Men s 100 Metres. IAAF World Championships London 2017 Biographical Entry list. GILANI Said AFG 21y 179d

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1 IAAF World Championships London 2017 Biographical Entry list Men s 100 Metres Starts: Friday, August 4 (19:00) Championship Record: 9.58 Usain Bolt JAM Berlin 16 Aug Age (Days) Entrants Countries Born SB PB GILANI Said AFG 21y 179d Afghan record holder in six events, Decathlon included (but not the 100m) 200 pb: pb: H pb: H pb: JT pb: Decathlon pb: ht Asian Indoor Champs In 2017: 2 Göttingen 400H ; 4 German under H B 621 GREENE Cejhae ANT 21y 301d pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/ ; sf WJC 100/ ; 5 WJC ; sf OLY Attends Florida State University. Coach-Ken Harnden In 2017: 1 Athens GA 100; 1 Columbia 100 (Apr 15); 3 Columbia 100 (May 13); 3sf NCAA 100; 1ht Trinidadian 100; 2 Liège 100; 1 Heusden WALSH Chevaughn ANT 29y 217d First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing pb: ht COM /2014; 6 WCH 4x ; sf WIC He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh In 2017: 2 Prairie View 100 B (4 200 B ); 2 San Marcos 100; 7 Texas Relays Invitational 100 B ; 1 Houston 100; 1 Houston 100/200; 3 San Marcos 100 (1 200 B ); 3 St. Georges 100; 1 Basseterre 100 B ; 1 Trinidadian 100 B 665 FRASER Warren BAH 26y 26d Bahamian record holder at 60m // 10.05w pb: sf World Youth ; ht OLY ; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf WIC ; 7 COM In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 100 B ; 1 Athens GA Invitational 100 (Apr 8); 3 World Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Athens GA 100 (May 6); 4 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Atlanta 100; 5 Montverde 100; 1 Bahamian 100; 4 Brussels 100; 3 Dublin Morton 100; 3 Bellinzona 100 B 677 AHMMED Masbah BAN 22y 145d pb: ht WIC ; ht WCH ; ht COM 100/ ; ht Asian Champs 100/ ; ht WCH ; ht OLY Serves in the Bangladesh Navy. Coach-Mohamed Shah Alam 679 BURKE Mario BAR 20y 138d Second leg for the University of Houston sprint relay relay team which won at the 2017 NCAAs 200 pb: World Youth ; 1 Carifta junior 100/ ; 3 WJC Barbadian NCAA 4x , representing the University of Houston In 2017: 7 NCAA indoor 60; 1 Houston 100 B ; 6 Texas Relays Invitational 100; 4 Mt SAC Relays 200; 2 World Relays 4x100; 3 Penn Relays Championship 100; 2 Houston American 200 (3 100); 1 NCAA 4x100 (sf 100); 1 Barbadian 100 (3 200); 6 Freeport GITTENS Ramon BAR 30y 14d / World indoor 60m bronze after twice breaking the Barbadian indoor record 10.01w pb: ( ). ht World Youth 100/ ; 5 WJC ; ht WCH 100/ ; ht OLY /2016; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs (2011-5); sf WCH /2015 (2011-ht); 8 COM ; 2 Pan-Am Games ; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean ; 3 WIC ; ht OLY 100/ He was the Barbadian flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 In 2017: 6 Greensboro 100; 2 World Relays 4x100; 1 Lynchburg 100/200; 3 Greensboro 100; 2 Bydgoszcz Festival 100; 4 Prague Odložil 100; 4 Kingston Racers Invitational FISHER Andrew BRN 25y 231d 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: Central American & Caribbean Champs ; dq sf OLY (false start). 1 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 2017: 2 Kingston Foster Invitational 100; 2 St. Georges 100 B ; 1 Gulf 100; 1 Manama 100; 2 Islamic Solidarity Games 100; 3 São Bernardo do Campo 100; 1 Kingston Racers 100; 6 Madrid pb: NGET Phearath CAM 24y 129d DE GRASSE Andre CAN 22y 266d (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) Two World Championship bronzes in 2015, then three Olympic medals in w pb: 19.58w, (19.96w, ). 2 Pan-Am junior (3 200); sf COM ; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/ ; =3 WCH (3 4x100); 2 OLY (3 100/4x100). 1 NCAA 100/ ; 1 Canadian /2016/2017 ( ). Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. He says that he prefers the 100m to the 200m In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 5 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100 (9.69 with +4.8 wind); 1 Coquitlam 100; 1 Canadian 100/200; 1 Rabat Diamond 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x RODNEY Brendon CAN 25y 115d Third leg for team which won World 4x100m bronze in 2015 and Olympic bronze in pb: ( ). 400 pb: WSG (2 4x400); sf COM ; 3 WCH 4x (sf 200); 3 OLY 4x (ht 200). 1 Canadian /2016. Student of Exercise Science at Long Island University Brooklyn in New York City. Coach-Simon Hodnett In 2017: 2 St. Georges 200; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 8 Shanghai Diamond 200; 6 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Hérouville 200 B ; 2 Šamorín 200; 2 Canadian 100/200; 1 Toronto 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x100 Page M 1

