Starts: Saturday, August 22 Born 2015 Best Personal Best

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1 World Athletics Championships Biographical Entry Lists Men s 100 Metres 75 Entrants NR National Record QBR Qualified by ranking Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best HART Shavez BAH 22y 348d Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships // 10.08w pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x (4 100); qf WCH ; sf COM Bahamian 100/ /2015. Attends Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical) In 2015: 4 NCAA indoor 200 (1 4x400); 1 Tempe 400; 2 Texas Relays 100; 1 Stanford Invitational 100; 3 Tempe 200; 2 Waco 100; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference 100 (2 200); 4sf NCAA 200 (7sf 100); 1 Bahamian 100/200; 5 Edmonton Classic 100; 7sf Pan-Am Games 100 AHMMED Masbah BAN 20y 163d pb: ( ). ht WIC ; ht WCH ; ht COM 100/ In 2015: 6ht Asian Champs 100/200 CADOGAN Levi BAR 19y 286d Fourth at 2014 World Junior Championships 100m // 200 pb: ( ). 6 Pan-Am junior ; 4 WJC ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games ; 8 Pan-Am Games ; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean In 2015: 1 Bridgetown 100/200; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 B (He led off the Barbadian 4x100 team which national record in heat & B final); 1 St-Martin 100; 1 Port of Spain Hampton Games 100 (3 200) May 23/24); 1 Barbadian 100; 1 Trinidadian 100 B ; 1 Port of Spain 100 (Jul 11); 8 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 4x100); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100/4x100 GITTENS Ramon BAR 28y 32d Pan-Am Games silver medallist at 100m // 10.03w pb: ( ). ht World Youth 100/ ; 5 WJC ; ht WCH 100/ ; ht OLY ; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs (2011-5); sf WCH (2011-ht); 8 COM ; 2 Pan-Am Games ; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean In 2015: 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Dakar Challenge 100 (4 200); 1 Halifax 100; 1 Victoria 100; 2 Barbadian 100; 1 Cork City 100 (3 200); 2 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 4x100); 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (3 4x100) DENDUP Tashi BHU 17y 180d Note: The official Bhutanese 100m record is by Kinley Tenzin in Singapore on June 30, 2009 ANDERSON Mark BIZ 23y 278d Relay bronze at 2013 Central American Championships // 10.78w pb: Central American (6 100); ht COM 100/ ; 4 Central American In 2015: 4 Central American 100; 7ht Pan-Am Games 200; 6ht North/Central America & Caribbean 100/200 ISMAIL Mohd Fakhri BRU 24y 168d NR Bruneian record holder at 100m // 8 South East Asian Games In 2015: 3 Ipoh 100; 8 South East Asian Games 100 BOSSÉ Béranger CAF 30y 165d Central African Republic record holder at 200m // 10.34w pb: ht WCH & ; qf OLY (2008-ht). Based-Dakar In 2015: 2 Tergnier 100; 7 Montgeron 100; 1 Vénissieux 100 B ; 3 Oordegem Putbos 100; 1 Braine-l'Alleud 100 (2 200); 4 Lillebonne 200; 2 Reims 200 (3 100); 1 Bruay La Buissière 100; 6 French 100; 4ht Tomblaine 200; 1 Schifflange 100/200 BROWN Aaron CAN 23y 85d Second leg for Canadian team which won relay bronze at 2013 World Championships (following Britain s disqualification) 10.01w pb: 20.02w, (20.11w, ). 2 World Youth ; 3 WJC (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior ; sf OLY ; sf WCH ; sf COM Canadian & Lives-Toronto. Coach-Dennis Mitchell tall In 2015: 3 Tampa 100/200; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 5 Shanghai Diamond 200; 3 Hengelo 200; 5 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Canadian 200 (2 100); dq Edmonton Classic 200; dq Pan-Am Games 4x100 final (team crossed line first in 38.06, but disqualified as their lead-off runner Gavin Smellie stepped on lane line. Unfortunately both of his teams at the IAAF World Relays (4x100 & 4x200) were also disqualified) WARNER Justyn CAN 28y 54d World relay bronze, he also anchored Canada to third place at the London Olympics before his team were disqualified for a marginal lane infringement 10.08w pb: Pan-American junior ; 2 WJC ; sf WCH ; 7 WIC ; sf OLY ; 3 WCH 4x Canadian Based-Toronto. Graduate of Kinesiology from Texas Christian University. Wife-Nikkita Holder (2011 World Championship finalist at 100m hurdles) In 2015: 1 Clermont Elite (6 100); 3 Canadian 100; 3 Edmonton Classic 100; 5ht Atlanta 100 DE GRASSE Andre CAN 20y 284d (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) 2015 US Collegiate Champion at both sprints (with super-fast though marginally wind-assisted times of 9.75 & 19.58) Pan-Am Games Champion in both sprints 9.75w pb: 19.58w, Pan-Am junior (3 200); sf COM ; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/ NCAA 100/ ; 1 Canadian Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. Attends the University of Southern California. Coach-Caryl Smith Gilbert (formerly Tony Sharpe) In 2015: Indoor 60m pb down from 6.64 to 6.60, but disqualified at NCAA Indoor Championships for a false start; 2 NCAA indoor 200; 1 Florida Relays 200 (2 100); 2 Tucson 200; 1 Mt SAC Relays 100/200; 1 UCLA v USC 100/200; 1 Westwood 100/200; 1 NCAA 100/200; 1 Canadian 100; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/200 (dq 4x100 after team had crossed line first in 38.06; Lead-off runner Gavin Smellie went out of his lane) HYMAN Kemar CAY 25y 314d NR Caymanian record holder at 60m & 100m // 9.85w pb: , sf World Youth (ht 100); sf WJC 100/ ; 8 WJC ; ht WCH /2013; sf OLY ; sf COM Ran first leg for Florida State sprint relay team which won at 2011 NCAA Championships In 2015: 7 Tallahassee 100; 4 Florida Relays 100; 3 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville 100; 4 Cayman Invitational 100; 3 Rome Diamond 100 B ; 6ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 Velenje 100; 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100; dq Cork City 100; 4 Madrid 100; 5 Lucerne 100; 4sf Pan-Am Games 100; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (in after a windy 9.85 heat) YOUSSOUF Mahamat Goubaye CHA 17y 55d In 2015: 8ht World Youth 100

