb 4); 1 Madrid B ; 1 Spanish indoor 201 GARCÍA Samuel ESP 2Mar 26y 87d European finalist European indoor finalist // Outdoor pb: pb: WIC 4x ; 8 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 7 ECH 2014 (2016-sf); 6 EIC 2017 (2013-ht, 2015-sf); ht WCH 2017 (5 4x400). 1 Spanish 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015). 1 Spanish Coach-Alex Codina In 2018: 1 Sabadell 200/400; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 2 Spanish indoor 202 HUSILLOS Óscar ESP 2Mar 24y 226d NR Spanish record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: pb: sf WJC ; sf EIC 2017; 8 ETCh ; sf WCH 2017 (5 4x400). 1 Spanish 2017 indoors & out In 2018: 1 Salamanca 300; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor 200; 1 Madrid; 1 Spanish indoor THOMPSON Lee GBR 20y 361d Led off British relay team which won at 2017 European under-23 Championships Outdoor pb: under-23 ECH 4x North of England 2017; 1 UK indoor Coach-John Henson In 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 ) 264 TAPLIN Bralon GRN 25y 296d Olympic finalist // Outdoor pb: pb: pb: sf COM 2014; ht WCH 2015; 4 WIC 2016; 7 OLY NCAA 4x & indoor 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, 2012 He led the 2016 world indoor final at 200m, but then faded to fourth on lap 2 In 2018: 1 College Station (Jan 12); 1 College Station Olympic (Feb 3, fifth world all-time); 2 Boston New Balance FRANCIS Javon JAM 23y 77d Two Jamaican titles, two memorable anchor legs in World Championship relays Olympic relay silver Outdoor pb: pb: pb: 1: WJC 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2 4x400, he clocked to move team uo from 5th to 2nd); sf WCH 2015 (4 4x400, he clocked 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 after he broke Usain Bolt s Jamaican schools record for 400m with in Now they call him Donkey Man according to the Jamaica Observer In 2018: 1 Kingston (Jan 20); 2 Kingston 200 (Jan 27); 1 Lubbock B (Feb 3); 1 Lubbock B (Feb 10) Page M 5

6 282 GAYLE Steven JAM 23y 347d Outdoor pb: pb: dq ht WCH 2017 (out of lane). 5 NCAA 2015 (2017-7); 4 NCAA indoor Attends the University of Alabama. Coach-Chris Malcom In 2018: 1 Birmingham AL 300 B ; 2 Boston New Balance 293 LITVIN Mikhail KAZ 22y 55d NR Third at 2017 Asian Indoor Games // Outdoor pb: ht World Youth ; ht WJC 2014; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2016 (2018-4); 7 WSG 2017; 3 Asian Indoor Games Kazakh 2015/2017 (1 indoor 2015/2018) In 2018: 1 Kazakh indoor; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 301 AL-YASSIN Mazen KSA 21y 235d NR Outdoor pb: sf World Youth 2013; 2 Asian junior 2014; ht WJC 2014; 2 Asian Champs 4x ; 2 Asian Indoor Games 2017 In 2018: 3 Ghent; 5 Sabadell 304 KARAM Yousef KUW 24y 229d NR (aka Youssef Mohamed Dagher) // Outdoor 400 pb: H pb: sf World Youth 400H 2009; ht WJC 400H 2010; 7 Asian Champs 400H 2017; 1 Arab (4 400H) In 2018: 2 Asian Indoor Champs KARPINSKIS Austris LAT 2Mar 19y 260d Twice Latvian Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: sf EJC Latvian 2015 (at age 17) & indoor 2017/2018 In 2018: 1 Kuldiga; 1 Latvian indoor 200/ NAAIL Mohamed MDV 18y 43d Outdoor pb: dq/ht World Youth 2017 (out of lane) 318 ETÉS Brice MON 2Mar 33y 323d NR Ex-France, became eligible to compete for Monaco from Monegasque record holder at 800m (1:47.61 in 2010) Outdoor 400 pb: pb: 1: Small States Games /2007/2011 (2009-4, 2013/2013-2); ht WIC /2012/2014/2016; sf ECH (2012-ht); ht EIC /2013/2015; dq ht OLY (out of lane); ht WCH ; ht OLY His Monegasque indoor r400m ecord is from 2015 (as he wasn t eligible for Monaco when he set his fastest time) 320 RAMÍREZ Kelvin Delvin NCA 21y 14d Outdoor pb: Central American Games OKEZIE Chidi NGR Relay 24y 205d Full name-chidi Anthony Okezie Allegiance transferee from the USA the country he represented when winning a World Junior relay gold in 2012 Outdoor pb: WJC 4x ; ht WIC US junior 2012; 1 Nigerian 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) 339 KRZEWINA Jakub POL 28y 142d European Championship relay silvers in 2014, 2015 (indoors) & 2016 Outdoor pb: pb: ht WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 4x (2011-2); 4 WIC 4x ; 4 ECH 2014 (2 4x400); 2 EIC 4x ; 2sf ECH 2016 (2 4x400). 