2 763 SMELLIE Gavin CAN 31y 38d Led off the ill-fated Canadian sprint relay squad at the London Olympics who finished third, but were then disqualified because of a lane infringement; One year later in Moscow he led off the team which originally placed fourth, but were then promoted to bronze following Britain s disqualification 9.97w pb: 20.16w -15, Pan-Am junior ; 5 WSG (2009-6); qf WCH ; sf WCH (3 4x100); sf WIC ; 8 COM ; dq ht Pan-Am Games Born-Jamaica, moved to Canada at age 12. Studied Business at the University of Western Kentucky. Coach-Desai Williams (6 OLY ) In 2017: 2 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 200 (3 100); 1 World Relays 4x200; 1 Baton Rouge 200 (2 100); 1 Chula Vista 100/200; 4 Montverde 100; 3 Canadian 100 (5 200); 1 Toronto 100; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x100 out HYMAN Kemar CAY 27y 296d NR Caymanian record holder at 100m // 9.85w 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 2017: 2 Tallahassee 200 B ; 2 Florida Relays 100; 2 Athens GA Invitational 100; 1 Atlanta 100; 7 Kawasaki 100; 2 São Bernardo do Campo 100; 3 Montverde 100 B ; 1 Island Games 100; 7 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100; 5 Lucerne 100 B ; 8 Madrid SU Bingtian CHN 27y 339d NR Chinese record holder at 100m World Championship relay silver 9.98w 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). 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 He is the one for whom the crowd in the Bird s Nest sang Happy Birthday as China s 2015 World Championship relay silver was won on the same day as his 26th birthday In 2017: 2 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 100 B ; 3 World Relays 4x100; 1 Shanghai Diamond 100; 5 Kawasaki 100; 4 Rabat Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 100 (1 4x100) 784 XIE Zhenye CHN 23y 351d 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 9.91w 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 From-Zhejiang Province. Coach-Tao Jianrong In 2017: 1ht Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 100 (9.91w, wind 4.1); 3 World Relays 4x100; 5 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Chinese 100; 1 Guiyang 100; 1 Shanghai 60; 2 Madrid 100; 1 Monaco Diamond 4x MEITÉ Ben Youssef CIV 30y 265d NR 2016 Olympic 100m finalist. Four African titles: Champs 100m 2010/2016 & ; Games 100m Carried Ivorian flag at opening of London w 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 ; 1 African Games ; 1 African Champs ; 6 OLY (2012-sf). His older brother Ibrahim Meïte sprinted at the 1996 & 2000 Olympics. Lives-Canada, coach-luc Lafrance He won the Paris Diamond League 100m in 2016 In 2017: 6 Doha Diamond 100; 3 Shanghai Diamond 100; 8 Eugene Diamond 100; 4 Rome Diamond 100; 3 Oslo Diamond 100; 2 Stockholm Diamond 100; 1 Paris Diamond 100; 5 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100; 2 Lausanne Diamond 100; 2 Rabat Diamond BATAMBOCK Jean Tarcisius CMR 29y 306d w African Champs 4x (2014-6) 797 PALOMEQUE Diego Armando COL 24y 180d NR Twice South American Champion at 100m. Colobian record holder at 100m & 400m 10.07w pb: pb: South American junior ; ht WJC ; 3 South American under ; 1 South American (2 200, 3 4x100); 3 Ibero-American (1 4x400); ht OLY ; 1 South American (1 4x400, 2 4x100). Served two year doping ban after failing a doping control test in the London Olympic Village just before the 2012 Games In 2017: 1 Concepción 100; 1 Santiago de Chile 100; 1 Lima 100/200; 1 Medellín Restrepo 100/200 B ; 1 Colombian 100 (2 200); 1 South American 100/4x400 (2 4x100); 5ht Madrid 100; 1 Ávila 100 B 800 RIFFAYN Ambdoul Karim COM 25y 61d pb: In 2017: 1 Toulouse 100; 1 Montpellier 100 (2 200); 2 Montauban 200; 1 Niort 100 (3 200); 2 Bordeaux 200; 7 Albi 100; 5ht French 100; 4 Castres 200 B 943 VICAUT Jimmy FRA 25y 157d /16 AR Co-holder of European 100m record (with Francis Obikwelu). Sixth in Daegu 2011, seventh in Rio 2016, eighth in Beijing pb: 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); 8 WCH ; 3 ECH (2 4x100); 7 OLY French indoor & /2015/2016 ( ) In 2017: 5 World Relays 4x100; 1 Nice 200; 1 Dijon 100; 1 Marseille 100; 2 Rome Diamond 100; 8 Oslo Diamond 100 (right hamstring) 945 SCOTT James Fiti FSM 22y 17d In 2017: 8sf Oceanian REUS Julian GER P-Q 29y 95d NR German record holder at 100m // 9.99w pb: 20.23w -16, ( ). 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); ht OLY 100/ ; 2 ETCh German /2014/2015/2016/2017, /2013/2015/2017 & indoor /2016 ( ). Coach-Gerhard Jäger In 2017: 2 World Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Regensburg 200 B ; 5 Stockholm Diamond 100; 2 ETCh 100; 1 German 100/200; 3 Liège 100; 3 Heusden DANSOKO Mohamed Lamine GUI 19y 141d ht WCH ; ht African Games 100/ ; ht OLY PALACIOS Rolando HON 30y 92d NR Honduran record holder at 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m // 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: ht WCH ; ht WIC /2008; 1 Central American (as opposed to Central American & Caribbean) /2008/2011/2013/2014/2015 ( /2010/2014); qf OLY (ht 100); 1 WSG (4 200); sf WCH (qf 100); ht WCH ; ht WIC ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games (2 200); dq/ht WCH (ran out of lane); ht OLY (He was the Honduran flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Rio) In 2017: 1 Guatemala City 200; 4 Medellín Restrepo 200 B ; 4 Havana Barrientos 100 B (8 200) Page M 2