2 ZHANG Peimeng CHN 28y 161d Former Chinese record holder at 100m (at 10.00, set when he narrowly failed to reach the World Championship final in Moscow) 200 pb: ( ). sf WJC ; 2 WSG ; ht OLY ; 1 Asian Champs (2015-2); 5 Asian Indoor Champs ; sf WCH ; sf WIC ; 6 IAAF Continental Cup ; 4 Asian Games (1 4x100). 1 Chinese Born-Beijing. Coach-Li Qing In 2015: 3 Jinan 200; 5 Kawasaki 100; 5 Beijing Challenge 100; 2 Asian Champs 100 (1 4x100) SU Bingtian CHN 25y 357d NR Chinese record holder at 100m. Twice Asian Champion at 100m // 200 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 ; 2 Asian Games (1 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 2015: 3 Kawasaki 100; 3 Beijing Challenge 100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Asian Champs 4x100 KOFFI Wilfried CIV 25y 331d NR Full name-hua Wilfried Serge Koffi 2014 African Champion at both sprints, now World Student Games Champion at 200m 200 pb: ( ). 7 WSG ; 3 African Champs ; 3 WSG (6 200); qf WCH ; 1 African Champs 100/ ; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 100/ ; 1 WSG Attends Shanghai University In 2015: 1 Kawasaki 100; 1 Dessau 100; 2 Marseille 100; 2 Montreuil 100; 6 Rabat 200; 1 Osterode 100/200; 1 WSG 200 MEÏTE Ben Youssef CIV 28y 283d African Champion at 100m, 2012 African Champion at 200m // 200 pb: ( ). ht World Youth 100/ ; 1 West African ; 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 OLY Carried the Ivorian flag at the Opening Ceremony for London 2012 In 2015: 5 Greensboro 200; 5 Montverde 100; 1 US Clubs 100 (4 200); 1 La Roche-sur-Yon 100/200; 1 Castres 100/ MPINGO Rossene COD 17y 355d MARTINEZ Yancarlos DOM 23y 43d NR Dominican Republic record holder at both sprints // 200 pb: Central American & Caribbean Games ; 7 Pan-Am Games ; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean At the 2015 Pan-American Games, he broke the Dominican Republic 100m record of Juan Núñez (10.16) which had stood since 1983 In 2015: 1 Santo Domingo 200; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Medellín Restrepo 100/200; 1 Havana Barrientos 100/200; 6sf Pan-Am Games 100; 7 Pan-Am Games 200 (sf 100, 5 4x100); 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (4 4x100) TABAKAUCORO Banuve FIJ 22y 350d NR Full name-ratu Banuve Tabakaucoro Fijian record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: sf World Youth ; 1 Oceanian junior 100/ ; qf WCH (ht 200); 1 Oceanian 100/4x /2015; sf COM (ht 100); 1 Pacific Games 100/ At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was cautioned for a false start in the 100m, then disqualified for one in the 200m (having reached the semi-finals) In 2015: 1 Melbourne Challenge 100 (5 200); 1 Australian 200 (2 100); 1 Oceanian 4x100 (May 9); 1 Oceanian 100/4x100 (2 200); 1 Pacific Games 100/200 LEMAITRE Christophe FRA 25y 71d In Barcelona 2010 became the first man to win the sprint treble at the European Championships (but now he has lost all those titles to British athletes) 200 pb: ( ). 4 World Youth (5 200); 1 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq qf WCH (false start); 2 ETCh ; 1 ECH 100/200/4x ; 1 IAAF Continental Cup ; 3 EIC (2009-sf); 1 ETCh 100/ ( & ); 3 WCH (4 100); 2 WCH 4x ; 1 ECH ; 6 OLY ; 7 WCH (injured); 2 ECH 100/ (3 4x100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup (5 100). 1 French 100/ /2011/2012/2014, /2015 & indoor /2014/2015. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kg In 2015: 1 French indoor 60; 2 IAAF Relays 4x200 (5 4x100); 1 Vénissieux 100; 2 Tourcoing 100; 2 Rome Diamond 200; 4 Marseille 100; 1 Oslo Diamond 200; 1 ETCh 100 (2 4x100); 1 French 200 (2 100) VICAUT Jimmy FRA 23y 175d NR Co-holder of European 100m record (with Francis Obikwelu) // 200 pb: ( ). 7 World Youth ; 3 WJC ; 1 ECH 4x ; 1 EJC 100/4x ; 6 WCH (2 4x100); sf OLY (3 4x100); 1 EIC ; 1 ETCh /2014; sf WCH 100/ ; sf ECH (scratched with hamstring injury). 1 French indoor & /2015. His mother is Ivorian. His younger brother Willy Vicaut is a shot putter. coach-guy Ontanon In 2015: 1 Gagny 200; 1 Tourcoing 100; 2 Rome Diamond 100; 4ht Birmingham Diamond 100 (dns final); 1 Rabat 200; 2 Paris Diamond 100 (equalled European record with 9.86 behind Asafa Powell 9.81); 1 French 100 (2 200); 3 Monaco Diamond 100; 5 London Diamond 100 (2 4x100) DASAOLU James GBR 27y 350d Full name-oyeyemi Olatokunbo James Dasaolu. Name pronounced Das-a-o-loo (four syllables) European Champion at 100m sf OLY ; 2 EIC ; 1 ETCh 4x ; 8 WCH ; 1 ECH (2010-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup English under ; 2 UK ; 1 UK indoor /2014. Graduate of Leisure Management from Loughborough University. Coach-Steve Fudge (since January 2012) In 2015: 8 Doha Diamond 100; 6 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Hérouville 100; 2 UK 100; 9 London Diamond 100 KILTY Richard GBR 25y 353d World Indoor & 2015 European Indoor Champion at 60m // 200 pb: ( ). sf WJC (5 4x100); 7 under-23 ECH ; 2 under -23 ECH 4x ; 6 ETCh ; 1 WIC ; sf COM (2 4x100); 1 ECH 4x English Schools ; 1 English junior Father Kevin was a m sprinter and a professional bodybuilder, his sister Heidi is also an athlete. Coach-Linford Christie (formerly Rana Rieder) In 2015: 1 EIC 60; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 B ; 2 Great Manchester CityGames 100; 1 Gavardo 100; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 5 Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 Oslo Diamond 200; 2 ETCh 100 (1 4x100); dqht London Diamond 100 (0.099 reaction) (1 4xq00); 1sf English 100 (scratched from final) UJAH Chijindu GBR 21y 169d /15 ( CJ ) European Junior Champion at 100m and the fifth British men ever to break 10 seconds for the distance 200 pb: World Youth ; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 6 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq EIC 60 final UK UK indoor His is a big supporter of Arsenal Football Club and his favourite player is Theo Walcott with who he once trained while the footballer was returning from an injury. Coach-Jonas Tawiah-DoDoo In 2015: 1 London Games 60; 1 UK indoor 60; dq EIC 60 final (false start); 4 Great Manchester CityGames 100; 1 Loughborough International 100/200; 1 Hengelo 100; 4 Rome Diamond 200; 6 Birmingham Diamond 100; 1 UK 100; 4 Lucerne 100; 4 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 London Diamond 100 da SILVA Holder GBS 27y 211d NR Guinea-Bissauan record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 10.74w pb: ht WJC ; ht WCH & ; ht OLY /2012; ht WIC /2012; qf WCH Portuguese under / In 2015: 5 Lisbon 100; 1 Bondoufle 200 B ; 7 Argentan 100; 2 Lillebonne 200 B ; 4ht Tomblaine 100

