501 STILLO Marija ALB 21y 209d In 2015: 1 Albanian indoor 60

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1 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women s 60 Metres 39 Entrants Event starts: March 7 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 501 STILLO Marija ALB 21y 209d In 2015: 1 Albanian indoor SEBASTIAN Estefania AND 32y 181d NR Andorran record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: pb: ht WIC ; ht ECH EFTIMOVA Inna BUL 26y 258d Two medals at 2007 European Juniors // 100 pb: pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; ht WJC 100/ ; 2 EJC (3 200); ht WCH ; qf OLY (ht 100); sf EIC ; ht ECH ; 1 Balkan ; sf ECH 100/ Bulgarian 100/ /2011 ( ). 1 Bulgarian indoor /2015. Failed a doping control test at the 2011 World Championships, suspended for two years In 2015: 1 Sofia 60; 1 Dobrich 60; 1 Bulgarian indoor 60; 2 Balkan indoor 60 LALOVA Ivet BUL 30y 290d /13 Double sprint finalist at the Athens Olympics // 100 pb: pb: 22.36w, EJC 100/ ; 4 OLY (5 200); 1 EIC ; qf WCH ; sf OLY (qf 200); 7 WCH (sf 200); 8 WIC (2008/2010-sf); 1 ECH (sf 200); sf OLY 100/ ; 3 EIC ; sf WCH 100/ ; 5 ECH (sf 200). Father-Miroslav Lalov ran 10.4 for 100m in 1966 and was Bulgarian Champion at 200m that year, mother-lilya was a pentathlete. She broke her right femur while warming up to compete at the 2005 Athens Grand Prix. Coach-Roberto Bonomi, (formerly Konstantin Milanov), married Italian sprinter Simone Collio in Rieti on September 23, 2013 In 2015: 1 Mondeville 60; 5 Berlin ISTAF 60; 2 Łódź 60; 6ht Birmingham Grand Prix 60 URBÁNKOVÁ Petra CZE 23y 130d pb: Austrian indoor ; 1 Czech indoor In 2015: 4 Vienna 60 (Jan 31); 1 Moravian indoor 60; 1 Prague 60 (Feb 10); 1 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 1 Czech indoor 60 KALEV Maarja EST 24y 142d pb: pb: Estonian indoor /2015 ( ) In 2015: 2 Kuldiga 60; 1 Tallinn 60; 3 Tartu 60; 1 Estonian indoor 60 (2 200) LATVALA Hanna-Maari FIN 27y 126d World Student Games 200m silver // 100 pb: pb: /14. ht ECH ; sf EIC ; 2 WSG (4 100); sf WIC ; 7 ECH (sf 100). 1 Finnish 100/ /2013/2014; 1 Finnish indoor /2013/2014/2015 ( /2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Jyväskylä 200 (2 60); 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 200 (2 60); 1 Finnish indoor 60/200 DISTEL-BONNET Céline FRA 27y 223d European relay silver // 109 pb: 11.18w, pb: 23.37w -14, EJC 4x ; 8 WJC (2 4x100); 6 ECH (2 4x100). 1 French indoor She led off the ill-fated French team at the 2013 World Championships, who were awarded bronze medals, then disqualified In 2015: 1 Mondeville 60 B ; 6 Eaubonne 60; 1 French indoor 60 ASHER-SMITH Dina GBR 19y 91d World Junior Champion at 100m. Led off Britain s bronze-winning sprint relay team at Moscow 2013 to become our youngest ever World Championship medallist 100 pb: 11.03w, pb: pb: Commonwealth Youth Games ; 7 WJC ; 1 EJC 200/4x ; 3 WCH 4x ; 1 WJC ; dnf ECH 200 final 2014 (hamstring). 1 UK indoor (2 60). She is a student of history at King's College London. Coach- John Blackie In 2015: 1 London Metaswitch 60; 1 Karlsruhe 60; 1 UK indoor 60 JOHNCOCK Rachel GBR 21y 152d x Welsh Champion at 100m // 100 pb: pb: sf WJC ; 5 under-23 ECH (2 4x100); 6 ETCh Welsh /2012/2014 ( ). Coach-Leon Baptiste She anchored Wales to Welsh records in both heat and final of the 4x100m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games In 2015: 2 Glasgow International 60; 2 London Games 60; 1 London Games 60 B ; 2 UK indoor 60; 8 Birmingham Grand Prix 60 (set Welsh record 7.24 in heat) BURGHARDT Alexandra GER 20y 311d pb: H pb: World Youth 100H 2011; 1 EJC 4x ; ht WJC 100H 2012 In 2015: 2 South German indoor 60; 2 German indoor 60 HAASE Rebekka GER 22y 62d Twice German Champion at 200m indoors // 100 pb: 11.21w, pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 6 ETCh ; sf ECH German (1 indoor /2015) In 2015: 1 Berlin/Brand indoor 60/200; 1 Mid-German indoor 60/200; 1 German indoor 200 (3 60) KWADWO Yasmin GER 24y 116d European Junior Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.22w, pb: sf WJC ; 1 EJC 100/4x ; sf WIC /2014; ht ECH ; sf WCH German junior indoor /2009; 1 German junior & under ; 1 German indoor In 2015: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor 60; 6 Karlsruhe 60; 1 South German indoor 60; 4 German indoor 60 SAILER Verena GER 29y 140d /14/15 (Sailer is pronounced like Sigh-La ) 2012 European Champion at 100m. 100 pb: EJC ; 5 WJC ; 1 under-23 ECH (2005-3); sf WIC ; 8 ECP ; 5 OLY 4x ; 3 EIC (2007-sf, ); sf WCH /2013 (2007-qf); 3 WCH 4x (2013-4); 1 ECH (2006-sf, ); 1 ECH 4x ; sf OLY ; 8 WIC ; 3 ETCh (2010-7). 1 German /2007/2008/2009/2010/2013 & indoor /2012/2013/2014/2015. Former gymnast Her partner is the world class pole vaulter Tobias Scherbarth In 2015: 1 Glasgow International 60; 4 Düsseldorf 60; 3 Karlsruhe 60; 4 Berlin ISTAF 60; 1 German indoor 60 KOKLÓNI Yeoryía GRE 33y 302d (Yeoryía = Georgia ) 2005 European indoor silver at 60m // 100 pb: under-23 ECH (2001-7); sf WIC (2003-ht); 2 EIC (2002-3, 2007/2011-sf); 6 WCP ; 1 Mediterranean Games ; 7 ECH (2002/2006/2014-sf). 1 Greek /2008/2009/2010/2011/2014 & indoor /2005/2009/2011/2014. Coach-Dimítrios Filíndras In 2015: 1 Greek indoor 60

