IAAF/BTC WORLD RELAYS BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES. Men...1 Women...14 Major Team Honours...24

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1 IAAF/BTC WORLD RELAYS BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Men...1 Women...14 Major Team Honours...24

2 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 1 BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Here, in country code order, are summarised biographies of the 512 athletes initially entered for Nassau 2017 (289 men, 223 women from 34 countries plus the Athlete Refugee Team). The information has been based on the provisional entry list (18 Apr 17), so there may well be additional or adjusted information appearing on final start lists. Name, birthdate, age country and principal events are shown along with personal bests, their most significant achievements (international then domestic) and other data. This listing with include reserves and other athletes who were initially entered but will not compete. Meeting Abbreviations COM Commonwealth Games ECH European Championships ECP European Cup EIC European Indoor Championships ETCh European Team Championships EXC European Cross Country Championships NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships OLY Olympic Games WCH World Championships WCP World Cup WIC World Indoor Championships WJC WSG WXC World Junior Championships World Student Games World Cross Country Championships Additional Abbreviations Dec decathlon dnq did not qualify h hurdles Half Mar half marathon Mar marathon pb personal best XC cross-country MEN LOBALU Dominic Lokinyomo (Athlete Refugee Team) BAILEY Daniel (ANT) (30y) /200 Fourth at the 2009 World Championship 100m, then fifth in pb: pb: World Youth (sf 100); 4 WJC ; 3 Pan-Am junior (4 100); qf COM ; dq ht WIC ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs /2011 & Games ; 4 WCH (2005-ht, , 2013-qf); 3 WIC ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; sf OLY /2016 (2008-qf); 6 COM (sf 100) GREENE Cejhae (ANT) 06/10/1995 (21y) / pb: ( ). 200 pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; 3 Central American & Caribbean youth 100/ ; sf WJC 100/ ; 5 WJC ; sf OLY JARVIS Jared (ANT) 29/08/1994 (22y) /200 Third leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing pb: pb: sf NACAC 100/ ; 6 WCH 2015 RICHARDSON Richard (ANT) 21/08/1987 (29y) / pb: pb: ht WJC ; sf COM (ht 100) WALSH Chavaughn (ANT) 29/12/1987 (29y) /200 First leg for Antiguan sprint relay team which finished sixth in Beijing pb: 10.21w, pb: ht COM /2014; 6 WCH 2015; sf WIC WIC He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Tahir Walsh WALSH Tahir (ANT) 24/02/1994 (23y) /200 Full name-tahir Jelani Walsh 2011 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 100m 100 pb: 10.38w -13, pb: 21.02w, Youth Olympic Games ; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games (2 200); sf World Youth (ht 200); ht WJC 100/ ; dq ht COM (false start). He is a cousin of fellow Antiguan international sprinter Chevaughn Walsh ACHOTO Ubaa Dinta (Athlete Refugee Team) AMOTUN Paulo (Athlete Refugee Team) 01/01/1992 (25y) In 2006 he fled to Kenya from the conflict in South Sudan. He began training with the Tegla Loroupe Foundation in Kenya in 2015, after his talent was noticed while in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Coach-Tegla Loroupe ht OLY (4:03.96) TAP Gai Nyang (Athlete Refugee Team) Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 ANDREWS Nicholas (AUS) (20y) 2017 New South Wales State Champion at 100m 100 pb: ( ). 110H pb: ht Youth Olympic Games 110H 2014; sf WJC 110H New South Wales State ; 5 Australian BRESLAND Aaron (AUS) (22y) 3x Western Australia State Champion at 100m 100 pb: pb: 21.09w, Western Australia State /2016/2017 ( /2017). 3 Australian BROWNING Rohan (AUS) (19y) 100 pb: 10.18w -14, pb: Australian COHEN Mason (AUS) (20y) /Mixed 400 pb: pb: 1: New South Wales State / Australian GAMBLE Tom (AUS) (25y) 100 pb: pb: WSG New South Wales State Australian GURR James (AUS) (33y) /Mixed 800 pb: 1: pb: Australian /2012 (2011-4, ) HARTMANN Alex (AUS) (24y) 100 pb: pb: ht OLY Australian 100/ ( ). He was third and fourth at 150m in two of the 2017 Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings, racing Usain Bolt among others MATHEWS Luke (AUS) 21/06/1995 (21y) Twice Australian Champion at 800m 800 pb: 1: pb: 2: pb: 3: , sf WJC ; ht OLY 800/ Australian /2017. Two wins in the 2017 Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings, at the Three Minute Run and Distance Medley Relay RALPH Joshua (AUS) (25y) /Mixed 2014 Australian Champion at 800m 800 pb: 1: pb: ht COM ; ht WCH Australian (2017-2). Physiotherapy student, also works part-time in Sydney in the bakery franchise owned by his parents DENG Wiyual Puok (Athlete Refugee Team) Fled from South Sudan to Kenya in 2016 WILLIAMS Trae (AUS) (19y) 100 pb: / pb: Youth Olympic Games 100

3 2 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 2014; sf WJC (2016-ht). 1 Australian junior ; 2 Australian (4 200) WILLIAMSZ Jordan (AUS) (24y) Anchored Australia to fourth place at the 2016 IAAF World Relays at both m and the Distance Medley Relay 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: sf World Youth NCAA , for Villanova University BAIN Andretti (BAH) (31y) Ran first leg for Bahamian relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver US Collegiate Champion indoors & out, representing Oral Roberts University (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) 400 pb: H pb: pb: sf WJC ; 2 OLY 2008; sf COM 2010; 4 WIC 2014; silver COM 2014 (ran heat). 1 NCAA 400 indoor/out He was named after the former World Motor Racing Champion Mario Andretti BARTLETT Blake (BAH) (24y) Led off Bahamian team which set a national record (of 1:22.18) at m in the heats at Nassau pb: 20.48w -16, pb: 10.22w, WJC 2012 COLEBROOK Andre (BAH) (23y) /Mixed 400 pb: H pb: pb: 1: ht World Youth COLEBROOKE Samson (BAH) (19y) / pb: 10.54w, pb: 21.19w, sf WJC FRASER Warren (BAH) 08/07/1991 (25y) Bahamian record holder at 60m 100 pb: 10.12w -17, pb: sf World Youth ; ht OLY ; 8 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf WIC ; 7 COM GARDINER Steven (BAH) (21y) /Mixed Bahamas Boy Wonder down from to a Bahamian 400m record in 2015, Olympic relay bronze in 2016 and already in pb: pb: 20.51w -15, sf WJC (6 ); sf WCH 2015 (dq/ht ); sf OLY 2016 (3 ). 1 Bahamian 2015/2016 In 2017: 1 Florida Relays (world lead 3:00.92); 1 St Georges (NR 44.26) GRIFFITH Adrian (BAH) 11/11/1984 (32y) Led off the winning Bahamian sprint relay team at 2013 Central American & Caribbean Championships 100 pb: 10.02w, pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs (2008-8, ); qf WCH ; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games ; sf COM (2014-ht); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht WIC ; ht OLY Bahamian /2011 HART Shavez (BAH) (24y) /200 Won sprint double at 2014 & 2015 Bahamian Championships 100 pb: 10.08w -13, pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013 (4 100); qf WCH ; sf COM ; 2 WIC 2016; ht OLY 100/ Bahamian 100/ /2015 ( ). Studied Sport Management at Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical) JOHNSON Robert (BAH) (29y) 100 pb: pb: Bahamian 100 B 2015 KERR Ian (BAH) (20y) 200 pb: pb: 10.12w, sf World Youth (ht 100, 5 Medley Relay); ht WJC Bahamian MATHIEU Michael (BAH) 24/06/1984 (32y) /Mixed Third leg for Golden Knights relay team which won 2012 Olympic gold, then added a bronze in pb: pb: pb: Pan-Am Games /2011 (1 2007); 2 WCH 2007; sf OLY (2 ); dq ht WCH (out of lane); sf WIC (2008-ht); 4 COM ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200/ 2011; dnf sf WCH ; dq sf OLY (false start); 1 OLY 2012 (2016-3); 4 WIC 2014; sf COM (2 ); sf WCH ; 2 WIC 2016 McBRIDE Elroy (BAH) 23/12/1993 (23y) 400 pb: pb: 20.67w -15, WJC 2012; ht WCH Bahamian PINDER Demetrius (BAH) (28y) Ran the fastest leg of the 2012 Olympic m final (43.3), which his team won 200 pb: pb: sf WCH ; 2 WIC ; 7 OLY (1 ); dq hy OLY (false start). 1 NCAA indoor Bahamian /2012. Studied Theatre at Texas A&M University. In 2013 his Olympic gold medal was stolen from his truck in Florida (he d left it in view), but police managed to recover it nine days later RESIAS Cliff (BAH) (20y) / pb: 10.30w -16, pb: 21.40w, 21.99i -15. ht WJC RILEY Ashley (BAH) (21y) 400 pb: ht World Youth ; Silver WIC 2016 (ran in heat only, deputising for Alonzo Russell) BRATHWAITE Shane (BAR) (27y) /200 Sprint hurdles bonzes at 2014 Commonwealth Games & 2015 Pan- American Games World Youth Champion at Octathlon 100 pb: pb: 20.64w -17, H pb: H pb: World Youth Octathlon 2009; sf WJC 400H 2008; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under H 2012; ht OLY 110H 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 110H 2013; 3 COM 110H 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 110H 2015; sf WCH 110H 2015; 8 WIC 60H He is not related to 2009 World Champion Ryan Brathwaite BURKE Mario (BAR) (20y) / World Junior bronze at 100m 100 pb: pb: World Youth ; 1 Carifta junior 100/ ; 3 WJC NCAA 2016, representing the University of Houston DESHONG Nicholas (BAR) (24y) / pb: pb: pb; sf World Youth ; 4 8 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015 ELLIS Burkheart (BAR) (24y) / pb: pb: Pan-Am Games Barbadian / NCAA div , representing Saint Augustine s University, Raleigh GITTENS Ramon (BAR) (29y) / World indoor 60m bronze after twice breaking the Barbadian indoor record 100 pb: 10.01w -15, / 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 HOYTE Jaquone (BAR) 04/02/1998 (19y) / pb: 10.14w -17, pb: sf WJC BORLÉE Dylan (BEL) (24y) 2015 European indoor silver then relay gold there and at the European Championships outdoors 400 pb: under-23 ECH 2013; 5 WCH 2013; 2 EIC 2015 (1 ); 1 ECH 2016; 4 OLY 2016; 2 EIC Belgian indoor Younger brother of international 400m runners Jonathan & Kevin tall In 2017: 2 EIC BORLÉE Jonathan (BEL) (29y) Belgian record holder, supplanting twin brother Kevin

4 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N pb: pb: World Youth ; 4 WJC ; sf OLY (4 with 43.6 split); 2 WIC 2010 (2016-6); 7 ECH (3 ); 3 EIC 2011; 4 ECH (1 ); 6 OLY 400/ 2012; 4 WCH (2011-5, 2015-sf); 1 EIC 2015; ht OLY 200/ (4 ) 1 NCAA Belgian /2011/2015. His mother-edith De Martelaere was an international sprinter and he has has a twin brother Kevin and younger brother Dylan who are also international 400m runners, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian m relay team which won 2008 Olympic silver BORLÉE Kevin (BEL) (29y) Surprise European Champion in 2010 when he went from fifth to first in the last 50m world bronze 400 pb: pb: sf World Youth ; sf WJC 2006; 6 ECP 2007; sf OLY 2008 (4 ); sf WCH 2009 (4 ); 1 ECH 2010 (3 ); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 EIC 2011; 3 WCH 2011 (2013/2015-sf); 1 ECH 2012; 5 OLY 2012; sf ECH 2014 (7 with 43.6 split); 1 EIC 2015 (2017-2); 4 ECH 2016 (1 ); ht OLY 2016 (4 ). 1 Belgian 2013/2014 & /2011. His father/coach Jacques was an international 400m runner as his twin brother Jonathan and younger brother Dylan, while their elder sister Olivia ran the first leg for the Belgian m relay team which won 2007 world bronze & 2008 Olympic silver. Kevin is the younger of the twins by five minutes Wonderful anchor leg by him of to catch Poland in the 2015 European Indoor Championships at set a European indoor record of 3:02.87, then another in to catch Great Britain for the 2016 European Championships In 2017: 2 EIC ROSSAERT Michael (BEL) (21y) 400 pb: Belgian indoor 2017 WATRIN Julien (BEL) (24y) 2015 European Indoor relay gold & 2016 European outdoor gold (along with three Borlées each time) 400 pb: pb: pb: 10.31w, WJC (sf 200); 4 Francophone Games ; ht ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2017-2); sf ECH 2016 (1 ); 4 OLY Belgian 2016 & In 2017: 2 EIC MAKWALA Isaac (BOT) (30y) Reigning African Games Champion 400 pb: pb: pb: ht WCH 2009; sf COM 2010 (5 ); 7 African Games 2011; 1 African Champs 2012/2014 (2008-2, ); ht WCH ; sf COM 2014; 2 African Champs ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (6 200); 5 WCH 2015 (in after heat & semi); 1 African Games 2015 (2 ); sf OLY 2016 (2012-ht); 5 OLY 2016 He has given two explanations of his one-sleeve habit: 1) because his right arm has my hand of power ; 2) as a tribute to fellow sleeve-wearer Sanya Richards Ross MAOTOANONG Leaname (BOT) 09/05/1991 (25y) /Mixed (aka Gaone Maotoanong) Two African Championship relay golds 400 pb: African Champs 2014/2016; 2 WSG 2015; 2 African Games 2015; 8 IAAF Relays 2015; 5 OLY 2016 MASILO Boitumelo (BOT) 05/08/1995 (21y) 400 pb: pb: 1: African Games ; 4 African Champs ; ht OLY NKOBOLO Onkabetse (BOT) 23/07/1993 (23y) 2015 African Games bronze 400 pb: sf African Champs 2014; ht WCH 2015; 3 African Games 2015 (2 ); 1 African Champs 2016; 1 African Champs 2016; 5 OLY 2016 SERIBE Pako (BOT) (26y) Mixed 400 pb: pb: sf World Youth 2007; 1 African junior 2009; 8 WJC 2010; 2 African Champs 2010; ht WCH 2011; 8 African Games 2011; sf COM 2014; 6 African Champs 2014 (1 ) SIBANDA Karabo (BOT) (18y) /Mixed Placed fifth in the Rio Olympic final from lane 1 at age 18, then clocked a 43.9 split in both the relay heat and final 400 pb: pb: sf WJC 2014; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 African junior 2015; 5 World Youth 2015; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2015; 3 WJC 2016 (2 ); 2 African Champs 2016 (1 ); 5 OLY 2016 (5 ). His primary sport (or game) was chess, but he was inspired to be an athlete by watching Usian Bolt win at London In Rio 2016, his cut his pb from to then THEBE Baboloki (BOT) (20y) ( OT ) 2016 African Champion 400 pb: ( ). 200 pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 1 African Youth Games (3 100); sf WJC /2016; 1 African Champs 400/0 2016; 2 WJC 2016 (43.5 split in heat); dns sf OLY 2016 (injured) tall CARVALHO Lucas (BRA) 16/07/1993 (23y) 400 pb: H pb: sf WJC 110H Brazilian da SILVA Aldemir Gomes (BRA) 08/06/1992 (24y) Full name-aldemir Gomes da Silva Junior 400 pb: pb: pb: South American junior ; sf OLY ; 1 South American under & ; ht WCH /2015; 4 IAAF Relays 2014/2015; ht OLY Brazilian /2015. Hobbies include Samba dancing de BARROS Bruno (BRA) (30y) Full name-bruno Lins Tenorio de Barros 2011 Pan-American Games bronze at 200m 100 pb: 10.12w -16, pb: pb: Ibero-American ; ht OLY (4 ); 6 WCH ; 3 Pan-Am Games ; sf OLY ; 2 South American ; ht WCH /2015; ht OLY (6 ). 1 Brazilian 100/ ( /2013, ). Served twoyear doping suspension to June 14, 2011 dos SANTOS Felipe (BRA) (18y) 100 pb: pb: Brazilian junior 100/ dos SANTOS Vitor (BRA) (21y) Full name-vitor Hugo dos Santos Brazilian 100m Champion in 2015 while still a junior, then retained title in pb: pb: World Youth (6 100); 1 South American Junior & ; sf WJC 100/ ; sf WJC 100/ , though in the 200m he was disqualified for going out of his lane; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; ht OLY (6 ). 1 Brazilian /2016 HENRIQUES Anderson (BRA) 03/03/1992 (25y) 2013 World Championship finalist 400 pb: Pan-American Games 2011; 1 Ibero-American 2012/2014; 2 WSG 2013 (2011-7); 8 WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 1 South American Games Brazilian 2011/2013. Lost 2013 World Student Games title by 0.01 to to Vladimir Krasnov RUS RODRIGUES António César (BRA) (24y) 100 pb: pb: ht WJC Brazilian RUSO Alexander (BRA) (22y) 400 PB: South American junior OLY 2016 SILVA Derick (BRA) (18y) 100 pb: 10.26w, pb: /17. 2 World Youth (4 200); 7 WJC Brazilian junior 100/ SOUZA Hugo (BRA) (30y) /400 Full name-hugo Balduíno de Souza Twice Brazilian Champion at 400m 100 pb: pb: pb: South American ; 7 WCH 2013; 2 South American Games ; 7 Pan-Am Games ; 8 OLY Brazilian /2015