1 Polish indoor 2012/2018; 1 Polish 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 344 OMELKO Rafał POL 2Mar 29y 44d Medals at the last two European Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: pb: 20.61w, H pb: ht ECH 400H 2010; 4 WSG 2013; sf WIC 2014 (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 WCH 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 Buck GBR. Coach-Marek Rozej In 2018: 2 Spala 200; 1 Chemnitz; 4 Toruń; 2 Polish indoor 356 HAROUN Abdalelah QAT 21y 59d AR 2016 World Indoor silver & 2017 World bronze outdoors, each time with a strong finish to snatch the medal Outdoor pb: 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 Indoor Games Qatari His at La Chaux-de-Fonds made him the second-fastest junior ever after the 1988 Olympic Champion Steve Lewis, but that remains his quickest Allegiance transferee from Sudan has apparently been living in Qatar since Acquired Qatari citizenship on February 2, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Qatar on April 2, 2015 In 2018: 1 Asian Indoor Champs 365 JANEŽIC Luka SLO 2Mar 22y 107d NR 2017 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: pb: ht World Youth ; sf WJC 200/ ; 3 under-23 ECH 2015; 1 Balkan 2015; ht WCH 2015/2017; sf WIC 2016; 5 ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016; ht EIC 2017; 1 under-23 ECH Slovenian indoor 2014/2015/2016/2017. Coach-Rok Predanic tall In 2018: 1 Vienna; 2 Madrid; 1 Toruń; 2 Glasgow 371 KOUMI Sadam SUD 23y 329d Full name-sadam Suliman Koumi El Nour 2017 English Champion // Outdoor pb: African junior 2011; dnf World Youth 2011; 5 African Games English 2017; 1 Scottish indoor 2018; 2 UK indoor British based, coached and managed. He is a member of British Club Birchfield Harriers, coach-tony Hadley In 2018: 1 Scottish indoor; 2 UK indoor 381 ATABAYEV Davron TJK 24y 238d NR Tajik record holder at 200m outdoors & 400m indoors // Outdoor pb: pb: ht WJC ; sf Asian Indoor Games 60/ GORDON Lalonde TTO Relay 29y 95d Anchored Trinidad to World Championship relay gold in London Two bronzes each from London 2012 & Glasgow 2014 ( a great championship record in the UK) Outdoor pb: pb: WIC 4x /2016; 3 OLY 400/4x ; sf WCH ; 5 WIC (2016-6); 3 COM 400/4x ; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean ; sf WCH 2015 (2 4x400); 6 WIC 2016; sf OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400); sf WCH 2017 (1 4x400 with split to overtake the USA). 1 Trinidadian & /2014. Born-Tobago, moved to New York aged eight, he did not run seriously until age 19, having previously tried to make it in volleyball and basketball. Coach-Trevor Green In 2018: 1 Staten Island 200; 1 New York Sander; 3 New York Millrose 385 GUEVARA Asa TTO 22y 71d Outdoor pb: ht WJC 2012 (3 4x400); 3 Carifta Games Student of Kinesiology at the University of Texas, El Paso In 2018: 3 Nashville; 2 Albuquerque (Jan 20); 2 Lubbock; 2 Albuquerque (Feb 3) Page M 6