2 KAPTUR Éva HUN 27y 210d She s won the sprint double at the Hungarian Championships outdoors for three years in succession 100 pb: 11.42w, pb: pb: ht World Youth ; sf ECH (2014-ht). 1 Hungarian 100/ /2013/2014 (1 indoor /2013/2014 & /2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Hungarian indoor 200 (2 60) NGUYEN Anasztázia HUN 22y 55d pb: pb: 23.71w, World Youth (2 Medley Relay); sf WJC ; 6 EJC ; ht WIC Hungarian indoor In 2015: 2 Vienna 60 (Jan 24); 3 Vienna 60 (Jan 31); 1 Budapest MASZ 60; 1 Hungarian indoor 60 HERMODSDOTTIR Hrafnhild Eir ISL 25y 361d Icelandic indoor record holder at 60m // 100 pb: pb: ht WIC Icelandic indoor 60/ In 2015: 1 Reykjavik 60 (Jan 17); 2 Reykjavik 60 (Jan 31); 1 Icelandic indoor 60/200; 7 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60 LENSKIY Olga ISR 22y 70d pb: pb: ht World Youth 100/ Israeli 100/ /2011/2013. Her mother Irina Lenskiy broke Esther Rot s longstanding national record at 100m hurdles with in 2002 In 2015: 1 Rishon Letzion 60; 1 Moldovan indoor 60 ALLOH Audrey ITA 27y 227d x Italian Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: pb: WSG 4x ; sf WIC (2014-ht); sf EIC ; 8 WSG ; ht WIC ; 8 ETCh ; sf ECH Italian indoor /2013/2014/2015. Born-Ivory Coast, moved to Italy in 1998 and gained Italian citizenship in 2005 In 2015: 1 Jablonec 60; 2 Rome 60; 3ht Eaubonne 60; 1 Italian indoor 60 GRINČIKAITĖ Lina LTU 27y 306d European bronze at 100m Winner of 25 national titles at sprints indoors & out 100 pb: pb: European Youth ; 7 World Youth ; 2 EJC (4 200); sf WIC /2010/2012; 6 WJC (sf 200); sf OLY /2012; 7 EIC (2005-sf, 2007-ht, 2011-qualified for final but scratched); 3 ECH (2010/2014-sf); 2 WSG (2011-3); ht WCH Lithuanian indoor & /2006/2011/2012/2013/2014, /2008/2009/2010/2011/2014 In 2015: 1 Kuldiga 60; 1 Klaipeda 60; 4 Moscow Winter 60; 2 Tartu 60; 7 Łódź 60; 1 Lithuanian indoor 60 TSHILUMBA Tiffany LUX 18y 127d NR Luxembourgish record holder at 60m & 100m // 100 pb: pb: 24.03i -15, Small States Games ; ht World Youth ; ht WIC Luxembourgish 60/ /2015 In 2015: 1 Kirchberg 60 (Jan 3); 1 Luxembourgish 60/200; 1 Kirchberg 60 (Jan 24); 2 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 4 Metz 60 FITZ Rachel MLT 19y 305d ht WIC ; ht COM 4x SAMUEL Jamile NED 22y 314d Sprint triple bronze at 2010 World Junior Championships, then double European Junior silver (behind Jodie Williams) in pb: pb: sf WJC 100/ ; 3 EJC 4x ; 3 WJC 100/200/4x ; 2 EJC 100/ ; ht WIC ; sf EIC ; sf WIC ; 6 ECH Dutch In 2015: 2 Apeldoorn 60; 5 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Kirchberg 60; 4ht Berlin ISTAF 60; 2 Dutch indoor 60 SCHIPPERS Dafne NED 22y 262d New European Champion at both sprints, but also high world class at Heptathlon & long jump pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.03; LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2: Heptathlon pb: pb: WJC 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH ; 5 ECH (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 4 EIC (2011-sf); 1 under-23 ECH ; 3 WCH heptathlon 2013; sf WIC ; 1 ETCh 200/4x ; 1 IAAF Continental Cup (3 100). 1 Dutch /2012 & indoor /2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg. She says I think I run so fast because I train for Heptathlon In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn 60; dq Karlsruhe 60; 1 Berlin ISTAF 60; 1 Dutch indoor 60 OKPARAEBO Ezinne NOR 27y 1d NR Norwegian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: pb: ht EJC ; sf WJC (ht 200); 1 EJC ; sf WIC 2008/2014; qf OLY ; 2 EIC (2007-ht, , ); 2 ETCh (2013-7); 4 ECH /2012 (2014-sf); sf WCH /2013 (2009-qf); sf OLY (ht 200). 1 Norwegian /2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013. Born-Nigeria, she came to Norway aged 9 Her younger sister Chiamaka Okparaebo is an international triple jumper (for Norway) In 2015: 1 Ghent Flanders 60; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60; 5 Birmingham Grand Prix 60; 4 Malmö Games 60 POPOWICZ Marika POL 26y 310d /15 Led off Polish team which won European 4x100 bronze in Barcelona pb: pb: EJC 4x (2007-3); 6 World Youth ; sf WJC 100/ ; 5 EJC ; 3 under-23 ECH 100/ (2 4x100); ht ECH ; 8 ETCh ; 6 ETCh 100/ ; ht WCH Polish /2011/2013 ( /2011/2012/2013) In 2015: 1 Florø 60/100; 5 Toruń Copernicus 60; 2 Mondeville 60 B ; 4ht Eaubonne 60; 6 Łódź 60; 2 Polish indoor 60 SWOBODA Ewa POL 17y 222d Polish Indoor Champion at 60m (at age 17) // 100 pb: pb: World Youth ; 5 WJC Polish indoor With her pb of she was by far the fastest qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic 100m final in Nanjing, but was then disqualified for false starting. Coach- Iwona Krupa Ritual - before the run, I have a little ritual I always have to kiss my necklace, pray and tell myself that I can. They call her the Polish Bolt because of her cheerful demeanour before going to her marks In 2015: 1 Brzeszcze 60 (Jan 18); 8 Düsseldorf 60; 2 Toruń Copernicus 60; 1 Polish junior indoor 60; 5 Łódź 60; 1 Polish indoor 60 MIHALINEC Maja SLO 25y 78d pb: pb: sf World Youth (ht 100); ht WJC 100/ ; sf WJC ; ht ECH Slovenian indoor /2015 & In 2015: 1 Vienna 60/200 (Jan 17); 1 Zagreb 60; 1 Vienna 60/200 (Jan 31); 2 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Slovenian indoor 60 KAMBUNDJI Mujinga SUI 22y 260d Swiss record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: pb: World Youth ; sf WJC 100/ ; 5 EJC 100/ ; ht ECH ; ht OLY ; ht EIC ; ht WCH ; 4 ECH (5 200 but in the relay she lost grip of the baton as she came out of the blocks on leg 1). 1 Swiss 100/ /2012/2013/2014 ( /2014). 1 Swiss indoor & /2015. Swiss/Congolese heritage In 2015: 1 Magglingen 60; 3 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Swiss indoor 60; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 60 BEZEKOVÁ Alexandra SVK 22y 203d Reigning Slovak Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: pb: 23.89i -15, ht ECH Slovak 100/ ( /2014). 1 Slovak indoor /2015 ( ) In 2015: 1 Prague 60 (Jan 17); 1 Bratislava 60; 1 Slovak indoor 60/200