5 4 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N AJOMALE Bolade (CAN) (21y) /200 Full name- Mobolade Ajomale 100 pb: pb: WJC 2012; ht WJC ; sf WSG 100/ ; sf WIC NCAA div 2 indoor /2017 ( ). Student of Advertising at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco In 2017: Led off Candian team which won at Mt SAC Relays in a super-fast 1:19.91 (Bolade Ajomale, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown) AYESU-ATTAH Ben (CAN) (23y) 400 pb: sf World Youth 2009; 2 WSG 2013; 4 North/Central American & Caribbean under Canadian 2013/2016 BROWN Aaron (CAN) (24y) /200 Relay bronzes in Moscow 2013, Beijing 2015 and Rio 2016 (but Unfortunately both of his teams at the 2015 IAAF World Relays ( & ) were disqualified) 100 pb: 9.95w, pb: World Youth ; 3 WJC (5 100); 3 Pan-Am junior ; sf OLY ; 3 WCH 2013/2015; sf WCH /2015; sf COM ; ht OLY (3 ). 1 Canadian & Lives- Toronto tall In 2017: Three big wins at the Florida Relays, individual 200m (20.53), then with Canada the &, each with world leading times (38.15/1:19.91) DE GRASSE Andre (CAN) 10/11/1994 (22y) /200 (Pronounced De Grass, not De Grassi) Two World Championship bronzes in 2015, then three Olympic medals in pb: 9.75w -15, pb: 19.58w, Pan-Am junior (3 200); sf COM ; 1 Pan-Am Games 100/ ; =3 WCH (3 ); 2 OLY (3 100/). 1 NCAA 100/ ; 1 Canadian Started as a basketball player, started racing seriously at age 17. He says that he prefers the 100m to the 200m In 2017: Involved in two super-fast relay victories by Canada at the Mt SAC Relays on April 1st: x00 & 1:19.91 FRANKLIN Rayshaun (CAN) (22y) 400 pb: Canadian 2016 HARPER Daniel (CAN) (27y) 2009 World Student Games bronze 400 pb: pb: 20.82w -11, WJC 2008; 3 WSG 2009 (2013-8); 2 WSG 2013; ht Pan-Am Games Canadian 2010 HAYNES Akeem (CAN) 11/03/1992 (25y) Led off the Canadian team which won Olympic relay bronze in 2016, in a Canadian record pb: 10.06w, pb: Pan-American junior ; ht OLY (3 ). 2 NCAA 2013 (University of Alabama); 3 Canadian He has written a self-help book entitled Love, Life & Legacy. Born-Jamaica In 2017: Led off Canadian team which clocked the world-leading to win at the Mt SAC Relays (Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse, the same as in Rio) MAKINDE Segun (CAN) (25y) /200 Full name-oluwasegun Makinde (Segun is short for Oluwasegun) 2013 Francophone Games Champion at 200m 100 pb: 10.17w, pb: sf World Youth ; sf WJC 200/110H 2010; 4 WSG 2013 (2011-5); 1 Francophone Games Canadian In 2017: Involved in two super-fast relay victories by Canada at the Mt SAC Relays on April 1st: x00 & 1:19.91 OSEI Philip (CAN) (26y) Twice Canadian Champion 400 pb: North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 4 Francophone Games 2013; sf COM 2014; 6 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; ht WIC Canadian 2013/2015. Always wears a gold chain for good luck, and takes three deep breaths before getting into the blocks. Born/lives-Toronto RODNEY Brendon (CAN) (25y) /200 Third leg for team which won World m bronze in 2015 and Olympic bronze in pb: 10.27w -16, pb: pb: WSG (2 ); sf COM ; 3 WCH 2015 (sf 200); 3 OLY 2016 (ht 200). 1 Canadian /2016. Student of Exercise Science at Long Island University Brooklyn in New York City SMELLIE Gavin (CAN) (30y) 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 100 pb: 9.97w -17, pb: 20.16w -15, Pan-Am junior ; 5 WSG (2009-6); qf WCH ; sf WCH (3 ); 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 Unfortunately both of his teams at the 2015 IAAF World Relays ( & ) were disqualified In 2017: windy m & m at Clermont, Florida THOMPSON Graeme (CAN) (21y) 400 pb: ht WJC Canadian 2016 BIE Ge (CHN) (24y) 200 pb: pb: sf Asian Champs Chinese (2015-3) LIANG Jinsheng (CHN) (21y) 200 pb: pb: Asian junior ; ht WJC (4 ). 1 Chinese junior ; 1 Chinese Junior Games MO Youxue (CHN) (21y) Led off the Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at the Beijing World Championships 100 pb: 10.22w -17, pb: 20.76w, World Youth (7 200); sf WJC (4 ); 1 Asian Champs 2015; 2 WCH Chinese youth 100/ SU Bingtian (CHN) 29/08/1989 (27y) Chinese record holder at 100m World Championship relay silver 100 pb: 9.98w -17, pb: Asian Indoor Games ; 1 East Asian Games ; 1 Asian Champs /2013 (1 2015); 3 WSG ; sf OLY ; ht WCH ; 1 East Asian Games ; 4 WIC (2016-5); 2 Asian Games (1 ); 2 WCH 2015 (9 100); 4 OLY 2016 (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: windy 9.98 in Clermont, Florida (+4.1) TANG Xingqiang (CHN) (21y) Lead off the Chinese sprint relay team which performed so well at Rio 2016 (Chinese record heat, then 4th in final with 37.90) 100 pb: pb: OLY Chinese & XIE Zhenye (CHN) (23y) Second leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won silver at 2015 World Championships, then placed fourth in Rio 2016 with an even faster time 100 pb: 9.91w -17, pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 1 Asian junior (2 100); 5 WJC (8 100); ht WCH ; 1 Asian Games 2014; 4 Asian Champs ; 2 WCH 2015 (dq ht 200 for running out of lane); 4 WIC ; 4 OLY From-Zhejiang Province In 2017: Windy 9.91 at Clermont, Florida (+4.1) XU Zhouzheng (CHN) (21y) 100 pb: Chinese youth 100/ ; 1 Chinese

6 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 5 YANG Yang (CHN) (25y) 100 pb: WSG 2011; 7 IAAF Relays Chinese ; 8 WSG ; 5 Asian Champs ZHANG Peimeng (CHN) 13/03/1987 (30y) Anchored China to sprint relay silver in Beijing at 2015 World Championships, then fourth in Rio 2016 with an even quicker time 100 pb: 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 ); 1 Asian Champs 2015; ht WCH (2 ); ht OLY (4 ). 1 Chinese Born-Beijing. Former Chinese record holder at 100m (at 10.00, set when he narrowly failed to reach the World Championship final in Moscow) CHACÓN Adrián (CUB) (28y) 400 pb: Pan-Am Games 2015; 7 WCH 2015; 6 OLY Cuban 2017 COLLAZO William (CUB) 31/08/1986 (30y) 2010 World indoor silver 400 pb: Pan-Am Games 2007/2011; sf WCH 2007/2009/2011; sf OLY 2008; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 2 WIC 2010; 2 Ibero-American 2010/2012; 7 WCH 2015; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 6 OLY 2016 LESCAY Yoandys (CUB) (23y) Anchored Cuba to 2015 Pan-American relay silver 400 pb: pb: /15. sf WJC ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 1 Ibero-American 2016; sf OLY 2016 (6 ). 1 Cuban 2014/2016/2017 MEDINA Yoan (CUB) (18y) 100 pb: pb: Cuban youth ; 5 Cuban (7 100) MENA Reynier (CUB) (20y) Sprint double bronze at 2013 World Youth Championships 100 pb: 10.08w, / pb: World Youth 100/ ; sf WJC ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games ; 1 Pan-Am junior (2 200); 1 Central American Champs ; ht OLY Cuban /2017 O FARRILL Yordan (CUB) (24y) Full name-yordan Luis O Farrill Olivera Former World Junior Champion at 110m Hurdles 100 pb: H pb: ( ). 5 Youth Olympic Games 110H 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 110H 2012; 1 WJC 110H 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 110H 2013; 6 Pan-Am Games 100H 2015; ht WCH 110H 2015; sf WIC 60H 2016; sf OLY 110H Cuban 110H Grandfather on his father s side was Irish PELLICIER Osmaidel (CUB) 30/03/1992 (25y) 400 pb: pb: ht WCH 2013; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 6 OLY Cuban 2017 PÉREZ Harlyn A. (CUB) 02/06/1995 (21y) 100 pb: 10.27w, pb: , 21.30w Cuban 100/ DESENSKÝ Michal (CZE) (24y) 400 pb: pb: 21.09w -15, sf WJC ; 4 ECH Czech indoor 2016/2017 MÜLLER Vít (CZE) (20y) 400 pb: H pb: ht EJC 400H 2015; sf ECH 400H Czech indoor /2017 NEMECEK Daniel (CZE) (25y) Twice Czech Champion. Two European indoor relay bronzes 400 pb: pb: sf ECH 2012 (2016-ht); 3 EIC 2013/2015; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; ht ECH Czech 2012/2014 ŠORM Patrik (CZE) (23y) Twice European indoor relay bronze 400 pb: ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 ); ht EIC 2017 (3 ). 1 Czech 2016 TESAŘ Jan (CZE) (27y) Twice European indoor relay bronze 400 pb: H pb: sf ECH 2012; 11 ETCh 2014; ht ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015 (3 ); 4 ECH 2016; sf EIC 2017 (3 ). 1 Czech 2013 (1 indoor 2014) tall ANDUJAR Yoandry (DOM) (26y) Second leg for sprint relay team which won at 2016 Ibero-American Championships with a Dominican Republic record (Mayovanex De Oleo, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly Del Carmen, Yancarlos Martinez) 100 pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Games ; 5 Ibero-American (1 ) CHARLES Luis (DOM) (18y) 400 pb: dq ht World Youth 2015 (lane); 2 Ibero-American 2016; sf WJC 2016 CUESTA Gustavo (DOM) (28y) Member of Dominican Republic relay team (along with Luguelín Santos) which won at the 2015 World Student Games 400 pb: pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014/2016; 4 WSG 2015 (1 ); 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; ht OLY 2016 DE OLEO Mayovanex (DOM) (23y) Led off sprint relay team which won at 2016 Ibero-American Championships with a Dominican Republic record (Mayovanex De Oleo, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly Del Carmen, Yancarlos Martinez) 100 pb: pb: Ibero-American 2016 JORGE Carlos (DOM) (30y) Dominican Republic record holder at long jump 100 pb: pb: H pb: LJ pb: World Youth 110H 2003 (dnq LJ); 8 Central American & Caribbean Games 110H 2006; 6 Pan-American Games LJ 2007; ht WCH (fouled out LJ); ht OLY LUIS Franklyn (DOM) (23y) 400 pb: MERCEDES Máximo (DOM) (28y) Second leg for Dominican Republic team which won at the 2015 World Student Games 400 pb: H pb: WSG 2015; 2 Ibero- American 2016 SANTOS Juan Aroldi (DOM) (23y) Younger brother of Luguelín Santos (2 OLY ) SORIANO Yon (DOM) (30y) 400 pb: WCH 2009; 6 Ibero-American 2012; 7 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014 VALDEZ Cristofer (DOM) (22y) 100 pb: pb: Central American Champs ATINE-VENEL Teddy (FRA) 16/03/1985 (32y) split at 2008 European Cup relay 400 pb: ht WJC 2004; 1 ECP 2008; 2 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf WCH 2009 (2011-ht); sf ECH 2010; 6 ETCh 2011; 4 ECH 2014; 1 ETCh 2015; 6 WCH French His elder brother Didier is also a 400m runner ( ). Heavily tattooed, including a necklace of blood & tears Atine-mother s name, Venel-father s name DAUTREMER Gautier (FRA) (22y) 200 pb: 20.84w, pb: sf World Youth (ht 200); 3 Mediterranean under DUTAMBY Stuart (FRA) 24/04/1994 (22y) 2016 European silver

7 6 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 100 pb: pb: EJC ; 5 under-23 ECH (1 ); 1 Mediterranean under ; sf ECH (2 ). 1 Belgian 100/ (sic) HANN Mamadou Kasse (FRA) 10/10/1986 (30y) Allegiance transferee from Senegal has lived in France since 2011, became a French national on August 22, 2014 and cleared by IAAF to compete for France from June 11, pb: / H pb: IAAF Continental Cup 400H 2010; 2 African Champs 400H 2012 (2008/2010-3); sf OLY 400H 2012; 7 WCH 400H 2013; 1 Francophone Games 400H 2013 (2009-3); sf ECH 400H French 400H 2012/2013/2016 HANNE Mamoudou Eliman (FRA) 06/03/1988 (29y) Ex-Mali, ran vital third leg for winning French relay team at 2011 European Indoor Championships, putting France into the lead 400 pb: ht WJC 2006; 7 African junior 2007; ht WIC 2008; 1 EIC 2011; sf EIC 2013; 4 ECH 2014; 1 ETCh 2015; 6 WCH French indoor 2013 JOHN Jeffrey (FRA) (24y) 100 pb: pb: pb: EJC (1 ); 8 under-23 ECH ; ht WCH French indoor JORDIER Thomas (FRA) (22y) 2015 European under-23 Champion 400 pb: World Youth Medley Relay 2011 (sf 400); dq/ht EIC 2013; 3 EJC 2013; 1 ETCh 2015; 1 under-23 ECH 400/ 2015; sf ECH 2016; sf EIC 2017 (4 ). 1 French 2016 & indoor Good in relays he caught Britain on the anchor leg at the 2015 European Team Championships in Cheboksary LEMAITRE Christophe (FRA) (26y) /200 Hard-fought bronze medals from two successive Olympic Games 100 pb: pb: World Youth (5 200); 1 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq qf WCH (false start); 2 ETCh ; 1 ECH 100/200/ 2010; 1 IAAF Continental Cup ; 3 EIC (2009-sf); 1 ETCh 100/ ( & ); 3 WCH (4 100); 2 WCH 2011; 1 ECH ; 6 OLY (3 OLY ); 7 WCH (injured); 2 ECH 100/ (3 ); 4 IAAF Continental Cup (5 100); sf WCH 100/ ; 3 OLY (sf 100). 1 French 100/ /2011/2012/2014, /2015 & indoor /2014/2015/2016. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kg RENÉ Marvin (FRA) (22y) / European m silver 100 pb: 10.22w, pb: sf EJC ; 2 ECH 2016 (1st leg); 2 Mediterranean under ; sf EIC French under-23 indoor ROMAIN Ken (FRA) (24y) 100 pb: pb: EJC 2011; ht WJC French under ; 4 French indoor VAILLANT Ludvy (FRA) 15/03/1995 (22y) 400 pb: H pb: under-23 ECH 2015 (1st leg) VICAUT Jimmy (FRA) 27/02/1992 (25y) Co-holder of European 100m record (with Francis Obikwelu). Sixth in Daegu 2011 & Rio pb: / pb: World Youth ; 3 WJC ; 1 ECH 2010; 1 EJC 100/ 2011; 6 WCH (2 ); sf OLY (3 ); 1 EIC ; 1 ETCh /2014; sf WCH 100/ ; sf ECH (scratched with hamstring injury); 8 WCH ; 3 ECH (2 ); 7 OLY French indoor & /2015/2016 ( ) ZÉZÉ Mickaël-Méba (FRA) (22y) / World Youth bronze at 100m 100 pb: pb: HJ pb: World Youth (5 200); 6 EJC ; 1 Mediterranean under French , indoors & out. 3 French indoor AIKINES-ARYEETEY Harry (GBR) (28y) Former World Youth & World Junior Champion at 100m European bronze at 100m 100 pb: 9.90w -17, /14/ pb: World Youth 100/ ; 1 WJC (3 ); 1 under-23 ECH ; 3 WCH 2009; dnf sf WIC ; sf WCH /2013; 4 ECH ; 7 EIC (2011-ht); 1 ETCh 2013/2014; sf OLY (2 ); 3 ECH (1 ). 1 English ; 2 UK /2014. Stress fracture of back in 2007; hamstring tears in 2008, 2010 & Ghanaian descent In 2017: Moderate indoor season (5 UK indoor 60), but then 9.90w in Clermont on April 15 (+4.4) CAMPBELL Theo (GBR) 14/07/1991 (25y) Rare example of a triple jumper turned 400m runner 400 pb: pb: 20.96w -15, TJ pb: English under-23 TJ 2011; 6 UK DUNN Jarryd (GBR) (25y) 2015 European Team Champion UK Indoor Champion 400 pb: EJC 2011; sf EIC 2015; 1 ETCh 2015; 3 WCH 2015 (ht individually); sf ECH 2016 (team silver in relay, having run in heats). 1 UK indoor Lives-Walsall. Graduate of Sport & Exercise Science at Wolverhampton University EDOBURUN Ojie (GBR) (20y) / European Junior Champion at 100m World Youth silver 100 pb: 9.93w -17, pb: 20.50w, World Youth ; 6 WJC ; 1 EJC ; sf ECH At the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donyetsk, he lost the 100m gold to China s Mo Youxue by two thousandths of a second In 2017: Two sub-10 runs in Clermont, Florida (9.99 & 9.93), but both wind-assisted GEMILI Adam (GBR) (23y) /200 Missed 2016 Olympic 200m bronze by just (he clocked to Christophe Lemaitre s ) 100 pb: pb: EJC 100/ 2011; sf OLY ; 1 under-23 ECH 100/ 2013 (4 200); 5 WCH ; 2 COM 100/ 2014; 1 ECH 200/ 2014; 4 OLY (5 ). 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 HUDSON-SMITH Matthew (GBR) (22y) 2014 European silver Olympic finalist 400 pb: pb: EJC 200/ 2013; 1 COM 2014 (held off the experienced Chris Brown BAH to win for England with a split in the rain); 2 ECH 2014 (1 ); 3 ECH 2016; 8 OLY 2016 (ran in team which crossed the line first in their heat, but were disqualified because he was judged to have started running on leg 3 outside the takeover zone). 1 English Schools ; 1 Midland Lives-Wolverhampton. His first sport was football but he was told he lacked aggression. His mother Cheryl then encouraged him into athletics HUGHES Zharnel (GBR) 13/07/1995 (21y) Fifth at 2015 World Championships, then 2016 ruined with injury 100 pb: 10.08w -17, pb: 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. He is a member of Racers Track Club (Bolt, Blake etc) in Jamaica KILTY Richard (GBR) (27y) /200 Twice European Indoor Champion, and former World Indoor Champion at 60m 100 pb: 9.92w, pb: sf WJC (5 ); 7 under-23 ECH ; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 6 ETCh ; 1 WIC ; sf COM (2 ); 1 ECH 2014; 1 ECH ; sf WCH ; 5 OLY English Schools ; 1 English junior Father Kevin was a m sprinter and a professional bodybuilder, his sister Heidi is