7 386 LENDORE Deon TTO 25y 123d NR 2016 World indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: sf World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2011; ht OLY 2012 (3 4x400); sf WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015 (2 4x400); 3 WIC 400/4x ; ht OLY 2016 (dq ht 4x400). 1 NCAA indoor Trinidadian Student of Business Management at Texas A&M University. Coach- Charles Joseph In 2018: 1 College Station 200 (Jan 20); 1 College Station Olympic B (Feb 3); 1 Boston New Balance 393 BUTRYM Vitaliy UKR 2Mar 27y 50d Ukrainian record holder // Outdoor pb: pb: ht OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013/2015 (2017-ht); 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-8); ht WIC 2014; sf ECH 2014/2016; 5 ETCh 2015 (2017-7); ht WCH 2015; ht OLY Ukrainian 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 & indoor 2014/2017/2018. Coaches-Mykola & Svitlana Gudym In 2018: 1 Sumy; 1 Ust-Kamenogorsk; 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 1 Ukrainian indoor 401 BAILEY Aldrich USA 24y 23d World Championship relay golds as a youth and a junior // Outdoor pb: pb: 10.19w, pb: 19.99w -17, World Youth (1 Medley Relay); =3 WJC 2012w (1 4x100/4x400). 1 NCAA 4x with University of Texas In 2018: 1 Fayetteville 200 B ; 2 Iowa City Premier; 1 Albuquerque; 1 US indoor B (2nd overall) 407 CHERRY Michael USA 22y 343d World junior relay gold // Outdoor pb: WJC 4x ; 2 WCH 4x North/Central American & Caribbean 2016; 3 NCAA 2016/2017 (representing Louisiana State University); 1 US indoor 2018 In 2018: 1 Iowa City Premier 200 C ; 1 New York Millrose; 1 US indoor A (1st overall) 426 NORWOOD Vernon USA Relay 25y 324d US Indoor Champion & world indoor relay gold // Outdoor pb: pb: North/Central American & Caribbean under ; sf WCH 2015; 1 WIC 4x (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 US indoor 2016 Disqualified for a lane infringement in his heat at the 2016 World Indoor Championships, but returned to take relay gold In 2018: 3 Iowa City Premier 200; 2 New York Millrose; 3 Boston New Balance; 2 US indoor A (3rd overall) 435 MAEL Dicki-Terry VAN 19y 267d Outdoor pb: Oceanian junior 2014; ht Youth Olympic Games 2014; ht WJC WORLD ALL-TIME LIST Kerron Clement USA Michael Johnson USA Kirani James GRN Fred Kerley USA Bralon Taplin GRN LaShawn Merritt USA Michael Norman USA = Danny Everett USA Akeem Bloomfield USA = Torrin Lawrence USA Deon Lendore TTO WORLD LIST Bralon Taplin GRN Michael Norman USA Akeem Bloomfield JAM Fred Kerley USA Marqueze Washington USA Obie Igbokwe USA Steven Solomon AUS Dontavius Wright USA = Michael Cherry USA Kahmari Montgomery USA Page M 7

8 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Biographical Entry list Men s 800 Metres Event starts: March 2 Championship Record: 1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer DEN Paris 9 Mar Au 10 Au Age (Days) Entrants Countries Born SB PB 118 GAKEME Antoine BDI 26y 67d : : World indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3: sf WCH 2013/2015/2017; 7 African Champs 2014; 2 WIC 2016; ht OLY He is a lieutenant in the 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, six seconds quicker than the previous best reported for him In 2018: 7 Glasgow 194 HAMADA Mohamed Ahmed EGY 25y 129d : NR Egyptian record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3: ht WJC ; sf OLY 2012/2016; 3 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH 2013/2017. At WXC: J 200 de ARRIBA Alvaro ESP 5Mar 23y 272d : : European indoor bronze // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: sf EJC 2013; 5 Ibero-American 2014; sf under-23 ECH 2015; ht WIC 2016; 7 ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016; 3 EIC 2017; 6 ETCh 2017; sf WCH Spanish 2016 & indoor Coach-Juan Carlos Fuentes In 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; 2 Liévin; 1 Spanish indoor 204 ORDÓÑEZ Saul ESP 23y 325d : : Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3:40.39 (3:44.64i -18). 