3 KRSÁKOVÁ Lenka SVK 24y 11d pb: pb: sf World Youth (qf 100); sf WJC (ht 200); ht ECH 100/ Slovak , In 2015: 2 Jablonec 60; 1 Bratislava 60; 2 Prague 60 (Feb 10); 2 Slovak indoor 60 WEIGERTOVÁ Monika SVK 22y 349d pb: ht World Youth 100/100H Slovak indoor /2015 In 2015: 2 Bratislava 60; 4 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 3 Slovak indoor 60 EKELUND Irene SWE 17y 362d Full name-irene Michelle Ekelund 2013 World Youth Champion at 200m 100 pb: pb: World Youth ; 5 ETCh ; 2 WJC (6 100); sf ECH Swedish ; 1 Swedish indoor 60/ /2015 & Coach-Niclas Broström. Born-Islamabad, Pakistan (her father worked there at the time) In 2015: 1 Huddinge 60/200; 1 Karlstad 200; 1 Sätra 60/200; 2 Stockholm XL-Galan 200; 1 Swedish indoor 60/200; 5 Malmö Games 60 ÖSTLUND Elin SWE 24y 19d Full name-elin Elisabet Östlund // 100 pb: 11.86w -11, pb: 24.21w -11, under-23 ECH 4x Coach-Nils Holmdahl In 2015: 1 Örebro 60; 1 Norrköping 60; 2 Gothenburg 60; 1 Kil 60; 3 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60; 3 Swedish indoor 60 AGAN Sibel TUR 26y 242d pb: 11.83w -08, ETCh Turkish indoor /2015 In 2015: 1 Istanbul 60; 2 Turkish indoor 60; 1 Istanbul 60; 3 Balkan indoor 60 B KARAKUŞ Nimet TUR 22y 41d World Junior 100m silver // 100 pb: 11.29w -13, pb: sf World Youth (qf 100); sf WJC (ht 100); 4 EJC 100/ ; sf ECH 100/ ; 2 WJC ; ht OLY ; 9 ETCh 100/ ; 3 Mediterranean Games ; 12 ETCh ; ht ECH Turkish 100/ / Turkish indoor In 2015: 1 Turkish indoor 60 POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR 27y 14d (Pohrebnyak pronounced Pog - reb - nyak ) 5x Ukrainian Champion at 100m 100 pb: pb: qf OLY ; 2 under-23 ECH (7 200); sf ECH (1 4x100); 1 European Police 100/ ; 7 WSG ; sf ECH ; sf EIC ; sf WCH (2007-ht); sf WIC ; 2 ETCh ; sf ECH 100/ Ukrainian /2008/2009/2013/2014, & indoor In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor 60; 2 Ukrainian indoor 60; 2 Malmö Games 60 POVH Olesya UKR 27y 138d European Indoor Champion at 60m. Ran first leg for Ukrainian team which won European relay gold in 2010 & Olympic bronze in pb: pb: sf WIC ; 1 ECH 4x ; 1 EIC ; 2 ETCh ; sf WCH ; 2 ECH (2014-sf); sf OLY (3 4x100); 1 ETCh ; 1 WSG 4x Ukrainian /2012 (1 indoor /2015). Her former training partner Mariya Ryemyen (1 ECH ) is doping-banned until March 2016 In 2015: 1 Łódź 60 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST Irina Privalova RUS = Gail Devers USA Marion Jones USA = Merlene Ottey JAM Katerina Thanou GRE L. Jones-Ferrette ISV SA Fraser-Pryce JAM Murielle Ahouré CIV = Nelli Cooman NED V. Campbell-Brown EUROPEAN LIST Dafne Schippers NED = Dina Asher-Smith GBR Verena Sailer GER Mujinga Kambundji SUI Ezinne Okparaebo NOR Olesya Povh UKR = Nataliya Pohrebnyak UKR Ewa Swoboda POL Ivet Lalova BUL = women Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W 3 Athlete s ages as at: 5/3/2015

4 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women s 400 Metres 29 Entrants Event starts: March Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best SHAROYAN Amaliya ARM 26y 258d NR Armenian record holder at 400m flat & hurdles // Outdoor 400 pb: H pb: ht ECH 400H 2010; ht EIC /2013; ht WCH 400H 2011; ht WIC ; ht WCH 400H 2013; ht ECH In 2015: 2ht Russian indoor HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE 28y 76d (Hejnová is pronounce Hay-nova ) World Champion & unbeaten at 400m hurdles in 2013 (but then broke a bone in her left foot in January 2014 and though she returned to competition in July, she decided to abort her season after her foot became inflamed) Outdoor 400 pb: H pb: pb: 2:03.60i H pb: World Youth 400H 2003; 2 WJC 400H 2004 (2002-5); 1 EJC 400H 2005 (2003-3); 3 under-23 ECH 400H 2007; 1 ETCh 400H 2010/2011 (2009-3); 4 ECH 400H 2010 (2006-sf); 3 WIC 4x ; 7 EIC Pentathlon 2011; 3 OLY 400H 2012 (2008-7); 1 WCH 400H 2013 (2005/2007/2009-sf), ). Coach-Dalibor Kupka (formerly Martina Blazková) In 2015: 1 Prague 300 (Jan 20); 2 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Linz Gugl 800 (pb 2:03.60); 1 Czech indoor 400 JIRANOVÁ Helena CZE 20y today Outdoor pb: sf WJC Czech 2014 (1 indoor 2014) In 2015: 1 Vienna E (Jan 31); 3 Kirchberg; 2 Czech indoor ROSOLOVÁ Denisa CZE 28y 196d European silver in her first year as a 400m hurdler. Former World Junior Champion at Long Jump Outdoor 400 pb: H pb: Heptathlon pb: World Youth LJ 2003 ( ); dnq WIC LJ 2004/2008; 1 WJC LJ 2004; dnq OLY LJ 2004/2008; dnq EIC LJ 2005; 1 EJC LJ 2005 (2003-4); dnf ECH Heptathlon 2006; 3 EIC LJ 2007; 2 under-23 ECH LJ 2007; dnq WCH LJ 2007; ht WIC 60H 2008; dnf OLY Hep 2008; 10 EIC Pentathlon 2009; sf WIC (3 4x400); 5 ECH ; 1 EIC (2013-5); 2 ETCh (5 200); sf WCH ; 2 ECH 400H 2012 (3 4x400); 7 OLY 400H 2012; sf WCH 400H 2013; 4 ETCh 400H 2014 (9 200); 4 ECH 400H Czech LJ 2004/2007/2008 & /2010/2011/2013. Her ex-husband Lukas Rosol caused a sensation in the record round of the 2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament by defeating the then world #2 Rafael Nadal In 2015: 1 Prague 300 (Jan 23); 3 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Vienna ASVÖ 400; 1 Czech indoor 200 PETERSEN Sara DEN 27y 330d NR Full name-sara Slott Petersen Danish record holder at 400m Hurdles. She also holds the European best for that event indoors (56.66 in 2012) Outdoor 400 pb: H pb: ht WJC 400H 2004; 4 EJC 400H 2005; sf WJC 400H 2006; 6 under-23 ECH 400H 2007/2009; sf EIC ; 3 WSG 400H 2009 (2011-4); sf WCH 400H 2009/2011; sf ECH 400H 2012 (2010-ht); sf OLY 2400H Danish 400H 2002/ /2011/2012/2014. Coach-Mikkel Larsen In 2015: 1 Ghent Flanders 400/400H (58.10 indoors); 1 Århus 60; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 400 BOKESA Aauri Lorena ESP 26y 80d Full name-aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia 6x Spanish Champion (4 out + 2 in) Outdoor pb: ht OLY 2012; ht EIC 2013; 5 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, , ); 4 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-sf). 1 Spanish 2009/2011/2012/2013(1 indoor 2012/2013). Coach-Jorge Marín In 2015: 1 Valencia; 1 Ghent Flanders; 3 Vienna ASVÖ; 2 Spanish indoor TERRERO Indira ESP 29y 96d Former Central American & Caribbean Champion (for Cuba) 2014 European bronze (two thousandths ahead of Christine Ohuruogu) Outdoor pb: Pan-Am Games 2007; sf WCH 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008/2009; sf OLY 2008; sf WCH 2009; 3 ECH Spanish 2014 & indoor Coach-Rafael Blanquer Born-Havana, has lived in Spain since 2010, gained Spanish citizenship in April 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Spain from May 15, 2014 In 2015: 1 Padua; 1 Valencia; 1 Spanish indoor GAYOT Marie FRA 25y 77d Led off French relay team which won European gold in 2014 // Outdoor pb: EJC 2007; 3 EIC 4x ; 6 under-23 ECH 2011 (3 4x400); sf ECH 2012 (2 4x400); 6 OLY 4x ; sf EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013; sf WCH 2013 (4 4x400); 2 Francophone Games 2013; 7 ECH 2104 (1 4x400). 