8 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 7 also an athlete. Partner-Dovil Dzindzaletait (LTU, TJ), their son Richard junior born September 17, 2016 In 2017: 1 EIC 60 ROONEY Martyn (GBR) (30y) Twice European Champion. Terrific in relays, a split in Beijing 2008, in Rio 2016, in Zürich 2014, in Beijing pb: pb: 20.87w -11, EJC 2005 (1 ); 3 WJC 2006 (3 ); 1 ECP 2008; 6 OLY 2008 (3 following Russia s disqualification, though IOC yet to publicly confirm bronze is awarded); sf WCH 2009/2011 (2007-ht); 2 WCH 2009 (2011-7, ); 1 ETCh 2010; 3 ECH 2010 (2 ); sf OLY 2012 (4 ); 4 COM 2014 (2006-5); 1 ECH 400/ 2014; sf WCH 2015 (3 ); 1 ECH 2016; ht OLY 2016 (dq/ht ). 1 UK 2008/2010/2011/2012/2014. Born in Croydon of Irish parents, has dual nationality but opted to compete for Great Britain (though that decision was not ratified by the IAAF in time for him to compete at the 2004 World Junior Championships). Married former British pole vault record holder Kate Dennison on September 19, tall Wonderful anchor for team which crossed the line first in their heat at the Rio Olympics, but team disqualified after Matthew Hudson-Smith was judged to have started running on leg 3 outside the takeover zone TALBOT Danny (GBR) (25y) /200 European bronze medallist at 200m in 2012 & pb: pb: 19.86w -17, sf WJC ; 3 ECH /2016 (2014-sf); 4 ETCh (2011-6); 2 under-23 ECH (2011-4); 2 ETCh ; 7 COM (2 ); sf ECH (gold 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 In 2017: Windy (+2.9) m in Clermont, the fastest ever 200m by a British athlete UJAH Chijindu (GBR) (23y) /200 ( CJ ). Missed a place in the 2016 Olympic 100m final by just (he clocked in the semi-final to Trayvon Bromell s ) 100 pb: / pb: World Youth ; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games ; 6 WJC ; 1 EJC ; dq EIC 60 final 2015; sf WCH ; 1 ECH 2016; sf OLY UK UK indoor WILLIAMS Delano (GBR) 23/12/1993 (23y) Turks & Caicos record holder at 100m, 200m & 400m split at Beijing World Championships where team won bronze 400 pb: pb: pb: ht WJC 100/ ; 1 Carifta Games junior (a title won in previous years by Usain Bolt); 1 WJC ; sf WCH (3 ); 3 ECH He carried the flag for Turks & Caicos at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Allegiance transferee from Turks & Caicos as Turks & Caicos is a British Overseas territory, he holds a British passport and was cleared by IAAF to represent Great Britain from June 6, 2013 His name is wrongly reported as Delanno because of a spelling error on his passport (he confirmed in Moscow 2013) YOUSIF Rabah (GBR) (30y) Full name-rabah Mahammed Yousif Bkheit (ex-sudan) 2015 World Championship finalist & relay bronze African Games Champion 400 pb: LJ pb: HJ pb: 2.05i -07. sf WCH 2009/2011; 1 Arab 2010; ht WIC 2010; 2 African Champs 2010; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 African Games 2011; sf OLY 2012; 6 WCH 2015 (3 ). 1 UK Allegiance transferee from Sudan born- Khartoum, came to Britain in Acquired British citizenship on January 23, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Britain from June 13, Wife, Sophie Legg, their children Noah & Taiba BRYAN Michael (GER) 09/06/1991 (25y) 100 pb: 10.21w -12, pb: 20.64w -12, German indoor NCAA Was at Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University. Born-Fort Campbell (Tennessee) of German mother and American father DAMMERMANN Fabian (GER) (19y) 400 pb: WJC German junior indoor 2016 EREWA Robin (GER) (25y) 6x German Champion at 200m (3 in + 3 out) 100 pb: pb: WJC ; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; sf ECH ; 8 ETCh ; ht WCH ; ht OLY German /2014/2016 (1 indoor 2014/2015/2017) GLADITZ Alexander (GER) 19/12/1994 (22y) 2015 German Indoor Champion 400 pb: pb: under-23 ECH 2015 (3 ); ht EIC 2015; sf ECH German indoor 2015 HERING Robert (GER) (26y) 2008 World Junior bronze & 2009 European junior silver at 200m 100 pb: 10.15w, pb: EJC (1 ); 3 WJC ; 2 EJC (1 ); sf WCH ; ht ECH & OLY German (as a junior) (2016-2) HUKE Maurice (GER) (24y) 200 pb: 20.99i -17, pb: German ; 2 German indoor (3 200) JURETZKO Alexander (GER) (27y) 400 pb: WJC German indoor 2016 KNIPPHALS Sven (GER) (31y) 2014 European relay silver, then 2016 bronze 200 pb: pb: 10.07w -15, WCH 2013; sf ECH (2 ); 3 ETCh ; 3 ECH 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 KOSENKOW Alexander (GER) (40y) European sprint relay silvers in 2012 & 2014 & bronzes in 2002 & pb: pb: EJC (3 ); 3 under- 23 ECH 99; sf EIC ; qf WCH (2009-ht); qf ECH (2 ); qf OLY ; sf EIC ; 6 ECP ; 5 OLY 2008; sf ECH (3 ); 2 ECH 2012/2014; 3 IAAF Relays German /2007/2010. Born-Kyrghizstan MENGA Aleixo-Platini (GER) 29/09/1987 (29y) Anchored Germany to fourth place in the 2015 World Championship sprint relay final 100 pb: pb: under-23 ECH ; qf WCH ; sf ECH ; 4 WCH 2015; ht OLY ; sf EIC German indoor MÜLLER Raphael (GER) (22y) 200 pb: pb: 10.42w -15, under-23 ECH German under / REUS Julian (GER) (28y) German record holder at 60m & 100m 100 pb: 10.00w -13, , 200 pb: 20.23w -16, pb: 6.52i -16. sf World Youth (ht 200); sf WJC (ht 100); 1 EJC 100/ 2007 (2 200); 6 WCH 2007; sf ECH (2 ); 8 ETCh ; qf WCH (4 ); 3 EIC (2013-6); ht OLY 100/ German /2014/2015/2016, /2013/2015 & indoor /2016 ( ) SCHMIDT Roy (GER) 30/09/1991 (25y) 2016 European relay bronze 200 pb: pb: 10.24w -17, EJC (1 ); sf WJC ; 3 ECH 2016 SCHNEIDER Thomas (GER) 07/11/1988 (28y) 2011 European indoor silver 400 pb: EJC 2007; 4 EIC 2009; 4 ECH 2010; 2 EIC 2011; 2 ETCh 2011 (2010-4, ); 3 ECH 2012 (2014-6). 1 German indoor 2011/2013. He is a Sportsoldat (Soldier free to practise sport)

9 8 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N TREFZ Johannes (GER) (24y) 2016 German Champion 400 pb: pb: EJC 2011; sf ECH German under ; 1 German 2016 ANAS Muhammed (IND) 17/09/1994 (22y) Full name-muhammed Anas Yahiya Indian record holder 400 pb: sf World Military Games 2015; ht OLY Indian 2015/2016. Third leg for Indian team which set their national record of 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 JEEVAN K. S. (IND) (24y) Full name-jeevan Karekoppa Suresh 400 pb: Indian 2016 KUMAR Sumit (IND) (23y) 400 pb: Indian 2016 MUHAMMED P. P. Kunhu (IND) 05/03/1987 (30y) Full name-kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal 400 pb: COM 2010; 7 Asian Games 2014 (4 ). 1 Indian 2010/2011/2013/2014. Led off Indian team which set their national record of 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 PAUL Jithin (IND) (27y) 400 pb: H pb: ht World Youth 400H 2007; 1 South Asian junior 400H 2007; 4 Asian junior 400H 2008; ht WJC 400H 2008; 4 Asian Games Indian 400H 2016 RAJIV Arokia (IND) (25y) 400 pb: Asian Champs 2013 (2015-7); 3 Asian Games 2014; 2 World Military Indian 2012/2016. Anchored Indian team to a national record 3:00.91 in Bangalore 2016 (but same team later disqualified at Rio Olympics due to an illegal third changeover involving Ayyasamy Dharun & Rajiv) CATTANEO Federico (ITA) (23y) 100 pb: pb: under-23 ECH ; 5 ECH Italian CERUTTI Fabio (ITA) (31y) 2009 European Indoor silver at 60m 100 pb: LJ pb: under-23 ECH ; sf WIC /2014; ht OLY ; 2 EIC (2007-6); 3 Mediterranean Games ; qf WCH ; sf WIC ; sf ECH /2014; sf EIC Italian /2012 & indoor DESALU Eseosa (ITA) (23y) 100 pb: pb: ht WJC ; 5 EJC ; sf ECH /2016; 1 World Military Games ; ht OLY Italian Born in Italy of Nigerian parents. Acquired Italian citizenship in 2012 and formally cleared by IAAF to compete for Italy from May 2, 2012 JACOBS Marcell (ITA) 26/09/1994 (22y) Full name-lamont Marcell Jacobs Reigning Italian Champion indoors & out 100 pb: pb: LJ pb: 8.48w -16, 8.07i -17, EJC LJ 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 LJ 2016; 11 ECH LJ 2016; dnq EIC LJ Italian LJ 2016 & indoor LJ Allegiance transferee from USA born-el Paso (Italian mother), acquired Italian citizenship on January 14, 2010 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Italy from June 2012 MANENTI Davide (ITA) 16/04/1989 (28y) Third leg for relay team which won 2011 European under-23 title 100 pb: pb: pb: sf WJC ; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 ETCh ; 7 Mediterranean Games ; 5 WSG ; 9 ETCh ; 6 ECH (5 ); ht OLY Italian (2013/2016-2) TORTU Filippo (ITA) (18y) 2016 World junior silver at 100m 100 pb: pb: sf ECH (5 ); 2 WJC (7 ) 1 Italian youth ; 1 Italian (in to break by 0.01 the Italian junior record which had stood to Pierfrancesco Pavoni since 1982) ASHMEADE Nickel (JAM) 07/04/1990 (27y) World Championship relay golds in 2013 & 2015 and Olympic relay gold in 2016 (each time with the delicate task of handing over to Usain Bolt) 200 pb: pb: World Youth (3 200); 2 WJC (2 ); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; 4 WCH (2011-5); 5 WCH (1 WCH ); 1 IAAF Relays / 2014; 3 COM (1 ); 1 WCH 2015 (sf 100, 8 200). 1 Jamaican /2015 & He plans to become a professional chef and says cooking is my passion. It was first noted that he was a fast runner as an infant, when he could outrun stray dogs. He is the only man with three victories from the IAAF World Relays (two in 2014, one in 2015) BAILEY Oshane (JAM) (27y) 2010 Jamaican Champion at 100m (in absence of Bolt, Powell & Nesta Carter), when he went from 6th to 1st in the last 40m 100 pb: 10.06w -12, pb: WJC North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 4 Central American & Caribbean Games Jamaican He reached the 2010 Commonwealth 100m final but pulled his hamstring in the process and could not start. Deputised for Usain Bolt in heat of 2013 World Championship m, so awarded gold medal won in final for Jamaica BAILEY-COLE Kemar (JAM) 10/01/1992 (25y) Double gold at 2014 Commonwealth Games 100 pb: ( ). 200 pb: sf World Youth 100/ ; 7 Central American & Caribbean junior ; Gold OLY 2012/2016 (ran heats both times); 4 WCH (1 ); 1 COM 100/ Bailey is his mother s name, Cole is his father s BELL Javere (JAM) 20/09/1992 (24y) 400 pb: World Youth 2009; 4 WJC 2010; sf WCH Jamaican Ran in heats of 2013 World, so awarded silver medal won by team in final (where he was replaced by Omar Johnson) BLAKE Yohan (JAM) 26/12/1989 (27y) 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 100 pb: pb: pb: World Youth ; 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 100/ ; 3 WJC (1 ); 2 Pan-Am junior ; 4 WJC (2 ); 1 WCH 100/ 2011; 2 OLY 100/ (1 ); 1 OLY 2016 (4 100, sf 200). 1 Jamaican 100/ /2016. 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 CLARKE Everton (JAM) (24y) 100 pb: pb: North/Central American & Caribbean under Jamaican (2014-6) DWYER Rasheed (JAM) (28y) 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at 200m ahead of the favourite Warren Weir 200 pb: pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Games ; sf COM (2 ); 2 WSG ; 1 COM ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; 2 Pan-Am Games ; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean ; gold WCH 2015 (ran ht) In 2017: 400 pb in KIngston ELLIS Nigel (JAM) (19y) 200 pb: pb: WJC Carifta Games FORTE Julian (JAM) (23y) Ran in heat of 2014 Commonwealth Games relay, so awarded gold won by Jamaica in final 100 pb: 9.97w -16, pb: pb: WJC ; sf WCH Describes himself as a Music Producer. 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 a pb FRANCIS Javon (JAM) (22y) Two Jamaican titles, two memorable anchor legs in World Championship relays Olympic relay silver

10 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N pb: pb: pb: 1: WJC 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2, he clocked to move team uo from 5th to 2nd); sf WCH 2015 (4, he clocked on the anchor but lost out to Britain (Martyn Rooney) by 0.004); sf OLY 2016 (2 ). 1 Jamaican 2015/2016. They called him Baby Bolt after he broke Usain Bolt s Jamaican schools record for 400m with in Now they call him Donkey Man according to the Jamaica Observer GAYE Demish (JAM) (24y) 400 pb: pb: WIC 2016 GAYLE Steven (JAM) (23y) 400 pb: pb: NCAA 2015; 4 NCAA indoor 2017 HINDS Chadic (JAM) (24y) 200 pb: pb: HYDE Jaheel (JAM) 02/02/1997 (20y) Mixed Twice World Junior Champion at 400m Hurdles, and also global tiles at 110m hurdles 400 pb: H pb: World Youth 110H 2013; 1 WJC 2014 (3 ); 1 Youth Olympic Games 110H 2014 (in a world youth best 12.96); 1 WJC 400H 2016; sf OLY 400H His father Lenworth Hyde was an international footballer for Jamaica MANLEY Martin (JAM) (20y) Mixed Former World Youth Champion 400 pb: pb : World Youth 400/Medley relay 2013; sf WJC 2014 (3 ) MATTHEWS Peter (JAM) (27y) Led off Jamaica s silver medal-winning team in Rio pb: WSG 2011; sf WCH 2015 (4 ); 2 OLY 2016 McDONALD Rusheen (JAM) (24y) With in the heats of the 2015 World Championships, he broke the Jamaican record but then only in the semi-finals 400 pb: pb: ht OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013; sf COM 2014 (4 ); sf WCH 2015 (4 ); sf OLY 2016, the relay silver after running in heat. 2 Jamaican 2014/2015 (2016-4) MINZIE Jevaughn (JAM) 20/07/1995 (21y) 2016 Olympic relay gold after running in heat (when Bolt & Blake were rested, having each run both the 100m & 200m in Rio) 100 pb: pb: WJC 2012 (2014-3); sf WJC 100/ ; gold OLY 2016 (ran heat). 1 Jamaican youth 100/ ; 1 Jamaican Schools ; 3 Jamaican POWELL Asafa (JAM) (34y) The world s most prolific sub-10 second 100m runner 100 pb: ( ). 200 pb: pb: OLY /2008 (2012-7); 1 COM 100/ 2006; 3 WCH & 2 ; 3 WCH & 1 ; 2 WIC ; 1 OLY 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 9.94 at Zurich on September 1, 2016 was his 106th sub-10 second run (97 legal, 8 windy + 1 hand time) excluding the 9.88 from Lausanne on 4 Jul 13, which fell within his period of disqualification In 2017: Won the 60m at the first and third of the Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings ROSE Jamari (JAM) (22y) 400 pb: pb: Mixed WEIR Warren (JAM) 31/10/1989 (27y) (2012 Olympic bronze, 2013 World silver, 2014 Commonwealth Games silver 200 pb: pb: Junior 110H pb: 13.45w -08, /08. sf WJC 110H 2008 (was leading, but hit hurdles); 3 OLY ; 3 WCH (gold ); 1 IAAF Relays 2014 (world record, he ran second leg) / 2015; 2 COM ; sf WCH Jamaican Japan note: none of their silver-medal winning team from Rio (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge) are in Nassau 2017 FUJIWARA Takeshi (JPN) 05/08/1985 (31y) Full name-takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar Allegiance transferee from El Salvador, for whom he is still the national record holder indoors & out has had dual citizenship since birth and cleared by IAAF to compete for Japan from March 8, pb: Central American junior 2004; ht WJC 2004; ht OLY 2004; ht WCH 2007; ht WIC 2008/2010/2012; 2 Central American 2011 (for El Salvador). 6 Japanese Mother-Japanese, father- Salvadoran HORII Kosuke (JPN) (22y) 400 pb: Japanese 2015 (2016-7). Competed for Japan at two of the Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings in 2017 (each time in the Distance Medley Relay races) KOBAYASHI Naoki (JPN) (26y) 400 pb: pb: East Asian Games Japanese 2014 MASUDA Takumi (JPN) (20y) 100 pb: pb: Japanese junior MIZUKUBO Soshi (JPN) (18y) 100 pb: 10.40w, pb: OSHIMA Kenta (JPN) (19y) 2016 World junior relay silver 100 pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 2 WJC 2016 SAITO Yuma (JPN) (18y) 100 pb: pb: Japanese Schools TAMURA Tomoya (JPN) (24y) 400 pb: IAAF Continental Cup Japanese Corporate 200/ ; 3 Japanese 2015 (2016-4) WALSH Julian Jrummi (JPN) (20y) 2014 World junior relay silver 400 pb: pb: WJC 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015; 2 WSG 2015; ht OLY Japanese 2016 (ending the 11-year streak of Yuzo Kanemaru). Born-Jamaica. Father-Jamaican, mother-japanese. His father is International Reggae artist Imanuel Walsh In 2017: He has the fastest time in the world so far at 300m outdoors (32.45) YAMASHITA Jun (JPN) (19y) 2016 World junior relay silver 100 pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 8 WJC (2 ) BETT Kipyegon (KEN) (19y) 2016 World Junior Champion 800 pb: 1: (1: ). 1 African youth 2015; 2 World Youth 2015; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2015; 1 WJC 2016 In 2017: 1 Kenyan World Relays Trial (Gichana) OMAE Collins (KEN) 09/04/1989 (28y) /400 Full name-collins Omae Gichana Former international rugby sevens played, he was a winger for Kenya at the 2009 Junior World Rugby Trophy 200 pb: pb: ht COM ; sf African Champs Kenyan ; ht COM Kenyan KINYOR Job (KEN) 08/05/1988 (28y) Full name-job Koech Kinyor 800 pb: 1: (1: ). 3 African Games 2011/2015; 1 IAAF World Relays Kenyan 2013 (but then only 4th in the World Championship Trials) In 2017: 1 Kenyan World Relays Trial B

11 10 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N KIPKETER Alfred (KEN) (20y) 2016 Kenyan Olympic Trials winner 800 pb: 1: World Youth 2013; 1 IAAF Relays 2014; 1 WJC 2014; 8 WCH 2015; 7 OLY 2016 (after duelling with David Rudisha on the first lap of 49.23). 1 Kenyan youth 2013 & junior 2014 KIPROTICH Geoffrey (KEN) (19y) /Mixed Fourth at 2016 World Junior Championships 400 pb: African junior (5 200); ht WJC ; 4 WJC Kenyan youth KISHOYAN Alphas (KEN) 12/10/1994 (22y) /Mixed 3x Kenyan Champion 400 pb: Youth Olympic Games 2010; 3 African junior 2011; 2 World Youth 2011; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 6 WJC 2012; ht WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015; 7 African Champs 2016 (2 ); ht OLY Kenyan 2013/2015/2016 He qualified for the 2012 World junior final after having to re-run his semi-final by himself after he successfully protested about a faulty start to the original race. He made it by just 0.03 KITUM Timothy (KEN) 20/11/1994 (22y) 2012 Olympic bronze 800m in 1:42.53 at age 17 (and that remains his career peak) 800 pb: 1: World Youth 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; sf WIC 2012; 2 WJC 2012; 3 OLY 2012; 4 African Games 2015 MWERESA Boniface (KEN) 13/11/1993 (23y) /Mixed Full name-boniface Ontuga Mweresa Second at 2015 African Games 400 pb: WJC 2012; 2 African Games 2015; 5 WIC Kenyan 2012 (2013-3). Not selected for 2015 World Championships after missing the entry standard by 0.06 (Ndichu) MWAI Peter (KEN) (26y) Full name-peter Mwai Ndichu 200 pb: sf African Champs Kenyan Olympic Trials (though he did have the qualifying standard) NYANGAU Mike (KEN) (22y) Full name-mike Mokamba Nyangau (aka Nyang au) Kenyan record holder at 100m 200 pb: pb: sf World Youth ; ht WJC ; ht WCH 2013; ht WCH ; 8 World Military Games Kenyan 100/ /2016. Coach/father-Elkana Nyangau (Odhiambo) OTIENO Mark (KEN) (23y) /400 Full name-mark Otieno Odhiambo 100 pb: sf African Games & sf African Champs OMANYALA Ferdinand (KEN) (21y) Full name- Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa 100 pb: Kenyan Olympic Trials (Rotich) CHERUIYOT Ferguson (KEN) (27y) Fourth at 2015 World Championships, fifth at 2016 Olympics 800 pb: 1: (1: ). 1 IAAF Relays 2014; 4 COM 2014; 4 African Champs 2014; 4 WCH 2015 (2013-dq sf-out of lane); 5 OLY Ex-high jumper (pb ), started running seriously only in Disqualified after he ran out of his lane in 2013 World Championship semi-final (but wouldn t have qualified anyway). At age 12 (he says), he changed his first name from Simon to Ferguson in honour of Alex Ferguson, the former manager of Manchester United (an English professional football club) they cannot stop winning and that is why I chose to be known as Ferguson ALANIS Juan Carlos (MEX) (22y) 100 pb: 10.25w -15, pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; ht WJC ; 8 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 5 Central American Champs HERRERA Jose Carlos (MEX) 05/02/1986 (31y) Mexican record holder at 100m (shared with Carlos Villaseñor) and 200m 100 pb: pb: pb: Ibero- American ; ht OLY ; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games ; sf OLY Mexican /2010/2012/2014 ( , ) LÓPEZ Jesús Tonatiu (MEX) 02/08/1997 (19y) New Mexican 800m record holder, with 1:45.51 set in Culiacán on March 26, pb: 1: pb: ht World Youth 2013; 1 Central American & Caribbean youth 2014; 4 WJC 2016 (2014-ht) MOCTEZUMA Gamaliel (MEX) 14/02/1992 (25y) 800 pb: 1: IAAF Relays 2014 MORENO Iván Eduardo (MEX) 01/01/1995 (22y) 100 pb: 10.41w, sf WJC (ht 100) RAMÍREZ César (MEX) (23y) 100 pb: pb: H pb: ht World Youth 100/110H 2011; 4 Central American & Caribbean junior 110H 2012; ht WJC 100/110H 2012; 7 North/Central American & Caribbean under RODRÍGUEZ José Eduardo (MEX) (19y) RUIZ Hector (MEX) (24y) 100 pb: 10.24w -14, pb: ht World Youth ; ht WJC 100/ Mexican SOTELO Alexis (MEX) (23y) 800 pb: 1: North/Central American & Caribbean under BOCKARIE Solomon (NED) (29y) Allegiance transferee from Sierra Leone after three years resident in The Netherlands, gained Dutch citizenship on May 22, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to represent The Netherlands from June 15, pb: pb: 20.21w -17, ht WIC ; ht COM ; 4 ECH 200/ 2016 (7 100); ht OLY 100 /200/ Dutch indoor ; 2 Dutch 100/ He was flagbearer for Sierra Leone at the 2008 Olympic Games as Solomon Bayoh (born May 18, 1990), placing 8th in his 200m heat in CODRINGTON Giovanni (NED) (28y) Ran third leg for Dutch team which won 2012 European m title 100 pb: 10.19w -15, pb: European Youth Olympic Festival ; ht WJC ; 7 EJC ; 6 under-23 ECH ; 1 ECH 2012 (2014-5, ); 6 OLY 2012 (2016-ht); 7 ETCh JULIET Dimitri (NED) (21y) 100 pb: , 200 pb: 21.37w Dutch (8 200); 4 Dutch indoor MARTINA Churandy (NED) (32y) Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) 2016 European Champion at 100m. He and Usain Bolt were the only men to have contested the Olympic 200m final in Beijing, London and Rio 100 pb: pb: 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 (dq for running out of lane in 200 final, he would otherwise have won silver behind Bolt with 19.82); sf WIC (2016-ht); 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; sf WCH (2009-qf); 1 ECH 200/ 2012; 5 OLY 100/ ; 7 WCH (sf 100); dq ETCh (lane); 4 ECH (sf 100, 5 ); sf WCH 100/ ; 1 ECH ; 5 OLY (ht 100). 1 Dutch /2012/2013/2015/2016 ( /2016). Lives-Orlando PAULINA Hensley (NED) 26/06/1993 (23y) Ex-Netherlands Antilles (country now dissolved) 100 pb: 10.16w -17, pb: qf World Youth ; 4 South American Games under ; ht WJC ; 3 under-23 ECH (2015-4); sf WIC ; sf ECH 100/