2 under-23 ECH At EXC: J. 1 Spanish 2017 In 2018: 2 Dortmund 1500; 3 Karlsruhe; 5 Madrid; 1 Sabadell; 2 Spanish indoor 226 GILES Elliot GBR 23y 279d : : Twice UK Champion & 2016 European bronze // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3: (3: ). 3 ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016; sf WCH UK 2016/2017 (1 indoor 2018). 1 UK indoor 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 253 REUTHER Marc GER 21y 250d : : German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 1: World Youth 2013; ht WJC 2014; 7 EJC 2015; 3 under-23 ECH 2017; ht WCH German indoor 2018 In 2018: 1 Erfurt; 6 Düsseldorf; 2 Boston New Balance; 1 German indoor 256 AMANKWAH Alex GHA 25y 363d : : Ghanaian record holder outdoors // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: ht OLY 2016; ht WCH NCAA indoor 2015, representing University of Alabama. Born- Ghana, his family emigrated to the USA In 2018: 1 Birmingham AL 500; 2 Iowa City Premier 600; 3 Clemson 400 D ; 5 Boston New Balance 297 KORIR Emmanuel KEN 22y 259d : : AR The best 400m speed (44.53) of any top 800m man since Alberto Juanterona, but out in semis in London 2017 Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 44, sf WCH NCAA indoors & out Coached at University of Texas El Paso by Paul Ereng (1 OLY ). Only two other men have run 44 for 400m & 1:43 for 800m, Mark Everett USA & Alberto Juantorena CUB In 2018: 1 New York Millrose (African indoor record 1:44.21) 313 SMAILI Mostafa MAR 21y 51d : : World junior bronze // Outdoor pb : 1: pb: 3: (3:44.39i -18). 400 pb: /17. 4 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 6 WIC 2016; 3 WJC 2016; sf OLY 2016; 2 Francophone Games 2017; ht WCH Moroccan junior 2015; 1 French junior 2015/2016 In 2018: 5 Reims 1500; 2 Madrid; 1 Ghent; 8 Liévin 340 KSZCZOT Adam POL 5Mar 28y 180d : : NR Twice European Champion, twice European under-23 Champion, twice European Team Champion, twice World Championship silver Outdoor pb: 1: , 1500 pb: 3: pb: 2: pb: EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 EIC 2011/2013/2017 (2009-4); 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, , ); sf OLY 2012/2016; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 1 ECH 2014/2016 (2010-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH 2015/2017 (2009/2013-sf, ). 1 Polish 2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2017/2018). 1 Polish Before starting every race he holds his wrist. Coach-Zbigniew Krol In 2018: 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Madrid; 1 Liévin; 1 Toruń; 1 Polish indoor; 1 Glasgow (Won IAAF Indoor Tour, 6 / 6 wins in total) 341 LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL 2Mar 30y 261d : : European Indoor Champion at 800m in 2015 & 1500m in 2017 // Outdoor 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: (3:37.67i -18). 7 EJC ; 4 WJC ; 8 WSG ; 2 ECP ; 3 ETCh ; 1 ECH (2014-5, ); 1 World Military Games ; 4 WCH /2013 (2009-8, 2015/2017-sf); dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC ; 1 EIC (2009-6, ); 6 OLY (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC (2013-4); 1 ETCh (2014-3, ); 7 WCH At WXC: short. 