1 French 2014 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2015). Coach-Hervé Stéphan In 2015: 2 Glasgow International; 1 Lyon; 1 Eaubonne; 7 ECH GUEÏ Floria FRA 24y 307d (Geuï pronounced Gay as in Tyson) Miraculous anchor leg (in 49.71) to take her team from distance fourth to gold at the 2014 European Championships Outdoor pb: European Youth ; ht WJC 2008; 3 EIC 4x ; 6 OLY 4x ; 2 ECH 4x ; sf WCH 2013 (4 4x400); 5 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014 (1 4x400). 1 French 2013 In 2015: dq/ht French indoor (out of lane); 1 Lyon; 1 Metz BUNDY-DAVIES Seren GBR 20y 65d Welsh Champion indoors & out // Outdoor pb: pb: 2: ETCh 4x Welsh indoors & out Coach-Stephen Ball Unlucky not to be selected for the Commonwealth Games as she just missed their selection standard of after having been injured in May 2014 In 2015: 1 Glasgow International 4x400 (51.8 split); dnf UK indoor final (fell at 320 while leading); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix MADDOX Laura GBR 24y 296d Twice Welsh Champion (at 400m) // Outdoor pb: English Schools 2008; 1 Welsh 2009/2010; 1 UK Inter-Counties 2010; 1 English under ; 3 English Closed Studied photography at Nottingham Trent University. Coach-Colin Bovell In 2015: 1 Welsh indoor 800; 1 Vienna B ; 2 UK indoor; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix McASLAN Kirsten GBR 21y 185d UK Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: , 200 pb: pb: 2: ht EJC 2011 (1 4x400). 1 English Schools under ; 1 Scottish 2012; 1 British Universities 2013; 1 English under ; 5 UK 2013; 1 UK indoor Parents-Scottish. Epic anchor leg (in 52.42) to snatch victory for Britain in 2011 European Junior 4x400m relay. Coach-Trevor Painter In 2015: 1 Manchester Sale Open 600 (1:26.22, 2nd on UK all-time list, only Jenny Meadows 1:25.81 is faster); 3 Glasgow International; 1 UK indoor; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix

5 SPELMEYER Ruth Sophia GER 24y 167d German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: pb: sf WJC ; 4 EJC (1 4x100); 6 ECH 4x German indoor 2015 In 2015: 4 Glasgow International; 1 North German indoor B ; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 German indoor BAZZONI Chiara ITA 30y 242d Mediterranean Games Champion // 200 pb: ( ). 4 ECH 4x ; 4 EIC 4x ; ht EIC 2013; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; sf WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014 (2012-ht). 1 Italian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Italian indoor CHIGBOLU Maria Benedict ITA 25y 221d Outdoor pb: Mediterranean Games Italian 2013 In 2015: 1 Ancona; 2 Vienna ASVÖ B ; 3 Italian indoor VITALE Ylenia ITA 19y 329d Outdoor pb: sf World Youth 2011; sf WJC Italian junior 2013 In 2015: 1 Padua; 2 Italian indoor RISTESKA Hristina MKD 23y 74d Outdoor pb: ht WJC 2010; ht OLY 2012; ht ECH 2014 In 2015: 3 Magglingen GHAFOOR Madiea NED 22y 176d European Junior bronze // Outdoor pb: EJC 2011; sf EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 ETCh Dutch indoor 2012/2013/2014. She led off the Dutch sprint relay team at the Zurich European Championships, but it was her changeover with Dafne Schippers which went wrong and they failed to finish the race In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn; 1 Kirchberg; 1 Dutch indoor; 2ht ECH KLOSTER Line NOR 25y 6d NR Norwegian indoor record holder (at 52.78, the same as her outdoor pb) Outdoor pb: pb: 23.58w, under-23 ECH 2011; sf EIC 2013; 10 ETCh 2013; ht ECH Norwegian 2012/2013 (1 indoor 2012/2013) In 2015: 2 Vienna (Jan 31); 1 Norwegian indoor 60H (2 200); 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 2 Dutch indoor HOŁUB Małgorzata POL 22y 125d Fifth at 2014 European Championships // Outdoor pb: EJC 4x ; 4 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); ht WIC 2014 (4 4x400); 5 ECH Polish 2014 In 2015: 2 Toruń Copernicus; 3 Eaubonne; 2 Polish indoor ŚWIĘTY Justyna POL 22y 91d Fourth at 2014 World Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: /14. 2 EJC 4x ; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); 4 WIC 2014 (5 4x400); 9 ETCh 2014; sf ECH Polish 2013 & indoor 2012/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala 300; 1 Vienna ASVÖ; 1 Polish indoor PASTOR Adelina ROU 21y 304d Balkan Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: sf WJC /2012; dq EJC 2011 (would have won bronze, but ran out of lane); 1 Balkan 2012 & indoor 2015; 5 under-23 ECH 2013 (2 4x400); ht ECH 2014 In 2015: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor; 2 Romanian indoor; 1 Balkan indoor RĂZOR Bianca ROU 20y 209d Youth Olympic silver Balkan Champion // Outdoor pb: WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; ht EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011 (2013-2); 6 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 6 ECH Balkan Romanian 2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Romanian indoor (3 800); 5 Birmingham Grand Prix SALASKI Tamara SRB 16y 140d In 2015: 2 Balkan indoor SPRUNGER Léa SUI 25y today With her older sister Ellen they are one half for Switzerland s A sprint relay team Outdoor 400 pb: pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 14.31; HJ: 1.81; SP: 12.63; 200: 23.08; LJ: 6.14; JT: 38.73; 800: 2: Heptathlon pb: pb: World Youth Heptathlon 2007; 10 WJC Heptathlon 3 EJC Heptathlon 2009; 16 under-23 ECH Heptathlon 2011; ht OLY ; ht EIC ; sf ECH Her older sister Ellen Sprunger is an international Heptathlete (pb ) 19th in London 2012 Olympics In 2015: 1 Magglingen 400 (Jan 25); 1 Magglingen 200 (Jan 31); 3 Ghent Flanders 400; 1 Swiss indoor 400; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 200 B PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK 26y 345d x Slovak Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: pb: ht ECH Northern Ireland Slovak 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 2 Prague 300 (3 600) (Jan 23); 1 Vienna C (Jan 31); 1 Toruń Copernicus B ; 1 Eaubonne B ; 5 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 1 Slovak indoor (2 200) ŠTUKOVÁ Alexandra SVK 24y 246d World Youth bronze. Multiple Slovak Champion across 200m, 400m & 800m Outdoor pb: World Schools Games 2006; ht WJC 2006/2008; 3 World Youth Slovak 2009/2010/2011 ( , ) (1 indoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010 ( ) In 2015: 2 Vienna D (Jan 31); 4 Vienna ASVÖ B ; 3 Slovak indoor MALMBERG Elise SWE 19y 235d Full name-elise Inez Malmberg // Outdoor 400 pb: pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.82; HJ: 1.70i/1.69; SP: 11.49i/11.22, 200: 24.16; LJ: 6.28/6.32w -13; JT: 33.89; 800: 2:20.61 Heptathlon pb: H pb: World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 6 EJC LJ 2013; 8 WJC LJ 2014 (ht 100H). She gave up multi-events because of a persistent arm injury. 