12 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 11 TROMP Joren (NED) (28y) 100 pb: pb: ht ECH Dutch (2016-4) BAŁDYKA Jakub (POL) (21y) 800 pb: 1: Polish 2016; 6 Polish indoor 2017 BORKOWSKI Mateusz (POL) (20y) 800 pb: 1:47.11i -17, 1: EJC 2015; ht WJC 2016; ht EIC Polish junior 2016; 3 Polish indoor 2017 CHOJNOWSKI Bartłomiej (POL) (23y) /Mixed 400 pb: under-23 ECH Polish under HAMPEL Eryk (POL) (19y) / pb: pb: 21.27w -16, EJC 2015; sf WJC (8 ). 1 Polish junior KOPEĆ Dominik (POL) (22y) / pb: 10.28w, pb: under-23 ECH Polish indoor KOZŁOWSKI Kacper (POL) (30y) Anchored Poland to 2007 World relay bronze when he overtook the Jamaicans, then 10 years later led off the team which won the European indoor title 400 pb: under-23 ECH 2007 (2 ); 3 WCH 2007; 4 WSG 2009; 8 ECH 2010 (2012-sf); 4 ETCh 2013; 1 European Military Games 2013;4 WIC 2014; 3 ECH 2014; 10 ETCh 2015; 1 EIC 2017 In 2017: 1 EIC 2017 KRAWCZUK Łukasz (POL) (27y) 2014 European relay bronze, 2015 European indoor relay silver, 2017 European indoor relay gold 400 pb: ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014 (3 ); 4 EIC 2015 (2 ); sf ECH 2016 (2 ); 7 OLY 2016; 1 EIC Polish junior KSZCZOT Adam (POL) (27y) Twice European Champion, twice European under-23 Champion, twice European Team Champion, now 3x European Indoor Champion 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: pb: 2: pb: EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 EIC 2011/2013/2017 (2009-4); 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, , ); sf OLY 2012/2016; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 1 ECH 2014/2016 (2010-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH 2015 (2009/2013-sf, ). 1 Polish 2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2017). Before starting every race he holds his wrist In 2017: 1 Polish indoor; 1 EIC KUCIAPSKI Artur (POL) (23y) 2014 European silver European under-23 gold 800 pb: 1: ht WJC 2012; 2 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015; ht WCH Polish 2013; 2 Polish indoor 2017 LEWANDOWSKI Marcin (POL) (29y) European Indoor Champion at 800m in 2015 & 1500m in pb: 1: pb: 3: EJC ; 4 WJC ; 8 WSG ; 2 ECP ; 3 ETCh ; 1 ECH (2014-5, ); 1 World Military Games ; 4 WCH /2013 (2009-8, 2015-sf); dnf WIC 800 sf 2012; dq WIC ; 1 EIC (2009-6, ); 2 ETCh (2014-3); 6 OLY (2008/2012-sf); 1 EIC (2013-4). At WXC: short. 1 Polish /2016 & /2010/2014/2016 (1 indoor & ). Coach/brother-Tomasz Lewandowski In 2017: 1 EIC 1500 OMELKO Rafał (POL) (28y) /400/Mixed Bronze at 2015 European indoors, then silver in 2017 and relay gold 4400 pb: pb: H pb: ht ECH 400H 2010; 4 WSG 2013; sf WIC 2014 (4 ); sf ECH 2014 (3 ); 3 EIC 2015 (2 ); sf WSG 2015 (3 ); 6 ECH 2016 (2 ); sf OLY 2016 (7 ); 2 EIC 2017 (1 ). 1 Polish 2016 (1 indoor 2014/2017). Lost a relay bronze medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships when it was judged that he had pushed Richard Buck GBR In 2017: 2 EIC (1, team of Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Przemysław Waściński, Rafał Omelko) PIETRZAK Michał (POL) 03/04/1989 (28y) 400 pb: H pb: sf WJC 400H 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009 (2011-2); 4 WIC 2014; 3 ETCh 2015 (2013-6); 3 WSG 2015; Silver ECH 2016 (ran in heat only, deputising for Rafal Omelko); 7 OLY 2016 SŁOWIKOWSKI Przemyslaw (POL) (23y) / Polish Champion at 100m 100 pb: pb: WJC 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 ETCh ; sf ECH (6 ). 1 Polish WAŚCIŃSKI Przemysław (POL) (22y) /Mixed 2017 European Indoor relay gold 400 pb: Silver EJC 2013 (ran in heat); 1 EIC Polish under In 2017: Third leg for Polish team which won at European Indoor Championships ZACZEK Artur (POL) (28y) / pb: 10.40w -13, pb: WSG 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; 3 ETCh 2013; 3 WSG Polish & indoor ZIMNIEWICZ Grzegorz (POL) (25y) / pb: pb: sf WJC ; 3 ETCh 2013; 5 under-23 ECH (2 ); 6 ECH 2016 ALI Musaab Adam (QAT) 17/04/1995 (22y) (aka Adam Ali Musaab) 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: Asian junior XC 2014; 1 Asian junior 5000/3000SC 2014; 7 World Military ; 4 Asian Indoor Champs DRIOUCH Hamza (QAT) 16/11/1994 (22y) 2012 World Junior Champion at 1500m, but was declared to have failed a doping control test three weeks later 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: Asian Indoor Champs ; 2 Asian junior ; sf WJC ; 2 Youth Olympic Games ; 4 World Youth ; ht WCH ; 2 Arab Games ; 2 Asian junior ; 1 WJC ; dq OLY (he had reached the semi-finals). Served two-year doping ban to December 31, 2016, many significant results of his from were annulled, including those from the London Olympics and 2014 Asian Games/Championships HAIRANE Jamal (QAT) 26/05/1993 (23y) (aka Jamal Al-Hayrani) 800 pb: 1: Asian junior ; sf WJC 2012; 6 Arab /2015; 3 Asian Games ; 7 Asian Champs ; ht WCH ; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2016 (2014-4) MOHAMED Hasim Salah (QAT) 15/04/1994 (23y) Primarily, he s an international level steeplechase 1500 pb: 3: SC pb: 8: ht World Youth 2000SC 2011; 10 WJC 3000SC 2012; 7 IAAF Relays 4x ; 2 Asian Champs 3000SC 2015; ht WCH 3000SC 2015 YOUSSOUF Idriss Mousa (QAT) 01/01/1997 (20y) 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: Asian junior 800/ ; ht WJC CLARKE Allistar (SKN) (27y) / pb: pb: sf World Youth 100/ ; 5 Commonwealth Youth Games (8 200); 6 IAAF Relays Kittian & Nevisian 100/ DELANEY Delwayne (SKN) 04/08/1982 (34y) / pb: 10.26w -07, pb: ht WIC ; 4 North/Central American & Caribbean (5 100); 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008 HUGGINS Hakeem (SKN) (20y) / pb: 10.40w -15, pb: Carifta junior (5 100)

13 12 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N LAWRENCE BJ (SKN) 27/12/1989 (27y) /200 Full name-brijesh Sharmari Lawrence Anchored St Kitts & Nevis relay team to surprise bronze medals at 2011 World Championships 100 pb: 10.11w -14, pb: qf COM ; 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; ht WCH (3 ); sf WIC /2014; sf COM (ht 200); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean ; ht WCH ; ht OLY Moved to USA in Former (American) footballer ROLAND Lestrod (SKN) (24y) / pb: pb: 20.19w -14, pb: sf World Youth ; 6 North/Central American & Caribbean under (8 100); ht WCH ; 2 IAAF Relays 2014; ht COM 200/ Kittian & Nevisian BENJAMIN Frantzley (TKS) (22y) GARDINER Devante (TKS) (19y) GARLAND Angelo (TKS) 24/07/1994 (22y) Turks and Caicos Islander record holder at 400m 200 pb: 21.36w pb: ht WCH 2013; ht COM 2014, where he was the Turks and Caicos flagbearer at the opening ceremony MISSICK Courtney (TKS) (19y) 100 pb: 10.76w -15, ht COM 2014 OTUONYE Ifeanyi (TKS) (22y) Full name-ifeanyichukwu Otuonye Turks & Caicos record holder at long jump & indoor 60m/400m/TJ 200 pb: 21.32w -17, LJ pb: 7.98w -15, pb: 48.82i Carifta junior 2013; dnq COM LJ 2014 (ht COM 2014); 3 North/Central America & Caribbean LJ 2015; dnq WCH LJ 2015; 11 WIC LJ UK LJ 2016 BLEDMAN Keston (TTO) 08/03/1988 (29y) /200 Ran opening leg for Trinidad team which won originally Olympic sprint relay silver in 2008 and bronze in 2012 The 2012 bronze has been IOC-upgraded to silver following the disqualification of Tyson Gay s USA The 2008 silver may well be upgraded to gold if the disqualification of Nesta Carter JAM is upheld 100 pb: 9.85w -12, / pb: World Youth ; 7 WJC ; 1 Pan-Am junior ; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2, 2016-dq final); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf OLY (2016-ht); sf WCH (2007/2015-ht); sf COM (3 ); 4 Pan-Am Games Trinidadian /2013/2015. Ran heat at 2009 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Trinidad in final CALLENDER Emmanuel (TTO) (32y) /200 Came in at short notice for third leg of sprint relay team which won Olympic silver in Beijing 2008 (and may well be upgraded to gold if the disqualification of Nesta Carter JAM is upheld) 100 pb: pb: pb: OLY 2008; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; 2 WCH 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); 4 COM (7 200); ht WCH ; 3 Pan-Am Games & Trinidad CEDENIO Machel (TTO) 06/09/1995 (21y) Fourth in Rio Olympics in (no-one has ever run that fast before and not got a medal) 400 pb: World Youth 2011; 5 WJC 2012; 1 Central American & Caribbean youth 2012 & junior 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 2014 (44.4 split); 1 WJC 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (1 ); 7 WCH 2015 (2 ); bronze WIC 2016; 4 OLY 2016 (dq ht ) GORDON Lalonde (TTO) (28y) Two bronzes each from London 2012 (Olympics) & Glasgow 2014 (Commonwealth Games), then Wolrd Championship relay silver in pb: pb: WIC 2012/2016; 3 OLY 400/ 2012; sf WCH ; 5 WIC (2016-6); 3 COM 400/ 2014; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean ; sf WCH 2015 (2 ); 6 WIC 2016; sf OLY 2016 (dq ht ). 1 Trinidadian & /2014. Born-Tobago, moved to New York aged eight, he did not run seriously until age 19, having previously tried to make it in volleyball and basketball GREAUX Kyle (TTO) 26/04/1988 (28y) / pb: pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs ; ht WCH /2015; sf COM ; 5 Central American & Caribbean Games ; sf Pan-Am Games ; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean ; ht OLY Trinidadian LENDORE Deon (TTO) 28/10/1992 (24y) 2016 World indoor bronze 400 pb: sf World Youth 2009; sf WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2011; ht OLY 2012 (3 ); sf WCH 2013; ht WCH 2015 (2 ); 3 WIC 400/ 2016; ht OLY 2016 (dq ht ). 1 NCAA indoor 2014 MORAIN Moriba (TTO) 08/10/1992 (24y) / pb: 10.09w -16, pb: 20.76w -16, World Youth (6 Medley Relay); 1 Central American & Caribbean junior ; 6 WJC (3 ) QUOW Rennie (TTO) (29y) /400/Mixed He had the slowest first 100m but the quickest last 100m at the 2009 World Championships to come through for bronze 400 pb: pb: WJC 2006 (2004-dq sf); sf Pan- Am Games 2007; ht WCH 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008/2010; 7 OLY 2008; 3 WCH 2009 (Last at halfway, seventh to third in homestraight); dnf ht WIC 2010; sf WCH 2011; dnf COM final 2014 (then 3 ); 1 Pan-Am Games 2015; sf WCH 2015 (2 ). 1 Trinidadian He is a Tobagonian RICHARDS Jereem (TTO) (23y) /400/Mixed Trinidadian record holder at 200m indoors 200 pb: 20.31i -17, pb: sf World Youth ; 3 WIC 2012; ht COM NCAA indoor (representing the University of Alabama) (3 ) SOLOMON Jarrin (TTO) (31y) /Mixed 2012 Olympic relay bronze 400 pb: pb: WIC 2012; 3 OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 2014; 6 COM 2014 (3 ). 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs Graduate of criminology from University of New Mexico. Son of Mike Solomon (pb 45.55), who ran in two Olympics and was sixth at 400m in Moscow 1980 TELESFORD Dan-Neil (TTO) (26y) / Pan-American Games relay bronze 100 pb: pb: Pan-Am Games Trinidadian (6 100) BAKER Ronnie (USA) (23y) 2017 World #1 indoors & US Indoor Champion at 60m 100 pb: 9.94w -15, pb: 20.60i, pb: WSG ; 1 US indoor NCAA indoor /2016. In 2015 with 6.52, he beat the Texan Christian University record of 6.53 which has stood to Kim Collins since He is a distant relative of Tyson Gay In 2017: World leader at indoor 60m (6.45); 1 Mt SAC Relays 100 BERRY Mike (USA) 10/12/1991 (25y) Mixed 2011 World Championship relay gold medallist 400 pb: WJC Ran heat of 2011 WCH, so awarded gold medal won by US in final. 1 US Junior Olympics NCAA 2014 With in 2011, he broke the long-standing University of Oregon record of which had been set by Otis Davis when he famously won the 1960 Olympic title by one-hundredth from Carl Kaufmann GER BRACY Marvin (USA) 15/12/1993 (23y) / World indoor silver at 60m 100 pb: pb: Pan-American junior ; 2 WIC ; sf OLY US junior ; 1 US indoor /2015/2016. Ran in heat of 2010 World Junior sprint relay, so awarded gold medal won by US in final. He successfully played American Football for Florida State University, but has now committed to athletics. Was having a terrific outdoor season in 2015 (9.95 in Beijing, pb 9.93 in Birmingham, but then injured his hamstring at the US Championships and missed rest of year)