3 REUS Julian GER 27y 113d NR German record holder at 100m (At Ulm on July 26, 2014 he clocked to break by 0.01 the record which had stood for 29 years to the GDR athlete Frank Emmelmann) 10.00w -13 (10.07w -15). 200 pb: ( ). sf World Youth (ht 200); sf WJC (ht 100); 1 EJC 100/4x (2 200); 6 WCH 4x ; sf ECH (2 4x100); 8 ETCh ; qf WCH (4 4x100); 3 EIC (2013-6). 1 German /2014/2015, /2013/2015 & indoor Coach-Gerhard Jäger In 2015: 3 German indoor 60; 3 EIC 60; 7ht Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Berlin 100; 5 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Zeulenroda 100/200; 1 German 100/200; 2 Mannheim 100 KNIPPHALS Sven GER 29y 335d European relay silver // 10.07w pb: ( ). 4 WCH 4x ; sf ECH (2 4x100); 3 ETCh British Universities indoor & , representing Bournemouth University where he was a student of Chiropracty; 1 UK indoor ; 2 German His father Jens was an 8.14 long jumper in the 80s (3 EIC 83), his grandfather Hans Jürgen Knipphals played handball for Germany In 2015: 4 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 3 IAAF Relays 4x200 (8 4x100); 1 Clermont Elite B /200; 1ht Regensburg Sparkassen 100; 3 ETCh 100/4x100; 2ht German 100; 3 Mannheim 100 (Aug 8) 582 DANSOKO Mohamed Lamine GUI 17y 159d BOBI Yaspy INA 27y 297d pb: South East Asian Games In 2015: 2 Singaporean International Champs 100; 2 South East Asian Games 100 GHASEMI Reza IRI 28y 28d Full name-reza Ali Ghasemi 2012 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m Asian Champs bronze at 100m 200 pb: sf WIC /2012; 6 WSG ; 1 Asian Indoor Champs (2010-2, ); ht OLY ; 4 Asian Champs 100/ ; ht WCH ; sf WIC ; 3 Asian Champs (6 200). Tattoo of the words Persian Gulf down his left arm In 2015: 1 Tehran 200 (2 100); 3 Asian Champs 100 (6 200); 2 Almaty 100/200 TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 22y 109d NR Iranian record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 20.76w -15, Asian junior ; sf WJC /2012; 8 Asian Champs ; ht WCH ; sf WIC In 2015: 1 Tehran 100 (Apr 30); 1 Bangkok 100; 1 Pathumthani 100; 1 Chanthaburi 100; 2 Tehran 200 (Jul 12); 1 Almaty 100 RIPARELLI Jacques ITA 32y 147d Former Italian Indoor Champion. (Unusually he is the only male Italian sprinter at the championships) 200 pb: ht WCH 4x ; sf ECH ; 5 Mediterranean Games Italian indoor ; 2 Italian /2014 In 2015: 2 Rovereto 200; 1 Gavardo 100 B ; 2ht Gavardo 100; 9 Rome Diamond 100 B ; 1 Gorizia 100; 1 Feltre 100; dq Nembro 100; 6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100; 3 Italian 100 ASHMEADE Nickel JAM 25y 136d Top five in both sprints at Moscow 2013, then relay gold when he passed to Usain Bolt 200 pb: ( ). 2 World Youth (3 200); 2 WJC (2 4x100); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; 4 WCH (2011-5); 5 WCH (1 WCH 4x100); 1 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x ; 3 COM (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican & He plans to become a professional chef and says cooking is my passion In 2015: 1ht Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 (2 4x100); 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 3 Shanghai Diamond 200; 3 Eugene Diamond 200; 6 New York Diamond 100; 1 Jamaican 200 (2 100); 8 Lausanne Diamond 200; 6 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 London Diamond 200 BAILEY-COLE Kemar JAM 23y 223d Double gold at 2014 Commonwealth Games, then wins at Birmingham, Zurich & Zagreb; he was the Jamaican #1 at 100m last year 200 pb: sf World Youth 100/ ; 7 Central American & Caribbean junior ; Gold OLY 4x ; 4 WCH (1 4x100); 1 COM 100/4x Bailey is his mother s name, Cole is his father s. Coach-Glen Mills tall In 2015: 1 Kingston GC Foster 200 B ; 1 University of West Indies Invitational 200 C ; 3 Kingston Classic 100; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Cayman Invitational 100; 2 Kingston All-Comers B ; 3 Jamaican 100; 3 Lucerne 100; 3 London Diamond 100 (pb 9.92 in cold and wet) BOLT Usain JAM 29y today NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Now eight World Championship and six Olympic golds. World record holder at both 100m & 200m since pb: ( ). 150 pb: pb: ( ). 1 Central American Youth 200/ ; 1 WJC (2 4x100/4x400); 1 World Youth (2001-sf); ht OLY ; 8 WCH (injured); 2 WCP ; 2 WCH 200/4x ; 1 OLY 100/200/4x /2012; 1 WCH 100/200/4x /2013; 1 WCH 200/4x (dq WCH 100 final with a false start I lost focus ); 1 COM 4x Jamaican (at age 17)/2007/2008/2009 ( /2009/2013). Coach-Glen Mills tall (6-5) In 2014: Three wins from three races heat & final of 4x100 at Commonwealth Games, then m in Warsaw In 2015: 1 Kingston GC Foster 400; Met Barack Obama during the US President s visit to Jamaica on April 10; 1 Kingston Classic 200; 1 Río de Janeiro 100; 1 Ostrava 200; 1 New York Diamond 200; 1 London Diamond 100 (9.87 heat & final in the cold & wet) Withdrew from Paris & Lausanne Diamond Leagues with pelvic injury, explaining he was unable to compete at 100% I would have wanted him to have had more races, says coach Mills POWELL Asafa JAM 32y 271d Captain of Jamaican men s team in Beijing The world s most prolific sub-10 second 100m runner 200 pb: pb: OLY /2008 (2012-7); 1 COM 100/4x ; 3 WCH & 2 4x100; 1 OLY 4x ; 3 WCH & 1 4x Jamaican /2005/2007/2011 ( ). Set World records at 100m of 9.77 in Athens 2005, Gateshead 2006 and Zurich 2006, then 9.74 in Rieti Initially banned for 18 months in 2013/2014 for failing a doping control test for an amphetamine, but this was reduced to six months on appeal His 9.87 at Bellinzona on July 21, 2015 was his 98th sub-10 second run (90 legal, 7 windy + 1 hand time) excluding the 9.88 from Lausanne on 4 Jul 13, which fell within his period of suspension In 2015: 6 San Antonio 400; 1 Baie Mahault 100; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 1 Marseille 100; 1 Montreuil 100; 1 Jamaican 100; 1 Paris Diamond 100; 1 Lucerne 100; 1 Bellinzona 100; 1 Atlanta 100 TAKASE Kei JPN 26y 268d Asian Games 100m bronze // 200 pb: pb: Asian Champs 4x ; sf OLY ; 3 Asian Champs (2 4x100); 3 Asian Games (2 4x100). 1 Japanese & In 2015: 2 Texas Relays 200; 1 Fukuroi 200; 2 Kawasaki 100; 1 Kumagaya 200; 1 Japanese 100 (2 200); 4 Lignano 100 B ; 3ht Madrid 100; 4 Lucerne 100 B ; 6 Lucerne 200 MAKIN Kimwaua KIR 18y 13d ht Youth Olympic Games