1 Swedish LJ 2014 & indoor Coaches-Ingela Nilsson & Håkan Widlund In 2015: 1 Växjö 60/LJ (2 200) (Jan 17/18); 1 Malmö 400 (2 200, 6.60) (Jan 24/25; 1 Karlskrona 200; 3 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 400; 1 Swedish indoor 400; 1 Swedish junior indoor PYGYDA Natalya UKR 34y 34d European indoor silver // Outdoor pb: pb: pb: WJC 2000; 5 WIC (2008-sf); 5 EIC 2005; sf ECH 2006/2011; 1 WSG 4x ; 2 ECP 2008 (2006-4); sf OLY ; 2 EIC 2009; 3 ETCh 2009; sf WCH 2011; 1 ECH 4x ; sf OLY 2012 (4 4x400); sf ECH Ukrainian indoor 2011/2012. Two-year doping suspension In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor

6 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST Jarm. Kratochvílová TCH Natalya Nazarova RUS Tatána Kocembová TCH Sabine Busch GDR Nicola Sanders GBR Ol. Krasnomovets RUS Olga Zaytseva RUS Vanya Stambolova BUL Irina Privalova RUS Petra Schersing GDR EUROPEAN LIST Seren Bundy-Davies GBR Yekaterina Renzhina RUS Marie Gayot FRA Kirsten Mcaslan GBR Laura Maddox GBR Floria Guei FRA Alena Mamina RUS Madiea Ghafoor NED Justyna Święty POL Nataliya Pygyda UKR Mark Butler 2015 U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W 6 Athlete s ages as at: 5/3/2015

7 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women s 800 Metres 21 Entrants Event starts: March Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE 28y 76d : : (Hejnová is pronounce Hay-nova ) World Champion & unbeaten at 400m hurdles in 2013 (but then broke a bone in her left foot in January 2014 and though she returned to competition in July, she decided to abort her season after her foot became inflamed) 400 pb: 51.27i -13, H pb: H pb: World Youth 400H 2003; 2 WJC 400H 2004 (2002-5); 1 EJC 400H 2005 (2003-3); 3 under-23 ECH 400H 2007; 1 ETCh 400H 2010/2011 (2009-3); 4 ECH 400H 2010 (2006-sf); 3 WIC 4x ; 7 EIC Pentathlon 2011; 3 OLY 400H 2012 (2008-7); 1 WCH 400H 2013 (2005/2007/2009-sf), ). Coach-Dalibor Kupka (formerly Martina Blazková) In 2015: 1 Prague 300 (Jan 20); 2 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Linz Gugl 800 (pb 2:03.60); 1 Czech indoor MASNÁ Lenka CZE 29y 317d : : World finalist indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: (54.22i -15) pb: 4: (4:20.66i -15). 8 under-23 ECH ; 6 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-sf); ht OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013 (2011-ht); 8 WCH 2013 (2009-sf); 5 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 8 ETCh 2014 (10 400). 1 Czech & indoor Coach-Jiří Sequent In 2015: 1 Prague 1000 (Jan 16); 1 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Düsseldorf; 1 Linz Gugl; 3 Vienna ASVÖ 400 B ; 2 Czech indoor 1500 TROEST Stina DEN 21y 47d : : Youth Olympic silver at 400m Hurdles // Outdoor 800 pb: 2: H pb: pb: 54.67i -14, Youth Olympic Games 400H 2010; 3 EJC 400H 2013; ht WIC ; sf ECH 400H Danish /2014. Both parents have been Danish Champions at 400m Hurdles In 2015: (all 800) 1 Malmö; 1 Vienna B ; 1 Kirchberg; 2 Bærum; 1 Athlone SAULEDA Victoria ESP 22y 188d : : Outdoor pb: 2: Spanish under /2014 In 2015: 1 Valencia (Jan 9); 2 Reykjavik; 1 Valencia (Feb 7); 4 Sabadell; 2 Spanish indoor LAMOTE Renelle FRA 21y 69d : : Outdoor pb: 2: pb: sf WJC 2012; 2 ETCh 2014; sf ECH French 2014 & indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Glasgow International; 2 Moscow Winter; 1 French indoor MEADOWS Jenny GBR 33y 322d : : NR 2011 European Indoor Champion World indoor silver World bronze Outdoor 800 pb: 1: pb: pb: 4: WJC 4x ; 6 under-23 ECH (2003-7); 2 WSG 4x ; ht COM 4x (awarded silver medal won by England in final); 1 ECP ; sf OLY ; 3 WCH (2007/2011-sf); 2 WIC (2008-5); 3 ECH ; 1 EIC (2002-ht, , 2009/2013-4); 2 ETCh (2014-7); 6 COM Married to coach/partner Trevor on September 9, 2006 She suffered an Achilles tear in December 2011, but it was undiagnosed until March 2012 and after missing out on Olympic selection, she underwent surgery to repair the injury. Recovered to race indoors in 2013, but then missed the outdoor season in 2013 with a stress fracture of her femur In 2015: 1 Vienna; 1 Toruń Copernicus; 1 UK indoor (7th time); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix OSKAN-CLARKE Shelayna GBR 25y 44d : : Former English Schools Champion at 400m // Outdoor pb: 2: pb: pb: 4: Commonwealth Youth Games English Schools ; 2 English ; 3 UK ; 2 UK indoor /2015. Former hockey player. Coach-Ayo Falola In 2015: 3 Glasgow International; 2 UK indoor; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix FILÁNDRA Eléni GRE 31y 52d : : NR 18x Greek Champion (10 out + 8 in) // Outdoor pb: 2: pb: pb: 4: sf World Youth 2001; 6 under-23 ECH 2005; 8 WCP 2006; 8 ECP 2007; 6 ETCh 2010 (2009-8); ht WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf ECH 2014 (2010/2012-ht).1 Greek 2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014 ( /2010). 