14 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N 13 CLEMONS Kyle (USA) (26y) Four Olympic or World Championship relay golds across three years ( ) 400 pb: WIC 2014 (1 ); 3 Pan-Am Games 400/ Ran in heat only of 2015 World & 2016 Olympic s, so awarded golds won by USA in final; sf WIC 2016 (1 ). 1 US indoor 2014 (2016-2); 3 US 2014 COLLINS LeShon (USA) (23y) 100 pb: 10.00w -17, pb: US indoor He led off the University of Houston sprint relay team which placed second at the 2016 NCAAs DEDEWO Paul (USA) (25y) 400 pb: pb: US Clubs ; 2 Nigerian ; 2 US indoor GATLIN Justin (USA) 10/02/1982 (35y) /200 Five successive Olympic or World Championship silvers, all behind Usain Bolt 100 pb: pb: WIC /2012; 1 OLY (2, 3 200); 1 WCH 100/ ; sf WCH (dnf ); 3 OLY ; 2 WCH 100/ 2013; 2 WCH 100/ ; 2 OLY (sf 200 (ankle), dq ). 1 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 In 2017: 2 Florida Relays (3 ) GLASS Najee (USA) (22y) 400 pb: Youth Olympic Games 2010; sf World Youth 2011 (1 Medley Relay). 4 NCAA 2015 (2014-5). 1 NCAA 2013 (2 2014/2015/2016), with the University of Florida. He was formerly a wide receiver in American football (a player based near to the sidelines who can receive forward passes) JOCK Charles (USA) 23/11/1989 (27y) 800 pb: 1: North/Central American & Caribbean under ; ht WCH 2011; ht OLY US 2011/2016; 1 NCAA Studied regional policy planning & design at the University of California, Irvine. Now lives in Eugene tall Born-Ethiopia while his family were escaping from civil war in their native south Sudan. For nearly two years they walked through Kenya and Ethiopia before seeking asylum in the USA KIDDER Brannon (USA) (23y) Second at 2015 US Collegiate Championships, representing Penn State University 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: NCAA (2013-3); 4 NCAA US indoor LAWSON Jarrion (USA) (22y) Won the 100m, 200m and Long Jump at the 2016 US Collegiate Championships the first to do since Jesse Owens 80 years earlier 100 pb: 9.90w, pb: LJ pb: ( ). TJ pb: WJC LJ 2012 (dnq TJ); 4 OLY LJ NCAA 100/200/LJ 2016; 1 NCAA indoor LJ 2014/2016. In the Rio Olympic LJ, he spoiled a potentially gold-winning jump (8.40+) with a trailing hand In 2017: He won the LJ at the first and third Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings LOXSOM Casimir (USA) (26y) 800 pb: 1: WJC 2010; 4 WSG 2011; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; ht WCH NCAA indoors & out 2013; 2 US 2014 (2015-3); 1 US indoor (2017-2). Studied Communication, Arts and Science at Pennsylvania State University. Lithuanian heritage In 2017: He had the world s fastest times indoors at 600m (1:14.91) & 800m (1:46.13) LYLES Noah (USA) (19y) 2016 World Junior Champion at 100m 200 pb: 20.04w, pb: 9.95w -17, HJ pb: 2.03i sf World Youth (2 Medley Relay); 1 Youth Olympic Games ; 1 Pan-Am junior (6 100); 1 WJC 100/ US indoor In 2016 he placed fourth in the US Olympic Trials 200 in a US junior record of In 2017: 1 US indoor 300 McQUAY Tony (USA) 16/04/1990 (27y) (McQuay pronounced McKway ) World Championship silver and deadly in relays ( in London 2012, 43.2 in Rio 2016) 400 pb: pb: pb: sf OLY 2012 (2 after a split); 2 WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 1 WCH 2013/2015; 1 OLY US 2011 (2013-2). 1 NCAA indoors & out Hobby-fishing, his biggest catch was a 70lb kingfish at West Palm Beach in Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015 MERRITT Lashawn (USA) (30y) /Mixed Former Olympic & World Champion. Six successive World Championship relay golds , plus Olympic relay golds in 2008 & pb: , 200 pb; WJC 400 & relays 2004; gold WCH 2005 (ran ht); 1 WIC 2006 (dq individual ht); 1 WCP 2006; 2 WCH 2007 (1 ); 1 OLY 400/ 2008; 1 WCH 2009 (1 ); 2 WCH 2011 (1 ); 1 WCH 2013 (1 ); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 WCH 2015 (1 ); 3 OLY 2016 (1 ); 6 OLY US /2009/2013/2016 Served a 21-month doping suspension to July 27, Later he successfully challenged the IOC s ruling which had barred any athlete who has received a doping suspension of more than six months from competing in the next Games. Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015 MURPHY Clayton (USA) (22y) Sensationally broke through both 1:44 and 1:43 in the Rio Olympic final to win bronze 800 pb: 1: pb: 3: Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; sf WCH 2015; 3 OLY NCAA indoor 800 & outdoor ; 1 US 2016 & indoor Student of Corporate Finance at the University of Akron. His partner Tara Snipes is a 2: m runner In 2017: 12 Boston New Balance 3000; 2 Millrose Games Mile; 1 US indoor 1000; 1 Mt SAC Relays (1:43.60, his second-fastest time ever) ROBERTS Gil (USA) (28y) Gil pronounced as in fish gills 2014 US Champion, 2016 Olympic relay gold 400 pb: pb: pb: ht WCH 2009; sf WIC 2012 (1 ); 1 OLY NCAA indoor 2009; 1 US indoor 2012; 1 US 2014 (2016-2). Down from to in 2009, but then he went out in his heat at the World Championships in RODGERS Mike (USA) (31y) 2010 World indoor silver at 60m. Twice US Champion at 100m 100 pb: 9.80w -14, pb: sf WCH ; 2 WIC (2008-4, ); 6 WCH (2 ); 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; 5 WCH ; dq OLY 2016 (on his changeover to Justin Gatlin, it was fractionally too early). 1 US /2014; 1 US indoor /2010/2011 SOWINSKI Erik (USA) (27y) 2016 World indoor bronze 800 pb: 1: (1: ). 400 pb: sf WCH 2015; 3 WIC 2016 (2014-ht). 1 US indoor 2013/2014 & Lives-Iowa City VERBURG David (USA) 14/05/1991 (25y) Mixed World relay champion indoors, outdoors and as a junior 400 pb: pb: WJC 2010; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 1 WCH 2013/2015; 4 WIC 2014 (1 ); 1 IAAF Relays 2013/2014; sf WCH 2015; sf OLY 2016 (gold, ran in heats). 1 US He took up athletics after being told he was he was told he was too small for college football (he s 1.67m tall or 5-6). Studied sports marketing at George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia). Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015 WEBB Ameer (USA) (26y) Former US Collegiate Champion at 200m, representing Texas A&M University where he studied of Criminal Justice 200 pb: pb: sf OLY NCAA (1 indoors 2012/2013); 5 US (2015-6)

15 14 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / M E N, W O M E N In 2017: Anchored a multi-national team to victory in the m at the Mt SAC Relays (in a fast 1:20.74) YOUNG Isiah (USA) 05/01/1990 (27y) 200 pb: 19.75w -15, pb: 9.82w -15, sf OLY ; sf WCH (2015-ht). 1 US (originally second to Tyson Gay, but Gay s results in that period are annulled). Training partner of Justin Gatlin AGUILAR Alberto (VEN) 09/03/1985 (32y) Ran third leg for Venezuelan team which won the 2015 South American title 400 pb: Pan-Am Games 2011; 7 OLY 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 1 South American 2015 LONGART Omar (VEN) 18/05/1991 (25y) Anchored Venezuelan team which won bronze at 2011 Pan-American Games (in big new national record 3:00.82) 400 pb: South American Games under-23 Games 2010; sf WJC 2010; 7 OLY 2012 (2016-ht); 3 Ibero-American 2016 PADRINO Kelvis (VEN) 27/02/1997 (20y) 400 pb: ht World Youth 2013 RODRÍGUEZ Luis Felipe (VEN) 25/02/1993 (24y) 400 pb: pb: WOMEN BUCKMAN Zoe (AUS) (28y) 3x Australian Champion at 1500m 800 pb: 2: pb: 2: pb: 4: pb: 8: WJC (sf 800); sf OLY /2016; 6 WCH ; ht COM Australian /2013/2014 (2017-2) de la MOTTE Abbey (AUS) (23y) /Mixed 800 pb: 2: pb: sf WJC ; 3 IAAF World Relays Australian (2017-4). 1 Victoria State KEIR Alicia (AUS) (26y) /Mixed 800 pb: 2: pb: Oceanian Australian MITCHELL Morgan (AUS) (22y) 3x Australian Champion 400 pb: pb: sf WJC 2014 (8 ); sf COM 2014; sf OLY Australian 2014/2016/2017. African-American father, Australian mother. Former junior International netball player (just like Christine Ohurougu, she had to choose between that sport and athletics). One of her tattoos reads: Emancipate yourself from mental slavery Contributed to two Australian victories at the 2017 Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings, both as part of a Distance Medley Relay team NELSON Ella (AUS) (22y) Missed a place in the Rio Olympic 200m final by 0.01 (she clocked 22.50, Dina Asher-Smith GBR clocked 22.49) 400 pb: pb: pb: sf WJC ; sf COM ; ht WCH ; sf OLY Australian /2015/2016 RUBIE Anneliese (AUS) (24y) 400 pb: pb: 2: pb: sf WJC 2010; sf COM 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; sf WCH 2015; sf OLY 2016 (8 ). 1 Australian 2015 ( ) SARGENT-JONES Caitlin (AUS) (24y) /Mixed Twice sixth at World Student Games 400s 400 pb: pb: pb: sf WJC ; 6 WSG /2013; 4 COM pb: 2: pb: 4: World Youth ; ht WCH ;. 1 Australian / Melbourne Nitro Athletics Elimination Mile 2017 STOREY Lora (AUS) (27y) 800 pb: 2: pb: H pb: Australian TAURO Olivia (AUS) (26y) 400 pb: pb: 23.44w -10, pb: sf World Youth 100/ ; sf World Youth (ht 200); 3 WJC 2008 (sf 200); 4 COM Australian AMERTIL Christine (BAH) (37y) 2003 World Indoor silver & 2006 bronze at 400m, then world sprint relay silver in pb: pb: pb: WIC (2006-3); sf WCH /2005/2007 (2009-dq for running out of lane); 7 OLY (2008-sf); 2 Pan-Am Games ; 2 WCH 2009; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games ; 3 COM (2002-8, ); ht OLY 2012 & 2016; ht WCH Started as a middle distance runner BETHEL Brianne (BAH) (18y) 100 pb: 11.49w, pb: Central American & Caribbean youth (4 100); ht WJC ; 2 Carifta youth (3 100); sf World Youth (ht 100) BROWN Rashan (BAH) (23y) /Mixed 400 pb: pb: sf World Youth 2009; 4 Youth Olympic Games 2010; sf WJC 2010/ Bahamian 2012 CARTER Tayla (BAH) (23y) 100 pb: 11.42w -14, pb: sf WJC ; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 8 North/Central America & Caribbean under CLARKE Laniece (BAH) (29y) 400 pb: / pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht COM2014; ht Pan-Am Games Bahamian 2013 GAITHER Tynia (BAH) (24y) 100 pb: 11.08w, pb: Youth Olympic Games ; sf WJC ; sf OLY (ht 100). 1 Bahamian 100/ Student of sociology at the University of Southern California McBRIDE Jermeka (BAH) (22y) 100 pb: 11.44w -16, pb: 23.63w, Bahamian (7 100) MILLER-UIBO Shaunae (BAH) (23y) /Mixed 2016 Olympic Champion after a memorable finish versus Allyson Felix 400 pb: pb: WJC (2012-4); 1 World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY (hamstring); 4 WCH ; 3 WIC ; 6 COM ; 2 WCH ; 1 OLY NCAA indoor Bahamian /2016. Her great uncle Leslie Miller ran in the Mexico Olympics and though eliminated in his 400m heat, became the first Bahamian to break 47 seconds with a time of tall (6-1) In 2017: Married 8356 Decathlete Maicel Uibo EST in Nassau on February 4; 1 New York Millrose Games 300 (35.71); 3 Florida Relays She has a faster 400m personal best than her husband (50.24) MOSS Wendria (BAH) (16y) 400 pb: pb: MYERS Tamara (BAH) (23y) Bahamian record holder at Triple Jump 100 pb: TJ pb: LJ pb: 6.61w, Central American & Caribbean Champs TJ 2013; dnq COM LJ/TJ 2014; 10 Pan-Am Games TJ Bahamian TJ 2013/2014/2015/2016 SEE Heidi (AUS) (27y) (Née Gregson) PARKER Devine (BAH) (16y) 100 pb: 11.64w -16, pb: 23.54w,

16 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N 15 STRACHAN Anthonique (BAH) (23y) /Mixed (Strachan pronounced Strawn, rhyming with yawn). Double world Junior Champion at sprints in pb: pb: pb: Pan-Am junior (3 100); 1 WJC 100/ ; sf OLY (2016- ht); sf WCH ; 4 IAAF Continental Cup Bahamian ARZAMASOVA Maryna (BLR) (29y) (Née Katovich) World Champion at 800m; her late mother still holds the Belarusian record in the same event 800 pb: 1: pb: 4: pb: ht WJC 2006; 3 ETCh 2011 (2013/2015-4); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 EIC 2013; 3 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 1 ECH 2014 (2012-2); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 WCH 2015 (2011/2013-sf); 7 OLY 2016 (2012-ht). 1 Belarusian 2008 & Mother-Ravilya Agletdinova BLR (1 ECH ), father-aleksandr Katovich UKR (2 EIC HJ 1985) BARYSEVICH Daryia (BLR) (27y) Winner of multiple Belarusian titles at 800m & 1500m, including three which were rightfully hers following the mass doping disqualifications of Natallia Kareiva 800 pb: 2: , 2:03.73i pb: 4: ht ECH ; 7 EIC At EXC: J. 1 Belarusian /2013/2015 (1 indoor 2008/2012/2016/2017). 1 Belarusian (1 indoor /2017) KAROL Yuliya (BLR) (25y) 800 pb: 2: sf ECH 2016; ht OLY Belarusian indoor 2016 (2015/2017-3) KUSHNIR Viktoria (BLR) (24y) (Née Yaroshevich) 800 pb: 2: pb: 4: under-23 ECH At EXC: u23, u23. 2 Belarusian indoor USOVICH Ilona (BLR) (34y) Belarusian record holder at 400m European indoor silver & 2012 outdoor bronze 800 pb: 1: pb: WIC 2004 (2006-3); 4 EIC ; 5 ECH (2 ); 2 EIC (1 ); 7 WCH (2005-sf); 2 WIC 2008 (2006-3); 3 ECH (2016-ht); 9 ETCh Younger sister of international 400/800 runner Svetlana (who was 2nd in 2005 European Indoor 400 but failed a doping re-test from Beijing 2008). Husband is 5.65 pole vaulter Igor Alekseyev, their daughter Varvara born December 16, 2009 BABOLAYI Oarabile (BOT) (25y) Mixed 400 pb: H pb: ht World Youth 400H 2009; 3 African junior 100H/400H 2011; 2 African Champs 2012 BOTLOGETSWE Christine (BOT) (21y)/Mixed 2015 African Games relay gold 400 pb: ht WJC 2012; 1 African Games 2015; 6 African Champs 2016; ht OLY 2016 JELE Lydia (BOT) (26y) /Mixed Led off the Botswanan m relay team which won at the 2015 African Games (without Amantle Montsho) 400 pb: pb: pb: African Games 2015 (1 ); 4 African Champs 2016; ht OLY 2016 In 2017: Sharp improvement from to (at altitude in Pretoria); Unbeaten in seven races MATHLAKU Leungo (BOT) (22y) 200 pb: pb: Commonwealth Youth Games ; sf World Youth (ht 100); ht WJC 100/ ; 3 African Champs 2014; 7 African Champs (8 100) MONTSHO Amantle (BOT) (33y) Former World Champion. Diamond Race winner in 2011, 2012 & 2013, but then served two-year doping suspension in pb: pb: 22.88w, African Games 2007/2011; 1 African Champs 2008/2010/2012 (2006-2); 4 WIC 2010 (2008-sf); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010 (2006-sf, dq); 1 WCH 2011 (2005/2007-sf, , ); 4 OLY 2012 (2004- ht, ). In 2013 she lost her world title to Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) by a margin of four thousandths of a second ( to ) In 2017: in her comeback race, but then down to in the next one MOROKO Galefele (BOT) (20y) (aka Moroko Galefele) 2015 African Games relay gold 400 pb: African youth 2013; 1 African Games 2015; ht WJC 2016 SELEKA Goitseome (BOT) (28y) 2015 African Games relay gold 400 pb: African Champs 2012 (2014-3); 1 African Games 2015 COUTINHO Geisa (BRA) (36y) Full name-geisa Aparecida Coutinho Twice South American Champion, across a span of 13 years 400 pb: pb: pb: South American 2003/2015 (2005-2, ); ht WIC 2003/2012; 4; ht OLY 2004/2012/2016; 1 World Military Games 2011; sf WCH 2011 (2003/2015-ht); 3 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2015-6); 1 Ibero-American 2014; 1 South American Games Brazilian 2002/2003/2004/2010/2011/2012/2015/2016 da SILVA Jéssica Roberti (BRA) (24y) 400 pb: H pb: da SILVA Natalia (BRA) (24y) 400 pb: South American under da SILVA Tânia (BRA) (30y) 2006 South American Champion at Triple Jump 100 pb: 11.67w, LJ pb: 6.73w, TJ pb: dnq WJC TJ 2004; 1 South American TJ 2006 (2009-3, ); dnq WCH TJ 2007; dnq WIC TJ 2008; 4 Ibero-American 2012 (2010-5); 3 Ibero-American TJ 2014 (2010-5, ); 2 South American LJ/TJ 2015; dnq WCH LJ Brazilian TJ 2006 de LIMA Jailma (BRA) (30y) Full name-jailma Sales de Lima 4x Brazilian Champion at 400m Hurdles, now concentrating on the flat 400 pb: pb: H pb: Heptathlon pb: World Youth Heptathlon 2003; 3 South American ; 3 Ibero-American 400H 2010; ht WCH 400H 2011; 5 Pan-Am Games 400H 2011; ht OLY 400H 2012; 1 Ibero-American ; ht OLY Brazilian 400H 2011/2012/2014/2015 & Heptathlon Her younger sister is Jucilene de Lima, Brazilian record holder at javelin throw FARIAS Bruna Jéssica (BRA) (24y) 100 pb: pb: South American under (2 100); 5 Ibero-American ( 2 ) FERREIRA Mariana (BRA) (23y) 100 pb: pb: Brazilian ROSA Vitoria Cristina (BRA) (21y) Fourth at both sprints at the 2015 South American Championships 100 pb: pb: 23.10w, sf World Youth ; sf WJC 100/ ; 3 South American under (4 200); 4 South American 100/ ; ht WCH ; 7 World Military Games 2015; ht OLY SANTOS Rosângela (BRA) (26y) South American record holder at 60m Olympic relay bronze (awarded in 2016!) 100 pb: 11.01w, pb: South American junior ; 4 World Youth ; 3 WJC 2008 (4 100); 3 OLY 2008; 5 WSG ; sf WCH ; 1 Pan-Am Games (2015-4); 1 Ibero-American /2016; sf OLY /2016; sf WCH 100/ ; sf WIC Brazilian /2012/2015/2016 ( ). Anchored Brazil to fourth place in the 2008 Olympic (at age 17), but this has now been upgraded to bronze after the positive re-test of Yulia Chermoshanskaya RUS SILVA Cristiane (BRA) (29y) 400 pb: South American 2013