4 KIM Kuk-Young KOR 24y 124d NR Korean record holder at 100m // 200 pb: sf WJC ; sf Asian Games /2014 & Asian Champs 2011/2015; 6 WSG In 2015: 2 Hiroshima 100 B ; 1 Taipei 100; 4sf Asian Champs 100; 1 Korean 100; 6 WSG 100 LEHATA Mosito LES 26y 135d NR Lesotho record holder at 60m, 100m and 200m Close fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: ht WJC ; 8 COM (ht 100); ht WCH ; ht WIC ; 5 African Champs (7 200); ht OLY ; 4 COM In 2015: 1 Réduit 100; 5 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 4 Hengelo 200; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 4 Rome Diamond 100 B ; 3 Marseille 100; 3 Montreuil 100; 3 Rabat 200; 2 Turku 100; 2 Tomblaine 200; 4 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100 LEONG Wang Kuong MAC 25y 156d ht Asian Games OUHADI Aziz MAR 31y 27d NR Moroccan record holder at 100m & 200m // 10.07w pb: ( ). 4 Mediterranean Games ; 2 Francophone Games ; 4 African Championships (6 100); 2 World Military Games 100/ ; sf WCH (2009-ht); 1 Arab Games (3 100); 8 WIC ; ht OLY ; 6 African Champs (2008-7) In 2015: 3 Arab 100; 1 Montgeron 100; 3 Tourcoing 100; 2 Salzburg 100; 1 Moroccan 100; 8 Rabat 200; 5 Tomblaine 200; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100 (1 200 B ); 5 French 200; 2 La Roche-sur-Yon 100 (6 200) SAAID Hassan MDV 23y 169d NR Maldivan record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games Champion at 100m 200 pb: pb: ht COM 200/ ; sf Asian Champs ; ht COM 100/ Drastic improvement at 400m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, from a listed best of 59.8 to a Maldives record (since improved to 47.48) In 2015: 4 Kingston All-Comers B ; 4sf Asian Champs 100 (6sf 200); 1 Johor Bahru 100/200; 1 Indian Ocean Island Games 100 (2 200) PANDEV Riste MKD 21y 208d NR Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m (in other words, he s their current record holder in all three sprints) 200 pb: ( ). ht WJC ; ht EIC /2015; ht WCH ; ht WIC ; ht ECH In 2015: 7ht EIC 60; 1 Bar 100; 4 Berne 100 (2 200 B ); 2 ETCh 3rd League 100 (6 200); 5ht under-23 ECH 100 EL MOCTAR Jidou MTN 30y 44d Carried the Mauritanian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games 200 pb: ht OLY ; ht African Champs MARTINA Churandy NED 31y 48d NR Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) He and Usain Bolt were the only men to have contested both Olympic sprint finals in Beijing and London 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: sf World Youth ; qf WJC (2000-ht); 1 South American Games (2 200); qf OLY ; qf WCH /2009 (2003-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games /2010 & ; 1 Pan-Am Games ; 5 WCH 100/ ; 4 OLY (2008-dq for running out of lane, he would otherwise have won silver behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; sf WCH (2009-qf); 1 ECH 200/4x ; 5 OLY 100/ ; 7 WCH (sf 100); dq ETCh (lane); 4 ECH (sf 100, 5 4x100). 1 Dutch 100/ ( /2013) In 2015: 4 Florida Relays 200 C ; 2 Tampa 200 (1 100 B ); 4 Río de Janeiro 100; 1 Gainesville 200; 7 IAAF Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Great Manchester CityGames; 7 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Hengelo 200 (6 100); 4 Montverde 100 (1 200 B ); 7 Rabat 200; 3 ETCh 1st League 100; 7 Paris Diamond 100; 3 Hilversum 100; 6 Lausanne Diamond 200; 8 Madrid 100; 1 Dutch 100; 1 Mannheim DAGIERIO M. Dagierio NRU 23y 331d AL-HARTHI Barakat OMA 27y 66d NR Full name-barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi Omani record holder at 100m & 200m 200 pb: ( ). ht WCH ; 3 Asian Indoor Champs ; sf WIC ; 1 Arab Games ; ht OLY ; 1 West Asian (2 200); 3 Arab Champs ; 3 Asian Champs ; ht WCH ; sf WIC In 2015: 1 Northridge 100/200 B ; 1 Qatif 200 (2 100); 2 Arab 100/200; 1 Doha Emir Cup 100 B /200; 3sf Asian Champs 100 (5ht 200, 7 4x100) TELTULL Rodman PLW 21y 204d NR Palauan record holder at 100m // ht WJC ; ht WCH ; ht WIC ; ht OLY 2012 In 2015: 3 Queensland State 100 B /200; 4 Melbourne Challenge 100; 5ht Australian 100; 2 Pacific Games 100 NASCIMENTO Yazaldes POR 29y 126d European 100m finalist // 100 pb: 10.15w -11, pb: under-23 ECH 4x ; 3 Ibero-American ; 8 ECH ; sf EIC Portuguese /2014/2015 ( /2014). Originally from São Tomé and Príncipe In 2015: 1 Portuguese indoor 60; 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor 60; 5sf EIC 60; 4 Clermont Elite B ; 2 European Clubs Cup 100 (3 200); 1 Salamanca 100/200; 1 Portuguese Clubs 100; 2 ETCh 1st League 100 (3 200); 1 Lisbon 100; 6 Madrid 100; 2 Monaco Diamond 4x100; 1 Portuguese 100 BRADAI Gregory PYF 22y 62d ht WIC OGUNODE Femi QAT 24y 98d NR TRANSFEREE Formerly: NGR, gained Qatari citizenship in Full name-femi Seun Ogunode Asian record holder at 100m World indoor bronze at 60m 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: West Asian 100/ Asian Games 200/ /2014; 1 Asian Champs ; 1 World Military Games 100/ ; 8 WCH (sf 200); 2 Asian Indoor Champs ; 3 WIC ; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 100/ ; 1 Asian Champs 100/ Served two-year doping suspension in His younger brother Tosin Ogunode (born 1994) suddenly clocked 6.50 for 60m in January 2014 and is also hoping to gain Qatari citizenship; they are both based in Los Angeles and coached by Gentry Bradley (USA, 1 US ) In 2015: 1 Tampa 100; 1 Arab 100/200; 1 Doha Emir Cup 100/200; 5 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Asian Champs 100/200; 2 Rabat 200 BRUINTJIES Henricho RSA 22y 36d NR Co-holds the South African 100m record (with Akani Simbine) // 200 pb: COM 4x (first leg, team went on to set a South African record 38.35); sf African Champs In 2015: 2 Pretoria 100/200; 3 Gauteng North 200; 3 South African Universities 100; 3 Potchefstroom Open 100; 1 Dakar Challenge 200 (3 100); 3 Namur 200; 2 Dessau 100; 1 Prague Odložil 100; 1 Bydgoszcz 200; 2 Hérouville 100; 1 Turku 100; 2 Velenje 100; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100