1 Greek indoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2015) coach-hristos Papahristos In 2015: 1 Pireás; 1 Greek indoor; 2 Balkan indoor EVERARD Ciara IRL 24y 238d : : NR Irish indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 2: ht WJC 2008; 6 EIC 2013; ht WIC Irish 2008; 1 Irish under & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Her older brother Eoin Everard was second in the 2014 Irish Indoor 3000m In 2015: 1 Athlone (Feb 1); 2 Ghent Flanders; 3 Athlone Grand Prix; 1 Irish indoor HINRIKSDÓTTIR Aníta ISL 19y 51d : : NR Reigning World Youth & European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 2: pb: 4: WJC 2012; sf EIC 2013; 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013; dq WIC ht 2014; dnf WJC final 2014; sf ECH Her maternal aunt Martha Ernstsdóttir is Icelandic record holder at 5000, 10,000 & Marathon. Coach- Gunnar Páll Jóakimsson Disasters in 2014 out of lane at World Indoor Championships, then in the World Junior final she set off a suicidal pace at 400m only to step off the track in the homestraight after the field passed her In 2015: 1 Reykjavik; 1 Icelandic indoor 400/800; 5 Birmingham Grand Prix MJÅLAND Trine NOR 24y 248d : : Holds Norwegian best for 600m (1:28.28) // 400 pb: ; 9 ETCh 2013; sf ECH Norwegian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013) In 2015: 4 Ghent Flanders; 5 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor CICHOCKA Angelika POL 26y 354d : : (Cichocka = Hick - ot - ska ) 2014 World indoor silver // Outdoor 800 pb: 2: pb: 4:06.44i -15, 4: under-23 ECH ; dq ht WIC ; ht ECH ; 6 WIC ; ht ECH ; ht EIC ; 5 ETCh (2011-7); 3 Francophone Games (6 800); 2 WIC ; 6 ETCh At EXC: J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish /2012 ( ). 1 Polish indoor /2015. At WXC: (8x sub-2:01 for 800m in her career, but no sub-2) In 2015: 3 Düsseldorf 800; 3 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Polish indoor 800 ELLWARD Syntia POL 22y 2d : : Outdoor pb: 2: ht WJC Polish indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Toruń 400 (Jan 24); 1 Spala 600; 6 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala; 1 Toruń 400 (Feb 15); 3 Polish indoor JÓZWIK Joanna POL 24y 34d : : Distant last at the bell, but then came through to snatch the bronze in the 2014 European outdoor final, breaking two minutes for the first time in the process Outdoor pb: 1: pb: (54.43i -15). sf WJC 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 Francophone Games 2013; 3 ECH Polish Coach- Andrzeja Wołkowyckiego In 2015: 2 Düsseldorf; 2 Toruń Copernicus; 2 Spala 400; 1 Eaubonne; 2 Polish indoor

8 BAZDYREVA Anastasiya RUS 22y 363d : : Outdoor pb: 2: ht under-23 ECH Ural under /2014; 1 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: 2 Yekaterinburg 1000; 3 Moscow Winter; 1 Russian indoor NIKOLAYEVA Mariya RUS 23y 325d : : (Née Lebedeva) // Outdoor 400 pb: sf WJC Russian junior In 2015: 1 Moscow Christmas Cup 500; 1 Moscow Champs junior indoor 400 (2 800); 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 2 Russian indoor POISTOGOVA Yekaterina RUS 24y 4d : : (Née Zavyalova) 2012 Olympic bronze, catching Pamela Jelimo with her last stride Outdoor pb: 1: pb: 4: sf World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 3 EJC 2009 ( ); 8 WJC 2010 (2008-sf); 3 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013; 4 ECH Russian Her husband Stepan Poistogov is twice Russian Indoor Champion at 800m. Coach-Vladimir Kazarin In 2015: 1 Yekaterinburg 1000; 1 Moscow Winter; 3 Russian indoor BÜCHEL Selina SUI 23y 222d : : A sensation at the 2014 World Indoor Championships to first make the final and then nearly take a medal Outdoor pb: 2: EJC 2009; sf WJC 2010; sf EIC 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-5); 4 WIC 2014; sf ECH Swiss 2013 & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014. She works part-time as a cartographer for the local authorities in her home town of St Gallen In 2015: 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Ghent Flanders; 2 Swiss indoor 400 HABOVSTIAKOVÁ Pavla SVK 26y 156d : : Outdoor pb: 2: sf EIC Slovak indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015 ( ) In 2015: 4 Vienna B ; 1 Linz Gugl B ; 1 Slovak indoor 800/1500 (2 3000) SILVANDER Anna SWE 21y 256d : : Full name-anna Helena Silvander // Outdoor pb: 2: pb: 4:27.81i -15, 4: Swedish indoor Coach-Kai Abrahamsson In 2015: 1 Sätra; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 1 Swedish indoor (pb 2:03.36 with negative halves: 62.4 & 61.0); 1 Swedish under-23 indoor 1500 LUPU Nataliya UKR 27y 121d : : DEFENDING EUROPEAN CHAMPION // Outdoor pb: 1: pb: (55.21i -15) pb: 4: European Youth Olympics ; 1 EJC 2005; 4 WJC 2006; 2 under-23 ECH 2009; sf EIC 2009; 1 ETCh 2010; ht ECH 2010; sf EIC ; 2 WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013; 7 WCH 2013 (2009-ht). 1 Ukrainian 2009/2012 (1 indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015) Tested positive for a stimulant at the 2014 World Indoor Championships (where she d originally finished fifth); disqualified from that and suspended for nine months to January 2015 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 4 Moscow Winter; 1 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 1...1: Jolanda Čeplak SLO : Stephanie Graf AUT : Christine Wachtel GDR : Ludmila Formanová CZE : Maria Mutola MOZ : Inna Yevseyeva UKR : Natalya Tsyganova RUS : Olga Kotlyarova RUS : Larisa Chzhao RUS : Sigrun Wodars GDR EUROPEAN LIST 1...1: Jenny Meadows GBR 2...2: Joanna Józwik POL 3...2: Ayvika Malanova RUS 4...2: Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL 5...2: Selina Büchel SUI 6...2: Renelle Lamote FRA 7...2: Yekaterina Poistogova RUS 8...2: Anastasiya Bazdyreva RUS 9...2: Angelika Cichocka POL : Mariya Nikolayeva RUS Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W 8 Athlete s ages as at: 5/3/2015