3 1052 TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 24y 91d NR 2016 Asian Indoor Champion at 60m, 2017 Asian Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 20.76w -15, ( ). 2 Asian junior ; sf WJC /2012; 8 Asian Champs ; sf WIC ; sf WCH (2013-ht); 1 Asian Indoor Champs ; sf OLY ; 1 Asian Champs Coach-Guy Ontanon (the former coach Jimmy Vicaut) In 2017: 1 Tehran 100; 8 Islamic Solidarity Games 100; 1 Hérouville 100; 2 Lillebonne 100; 1 Asian Champs 100 (sf 200) 1074 BLAKE Yohan JAM 27y 220d Sprint double Olympic silver in 2012, 0.12 behind Bolt in each race. In 2011 at age 21, became the youngest-ever World Champion at 100m 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: World Youth ; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 100/ ; 3 WJC (1 4x100); 2 Pan-Am junior ; 4 WJC (2 4x100); 1 WCH 100/4x ; 2 OLY 100/ (1 4x100); 1 OLY 4x (4 100, sf 200). 1 Jamaican 100/ /2016/2017. Missed most of 2013 with a tendon injury, then sidelined again in 2014 with a more serious hamstring tear (in Glasgow, muscle off bone) which required surgery. We are no longer to call him 'The Beast, he requests. Coach-Glen Mills In 2017: 8 Kingston UTech Classic 100 (10.88w, he stumbled at the start); 3 World Relays 4x200; 1 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 100; 3 Boston Games; 1 Kingston Racers 100; 1 Jamaican 100/ BOLT Usain JAM 30y 347d WR DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION Now 11 World Championship and eight Olympic golds. World record holder at both 100m & 200m since pb: pb: ( ). 400 pb: 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/ /2012/2016 (1 4x /2016); 1 WCH 100/200/4x /2013/2015; 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) He has returned his 2008 Olympic relay gold medal following the disqualification of his compatriot Nesta Carter, but Carter is currently appealing that decision In 2017: 1 Melbourne Nitro #3 150; 1 Kingston Racers Invitational 100 (10.03); 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 100 (10.06); 1 Monaco Diamond 100 (9.95) He has been hampered with a back injury, and his season was also affected by the tragic death of his friend Germaine Mason (2 OLY HJ 2008) on April CAMPBELL Michael JAM 20y 246d pb: Jamaican In 2017: Kingston UWI Invitational 100; 3 Kingston 200 (Apr 8); 1 Kingston UTech Classic 100; 2 Penn Relays Championship 100; 4 Kingston All-Comers 200; 1 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational national 100; 3 Kingston 200 (Jun 3); 4 Jamaican 100 (sf 200); 1 Ried 100; 2 Lucerne FORTE Julian JAM 24y 208d (Forte is pronounced as in Fort Worth, one syllable) Ran in heat of 2014 Commonwealth Games relay, so awarded gold won by Jamaica in final 9.97w pb: ( ). 400 pb: WJC ; sf WCH Describes himself as a Music Producer. Coaches-Paul Francis & Stephen Francis. Third in 2016 Jamaican 200, but that wasn t enough for Olympic selection as Usain Bolt was assured a discretionary place. He returned to beat a top field at the Brussels 200m in In 2017: 1 Kingston All-Comers 100; 2 Jamaican 100 (5 200 he ran all three rounds in both sprints); 5 Paris Diamond GIVANS Senoj-Jay JAM 23y 216d w pb: 20.28w -14, WJC 4x NCAA (2015-4, ); 6 NCAA Student of Exercise Science at the University of Texas In 2017: 4 NCAA indoor 60; 4 Austin 100; 1 Baton Rouge 100 (4 200); 2 Lawrence Big (6 200); 6 NCAA 200 (7 100); 3 Jamaican CAMBRIDGE Aska JPN 24y 64d Olympic relay silver, he ran the anchor leg staring almost level with Usain Bolt 200 pb: 20.49w, WJC 4x (sf 200); 1 East Asian Games ; sf OLY (2 4x100). 1 Japanese (2015-4). Born-Jamaica to a Japanese mother and Jamaican father, moved to Japan at age 2 In 2017: 4 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 100; 2 Waco Johnson 100; 2 Gainesville 100; 4 Shanghai Diamond 100; 2 Kawasaki 100; 2 Fuse 100; 3 Japanese KIRYU Yoshihide JPN 21y 231d /16 Third leg for Japanese sprint relay team which pushed Jamaica so closely at Rio w pb: ht WCH ; sf WIC /2016; 3 WJC (2 4x100); ht OLY (2 4x100). 1 Japanese /2015. Ex-footballer. Fom-Kyoto. They call him Jet Kiryu. Coach-Michiaki Kajiwara Windy m at the Texas Relays then matched strides with Justin Gatlin on the anchor leg of the sprint relay at the same meeting In 2017: 1 Hiroshima 100; dq Shanghai Diamond 100; 1 Kantō Regional div 1 100/200; 2 Prague Odložil 100; 6 Rome Diamond 100; 4 Japanese 100; 1 Tokyo SANI BROWN Abdul Hakim JPN 18y 150d Double World Youth Champion at the sprints in 2015 // 200 pb: World Youth 100/ ; sf WCH Japanese 100/ Born-Fukuoka, father-ghanaian, mother-japanese. She (Akiko) was a sprint hurdler. Coach-Takahiko Yamamura tall In 2017: 1 Azusa 200 (2 100); 5 Shanghai Diamond 100; 4 Kawasaki 100; 7 Hengelo 200; 1 Japanese 100/ TADA Shuhei JPN 21y 39d w pb: Japanese Universities In 2017: 1 Brisbane 100; 1 Nara 100/200; 4 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 100 B ; 2 Hiroshima 100; 1 Kansai Regional div 1 100; 3 Kawasaki 100; 1 Japanese Universities 100; 2 Japanese 100; 1 Hiroshima ODHIAMBO Mark KEN 24y 84d NR Full name-mark Otieno Odhiambo (sometimes he gets called Mark Otieno, sometimes Mark Odhiambo) Kenyan record holder at 100m 200 pb: sf African Games & sf African Champs In 2017: 7 World Relays 4x200; 1 Nyahururu 100/200; 1 Kenyan 100/200; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial 100 (2 100) 1151 TONANA Mobera KIR 19y 178d ht World Youth KIM Kuk-Young KOR 26y 106d NR Korean record holder & 4x champion at 100m // 200 pb: sf WJC ; sf Asian Games /2014 & Asian Champs 2011/2015; ht WCH /2015; 6 WSG ; ht OLY Korean /2015/2016/2017; 1 Korean National Games 100/ Coach-Sim Jae-Yong In 2017: 4 Jinhua 100; 1 Hiroshima 100 B ; 1 Kimchun 100; 1 Korean 100; 1 Jeongseon 100 (Jun 25); 1 Jeongseon 100 (Jun 27); 1 Sapporo 100 B 1157 MOHAMMED Abdullah Abkar KSA 20y 214d NR 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) 10.19w pb: 20.29w, sf WIC ; 3 Asian junior ; ht OLY ; 1 Arab In 2017: 1 Sasolburg 100; 3sf Islamic Solidarity Games 100; 1 Arab 100 Page M 3