17 16 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N BALKWILL Kelsey (CAN) (24y) 400 pb: 53.31i, H pb: WJC 400H Canadian Canadian 400 flat & 400H 2016 BROWN Alicia (CAN) (27y) 400 pb: WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; 4 Francophone Games 2013; 4 OLY Canadian 2013 (2016-2). Served two-year drug ban in DAVIS Shai (CAN) (23y) / pb: 11.28w -14, pb: sf WJC ; 6 WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games ; sf OLY ; sf COM 100/ EMMANUEL Crystal (CAN) (25y) / Pan-American Games relay bronze 100 pb: 11.16w -13, pb: sf WJC ; sf OLY ; ht WCH ; 1 Francophone Games ; sf COM 100/ (4 ); 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; ht WCH 100/ (6 ); sf WIC ; sf OLY (ht 100, 7 ). 1 Canadian 100/ /2016 ( ) In 2017: Led off Canadian team which set a national record (1:33.00) at the Florida Relays (Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Farah Jacques, Khamica Bingham) FOFANAH Isatu (CAN) (24y) /200 Third leg for sprint relay team which broke the Canadian record and placed sixth in Beijing pb: 11.40w, pb: 23.48w -15, Youth Olympic Games ; 6 WCH 2015 HARRISON Shaina (CAN) (23y) / pb: pb: 24.49w, Commonwealth Youth Games ; 3 North/Central American & Caribbean under She keeps her bib if she runs a personal best JACQUES Farah (CAN) (27y) / pb: pb: pb: OLY Canadian In 2017: Third leg for Canadian team which set a national record (1:33.00) at the Florida Relays (Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Farah Jacques, Khamica Bingham) JEAN-BAPTISTE Audrey (CAN) (25y) 400 pb: sf COM 2014 (5 ); ht Pan-Am Games 2015; 7 WCH Canadian 2014/2015. Graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Finance in 2014 MONTCALM Noelle (CAN) (29y) 3x Canadian Champion at 400m Hurdles 400 pb: H pb: H pb: 13.25w, WSG 2013; ht WCH 400H 2013; 5 COM 400H 2014 (5 ); sf OLY 400H Canadian 400H 2013/2014/2016 MUIR Carline (CAN) (29y) 5x Canadian Champion 400 pb: sf WJC 2006; sf OLY 2008/2016; 3 WSG 2009 (1 ); 6 COM 2010 (3 ); sf WCH 2015; 4 OLY Canadian 2008/2010/2014/2015/2016. Born-Jamaica, lives-toronto ROWE Whitney (CAN) (24y) / pb: 11.42w, pb: Canadian (8 100) GE Manqi (CHN) (19y) / pb: pb: sf World Youth (ht 100)ht OLY 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to qualify) LIANG Xiaojing (CHN) (20y) 2014 Youth Olympic Champion at 100m 100 pb: 11.25w pb: sf World Youth ; ht WCH 2013; 1 Asian junior ; 1 Youth Olympic Games ; ht OLY 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to qualify) In 2017: Indoor pb at 60m of 7.20, then windy outdoor 100m pb in Clermont, Florida (11.25) TAO Yujia (CHN) (30y) Reigning Asian Indoor Champion at 60m. First leg for Chinese sprint relay team which won at the 2013 & 2015 Asian Championships and 2014 Asian Games 100 pb: pb: ht WCH 2007/2013; ht OLY 2008; 1 East Asian Games ; 5 Asian Games ; 3 Asian Champs /2013 (2009-4); 2 Asian Indoor Champs ; ht WIC ; 1 Asian Champs 2013/2015; 1 Asian Indoor Champs ; 1 Asian Games Chinese /2014 TIAN Wen (CHN) (21y) 200 pb: 23.49w -17, pb: Chinese WEI Yongli (CHN) (25y) / Asian Games Champion at 100m 100 pb: pb: 23.04w -17, Asian Champs 100/ 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs ; sf WIC /2014; 1 Asian Games 100/ 2014 (2 200); 3 Asian Champs (1 ); sf WCH ; sf WIC ; ht OLY ; ht OLY 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to qualify). 1 Chinese 100/ From-Guangxi Province YUAN Qiqi (CHN) (21y) /200 Second leg for relay team which won at 2015 Asian Championships 100 pb: pb: Asian Games ; 1 Asian Champs 2015; 2 Asian Indoor Champs ; ht WIC ; ht OLY ; ht OLY 2016 (she was one of the team (Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing) which were bumped from the final when the USA were given a second chance to qualify). 1 Chinese youth 100/ ; 1 Chinese junior 100/ ZHOU Yanbing (CHN) (20y) 200 pb: 23.41w -17, / pb: ARRIETA Johana Patricia (COL) (18y) 400 pb: pb: 2: World Youth ; sf WJC ; 4 Ibero-American BALANTA Astrid (COL) (20y) 400 pb: ht World Youth 200/ ; ht WJC ; 7 Youth Olympic Games 400 B CHÁVEZ Eliana (COL) (19y) 400 pb: H pb: ht WJC Colombian 400H 2016 (4 400) ESCOBAR Rosangélica (COL) (23y) 400 pb: South American (8 800). 2 Colombian PADILLA Yennifer (COL) (27y) 2011 Pan-American Champion 400 pb: pb: Pan-American junior 2009; 2 Ibero-American 2010/2014 (2016-4); 5 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 2 South American 2011; 1 Pan-American Games 2011; dq ht OLY 2012 (out of lane); 3 Central American & Caribbean Games Colombian 2013/2016 ANGULO Yuliana (ECU) (22y) Ecuadorian record holder at long jump 100 pb: H pb: LJ pb: ht World Youth 100H 2011; 3 South American LJ 2015; 6 Ibero-American LJ Led off the Venezuelan team (of Yuliana Angúlo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana de la Cruz, Angela Tenorio) which set a national record of when winning the B race at the 2015 IAAF World Relays CAICEDO Maribel (ECU) (19y) 2015 World Youth Champion at 100m Hurdles 100 pb: H pb: World youth 100H 2015; 8 WJC 2016 (dq ht 100H) CIFUENTES Romina (ECU) (18y) 100 pb: pb: sf World Youth ; ht WJC (8 ); 1 South American youth (2 100)

18 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N 17 LANDAZURI Narcisa (ECU) (24y) Full name-marisol Narcisa Landazuri 100 pb: pb: Ibero-American (5 100); sf Pan-Am Games ; ht WCH ; sf OLY Ecuadorian 100/ Encouraged as a schoolgirl to take up athletics when it was noticed she could run faster than all the boys TENORIO Ángela (ECU) (21y) Full name-ángela Gabriela Tenorio Micolta With her 2015 Pan-American 100m silver she became the first South American woman to go below 11 seconds 100 pb: pb: 22.59w, World Youth (3 100); ht WCH ; 2 WJC (3 200); 2 South American Games 100/ ; 1 South American junior 100/ ; 2 Pan- Am Games (4 200); 2 Ibero-American 100/ ; sf OLY 100/ Ecuadorian 100/ Nickname- La Gacela (gazelle) Eight Ecuadorian records in m: 11.17, 11.09, 11.09, (also a South American record); 200m: 23.08, 22.84; : 44.24, but then she missed the Beijing World Championships because of problems with her visa AKAKPO Stella (FRA) (23y) 2013 European Junior Champion at 100m 100 pb: pb: 23.27i -16, 23.48i -17, sf World Youth ; 1 EJC (2 ); 2 ECH 2014; 3 under-23 ECH ; dq sf ECH (false start); sf EIC French indoor & She anchored France to third place in the 2013 World m, but after the medal ceremony, the team disqualified for an illegal exchange GALAIS Jennifer (FRA) (25y) / pb: pb: sf WJC ; 3 EJC ; 7 under-23 ECH ; 1 Mediterranean under ; 4 ETCh ; dq/ht ECH (false start); 10 ETCh ; 6 ECH French GNAFOUA Floriane (FRA) (21y) 2017 European indoor finalist at 60m 100 pb: sf WJC ; 3 EJC 2015; 2 Mediterranean under ; 7 ECH (6 ); 7 EIC French indoor GUEÏ Floria (FRA) (26y) /400 (Gueï pronounced Gay as in Tyson) New European Indoor Champion, lethal in relays 200 pb: pb: (51.90i -17). 4 European Youth ; ht WJC 2008; 3 EIC 2011; 6 OLY 2012; 2 ECH 2012; sf WCH 2013/2015; sf ECH 2014 (1 ); sf EIC 2015 (1 ); 1 ETCh 2015 (2014-5); 2 ECH 400/ 2016; sf OLY 2016; 1 EIC French 2013/2016. Miraculous anchor leg (in 49.71) to take her team from distant fourth to gold at the 2014 European Championships In 2017: 1 EIC (5 ) JEANNE Charlotte (FRA) (22y) 200 pb: pb: 11.49w, French under NTIAMOAH Brigitte (FRA) (23y) 2016 European m relay silver 400 pb: pb: sf World Youth ; 5 EJC (2 ); 3 under-23 ECH ; 2 ECH French indoor PARÉ Maroussia (FRA) (20y) / pb: pb: 23.05w, EJC ; 1 Mediterranean under French indoor PELTIER Fanny (FRA) (19y) 2016 World junior relay silver 200 pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games ; sf EJC ; 2 WJC 2016 PERROSSIER Estelle (FRA) (27y) 400 pb: WCH French indoor (2017-2) RAFFAI Estelle (FRA) (19y) Two medals at 2016 World Junior Championships 200 pb: pb: World Youth (7 100); 3 WJC (2 ). 1 French junior ; 1 French junior indoor RAHAROLAHY Agnes (FRA) (24y) Third leg for victorious relay team at 2014 European Championship (kept Floria Gueï in touch). Third leg for victorious relay team at 2015 European Indoor Championships (gained vital lead before handing to Marie Gayot) 400 pb: Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 1 Mediterranean under ; 1 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015; sf EIC 2017 (5 ). 1 French indoor 2017 SANANES Deborah (FRA) (21y) 2016 Mediterranean under-23 Champion 400 pb: pb: Mediterranean under ; sf EIC 2017 (5 ). 1 French indoor 2014 (as a junior); 1 French under /2016 ZAHI Carole (FRA) (22y) Allegiance transferee from Ivory Coast acquired French citizenship on November 10, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for France on March 2, 2016 (she never competed for CIV) 100 pb: ht WIC ; 1 Mediterranean under French under-23 indoor /2015 & DIAMOND Emily (GBR) (25y) 2016 Olympic relay bronze (with her on leg three being the one to bring the team into that position) 400 pb: pb: pb: 11.71w, EJC ; 6 WJC ; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2016; sf OLY 2016 (3 ). 1 UK Member of overall 2012 Olympic relay squad, but did not compete DOYLE Eilidh (GBR) (30y) 2014 European Champion at 400m Hurdles Olympic finalist & relay bronze 400 pb: 51.45i -13, H pb: (at 400H) 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 2009/2011; 2 COM 2010/2014; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (1 ); 1 ETCh 2013/2015 (2009-4, 2010/2014-2); 5 WCH 2013 (3 ); 3 WIC 2014; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-8); 6 WCH 4015 (3 ); 1 ECH 2012 (2014-3); 8 OLY 2016 (3 ); sf EIC (2 ). 1 Scottish 2004/2007/2008 & UK 2014/2015/2016 (1 indoor ). Married Brian Doyle in November 2015 MASSEY Kelly (GBR) (32y) Relay medals from two Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and now the Olympic Games 400 pb: sf COM 2010 (2 ); ht ECH 2012; 7 COM 2014 (3 ); 3 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015; gold ECH 2016 (ran heat); bronze OLY 2016 (ran heat). 1 British Universities 2006; 1 English under ; 1 English 2010 & UK Graduate in Sports Science from Liverpool John Moores University, won works as a PE Teacher in Greater Manchester. She can play the violin NIELSEN Laviai (GBR) (21y) Laviai pronounced Laa-Vee-Ah 2015 European Junior Champion at 400m (with her twin Lina 8th in the same race) 400 pb: 51.90i -17, pb: 2: pb: Ran in heat of 2014 WJC (awarded silver won by Britain in final); 1 EJC 400/ 2015; 4 EIC 2017 (2 ). 2 UK indoor Student of geography at King s College London. Identical twin Sister Lina (one minute younger, 8 EJC 2015 & 1 ) is also an international athlete. They both got identical grades at in their A-level exams in Their mother-egyptian, father-danish. Their coach-coach-frank Adams She was the kit carrier for Jessica Ennis at the London 2012 Olympics (for the Heptathlon 200m) In 2017: Breakthrough indoors to clock and then win European relay silver OHURUOGU Christine (GBR) (32y) Olympic gold in 2008 & silver in World golds in 2007 & Britain s fastest woman at 400m for 13 years in succession

19 18 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N 400 pb: pb: pb: EJC 400/ 2003; sf OLY (3 ); 2 under-23 ECH ; sf WCH (3 ); 1 COM ; 1 WCH (3 ); 2 ECP ; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2); 3 ETCh ; 5 WCH ; dq ht WCH ; 1 WIC 2012 (2014-3); 1 EIC 2013; 1 WCH (3 ); 3 COM 2014; 4 ECH 2014/2016; 8 WCH 2015 (3 ); sf OLY 2016 (3 ). 1 AAA 2004 & UK /2012/2013. Played for Essex and England in Netball, but switched to athletics in Studied Linguistics at University College London. Returned from a year s suspension to August 5, 2007, after having missed three out-of-competition doping tests in 2006 ONUORA Anyika (GBR) (32y) (Name pronounced Ann-ika Oh-nora) 2016 European bronze & relay gold 400 pb: pb: ( ). 100 pb: EJC 2003; 2 COM 2006 (sf 100); sf ECH (2 ); 5 ETCh ; sf WCH (ht 100); ht OLY 100/ ; 3 ETCh /2014; ht WCH ; sf WCH (3 ); 3 ECH (1 ); 3 OLY English Schools /2002; 1 UK & Studied Economics at Liverpool John Moores University In 2017: A leg for the multi-national squad which clocked the super-fast time of 1:28.77 at the Florida relays BURGHARDT Alexandra (GER) (22y) 2015 European under-23 silver at 100m 100 pb: 11.18w -16, H pb: World Youth 100H 2011; 1 EJC 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012; 2 under-23 ECH (1 ); 5 WCH 2015; 6 EIC (2015-sf) ELSLER Josefina (GER) (25y) 200 pb: pb: IAAF Relays German 100/ GERKEN Alena (GER) (22y) 400 pb: 54.08i -17, German indoor 2017 GLÄSNER Laura (GER) (21y) 2014 World junior relay bromze 400 pb: 53.65i -17, H pb: sf WJC 400H 2014 (3 ); 5 EJC 400H German indoor HAASE Rebekka (GER) (24y) /200 Three sprint golds at 2015 European under-23 Championships 100 pb: 10.94w -17, pb: 22.58w, 22.77i -17, Youth Olympic Games ; 6 ETCh ; sf ECH ; sf EIC ; 1 under-23 ECH 100/200/ 2015; ht WCH ; ht OLY (4 ); 8 EIC German /2015 (1 indoor /2015/2016/2017). In Mannheim 2016 anchored team which clocked 41.62, Germany s fastest since the GDR era In 2017: 8 EIC 60. Huge windy pbs (10.94, 22.58) in Clermont, Florida HOFFMANN Lara (GER) (26y) Twice German Indoor Champion 400 pb: sf WJC ; 5 ECH 2016; sf EIC German indoor 2016/2017 KWADWO Yasmin (GER) (26y) 2009 European Junior Champion at 100m 100 pb: 11.16w -15, pb: sf WJC ; 1 EJC 100/ 2009; sf WIC /2014; ht ECH ; sf WCH German junior indoor /2009; 1 German junior & under ; 1 German indoor LÜCKENKEMPER Gina (GER) (20y) /200 Two bronzes at 2016 European Championships 100 pb: / 200 pb: 22.41w, sf WJC ; 5 World Youth ; 8 WJC (3 ); 1 EJC ; ht WCH ; 3 ECH 200/ 2016; sf OLY (4 ). 1 German & indoor She says her athletics hero is Derek Redmond GBR, who famously limped across the finish line injured in his 400m semi-final at Barcelona 1992 MATHEIS Lara (GER) (24y) 200 pb: 23.19i -17, pb: 11.45w -17, German indoor MAYER Lisa (GER) (20y) / pb: 11.04w -15, pb: World Youth ; 3 WJC 2014; 2 EJC ; 3 ECH 2016 (8 200); sf OLY ; 5 EIC German under In 2016 ran second leg for relay team which clocked 41.62, Germany s fastest since the GDR era MÜLLER Laura (GER) (21y) World & European junior m relay medallist 400 pb: pb: pb: EJC 2013 (3 ); 4 WJC 2014 (3 ); 6 under-23 ECH 2015; 5 ECH German 2016 PINTO Tatjana (GER) (24y) Full name-tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto Third leg for victorious German sprint relay team at 2012 European Championships 100 pb: pb: 22.53w -17, WJC (2 ); 3 EJC (1 ); 8 ECH (1 ); ht OLY ; ht EIC ; 3 ETCh ; 3 under-23 ECH (1 ); sf WCH (4 ); sf ECH ; 4 ETCh ; sf OLY (4 ). 1 German /2016; 1 German indoor Her 2015 season cut short after a family tragedy in which her mother passed away. Of Portuguese and Angolan descent SPELMEYER Ruth Sophia (GER) (26y) 2016 German Champion 400 pb: , 200 pb: sf WJC ; 4 EJC (1 ); ht EIC 2015; sf ECH 2016; sf OLY German 2016 (1 indoor 2015) GAYAKWATI Sarita (IND) (22y) (aka Gayakwad Saritaben Laxmanbhai) 400 pb: H pb: Indian 400H 2016 (3 400) KUMARI Santosh (IND) (27y) 400 pb: H pb: Indian 400H 2016 LUKA Tintu (IND) (27y) Indian record holder, set in the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup where she ran from the front (58.04 at the bell) Asian Champion 400 pb: pb: 1: sf WJC 2008; 4 IAAF Continental Cup (2014-8); 6 COM (2014-sf); sf WCH (2015-ht); sf OLY (2016-ht); 2 Asian Games (2010-3); 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs (2011/2013-3). 1 Indian /2010/2014/2015/2016. Coach- P. T. Usha (4 OLY 400H 1984), she is a member of the Usha School of Athletics in Kerala. she was brought there after her uncle saw an advertisement in the newspaper MAJUMDAR Debasree (IND) (26y) 400 pb: ht COM 2014; 2 Asian Champs Indian 2015 MATHEW Jisna (IND) (18y) 400 pb: /16. 2 Asian Champs 2015; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 2015; 1 Asian junior 206; dq ht WJC 2016 (out of lane) POOVAMMA Machettira Raju (IND) (26y) Anchored Indian to relay gold at 2014 Asian Games 400 pb: Asian Games 2014 (1 ). 1 Indian 2014/2015; 2 Asian Champs 2015 (2 ); ht OLY 2016 ALLOH Audrey (ITA) (29y) 4x Italian Indoor Champion at 60m 100 pb: 11.29w, pb: WSG 2009; sf WIC (2014-ht); sf EIC ; 8 WSG ; ht WIC ; 8 ETCh ; sf ECH ; sf EIC Italian indoor /2013/2014/2015. Born-Ivory Coast, moved to Italy in 1998 and gained Italian citizenship in 2005 BONGIORNI Anna (ITA) (23y) 2017 Italian Indoor Champion at 60m 100 pb: pb: 23.67w -15, sf World Youth ; 7 Youth Olympic Games ; 2 EJC 2011; 2 under- 23 ECH 2015; sf EIC Italian under / ; 1 Italian indoor