9 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women s 1500 Metres 14 Entrants Event starts: March Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best DÂNEKOVA Silvia BUL 32y 26d : : Multi-Bulgarian Champion at Steeplechase and distances // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:16.04i -15, 4: SC pb: 9: pb: 16: European Mountain Racing Championship 2010; 11 ECH 3000SC 2012; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 55 World Half Mar 2012; 8 ECH 3000SC At WXC: At EXC: , Bulgarian 5000/3000SC 2010/2012/2014, 1500/3000SC 2011/2013 (1 indoor /2015, /2012) In 2015: 1 Dobrich 1500; 1 Bulgarian indoor 1500 (2 800); 2 Balkan indoor MÄKI Kristiina CZE 23y 164d : : x Czech Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 8: (8:58.88i -15) pb: 15: ECH Czech (1 indoor /2014/2015). Father-Finnish, mother-czech In 2015: 1 Prague 800 (Jan 5); 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Mondeville 1500; 3 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Czech indoor 1500 MEZULIÁNÍKOVÁ Diana CZE 22y 328d : : Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 2: (2:07.67i -15). 7 EJC ; 8 ETCh ; ht ECH At EXC: J, u23. 1 Czech indoor In 2015: 7 Vienna 800 (Jan 31); 7 Mondeville 1500; 7 Eaubonne 3000; 3 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 2 Czech indoor 800 CLARKE Rosie GBR 23y 108d : : English under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 4: pb: 2:08.31i UK indoor 2013; 1 English under ; 3 UK indoor ; 4 UK Was at Bath University, now on on a full sports scholarship at Iona College, New York (same as Kate Avery), studying Management. Coach-Thomas Watson In 2015: 1 New York (Jan 23); 2 Boston Terrier Mile; 9 New York Millrose Mile; 1 New York 800 (Feb 21) KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER 22y 213d : : European under-23 Steeplechase Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 9:00.25i SC pb: 9: pb: 2: World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 3000SC 2010; 1 EJC 3000SC 2011; 8 WCH 3000SC 2011 (2013-9); 4 ECH 3000SC 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 3000SC 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC At EXC: J, J, J, u23. Coach-Wolfgang Heinig (husband and former coach of German marathon legend Katrin Dörre) In 2015: 7 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Mondeville 1500; 1 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 1 German indoor 3000 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 20y 83d : : Rapid improvement by her throughout 2014, from 4:19.61 to 4:05.32 at 1500m and 2:07.23 to 2:00.58 for 800m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 9:01.19i -15, 9: pb: 2: (2:05.64i -15). ht WJC ; 1 Mediterranean under ; 4 ETCh ; 5 ECH At EXC: J, J. 1 Italian Her father Gianni Del Buono placed third in the 1971 European Indoor 1500m In 2015: 7 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Italian under-23 indoor 800/1500; 2 Italian indoor 3000 VIOLA Giulia ITA 23y 315d : : Full name-giulia Alessandra Viola 2013 European indoor finalist at 1500m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 8:56.23i -15, 9: pb: 15: EJC ; 6 EIC ; 5 under-23 ECH ; 5 ETCh ; 8 ECH Italian /2014 ( , 1 indoor & /2015). At EXC: u23, u23. Coach-Vittorio Di Saverio In 2015: 4 Karlsruhe 3000; 6 Mondeville 1500; 2 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500/3000 HASSAN Sifan NED 22y 63d : : NR Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days) Outdoor 1500 pb: 3: pb: 8: pb: 14: pb: 1: WIC ; 1 ECH (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup At EXC: u23. 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013 She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1) In 2015: 1 Karlsruhe 1500; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Dutch indoor 1500 KOSTER Maureen NED 22y 244d : : Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 8:51.10i -15, 9: pb: 2: ht WJC ; sf WCH ; 7 ETCh ; ht ECH At EXC: u23, u23, u23. 1 Dutch In 2015: 2 Ghent Flanders 1500; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 BRONIATOWSKA Katarzyna POL 25y 11d : : European indoor bronze at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 2: (2:03.81i -15). 11 EJC ; 3 under-23 ECH ; 3 EIC ; 7 WSG (2011-8); ht WIC At WXC: J. At EXC: J, J, J. 1 Polish indoor /2014 & Coach-Zbigniew Król In 2015: 1 Spala 1000 (Jan 25); 6 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Toruń Copernicus 800; 2 Spala 1500 (Feb 7); dnf Stockholm XL-Galan 5000; 2 Polish indoor 1500 CICHOCKA Angelika POL 26y 354d : : (Cichocka = Hick - ot - ska ) 2014 World indoor silver // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 2: (2:02.15i -15). 8 under-23 ECH ; dq ht WIC ; ht ECH ; 6 WIC ; ht ECH ; ht EIC ; 5 ETCh (2011-7); 3 Francophone Games (6 800); 2 WIC ; 6 ETCh At EXC: J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish /2012 ( ). 1 Polish indoor /2015. At WXC: (8x sub-2:01 for 800m in her career, but no sub-2) In 2015: 3 Düsseldorf 800; 3 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Polish indoor 800 PLIŚ Renata POL 30y 28d : : Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 8: pb: 4: pb: 15: pb: 2: (2:03.12i -15). 11 ETCh ; 2 ETCh (2013-5); ht ECH ; 4 EIC ; sf WCH /2013; ht OLY ; 3 ETCh ; 7 WIC (2010-ht); 4 ECH ( ); 5 IAAF Continental Cup At EXC: J. 1 Polish & /2013. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2015: 5 Karlsruhe 1500; 3 Toruń Copernicus 800; 1 Spala 1500; 7 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 3 Polish indoor 1500 PIERDEVARĂ Florina ROU 24y 341d : : Balkan 1500m Champion indoors & out // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 2: (2:04.12i -15). sf World Youth ; 1 Balkan ; ht ECH Romanian /2014 (1 indoor ) In 2015: 1 Bacau 800/1500; 1 Bucharest 800/1500 (Jan 31/Feb 1); 1 Romanian indoor 800 (2 1500); 1 Balkan indoor 1500

10 728 ROMAN Sonja SLO 35y 359d : European indoor silver at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4: pb: 9: (9:11.15i -15). 800 pb: 2: ht WJC 800/ ; 7 EJC ; 7 ECP ; sf WJC (ht 1500); 12 under-23 ECH ; ht ECH /2006/2014; 9 WSG ( ); dnf WIC 1500 final 2008 (2003/2004-ht); ht OLY /2012; 2 EIC (2007-7, 2005-ht); sf WCH /2013; ht ECH (dnf 5000). 1 Slovenian /2004/2007/2008/2009/2012/2013 ( /2007). At EXC: 97-6J, 98-7J, 99-dnf, , , In 2015: 10 Karlsruhe 3000; 5 Eaubonne 3000 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 1...3: Genzebe Dibaba ETH : Abeba Aregawi SWE : Yelena Sobolyeva RUS : Gelete Burka ETH : Maryam Jamal BRN : Regina Jacobs USA : Doina Melinte ROU : Sifan Hassan NED : Natalya Gorelova RUS : Mary Slaney USA EUROPEAN LIST 1...4: Sifan Hassan NED 2...4: Meraf Bahta SWE 3...4: Angelika Cichocka POL 4...4: Federica Del Buono ITA 5...4: Renata Pliś POL 6...4: Katarzyna Broniatowska POL 7...4: Laura Muir GBR 8...4: Maureen Koster NED 9...4: Sandra Eriksson FIN : Sofia Ennaoui POL Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W 10 Athlete s ages as at: 5/3/2015