1 Polish /2016 & /2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor & /2018). Coach/brother-Tomasz Lewandowski In 2018: 1 Karlsruhe 800; 4 Düsseldorf 800 B ; 1 Ghent 1500; 2 Toruń 1500; 1 Polish indoor 1500 (also clocked in a heat of the 400m); 2 Glasgow 800 Captain of the Polish Team in Birmingham 377 KRAMER Andreas SWE 2Mar 20y 322d : : (Kramer pronounced KRAH-mehrr) 2017 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3: ht EIC 2015; 6 EJC 2015; ht WIC 2016; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; sf WCH Swedish 2017 (1 indoor 2016/2017/2018). His mother Anne Lise Hollevik (NOR) was a 2: m runner. Coach-Per Skoog tall In 2018: 2 Düsseldorf; 3 Toruń; 1 Swedish indoor (3rd time) 404 BRAZIER Donavan USA 20y 320d : : Reigning US Champion indoors and out // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 46.91i -18, sf WCH NCAA 2016; 6 US indoor ; 1 US 2017 & indoor 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 Texas A&M University but doesn t compete on the collegiate circuit after turning professional in Hobby-fishing, his biggest catch was a catfish from Lake Michigan. Coach- Alleyne Francique GRN (1 WIC /2006) tall In 2018: 1 College Station 400; 2 New York Millrose; 1 Boston New Balance; 1 US indoor 413 ELLISON Sam USA 25y 85d : : Outdoor pb: 1: NCAA 2012; 5 NCAA indoor 2013 (2014-6); 4 British Universities 2015; 4 US indoor Graduated from Villanova University in 2014 in Political Science, then studied for a MA at the University of Birmingham (UK), where he was a member of the British Club Birchfield Harriers In 2018: 1 Cambridge MA 1000; 1 Boston (Jan 27); 1 Boston (Feb 3); 1 Boston (Feb 10); 4 US indoor Page M 8

9 433 WINDLE Drew USA 25y 221d : : x NCAA Division 2 Champion, representing Ashland University Ohio Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 3: sf WCH NCAA div /2014/2015 indoors & out; 3 US 2017; 2 US indoor Youngest of four children. Coach- Danny Mackey In 2018: 1 Seattle 1000 (2 400 in 48.43); 3 New York Millrose; 2 US indoor (passed four men on last lap) WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 1...1: Wilson Kipketer DEN : Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS : Emmanuel Korir KEN : Mohammed Aman ETH : Adam Kszczot POL : Joseph Mutua KEN : Ahmad Ismail SUD : Pawel Czapiewski POL : Abubaker Kaki SUD : Mehdi Baala FRA WORLD LIST 1...1: Emmanuel Korir KEN 2...1: Donavan Brazier USA 3...1: Michael Saruni KEN 4...1: Álvaro de Arriba ESP 5...1: Drew Windle USA 6...1: Mostafa Smaili MAR 7...1: Amel Tuka BIH 8...1: Kyle Langford GBR 9...1: Adam Kszczot POL : Sam Ellison USA Page M 9

10 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Biographical Entry list Men s 1500 Metres 27 Entrants 27 Countries Event starts: March 3 Championship Record: 3:33.77 Haile Gebrselassie Maebashi 7 Mar 99 Age (Days) Born SB PB > 108 GREGSON Ryan AUS 27y 309d : : NR Australian record holder indoors & out and 2016 Olympic finalist at 1500m Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: (3: ) pb: 7: pb: 1: World Youth ; 4 WSG ; ht WCH /2015/2017; ht COM ; 9 OLY (2012-sf). 1 Australian /2016/2017/2018. At WXC: J. Australian Junior Mountain Running Champion Partner- Genevieve LaCaze (2016 Olympic finalist at 5000m/3000mSC). Coach-Nic Bideau In 2018: 1 Australian 1500 (4th time); 1 Athlone Mile; 3 Glasgow MIKHOU Sadik BRN 27y 219d : : Allegiance transferee from Morocco acquired Bahraini citizenship on September 17, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from September 17, 2016 Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 7: (7:41.39i -18). 800 pb: 1: Islamic Solidarity Games ; 6 WCH At WXC: Mixed Relay. Sadik aka Al-Sadik In 2018: 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 2 Madrid SAT Oddom CAM 17y 132d ht Asian junior 400/ HOLUŠA Jakub CZE 30y 9d : : NR 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: pb: 7: pb: 14: pb: 1: pb: SC pb: 8: World Youth 2000SC 2005; 1 EJC 3000SC 2007; ht OLY /2012; 8 ETCh ; 3 under-23 ECH ; 5 ECH /2012; 6 ETCh ; 2 WIC (2010-5); 1 ETCh (2 3000); 1 EIC (2011-5); ht WCH ; 2 WIC (2014-5); sf OLY ; 1 ETCh ; 5 WCH At EXC: J, J, relay. His nickname is Holub which means Pigeon. Coach-Jiri