20 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N 19 DE ANDREIS Elisabetta (ITA) (22y) 100 pb: pb: Italian under GRENOT Libania (ITA) (33y) Full name-libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti Twice European Champion 400 pb: pb: 22.45w -12, World Youth 99; 4 Pan-Am Games 2003; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005; sf OLY 2008/2012; 1 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf WCH 2009/2013/2015 (2005-ht); 4 ETCh 200/ /2014; 1 ECH 2014/2016 (2010-4, ); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-6); 3 ECH 2016; 8 OLY Cuban 2003/2004/ Italian 2009/2010/2014/2015/2016 & Allegiance transferee from Cuba last competed for that country at the 2005 World Championships, married an Italian man (now separated) and moved to Italy in 2006, obtained Italian citizenship on March 18, 2011 and declared eligible for Italy by the IAAF from that date HOOPER Gloria (ITA) (25y) Sprint double winner at the 2015 & 2016 Italian Championships outdoors 100 pb: pb: pb: ht WJC ; 7 EJC (2 ); dq/sf ECH ; ht OLY /2016; ht EIC ; 3 under-23 ECH 200/ 2013; sf WCH (2013-ht); ht WIC ; sf ECH 100/ ; sf EIC Italian Italian 100/ /2016. Parents from Ghana SIRAGUSA Irene (ITA) (23y) Won sprint double at 2014 Italian Championships 100 pb: 11.36w -14, / pb: EJC 2011; sf WJC ; 7 under-23 ECH (3 ); 10 ETCh ; 2 Mediterranean under / ; sf ECH 100/ (4 ); 6 under-23 ECH (2 ); sf ECH (ht 200). 1 Italian 100/ FAHIE L Tsha (IVB) (18y) / pb: 11.71w -16, pb: 23.17w -15, sf World Youth (ht 100); sf WJC HARRIGAN Tahesia (IVB) (35y) / World Indoor bronze at 60m 100 pb: 11.02w, pb: pb: LJ pb: 6.17i -06, TJ pb: 11.93i COM (2002-sf); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games /2010 & Champs 2009; 4 Pan-Am Games ; 3 WIC (2010-6, 2014/2016-sf); qf OLY (2012/2016-ht); sf WCH (2005/2007-qf, 2013/2015-ht) Graduate of Speech Pathology and Communicative Therapy from the University of Alabama. Served a six-month doping ban in She collects stamps HUGGINS Nelda (IVB) (20y) / pb: 11.26w -17, pb: 23.65w, sf World Youth (2 Medley Relay); sf WJC ; 6 Youth Olympic Games ; ht WJC KELLY Ashley (IVB) (26y) /200 British Virgin Islander record holder 400m 100 pb: pb: 23.05w -13, pb: pb: ht World Youth 100/ ; ht WJC ; 6 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf COM 200/ NCAA Was at the University of Illinois where she studied Sports Management. She was the British Virgin Islander flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Rio 2016 KING Karene (IVB) (29y) / Commonwealth Games semi-finalist at 200m 100 pb: 11.39w -14, pb: 22.85w, Central American & Caribbean Games ; ht WIC ; sf COM (ht 100). Studied Psychology at Portland State University MALONE Chantel (IVB) (25y) /200 Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games and British Virgin Islander record holder at Long Jump LJ pb: (6.67i -17). 100 pb: pb: pb: TJ pb: WJC LJ 2010; dnq WCH LJ 2011/2013/2015; 4 COM LJ 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games LJ 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games LJ 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean LJ She was the British Virgin Islands flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games CHAMBERS Verone (JAM) (28y) 2015 Pan-Am Games relay silver 400 pb: pb: ( ). 100 pb: H pb: ht WIC 2014 (awarded silver won by Jamaica in final); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 DAY Christine (JAM) (30y) Fourth at 2015 World Championships, then relay gold. Two successive Olympic relay silvers 400 pb: pb: 2: sf WCH 2009; 3 OLY 2012; 3 COM 2014 (1 ); 4 WCH 2015 (1 ); sf OLY 2016 (2 ). 1 Jamaican 2015 EVANS Gayon (JAM) (27y) 2008 World Junior relay silver 100 pb: pb: 23.08w -14, dq qf World Youth ; 2 WJC Took a year off competition in Jamaican ; 2 Jamaican Intercollegiate Studied Sociology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. now based in Jamaica. One of nine children FACEY Simone (JAM) (31y) Ran first leg for Jamaican team which won World relay gold in pb: pb: World Youth ; 2 WJC (1 ); 6 WCH (1 ); 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs (2 ); 1 IAAF Relays 2015; sf WIC ; sf OLY (silver ). 1 NCAA indoors & out, representing Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University. 1 Jamaican FORBES Sashalee (JAM) (20y) 2016 Olympic relay silver, after running in the heats only (when Elaine Thompson and Christania Williams were rested) 100 pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean junior ; 2 WJC 2014; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean under ; silver OLY 2016 GOULE Natoya (JAM) (26y) Mixed 4x Jamaican Champion at 800m 400 pb: pb: 1: pb: 4: sf World Youth ; ht WJC ; sf WJC (3 ); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; ht WCH ; ht WIC /2016; sf COM ; ht OLY Jamaican /2014/2015/ NCAA indoor Ran in relay heat at 2014 World Indoor Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Jamaica in final HENRY-ROBINSON Samantha (JAM) (28y) Awarded Olympic relay silver in London 2012 when she led off the Jamaican team in the heats (though replaced by Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce for the final) 200 pb: 22.50w, pb: 10.94w -12, pb: World Youth Medley Relay 2003 (sf 100); 3 Pan-Am junior ; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under (3 100); Silver OLY 2012; 2 IAAF Relays 2014; 8 COM JACKSON Shericka (JAM) (22y) Bronzes in Beijing 2015 & Rio 2016 (each time behind Felix & Miller) 400 pb: pb: pb: Youth Olympic Games ; 3 World Youth (1 Medley Relay); 8 WJC (2 ); 2 IAAF Relays 2014; 3 WCH 2015 (1 ); 3 OLY 2016 (2 ) In 2017: Already personal bests for her at both 100m & 200m JAMES Tiffany (JAM) (20y) Mixed 2016 World Junior Champion 400 pb: pb: World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014; 1 WJC 2016 (2 ) LE-ROY Anastasia (JAM) (29y) Third leg for Jamaican team which won 2014 Commonwealth Games gold at 200 pb: pb: pb: 11.27w -09, WJC (3 ); ht WCH 2007; 3 Central American &

21 20 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N Caribbean Champs ; 3 WSG 2013; 2 IAAF Relays 2014; 1 COM 2014 LEVY Jura (JAM) (26y) 2011 World Championship relay silver, when she substituted for Veronica Cambell-Brown in the heats 200 pb: pb: 11.07w, pb: sf World Youth (ht 200); 8 WJC (2 ); 3 Pan- American junior ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; silver WCH Jamaican Intercollegiate LONEY Dawnalee (JAM) (20y) 200 pb: pb: Jamaican Schools McLAUGHLIN-WHILBY Anneisha (JAM) (31y) Married name-whilby Former World Youth Champion at 200m. Ran for 400m at 13 in 1999, a world age best at that time 400 pb: pb: / pb: World Youth ; 2 WJC 2000; 2 WJC (1 ); 1 World Youth (2 Medley Relay); 2 WJC (2 ); 5 WCH (2013-sf); 1 WSG ; 2 WIC 2014; 5 COM ; 2 OLY 2016 (2nd leg). Total of 10 medals in World Youth or Junior Championships McPHERSON Stephenie Ann (JAM) (28y) Fourth at Moscow 2013, fifth at Beijing 2015, sixth at Rio pb: pb: pb: 2: H pb: WCH 2013 (2015-5); 2 WIC 2014; 1 COM 400/ 2014; 1 WCH 2015; 4 WIC 2016; 6 OLY 2016 (2 ). 1 Jamaican 2016 MORRISON Natasha (JAM) (24y) Second leg for Jamaican m team which won at 2015 World Championships 100 pb: pb: Pan-American junior ; 7 WCH (1 ). Surprise second at 2015 Jamaican Championships 100m ahead of Campbell-Brown, Simpson, Stewart, Calvert In 2017: Placed 2nd/60m, 1st/100m & 3rd/150m across the three Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings RUSSELL Janieve (JAM) (23y) Former World Junior Champion & Commonwealth bronze at 400m Hurdles 400 pb: H pb: Heptathlon pb: World Youth LJ 2009; 7 Youth Olympic Games LJ 2010; 3 WJC 2010 (sf 400); 2 Pan-American junior Heptathlon 2011; 1 WJC 400H 2012 (2 ); 3 COM 400H 2014 (gold after running in heat); 5 WCH 400H 2015; 7 OLY 400H Jamaican Heptathlon 2011 (while still a junior); 1 Jamaican 400H She is nicknamed Jellyfish SEGREE Audrea (JAM) (26y) 200 pb: pb: Central American & Caribbean Games (8 100) (3 ); sf COM Central American & Caribbean Champs THOMPSON Elaine (JAM) (24y) / Olympic Champion at 100m & 200m 100 pb: (10.75w -17). 200 pb: Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; gold COM 2014; 2 WCH (1 ); 3 WIC ; 1 OLY 100/ (2 ). 1 Jamaican Her cadence is reminiscent of Merlene Ottey - people tell me that all the time. She has a certificate in Baking Technology from the Kingston University of Technology. My first 30 metres is not the best, so I am trying to work on that more. In 2017: 2 Kingston outdoor 60 (7.02); 1 Birmingham indoor 60 (6.98); 400m pb in Kingston on March 25; 1 Kingston 100 (Apr 15, with 2.2 wind) TRACEY Ristananna (JAM) (24y) Mixed 2016 Olympic finalist and twice Jamaican Champion at 400m Hurdles 400 pb: H pb: World Youth 400H 2009 (fell at last hurdle when leading); 5 WJC 400H 2010; sf WCH 400H 2011/2013 (2015-ht); 5 OLY 400H 2016 (cut her pb from to 54.15). 1 Jamaican 400H 2013/2016. Her older sister Nikita Tracey is also an international 400m hurdler (pb in 2014). She is a cosmetologist (skilled in practice of beautifying the face, hair, and skin) WILLIAMS Christania (JAM) (22y) 2016 Olympic 100m finalist, then relay silver 100 pb: pb: 23.22w -14, World Youth (1 Medley Relay); 3 Central American & Caribbean junior ; 8 OLY (2 ). 1 Jamaican youth Coach- Stephen Francis (so she trains with Elaine Thompson) She set a personal best of to reach the Rio Olympic 100m final, but then suffered from cramp in the final where she was eighth in ABONWA Isichi Patriciah (KEN) (28y) AKOTH Damaris (KEN) (18y) 100 pb: 12.34w, pb: ht World Youth ; 2 African youth CHEGE Peris (KEN) (27y) Full name- Peris Wairimu Chege 4 Kenyan Prisons (55.60 CHELANGAT Betty (KEN) (26y) Mixed 400 pb: H pb: sf World Youth ; 3 African junior 400H 2009 (6 400). 2 Kenyan ; 4 Kenyan Olympic Trials 400H 2016 CHEPKOECH Mary (KEN) (27y) CHEROTICH Emily (KEN) (30y) CHESEBE Sylivia (KEN) (29y) Full name-sylivia Chematui Chesebe 800 pb: 2: African Games ; 4 African Champs /2016; 2 IAAF Relays 2014 & Distance Medley Kenyan Member of Kenyan Prisons team In 2017: 2 Kenyan World Relays Trial IMALI Maximila (KEN) (21y) 800 pb: 2: dnf WJC 800 final Kenyan Schools (Kathenya) MAKENA Evangeline (KEN) (18y) 400 pb: Kenyan junior 2016 KIDAKE Grace (KEN) (32y) Full name-grace Miroyo Kidake 400 pb: African Champs 2010; sf COM 2010; 6 African Champs Kenyan 2010 (Kiplangat) CHELANGAT Josphine (KEN) (18y) 800 pb: 2: (2: ). 5 Kenyan 2016 In 2017: 2 Kenyan World Relay Trial KOMEN Daisy (KEN) (30y) Full name-daisy Jepkoech Komen 400 pb: Kenyan /2015 Mixed KURIA Mary (KEN) (29y) Full name- Mary Wangari Kuria Winner of the 1500m at the 2013 London Anniversay Games 800 pb: 2: pb: 4: African Champs Kenyan (2016-4) MUTUA Veronica (KEN) (25y) Full name-veronica Kamumbe Mutua 400 pb: Kenyan 2015 (2016-8) NALYANYA Eglay (KEN) (20y) Full name-eglay Nafuna Nalyanya 800 pb: 2: pb: dq/ht WJC (out of lane); 8 IAAF Relays Kenyan Olympic Trial 2016 (Nandi) MUSIKO Catherine (KEN) (30y) 400 pb: African Champs Kenyan Armed Forces SHIKANDA Jacinta (KEN) (30y) 400 pb: ht COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; dq ht WCH 2015 (out of lane); 3 African Champs Kenyan Olympic Trials 2016

22 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N 21 GHAFOOR Madiea (NED) (24y) 2011 European Junior bronze 100 pb: 11.39w -13, pb: pb: EJC ; sf EIC /2015 (2017-ht); 6 under-23 ECH ; 8 ETCh Dutch indoor /2013/2014/2015/2017. 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 SAMUEL Jamile (NED) (24y) Led off winning Dutch sprint realy team at 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam (passing to Dafne Schippers sadly their changeover wasn t so good at the Olympics, where the team went out in the heats) 100 pb: 11.04w -17, pb: sf WJC 100/ ; 3 EJC 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/ 2010; 2 EJC 100/ ; sf WIC /2016 (2012-ht); 6 ECH ; 7 EIC (2013-sf); dq/ht WCH (false start) then part of the relay team who were also disqualified; sf WIC ; 4 ECH (1 ); ht OLY Dutch /2015 SCHIPPERS Dafne (NED) (24y) 2015 World Champion at 200m in 21.63, to finally break the European record held since 1979 by Marita Koch and shared by Heike Drechsler 100 pb: pb: Heptathlon pb: WJC Heptathlon 2010 (3 ); 1 EJC Heptathlon 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH ; 5 ECH (2 ); 10 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 1 under-23 ECH ; 3 WCH Heptathlon 2013; 1 ETCh 200/ 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup (3 100); 1 EIC (2011- sf, ); 1 WCH (2 100); 2 WIC (2014-sf); 1 ECH 100/ 2016; 2 OLY (5 100). 1 Dutch /2012/2015 & indoor /2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016. Coach-Rana Reider. 1.78/62kg In 2017: Legal m & m in California, both world leads. Anchored a m team of Desiree Henry GBR, Anyika Onuora GBR, and Tianna Bartoletta USA to a super-fast 1:28.77 at the Florida Relays SEDNEY Naomi (NED) (22y) Anchored the Netherlands to European Championship relay gold in Amsterdam 2016 (team of Jamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, Tessa Van Schagen, Naomi Sedney) 100 pb: 11.01w, pb: 23.08w -17, WJC 2012; 3 EJC 2013; 4 under-23 ECH ; ht WCH ; sf ECH (1 ). 1 Dutch & indoor In 2017: Significant windy pbs in USA: & VAN HUNENSTIJN Marije (NED) (22y) 100 pb: pb: ht WJC Gold ECH 2016 (ran in heat only, deputising for Dafne Schippers). 4 Dutch ABUGAN Sade (NGR) (26y) (Sade pronounced Shar-Day like the singer of Smooth Operator, shortened from Folasade) African Champion 400 pb: COM 2006; 2 WJC 2006; 3 African Games 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-8); sf OLY 2008; 1 African Junior 2009; sf WCH 2009 (ht 2007); 6 WIC 2014; 4 COM 2014 (2 ); 1 African Champs 2014 (2008-2, ). 1 Nigerian 2008/2009/2010/2014; 1 African Champs Two-year doping suspension , she was stripped of the silver she won behind Amantle Montsho at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and and Nigeria lost their relay silvers from the same event BAMGBOSE Margaret (NGR) (23y) 400 pb: WIC 2016; sf OLY NCAA 2016 (2014/2015-6). Student of Information Technology Management at University of Notre Dame, Indiana DUNCAN Dominique (NGR) (26y) /200 Allegiance transferee from USA has apparently held dual citizenship with Nigeria since birth, and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Nigeria from May 23, pb: 11.05w -11, pb: 22.70w -12, sf COM (2 ); 3 African Champs (1 ); 4 IAAF Relays 2014 (7 ); 7 IAAF Continental Cup ; 1 IAAF Relays 2015 (3rd leg). Leopard spot tattoos on left shoulder EDOBI Jennifer (NGR) (21y) 400 pb: pb: 2: ht WJC GEORGE Patience (NGR) (25y) /400 Full name-patience Okon George Twice bronze at African Championships 200 pb: pb: WIC 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 2014; 2 COM 2014; 3 African Champs (1 ); sf WCH 2015; 2 African Games ; 3 African Champs ; sf OLY Nigerian /2016. She s not related to Nigerian international 400m runner Regina George KALU Stephanie (NGR) (23y) 100 pb: 11.15w -14, pb: 23.21w -14, ht WCH Nigerian Was at Southern Methodist University MADU Jennifer (NGR) (22y) /200 Allegiance transferee from USA She has dual citizenship, last competed for the USA as a junior in 2013, cleared by IAAF to represent Nigeria from July 17, pb: 11.12w, pb: 23.69i -13, TJ pb: World Youth Medley Relay 2011; 5 WJC (dnq TJ, 1 ); 2 Pan-Am junior (1 ); ht OLY (8 ). 1 NCAA Attends Texas A&M University (A&M = Agricultural and Mechanical) NDU Ugonna (NGR) (25y) Americo-Nigerian. Born USA, cleared to represent Nigeria from June 1, 2013 (both her parents are Nigerian who came to the US to study) 400 pb: H pb: ht WCH 400H 2013; ht COM 100H NCAA 400H Nigerian 100H 2013 (2 400H). Was at University of Florida, she had not been to Nigeria until she ran in their national championships at Calabar in 2013 NTIA-OBONG Mercy (NGR) (19y) / pb: pb: WJC (sf 200); 1 African Youth Games OGHENEFEJIRO Praise Idamadudu (NGR) (18y) 2015 Commonwealth Youth Champion at 200m 200 pb: 23.30w, pb: African Youth Games ; sf WJC (dq ht 400, out of lane); 1 African junior ; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games (3 400) OKAGBARE Blessing (NGR) (28y) /200 Married name is Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Commonwealth Games Champion at both sprints, also high world class at long jump (which she says is her favourite event) 100 pb: 10.75w, pb: LJ pb: 7.14w, TJ pb: dnq WJC LJ/TJ 2006; 3 OLY LJ 2008 (2012-dnq); dnq WCH LJ 2009; 1 African 100/LJ/ 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup (6 LJ); 5 WCH (dnq LJ); 1 African Games LJ 2011 (2 100); 8 OLY ; 2 WCH LJ 2013 (3 200, 6 100); 1 COM 100/ (2 ); 1 African Champs ; 1 IAAF Relays 2015; 8 WCH ; sf OLY 100/ Nigerian /2010/2011/2014, , LJ 2007/2008/2009/2011, TJ NCAA 100/LJ & indoor 60/LJ tall She married Nigerian international footballer Igho Otegheri in Sapele (southern Nigeria) on November 7, 2014 OMOTOSO Omolara (NGR) (23y) Ran in heats of 2014 Commonwealth Games m, so awarded silver won by team in final 400 pb: African Games 2011; 1 African Champs 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 2014; ht COM 2014 (silver ); ht OLY Two-year doping suspension , at the start of it she was only 15 UKO Peace (NGR) (21y) 100 pb: pb: Nigerian Universities 100/ ; 2 Nigerian BAUMGART Iga (POL) (28y) Wonderful relay leg (split of 51.53) to put Poland into a winning lead at the 2017 European Indoor Championships 400 pb: ht WCH 2015; 7 OLY 2016; sf EIC 2017 (1 ). 1 Polish under pb: pb: 2: EJC 2011; 4 under-23