5 JOBODWANA Anaso RSA 23y 21d Olympic & world finalist at 200m // 200 pb: OLY ; 1 WSG 100/ ; 6 WCH Studying physiotherapy at Jackson State University in Mississippi In 2015: 1 Texas Relays 200; 1 Tempe 200; 1 South African 200; 1 Cayman Invitational 200; 2 Eugene Diamond 200; 2 Prague Odložil 100; 2 Oslo Diamond 200; 2 Lignano 100; 2 Lausanne Diamond 200; 1 Lucerne 200; 3 London Diamond 200; 2 Stockholm Diamond 200 SIMBINE Akani RSA 21y 334d NR Co-holds the South African 100m record (with Henricho Bruintjies), set when winning the 2015 World Student Games final 200 pb: sf WSG ; sf WCH ; 2013; 5 COM 200 (sf 100, 4 4x100 with South African record); 1 WSG South African Student of Information Science at the University of Pretoria In 2015: 1 Pretoria 100/200 (Mar 7); 1 Pretoria 100/200 (Mar 14); 1 Gauteng North 100/200; 1 South African 100; 1 Stellenbosch 200; 2 Hengelo 100; 6 Rome Diamond 100; 4 New York Diamond 100; 2 Sopot 100; 1 Velenje 100; 1 WSG 100; 1 Karlstad 100/200 ADAMS Antoine SKN 26y 354d /14 Kittian and Nevisian record holder at 200m (replacing Kim Collins). Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m, thid at 2015 Pan-American Games 10.00w pb: ( ). qf COM ; 3 WCH 4x ; 2 Pan-Am Games 4x (sf 200); sf OLY 100/ ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; 4 COM (sf 200); 3 Pan-Am Games ; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean (1 4x100 B ). Coach-Eric Francis (he is in the same training group as new Trinidadian sprint star Michelle-Lee Ahye) In 2015: Full indoor season, highlighted by 2nd place at New York Millrose Games 60; 1 San Marcos 100; 6 Texas Relays 100; 3 Florida Relays 100/200; 2 Austin 200; 3 San Marcos Classic 100/200; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200; 3 Ponce 100; 1 Kittian & Nevisian 200 (2 100); 2 Trinidadian 100 B (dnf 200 B ); 3 Pan-Am Games 100 (sf 200); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (1 4x100 B ) COLLINS Kim SKN 39y 137d NR Former World Champion. Now he s the oldest man to have broken 10 seconds for 100 metres and has done so across a span of 15 years 9.92w 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, ); 6 OLY & (sf ); 3 WCH 4x ; 2 Pan-Am Games Coach/wife-Paula Collins He is back on his national team for the first time since he was dropped by his Olympic committee from London 2012 because they said he flouted team rules by leaving the athlete s village without permission In 2015: Unbeaten in nine meetings indoors, including Birmingham; 4 Baie Mahault 100; 3 Great Manchester CityGames 100; 4 Doha Diamond 100; 6 Kingston All-Comers 2 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 5 Rome Diamond 100; 5ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 1 Kittian & Nevisian 100; 1 Sopot 100; 5 Paris Diamond 100; 6 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Bellinzona 100; 8 London Diamond 100 These are his 10th World Championships, previously every one in but not 2013 LAWRENCE BJ SKN 25y 237d Full name-brijesh Sharmari Lawrence Anchored St Kitts & Nevis relay team to surprise bronze medals at 2011 World Championships 10.11w pb: ( ). qf COM ; 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; ht WCH (3 4x100); sf WIC /2014; sf COM (ht 200); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean Moved to USA in Former (American) footballer In 2015: 1 Las Vegas 100 (2 200); 4 Florida Relays 200 (5 100); 3 Tempe 100 (6 200); 7 Mt SAC Relays 100; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100/4x200; 2 Ponce 100 B ; 2 Kittian & Nevisian 200 (3 100); 7ht Pan-Am Games 100; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (1 4x100 B ) 901 TAQIMAMA Claytus SOL 22y 92d DE BARROS Joao Manuel Pina STP 22y 88d ht African Champs // In 2015: 6 Portuguese under VANAN Jeffrey SUR 22y 242d NR Full name-jeffrey Danny Vanan Surinamer record holder at 100m // 200 pb: South American ; sf WSG Student of Public Administration at Anton de Kom University of Suriname in Paramaribo In 2015: 1 Willemstad 100; 1 St-Laurent-Maroni 100; 4 South American 100; 8sf WSG 100 (5qf 200) MOSA'ATI La Shondra David TGA 19y 97d In 2015: 3ht Pacific Games 100 TIEBEKABE Yendountien TOG 24y 215d pb: sf African Champs ; ht WCH In 2015: 5 Bamako 100; 2 Reims 100 B ; 4 Nivelles 100; 4 Bruay La Buissière 100; 6 Paris 100 BLEDMAN Keston TTO 27y 165d /15 Ran opening leg for Trinidad team which won Olympic sprint relay silver in 2008 and 2012 (upgraded from bronze after Tyson Gay s disqualification) 9.94w pb: World Youth ; 7 WJC ; 1 Pan-Am junior ; 2 OLY 4x /2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf OLY ; sf WCH (2007-ht); sf COM (3 4x100); 4 Pan-Am Games Trinidadian /2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in final In 2015: 2 Florida Relays 200; 1 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville 100; 7 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Ponce 100; 5ht Birmingham Diamond 100; 2 New York Diamond 100; 1 Trinidadian 100; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 5 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 (3 4x100) SORRILLO Rondell TTO 29y 212d World 200m finalist in 2011 // 9.99w pb: ( ). 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs /2009; qf OLY ; 7 WCH ; sf OLY (ht 200); 2 IAAF Relays 4x ; sf COM (3 4x100). 1 NCAA (2 100). 1 Trinidad In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 200 B (2 100); 7 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Trinidadian 200 (3 100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 (sf 200) HARVEY Jak Ali TUR 26y 138d TRANSFEREE Formerly Jacques Harvey JAM, gained Turkish citizenship on July 25, 2014 and (with the requisite agreement of the Jamaican AA) cleared by IAAF to compete for Turkey from July 24, 2015 (just in time for him to become Balkan 100m Champion on August 1) 200 pb: (20.72w/ ). 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 1 WSG ; 1 Balkan Jamaican /2011 (2012-8) In 2015: 6 Clermont 100 (Apr 18); 7 Gainesville 200; 7 Clermont Elite 2 100; 1 Mersin 200 (2 200); 1 European Clubs Cup 100 (2 200); 3 Montverde 100; 1 Hilversum 100; 4 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Kortrijk 100 (2 200); 1 Lucerne 100 B ; 1 Bellinzona 100 B ; 1 Erzurum 100; 1 Balkan ETIMONI Timuani TUV 23y 311d SALMEIN Naseib UAE 27y 34d The for him in Dubai on June 5, 2015 is being regarded by most statisticians as a hand-time (therefore 10.2) 200 pb: In 2015: 1 Dubai 100; 4 Plovdiv 100; 3 Sofia 200; 1 Stara Zagora 200; 2 Stockholm Diamond 200 B ; 1 Granollers 200