4 1165 MATADI Emmanuel LBR 26y 110d Allegiance transferee from USA has had dual citizenship with Liberia since birth and formally cleared by IAAF to represent Liberia from June 11, African Championships bronze at 200m 9.93w pb: ( ). 3 African Champs (5 100); ht OLY 100/ NCAA div 2 100/ , representing Minnesota State University. Born in Liberia. To escape a civil war, his family moved to the USA when he was seven His personal best is quicker than the Liberian record because it was set when he still has allegiance with the USA In 2017: 5 San Antonio 200; 2 Texas Relays Invitational 100; 3 St. Georges 200 B (5 100 B ); 1 San Marcos 100; 1 Austin 100 C ; 1 St-Martin 100; 6 Kawasaki 100; 1 San Marcos 100 (2 100) (May 30); 1 San Marcos 100 (Jun 13); 2 Nancy 100; dq Paris Diamond 100; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 4 Lucerne 100 B ; dq/ht Madrid 100; 5 Cork City LEHATA Mosito LES 28y 117d /17 NR Lesotho record holder at 100m & 200m 2016 African Championships silver at 100m 10.04w pb: pb: ht WJC ; 8 COM (ht 100); ht WCH /2015; ht WIC ; 5 African Champs (7 200); ht OLY ; 4 COM ; 8 African Games ; 2 African Champs ; ht OLY 100/ Coached in Mauritius by Stéphan Buckland (6 OLY ). He was the Lesotho flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 In 2017: 1 Réduit 100; 1 Gaborone 100; 5 Montreuil 100; 1 Prague Odložil 100; dnf Nancy SAAID Hassan MDV 25y 151d NR Maldivan record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m Fourth at 100m in 2017 Ausian Championships 200 pb: ( ). 400 pb: ht COM 200/ ; sf Asian Champs ; ht COM 100/ ; qf WCH ; 2 South Asian Games 100/ ; qf OLY ; 4 Asian Champs Drastic improvement at 400m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, from a listed best of 59.8 to a Maldivan record (since improved to 47.48). Coach-Ahmed Faail In 2017: 2 Kingston Foster 100 B ; dq Jinhua 100; 1 Jiaxing 100 B ; 4 Taipei 100; 4 Islamic Solidarity Games 100 (6 200); 4 Asian Champs 100; 1 Kuala Lumpur LANKI Jeki MHL 21y 242d ht Pacific Games (12.00) 1217 DAGEAGO Dysard NRU 22y 23d In 2017: 6ht Oceanian MILLAR Joseph NZL 24y 312d Multiple New Zealand (and Australian) Champion in sprints // 10.11w pb: pb: World Youth Medley Relay 2009 (ht 100); ht WJC New Zealand 100/ /2013/2014/ Australian 100/ Coach-Paul Gamble In 2017: 1 Tauranga 100; 1 Wanganui 200; 1 Wellington 100/200; 1 Melbourne Nitro #1 150; 1 Melbourne Nitro #2 100; 2 Melbourne Nitro #3 60/150; 1 North Shore 200; 1 Auckland 100/200; 1 Canberra 100 (2 200); 1 New Zealand 100; 1 Australian 100/200; 1 Newham 100 (2 200); 1 Brussels 100(2 200); 6 Lucerne 200 (7 100 B ); 4 Liège 100; 4 Heusden UEHARA Gwynn PLW 19y 325d sf Oceanian junior ; ht Youth Olympic Games LIMA David POR 26y 331d x Portuguese 200m Champion. Down from to for 100m so far in pb: ht ECH ; sf WSG ; sf ECH Portuguese /2016/2017; 4 English Schools Based in Britain and a member of the Birmingham Running, Athletics & Triathlon Club. Coach-Linford Christie In 2017: 1 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 200; 1 Gainesville 100 (2 200); 1 Telford; 2 Lee Valley Sprints Evening 200; 1 British League div 2/Jun 3 100/200; 1 Portuguese 200 (2 100); 1 Lisbon 100; 4 ETCh 1st League 200; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100/200 B ; 5 Madrid 100 (10.05 heat, final); 1 Portuguese Clubs 100/ ROTO Thando RSA 21y 311d pb: sf WJC ; sf African Champs South African (2016-5) In 2017: 1 Johannesburg 100; 1 Potchefstroom 100; 2 South African Gauteng North 100; 3 South African 100; 1 South African Universities 100; 3 Prague Odložil 100; 3 Hérouville 100; 1 Šamorín 4x100; 1 Bilbao 100; 5 Rabat Diamond SIMBINE Akani RSA 23y 316d NR Fifth at 2016 Olympics World Student Games Champion and South African record holder at 100m 200 pb: sf WSG ; sf WCH ; 2013; 5 COM ; 1 WSG ; sf WCH 100/ ; 3 African Champs (1 4x100); 5 OLY South African He was Wayde Van Niekerk s room-mate at the Rio Olympics In 2017: 1 South African Gauteng North league 100/200; 1 Potchefstroom 200; 1 South African Gauteng North 100; 1 South African 100 (2 200); 1 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Boston Games 100; 2 Kingston Racers 100; 1 Šamorín 4x100; 2 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100/200; 3 Lausanne Diamond 100; 3 Monaco Diamond DODSON Jeremy SAM 29y 338d Samoan record holder at 60m (6.69), 100m (10.21) & 200m (20.31), as opposed to his US pbs of 6.58 / / w pb: 20.07w -11, ( ). ht WCH ; 3 Pan-Am Games 4x (for USA); 1 Oceanian (2 100); sf WCH ; ht WIC ; ht OLY ; 1 Oceanian 100/ NCAA US & US indoor Born-New York City. Graduate in sociology and economics from the University of Colorado. Allegiance transferee from the USA he has held dual citizenship with Samoa since birth (his mother is Samoan) and was cleared by IAAF to compete for Samoa from November 6, Lives-Phoenix In 2017: 1 Fort Collins 100/200; 1 Boulder 100/200; 1 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 200; 3 Eagle Rock 200 (1 100 B ); 1 Golden 100/200; 1 Phoenix 100 B (3 200 B ); 1 Oceanian SICOBO Dyland SEY 20y 157d NR 2017 Francophone Games Champion at 100m (where he broke the Seychellois record) 200 pb: ( ). ht African Champs 100/ ; 8 African junior ; ht African Champs ; ht WJC ; 1 Francophone Games (3 4x100) In 2017: 1 Sarreguemines 100; 1 Valence 100; 2ht Forbach 100; 1 Luneville 100 (2 200); 1 Colmar 100; 1 Francophone Games 100 (3 4x100) 1290 MAUNUKENI Paul SOL 17y 110d In 2017: 7 Oceanian youth 100 Page M 4

5 1299 WILSON Alex SUI 26y 318d NR Allegiance transferee from Jamaica has been resident in Switzerland since 2004, was granted Swiss citizenship on May 30, 2010 and cleared by IAAF to compete for his new country on June 18, pb: under-23 ECH ; sf OLY ; ht WCH ; sf ECH (2010/2012-ht); 4 ECH 4x Swiss & /2012/2014. Full name-alex Ricardo Wilson In 2017: 1 Basle 100; 1 Weinheim 100/200; 7 Stockholm Diamond 100; 2 ETCh 1st League 200; 7 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Bulle 100; 3 Lucerne 200 (4 100); 1 Swiss 100 (dq 200) 1302 VOLKO Ján SVK 2Mar 20y 273d NR Slovak record holder at 100m & 200m European indoor 60m silver 200 pb: sf EJC ; ht WIC ; sf ECH 100/ ; 2 EIC (2015-ht); 1 under-23 ECH (2 100) 1 Slovak 100/ & Slovak indoor /2016 & Coach-Nadia Bendová He played football from the age of six to 14, but felt he didn t have the technical skills and I was sitting on the bench more than playing His father he suggested a switch to athletics and I had to get used to a greater training burden, since I was suddenly doing three to four workouts a week more. In 2017: 1 Slovak indoor 60; 2 EIC 60; 1 Prague 100; 1 European Clubs Cup B 100/200; 1 Bratislava 100; 6 Prague Odložil 100; 4 Hengelo 200; 3 Šamorín 200; 1 ETCh 2nd League 100 (2 200); 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 1 Slovak 100; 1 Ostrava 200; 1 under-23 ECH 200 (2 100); 1 Cheb 150 (2 60) 1322 BLEDMAN Keston TTO 29y 147d /15 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) 9.85w pb: ( ). 3 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 Trinidadian /2013/2015. Ran 4x100 heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in final. Coaches-Lance Brauman & Gunness Persad In 2017: 2 Gainesville 100; 6 Tampa 100; 1 Boston Games 100; 3 Kingston Racers 100; 2 Trinidadian 100; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 100; 6 Rabat Diamond 100; 5 Bellinzona CALLENDER Emmanuel TTO 33y 84d 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) 200 pb: ( ). 400 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 2017: 1 Kingston 100 (Feb 25); 3 Kingston Foster Invitational 100; 1 Kingston UWI Invitational 100; 4 St. Georges 100; 4 World Relays 4x200 (1 4x100 B, 7 Mixed 4x400); 1 Kingston All-Comers 200 C ; 5 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 100; 1 Kingston Jamaican All-Comers 100 C ; 1 Kingston 200 (3 100) (Jun 3); 2 Kingston Racers 200 (5 100); 1 Trinidadian 100 (5 200); 2 Leonora 200 (4 100); 2 Freeport 100 (4 200 B ) 1343 BARNES Emre Zafer TUR P-Q 28y 268d 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, w pb: WJC 4x (for Jamaica, he ran leg 1, Yohan Blake anchored); 2 Balkan (for Turkey); sf ECH ; ht OLY 4x (eliminated, but team ran Turkish record of 38.30). 1 Jamaican Schools under ; 7 Jamaican In 2017: 6 Islamic Solidarity Games 100; 2 Ankara 100; 1 Erzurum 100; 2 ETCh 1st League 100; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 1 Turkish Clubs 100; 6 Lucerne HARVEY Jak Ali TUR P-Q 28y 120d NR Allegiance transferee from Jamaica formerly known as Jacques Harvey, 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, European 100m silver 200 pb: ( ). 5 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 1 WSG ; 1 Balkan /2017 ( ); sf WCH ; 2 ECH ; sf OLY (ht 200). 7 Jamaican /2011 (2012-8) In 2017: 7 St. Georges 100; 2 Erzurum 100; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 100; 2 Turkish Clubs 100/200; 3 Lucerne 100 B ; 1 Balkan 100/200; 1 Bellinzona 100 B 1352 TAMOA Ielu TUV 21y 51d W AF 1374 BACON Jaylen USA 20y 362d w pb: NCAA indoor ; 4 US Attends Arkansas State University In 2017: Long indoor season capped with third place in the NCAA indoor 60m; 1 Tempe Elite 100 (2 200); 1 Jonesboro 200; 1 Memphis 400; 1 Arlington Sun Belt 100/200; 5 NCAA 100 (8 200); 4 US 100; 2 Monaco Diamond 4x BELCHER Christopher USA 23y 186d No international experience, but ran himself into the team for London 2017 with third place at his first US championships 200 pb: NCAA (5 200); 3 US Attends North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, but in 2017 signed a professional contract with an American multinational footwear corporation In 2017: Long indoor season, but then he was eliminated in the heats of