23 22 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N In 2017: Third leg for European Indoor Champions (Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty) BRONIATOWSKA Katarzyna (POL) (27y) 2013 European indoor bronze at 1500m, then fourth in pb: 2: pb: 4: EJC ; 3 under- 23 ECH ; 6 WSG /2013; 3 EIC (2015-4, 2017-ht); ht WIC At WXC: J. At EXC: J, J, J. 1 Polish indoor /2014/2017 & CICHOCKA Angelika (POL) (29y) (Cichocka = Hick - ot - ska ) 2016 European 1500m Champion after a very slow race 800 pb: 1: pb: 4: under-23 ECH ; dq ht WIC ; ht ECH ; 6 WIC ; ht ECH ; ht EIC ; 5 ETCh (2011-6, ); 3 Francophone Games (6 800); 2 WIC ; 2 EIC ; 4 ETCh ; 8 WCH ; 1 ECH ; sf OLY 800/ At EXC: J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish /2012/2013 ( /2014). 1 Polish 800/ (1 indoor /2015). At WXC: Coach-Tomasz Lewandowski (Marcin s brother) CURYŁO Małgorzata (POL) (23y) /Mixed 400 pb: EJC 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2015 DĄBROWSKA Martyna (POL) (23y) /Mixed 400 pb: pb: EJC 2013; 7 under-23 ECH 2015 (2 ). 1 Polish under GALANT Martyna (POL) (22y) 800 pb: 2:03.47i -17, 2: pb: 4: Polish under / Polish indoor HOŁUB Małgorzata (POL) (24y) 2015 World Student Games silver 400 pb: pb: 2: EJC 2011; 4 under-23 ECH (1 ); ht WIC 2014; 5 ECH 2014 (2016-sf); ht EIC 2015 (3 ); 2 WSG 2015 (1 ); ht WCH 2015; sf WIC 2016 (2 ); sf OLY 2016; 6 EIC 2017 (1 ). 1 Polish Student of the Environment at Koszalin University of Technology In 2017: Second leg for Polish team which won at European Indoor Championships (Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty) JANOWICZ Adrianna (POL) (22y) 400 pb: sf WJC 2014 MIKIEWICZ-ŁAPIŃSKA Paulina (POL) (24y) 800 2: pb: 4: sf WSG At EXC: J, u23. 2 Polish indoor 2016 (2017-3); 3 Polish 2016 SABAT Anna (POL) (23y) 800 pb: 2: Polish indoor 2017 ŚWIĘTY Justyna (POL) (24y) /Mixed 2017 European indoor bronze & relay gold 400 pb: EJC 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 ); 4 WIC 2014 (2016-5); sf EIC 2015 (3 ); 6 ETCh 2015 (2014-9); 2 WIC 2016; 6 ECH 2016 (2014-sf); sf OLY 2016; 3 EIC 2017 (1 ). 1 Polish 2013/2016 & indoor 2012/2014/2015/2016/2017 In 2017: Anchored Poland to European indoor relay gold (team of Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty) AHYE Michelle Lee (TTO) (25y) /200 (Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in Filbert Bayi) Sixth at both sprints in Rio pb: pb: 22.01w -15, Carifta Games under / ; sf World Youth ; sf WCH ; sf OLY ; 6 WIC ; ht COM ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean ; 5 WCH (3 ); 4 WIC ; 6 OLY 100/ (5 ). Her mother Raquel was an athlete and Michelle Lee s great great grandfather on her mother s side was Chinese She has (at least) 12 tattoos including smile now, cry later on her left arm BAPTISTE Kelly-Ann (TTO) (30y) 2011 World bronze at 100m 100 pb: /15 (10.94w -17). 200 pb: 22.23w -12, sf WJC ; 3 World Youth ; 4 WJC 200/ 2004; 1 Central American junior ; qf WCH ; sf WCH 100/ ; 1 IAAF Continental Cup ; 3 WCH ; 6 OLY (2008-qf, 2016-ht); 6 WCH (3 ); sf WIC NCAA indoor 60 & outdoor Twenty-one month doping ban , her personal bests of and (both 2013) were annulled by the IAAF BELLILLE Janeil (TTO) (27y) Trinidadian record holder at 400m flat 400 pb: H pb: H pb: ht World Youth ; 7 Pan-Am Games 400H 2007; 2 WJC 400H 2008; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 400H 2010; ht COM 400H 2014; sf OLY 400H 2016 (2012-ht). 1 Trinidadian 400H 2007/2010/2011/2012/2016 ( ); 3 NCAA 400H 2014 CHARLES Chelsea (TTO) (23y) /400/Mixed 200 pb: pb: sf World Youth DURANT Kamaria (TTO) (26y) / pb: pb: sf COM (8 ); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean (3 ); ht WCH HACKETT Semoy (TTO) (28y) / World Championship relay bronze 100 pb: 10.98w -11, pb: 22.41w -11, sf World Youth ; ht WJC 100/ ; qf OLY ; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf WCH ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100/ 2011; dq WCH final & 100 sf 2011; dq OLY 200/ final 2012 (dq sf 100); 6 Pan-Am Games ; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean ; 3 WCH 2015 (sf 100/200); sf OLY 100/ (5 ). 1 NCAA 2011/2012, representing Louisiana State University. 1 Trinidadian Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011 (as a result Trinidad were stripped of their fourth place in the 2011 World Championships m final); then served a two-year doping suspension in (as a result she was stripped of her 100m pb of and eighth place in the London Olympic 200m) McKNIGHT Sparkle (TTO) (25y) /Mixed 2015 North/Central America & Caribbean silver medallist at 400m hurdles 400 pb: H pb: ht WJC ; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; 5 Pan-Am Games 400H 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 400H 2015; sf WCH 400H 2015 (2013-ht). 1 Trinidadian & 400H Was at the University of Arkansas. She got her name (she says) after her father first saw her eyes as a new-born baby SELVON Kai (TTO) (25y) / Olympic and twice World Championship semi-finalist at 200m 200 pb: 22.65w -13, pb: pb: 11.19w -11, ht WJC ; qf World Youth ; 2 Central American & Caribbean junior ; 4 WJC ; sf WCH /2013; sf OLY ; sf COM Trinidadian & /2012 and now 2013 (after the original 1-2 were drugdisqualified in retrospect) ST. FORT Khalifa (TTO) (19y) 2015 World Youth 100m silver, 2016 World Junior 100m bronze 100 pb: pb: World Youth ; 3 WJC ; 5 OLY Ran in heat of 2015 World Championship, so awarded bronze medal won by team in final. Mother-Trinidadian, father-american In 2017: Won the sprint double at the Carifta Games (in 11.56/23.99) THOMAS Reyare (TTO) (29y) /200 (Reyare pronounced Ria ) Third leg for Trinidadian team which won 2015 World Championship bronze

24 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N pb: 11.16w -14, / pb: 22.57w -14, Central American & Caribbean Champs ; sf COM (8 ); 7 Pan-Am Games ; 8 North/Central America & Caribbean ; sf WCH (3 ); ht OLY WILLIAMS Domonique (TTO) (22y) /Mixed 400 pb: ht COM 2014 (6 ). Attends University of Alabama AKINOSUN Morolake (USA) (22y) 2016 Olympic relay gold, after she deputised for Tori Bowie in the heats (where team had to run twice after being obstructed the first time round) 100 pb: 10.94w -15, pb: 22.17w -14, Pan- Am junior 2013; sf Pan-Am Games (1 ); gold OLY US junior ; 2 NCAA /2015; 1 US indoor x sub-11 for 100m in 2014/2015, but all wind-assisted. Born-Lagos, Nigeria, moved to USA at age 2. Student of Exercise Science at University of Texas. Coach-Tonja Buford-Bailey (3 OLY 400H 96) In 2017: 2 Millrose Games 60; 1 US indoor 60; 1 Texas Relays 100 ATKINS Joanna (USA) (28y) 2014 World Indoor Relay Champion 400 pb: pb: pb: 22.19w, (22.54w -17). 6 WIC (1 ); 2 IAAF Continental Cup NCAA (2010-3, ). 2 US indoor /2014 & Ran in relay heat at 2013 World Championships, so awarded silver medal won by USA in final BARTOLETTA Tianna (USA) (31y) (Née Madison) Led off the victorious US sprint relay teams at the last two Olympic Games Olympic Long Jump Champion. World Long Jump Champion in 2005 at age 19 then again in 2015 at age 29, setting personal bests both times 100 pb: pb: 22.37w, LJ pb: Pan- Am junior LJ 2003; 1 WCH LJ 2005/2015 ( ); 1 WIC LJ 2006; 3 WIC /2014; 4 OLY (1 ); 3 IAAF Continental Cup LJ 2014; 1 OLY LJ/ 2016 (sf 100). 1 US indoor /2014/ US & LJ Married John Bartoletta in Studied molecular and microbiology at the University of Central Florida BROWN Felicia (USA) (23y) 200 pb: 22.19w, ( ). 100 pb: NCAA indoor , representing the University of Tennessee BRYANT Dezerea (USA) (23y) (Dezerea pronounced Dez-err-ray ) One the shortest of world-class sprinters (1.52 or 5-0 tall) 100 pb: 10.96w -14, pb: pb: WJC 2010/2012; 3 WJC NCAA indoor ; 1 NCAA (3 100). Tattoo Be The Change on right shoulder. Graduate of Community Leadership Development from the University of Kentucky. She has a Yorkie dog called Kane CHAMBERS Kendra (USA) (26y) 800 pb: 2: pb: NCAA indoor 2013; 3 US indoor FRANCIS Claudia (USA) (23y) 400 pb: pb: 2: H pb: sf World Youth NCAA 2015; 7 NCAA 400H 2016 FRANCIS Phyllis (USA) (24y) /Mixed Ran third leg for the US relay team which won 2016 Olympic relay gold 400 pb: pb: WCH 2015 (ht, so awarded silver medal won by USA in final). 1 NCAA indoor tall Wonderful at 2014 US Collegiate Championships indoors where she broke the US indoor record and anchored the University of Oregon to victory in the m and overall. Her younger sister Claudia competed in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and has a 400m best of (2016) GARDNER English (USA) (24y) /200 Olympic relay gold from lane 1 (where she had the difficult third leg, in between Allyson Felix and Tori Bowie) 100 pb: pb: WCH (2 ); sf WCH (2 ); 1 OLY US / NCAA indoor ; 1 NCAA /2013. In 2011 she set a North American 100m junior record of Her first coach was her father Anthony, then at Oregon Robert Johnson and now (in Los Angeles) John Smith. She s called English (she says) because her mother wanted to give her a name which would stand out tall & 54kg No one thinks this little bitty girl from New Jersey is going to get out there and run like that. HASTINGS Natasha (USA) (30y) /Mixed Winner of 10 gold medals across various World Championships as a youth, junior, senior and indoors. Plus Olympic relay golds in 2008 (from heat only) and 2016 (2nd leg in final) 400 pb: pb: 22.55w -14, pb: 11.08w -14, World Youth 400/Medley Relay 2003; 1 WJC 400/ 2004; sf WCH 2007 (ht 2007/2009/2011 awarded gold); 1 WIC 2010/2016; 3 WIC (2 ); 5 WCH (2 ); 1 WIC 2014; sf WCH (2 ); 4 OLY (1 ). Ran in relay heats at 2008 Olympics, so awarded gold medal won by USA in final. 1 US (1 indoor & ). Born-New York, father Charles-Jamaican, mother Joanne Gardner was British Junior Girls 100m Champion in Won at the IAAF World Relays in 2014 & 2015 HAYES Quanera (USA) (25y) 2016 World indoor bronze & relay gold 400 pb: pb: 22.81w -15, WIC 2016 (1 ). 1 NCAA div /2014/2015 ( ); 1 US indoor Was at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina In 2017: 1 Coral Gables (world lead 50.04) LIPSEY Charlene (USA) (25y) 800 pb: 1:58.64i -17, 2: pb: 4: NCAA 2012; 1 US In 2017: Exceptional indoor season: 1 New York Mile (pb); 2 Millrose Games (pb down from 2:00.60 to 1:58.64); 1 US indoor 1000 PRANDINI Jenna (USA) (24y) / US Champion at 200m. Multiple US Collegiate Champion at sprints & long jump, representing The University of Oregon (meaning that she is known as a Duck ) 100 pb: 10.81w -16, pb: 22.18w, LJ pb: sf WCH (2 ); sf OLY NCAA LJ 2014 (2 200, 3 100); 1 NCAA indoor LJ 2015 (2 200, 4 60); 1 NCAA (2 200); 1 US Student of psychology. Her parents Carlo and Theresa were both athletes In 2017: 3/3 wins (for Usain Bolt s All-Star Team) at the Melbourne Nitro Athletics meetings; 3 Mt SAC Relays 100 PRICE Chanelle (USA) (26y) 2014 World Indoor Champion. IAAF World Relays winner in 2014 & 2015 (first leg each time) 800 pb: 1: (2: ) pb: 4: pb: World Youth ; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under ; 1 WIC ; 1 IAAF Relays 2014/2015; 2 US indoor /2014. Studied journalism and electronic media at the University of Tennessee ROESLER Laura (USA) (25y) Roesler pronounced RACE-ler Fourth at 2016 World Indoor Championships 800 pb: 1: (1: ). 400 pb: sf WJC 2010 (1 ); 4 WIC NCAA 2014 (2013-2); 1 NCAA indoor 2014 (representing the University of Oregon); 2 US 2014; 2 US indoor Psychology graduate SOLOMON Shalonda (USA) (31y) 2011 US Champion at 200m 200 pb: pb: (11.05w, ). 400 pb: WJC 2002; 1 WJC 200/ 2004; 1 North, Central American & Caribbean under ; 2 IAAF Continental Cup ; 4 WCH (ran in heat of, so awarded gold medal won by USA in final); 1 IAAF Relays US Studied Nursing at the University of South Carolina SPENCER Ashley (USA) (23y) 2016 World indoor silver at 400m flat, then Olympic 400m hurdles bronze (snatched from Zuzana Hejnová on the run-in)

25 24 N A S S A U B I O G R A P H I C A L S U M M A R I E S / W O M E N, T E A M H O N O U R S 400 pb: H pb: pb: 22.69w, WJC 400/ 2012; sf WCH (2 ); WIC (1 ); 3 OLY 400H NCAA /2013, representing the University of Texas; 2 US indoor Coach-Tonja Buford-Bailey (2 WCH 400H 95), which helps to explain the great improvement at that event in 2016 (down from 56 to 54). She ran six races in nine days at the 2016 US Olympic Trials (7th 400 flat, 2nd 400H) STEPTER Jaide (USA) (22y) Mixed High world class at 400m flat & hurdles 400 pb: H pb: North/Central America & Caribbean under NCAA 400H 2016 (2015-8), representing the University of South Carolina TOWNSEND Tiffany (USA) (27y) 2008 World Junior relay gold 200 pb: pb: 11.03w -16, WJC 2008 (5 200); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under NCAA Studied Exercise Physiology at Baylor University. Her cousin (her paternal grandmother s niece) Dannette Young substituted for Flo-Jo in the 1988 Olympic m heats, so was awarded a gold medal won by USA in the final WILLIAMS Chrishuna (USA) (24y) Third in 2016 US Olympic Trials, yet only moved up to 800m from 400m in pb: 1: pb: 52.02i -17, ht OLY NCAA 2013; 4 NCAA 2015 (indoors & out); 3 US Studied Life Science at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ALFONSO Yenisquel (VEN) (22y) Full name-yenisquel Milagros Alfonso Marcano 400 pb: H pb: Venezuelan 400/400H 2016 CARDONA Bryannill (VEN) (20y) 400 pb: H pb: ht WJC ; ht World Youth 2013 MONGES Odellani (VEN) (25y) SIMANCAS Maria (VEN) (20y) 400 pb: ht World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014 (2016-ht); 3 Youth Olympic Games B Venezuelan youth & junior 2014 MAJOR TEAM HONOURS For quick reference, here is a simple list of reigning relay champions, world leaders and new record holders. The team members who were entered for Nassau 2017 are in bold MEN 4 x 100 Metres BAH 2013 CAC Champions Adrian Griffith, Jamial Rolle, Trevorvano Mackey, Shavez Hart CAN 2015 World Lead (38.15) Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse CHN 2014 Asian Games Champions Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng 2015 Asian Champions Chen Shiwei, Mo Youxue, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng CIV 2015 African Games Champions Christopher Naliali, Wilfried Koffi, Arthur Gue Cissé, Ben Youssef Meité ECU 2015 South American Champions Anderson Quinter, Jhon Valencia, Franklin Nazareno, Alex Quiñónez GBR 2016 European Champions James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, James Ellington, Chijindu Ujah JAM 2014 Commonwealth Champions Jason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt 2015 World Champions Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt 2015 NACAC Champions Mario Forsythe, Jason Livermore, Oshane Bailey, Sheldon Mitchell 2016 Olympic Champions Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt JPN 2015 World Student Games Champions Kazuma Oseto, Takuya Nagata, Tatsuro Suwa, Kotaro Taniguchi RSA 2016 African Champions Emile Erasmus, Wayde van Niekerk, Gift Leotlela, Akani Simbine USA 2015 IWR Winners Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions BeeJay Lee, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, Remontay McClain 4 x 200 Metres JAM 2015 IWR Winners Nickel Ashmeade, Rasheed Dwyer, Jason Livermore, Warren Weir CAN 2017 World Lead (1:19.91) Gavin Smellie, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown 4 x 400 Metres BEL 2016 European Champions Julien Watrin, Jonathan Borlée, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée BOT 2016 African Champions Karabo Sibanda, Thebe Baboloki, Onkabetse Nkobolo, Leaname Maotoanong DOM 2015 World Student Games Champions Juander Santos, Gustavo Cuesta, Máximo Mercedes, Luguelín Santos GBR/ENG 2014 Commonwealth Champions Conrad Williams, Michael Bingham, Daniel Awde, Matthew Hudson-Smith JPN 2014 Asian Games Champions Yuzo Kanemaru, Kenji Fujimitsu, Shota Iizuka, Nobuya Kato KEN 2015 African Games Champions Raymond Kibet, Alex Sampao, Kiprono Kosgei, Boniface Mweresa POL 2017 European Indoor Champions Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Przemysław Waściński, Rafał Omelko QAT 2015 Asian Champions Femi Ogunode, Abdulrahman Musaeb Balla, Mohamed El Nour Mohamed, Abdalelah Haroun TTO 2013 CAC Champions Rennie Quow, Emanuel Mayers, Machel Cedenio, Jarrin Solomon 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions Rennie Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Emanuel Mayers, Machel Cedenio USA 2016 World Indoor Champions Kyle Clemons, Calvin Smith, Chris Giesting, Vernon Norwood 2015 IWR Winners David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt 2015 NACAC Champions Clayton Parros, Calvin Smith, Marcus Chambers, James Harris 2016 Olympic Champions Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt 2017 World Lead (3:01.74) (Texas A&M) Richard Rose, Fred Kerley, Devin Dixon, Mylik Kerley VEN 2015 South American Champions Alberth Bravo, José Meléndez, Alberto Aguilar, Freddy Mezones 4 x 800 Metres USA 2015 IWR Winners Duane Solomon, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom, Robby Andrews

26 N A S S A U T E A M H O N O U R S 25 WOMEN 4 x 100 Metres CHN 2014 Asian Games Champions Tao Yujia, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli 2015 Asian Champions Tao Yujia, Yuan Qiqi, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli JAM 2013 CAC Champions Elaine Thompson, Nadine Palmer, Aleen Bailey, Sheri-Ann Brooks 2014 Commonwealth Champions Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2015 IWR Winners Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell-Brown 2015 World Champions Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce KAZ 2015 World Student Games Champions Anastasiya Tulapina, Svetlana Ivanchukova, Yuliya Rakhmanova, Viktoriya Zyabkina NED 2016 European Champions Jamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, Tessa Van Schagen, Naomi Sedney NGR 2015 African Games Champions Cecilia Francis, Blessing Okagbare, Ngozi Onwumere, Lauretta Ozoh RSA 2016 African Champions Tebogo Mamathu, Alyssa Conley, Tamzin Thomas, Carina Horn USA 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions Barbara Pierre, Lekeisha Lawson, Morolake Akinosun, Kaylin Whitney 2015 NACAC Champions Barbara Pierre, Lekeisha Lawson, Dezerea Bryant, Kyra Jefferson 2016 Olympic Champions Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie 2017 World Lead (42.12) (Oregon) Makenzie Dunmore, Deajah Stevens, Hannah Cunliffe, Ariana Washington VEN 2015 South American Champions Lexabeth Hidalgo, Magdalena Mendoza, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto 4 x 200 Metres NGR 2015 IWR Winners Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan, Christy Udoh Mixed 2015 World Lead (1:28.77) Desiree Henry GBR, Anyika Onuora GBR, Tianna Bartoletta USA, Dafne Schippers NED 4 x 400 Metres BRA 2015 South American Champions Vanusa dos Santos, Liliane Cristina Barbosa, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima CHN 2015 Asian Champions Huang Guifen, Cheng Chong, Chen Jingwen, Yang Huizhen GBR 2016 European Champions Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies IND 2014 Asian Games Champions Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur, Machettira Raju Poovamma JAM 2014 Commonwealth Champions Christine Day, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Stephenie Ann McPherson POL 2017 European Indoor Champions Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub, Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty RSA 2016 African Champions Jeanelle Griesel, Wenda Nel, Justine Palframan, Caster Semenya TTO 2013 CAC Champions Shawna Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Romona Modeste, Alena Brooks USA 2015 IWR Winners Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory 2015 Pan-Am Games Champions Shamier Little, Kyra Jefferson, Shakima Wimbley, Kendall Baisden 2015 NACAC Champions Kala Funderburk, Charonda Williams, Tiffany Williams, Courtney Okolo 2016 Olympic Champions Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix 2016 World Indoor Champions Natasha Hastings, Quanera Hayes, Courtney Okolo, Ashley Spencer 2017 World Lead (3:26.07) (Oregon) Hannah Waller, Elexis Guster, Makenzie Dunmore, Raevyn Rogers 4 x 800 Metres USA 2015 IWR Winners Chanelle Price, Maggie Vessey, Molly Ludlow, Alysia Montaño