6 BROMELL Trayvon USA 20y 42d Full name-trayvon Jaquez Bromell In 2014 at 18 years 338 days, he became the youngest ever to run a sub-10 second 100m legally 9.76w pb: 19.86w, Pan-Am junior ; 2 WJC (1 4x100). 1 US junior /2014; 1 NCAA & indoor Student of film and digital media at Baylor University In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor 200 (dq/ht 60 false start); 1 Texas Relays 100; 1 Baylor Invitational 200; 1 Waco 100; 1 Austin 200; 1 Ames Big /200; 2 NCAA 100 (3 200); 2 US 100; dq Monaco Diamond 100 (false start) (1 4x100); 1 Chiba Juntendo 100 GATLIN Justin USA 33y 192d Former World & Olympic Champion, but now faster than ever // 200 pb: WIC /2012; 1 OLY (2 4x100, 3 200); 1 WCH 100/ ; sf WCH (dnf 4x100); 3 OLY (2 4x100); 2 WCH 100/4x NCAA 100/ / US 100/ & /2013. Suspended for two years after testing positive for amphetamines at the 2001 US Junior Championships, the IAAF agreed to early reinstatement in July In 2006 before equalling world 100m record of 9.77 he failed a doping control for Testosterone and was then banned for four years to July 2010 Unbeaten in 19 races in 2014 (including one heat) and so far in 2015 In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 1 Tampa 200 (20.10w); 1 Penn Relays 4x100; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (dq 4x200); 1 Doha Diamond 100 (9.74); 1 Eugene Diamond 200 (19.68); 1 Rome Diamond 100 (9.75); 1 US 200 (19.57); 1 Székesfehérvár 100 (10.02); 1 Lausanne Diamond 100 (9.75); 1 Monaco Diamond 100 (9.78) / 4x100 GAY Tyson USA 33y 12d NR Former World Champion // 9.68w -08 (9.85w -15). 200 pb: pb: WCH ; 1 WCP 100/4x ; 1 WCH 100/200/4x ; sf OLY (dnf/ht 4x100); 2 WCH ; dq OLY 100/4x Failed three doping control tests up to June 23, 2013 but then provided confidential substantial assistance to the US Anti-Doping Agency. Therefore under the World Anti-Doping Agency s Code he became eligible for a reduction of the otherwise applicable two-year suspension and so was declared ineligible for one year to June 22, Having further admitted using a prohibited substance from July 15, 2012, all his results from that date were annulled including his performances at the London Olympics In 2015: 2 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (third leg for team which beat Jamaica); 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 New York Diamond 100; 1 US 100; 3 Lausanne Diamond 100; 2 Monaco Diamond 100 (1 4x100) RODGERS Mike USA 30y 119d World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m // 9.80w -14 (9.86w -15). 200 pb: ( ). sf WCH ; 2 WIC (2008-4); 6 WCH (2 4x100); 2 IAAF Continental Cup US /2014; 1 US indoor /2010/2011. His younger sister Alishea Usery was 2009 US Junior Champion at 400m. Coach-Darryl Woodson He has been wearing his trademark headbands since college, when he needed them to keep his dreadlocks in place. He also owns more than 200 baseball caps and a 55-gallon tank of tropical fish at his home in St. Louis In 2015: Best of 6.52 for 60m indoors, but he was disqualified for a false start in Birmingham; 2 Florida Relays 200 C ; 3 Austin 200; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (first leg for team which beat Jamaica); 1 Great Manchester CityGames 100; 2 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Beijing Challenge 100; 2 Eugene Diamond 100; 3 Rome Diamond 100; 3 Birmingham Diamond 100; 3 US 100; 3 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 4 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Madrid 100; 2 London Diamond 100; (Twelve big 100m finals already for him this year, nine of them sub-10) YOUNG Isiah USA 25y 228d w pb: 19.75w -15, ( ). sf OLY ; sf WCH US (originally second to Tyson Gay, but Gay s results in that period are annulled). Training partner of Justin Gatlin In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont 200 (Apr 18); 1 Penn Relays 4x100; dq IAAF Relays 4x200; 1 Clermont Elite 2 100/200; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 100/200; 4 Eugene Diamond 200; 1 Montverde 100; 2 US 200 (4 100); 2 Székesfehérvár 100; 3 Lausanne Diamond 200 (7 100) MENTO Womel Brandy VAN 18y 35d Pacific Games (ht 100) WORLD ALL-TIME LIST Usain Bolt JAM = Tyson Gay USA Yohan Blake JAM Asafa Powell JAM Justin Gatlin USA Nesta Carter JAM Maurice Greene USA Steve Mullings JAM Richard Thompson TTO = Donovan Bailey CAN Bruny Surin CAN Trayvon Bromell USA WORLD LIST Justin Gatlin USA Asafa Powell JAM Trayvon Bromell USA = Keston Bledman TTO Jimmy Vicaut FRA = Tyson Gay USA Usain Bolt JAM Mike Rodgers USA = Femi Ogunode QAT Nickel Ashmeade JAM Mark Butler 2015 (mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M 6 Athlete s ages as at: 21/8/2015