the 60m & 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships; 2 Athens GA 200 (3 100); 1 Greensboro 100 (Apr 15); 1 Gainesville 100; 3 NCAA 100 (5 200); 3 US 100; 4 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 200 (6 100); 7 Monaco Diamond COLEMAN Christian USA 21y 149d The fourth-fastest American man of all-time, after Gay, Gatlin & Greene 200 pb: Pan-Am junior ; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 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. Student of Sport Management at the University of Tennessee. Coach-Tim Hall In 2017: Long indoor season ending with the 60/200 double win at the NCAA Championships; 1 Florida Relays 4x400; 1 Knoxville 100; 1 Columbia 100/200 (Apr 22); 1 Baton Rouge 100 C ; In May 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; 1 Columbia 100/200 (May 13); 1 NCAA 100/200 (having set a US Collegiate 100m record of 9.82 in his semi-final); 2 US 100/200; 2 Monaco Diamond 4x GATLIN Justin USA 35y 174d Five successive Olympic or World Championship silvers, all behind Usain Bolt 200 pb: WIC /2012; 1 OLY (2 4x100, 3 200); 1 WCH 100/ ; sf WCH (dnf 4x100); 3 OLY ; 2 WCH 100/4x ; 2 WCH 100/ ; 2 OLY (sf 200 (ankle), dq 4x100). 1 US /2012/2013/2016/2017 ( /2015/2016). 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 Coach-Dennis Mitchell In 2017: 2 Florida Relays 4x200; 1 World Relays 4x100; 4 Doha Diamond 100; 1 Kawasaki 100; 5 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 US 100; 1 Székesfehérvár Gyulai 100; 1 Lausanne Diamond 100 Page M 5

6 1455 BUI Ba Hanh VIE 21y 293d pb: ( ) // In 2017: 1 Vietnam junior DASAOLU James GBR 29y 332d Full name-oyeyemi Olatokunbo James Dasaolu 2014 European Champion at 100m, then in 2016 at 4x100m 200 pb: 20.62w, sf OLY /2016; 2 EIC ; 1 ETCh 4x ; 8 WCH (2015-ht); 1 ECH (2010-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup ; 1 ECH 4x English under ; 1 UK ; 1 UK indoor /2014/2016. Graduate of Leisure Management from Loughborough University. Coach-Lloyd Cowan In 2017: Three indoor meetings, including a win in the Berlin 60; 2 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 200 C ; 2 Basle 100 (1 100 B ); 1 Manchester CityGames 100; 3 Marseille 100; 1 Geneva 100 (7 200); 2 UK 100; 5 Lausanne Diamond 100; 2 London Diamond PRESCOD Reece GBR 21y 155d Surprise 2017 UK Champion at 100m // 200 pb: (20.83w -17). 400 pb: 53.0i English junior indoors & out; 1 UK Full time Athlete Based at Waltham Forest with coach-jonas Tawiah-Dodoo (therefore same group as CJ Ujah, Ojie Edoburun, Daryll Neita etc) I ve always liked the 100 but because of my height I ve been shunned away from it. People say I d be good at 200 and tall In 2017: 1 Newham 100; 2 Loughborough International Open 200; 1 Gavardo 100; 7 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 UK UJAH Chijindu GBR 23y 151d /15 ( CJ ). Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic 100m final by just (he clocked in the semi-final to Trayvon Bromell s ) 9.95w pb: World Youth ; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 6 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq EIC 60 final 2015; sf WCH ; 1 ECH 4x ; sf OLY UK UK indoor Coach-Jonas Tawiah-DoDoo In 2017: 1 Tempe Elite 100 B /200 B ; 2 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 100; dnf World Relays 4x100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Rome Diamond 100 (First Briton ever to win a scoring Diamond League 100m); 2 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 ETCh 4x100; dns UK 100 final (suffered cramp after a 9.98w heat); 1 London Diamond 100; 1 Rabat Diamond 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 Christian Coleman USA WORLD LIST Christian Coleman USA Yohan Blake JAM Akani Simbine RSA = Cameron Burrell USA Christopher Belcher USA Wayde van Niekerk RSA = Thando Roto RSA Justin Gatlin USA Usain Bolt JAM Jimmy Vicaut FRA Page M 6

7 IAAF World Championships London 2017 Biographical Entry list Men s 200 Metres Starts: Monday, August 7 (18:30) Championship Record: Usain Bolt JAM Berlin 20 Aug Age (Days) Entrants Countries Born SB PB SMITH Teray BAH 22y 309d Commonwealth Games 200m semi-finalist // 100 pb: ( ). 400 pb: Central American & Caribbean junior ; 7 WJC ; sf COM ; ht WCH ; ht OLY Business student at Auburn University. Coach-Ralph Spry In 2017: 1 Tallahassee 400 B ; 2 Auburn 200; 4 Austin 200; 8 Columbia 200; 7 NCAA 200; 2 Bahamian 100 (3 200); 3 Freeport ELLIS Burkheart BAR 24y 318d Anchored Barbados to second place in the 2017 IAAF World Relays 4x100 (therefore earning World Championship entry) 100 pb: ( ). 400 pb: ( ). 4 Pan-Am Games 4x ; ht OLY Barbadian /2015/ NCAA div , representing Saint Augustine's University, Raleigh. Coach-George Williams In 2017: 8 Florida Relays 200; 4 Charlotte 400; 1 Greensboro 200 (7 100); 2 World Relays 4x100; 5 Greensboro 200; 3 Atlanta 100 (4 100); 2 Halifax 200 (3 100); 1 Barbadian 200 (2 100); 2 Freeport 200 (4 100) 708 MAKWALA Isaac BOT 30y 308d NR Reigning African Games Champion at 400m // 400 pb: ( ). 