Sequent In 2018: dnf Karlsruhe; 3 Düsseldorf; 6 Metz; 3 Toruń; 1 Czech indoor; 7 Glasgow 187 SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI 25y 87d : : NR Former World Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 1: Mile pb: 3: pb: 13: ht World Youth ; 6 African Games ; 3 WCH (sf 1500); 1 Francophone Games ; 1 WIC (2012-5, ); 1 African Champs (2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup ; 4 OLY (sf 800); ht WCH Born-Somalia, came to Djibouti in Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to 3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships. Was coached by Jama Aden In 2018: 1 Madrid; 1 Liévin 196 ALCALÁ Marc ESP 2Mar 23y 114d : : Full name-marc Alcalá Ibañez 2015 European under-23 Champion at 1500m Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 7:58.25i K pb: 29: ht World Youth ; ht WJC ; 1 Mediterranean under ; 1 under-23 ECH ; ht WIC ; ht ECH ; 4 EIC (where he was added to final after having slowed on hearing a recall gun in heat); 6 ETCh ; ht WCH At WXC: J. 1 Spanish indoor Coach-José Antonio Prieto In 2018: 1 Sabadell 1500 (Jan 7); 12 Mondeville 1500; 7 Madrid 1500; 1 Sabadell 1500 (Feb 13); 2 Spanish indoor TEFERA Samuel ETH 18y 129d : : (aka Samuel Birhanu) // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: ht WCH Ethiopian 2017 In 2018: 1 Val de Reuil; 1 Mondeville 215 TOLOSA Taresa ETH 19y 259d : : (Taresa aka Teresa) 2016 World junior silver at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 1: African Champs ; 2 WJC ; dnf ht WCH Ethiopian In 2018: 1 Metz 1500; 5 Liévin 1500; 1 Toruń WOTE Aman ETH 33y 316d : : (Wote pronounced Woe - tay ) Ethiopian record holder at both 1500m & One Mile Outdoor pb: 3: Mile pb: 3: pb: 1: African Champs 2010; 5 African Games 2011; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2015-dnf final); 2 WIC 2014 (2012-4, ) In 2018: 2 Düsseldorf; 4 Madrid 234 GRICE Charlie GBR 24y 114d : : Olympic, World Championship, European & Commonwealth Games finalist at 1500m Outdoor pb: 3: pb: 1: Mile pb: 3: Youth Olympic Games ; 10 EJC 2011; ht WJC 2012; 2 ETCh 2013 (2014-5); 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 COM 2014; 12 ECH 2014 (fell); 5 EIC 2015; 9 WCH 2015; ht WIC 2016; 12 OLY UK 2014/2015/2016 & indoor 2015/2016. At EXC: J (team bronze). Coach-Jon Bigg In 2018: 3 New York Sander Mile; 4 New York Millrose Mile; 3 Metz 1500; 4 Toruń 1500; 2 UK indoor O'HARE Chris GBR 27y 98d : : Twice twelfth in World Championship finals // Outdoor pb: 3: pb: 13: At EXC: J. 8 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 12 WCH 2013/2017 (2015-sf); 6 COM 2014; 3 ECH 12014; 8 WIC 2016 (2014-ht); sf OLY UK 2013/2017; 1 NCAA indoor Mile Studied Exercise Science at the University of Tulsa, now based in Boston, training under Terence McMahon at the facilities of Harvard University In 2018: 1 New York Millrose Mile; 1 Boston New Balance. Missed Glasgow (Feb 25) with a sore foot 242 WIGHTMAN Jake GBR 23y 233d : : Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 1: (1:47.69i -18). Mile pb: 3: EJC ; ht COM ; 7 ECH ; 2 ETCh ; sf WCH Scottish Father/coach-Geoff Wightman (6 ECH Marathon 1990), mother-susan Tooby (12 OLY Marathon 1988). His twin brother Sam won Scottish Schools titles at Pentathlon and Steeplechase Both 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 1990 In 2018: 2 Boston New Balance 1500; 1 UK indoor 1500; 3 Glasgow ENZEMA Benjamin GEQ 28y 341d : : Equatoguinean (or Equatorial Guinean) record holder at 800m & 1500m Full name-manuel Benjamin Enzema Owono Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 1: ht WCH ; ht WIC ; ht OLY /2016; ht WCH In 2018: 6 Luxembourg 1500; 8 French indoor 1500 Page M 10