7 World Athletics Championships Biographical Entry Lists Men s 800 Metres 49 Entrants NR National Record QBR Qualified by ranking Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best KHAIRANDESH Wais Ibrahim AFG 24y 234d : : NR Afghan record holder // In 2015: 7 Portland BENMAHDI Khalid ALG QBR 26y 302d : : French indoor 2014 In 2015: 1 Algiers; 1 Colmar; 2 Montgeron; 1 Vénissieux; 2 Oordegem Putbos; 2 Montbéliard; 1 Huelva; 1 Mulhouse 400; 4 Halluin; 6 Velenje; 1 La Roche-sur- Yon; 2 Castres; 3 Ninove; 3 Leuven HATHAT Yassine ALG 24y 22d : : pb: 3: Mediterranean Games ; 11 African Champs Algerian In 2015: 3 Prague Odložil 1500; 8 Rabat 1500; 2 Carquefou 1500; 1 Algiers 800; 4 Kortrijk 800; 2 Algiers 1500 MAKHLOUFI Taoufik ALG 27y 113d : : Olympic Champion at 1500m (when he clocked 25.1 for the 200m section between 1200m & 1400m) 1500 pb: 3: sf WCH /2011; 1 African Games (3 1500); 1 African Champs ; 1 OLY At WXC: J. 1 Algerian Born-Souk Ahras ALG, now based in Angers, France where his coach is Philippe Dupont (who also coaches steeplechaser Mahiedine Mekhissi) In 2015: 3 Eugene Diamond 800; 1 Tomblaine 1000 (2:13.08 for fourth world all-time); 4 Paris Diamond 1500; 2 Monaco Diamond 1500 RALPH Joshua AUS 23y 298d : : Australian Champion at 800m // 400 pb: ( ). ht COM Australian (2015-3). Physiotherapy student, also works parttime in Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents. Coach Phil Moore In 2015: 6 Adelaide; 2 New South Wales State 400; 4 Melbourne Challenge; 3 Australian; 3 IAAF Relays 4x800; 2 Nivelles; 6 Cork City; 1 Liège B ; 6 Heusden B ; 1 Ninove; 1 Kuortane RISELEY Jeff AUS 28y 283d : : x Australian Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 3: (3: ) pb: 2: ht WCH ; ht OLY /2012; sf WCH (2011-ht); 5 COM 800/ ; 5 IAAF Continental Cup Australian /2011/2012/2014/2015 ( ) tall, he claims to have high jumped two metres. Coach-Andrew Russell In 2015: 1 Newcastle 1500; 1 Adelaide 800; 2 Sydney Classic 1500; 2 Melbourne Challenge 800; 1 Australian 800/1500 (the first to win that double since Simon Doyle 1991); 3 Tomblaine 800; 1 Lignano 800; 3 Karlstad 800; 1 Dublin Morton Mile GAKEME Antoine BDI 23y 240d : : pb: 3: sf WCH 2013; 7 African Champs 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. Then improved to 1:45.39 in semis In 2015: 1 Castellón; 1 Elche; 1 Castellón; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 Montreuil; 1 Spanish Clubs; 2 Tomblaine; 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 2 Madrid TUKA Amel BIH 24y 224d : : NR Bosnian & Herzegovinian record holder at 400m & 800m Surprise European finalist in 2014, then an even bigger surprise to progress to 1:42.51 in pb: ( ). 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ECH 2014 (2012-sf); 1 Balkan indoor He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering. Coached in Italy (Verona) by Gianni Ghidini (who also advised the Beijing Olympic Champion Wilfred Bungei) In 2015: 1 Balkan indoor; 4ht EIC; 1 Bosnian & Herzegovinian teams; 1 Salzburg; 1 Zenica; 2 Huelva; 1 Bosnian & Herzegovinian/800; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 1 Velenje; 1 Madrid; 1 Monaco Diamond (1:42.51 to beat very Nijel Amos, Ayanleh Souleiman, Adam Kszczot, Mohammed Aman etc); 1 Bellinzona; 1 Kragujevac AMOS Nijel BOT 21y 159d : : NR Full name-nijel Carlos Amilfitano Amos World #1 in 2014 with three Diamond League wins and golds at the Commonwealth Games & African Championships 400 pb: ( ). 200 pb: World Youth 2011; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 1 WJC 2012; 2 OLY 2012; 1 WSG 2013; 1 COM 2014; 1 African Champs Coach-Jean Verster (same as Andre Olivier, with whom he trains in Potchefstroom) In 2015: 6 Potchefstroom Open; 2 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Sopot; 1 Erlangen 200/400; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond ABRÃO Cleiton BRA 25y 347d : : Full name-cleiton Cezario Abráo // 5 Pan-Am Games Brazilian 2014 In 2015: 2 São Paulo (Mar 21); 2 São Paulo (Apr 5); 1 São Bernardo do Campo B (Apr 18); 2 São Paulo State; 3 Brazilian; 3 Rehlingen; 4 Dessau; 10 Regensburg Sparkassen; 2 São Bernardo do Campo (Jul 11); 5 Pan-Am Games ROTICH Abraham BRN 21y 329d : : TRANSFEREE Kenyan origin, cleared by the IAAF to represent Bahrain from April 1, 2014 Full name-abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 1000 pb: 2: pb: 3: Set a short-lived Kenyan junior record of 1:43.13 in Arab 2013 (2015-8); dq Asian Games 2014 (originally finished third but had run out his lane on the first bend) In 2015: 1 Nairobi; 8 Arab; 2 Beijing Challenge; 4 Sopot; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Liège; 2 Heusden RODRIGUEZ Rafith COL 26y 81d : : NR Full name-rafith Rodriguez Lleneres 3x South American Champion & Colombian record holder at 800m & co-holder at 400m 400 pb: pb: 3: ht WJC 2008; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; 1 South American 2011/2013/2015 (2014-2); sf WCH 2011; sf WIC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 1 Ibero-American 2014; 3 South American ; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-9). 1 Colombian 2010/2011/2013/2014 ( ) In 2015: 1 Santiago de Chile; 1 Kawasaki; 1 Cartagena; 2 Ponce; 1 South American; 3 Heusden; 2 Pan-Am Games BUBE Andreas DEN 28y 39d : : (Bube pronounce Boo-bay ) 2012 European silver, then a close fourth in pb: pb: H pb: sf WJC 400H 2006; ht EIC & /2013; sf WCH 2011; 2 ECH 2012 (2010-ht, ); ht OLY Danish 400H 2003/2006/2007 ( /2009, /2011); 1 Danish indoor & /2012/2013/2015 In 2015: 9 Hengelo; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 2 Sollentuna; 2 Boissano; 2 Cork City; dnf Kortrijk; 3 Bellinzona; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Copenhagen; 1 Danish

8 SOULEIMAN Ayanleh DJI 22y 260d : : NR 2014 World Indoor Champion African Champion World 800m bronze 1500 pb: 3: (3: ). Mile pb: 3: (3: ) pb: 13: ht World Youth ; 6 African Games ; 3 WCH (sf 1500); 1 Francophone Games 2013; 1 WIC 2014 (2012-5); 1 African Champs 2014 (2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup Born-Somalia, came to Djibouti in Made extraordinary improvement from 3:42.70 to 3:34.32 to win at 2011 Arab Championships. Coach-Jama Aden In 2015: 1 Arab 5000; 1 Doha Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond Mile; 4 Oslo Diamond Mile; 1 Catalan 800; 3 Monaco Diamond 800; 3 London Diamond Mile; 1 Stockholm Diamond 1500 LÓPEZ Kevin ESP 25y 70d : : NR Full name-kevin López Yerga Spanish record holder & 9xchampion (5 out + 4 in) 1500 pb: 3: pb: ht World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 6 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-sf); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2011-3, 2015-sf); sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 5 ETCh 2014 (2013/2015-8). 