100 pb: ht WCH ; sf COM (5 4x400); 7 African Games ; 1 African Champs /2014 (2008-2, ); ht WCH ; sf COM ; 2 African Champs ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup (6 200); 5 WCH (in after heat & semi); 1 African Games (2 4x400); sf OLY (2012-ht); 5 OLY 4x Coach-Justice Dipeba In 2017: 2 Gaborone 100; 3 South African Gauteng North league 400; 1 Potchefstroom 400 (2 200); 3 Sasolburg 400; 3 Réduit 100; 2 World Relays 4x400; 1ht Francistown 400; 5 Prague Odložil 400; 2 Turku 400; 1 Velenje 400; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 300; 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 200/400; 3 Lausanne Diamond 400 (after matching van Niekerk for 300m); 1 Madrid 200/400 (43.92 & within two hours); 2 Monaco Diamond da SILVA Aldemir Gomes BRA 25y 55d Full name-aldemir Gomes da Silva Junior // 100 pb: ( ). 400 pb: South American junior ; sf OLY ; 1 South American under & ; ht WCH /2015; 4 IAAF Relays 4x /2015; ht OLY Brazilian /2015/2017. Hobbies include Samba dancing. Coach-Vania da Silva In 2017: 1 Río 100/400 (Mar 18); 1 São Bernardo do Campo 200; 1 Río 200 (May 7); 1 São Bernardo do Campo 100 (May 10); 1 Brazilian 200 (4 100); 1 South American 4x100; 1 Berne 400 (2 100) 740 SALEM Mohamed Yacoub BRN 21y 154d NR Bahraini record holder // 100 pb: Arab ; 8 World Military Games (sf 200); 2 Gulf ; sf OLY In 2017: 1 Gulf 200; 2 Doha Emir Cup 100/200; 1 Manama 200; 2 Islamic Solidarity Games 200; 1 Baku 200; 2 Almaty Kozanov AR-RASYID Muhd Noor Firdaus BRU 20y 284d NR Bruneian record holder at 200m // 100 pb: In 2017: 1 Bandar Seri Begawan 100 (Mar 9); 2 Bandar Seri Begawan 200 (Mar 19); 1 Bandar Seri Begawan 200 (Mar 28); 4sf Islamic Solidarity Games BROWN Aaron CAN 25y 67d Relay bronzes in Moscow 2013, Beijing 2015 and Rio 2016 // 100 pb: 9.95w, World Youth ; 3 WJC (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior ; sf OLY ; 3 WCH 4x /2015; sf WCH /2015; sf COM ; ht OLY (3 4x100). 1 Canadian & Lives-Toronto. Coach- Dennis Mitchell tall In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 200/4x100; 4 St. Georges 100 B ; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 6 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Kawasaki 200; 2 Tampa 100; 5 Rome Diamond 200 (8 100); 3 Canadian 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x DE GRASSE Andre CAN 22y 266d NR (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) Two World Championship bronzes in 2015, then three Olympic medals in w pb: 9.69w -17, ( ). 2 Pan-Am junior (3 200); sf COM ; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/ ; =3 WCH (3 4x100); 2 OLY (3 100/4x100). 1 NCAA 100/ ; 1 Canadian /2016/2017 ( ). Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. He says that he prefers the 100m to the 200m In 2017: 1 Florida Relays 4x100; 1 World Relays 4x200 (dnf 4x100); 5 Doha Diamond 100; 2 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Rome Diamond 200; 1 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100 (9.69 with +4.8 wind); 1 Coquitlam 100; 1 Canadian 100/200; 1 Rabat Diamond 200; dnf Monaco Diamond 4x XIE Zhenye CHN 23y 351d NR 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, ( ). 1 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 From-Zhejiang Province. Coach-Tao Jianrong In 2017: 1ht Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 100 (9.91w, wind 4.1); 3 World Relays 4x100; 5 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Chinese 100; 1 Guiyang 100; 1 Shanghai 60; 2 Madrid 100; 1 Monaco Diamond 4x KOFFI Wilfried CIV 29y 295d NR 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: ( ). 7 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 In 2017: 3 Tempe Elite 100 B ; 9 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 100 (2 200 B ); 1 Mesa 100/200; 5 Baie-Mahault 100; 1 Clermont (Florida) Bush 200; 1 Phoenix 200 B ; 1 Ouagadougou 200 (3 100); 1 Francophone Games MULUMBA Kabongo COD 32y 141d Page M 7

8 793 BALOYES Bernardo COL 23y 209d NR New South American Champion at 200m // 400 pb: pb: ( ) sf World Youth ; 2 South American under & ; ht WCH ; 2 Ibero-American ; ht OLY ; 1 South American (2013-2). 1 Colombian & In 2017: 5 St. Georges 200 B ; 1 Medellín Restrepo 200; 1 Medellín 100; 1 Colombian 200; 1 South American 200 (2 4x100) 797 PALOMEQUE Diego Armando COL 24y 180d Twice South American Champion at 100m. Colobian record holder at 100m & 400m 100 pb: 10.07w -16, pb: South American junior ; ht WJC ; 3 South American under ; 1 South American (2 200, 3 4x100); 3 Ibero-American (1 4x400); ht OLY ; 1 South American (1 4x400, 2 4x100). Served two year doping ban after failing a doping control test in the London Olympic Village just before the 2012 Games In 2017: 1 Concepción 100; 1 Santiago de Chile 100; 1 Lima 100/200; 1 Medellín Restrepo 100/200 B ; 1 Colombian 100 (2 200); 1 South American 100/4x400 (2 4x100); 5ht Madrid 100; 1 Ávila 100 B 930 JOHN Jeffrey FRA 25y 57d pb: ( ). 400 pb: EJC (1 4x100); 8 under-23 ECH ; ht WCH French indoors & out In 2017: 1 French indoor 200; 1 Nice 400; 1 Dijon 200 B ; 1 Geneva 200; 7 Paris Diamond 200; 2 La Roche-sur-Yon 200 (3 100); 1 French 200 (beat Lemaitre); 4 Monaco Diamond 4x LEMAITRE Christophe FRA 27y 53d NR Hard-fought bronze medals from two successive Olympic Games // 100 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 (3 OLY 4x100); 7 WCH (injured); 2 ECH 100/ (3 4x100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup (5 100); sf WCH 100/ ; 3 OLY (sf 100). 1 French 100/ /2011/2012/2014, /2015 & indoor /2014/2015/2016/2017. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kg In 2017: 1 French indoor 60; 1 Aix-les-Bains 200 B ; 1 Montreuil 100; 2 Rome Diamond 200; 8 London Diamond 200; 1 French 100 (2 200 to Jeffrey John) 946 JAMMEH Adama GAM 24y 54d NR 2016 African Championship silver at 200m // 100 pb: 10.20w -15, pb: ht WCH ; 4 African Games (sf 100); 2 African Champs (2014-5); ht OLY In 2017: 4 Islamic Solidarity Games 200 (sf 100); 2 Bamako 200 (3 100); 1 Amiens 200; 1 Reims 200; 2 Hérouville 200 (5 100); 1 Pontoise 100; 8 Bilbao 100; 5 Nancy 100; 1 Paris Diamond National 100/200; 1 Tourcoing 100; 1 Ouagadougou 100 (2 200) 956 GEMILI Adam GBR 23y 301d Missed 2016 Olympic 200m bronze by just (he clocked to Christophe Lemaitre s ) 100 pb: , 10.03w, EJC 100/4x ; sf OLY ; 1 under-23 ECH 100/4x (4 200); 5 WCH ; 2 COM 100/4x ; 1 ECH 200/4x ; 4 OLY (5 4x100). 1 UK Was a semi-professional footballer with Thurrock. Mother Sacha from Iran, father Az from Morocco Suffered a grade three tear in his right hamstring when he overbalanced at the finish of the 100m final in the 2015 Birmingham Grand Prix outdoors in June 2015, missed rest of season In 2017: 1 Azusa 100; 1ht World Relays 4x100 (replaced in final); 3 Shanghai Diamond 200; 7 Eugene Diamond 100; 3 Hengelo 200; 4 Oslo Diamond 100; 6 UK 200 (unspecified niggle ); 1 Mannheim HUGHES Zharnel GBR 22y 21d Fifth at 2015 World Championships 200m, but then sidelined in 2016 with a knee injury 100 pb: 10.08w -17, ( ). 400 pb: Central American & Caribbean youth & junior ; 1 Pan-Am junior ; 5 WJC (2012-sf); 5 WCH 2015; ht ECH UK Jamaican Schools Last competed for Anguilla at the World Junior Championships on July 25, Cleared by IAAF to compete for Britain from June 19, 2015 having formally gained British Citizenship on June 19, 2012, he had unconditional British overseas territories citizenship as Anguilla is a British Dependent Territory In 2017: 1 Kingston Foster 100; 1 Kingston UTech Classic 100; dnf World Relays 4x100; 3 Kingston Jamaica International Invitational 200; 4 Boston Games; 4 Kingston Racers 200; 1 ETCh 4x100; 4 UK 200; 5 London Diamond 200; 3 Rabat Diamond MITCHELL-BLAKE Nethaneel GBR 23y 123d Nethaneel pronounced Neth-an-neel Suddenly he s the second-fastest Briton of all-time at 200m 100 pb: pb: sf World Youth ; 1 EJC ; 5 ECH ; sf OLY NCAA indoor & outdoor ; 1 UK Born-Newham, moved to Jamaica at age 13 but I always claim to be British. Attends Louisiana State University. Coach-Dennis Shaver (best-known for also coaching Richard Thompson (2 OLY ) & hurdler Lolo Jones) In 2017: 2 NCAA indoor 200 (dq 60); 2 NCAA indoor 4x400 B ; 4 Mt SAC Relays Invitational 100 (1 4x100); 1 Baton Rouge 200; 2 Columbia 100/200; 2 NCAA 200 (6 100); 1 UK 200; 4 London Diamond 200; 3 Rabat Diamond TALBOT Danny GBR 26y 94d European bronze medallist at 200m in 2012 & 2016 // 19.86w pb: 10.13w -17, sf WJC ; 3 ECH /2016 (2014-sf); 4 ETCh (2011-6); 2 under-23 ECH (2011-4); 2 ETCh ; 7 COM (2 4x100); sf ECH (gold 4x100 having run in heats); sf WCH ; sf OLY (set personal bests in both rounds, then 20.25). 1 UK & indoor Two of his uncles competed for Wales as schoolboys, one as a javelin thrower and another as a rugby player. Coach-Benke Blomkvist (formerly Dan Cossins) In 2017: 1 Clermont (Florida) Spring Invitational 200 (19.86w, the fastest ever by a British athlete); dnf World Relays 4x100; 2 Loughborough International 100; 1ht Gavardo 200; 1 Hengelo 200; 1 ETCh 4x100; 2 UK 200 (personal best which puts him 10th UK all-time ahead of Allan Wells); 6 London Diamond MENGA Aleixo Platini GER 2Mar 29y 308d Anchored Germany to fourth place in the 2015 World Championship sprint relay final 100 pb: ( ). 2 under-23 ECH ; qf WCH ; sf ECH ; 4 WCH 4x ; ht OLY ; sf EIC ; 7 ETCh German indoor Coach-Hans-Jorg Thomaskamp In 2017: 2 German indoor 200 (5 60); 5sf EIC 60; 2 World Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Zeulenroda 100; 2 Weinheim 100; 2 Andújar 200 (5 100); 1 Regensburg 200; 3 Dessau 100; 7 ETCh 200; 3 German REUS Julian GER P-Q 29y 95d German record holder at 100m // 20.23w pb: 9.99w -17, ( ). 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); ht OLY 100/ ; 2 ETCh German /2014/2015/2016/2017, /2013/2015/2017 & indoor /2016 ( ). Coach-Gerhard Jäger In 2017: 2 World Relays 4x100 B ; 1 Regensburg 200 B ; 5 Stockholm Diamond 100; 2 ETCh 100; 1 German 100/200; 3 Liège 100; 3 Heusden TSÁKONAS Likoúrgos-Stefanos GRE P-Q 27y 148d x Greek Champion at 200m // 100 pb: sf World Youth ; sf WJC ; 4 EJC ; 2 ETCh (2013-7); 1 under-23 ECH ; sf OLY /2016; 1 Mediterranean Games ; sf WCH /2015; 7 ECH (2012/2016-sf); 3 ETCh (4 100). 1 Greek /2010/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 ( /2014/2015/2016/2017). 1 Greek indoor His older brother is 8.25 long jumper Yeóryios Tsákonas In 2017: 1 Iráklio 100/200; 1 Haniá 200; 1 Manchester CityGames 150; 2 Gavardo 100; 1 Greek 100/200; 3 ETCh 200 (4 200); 5 Paris Diamond 200 Page M 8