11 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women s 3000 Metres 22 Entrants Event starts: March Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best WENTH Jennifer AUT 23y 224d : : Seventh in 2010 World Junior 3000m (beaten only by runners of Ethiopian or Kenyan origin) Outdoor 3000 pb: 9: pb: 15: , 15:43.88i pb: 4: pb: 2: EJC ; 7 WJC (9 1500); ht EIC ; 15 under-23 ECH ; 11 ECH Austrian /2010/2014 (1 indoor 800/ & /2015). At EXC: J, J, J, u23, In 2015: 1 Vienna 3000; 6 Stockholm XL-Galan 5000; 1 Austrian indoor KUDZELICH Svetlana BLR 27y 302d : : Fourth in 2014 European Championship Steeplechase // Outdoor 3000 pb: 9: SC pb: 9: pb: 4: ,000 pb: 32: pb: 15: WJC ; 2 under-23 ECH (5 10,000); 5 ETCh (2011-6); 8 ECH 10, (2012-dq/ht); 7 ECP 10, ; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 7 ETCh 3000SC 2013; 4 ECH 3000SC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC Belarusian , , 3000SC 2014 (1 indoors ); 1 Belarusian indoor In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000 MÄKI Kristiina CZE 23y 164d : : x Czech Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8: pb: 15: pb: 4: (4:15.12i -15). 14 ECH Czech (1 indoor /2014/2015). Father-Finnish, mother-czech In 2015: 1 Prague 800 (Jan 5); 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Mondeville 1500; 3 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Czech indoor 1500 ERIKSSON Sandra FIN 25y 274d : : Finnish Steeplechase record holder & 9x Champion // Outdoor pb: 8: SC pb: 9: EJC 3000SC 2007; 5 WJC 3000SC 2008; 4 under -23 ECH 3000SC 2009; 9 ETCh 3000SC 2010; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 6 WSG 3000SC 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2013; 9 ECH 3000SC 2014 ( ). At EXC: J, u23. 1 Finnish (1 1500/ /2012, ). Coaches-Guy Storbacka & Oscar Gidewell In 2015: 1 Mustasaari 3000; 8 Stockholm XL-Galan AVERY Kate GBR 23y 146d : : In 2014 became the first British winner of the US Collegiate Cross Country title Outdoor 3000 pb: 8: ,000 pb: 32: pb: 15: EJC ; 3 under-23 ECH ; 4 COM 10, NCAA XC At WXC: J, J. At EXC: J, J, u23, Junior Great North Run 2008; 1 English & English under Former School International Freestyle swimmer. Attends Iona College (New York). Coach-Tony Simmons (2 WXC 1976) In 2015: 6 New York Millrose 3000; 1 New York Mile (Feb 21) GORECKA Emelia GBR 21y 35d : : Twice European Junior Cross Country Champion 2014 UK 5000m Champion when she outkicked Jo Pavey Outdoor 3000 pb: 8: pb: 15: pb: 4: WJC ; 2 EJC ; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 2 ETCh ; 1 EJC ; 8 COM ; 9 ECH At WXC: J, J. At EXC: J, J, J, J, u23. 1 UK Her grandparents are from Poland, but she was born in Epsom. Coach-Mick Woods In 2015: 1 Edinburgh XC; 2 UK indoor 3000; 10 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 MUIR Laura GBR 21y 300d : : Scottish record holder at 1500m // Outdoor pb: 9: pb: 4: (4: ). 800 pb: 2: WJC ; 7 EIC ; 3 under-23 ECH ; sf WCH ; ht WIC ; 11 COM ; ht ECH At EXC: J. 1 Scottish ; 1 UK indoor /2015 & Coach-Andy Young In 2015: 1 Glasgow BMC; 3 Great Edinburgh 2x1K relay XC; 1 Glasgow 1500; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 UK indoor 1500; 9 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 6 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 KOCK Maren GER 24y 256d : : Outdoor 3000 pb: 8: pb: 15: ,000 pb: 33: pb: 4: World Youth ; 10 EJC ; 15 ECH At EXC: u23, German (1 indoor 2015) In 2015: 1 Hannover 1500; 5 Karlsruhe 3000; 1 German indoor 1500 KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER 22y 213d : : European under-23 Steeplechase Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 Outdoor 3000SC pb: 9: pb: 4: (4:12.46i -15). 800 pb: 2: World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 3000SC 2010; 1 EJC 3000SC 2011; 8 WCH 3000SC 2011 (2013-9); 4 ECH 3000SC 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 3000SC 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC At EXC: J, J, J, u23. Coach-Wolfgang Heinig (husband and former coach of German marathon legend Katrin Dörre) In 2015: 7 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Mondeville 1500; 1 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 1 German indoor 3000 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 20y 83d : : Rapid improvement by her throughout 2014, from 4:19.61 to 4:05.32 at 1500m and 2:07.23 to 2:00.58 for 800m Outdoor 3000 pb: 9: pb: 4: (4:08.87i -15). 800 pb: 2: (2:05.64i -15). ht WJC ; 1 Mediterranean under ; 4 ETCh ; 5 ECH At EXC: J, J. 1 Italian Her father Gianni Del Buono placed third in the 1971 European Indoor 1500m In 2015: 7 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Italian under-23 indoor 800/1500; 2 Italian indoor 3000 VIOLA Giulia ITA 23y 315d : : Full name-giulia Alessandra Viola 2013 European indoor finalist at 1500m Outdoor 3000 pb: 9: pb: 4: (4:13.20i -15) pb: 15: EJC ; 6 EIC ; 5 under-23 ECH ; 5 ETCh ; 8 ECH Italian /2014 ( , 1 indoor & /2015). At EXC: u23, u23. Coach-Vittorio Di Saverio In 2015: 4 Karlsruhe 3000; 6 Mondeville 1500; 2 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500/3000 HASSAN Sifan NED 22y 63d : Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days) Outdoor 3000 pb: 8: pb: 3: (4:00.46i -15) pb: 14: pb: 1: WIC ; 1 ECH (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup At EXC: u23. 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013 She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1) In 2015: 1 Karlsruhe 1500; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Dutch indoor 1500