1 Spanish 2010/2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015). His father named him after the 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 3sf EIC; 11 Rome Diamond; dnf Huelva 1500; 8 ETCh; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 4 Madrid; 1 Spanish; 3 Monachil AMAN Mohammed ETH 21y 223d : : NR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Full name-mohammed Aman Geleto // 1000 pb: 2: Mile pb: 3: Falkirk Cup 2009 (apparently aged 15); dq African Junior 2009 (won it, but he was proved to be underage); 1 African junior 2011; 2 World Youth 2011; 1 WIC 2012/2014; 6 OLY 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-8); 2 African Champs 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup In Milan 2011 became the first and only man to defeat David Rudisha at 800m since 2009, and he did so again in Zurich 2012 (He has never raced at 400m, but says his personal best in training is twice - with 10 minutes recovery between the two runs) He has been living and training in Portland (Oregon) with the group of Mark Rowland In 2015: 9 Doha Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 2 Montreuil 1000; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 8 Monaco Diamond UMAR Jena ETH QBR 19y 240d : : African junior 2013; 5 WJC 2014 (2012-sf). 1 Ethiopian 2014 In 2015: 4 Mondeville; 4 Salzburg; 1 Decines; 1 Montbéliard; 5 Velenje; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen BOSSE Pierre-Ambroise FRA 23y 101d : : NR French record holder // 8 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ECH 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (First to last in final 200m); 2 ETCh 2015 (2013/2014-4). 1 French 2012/2014/2015. His real name is Bossé but is adamant that people write Bosse (no accent) and pronounce it Boss. Coach-Bruno Gajer In 2015: 4 Doha Diamond; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 1000; 7 Rome Diamond; 3 New York Diamond; 2 ETCh; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 French; 10 Monaco Diamond; 6 London Diamond LANGFORD Kyle GBR 19y 200d : : New European Junior Champion // 400 pb: ( ). 3 World Youth 2013; 8 WJC 2014; 1 EJC UK 2015; 1 English junior Coach- George Harrison In 2015: 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 1 English junior; 1 UK; 1 EJC; 7 London Diamond (1:45.78, third on British all-time list for juniors after Sharpe 1:45.64 & Ovett 1:45.77) RIMMER Michael GBR 29y 199d : : x UK Champion & 2010 European silver // 400 pb: pb: 3: World Youth 2003 (2001-sf); 8 WJC 2004; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2004; 8 EJC 2005; 2 ECP 2007; sf WCH 2007/2009/2013 (2011-ht); sf OLY 2008 (2012-ht); 2 ETCh 2010; 2 ECH 2010 (2006-8, 2014-ht); ht EIC 2013; 7 COM AAA & UK /2008/2009/2010/2013/2014. Coach-Jon Bigg He has been in the top three at the AAA or UK Championships for ten years in succession In 2015: 6 Sopot; 2 UK; 1 Stretford; 6 Madrid; 3 Lucerne; 5 London Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond SCHEMBERA Robin GER 26y 323d : : x German Champion (4 in + 3 out). His mum was fourth at the European Indoor Championships, he was fifth 6 World Youth 2005; sf WJC 2006; 3 ECP 2007 (2008-4); 1 EJC 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; ht WCH 2009; 4 ETCh 2010 (2015-7); dnf EIC 2011 (injured when another runner fell); 5 EIC German 2008/2009/2013 (1 indoor 2008/2010/2013/2015). Son of former East German 800m runner Katrin Wuhn (4 EIC ). Coach-Adi Zaar In 2015: 1 German indoor; 5 EIC; 5 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 2 Hengelo; 1 Dessau; 7 ETCh; 2 German AMANKWAH Alex GHA 23y 171d : : NCAA indoor 2015, representing University of Alabama. Born-Ghana, his family emigrated to the USA In 2015: 6 NCAA indoor; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Norman; 1 Louisiana State Invitational; 4 Starkville Southeastern Conference ENGLISH Mark IRL 22y 156d : : European bronze, 2015 European indoor silver // 5 WJC 2012; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 3 ECH 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 EIC 2015; 8 under-23 ECH Irish 2011/2014/2015 & indoor 2011/2013/2015. he is only 0.02 short of David Matthews s Irish 800m outdoor record of 1:44.82 which has stood since Coach-Nic Bideau In 2015: 1 Irish indoor; 2 EIC; 5 Hengelo; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 New York Diamond; 2 ETCh 1st League; 3 Cork City; 8 under-23 ECH; 4 London Diamond; 1 Irish AKKAR Adnan Taees IRQ 35y 149d : NR Iraqi record holder at 800m & 1500m Asian Games Champion at 800m 1500 pb: 3: (3: ). 2 Asian Champs (6 800); 9 Asian Indoor Champs ; 3 Asian Indoor Games ; 3 Asian Champs (7 1500); 2 Asian Games ( ); 2 Asian Indoor Champs ; ht OLY ; 1 Asian Games (was originally only fourth in the race, but the three men ahead of him were disqualified for obstruction or lane infractions) (3 1500) In 2015: 2 Baghdad 1500 BENEDETTI Giordano ITA 26y 91d : : x Italian Champion (5 in + 4 out) 2015 European Team Championships winner, ahead of the favourites Bosse and Kszczot 400 pb: ( ). 6 WJC 2008; 8 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf ECH 2010/2014; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; ht EIC 2013; sf WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014; 1 ETCh 2015 (2010-8, , ). 1 Italian 2011/2012/2014/2015 & indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Milan 1000; 1 Trento; 5 Kawasaki; 3 European Clubs Cup; 8 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 1 Italian; 6 Stockholm Diamond KIPKETER Alfred KEN 18y 237d : : World Youth Champion, 2014 World Junior Champion // 1 World Youth 2013; 1 IAAF Relays 4x ; 1 WJC Kenyan youth 2013 & junior 2014 In 2015: 2 Nairobi; dq/ IAAF Relays 4x800 (chageover); 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Beijing Challenge; 4 Eugene Diamond; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 9 Monaco Diamond; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial