Women`s

World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists
Women’s 100 Metres
Starts: Sunday, August 23
105
57
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
ALVES Adriana ANG
19y
(Days)
Born
342d
1995
2015 Best
Personal Best
12.20
12.20 -15
12.07w -15. 7 Portuguese 100 2014 // In 2015: 3 Lisbon 100 (May 9)
24y 338d 1990
11.26
11.11 -14 NR
Oceanian record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 23.12 -13 (23.29 -15). sf WJC 100 2008; 1 Pacific Schools Games 100 2008; 8 WSG 100 2009; 8 IAAF Continental
Cup 100 2010/2014 (8 200 2014); sf COM 100 2010/2014; ht OLY 100 2012; ht WCH 100/200 2013; sf COM 100 2015. 1 Australian 100/200 2012 (1 100
2010/2015). Coach-Matt Beckenham
In 2015: 1 Canberra 60/100 (Jan 9); 3 Canberra 200 (Feb 7); 1 Perth 100/200; 1 Australian Capital Territory 200; 1 Canberra 100/200 (Mar 7); 1 Sydney Classic
100 (2 200); 1 Melbourne Challenge 100; 1 Australian 100 (3 200); 1 Hiroshima 100; 1 Fukuroi 200; 5 Kawasaki 100; 1 Canberra 100 (Jun 7); 1 Hobart 100; 1
Chiba Juntendo 100 (3 100)
116
BREEN Melissa AUS
144
FERGUSON Sheniqua BAH
25y
270d
1989
11.21
11.07 -12
2008 World Junior Champion at 200m. Led off Bahamas silver-winning sprint relay team at the 2009 World Championships
200 pb: 22.64 -12 (23.03 -15). sf World Youth 100 2005 (ht 200); 2 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2006; 1 WJC 200 2008 (2006-8); qf OLY 200
2008; 2 WCH 4x100 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); sf WCH 200 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 4 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014; sf COM 100
2014. 1 Bahamian 100 2013/2015. No relation to Debbie Ferguson
In 2015: 1 Auburn Classic 100; 1 Athens GA 100; 1 Auburn 100; dq IAAF Relays 4x200; 7 Clermont Elite 2 100; 7 Montverde 100; 1 Bahamian 100 (2 200); 6sf
Pan-Am Games 200
168
SANTOS Rosângela BRA
24y
244d
1990
11.04
11.04 -15
Anchored Brazil to fourth place in the 2008 Olympic 4x100 (at age 17)
200 pb: 22.77 -15. 1 South American junior 100 2007; 4 World Youth 200 2007; 3 WJC 4x100 2008 (4 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2008; 5 WSG 100 2011; sf WCH 100
2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 (2015-4); 1 Ibero-American 100 2012; sf OLY 100 2012. 1 Brazilian 100 2008/2012/2015 (1 200 2012)
In 2015: 3 Florida Relays 100 ‘B’; 1 Coral Gables 100; 3 Azusa Clay 100; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Brazilian 100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100; 4 Birmingham
Diamond 200; 3 Oslo Diamond 100; 4 Pan-Am Games 100/4x100
196
EFTIMOVA Inna BUL
QBR
27y
62d
1988
11.34
11.20 -11
Two medals at 2007 European Juniors // 200 pb: 22.94 -08 (23.35 -15). ht World Youth 100/200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; 2 EJC 100 2007 (3 200); ht WCH
100 2007; qf OLY 200 2008 (ht 100); sf EIC 60 2009; ht ECH 100 2010; 1 Balkan 200 2014; sf ECH 100/200 2014. 1 Bulgarian 100/200 2008/2011 (1 100
2014). 1 Bulgarian indoor 60 2007/2015. Failed a doping control test at the 2011 World Championships, suspended for two years 2012-2014
In 2015: 2 Balkan indoor 60; 5sf EIC 60; 2 Rieti 100/200 (May 9/10); 1 Gavardo 100; 1 Romanian International Champs 100/200; 1 L'Aquila 100; 1 Orvieto 100;
2 Rieti 200 (Jun 7); 1 Bulgarian 100/200; 1 ETCh 2nd League 100 ‘C’; 1 Plovdiv 100 (3 200) (Jun 28); 1 Orvieto 200 (3 200); 1 Stara Zagora 100; 3 Balkan 100
(6 200)
31y
94d 1984
11.11
10.77 -04 NR
Double sprint finalist at the Athens Olympics // 200 pb: 22.36w, 22.51 -04 (22.90 -15). 1 EJC 100/200 2003; 4 OLY 100 2004 (5 200); 1 EIC 200 2005; qf WCH
100 2007; sf OLY 100 2008 (qf 200); 7 WCH 100 2011 (sf 200); 8 WIC 60 2012 (2008/2010-sf); 1 ECH 100 2012 (sf 200); sf OLY 100/200 2012; 3 EIC 60 2013
(2015-df); sf WCH 100/200 2013; 5 ECH 100 2014 (sf 200). Father-Miroslav Lalov ran 10.4 for 100m in 1966 and was Bulgarian Champion at 200m that year,
mother-Lilya was a pentathlete. She broke her right femur while warming up to compete at the 2005 Athens Grand Prix. Coach-Roberto Bonomi, (formerly
Konstantin Milanov), she married Italian sprinter Simone Collio in Rieti on September 23, 2013
In 2015: 5sf EIC 60; 1 Rieti 100/200; 4 Marseille 100; 2 Montreuil 200; 6 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 ETCh 2nd League 100/200; 1 Plovdiv 200; 4 Tomblaine 100; 7
Székesfehérvár 100
197
LALOVA Ivet BUL
203
BINGHAM Khamica CAN
21y
67d
1994
11.13
11.13 -15
2015 Canadian Champion at 100m // 11.00w -15. 200 pb: 22.84 -15. 5 World Youth 100 2011 (5 Medley Relay); 4 WJC 100 2012; 6 WCH 4x100 2013; 7 COM
100 2014 (4 4x100); 6 Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (3 4x100). 1 Canadian 100 2015. Coaches-Desai Williams (1 COM 4x100 1986) & Frank Bucca
In 2015: 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Clermont Elite 2 100; 1 Clermont 200 (May 16); 1 Windsor ON 100; 1 Guelph 200; 2 Halifax 100/200; 2 Burnaby 200; 3 Rabat
100; 1 Canadian 100 (3 200); 3 Edmonton Classic 100; 6 Pan-Am Games 100 (3 4x100)
211
HYACINTHE Kimberly CAN
26y
146d
1989
11.31
11.31 -15
2013 World Student Games Champion at 200m // 11.24w -15. 200 pb: 22.56w -15, 22.78 -13 (22.86 -15). sf World Youth 100/200 2005; sf WJC 200 2006/2008;
1 WSG 4x400 2009; 2 Francophone Games 200 2009; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2010; 1 WSG 200 2013; sf WCH 200 2013; 7
COM 200 2014 (4 4x100); 6 Pan-Am Games 200 2015 (3 4x100). 1 Canadian 200 2015. Coaches-Desai Williams & Anthony Cleary
In 2015: 1 Miramar 200; 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont Elite 2 200 ‘B’ (6 100); 2 Windsor ON 100; 2 Guelph 200; 5 Burnaby 200; 1 Canadian 200 (3 100); 3
Edmonton Classic 200; 6 Pan-Am Games 200 (3 4x100)
213
EMMANUEL Crystal CAN
23y
267d
1991
11.27
11.27 -15
2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze // 11.16w -13. 200 pb: 22.83w -15, 22.89 -13 (22.92 -15). sf WJC 200 2010; sf OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 1
Francophone Games 200 2013; sf COM 100/200 2014 (4 4x100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015. 1 Canadian 100/200 2011 (1 200 2012). Coach-Desai
Williams (1 COM 4x100 1986). Ex-Barbados. Coach-Desai Williams (6 OLY 100 1988)
In 2015: 1 Ontario indoor 200; 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont Elite 2 100 ‘B’; 3 Clermont 200; 1 Halifax 200 (3 100); 4 Burnaby 200; 2 Canadian 100/200; 4
Edmonton Classic 200; 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 (sf 100)
22y
11d 1993
11.33
11.33 -15 NR
Chilean record holder at 100m & 200m. Double sprint silver at 2015 South American Championships
200 pb: 22.95 -15. sf WJC 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 5 South American Games 100/200 2014; 2 South American 100/200 2015
In 2015: 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Mar 28); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Mar 28); 1 Santiago de Chile 100 (Apr 9); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Apr 11); 1
Chilean 100; 3 Medellín Restrepo 100; 2 South American 100/200 (3 4x100); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Jun 27); 8sf Pan-Am Games 100 (5sf 200)
227
JIMÉNEZ Isidora CHI
252
WEI Yongli CHN
23y
314d
1991
11.32
11.29 -13
2014 Asian Games Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 23.21 -13 (23.76 -15). 2 Asian Champs 100/4x100 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; sf WIC 60
2012/2014; 1 Asian Games 100/4x100 2014 (2 200); 3 Asian Champs 100 2015 (1 4x100). 2 Chinese National Games 100 2013
In 2015: 4 Kawasaki 100; 7 Shanghai Diamond 100; 6 Beijing Challenge 100; 3 Asian Champs 100 (1 4x100); 3 Chinese Grand Prix Final 200; 1 Sapporo
Nambu 100
270
27y 363d 1987
10.81
10.81 -15 NR
Reigning World Championship silver medallist at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 22.24 -13 (22.29 -15). 2 WIC 60 2012/2014; 6 OLY 200 2012 (7 100); 2 WCH
100/200 2013; 1 African Champs 200 2014 (2 100). 1 NCAA indoor 200 2009 (5 60); 4 NCAA 100 2009 (7 100). Born-Abidjan (CIV), moved Paris age 2 then
the USA at age 12. Graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Criminal Law. Partner/phisiotherapist-Robert Skotheim, their main home is Oslo.
Coach-Allan Powell
In 2015: 4 / 4 wins indoors at 60m, including New York & Birmingham; 1 Austin 200; 2 Doha Diamond 200; 1 Oslo Diamond 100; 5 Paris Diamond 100; 3
Lausanne Diamond 200; 3 London Diamond 100
AHOURÉ Murielle CIV
271
TA LOU Marie Josée CIV
26y
275d
1988
11.06
11.06 -15
200 pb: 22.78 -14 (22.85 -15). 6 African Games 200 2011 (7 100); 3 African Champs 200 2012 (4 100); 8 WSG 200 2013; 2 African Champs 200 2014 (3 100);
4 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014 (5 200)
In 2015: 1 Montgeron 100; 1 Dakar Challenge 100; 1 Vanves 100; 1 Marseille 100; 1 Montreuil 200; 2 Rabat 100; 2 Turku 100; 1 Tomblaine 100; 6 Paris
Diamond 100; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; 1 French 100/200
22y
88d 1993
12.30
12.29 -13 NR
Cook Islands record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 25.13 -13 (25.53 -15). ht WJC 100 2010; 1 Oceanian junior JT 2010 (3 100); ht COM 100
2010/2014; ht WCH 100 2011/2013; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 100 2012; ht WIC 60 2014; ht COM 100/200 2014
In 2015: 2 Brisbane Boyd 100 ‘B’/200 ‘B’; 3 Brisbane Nunn 200 ‘B’; 1 Brisbane 100 ‘B’; 2 Queensland State 200 ‘B’; 2 Melbourne Challenge 100 ‘B’ (6 100); 4
Gold Coast 200 (5 100) (Jun 21); 7 Gold Coast 100/200 (Jun 28); 6 Pacific Games 200 (7 200)
274
TAEA Patricia COK
280
LOPES Lidiane CPV
20y
354d
1994
12.56
12.56 -15
26y
67d
1989
11.36
11.36 -15
ht World Youth 200 2011; dq/ht WJC 100 2012 (false start)
In 2015: Vernon 100
301
PAPAIOANNOU Ramona CYP
QBR
Cyrpriot record holder at 60m // 200 pb: 23.19 -15. 1 Small States of Europe Games 100 2011/2013 (1 200 2013); ht EIC 60 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; sf COM
100/200 2014; sf ECH 200 2014 (ht 100)
In 2015: 1 Haniá 100 (May 23); 1 Kalamáta 100; 2 Haniá 100/200 (Jun 6); 2 ETCh 2nd League 100; 1 Cypriot 100/200; 2 Balkan 100/200
313
LANDAZURI Narcisa ECU
22y
38d
1993
11.30
11.30 -15
Full name-Marisol Narcisa Landazuri // 200 pb: 23.49 -15. 2 Ibero-American 200 2014 (5 100). 2 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015
In 2015: 2 Quito 100; 2 Cuenca 100/200; 2 Ecuadorian 100/200; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 2 Medellín Restrepo 100; 1 Cartagena 100; 7 South American 100 (4
4x100); 6sf Pan-Am Games 100 (7ht 200)
19y 206d 1996
10.99
10.99 -15 NR
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. Still a junior
200 pb: 22.59w, 22.84 -15. 2 World Youth 200 2013 (3 100); ht WCH 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (3 200); 2 South American Games 100/200 2014; 1 South
American junior 100/200 2015; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (4 200). 1 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015. Nickname-“La Gacela” (gazelle)
In 2015: 1 Cuenca 100/200; 1 Ecuadorian 100/200; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’ (team set NRs in heat & final); 1 Medellín Restrepo 100; 1 South American junior
100/200; 7 New York Diamond 200; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 200)
Eight Ecuadorian records so far in 2015 – 100m: 11.17, 11.09, 11.09, 10.99 (also a South American record); 200m: 23.08, 22.84; 4x100: 44.24, 44.14
314
TENORIO Ángela ECU
381
JONAS Lihen FSM
16y
303d
1998
13.66
13.66 -15
394
PHILIP Asha GBR
24y
300d
1990
11.10
11.10 -15
First leg for British relay team which broke the 34 year-old British record when winning at Zürich 2014, and then again at the Zürich Diamond League
200 pb: 23.07w , 23.34 -13. 4 WJC 100 2006; 1 World Youth 100 2007; 1 EJC 4x100 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; 5 EIC 60 2013; 5 ETCh 100 2013; sf
WCH 100 2013; 4 WIC 60 2014 (2012-sf); 4 COM 100 2014 (3 4x100); 1 ECH 4x100 2014 (sf 100). 1 AAA under-15 indoor 60 2005 & under-17 indoor 2006; 1
UK junior 100 2007; 1 UK 100 2013/2014. She studied Drama at Kingston University. She is still a coach for Mini Trampolining but has not competed at that
sport since she ruptured her knee in 2007. Coach-Steve Fudge
In 2015: 3 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Hengelo 100 (pb 11.10); 1 Bedford Games 100; 5 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 ETCh 100; 8sf UK 100 (injured)
417
MEVONG Marlén GEQ
25y
114d
1990
12.35
12.35 -15
1985
11.10
11.02 -13
Her legal personal best of 12.35 is only 0.01 outside the Equatoguinean record of Teresa Mangue Eyene
12.34w -13. ht Francophone Games 200 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; ht African Champs 100 2014
In 2015: 7 Spanish Clubs 100; 1 Barcelona 100 (Jun 17); 4 Barcelona 100 (Jul 15); 2 Mataro 100; 4 Gijon 100
421
SAILER Verena GER
29y
309d
(Sailer is pronounced like “Sigh-La”)
2010 European Champion at 100m
6 EJC 100 2003; 5 WJC 100 2004; 1 under-23 ECH 100 2007 (2005-3); sf WIC 60 2008; 8 ECP 100 2008; 5 OLY 4x100 2008; 3 EIC 60 2009/2015 (2007-sf,
2013-7); sf WCH 100 2009/2013 (2007-qf); 3 WCH 4x100 2009 (2013-4); 1 ECH 100 2010 (2006-sf, 2012-6); 1 ECH 4x100 2012; sf OLY 100 2012; 8 WIC 60
2014; 3 ETCh 100 2014 (2010-7). 1 German 100 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2013 & indoor 60 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Former gymnast
Her partner is the world class pole vaulter Tobias Scherbarth
In 2015: 1 German indoor 60; 3 EIC 60; dq Rabat 100; 1 Bottrop 100; 1 Mannheim 100 (Jun 27); 2 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5 Lucerne 100; 1 German 100; 1
Mannheim 100 (Aug 8)
423
HAASE Rebekka GER
22y
231d
1993
11.21
11.21 -15
Twice German Champion at 200m indoors & out // 200 pb: 22.95 -15. 8 Youth Olympic Games 100 2010; 6 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100 2014; sf EIC 60 2015.
1 German 200 2014/2015 (1 indoor 200 2014/2015)
In 2015: 1 Berlin/Brand indoor 60/200; 1 Mid-German indoor 60/200; 1 South German indoor 60/200; 1 German indoor 200 (3 60); 5sf EIC 60; 3 IAAF Relays
4x200; 1 Clermont 100 (May 16); 1 Clermont Elite 2 200; 4 Weinheim 100; 2 Regensburg Sparkassen 100/200; 1 German under-23 100/200; 5 ETCh 200 (3
4x100); 2 Mannheim 200 (Jun 28); 1 under-23 ECH 100/200; 1 German 200 (2 100); 4 Mannheim 100 (Aug 8)
426
LÜCKENKEMPER Gina GER
18y
272d
1996
11.25
11.25 -15
2015 European Junior Champion at 200m // 100 pb: 11.25 -15. 200 pb: 22.41w, 23.04 -15. sf WJC 200 2012; 5 World Youth 200 2013; 8 WJC 200 2014 (3
4x100); 1 EJC 200 2015
In 2015: 1 Pliezhausen 300; 1 Weinheim 200; 1 Regensburg Sparkassen 200; 1 Mannheim junior 200 (Jun 28); 1 EJC 200 (22.41w); 1 Mannheim 100 ‘C’ (Aug
8)
457
TUGADE Regine GUM
17y
205d
1998
12.26
12.26 -15 NR
Guamanian record holder at 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 25.20 -15. 3 Oceanian junior 200 2014; 5 Oceanian youth 200 2015 (7 100, 8 LJ)
In 2015: 5 Oceanian youth 200 (7 100, 8 LJ); 8ht World Youth 200
505
33y 187d 1982
11.14
11.13 -06 NR
2008 World Indoor bronze at 60m. British Virgin Islander record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m
11.02w -06. 200 pb: 22.98 -07. 400 pb: 55.33 -13. LJ pb: 6.17i -06, 6.06 -05. TJ pb: 11.93i -06. 5 COM 100 2006 (2002-sf); 1 Central American & Caribbean
Games 100 2006/2010 & Champs 2009; 4 Pan-Am Games 100 2007; 3 WIC 60 2008 (2010-6, 2014-sf); qf OLY 100 2008 (2012-ht); sf WCH 100 2009
(2005/2007-qf, 2013-ht) Graduate of Speech Pathology and Communicative Therapy from the University of Alabama. She collects stamps
In 2015: Full indoor season at 55m & 60m (best of 7.28); 2 Coral Gables 100; 2 Clermont 100 ‘B’; 2 Port of Spain Hampton Games 100; 2 Montverde 100 ‘C’; 1
Trinidadian 100 ‘B’; 1 US Clubs 100; 4sf Pan-Am Games 100; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 100
HARRIGAN Tahesia IVB
508
CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica JAM
33y
98d
1982
10.99
10.76 -11
Captain of Jamaican women’s team in Beijing
Seven medals across four Olympic Games including three golds
200 pb: 21.74 -08 (22.61 -15). 400 pb: 52.25 -11 (53.53 -15). 2 OLY 4x100 2000; 1 WJC 100/200 2000 (2 4x100); 2 COM 100/4x100 2002; 1 OLY 200/4x100
2004 (3 100); 2 WCH 100/4x100 2005 (4 200); 2 COM 200 2006; 1 WCH 100 2007 (2 200/4x100); 1 OLY 200 2008; 2 WCH 200 2009 (4 100); 1 WIC 60 2010;
1 WCH 200 2011 (2 100/4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012 (4 200, 2 4x100); 5 WIC 60 2014; 2 COM 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican 100 2002/2004/2005/2007 (1 200
2004/2005/2007). Studied Marketing & Management at the University of Arkansas. Married Omar Brown (2006 Commonwealth Champion at 200m) on
November 3, 2007
In 2015: 1 University of Central Florida Invitational 400; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (2 4x200); 4 Shanghai Diamond 100; 1 Beijing Challenge 200; 2 Oslo Diamond
100; 3 Jamaican 100/200; 1 Székesfehérvár 100; 2 Lucerne 200; 1 Atlanta 100/200
28y 237d 1986
10.74
10.70 -12 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
Twice Olympic Champion at 100m. Reigning World Champion at 60m, 100m, 200m & 4x100m
200 pb: 22.09 -12 (22.37 -15). 400 pb: 54.93 -11 (55.67 -15). 1 OLY 100 2008/2012; 1 WCH 100/4x100 2009; 4 WCH 100 2011 (2 4x100); 2 OLY 200/4x100
2012; 1 WCH 100/200/4x100 2013; 1 COM 4x100 2014. 1 Jamaican 100 2009/2012/2015 (1 200 2010/2012/2013). Ran in heat of 2007 World 4x100, so
awarded a silver medal won by Jamaica in the final. Her mother Maxine was a sprinter and long jumper . Married Jason Pryce on January 7, 2011. Coach
(since 2006)-Stephen Francis
In 2015: 1 Kingston Jackson 60; 4 University of West Indies Invitational; 1 Kingston Classic 200; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 5 Shanghai Diamond
100; 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Jamaican 100; 1 Paris Diamond 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100; She told us in Paris that would defend her world 200m title in
Beijing on the advice of her coach who “believes that I strayed a bit from my explosive start” – but she has still been listed for that event here
510
FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann JAM
518
SIMPSON Sherone JAM
31y
8d
1984
10.95
10.82 -06
Medals at three successive Olympic Games. New Pan-American Champion at 100m in 10.95 – her best result in years (and from lane 8)
200 pb: 22.00 -06 (22.62 -15). 400 pb: 51.25 -08 (54.66 -15). 2 Pan-Am Junior 100 2003; 2 Central American junior 100 2003; 1 WJC 4x100 2002; 6 OLY 100
2004 (1 4x100); 6 WCH 100 2005 (2 4x100); 1 COM 200/4x100 2006; 1 WCP 100/4x100 2006; =2 OLY 100 2008 (6 200); 8 WCH 200 2011 (2 4x100); 2 OLY
4x100 2012 (sf 200); 1 Pan-Am Games 100. 1 Jamaican 100 2010. Born-Manchester, Jamaica
Failed a doping control test for an amphetamine in 2013 and banned by Jamaica for 18 months. She successfully appealed the length of the ban to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport, who allowed agreed to reduce her period of ineligibility to six months on the basis that a contaminated food supplement was to blame
In 2015: 3 Kingston GC Foster ‘B’; 2 Kingston Classic 200; 2 IAAF Relays 4x200; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 7 Hengelo 100; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike
200; 5 Rome Diamond 200; 3 Marseille 100; 4 Montreuil 200; 3 New York Diamond 200; 2 Jamaican 200 (4 100); 2 Edmonton Classic 100; 1 Pan-Am Games
100
519
MORRISON Natasha JAM
22y
276d
1992
11.03
11.03 -15
200 pb: 23.08 -13 (23.28 -15). 5 Pan-American junior 100 2011. Surprise second at 2015 Jamaican Championships 100m ahead of Campbell-Brown, Simpson,
Stewart, Calvert
In 2015: 2 Kingston GC Foster 200 ‘B’; 3 University of West Indies Invitational 200 ‘B’; 2 Kingston Classic 100; 1ht IAAF Relays 4x100 (replaced in final by V.
Campbell-Brown); 5 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 2 Cayman Invitational 100; 1 Kingston All-Comers 2 200 ‘B’; 2 Kingston All-Comers 3 100; 1 Kingston
All-Comers 4 200; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5 100; 2 Jamaican 100; 7 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Lignano 100; 2 Lucerne 100; 3 Stockholm Diamond 100
27y
54d 1988
11.25
11.21 -10 NR
Multiple sprint titles at Asian Games & Championships. Japanese record holder at both sprints. 13x Japanese Champion at 100m or 200m
11.16w -11. 200 pb: 22.89 -10 (23.11 -15). sf World Youth 100/200 2005; sf WJC 100 2006; ht OLY 100 2008; qf WCH 100 2009 (ht 200); 1 Asian Champs 100
2009/2015 & 200 2011; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 1 Asian Games 100/200 2010; sf WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 100/200 2012; 2 Asian Champs 100 2013; ht
WCH 200 2013; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (3 200/4x100). 1 Japanese 100 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (7x) & 200 2009/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015
(6x)
In 2015: 1 Queensland State 100; 3 Sydney Classic 100; 1 Hiroshima 200; dq/ht IAAF Relays 4x100; 4 Kawasaki 200; 1 Asian Champs 100 (2 4x100); 1
Japanese 100/200; 5ht Madrid 100; 6 Lucerne 100; 2 Heusden 100
534
FUKUSHIMA Chisato JPN
551
SAFRONOVA Olga KAZ
554
ZYABKINA Viktoriya KAZ
23y 289d 1991
11.20
11.12 -12 NR
(Née Bludova)
Kazakh record holder at 100m. 2014 Asian Games Champion at 200m
200 pb: 22.85 -14 (23.46 -15). ht WJC 100/200 2008; 4 Asian Champs 200 2011 (7 100); ht WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 7 WSG 100 2013; ht WCH 200
2013; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014 (2010-3); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (7 100); 1 Asian Games 200 2014 (3 100, 2 4x100); 2 Asian Champs 200
2014 (4 100)
In 2015: 6 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 6 Kawasaki 200; 6 Beijing Challenge 200; 2 Asian Champs 200 (4 100); 2 Kazakh 100/200; 1 Almaty 100
22y
350d
1992
11.20
11.20 -15
Treble sprint gold at 2015 World Student Games // 200 pb: 22.77 -15. 400 pb: 51.67 -12. ht World Youth 100 2009; 3 Asian junior 200 2010; ht WCH 200 2011;
3 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 1 Asian Champs 200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (7 200, 2 4x100);
1 Asian Champs 200 2015 (2 100); 1 WSG 100/200/4x100 2015. 1 Kazakh 100/200 2011. Student of Physical Training & SPort at Kazakh National University in
Almaty
In 2015: 6 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 Kazakh Cup 100/200; 1 Asian Champs 200 (2 100); 1 Kazakh 100/200; 1 Bangkok 100; 1 Pathumthani 100; 1 WSG
100/200/4x100
590
SBAITY Aziza LIB
23y
277d
1991
11.91
11.91 -15
200 pb: 25.02 -15. ht WJC 100 2010; ht WIC 60 2014; 5 Arab 200 2015 (7 100)
In 2015: 5 Arab 200 (7 100); 7sf Asian Champs 100 (ht 200); 1 Lebanese 100; 1 Lebanese Clubs 100/200
20y 264d 1994
1169
1169 -15 NR
Member of Cardiff AC in Wales whose father is Maltese. She has effectively had dual citizenship with Great Britain since birth but never competed for Britain, so
was cleared by the IAAF to compete for Malta from February 18, 2015 – and is now Maltese record holder at indoor 60m, 100m, indoor 200m
2 English Schools 200 2011; 8 UK 200 2014; 2 British Universities 100/200 2015 (representing Cardiff Metropolitan University); 1 Small States of Europe
Games 100/200 2015. Coach-Matt Elias
In 2015: 3 Welsh indoor 60; 7sf UK indoor 60; 2sf British Universities indoor 200; 2 British Universities 100/200; 1 Small States of Europe Games 100/200; 2
ETCh 3rd League 100 (4 200)
612
WINGFIELD Charlotte MLT
620
SAMUEL Jamile NED
23y
118d
1992
11.25
11.12 -14
Sprint triple bronze at 2010 World Junior Championships, then double European Junior silver (behind Jodie Williams) in 2011
200 pb: 22.72 -14 (22.95 -15). sf WJC 100/200 2008; 3 EJC 4x100 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/4x100 2010; 2 EJC 100/200 2011; sf WIC 60 2014 (2012-ht); 6 ECH
200 2014; 7 EIC 60 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Dutch 200 2011/2015
In 2015: 2 Dutch indoor 60; 7 EIC 60; 1 Hoorn 100; 4 Hengelo 100; 1 European Clubs Cup 200; 1 Vught 200; 5 Rabat 100; 1 ETCh 1st League 4x100 ‘B’ (1st
overall); 1 Zeulenroda 100/200; 1 Mannheim 100/200; 2 London Diamond 4x100; 1 Dutch 200 (2 100)
23y
66d 1992
10.92
10.92 -15 NR
Reigning European Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m
She has for the moment opted for sprinting over heptathloning (“SPRINT it is. A very tough decision” she tweeted on June 3, 2015)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.03 -14 (22.09 -15); LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.59. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14
1 WJC 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 4 EIC 60 2013 (2011-sf); 1 under-23
ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH heptathlon 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (3 100).; 1 EIC 60 2015 1 Dutch 100
2011/2012/2015 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor 60/LJ; Total of 4/5 wins indoors at 60m including EIC gold (her only loss when dq for false start in Karlsruhe);; 1 Clermont 100; 1
Gainesville 200 (2 100H ‘B’); 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 150/LJ; dnf Hoorn 100H (fell); 1 Hengelo 100 (Dutch record 10.94); dnf Götzis (with a sore knee
after six events when she had been lying second); 1 ETCh 1st League 100/200/4x100; 4 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Lausanne Diamond 200; 2 Monaco Diamond
200; 2 London Diamond 4x100; 1 London Diamond 100 (Dutch record 10.92) (2 4x100); 1 Dutch 100
622
SCHIPPERS Dafne NED
624
SEDNEY Naomi NED
QBR
20y
247d
1994
11.34
11.34 -15
200 pb: 23.71 -15. 6 WJC 4x100 2012; 3 EJC 4x100 2013. 3 Dutch 100 2015
In 2015: 3 Dutch indoor 200 (4 60); 1 Clermont 100; 3 Gainesville 200 (1 100 ‘C’); 1 Krommenie 100; 5 Hengelo 100; 1 Oordegem Putbos 100 (2 200); 1
Zoetermeer 100; 2 Leiden 100 (3 100); 1 ETCh 1st League 4x100 ‘B’ (1st overall); 2 Nivelles 100; 7 Velenje 200; 4 under-23 ECH 100; 2 London Diamond
4x100; 3 Dutch 100 (4 200)
26y 315d 1988
10.80
10.79 -13 NR
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)
10.75w -13. 200 pb: 22.23 -14 (22.67 -15). LJ pb: 7.14w, 7.00 -13. TJ pb: 14.13 -08. dnq WJC LJ/TJ 2006; 3 OLY LJ 2008 (2012-dnq); dnq WCH LJ 2009; 1
African 100/LJ/4x100 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010 (6 LJ); 5 WCH 100 2011 (dnq LJ); 1 African Games LJ 2011 (2 100); 8 OLY 100 2012; 2 WCH LJ
2013 (3 200, 6 100); 1 COM 100/200 2014 (2 4x100); 1 African Champs 100 2014. 1 Nigerian 100 2009/2010/2011/2014, 200 2014, LJ 2007/2008/2009/2011,
TJ 2007. 1 NCAA 100/LJ & indoor 60/LJ 2010. Coach-John Smith. 1.80 tall
She married Nigerian international footballer Igho Otegheri in Sapele (southern Nigeria) on November 7, 2014
In 2015: 5 Mt SAC Relays 400 (pb 53.34); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 (7 4x100); 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Shanghai Diamond 100; 4 Eugene Diamond
100; 2 New York Diamond 200; 2 Paris Diamond 100; 4 Lausanne Diamond; dq Monaco Diamond 200; 2 London Diamond 100
637
OKAGBARE Blessing NGR
646
OKPARAEBO Ezinne NOR
27y
170d
1988
11.19
11.10 -12 NR
Norwegian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 23.30 -12 (23.95 -15). ht EJC 100 2005; sf WJC 100 2006 (ht 200); 1 EJC 100 2007; sf WIC
2008/2014; qf OLY 100 2008; 2 EIC 60 2009 (2007-ht, 2011-3, 2013-6, 2015-4); 2 ETCh 100 2010 (2013-7); 4 ECH 100 2010/2012 (2014-sf); sf WCH 100
2011/2013 (2009-qf); sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200). 1 Norwegian 100 2005-2015. Born-Nigeria, she came to Norway aged 9
Her younger sister Chiamaka Okparaebo is an international triple jumper (for Norway)
In 2015: 4 EIC 60; 1 Oordegem IFAM 100/200; 1 Florø 100; 8 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 ETCh 100 ‘B’ (7th overall); 2 Sopot 100; 4ht Madrid 100; 1 Oslo 100 (Jul
16); 1 Norwegian 100; 1 Lillehammer 100/150
26y 165d 1989
11.06
11.06 -15 NR
Co-holds the South African 100m record (with Evette de Klerk) // 200 pb: 23.43 -11. 7 African Championships 200 2010; sf WIC 60 2014. 1 South African 100
2011/2015 (1 200 2011)
In 2015: 1 South African 100; 4 Rabat 100; 1 Turku 100; 3 Tomblaine 100; 3 Székesfehérvár 100; 3 Madrid 100 (11.06 in heat to equal the South African record
of Evette de Klerk which has stood since 1990); 5 Stockholm Diamond 100
705
HORN Carina RSA
756
KAMARA Hafsatu SLE
23y
257d
1991
12.00
11.61 -13 NR
Sierra Leonean record holder at 100m & 200m // 11.78w -15. 200 pb: 23.83 -13 (24.14w, 24.55 -15). ht COM 100/200 2014. Student of Kinesiology with
Exercise Science at California State University, Northridge
In 2015: 5 Tempe 200 ‘B’; 8 Mt SAC Relays 100 ‘C’; 2 Chula Vista 100/200; 8 Burnaby 200; 5 Victoria 100
759
MIHALINEC Maja SLO
QBR
25y
247d
1989
11.34
11.34 -15
2015 Balkan Champion at both sprints // 200 pb: 23.13 -15. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); ht WJC 100/200 2006; sf WJC 100 2008; ht ECH 100 2014; sf
EIC 60 2015; 1 Balkan 100/200 2015. 1 Slovenian 100 2014/2015 & indoor 60 2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor 60; 6sf EIC 60; 6 Weinheim 100; 1 Kranj 100/200; 1 Celje 100/200; 1 Maribor 100 (2 200); 1 Velenje 200; 1 Ljubljana 100/200; 4
Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 1 Klagenfurt 200; 1 Slovenian 100 (2 200); 1 Balkan 100/200
771
KAMBUNDJI Mujinga SUI
23y
64d
1992
11.17
11.17 -15 NR
Swiss record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 22.80 -15. 6 World Youth 200 2009; sf WJC 100/200 2010; 5 EJC 100/200 2011; ht ECH 100 2012; ht
OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 ECH 100 2014 (5 200 but in the relay she lost grip of the baton as she came out of the blocks on leg 1); 5 EIC 60 2015
(2013-ht). 1 Swiss 100/200 2009/2012/2013/2014 (1 100 2011/2014). 1 Swiss indoor 200 2011 & 60 2014/2015. Swiss/Congolese heritage
In 2015: 1 Swiss indoor 60; 5 EIC 60; 8 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Swiss Clubs 100/200; 8 Lausanne Diamond 200; 4 Lucerne 100; 2 Bellinzona 100; 4 London
Diamond 4x100 (ht 100); 1 Swiss 100/200
803
MEREDOVA Valentina TKM
30y
325d
1984
11.91
11.56 -08
23y
132d
1992
10.97
10.85 -14
ht Asian Games 100 2014; sf Asian Champs 100 2015
In 2015: 7sf Asian Champs 100; 8 Almaty 100
807
AHYE Michelle Lee TTO
(Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in Filbert Bayi)
10.87w -15. 200 pb: 22.01w -15, 22.77 -14. 1 Carifta Games under-17 100/200 2007; sf World Youth 100 2007; sf WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 6 WIC 60
2014; ht COM 100 2014 with leg strapped, then withdrew from semi-finals; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2014; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015.
Her mother Raquel was an athlete and Michelle Lee’s great great grandfather on her mother’s side was Chinese. Coach-Eric Francis
She has 12 tattoos including “smile now, cry later” on her left arm
In 2015: 1 San Marcos 100 (Mar 27); 1 Texas Relays 100; 1 Florida Relays 100; 5 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Shanghai Diamond 100; 1 Beijing Challenge 100; 8
Eugene Diamond 100; 2 Trinidadian 100; 2 Atlanta 100; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 100
28y 311d 1986
10.84
10.84 -10/15 NR
2011 World bronze at 100m. Trinidadian record holder at 60m & 100m
200 pb: 22.23w -12, 22.60 -09 (22.91w -15). sf WJC 100 2002; 3 World Youth 100 2003; 4 WJC 200/4x100 2004; 1 Central American junior 200 2004; qf WCH
100 2005; sf WCH 100/200 2009; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 3 WCH 100 2011; 6 OLY 100 2012 (2008-qf). 1 NCAA indoor 60 & outdoor 100 2008.
Two-year doping ban 2013-2015, her personal bests of 10.83 and 22.36 (born 2013) were annulled by the IAAF
In 2015: 3 Clermont 200; 1 Gainesville 100; 3 Clermont Elite 2 200 ‘B’; 6 Eugene Diamond 100; 3 New York Diamond 100; 1 Trinidadian 100; 5 Pan-Am Games
100
807
BAPTISTE Kelly-Ann TTO
810
HACKETT Semoy TTO
26y
266d
1988
11.16
11.10 -12
Trindadian record holder at 200m // 10.98w -11. 200 pb: 22.41w -11, 22.51 -15. sf World Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; qf OLY 100 2008; 2 Central
American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009; sf WCH 100 2009; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100/4x100 2011; dq WCH 4x400 final & 100 sf 2011;
dq OLY 200/4x100 final 2012 (dq sf 100); 6 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015. 1 NCAA 4x100 2011/2012,
representing Louisiana State University. 1 Trinidadian 100 2011
Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011 (as a result Trinidad were stripped of their fourth place in the 2011 World Championships 4x100m final); then
served a two-year doping suspension in 2013-2015 (as a result she was stripped of her 100m pb of 11.04 and eighth place in the London Olympic 200m)
In 2015: 2 Montverde 200; 4 Trinidadian 100; 8 Pan-Am Games 100; 3 Atlanta 200; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (Trinidadian record 22.51)
812
ST. FORT Khalifa TTO
17y
189d
1998
11.19
11.19 -15
2015 World Youth 100m silver // 200 pb: 23.55 -14 (24.03 -15). 2 World Youth 100 2015. 3 Florida State Schools 100 100/200 2014
In 2015: 2 Texas Relays Schools 100; 1 Orlando 100 (4 200); 1 Trinidadian youth 100; 3 New York Diamond High Schools 100; 2 World Youth 100
840
POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR
27y
183d
1988
11.09
11.09 -15
(Pohrebnyak pronounced “Poh - reb - nyak”)
6x Ukrainian Champion at 100m
200 pb: 22.75 -15. qf OLY 100 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 100 2009 (7 200); sf ECH 100 2010 (1 4x100); 1 European Police 100/200 2010; 7 WSG 100 2011; sf
ECH 100 2012; sf EIC 60 2013/2015; sf WCH 100 2013 (2007-ht); sf WIC 60 2014; 2 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100/200 2014. 1 Ukrainian 100
2006/2008/2009/2013/2014/2015, 200 2014/2015 & indoor 60 2014
In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor 60; 6sf EIC 60; 1 Ukrainian University Games 100/200; 1 Ukrainian Teams 100; 1 ETCh 200 (2 100); 1 Lisbon 100; 2 Tomblaine
100; 1 Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 5 Madrid 100; 1 Ukrainian 100/200
841
POVH Olesya UKR
27y
307d
1987
11.32
11.08 -12
2011 European Indoor Champion at 60m. Ran first leg for Ukrainian team which won European relay gold in 2010 & Olympic bronze in 2012
200 pb: 22.58 -11 (23.93 -15). sf WIC 60 2010; 1 ECH 4x100 2010; 1 EIC 60 2011; 2 ETCh 100 2011; sf WCH 2001 2011; 2 ECH 100 2012 (2014-sf); sf OLY
100 2012 (3 4x100); 1 ETCh 100 2013; 1 WSG 4x100 2013. 1 Ukrainian 100 2010/2012 (1 indoor 60 2010/2015). Her former training partner Mariya Ryemyen
(1 ECH 200 2012) is doping-banned until March 2016
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 60; 6 EIC 60; 1 Viljandi 100; 1 Ukrainian Cup 100/200 (Jul 21); 2 Almaty 100; 2 Ukrainian 100
865
BOWIE Tori USA
24y
359d
1990
10.81
10.80 -14
Full name is Frentorish
2015 US Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 22.18 -14 (22.23 -15). LJ pb: 6.91 -13. dnq WIC LJ 2014. 1 NCAA LJ 2011 indoors & out; 2 US indoor 2014. Studied
Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi
“I think the 200m is my best event”, she said in 2014 after winning in22.18 from lane 1 in Eugene, 0.39 inside her previous best
In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 200; 1ht Clermont 100; 1 Baie Mahault 100; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 2 Shanghai Diamond 100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100;
1 New York Diamond 200; 1 US 100; 2 London Diamond 200; 2 Stockholm Diamond 100
884
GARDNER English USA
23y
120d
1992
10.79
10.79 -15
Fourth at 100m & relay silver at 2013 World Championships // 10.76w -15. 200 pb: 22.62 -13 (22.74 -15). 4 WCH 100 2013 (2 4x100). 1 US 100 2013. 1 NCAA
indoor 60 2012; 1 NCAA 100 2012/2013. In 2011 she set a North American 100m junior record of 11.03. 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
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 200; 2 Baie Mahault 100; 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 New York Diamond 100; 2 US 100; 3
Paris Diamond 100; 1 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1ht Madrid 100 (scratched from final); 1 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (1st leg)
921
TARMOH Jeneba USA
25y
328d
1989
10.93
10.93 -13/15
2012 Olympic relay gold medallist (having run in heats for team which went on to win the final in a world record)
200 pb: 22.06w -14, 22.23 -15. 7 WJC 200 2006 (1 4x100); 1 WJC 100 2008 (1 4x100); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 5 WCH 200
2013 (2 4x100). Ran second leg in heat of 2012 Olympic 4x100, so awarded gold won by USA in final where she was replaced by Allyson Felix (who is her
training partner)
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; dnf IAAF Relays 4x200; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Cayman Invitational 100/200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1
Rome Diamond 200; 1 Birmingham Diamond 200; 3 US 200 (4 100); 5 Lausanne Diamond 200; 3 Monaco Diamond 200 (2 4x100, 3rd leg)
923
TODD Jasmine USA
21y
241d
1993
10.92
10.92 -15
10.86w -15. 200 pb: 22.89 -15. LJ pb: 6.84 -15. TJ pb: 13.10 -15. 3 NCAA indoor 60 2015; 3 US 100 2015. Student of psychology at University of Oregon,
where she trains with Jenna Prandini (1 US 200 2015)
In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor 60 (11 LJ); 1 Westwood 100/TJ (2 LJ, 4 200); 4 NCAA LJ (sf 100); 3 US 100 (4 LJ); 2 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (1st leg)
19y 273d 1995
11.52
11.29 -14 NR
2014 Central American & Caribbean Games Champion at 100m // 200 pb: 24.13 -14. 8 WJC 100 2014; 1 South American under-23 100 2014; 1 Central
American & Caribbean Games 100 2014. 1 Venezuelan 100 2013/2014
In 2015: 2 Barquisimeto 100; 4 Cuenca 100; 3 Venezuelan 100; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 6 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 100 ‘B’; 6ht Pan-Am Games 100 (5
4x100)
938
PURICA Andrea VEN
941
VARGAS Nediam VEN
20y
350d
1994
11.45
11.43 -14
2015 South American Champion at 100m // 11.43w -15. 200 pb: 23.51 -14 (23.60 -15). ht World Youth 100 2011; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100
2014 (6 200); 1 South American 100/4x100 2014
In 2015: 1 Venezuelan Universities 100/200; 1 Barquisimeto 100; 2 Venezuelan 100; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 2 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 100 ‘B’; 6
Cerritos 100; 1 South American 100/4x100 (3 200)
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....10.49.......Fl. Griffith Joyner USA............... 1988
2.....10.64.......Carmelita Jeter USA.................. 2009
3.....10.65.......Marion Jones USA..................... 1998
4.....10.70.......S-Ann Fraser Pryce JAM........... 2012
5.....10.73.......Christine Arron FRA................... 1998
6.....10.74.......Merlene Ottey JAM.................... 1996
7.....10.75.......Kerron Stewart JAM................... 2009
=8...10.76.......Evelyn Ashford USA...................1984
.......10.76.......V. Campbell-Brown JAM............ 2011
=10.10.77.......Irina Privalova RUS.................... 1994
.......10.77.......Ivet Lalova BUL.......................... 2004
1.....10.74.......Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM
2.....10.79.......English Gardner USA
3.....10.80.......Blessing Okagbare NGR
=4...10.81.......Murielle Ahoure CIV
.......10.81.......Tori Bowie USA
=6...10.84.......Elaine Thompson JAM
.......10.84.......Kelly-Ann Baptiste TTO
=8...10.92.......Jenna Prandini USA
.......10.92.......Jasmine Todd USA
.......10.92.......Barbara Pierre USA
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World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists
Women’s 200 Metres
Starts: Wednesday, August 26
129
NELSON Ella AUS
60
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
21y
(Days)
Born
103d
1994
2015 Best
Personal Best
23.04
23.04 -15
Twice Australian Champion at 200m // 100 pb: 11.71 -14. sf WJC 200 2010; sf COM 200 2015. 1 Australian 200 2014/2015. Coach-Michael Dooley
In 2015: 1 Sydney 100; 2 Canberra 200; 1 New South Wales State 200; 1 Sydney Classic 200; 1 Australian 200; 3 Velenje 200; 1 Catalan 200; 1 Karlstad 200
(4 100); 2 Chiba Juntendo 200
21y 128d 1994
22.14
22.14 -15 NR
Former World Youth & World Junior Champion at 400m. Fourth at 200m in Moscow 2013
400 pb: 49.92 -15. 100 pb: 11.40 -14. 1 WJC 400 2010 (2012-4); 1 World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY 400 2012 (hamstring); 4 WCH 200 2013; 3 WIC 400 2014; 6
COM 400 2014. 1 NCAA indoor 400 2013. 1 Bahamian 400 2014. 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 46.99. 1.85 tall (6-1)
Her name is combination of her father’s (Shaun) and mother’s (Mabeline). Coaches (at Clermont, Florida)-Lance Brauman & Gary Evans
In 2015: 1 Coral Gables 200; 1 Clermont FL 400/200 ‘B’; 1 Gainesville 400; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200 (22.14 to break the Bahamian record of
Debbie Ferguson); 2 New York Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond 200 (eased off)
142
MILLER Shaunae BAH
144
FERGUSON Sheniqua BAH
25y
270d
1989
23.03
22.64 -12
2008 World Junior Champion at 200m. Led off Bahamas silver-winning sprint relay team at the 2009 World Championships
100 pb: 11.07 -12 (11.21 -15). sf World Youth 100 2005 (ht 200); 2 Central American & Caribbean junior 100 2006; 1 WJC 200 2008 (2006-8); qf OLY 200
2008; 2 WCH 4x100 2009 (sf 200, qf 100); sf WCH 200 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 100 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 4 IAAF Relays 4x200 2014; sf COM 100
2014. 1 Bahamian 100 2013/2015. No relation to Debbie Ferguson
In 2015: 1 Auburn Classic 100; 1 Athens GA 100; 1 Auburn 100; dq IAAF Relays 4x200; 7 Clermont Elite 2 100; 7 Montverde 100; 1 Bahamian 100 (2 200); 6sf
Pan-Am Games 200
149
BOLINGO Cynthia BEL
22y
221d
1993
23.11
23.11 -15
Full name-Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo // 400 pb: 52.60 -15. 100 pb: 11.57 -14. 3 Francophone Games 200 2013; 8 under-23 ECH 400 2015. 1 Belgian indoor 400
2015
In 2015: 1 Belgian indoor 400; 1 Belgian under-23 indoor 60; 1 Kessel-Lo 400 (2 100); 1 Jambes 200; 4 Dakar Challenge 100; 1 Namur 400 ‘B’; 1 European
Clubs Cup ‘B’ 400 (3 100); 2 ETCh 1st League 100 ‘B’ (8th overall); 2 Nivelles 400; 8 under-23 ECH 400; 8 Liège 100; 2 Belgian 200; 1 Oordegem 200
168
SANTOS Rosângela BRA
24y
244d
1990
22.77
22.77 -15
Anchored Brazil to fourth place in the 2008 Olympic 4x100 (at age 17)
100 pb: 11.04 -15. 1 South American junior 100 2007; 4 World Youth 200 2007; 3 WJC 4x100 2008 (4 100); 4 OLY 4x100 2008; 5 WSG 100 2011; sf WCH 100
2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 100 2011 (2015-4); 1 Ibero-American 100 2012; sf OLY 100 2012. 1 Brazilian 100 2008/2012/2015 (1 200 2012)
In 2015: 3 Florida Relays 100 ‘B’; 1 Coral Gables 100; 3 Azusa Clay 100; 6 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Brazilian 100; 3 Eugene Diamond 100; 4 Birmingham
Diamond 200; 3 Oslo Diamond 100; 4 Pan-Am Games 100/4x100
170
ROSA Vitoria Cristina BRA
19y
221d
1996
23.11
23.11 -15
Brazilian junior record holder at 200m // 23.10w -15. 100 pb: 11.36 -15. sf World Youth 100 2013; sf WJC 100/200 2014; 3 South American under-23 100 2014
(4 200); 4 South American 100/200 2015
In 2015: 2 Jundiaí 100; 1 Río de Janeiro 100 (3x); 1 Río de Janeiro 200 (2x); 1 Campinas 100; 2 Brazilian 200 (4 100); 2 South American junior 200; 4 South
American 100/200 (2 4x100); 8sf Pan-Am Games 200 (4 4x100)
197
LALOVA Ivet BUL
31y
94d
1984
22.90
22.51 -04
Double sprint finalist at the Athens Olympics // 100 pb: 10.77 -04 (11.11 -15). 1 EJC 100/200 2003; 4 OLY 100 2004 (5 200); 1 EIC 200 2005; qf WCH 100
2007; sf OLY 100 2008 (qf 200); 7 WCH 100 2011 (sf 200); 8 WIC 60 2012 (2008/2010-sf); 1 ECH 100 2012 (sf 200); sf OLY 100/200 2012; 3 EIC 60 2013
(2015-df); sf WCH 100/200 2013; 5 ECH 100 2014 (sf 200). Father-Miroslav Lalov ran 10.4 for 100m in 1966 and was Bulgarian Champion at 200m that year,
mother-Lilya was a pentathlete. She broke her right femur while warming up to compete at the 2005 Athens Grand Prix. Coach-Roberto Bonomi, (formerly
Konstantin Milanov), she married Italian sprinter Simone Collio in Rieti on September 23, 2013
In 2015: 5sf EIC 60; 1 Rieti 100/200; 4 Marseille 100; 2 Montreuil 200; 6 Oslo Diamond 100; 1 ETCh 2nd League 100/200; 1 Plovdiv 200; 4 Tomblaine 100; 7
Székesfehérvár 100
203
BINGHAM Khamica CAN
21y
67d
1994
22.84
22.84 -15
2015 Canadian Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.00w, 11.13 -15. 5 World Youth 100 2011 (5 Medley Relay); 4 WJC 100 2012; 6 WCH 4x100 2013; 7 COM 100
2014 (4 4x100); 6 Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (3 4x100). 1 Canadian 100 2015. Coaches-Desai Williams (1 COM 4x100 1986) & Frank Bucca
In 2015: 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 3 Clermont Elite 2 100; 1 Clermont 200 (May 16); 1 Windsor ON 100; 1 Guelph 200; 2 Halifax 100/200; 2 Burnaby 200; 3 Rabat
100; 1 Canadian 100 (3 200); 3 Edmonton Classic 100; 6 Pan-Am Games 100 (3 4x100)
211
HYACINTHE Kimberly CAN
26y
146d
1989
22.86
22.78 -13
2013 World Student Games Champion at 200m // 22.56w -15. 100 pb: 11.24w, 11.31 -15. sf World Youth 100/200 2005; sf WJC 200 2006/2008; 1 WSG 4x400
2009; 2 Francophone Games 200 2009; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 200 2010; 1 WSG 200 2013; sf WCH 200 2013; 7 COM 200 2014 (4
4x100); 6 Pan-Am Games 200 2015 (3 4x100). 1 Canadian 200 2015. Coaches-Desai Williams & Anthony Cleary
In 2015: 1 Miramar 200; 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont Elite 2 200 ‘B’ (6 100); 2 Windsor ON 100; 2 Guelph 200; 5 Burnaby 200; 1 Canadian 200 (3 100); 3
Edmonton Classic 200; 6 Pan-Am Games 200 (3 4x100)
213
EMMANUEL Crystal CAN
23y
267d
1991
22.92
22.89 -13
2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze // 22.83w -15. 100 pb: 11.16w -13, 11.27 -15. sf WJC 200 2010; sf OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 1 Francophone
Games 200 2013; sf COM 100/200 2014 (4 4x100); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 2015. 1 Canadian 100/200 2011 (1 200 2012). Coach-Desai Williams (1 COM
4x100 1986). Ex-Barbados. Coach-Desai Williams (6 OLY 100 1988)
In 2015: 1 Ontario indoor 200; 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 2 Clermont Elite 2 100 ‘B’; 3 Clermont 200; 1 Halifax 200 (3 100); 4 Burnaby 200; 2 Canadian 100/200; 4
Edmonton Classic 200; 3 Pan-Am Games 4x100 (sf 100)
22y
11d 1993
22.95
22.95 -15 NR
Chilean record holder at 100m & 200m. Double sprint silver at 2015 South American Championships
100 p[b: 11.33 -15. sf WJC 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 5 South American Games 100/200 2014; 2 South American 100/200 2015
In 2015: 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Mar 28); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Mar 28); 1 Santiago de Chile 100 (Apr 9); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Apr 11); 1
Chilean 100; 3 Medellín Restrepo 100; 2 South American 100/200 (3 4x100); 1 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Jun 27); 8sf Pan-Am Games 100 (5sf 200)
227
JIMÉNEZ Isidora CHI
238
LIANG Xiaojing CHN
18y
136d
1997
23.93
23.78 -14
2014 Youth Olympic Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.52 -15. sf World Youth 400 2013; ht WCH 4x100 2013; 1 Asian junior 100 2014; 1 Youth Olympic Games
100 2014. 1 Chinese junior 200 2015
In 2015: 4 IAAF Relays 4x200; 1 Chinese junior 200 (2 100); 3ht Asian Champs 200; 2 Bangkok 100; 4 Pathumthani 100; 2 Chanthaburi 100
27y 363d 1987
22.29
22.24 -13 NR
Reigning World Championship silver medallist at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 10.81 -15. 2 WIC 60 2012/2014; 6 OLY 200 2012 (7 100); 2 WCH 100/200
2013; 1 African Champs 200 2014 (2 100). 1 NCAA indoor 200 2009 (5 60); 4 NCAA 100 2009 (7 100). Born-Abidjan (CIV), moved Paris age 2 then the USA at
age 12. Graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Criminal Law. Partner/phisiotherapist-Robert Skotheim, their main home is Oslo. Coach-Allan
Powell
In 2015: 4 / 4 wins indoors at 60m, including New York & Birmingham; 1 Austin 200; 2 Doha Diamond 200; 1 Oslo Diamond 100; 5 Paris Diamond 100; 3
Lausanne Diamond 200; 3 London Diamond 100
270
AHOURÉ Murielle CIV
271
TA LOU Marie Josée CIV
26y
275d
1988
22.85
22.78 -14
100 pb: 11.06 -15. 6 African Games 200 2011 (7 100); 3 African Champs 200 2012 (4 100); 8 WSG 200 2013; 2 African Champs 200 2014 (3 100); 4 IAAF
Continental Cup 100 2014 (5 200)
In 2015: 1 Montgeron 100; 1 Dakar Challenge 100; 1 Vanves 100; 1 Marseille 100; 1 Montreuil 200; 2 Rabat 100; 2 Turku 100; 1 Tomblaine 100; 6 Paris
Diamond 100; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; 1 French 100/200
296
GANDULLA Arialis CUB
20y
60d
1995
23.08
23.08 -15
100 pb: 11.32w, 11.48 -13 (11.51 -15). 6 WJC 200 2014; 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 200 2014 (5 100)
In 2015: 1 Camagüey 100/200; 1 Havana Barrientos 100; 1 Havana 100 (Jun 26); 7sf Pan-Am Games 100 (6sf 200); 4ht North/Central America & Caribbean
200
301
PAPAIOANNOU Ramona CYP
26y
67d
1989
23.19
23.19 -15
Cypriot record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.36 -15. 1 Small States of Europe Games 100 2011/2013 (1 200 2013); ht EIC 60 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; sf COM
100/200 2014; sf ECH 200 2014 (ht 100)
In 2015: 1 Haniá 100 (May 23); 1 Kalamáta 100; 2 Haniá 100/200 (Jun 6); 2 ETCh 2nd League 100; 1 Cypriot 100/200; 2 Balkan 100/200
19y 206d 1996
22.84
22.84 -15 NR
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. Still a junior
22.59w -15. 100 pb: 10.99 -15. 2 World Youth 200 2013 (3 100); ht WCH 100 2013; 2 WJC 100 2014 (3 200); 2 South American Games 100/200 2014; 1 South
American junior 100/200 2015; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 2015 (4 200). 1 Ecuadorian 100/200 2015. Nickname-“La Gacela” (gazelle)
In 2015: 1 Cuenca 100/200; 1 Ecuadorian 100/200; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’ (team set NRs in heat & final); 1 Medellín Restrepo 100; 1 South American junior
100/200; 7 New York Diamond 200; 2 Pan-Am Games 100 (4 200)
Eight Ecuadorian records so far in 2015 – 100m: 11.17, 11.09, 11.09, 10.99 (also a South American record); 200m: 23.08, 22.84; 4x100: 44.24, 44.14
314
TENORIO Ángela ECU
382
ADEOYE Margaret GBR
30y
116d
1985
22.92
22.88 -13
Adeoye pronounced with four syllables “A - Day - O - Yay”
World relay bronzes indoors & out
400 pb: 51.93 -13 (52.07 -15). 100 pb: 11.28 -14 (11.39w, 11.48 -15). 6 WSG 200 2011; sf OLY 200 2012; 3 WCH 4x400 2013; sf WIC 2014 (3 4x400); ht COM
400 2014 (bronze 4x400); 3 ECH 4x400 2014; 4 ETCh 400 2015. 1 British Universities 100/200 2010; 1 UK Inter-Counties 200 2011; 1 UK indoor 200
2012/2013 & 400 2014; 1 UK 200 2012/2015. Graduate of Business Management. Coach-Linford Christie (since November 2009), formerly Allan Wells
In 2015: dnf UK indoor 400 (fell); 8 Clermont FL 100 (3 200 ‘B’); 3 Gainesville 200 (2 100 ‘B’); 3 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Loughborough ‘International’ 100 (2 200);
8 Hengelo 100; 5 Ostrava 200; 4 Bydgoszcz 400; 1 ETCh 400 ‘B’ (4th overall); 1 UK 200; 1 UK League Premiership/Jul 12 100/200; 7 London Diamond 200
383
ASHER-SMITH Dina GBR
19y
260d
1995
22.30
22.30 -15
New UK record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 22.30 -15. 400 pb: 53.49 -14. 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 200 2011; 7 WJC 200 2012; 1 EJC 200/4x100 2013; 3
WCH 4x100 2013; 1 WJC 10 2014; dnf ECH 200 final 2014 (hamstring); 2 EIC 60 2015. 1 UK indoor 200 2014 & 60 2015; 1 UK 100 2015. She is a student of
history at King's College London. Coach-John Blackie (from the age of 8)
Led off Britain’s bronze-winning sprint relay team at Moscow 2013 to become our youngest ever World Championship medallist
In 2015: 1 UK indoor 60; 2 EIC 60 (equalled UK record 7.08); 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 2 Hengelo 100 (UK record 11.02); 3 Birmingham Diamond 200
(pb down from 22.61 to 22.30); 6 ETCh 4x100; 1 UK 100; 4 Monaco Diamond 200; 4 London Diamond 100 (in heat with 10.99 to become the first British woman
to run 100m in less than 11 seconds); 1 UK League Premiership/Aug 8 200
395
WILLIAMS Jodie GBR
21y
327d
1993
22.88
22.46 -14
Commonwealth Games & European silvers at 200m // 100 pb: 11.13w -14, 11.18 -11. 400 pb: 52.55 -14 (53.51 -15). 1 World Youth 100/200 2009; 1 WJC 100
2010 (2 200); 1 World Youth 100/200 2009; 1 WJC 100 2010 (2 200); 4 EIC 60 2011; 1 EJC 100/200 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 200 2013 (2
100/4x100); sf WCH 200 2013; 2 COM 200 2014 (3 4x100).1 UK 200 2014. Unbeaten in 151 races until her second place in the 2010 World Junior 200m final.
Coach-Christine Bowmaker (same as Asha Philip)
Her younger sister Hannah Williams just finished sixth at 400m at the
World Youth Championships (in a pb 53.24)
In 2015: 1 Bedford Games; 5 Lucerne 200; 7ht London Diamond 100 (3 4x100); 3 Stockholm Diamond 200; 1 English 200; Late start to her main season after
sustaining a minor hamstring tear while training in Florida
396
WILLIAMS Bianca GBR
21y
246d
1993
23.05
22.58 -14
2014 Commonwealth bronzes at 200m & 4x100m // 100 pb: 11.17 -14 (11.43 -15). 3 EJC 4x100 2011; 3 COM 200 2014 (6 100, 3 4x100); 4 ECH 200 2014; 2
ETCh 200 2015. 1 English under-17 100 2010; 2 UK 200 2014. Attends University of East London. Coach-Lloyd Cowan
In 2015: 5ht Clermont FL 100; 5 Gainesville 200; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100; 4 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100; 6 Doha Diamond 200; 3 Ostrava 200; 6 Rome
Diamond 200; 2 ETCh 200; 2 UK 100/200; 7 Lausanne Diamond 200; 3 Lucerne 200 ‘B’; 9 London Diamond 200 (ht 100)
451
AMPONSAH Janet GHA
22y
131d
1993
23.04
23.04 -15
2010 Commonwealth Games relay silver // 100 pb: 11.09w, 11.36 -14. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games 200 2008; ht WJC 200 2010; sf COM 100/200 2010 (2
4x100); 6 African Champs 100 2012 (2 4x100); 5 WJC 200 2012 (sf 100); ht WCH 200 2013; sf COM 200 2014. She was the Ghanaian flagbearer at the
opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games (where sadly whe was disqualified for false-starting in her 200m semi-final)
In 2015: Long indoor season on US circuit (20 races); 4 Texas Relays 100; 2 Lubbock 200; 3 Abilene 200; 1 Canyon 100/200; 3 Lubbock 200; 2 US ‘Junior
College’ 100/200; 4 Warri Relays 100
453
BELIBASÁKI María GRE
24y
63d
1991
23.12
23.12 -14/15
Won sprint double at 2012 Greek Championships // 100 pb: 11.34 -12 (11.49 -14). sf ECH 200 2012 (ht 100); ht OLY 100 2012; sf WCH 200 2013; sf ECH 200
2014. 1 Greek 100/200 2012 (1 200 2014)
In 2015: 1 Haniá 100/200; 2 ETCh 1st League 200 (4 100); 1 Balkan 200
480
PROPER Kelly IRL
QBR
27y
111d
1988
23.24
23.15 -14
“Proper” is pronounced PRO-per
Winner of multiple Irish titles at sprints, long jump & heptathlon
22.96w -13. 100 pb: 11.54 -15. LJ pb: 6.68w -09, 6.62i, 6.60 -10 (6.31i -15). dnq World Youth LJ 2005; dnq WJC LJ 2006; 11 EJC LJ 2007; 6 under-23 ECH LJ
2009; dnq ECH LJ 2010; dnq EIC LJ 2011; sf ECH 200 2014. Born-London, lived in New York until age 8, now based in Waterford
She is approaching the Irish 200m record of 23.02 which has stood to Sarah Reilly since August 8, 2001
In 2015: 1 Irish Universities indoor 60/LJ; 5 UK indoor LJ; 1 Irish indoor 60/200/LJ; 3 Oordegem IFAM 200; 2 Sollentuna 200; 4 Nivelles 100; 1 Rhede 200; 2
Cork City 200; 4 Lucerne 200 ‘B’; 1 Waterford 100/200; 1 Dublin Morton 200; 1 Ninove 200/200; 2 Oordegem 200 (Aug 4); 1 Irish 100/200
486
LENSKIY Olga ISR
22y
239d
1992
23.18
23.18 -15
100 pb: 11.42 -14 (11.57 -15). ht World Youth 100/200 2009; ht EIC 60 2015. 1 Israeli 100/200 2010/2011/2013/2015. Her mother Irina Lenskiy broke Esther
Rot’s long-standing national record at 100m hurdles with 12.80 in 2002
In 2015: 1 Moldovan indoor 60; 7ht EIC 60; 1 Tel Aviv 100 (May 16); 2 European Clubs Cup ‘B’ 100/200; 1 ETCh 3rd League 100/200; 2 Israeli 100; 2 Catalan
200; 1ht Moscow Kuts 200; 1 Yerino 200; 5 Balkan 200
33y 339d 1981
23.24
22.46 -09 NR
US Virgin Islands record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m and 400m // 10.91w, 11.07 -12 (11.14w, 11.53 -15). 400 pb: 51.47 -07. qf OLY 100/200 2004/2008; 7
WSG 200 2005; sf WIC 60 2006/2008 (2010-dq final, 2012-dq sf (false start), 2014-ht); 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 100 2006 (4 200); 7 Pan-Am
Games 100/400 2007; sf WCH 200 2005/2007/2009; 8 Pan-Am Games 100 2011; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015 (8 200). Three-month doping
suspension in 2010, she was stripped of the silver medal she originally won at that year’s World Indoor Championships. Her husband Stephen Ferrette was an
international 400m runner
In 2015: 4 Austin 100 (6 200) (Apr 11); 1 Houston 100; 4 Ponce 100/200; 8sf Pan-Am Games 100; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (8 200)
487
JONES-FERRETTE LaVerne ISV
490
HOOPER Gloria ITA
23y
170d
1992
23.08
22.95 -12
2013 European under-23 bronze at 200m // 100 pb: 11.45 -13. 400 pb: 53.12 -13. ht WJC 200 2010; 7 EJC 200 2011 (2 4x100); dq/sf ECH 200 2012; ht OLY
200 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 200/4x100 2013; ht WCH 200 2013. 1 Italian 100 2013. 1 Italian 100/200 2015. Parents from Ghana. Coach-Renzo
Chemello
In 2015: 2 St-Martin 200 (3 100); 3 George Town 100/200; 3 Tampa 400; 8 Rome Diamond 200
508
CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica JAM
33y
98d
1982
22.61
21.74 -09
Captain of Jamaican women’s team in Beijing
Seven medals across four Olympic Games including three golds
100 pb: 10.76 -11 (10.99 -15). 400 pb: 52.25 -11 (53.53 -15). 2 OLY 4x100 2000; 1 WJC 100/200 2000 (2 4x100); 2 COM 100/4x100 2002; 1 OLY 200/4x100
2004 (3 100); 2 WCH 100/4x100 2005 (4 200); 2 COM 200 2006; 1 WCH 100 2007 (2 200/4x100); 1 OLY 200 2008; 2 WCH 200 2009 (4 100); 1 WIC 60 2010;
1 WCH 200 2011 (2 100/4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012 (4 200, 2 4x100); 5 WIC 60 2014; 2 COM 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican 100 2002/2004/2005/2007 (1 200
2004/2005/2007). Studied Marketing & Management at the University of Arkansas. Married Omar Brown (2006 Commonwealth Champion at 200m) on
November 3, 2007
In 2015: 1 University of Central Florida Invitational 400; 1 IAAF Relays 4x100 (2 4x200); 4 Shanghai Diamond 100; 1 Beijing Challenge 200; 2 Oslo Diamond
100; 3 Jamaican 100/200; 1 Székesfehérvár 100; 2 Lucerne 200; 1 Atlanta 100/200
510
FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann JAM
28y
237d
1986
22.37
22.09 -12
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
Twice Olympic Champion at 100m. Reigning World Champion at 60m, 100m, 200m & 4x100m
100 pb: 10.70 -12 (10.74 -15). 400 pb: 54.93 -11 (55.67 -15). 1 OLY 100 2008/2012; 1 WCH 100/4x100 2009; 4 WCH 100 2011 (2 4x100); 2 OLY 200/4x100
2012; 1 WCH 100/200/4x100 2013; 1 COM 4x100 2014. 1 Jamaican 100 2009/2012/2015 (1 200 2010/2012/2013). Ran in heat of 2007 World 4x100, so
awarded a silver medal won by Jamaica in the final. Her mother Maxine was a sprinter and long jumper . Married Jason Pryce on January 7, 2011. Coach
(since 2006)-Stephen Francis
In 2015: 1 Kingston Jackson 60; 4 University of West Indies Invitational; 1 Kingston Classic 200; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 5 Shanghai Diamond
100; 1 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Jamaican 100; 1 Paris Diamond 100; 1 Stockholm Diamond 100
518
SIMPSON Sherone JAM
31y
8d
1984
22.62
22.00 -06
Medals at three successive Olympic Games. New Pan-American Champion at 100m in 10.95 – her best result in years (and from lane 8)
100 pb: 10.82 -06 (10.95 -15). 400 pb: 51.25 -08 (54.66 -15). 2 Pan-Am Junior 100 2003; 2 Central American junior 100 2003; 1 WJC 4x100 2002; 6 OLY 100
2004 (1 4x100); 6 WCH 100 2005 (2 4x100); 1 COM 200/4x100 2006; 1 WCP 100/4x100 2006; =2 OLY 100 2008 (6 200); 8 WCH 200 2011 (2 4x100); 2 OLY
4x100 2012 (sf 200); 1 Pan-Am Games 100. 1 Jamaican 100 2010. Born-Manchester, Jamaica
Failed a doping control test for an amphetamine in 2013 and banned by Jamaica for 18 months. She successfully appealed the length of the ban to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport, who allowed agreed to reduce her period of ineligibility to six months on the basis that a contaminated food supplement was to blame
In 2015: 3 Kingston GC Foster ‘B’; 2 Kingston Classic 200; 2 IAAF Relays 4x200; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200; 7 Hengelo 100; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike
200; 5 Rome Diamond 200; 3 Marseille 100; 4 Montreuil 200; 3 New York Diamond 200; 2 Jamaican 200 (4 100); 2 Edmonton Classic 100; 1 Pan-Am Games
100
520
THOMPSON Elaine JAM
23y
53d
1992
22.10
22.10 -15
Down from 11.17 to 10.84 for 100m and 23.23 to 22.10 and so far in 2015
100 pb: 10.84 -15. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x100 2013; gold COM 4x100 2014. 5 Jamaican 100 2014. Attends Kingston University of
Technology. Coach-Stephen Francis (so she’s member of the MVP/Maximising Velocity and Power Track Club with Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kaliese Spencer
etc)
She has a certificate in Baking Technology from the Kingston University of Technology and and is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Service
Management and Culinary Arts
In 2015: 2 Kingston Jackson 60; 1 Kingston GC Foster 200 ‘B’; 1 University of West Indies Invitational 200 ‘B’; 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate 100; 1 Kingston
Classic 100; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Kingston All-Comers 2 200; 2 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5 200; 1 Jamaican 200 (22.51
into 2.4 wind); 1 Lignano 100; 1 Madrid 100; 1 London Diamond 200
27y
54d 1988
23.11
22.89 -10 NR
Multiple sprint titles at Asian Games & Championships. Japanese record holder at both sprints
100 pb: 11.16w -11, 11.21 -10 (11.25 -15). sf World Youth 100/200 2005; sf WJC 100 2006; ht OLY 100 2008; qf WCH 100 2009 (ht 200); 1 Asian Champs 100
2009/2015 & 200 2011; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 1 Asian Games 100/200 2010; sf WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 100/200 2012; 2 Asian Champs 100 2013; ht
WCH 200 2013; 2 Asian Games 100 2014 (3 200/4x100). 1 Japanese 100 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (7x) & 200 2009/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015
(6x)
In 2015: 1 Queensland State 100; 3 Sydney Classic 100; 1 Hiroshima 200; dq/ht IAAF Relays 4x100; 4 Kawasaki 200; 1 Asian Champs 100 (2 4x100); 1
Japanese 100/200; 5ht Madrid 100; 6 Lucerne 100; 2 Heusden 100
534
FUKUSHIMA Chisato JPN
551
SAFRONOVA Olga KAZ
23y
289d
1991
23.46
22.85 -14
(Née Bludova)
Kazakh record holder at 100m. 2014 Asian Games Champion at 200m
100 pb: 11.12 -12 (11.20 -15). ht WJC 100/200 2008; 4 Asian Champs 200 2011 (7 100); ht WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 7 WSG 100 2013; ht WCH 200
2013; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2014 (2010-3); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (7 100); 1 Asian Games 200 2014 (3 100, 2 4x100); 2 Asian Champs 200
2014 (4 100)
In 2015: 6 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 6 Kawasaki 200; 6 Beijing Challenge 200; 2 Asian Champs 200 (4 100); 2 Kazakh 100/200; 1 Almaty 100
554
22y 350d 1992
22.77
22.77 -15 NR
Treble sprint gold at 2015 World Student Games // 100 pb: 11.20 -15. 400 pb: 51.67 -12. ht World Youth 100 2009; 3 Asian junior 200 2010; ht WCH 200 2011;
3 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2012; ht WIC 60 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 1 Asian Champs 200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 Asian Games 100 2014 (7 200, 2 4x100);
1 Asian Champs 200 2015 (2 100); 1 WSG 100/200/4x100 2015. 1 Kazakh 100/200 2011. Student of Physical Training & SPort at Kazakh National University in
Almaty
In 2015: 6 IAAF Relays 4x100 ‘B’; 1 Kazakh Cup 100/200; 1 Asian Champs 200 (2 100); 1 Kazakh 100/200; 1 Bangkok 100; 1 Pathumthani 100; 1 WSG
100/200/4x100
ZYABKINA Viktoriya KAZ
23y
66d 1992
22.09
22.03 -14 NR
Reigning European Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m
She has for the moment opted for sprinting over heptathloning (“SPRINT it is. A very tough decision” she tweeted on June 3, 2015)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.03; LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.59. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14. 100 pb: 10.92
1 WJC 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 4 EIC 60 2013 (2011-sf); 1 under-23
ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH heptathlon 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (3 100).; 1 EIC 60 2015 1 Dutch 100
2011/2012/2015 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor 60/LJ; Total of 4/5 wins indoors at 60m including EIC gold (her only loss when dq for false start in Karlsruhe);; 1 Clermont 100; 1
Gainesville 200 (2 100H ‘B’); 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 150/LJ; dnf Hoorn 100H (fell); 1 Hengelo 100 (Dutch record 10.94); dnf Götzis (with a sore knee
after six events when she had been lying second); 1 ETCh 1st League 100/200/4x100; 4 Paris Diamond 100; 2 Lausanne Diamond 200; 2 Monaco Diamond
200; 2 London Diamond 4x100; 1 London Diamond 100 (Dutch record 10.92) (2 4x100); 1 Dutch 100
622
SCHIPPERS Dafne NED
631
GEORGE Regina NGR
QBR
24y
185d
1991
23.22
23.22 -15
World Junior relay competitor for USA in 2010, she has dual citizenship with Nigeria and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from June 27,
2012
23.20w -12. 400 pb: 50.84 -13 (51.30 -15). sf WJC 400 2010 (1 4x400) (for USA); 2 African Champs 400 2012 (for Nigeria); sf OLY 400 2012; sf WCH 400
2013; sf WIC 400 2014 (though did not start due to injury); 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; sf COM 400 2014 (2 4x400); 6 African Champs 200 2014 (1 4x400). 1
Nigerian 400 2012/2013. Studied Psychology at the University of Arkansas. 49.67 relay split at Moscow World Championships, then 49.6 at the 2014 IAAF
Relays
In 2015: 2 Houston 200; 1 Austin 400 (7 200); 1 Kawasaki 400; 4 Tomblaine 400; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; 6 Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 6 Lausanne Diamond
400; 9 London Diamond 400; 2 Nigerian 400
637
OKAGBARE Blessing NGR
26y
315d
1988
22.67
22.23 -14
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, 10.79 -13 (10.80 -15). LJ pb: 7.14w, 7.00 -13. TJ pb: 14.13 -08. dnq WJC LJ/TJ 2006; 3 OLY LJ 2008 (2012-dnq); dnq WCH LJ 2009; 1 African
100/LJ/4x100 2010; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010 (6 LJ); 5 WCH 100 2011 (dnq LJ); 1 African Games LJ 2011 (2 100); 8 OLY 100 2012; 2 WCH LJ 2013
(3 200, 6 100); 1 COM 100/200 2014 (2 4x100); 1 African Champs 100 2014. 1 Nigerian 100 2009/2010/2011/2014, 200 2014, LJ 2007/2008/2009/2011, TJ
2007. 1 NCAA 100/LJ & indoor 60/LJ 2010. Coach-John Smith. 1.80 tall
She married Nigerian international footballer Igho Otegheri in Sapele (southern Nigeria) on November 7, 2014
In 2015: 5 Mt SAC Relays 400 (pb 53.34); 1 IAAF Relays 4x200 (7 4x100); 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Shanghai Diamond 100; 4 Eugene Diamond
100; 2 New York Diamond 200; 2 Paris Diamond 100; 4 Lausanne Diamond; dq Monaco Diamond 200; 2 London Diamond 100
670
KIEŁBASIŃSKA Anna POL
25y
56d
1990
22.94
22.94 -15
Declared 2011 European under-23 200m Champion after original winner (Darya Pizhankova UKR) was disqualified for doping
100 pb: 11.34 -15. 400 pb: 53.73 -09. 100H pb: 13.30w -15, 13.50 -14. 3 EJC 200 2009 (2 4x100); 1 under-23 ECH 200 2011 (4 100); ht WCH 200 2011; ht
OLY 200 2012; sf WIC 60 2014. 1 Polish 100 2014. 1 Polish 200 2015 & indoor 200 2014
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 200 (3 60/60H); 1 Gdansk 100/200 (May 5); 1 Polish Universities 100/200; 1 Rehlingen 100; 1 Biala Podlaska 100; 1 Gdansk 100/200
(Jun 6); 2 Bydgoszcz 100; 6 ETCh 200; 1 Sopot 200 (3 100); 7 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5ht Madrid 100; 1 Polish 200 (3 100); 6 London Diamond 4x100; 1
Warsaw 100; 2 Stockholm Diamond 200; 1 Szczecin 100 (2 100H)
693
MORALES Celiangely PUR
29y
292d
1985
23.03
23.03 -15
100 pb: 11.39 -14, 11.45 -15. 3 Ibero-American 100 2006; 4 Pan-American 4x100 2007; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015 (6 100, 2 4x100)
In 2015: 1 Classic 100; 1 Mayagüez 200; 1 Montverde 100 ‘C’; 6 Pan-Am Games 4x100; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (6 100)
708
PALFRAMAN Justine RSA
21y
290d
1993
22.96
22.96 -15
New World Student Games Champion at 400m // 400 pb: 51.27 -15. 100 pb: 11.75 -15. 4 World Youth 400 2009 (sf 200); sf WJC 200 2010; 5 WJC 400 2012; 3
WSG 4x400 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 African Champs 200 2014 (6 400); 1 WSG 400 2015. 1 South African 400 200 2013/2014 & 2012/2014. Student of
Sports Science at University of Stellenbosch
In 2015: 1 Stellenbosch 100/400; 1 Windhoek 200; 1 Potchefstroom 200/400; 1 South African 200/400; 1 Stellenbosch 100; 7 Rabat 400; 1 Bilbao 200; 3 Sopot
400; 2 Velenje 200; 1 WSG 400
727
KUKUSHKINA Anna RUS
22y
250d
1992
23.19
23.19 -15
23.04
23.02 -12
100 pb: 11.32w/11.36 -15. 1 Russian 100/200 2015
In 2015: 3sf Russian indoor 60 (ht 200); 1 Israeli 100/200; 3 Russian Cup 100; 1 Russian 100/200; 3 Kuortane 200
745
SMIRNOVA Yekaterina RUS
26y
346d
1988
(Née Voronenkova) // 100 pb: 11.24 -15. 400 pb: 52.42 -11 (53.75 -15). 2 WSG 200 2009 (2 4x400); 4 ECH 4x100 2012 (sf 200); 9 ETCh 100 2014; 3 ETCh
200 2015. 1 Russian indoor 60 2014 & 200 2011/2012
In 2015: 3 Russian indoor 200 (5 60); 5 Beijing Challenge 100; 1 Russian Teams 100/200; 2 St. Pölten 100/400; 3 ETCh 200; 4 Sopot 100
18y 334d 1996
23.60
23.60 -15 NR
Singaporean record holder at 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 11.79w -14, 11.80 -15. sf World Youth 100/200 2013; 2 Asian junior 200 2014 (3 100); sf WJC 200 2014;
sf COM 200 2014
In 2015: 1 Singapore 100/200; 1 Singaporean International Champs 200 (2 100); 1 South East Asian Games 200 (3 100)
755
PEREIRA Veronica SIN
759
MIHALINEC Maja SLO
25y
247d
1989
23.13
23.13 -15
2015 Balkan Champion at both sprints // 100 pb: 11.34 -15. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); ht WJC 100/200 2006; sf WJC 100 2008; ht ECH 100 2014; sf
EIC 60 2015; 1 Balkan 100/200 2015. 1 Slovenian 100 2014/2015 & indoor 60 2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor 60; 6sf EIC 60; 6 Weinheim 100; 1 Kranj 100/200; 1 Celje 100/200; 1 Maribor 100 (2 200); 1 Velenje 200; 1 Ljubljana 100/200; 4
Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 1 Klagenfurt 200; 1 Slovenian 100 (2 200); 1 Balkan 100/200
761
VEIT Sabina SLO
29y
262d
1985
23.08
22.74 -08
6x Slovenian Champion at 200m // 100 pb: 11.49 -15. 400 pb: 53.68 -08. ht WJC 200 2004; ht OLY 200 2008; 2 Mediterranean Games 200 2009; 3 WSG 200
2009 (2007-5); sf ECH 200 2014. 1 Slovenian 200 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 100 2010/2011)
In 2015: 2 Slovenian indoor 60; 6 Balkan indoor 60; 1 Slovenska Bistrica 100; 1 Celje 200; 1 Maribor 200 (2 100); 4 Velenje 200; 1 Ljubljana 200; 1 Slovenian
200; 1 Balkan 200 ‘B’; 1 Andorf 100/200
771
KAMBUNDJI Mujinga SUI
23y
64d
1992
22.80
22.80 -15 NR
Swiss record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 11.17 -15. 6 World Youth 200 2009; sf WJC 100/200 2010; 5 EJC 100/200 2011; ht ECH 100 2012; ht
OLY 200 2012; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 ECH 100 2014 (5 200 but in the relay she lost grip of the baton as she came out of the blocks on leg 1); 5 EIC 60 2015
(2013-ht). 1 Swiss 100/200 2009/2012/2013/2014 (1 100 2011/2014). 1 Swiss indoor 200 2011 & 60 2014/2015. Swiss/Congolese heritage
In 2015: 1 Swiss indoor 60; 5 EIC 60; 8 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Swiss Clubs 100/200; 8 Lausanne Diamond 200; 4 Lucerne 100; 2 Bellinzona 100; 4 London
Diamond 4x100 (ht 100); 1 Swiss 100/200
802
PRONZHENKO Kristina TJK
Tajik record holder at 400m // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 15.56; HJ: 1.56; SP: 7.52; 200: 25.52; LJ: 5.54; JT: 27.87; 800: 2:18.46
10 Asian Champs Heptathlon 2013/2015; 11 Asian Games Heptathlon 2014
In 2015: 10 Asian Champs Heptathlon; 1 Bishkek 200/400; 3 Almaty 400
26y
253d
1988
25.52
25.52 -15
809
DURANT Kamaria TTO
24y
178d
1991
22.74
22.74 -15
100 pb: 11.37 -14 (11.40 -15). sf COM 100 2014 (8 4x100); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015 (3 4x100)
In 2015: 1 Pointe-a-Pierre 100/200; 2 Port of Spain 100 (Mar 29); 1 Port of Spain Classic 100; 5 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Port of Spain Hampton Games 100/200
(May 23/24); 2 Trinidadian 200 (5 100); 2 Port of Spain 200 (Jul 11); 4sf Pan-Am Games 200; 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (3 4x100)
26y 266d 1988
22.51
22.51 -15 NR
Trindadian record holder at 200m // 22.41w -11. 100 pb: 10.98w -11, 11.10 -12 (11.16 -15). sf World Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; qf OLY 100 2008;
2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100 2009; sf WCH 100 2009; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 100/4x100 2011; dq WCH 4x400 final & 100
sf 2011; dq OLY 200/4x100 final 2012 (dq sf 100); 6 Pan-Am Games 100 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 2015. 1 NCAA 4x100 2011/2012,
representing Louisiana State University. 1 Trinidadian 100 2011
Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011 (as a result Trinidad were stripped of their fourth place in the 2011 World Championships 4x100m final); then
served a two-year doping suspension in 2013-2015 (as a result she was stripped of her 100m pb of 11.04 and eighth place in the London Olympic 200m)
In 2015: 2 Montverde 200; 4 Trinidadian 100; 8 Pan-Am Games 100; 3 Atlanta 200; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 200 (Trinidadian record 22.51)
810
HACKETT Semoy TTO
813
THOMAS Reyare TTO
27y
271d
1987
22.82
22.82 -15
2015 Trinidadian Champion at 200m // 22.57w -14. 100 pb: 11.16w -14, 11.22 -15. 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 200 2009; sf COM 200 2014 (8
4x100); 7 Pan-Am Games 200 2015; 8 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 2015
In 2015: 4 San Marcos 100; 6 Texas Relays 100; 2 San Marcos Classic 200 ‘B’; 5 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Abilene 200; 2 Barbadian 100; 3 Trinidadian 100; 1
Trinidadian 200 (3 100); 1 Port of Spain 200 (Jul 11); 7 Pan-Am Games 200; 8 North/Central America & Caribbean 100 (3 4x100)
840
POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR
27y
183d
1988
22.75
22.75 -15
(Pohrebnyak pronounced “Poh - reb - nyak”)
6x Ukrainian Champion at 100m
100 pb: 11.09 -15. qf OLY 100 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 100 2009 (7 200); sf ECH 100 2010 (1 4x100); 1 European Police 100/200 2010; 7 WSG 100 2011; sf
ECH 100 2012; sf EIC 60 2013/2015; sf WCH 100 2013 (2007-ht); sf WIC 60 2014; 2 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100/200 2014. 1 Ukrainian 100
2006/2008/2009/2013/2014/2015, 200 2014/2015 & indoor 60 2014
In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor 60; 6sf EIC 60; 1 Ukrainian University Games 100/200; 1 Ukrainian Teams 100; 1 ETCh 200 (2 100); 1 Lisbon 100; 2 Tomblaine
100; 1 Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 5 Madrid 100; 1 Ukrainian 100/200
847
STROHOVA Nataliya UKR
22y
237d
1992
23.17
23.12 -14
First leg for winning team at 2015 European Team Championships // 100 pb: 11.27w -15, 11.41 -14/15. 6 under-23 ECH 200 2013; 1 ETCh 4x100 2015. 1
Ukrainian indoor 200 2012
In 2015: 3 Ukrainian indoor 60; 2 Ukrainian University Games 100/200; 1 ETCh 4x100; 5 Sollentuna 200; 2 Ukrainian Cup 100 (Jul 21); 2 Ukrainian 200 (3 100)
848
STUY Hrystyna UKR
27y
199d
1988
23.20
22.66 -12
(“Christina Stuwi”)
2012 European silver at 200m. 2012 Olympic relay bronze
100 pb: 11.24 -14 (11.49 -15). 400 pb: 52.10 -14 (52.85 -15). 2 WSG 2011 (1 4x100); 2 ECH 200 2012; 3 OLY 4x100 2012; sf WCH 200 2013; 2 ECH 4x400
2014. 1 Ukrainian 200 2011. 1 Ukrainian indoor 60 2011
In 2015: 2 Mersin 100/200; 7 Rome Diamond 200; 7 Marseille 100; 3 Montreuil 200; 1 ETCh 4x100; 4 Sopot 400; 2 Lausanne Diamond 100 ‘B’; 3 Ukrainian 200
879
FELIX Allyson USA
29y
276d
1985
21.98
21.69 -12
Three Olympic golds from London 2012. Winner of a record of eight World Championship golds outdoors (three at 200m, five in relays but none in 2013 when
she was injured)
400 pb: 49.59 -11 (50.05 -15). 100 pb: 10.89 -12. 1 World Youth 100 2001; 5 WJC 200 2002; sf WIC 200 2003; 3 Pan-Am Games 200 2003; 2 OLY 200
2004/2008; 1 WCH 200 2005 (2003-qf); 1 WCH 200/4x100/4x400 2007; 1 OLY 4x400 2008; 1 WCH 200/4x400 2009; 1 WCH 4x100/4x400 2011 (2 400, 3 200);
1 OLY 200/4x100/4x400 2012 (5 100); dnf WCH 200 2013 (tear in her right hamstring). 1 US 200 2004/2005/2007/2008/2009/2012, 100 2010 & 400 2011. She
says: “I have to be just as strong as a lot of girls who look stronger than me”. Coach-Bob Kersee Manager/brother Wes Felix
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 (dnf 4x200); 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Doha Diamond 200; 1 Eugene Diamond 400; 2
Birmingham Diamond 200; 1 US 400; 1 Lausanne Diamond 200; 1 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (2nd leg); (it’s not possible to double up as she did in 2011
because the 200m semi-finals are just 65 minutes before the 400m final)
900
McGRONE Candyce USA
26y
150d
1989
22.08
22.08 -15
2011 US Collegiate Champion at 100m, representing Oklahoma University
100 pb: 10.91w, 11.00 -15. 1 NCAA 100 2011; 2 US 200 2015. Coach-Darryl Woodson (same as Natasha Hastings)
In 2015: 1 Florida Relays 200 ‘D’; 1 Tampa 100/200; 5 Mt SAC Relays 200; 2 Montverde 100 (3 200); 6 New York Diamond 200; 2 US 200 (sf 100); 1 Sottevillelès-Rouen 200; 1 Monaco Diamond 200 (22.08 v Dafne Schippers 22.09) (2 4x100, 2nd leg)
910
PRANDINI Jenna USA
22y
273d
1992
22.20
22.20 -15
2015 US Champion at 200m. Multiple US Collegiate Champion at sprints & long jump, representing The University of Oregon
22.18w -15. 100 pb: 10.90w/10.92 -15. LJ pb: 6.80 -15. 4 Pan-American junior 100/LJ 2011; 1 NCAA LJ 2014 (2 200, 3 100); 1 NCAA indoor LJ 2015 (2 200, 4
60); 1 NCAA 100 2015 (2 200); 1 US 200 2015 (6 100). Student of psychology. Her parents Carlo and Theresa were both athletes
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor LJ (2 200, 4 60); 1 Eugene (Apr 11); 1 Mt SAC Relays 100/200; 1 US 200 (6 100); 1 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (3rd leg)
921
TARMOH Jeneba USA
25y
328d
1989
22.23
22.23 -15
2012 Olympic relay gold medallist (having run in heats for team which went on to win the final in a world record)
100 pb: 10.93 -13/15. 7 WJC 200 2006 (1 4x100); 1 WJC 100 2008 (1 4x100); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 100 2010; 5 WCH 200 2013 (2
4x100). Ran second leg in heat of 2012 Olympic 4x100, so awarded gold won by USA in final where she was replaced by Allyson Felix (who is her training
partner)
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; dnf IAAF Relays 4x200; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Cayman Invitational 100/200; 4 Eugene Diamond 100; 1
Rome Diamond 200; 1 Birmingham Diamond 200; 3 US 200 (4 100); 5 Lausanne Diamond 200; 3 Monaco Diamond 200 (2 4x100, 3rd leg)
929
WHITNEY Kaylin USA
17y
165d
1998
22.47
22.47 -15
2014 World Junior & 2015 Pan-American Champion at 200m // 100 pb: 11.10 -14 (11.01w, 11.37 -15). 1 WJC 200 2014 (3 100); 1 Pan-Am Games 200/4x100
2015. 1 US junior 100/200 2014. In 2015 at age 17 she turned professional after signing a contract with one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and
apparel. Coach (since age 12)-Dennis Mitchell
In 2015: 3 Tampa 200 (4 100); 6 Clermont 200; 8 Doha Diamond 200; 2 Beijing Challenge 200 (7 100); 8 Eugene Diamond 100; 1 Montverde 200/100 ‘B’; 4 US
200; 6 Székesfehérvár 100; 3 Lausanne Diamond 100; 5 Monaco Diamond 200 (1 4x100, ran anchor); 1 Pan-Am Games 200/4x100; 1 Chiba Juntendo 200
940
SOTO Nercely VEN
24y
363d
1990
22.99
22.53 -12 NR
Venezuelan record holder at 200m & 400m // 100 pb: 11.54 -14 (11.64 -15). 400 pb: 51.94 -13. 4 Ibero-American 200 2012; 2 South American 200 2013; 1
South American Games 200 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 200 201; South American 4x100 20154. 1 Venezuelan 100 2012/2015 & 200
2010/2012/2014/2015
In 2015: 2 Santiago de Chile 100 (Apr 9); 2 Santiago de Chile 100/200 (Apr 11); 1 Venezuelan 100/200; 5 Pan-Am Games 4x100 *sf 200, ht 400)
943
ALEXANDER Kineke VIN
QBR
29y
181d
1986
23.25
23.00 -13
Vincentian record holder at 400m // 22.97w -14, 23.00 -13. 400 pb: 51.23 -14 (51.49 -15). 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 400 2006; ht OLY 400
2008/2012; ht WIC 400 2012/2014; sf WCH 400 2013 (2005/2007-ht); 5 COM 400 2014 (2006-sf); sf COM 200 2014;. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs
200 2013 (3 400); 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 400 2015. 1 NCAA indoor 400 2006. Studied History at the University of Iowa
In 2015: 1 San Marcos (3 100); 1 Texas Relays 200; 4 Florida Relays 200; 1 Florida Relays 400 ‘B’; 3 Austin 400; 7 Drake Relays 400; 2 Basseterre 200 (1 400
‘B’); 1 Barbadian 400; 1 Trinidadian 400; 3 Pan-Am Games 400; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 400
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....21.34.......Fl. Griffith Joyner USA............... 1988
2.....21.62.......Marion Jones USA..................... 1998
3.....21.64.......Merlene Ottey JAM.................... 1991
4.....21.69.......Allyson Felix USA.......................2012
=5...21.71.......Marita Koch GDR....................... 1979
.......21.71.......Heike Drechsler GDR.................1986
=7...21.72.......Grace Jackson JAM................... 1988
.......21.72.......Gwen Torrence USA.................. 1992
=9...21.74.......Marlies Göhr GDR......................1984
.......21.74.......Silke Gladisch GDR................... 1987
.......21.74.......V. Campbell-Brown JAM............ 2008
1.....21.98.......Allyson Felix USA
2.....22.08.......Candyce McGrone USA
3.....22.09.......Dafne Schippers NED
4.....22.10.......Elaine Thompson JAM
5.....22.14.......Shaunae Miller BAH
6.....22.18.......Dezerea Bryant USA
7.....22.20.......Jenna Prandini USA
=8...22.23.......Tori Bowie USA
.......22.23.......Jeneba Tarmoh USA
=10.22.24.......Kamaria Brown USA
.......22.24.......Kyra Jefferson USA
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Women’s 400 Metres
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
53.48 -15 NR
Armenian record holder at 400m flat & hurdles // 400H pb: 57.97 -13. LJ pb: 6.26 -11 (6.01- 15). ht ECH 400H 2010; ht EIC 400 2011/2013; ht WCH 400H 2011;
ht WIC 400 2012; ht WCH 400H 2013; ht ECH 400 2014
In 2015: 2ht Russian indoor 400; 6ht EIC 400; 1 Artashat 400; 1 Armenian 400 (2 200/LJ); 8 Russian Teams 400 ‘E’ (12 LJ)
109
SHAROYAN Amaliya ARM
112
RUBIE Anneliese AUS
QBR
27y
62d
1988
53.48
23y
120d
1992
52.20
52.20 -15
800 pb: 2:03.93 -15. 200 pb: 23.54 -13 (23.60 -15). sf WJC 2010; sf COM 2014; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Australian 2015. Coach-John Atterton
In 2015: 1 Sydney 800; 2 Australian Capital Territory; 1 New South Wales State 400 (3 200); 4 Sydney Classic 800; 1 Australian (6 200); 7 IAAF Relays 4x400;
1 Gold Coast; 1 Sunshine Coast; 1 Chiba Juntendo
142
MILLER Shaunae BAH
21y
128d
1994
49.92
49.92 -15
Former World Youth & World Junior Champion at 400m. Fourth at 200m in Moscow 2013
200 pb: 22.14 -15. 100 pb: 11.40 -14. 1 WJC 400 2010 (2012-4); 1 World Youth 2011; dnf ht OLY 400 2012 (hamstring); 4 WCH 200 2013; 3 WIC 400 2014; 6
COM 400 2014. 1 NCAA indoor 400 2013. 1 Bahamian 400 2014. 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 46.99. 1.85 tall (6-1)
Her name is combination of her father’s (Shaun) and mother’s (Mabeline). Coaches (at Clermont, Florida)-Lance Brauman & Gary Evans
In 2015: 1 Coral Gables 200; 1 Clermont FL 400/200 ‘B’; 1 Gainesville 400; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 200 (22.14 to break the Bahamian record of
Debbie Ferguson); 2 New York Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond 200 (eased off)
173
COUTINHO Geisa BRA
35y
80d
1980
51.43
51.08 -11
Full name-Geisa Aparecida Coutinho
Twice South American Champion, across a span of 13 years
200 pb: 23.07 -11 (23.30 -15). 100 pb: 11.55 -11. 1 South American 2003/2015 (2005-2, 2011-3); ht WIC 2003/2012; 4; ht OLY 2004/2012; 1 World Military
Games 2011; sf WCH 2011 (2003-ht); 3 Pan-Am Games 2011; 1 Ibero-American 2014; 1 South American Games 2014. 1 Brazilian 2002/2003/2004/
2010/2011/2012/2015
In 2015: 1 Jundiaí; 1 Río de Janeiro; 1 San Diego; 1 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational (7 200); 1 Azusa Clay (5 200); 1 La Jolla; 8 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1
Brazilian (3 200); 2 Birmingham Diamond; 1 South American; 6 Pan-Am Games
205
MUIR Carline CAN
27y
324d
1987
51.84
51.55 -08
4x Canadian Champion // sf WJC 2006; sf OLY 2008; 3 WSG 2009 (1 4x400); 6 COM 2010 (3 4x400). 1 Canadian 2008/2010/2014/2015. Born-St. Catherine,
Jamaica, lives-Edmonton. Coach-Scott Saunders
In 2015: 6 IAAF Relays 4x400; 2 London ON; 1 Windsor ON; 4 Burnaby; 5 Victoria; 1 Canadian
209
JEAN-BAPTISTE Audrey CAN
24y
37d
1991
51.93
51.93 -15
sf COM 2014 (5 4x400). 2 Canadian 2014/2015. Graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Finance in 2014. Coach-Clif Mitchell
In 2015: 5 Fayetteville 200; 7 Waco; 6 IAAF Relays 4x400; 4 Storrs American Athletic Conference; 2 Canadian; 6 Edmonton Classic; 5ht Pan-Am Games
247
YANG Huizhen CHN
23y
7d
1992
51.98
51.98 -15
2015 Asian Champion // 1 Asian Champs 400/4x400 2015; 3 WSG 2015. 1 Chinese 2014. Student of Physical Education at Beijing Sport University
In 2015: 1 Jinan; 3 Taiyuan 200; 1 Asian Champs 400/4x400; 3 WSG; 1 Chinese Universities
291
VEITÍA Lisneidy CUB
21y
114d
1994
52.11
51.72 -14
Full name-Inés Lisneidys Veitía Cordova // 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 8 Pan-Am Games 2015; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015
In 2015: 1 IAAF Relays 4x400 ‘B’; 3 Camagüey; 1 Havana Barrientos; 1 Havana (Jun 19); 2 Havana (Jun 26); 8 Pan-Am Games (4 4x400); 5 North/Central
America & Caribbean
322
BOKESA Aauri Lorena ESP
QBR
26y
249d
1988
52.70
51.66 -14
Full name-Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
7x Spanish Champion (5 out + 2 in)
ht OLY 2012; ht EIC 2013/2015; 5 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2011-10, 2014-6); 4 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-sf). 1 Spanish
2009/2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2013). Coach-Jorge Marín
In 2015: 2 Spanish indoor; 3ht EIC; 1 Fuenlabrada; 6 Salamanca 200; 2 Huelva; 6 ETCh ‘A’ (7th overall); 2 Brussels; 1 Vitoria; 1 Alcalá de Henares; 1 Spanish;
1 Monachil
366
GUEÏ Floria FRA
25y
111d
1990
50.90
50.90 -15
(Gueï pronounced Gay as in Tyson)
Miraculous anchor leg (in 49.71) to take her team from distant fourth to gold at the 2014 European Championships. First leg for team which won 2015 European
indoor title
4 European Youth 200 2007; ht WJC 2008; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 6 OLY 4x400 2012; 2 ECH 4x400 2012; sf WCH 2013 (4 4x400); sf ECH 2014 (1 4x400); sf EIC
2015 (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 2015 (2014-5). 1 French 2013
In 2015: dq/ht French indoor (out of lane); 1 EIC 4x400; 4 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Vénissieux 200 (May 10); 4 Rome Diamond; 1 Marseille; 7 New York Diamond;
1 ETCh; 1 Tomblaine; 1 French; 5 Monaco Diamond; 1 Castres 200
367
GAYOT Marie FRA
25y
246d
1989
51.27
51.27 -15
Led off team which won European gold in 2014, then anchored team which won European indoor gold in 2015
5 EJC 2007; 3 EIC 4x400 2011; 6 under-23 ECH 2011 (3 4x400); sf ECH 2012 (2 4x400); 6 OLY 4x400 2012; sf EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013; sf WCH 2013 (4
4x400); 2 Francophone Games 2013; 7 ECH 2104 (1 4x400); 5 EIC 2015 (1 4x400). 1 French 2014 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2015). Coach-Hervé Stéphan
In 2015: 1 French indoor; 5 EIC (1 4x400, ran anchor); 4 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Tourcoing 200; 1 Montgeron 250; 1 Forbach; 4 Marseille; 6 Rabat; 1 Reims 200;
2 Nogent-sur-Marne 200; 3 Tomblaine; 1 Paris Diamond; 2 French; 8 Monaco Diamond
389
ONUORA Anyika GBR
30y
296d
1984
51.26
51.26 -15
(Name pronounced Ann-ika Oh-nora)
Relay medals at Commonwealth Games & European Championships in both 2006 & 2014
100 pb: 11.81 -11. 200 pb: 22.64 -14 (22.88w, 23.19 -15). 2 EJC 4x100 2003; 2 COM 4x100 2006 (sf 100); sf ECH 100 2006 (2 4x100); 5 ETCh 100 2011; sf
WCH 200 2011 (ht 100); ht OLY 100/200 2012; 3 ETCh 200 2013/2014; ht WCH 200 2013. 1 English Schools 100 2001/2002; 1 UK 200 2013 & 400 2015.
Studied Economics at Liverpool John Moores University. Coach-Rana Reider
In 2015: 2 Clermont 200; 7 Gainesville 200; 2ht IAAF Relays 4x400; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400; 3 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 150; 3 Hengelo 400; 3 Birmingham
Diamond 400; 1 Bydgoszcz 400; 4 Sollentuna 200; 1 UK 400; 4 Lausanne Diamond 400; 8 London Diamond 400; 4 Stockholm Diamond 200
31y
95d 1984
50.82
49.41 -13 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
In Moscow 2013 became the first British woman to win a second World Championship gold
200 pb: 22.85 -09. 100 pb: 11.35 -08. 3 EJC 400/4x400 2003; sf OLY 400 2004 (3 4x400); 2 under-23 ECH 400 2005; sf WCH 400 2005 (3 4x400); 1 COM 400
2006; 1 WCH 400 2007 (3 4x400); 2 ECP 200 2008; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2); 3 ETCh 200 2009; 5 WCH 400 2009; dq ht WCH 400 2011; 1 WIC 4x400 2012
(2014-3); 1 EIC 4x400 2013; 1 WCH 400 2013 (3 4x400); 3 COM 4x400 2014; 4 ECH 2014. 1 AAA 2004 & UK 400 2009/2012/2013. Played for Essex and
England in Netball, but switched to athletics in 2003. Studied Linguistics at University College London. Coach-Christine Bowmaker (Bloomfield). Returned from
a year’s suspension to August 5, 2007, after having missed three out-of-competition doping tests in 2006
In 2015: 5 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 2 Hengelo; 2 UK; 4 Monaco Diamond (50.82, her fastest since Moscow 2013); 4 London Diamond; She has been
the fastest British woman at 400m every year since 2004
390
OHURUOGU Christine GBR
488
CHIGBOLU Maria Benedicta ITA
26y
25d
1989
51.67
51.67 -15
2 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht EIC 2015. 2 Italian 2013/2014
In 2015: 3 Italian indoor; 5ht EIC; 7 Gainesville ‘B’; 3 Rieti 200/100 ‘B’ (May 9/10); 7 Montgeron 250; 1 Munich 200; 1 Orvieto 400; 1 Rieti 200; 3 Huelva 400; 1
Rieti 200 (Jun 28); 1 Nembro 400; 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 400; 2 Italian 400 (3 200)
32y
40d 1983
51.07
50.30 -09 NR
Full name-Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti
2014 European Champion
200 pb: 22.45w, 22.85 -12 (23,10 -15). 5 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 (2005-ht); 4 ETCh 200/400 2013/2014; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-4, 2012-6); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014
(2010-6). 1 Cuban 2003/2004/2005. 1 Italian 2009/2010/2014/2015 & 200 2012. Coached in Florida by Loren Seagrave
Last competed for Cuba 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
In 2015: 1 Gainesville 200 ‘B’; 1 St Martin 200 (2 400); 8 Doha Diamond; 7 Eugene Diamond; 8 Rome Diamond; 3 Rabat
489
GRENOT Libania ITA
509
DAY Christine JAM
28y
363d
1986
50.16
50.16 -14/15
2014 Commonwealth Games bronze (completing a Jamaican sweep) // 800 pb: 2:10.9 -15. sf WCH 400 2009; 3 OLY 4x400 2012; 3 COM 400 2014 (1 4x400).
2 Jamaican 400 2014, where she suddenly cut her best from 50.85 to 50.51 in the heats then 50.16 in the final to almost catch Novlene Williams-Mills. Then in
2015 she won the same race in he same time, 50.16
In 2015: 2 Kingston Jackson; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400; 6 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 6 Doha Diamond; 8 Eugene Diamond; 7 Rome Diamond; 5 Birmingham
Diamond; 5 New York Diamond; 1 Jamaican; 3 Lucerne; 3 Monaco Diamond; 6 London Diamond
512
JACKSON Shericka JAM
21y
37d
1994
50.31
50.31 -15
200 pb: 22.84 -13 (22.87 -15). 4 Youth Olympic Games 200 2010; 3 World Youth 200 2011 (1 Medley Relay); 8 WJC 200 2012 (2 4x400); 2 IAAF Relays 4x400
2014
In 2015: 1 Kingston Jackson 200; 1 Kingston GC Foster 200; 1 University of West Indies Invitational 200; 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate; 1 Kingston Classic; 1
Kingston Jamaican Invitational ‘B’; 2 Kingston All-Comers 2 200; 3 Kingston All-Comers 3; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5; 2 Jamaican; 1 Lucerne 200 ‘B’
513
WILLIAMS-MILLS Novlene JAM
33y
117d
1982
51.11
49.63 -06
8x Jamaican Champion. World Championship finalist in 2007, 2009, 2011 & 2013
6 Pan-Am Games 2003; 3 OLY 4x400 2004/2008/2012 2 WCH 4x400 2005; 5 WIC 2006 (2010-dnf final); 3 COM 2006; 3 WCH 2007 (2 4x400); 4 WCH 2009 (2
4x400); 8 WCH 2011 (2 4x400); 5 OLY 2012; 8 WCH 2013; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Jamaican 2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. She raced
at the 2012 Olympics (and won a relay medal) knowing she had breast cancer, but underwent successful treatment in 2012/2013. Won 2014 Diamond Race, so
she has a wildcard for the 2015 World Championships
In 2015: 3 Drake Relays; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 4 Doha Diamond; 6 Eugene Diamond; 6 Rome Diamond; dnf New York
Diamond; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 5 London Diamond
515
McPHERSON Stephenie Ann JAM
26y
268d
1988
50.40
49.92 -13
2014 Commonwealth Games Champion // 800 pb: 2:10.2 -15. 400H pb: 57.46 -12. 4 WCH 2013; 2 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 COM 400/4x100 2014. 2 Jamaican
2013. Student of Hospitality & Tourism at Kingston University of Technology, coach-Steven Francis. Affectionately known as “chicken foot” (she explains)
because of her slender frame (52kg). Her first sport was football, she was team captain at her primary and junior high schools
In 2015: 1 Kingston Jackson 800; 4 University of West Indies Invitational 200; 3 Kingston Classic 200; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 3
Doha Diamond; 3 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond
571
MAIYO Maureen KEN
30y
85d
1985
51.77
51.63 -13
Full name-Maureen Jelegat Maiyo
World class at 400 flat & hurdles, but with a history of untimely disqualifications
400H pb: 56.65 -11. 3 African Champs 400H 2008; dq COM 400H final 2010 for false-starting; 4 African Games 400H 2011; 6 African Champs 400H 2012; ht
OLY 400H 2012; dq ht WCH 400 2013 (out of lane); sf COM 400 2014; 5 African Champs 400 2014. 1 Kenyan 400H 2011/2012 & 400 2013/2014
In 2015: 2 Réduit; 3 Pliezhausen (4 300); 6 Dakar Challenge; 6 Rehlingen; 5 Dessau 200; 4 Forbach; 2 Kenyan; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial
574
SHIKANDA Jacinta KEN
QBR
29y
38d
1986
52.29
52.29 -15
29y
76d
1986
51.14
51.14 -15 NR
ht COM 2014; 2 African Champs 4x400 2014. 2 Kenyan 2014 (2011-5, 2013/2015-3)
In 2015: 1 Nairobi ‘B’; 3 Kenyan; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial
578
ZAKARI Joyce KEN
Full name-Joyce Nakhumicha Sakari (aka Zakari or Joy Sakari)
Kenyan record holder
200 pb: 23.74 -09 (+ hand-timed 22.4 -15). 6 African Champs 200 2008 & 400 2012; sf WCH 2009; 5 African Games 2011; sf OLY 2012. 1 Kenyan 100/200
2007 & 400 2009/2011/2012
In 2015: 1 Nairobi; 2 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 1 Kenyan 200/400; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial
585
LATIŠEVA-ČUDARE Gunta LAT
QBR
20y
165d
1995
52.29
52.29 -15
2015 Latvian Champion at 200m & 400m // 200 pb: 23.81 -15. sf World Youth 200 2011 (ht 100); 4 EJC 400 2013; sf WJC 400 2014 (2012-ht); ht ECH 400
2014. 1 Latvian 200 2012/2014/2015 (1 indoors 2014). 1 Latvian 400 2015
In 2015: 1 Latvian indoor 60/200; 1 Kaunas 200 (2 100); 1 Riga 200; 4 Tartu 100; 6 ETCh 1st League 400 (2 200 ‘B’); 1 Naples 200/400; 3ht under-23 ECH
400; 1 Joensuu 400; 2 Valmiera 400; 1 Latvian 200/400
627
KARKI Dil Maya NEP
27y
17d
1988
-
58.5 -14
19y
195d
1996
51.92
51.92 -15
ht Asian Champs 200/400 2013; ht Asian Games 200/400 2014
628
ADELOYE Tosin NGR
2015 African Junior Champion // 1 African junior 2015. Two-year doping suspension 2013-2015, at the start of it she was only 16
In 2015: 1 African junior; 2 Abuja; 1 Lagos; 1 Rojenny; 1 Abuja; 1 Akure; 2 Warri Relays; 5 Nigerian
630
GEORGE Patience NGR
23y
269d
1991
50.76
50.76 -15
Full name-Patience Okon George
(She’s not related to Regina George)
200 pb: 23.73 -12. 6 WCH 4x400 2013; 5 WIC 4x400 2014; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; 2 COM 4x400 2014; 3 African Champs 400 2014 (1 4x400). 1 Nigerian
2015
In 2015: 1 Abuja 300/800; 4ht IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Dakar Challenge; 1 Rehlingen; 2 Namur; 4 Rabat; 1 Hérouville 200; 1 Turku; 1 Sopot; 1 La Chaux-deFonds; 1 Warri Relays; 1 Nigerian
631
GEORGE Regina NGR
24y
185d
1991
51.30
50.84 -13
World Junior relay competitor for USA in 2010, she has dual citizenship with Nigeria and was cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from June 27,
2012
200 pb: 23.20w -12, 23.22 -15. sf WJC 400 2010 (1 4x400) (for USA); 2 African Champs 400 2012 (for Nigeria); sf OLY 400 2012; sf WCH 400 2013; sf WIC
400 2014 (though did not start due to injury); 3 IAAF Relays 4x400 2014; sf COM 400 2014 (2 4x400); 6 African Champs 200 2014 (1 4x400). 1 Nigerian 400
2012/2013. Studied Psychology at the University of Arkansas. 49.67 relay split at Moscow World Championships, then 49.6 at the 2014 IAAF Relays
In 2015: 2 Houston 200; 1 Austin 400 (7 200); 1 Kawasaki 400; 4 Tomblaine 400; 6 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 200; 6 Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’; 6 Lausanne Diamond
400; 9 London Diamond 400; 2 Nigerian 400
663
BAUMGART Iga POL
QBR
26y
132d
1989
52.13
52.13 -15
1992
51.93
51.84 -14
ht OLY 4x400 2012 & WCH 4x400 2013. 1 Polish under-23 2011
In 2015: 2 Polish Universities (3 200); 1 Gdansk; 6 Bydgoszcz; 1 Gdansk 200; 1 Sopot ‘B’; 2 Polish; 7 Szczecin
668
HOŁUB Małgorzata POL
22y
294d
Fifth at 2014 European Championships // 800 pb: 2:06.26 -12. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 400 2013 (1 4x400); ht WIC 2014 (4 4x400); 5 ECH 2014; ht
EIC 2015 (3 4x400); 2 WSG 2015 (1 4x400). 1 Polish 2014. Student of the Environment at Koszalin University of Technology
In 2015: 2 Polish indoor; 3 EIC 4x400; 5 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Bialogard 200 (2 100); 2 Rehlingen; 6 Marseille; 1 Huelva; 3 Bydgoszcz; 6 ETCh 4x400; 5
Sopot; 2 WSG (1 4x400); 5 Polish; 3 Szczecin
678
WYCISZKIEWICZ Patrycja POL
21y
225d
1994
51.62
51.56 -13
2013 European Junior Champion // sf World Youth 2011; 2 EJC 4x400 2011; sf WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013 (1 4x400); 5 WIC 4x400 2014; 5 ETCh 2014; ht ECH
2014; 3 under-23 ECH 2015 (2 4x400). 1 Polish 2015
In 2015: 1 Polish Universities (2 200); 1 St. Pölten; 5 Bydgoszcz; 2 Sopot; 3 under-23 ECH (2 4x400); 1 Polish; 1 Szczecin
698
RĂZOR Bianca ROU
21y
13d
1994
51.31
51.31 -15
2010 Youth Olympic silver. 2014 Balkan Champion. 2015 European under-23 Champion
3 WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; ht EIC 2011/2015; 1 EJC 2011 (2013-2); 6 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 6
ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Balkan 2014. 1 Romanian 2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2014/2015). 1 200 2015
In 2015: 3ht EIC; 1 Pitești 200/400 (Jun 6/7); 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 Pitești; 1 under-23 ECH; 1 Romanian 200/400; 1 Balkan (4 200)
708
PALFRAMAN Justine RSA
21y
290d
1993
51.27
51.27 -15
New World Student Games Champion at 400m // 200 pb: 22.96 -15. 100 pb: 11.75 -15. 4 World Youth 400 2009 (sf 200); sf WJC 200 2010; 5 WJC 400 2012; 3
WSG 4x400 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 4 African Champs 200 2014 (6 400); 1 WSG 400 2015. 1 South African 400 200 2013/2014 & 2012/2014. Student of
Sports Science at University of Stellenbosch
In 2015: 1 Stellenbosch 100/400; 1 Windhoek 200; 1 Potchefstroom 200/400; 1 South African 200/400; 1 Stellenbosch 100; 7 Rabat 400; 1 Bilbao 200; 3 Sopot
400; 2 Velenje 200; 1 WSG 400
725
KOTLYAROVA Nadezhda RUS
26y
70d
1989
51.91
51.91 -15
204d
1991
51.45
51.45 -15
2013 European Indoor relay silver // 200 pb: 23.33 -13/15. 2 EIC 4x400 2013; 6 WSG 200 2013 (1 4x400)
In 2015: 9 Russian Teams; 3 Yerino ‘B’; 3 Russian (4 200)
730
MIKHAILYUK Mariya RUS
24y
200 pb: 24.29w -11, 24.46 -08. 2 ETCh 2015 (2014-7). Ran in relay heat at 2014 European Championships, but went home empty-handed when Russia were
run out of a medal when Floria Gueï swept to victory for France in the final
In 2015: 2 ETCh (1 4x400)
736
RENZHINA Yekaterina RUS
20y
307d
1994
51.51
51.51 -15
2015 European under-23 silver // 100 pb: 11.21w, 11.31 -15. 200 pb: 22.61 -14 (23.11 -15). sf World Youth 200 2011; sf WJC 2012 (3 4x400); 1 WSG 4x400
2013; 3 EJC 2013; 4 ECH 4x400 2014 (sf 200); 2 under-23 ECH 2015 (3 4x400). 2 Russian 2014/2015
In 2015: 3 Russian indoor; 6 EIC 4x400; 3 Yerino 100; 2 under-23 ECH (3 4x400); 2 Russian
782
PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK
QBR
27y
149d
1988
52.18
52.18 -15
Fourth at 2015 European Indoor Championships // 200 pb: 24.12 -14. ht ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015; 5 WSG 2015. 1 Northern Ireland 2008. 1 Slovak
2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015). 1 200 2015. Student of Social Work at St. Elizabeth University in Bratislava
In 2015: 1 Slovak indoor (2 200); 4 EIC; 7 Hengelo; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 200; 3 St. Pölten; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Kladno 100 ‘B’/200 ‘B’; 1 ETCh 3rd
League; 5 WSG; 1 Dubnica nad Váhom 100/200; 5 Szczecin
She is getting near to the Slovak record of 51.98 which has stood to Jozefína Čerchlanová since 1974
843
PYGYDA Natalya UKR
34y
203d
1981
51.13
50.86 -13
2015 European Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 50.86 -13. 100 pb: 11.50 -05. 200 pb: 22.91 -08. 6 WJC 2000; 5 WIC 200 2004 (2008-sf); 5 EIC 2005; sf ECH
2006/2011; 1 WSG 4x400 2007; 2 ECP 2008 (2006-4); sf OLY 200 2008; 2 EIC 2009; 3 ETCh 2009; sf WCH 2011; 1 ECH 4x400 2012; sf OLY 2012 (4 4x400);
sf ECH 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2013/2015 & indoor 2011/2012. Two-year doping suspension 2009-2011
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 1 EIC; 2 European Clubs Cup; 5 Marseille; 1 Spanish Clubs; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Jul 21); 1 Ukrainian
853
ZEMLYAK Olga UKR
25y
217d
1990
51.61
51.10 -14
Two European silver medals in 2014 // 4 World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008 (2 4x400); 4 ECH 2012 (1 4x400); 4 OLY 4x400 2012; ht EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2014
(2013-6); 2 ECH 400/4x400 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2013. Failed doping control test at 2009 European Junior Championships,
where she had ran first leg for the team which had apparently won gold at 4x400m; the medals instead went to Russia and she served a two-year suspension to
2011
In 2015: 1 Hengelo; 5 Rome Diamond; 3 Marseille; 5 Rabat; 1 ETCh 4x400 ‘B’; 3 Turku; 6 Ukrainian
879
FELIX Allyson USA
29y
276d
1985
50.05
49.59 -11
Three Olympic golds from London 2012. Winner of a record of eight World Championship golds outdoors (three at 200m, five in relays but none in 2013 when
she was injured)
200 pb: 21.69 -12 (21.98 -15). 100 pb: 10.89 -12. 1 World Youth 100 2001; 5 WJC 200 2002; sf WIC 200 2003; 3 Pan-Am Games 200 2003; 2 OLY 200
2004/2008; 1 WCH 200 2005 (2003-qf); 1 WCH 200/4x100/4x400 2007; 1 OLY 4x400 2008; 1 WCH 200/4x400 2009; 1 WCH 4x100/4x400 2011 (2 400, 3 200);
1 OLY 200/4x100/4x400 2012 (5 100); dnf WCH 200 2013 (tear in her right hamstring). 1 US 200 2004/2005/2007/2008/2009/2012, 100 2010 & 400 2011. She
says: “I have to be just as strong as a lot of girls who look stronger than me”. Coach-Bob Kersee Manager/brother Wes Felix
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100 (dnf 4x200); 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 100; 1 Doha Diamond 200; 1 Eugene Diamond 400; 2
Birmingham Diamond 200; 1 US 400; 1 Lausanne Diamond 200; 1 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (2nd leg); (it’s not possible to double up as she did in 2011
because the 200m semi-finals are just 65 minutes before the 400m final)
881
FRANCIS Phyllis USA
23y
108d
1992
50.67
50.59 -14
Wonderful at 2014 US Collegiate Championships indoors where she broke the US indoor record (with 50.46) and anchored the University of Oregon to victory
in the 4x400m and overall
50.46i -15. 200 pb: 22.70 -15. 1 NCAA indoor 2014. Disqualified for a lane violation after originally placing fourth at the 2014 US Championships. Her younger
sister Claudia competed in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and has an 800m best of 2:03.72 (2015)
In 2015: 1 Los Angeles 200; 2 Mt SAC Relays 200; 4 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Eugene 200 (May 8); 4 Eugene Diamond; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1
Kortrijk 200; 7 Monaco Diamond
889
HASTINGS Natasha USA
29y
29d
1986
50.24
49.84 -07
Winner of nine gold medals across various World Championships as a youth, junior, senior and indoors
200 pb: 22.55w -14, 22.61 -07 (22.76 -15). 1 World Youth 400/Medley Relay 2003; 1 WJC 400/4x400 2004; sf WCH 2007 (ht 4x400 2007/2009/2011 – awarded
gold); 1 WIC 4x400 2010; 3 WIC 2012 (2 4x400); 5 WCH 2013 (2 4x400); 1 WIC 4x400 2014. Ran in relay heats at 2008 Olympics, so awarded gold medal won
by USA in final. 1 NCAA in/out 400 2007. 1 US 2013 (1 indoor 400 2011 & 300 2015). Born-New York, father Charles-Jamaican, mother Joanne Gardner was
British Junior Girls 100m Champion in 1977. Coach-Darryl Woodson
In 2015: 1 US indoor 300; 2 Austin 200; 5 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x400; 5 Doha Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 4 New York Diamond;
2 US; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Lucerne 200; 1 London Diamond
899
McCORORY Francena USA
26y
304d
1988
49.83
49.48 -14
2014 World Indoor Champion // 200 pb: 22.92 -10 (23.07 -15). 4 WCH 2011 (1 4x400); 7 OLY 2012 (1 4x400); 6 WCH 2013 (2 4x400 – almost caught Russia
with her split of 49.25); 1 WIC 400/4x400 2014. 1 NCAA 2010 & indoors 2009/2010. Psychology graduate from Hampton University in Virginia
So far in 2015: 50.13 to win at the Drake Relays in Des Moines (Sanya Richards-Ross 2nd 51.09)
In 2015: 1 Hampton Relays 200; 1 Baltimore 200; 1 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x400; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Doha Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond;
1 New York Diamond; 4 US; 1 Monaco Diamond; 2 London Diamond
Her slowest final of the year (50.88) at the worst time in the US Championships for fourth place
942
NGUYEN Thi Huyen VIE
22y
94d
1993
52.00 -15
Vietnamese record holder at 400m Hurdles // 400H pb: 56.15 -15. 1 Asian junior 400H 2012; ht WJC 400H 2012; 5 Asian Champs 400H 2013; 7 Asian Games
400H 2014; 1 South East Asian Games 400/400H 2015
In 2015: 1 Malaysian 400/400H; 1 South East Asian Games 400/400H; 5 Bangkok; 1 Pathumthani 400; 1 Chanthaburi 400; 1 Ho Chi Minh 400/400H
29y 181d 1986
51.49
51.23 -14 NR
Vincentian record holder at 400m // 200 pb: 22.97w -14, 23.00 -13 (23.24i, 23.25 -15). 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 400 2006; ht OLY 400
2008/2012; ht WIC 400 2012/2014; sf WCH 400 2013 (2005/2007-ht); 5 COM 400 2014 (2006-sf); sf COM 200 2014;. 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs
200 2013 (3 400); 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 400 2015. 1 NCAA indoor 400 2006. Studied History at the University of Iowa
In 2015: 1 San Marcos (3 100); 1 Texas Relays 200; 4 Florida Relays 200; 1 Florida Relays 400 ‘B’; 3 Austin 400; 7 Drake Relays 400; 2 Basseterre 200 (1 400
‘B’); 1 Barbadian 400; 1 Trinidadian 400; 3 Pan-Am Games 400; 4 North/Central America & Caribbean 400
943
ALEXANDER Kineke VIN
944
MUPOPO Kabange ZAM
22y
333d
1992
50.86
50.86 -15 NR
International footballer who clocked 53.44 in her international athletics début in Mauritius in April 2014, then quickly moved into high world class
200 pb: 23.48 -14. sf COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup. She is captain of Zambia women’s national football team. She says her
favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain of the Portuguese national team)
In 2015: 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational ‘B’; 7 Doha Diamond; 4 Hengelo; 9 Rome Diamond; 2 Marseille; 2 Rabat; 2 Turku; 2 Tomblaine; 2 La Chaux-deFonds
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....47.60.......Marita Koch GDR....................... 1985
2.....47.99.......Jar. Kratochvílová TCH.............. 1983
3.....48.25....... Marie-José Pérec FRA.............. 1996
4.....48.27....... Olga Bryzgina UKR................... 1985
5.....48.59 ......Tatjána Kocembová TCH........... 1983
6.....48.63.......Cathy Freeman AUS.................. 1996
7.....48.70.......Sanya Richards USA................. 2006
8.....48.83.......Val. Brisco-Hooks USA.............. 1984
9.....48.89.......Ana Guevara MEX..................... 2003
10...49.05.......Ch. Cheesborough USA.............1994
1.....49.83.......Francena McCorory USA
2.....49.92.......Shaunae Miller BAH
3.....49.95.......Sanya Richards-Ross USA
4.....50.05.......Allyson Felix USA
5.....50.16.......Christine Day JAM
6.....50.24.......Natasha Hastings USA
7.....50.31.......Shericka Jackson JAM
=8...50.40.......Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM
.......50.50.......Kendall Baisden USA
10...50.67.......Phyllis Francis USA
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
2:00.51 -15 NR
Beninese record holder // 6 Francophone Games 2005; 5 African Champs 2014. 1 French indoor 2014
In 2015: 2 French indoor; 1 Metz; 1 Bamako; 1 Montgeron; 2 Dakar Challenge; 2 Forbach; 3 Montbéliard; 7 Montreuil; 10 New York Diamond; 6 Tomblaine; 5
Lausanne Diamond; 1 La Roche-sur-Yon; 1 Castres 400 ‘B’; 4 Ninove
153
YARIGO Noélie BEN
29y
238d
1985
2:00.51
154
ARZAMASOVA Maryna BLR
27y
247d
1987
2:00.87
1:58.15 -14
(Née Katovich). 2014 European Champion at 800m; her late mother still holds the Belarusian record in the same event
1500 pb: 4:15.99 -12. 400 pb: 53.56 -12. ht WJC 2006; 4 ETCh 2011/2013/2015; 1 World Military Games 2011; sf WCH 2011/2013; ht OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2013; 3
WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 1 ECH 2014 (2012-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Belarusian 2008 & 1500 2012. Mother-Ravilya Agletdinova BLR (1 ECH 1500 86),
father-Aleksandr Katovich UKR (2 EIC HJ 1985), coach-Natalya Dukhnova (1 EIC 800 94)
In 2015: 7 Shanghai Diamond; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Rabat; 4 ETCh; 5 Sopot; 9 Paris Diamond; 1 Belarusian
176
de LIMA Flávia BRA
22y
51d
1993
2:00.40
2:00.40 -15
Full name-Flávia Maria de Lima
Double Brazilian Champion at middle distances in 2013 & 2015
400 pb: 54.42 -15. 1500 pb: 4:13.29 -15. sf WJC 800 2012; 1 South American under-23 1500 2014; 2 South American 800/1500 2015; 3 Pan-Am Games 800
2015 (5 1500). 1 Brazilian 800/1500 2013/2015 (1 1500 2014)
In 2015: 1 Brazilian 800/1500; 2 South American 800/1500; 3 Pan-Am Games 800 (5 1500)
202
BENSON Fiona CAN
23y
87d
1992
1:59.94
1:59.94 -15
1500 pb: 4:15.41 -15. At WXC: 2011-64J, 2015-68. 1 Canadian 2015
In 2015: 1 Canadian Universities indoor 1500 (2 3000); 68 WXC; 1 Portland Twilight 1500; 1 Victoria; 2 Burnaby; 1 Victoria; 1 Portland; 1 Canadian; 2
Edmonton Classic; 1 Portland
204
BISHOP Melissa CAN
27y
15d
1988
1:59.52
1:59.52 -15
Surprise new Pan-American Games Champion, ahead of a strong field (Montaño, Almanza)
ht World Youth 400 2005; 4 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2010; ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 8 COM 2014; 1
Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014. Earned Bachelor of Human Kinetics in 2010 and Bachelor of Education in 2011 from the University of Windsor.
She collects Christmas tree ornaments from around the world. Coach-Dennis Fairall
In 2015: 2 Guelph; 3 Burnaby; 2 Victoria; 3 Portland; 2 Canadian; 1 Madrid; 3 Lucerne; 1 Pan-Am Games; 2 Atlanta
268
ZHAO Jing CHN
27y
42d
1988
2:03.40
1:59.48 -14
Asian Championship silvers at 800m & 1500m in 2015 // 1500 pb: 4:10.67 -11 (4:22.15 -15). 5 WSG 800 2011; 3 Asian Games 800 2014. 2 Asian Champs
800/1500 2015. 1 Chinese National Games 800/1500 2013; 1 Chinese 800 2010/2011/2012 & 1500 2014. Holds Asian record at 1000m (2:40.53 in 2014).
From-Shanghai
In 2015: 1 Jinan 1500; 9 Shanghai Diamond 800; 2 Asian Champs 800/1500; 1 Chinese junior 20K
286
ALMANZA Rose Mary CUB
23y
38d
1992
1:57.70
1:57.70 -15
2012 Olympic & 2013 World Championship semi-finalist // 4 World Youth 2009; 2 Ibero-American 2010/2012; 4 WJC 2010; 2 Central American & Caribbean
Champs 2011 (2013-3); sf OLY 2012; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Cuban 1500 2013. Born-Camagüey
In 2015: 4 IAAF Relays 4x800; 1 Camagüey; 1 Ponce; 1 Havana Barrientos 800/1500; 1 Forbach; 6 Montreuil; 1 Bilbao; 1 Tomblaine; 2 Paris Diamond; 1
Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Catalan; 4 Pan-Am Games; 7 Stockholm Diamond
324
GUERRERO Esther ESP
QBR
25y
195d
1990
2:01.43
2:01.43 -15
Full name-Esther Guerrero Puigdevall // 400 pb: 55.81 -15. ht World Youth 2007; 7 ETCh 2015. 1 Spanish 2015 indoors & out
In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 4 Barcelona Road Mile; 2 Los Corrales de Buelna 1500; 3 Oordegem Putbos; 2 Barcelona 400; 1 Spanish Clubs; 7 ETCh; 6 Catalan;
7 Madrid; 7 Liège; 1 Spanish
334
ALEMU Habitam ETH
QBR
18y
43d
1997
2:01.27
2:01.27 -15
21y
238d
1993
1:59.39
1:59.39 -15
In 2015: 1 Eindhoven; 5 Tomblaine
377
LAMOTE Renelle FRA
2015 European under-23 Champion // 400 pb: 54.05 -15. sf WJC 2012; sf ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015; 1 ETCh 2015 (2014-2); 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 French
2014 & indoor 2015. Thierry Choffin
In 2015: 1 French indoor; 4sf EIC; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 6 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 1 Longjumeau; 2 Oordegem IFAM ‘B’; 1 Rehlingen; 2 Montreuil; 1
Rabat; 1 ETCh; 1 under-23 ECH; 1 Stockholm Diamond
403
MEADOWS Jenny GBR
34y
126d
1981
2:00.99
1:57.93 -09
2011 European Indoor Champion. 2010 World indoor silver. 2009 World bronze
400 pb: 52.50 -05 (54.65 -15). 1500 pb: 4:19.36 -06. 1 WJC 4x400 2000; 6 under-23 ECH 400 2001 (2003-7); 2 WSG 4x400 2001; ht COM 4x400 2002
(awarded silver medal won by England in final); 1 ECP 800 2008; sf OLY 800 2008; 3 WCH 800 2009 (2007/2011-sf); 2 WIC 800 2010 (2008-5); 3 ECH 800
2010; 1 EIC 800 2011 (2002-ht, 2007-5, 2009/2013-4); 2 ETCh 800 2011 (2014-7); 6 COM 800 2014. Married to coach/partner Trevor on September 9, 2006
She suffered an Achilles tear in December 2011, but it was undiagnosed until March 2012 and after missing out on Olympic selection, she underwent surgery to
repair the injury. Recovered to race indoors in 2013, but then missed the outdoor season in 2013 with a stress fracture of her femur
In 2015: 1:59.21 & 1:59.85 in her first two indoor races of the year; 1 UK indoor (7th time); dns EIC final (ill); 2 Derby 400; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Hengelo
1000; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 8 New York Diamond; 6 UK; 1 Kortrijk; 7 Lucerne; 2 Oxford BMC; 6 Ninove
406
OSKAN-CLARKE Shelayna GBR
25y
213d
1990
2:00.60
2:00.60 -15
Former English Schools Champion at 400m // 400 pb: 53.20 -11 (54.14 -15). 1500 pb: 4:28.29 -14. 5 Commonwealth Youth Games 400 2008; ht EIC 2015. 1
English Schools 400 2008; 2 UK 2015 (2 indoor 2014/2015). Former hockey player. Coach-Ayo Falola
In 2015: 2 UK indoor; 3ht EIC; 4 Loughborough ‘International’ ‘B’; 3 Oordegem IFAM (& 1 400 ‘B’); 5 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Watford BMC; 2 UK; 6 Lucerne; 1
Oxford BMC; 7 London Diamond
412
SHARP Lynsey GBR
25y
41d
1990
1:59.16
1:58.80 -14
Commonwealth Games & European Championship silvers in August 2014
400 pb: 54.74 -12 (55.16 -15). sf World Youth 2007; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2012 (2014-2); sf OLY 2012; 2 COM
2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 UK under-23 2011; 1 UK 2012/2014/2015. Father-Cameron Sharp (2 ECH 200 1982), mother-Carol Lightfoot (1 Scottish
800 1979, ht COM 800 1982). Coach-Rana Reider
In 2015: 4 Clermont 400; 2 Stretford BMC; 2 Rehlingen; 7 Eugene Diamond; 6 New York Diamond; 1 UK; 3 Madrid; 4 Lucerne; 3 London Diamond; 2
Stockholm Diamond; 1 Trafford Grand Prix (1:59.16 in a mixed race)
429
HERING Christina GER
20y
316d
1994
1:59.54
1:59.54 -15
2015 European under-23 bronze // 400 pb: 52.91 -15. 3 EJC 800/4x400 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 German indoor 2015
In 2015: 1 German indoor; 5 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 2 Pliezhausen 600; 1 Munich 400; 1 Salzburg; 3 Dessau; 9 Montbéliard; 1 German under-23; 4
ETCh 4x400; 1 Sint-Niklaas; 3 under-23 ECH (4 4x400); 2 German; 2 Dachau 400
433
KOHLMANN Fabienne GER
25y
288d
1989
1:58.37
1:58.37 -15
2015 World Student Games 800m bronze. Former European Junior Champion at 400m Hurdles
400H pb: 55.49 -10. 400 pb: 52.30 -10 (52.82 -15). 1 EJC 400H 2007 (3 4x400); 8 WJC 400 2008; 8 ETCh 400H 2010; 2 ECH 4x400 2010; 4 ETCh 800 2014; 6
ETCh 800 2015; 3 WSG 800 2015. 1 German 400H 2010 & 800 2013/2015 (1 indoor 800 2014)
In 2015: 1 German Universities 800; 3 Munich 400; 1 Dessau 800; 2 Regensburg Sparkassen 800; 6 ETCh 800; 6 Sopot 800; 3 WSG 800; 1 Bellinzona 800; 1
German 800; 1 Dachau 400
458
FOSTER Andrea GUY
18y
162d
1997
2:12.3
2:12.3 -15
In 2015: 1 Guyanese junior
26y 117d 1989
2:01.53
1:59.17 -10 NR
Indian record holder, set in the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup where she ran from the front (58.04 at the bell). 2015 Asian Champion
400 pb: 53.22 -10 (54.31 -15). sf WJC 2008; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-8); 6 COM 2010 (2014-sf); sf WCH 2011; sf OLY 2012; 2 Asian Games 2014
(2010-3); 1 Asian Games 4x400 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015 (2011/2013-3). 1 Indian 2009/2010. 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
In 2015: 1 Indian National Games; 1 Indian Federation Cup (3 400); 1 Asian Champs (2 4x400)
470
LUKA Tintu IND
476
EVERARD Ciara IRL
QBR
25y
42d
1990
2:01.21
2:01.21 -15
Irish indoor record holder // ht WJC 2008; 6 EIC 2013 (2015-sf); ht WIC 2014; 6 WSG 2015. 1 Irish 2008; 1 Irish under-23 2010 & indoor
2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Her older brother Eoin Everard was second in the 2014 Irish Indoor 3000m. Coach-James Nolan
In 2015: 1 Irish indoor; 5sf EIC; 4 Stretford BMC; 2 Oordegem IFAM (May 23); 5 Oordegem Putbos (May 30); 4 ETCh 1st League; 6 WSG; dnf Ninove; 3 Irish
19y 220d 1996
2:01.15
2:00.49 -13 NR
QBR
Former World Youth & European Junior Champion // 1500 pb: 4:15.14 -14 (4:26.37 -15). 4 WJC 2012; sf EIC 2013; 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013 (2015-3);
dq WIC ht 2014; dnf WJC final 2014; sf ECH 2014; 5 EIC 2015 (2013-sf). Her maternal aunt Martha Ernstsdóttir is Icelandic record holder at 5000, 10,000 &
Marathon. Coach-Gunnar Páll Jóakimsson
Disasters in 2014 – out of lane and disqualified at World Indoor Championships, then in the World Junior final she set off a suicidal pace – 56.33 at 400m – only
to step off the track in the homestraight after the field passed her
In 2015: 1 Icelandic indoor 400/800; 5 EIC; 5 Oordegem IFAM; 5 Hengelo 1000; 1 Small States of Europe Games 1500 (2 800); 2 ETCh 2nd League; 2
Mannheim junior; 3 EJC; 1 Icelandic (2 400); 2 Ninove; 3 Leuven
482
HINRIKSDÓTTIR Aníta ISL
507
CAMPBELL Simoya JAM
21y
173d
1994
1:59.26
1:59.26 -15
Full anme-Simoya Kadine Campbell
2015 World Student Games silver after front-running first lap in 56.41 and nearly holding on to win (before Angie Smit Petty NZL went past)
400 pb: 53.22 -15. sf World Youth 2011; sf WJC 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht COM 2014; 2 WSG 2015. 2 Jamaican 2013/2014.
Student of Baking Technology at Kingston University of Technology, Jamaica
In 2015: 2 Kingston GC Foster; 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate; 1 Georgia Tech Invitational; 5 IAAF Relays 4x800; dnf Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 2 Kingston
All-Comers 1 400; 3 Ponce; 8 Kingston All-Comers 3 400; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5; 2 WSG; dnf Bellinzona; 6 Stockholm Diamond
511
GOULE Natoya JAM
24y
144d
1991
1:59.63
1:59.63 -15
3x Jamaican Champion // 800 pb: 1:59.93 -13. 400 pb: 51.52 -11. 1500 pb: 4:18.74 -14. 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 2006/2010; sf World Youth
2007; ht WJC 2008; sf WJC 2010 (3 4x400); 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; sf COM 2014. 1 Jamaican
2013/2014/2015. 1 NCAA indoor 2015. Student of sport administration at Louisiana State University
Ran in relay heat at 2014 World Indoor Championships, so awarded silver medal won by Jamaica in final
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor (2 4x400); 1 Florida Relays ‘B’; 1 Georgia Tech Invitational 1500; 5 IAAF Relays 4x800; 1 Tallahassee Atlantic Coast Conference (4
400); 6 NCAA; 1 Jamaican; 3 Atlanta
555
JEPKOSGEI Janeth KEN
31y
251d
1983
1:59.37
1:56.04 -07
Full name-Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (Sometimes she has Busienei on her bib, but best known as Jepkosgei). 2007 World Champion, 2009 silver & 2011
bronze
1500 pb: 4:04.17 -10. 400 pb: 54.06 -10. ht World Youth 99; 1 WJC 2002; 1 COM 2006; 1 African Champs 2006 (2010/2014-2); 2 WCP 2006; 1 WCH 2007
(2009-2, 2011-3); 2 OLY 2008 (2012-7); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. 1 Kenyan 2010/2011. Coach-Claudio Berradeli (formerly Paul Ereng)
In 2015: 7 Nakuru; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 New York Diamond; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial
575
SUM Eunice KEN
26y
352d
1988
1:56.99
1:56.99 -15
Full name-Eunice Jepkoech Sum. Reigning World, African & Commonwealth Games Champion. World #1 and Diamond League winner in 2013 & 2014
1500 pb: 4:01.54 -14 (4:09.7 -15). ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-sf); 1 COM 2014; 1 African Champs 2014 (2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1
Kenyan 2012/2014
In 2015: 1 Nakuru; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Paris Diamond; 1 London Diamond; 1 Kenyan World Championship
Trial (Unbeaten since losing to Brenda Martinez & Lynsey Sharp in Brussels 2014 – seven successive wins since then)
577
WAMBUI Margaret KEN
QBR
19y
340d
1995
2:01.32
2:00.49 -14
23y
89d
1992
2:01.30
2:01.30 -15 NR
Full name-Margaret Nyairera Wambui
2014 World Junior Champion // 1 WJC 2014. 2 Kenyan junior 2014
In 2015: 2 Nakuru; 3 Eugene Diamond ‘B’
597
MATHIAS Charline LUX
Luxembourger record holder // 400 pb: 54.50 -14. sf World Youth 2007; ht WJC 2010; ht ECH 2014; 1 Small States of Europe Games 2015
In 2015: 1 Tourcoing; 6 Oordegem IFAM; 1 Tourcoing; 1 Small States of Europe Games; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 10 Tomblaine; 1 French; 2 Heusden; 6
Bellinzona; dnf Ninove
599
AKKAOUI Malika MAR
27y
239d
1987
2:00.69
1:57.64 -13
2013 Mediterranean Games Champion // 1500 pb: 4:04.49 -15. ht WJC 800 2006; 3 African Champs 800 2010/2012; ht WCH 1500 2011; ht WIC 800
2012/2014; sf OLY 800 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 800 2013; sf WCH 800 2013. 1 Moroccan 400 2014; 1 Arab 800 2015
In 2015: 1 Arab 800; 10 Doha Diamond 1500; 2 Shanghai Diamond 800; 4 Beijing Challenge 1500; 9 Birmingham Diamond 800; 5 Rabat 800; 8 Tomblaine 800;
dnf Lausanne Diamond 1500; 5 Madrid 800; 10 Bellinzona 800
600
ARRAFI Rabab MAR
24y
221d
1991
2:00.73
2:00.58 -13
2012 African Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 4:02.71 -14 (4:02.94 -15). 12 World Youth 3000 2007; 1 African Champs 1500 2012 (2014-3); sf WCH 1500 2013;
1 Francophone Games 1500 2013; dq WIC1500 final 2014 (originally third, but she was judged to have stepped inside the kerb). At WXC: 2007-dnfJ
In 2015: 2 Metz 800; 8 Doha Diamond 1500; 2 Beijing Challenge 1500; 7 Rome Diamond 1500; 1 Marseille 1500; 7 Rabat 1500; 1 Sollentuna 1500
613
AUNG Aye Aye MYA
20y
183d
1995
-
-
616
HASSAN Sifan NED
22y
232d
1993
1:59.46
1:59.46 -15
Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from
November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days)
1500 pb: 3:56.05 -15. 5000 pb: 14:59.23 -14. 3000 pb: 8:29.38 -14. 1000 pb: 2:34.68 -15. 5 WIC 3000 2014; 1 ECH 1500 2014 (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental
Cup 1500 2014; 1 EIC 1500 2015. At EXC: 2013-1u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2013 (1 indoor 2015)
She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1)
In 2015: Unbeaten indoors including world 1500 lead 4:00.46 & European indoor 1500 title; 2 Doha Diamond; 1 Hengelo 1000; 3 Eugene Diamond 1500; 2
Rome Diamond 1500; 1 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 3 Rabat 800; 1 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 2 Monaco Diamond 1500 (3:56.05 after trying to stay with
Genzebe Dibaba); 2 London Diamond 800; 1 Langenthal 1500
653
PETTY Angie NZL
24y
5d
1991
1:59.06
1:59.06 -15
(Née Smit)
2015 World Student Games 800m Champion when she broke two minutes with a bang (1:59.06)
400 pb: 54.39 -14. sf WJC 2008/2010; 4 WSG 2013 (5 1500); ht WCH 2013; 5 COM 2014; 1 WSG 2015. 1 New Zealand 2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 1500 2014)
Her husband Sam Petty (North Devon AC) was English Schools 800m Champion in 2010. Student of the Arts at University of Canterbury, Christchurch
In 2015: 6 Waitakere 1500; 6 Auckland 1500; 1 New Zealand (4 1500); 3 Sydney Classic; 2 Melbourne Challenge 1500; 2 Manchester BMC; 2 Montbéliard; dnf
Birmingham Diamond 1500; 1 Leixlip IMC 1500; 1 Watford BMC (Jun 17); 1 Watford BMC (Jun 27); 1 WSG; 1 Dublin Morton; 1 Chiba Juntendo 1000
661
KONIEL Donna PNG
22y
365d
1992
2:08.77
2:08.77 -15
Five medals at 2014 Oceanian Championships // 400H pb: 61.50 -14. 400 pb: 56.17 -12 (56.57 -14). 2 Oceanian 800 2014 (3 400/400H, 1 4x100, 2 4x400); ht
COM 800 2014; 1 Oceanian 800 2015 (3 400); 1 Pacific Games 800/400H (2 400)
In 2015: 2 Queensland State 400H; 4 Melbourne Challenge 400H; 1 Oceanian 800 (3 400); 1 Gold Coast 800 (Jun 21); 1 Pacific Games 800/400H (2 400)
664
CICHOCKA Angelika POL
27y
158d
1988
2:00.39
2:00.20 -11
(Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”)
2014 World indoor silver at 800m, then 2015 European indoor silver at 1500m
1500 pb: 4:03.06 -15. 8 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; dq ht WIC 800 2010; ht ECH 800 2010; 6 WIC 1500 2012; ht ECH 1500 2012; ht EIC 1500 2013; 5 ETCh
800 2013 (2011-7, 2014-6); 3 Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800); 2 WIC 800 20144; 2 EIC 1500 2015; 4 ETCh 1500 2015. At EXC: 2007-17J, 2010dnf/u23. 1 Polish 800 2011/2012 (1 1500 2011). 1 Polish indoor 800 2014/2015. At WXC: 2013-71
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 800; 2 EIC 1500; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley); 6 Shanghai Diamond 800; 4 Hengelo 1000; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500;
9 Rome Diamond 1500; 6 Birmingham Diamond 800; 4 ETCh 1500; 7 Sopot 800; 2 Polish 800/1500; 6 London Diamond 800; 2 Szczecin 1500
665
ENNAOUI Sofia POL
19y
356d
1995
2:00.57
2:00.57 -15
Winner of 3000m at 2015 European Team Championships // 1500 pb: 4:04.26 -15. 3000 pb: 8:53.22i -15, 8:59.44 -14. ht World Youth 800 2011; 10 WJC 1500
2012; 6 EIC 3000 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 1500 2015. At WXC: 2013-26J. At EXC: 2013-2J. 1 Polish 1500 2015 indoors & out. Born-Morocco (father-Moroccan,
mother-Polish), then moved to Poland with her mother aged 2
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 1500; 6 EIC 3000; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley); 14 Rome Diamond 1500; 3 Huelva 800; 1 Rabat 1500; 1 ETCh 3000; 1
Sopot 800; 2 under-23 ECH 1500; 9 Monaco Diamond 1500; 1 Polish 1500; 1 Szczecin 1500
669
JÓZWIK Joanna POL
24y
203d
1991
2:00.09
1:59.63 -14
Distant last at the bell, then came through to snatch the bronze in the 2014 European final, breaking two minutes for the first time in the process
400 pb: 53.08 -14 (54.10 -15). sf WJC 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 Francophone Games 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015; 2 ETCh 2015. 1 Polish 2014/2015.
Coach-Andrzeja Wołkowyckiego
In 2015: 2 Polish indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Polish Universities 400 (4 200); 2 Hengelo 1000; 2 Dessau; 1 Biala Podlaska; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Montreuil; 2 Rabat; 2
ETCh; 2 Sopot; 7 Paris Diamond; 1 Polish; 1 Szczecin 600
24y 226d 1991
2:00.72
1:55.45 -10 NR
Full name-Mokgadi Caster Semenya
2009 World Champion. 2011 World & 2012 Olympic silvers
1500 pb: 4:08.01 -09 (4:21.63 -15). 400 pb: 52.54 -11 (53.12 -15). ht WJC 2008; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 1 African junior 800/1500 2009; 1 WCH
2009 (2011-2); 2 OLY 2012. 1 South African 2009/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 1500 2011). From the Limpopo province (which also produced former
Commonwealth Champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi). Student of sports science at the University of Pretoria. Her first sports were football and baseball, she also tried
karate and boxing. Coach-Jean Verster (same coach as Nijel Amos BOT) (formerly coched by Michael Seme & Maria Mutola)
In May 2015 she said she may try the discus throw or shot put before the end of her career.
In 2015: 4 Sasolburg; 1 Potchefstroom; 1 South African (8 1500); 1 Stellenbosch 3000 (pb 9:49.85); 1 South African Universities 800/1500; 5 Dakar Challenge;
1 Nové Mesto nad MetujÍ 400; 2 Tábor; 1 Linz (2:00.72, her quickest since 2013)
710
SEMENYA Caster RSA
751
SUBBOTINA Yevgeniya RUS
25y
295d
1989
2:00.83
2:00.83 -15
400 pb: 52.52 -11. 1 under-23 ECH 4x400 2011. 2 Russian 2015 (2014-3)
In 2015: 2 Yerino; 2 Russian
22y 231d 1993
1:59.90
1:59.90 -15 NR
Twice European under-23 Champion at 1500m // 1500 pb: 4:04.77 -15. 3000 pb: 8:57.20 -15. 3 World Youth 1500 2009; 6 EJC 3000 2009 (9 1500); 1 EJC
1500/3000 2011; 2 WJC 1500 2012 (2010-8); 1 under-23 ECH 1500 2013/2015; 12 ECH 1500 2014. At WXC: 2011-32J. At EXC: 2009-12J, 2010-2J, 2011-3J,
2012-1J, 2013-2u23, 2014-10u23. 1 Serbian 800 2009/2012/2013/2014 & 1500 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014. Coach-Rifat Zilkić
In 2015: 4 Balkan indoor 3000; 10ht EIC 3000; 1 Senta; 1 Romanian International Champs 1500; 1 Salzburg 3000; 1 Zenica 1500; 1 Serbian Cup 1500; 1 ETCh
2nd League 800/1500; 1 under-23 ECH 1500; 6 Liège 800; 20 Heusden 1500
Substantial personal bests at 800m, 1500m & 3000m already in 2015
763
TERZIĆ Amela SRB
768
BÜCHEL Selina SUI
781
KLOCOVÁ Lucia SVK
24y
26d 1991
1:57.95
1:57.95 -15 NR
2015 European Indoor Champion. New Swiss record holder // 400 pb: 54.76 -15. 7 EJC 2009; sf WJC 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-5); 4 WIC 2014; sf
ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Swiss 2013 & indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014. She works part-time as a cartographer for the local authorities in her home
town of St Gallen
In 2015: 2 Swiss indoor 400; 1 EIC; 1 Pliezhausen; 1 Basle 400 (pb 54.76); 1 Oordegem Putbos; 1 Montbéliard; 1 Montreuil; 1 ETCh 1st League; 3 Paris
Diamond (she said she could not believe that she had progressed from 2:00.14 to a Swiss record of 1:57.95); 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Lucerne; 3 Bellinzona; 8
London Diamond
31y
274d
1983
2:00.40
1:58.51 -08
(Pronounced “Klot-sova”)
Slovak record holder at 1000m & 1500m. 2012 Olympic finalist at 1500m
1500 pb: 4:02.99 -12. 400 pb: 52.98 -05. 1 EJC 800 2001; 2 WJC 800 2002 (2000-3); 2 under-23 ECH 800 2003 (2005-5); sf WCH 800
2003/2005/2007/2009/2011; sf OLY 800 2004/2008; 4 ECH 800 2010 (2006-sf, 2012-6); 6 OLY 1500 2012; ht ECH 1500 2014. 1 Slovak 800
2004/2006/2010/2011/2012/2015 (1 1500 2010/2011/2015). Son Adam born June 29, 2013
It was her virtual dead heat with Laura Weightman GBR in the 2012 Olympic semi-finals which meant both were advanced to the 13-woman final
In 2015: 1 Nitra 800; 1 Kladno 800; 4 Tomblaine 800; 1 Dubnica nad Váhom 800; 1 Slovak 800/1500; 1 Trnava 1500; 1 Zlín 1000
832
LUPU Nataliya UKR
27y
290d
1987
1:59.95
1:58.46 -12
Former European Indoor Champion // 400 pb: 52.91 -11 (53.93 -15). 1500 pb: 4:20.93 -03. 1 European Youth Olympics 1500 2003; 1 EJC 2005; 4 WJC 2006; 2
under-23 ECH 2009; sf EIC 2009; 1 ETCh 2010; ht ECH 2010; sf EIC 400 2011; 2 WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013 (2015-3); 7 WCH 2013 (2009-ht). 1
Ukrainian 2009/2012/2015 (1 indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015)
Tested positive for a stimulant at the 2014 World Indoor Championships (where she’d originally finished fifth); disqualified from that and suspended for nine
months to January 2015
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 3 EIC 800/4x400; 1 Ukrainian University Games (2 400); 4 Montreuil; 7 Rabat; 2 Tomblaine; 8 Paris Diamond; 1 Ukrainian
833
LYAKHOVA Olga UKR
23y
155d
1992
2:00.56
1:59.92 -14
400 pb: 52.27 -13 (53.47 -15). 7 World Youth 2009; ht WJC 2010; 5 EJC 2011; 5 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013/2014; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC
2014. Ran in heats of 2014 European 4x400, so awarded silver medal won by team in final
In 2015: 1 Mersin/800; 4 European Clubs Cup; 6 Rabat; 3 Catalan; 4 Madrid; 3 Ukrainian
849
TKACHUK Anastasiya UKR
22y
123d
1993
2:00.21
2:00.21 -15
Former European Junior Champion // 1500 pb: 4:18.85 -15. sf World Youth 2009; 4 Youth Olympic Games 1000 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 7 WJC 2012; 6 under-23
ECH 2013; ht ECH 2014
In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian University Games; 1 Ukrainian under-23; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 3 ETCh; 3 Sopot; 3 Tomblaine; 2 under-23 ECH; 4
Bellinzona; 2 Ukrainian
22y 261d 1992
2:01.46
2:01.46 -15 NR
Uruguayan record holder at 400m, 800m & both hurdles disciplines
New South American Champion at both 800m & 400m Hurdles
400 pb: 52.53 -14 (53.05 -15). 1500 pb: 4:32.38 -15. 100H pb: 14.61 -14; 400H pb: 56.33 -15. 3 World Youth 400H 2009 (2007-ht); ht WJC 400H 2010; 3 South
American 400H 2011; ht WCH 400H 2011; ht WIC 400 2012; ht OLY 400H 2012; 1 South American Games 800/400H 2014; 1 South American under-23
400/800/400H 2014 (on three successive days); 1 South American 400H 2015 (2009-4, 2011-3, 2013-2); 1 South American 800 2015; 3 Pan-Am Games 400H
2015
In 2015: 1 Montevideo 800 (2 1500) (Feb 21/22); 1 Buenos Aires 400/800 (Mar 25-27); 1 Santiago de Chile 400; 1 Montevideo 800/400H; 1 Lima 400/400H; 2
Oordegem IFAM 400H; 2 Namur 400H; 6 Oordegem Putbos 800; 1 South American 800/400H; 1 Uruguayan 400/800; 3 Pan-Am Games 400H
858
RODRÍGUEZ Déborah URU
861
LUDLOW Molly USA
28y
17d
1987
1:58.68
1:58.68 -15
(Née Beckwith) // 1500 pb: 4:07.88 -14 (4:17.27 -15). 2 NCAA 2010, representing Indiana University; 3 US 2014 indoors & out
In 2015: 8 Sydney Classic; 9 Melbourne Challenge; 4 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 1
Indianapolis Road Mile; 1 Nashville; 4 New York Diamond; 4 US; 4 Paris Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Lucerne; 2 Bellinzona; 4 London Diamond; 8
Stockholm Diamond; dnf Atlanta 1500
893
MONTAÑO Alysia USA
29y
117d
1986
1:59.15
1:57.34 -10
(Née Johnson). 6x US Champion. Led the 2013 world final by 7m at the bell and stayed in front until 750m before finishing fourth
400 pb: 52.09 (53.01 -15). 3 WIC 2010; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 4 WCH 2011/2013 (2007-ht); 5 OLY 2012 (led at bell); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-6).
1 US 2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015. 1 US indoor 600 2015. 1 NCAA 2007. Always races with a flower in her hair, a habit she started (she explains) because
she wanted to look feminine while training with mainly boys as a youngster. Coach/husband-Louis Montaño, their daughter Linnea Dori born August 15, 2014
To great publicity she raced 800m (clocking 2:32.13) in the heats of the US Championships on June 26, 2014 while eight months pregnant – “Exercising during
pregnancy is actually much better for the mum and the baby ... I think it was important for people to see that.”
In 2015: 1 US indoor; 3 Mt SAC Relays; 5 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800; 10 Eugene Diamond; 1 US (6th time); 2 Pan-Am Games
898
MARTINEZ Brenda USA
27y
347d
1987
1:59.06
1:57.91 -13
2013 World Championship bronze // 1500 pb: 4:00.94 -13. ht WIC 1500 2012; 3 WCH 800 2013. Born-California, parents-Mexican. Studied Sociology & Law at
the University of California, Riverside. Coach/husband-Carlos Holder
In 2015: dnf Carlsbad 5K; 1 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Drake Relays; 3 Eugene Diamond; 5 New York Diamond; 2 US; 9 London Diamond
931
WILSON Ajee’ USA
21y
105d
1994
1:57.87
1:57.67 -14
(Ajee’ is pronounced “ahh-jay” – she was named after a brand of perfume)
1500 pb: 4:12.10 -14. 1 World Youth 800 2011; 1 WJC 800 2012 (2010-5); 6 WCH 800 2013; ht WIC 800 2014; 1 IAAF Relays 4x800 2014; 2 IAAF Continental
Cup 800 2014. 1 US 2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014). Student of Kinesiology at Temple University, Philadelphia. Her older sister Jade Wilson is a 59.90 400m
hurdler. She has a yellow belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido
In 2015: 6 US indoor 600 (fell); 1 Princeton 800/1500; 1 Drake Relays; 1 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1
New York Diamond; 3 US
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....1:53.28....Jar. Kratochvílová TCH.............. 1983
2.....1:53.43....Nad. Olizarenko UKR................. 1980
3.....1:54.01....Pamela Jelimo KEN................... 2008
4.....1:54.44....Ana Quirot CUB......................... 1989
5.....1:54.81....Olga Minyeyeva RUS................. 1980
6.....1:54.94....Tatyana Kazankina RUS............1976
7.....1:55.05....Doina Melinte ROU.................... 1982
=8...1:55.19....Maria Mutola MOZ..................... 1994
.......1:55.19....Jolanda Čeplak SLO.................. 2002
10...1:55.26....Sigrun Wodars GDR.................. 1987
1.....1:56.99....Eunice Sum KEN
2.....1:57.70....Rose M. Almanza CUB
3.....1:57.87....Ajeé Wilson USA
4.....1:57.95....Selina Büchel SUI
5.....1:58.37....Fabienne Kohlmann GER
6.....1:58.68....Molly Ludlow USA
7.....1:58.75....Anastasiya Bazdyreva RUS
=8...1:59.06....Brenda Martinez USA
.......1:59.06....Angie Petty NZL
10...1:59.10....Chanelle Price USA
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Women’s 1500 Metres
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Entrants
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QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
9:09.74 -12 NR
Albanian record holder at 800m & 1500m // 800 pb: 2:01.31 -14 (2:03.45 -15). 3000SC pb: 9:54.72 -11. ht EIC 800 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 2011 (2 3000SC); 1
Balkan indoor 2012/2013/2014; ht ECH 800/1500 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; ht ECH 2014; 1 Blakan 2015
In 2015: 1 Tirana; 5 Doha Diamond; 3 Beijing Challenge; 8 Rome Diamond; 8 Rabat; 1 ETCh 3rd League 1500 (2 800); 1 Balkan (2 800)
100
GEGA Luiza ALB
26y
288d
1988
120
DUNCAN Melissa AUS
25y
203d
1990
4:05.56
4:05.56 -15
800 pb: 2:04.2 -14 (2:08.38 -15). 4 World Youth 2007; 3 IAAF Relays 4x1500 2014 (4 4x800); 10 COM 2014. Coach-Jackie Cook
In 2015: 4 Hobart; 6 Newcastle 800; 1 Canberra; 1 Adelaide; 1 Waitakere; 5 Melbourne Challenge; 5 Australian; 4 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 4 Eagle Rock
Hoka ‘B’; 9 Oslo Diamond
133
SEE Heidi AUS
QBR
25y
347d
1989
4:08.15
4:08.15 -15
(Née Gregson) // 800 pb: 2:05.04 -13. 7 World Youth 1500 2005. 1 Australian 1500 2015 (2014-2)
In 2015: 4 Waitakere; 7 Melbourne Challenge; 1 Australian; 4 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 8 Kawasaki; 3 Greenville; dnf Victoria; 9 Székesfehérvár; 5
Kortrijk; dnf Atlanta
222
SIFUENTES Nicole CAN
29y
52d
1986
4:06.82
4:04.65 -13
(Née Edwards). 2014 World indoor bronze at 1500m, 2015 Pan-Am Games silver at 1500m
800 pb: 2:01.30 -12 (2:05.82 -15). 5000 pb: 15:19.15 -15. sf World Youth 800 2003; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010 (2014-7); sf OLY 1500 2012; sf WCH
1500 2013; 3 WIC 1500 2014; 4 COM 1500 2014 (2010-5); 2 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2008. 1 Canadian 1500/5000 2015. Studied Civil
Engineering at the University of Michigan. Coach-Mike McGuire
In 2015: 1 Tempe 800/1500; 2 Stanford Invitational 5000; 1 Virginia Challenge 1500; 2 Des Moines Road Mile; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500; 4 Ostrava 1500; 11
Birmingham Diamond 1500; 1 London ON 1500; 1 Canadian 1500/5000; 2 Pan-Am Games 1500; 1 Atlanta 1500
276
CONEO Muriel COL
28y
159d
1987
4:09.16
4:09.16 -15
Full name-Muriel Coneo Paredes
New Pan-American Games Champion at 1500m. Multiple South and Central American Champion & medallist at middle distances and steeplechase
3000SC pb: 9:53.1 -15. 800 pb: 2:03.81 -11 (2:05.1 -15). sf WJC 800 2006; 2 South American 800 2007 (2009/2011-3); 3 Central American & Caribbean
Champs 1500 2008 (2011-4); 1 Ibero-American 1500 2014 (2 3000); 1 South American 1500 2015 (2006-3, 2007-5, 2009/2013-2, 2011-4); 1 South American
Games 1500 2014; 1 South American 3000SC 2015 (2013-3); 1 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015
In 2015: 7 Pan-American Cup XC; 6 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 8 Stanford 1500 ‘B’; 1 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 3000SC; 1 Cartagena 800; 2 Ponce 1500; 1
South American 1500/3000SC; 1 Pan-Am Games 1500
24y 194d 1991
3:50.07
3:50.07 -15 NR
Full name-Genzebe Dibaba Keneni. Stunning world indoor records at 1500m, 3000m and 5000m and now 1500m outdoors
5000 pb: 14:15.41 -15. 3000 pb: 8:16.60i, 8:26.21 -14. She has run a 400m time trial in 53 seconds. 2 WJC 5000 2008; 8 WCH 5000 2009/2011; 1 WJC 5000
2010; 1 WIC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012 (hamstring injury); 8 WCH 1500 2013; 2 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010
-11J, 2011-9. Coach-Jama Aden. Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion)
In 2015: 1 Stockholm XL-Galan indoor 5000 (world indoor record 14:18.86); 1 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 Oslo Diamond 5000; 1 Paris Diamond
5000; 1 Catalan 1500 (African record 3:54.11); 1 Monaco Diamond (3:50.07 to break the world record of Qu Yunxia which had stood since 1993; her last 800m
covered in 2:01.7)
342
DIBABA Genzebe ETH
345
EMBAYE Axumawit ETH
20y
307d
1994
4:03.00
4:02.35 -14
2014 World indoor silver // 7 WJC 2012; 2 WIC 2014; 3 Glasgow Diamond 2014; 4 African Champs 2014. She was Ethiopia’s reserve for the 2013 World
Championships 1500m
In 2015: 6 Doha Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 15 Rome Diamond; 13 Monaco Diamond
350
SADO Besu ETH
18/19y
1996
4:00.65
4:00.65 -15
(Besu aka Baso or Basu) // 1000 pb: 2:37.73 -15. 800 pb: 2:02.6 -14. 7 African Champs 2014; 1 African junior 2015. 1 Ethiopian 2014 (3 800)
In 2015: 2 African junior; 6 Hengelo 1000; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Leiden; 1 Bottrop; 7 Monaco Diamond
351
SEYAUM Dawit ETH
19y
24d
1996
3:59.76
3:59.53 -14
(aka Dawit Seyoum, full name Dawit Seyaum Biratu)
2014 World Junior Champion
2 World Youth 2013; 1 African junior 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 African junior 2014
In 2015: 1 African junior; 1 Boston Road Mile; 1 Doha Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 Oslo Diamond; 11 Lausanne Diamond
404
MUIR Laura GBR
22y
104d
1993
3:58.66
3:58.66 -15
Scottish record holder at 1500m // 800 pb: 2:00.42 -15. 3000 pb: 8:38.47 -15. 16 WJC 3000 2012; 7 EIC 1500 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; sf WCH 800
2013; ht WIC 800 2014; 11 COM 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 4 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2011-31J. 1 Scottish 1500 2012; 1 UK indoor 1500 2013/2015 &
800 2014. Coach-Andy Young
In 2015: 1 UK indoor 1500; 4 EIC 3000; 2 Hengelo 3000; 4 Rome Diamond 1500; 2 Birmingham Diamond 800; 1 Oslo Diamond 1500 (she was the only one to
stay with the pacemaker, then held on in front to win); 1 UK 1500; 6 Madrid 800; 5 Monaco Diamond 1500 (Scottish record 3:58.66 for second on UK all-time list
after Kelly Holmes)
415
WEIGHTMAN Laura GBR
24y
51d
1991
4:04.70
4:00.17 -14
(Name pronounced “weight-man” not “white-man”)
2014 Commonwealth Games silver & European bronze at 1500m within 17 days
3000 pb: 8:43.46 -13. 800 pb: 2:02.52 -12 (2:03.59 -15). 6 WJC 2010; 8 OLY 2012; 2 ETCh 3000 2013; ht WCH 2013; 2 COM 2014; 3 ECH 2014. 1 English
Schools 2007/2008/2009. 1 UK 2012/2014. Coach-Steve Cram (1 ECH 1500 1982/1986). At EXC: 2013-8u23. Born/lives-Alnwick
Now that her rightful Olympic placing was eighth (following the disqualification of Aslı Çakır Alptekin), she should be eligible for the Olympic Diploma which is
formally awarded to those finishing in places 4-8
In 2015: 3 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 5 Watford BMC; 2 UK; 12 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond
501
MAGNANI Margherita ITA
QBR
28y
176d
1987
4:06.81
4:06.05 -14
2014 World Indoor finalist at 3000m // 3000 pb: 8:51.81i, 8:51.82 -14 (9:02.08 -15). 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13. ht EIC 1500 2013; 4 ETCh 1500 2013 (2015-7); 4
Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; ht WCH 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 3000 2014/2015; ht ECH 1500 2014. 1 Italian indoor 1500 2013/2014
In 2015: 8 Vienna 5K; 5 ETCh 3000 (7 1500); 3 Sollentuna 1500; 11 Lignano 1500; 9 Liège 1500; 7 Heusden 1500; 1 Italian 1500; 7 Stockholm Diamond 3000
522
PRAUGHT Aisha JAM
25y
250d
1989
4:05.52
4:05.52 -15
She has raced in US Championships in the past but is now confirmed as Jamaican having in 2013 traced her biological father, the reggae/Soul/Gospel musician
Joseph Blue Grant
3000SC pb: 9:34.69 -14 (9:36.63 -15). 3000 pb: 9:00.67 -14 (9:03.27i -15). 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2012; 4 US 3000SC 2014. Lives-Eugene. Coach-Mark
Rowland. Partner-Will Leer (1 US indoor 1500/3000 2013)
In 2015: 4 Stanford Jordan 3000SC; 3 Kawasaki 1500; 11 Doha Diamond 3000SC; dnf Eugene Diamond 1500; 7 New York Diamond 3000SC; 1 Jamaican
1500; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 3000SC; dnf Monaco Diamond 3000SC
556
CHEPKWEMOI Nancy KEN
21y
317d
1993
4:03.09
4:03.09 -15
24y
106d
1991
4:01.26
4:01.26 -15
2010 World Junior bronze // 3000 pb: 8:56.52 -12. 3 WJC 2010 (2012-4). At WXC: 2011-6J
In 2015: 1 Turku; 1 Watford BMC; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial
559
CHERONO Mercy KEN
2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at 5000m // 5000 pb: 14:34.10 -15. 3000 pb: 8:21.14 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:33.4 -06. 1 World Youth 3000 2007; 1
Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2008; 1 WJC 3000 2008/2010 (2 5000 2010); 1 African junior 3000 2009 (2 5000); 2 WCH 5000 2013 (2011-5); 1 COM
5000 2014; 5 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-23J, 2009-2J, 2010-1J. 1 African XC 2011. She is the oldest of six children. Coach-Claudio Berradeli
(same as Janeth Jepkosgei, Nancy Jebet Langat)
In 2015: 2 Seville XC; 3 Elgoibar XC; 2 Eldoret 1500; 2 Eugene Diamond 1500; 1 Kenyan Police 5000; 3 Paris Diamond 5000 (pb 14:34.10 behind
Dibaba/Ayana); 4 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 1 London Diamond 5000 (allowed Molly Huddle USA to build up a big lead, then reeled her in); 2 Kenyan World
Championship Trial 1500
21y 223d 1994
4:00.94
3:56.98 -13 NR
Full name-Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon
Commonwealth record holder and Champion at 1500m
5000 pb: 14:31.95 -15. 3000 pb: 8:23.55 -14. 800 pb: 2:02.8 -13. 1 World Youth 1500 2011; 1 WJC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 5 WCH 1500 2013; 1 COM
1500 2014; 5 African Champs 1500 2014. At WXC: 2010-4J (but only the fourth Kenyan finisher), 2011/2013-1J. 1 Kenyan XC 2014/2015. Her older sister is
Beatrice Mutai (11 WXC 2013)
In 2015: 1 Kenyan XC; 2 Eugene Diamond 5000; 2 Oslo Diamond 1500 (just failed to catch front-running Laura Muir); 7 Paris Diamond 5000; 2 Lausanne
Diamond 1500; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial 1500 (4:01.85, the fastest-ever at high altitude)
567
KIPYEGON Faith KEN
570
LAGAT Violah KEN
26y
173d
1989
4:04.10
4:04.10 -15
Full name-Violah Cheptoo Lagat // 800 pb: 2:02.05 -15. Mile pb: 4:29.43 -04. 8 NCAA 1500 2012. Studied nursing and sociology at Florida State University.
Youngest of 10 children, one of her brothers is Bernard Lagat
In 2015: 14 Carlsbad 5K; 4 Des Moines Road Mile; 5 Stanford Jordan 1500 ‘B’; 5 Eagle Rock Hoka 800; 12 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500; 4 Concord; 12 New
York Diamond 800; 7 Tomblaine 800; 2 Lignano 1500; 4 Kenyan World Championship Trial 1500
598
SAHOLINIRINA Eliane MAD
33y
154d
1982
4:21.05
4:15.64 -12 NR
27y
239d
1987
4:04.49
4:04.49 -15
Full,name-Marie-Eliane Saholinirina
Malagasy record holder // ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014
599
AKKAOUI Malika MAR
2013 Mediterranean Games Champion // 800 pb: 1:57.64 -13 (2:00.69 -15). ht WJC 800 2006; 3 African Champs 800 2010/2012; ht WCH 1500 2011; ht WIC
800 2012/2014; sf OLY 800 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 800 2013; sf WCH 800 2013. 1 Moroccan 400 2014; 1 Arab 800 2015
In 2015: 1 Arab 800; 10 Doha Diamond 1500; 2 Shanghai Diamond 800; 4 Beijing Challenge 1500; 9 Birmingham Diamond 800; 5 Rabat 800; 8 Tomblaine 800;
dnf Lausanne Diamond 1500; 5 Madrid 800; 10 Bellinzona 800
600
ARRAFI Rabab MAR
24y
221d
1991
4:02.94
4:02.71 -14
2012 African Champion at 1500m // 800 pb: 2:00.58 -13 (2:00.73 -15). 12 World Youth 3000 2007; 1 African Champs 1500 2012 (2014-3); sf WCH 1500 2013;
1 Francophone Games 1500 2013; dq WIC1500 final 2014 (originally third, but she was judged to have stepped inside the kerb). At WXC: 2007-dnfJ
In 2015: 2 Metz 800; 8 Doha Diamond 1500; 2 Beijing Challenge 1500; 7 Rome Diamond 1500; 1 Marseille 1500; 7 Rabat 1500; 1 Sollentuna 1500
602
HILALI Siham MAR
29y
111d
1986
4:04.66
4:01.33 -11
2008 Olympic finalist. 2013 World Championship finalist (at the fourth attempt)
800 pb: 2:00.15 -13. 3000 pb: 8:46.17i -12. 1 World Youth 3000 2003; 3 WJC 1500/3000 2004; 10 OLY 2008 (2012-sf); 11 WCH 2013 (2007/2009-ht, 2011-sf);
1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 4 WIC 2014 (2008-7, 2012-ht). At WXC: 2003-19J, 2004-12J, 2009-23, 2010-26. Based-Rabat, coach/husband-Azeddine Zaz
In 2015: 13 Doha Diamond; 6 Beijing Challenge; 10 Oslo Diamond; 6 Rabat; 4 Székesfehérvár; 6 Lausanne Diamond
22y 232d 1993
3:56.05
3:56.05 -15 NR
Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from
November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days)
800 pb: 1:59.46 -15. 5000 pb: 14:59.23 -14. 3000 pb: 8:29.38 -14. 1000 pb: 2:34.68 -15. 5 WIC 3000 2014; 1 ECH 1500 2014 (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup
1500 2014; 1 EIC 1500 2015. At EXC: 2013-1u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2013 (1 indoor 2015)
She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1)
In 2015: Unbeaten indoors including world 1500 lead 4:00.46 & European indoor 1500 title; 2 Doha Diamond; 1 Hengelo 1000; 3 Eugene Diamond 1500; 2
Rome Diamond 1500; 1 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 3 Rabat 800; 1 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 2 Monaco Diamond 1500 (3:56.05 after trying to stay with
Genzebe Dibaba); 2 London Diamond 800; 1 Langenthal 1500
616
HASSAN Sifan NED
617
KOSTER Maureen NED
23y
48d
1992
3:59.79
3:59.79 -15
2015 European 3000m bronze (when she held on after trying to break away at 2000m)
5000 pb: 15:07.73 -15. 3000 pb: 8:51.10i -15. 800 pb: 2:02.15 -14. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2013; 7 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 3 EIC 3000
2015. At EXC: 2012-21u23, 2013-14u23, 2014-5u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2012/2015
In 2015: 3 EIC 3000; 5 Stanford Jordan 5000; 5 Beijing Challenge 1500; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500; 6 Rome Diamond 1500; 4 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 5
ETCh 1st League 800; 3 Eindhoven 800; 6 Monaco Diamond 1500; 1 Dutch 1500
27y
92d 1988
4:05.03
4:04.82 -11 NR
Two silvers at 2010 Commonwealth Games. New Zealand record holder at 1500m
800 pb: 1:59.66 -10 (2:04.21 -15). 3000 pb: 8:51.48 -14. 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 1500 2004 (for England); sf WCH 1500 2009 (ht 800); 6 IAAF
Continental Cup 1500 2010 (7 800); 2 COM 800/1500 2010; ht WCH 800/1500 2011; 5 COM 1500 2014 (7 800). 1 English Schools 800 2003. 1 New Zealand
800/1500 2009/2010/2011 (1 1500 2012/2015). Fell in the 2009 World Championship 800m heats and the 2011 World Championship 1500m heats
Originally from Weymouth, Dorset and a member of Dorchester AC, she visited New Zealand in 2006 and decided to stay. I 2009 she secured New Zealand
residency, citizenship, and then clearance from the UK to compete for New Zealand – which was instant as she never competed for Britain in championships
In 2015: 1 Wellington 1500; 2 Hastings 800; 1 Wellington 800 (2 3000); 1 Hamilton 800; 2 Waitakere 1500; 2 Auckland 1500; 1 New Zealand 1500 (2 800); 5
Sydney Classic 800; 11 Stanford Jordan 5000; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500 ‘B’; 7 Beijing Challenge 1500; 2ht WSG 1500 (scratched from final)
651
HAMBLIN Nikki NZL
664
CICHOCKA Angelika POL
27y
158d
1988
4:03.06
4:03.06 -15
(Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”)
2014 World indoor silver at 800m, then 2015 European indoor silver at 1500m
800 pb: 2:00.20 -11 (2:00.39 -15). 8 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; dq ht WIC 800 2010; ht ECH 800 2010; 6 WIC 1500 2012; ht ECH 1500 2012; ht EIC 1500
2013; 5 ETCh 800 2013 (2011-7, 2014-6); 3 Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800); 2 WIC 800 20144; 2 EIC 1500 2015; 4 ETCh 1500 2015. At EXC: 2007
-17J, 2010-dnf/u23. 1 Polish 800 2011/2012 (1 1500 2011). 1 Polish indoor 800 2014/2015. At WXC: 2013-71
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 800; 2 EIC 1500; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley); 6 Shanghai Diamond 800; 4 Hengelo 1000; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500;
9 Rome Diamond 1500; 6 Birmingham Diamond 800; 4 ETCh 1500; 7 Sopot 800; 2 Polish 800/1500; 6 London Diamond 800; 2 Szczecin 1500
665
ENNAOUI Sofia POL
19y
356d
1995
4:04.26
4:04.26 -15
Winner of 3000m at 2015 European Team Championships // 800 pb: 2:00.57 -15. 3000 pb: 8:53.22i -15, 8:59.44 -14. ht World Youth 800 2011; 10 WJC 1500
2012; 6 EIC 3000 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 1500 2015. At WXC: 2013-26J. At EXC: 2013-2J. 1 Polish 1500 2015 indoors & out. Born-Morocco (father-Moroccan,
mother-Polish), then moved to Poland with her mother aged 2
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor 1500; 6 EIC 3000; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley); 14 Rome Diamond 1500; 3 Huelva 800; 1 Rabat 1500; 1 ETCh 3000; 1
Sopot 800; 2 under-23 ECH 1500; 9 Monaco Diamond 1500; 1 Polish 1500; 1 Szczecin 1500
675
PLIŚ Renata POL
30y
197d
1985
4:04.74
4:03.50 -11
Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // 5000 pb: 15:18.75 -14 (15:49.29 -15). 3000 pb: 8:39.18 -14 (8:45.93 -15). 800 pb: 2:00.45 -10 (2:03.12i -15). 11 ETCh 800
2009; 2 ETCh 3000 2010 (2013-5); ht ECH 1500 2010; 4 EIC 1500 2011 (2015-8); sf WCH 1500 2011/2013; ht OLY 1500 2012; 3 ETCh 1500 2013; 7 WIC
3000 2014 (2010-ht); 4 ECH 1500 2014 (12 5000); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014; 1 ETCh 5000 2015. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010, 1500
2012/2013 & 5000 2015. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król
In 2015: 3 Polish indoor 1500; 8 EIC 1500; 3 Warsaw 10K; 6 Kawasaki; 12 Doha Diamond; 4 Hengelo 3000; 10 Eugene Diamond 1500; 6 Birmingham Diamond
1500; 7 Oslo Diamond 1500; 4 Rabat 1500; 1 ETCh 5000; dnf Paris Diamond 5000; 1 Polish 5000; 6 London Diamond 1500; 2 Stockholm Diamond 3000; 3
Szczecin 1500
697
PIERDEVARĂ Florina ROU
QBR
25y
145d
1990
4:07.95
4:07.95 -15
800 pb: 2:02.53 -14 (2:05.56 -15). sf World Youth 800 2007; 1 Balkan 1500 2014 (2015-3); ht ECH 800 2014. 1 Romanian 1500 2013/2014 (1 indoor 800 2015)
In 2015: 1 Romanian indoor 800 (2 1500); 1 Balkan indoor 1500; 9 EIC; 3 Romanian International Champs 800; dnf Sollentuna 1500; 4 Lignano 1500; 3 Balkan
1500; 5 Szczecin 1500
747
SHCHAGINA Anna RUS
23y
257d
1991
4:01.46
4:01.46 -15
2015 European Team Champion at 1500m // 800 pb: 2:01.07 -13 (2:02.07 -15). ht EIC 1500 2013; 7 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; ht WIC 800 2014; 7 ECH 1500
2014; 1 ETCh 1500 2015 (2014-2). 1 Russian indoor 800 2014
In 2015: 12 Rome Diamond 1500; 3 Yerino 800; 5 Rabat 1500; 1 ETCh 1500; 2 Székesfehérvár 1500; 2 Russian Cup 800; 8 Monaco Diamond 1500; 5 Russian
800
753
TOMASHOVA Tatyana RUS
40y
51d
1975
4:04.48
3:56.91 -06
Twice World Champion. 2004 Olympic silver and potential 2012 bronze
3000 pb: 8:25.56 -01. 5000 pb: 14:39.22 -01. 800 pb: 2:02.09 -12. 1 ECP 5000 2000; 13 OLY 5000 2000; 10 WCH 5000 2001; 2 WCP 2002; 3 ECP 2003; 1
WCH 2003/2005; 2 OLY 2004 (2012-3, though it remains to be seen if the IOC will reallocate medals following the disqualification of Aslı Çakır Alptekin); 1 ECH
2006 (2002-3); 2 WCP 2006. 1 Russian 2001/2002/2003/2008/2015 & 5000. At WXC: 99-37 short. At EXC: 99-5. All her results in 2007 & 2008 annulled after
being found guilty of tampering or attempted tampering with doping sample, suspended for two years nine months to April 30, 2011
In 2015: 1 Russian
22y 231d 1993
4:04.77
4:04.77 -15 NR
Twice European under-23 Champion at 1500m // 800 pb: 1:59.90 -15. 3000 pb: 8:57.20 -15. 3 World Youth 1500 2009; 6 EJC 3000 2009 (9 1500); 1 EJC
1500/3000 2011; 2 WJC 1500 2012 (2010-8); 1 under-23 ECH 1500 2013/2015; 12 ECH 1500 2014. At WXC: 2011-32J. At EXC: 2009-12J, 2010-2J, 2011-3J,
2012-1J, 2013-2u23, 2014-10u23. 1 Serbian 800 2009/2012/2013/2014 & 1500 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014. Coach-Rifat Zilkić
In 2015: 4 Balkan indoor 3000; 10ht EIC 3000; 1 Senta; 1 Romanian International Champs 1500; 1 Salzburg 3000; 1 Zenica 1500; 1 Serbian Cup 1500; 1 ETCh
2nd League 800/1500; 1 under-23 ECH 1500; 6 Liège 800; 20 Heusden 1500
Substantial personal bests at 800m, 1500m & 3000m already in 2015
763
TERZIĆ Amela SRB
766
BAKHIT Amina SUD
24y
280d
1990
5:22.27
4:19.51 -12
Former Arab Champion // 5000 pb: 16:54.21 -15. 800 pb: 2:05.06 -08. 5 World Youth 1500 2005; ht WJC 1500 2006; 10 African Games 800 2007; 1 Arab 800
2007; 8 WJC 800 2008; 3 Arab 10,000 2011 (4 800); 7 African Champs 1500 2012; ht OLY 800 2012; 1 Arab 1500 2015 (2 5000). Two-year doping ban 2009
-2011
In 2012: 7 African Champs 1500; 9 Stretford BMC 1500
25y
47d 1990
4:01.97
3:56.54 -12 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
Formerly ETH, she became a Swedish citizen on June 28, 2012 and despite representing Ethiopia at the London Olympics on August 10, 2012, her waiting
period of three years was reduced to four months by the IAAF Council who cleared her to represent Sweden from December 10, 2012
800 pb: 1:59.20 -13 (1:59.98 -15). 3 African junior 800 2009; 4 OLY 1500 2012 (following the disqualification of Aslı Çakır Alptekin); 1 EIC 1500 2013 (won by
almost 10 seconds); 1 WCH 1500 2013; 1 WIC 1500 2014; 1 ETCh 1500 2014; 2 ECH 1500 2014. 1 Ethiopian 800 2009
In 2015: 7 Doha Diamond 1500; 4 Eugene Diamond 800; 2 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 4 Oslo Diamond 1500
786
AREGAWI Abeba SWE
820
DESALEGN Betlhem UAE
834
MISHCHENKO Anna UKR
23y 281d 1991
4:05.41
4:05.13 -13 NR
Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh
TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010
Double Asian Champion in 2013 & 2015
5000 pb: 15:12.84 -13 (15:25.15 -15). ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013/2015; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013; 6 WIC 3000
2014; 4 Asian Games 1500 2014 (10 5000)
Originally second in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 1000m, but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993) ... competed under
the name Maryam Abdullah Mubarak after her transfer, but now has reverted to her original Ethiopian name
In 2015: 2 Arab 800 (3 1500); 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000; 2 Sollentuna 1500; 3 Catalan 1500; 5 Heusden 1500; 3 Stockholm Diamond 3000
31y
361d
1983
4:01.95
4:01.16 -12
2012 European bronze (after a Turkish 1-2) // 800 pb: 2:00.92 -12. 9 OLY 2008; sf WCH 2009/2011; 1 ETCh 2010 (2009-4, 2011-3); 2 WSG 2011; 3 ECH 2012
(2010-10, 2015-ht). 1 Ukrainian 2010. Graduated from Kharkov University of Home Affairs in 2004 as lawyer. Missed 2013 with maternity. Coach-Piotr Ivanov
He hobby is reading and she has a lucky book which she takes on all her trips, but she won’t say which book
In 2015: 1 Kawasaki; 4 Doha Diamond; 1 Beijing Challenge; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 10 Rome Diamond; 6 Ukrainian Teams
882
GALLAGHER Kerri USA
26y
82d
1989
4:03.56
4:03.56 -15
800 pb: 2:02.63 -15. Mile pb: 4:34.42 -15. 3000 pb: 9:07.39i -14. 3 US 2015 (2013-5). Studied Mathematics as Fordham University, New York (where she is
now Assistant Coach)
In 2015: 1 Myrtle Beach 3000; 1 Fairfax Classic; 7 Des Moines Road Mile; 1 Penn Relays Mile; 1 Eugene (May 8); 10 Eagle Rock Hoka; 6 Guelph; 1 Halifax; 3
US; 1 Lignano; 8 Kortrijk 800; 11 Monaco Diamond; 1 Chiba Juntendo 800
892
JOHNSON Lauren USA
28y
109d
1987
4:04.17
4:04.17 -15
800 pb: 2:02.02 -15. 3000SC pb: 10:00.79 -14. 4 US 2015
In 2015: 9 Stanford; 9 Eagle Rock Hoka ‘B’; dnf Eugene Diamond 5000; 4 Burnaby; 1 Portland; 4 US; 10 Székesfehérvár; 7 Kortrijk; dnf Liège; 2 Heusden; 12
London Diamond; 2 Portland 800
903
MOSER Treniere USA
33y
298d
1981
4:04.26
4:02.85 -13
(Née Clement). 5x US Champion at 1500m (4 out + 1 in) // 5000 pb: 15:11.00 -13. 800 pb: 1:59.15 -07. sf WCH 1500 2007 (2005-ht); 5 WIC 1500 2014 (2006
-7). 1 US 1500 2005/2006/2007/2013 & indoor 2006. Coach-Alberto Salazar
In 2015: 2 US indoor 1000; 2 Oregon Relays 800; 1 IAAF Relays Distance Medley (team set world record, she ran first leg of 1200m); 1 Eagle Rock Hoka 800
‘B’; 9 Eugene Diamond 1500; 2 New York Diamond 1000 (7 800); 6 US; 10 Monaco Diamond; 5 London Diamond
30y 335d 1984
3:56.29
3:56.29 -15 NR
2009 World 1500m bronze. Sixth & seventh at the last two Olympics
Mile pb: 4:20.34 -08. 3000 pb: 8:29.93 -14. 5000 pb: 14:48.68 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.47 -10 (2:03.46 -15). 3 WCH 1500 2009 (2011-sf, 2013-7); 2 IAAF Continental
Cup 3000 2010 & 1500 2014; 6 OLY 1500 2012 (2008-7); 7 WCH 5000 2013; 8 WIC 3000 2014. 1 US 1500 & indoor 3000 2008; 1 US indoor Mile/2M 2015. 1
NCAA indoor mile 2007. Coach-Alberto Salazar
In 2015: 1 US indoor Mile/2M; 1 IAAF Relays Distance Medley (team set world record, she ran last leg of 1600m in 4:28); 7 Eagle Rock Hoka (8 800 ‘B’); 2
Portland 800 (3 1500); 2 US; 4 Lausanne Diamond 800; 3 Monaco Diamond (3:56.29 to break the North American record of 3:57.12 which had stood to Mary
Slaney since 1983)
915
ROWBURY Shannon USA
917
SIMPSON Jenny USA
28y
363d
1986
3:57.30
3:57.22 -14
(Née Barringer)
2011 World 1500m gold & 2013 silver // 3000 pb: 8:29.58 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.45 -13 (2:00.79 -15). 5000 pb: 14:56.26 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:12.50 -09. 9 OLY
3000SC 2008; 5 WCH 3000SC 2009 (2007-ht); 1 WCH 1500 2011 (2013-2); sf OLY 1500 2012. At WXC: 2004-35J, 2005-47J. 1 US 1500 2014; 1 US 3000SC
2007/2009; 1 US indoor Mile/3000 2011, 1500/3000 2012 & 5000 2013; 1 NCAA 3000SC 2006/2008/2009, representing the University of Colorado where she
was a student of political science. Married Jason Simpson on October 8, 2010, they live in Colorado Springs (7000 feet altitude)
Top of her list of hobbies is reading, and her favourite book is “The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens
In 2015: 2 Eagle Rock Hoka 800; 1 Eugene Diamond 1500; 1 Rome Diamond 1500; 3 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 4 Monaco Diamond 1500
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....3:50.07....Gebzebe Dibaba ETH................ 2015
2.....3:50.46....Qu Yunxia CHN..........................1993
3.....3:50.98....Jiang Bo CHN............................ 1997
4.....3:51.34....Lang Yinglai CHN.......................1997
5.....3:51.92....Wang Junxia CHN......................1993
6.....3:52.47....Tatyana Kazankina RUS............1980
7.....3:53.91....Yin Lili CHN................................ 1997
8.....3:53.96....Paula Ivan ROU......................... 1988
9.....3:53.97....Lan Lixin CHN............................ 1997
10...3:54.23....Olga Dvirna RUS........................1982
1.....3:50.07....Genzebe Dibaba ETH
2.....3:56.05....Sifan Hassan NED
3.....3:56.29....Shannon Rowbury USA
4.....3:57.30....Jenny Simpson USA
5.....3:58.66....Laura Muir GBR
6.....3:59.76....Dawit Seyaum ETH
7.....3:59.79....Maureen Koster NED
8.....4:00.65....Besu Sado ETH
9.....4:00.94....Faith Kipyegon KEN
10...4:01.26....Mercy Cherono KEN
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BRICHACEK Emily AUS
31
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
25y
(Days)
45d
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
1990
15:19.06
15:19.06 -15
(Née Pluck) // 5000 pb: 15:30.00 -12. 7 COM 5000 2014. At WXC: 2008-21J, 2011-11J. 1 Australian 5000 2014. From Canberra. Coach-Ted McLean
In 2015: 4 Australian World Cross Trial XC; 61 WXC; 14 Stanford 5000
121
HEINER Madeline AUS
28y
98d
1987
9:21.56
9:21.56 -15
Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games Steeplechase (after three Kenyans)
3000SC pb: 9:21.56 -15. 3000 pb: 8:44.20 -15. 1500 pb: 4:13.30 -15. ht WJC 1500 2004; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2004 (3 1500); 4 COM 3000SC
2014. At WXC: 2005-16J, 2006-18J. Coaches-Adam Didyk & David Chisholm
In 2015: 1 Hobart 1500; 1 Newcastle 5000; 4 Canberra 1500; 2 Sydney Classic 5000; 1 Melbourne Challenge 3000SC; 7 Stanford 5000; 6 Doha Diamond
3000SC; 3 Hengelo 3000; 5 Rome Diamond 3000SC; 8 Birmingham Diamond 3000SC
135
WELLINGS Eloise AUS
32y
285d
1982
14:54.11 -06
(Née Poppett). 2003 World Student Games Champion at 5000m // 3000 pb: 8:41.78 -06. 10,000 pb: 31:41.31 -11. 11 WJC 3000 98; 4 World Youth 3000 99; 1
WSG 5000 2003; 4 COM 5000 2006 (2010/2014-5); 4 WCP 3000 2006; 6 COM 10,000 2010; 20 OLY 10,000 2012 (ht 5000); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 5000. 1
Australian 5000 2010 & 10,000 2009. At WXC: 2003-70 short, 2005-67 long, 2006-22 long & 39 short, 2010-48, 2011-41. Born-New York, cocked 15:18.60 at
age 16 when she weighed only 40kg, she was later diagnosed with osteoporosis, suffered stress fractures and did not compete again until 2003. Coach-Nic
Bideau
In 2015: 1 Marugame; 1 Hobart 10K; 2 Adelaide 3000; 5 Sydney Classic 5000; 1 Melbourne 5000; 2 Sydney 10K; 1 Sydney Half Mar; 1 Launceston 10K; 1
Gold Coast Half Mar
137
WENTH Jennifer AUT
24y
28d
1991
15:16.12
15:16.12 -15
Seventh in 2010 World Junior 3000m (beaten only by runners of Ethiopian or Kenyan origin)
3000 pb: 8:59.84i -15, 9:01.9 -10. 1500 pb: 4:11.07 -11. 800 pb: 2:06.64 -11. 12 EJC 1500 2009; 7 WJC 3000 2010 (9 1500); ht EIC 1500 2011; 15 under-23
ECH 5000 2013; 11 ECH 5000 2014; 9 EIC 3000 2015; 6 WSG 2015. 1 Austrian 1500 2009/2010/2014/2015 (1 indoor 800/1500 2011 & 3000 2014/2015). At
EXC: 2008-42J, 2009-41J, 2010-29J, 2011-10u23, 2014-18
In 2015: 1 Austrian indoor 3000; 9 EIC 3000; 1 Austrian Clubs 3000; 5 Lucerne 4.25K; 1 Vienna 10,000; 1 Südstadt 3000; 3 Salzburg 3000; 3 Vienna 5K; 7
Regensburg Sparkassen; 7 Huelva 5000; 1 ETCh 3rd League 3000; 6 WSG 5000; 5 Heusden 5000; 1 Austrian 1500 (3 800); 1 Andorf 3000
188
BELETE Mimi BRN
27y
72d
1988
14:54.71
14:54.71 -15
TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, now resident in Belgium with her younger sister Almensch Belete, who is also a world-class distance runner
2010 Asian Games Champion at 5000m
3000 pb: 8:30.00 -14 (8:53.96 -15). 1500 pb: 4:00.08 -14. 2 Asian XC 2009; 2 Asian Indoor Games 1500 2009; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; 1 Asian
Games 5000 2010 (3 1500); 7 WCH 1500 2011 (2009/2013-sf); sf OLY 1500 2012; 2 Asian Champs 1500 2013 (2009-6); ht WIC 1500 2014; 5 IAAF
Continental Cup 3000 2014 (6 1500); 1 Arab 5000 2015. At WXC: 2009-28. Her younger sister Almensch Belete (5 EIC 3000 2013 for Belgium)
In 2015: 3 Seville XC; 1 Elgoibar XC; 1 Arab 5000 (4 1500); 12 Oslo Diamond 5000; 12 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 1 Heusden 5000; 4 Stockholm Diamond 3000
222
SIFUENTES Nicole CAN
29y
52d
1986
15:19.15
15:19.15 -15
(Née Edwards). 2014 World indoor bronze at 1500m, 2015 Pan-Am Games silver at 1500m
1500 pb: 4:04.65 -13. 800 pb: 2:01.30 -12 (2:05.82 -15). sf World Youth 800 2003; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010 (2014-7); sf OLY 1500 2012; sf WCH
1500 2013; 3 WIC 1500 2014; 4 COM 1500 2014 (2010-5); 2 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2008. 1 Canadian 1500/5000 2015. Studied Civil
Engineering at the University of Michigan. Coach-Mike McGuire
In 2015: 1 Tempe 800/1500; 2 Stanford Invitational 5000; 1 Virginia Challenge 1500; 2 Des Moines Road Mile; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500; 4 Ostrava 1500; 11
Birmingham Diamond 1500; 1 London ON 1500; 1 Canadian 1500/5000; 2 Pan-Am Games 1500; 1 Atlanta 1500
337
AYANA Almaz ETH
23y
273d
1991
14:14.32
14:14.32 -15
Full name-Almaz Ayana Eba
2014 African Champion, now the third-fastest of all time at 5000m
3000 pb: 8:22.22 -15. 3000SC pb: 9:22.51 -10. 5 WJC 3000SC 2010; 3 WCH 5000 2013; 1 African Champs 5000 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014. 1
Ethiopian 3000SC 2013 & 5000 2014. Best known at steeplechase, until her breakthrough race in Paris 2013 when she improved from 14:52 to 14:25 behind
Tirunesh Dibaba. Husband/coach-Soresa Fida (1500 pb 3:34.72)
In 2015: 1 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 1 Rabat 3000 (Ethiopian record 8:22.22); 2 Paris Diamond 5000 (outkicked by Genzebe Dibaba after very uneven pace
including a lap of 63.7 to 2000m)
340
DEFAR Meseret ETH
31y
275d
1983
-
14:12.88 -08
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
Arguably history’s greatest ever 5000m runner: twice Olympic and twice World Champion at 5000m. A record 45x below 15 minutes
Half Mar pb: 66:09 -13. 3000 pb: 8:23.72i -07, 8:24.51 -07. 10,000 pb: 29:59.20 -09. 1500 pb: 4:02.00 -10. 2 World Youth 3000 99; 2 WJC 5000 2000; 1 WJC
3000/5000 2002; 1 African Games 5000 2003/2007; 1 WIC 3000 2004/2006/2008/2010 (2003-3, 2012-2); 1 OLY 5000 2004/2012 (2008-3); 1 African Champs
5000 2006 (2000/2010-2); 1 WCP 5000 2006; 1 WCH 5000 2007/2013 (2005-2, 2003-ht, 2009/2011-3); 5 WCH 10,000 2009 (2011-dnf); 1 IAAF Continental
Cup 3000 2010; 2 Great North Run 2013. At WXC: 2002-13J. 1 Ethiopian 3000 2003. Husband-former soccer player Teodros Hailu, he and Meseret are
passionate fans of Chelsea FC. Their daughter Gabriella born June 23, 2014
342
DIBABA Genzebe ETH
24y
194d
1991
14:15.41
14:15.41 -15
Full name-Genzebe Dibaba Keneni. Stunning world indoor records at 1500m, 3000m and 5000m and now 1500m outdoors
1500 pb: 3:50.07 -15. 3000 pb: 8:16.60i, 8:26.21 -14. She has run a 400m time trial in 53 seconds. 2 WJC 5000 2008; 8 WCH 5000 2009/2011; 1 WJC 5000
2010; 1 WIC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012 (hamstring injury); 8 WCH 1500 2013; 2 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010
-11J, 2011-9. Coach-Jama Aden. Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion)
In 2015: 1 Stockholm XL-Galan indoor 5000 (world indoor record 14:18.86); 1 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 Oslo Diamond 5000; 1 Paris Diamond
5000; 1 Catalan 1500 (African record 3:54.11); 1 Monaco Diamond (3:50.07 to break the world record of Qu Yunxia which had stood since 1993; her last 800m
covered in 2:01.7)
347
GEBRESLASE Gotytom ETH
20y
218d
1995
14:57.33
14:57.33 -15
(aka Geytetom Gebreselassie)
2011 World Youth Champion at 3000m // 10,000 pb: 31:51.42 -13. 1 World Youth 3000 2011; 6 African Games 5000 2011; 3 African Champs 5000 2012. At
WXC: 2013-12J
In 2015: Three good indoor races (4 Boston 2M, 3 New York 3000, 5 Birmingham 3000); 2 Heusden 5000
352
TEFERI Senbera ETH
20y
110d
1995
14:38.57
14:38.57 -15
Full name-Senbera (aka Senbere) Teferi Sora
Second at 2015 World Cross Country Championships
3000 pb: 8:41.54 -14. 1500 pb: 4:01.86 -15. 2 World Youth 1500 2011; 3 WJC 1500 2012; ht WCH 1500 2013. At WXC: 2015-2. 1 Ethiopian 5000 2013
In 2015: 3 Ethiopian XC; 2 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000; 2 WXC; 3 Doha Diamond; 3 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 2 Oslo Diamond 5000; 5 Paris Diamond 5000;
8 Lausanne Diamond 1500
413
TWELL Stephanie GBR
26y
4d
1989
15:13.82
14:54.08 -10
2010 Commonwealth 1500m bronze. 2008 World Junior Champion at 1500m, Britain’s first World Champion at that distance since Steve Cram
3000 pb: 8:42.75 -10 (8:50.70 -15). 1500 pb: 4:02.54 -10 (4:10.90). 800 pb: 2:02.59 -10. 2 EJC 1500 2007; 1 WJC 1500 2008 (2006-8); ht OLY 1500 2008; ht
WCH 1500 2009; 6 ECH 1500 2010; 3 COM 1500 2010 (4 5000). 1 UK 5000 2013. At WXC: 2005-60J, 2006-30J, 2009-38, 2010-23, 2013-40. At EXC: 2005
-7J, 2006/2007/2008-1J, 2009-11u23, 2010-20, 2011-4u23, 2013-15, 2014-7. She broke her ankle in three places during a cross country race in February 2011;
after 200 hours of physiotherapy, resuming running in August 2011, then suffered a stress fracture in June 2012 and abandoned her season, undergoing further
surgery to have the metal removed from her leg in August 2012. Coach-Mick Woods
In 2015: 1 Perth 5000; 4 European Clubs Cup XC; 1 Brighton 10K; 1 Watford 3000; 8 Stanford 5000; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500; 9 Birmingham Diamond
1500; 10 Oslo Diamond 5000; 5 Watford BMC 1500; 1 UK 5000; 4 Heusden 5000; 9 London Diamond 1500
544
ONISHI Misaki JPN
30y
178d
1985
15:16.82
15:16.82 -15
Half Mar pb: 71:16 -13. 1500 pb: 4:17.78 -13 (4:20.93 -15). ht WCH 5000 2013; 7 Asian Games 5000 2014. 1 Japanese 5000 2015
In 2015: 10 Stanford Jordan 5000; 2 Kumagaya 1500; 1 Japanese 5000
546
SUMI Azusa JPN
19y
8d
1996
15:17.62
15:17.62 -15
Twice top 20 at World (junior) Cross Country Championships // 3000 pb: 9:01.15 -15. 3 Japanese Schools 3000 2014. At WXC: 2013-18J, 2015-16J
In 2015: 1 Fukuoka junior XC; 16 WXC-j; 6 Hyogo Relays 1500; 2 Kumagaya 3000 (4 1500); 1 Yokohama 5000; 2 Japanese 5000; 1 Kitami 5000
547
SUZUKI Ayuko JPN
23y
317d
1991
15:24.14
15:14.96 -14
2013 World Student Games Champion at 10,000m (& 5000m silver) // 10,000 pb: 32:49.02 -13. 3000 pb: 8:58.08 -14. 5 WJC 5000 2010; 10 Asian XC 2012; 1
WSG 10,000 2013 (2 5000). At WXC: 2013-62. 1 Japanese Universities 5000 2011/2012
In 2013: 5 Chiba XC; 3 Fukuoka XC
558
CHEPTAI Irene KEN
23y
198d
1992
14:53.32
14:50.99 -13
Full name-Irene Chebet Cheptai (sometimes she gets called Chebet Cheptai or Irine Cheptai). Top 10 at last two World Cross Country Championsips
3000 pb: 8:49.81 -15. 7 World Youth 3000 2007. At WXC: 2008-2J, 2013-10, 2015-7. 3 Kenyan World XC junior trial 2007, but too young then to compete at the
World Cross Country Championships
In 2015: 4 Kenyan XC; 7 WXC; 6 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 6 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 Huizingen 1500; 5 Oslo Diamond 5000; 2 Kenyan World Championship
Trial 5000
559
CHERONO Mercy KEN
24y
106d
1991
14:34.10
14:34.10 -15
2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at 5000m // 1500 pb: 4:01.26 -15. 3000 pb: 8:21.14 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:33.4 -06. 1 World Youth 3000 2007; 1
Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2008; 1 WJC 3000 2008/2010 (2 5000 2010); 1 African junior 3000 2009 (2 5000); 2 WCH 5000 2013 (2011-5); 1 COM
5000 2014; 5 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-23J, 2009-2J, 2010-1J. 1 African XC 2011. She is the oldest of six children. Coach-Claudio Berradeli
(same as Janeth Jepkosgei, Nancy Jebet Langat)
In 2015: 2 Seville XC; 3 Elgoibar XC; 2 Eldoret 1500; 2 Eugene Diamond 1500; 1 Kenyan Police 5000; 3 Paris Diamond 5000 (pb 14:34.10 behind
Dibaba/Ayana); 4 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 1 London Diamond 5000 (allowed Molly Huddle USA to build up a big lead, then reeled her in); 2 Kenyan World
Championship Trial 1500
563
KIBIWOT Viola KEN
31y
242d
1983
14:34.22
14:33.48 -13
Full name-Viola Jelagat Kibiwot
Former World Junior Champion at 1500m & Cross Country
1500 pb: 3:59.25 -12 (4:01.41 -15). 3000 pb: 8:24.41 -14. 1 WJC 1500 2002; 7 COM 1500 2006/2010; 5 WCH 1500 2007 (2009/2011-sf); ht OLY 1500 2008; 6
OLY 5000 2012; 4 WCH 5000 2013. At WXC: 2000-3J, 2001/2002-1J, 2003-22 short; 2005-23 short, 2013-7. 2 African XC 2011
In 2015: 8 Kenyan XC; 1 San Vittore Olona XC; 2 Nakuru 1500; 2 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 7 Eugene Diamond 5000; 2 Vienna 5K; 5 Rome Diamond; 3 Oslo
Diamond 5000; 4 Paris Diamond 5000; 7 Lausanne Diamond 1500; 1 Kenyan World Championship Trial 5000
568
KISA Janet KEN
23y
168d
1992
15:10.66
14:52.59 -14
Sixth at 2013 World Cross Country Championships // 3000 pb: 8:32.66 -14. 2 COM 5000 2014; 3 African Champs 5000 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000
2014. At WXC: 2011-5J, 2013-6, 2015-12. Narrowly failed to make Kenya’s 2012 Olympic team; she was fifth in their Olympic Trial race over 5000m
She set a then 3000m personal best of 8:48.10 when she was pacing the 5000m in Oslo 2013, race won by Meseret Defar in 14:26.90
In 2015: 3 Kenyan XC; 12 WXC; 1 Kenyan 5000; 3 London Diamond 5000; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial 5000
617
KOSTER Maureen NED
23y
48d
1992
15:07.73
15:07.73 -15
2015 European 3000m bronze (when she held on after trying to break away at 2000m)
1500 pb: 3:59.79 -15. 3000 pb: 8:51.10i -15. 800 pb: 2:02.15 -14. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2013; 7 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 3 EIC 3000
2015. At EXC: 2012-21u23, 2013-14u23, 2014-5u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2012/2015
In 2015: 3 EIC 3000; 5 Stanford Jordan 5000; 5 Beijing Challenge 1500; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500; 6 Rome Diamond 1500; 4 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 5
ETCh 1st League 800; 3 Eindhoven 800; 6 Monaco Diamond 1500; 1 Dutch 1500
618
KUIJKEN Susan NED
29y
44d
1986
15:07.38
15:04.36 -13
(Kuijken pronounced “Cow-kun”). 2014 European 5000m bronze // 10,000 pb: 31:31.97 -15. 1500 pb: 4:05.38 -13. (4:06.37 -15). 3000 pb: 8:36.08 -14. 800 pb:
2:02.24 -09 (2:02.96 -15). 3 European Youth 1500 2003; dnf WJC 3000 2004; 2 EJC 3000 2005; 4 under-23 ECH 1500 2007; ht WCH 1500 2009; ht ECH 1500
2010; 8 WCH 5000 2013; 3 ECH 5000 2014. At WXC: 2004-71J, 2005-58J. At EXC: 2002-34J, 2004-40J, 2005-3J, 2006-16u23, 2007-dnf u23, 2008-1u23. 1
NCAA indoor 3000 2008; 1 NCAA 1500 2009; 1 Dutch 1500 2014
In 2015: 3 Sydney Classic 5000; 3 Melbourne Challenge; 4 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 8 Beijing Challenge 1500; 7 Hengelo 1000; 6 Oslo Diamond
5000
643
GRØVDAL Karoline Bjerkeli NOR
25y
68d
1990
15:15.18
15:15.18 -15
Former European Junior Champion at 5000m, Steeplechase & Cross Country
Half Mar pb: 69:41 -12. 10K pb: 31:29 -09. 3000 pb: 8:55.95 -12. 1500 pb: 4:12.09 -15. 3000SC pb: 9:33.19 -07. 5 WJC 2006; 3 World Youth 2000SC 2007; 1
EJC 3000SC 2007/2009 (1 5000 2009); ht WCH 3000SC 2009; 3 ETCh 5000 2010 (7 3000SC); 10 ECH 5000 2010 (dnf 10,000); ht OLY 5000 2012; 13 WCH
5000 2013; 20 World Half Mar 2014; 13 ECH 5000 2014. At WXC: 2010-dnf. At EXC: 2006-2J, 2009-1J, 2013-5. 1 Norwegian 3000SC 2006/2009 & 5000 2012.
Coach-Knut Jæger Hansen
In 2015: 1 Oslo 10K; 1 Jessheim 1500; 7 Oslo Diamond 5000; 2 ETCh 1500; 11 Paris Diamond 5000; dnf Heusden 5000; 6 Stockholm Diamond 3000; 1
Norwegian 1500
651
HAMBLIN Nikki NZL
27y
92d
1988
15:18.02
15:18.02 -15
Two silvers at 2010 Commonwealth Games. New Zealand record holder at 1500m
3000 pb: 8:51.48 -14. 1500 pb: 4:04.82 -11 (4:05.03 -15). 800 pb: 1:59.66 -10 (2:04.21 -15). 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 1500 2004 (for England); sf WCH
1500 2009 (ht 800); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010 (7 800); 2 COM 800/1500 2010; ht WCH 800/1500 2011; 5 COM 1500 2014 (7 800). 1 English Schools
800 2003. 1 New Zealand 800/1500 2009/2010/2011 (1 1500 2012/2015). Fell in the 2009 World Championship 800m heats and the 2011 World Championship
1500m heats
Originally from Weymouth, Dorset and a member of Dorchester AC, she visited New Zealand in 2006 and decided to stay. I 2009 she secured New Zealand
residency, citizenship, and then clearance from the UK to compete for New Zealand – which was instant as she never competed for Britain in championships
In 2015: 1 Wellington 1500; 2 Hastings 800; 1 Wellington 800 (2 3000); 1 Hamilton 800; 2 Waitakere 1500; 2 Auckland 1500; 1 New Zealand 1500 (2 800); 5
Sydney Classic 800; 11 Stanford Jordan 5000; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500 ‘B’; 7 Beijing Challenge 1500; 2ht WSG 1500 (scratched from final)
718
FAZLITDINOVA Gulshat RUS
22y
357d
1992
15:18.88
15:18.88 -15
2013 European under-23 Champion at 10,000m // 10,000 pb: 32:01.83 -13 (32:55.35 -15). 3000SC pb: 9:56.98 -11. 12 WJC 5000 2010 (15 5000); 2 EJC
3000SC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 10,000 2013; 17 WCH 10,000 2013; 4 ETCh 500 2015; 2 WSG 10,000 2015. At WXC: 2010-16J. At EXC: 2009-2J, 2010-4J,
2013-10u23, 2014-3u23. 1 Russian under-23 10,000 2012. Attends Bashkir Institute of Physical Culture in Ufa
In 2015: 4 Russian indoor 5000; 3 Zhukovskiy 10K; 1 Russian Teams 5000; 4 ETCh 5000; 2 WSG 10,000; 2 Russian 5000
724
KOROBKINA Yelena RUS
24y
269d
1990
15:18.80
15:14.67 -14
2015 European Indoor Champion at 3000m // 3000 pb: 8:47.61i -15, 8:51.00 -14 (9:08.24 -15). 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -13 (4:06.55 -15). 1 EJC 3000 2009; ht EIC
1500 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 1 ETCh 3000 2013 (2014-2); 2 WSG 1500 2013; 12 WCH 1500 2013; ht WIC 1500 2014; 4 ECH 5000 2014; 1 EIC
3000 2015 (2013-4). At EXC: 2008-21J. 1 Russian 5000 2014/2015 (1 indoor 1500 2013, 3000 2014/2015 & 5000 2015)
In 2015: 1 Russian indoor 3000/5000; 1 EIC 3000; 1 Zhukovskiy 10K; 8 Eugene Diamond 5000; 3 ETCh 3000; 5 Székesfehérvár; 1 Russian 5000
23y 281d 1991
15:25.15
15:12.84 -13 NR
Full name-Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh
TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010
1500 pb: 4:05.13 -13 (4:05.41 -15). ht WIC 3000 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000 2013/2015; ht WCH 1500/5000 2013; 6 WIC 3000 2014;
4 Asian Games 1500 2014 (10 5000)
Originally second in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 1000m, but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993) ... competed under
the name Maryam Abdullah Mubarak after her transfer, but now has reverted to her original Ethiopian name
In 2015: 2 Arab 800 (3 1500); 1 Asian Champs 1500/5000; 2 Sollentuna 1500; 3 Catalan 1500; 5 Heusden 1500; 3 Stockholm Diamond 3000
820
DESALEGN Betlhem UAE
873
D’AGOSTINO Abbey USA
23y
87d
1992
15:03.85
15:03.85 -15
Seven-time US Collegiate Champion across track, indoor and cross country
3000 pb: 8:51.91i -14, 8:58.39 -15. 1500 pb: 4:08.04 -15. 1 NCAA 5000 2012/2013 (2014-3); 1 NCAA indoor 3000/5000 2013/2014; 1 NCAA XC 2013; 3 US
5000 2015. She graduated with a degree in psychology in 2014 from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Coach-Mark Coogan
In 2015: 21 Stanford Jordan 5000; 1 Lowell 1500; 1 Concord 5000; 1 Waltham 1500; 3 US 5000; 1 Cork City 3000; 2 Kortrijk 1500; 3 Heusden 5000; 3 Atlanta
1500
885
HALL Marielle USA
23y
205d
1992
15:06.45
15:06.45 -15
2014 US Collegiate Champion at 5000m, representing the University of Texas at Austin
1500 pb: 4:16.36 -15. sf World Youth 800 2009. 1 NCAA 5000 2014; 2 US 5000 2015. Coach-Brad Herbster
In 2015: 14 US indoor 2M; 4 Stanford Invitational 5000; 3 Princeton 1500; 6 Stanford Jordan 5000; 1 Swarthmore 1500; 9 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 West Long
Branch 1500; 2 US 5000; 4 London Diamond 5000; 9 Stockholm Diamond 3000
891
INFELD Emily USA
25y
153d
1990
15:07.18
15:07.18 -15
10,000 pb: 31:38.71 -15. 3000 pb: 9:00.13i -12. 1500 pb: 4:07.77 -12. At WXC:2013-21. 1 NCAA indoor 3000 2012; 2 US indoor 3000 2013; 3 US 10,000 2015
(4 5000). Her older sister Maggie Infeld has run 4:08.31 for 1500m and was seventh in the 2012 US Olympic Trials. Their mother Susan is the Mayor of
University Heights, Ohio. Coach-Jerry Schumacher
In 2015: 6 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 1 Portland 5000; 3 US 10,000; 4 US 5000
924
TULLY Nicole USA
28y
295d
1986
15:05.58
15:05.58 -15
(Née Schappert)
New US Champion at 5000m // 1500 pb: 4:05.89 -15. 8 WSG 1500 2013. 6 NCAA indoor 3000 2010; 10 US Olympic Trial 1500 2012; 4 US indoor 2M 2015; 1
US 5000 2015. She works full-time in advertising and public relations for a multinational corporation manufacturing imaging and optical products. Her father Ken
Schappert was NCAA indoor Champion at 880 yards in 1973. Her husband Sean Tully is a 1:46.84 800m runner
In 2015: 4 US indoor 2M; 1 Princeton 1500; 3 Stanford Jordan 5000; 2 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500 ‘B’; 1 Concord Mile; 1 US 5000; 4 Kortrijk 1500; 6 Heusden 1500;
dnf London Diamond 5000
945
CHITATE Olivia ZIM
27y
257d
1987
-
-
Full name-Olivia Mugove Chitate // Best known as a road racer in Southern Africa: 77:15 Half, 32:45 10K, 2:53:30 Marathon. Winner of races in places like
Soweto, Bulawayo , Victoria Falls and Boksburg, but we can’d find any track marks for her. At WXC: 2013-49, 2015-32
In 2015: 32 WXC
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....14:11.15..Tirunesh Dibaba ETH.................2008
2.....14:12.88..Meseret Defar ETH................... 2008
3.....14:14.32..Almaz Ayana ETH...................... 2014
4.....14:15.41..Genzebe Dibaba........................ 2015
5.....14:20.87..Vivian Cheruiyot KEN.................2011
6.....14:23.75..Liliya Shobukhova RUS............. 2008
7.....14:24.68..Elvan Abeylegesse TUR............ 2004
8.....14:28.09..Jiang Bo CHN............................ 1997
9.....14:28.49..Sentayehu Ejigu ETH.................2010
10...14:29.11..Paula Radcliffe GBR.................. 2004
1.....14:14.32..Almaz Ayana ETH
2.....14:15.41..Genzebe Dibaba ETH
3.....14:31.95..Faith Kipyegon KEN
4.....14:34.10..Mercy Cherono KEN
5.....14:34.22..Viola Kibiwot KEN
6.....14:36.44..Senbera Teferi ETH
7.....14:40.50..Gelete Burka ETH
8.....14:43.28..Alemitu Haroye ETH
9.....14:46.69..Vivian Cheruiyot KEN
10...14:47.75..Sally Kipyego KEN
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BELETE Almensch BEL
27
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
26y
(Days)
26d
Born
1989
2015 Best
Personal Best
-
31:43.05 -14
Ex-Ethiopia, acquired Belgian citizenship through residency on June 15, 2012 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Belgium one week later. Now resident in
Belgium with her older sister Mimi Belete, who competes for Bahrain and was Asian Games Champion at 5000m in 2010
10,000 pb: 31:43.05 -14. 5000 pb: 15:03.63 -11 (15:34.13 -15). 3000 pb: 8:51.70 -13. 1500 pb: 4:06.87 -10. 800 pb: 2:03.88 -10. ht OLY 5000 2012; 5 EIC 3000
2012; ht WCH 5000 2013. At WXC: 2013-17. At EXC: 2012-4, 2013-6, 2014-4. 1 Belgian 1500 2009/2010/2011
In 2015: 6 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 19 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 2 Roeselare XC; 4 Dour XC; 1 Kessel-Lo 1500/3000; 12 Hengelo 3000; 11 Leiden 1500; 13
Heusden 5000; 1 Granollers 5000
220
MARCHANT Lanni CAN
31y
131d
1984
31:46.94
31:46.94 -15
Canadian record holder at Marathon & Half Marathon
With 2:28:00 in 2013, she broke the Canadian record which had stood to Silvia Ruegger since 1985
Half Mar pb: 70:47 -14 (71:08 -15). 5000 pb: 16:07.62 -13 (16:21.76 -15). 3 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015. Studied Law at Michigan State University, she now
works as a criminal lawyer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Was a figure skater up to age 17, who ran for fitness. Coach-Dave Mills
Marathons (8): 7 Ottawa 2011, 13 Chicago 2011, 5 Rotterdam 2012, dnf Toronto 2012, 44 WCH 2013, 3 Toronto 2013, 14 Boston 2014, 4 COM 2014
She appealed, unsuccessfully, to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre in Canada after she was not selected for the London 2012 marathon despite achieving
an IAAF ‘A’ standard (Athletics Canada had set a tougher standard)
In 2015: 9 New York Half Mar; 1 Vancouver 8K; 4 Stanford Invitational 10,000; 1 Toronto 10K; 11 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 1 Anaheim 5K; 3 Ottawa 10K; 1
Calgary Half Mar; 1 Vancouver Half Mar; 2 Canadian 5000; 3 Pan-Am Games 10,000
33y 247d 1981
31:41.59
31:41.59 -15 NR
(Formerly Natasha Fraser)
Broke the Canadian record at 10,000m in 2015 with her first track race in almost two years
Marathon pb: 2:35:16 -13. Half Mar pb: 71:20 -15. 5000 pb: 16:00.03 -13. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean XC 2013; 4 Francophone Games 10,000
2013; 7 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015. At WXC: 2013-24, 2015-27. Coach-Richard Lee
Marathon (1): 10 Toronto 2013
In 2015: 2 Tempe Half Mar (pb 72:23); 2 Phoenix Half Mar; 16 Pan-American Cup XC; 6 New York Half Mar (pb 71:20); 27 WXC; 2 Vancouver 10K; 8 Stanford
Jordan 10,000; 4 Ottawa 10K; 2 Calgary Half Mar; 9 New York 10K; 2 Vancouver Half Mar; 7 Pan-Am Games 10,000
224
WODAK Natasha CAN
316
WELDU Nazret ERI
25y
232d
1990
-
33:23.93 -14
Full name-Nazret Weldu Ghebrehiwet
Eleventh in 2015 World Cross Country Championships
Half Mar pb: 70:51 -14 (72:31 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:23.93 -14. 5000 pb: 15:42.71 -13. 1500 pb: 4:09.34 -12. 800 pb: 2:04.26 -08. At WXC: 2009-27J, 2011-45,
2013-19, 2015-11. 10 African XC 2014. Former Eritrean international at 400m (pb 54.99)
In 2015: 1 Massawa 10K; 1 Eritrean XC; 11 WXC; 12 Yangzhou Half Mar; 2 San Francisco ‘Bay to Breakers’ 12K; 10 Albany 5K; 7 Carquefou 5000
323
GEBRE Trihas ESP
25y
114d
1990
32:14.94
32:03.39 -13
Full name-Trihas Gebre Aunoon
Ex-Ethiopia // Marathon pb: 2:38:47 -10. 5000 pb: 15:27.94 -15. 1 ECP 10,000 2015; 7 ETCh 5000 2015. At WXC: 2015-15. At EXC: 2014-13. 1 Spanish XC
2014/2015. Her husband Aitzol Urruzola is Spanish. She has had continuous residence in Spain since October 31, 2011. Gained Spanish citizenship on July
30, 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to represent Spain from November 14, 2014. Coach-Ricardo Jiménez
Marathon (1): 1 San Sebastian 2010
In 2015: 3 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 6 European Clubs Cup XC; 1 Spanish XC; 15 WXC (first European); 1 ECP 10,000; 4 Huelva 5000; 7 ETCh 5000
338
BURKA Gelete ETH
29y
187d
1986
30:49.68
30:49.68 -15
Full name-Gelete Burka Bati
2008 World Indoor Champion at 1500m ... 2006 World Short Course Cross Country Champion ... African record holder at One Mile & 2000m
5000 pb: 14:31.20 -07 (14:40.50 -15). 1500 pb: 3:58.79 -09. 3000 pb: 8:25.92 -06. Mile pb: 4:18.23 -08. 2000 pb: 5:30.19 -09. Marathon pb: 2:26:03 -14. 8 WCH
1500 2005 (2013-ht); 1 African Games 1500 2007; 10 WCH 5000 2007; 1 WIC 1500 2008 (2010-3); ht OLY 1500 2008; 10 WCH 1500 2009 (fell when in lead
with 200m left, it was judged that she was pushed by Natalia Rodriguez ESP, who was disqualified); 2 African Champs 1500 2010; 7 IAAF Continental Cup
1500 2010; dnf WCH 1500 sf 2011; 3 WIC 3000 2012; 5 OLY 5000 2012. At WXC: 2003-3J, 2005-1J, 2006-1 short, 2007-4, 2008-6, 2009-8. Oldest of three
children including younger brother Mohammed who is also a runner. Married Taddele Gebrmehden on September 1, 2007
Marathons (3): 12 Frankfurt 2013, 3 Houston 2014, 7 Chicago 2014
In 2015: 2 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Stanford Invitational 10,000; 4 Boston 5K; 9 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 4 Oslo Diamond 5000; 1 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo); 6
Paris Diamond 5000
339
DASKA Mamitu ETH
31y
309d
1983
30:55.56
30:55.56 -15
Full name-Mamitu Daska Molisa (Daska aka Deska) // Marathon pb: 2:21:59 -11. Half Mar pb: 66:27 -15. 2 African Games Half Mar 2011. At WXC: 2009-12,
2010-8, 2015-8. She helped to pace the One Hour run world record by her compatriot Dire Tune in Ostrava 2008. She won six successive road races in the
USA in 2012
Marathons (10): 3 Berlin 2009, 1 Dubai 2010, 5 Chicago 2010, 1 Houston 2011, 1 Frankfurt 2011, 9 Dubai 2012, 3 Frankfurt 2012, 12 Boston 2013, 4 Frankfurt
2013, 4 Shanghai 2014
In 2015: 2 Ethiopian XC; 2 R’as Al Khaimah Half Mar (66:27, 10th on world all-time list); 8 WXC; 3 Boston 5K; 1 Bangalore 10K; 4 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in
Hengelo)
348
HEROYE Alemitu ETH
20y
104d
1995
30:50.83
30:50.83 -15
(Heroye aka Heroye)
2014 World Junior Champion at 5000m // 5000 pb: 14:43.28 -15. 5 World Youth 3000 2011; 4 African Champs 5000 2012; 1 WJC 5000 2014. At WXC: 2013
-3J, 2015-4; 2 Dutch 10,000
In 2015: 6 Ethiopian XC; 4 WXC; 4 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 5 Eugene Diamond 5000; 2 Ethiopian Trial 10,000; 8 Paris Diamond 5000
349
OLJIRA Belaynesh ETH
25y
56d
1990
30:53.69
30:26.70 -12
Full name-Belaynesh Oljira Jemama
Third at World Championships on the track and at cross country
Marathon pb: 2:24:21 -14. Half Mar pb: 67:27 -11. 5000 pb: 14:58.16 -10. 3000 pb: 8:40.73 -10. At WXC: 2011-10, 2013-3, 2015-9. 5 OLY 10,000 2012; 3 WCH
10,000 2013; 3 African Champs 10,000 2014. 1 Ethiopian 10,000 2011
Marathons (2): 5 Dubai 2013, 11 Boston 2014
In 2015: 5 Ethiopian XC; 1 San Juan ‘World’s Best’ 10K (beat strong field including Betsy Saina, Sentayehu Ejigu, Gemma Steel, Wude Ayalew); 9 WXC; 7
Bangalore 10K; 3 Ethiopian Trial 10,000 (in Hengelo); 9 Paris Diamond 5000
384
AVERY Kate GBR
23y
315d
1991
-
31:41.44 -15
2014 European Cross Country silver // 3000 pb: 8:53.12i -15, 8:56.24 -14. 5000 pb: 15:25.63 -15. 2 EJC 3000 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 5000 2013; 4 COM
10,000 2014; ht EIC 3000 2015. 1 NCAA XC 2014. At WXC: 2009-25J, 2010-20J. At EXC: 2009-3J, 2010-12J, 2013-4u23, 2014-2. 1 Junior Great North Run
2008; 1 English 1500 2012 & English under-23 1500 2013. Former School International Freestyle swimmer. Attends Iona College (New York). Coach-Tony
Simmons (2 WXC 1976)
In 2015: 6 New York Millrose 3000; 1 New York Mile (Feb 21); 5ht EIC 3000; 6 Stanford Invitational 5000; 7 Stanford 10,000; 4 NCAA 5000; 12 Watford BMC
1500; 3 UK 5000; 8 London Diamond 5000
542
NISHIHARA Kasumi JPN
26y
173d
1989
32:06.48
31:53.69 -14
2009World Student Games Champion at 10,000m (& 5000m silver) // 5000 pb: 15:20.20 -15. 1500 pb: 4:19.77 -15. 2 Asian junior 5000 2008; 5 WJC 5000
2008; 1 WSG 10,000 2009 (2 5000); 8 Asian Games 10,000 2014
In 2015: 6 Hyogo Relays 5000; 19 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 4 Kumagaya 5000; 1 Japanese 10,000 (8 5000); 6 Heusden 5000; 5 Karlstad 1500
543
OHARA Rei JPN
25y
11d
1990
31:48.31
31:48.31 -15
5000 pb: 15:40.60 -11. (16:11.79 -15). 3000 pb: 9:11.11 -10. 9 World Youth 1500 2007; 10 WJC 3000 2008; 4 Asian junior XC 2009; 7 Asian Champs
1500/5000 2011
In 2015: 4 ‘Bolder’ Boulder 10K; 3 Japanese 10,000; 8 Fukagawa 10,000; 11 Kitami 3000; 3 Abashiri 10,000
548
TAKASHIMA Yuka JPN
27y
100d
1988
31:37.32
31:37.32 -15
31y
344d
1983
31:13.29
30:30.44 -23
Half Mar pb: 73:43 -10. 5000 pb: 15:31.66 -14. (15:37.68 -15). 2 Japanese 10,000 2015
In 2015: 1 Karatsu 10K; 2 Kumamoto 5000; 4 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 2 Japanese 10,000
560
CHERUIYOT Vivian KEN
Full name-Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot
Former World Champion at 5000m, 10,000m & Cross Country. Olympic silver & bronze in London 2012
5000 pb: 14:20.87 -11 (14:46.69 -15). 3000 pb: 8:28.66 -07 (8:39.75-15). 1500 pb: 4:06.6 -12 (4:09.88 -15). 3 World Youth 3000 99; 3 African Games 5000 99;
3 WJC 5000 2002; 5 OLY 5000 2008 (2000-14); 1 WCH 5000 2009 (2007-2); 2 WIC 3000 2010; 1 African Champs 5000 2010; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 5000
2010; 1 COM 5000 2010; 1 WCH 5000/10,000 2011; 2 OLY 5000 2012 (3 10,000). At WXC: 98-5J, 99-2J, 2000-1J, 2001-4J, 2002-3J, 2004-8 short, 2006-8
short, 2007-8, 2011-1. 1 Kenyan 5000 2010 & 10,000 2011. 1.53/39kg
She formally married her longtime partner Moses Kiplagat Kirui in Eldoret on April 14, 2012. Their son Allan born October 2013
In 2015: 8 San Juan ‘World’s Best’ 10K; 1 Cape Town 12K; 3 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 Kenyan Police 1500; 2 Rabat 3000; 1 Brussels 10,000; 1 Kenyan 1500;
1 Kenyan World Championship Trial 10,000
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KIPYEGO Sally KEN
29y
245d
1985
-
30:26.37 -12
Full name-Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego
2011 World & 2012 Olympic silver at 10,000m. Winner of a record-equalling nine US Collegiate titles, representing Texas Tech University
5000 pb: 14:30.42 -11 (14:57.44 -15). 3000 pb: 8:35.89 -12. 1500 pb: 4:06.67 -08. 2 WCH 10,000 2011; 2 OLY 10,000 2012 (4 5000). At WXC: 2001-8J. 1
NCAA 5000 2008 & 10,000 2007; 1 NCAA XC 2006/2007/2008; 1 NCAA indoor 3000 2007 & 5000 2007/2008/2009. Youngest of seven children, one of her
brothers is Mike Kipyego (8:08.48 for 3000SC). Husband-Kevin Chelimo (13:14.57 5000m in 2012). Coach since 2009-Mark Rowland (the British steeplechase
record holder)
In 2015: 3 New York Half Mar; 1 Stanford Jordan 5000; 6 Eagle Rock Hoka; 4 Eugene Diamond 5000; dnf Kenyan 10,000
573
SAINA Betsy KEN
27y
51d
1988
32:59.2
30:57.30 -14
Winner of US Collegiate titles at cross country and on the track, indoors & out
5000 pb: 14:39.49 -14 (15:00.48 -15). 3000 pb: 8:38.01 -14 (8:43.19i -15). Half Mar pb: 69:27 -14. 4 African Champs 10,000 2012. 1 NCAA indoor 5000 2012; 1
NCAA XC 2012; 1 NCAA 10,000 2013. She was a student of public health at Iowa State University
In 2015: 3 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 2 New York Millrose 3000; 3 San Juan ‘World’s Best’ 10K; 2 New Orleans 8K; 5 Carlsbad 5K; 2 Stanford Jordan 5000;
1 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; dnf Eugene Diamond 5000; 2 New York 10K; 10 Paris Diamond 5000; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial 10,000
609
FLORES Brenda MEX
23y
351d
1991
31:45.16
31:45.16 -15
Full name-Brenda Eunice Flores Munoz
New Pan-American Games Champion at 10,000m
Half Mar pb: 73:54 -15. 5000 pb: 15:30.87 -14 (15:31.82 -15). 1500 pb: 4:18.13 -14 (4:19.05 -15). 3000 pb: 9:10.29 -14. 1 Central American & Caribbean
Champs 1500 2013 (2 5000); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2014; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 5000/10,000 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2015
(2 5000)
In 2015: 19 New York Half Mar; 2 Mt SAC Relays 5000; 1 Norwalk Beach Invitational; 10 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 5 Concord 5000; 1 Pan-Am Games 10,000 (2
5000)
618
KUIJKEN Susan NED
29y
44d
1986
31:31.97
31:31.97 -15
(Kuijken pronounced “Cow-kun”). 2014 European 5000m bronze // 5000 pb: 15:04.36 -13 (15:07.38 -15). 1500 pb: 4:05.38 -13. (4:06.37 -15). 3000 pb: 8:36.08
-14. 800 pb: 2:02.24 -09 (2:02.96 -15). 3 European Youth 1500 2003; dnf WJC 3000 2004; 2 EJC 3000 2005; 4 under-23 ECH 1500 2007; ht WCH 1500 2009;
ht ECH 1500 2010; 8 WCH 5000 2013; 3 ECH 5000 2014. At WXC: 2004-71J, 2005-58J. At EXC: 2002-34J, 2004-40J, 2005-3J, 2006-16u23, 2007-dnf u23,
2008-1u23. 1 NCAA indoor 3000 2008; 1 NCAA 1500 2009; 1 Dutch 1500 2014
In 2015: 3 Sydney Classic 5000; 3 Melbourne Challenge; 4 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 8 Beijing Challenge 1500; 7 Hengelo 1000; 6 Oslo Diamond
5000
626
VASTENBURG Jip NED
21y
153d
1994
31:35.48
31:35.48 -15
2015 European under-23 Champion at 10,000m // 1500 pb: 4:10.11 -14. 3000 pb: 9:04.67 -13. 5000 pb: 15:27.30 -14. Half Mar pb: 71:01 -13. 16 WJC 5000
2012; 1 EJC 5000 2013; 4 ETCh 5000 2014; 4 ECH 10,000 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 10,000 2015. 1 Dutch 5000 2014. At EXC: 2011-26J, 2012-28J (fell), 2013
-21J. Lives-Apeldoorn. Coach-Johan Voogd
In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn 8K; 1 Schoorl 10K; 3 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 7 Hengelo 3000; 2 Leiden 1500; 1 ETCh 1st League 5000; 1 under-23 ECH 10,000
687
FÉLIX Dulce POR
32y
302d
1982
31:34.17
31:33.42 -11
Full name-Ana Dulce Félix
Jo Pavey’s predecessor as European Champion at 10,000m
Marathon pb: 2:25:15 -15. Half Mar pb: 69:01 -10 (70:27 -15). 5000 pb: 15:08.02 -09 (15:51.96 -15). 3000 pb: 8:58.03 -09. 13 World Half Mar 2008; 5 ETCh
5000 2009/2011 (10 300 2011). 2 ‘Great’ North Run 2010 (2009-3); 8 WCH 10,000 2011 (2009/2013-13); 1 ECH 10,000 2012 (2010-7, 2014-12). At WXC: 2000
-110J, 2001-70J, 2008-72, 2009-15. At EXC: 2000-23J, 2001-31J, 2008-17, 2009-6, 2010-3, 2012-2, 2013-3. Coach-Sameiro Araujo
Marathons (9): dnf New York 2010, 2 Vienna 2011, 4 New York 2011, 21 OLY 2012, 9 Boston 2013, dnf New York 2013, 8 London 2014, 12 New York 2014, 8
London 2015
In 2015: 1 Portuguese 10K; 2 San Vittore Olona XC; 1 Portuguese XC; 5 Lisbon spring Half Mar; 2 Huelva Ibérico 10,000; 8 London Marathon; 4 Douro Half
Mar; 6 Lisbon 5K; 4 Vienna 5K; 2 Portuguese Clubs 3000/5000; 3 ETCh 1st League 5000; 2 Portuguese 5000
689
MOREIRA Sara POR
29y
308d
1985
31:12.93
31:12.93 -15
2013 European Indoor Champion at 3000m // Marathon pb: 2:24:49 -15. Half Mar pb: 69:18 -15. 5000 pb: 14:54.71 -10 (15:50.09 -15). 3000 pb: 8:42.69 -10.
1500 pb: 4:07.11 -10. 3000SC pb: 9:28.64 -09. 3 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2007; 12 WCH 3000SC 2007 (2011-dq); ht OLY 3000SC 2008; 10 WCH 5000 2009
(ht 3000SC); 1 WSG 5000/3000SC 2009; 5 WIC 3000 2010; 2 ECH 5000 2010 (2012-3, 2014-6); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2010; 7 EIC 1500 2011; 2 WSG
5000 2011; dq WCH 3000SC 2011; 14 OLY 10,000 2012; 1 EIC 3000 2013 (2009-2); 5 ECH 10,000 2014. At WXC: 2011 -20. At EXC: 2003-60J, 2007-13u23,
2008-35, 2009-10, 2010-9, 2012-12. Coach/husband-Pedro Ribeiro was Portuguese Steeplechase Champion in 2010, their son Guillermo born November 1,
2013
Marathons (2): 3 New York 2014, 2 Prague 2015
In 2015: 2 Portuguese 10K; 8 European Clubs Cup XC; 2 Portuguese XC; 2 Lisbon spring Half Mar; 1 Huelva Ibérico 10,000; 2 Prague Marathon; 5 Douro Half
Mar; 1 European Clubs Cup 3000/5000; 1 ETCh 1st League 3000; dnf Paris Diamond 5000; 1 Portuguese 5000
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MOHAMMED Alia Saeed UAE
24y
95d
1991
31:52.29
31:51.86 -14
TRANSFEREE – Formerly Medina Kadir ETH, became a citizen of the United Arab Emirates on March 17, 2010
2015 Asian Champion & 2015 Asian Games Champion at 10,000m
5000 pb: 15:24.94 -14 (15:28.74 -15). 3000 pb: 8:55.40 -15. 1500 pb: 4:17.13 -11. ht WJC 800 2006; ht World Youth 800 2007 (for Ethiopia). 4 Asian Champs
5000 2011; ht WCH 5000 2011; 1 Arab 5000 2011 & 10,000 2015; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2012 (8 1500); 11 WIC 3000 2012; 2 Asian Champs 10,000
2013 (4 5000); 3 Asian Indoor Champs 3000 2014; 1 Asian Games 10,000 2014 (6 5000); 1 Asian Champs 10,000 2015 (2 5000). At WXC: 2011-35. Originally
first in 2010 Asian Youth Olympic Trial 3000m (in 9:15.15), but result annulled as she was proved to be over-age (born in 1991 not 1993)
In 2015: 1 Arab 10,000; 1 Asian Champs 10,000 (2 5000); 2 Sollentuna 3000; 14 Paris Diamond 5000; 11 Stockholm Diamond 3000
822
CHEKWEL Juliet UGA
25y
88d
1990
-
32:57.02 -13
5000 pb: 15:43.47 -14. 1500 pb: 4:18.73 -10. 3000 pb: 9:48.01 -15. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games 1500 2008; 1 East African junior XC 2008; 16 WCH 10,000
2013. At WXC: 2011-22, 2013-9, 2015-14
In 2015: 1 Ugandan XC; 14 WXC; 8 Ottawa 10K; 1 Watford BMC 3000SC; 6 Letterkenny 3000SC; 1 Ugandan 3000SC
34y
44d 1981
31:09.02
30:22.22 -08 NR
2008 Olympic bronze at 10,000m. 2011 World Cross Country bronze // Marathon pb: 2:21:14 -14 (2:27:47 -15). 5000 pb: 14:44.80 -07 (15:10.02 -15). 3000 pb:
8:33.25i, 8:35.34 -07. ht OLY 5000 2004; 8 WCH 5000 2007; 3 OLY 10,000 2008 (10 5000); 7 WCH 10,000 2011 (2009-14, 2013-8); 25 World Half Mar 2012. 1
US 10,000 2011/2013. At WXC: 2000-29J, 2004-14 short, 2005-20 short, 2010-12, 2011-3. Mother Cheryl Bridges was fourth in the 1969 International Cross
Country Championships. During an injury layoff in 2005/2006 it was found that she had been born with an extra bone in her foot. Born-Boulder. Coach-Jerry
Schumacher. Husband/agent-Steve Edwards
Marathons (7): 2 New York 2010, 1 Houston 2012 (US Olympic Trial), 10 OLY 2012, 4 Boston 2013, 7 Boston 2014, 3 Berlin 2014, 9 Boston 2015
In 2015: 2 Stanford Invitational 10,000; 9 Boston; 2 Portland 5000; 2 US 10,000 (5 5000); 1 Atlanta 10K
880
FLANAGAN Shalane USA
890
HUDDLE Molly USA
30y
354d
1984
31:39.20
31:27.12 -08
North American record holder at 5000m. Winner of multiple US titles on road & track
5000 pb: 14:42.64 -14 (14:57.23 -15). 3000 pb: 8:42.99 -13. 1500 pb: 4:08.09 -13. 3 IAAF Continental Cup 5000 2010; ht WCH 5000 2011; 11 OLY 5000 2012.
At WXC: 2008-23, 2010-19, 2011-17. 1 US 7M 2007, 10K 2008/2009, 5000 2011/2014, 20K 2014 & 10,000 2015. Born-Elmira NY. Coach-Ray Treacy
Ritual: She varnishes her fingernails a different colour the night before each race
In 2015: 1 New York Half Mar (pb 68:31); 1 Boston 5K; 1 Waltham 5000; 1 US 10,000; 2 London Diamond 5000
891
INFELD Emily USA
25y
153d
1990
31:38.71
31:38.71 -15
5000 pb: 15:07.18 -15. 3000 pb: 9:00.13i -12. 1500 pb: 4:07.77 -12. At WXC:2013-21. 1 NCAA indoor 3000 2012; 2 US indoor 3000 2013; 3 US 10,000 2015 (4
5000). Her older sister Maggie Infeld has run 4:08.31 for 1500m and was seventh in the 2012 US Olympic Trials. Their mother Susan is the Mayor of University
Heights, Ohio. Coach-Jerry Schumacher
In 2015: 6 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 1 Portland 5000; 3 US 10,000; 4 US 5000
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SISSON Emily USA
23y
313d
1991
31:38.03
31:38.03 -15
US Collegiate Champion at 5000m indoors & out, representing Providence College, Rhode Island
5000 pb: 15:25.84 -15. 3 Pan-American junior 5000 2007. At WXC: 2010-18J. 1 US junior 5000 2007; 1 NCAA 5000 2015 indoors & out. Born-Germantown,
Wisconsin. Coach-Ray Treacy (formerly coached by Mark Sisson, her father)
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor 5000 (3 3000); 1 Penn Relays 3000; 5 Stanford Jordan 10,000; 1 Villanova 5000; 1 NCAA 5000; 5 US 10,000; 11 Heusden 5000; 6
London Diamond 5000
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....29:31.78..Wang Junxia CHN......................1993
2.....29:53.80..Meselech Melkamu ETH............ 2009
3.....29:54.66..Tirunesh Dibaba ETH.................2008
4.....29:56.34..Elvan Abeylegesse TUR............ 2008
5.....29:59.20..Meseret Defar ETH.................... 2009
6.....30:01.09..Paula Radcliffe GBR.................. 2002
7.....30:04.18..Berhane Adere ETH................... 2003
8.....30:07.15..Worknesh Kidane ETH...............2003
9.....30:07.20..Sun Yingjie CHN........................ 2003
10...30:11.53..Florence Kiplagat KEN...............2009
1.....30:49.68..Gelete Burka ETH
2.....30:50.83..Alemitu Haroye ETH
3.....30:53.69..Belaynesh Oljira ETH
4.....30:55.56..Mamitu Daska ETH
5.....30:58.03..Ayalew Wude ETH
6.....31:06.53..Netsanet Gudeta ETH
7.....31:08.82..Genet Ayalew ETH
8.....31:09.02..Shalane Flanagan USA
9.....31:12.93..Sara Moreira POR
10...31:13.29..Vivian Cheruiyot KEN
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Women’s Marathon
Starts: Sunday, August 30
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AÏT SALEM Souad ALG
71
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
36y
(Days)
Born
227d
1979
2015 Best
2:27:21
Personal Best
2:25:08 -07 NR
Algerian record holder at 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, Half Marathon & Marathon
Half Mar pb: 69:15 -08. 10,000 pb: 32:13.15 -04 (32:50.62 -15); 5000 pb: 15:07.49 -06 (16:10.35 -15); 3000 pb: 8:47.99 -06. 1 African Champs 10,000 2000
(2002-5); ht WCH 5000 2003; ht OLY 5000 2004 (dnf 10,000); 1 Mediterranean Games 10,000 2005 (2013-3); 9 World 20K 2006; 1 African Games Half Mar
2007; 2 Mediterranean Games Half Mar 2013; 25 World Half Mar 2014 (2000-47, 2004-39). At WXC: 97-98J, 2002-90 short, 2015-44. She graduated as a
Professor of Physical Education from the University of Algiers
Marathons (10): 1 Thessaloniki 2006; 1 Rome 2007; 16 WCH 2007; 6 London 2008, 9 OLY 2008, 4 Prague 2012, 37 OLY 2012, 1 Hannover 2014, 6 Algiers
2014. 1 Hannover 2015
In 2015: 44 WXC; 1 Hannover; 4 Casablanca 10K; 1 Bejaia 10,000; 1 Algiers 5000; 1 Algerian 5000
103
DRICI Barkahoum ALG
26y
146d
1989
2:43:11
2:43:11 -15
34y
214d
1981
2:43:52
2:43:52 -15
38y
185d
1977
-
2:34:15 -14
-
2:35:21 -14
1981
2:42:25
2:42:25 -15
1987
-
2:35:09 -11
Half Mar pb: 71:48 -13. At WXC: 2007-dnfJ, 2008-39J, 2015-41. 35 World Half Mar 2014
Marathon (1): 13 Prague 2015
In 2015: 41 WXC; 13 Prague Marathon
118
DEGAN Julia AUS
Half Mar pb: 79:02 -14 (79:44 -15). Coach-Mike Lawson
Marathon (1): 3 Melbourne 2014
In 2015: 21 Gold Coast Half Mar
119
DIVER Sinead AUS
Half Mar pb: 73:58 -15. 10,000 pb: 33:55.96 -12. 5000 pb: 16:24.46 -12. 2 Australian XC 2012/2014. Coach-Tim Crosbie
Marathon (1): 2 Melbourne 2014
In 2015: 2 Melbourne 5000; 7 Gold Coast Half Mar
124
KLEIN Sarah AUS
31y
309d
1983
Works as a teacher // Half Mar pb: 76:02 -15. 10,000 pb: 34:53.99 -14. 1 New Zealand 10,000 2014. Coach-Peter Schuwalow
Marathons (3): 4 Melbourne 2013, 9 Rotterdam 2014, 10 COM 2014
In 2015: 3 Sydney Half Mar; 2 Gold Coast 10K
166
BENITES Roselaine BRA
34y
86d
Full name-Roselaine de Souza Ramos SIlva Benites // Half Mar: 75:01 -12 (79:13 -15). 48 World Half Mar 2012
Marathons (4): 4 Mauricio de Nassau 2011, 4 Curitiba 2012, 8 São Paulo 2013, 7 Santiago de Chile 2015
In 2015: 7 São Sebastião 10K; 5 São Paulo Half Mar; 4 Campinas Half Mar; 7 Santiago de Chile
175
das CHAGAS Michele BRA
28y
37d
Full name-Christina Michele das Chagas Lima // 10,000 pb: 34:14.2 -10 (36:12.82 -15). At WXC: 2007-76. 3 South American Half Mar 2010 & XC 2013
Marathons (8): 3 Florianopolis 2009, 1 Porto Alegre 2010, 10 Amsterdam 2010, 3 Padua 2011, dnf Pan-Am Games (Guadalajara) 2011, 4 Padua 2012, 6
Vienna 2013, 12 Berlin 2014
In 2015: 8 Brazilian 10,000
189
DULA Lishan BRN
28y
185d
1987
2:34:55
2:26:56 -11
TRANSERFEE – Ethiopian origin, full name-Lishan Dula Gemechu // At WXC: 2010-70. 3 Ethiopian Regional 800 2004; 1 Arab Half Mar 2011/2013
Marathons (9): 6 Asian Games 2010, 3 Rotterdam 2011, 20 WCH 2011, 6 Tokyo 2012, 61 OLY 2012, dnf Seoul 2013, 17 Dubai 2014, 3 Asian Games 2014, 2
Brighton 2015
In 2015: 2 Brighton
190
JASSEM Karima Saleh BRN
27y
184d
1988
-
2:34:43 -14
TRANSFEREE – Kenyan origin, but her original Kenyan name has not been disclosed
Half Mar pb: 71:06 -11. 10,000 pb; 32:17.14 -06. 5000 pb: 15:20.01 -10. 1 Arab 5000/Half Mar 2005 (1 Half Mar 2007); 13 WJC 3000 2006; 1 Asian Champs
5000/10,000 2007; 1 West Asian 10,000/3000SC 2010; 4 Asian Games 5000/3000SC 2010; 9 Asian Champs 10,000 2013. At WXC: 2006-28 short, 2008-17,
2011-25, 2013-20
Marathon (1): 6 Valencia 2014
In 2013: 5 Arab XC; 3 Gulf Cooperation Council Women’s Games 5000
31y
92d 1984
2:22:08
2:21:41 -12 NR
FRANSFEREE – Kenyan origin, she was transferred in 2013 (therefore her marathon personal best of 2:21:41 from 2012 is faster than her Bahraini record
2:22:08 from 2015)
Full name-Eunice Kirwa Jepkirui
Half Mar pb: 68:39 -12. 10K pb: 31:57 -12. 1 Rio Half Mar 2009/2010/2011. Husband-Joshua Kiprugut Kemei (1 Rio Half Mar 2010, so husband and wife both
won that day)
Marathons (10): 1 Asunción 2012, 2 Amsterdam 2012, 2 Xiamen 2013, 3 Paris 2013, 5 Frankfurt 2013, dnf Boston 2014, 1 Lanzhou 2014, 1 Asian Games
2014, 1 Danzhou 2014, 1 Nagoya 2015
In 2015: 1 Nagoya Marathon; 2 Arab 10,000; 1 Arab Half Mar; 1 Gifu Half Mar
192
JEPKIRUI Eunice BRN
193
TESFAYE Aster BRN
24y
298d
1990
2:35:59
2:35:59 -15
TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin
Full name-Aster Tesfaye Tilahun // 3000 pb: 9:58.34 -13. 6 Asian Games 3000SC 2010. At WXC: 2010-64, 2011-80, 2013-52
Marathons (2): 22 Dubai 2014, 9 Lanzhou 2015
In 2015: 9 Lanzhou
229
DING Changqin CHN
23y
267d
1991
2:26:54
2:26:54 -15
Sixteenth at 2015 World Cross Country Championships where she nearly led China to a team medal – just six days after winning Chongqing in a personal best
10,000 pb: 31:53.09 -14 (32:28.7 -15). 5000 pb: 15:12.51 -14 (15:25.21 -15). 44 World Half Mar 2010; 2 Asian Games 10,000 2014 (3 5000). At WXC: 2010-74,
2015-16. 1 Chinese XC 2013/2014. From-Guiyang
Marathons (5): 18 Dalian 2011, 22 Chongqing 2012, 2 Yingkou 2013, 19 WCH 2013, 1 Chongqing 2015
In 2015: 1 Chongqing (Chinese Champion); 16 WXC; 1 Jinan 5000 (5 10,000); 14 Shanghai Diamond 5000; dnf Hengelo 10,000; 1 Saluzzo 5000; 1 Cantalupa
10,000
233
HE Yinli CHN
27y
201d
1988
2:27:35
2:27:35 -15
One victory from 20 marathons // 10,000 pb: 32:41.5 -15. 5000 pb: 16:18.80 -11 (16:29.77 -15). 33 World Half Mar 2014. From-Beijing
Marathons (20): 24 Beijing 2007, 5 Shanghai 2008, 4 Dalian 2009, 6 Macau 2009, 5 Zhengzhou 2010, 8 Taiyuan 2010, 10 Macau 2010, 5 Taiyuan 2011, 11
Beijing 2011, 4 Shanghai 2011, 1 Zhengzhou 2012, 7 Tianjin 2012, 3 Shendong 2012, 4 Beijing 2012, 6 Yingkou 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 4 Xiamen 2014, 5
Hamburg 2014, 6 Asian Games 2014, 2 Chongqing 2015
In 2015: 2 Chongqing; 10 Yangzhou Half Mar; 9 Jinan 10,000; 4 Taiyuan 10,000; 6 Saluzzo 5000; 2 Cantalupa 10,000
259
WANG Xueqin CHN
24y
232d
1991
2:28:39
2:25:53 -12
Half Mar pb: 71:26 -09. 5000 pb: 15:28.75 -11 (16:02.58 -15). 10,000 pb: 31:55.31 -11 (32:51.0 -15) . 4 Chinese National Games 10,000 2013. From-Jiangsu
Province
Marathons (15): 3 Dalian 2007, 2 Seoul 2008, 4 Daegu 2009, 4 Seoul 2010, 9 Dalian 2010, 1 Macau 2010, 10 Dalian 2011, 26 WCH 2011, 4 Chongqing 2012,
22 OLY 2012, 4 Guangzhou 2012, 6 Beijing 2012, 4 Xiamen 2013, 17 Yingkou 2013, 3 Seoul 2013
In 2015: 3 Seoul; 13 Tianjin 5000; 16 Jinan 5000; 4 Saluzzo 5000; 3 Cantalupa 10,000
264
YUE Chao CHN
24y
228d
1991
2:29:26
2:29:26 -15
One victory from 16 marathons, but fifth at 2014 Asian Games // Half Mar pb: 72:18 -12. 10,000 pb: 33:21.06 -11 (34:53.02 -15). 56 World Half Mar 2014
Marathons (16): 20 Shanghai 2006, 4 Dongying 2009, 1 Hangzhou 2009, 5 Xiamen 2010, 3 Dalian 2010, 6 Dalian 2011, 6 Chicago 2011, 9 Chongqing 2012, 5
Tianjin 2012, 2 Shendong 2012, 7 Beijing 2012, 14 Yingkou 2013, 34 Chicago 2013, 7 Hamburg 2014, 5 Asian Games 2014, 4 Seoul 2015
In 2015: 4 Seoul; 10 Tianjin 5000 (14 3000); 12 Jinan 10,000 (2 5000 ‘B’); 3 Saluzzo 5000
287
BELMONTE Dailin CUB
29y
310d
1985
-
2:38:08 -12
Full name-Dailin Belmonte Torez
Fourth at 2011 Pan-Am Games // Half Mar pb: 74:11 -09. 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 10,000 2009
Marathons (11): 2 Havana February 2008, 1 Havana November 2008, 1 Santa Clara 2009, 1 Havana 2010, 2 Panama City 2010, 1 Artemisa 2011, 4 Pan-Am
Games 2011, 4 Madrid 2012, 69 OLY 2012, 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014, dnf Pan-Am Games 2015
In 2015: dnf Pan-Am Games Marathon
36y 235d 1978
2:32:04 -08 NR
Full name-Nebiat Habtemariam Measmo
Eritrean marathon record holder (though disqualified from that event at the 2013 World Championships because she collected a refreshment from outside the
official refreshment station)
5000 pb: 15:50.18 -01. ht OLY 5000 2000/2004; ht WCH 5000 97/99/2001; 7 African Games 10,000 99; 38 World Half Mar 2003 (2014-63); 15 African Games
Half Mar 2007. At WXC: 2000-82 long, 2001-54 long, 2002-37 long, 2003-16 long, 2004-46 long, 2007-25, 2011-61
Marathons (7): 16 Hamburg 2007; 13 Frankfurt 2007; 7 Hamburg 2008, 47 OLY 2008, 3 Milan 2012, dq WCH 2013, 10 Danzhou 2014
In 2015: 6 Eritrean XC
315
HABTEMARIAM Nebiat ERI
319
AGUILAR Alessandra ESP
37y
51d
1978
2:29:45
2:27:00 -11
Full name-Alessandra Aguilar Moran
Fifth at 2010 European & 2013 World Championship Marathons
Half Mar pb: 70:56 -14. 10,000 pb: 32:42.49 -02. 5000 pb: 15:42.66 -07. 9 under-23 ECH 5000 99; 21 World Half Mar 2014. At WXC: 96-38J, 97-34J, 2000-60
long, 2001-48 long, 2002-35 long, 2003-29 long, 2004/2005-47 long, 2006-63 long, 2008-35, 2009-24, 2010-40. At EXC: 99-33, 2000-27, 2001-35, 2002-28,
2003-21, 2004-31, 2007-17, 2008-31, 2009-17, 2010-8, 2011-42, 2012-17. Coach-Antonio Serrano
Marathons (13): 3 Rotterdam 2008, 54 OLY 2008, 1 Hamburg 2009, 24 WCH 2009, 5 ECH 2010, 4 Rotterdam 2011, dnf WCH 2011, 14 New York 2011, 26
OLY 2012, 4 Rotterdam 2013, 5 WCH 2013, dnf ECH 2014, 15 London 2015
In 2015: 3 San Sebastián 10K; 12 Seville XC; 9 Elgoibar XC; 17 European Clubs Cup XC; 4 Spanish XC; 3 ‘Great’ Ireland 10K; 15 London; 17 New York 10K
332
LUIK Liina EST
29y
311d
1985
-
2:40:46 -13
She is one of three triplets – herself, Leila & Lily – all international level distance runners
Half Mar pb: 72:44 -15. 5000 pb: 16:22.83 -15. 46 World Half Mar 2014; 10 Paderborn 10K 2014
Marathons (4): 8 Amsterdam 2012, 11 Dubai 2013, 8 Shanghai 2013. 29 ECH 2014
She is one of triplets – herself, Leila (2:37:11 marathon) & Lily (2:41:58 marathon) – all international distance runners. Their club-Tartu University Academic
Sports Club, their coach-Harry Lemberg
In 2015: 2 Estonian indoor 3000; 11 Ostia Half Mar; 11 Brunssum 10K; 3 Tartu 10K; 2 Estonian 5000
333
LUIK Lily EST
29y
311d
1985
-
2:41:58 -14
Half Mar pb: 75:02 -15. 5000 pb: 16:33.37 -15. 1 Estonian Half Mar 2014/2015
Marathons (5): 12 Florence 2012, 16 Rotterdam 2013, 4 Tallinn 2013, 47 ECH 2014, 9 Turin 2014
She is one of triplets, all of whom are international distance runners. Her sisters Leila (2:37:11 marathon) & Liina (2:40:46 marathon). Their club-Tartu University
Academic Sports Club, their coach-Harry Lemberg
In 2015: 4 Estonian indoor 3000; 12 Ostia Half Mar; 1 Estonian Half Mar; 3 Estonian 5000
341
DIBABA Birhane ETH
21y
344d
1993
2:23:15
2:22:30 -14
Full name-Birhane Dibaba Adugna
2015 Tokyo Marathon winner // Marathons (9): 4 Barcelona 2012, 2 São Paulo 2012, 1 Valencia 2012, 2 Nagoya 2013, 3 Frankfurt 2013, 2 Tokyo 2014, 3
Chicago 2014, 1 Tokyo 2015, dnf Bogotá 2015
In 2015: 1 Tokyo; dnf Bogotá
343
DIBABA Mare ETH
25y
305d
1989
2:19:52
2:19:52
Full name-Mare Dibaba Hurssa
2011 African Games Half Marathon Champion. Twice winner of Xiamen marathon (in Fujian province of China)
Half Mar pb: 67:13 -10. 5000 pb: 15:42.83 -09. 1 ETCh 3rd League 3000/5000 2009 (for Azerbaijan); 1 African Games Half Mar 2011 (for Ethiopia). 1 Azeri
3000 2009. She still holds the Azeri Half Marathon record (68:45 -09)
Marathons (11): 3 Rome 2010, 5 Frankfurt 2010, 3 Los Angeles 2011, 2 Toronto 2011, 3 Dubai 2012, 23 OLY 2012, 1 Xiamen 2014, 3 Boston 2014, 1 Chicago
2014 (following the disqualification of Rita Jeptoo), 1 Xiamen 2015, 2 Boston 2015
In 2009 she transferred to Azerbaijan under the name Mare Ibrahimova and with a false birthdate of October 20, 1991. This was noted by the IAAF in time to
prevent her from competing at that year’s European Junior Championships, though she did contest the European Team Championships (3rd League) for her
new country. She was then welcomed back to Ethiopia and as she never competed in a championships for Azerbaijan, and was immediately cleared to
compete again for her native country under her true birthdate of October 20, 1989
In 2015: 1 Xiamen (equalling her 2012 pb of 2:19:52); 2 Boston
353
TSEGAYE Tirfe ETH
30y
268d
1984
2:23:41
2:20:18 -14
Full name-Tirfe (aka Tirfi) Tsegaye Beyene
Winner of two World Marathon Majors in 2014
Half Mar pb: 67:42 -12. 6 World Half Mar 2009. Her sister Melesech Tsegaye Beyene is also an international-class marathoner (2:34:13 in 2014). Same coach
(Gemedu Dedefo) as Aselefech Mergia
Marathons (16): 1 Porto 2008, 2 Turin 2009, 2 Shanghai 2009, 3 Paris 2010, 2 Toronto 2010, 1 Shanghai 2010, 11 Boston 2011, 1 Paris 2012, 2 Berlin 2012, 1
Shanghai 2011, 1 Dubai 2013, 5 Boston 2013, 7 Frankfurt 2013, 1 Tokyo 2014, 1 Berlin 2014, 3 London 2015
In 2015: 3 London
354
TUFA Tigist ETH
28y
207d
1987
2:23:22
2:21:52 -14
Full name-Tigist Tufa Demisse
2015 London Marathon winner. Three successive marathon personal bests in 2014 (2:28:04, 2:24:31 & 2:21:52), but then dnf at Dubai after heading for an even
faster time
Half Mar pb: 70:03 -08. Her older sister Mestawet Tufa was second at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and won the 2007 African Games
10,000m. She lived in New York for 11 months before moving back to Ethiopia in December 2013
Marathons (8): 8 Houston 2011, 2 Jacksonville 2013, 8 New York 2013, dnf Honolulu 2013, 2 Santa Monica 2014, 1 Ottawa 2014, 1 Shanghai 2014, dnf Dubai
2015, 1 London 2015
In 2015: dnf Dubai (after reaching 20K in 65:23 (2:18 pace), a minute ahead of the pack which then reeled her in before she dropped out); 1 London
356
HYRYLÄINEN Anne-Mari FIN
37y
6d
1978
2:35:17
2:35:17 -15
(Née Koskinen) // Half Mar pb: 77:09 -14 (77:47 -15)
Marathons (13): 2 Turku 2004, 5 Copenhagen 2006, 2 Helsinki 2006, 14 Dubai 2008, 3 Helsinki 2009, 11 Dubai 2010, 17 Dubai 2012, 13 Dubai 2013, 19 Dubai
2014, 4 Zürich 2014, 1 Lappeenranta 2014, 20 Dubai 2015, 4 Stockholm 2015
In 2015: 20 Dubai; 9 R’as Al Khaimah Half Mar; 3 Abu Dhabi 10K; 1 Dubai 10K; 4 Stockholm
459
YIU Kit Ching HKG
27y
182d
1988
2:38:24
2:38:24 -15
Hong Kong record holder at steeplechase // Half Mar pb: 74:55 -15. 10,000 pb: 33:45.00 -15. 5000 pb: 16:19.56 -15. 3000SC pb: 10:25.81 -13. 8 Asian Champs
1500/3000SC 2011; 4 East Asian Games 1500/3000SC 2013; 77 World Half Mar 2014
Marathons (2): 19 Hong Kong 2015, 11 Prague 2015
In 2015: 19 Hong Kong; 1 Hong Kong 10,000; 34 Matsue Half Mar; 11 Prague; 20 Fukagawa 10,000; 11 Kitami 5000 ‘B’; 7 Abashiri 10,000 ‘B’
466
BABAR Lalita IND
26y
80d
1989
2:38:21
2:38:21 -15
Full name-Lalita Shivaji Babar
Asian Champion & Indian record holder at 3000m Steeplechase
3000SC pb: 9:34.13 -15. Half Mar pb: 77:28 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:54.37 -10. 5000 pb: 15:46.73 -15. 8 Asian Indoor Games 3000 2009; 8 COM 10,000 2010; 3
Asian Games 3000SC 2014; 1 Asian Champs 3000SC 2015
Marathons (2): 12 Mumbai 2014, 8 Mumbai 2015
In 2015: 8 Mumbai; 1 Indian National Games 3000SC (2 5000); 1 Asian Champs (dnf 10,000)
32y
90d 1983
2:37:29
2:37:29 -15 NR
Full name-Full name-Jaisha Orchatteri Pthiyaveedtil Veetil
Indian marathon record holder, set in her debut at the distance (and breaking the Indian record of 2:38:10 which had stood to Vally Sathyabhama since 1995)
1500 pb: 4:09.14 -14. 5000 pb: 15:18.30 -14 (15:31.37 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:08.55 -15. 3000SC pb: 10:03.05 -10. 1 Asian Indoor Games 1500/3000 2005; ht
COM 1500 2006/2010; 3 Asian Games 5000 2006; 8 COM 3000SC 2010; 5 Asian Games 3000SC 2010 (7 1500); 3 Asian Champs 1500 2011 (2 4x400); 5
Asian Champs 1500 2013 (8 5000); 3 Asian Games 1500 2014 (4 5000)
Marathon (1): 7 Mumbai 2015
In 2015: 7 Mumbai; 1 Indian National Games 5000/10,000
473
JAISHA Orchatteri P. IND
474
SINGH Sudha IND
29y
57d
1986
2:42:12
2:42:12 -15
2010 Asian Games Steeplechase Champion // Half Mar pb: 75:35 -11. 3000SC pb: 9:35.64 -14 (10:04.30 -15). 2 Asian Champs 3000SC 2009/2013; 5 COM
3000SC 2010; 1 Asian Games 3000SC 2010 (2014-4); ht OLY 3000SC 2012; ht WCH 3000SC 2013. 1 Indian 3000SC 2007/2008/2010/2013/2014
Marathon (1): 10 Mumbai 2015
In 2015: 10 Mumbai; 2 Indian National Games
535
ITO Mai JPN
31y
89d
1984
2:24:42
2:24:42 -15
A personal best in her tenth marathon, at Nagoya 2015 // Half Mar pb: 69:57 -15. 10,000 pb: 32:07.41 -13. 5000 pb: 15:46.00 -14
9 World Half Mar 2012. 1 Japanese Universities 10,000 2006. A member of the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Track & Field Team, she works in quality control at one
of their factories. Coach-Tadasu Kawano
Marathons (10): 4 Nagoya 2010, 2 Osaka 2011, 22 WCH 2011, 5 Nagoya 2012, 5 Yokohama 2012, 7 London 2013, 3 Sapporo 2013, 7 Tokyo 2014, 7 Vienna
2014, 4 Nagoya 2015 (pb)
In 2015: 2 Japanese Corporate Half Mar; 4 Nagoya; 4 Yamaguchi 10K
541
MAEDA Sairi JPN
23y
287d
1991
2:22:48
2:22:48 -15
Half Mar pb: 70:24 -15. 10,000 pb: 32:03.43 -14. 5000 pb: 15:32.22 -12. 5 Asian junior XC 2009; 5 Asian XC 2014; 8 Japanese 10,000 2014. She competed in
Japan for Team Daihatsu
Marathons (2) 4 Osaka 2014, 3 Nagoya 2014
In 2015: 3 Nagoya Marathon; 1 Sendai Half Mar
545
SHIGETOMO Risa JPN
27y
357d
1987
2:26:39
2:23:23 -12
Surprise winner of Osaka in 2012 // Half Mar pb: 72:34 -11. 10,000 pb: 33:25.48 -12. 5000 pb: 15:32.41 -06. 5 Asian XC 2009. She was training with a
Japanese squad in Christchurch when the earthquake struck there on February 22, 2011. She runs for Team Tenmaya in Japan (Tenmaya = a department
store based in Okayama)
Marathons (6): 22 London 2011, 1 Osaka 2012, 78 OLY 2012, 11 New York 2013, 64 Osaka 2014, 3 Osaka 2015
In 2015: 3 Osaka; 3 Sendai Half Mar; 11 Davenport 7M
552
SMOLNIKOVA Irina KAZ
35y
30d
1980
2:43:06
2:40:22 -14
1991
2:38:36
2:38:36 -15
2:24:44
2:24:44 -15
(Née Podkorytova) // 10,000 pb: 35:12.70 -15. 5000 pb: 16:49.85 -07 (17:08.93 -15). At WXC: 97-121J, 98-106J
Marathons (3): 1 Moscow 2013, 1 Moscow 2014, 6 Rome 2015
In 2015: 6 Rome Marathon; 2 Kazakh 5000/10,000
553
ZHANATBEK Gulzhanat KAZ
23y
264d
Half Mar pb: 76:49 -15. 10,000 pb: 34:02.61 -15. 5000 pb: 16:03.30 -15. 6 Asian Champs 5000/10,000 2013
Marathons (6): 6 Istanbul 2012, 6 Warsaw 2013, 10 Hong Kong 2014, 1 Almaty 2014, 11 Incheon 2014, 12 Hong Kong 2015
In 2015: 1 Kazakhstan winter Half Mar; 1 Kazakh 5000.10,000
562
JEPKESHO Visiline KEN
10,000 pb: 33:01.30 -15
Marathons (3): 1 Milan 2014, 1 Lisbon 2014, 3 Paris 2015
In 2015: 3 Paris Marathon; 3 Kenyan Prisons 10,000
26/27y
1988
564
KIPLAGAT Edna KEN
35y
279d
1979
2:27:16
2:19:50 -12
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
Full name-Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat
Twice World Champion, 2014 London Marathon winner
Half Mar pb: 67:41 -12. 3000 pb: 8:53.06 -96. 5000 pb: 15:57.3 -06. 2 WJC 3000 96 (98-3). 2 ‘Great’ North Run 2012 (2014-5). At WXC: 96-5J, 97-4J, 2006-13
long. Husband/coach-Gilbert Cheruiyot Koech is a world-class distance runner (27:55.30 10,000m & 2:13:45 marathon), their children Carlos (10) & Wendy (6),
she also has two older children (Mercy, 18 & Collins, 12) adopted from her sister Alice who died in December 2003 from breast cancer. She divides her time
between Boulder, (Jun-Dec) Colorado & Iten, Kenya (Jan-Jun). She now holds the rank of Inspector in the Kenyan Police (her neighbour in Iten, Florence
Kiplagat, is a Corporal)
Marathons (12): 10 Las Vegas 2005, 1 Los Angeles 2010, 1 New York 2010, 2 London 2011, 1 WCH 2011, 2 London 2012, 20 OLY 2012 (dropped from the
leaders in the final 5Km, she had flu), 2 London 2013, 1 WCH 2013, 9 New York 2013, 1 London 2014, 11 London 2015
In 2015: 6 Kenyan Police XC; 11 London; 3 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; 5 Kenyan Police 5000; 3 New York 10K; 2 Boston 10K
(We can now say that she was second in the London Marathon of 2011 following the confirmed disqualification of Liliya Shobukhova)
565
KIPROP Helah KEN
30y
136d
1985
2:24:03
2:24:03 -15
Half Mar pb: 67:39 -13. 10,000 pb: 33:03.8 -09. 1 Kenyan Police 10,000 2009. Baby born 2008
Marathons (3): 1 Seoul 2014, 5 Frankfurt 2014, 2 Tokyo 2015. Also paced the top group at London 2013 (though none of the elite wanted to go with the agreed
pace that year at at one point the pacers were 40 seconds ahead)
In 2015: 2 Tokyo; 2 Istanbul Half Mar; 4 Bangalore 10K; 4 Olomouc Half Mar; 1 Egmond Aan Zee Half Mar; 6 R’as Al Khaimah Half Mar; 1 Berlin Half Mar
576
SUMGONG Jemima KEN
30y
242d
1984
2:24:23
2:20:41 -14
Full name-Jemima Sumgong Jelagat (aka Chelegat) // Half Mar pb: 68:32 -14. 10,000 pb: 33:02.0 -15. 4 Kenyan XC 2014 (2012-7)
Marathons (10): 1 Las Vegas 2006, 4 Frankfurt 2007, 2 San Diego 2008, 5 San Diego 2010, 1 Castellón 2011, 2 Boston 2012 (two seconds behind Sharon
Cherop), 1 Rotterdam 2013, 2 Chicago 2013, 4 Boston 2014, 2 New York 2014 (three seconds behind Mary Keitany), 6 London 2015
In 2015: 2 Luanda 1500; 6 London; 3 Kenyan Armed Forces 10,000
579
ANDREYEVA Iulia KGZ
31y
166d
1984
2:37:37
2:30:58 -12
(Née Arkhipova) // 10,000 pb: 33:27.21 -08. 5000 pb: 16:08.49 -09. 10 Asian Games 5000 2010
Marathons (12): 8 Frankfurt 2007, 58 OLY 2008, 1 Baltimore 2009, 6 San Diego 2010, 2 Baltimore 2010, 7 Prague 2012, 59 OLY 2012, 11 Hong Kong 2013, 5
Hamburg 2013, 6 Beirut 2014, 10 Asian Games 2014, 9 Prague 2015
In 2015: 9 Prague; 13 Languex 10K
580
KIM Sung-Eun KOR
26y
178d
1989
2:28:20
2:27:20 -13
Half Mar pb: 71:34 -10 (73:27 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:20.69 -13 (34:49.71 -17). 5000 pb: 16:09.94 -10 (16:41.21 -15). 2 Asian Indoor Games 3000 2005; 10 WJC
5000 2008 (15 3000); 10 WSG Half Mar 2009. 1 Korean 5000 2007 (at age 18). 1 Korean National Games 10,000 2012
Marathons (11): dnf Seoul March 2009, 2 Seoul November 2009; 5 Seoul March 2010, 28 WCH 2011, 4 Seoul March 2012, 95 OLY 2012, 17 Seoul March
2013, 32 WCH 2012, 4 Seoul March 2014, 8 Asian Games 2014, 2 Seoul March 2015
In 2013: 15 Marugame Half Mar; 4 Seoul
581
YEUM Ko-Eun KOR
20y
307d
1994
2:34:41
2:34:41 -15
25y
83d
1990
-
2:39:57 -14
Korean record holder at 5000m, but already moved up to marathoning
Half Mar pb: 75:05 -15. 10,000 pb: 35:10.30 -15. 5000 pb: 15:38.60 -10 (17:00.57 -15)
4 Asian Indoor Games 3000 2009 (6 1500); 13 WJC 5000 2010. 1 Korean 10,000 2015 (2 5000)
Marathons (2): 1 Chunchon 2014, 5 Daegu 2015
In 2015: 4 Suwon Half Mar; 5 Daegu; 1 Korean 10,000 (2 5000)
584
KAŽEMĀKA Anita LAT
Former international race walker // 20K Walk pb: 1:34:29 -12. Previously better known as a race walker:
23 WCP junior 10K 2008; 28 WJC 10,000 2008; 8 ECP junior 10K 2009; 40 WCP 20K 2012; 6 under-23 ECH 20K 2011; 36 ECP 20K 2011 (2013-dnf); 41 WCH
20K 2013
Marathons (2): 2 Dresden 2013, 13 Frankfurt 2014
591
DRAZDAUSKAITĖ Rasa LTU
34y
154d
1981
-
2:29:29 -12
10,000 pb: 33:16.06 -10. 5000 pb: 16:05.27 -10 (16:19.41 -15).1500 pb: 4:07.78 -03. 800 pb: 2:02.24 -03. 7 EJC 1500 99; 5 WJC 1500 2000; 5 under-23 ECH
1500 2001; ht EIC 1500 2007. 1 Lithuanian 10,000 2009/2010 & 1500 2014/2015. Was originally second in 2003 European under-23 1500m, but disqualified for
a doping violation and suspended in 2003-2005
Marathons (11): 10 Frankfurt 2007, 6 Hamburg 2008, 37 OLY 2008, 2 Belgrade 2009, 5 Frankfurt 2009, 13 ECH 2010, dnf Seoul 2011, 2 Turin 2011, 27 OLY
2012, dnf Istanbul 2012, 7 ECH 2014
In 2015: 2 Riga Half Mar; 1 Lithuanian Teams; 6 ETCh 1st League 5000; 1 Lithuanian 1500
593
LOBAČEVSKĖ Diana LTU
35y
13d
1980
2:28:57
2:28:03 -10
(Née Maciusonytė)
2013 Hamburg winner, then twelfth at the Moscow World Championships
Half Mar pb: 72:45 -15. 10,000 pb: 33:22.02 -13. 5000 pb: 16:37.5 -99. ht WJC 3000 98; 6 EJC 5000 99; 5 ECP 10,000 2013. Lives-Leicester, having moved to
Britain in 2001 and competed with Beaumont Running Club. She formerly worked as a Community Health Care Assistant
Marathons (13): ? Panevėžys 2001, 1 Vilnius 2008, 1 Leicester 2008, 3 London Mass 2009, 9 Venice 2009, 2 Carpi 2010, 12 Vienna 2011, 25 WCH 2011, 4
Beirut 2011, 28 OLY 2012, 1 Hamburg 2013, 12 WCH 2013, 4 Hamburg 2015
In 2015: 4 Warsaw Half Mar; 4 Hamburg; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’ 5000
603
LABANI Soumiya MAR
40y
199d
1975
2:35:52
2:30:48 -06
Half Mar pb: 72:34 -12. 5000 pb: 16:29.8 -03 (16:45.34 -15). 1500 pb: 4:17.27 -02 (4:32.32 -15). Suspended for two years in 2003-2005 after failing a doping
control test prior to the 2003 World Cross Country Championships (where she failed to finish in the long course race anyway)
Marathons (7): 3 Treviso 2006, 2 Treviso 2007, 2 Marrakech 2011, 1 Marrakech 2012, dnf OLY 2012, 10 Marrakech 2014, 9 Marrakech 2015
In 2015: 9 Marrakech; 1 Matera 1500/5000
610
OTGONBAYAR Luvsanlkhundeg MGL
33y
39d
1982
2:38:51
2:38:51 -15
Former Mongolian record holder // Half Mar pb: 79:40 -09. 5000 pb: 17:00.32 -10. ht WJC 5000 98; 11 Asian Games 10,000 2010 (12 5000)
Marathons (19): 6 Hong Kong 2004; 66 OLY 2004; 8 Asian Games 2006; 36 Beijing 2006; 52 WCH 2007; 6 “Good Luck” Beijing 2008 (Olympic Rehearsal), dnf
WCH 2009, 1 Ulan Bator 2010, 14 Shanghai 2010, 8 Zhengzhou 2011, 8 Prague 2011, 39 WCH 2011, 10 Xiamen 2012, 2 Zhengzhou 2012, 8 Shendong 2012,
101 OLY 2012, 6 Zhengzhou 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 11 Hamburg 2015
In 2015: 11 Hamburg
611
MUNKHZAYA Bayartsogt MGL
21y
315d
1993
2:33:36
2:33:36 -15 NR
Mongolian record holder at 5000m, 10,000m, Half Mar & Marathon // Half Mar pb: 74:48 -14 (77:19 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:31.11 -14 (33:54.93 -15). 5000 pb:
16:11.10 -14. 9 Asian Games 10,000 2014 (13 5000);
6 WSG Half Mar 2015 (7 10,000). At WXC: 2015-53
Marathons (4): 11 Hong Kong 2014, 2 Ulan Bator 2014, 13 Hong Kong 2015, 10 Chongqing
In 2015: 13 Hong Kong Marathon; 10 Chongqing; 53 WXC; 1 Dongying Half Mar; 6 WSG Half Mar (7 10,000)
614
NAIGAMBO Beata NAM
35y
162d
1980
2:27:28
2:27:28 -15
Fourth at 2010 Commonwealth Games, then 11th in 2014 // At WXC: 99-87J
Marathons (25): 9 COM 2002, 1 Windhoek 2005, dnf COM 2006, 4 Port Elizabeth 2007, 20 Pyongyang 2007, 1 Durban 2008, 3 Pyongyang 2008, 28 OLY
2008, 3 Marrakech 2009, 24 WCH 2009, 1 Eindhoven 2009, 1 Windhoek 2010, 3 Hamburg 2010, 4 COM 2010, 7 Amsterdam 2011, 14 Dubai 2012, 38 OLY
2012, 2 Johannesburg 2012, 9 Dubai 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 3 Valencia 2013, 3 Rotterdam 2014, 11 COM 2014, 1 Valencia 2014, 3 Hamburg 2015
In 2015: 3 Hamburg
657
ARZAPALO Hortensia PER
32y
324d
1982
2:43:30
2:40:49 -11
10,000 pb: 35:26.10 -11 (36:10.65 -15). Half Mar pb: 75:53 -09. 49 World Half Mar 2009; 8 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2011
Marathons (9): 1 Huancayo 2009, 1 Huancayo 2010, 7 Santiago de Chile 2011, 1 Huancayo 2011, 6 Santiago de Chile 2012, 3 Lima 2013, 1 Huancayo 2013, 5
Santiago de Chile 2014, 12 Rotterdam 2015
In 2015: 12 Rotterdam Marathon; 6 Peruvian 10,000
658
CANCHANYA Clara PER
32y
356d
1982
2:36:34
2:35:41 -14
22y
298d
1992
2:41:44
2:41:44 -15
1985
2:28:00
2:28:00 -15
Half Mar pb: 74:59 014 (76:23 -15)
Marathons (2): 6 Daegu 2015; 7 Rotterdam 2015
In 2015: 7 Rotterdam; 1 Lima Half Mar; 6 Bogotá Half Mar
660
AL-SAYAD Mayada PLE
Ex-Germany // 5000 pb: 16:34.58 -15. 10,000 pb: 36:16.00 -14. 4 German under-23 5000 2014
Marathons (2): 24 Frankfurt 2014, 13 Hamburg
In 2015: 10 German indoor 3000; 10 Berlin Half Mar; 13 Frankfurt Marathon; 10 Koblenz 5000; 10 German 5000
685
COSTA Filomena POR
30y
180d
Half Mar pb: 72:46 -15. 10,000 pb: 33:59.92 -11. 3000SC pb: 10:21.08 -09. 9 World Student Games Half Mar 2009; 28 ECP 10,000 2011. At WXC: 2011-91. At
EXC: 2004-72J, 2006-33u23, 2007-56u23
Marathons (4): 4 Prague 2011, 4 Gold Coast 2012, 6 Hamburg 2014, 15 ECH 2014, 1 Seville 2015
In 2015: 1 Viana do Castelo; 1 Seville; 1 Ribeira Brava 3000/5000; 4 Portuguese Clubs 3000/5000; 3 Póvoa do Varzim 10K
691
KIM Hye Gyong PRK
22y
165d
1993
2:31:46
2:27:05 -15
Eighth at 2013 World Championships. Pyongyang winner in 2014 // 1500 pb: 16:11.6 -15. 2 Asian junior 3000/5000 2012
Marathons (6): 2 Pyongyang 2012, 2 Pyongyang 2013, 8 WCH 2013, 1 Pyongyang 2014, 7 Asian Games 2014, 1 Hong Kong 2015
In 2015: 1 Hong Kong; 2 Pyongyang 5000
691
KIM Hye Song PRK
22y
165d
1993
2:29:12
2:27:58 -14
2:45:14
2:41:24 -14
Pyongyang winner in 2015 // 5000 pb: 15:47.4 -13 (16:14.7 -15). 1 North Korean 5000/10,000 2012 (1 5000 2013)
Marathons (5): 9 Pyongyang 2013, 14 WCH 2013, 2 Pyongyang 2014, 9 Asian Games 2014, 1 Pyongyang 2015
In 2015: 1 Pyongyang Marathon; 3 Pyongyang 5000
704
TODORAN Paula ROU
30y
73d
1985
Full name-Claudia Paula Todoran // Half Mar pb: 72:59 -07 (76:40 -15). 10,000 pb: 33:12.08 -07 (33:36.92 -15). 5000 pb: 15:52.99 -07. 14 WJC 5000 2004; 4
under-23 ECH 10,000 2005/2007; 12 WSG Half Mar 2009; 33 World 20K 2006; 33 World Half Mar 2010 (2007-37, 2008-55, 2014-74). At EXC: 2001-47J, 2002
-56J, 2003-38J, 2004-18J, 2006-13u23
Marathons (8): 3 Bucharest 2009, 4 Kavarna 2010, 6 Bucharest 2011, 3 Bucharest 2012, 3 Podgorica 2013, 2 Pisa 2013, 1 Bucharest 2014, 17 Hamburg 2015
In 2015: 1 Romanian Half Mar; 17 Hamburg; 10 Oderzo; 13 ECP 10,000; 2 Romanian 10,000
706
MAXWELL Tanith RSA
39y
79d
1976
2:53:19
2:32:33 -10
South Africa’s fastest marathoner since Elana Meyer // Half Mar pb: 73:22 -10 (77:26 -15)
Lives-KwaZulu-Natal and was voted female sports personality of that Province in 2006 & 2007
Marathons (19): 1 Cape Town 2004, 3 Durban 2005, 6 Vienna 2005, 9 Frankfurt 2005, 12 COM 2006, 11 Frankfurt 2006, 2 Port Elizabeth 2007, 54 WCH 2007,
9 Rome 2008, 5 Vienna 2008, 4 Warsaw 2008, 44 WCH 2009, 8 Berlin 2010, 13 London 2010, 28 London 2011, 14 Rotterdam 2012, 80 OLY 2012, 42 WCH
2013, 6 Brighton 2014
In 2015: 1 Cape Peninsula; 1 Parow 30K; 3 Two Oceans 56K; 1 Mount Edgecombe Half Mar; 10 Durban 10K; 1 Cape Town 10K (Jun 16); 1 Eersterivier 15K; 2
Durban 10K; 7 South African Half Mar; 1 Pinelands 10K; 1 Cape Town 10K (Aug 10)
734
PROKOPYEVA Alina RUS
30y
5d
1985
2:29:18
2:29:18
(Née Alekseyeva) // Half Mar pb: 73:18 -13. 10,000 pb: 31:57.38 12. 5000 pb: 15:23.78 -08. 3 under-23 ECH 10,000 2007; 2 WSG 10,000/Half Mar 2013. At
EXC: 2009-9u23
Marathons (5): 3 Singapore 2012, 3 Singapore 2013, 1 Nagano 2014, 7 Yokohama 2014, 5 Hamburg 2015
In 2015: 5 Hamburg
765
RAJASEKARA Geethani SRI
33y
157d
1982
2:40:07
2:40:07 -15 NR
Full name-Niluka Geethani Rajasekara
Sri Lankan record holder // 10,000 pb: 34:50.39 -15. 5000 pb: 16:23.8 -13 (16:24.12 -15). 3 South Asian 800 2008; 11 Asian Champs 5000 2013
Marathons (2): 2 Colombo 2014, 16 Hong Kong 2015
In 2015: 16 Hong Kong; 1 Sri Lankan 5000/10,000/XC
779
BEREŠOVÁ Katarína SVK
27y
315d
1987
2:36:20
2:36:20 -15
Former World Junior Mountain Running Champion // 10,000 pb: 33:11.66 -14 (34:31.36 -15). 5000 pb: 16:07.73 -14 (16:52.06 -15). 1 World Junior Mountain
Running Trophy 2006; 8 under-23 ECH 10,000 2009 (2007-10); 53 World Half Mar 2014; 19 ECH 10,000 2015. At EXC: 2006-64J, 2011-35. 1 Slovak 5000
2006/2007/2008/2010/2015 (1 10,000 2010/2013/2014)
Marathons (5): 3 Košice 2011, 23 Frankfurt 2011, 10 Düsseldorf 2012, 98 OLY 2012, 8 Vienna 2015
In 2015: 2 Swiss 10K; 8 Vienna; 10 Lucerne; 1 Czech 10,000; 7 Vienna 5K; 28 ECP 10,000; 6 Berne 5K; 4 ETCh 3rd League 5000; 1 Slovak 5000
792
JOHANSSON Annelie SWE
36y
243d
1978
2:40:05
2:40:05 -15
2d
1984
2:45:13
2:42:29 -14
10,000 pb: 35:38.76 -13. Coach-Bob Kaill
Marathons (5): 7 Stockholm 2013, 8 Stockholm 2014, 30 ECH 2014, 4 Dublin 2014, 4 Rome 2015
In 2015: 13 Ostia Half Mar; 4 Rome
793
KARLSSON Charlotte SWE
31y
Half Mar pb: 71:13 -14 (75:25 -15). She founded her own running company “Runday” to provide some regular running company for joggers. Coach-Rubin
McRae
Marathons include: 20 Stockholm 2011; 4 Stockholm 2012; 5 Florence 2012; 5 Milan 2014, 34 ECH 2014, 7 Stockholm 2015
In 2015: 3 Barcelona Half Mar; 1 Stockholm 10K (May 9); 7 Stockholm; 7 Swedish 10,000; 3 Stockholm 10K (Aug 15)
799
WIKER Louise SWE
36y
232d
1979
2:40:43
2:40:43 -15
2:45:27
2:45:27 -15
Half Mar pb: 78:21 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:21.73 -12. 5000 pb: 16:25.46 -12. 31 ECP 10,000 2012. 1 Swedish 10,000 2011
Marathons (3): 21 Dubai 2014, 9 Stockholm 2014, 9 Seville 2015
In 2015: 9 Seville
804
HSIEH Chien-Ho TPE
Half Mar pb: 79:02 -15. 10,000 pb: 35:36.25 -14
Marathons (4): 7 Taipei 2013, 3 Taipei Feb 2014, 8 Taipei Dec 2014, 7 Xiamen 2015
In 2015: 7 Xiamen; 2 Taipei Half Mar; 2 Taipei 5000
27y
269d
1987
41y 200d 1974
2:43:05
2:39:53 -04 NR
Taiwanese record holder at 5000, 10,000m & Marathon // 10,000 pb: 34:16.09 -09. 5000 pb: 16:25.21 -09. Served two-year doping ban in 2011-2013
Marathons (21): 1 Kaohsiung 2001, 8 Hong Kong 2002, 1 Panchiao 2003, 18 Xiamen 2004, 57 OLY 2004, 1 Yunlin 2005, 3 Hualien 2006, 2 Yunlin 2007, 1
Pingtong 2007, 11 Singapore 2007, 4 Taipei 2007, 1 Green Bay 2008, 4 Taipei 2008, 1 Taichung 2009, 4 Taipei 2009, 8 Taipei 2010, dq Changhua 2011, dq
Taipei 2011, 6 Taipei 2013, 1 Kaohsiung 2014, 2 Kaohsiung 2015
In 2015: 2 Kaohsiung
805
HSU Yu-Fang TPE
817
HAYDAR Sultan TUR
823
BILOSHCHUK Olena UKR
28y
90d 1987
2:24:44
2:24:44 -15 NR
TRANSFEREE – Formerly: Chaltu Gırma Mesmesha ETH
Turkish record holder at marathon. Former race walker
Half Mar pb: 69:49 -15. 3000 pb: 9:04.55 -11. 1500 pb: 4:10.9 -10. 800 pb: 2:04.48 -08. 5000 pb: 16:03.56 -11. 3 African junior 800 2005; 1 under-23 ECH
1500 2009; dnf ht ECH 1500 2010; 9 EIC 3000 2011. At EXC: 2008-dnf (went into a big lead in the first mile and then faded)
Marathons (8): 7 Istanbul 2011, 2 Paris 2012 (improved by more than 10 minutes to 2:25:09), 71 OLY 2012, 3 Istanbul 2012, 3 Rome 2013, dnf WCH 2013, 10
Dubai 2014, 12 Dubai 2015
In 2015: 2 Adana Half Mar; 12 Dubai
28y
119d
1987
-
2:39:43 -10
5000 pb: 16:23.08 -09. 10,000 pb: 34:09.90 -10. 6 under-23 ECH 10,000 2009. At EXC: 2009-57u23
Marathons (6): 1 Byelaya Tserkev 2008, 8 Mumbai 2009, 7 Athens 2009, 1 Utrecht 2010, 29 ECH 2010, 6 Padua 2011, 1 Bila Tserkva 2014
829
KARMANENKO Kateryna UKR
28y
352d
1986
2:58:46
2:40:20 -14
Half Mar pb: 76:09 -14. 10,000 pb: 33:36.26 -13 (34:28.28 -15). 78 World Half Mar 2014. At EXC: 2005-56J
Marathons (10): 3 Kiev 2006, 13 Mumbai 2007, 2 Belfast 2007, 3 Dresden 2007, 2 Bila Tserkva 2011, 4 Lódz 2012, 2 Bila Tserkva 2012, 31 WCH 2013, 2 Bila
Tserkva 2014, 4 Jerusalem 2015
In 2015: 4 Jerusalem; 4 Ukrainian 10,000; 4 Sopot Half Mar; 25 ECP 10,000
867
BURLA Serena USA
33y
23d
1982
2:31:46
2:28:01 -13
(Née Ramsey)
Survived a cancer scare in 2010 to establish world-class marathon career
Half Mar pb: 70:08 -10 (70:48 -15). 10,000 pb: 32:17.34 -15. 5000 pb: 15:47.03 -08. 16 World Half Mar 2009. 1 US Half Mar 2014. Was at University of
Missouri. Husband-Adam Burla (17.34 Shot Putter), their son Boyd born December 22, 2008
In 2010 underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in her right leg. As a result she lost tendon and muscle from the back of that leg. The cancer had not
spread and she has been able to return to a high level despite missing part of her hamstring
Marathons (9): 18 New York 2010, 6 Prague 2011, dnf Houston 2012, 3 Seoul 2012, 11 Yokohama 2012, dnf Boston 2013, 2 Amsterdam 2013, 18 Boston
2014, 7 Houston 2015
In 2015: 7 Houston; 15 US 15K; 6 Washington 10M; 4 Stanford Jordan 10,000 ‘B’; 8 Albany 5K; 13 New York 10K; 15 US 10,000
878
ERB Esther USA
29y
123d
1986
-
2:33:15 -14
By winning at “Twin Cities” in 2014, she became US Marathon Champion for that year (despite a 30-second toilet break during the race)
Half Mar pb: 74:35 -13. 10,000 pb: 33:42.51 -15. 5000 pb: 16:26.70 -15. She can play the cello and says she’d rather be a pole vaulter than a runner. CoachTerry Shea
Marathons (8): 14 Berlin 2008, 6 Seville 2010, 27 Houston 2012 (US Olympic Trials), 7 Minneapolis to St. Paul 2012, 3 Minneapolis to St. Paul 2013, 1
Tallahassee 2014, 20 Boston 2014, 1 Minneapolis to St. Paul 2014
In 2015: 13 US indoor 2M; 1 Fullerton 5000; 24 Stanford Invitational 10,000; 5 Philadelphia 10M; 29 New York ‘Mini’ 10K; 1 Litchfield 7.04M; 1 Frankfort KY 5K
895
LIEBERG Heather USA
36y
64d
1979
2:35:32
2:34:09 -14
She is a mother three and works full-time as maths teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Helena, Montana
Half Mar pb: 73:10 -15. Coach-David Morris
Marathons (6): 3 Portland 2010, 3 Seattle 2011, 2 Tempe 2013, 8 Sacramento 2013, 2 Minneapolis to St. Paul 2014, 5 Los Angeles 2015
In 2015: 3 Carlsbad Half Mar; 3 Tampa Half Mar; 5 Los Angeles Marathon; 1 Great Falls 5M; 17 Spokane 12K; 1 Missoula Half Mar
933
KHAMIDOVA Sitora UZB
26y
101d
1989
2:41:49
2:41:49 -15
Half Mar pb: 75:12 -11. 10,000 pb: 32:12.54 -14. 5000 pb: 15:50.26 -11. 53 World Half Mar 2012; 5 Asian Champs 10,000 2013; 4 Asian Games 10,000 2014.
At WXC: 2005-100 short & 55 junior
Marathons (2): 8 Warsaw 2014, 8 Warsaw 2015
In 2015: 8 Warsaw
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....2:15:25....Paula Radcliffe GBR.................. 2003
.......2:17:18.... Radcliffe.................................. 2002
.......2:17:42.... Radcliffe.................................. 2005
2.....2:18:37....Mary Keitany KEN...................... 2012
3.....2:18:47....Catherine Ndereba KEN............ 2001
4.....2:18:57....Rita Jeptoo KEN.........................2014
5.....2:18:58....Tiki Gelana ETH......................... 2012
6.....2:19:12....Mizuki Noguchi JPN................... 2005
7.....2:19:19....Irina Mikitenko GER................... 2008
8.....2:19:31....Aselefech Mergia ETH............... 2012
9.....2:19:34....Lucy Kabuu KEN........................ 2012
10...2:19:36....Deena Kastor USA..................... 2006
1.....2:19:52....Mare Dibaba ETH
2.....2:20:02....Aselefech Mergia ETH
3.....2:20:03....Gladys Cherono KEN
4.....2:20:21....Lucy Kabuu KEN
5.....2:20:59....Shure Demise ETH
6.....2:21:17....Aberu Kebede ETH
7.....2:21:56....Mulu Seboka ETH
8.....2:22:08....Eunice Jepkirui BRN
9.....2:22:09....Tatyana Gamera UKR
10...2:22:27....Mariya Konovalova RUS
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Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
9:29.20 -14 NR
Algerian record holder. 2013 Mediterranean Champion // 1500 pb: 4:16.0 -11 (4:16.55 -14). 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH 2013. At WXC: 2005-33J,
2006-65J, 2015-26. Voted Algerian Athlete of 2013 by the Algeria Press Service
In 2015: 2 South African World Cross Trial XC; 26 WXC; 1 Haguenau 1500; 15 Doha Diamond; 10 Rome Diamond; 1 Huelva; 10 Rabat 3000; dnf Monaco
Diamond; 1 Algerian 1500
102
BETICHE Amina ALG
27y
250d
1987
9:40.24
121
HEINER Madeline AUS
28y
98d
1987
9:21.56
9:21.56 -15
Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games Steeplechase (after three Kenyans)
5000 pb: 15:11.17 -15. 3000 pb: 8:44.20 -15. 1500 pb: 4:13.30 -15. ht WJC 1500 2004; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2004 (3 1500); 4 COM 3000SC
2014. At WXC: 2005-16J, 2006-18J. Coaches-Adam Didyk & David Chisholm
In 2015: 1 Hobart 1500; 1 Newcastle 5000; 4 Canberra 1500; 2 Sydney Classic 5000; 1 Melbourne Challenge 3000SC; 7 Stanford 5000; 6 Doha Diamond
3000SC; 3 Hengelo 3000; 5 Rome Diamond 3000SC; 8 Birmingham Diamond 3000SC
125
LACAZE Genevieve AUS
26y
17d
1989
9:35.17
9:33.19 -14
Twice Australian Champion // 5000 pb: 16:13.61 -09. 1500 pb: 4:10.29 -13. ht OLY 2012; 5 COM 2014. 1 Australian 2013/2015; 2 NCAA 2012 (2011-5)
(representing the University of Florida)
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Glasgow, she invaded the stage during and joined in with one of the routines with the dance troupe of
Kylie Minogue (well it was her 25th birthday that night)
In 2015: 2 Fukuoka XC; 6 Sydney Classic 5000; 10 Melbourne Challenge 1500; 1 Australian; 7 Concord Mile; 4 New York Diamond; 13 Lausanne Diamond; 14
Monaco Diamond; 5 Dublin Morton Mile
128
MITCHELL Victoria AUS
33y
118d
1982
9:36.52
9:30.84 -06
3x Australian Steeplechase Champion across 12 years // 5000 pb: 15:36.15 -06. 2 WSG 2005; 4 COM 2006 (2014-9); 4 WCP 2006; ht WCH 2007; ht OLY
2008. At WXC: 2006-34 long & 33 short (team bronze), 2007-37, 2008-54, 2015-40. 1 NCAA 2005. 1 Australian 2003/2011/2014. Was at Butler University in
Indianapolis. Coach-Sean Williams
In 2015: 3 Newcastle 5000; 1 Australian World Cross Trial 8K XC; 2 Hobart 10K; 1 Sydney; 4 Sydney Classic 5000; 3 Melbourne Challenge; 40 WXC; 4 Sydney
Half Mar; 1 Gold Coast 10K; 6 Lapinlahti; 2 Joensuu; 3 Ninove
158
KUDZELICH Svetlana BLR
28y
106d
1987
9:31.70
9:27.95 -14
Fourth in 2014 European Championship Steeplechase. 2015 European indoor silver at 3000m
3000 pb: 8:46.83 -15 (8:48.02i, 9:24.12 -15). 1500 pb: 4:10.76 -14. 10,000 pb: 32:40.61 -11. 5000 pb: 15:57.22 -10. 2 WJC 5000 2006; 2 under-23 ECH 5000
2009 (5 10,000); 5 ETCh 3000 2010 (2011-6); 8 ECH 10,000 2010 (2012-dq/ht); 7 ECP 10,000 2011; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 7 ETCh 3000SC 2013; 4 ECH
3000SC 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC 2014; 2 EIC 3000 2015. 1 Belarusian 1500 2014, 5000 2009, 3000SC 2014 (1 indoors 2009-2012); 1
Belarusian indoor 3000 2015
In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000; 2 EIC 3000; 1 Korschenbroich 5K; 5 Warsaw 10K; 16 Doha Diamond 3000SC; 6 Hengelo 3000; 3 New York Diamond
3000SC; 4 ETCh 3000; 8 Lausanne Diamond 3000SC
18y 276d 1996
9:21.40
9:20.55 -14 NR
TRANSFEREE – Keyna origin, gained Bahraini citizenship on May 19, 2013 and cleared by IAAF to represent Bahrain from May 18, 2014
1 WJC 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Arab 2015. At WXC: 2015-9J. 1 Kenyan Schools 3000/5000 2013
Immediately after gaining Bahraini citizenship in 2013 she achieved the following steeplechase results in championships for Bahrain: 2 Arab 2013; 1 Asian
2013; 1 West Asian youth 2013. But these came before she was cleared to compete for Bahrain by the IAAF, and so have been annulled and the rightful Asian
Champion of 2013 is Sudha Singh IND
In 2015: 1 Mau Egerton University junior XC (beat top Kenyan juniors); 9 WXC-j; 1 Arab; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 9 Monaco Diamond
191
JEBET Ruth BRN
194
DÂNEKOVA Silvia BUL
32y
195d
1983
9:33.41
9:33.41 -15 NR
Multi-Bulgarian Champion at Steeplechase and distances // 1500 pb: 4:16.04i -15, 4:18.30 -13. 5000 pb: 16:10.17 -14. 13 European Mountain Racing
Championship 2010; ht OLY 2012; 55 World Half Mar 2012; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-10); 11 EIC 1500 2015; 1 Balkan 2015. At WXC: 2010-81. At EXC: 2013-13,
2014-37. 1 Bulgarian 5000/3000SC 2010/2012/2014, 1500/3000SC 2011/2013, 1500/5000/10,000 2015 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2015, 3000 2009/2012)
In 2015: 1 Dobrich 1500; 1 Bulgarian indoor 1500 (2 800); 2 Balkan indoor 1500
219
LALONDE Geneviève CAN
23y
350d
1991
9:35.69
9:35.69 -15
2013 Francophone & 2015 Pan-American Games steeplechase bronzes // 10 World Youth 1500 2007; 5 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2008 (6 1500); 6
WJC 3000SC 2010; 11 WSG 3000SC 2013; 3 Francophone Games 3000SC 2013; 3 Pan-Am Games 3000SC. At WXC: 2008-36J, 2009-dnfJ. 1 North/Central
American & Caribbean junior XC 2009. Coach-Dave Scott-Thomas
In 2015: 5 Tempe 800; 5 Stanford 3000SC; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 3000SC; 5 Guelph 1500; 3 Halifax 1500; 5 New York Diamond 3000SC; 2 Canadian 3000SC; 9
Madrid 3000SC; 3 Pan-Am Games 3000SC
223
TESCHUK Erin CAN
20y
300d
1994
9:42.15
9:42.15 -15
2015 Canadian Steeplechase Champion // 3000 pb: 9:02.40i -15. 1500 pb: 4:17.10 -15. 4 Pan-Am Games 3000Sc 2015. 5 NCAA indoor Mile & outdoor
3000SC 20155. 1 Canadian 3000SC 2015. Attends North Dakota State University. Coach-Andrew Carlson
In 2015: 5 NCAA indoor Mile (7 3000); 2 Riverside Classic 800; 1 Stanford Invitational 1500; 1 Mt SAC Relays 3000SC; 2 Drake Relays 1500; 1 Macomb
1500/3000SC; 5 NCAA 3000SC; 1 Canadian 3000SC; 4 Pan-Am Games 3000SC
267
ZHANG Xinyan CHN
21y
193d
1994
9:46.82
9:46.82 -15
Double Chinese Champion at cross country in 2015 // Half Mar pb: 77:26 -13. 10,000 pb: 34:14.17 -13. 5000 pb: 15:51.37 -13 (16:07.53 -15). 1500 pb:
4:17.49 -14 (4:23.82 -15). 3 Asian Champs 3000SC 2015. At WXC: 2014-17. 1 Chinese junior 3000SC 2013 (2 senior); 3 Chinese 1500 2013. From-Gansu
province
In 2015: 1 Chinese short course XC; 1 Chinese XC
276
CONEO Muriel COL
28y
159d
1987
9:53.1
9:53.1 -15
Full name-Muriel Coneo Paredes
New Pan-American Games Champion at 1500m. Multiple South and Central American Champion & medallist at middle distances and steeplechase
1500 pb: 4:09.16 -15. 800 pb: 2:03.81 -11 (2:05.1 -15). sf WJC 800 2006; 2 South American 800 2007 (2009/2011-3); 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs
1500 2008 (2011-4); 1 Ibero-American 1500 2014 (2 3000); 1 South American 1500 2015 (2006-3, 2007-5, 2009/2013-2, 2011-4); 1 South American Games
1500 2014; 1 South American 3000SC 2015 (2013-3); 1 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015
In 2015: 7 Pan-American Cup XC; 6 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 8 Stanford 1500 ‘B’; 1 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 3000SC; 1 Cartagena 800; 2 Ponce 1500; 1
South American 1500/3000SC; 1 Pan-Am Games 1500
309
SEKANOVÁ Lucie CZE
26y
16d
1989
9:41.84
9:41.84 -15
Twice Czech Champion at Steeplechase // 10,000 pb: 33:22.90 -14. 5000 pb: 16:10.79 -14. 3000 pb: 9:19.83 -11. 8 WJC 3000SC 2008; 11 ETCh 3000 2011 &
5000 2014; 10 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2011; 23 ECH 10,000 2014. 1 Czech 3000SC 2009/2010 & 1500 2013. 1 Czech indoor 3000 2015. At EXC: 2006-46J,
2008-13J, 2009-23u23, 2010-9u23, 2011-24u23, 2013-25
In 2015: 1 Czech indoor 3000; 1 Ostrava 1500; 11 Ostrava Golden Spike 1500; 1 European Clubs Cup 3000SC; 1 Prague Academica 800; 8 Huelva 5000; 4
ETCh 1st League 3000
27y 280d 1987
9:23.04
9:09.00 -12 NR
Full name-Sofia Assefa Abebe
Olympic & World bronzes. Ethiopian record holder
2 African Champs 2010/2014 (2008-4); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 OLY 2012 (2008-ht); 3 WCH 2013 (2009-13, 2011-6)
She was set to win the 2012 Diamond Race Steeplechase, but lost the $40,000 prize (plus $10,000 for winning the race) when she accidentally ran inside the
lane at the last water jump during the final at Zürich
More bad luck at the 2013 World Championships when she fell with 800m remaining. She got up to place third, having the fastest last lap – leaving us thinking
she might have otherwise have won the race
In 2015: 7 Doha Diamond; 6 Rome Diamond; 6 Birmingham Diamond
335
ASSEFA Sofia ETH
336
AYALEW Hiwot ETH
25y
168d
1990
9:14.98
9:09.61 -12
Full name-Hiwot Ayalew Yemer (Ayelew pronounced “Eye-yall-yew”). Overall world #1 steeplechaser and Diamond Race winner in 2014
5000 pb: 14:49.36 -11. 2 African Games 2011; 5 OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013; 1 African Champs 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. At WXC: 2011-11, 2013-2.
She is the younger sister of 2009 World 10,000m bronze medallist Wude Ayalew. Coaches-Yohannes Mohammed/Bezuneh Yaye
She won her first ever steeplechase races (in Barcelona 2011) after just 20 days training when she learned to hurdle in secret because “I didn’t know the
jumping technique and I didn’t want anyone to see me.”
In 2015: 7 Ethiopian XC; 1 New Orleans 10K; 2 Doha Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Monaco Diamond
344
DIRO Etenesh ETH
24y
103d
1991
9:29.10
9:14.07 -12
Full name-Etenesh Diro Neda
Sixth at London Olympics // 5000 pb: 15:19.77 -12. 3000 pb: 9:00.39 -11. 2 African junior 3000 2009; 6 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013; 4 African Champs 2014
In 2015: 1 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 12 Lausanne Diamond
346
FENTE Birtukan ETH
26y
64d
1989
9:24.91
9:24.91 -15
Full name-Birtukan Fente Alemu
2011 World finalist // 3000 pb: 9:04.87 -10. 5000 pb: 15:16.69 -15. 14 World Youth 3000 2005; 8 WCH 2011
In 2015: 2 Stockholm XL-Galan 5000 indoor (behind Genzebe Dibaba’s world indoor record); 10 Shanghai Diamond 5000; 2 Dakar Challenge; 7 Rome
Diamond; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 9 Lausanne Diamond; 11 Monaco Diamond
26y
78d 1989
9:36.90
9:24.70 -14 NR
Finnish Steeplechase record holder & 10x Champion // 3000 pb: 8:55.13 -14. 1500 pb: 4:11.05 -14 (4:13.30 -15). 10 EJC 2007; 5 WJC 2008; 4 under-23 ECH
2009; 9 ETCh 2010; 9 ECH 2012/2014; ht OLY 2012; 5 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; 5 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2008-9J, 2010-5u23. 1 Finnish 2007-2014 (1
1500/5000 2010/2012, 1 1500 2014). Coaches-Guy Storbacka & Oscar Gidewell
In 2015: 5 EIC 3000; 15 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Karlstad; 1 Finnish; 2 Kuortane 1500
355
ERIKSSON Sandra FIN
361
RICHARDSSON Camilla FIN
QBR
21y
341d
1993
9:46.34
9:46.34 -15
5000 pb: 15:57.95 -15. 10,000 pb: 33:53.88 -15. 5 ETCh 2015; 4 under-23 ECH 2015 (9 5000). 1 Finnish under-23 2013/2014
In 2015: 2 Finnish under-23 indoor 1500/3000; 1 Nordic Challenge 10,000; 1 Lappeenranta; 2 Raasepori 5000; 1 Lahti 3000; 5 ETCh; 4 Turku; 4 under-23 ECH
(9 5000); 4 Joensuu; 2 Finnish; 1 Kuortane
434
KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER
23y
17d
1992
9:20.15
9:20.15 -15
2013 European under-23 Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013
3000 pb: 9:00.25i, 9:02.40 -15. 1500 pb: 4:11.03 -15. 800 pb: 2:05.25 -11. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 8 WCH 2011 (2013-9); 3
ECH 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 EIC 1500 2015; 1 ETCh 2015. 1 German 2015. At EXC: 2009-26J, 2010-11J, 2011-9J, 2013-15u23.
Coach-Wolfgang Heinig (husband and former coach of German marathon legend Katrin Dörre)
In 2015: 1 German indoor 3000; 5 EIC 1500; 5 Paderborn 10K; 5 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 1 Pliezhausen 2000SC (German best 6:15.52); 9 Hengelo
3000; 5 Dessau 1500; 9 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 8 Liège 1500; 6 Monaco Diamond; 1 German
26y
80d 1989
9:34.13
9:34.13 -15 NR
Full name-Lalita Shivaji Babar
Asian Champion & Indian record holder
Marathon pb: 2:38:21 -15. Half Mar pb: 77:28 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:54.37 -10. 5000 pb: 15:46.73 -15. 8 Asian Indoor Games 3000 2009; 8 COM 10,000 2010; 3
Asian Games 3000SC 2014; 1 Asian Champs 3000SC 2015
Marathons (2): 12 Mumbai 2014, 8 Mumbai 2015
In 2015: 8 Mumbai; 1 Indian National Games 3000SC (2 5000); 1 Asian Champs (dnf 10,000)
466
BABAR Lalita IND
477
FINN Michele IRL
25y
248d
1989
9:43.34
9:43.34 -15
3000 pb: 9:19.34 -15. 5000 pb: 16:35.93 -13. 35 World Junior Mountain Running Champs 2007; 16 European Junior Mountain Running Champs 2008; 6 WSG
3000SC 2013. At EXC: 2014-23. 1 Irish 3000SC 2012/2013
In 2015: 22 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 5 Dublin 5M; 1 Cork Mile; 4 Oordegem IFAM 3000SC; 7 Leixlip IMC 1500; 3 ETCh 1st League; 4 Velenje 3000SC; 11 Cork
City 3000; 3 Letterkenny 3000SC; 1 Irish League Premiership/Jul 19 3000 (2 3000); 1 Irish League Premiership/Aug 2 3000 (2 5000)
478
O’FLAHERTY Kerry IRL
34y
37d
1981
9:42.61
9:42.61 -15
(Née Harty)
Northern Ireland record holder at 3000m Steeplechase // 5000 pb: 15:58.67 -14. 3000 pb: 9:09.50 -09 (9:18.17i -15). 1500 pb: 4:12.79 -15. 11 COM 3000SC
2014. At EXC: 2008-60, 2010-46, 2011-45. 1 Northern Ireland 1500 2007/2008/2012/2013 & 5000 2010; 1 Scottish 5000 2008. 1 Irish 3000SC 2011 & indoor
3000 2011. Coach-Richard Rodgers
In 2015: 7 UK indoor 3000; 1 Irish indoor 1500; 9 ‘Great’ Ireland 10K; 5 Oordegem IFAM 3000SC; 1 UK League Premiership/Jun 6 2000SC; 2 Huelva 3000SC;
2 Leixlip IMC 1500; 3 ETCh 1st League 1500; 3 Velenje 3000SC; 2 Letterkenny 3000SC; 9 Dublin Morton Mile; 2 Irish 1500
481
TREACY Sara IRL
QBR
26y
60d
1989
9:44.14
9:44.14 -15
2014 Irish Steeplechase Champion // 3000 pb: 9:08.81 -15. 1500 pb: 4:16.29 -14. 800 pb: 2:08.65 -11. 9 under-23 ECH 1500 2011. At WXC: 2006-69J, 2008
-32J. At EXC: 2006-47J, 2007-34J, 2008-12J, 2009-29u23, 2010-27u23, 2011-18u23, 2013-31, 2014-12 (team bronze). 1 Irish 3000SC 2014/2015 (1 1500
2015). 1 UK indoor 3000 2015. Coach-Bud Baldaro
In 2015: 16 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 1 UK indoor 3000; 4 Irish indoor 1500; 2 Loughborough ‘International’ 3000; 12 Birmingham Diamond 3000SC; 3 ETCh 1st
League 3000; 2 Watford BMC 3000SC; 4 Letterkenny 3000SC; 1 UK League Premiership/Jul 12 3000; 3 Karlstad 3000SC; 1 Irish 1500/3000SC
522
PRAUGHT Aisha JAM
25y
250d
1989
9:36.63
9:34.69 -14
She has raced in US Championships in the past but is now confirmed as Jamaican having in 2013 traced her biological father, the reggae/Soul/Gospel musician
Joseph Blue Grant
1500 pb: 4:05.52 -15. 3000 pb: 9:00.67 -14 (9:03.27i -15). 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2012; 4 US 3000SC 2014. Lives-Eugene. Coach-Mark Rowland. Partner-Will
Leer (1 US indoor 1500/3000 2013)
In 2015: 4 Stanford Jordan 3000SC; 3 Kawasaki 1500; 11 Doha Diamond 3000SC; dnf Eugene Diamond 1500; 7 New York Diamond 3000SC; 1 Jamaican
1500; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 3000SC; dnf Monaco Diamond 3000SC
557
CHEPNGETICH Rosefline KEN
18y
65d
1997
9:35.75
9:35.75 -15
Reigning Olympic Youth Champion at Steeplechase, and still a junior to the end of 1996
5000 pb: 16:07.0 -12. 3000SC pb: 9:40.28 -14. 1 World Youth 2000SC 2013; 2 WJC 3000SC 2014; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2000SC 2014. At WXC: 2013-7J,
2015-12J
In 2015: 1 Kenyan junior XC; 12 WXC-j; 3 Kenyan; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial
561
JEPKEMOI Hyvin KEN
23y
220d
1992
9:12.51
9:12.51 -15
Full name-Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi // 5000 pb: 15:42.64 -11 (15:49.3 -15). 3000 pb: 9:07.51 -11. 1 African Games 2011 (4 5000); 3 African Champs 2012; 6
WCH 2013
In 2015: 4 Nairobi XC; 4 Kenyan Police XC; 2 Nakuru 5000; 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Kenyan; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1
Kenyan World Championship Trial
572
NYAMBURA Virginia KEN
22y
32d
1993
9:13.85
9:13.85 -15
Full name-Virginia Nyambura Nganga
2010 Youth Olympic Champion at 2000m Steeplechase (who has improved by 42 seconds so far in 2015)
1500 pb: 4:10.0 -15. 5000 pb: 16:38.6 -13. 1 Youth Olympic Games 2000SC 2010. Previously better known as a pacemaker on the Diamond League circuit (in
2014 paced at Shanghai, Paris & Glasgow, in 2013 Birmingham). Coach-Alex Sang (husband of 2013 World Champion Milcah Chemos, who is recovering for
surgery to her spine last September)
In 2015: 6 Eldoret XC; 1 Nairobi 1500 (Mar 14); 1 Nairobi 1500 (Mar 21); 2 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 1 Doha Diamond; 3 Eldoret 1500; 2 Rome Diamond;
1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 3 Monaco Diamond; 2 Kenyan World Championship Trial
31y 235d 1983
9:20.64
9:20.64 -15 NR
Full name-Salima Alami El Ouali
Moroccan record holder at Steeplechase
5000 pb: 16:10.29 -09. 3000 pb: 8:50.12 -15. 1500 pb: 4:08.53 -15. 3 World Military Games 2011; ht OLY 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 15 WCH 2013
(2011-ht); 2 Francophone Games 2013; 3 African Champs 2014; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. At WXC: 2009-34, 2010-28, 2013-12.
In 2015: 5 Kawasaki 1500; 9 Doha Diamond; 8 Rome Diamond; 4 Rabat 3000; 1 Turku; 7 Monaco Diamond
601
ALAMI Salima MAR
605
OUHADDOU Hanane MAR
32/33y
1982
9:30.89
9:22.12 -09
1500 pb: 4:08.01 -09. 3000 pb: 8.54,51i -08, 9:04.24 -06. 5000 pb: 15:12.75 -09. 5 African Champs 2006 (2010-dq); 9 WCH 2007 (2009-dq ht, 2011-dq); ht WIC
3000 2008; ht OLY 2008; 1 Mediterranean Games 5000 2009; dq IAAF Continental Cup 2010. At WXC: 2006-31 short, 2007-33, 2009-dnf, 2010-dq, 2011-dq.
In 2012 was found to have committed a doping offence within the context of her biological passport; she was banned in 2012-2014 and her results annulled
from August 14, 2009 including the 2011 World Championships when she originally finished eighth
In 2015: 10 Egmond Aan Zee Half Mar; 5 Marrakech Half Mar; 1 Ninove
606
MADANE Fadwa Sidi MAR
20y
274d
1994
9:36.13
9:36.13 -15
19y
174d
1996
9:41.42
9:41.42 -15
2011 World Youth Steeplechase silver // 2 World Youth 2000SC 2011. At WXC: 2013-15J
In 2015: 3 Arab; 6 Dakar Challenge; 1 Moroccan 1500/3000SC
649
FLANAGAN Rosa NZL
New Zealand junior record holder at 1500m, 3000m & 3000m Steeplechase
3000 pb: 9:07.85 -15. 1500 pb: 4:14.19 -15. ht World Youth 1500 2013; 7 WJC 2014; 5 WSG 2015. 1 New Zealand 2014. Student of Human Nutrition at
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
In 2015: 1 Christchurch 3000; 1 Wanganui Mile; 1 Wellington 3000; 1 Timaru; 1 Hamilton (2 1500); 8 Waitakere 1500; 2 New Zealand (3 1500); 4 Melbourne
Challenge; 5 WSG; 4 Chiba Juntendo 800/1000
27y 298d 1987
9:47.16
9:47.16 -15 NR
QBR
Panamanian record holder at 5000m & 3000m steeplechase // 1500 pb: 4:19.73 -12. 3000 pb: 9:19.39i -15. 5000 pb: 16:24.75 -14. Half Mar pb: 76:01 -15. 2
Central American Games 800/1500 2010; 2 South American 2013. She has dual citizenship with the USA
In 2015: 4 Hamilton Front Street Road Mile; 3 New York Washington Heights Salsa 5K; 1 Princeton 5000; 8 Penn Relays Mile; 5 Stanford Jordan ‘B’; 4 Kingston
Jamaican Invitational; 3 Brooklyn Half Mar; 2 Ridgewood 5K; 9 New York Diamond; 3 Peoria ‘Steamboat Classic’ 4M; dnf Pan-Am Games
654
BELL Rolanda PAN
714
ARISTARKHOVA Natalya RUS
25y
294d
1989
9:35.07
9:30.64 -13
Won 2013 European Team Championships with a personal best (which still stands)
3000 pb: 8:57.03i -14. 1500 pb: 4:10.34 -13. 12 EIC 3000 2013; 1 ETCh 3000SC 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2014; ht WIC 3000 2014. 1 Russian 3000SC
2013/2014. Coach-Alexey Komarov
She won the title of “Miss athletics Krasnoyarsk-2012” in December 2012 (Krasnoyarsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk)
In 2015: 8 Russian Teams 3000SC; 1 Russian 3000SC
717
DOSEYKINA Yekaterina RUS
25y
144d
1990
9:39.37
9:35.28 -14
25y
90d
1990
9:36.56
9:36.56 -15
5 ETCh 2014. 5 Russian 2013/2015
In 2015: 13 Russian indoor 3000; 3 Russian Teams; 1 Zhukovskiy; 3 Russian
728
LEBEDEVA Lyudmila RUS
Second at European under-23 Cross Country in 2012 // 5000 pb: 15:37.92 -14 (15:49.99i -15). 10,000 pb: 32:46.08 -13. Half Mar pb: 73:33 -13. 15 World Youth
2000SC 2007; 4 WSG Half Mar 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2013. At WXC: 2008-46J, 2009-54J. At EXC: 2009-8J, 2010-12u23, 2012-2u23. 2 Russian 3000SC
2015
In 2015: 2 Russian indoor 5000 (7 3000); 2 Russian Teams 3000SC; 1 Yerino 3000; 4 Zhukovskiy 3000SC; 2 Russian 3000SC
20y 301d 1994
9:35.10
9:35.10 -15 NR
Slovenian steeplechase record holder // 3000 pb: 8:57.96i -15, 9:23.20 -14. 1500 pb: 4:11.87 -14 (4:20.97i, 4:22.19 -15). 400H pb: 60.54 -10. 5 Youth Olympic
Games 400H 2010; 9 WJC 1500 2012 (sf 800); 2 EJC 3000SC 2013; ht EIC 1500 2013; ht WIC 1500 2014; 10 ECH 3000SC 2014; 5 under-23 ECH 3000SC
2015. 1 Slovenian 400H 2010, 800/1500 2011, 1500/3000SC 2013 & 1500/3000 2014/2015. At EXC: 2011-21J, 2012-4J, 2013-3J, 2014-11u23
In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor 1500; 8 EIC 3000; 1 Domzale 1500; 1 Bratislava 3000SC; 1 Slovenian under-23 1500; 6 Velenje 3000SC; 5 under-23 ECH
3000SC; 1 Slovenian 1500/3000; 2 Balkan 3000SC (5 1500)
758
MIŠMAŠ Maruša SLO
788
BODINSON Klara SWE
25y
71d
1990
9:40.21
9:40.21 -15
1 Nordic junior 2000SC 2009; 8 EJC 2009; 9 ETCh 3000 2015 (2011-12). 1 Swedish 2014
In 2015: 1 Gothenburg; 1 Bydgoszcz; 9 ETCh 3000; 8 Gothenburg VUS 1500; 5 Madrid; 6 Karlstad; 4 Ninove
790
30y
63d 1985
9:46.51
9:23.96 -14 NR
QBR
Full name-Charlotta Emma Katarina Fougberg
2014 European steeplechase silver
3000 pb: 8:58.56 -14. 5000 pb: 16:04.21 -13 (16:24.37 -15). 1500 pb: 4:13.58 -14. 12 ETCh 3000 2011; ht WCH 32013; 1 ETCh 2014; 2 ECH 2014; 5 IAAF
Continental Cup 2014; 11 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2013-33. 1 Swedish 3000SC 2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 1500 indoor 2010/2013/2015). Late developer, she
made her international championship début at age 28. Coach-Johan Wettergren
In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor 1500 (2 3000); 11 EIC 3000; 2 Swedish 10K; 5 Vienna 5K; 13 Rome Diamond; 12 New York Diamond; 1 Swedish Clubs; 8 Karlstad;
5 Ninove; 1 Swedish/5000
FOUGBERG Charlotta SWE
31y 133d 1984
9:11.28
9:08.37 -12 NR
Silvers in Daegu 2011 & London 2012 behind the disgraced Russian Yuliya Zaripova (who may yet be stripped of those titles, leaving Ghribi as the rightful
champion)
3000 pb: 8:46.61i -15, 8:52.06 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:08.37 -12. 1500 pb: 4:09.50 -14. 5000 pb: 16:12.9 -03. 3 Mediterranean Games 1500 2009; 2 WCH 2011
(2005-ht, 2009-6); 2 OLY 2012 (2008-13); 5 African Champs 3000SC 2014 (6 1500). At WXC: 2000-46J, 2002-76 short, 2003-23J, 2004-68 short, 2005-48
short, 2009-41. 1 French 1500 2014. Her London Olympic medal was the first ever won by a Tunisian woman. Coach in France by Jean-Michel Dirringer (since
December 2014)
In 2015: 1 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 (her fastest ever flat 3000 in her first ever indoor race); 1 Monaco Diamond
815
GHRIBI Habiba TUN
816
GÜVENÇ Tugba TUR
21y
43d
1994
9:33.34
9:33.34 -15
123d
1990
9:36.98
9:36.98 -15
2013 European under-23 Champion // 1 under-23 ECH 2015. At EXC: 2013-24J
In 2015: 15 European Clubs Cup XC; 1 Antalya; 1 Istanbul (Jun 10); 1 Istanbul (Jun 14); 1 under-23 ECH
819
KAYA Özlem TUR
25y
2015 World Student Games bronze // 3000 pb: 9:04.41i -15. 10,000 pb: 33:51.32 -12. 1500 pb: 4:19.66 -14. 11 under-23 ECH 2011; ht OLY 2012; 14 ECH
2014 (2012-ht); ht EIC 3000 2015; 3 WSG 2015. At EXC: 2006-70J, 2008-25J, 2009-59J, 2013-32, 2014-28
In 2015: 2 European Clubs Cup XC; 3 Balkan indoor 3000; 6ht EIC 3000; 2 Istanbul (Jun 10); 2 Istanbul (Jun 14); 1 ETCh 1st League; 3 WSG
846
SHATALOVA Mariya UKR
26y
171d
1989
9:42.34
9:42.34 -15
10 WJC 2008; 11 ETCh 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; ht ECH 2012; 8 ETCh 2015. 1 Ukrainian 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2014)
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 3000 (5 1500); 3 Ukrainian Cup 1500 (May 21); 1 Ukrainian Teams 3000SC (6 3000); 8 ETCh; 1 Ukrainian
24y 306d 1990
9:15.59
9:11.42 -14 NR
4x US Champion // 1500 pb: 4:05.29 -14. 10 WCH 2011; 9 OLY 2012. 1 US 2011/2012/2014/2015. 1 NCAA 2011/2013 (2010-2) - representing the University of
Colorado from where she is a graduate of Business Marketing & Real Estate
She ran her first steeplechase race at 16 because “I liked the jumping aspect [and] the water jump was more of an adventure for me”
Born/lives-Boulder, Colorado. Coaches-Mark Wetmore & Heather Burrows
Her 9:11.42 from Glasgow could not be officially accepted as a US record because she did not take the required doping control test, so the record remains
9:12.50 by Jenny Simpson (Coburn’s training partner) in 2009
In 2015: 6 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500 ‘B’; 11 Eugene Diamond 1500; 1 US; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 10 Monaco Diamond
872
COBURN Emma USA
883
GARCIA Stephanie USA
27y
109d
1988
9:23.48
9:23.48 -15
Second in 2011 US Collegiate Championships representing the University of Virginia
1500 pb: 4:05.39 -15. Mile pb: 4:28.84 -15. 3000 pb: 8:58.09 -14. 5000 pb: 15:19.50 -15. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2010; ht WCH 2011.
2 NCAA 2011; 2 US 2015 (2014-3)
In 2015: 15 Stanford Jordan 5000; 1 Eagle Rock Hoka; 1 Greenville; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 2 US; 1 Raleigh Mile (pb 4:28.84)
907
O’CONNOR Leah USA
22y
355d
1992
9:31.03
9:31.03 -15
2014 US Collegiate Champion, representing Michigan State University
5000 pb: 16:03.98 -15. 1500 pb: 4:11.04 -15. 1 NCAA 2014 (2015-3); 1 NCAA indoor Mile 2015
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor Mile; 1 Louisville 800/1500; 1 Virginia Challenge; 1 Columbus 1500; 3 NCAA; 4 US; 13 Monaco Diamond
912
QUIGLEY Colleen USA
22y
273d
1992
9:24.92
9:24.92 -15
2015 US Collegiate Champion, representing Florida State University
1 NCAA 2015 (2013-2, 2012-5); 3 US 2015. She was signed to a fashion modelling agency as a teenager, having been discovered after her dance teacher
pushed her into a modeling contest. She worked internationally, but gave that up to concentrate on running
In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor Mile; 5 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 2 Stanford Jordan; 1 Tallahassee Atlantic Coast Conference 1500; 1 NCAA; 3 US; 11 Lausanne Diamond
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....8:58.81....Gulnara Galkina RUS.................2008
2.....9:05.02....Yuliya Zaripova RUS.................. 2012
3.....9:06.57....Yekaterina Volkova RUS............2007
4.....9:07.14....Milcah Chemos KEN.................. 2012
5.....9:07.32....Marta Dominguez ESP...............2009
6.....9:07.41....Eunice Jepkorir KEN.................. 2008
7.....9:08.37....Habiba Ghribi TUN..................... 2012
8.....9:09.00....Sofia Assefa ETH....................... 2012
9.....9:09.19....Tatyana Petrova RUS................ 2007
10...9:09.61....Hiwot Ayalew ETH..................... 2012
1.....9:11.28....Habiba Ghribi TUN
2.....9:12.51....Hyvin Jepkemoi KEN
3.....9:13.85....Virginia Nyambura KEN
4.....9:14.98....Hiwot Ayalew ETH
5.....9:15.59....Emma Coburn USA
6.....9:17.89....Purity Kirui KEN
7.....9:20.15....Gesa-Felicitas Krause GER
8.....9:20.44....Lydia Chepkurui KEN
9.....9:20.64....Salima Alami MAR
10...9:20.65....Tigist Mekonen BRN
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JENNEKE Michelle AUS
22y
(Days)
59d
Born
1993
2015 Best
Personal Best
12.82
12.82 -15
2010 Youth Olympic silver medallist, 2015 World Student Games bronze
2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 5 WJC 2012; 5 COM 2014; 3 WSG 2015. 3 Australian 2014. With her 12.82 in 2015 she is second on the Australian all-time list
after Sally Pearson. Coach-Mick Zisti
In 2015: 2 Sydney (4 100) (Jan 10/11); 1 Sydney (3 100) (Jan 29); 1 Canberra; 1 Perth; 1 Australian Capital Territory (2 100); 1 New South Wales State; 2
Queensland State; 2 Melbourne Challenge; 2 Australian; 1 Brisbane (3 100); 1 Gold Coast (2 100) (Jun 21); 2 Gold Coast (Jun 28); 3 WSG; 1 Sunshine Coast
100/100H; 2 Dutch; 1 Leuven; 1 Chiba Juntendo
136
SCHROTT Beate AUT
27y
127d
1988
12.92
12.82 -12 NR
‘New’ European bronze medallist from 2012, following the disqualification of Nevin Yanıt TUR
100 pb: 11.86 -11. dnq WJC 2006; dq ht ECH 2010; ht EIC 2011; 7 WSG 2011; sf WCH 2011; 7 WIC 2012 (2014-ht); 3 ECH 2012 (2014-ht); 7 OLY 2012. 1
Austrian 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoors 2011-2014)
In 2015: 5 Clermont ‘B’ (Apr 18); 2 Hoorn; 6 Hengelo; 5 Salzburg; 5 Weinheim; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 7 Lucerne; 2 Ried; 5 Bellinzona; 1 Austrian
25y
92d 1990
13.00
12.98 -14 NR
Barbadian record holder // 100 pb: 11.99 -15. 200 pb: 23.50 -15. sf World Youth 2007; 8 WJC 2008 (2006-sf); 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23
2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013 (2011-4); ht WCH 2013; 6 COM 2014; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 7 Pan-Am Games
2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 Barbadian 2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 4 Florida Relays; 5 Charlotte; 3 Gainesville; 2 Cayman Invitational; 3 Halifax; 4 Burnaby; 6 Victoria; 1 Barbadian; 1 Portland; 7 Pan-Am Games; 3
North/Central America & Caribbean
146
BECKLES Kierre BAR
152
ZAGRÉ Anne BEL
25y
161d
1990
12.71
12.71 -15 NR
Belgian record holder // 100 pb: 11.42 -12 (11.49 -15). 3 World Youth 2007 (qf 100); 5 WJC 2008 (ht 100); 1 EJC 2009; dnf under-23 ECH 2011; 4 ECH
2012/2014 (2010-ht); sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 1 Francophone Games 2013; ht EIC 2015. 1 Belgian 100/100H 2012/2013/2015
In 2015: 4ht EIC; 5 Clermont 200 ‘C’; 1 Jambes; 1 Oordegem Putbos; 3 Bydgoszcz; 1 ETCh 1st League; 2 Turku; 1 Brussels; 1 Liège; 1 Heusden; 1 Belgian
100/100H; 1 Ninove
164
TALAY Alina BLR
26y
99d
1989
12.70
12.70 -15
Winner of three European titles in 2015: Indoors in Prague in March, then in June it was confirmed that Nevin Yanıt TUR had failed a doping test, so Talay
became the rightful European Champion of 2012 (outdoors) & 2013 (indoors)
4 WJC 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-3); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-sf); 1 ECH 2012 (2010-sf, 2014-5); sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC
2013/2015 (2009-sf, 2011-5); 2 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 1 ETCh 2015 (2011-2, 2013-5). 1 Belarusian 2009/2010/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor
2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015)
In 2015: Full indoor season in which she lost only twice and won Belarusian titles at 60 flat & hurdles and the European indoor title; 1 Hengelo; 2 Ostrava; 4
Rome Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh (also 8th overall at 100 flat); 7 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond; 1 Belarusian 100H/200
182
dos SANTOS Fabiana BRA
QBR
29y
77d
1986
13.13
12.98 -14
Full name-Fabiana dos Santos Moraes
4x Brazilian Champion // 2 South American under-23 2006; 1 South American under-23 2008; 3 South American 2009/2013. 1 Brazilian 2007/2009/2014/2013
In 2015: 3 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational; 7 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Brazilian; 1 Palencia; 3 Nivelles; 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 3 Catalan; 6ht Pan-Am Games; 1 São
Bernardo do Campo
184
SANTOS Adelly BRA
QBR
28y
44d
1987
13.06
13.06 -15
Full name-Adelly Oliveira Santos // 3 South American 2015 (2 4x100). 1 Brazilian 2015. Her PE teacher suggested she gave up ballet for athletics. CoachKatsuhico Nakaya
In 2015: 1 Campinas; 1 Santiago de Chile; 1 Santiago de Chile (Apr 11); 1 Brazilian; 3 South American (2 4x400); 6ht Pan-Am Games
212
GEORGE Phylicia CAN
27y
278d
1987
12.94
12.65 -12
2011 World finalist, 2012 Olympic finalist // 100 pb: 11.25 -12 (11.56 -15). ht WJC 200 2006; 7 WCH 2011 (cramp); 5 OLY 2012; ht COM 2014; 5 Pan-Am
Games 2015. 1 Canadian 2014. Studied Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut. Coach-Anthony McCleary
We can now say that she was fifth in London 2012 (not sixth) following the doping disqualification of Nevin Yanıt (TUR)
In 2015: 5 Austin 100/100H; 1 Miramar; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 5 Burnaby; 2 Victoria; 2 Canadian; 1ht Edmonton Classic 100; 4 Edmonton Classic; 5
Pan-Am Games; 5 Atlanta
218
HOLDER Nikkita CAN
28y
106d
1987
12.85
12.80 -12
2011 World finalist. 2012 World indoor finalist. 2015 Pan-American Games bronze
sf World Youth 2003; sf WJC 2006; 6 WCH 2011; 6 WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 3 Canadian 2011/2012/2015. Married international
sprinter Justyn Warner in Toronto on October 12, 2012. Their son Kaedence Warner born October 2013. Coach-Anthony McCleary
In 2015: 1 London ON; 1 Windsor ON; 2 Guelph; 2 Halifax; 8 Burnaby; 3 Canadian; 6 Edmonton Classic; 3 Pan-Am Games
262
WU Shuijiao CHN
23y
62d
1992
12.85
12.98 -12
2014 Asian Games Champion. 2015 Asian Champion // 1 Asian junior 2010; 7 Asian Champs 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2012/2014; ht WCH 2013; 1 Asian
Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015. 1 Chinese 2012/2013; 1 Chinese National Games 2013; 1 East Asian Games 2013. From-Guangdong Province
In 2015: 1 Shanghai; 1 Beijing Challenge; 1 Asian Champs
31y today 1984
12.87
12.87 -15 NR
Sharp improvement for her in 2015 at 100m/100mH from 11.83/13.26 to Croat records of 11.30/12.87
100 pb: 11.30 -15. ht ECH 2006; ht EIC 2007; sf WIC 2014; 1 Balkan indoor 60/60H 2015; 7 EIC 2015; 1 Balkan 2015. 1 Croatian 2003-2008 (1 indoor 2006
-2008/2014). 1 Croat 100 2015
In 2015: 1 Balkan indoor 60/60H; 1 Croatian indoor 60; 7 EIC; 1 Slovenska Bistrica; 2 Prague Odložil; 1 Croatian Teams 100/100H; 1 ETCh 2nd League 100H
(3 100); 4 Turku; 3 Székesfehérvár 100 ‘B’/100H; 1 Ried; 1 Croatian 100; 1 Balkan
282
IVANČEVIĆ Andrea CRO
312
IDLETTE Lavonne DOM
317
FLAMENCO Beatriz ESA
29y 294d 1985
13.05
12.77 -13 NR
Dominican Republic record holder // 12.78w -15. 100 pb: 11.67 -11. 8 Pan-Am Games 2011; 3 Ibero-American 2012; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs
2013; sf WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015
In 2015: 6 Clermont (Apr 18); 7 Gainesville; 5 Kawasaki; 1 Clermont (May 16); 2 Ponce; 1 Halifax; 3 Montverde; 3 Bahamian; 8 Edmonton Classic; 4ht Pan-Am
Games; 5 North/Central America & Caribbean
19y
283d
1995
Full name-Beatriz Eugenia Flamenco
Salvadoran record holder // 100 pb: 12.78 -15. 1 Central American 2014 (as opposed to Central American & Carribean)
In 2015: 5ht North/Central American & Carribean
14.53
14.53 -15
325
JEREZ Caridad ESP
24y
210d
1991
12.94
12.94 -15
Full name-Caridad Jerez Castellanos // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.94; HJ: 1.68; SP: 10.98; 200: 24.66; LJ: 6.04; JT: 32.77; 800: 2:27.86
Heptathlon pb: 5245 -12. ht WJC 2010. 1 Spanish 2011/2014/2015; ht ECH 2014; ht EIC 2015; 7 ETCh 2015. 1 Spanish under-23 Heptathlon 2012
In 2015: 2 Spanish indoor; 6ht EIC; 1 Mataró; 1 Barcelona; 1 Pamplona; 1 Salamanca; 2 Spanish Clubs; 2 ETCh ‘B’ (7th overall); 2 Lisbon; 2 Sotteville-lèsRouen; 2 Catalan; 1 Spanish
29y
37d 1986
12.98
12.50 -08 NR
Spanish record holder // 100 pb: 11.23w, 11.37 -11. 4 World Youth 2003; 2 African junior 2003; 8 WIC 2008 (fell); sf OLY 2008; ht EIC 2011; 10 ETCh 2011. 1
Spanish 2007/2008. 1 World Athletics Final 2008. Ex-Nigeria, moved to Spain on June 28, 2004 and became a Spanish citizen on May 10, 2007. Served a twoyear doping suspension in 2008-2010 and another in 2011-2013 (but not a life ban as it was judged that the second offence involved a minor substance)
In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 5sf EIC; 1 Pamplona; 1 European Clubs Cup; dq Huelva; 1 Spanish Clubs; 1 Lisbon; 1 Catalan; 1 Vitoria; 2 Spanish
327
ONYIA Josephine ESP
359
NEZIRI Nooralotta FIN
364
BILLAUD Cindy FRA
405
OFILI Cindy GBR
22y 284d 1992
13.01
12.98 -14 NR
QBR
Finnish record holder indoors & out // 12.94w -15. 100 pb: 11.66 -12. 1 European Youth Olympic Festival 2009; 5 World Youth 2009; 5 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011;
ht ECH 2012/2014; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 6 EIC 2015 (2013-6). 1 Finnish 2012/2013/2014/2015 & indoor 2010/2012/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor; 6 EIC; 1 Clermont ‘B’ (Apr 18); 6 Tomblaine; 1 Orimattila; 1 Lapinlahti; 2 Joensuu; 2 Kuortane
29y 163d 1986
12.83
12.56 -14 NR
2014 European silver // sf World Youth 2003; sf WJC 2004; 3 EJC 2005; 7 EIC 2009; 7 WCH 2013 (2009-sf); 4 WIC 2014 (2008-sf); 1 ETCh 2014 (2010-7,
2015-5); 2 ECH 2014. 1 French 2013/2014 & indoors 2009/2014
The reason she tapes her fingers is that she’s allergic to the surface of synthetic running tracks, and she says she would otherwise get a burning feeling while
she’s down at the start
In 2015: 2 Montgeron; 6 Rome Diamond; 2 Montreuil; 5 ETCh; 1 Tomblaine; 1 French
21y
16d
1994
12.60
12.60 -15
Six personal bests already in 2015 for 100mH: 12.98, 12.96, 12.89, 12.83, 12.81 & 12.60
100 pb: 11.39 -15. 6 NCAA indoor 2014; 2 NCAA 2015 (sf 100 flat); 2 UK 2015. Younger sister of European Champion Tiffany Ofili Porter. They both have dual
nationality as their mother, Lilian, was born in London (though unlike Tiffany, Cindy purposefully never competed for the USA)
In 2015: 28 races indoors at 60/200/60H; 1 Tempe; 1 Berkeley; 1 Virginia Challenge; 1 Drake Relays; 1 East Lansing ‘Big 10’; 2 NCAA; 2 UK; 6 London
Diamond
27y 281d 1987
12.56
12.51 -14 NR
Full name-Tiffany Adaez Porter (Née Ofili). 2014 European Champion
12.47w -12. LJ pb: 6.48 -09. 100 pb: 11.70 -09. 3 WJC 2006; 2 EIC 2011 (dislocated her right shoulder when falling over the line); 2 WIC 2012 (2014-3); sf OLY
2012; 1 ETCh 2013 (2011-4); 3 WCH 2013 (2011-4); 2 COM 2014; 1 ECH 2014. 1 NCAA in/out 2009; 1 UK 2011/2013/2014. Husband-Jeff Porter (110H pb
13.08 -12). Coach-James Henry, also advised by Lloyd Cowan
She has had British and American citizenship since birth and competed for the USA as a junior but opted for Britain in 2010 and was cleared by the IAAF to do
so that September that year
Husband-Jeff Porter (2012 Olympic semi-finalist at 110mH)
Younger sister-Cindy Ofili (12.60 for 100mH and now a British international)
In 2015: 1 Clermont (Apr 18); 7 Drake Relays; 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 3 Doha Diamond; 3 Ostrava; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 2
New York Diamond; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 6 Monaco Diamond; 4 London Diamond
408
PORTER Tiffany GBR
443
ROLEDER Cindy GER
26y today
1989
12.92
12.80 -14
2014 European bronze, then fourth indoors in 2015. Still improving as a multi-eventer
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.80; HJ: 1.66; SP: 13.25; 200: 23.35; LJ: 6.32i/6.18w/6.17; JT: 36.33; 800: 2:15.49. Heptathlon pb: 6055 -15
4 EJC 2007; sf WJC 2008; 6 ETCh 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; sf WCH 2011; sf OLY 2012; 6 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 3 ECH 2014 (2010-sf, 2012-6); 3 IAAF
Continental Cup 2014; 4 EIC 2015 (2011-sf); 3 ETCh 2015. 1 German 2011 & (1 indoor 2012/2015). Coaches-Jan May/Idriss Gonischinska
In 2015: 1 German indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Halle SP (2 JT (Apr 18); 1 Bernburg LJ/SP; Contested a four-event challenge in Neuwied; 2 Hengelo 100H; 17 Götzis
Heptathlon; 3 ETCh; 5 Ratingen; 2 Lausanne Diamond ‘B’; 1 German (3 200); 1 Linz; 1 Mannheim (Aug 8)
521
LAING Kimberley JAM
26y
225d
1989
12.89
12.89 -15
3 Pan-Am junior 2007; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015. 7 NCAA 2010. 3 Jamaican 2015. Was at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
In 2015: 1 Auburn Classic; 1 Athens GA; 1 Auburn; 5 Gainesville; 1 Georgia State Invitational; 2 Clermont; 1 Montverde; 3 Jamaican; 4 Pan-Am Games
530
WILLIAMS Danielle JAM
22y
340d
1992
12.71
12.69 -13
Full name-Danielle Gracia Williams
2015 World Student Games Champion
100 pb: 11.24 -13. 200 pb: 22.62 -13. 1 Central American & Caribbean junior 2010; 4 WJC 2010; 2 Pan-American junior 2010; sf WCH 2013; 4 COM 2014; 1
WSG 2015 (2013-3). 1 Jamaican 2013/2015; 1 NCAA div 2 100/200 2013 (& 100/100H 2014). Student of Business and Sport Management at Johnson C.
Smith University (Charlotte, North Carolina). Her older sister Shermaine Williams (pb 12.78) is also an international hurdler. Their coach-Lennox Graham
In 2015: 1 Charlotte Classic 100; 2 Florida Relays; 1 Charlotte 200; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 3 New York Diamond; 1 Jamaican (sister Shermaine 2nd);
1 WSG
532
WILLIAMS Shermaine JAM
25y
198d
1990
12.84
12.78 -12
2012 Olympic & 2013 World Championship semi-finalist // 12.65w -12. 2 World Youth 2007 (2005-6); 2 WJC 2008; 1 Pan-American junior 2009; 3 WSG 4x100
2011; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013. 1 NCAA div 2 2009/2010/2011, representing Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, North Carolina from where she a
graduate in Biology). Her younger sister Danielle Williams was 2015 World Student Games Champion. Their coach-Lennox Graham
In 2015: 3 Charlotte Classic 200; 5 Florida Relays; 2 Charlotte; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Greensboro; 2 Jamaican (sister Danielle 1st); 3 Edmonton
Classic
623
VISSER Nadine NED
20y
193d
1995
12.97
12.97 -15
100m Hurdles and Heptathlon bronze at 2014 World Junior Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.97; HJ: 1.78; SP: 13.20; 200: 23.62; LJ: 6.48; JT: 44.01; 800: 2:13.88
Heptathlon pb: 6487 -15. 4 EJC 2013; 10 ETCh LJ 2014; 3 WJC 2014 (2012-11); 3 WJC 100H 2014; ht ECH 100H 2014; sf EIC 60H 2015; 3 under-23 ECH
100H 2015 (11 LJ). 1 Dutch 100H 2015
She is also part of the Dutch sprint relay squad in Beijing 2015
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor (2 LJ, 7 SP); 5ht EIC; dnf/sf EIC; 1 Gainesville 200 (2 HJ, 4 100H); 2 Lisse 150 (6 SP); 1 Hoorn 100H (2 LJ, 11 JT); 3 Hengelo 100H; 5
Götzis; 3 ETCh 1st League 100H; 1 Hilversum 100H (5 SP); 3 under-23 ECH 100H (11 LJ); 2 London Diamond 4x100; 1 Dutch 100H (4 HJ)
632
LINDLEY Lindsay NGR
25y
319d
1989
12.97
12.97 -15
Full name-Lindsay Weyinmi Lindley // 100 pb: 12.04 -11. 4 African Champs 2014. 6 US indoor 2014; 1 Nigerian 2015. She reportedly gained a Nigerian
passport through her uncle who married someone from that country
In 2015: 1 Tucson; 1 San Diego; 2 Tempe (1 200 ‘B’); 1 Mt SAC Relays ‘B’; 1 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational (1 100 ‘D’); 3 Burnaby; 1 Victoria; 1 Warri Relays; 1
Nigerian
647
PEDERSEN Isabelle NOR
23y
206d
1992
12.88
12.88 -15
2009 World Youth Champion. 2010 World Junior Champion. 2013 European under-23 Champion
LJ pb: 6.08 -13. 100 pb: 11.78w, 11.96 -14. 2 EJC 2009/2011; 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010 (2008-sf); ht ECH 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ETCh 2013
(9 LJ); ht WCH 2013; ht ECH 2014; 5 EIC 2015 (2011-ht, 2013-sf). 1 Norwegian 2011-2015 (1 indoor 2013). 1 Norwegian LJ 2012
In 2015: 5 EIC; 1 Hamar; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Weinheim; 7 Oslo Diamond; 1 Leiden; 3 ETCh ‘B’ (9th overall); 6 Turku; 6 Liège; 2 Belgian; 1 Norwegian
655
LEWIS Yvette PAN
30y
158d
1985
12.98
12.67 -13
Having won in 2011 while representing the USA // TJ pb: 13.88w -08/09, 13.84 -08. 6 Pan-Am Games TJ 2007 (2011-7); 1 Pan-Am Games 100H 2011 (2007
-8); sf WIC 60H 2014; 1 South American 100H 2015. She was 20th in the 2012 US Olympic Trial Heptathlon, including 12.84 hurdles but only 24.23 for javelin.
Has had dual citizenship since birth, represented the US up to the Pan-Am Games in October 2011, then cleared by the USA and the IAAF to compete for
Panama from October 2012 (though her preference to do so was not clear until November 2013, so her official Panamanian record is 12.86, not 12.67)
In 2015: Full indoor season including wins at Mondeville & Eaubonne; 1 Hampton Relays (1 200 “B’); 2 Mt SAC Relays; 3 Baie Mahault; 2 Virginian Grand Prix
(3 100); 4 Beijing Challenge; 3 Ponce; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 1 South American; 4 Bahamian; 5 Tomblaine; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 5 Székesfehérvár; 8 PanAm Games
26y 223d 1989
13.72
13.66 -14 NR
Full name-Ana Camila Pirelli
Paraguayan record holder at 200m, 400m, 100mH, HJ, SP & Heptathlon
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.66; HJ: 1.71; SP: 14.36; 200: 24.69; LJ: 5.85w/5.69; JT: 48.75; 800: 2:13.48
Heptathlon pb: 5733 -13 (5665 -15). 9 Pan-Am Games 2011; 5 Ibero-American 2012; 2 South American 2013 (2011-4, 2015-5); 1 South American Games 2014
In 2015: 1 Paraguayan 100H/SP; 1 Asunción 100H; 5 South American Heptathlon; 9 Pan-Am Games Heptathlon
656
PIRELLI Camila PAR
671
KOŁECZEK Karolina POL
22y
218d
1993
12.91
12.91 -15
Twice European under-23 silver // sf WJC 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013/2015; 8 Francophone Games 2013; sf ECH 2014; sf EIC 2015; 4 ETCh 2015 (2014-6). 1
Polish 2013/2014/2015 & indoor 2013/2015
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 7sf EIC; 4 Prague Odložil; 1 Bydgoszcz; 4 ETCh; 3 Turku; 2 under-23 ECH; 1 Polish; 1 Szczecin
719
GALITSKAYA Yekaterina RUS
28y
178d
1987
12.92
12.78 -12
Twice Russian Indoor Champion // sf WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; ht ECH 2014. 2 Russian 2015 (2014-3); 1 Russian indoor 2012/2014
In 2015: 2 Russian indoor; 2 Russian Teams; 2 Marseille; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 Huelva; 2 Russian; 1 Kuortane
731
MOROZOVA Nina RUS
25y
340d
1989
12.80
12.80 -15
(Née Argunova)
Second at European team Championships and World Student Games in 2015
100 pb: 11.63 -11. 5 under-23 ECH 2011 (1 4x100); sf EIC 2015; 2 ETCh 2015; 2 WSG 2015. 1 Russian 2015 indoors & out. Attends Russian State University
of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in Moscow
In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 6sf EIC; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Marseille; 1 Montreuil; 2 ETCh; 2 WSG; 1 Joensuu; 1 Russian
777
ZBÄREN Noemi SUI
21y
162d
1994
12.71
12.71 -15
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.92; HJ: 1.83i/1.78; SP: 11.33; 200: 24.91; LJ: 6.04; JT: 33.79; 800: 2:28.39
Heptathlon pb: 5627 -14. 3 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 World Youth 2011; 2 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; 1 EJC 2013; ht WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014. 1 Swiss
2014/2015 & indoor 2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Swiss indoor; 7sf EIC; 1 Basel 100H/200H; 1 Langenthal (May 14); 1 Langnau; 1 Zofingen; 1 Langenthal 100 (Jun 13); 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 Thun
100/100H; 1 Nottwil; 1 under-23 ECH (3 4x100); 4 Lucerne; 1 Swiss; 1 Langenthal 100/100H (Aug 12)
839
PLOTITSYNA Hanna UKR
28y
232d
1987
13.00
12.93 -14
Fourth at 2013 World Student Games // 400 pb: 53.11 -11. 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2007; 3 ETCh 2013 (2014-4, 2015-6); 4 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC
2014; 8 EIC 2015 (2013-sf). 1 Ukrainian 2013 & indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 8 EIC; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 1 ETCh ‘B’ (6th overall); 5 Turku; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Jul 21); 1 Ukrainian
886
HARPER NELSON Dawn USA
31y
99d
1984
12.48
12.37 -12
Beijing Olympic Champion, then so nearly retained that title in London 2012, 0.02 behind Sally Pearson
12.36w -09. 1 Pan-American junior 2003; 1 OLY 2008 (2012-2); 3 WCH 2011 (2009-7, 2013-4). 1 US 2009/2012/2014/2015. She studied Psychology at UCLA.
She is an ambassador for the United Way of America, a coalition of charitable organisations. Coach-Bob Kersee
She won the 2014 Diamond League Race, so she has a wildcard entry for the 2015 World Championships
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays 4x100; 2 Drake Relays; 8 Doha Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 US (4th time); 1 Lausanne Diamond; 5
Monaco Diamond; 2 London Diamond
887
HARRISON Keni USA
22y
336d
1992
12.50
12.50 -15
(Keni is short for Kendra)
High world class at both hurdles disciplines and heavy points scorer for University of Kentucky at NCAA Championships
400H pb: 54.09 -15. 4 NCAA 400H 2013 (5 100H); 2 NCAA 400H 2014 (5 100H); 1 NCAA 100H 2015 (2 400H). Sixth of 11 children of which nine are adopted
including herself. A former competitive cheerleader whose acrobatic ability led her into hurdling. Coach-Edrick Floreal
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Eugene 200/100H (Apr 11); 1 Gainesville 100H; 3 Kentucky Relays 100; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference
100H (2 400H); 1 NCAA 100H (2 400H); 2 US 100H; 2 Monaco Diamond 100H
888
HARRISON Queen USA
26y
344d
1988
12.52
12.43 -13
Full name-Queen Quedith Earth Harrison
New Pan-American Games Champion
400H pb: 54.55 -10. 400 pb: 52.88 -08. 1 Pan-Am junior 400H 2007 (2 100H). sf OLY 400H 2008; sf WCH 400H 2011; 5 WCH 100H 2013; 1 Pan-Am Games
100H 2015. 1 US junior 400H 2007 (2 100H). One of 23 children who were given names such as Graceful, Princess, Empress, King Master and Victory.
Graduate in Business marketing from Virginia Tech University.. She broke her left arm when falling at the ninth hurdle in Zurich 2014. oach-Lawrence Johnson
In 2015: 1 Austin; 5 Drake Relays; 2 Kawasaki; 5 Doha Diamond; 5 Rome Diamond; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Oslo Diamond; 4 US; 2 Székesfehérvár; 3
Lausanne Diamond; 1 Lucerne; 1 Pan-Am Games
905
NELVIS Sharika USA
25y
103d
1990
12.34
12.34 -15
US Collegiate Champion indoors & out in 2014, now seventh on the world all-time list
100 pb: 11.27 -14. 1 NCAA indoor 2014; 1 NCAA 2014. Graduate of sociology and photo journalism from Arkansas State University. Born-Memphis, Tennessee
In 2015: 7/8 wins indoors; 1 Greensboro 200/100H; 6 Drake Relays; 1 Baie Mahault; 2 Doha Diamond; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Dessau; 1 Rome Diamond;
1 New York Diamond; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Lucerne; 1 Monaco Diamond
914
ROLLINS Brianna USA
24y
3d
1991
12.56
12.26 -13 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
In 2013 she won 33 out of 33 individual races indoors & out, heats included
200 pb: 23.04 -13 (23.70 -15). 400 pb: 53.93 -13. 400H pb: 60.58 -09. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 1 WCH 2013. 1 NCAA 2013 &
indoor 2011/2013; 1 US 2013. Clocked 12.26 at the 2013 US Championships, a North American record and the world’s fastest since 1992 – but not below
12.50 since that year
In 2015: 4 Drake Relays; 2 Baie Mahault; 2 Dessau; dnf Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 Lucerne ‘B’; 3 Monaco Diamond; 3
London Diamond
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....12.21.......Yordanka Donkova BUL.............1988
2.....12.25.......Ginka Zagorcheva BUL..............1987
=3...12.26.......Lud. Engquist RUS/SWE........... 1992
.......12.26.......Brianna Rollins USA...................2013
5.....12.28.......Sally Pearson AUS.....................2011
6.....12.33.......Gail Devers USA........................ 1999
7.....12.34.......Sharika Nelvis USA.................... 2015
8.....12.35.......Jasmin Stowers USA................. 2015
9.....12.36.......Grażyna Rabsztyn POL............. 1980
=10.12.37.......Joanna Hayes USA.................... 2004
.......12.37.......Dawn Harper USA......................2012
1.....12.34.......Sharika Nelvis USA
2.....12.35.......Jasmin Stowers USA
3.....12.48.......Dawn Harper Nelson USA
4.....12.50.......Keni Harrison USA
5.....12.52.......Queen Harrison USA
=6...12.56.......Tiffany Porter GBR
.......12.56.......Brianna Rollins USA
8.....12.59.......Sally Pearson AUS
9.....12.60.......Cindy Ofili GBR
10...12.65.......Lolo Jones USA
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Women’s 400 Metres Hurdles
Starts: Sunday, August 23
110
WELLS Lauren AUS
40
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
27y
(Days)
17d
Born
1988
2015 Best
Personal Best
55.85
55.08 -13
(Née Boden). Twice fourth at Commonwealth Games // 400 pb: 52.82 -12 (53.42 -15). 200 pb: 23.90 -10. LJ pb: 6.24 -05. 2 World Youth 2005 (10 LJ); sf WJC
2006; 9 WCP 2006; 5 WSG 2009; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-8); 4 COM 2010/2014; sf WCH 2011/2013. 1 Australian
2005/2007/2008/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Matt Beckenham
In 2015: 1 Canberra (Jan 9); 1 Canberra (Jan 14); 1 Hobart; 1 Canberra (Feb 7); 1 Perth; 1 Australian Capital Territory; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Melbourne
Challenge; 1 Australian (8th time); 1 Fukuroi; 1 Kawasaki; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 3 Lucerne; 4 Heusden; 1 Belgian
150
DAUWENS Axelle BEL
24y
263d
1990
55.93
55.56 -14
2014 European finalist // ht WCH 2013; 7 ECH 2014 (2012-ht). 1 Belgian 2012/2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Kessel-Lo 100H/400H; 1 Beveren 400; 3 Tourcoing; 2 Oordegem Putbos (4 200); 8 Rome Diamond; 6 Prague Odložil; 5 Rabat; 2 ETCh 1st League;
1 Brussels; 6 Lausanne Diamond; dnf Kortrijk; 5 Heusden; 2 Belgian
22y 217d 1993
54.12
54.12 -15 NR
TRANSFEREE – Ex-Nigeria, gained Bahraini citizenship in August 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to represent that country from September 10, 2014
Full name-Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya
400 pb: 50.86 -15. 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 400/400H 2014; 1 Arab 400 2015; 1 Asian Champs 2015. Accountancy graduate from the
University of Lagos. She divides her time between Bahrain, Bulgaria (coach: Yanko Bratanov) and Nigeria where her cousin Akeem Oyewolen is one of her
coaches. She was the only woman to defeat Kaliese Spencer at 400m hurdles in 2014
In 2015: 1 Arab (2 400H to Lamiae Lhabze MAR) ; 1 Asian Champs 400H; 4 Oslo Diamond 400H; 3 Paris Diamond 400H; 2 Lucerne 400; dnf London Diamond
400H
187
ADEKOYA Kemi BRN
207
WATSON Sage CAN
21y
62d
1994
55.97
55.97 -15
2015 Pan-American Games relay bronze // 400 pb: 52.68 -13 (52.97 -15). 8 World Youth 400H 2011 (3 Medley Relay); sf WJC 400H 2012 (6 4x400); ht PanAm Games 400H 2015 (3 4x400). 4 NCAA 400H 2015; 3 Canadian 400H 2015. Student of Business Marketing at Florida State University. Coach-Ken Harnden
In 2015: 1 Tallahassee 400 (Mar 27); 5 Florida Relays 400; 1 Coral Gables 400H; 6 Austin 400; 1 Tallahassee Atlantic Coast Conference 400H; 4 NCAA 400H
(3 4x400); 4ht Pan-Am Games 400H (3 4x400)
263
XIAO Xia CHN
24y
76d
1991
57.61
56.25 -13
2013 Chinese National Games Champion // 3 Asian Games 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015. 1 Chinese National Games 2013; 1 East Asian Games 2013
In 2015: 1 Jinan; dnf Taiyuan; 7 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final
292
HECHAVARRÍA Zurian CUB
20y
11d
1995
55.97
55.97 -15
400 pb: 55.02 -14. 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 4 WJC 2014; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 Cuban
2014
In 2015: 1 IAAF Relays 4x400 ‘B’; 1 Camagüey; 1 Havana Barrientos; 1 Havana (Jun 12); 1 Havana (Jun 20); 4 Pan-Am Games; 3 North/Central America &
Caribbean
28y 245d 1986
53.76
52.83 -13 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
(Hejnová is pronounce “Hay-nova”)
Unbeaten at 400m hurdles in 2013 (but then broke a bone in her left foot in January 2014 and though she returned to competition in July, she decided to abort
her season after her foot became inflamed)
400 pb: 51.90 -13 (52.76i -15). 800 pb: 2:03.60i -15. 100H pb: 13.36 -11. 1 World Youth 400H 2003; 2 WJC 400H 2004 (2002-5); 1 EJC 400H 2005 (2003-3); 3
under-23 ECH 400H 2007; 1 ETCh 400H 2010/2011 (2009-3); 4 ECH 400H 2010 (2006-sf); 3 WIC 4x400 2010; 7 EIC Pentathlon 2011; 3 OLY 400H 2012
(2008-7); 1 WCH 400H 2013 (2005/2007/2009-sf), 2011-7); ht EIC 800 2015. Coach-Dalibor Kupka (formerly Martina Blazková)
In 2015: 1 Czech indoor 400; 4ht EIC 800; 2 Susice 300H; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 400H; 3 Birmingham Diamond 400H; 3 Oslo Diamond 400H; 1 Paris
Diamond 400H; 1 London Diamond 400H; 1 Stockholm Diamond 400H; 1 Cheb (38.94, in the same race before Moscow 2013 she clocked a world best of
38.16) (2 150)
303
HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE
308
ROSOLOVÁ Denisa CZE
29y today
1986
55.15
54.24 -12
2012 European silver in her first year as a 400m hurdler. Former World Junior Champion at Long Jump
400 pb: 50.84 -11 (52.30 -15). 400H pb: 54.24 -12. Heptathlon pb: 6104 -08. 2 World Youth LJ 2003 (2001-10); dnq WIC LJ 2004/2008; 1 WJC LJ 2004; dnq
OLY LJ 2004/2008; dnq EIC LJ 2005; 1 EJC LJ 2005 (2003-4); dnf ECH Heptathlon 2006; 3 EIC LJ 2007; 2 under-23 ECH LJ 2007; dnq WCH LJ 2007; ht WIC
60H 2008; dnf OLY Hep 2008; 10 EIC Pentathlon 2009; sf WIC 400 2010 (3 4x400); 5 ECH 400 2010; 1 EIC 400 2011 (2013-5, 2015-6); 2 ETCh 400 2011 (5
200); sf WCH 400 2011; 2 ECH 400H 2012 (3 4x400); 7 OLY 400H 2012; sf WCH 400H 2013; 4 ETCh 400H 2014 (9 200); 4 ECH 400H 2014. 1 Czech LJ
2004/2007/2008 & 200 2008/2010/2011/2013. Her ex-husband Lukas Rosol caused a sensation in the record round of the 2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament
by defeating the then world #2 Rafael Nadal
In 2015: 1 Czech indoor 200; 6 EIC 400; 1 Susice 300H; 1 Ostrava 200 (2 100) (May 16); 2 Ostrava Golden Spike 400H; 1 European Clubs Cup 400; 5
Birmingham Diamond 400H; 5 Oslo Diamond 400H; 3 ETCh 1st League 400; 1 Czech 400H; 1 Lucerne 400H; 1 Szczecin 400H
28y 134d 1987
53.99
53.99 -15 NR
Full name-Sara Slott Petersen
Danish record holder and dramatically down from 55.68 to 53.99 so far in 2015
400 pb: 52.83i -15, 54.31 -08. ht WJC 2004; 4 EJC 2005; sf WJC 2006; 6 under-23 ECH 2007/2009; sf EIC 400 2009/2015; 3 WSG 2009 (2011-4); sf WCH
2009/2011; sf ECH 2012 (2010-ht, 2014-dq ht because of false start); sf OLY 2012; sf EIC 400 2015. 1 Danish 2002/2005-2008/2011/2012/2014/2015. . She
also holds the European best for 400m Hurdles indoors (56.66 in 2012). Partner-Thomas Cortebeeck, their son Tobias born October 8, 2013. Coach-Mikkel
Larsen
In 2015: 5sf EIC 400; 1 Nordic Challenge; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 1 Sopot; 2 Paris Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Copenhagen; 1
Danish (9th time)
Five Danish records already in 2015: One at 400m indoors, four at 400m hurdles
310
PETERSEN Sara DEN
311
TROEST Stina DEN
21y
216d
1994
55.88
55.88 -15
2010 Youth Olympic silver. 2015 European under-23 silver // 800 pb: 2:04.29 -13. 400 pb: 54.67i -14, 55.32 -13. 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 3 EJC 2013; ht
WIC 800 2014; sf ECH 2014; sf EIC 800 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Danish 400 2012/2014. Both parents have been Danish Champions at 400m Hurdles.
Mother Anita Sølyst (1977) & father Jørgen Troest (1984/1985). Her brothers Jonas and Magnus anre both professional footballers
In 2015: 5sf EIC 800; 1 Oordegem IFAM (May 23); 1 Oordegem Putbos (May 30); 3 Prague Odložil; 4 Rabat; 2 under-23 ECH; 3 Copenhagen; 2 Danish
365
CHABOUDEZ Aurelie FRA
22y
104d
1993
55.51
55.51 -15
Former Youth Olympic Champion, down from 56.53 to 55.51 already in 2015
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.96; HJ: 1.74i/1.72; SP: 12.13i/11.57; 200: 24.36; LJ: 6.02i/5.92; JT: 38.42; 800: 2:14.67. Heptathlon: 5660 -11
1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 EJC 2011; 17 ECP Heptathlon 2011; 2 WJC 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 8 ETCh 2015; 3 under023 ECH 2015
(2013-4)
Her outdoor 400 flat pb is 55.50, over hurdles it is 55.51!
In 2015: 1 Colmar 200; 2 Marseille; 6 ETCh (8th overall); 8 Paris Diamond; 3 under-23 ECH
385
BEESLEY Meghan GBR
25y
279d
1989
55.37
54.97 -13
So near (0.03) to reaching the 2013 World Championship final at 400m Hurdles
400 pb: 52.79 -11 (53.71 -15). 100H pb: 13.21 -15. 200 pb: 23.87 -10. Heptathlon pb: 5291 -08. 6 EJC 400H 2007 (2 4x400); 3 WJC 400H 2008; 7 COM 400H
2010 (2 4x400); 3 under-23 ECH 400H 2011; 8 WSG 400H 2011; sf ECH 400H 2012; sf WCH 400H 2013. 2 UK 400H 2010/2014 (2011/2012/2013-3)
In 2015: 1 Pavia 400H; 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 200H; 4 Loughborough ‘International’ 200; 2 Sollentuna 400H; 2 UK 400H; 1 UK League
Premiership/Jul 12 100H (2 200); 6 London Diamond 400H; 2 Copenhagen 400H; 2 UK League Premiership/Aug 8 200
387
CHILD Eilidh GBR
28y
182d
1987
54.46
54.22 -13
2014 European Champion // 400 pb: 51.45i, 51.83 -13. 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 2009/2011; 2 COM 2010/2014; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (1
4x400); 1 ETCh 2013/2015 (2009-4, 2010/2014-2); 5 WCH 2013 (3 4x400); 3 WIC 4x400 2014; 1 ECH 2014 (2010-8); 3 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 Scottish
2004/2007/2008 & 400 2011. 1 UK 2014/2015. Former Scottish Schools Champion at swimming. Coach-Malcolm Arnold, though she was first taught to hurdle
by her older sister Iona
In 2015: 3 IAAF Relays 4x400; 4 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 6 Ostrava; 3 Rome Diamond; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh; 4 London
Diamond; 6 Stockholm Diamond
28y 205d 1987
55.18
54.54 -13 NR
Born-Cuba, last competed for that country in 2009, has lived in Italy since 2010, gained Italian citizenship in February 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete
for Italy from December 2013
2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Cuban National Games 2010; 7 ETCh 2014; 5 ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2013/2014/2015. 1 She is apparently a
cousin of former Olympic Long Jump Champion Ivan Pedroso. Italian husband/coach Massimo Matrone (they married on October 21, 2010)
She holds the world hand-timed best for 200m Hurdles, 24.8 in 2013
In 2015: 3 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 6 Rome Diamond; 3 ETCh; 3 Sopot; 4 Székesfehérvár; 1 Italian
502
PEDROSO Yadisleidy ITA
523
RUSSELL Janeive JAM
21y
280d
1993
54.83
54.75 -14
Former World Junior Champion & Commonwealth bronze at 400m Hurdles. Training partner of Kaliese Spencer
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.80; HJ: 1.80; SP: 10.86; 200: 24.10; LJ: 6.26w/6.20; JT: 26.53; 800: 2:11.5
Heptathlon pb: 5361 -11. 400 pb: 51.49 -14 (51.88 -15). 9 World Youth LJ 2009; 7 Youth Olympic Games LJ 2010; 3 WJC 4x400 2010 (sf 400); 2 Pan-American
junior Heptathlon 2011; 1 WJC 400H 2012 (2 4x400); 3 COM 400H 2014 (gold 4x400 after running in heat). 1 Jamaican Heptathlon 2011 (while still a junior); 1
Jamaican 400H 2015
In 2015: 3 Kingston Jackson 800; 1 Kingston GC Foster 400; 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate; 2 Kingston Classic 400; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational 400H; 1
Kingston All-Comers 2 400H; 4 Kingston All-Comers 3 400; 2 Rome Diamond 400H; 1 Jamaican 400H; 7 Paris Diamond 400H; 7 Lucerne 400H; 7 London
Diamond 400H
525
SPENCER Kaliese JAM
28y
107d
1987
54.15
52.79 -11
2014 Commonwealth Games Champion // 400 pb: 50.19 -13 (51.14 -15). 800 pb: 2:03.01 -11 (2:08.44 -15). 1 WJC 400H 2006; 4 WCH 400H 2009/2011 (2007sf, 2013-dq ht); 2 WIC 400/4x400 2014; 1 COM 2014. 1 Jamaican 2011. Won Diamond Race in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014. Coach-Stephen Francis
The was the world’s top woman athlete on the track in 2014, with 12/13 wins at 400m Hurdles including heats, she lost only to Kemi Adekoya BRN in Doha
In 2015: 2 Kingston Classic; 7 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Kingston All-Comers 3; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond (her
15th successive hurdles win including heats);; 1ht Jamaican (scratched from semi-finals); She reportedly missed two weeks of training with a foot injury
526
STODDART Shevon JAM
32y
273d
1982
55.29
54.47 -05
2005 World Championship semi-finalist // 400 pb: 52.89 -07 (53.48 -15). 100H pb: 13.41 -05. ht OLY 2004/2008; 3 Central American & Caribbean 2005 (2006
-4); sf WCH 2005; 5 COM 2006.; 4 Pan-Am Games 2007; 2 NCAA 2005
In 2015: 1 Claremont 200 (2 400); 2 Mt SAC Relays; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Cerritos; 1 San Diego Champs; 2 Jamaican; 6 Székesfehérvár; 2
Edmonton Classic; 2 Atlanta
529
TRACEY Ristananna JAM
22y
349d
1992
55.45
54.52 -13
2013 Jamaican Champion in 54.52, but not as fast since then // 400 pb: 51.95 -11 (53.15 -15). 8 World Youth 2009 (fell at last hurdle when leading); 5 WJC
2010; sf WCH 2011/2013. 1 Jamaican 2013. Her older sister Nikita Tracey is also an international 400m hurdler (pb 56.08). She is a cosmetologist (skilled in
practice of beautifying the face, hair, and skin)
In 2015: 3 University of West Indies Invitational 400; 3 Kingston Classic ‘B’; 7 Drake Relays; 6 Baie Mahault; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5 (7 400); 3 Jamaican; 4
Lucerne; 5ht Pan-Am Games
569
KOKI Francisca KEN
22/23y
1992
55.82
55.82 -15 NR
Kenyan record holder // 400 pb: 54.8 -13. 3 African Champs 2014 (2 4x400). 1 Kenyan 2014/2015. Member of Kenyan Police team
In 2015: 8 Rabat; 1 Kenyan
596
STAISIUNAITE Egle LTU
QBR
26y
324d
1988
56.36
56.36 -15
27y
94d
1988
55.94
55.27 -13
100H pb: 13.45 -11. sf ECH 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf ECH 2014. 1 Lithuanian 2012/2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Lisle; 7 Wheaton; 1 Guelph; 4 ETCh 1st League; 1 Valmiera; 2 Lithuanian
604
LAMBARKI Hayat MAR
2010 African Champion // 8 World Youth 2005; ht WJC 2006; 1 African Champs 2010 (2008/2014-4, 2012-2); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 Arab 2011/2013;
sf OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; ht WCH 2013
In 2015: 3 Arab; 1 Moroccan; 3 Rabat; 7 Lausanne Diamond
641
OGOEGBUNAM Amaka NGR
25y
171d
1990
55.77
55.46 -14
(aka Ogoebune). 2014 African silver, but with a history of disqualifications
400 pb: 52.16 -09 (53.11 -14). 100H pb: 13.52 -14. 1 African junior 200/100H/400H 2009; dq COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014. 1 Nigerian 2008/2014/2015
dq/sf WCH 400H 2009 on two counts, illegal hurdle clearance and then it was revealed that she’d failed a doping control test was ultimately banned for two
years, 2009-2011
In 2015: 4 Dakar Challenge 400; 2 Rehlingen; 3 Namur; 7 Rome Diamond; 4 Prague Odložil; 8 Rabat; 2 Sopot; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 5 Székesfehérvár; 1
Heusden; 1 Warri Relays; 1 Nigerian
644
IUEL Amalie Hammild NOR
21y
126d
1994
55.92
55.92 -15
Formerly with Denmark, gained Norwegian citizenship on June 26, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for Norway from July 7, 2015 (She has a Norwegian
grandmother who was married to a Danish man)
pbs in Heptathlon events
100H: 13.80; HJ: 1.70; SP: 10.42; 200: 23.96; LJ: 5.84w/5.56; JT: 33.67; 800: 2:10.28. Heptathlon pb: 5610
5 under-23 ECH 400H 2013
Graduated from the International School of Bangkok in 2013, now attends the University of Southern California
In 2015: 2 Los Angeles 400H (1 100H ‘B’); 4 Mt SAC Relays 400H; 2 UCLA v USC 400H; 3 Westwood Heptathlon; 2 Westwood 400H (7 100H); 7 NCAA 400H
(2 4x400); 5 under-23 ECH 400H
674
LINKIEWICZ Joanna POL
25y
111d
1990
55.62
55.62 -15
New World Student Games Champion // 400 pb: 53.72 -13. 6 ETCh 2013/2014 (2011-9); 4 Francophone Games 400H 2013; 8 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 4x400 2015; 1
WSG 400H/4x400 2015. 1 Polish 2013/2015 & indoor 400 2011. Student of PE at the Wroclaw Academy of Physical Education
In 2015: 3 EIC 4x400; 5 IAAF Relays 4x400; 2 Pliezhausen 300H; 2 Nordic Challenge; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 3 Marseille; 5 Prague Odložil; 5 ETCh ‘A’ (7th
overall); 4 Sopot; 1 WSG 400H/4x400; 1 Polish; 2 Szczecin
707
NEL Wenda RSA
27y
21d
1988
54.37
54.37 -15
(née Theron)
2014 African Champion // 400 pb: 52.09 -15. sf World Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; 5 WSG 2011; dq COM 2014 (for illegal hurdle clearance after
originally finishing sixth); 1 African Champs 2014 (2010-7); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 South African 2010/2011/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Pretoria 400 (Feb 13); 1 South African (4th time); 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Beijing Challenge (pb 54.37); 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Prague Odložil; 1
Rabat; 5 Paris Diamond; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 5 London Diamond; 5 Stockholm Diamond
723
KORABLEVA Darya RUS
27y
89d
1988
55.69
55.69 -15
23y
153d
1992
55.55
55.55 -15
2015 Russian Champion // sf WJC 2006; 4 EJC 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 2009. 1 Russian 2015
In 2015: 2 Yerino; 1 Moscow City 400 ‘B’; 3 Yerino 400 ‘B’; 1 Russian
737
RUDAKOVA Vera RUS
Former World Youth & World Junior Champion // 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ETCh 2013 (2015-4); 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 6 ECH 2014. 1
Russian under-23 2012. Coach-Tatyana Zelentsova (1 ECH 400H 78 & former world record holder)
In 2015: 1 Jonesboro; 1 Moscow; 5 Beijing Challenge; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Yerino; 2 Prague Odložil; 4 ETCh; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 3 Heusden; 2 Russian
770
FONTANIVE Petra SUI
26y
314d
1988
56.09
56.09 -15
8x top 3 at Swiss Championships // 100H pb: 13.83 -09 (14.00 -15). sf ECH 2014. 1 Swiss 2013/2015 (2010/2012-2, 2007/2008/2009/2014-3)
In 2015: 2 Langenthal 300H; 2 Swiss Clubs (100 ‘B’); 2 Basel (May 25); 2 Nottwil; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Lucerne; 2 Bellinzona; 1 Lausanne; 1 Swiss
774
SPRUNGER Léa SUI
25y
169d
1990
55.60
55.60 -15
Former Heptathlon and sprint specialist, now trying 400m hurdles // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.31; HJ: 1.81; SP: 12.63; 200: 23.08; LJ: 6.14; JT: 38.73; 800: 2:23.94
100 pb: 11.34 -14 (11.75 -15). 200 pb: 23.08 -12 (23.41 -15). 400 pb: 53.49 -14/15. Heptathlon pb: 5651 -11. 13 World Youth Heptathlon 2007; 10 WJC
Heptathlon 3 EJC Heptathlon 2009; 16 under-23 ECH Heptathlon 2011; ht OLY 200 2012; ht EIC 400 2013/2015; sf ECH 200 2014. Her older sister Ellen
Sprunger is an international Heptathlete (pb 6124 -12) 19th in London 2012 Olympics
In 2015: 1 Swiss indoor 400; 4ht EIC 400; 8 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Langenthal 300H; 1 Zofingen 200; 1 Basel 400H; 3 Weinheim 100 ‘B’; 1 ETCh 1st League
400 ‘B’ (5th overall); 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 400H; 4 Lausanne Diamond 400H; 2 Lucerne 400H
795
MALMBERG Elise SWE
20y
39d
1995
55.88
55.88 -15
Full name-Elise Inez Malmberg
2015 European under-23 Champion at 400m Hurdles
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.69w/13.82; HJ: 1.70i/1.69; SP: 11.49i/11.22, 200: 24.13; LJ: 6.28/6.32w -13; JT: 33.89; 800: 2:20.61
Heptathlon pb: 5442 -13. 400 pb: 53.81i -15, 54.26 -14 (54.28 -15). 5 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 6 EJC LJ 2013; 8 WJC LJ 2014 (ht 100H); ht EIC 400
2015; 1 under-23 400H 2015. She gave up multi-events because of a persistent arm injury. 1 Swedish 400H 2015, LJ 2014 & indoor 400 2015. Coaches-Ingela
Nilsson & Håkan Widlund
In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor 400; 1 Swedish junior indoor; 4ht EIC 400; 1 Hässleholm 100H; 1 Jönköping 400; 1 Uppsala 400h
800
MOHAMMAD Ghofrane SYR
26y
76d
1989
58.68
57.42 -06 NR
Syrian record holder at 400m & 400m hurdles // 400 pb: 53.55 -06 (56.15 -15). 100H pb: 14.72 -08. 6 World Youth 2005; 7 WJC 2006; ht WIC 60H 2012; 6
Asian Champs 2015. Failed a doping test at the 2012 Olympics and suspended for six months in 2012/2013
In 2015: 6 Asian Champs; 2 Almaty
811
McKNIGHT Sparkle TTO
23y
243d
1991
55.41
55.41 -15
2015 North/Central America & Caribbean silver medallist at 400m hurdles
400 pb: 52.17 -13 (53.45 -15). ht WJC 400 2010; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 4x400 2013; ht WCH 400H 2013; 5 Pan-Am Games 400H 2005; 2
North/Central America & Caribbean 400H 2005. 1 Trinidadian 400 2012 & 400H 2013. Attends University of Arkansa
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor Distance Medley (2 4x400); 1 Texas Relays 400H; 4 Stanford Invitational 400H (8 400); 1 Fayetteville 400H; 1 Port of Spain Hampton
Games 400; 1 West Indies Universities 400; dnf Barbadian 400H; 2 Trinidadian 400H; 2 Port of Spain 400H; 5 Pan-Am Games 400H; 2 North/Central America
& Caribbean 400H; 7ht WCH
850
TKACHUK Viktoriya UKR
QBR
20y
286d
1994
56.25
56.25 -15
400 pb: 53.07 -15. sf WJC 400 2012 (4 4x400); 8 ETCh 400 2015; 1 Ukrainian 400H 2015
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian University Games 400 (3 400H); 1 Ukrainian Teams 400; 2 ETCh 400 ‘B’ (8th overall); 4sf under-23 ECH 400H; 1 Ukrainian Cup 400H (Jul
21); 1 Ukrainian 400H (Aug 1); 4 Szczecin 400H
857
RYZHYKOVA Hanna UKR
QBR
25y
270d
1989
56.24
54.35 -12
(Née Yaroshchuk)
2012 European bronze, 2014 European Team Championships winner
400 pb: 52.11 -14. 2 EJC 4x100 2007; 6 WJC 2008 (2 4x400); 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); 1 WSG 2011 (2013-2); sf WCH 2011; 3 ECH 2012 (2010-sf); sf
OLY 2012 (4 4x400); 6 WCH 2013 (2011-sf); 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-2); 2 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2009/2010/2012 (1 200 2010)
In 2015: 2 Ukrainian; 1 Lithuanian
22y 261d 1992
56.33
56.33 -15 NR
Uruguayan record holder at 400m, 800m & both hurdles disciplines
New South American Champion at both 800m & 400m Hurdles
400 pb: 52.53 -14 (53.05 -15). 800 pb: 2:01.46 -15. 1500 pb: 4:32.38 -15. 100H pb: 14.61 -14. 3 World Youth 400H 2009 (2007-ht); ht WJC 400H 2010; 3 South
American 400H 2011; ht WCH 400H 2011; ht WIC 400 2012; ht OLY 400H 2012; 1 South American Games 800/400H 2014; 1 South American under-23
400/800/400H 2014 (on three successive days); 1 South American 400H 2015 (2009-4, 2011-3, 2013-2); 1 South American 800 2015; 3 Pan-Am Games 400H
2015
In 2015: 1 Montevideo 800 (2 1500) (Feb 21/22); 1 Buenos Aires 400/800 (Mar 25-27); 1 Santiago de Chile 400; 1 Montevideo 800/400H; 1 Lima 400/400H; 2
Oordegem IFAM 400H; 2 Namur 400H; 6 Oordegem Putbos 800; 1 South American 800/400H; 1 Uruguayan 400/800; 3 Pan-Am Games 400H
858
RODRÍGUEZ Déborah URU
870
CARTER Kori USA
23y
78d
1992
54.41
53.21 -13
2013 US Collegiate & 2014 US Champion
Not quicker than 54 outside the US, but now she’s free of her collegiate commitments
100H pb: 12.76 -13 (13.29 -15). ht WJC 2008; 2 World Youth 100H 2009; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 NCAA 2013; 1 US 2014 (2015-3). Studied human
biology at Stanford University. Managed by Wes Felix (Allyson’s brother) and now coached (since March 2014) by Bobby Kersee in Los Angeles. Her first sport
was soccer and then she “fell in love with hurdling”
In 2015: 6 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 6 Shanghai Diamond; 7 Ostrava Golden Spike; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 3 US
876
DEMUS Lashinda USA
32y
164d
1983
54.44
52.47 -11 NR
2012 Olympic silver (when she so nearly caught Natalya Antyukh on the run-in, losing 52.77 to 52.70)
400 pb: 51.09 -10. 100H pb: 12.93w -05, 13.08 -04. 1 WJC 400H/4x400 2002; 2 WCP 2006; 1 WCH 4x400 2009; 1 WCH 2011 (2005/2009-2); 2 OLY 2012
(2004-sf). 1 US 2005/2006/2009/2011/2012. Graduate of African-American studies from the University of South Carolina. Middle of three sisters, her
mother/coach Yolanda Rich was an international runner in the 70s and 80s. Twin sons Duane & Donte born June 5, 2007
In 2015: 1 Los Angeles; 1 Pasadena; 2 Westwood; 5 Drake Relays; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Beijing; 9 Rome Diamond
896
LITTLE Shamier USA
20y
154d
1995
53.74
53.74 -15
Reigning World Junior Champion, Pan-American Games, US & US Collegiate Champion who says that “the race begins at the 8th hurdle”
400 pb: 51.06 -14 (51.37i, 51.77 -15). 1 WJC 2014 (2012-dnf final. when she fell at the last hurdle when in medal contention); 1 WJC 4x400 2014; 1 Pan-Am
Games 400H/4x400 2015. 1 NCAA 2014/2015 (representing Texas A&M University); 1 US 2015. Born-Louisville, lives-Chicago
Trademark day-glo head ribbon “so people can spot me” and glasses (she doesn’t like contact lenses). Her mother Tiffany Mayfield was a 1.72 high jumper
In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor; 1 Tempe 200 (Mar 21); 1 Stanford Invitational; 1 Tempe (Apr 11); 5 Waco 400; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference; 1 NCAA (53.74,
she became the youngest woman ever quicker than 54.00); 1 US (53.83); 1 Pan-Am Games 400H/4x400; Unbeaten at 400m hurdles since May 18, 2014.
Since then 23 wins (10 finals & 13 preliminaries) up to the US Championship final at Eugene on June 28, 2015
922
TATE Cassandra USA
24y
344d
1990
54.01
54.01 -15
Ran second leg for US team which won 2014 World indoor relay gold
400 pb: 52.51 -15. 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; 1 WIC 4x400 2014. 1 NCAA 2012; 2 US 2015. Graduate of Business Management
from Louisiana State University. Coach-Dennis Shaver
Wonderful improvement at 2015 US Championships from 54.70 to 54.51 in her semi, then 54.01 final to clinch World Championship selection
In 2015: 2 Sydney Classic; 2 Melbourne Challenge; 2 Baton Rouge; 1 Drake Relays; 1 Baie Mahault; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham
Diamond; 2 US; 4 Paris Diamond; 2 Székesfehérvár; 3 London Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond
942
NGUYEN Thi Huyen VIE
22y
94d
1993
56.15
56.15 -15 NR
Vietnamese record holder // 400 pb: 52.00 -15. 1 Asian junior 2012; ht WJC 2012; 5 Asian Champs 2013; 7 Asian Games 2014; 1 South East Asian Games
400/400H 2015
In 2015: 1 Malaysian 400/400H; 1 South East Asian Games 400/400H; 5 Bangkok; 1 Pathumthani 400; 1 Chanthaburi 400; 1 Ho Chi Minh 400/400H
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....52.34.......Yuliya Pechonkina RUS............. 2003
2.....52.42.......Melaine Walker JAM.................. 2009
3.....52.47.......Lashinda Demus USA................2011
4.....52.61.......Kim Batten USA......................... 1995
5.....52.62.......Tonya Buford USA..................... 1995
6.....52.70.......Natalya Antyukh RUS................ 2012
7.....52.74.......Sally Gunnell GBR..................... 1993
8.....52.77.......Fani Halkía GRE........................ 2004
=9...52.79.......S. Farmer-Patrick USA...............1993
.......52.79.......Kaliese Spencer JAM................. 2011
1.....53.74.......Shamier Little USA
2.....53.76.......Zuzana Hejnová CZE
3.....53.99.......Sara Petersen DEN
4.....54.01.......Cassandra Tate USA
5.....54.09.......Keni Harrison USA
6.....54.12.......Kemi Adekoya BRN
7.....54.15.......Kaliese Spencer JAM
8.....54.24.......Georganne Moline USA
9.....54.27.......Tiffany Williams USA
10...54.37.......Wenda Nel RSA
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World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists
Women’s High Jump
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
1.91 -15 NR
Antiguan & Barbudan record holder
2015 Pan-American Games silver medallist, improving there from 1.88 to 1.91
dnq COM 2014; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015; 2 North/Central America &
Caribbean 2015. 6 NCAA 2010 (2008-12, 2012-11); 7 US Olympic Trial 2012
In 2015: 1 Princeton (Apr 18); 1 Ewing NJ; 1 Princeton (May 2); 1 West Long Branch; 6 New York Diamond; 2 Pan-Am Games; 2 North/Central America &
Caribbean
106
FREDERICK Priscilla ANT
130
PATTERSON Eleanor AUS
QBR
26y
188d
1989
1.91
19y
90d
1996
1.96
1.96 -13/15
2014 Commonwealth Champion // 1 World Youth 2013; 1 COM 2014. 1 Australian 2014/2015. Coach-David Green. 1.82 tall
In 2015: 1 Bendigo; 1 Newcastle; 1 Victoria State junior; 1 Victoria State; 1 Australian junior; 1 Australian; 1 Gold Coast; 1 Sunshine Coast; 1 Brisbane
195
DEMIREVA Mirela BUL
25y
327d
1989
1.94
1.95 -12
2008 World junior silver // 3 EJC 2007; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-dnq); 7 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 ECH 2012 (2014-dnq); 7 EIC 2013 (2015-dnq); 1 Balkan 2015. 1
Bulgarian 2007/2008/2011/2014 (1 indoor 2008/2009)
In 2015: 4 Dutch indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Lisse; 6 Beijing Challenge; 1 Oordegem Putbos; 3 Marseille; 3 Huelva; 1 Leiden; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 4 Sopot; 3
Székesfehérvár; 4 Madrid; 1 Balkan
200
VENEVA-MATEEVA Venelina BUL
41y
69d
1974
1.90
2.04 -01/06
2006 European silver, now she’s the world over-40 record holder // 2 EJC 91; =9 OLY 2000 (96/2004/2012-dnq); 3 WIC 2001 (95-dnq, 2004-7, 2010/2012-dnq);
4 WCH 2001/2003 (91/95/99/2009/2011-dnq, 2005-10); 3 EIC 2005 (2000-4, 2002-dnq, 2007-dq, 2011-7=, 2013-6); 2 ECH 2006 (98-5, 2010/2014-dnq, 2012
-12). Older sister Kremena once held the Bulgarian Triple Jump record. Served two-year doping suspension 2007-2009. 1.81 tall
In 2015: 1 Bulgarian indoor; 1 Balkan indoor; 7 EIC; 1 Mersin; 1 Haniá; 4 Huelva; 1 Sofia; 1 Plovdiv; 1 Sofia; 1 Stara Zagora; 1 Dimitrovgrad; 3 Balkan
Beijing 2015 are her ninth World Championships
269
ZHENG Xingjuan CHN
26y
154d
1989
1.88
1.95 -09/11
Twice Asian Champion // 2 WJC 2006; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 1 Asian Champs 2009/2011 (2015-3); =5 WIC 2010; =6 WCH 2011 (2005-dnq, 2013-9=); 1 Asian
Indoor Champs 2012 (2014-2); 2 Asian Games 2014 (2006-2=, 2010-3=). 1 Chinese 2006/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013. 1 Chinese National Games 2009/2013.
From-Fujian Province. Coach-Huang Guojin. 1.84 tall
In 2015: 1 Fresno; 1 Stanford Invitational; 4 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Drake Relays; 3 Asian Champs
281
ŠIMIĆ
Ana CRO
25y
108d
1990
1.94
1.99 -14
2014 European bronze // 1.95i -15. dnq World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; 1 Balkan indoor 2013; dnq EIC 2013; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; dnq WCH
2013; dnq WIC 2014; 3 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-dnq); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Croat 2006/2007/2008/2009/2012 (1 indoors 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013).
1.77 tall
In 2015: 1 Zagreb; 4 Doha Diamond; 2 Beijing Challenge; 5 Rome Diamond; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Sopot; 6 Székesfehérvár; =5 Lausanne Diamond; 2
Eberstadt
31y 286d 1983
1.97
2.08 -09 NR
Former World Champion. 2008 Olympic silver but with the highest ever non-winning mark, 2.05
8 World Youth 99; 1 WJC 2000; 7 EJC 2001; 1 Mediterranean Games 2001; 1 WJC 2002; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 4 EIC 2007 (2002-dnq, 2009-5=); 1 WCH
2007/2009 (2001-6, 2003-7, 2005-dnq, 2011-2); 1 WIC 2008/2010 (2003-4, 2004-3, 2006-2, 2014-6); 2 OLY 2008 (2000-dnq, 2004-11); 1 ECH 2010 (2002-5=,
2006-4); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. Coached by her father Josjo (whose best HJ was 2.03) and Bojan Marinović (pb 2.12). 1.93 tall
On January 31, 2012 in Gothenburg underwent surgery to remove a bone spur and reconstruct the joint in her left heel, but her recovery was complicated by a
prolonged bacterial infection and she did not return to competition until the 2013 New York Diamond League
In 2015: 2 Rome Diamond; 2 New York Diamond
284
VLAŠIĆ Blanka CRO
306
MAREŠOVÁ Oldřiška CZE
QBR
28y
311d
1986
1.91
1.92 -12
3x Czech Indoor Champion // 4 World Youth 2003; 6 WJC 2004; 6 EJC 2005; 6 WSG 2009; =8 ETCh 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Czech 2010 &
indoor 2010/2011/2012. Was a student at the Czech University of Agriculture. Coach-Jaroslav Kovar. 1.89 tall
In 2015: 4 Czech indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Ostrava; 1 Turnov; 3 Opole; 1 Kladno; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Czech; 1 Prague (Jul 3)
36y 142d 1979
2.00
2.02 -07 NR
Full name-Ruth Beita Vila (Pronounced BAY-tee-a)
Twice European Champion. 25x Spanish Champion (15 in + 10 out)
dnq WJC 96; 9 EJC 97; 8 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001; =6 WCP 2002; 2 ECP 2006 (2004-6); 2 ETCh 2009 (2011-3, 2013-4); 2 WIC 2010 (2001-7, 2003-5=,
2004-dnf, 2008-4, 2014-3); 3 ETCh 2011 (2014-3=, 2015-5); 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2002-11, 2006-9, 2010-6=); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-7=); 1 EIC 2013
(2005/2009/2011-2, 2007-3, 2015-5); =3 WCH 2013 (2003-11=, 2005/2011-dnq, 2007-6, 2009-5)). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2015 (1 indoor 2002-2015). 1.92 tall
She retired as planned at the end of August 2012, but then after two months she changed her mind and then won two big medals in 2013 (EIC/WCH), and
another two in 2014 (WIC/ECH)
In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 5 EIC; 7 Doha Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 2 ETCh; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Madrid; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1
Spanish
321
BEITIA Ruth ESP
321
HAAS Eleriin EST
QBR
23y
47d
1992
1.91
1.93 -14
dnq World Youth 2009; 11 EJC 2011; dnq EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ECH 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 Estonian 2012/2014; 1 Finnish 2012/2014 & indoors
2013. Coach-Reijo Jokela. 1.80 tall
In 2015: 2 Raasepori; 3 Lahti; =8 ETCh 1st League; 2 Turku; 5 Madrid; 1 Lapinlahti; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Estonian
402
LAKE Morgan GBR
18y
101d
1997
1.94
1.94 -14/15
New European Junior High Jump Champion. Double World Junior Champion in 2014, first at Heptathlon then High Jump. Winner of 28 national age-group titles
at jumps and combined events
UK junior record holder at high jump
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.25; HJ: 1.94; SP: 14.85; 200: 24.59; LJ: 6.32; JT: 41.66; 800: 2:21.06. Heptathlon pb: 6148 -14 (5082 -15)
1 WJC HJ/Heptathlon 2014; dnq ECH HJ 2014; 9 EIC 2015; 1 EJC HJ 2015. 1 English under-17 HJ/LJ/Heptathlon 2012/2013; 1 English junior LJ 2014 & HJ
2015. Her father/lead coach-Eldon Lake won English Schools titles at triple jump in 1984 & 1987. High jump coach-Richard Aspden; throws coach-Jeremy
Tigar. 1.78/64kg
In 2015: 2 UK indoor HJ; 9 EIC Pentathlon; 23 Götzis (dnf 800); 8 Birmingham Diamond HJ; 1 English junior HJ/LJ; 2 UK HJ (9 LJ); 1 EJC HJ; 9 London
Diamond LJ; 3 Eberstadt HJ
407
POOLEY Isobel GBR
22y
242d
1992
1.97
1.97 -15 NR
British record holder. 2012 Commonwealth silver // dnq WJC 2010; dnq EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 9 ETCh 2013 (2014-11); 4 under-23 ECH 2013; 2 COM
2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 English under-23 2013; 1 Scottish 2013; 1 UK 2015. Coach-Fayyaz Ahmed. 1.91 tall
“Obviously my height is an advantage, something I inherited from my Dad [David] - he’s 6 feet 10”
In 2015: 3 UK indoor; dnq EIC; 3 Doha Diamond; 1 Portsmouth; 1 Bedford Games; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 4 New York Diamond; =6 ETCh; 1 UK; =9
Lausanne Diamond; 9 Monaco Diamond
34y 203d 1981
1.92
1.92 -15 NR
3 Ukrainian 2006/2013/2014; 1 Georgian indoor 2015. Formerly Valentyna Lyashenko UKR, acquired Georgian citizenship in December 2014 and initially
cleared by the IAAF to compete for Georgia from December 5, 2015 but that waiting period was then cancelled by the IAAF Council
In 2015: 1 Georgian indoor; dnq EIC; nh Beijing Challenge; 6 Dakar Challenge; 3 Riga; 7 Opole; 3 Argentan; 2 ETCh 3rd League; 2 Berdychiv; 6 Heusden; 8
Karlstad; 1 Almaty; 5 Ukrainian
416
LIASHENKO Valentyna GEO
431
JUNGFLEISCH Marie-Laurence GER
24y
318d
1990
1.96
1.97 -14
5x German Champion (3 in + 2 out) // =6 EJC 2009; 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq EIC 2011; no-heighted WCH final 2013; 8 WIC 2014; 5 ETCh 2014 (2011-10,
2013-5=); 5 ECH 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 German 2013/2014/2015 & indoor 2011/2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Eppingen; 1 Stuttgart; 1 Sinn; 3 Rehlingen; 9 Rome Diamond; =6 ETCh; 1 Bühl; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Lucerne; 1 German; 1 Eberstadt
464
SZABÓ Barbara HUN
25y
185d
1990
1.94
1.94 -15
8x Hungarian Champion (6 out + 2 in) // 15 World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; 10 World Student Games 2013; dnq ECH 2014; =8 EIC 2015. 1 Hungarian
2008/2009/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2010/2015). 1 NCAA div 2 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014). Attends Western State Colorado University
In 2015: 1 Gothenburg; 3 Toruń Copernicus; 3 Łódź; 2 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Hungarian indoor;
Here: =8/q-1.91
588
SCHEPER Jeannelle LCA
20y
273d
1994
1.96
1.96 -15
2015 US Collegiate Champion // 8 WJC 2012; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2013; dnq WCH 2013; =4 COM 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1
NCAA 2015. Student of Mathematics and Spanish at the University of Southern California. Born-Jamaica, she has lived in Saint Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, and
Belize as her family move with her father’s work needs. Coach-Delethea Quarles. 1.75 tall
In 2015: 1 Myrtle Beach; 1 Tuscaloosa; 1 Florida Relays; 1 Greenville; 1 Penn Relays; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference; 1 NCAA; 6 Madrid; 2 Lucerne; 9
Monaco Diamond; 5 Pan-Am Games
31y
58d 1984
1.94
1.98 -10 NR
2015 Pan-American Games Champion. Twice Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
3 World Youth 2001; 8 WJC 2002; 2 Pan-Am junior 2003; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2005/2008/2009/2011/2013 & Games 2010; 1 North &
Central American & Caribbean 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 COM 2010/2014 (2002-12=, 2006-5); dnq WIC 2012; 11 WCH 2013
(2005/2009-dnq, 2007-15); 7 WIC 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-3, 2011-7). 1.75 tall
In 2015: 1 Georgia Relays; 2 Athens GA; 1 Georgia Tech Invitational; 3 Drake Relays; 2 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 5 Doha Diamond; 3 Beijing Challenge;
2 Marseille; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 3 New York Diamond; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Madrid; 1 Pan-Am Games
589
SPENCER Levern LCA
594
PALŠYTĖ Airinė LTU
629
AMATA Doreen NGR
673
LIĆWINKO Kamila POL
716
CHICHEROVA Anna RUS
726
KUCHINA Mariya RUS
23y
38d 1992
1.95
1.98 -14 NR
New World Student Games Champion // 1.98i -15. 4 World Youth 2009; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 2 EJC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; 9 ECH 2012
(2010-dnq, 2014-13); 11 OLY 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 12 WCH 2013; dnq WIC 2014; 12 ECH 2014; 4 EIC 2015 (2011-dnq); 1 WSG 2015 (2011-2). 1
Lithuanian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2014/2015). Student of Marketing & Integrated Communication at Vilnius University.
1.86 tall
In 2015: 1 Lithuanian indoor; 4 EIC; 1 Doha Diamond; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’; 8 Rome Diamond; 9 Birmingham Diamond; 1 WSG; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1
Lithuanian
27y 106d 1988
1.94
1.95 -08/11 NR
Nigerian record holder. Twice African Games Champion // 1 African Games 2007/2011; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 8 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq); 4 African Champs 2012.
1 Nigerian 2007/2008/2011/2012/2015. Coach-Kola Adebayo. 1.85 tall
In 2015: 3 Georgia Tech Invitational; 1 Drake Relays; 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Dakar Challenge; nh New York Diamond; 1 Hilversum; 4
Székesfehérvár; =9 Lausanne Diamond; 11 Madrid; 1 Nigerian
29y 152d 1986
1.98
1.99 -13 NR
(Née-Stepaniuk)
Co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Mariya Kuchina RUS)
Co-holder of Polish outdoor record of 1.99 (with Justyna Kasprzycka)
2.02i -15. 7 EJC 2005; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; =2 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2014-3=, 2015-3); 1 WSG 2013 (2009-4); =7 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq); =1
WIC 2014; =9 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2009-8, 2013-dnq). 1 Polish 2007/2008/2009/2015 (1 indoor 2006/2008/2009/2011/2013/2014/2015). Coach/husband
Michał Lićwinko. 1.83 tall
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Rehlingen; 1 Biala Podlaska; 3 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 3 ETCh; 2 Sopot; 6 Monaco Diamond; 1 Polish
33y
30d 1982
2.03
2.07 -11 NR
Full name-Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova
Olympic Champion in 2012 after bronze in 2008 ... World Champion in 2011 after silvers in 2007 & 2009
1 World Youth 99; 4 WJC 2000; 2 EJC 2001; 2 WIC 2004/2012 (2003-3); 1 EIC 2005 (2007-5=); 1 WSG 2005 (2001-8=); 3 ECP 2006; 7 ECH 2006; 1 WCH
2011 (2003-6, 2005-4, 2007-2=, 2009-2, 2013-3=); 1 OLY 2012 (2004-6, 2008-3). 1 Russian 2007/2008/2009/2011/2012/2015. Husband-Gennadiy Chernovol
KAZ (2001 Asian Champion at 200m), their daughter Nika born September 7, 2010. Coaches-Yevgeniy Zagoruiko/Vladimir Chicherov (father). Her younger
brother Vladimir Chicherov is a 16.73 triple jumper. 1.80 tall
In 2015: 1 Beijing Challenge; 6 Rome Diamond; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 Russian
22y
219d
1993
2.00
2.00 -14/15
2010 Youth Olympic Champion. Co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Kamila Lićwinko POL). 2015 European Indoor Champion
2 World Youth 2009; 1 European Youth 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 2 WSG 2013; 2 ECH 2014; 1
IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2011-dnq). 1 Russian 2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015). Coach-Boris Gorkov (same as 2004 Olympic Champion Yelena
Slesarenko)
She was voted Female Athlete of the Year in Russia for 2014
In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 1 EIC; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Opole; 4 Rome Diamond; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 1 ETCh; 1 Sopot; 12 under-23 ECH; 1 Monaco
Diamond; 4 Eberstadt; 2 Russian
22y 184d 1993
1.92
1.88 -12 NR
Seychellois record holder. 2012 African Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 15.38; HJ: 1.92; SP: 9.77; 200: 26.01; LJ: 6.28; JT: 28.84; 800: 3:03.27
dnq World Youth 2009; 1 African junior 2009; 12 COM 2010 (2014-dnq); 3 African Games 2011; 1 Afrcan Champs 2012; 2 WJC 2012; dnq OLY 2012. 1.72 tall
In 2015: 5 Réduit Heptathlon; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Indian Ocean Island Games
754
LABICHE Lissa SEY
794
KINSEY Erika SWE
27y
163d
1988
1.97
1.97 -15
(Née Widlund) // LJ pb: 6.46w, 6.17 -15. 5 World Youth HJ 2005; 8 WJC HJ 2006; 1 EJC 2007; 8 under-23 ECH HJ 2009; 4 ETCh HJ 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 HJ
2015 indoors & out (representing the University of Central Missouri where she is a student of Physical Education and Corporate Fitness)
In 2015: 1 NCAA div 2 indoor HJ/TJ (4 LJ); 1 Pittsburg Classic HJ; 1 Drake Relays HJ; 1 St. Charles HJ/LJ/TJ; 1 NCAA div 2 HJ (2 TJ, 4 LJ); 4 ETCh HJ; 3
Lausanne Diamond HJ; 8 Monaco Diamond HJ; 1 Karlstad HJ; 3 Stockholm Diamond HJ; 2 Swedish HJ
798
SKOOG Sofie SWE
25y
QBR
75d
1990
1.92
1.92 -15
Full name-Sofie Natalie Skoog // 1 Swedish 2015 indoors & out. Coach-Stefan Holm (1 OLY 2004). Her younger brother Kim high jumped 2.00 in 2005. 1.81 tall
In 2015: 1 Karlstad; 1 Sätra; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 5 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Swedish indoor
826
GERASHCHENKO Iryna UKR
20y
164d
1995
1.94
1.94 -15
2015 European under-23 bronze // 2 World Youth 2011; dnq EIC 2013/2015; 3 EJC 2013; 5 WJC 2014 (2012-7); dnq ECH 2014; 5 ETCh 2015; 3 under-23
ECH 2015. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2014
In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Ukrainian University Games; 6 Beijing Challenge; 1 Ukrainian under-23; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 5 ETCh; 3 under-23 ECH;
6 Zhukovskiy; 2 Ukrainian
831
LEVCHENKO Yuliya UKR
QBR
17y
266d
1997
1.92
1.92 -15
QBR
25y
160d
1990
1.92
1.98 -14
13 World Youth 2013; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 6 EJC 2015
In 2015: 7 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian junior; 6 EJC; 7 Karlstad; 6 Eberstadt
838
OKUNEVA Oksana UKR
4x Ukrainian Champion // =6 EJC 2009; =7 EIC 2011; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 8 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012; 2 ETCh 2014; 6 ECH 2014. 1
Ukrainian 2011/2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 8 Doha Diamond; 4 Beijing Challenge; 6 Opole; 9 Rome Diamond; 3 Ukrainian Teams; 3 Berdychiv; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Jul 21); 1
Ukrainian; 2 Lithuanian
31y 221d 1984
1.91
2.05 -10 NR
QBR
(Née Howard). US record holder. 2012 World Indoor Champion. 2005 World silver
LJ pb: 6.90 -10. 2 WCH 2005 (2007/2009-7=); 6 OLY 2008/2012 (2004-dnq); 1 WIC 2012 (2006-8, 2010-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 US junior 2003; 1
NCAA 2004 (2005-2); 1 NCAA indoor 2005; 1 US 2006/2008/2009/2014/2015 & indoor 2010/2012/2015. Graduate of Economics from Georgia Institute of
Technology. Husband Mario Lowe is a 16m triple jumper, their daughters Jasmine born July 30, 2007, and Aurora Elizabeth born April 4, 2011 and son Mario
Josiah born August 28, 2013. Coach-Nat Page. 1.75 tall
In 2015: 1 US indoor; 1 Clermont (Apr 18); 4 Drake Relays; 1 Clermont (May 16); 5 New York Diamond; 1 US
897
LOWE Chaunte USA
934
RADZIVIL Svetlana UZB
28y
216d
1987
1.94
1.97 -12
Twice Asian Games Champion and now Asian Champion // 9 World Youth 2003; 1 Asian junior 2006; 1 WJC 2006 (2002-dnq, 2004-13); =2 Asian Indoor
Games 2006; 1 Asian Games 2010/2014 (2006-7); 8 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq); 8 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; dnq WIC
2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Champs (2011/2013-2). 1.84 tall. (She jumped 1.98 in irregular conditions in 2008; most experts disregard this
mark)
In 2015: 8 Doha Diamond; 4 Beijing Challenge; 1 Asian Champs; 3 Bühl; 2 Székesfehérvár; =5 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Madrid
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....2.09.........Stefka Kostadinova BUL............ 1987
2.....2.08.........Blanka Vlašić CRO.....................2009
=3...2.07 ........Lyudmila Andonova BUL............1984
.......2.07.........Anna Chicherova RUS............... 2011
=5...2.06.........Kajsa Bergqvist SWE................. 2003
.......2.06.........Hestrie Cloete RSA.................... 2003
.......2.06.........Yelena Slesarenko RUS............ 2004
.......2.06.........Ariane Friedrich GER................. 2009
=9...2.05 ........Tamara Bykova RUS................. 1984
.......2.05 ........Heike Henkel GER..................... 1991
.......2.05.........Inga Babakova UKR...................1995
.......2.05.........Tia Hellebaut BEL...................... 2008
.......2.05.........Chaunté Lowe............................ 2010
1.....2.03.........Anna Chicherova RUS
=2...2.00.........Ruth Beitia ESP
.......2.00.........Mariya Kuchina RUS
4.....1.98.........Kamila Lićwinko POL
=5...1.97.........Blanka Vlašić CRO
.......1.97.........Erika Kinsey SWE
.......1.97.........Isobel Pooley GBR
=8...1.96.........Eleanor Patterson AUS
.......1.96.........Jeannelle Scheper LCA
.......1.96.........Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch GER
.......1.96.........Vashti Cunningham USA
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31
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
4.76 -12 NR
Twice Commonwealth Games Champion, she holds Commonwealth (outdoor) record
dnq WCH 2007/2011; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010/2014; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); =3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Australian
2008/2009/2013/2015. Parents were both Commonwealth Champions: Ray Boyd (1982 PV) & Denise Robertson (1978 200m). Her siblings Jacinta and
Matthew are also international athletes (Matthew competed at Glasgow 2014, but unfortunately no-heighted in the men’s pole vault). Coach/father-Ray Boyd.
1.71 tall
In 2015: 1 Sippy Downs (2x); 3 Perth; 1 Adelaide Classic; 1 Waitakere; 1 Queensland State; 1 Melbourne Challenge; 1 Australian; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 1
Mannheim; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; nh Rottach-Egern; nh Lucerne; 4 London Diamond; nh Stockholm Diamond
115
BOYD Alana AUS
31y
102d
1984
4.65
123
KENNEDY Nina AUS
18y
138d
1997
4.59
4.59 -15
5 World Youth 2013; 4 WJC 2014. 1 Australian junior 2014/2015. Coach-Alex Parnov
In 2015: 1 Perth (Jan 22); 3 Western Australia State; 1 Perth (Feb 14); nh Adelaide; 1 Perth (Feb 27); 4 Queensland State; 1 Australian junior; nh Melbourne
Challenge; 2 Australian; 1 Mannheim junior; 11 Rottach-Egern; 10 Heusden; 10 Beckum; 7 Jockgrim
34y 158d 1981
4.80
4.85 -10/11 NR
Full name-Fabiana de Almeida Murer
Former World Champion indoors & out, and back as world #1 in 2014
4.83i -5. 10 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 1 Ibero-American 2006/2010; 2 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2007/2009/2011; 1 Pan-Am Games 2007 (2011/2015-2);
=10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 1 WIC 2010 (2008-3=, 2006-dnq, 2014-4); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-nh); 1 WCH 2011 (2005-dnq, 2007-6=, 2009-5, 2013
-5=). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2008/2009/2013/2015. Ex-Gymnast (speciality apparatus-asymmetric bars). Her favourite film: “Al the Harry Potter ones.” CoachÉlson Miranda de Souza. 1.72 tall
In 2015: Set a South American indoor record of 4.83 in Nevers; 1 Brazilian; 3 Hengelo; 1 Innsbruck; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; =3 Paris
Diamond; 2 Pan-Am Games
183
MURER Fabiana BRA
234
LI Ling_PV CHN
255
REN Mengqian CHN
26y
46d 1989
4.66
4.66 -15 NR
Asian record hold and twice Asian Champion. 2015 World Student Games Champion
nh WJC final 2006; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 6 WSG 2009; 1 Asian Indoor Games 2009 & Indoor Champs 2012; 2 East Asian Games 2009; dnq WIC 2010; 1 Asian
Champs 2013/2015 (2011-2); 11 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-dnq); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 WSG 2015. 1 Chinese National Games
2013. From-Zhejiang Province. Coach-Zhou Tiemin. 1.80 tall
In 2015: nh Jinan; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final; 1 WSG
21y
321d
1993
4.50
4.50 -15
4.91
4.91 -15 NR
2 Asian Champs 2013 (2015-5); 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2014. 2 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Zhejiang Province
In 2015: 2 Shanghai; 2 Xianlin; 3 Jinan; 1 Taiyuan; 5 Asian Champs; 4 Chinese Grand Prix Final
300
SILVA Yarisley CUB
28y
81d
1987
2012 Olympic silver (losing only on countback to Jenn Suhr) // nh WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Pan-Am Games 2011/2015
(2007-3); 2 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 3 WCH 2013 (2011-5); 1 WIC 2014 (2012-7); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014. 1.62 tall
In 2015: 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Havana Barrientos; 6 Birmingham Diamond; =4 New York Diamond; 2 Paris Diamond; 1
Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Pan-Am Games; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Beckum; 1 Jockgrim
307
PTÁČNÍKOVÁ Jiřina CZE
29y
93d
1986
4.72
4.76 -13 NR
Former European Champion // nh WJC 2002/2004; 4 EJC 2005 (2003-6); 1 WSG 2009; 7 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq, 2013-8=); 1 ECH 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-5,
2014-6=); =6 OLY 2012; 4 EIC 2013 (2011-4=, 2015-dnq); =2 WIC 2014 (2010-5); 2 ETCh 2014 (2009-5, 2011-3). 1 Czech 2009/2010/2011/2013/2014 (1
indoor 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015). Married Petr Svoboda (2011 European Indoor Champion at 60m Hurdles) on September 21, 2012, but they
separated in 2014. Coaches-Nikolaj Gorožkov & František Ptáčník. 1.74 tall
In 2015: 1 Czech indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Ostrava; 1 Turnov; 6 Hengelo; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 Prague Academica; 3 Rabat; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Czech; 1
Prague (Jul 1); 9 Paris Diamond; 6 Rottach-Egern; 1 Tábor; =4 Jockgrim
318
AGIRRE Naroa ESP
QBR
36y
98d
1979
4.46
4.51 -14 NR
Full name-Naroa Agirre Kamio
Spanish record holder & 21x Champion (12 in + 9 out)
4.56i -07. LJ pb: 6.36w -05, 6.35 -07. 5 Mediterranean Games 2001; =6 OLY 2004; 1 Ibero-American 2004; dnq EIC 2005/2007/2011; 9 WCH 2005
(2003/2007/2009-dnq); 6 WIC 2006 (2004-dnq, 2008-9); 4 ECP 2006 (2004-7, 2007-5); 6 WIC 2006 (2003-dnq, 2008-9); 7 ECH 2006 (2002-10,
2010/2012/2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2008; 4 ETCh 2013 (2009-8, 2014/2015-5). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2010/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor
2000/2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014/2015). 1.77 tall
In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 4 Metz; 1 San Sebastián; 1 Pamplona; 2 Montreuil; 5 ETCh; 3 Turku; 2 Somero; 1 Ordizia; =7 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 2 Catalan; 1
Durango; 1 Mataró; 1 Spanish; 1 Pamplona; 1 Monachil
27y 133d 1988
4.60
4.60 -15 NR
Finnish record holder & 19x Finnish Champion (10 in + 9 out) // 6 World Youth 2005; 6 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 1 EJC 2007 (2003-8); dnq WCH 2007/2009; 2
under-23 ECH 2009; =4 EIC 2011 (2009/2011/2013/2015-dnq); dnq OLY 2012; =7 ECH 2014 (2010-9, 2012-dnq); 4 ETCh 2015 (2010-5). 1 Finnish
2006/2007/2009-2014/2015 (1 indoor 2005/2006/2007/2009-2015). Coach-Jarno Koivunen. 1.69 tall
In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Lappeenranta; 3 Montreuil; 1 Lahti; 4 ETCh; 1 Turku; 1 Somero; 1 Seinäjoki; 8 Lucerne; 1 Karlstad; 1 Finnish; 1 Kuortane
360
NIKKANEN Minna FIN
378
LOTOUT Marion FRA
25y
275d
1989
4.60
4.60 -13/15
2013 World Championship finalist // dnq WJC 2008; 8 WSG 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 4 ETCh 2013 (2015-5); 12 WCH 2013; nh ECH final 2014. 1 French
2013/2015 & indoor 2011/2013/2014. 1.65 tall
In 2015: 2 French indoor; 5 Drake Relays (Apr 22); nh Drake Relays (Apr 24); 1 Bondoufle; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Montreuil; 5 ETCh; 7 Paris Diamond; =7
Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 French; 6 London Diamond; 4 Beckum; 6 Jockgrim
386
23y 292d 1991
4.50
4.71 -12 NR
2011 European under-23 Champion ... 2013 European Indoor Champion
Indoor pb: 4.87 -12. 3 WJC 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; nh WCH qualifying 2011; 3 WIC 2012; =6 OLY 2012; nh ETCh 2013. 1 UK 2011/2012
(1 indoor 2011/2012/2014). Former gymnast, footballer, netballer and heptathlete. Coach-Scott Simpson (formerly Julien Raffalli-Ebezant, Dan Pfaff). 1.75 tall
Seven British records to February 11, 2012 – Outdoors: 4.65 & 4.70 (2011); Indoors: 4.61, 4.71 (2011), 4.72, 4.80, 4.87 (2012)
She improved by 95cm in 2009, 30cm in 2010, 36 cm in 2011 and 16cm in 2012 but not since January 21, 2012 (Her 2013 season curtailed by Achilles
problems and a stress fracture in her back, then she skipped competing in 2014 outdoors to spend time on her her long- term fitness). Married Paul Bradshaw
on October 25, 2014
In 2015: 1 Welsh; 1 UK; 5 Lucerne
BRADSHAW Holly GBR
418
BAUER Katharina GER
25y
70d
1990
4.65
4.65 -15
6 World Youth 2007; nh under-23 ECH 2011 final; 8 EIC 2013 (2014-nh final); 3 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014. Coach-Balian Buschbaum (the former Yvonne
Buschbaum, 2 EIC 2002)
In 2015: 2 German indoor; nh EIC final; 3 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 9 Shanghai Diamond; 7 Hengelo; 1 Rehlingen; nh Bayer; 2 Rabat; nh Hof; 9 RottachEgern; nh Heusden; 4 German; 3 Beckum; nh Jockgrim; 1 Leverkusen
445
RYZIH Lisa GER
26y
327d
1988
4.70
4.71 -14
(Ryzih pronounced like “Rye - sitch”)
2010 European bronze. Former World Youth & World Junior Champion
1 World Youth 2003; 1 WJC 2004 (2006-nh final); 4 EJC 2007; 1 under-23 ECH 2009; 3 ECH 2010 (2012-7, 2014-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-3=);
7 EIC 2011; =6 OLY 2012; =8 WCH 2013. 1 German 2015 & indoor 2011/2015. She vaulted 3.92 at age 13, a world age best. Her older sister is Anastasija
Reiberger (aka Nastja Ryjikh), who was the 1999 World Indoor Champion. Coach/father-Vladimir (PV pb 5.40), mother-Yekaterina (HJ pb 1.91). Born-Omsk,
her family came to German in 1992. 1.79 tall
In 2015: 1 German indoor; 1 Metz; dns EIC final; 2 Innsbruck; nh Baku; 3 Mannheim; 1 Rottach-Egern; 3 Lucerne; 1 German; 2 Beckum
29y 157d 1986
4.75
4.82 -12 NR
Fourth at Berlin 2009, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 // 1 World Youth 2001; 8 WJC 2002; 1 EJC 2003/2005; 8 WIC 2006; 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 3 ECP 2008; 2
EIC 2009/2011 (2007-5); 4 WCH 2009/2013 (2007-nh final, 2011-9); 2 ECH 2010 (2006-6, 2012-4); 4 WIC 2012 (2006-8, 2014-7); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-13=,
2008-7); 1 ETCh 2013/2015 (2009-3, 2010/2011-2). 1 German 2005/2006/2007/2009/2010/2012 & indoors 2009/2012/2014. Younger sister of Richard
Spiegelburg (pb 5.85, now retired). Coach-Andrei Tiwontchik (1996 Olympic bronze). 1.72 tall
In 2015: 6 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Hengelo; 8 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Zweibrücken; 1 ETCh; 5 Mannheim; 5 Paris Diamond; 7 Lucerne; 3 German; 4 Stockholm
Diamond
448
SPIEGELBURG Silke GER
450
STRUTZ Martina GER
33y
290d
1981
4.65
4.80 -11
2011 World silver. 2012 European silver. German record holder outdoors
5 WJC 2000; 4 under-23 ECH 2001 (2003-9=); dnq EIC 2005; dnq WIC 2006; 5 ECH 2006; 2 WCH 2011; 2 ECH 2012; 5 OLY 2012. 1 German 2011/2013 (1
indoor 2006). As a young child she was age-group gymnastics champion in the GDR. She admits to having seven tattoos and says her pre-competition ritual is
to shave her legs and take a cold shower. 1.59 tall
In 2015: 1 North German indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Recklinghausen; 5 Hengelo; 1 Hof; 1 Sollentuna; 2 Mannheim; 2 Prague; 3 Rottach-Egern; 4 Heusden; 2 German;
5 Beckum; 2 Jockgrim
29y 153d 1986
4.83
4.83 -15 NR
Greek record holder both indoors & out // 6 WJC 2004; 7 EJC 2005; 1 Balkan 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq EIC 2009/2013; 6 ETCh 2009; 1 Mediterranean
Games 2009; 8 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); 3 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-7=); 12 WIC 2014 (2010-nh final, 2008-dnq); 5 EIC 2015. 1 Greek
2009/2011/2013/2014 & indoor 2010/2011/2015. Coach-Emmanouíl Karayiánnis. 1.67 tall
In 2015: 1 Greek indoor; 5 EIC; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Hengelo; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 2 New York Diamond; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Paris Diamond; 1
London Diamond; 2 Stockholm Diamond
454
KIRIAKOPOÚLOU Nikoléta GRE
455
STEFANÍDI Ekateríni GRE
25y
198d
1990
4.71
4.71 -14/15
European silvers indoors & out (she has the medals, her compatriot Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou has the records)
4.77i -15. 1 World Youth 2005 (2007-2); 10 EJC 2007; 3 WJC 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 2 ECH 2014 (2012-5);
2 EIC 2015. 1 NCAA 2012 (representing Stanford University). 1.71 tall
In 2015: 2 EIC; 1 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 1 Drake Relays (Apr 24); 2 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Chula Vista; 5 Birmingham Diamond; nh New
York Diamond; 11 Paris Diamond; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 2 Rottach-Egern; 3 London Diamond; 6 Stockholm Diamond; 3 Jockgrim
479
PENA Tori IRL
28y
22d
1987
4.50
4.60 -13 NR
(Tori short for Victoria)
Irish record holder indoors & out // dnq ECH 2010/2012; dnq EIC 2011; dnq OLY 2012 (no heighted); dnq WCH 2013. 3 NCAA 2010. 1 Irish
2011/2012/2013/2015. Born / lives California, she has dual citizenship with Ireland through her grandparents. 1.67 tall
In 2015: 1 Tempe; 5 Mt SAC Relays; 2 La Jolla; 2 Austin; 2 Phoenix; 7 Chula Vista; 4 Rabat; 7 ETCh 1st League; nh Sollentuna; 3 Prague; 9 Sotteville-lèsRouen; 8 Rottach-Egern; 9 Lucerne; 2 Chula Vista; nh Atlanta; 1 Irish
625
PLUIM Femke NED
21y
103d
1994
4.55
4.55 -15 NR
Dutch record holder // 2 EJC 2013; =4 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Dutch 2015 indoors & out
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Tourcoing; 1 Hoorn; 3 Tourcoing; 2 Lokeren; 1 Vught; nh Leiden; 2 ETCh 1st League; 2 Turku; =4 under-23 ECH; 5
Heusden; 2 Seraing; 1 Dutch; 9 Beckum; 2 Jockgrim
748
SIDOROVA Anzhelika RUS
24y
54d
1991
4.79
4.79 -15
European Champion indoors & out // 4.80i -15. 4 WJC 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; =2 WIC 2014; 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-2); 1 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3). 1
Russian 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2014/2015)
In 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 1 EIC; 2 Russian Teams; =2 Birmingham Diamond; 2 ETCh; =3 Paris Diamond; 1 Heusden; 2 London Diamond (pb 4.79); 1 Russian
Tina SLO
26y 286d 1988
4.38
4.61 -11 NR
(Šutej pronounced “Shoe - tay”)
12x Slovenian Champion (9 out + 3 in)
8 World Youth 2005; 2 WJC 2006; dnq EIC 2007; 4 Mediterranean Games 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2009; 10 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq, 2014-10=); 2 WSG 2011
(2009-7); dnq WCH 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 2 NCAA 2010/2011 (1 indoor 2011/2012). 1 Slovenian 2006/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor
2007/2008/2015). Studied biology at the University of Arkansas. Coach-Slavko Cerne. 1.73 tall
In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor; dnq EIC; 8 Shanghai Diamond; nh Hengelo; 1 Celje; 4 Baku; 2 Velenje; 1 Slovenian; 1 Balkan
757
ŠUTEJ
769
BÜCHLER Nicole SUI
772
MOSER Angelica SUI
31y 247d 1983
4.60
4.67 -14 NR
Swiss record holder indoors & out. 10x Swiss Champion (6 in + 4 out)
12 under-23 ECH 2005; dnq OLY 2008; 2 WSG 2009 (2005-18, 2007-3); dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013; 8 WIC 2012; dnq ECH 2012/2014; dnq EIC 2015. 1 Swiss
2009/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2007/2009/2010/2012/2014/2015). 1.60 tall/2015
In 2015: 1 Swiss indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Colmar; 3 Hengelo; 1 Velenje; 8 Paris Diamond; 4 Rottach-Egern; 2 Lucerne; nh Beckum; 1 Swiss
QBR
17y
316d
1997
4.41
4.41 -15
2014 Youth Olympic Champion. 2015 European Junior Champion // 1 Youth Olympic Games 2014; 1 EJC 2015. 2 Swiss indoor 2014/2015 & outdoor 2015
In 2015: 2 Swiss indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Langenthal; 2 Swiss Clubs; 1 Basel; 1 Winterthur; 1 Emmen; nh Zweibrücken; 5 ETCh 1st League; 1 Mannheim junior; 1 La
Chaux-de-Fonds; 1 EJC; 3 Jockgrim; 2 Swiss
787
22y
44d 1993
4.61
4.61 -15 NR
Full name-Angelica Therese Bengtsson
2009 World Youth, 2010 Olympic Youth Champion and twice World Junior Champion
4.70i -15. 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010/2012; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 EJC 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq WCH 2013; =5 ECH
2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2011/2013-dnq); 3 ETCh 2015. 1 Swedish 2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2010/2013/2014/2015). In late 2012 she moved to France to be
coached by coach-Sebastian Homo (formerly it was her father-Glen Bengtsson). 1.64 tall
In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Pontoise ‘B’; 3 ETCh; 2 Sollentuna; 9 Paris Diamond; 1 under-23 ECH; 5 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Swedish
BENGTSSON Angelica SWE
789
DAHLSTRÖM Malin SWE
25y
360d
1989
4.55
4.55 -15
She was Swedish record holder before Angelica Bengtsson
4x Swedish Champion (2 in + 2 out)
2 ETCh 2009; dnq EIC 2011/2013; 4 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); dnq ECH 2012. 1 Swedish 2011/2013 (1 indoor 2011/2012). Coaches-Thomas Kyöttilä &
Pakka Dahlhöjd. 1.71 tall
In 2015: 3 Swedish indoor; dnq EIC; 3 Recklinghausen; 3 Lokeren; 1 Gothenburg; 1 Karlskrona; 3 Sollentuna; 7 Mannheim; 1 Swedish Clubs; 1 Gothenburg
VUS; 5 Rottach-Egern; 6 Heusden; 3 Karlstad; 8 Stockholm Diamond; 8 Beckum; nh Swedish
796
MEIJER Michaela SWE
22y
22d
1993
4.52
4.52 -15
Full name-Sara Michaela Meijer
2015 European under-23 silver // nh WJC final 2010; 6 ETCh 2014; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Swedish 2009 (at age 16). Missed all of 2013 with injury. CoachesGustaf Hultgren & Thomas Kyöttilä. 1.72 tall
In 2015: 2 Swedish indoor; dnq EIC; 2 Recklinghausen; 1 Lokeren; 2 Gothenburg; 2 Hof; 4 Sollentuna; 1 Gothenburg VUS; 2 under-23 ECH; 2 Karlstad; 7
Stockholm Diamond; 2 Swedish
902
MORRIS Sandi USA
23y
43d
1992
4.76
4.76 -15
2015 US indoor Collegiate Champion, representing the University of Arkansas
1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2014. 1 US youth 2009; 2 US 2014/2015; 1 NCAA indoor 2015
In 2015: 1 NCAA indoor; 1 Texas Relays; 1 Stanford Invitational; 1 Fayetteville (Apr 11); 3 Drake Relays; 1 Fayetteville (May 1); 1 Starkville Southeastern
Conference; 2 NCAA; 2 US; 6 Paris Diamond; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 10 Rottach-Egern; 1 Lucerne; 2 Heusden (pb 4.76); 2 Atlanta
904
NAGEOTTE Katie USA
24y
52d
1991
4.55
4.55 -15
3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 2013; 3 US indoor 2013 (4 outdoors). Before her “big vaults”, she’ll touch the inside of her shoes on
which she has written the word “dad” and “poppa” in remember of her late father & grandfather
In 2015: 3 US indoor; 2 Tennessee Relays; 3 Mt SAC Relays; 5 Drake Relays; 1 Taipei; 8 Chula Vista; 3 Knoxville; 4 US; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean
908
PAYNE Demi USA
23y
325d
1991
4.71
4.71 -15
Huge advancement so far in 2015 from 4.21 to 4.71/4.75i, for third on the US all-time list behind Olympic Champions Jenn Suhr and Stacy Dragila
4 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 US indoor 2015; 1 NCAA 2015; 3 US 2015. Her father Bill Payne vaulted 5.86 in 1991 and was second in the World Student Games
that year. Daughter Charlee born October 2013. Coach-Jeff Erickson. 1.73 tall
In 2015: 1 US indoor; nh NCAA indoor; 3 Texas Relays; 1 Nacogdoches; 1 Austin; 1 Waco; 1 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 2 Drake Relays (Apr 24); 1 Austin; 1
Southland; 1 NCAA; 3 US; 4 Pan-Am Games
33y 197d 1982
4.82
4.92 -08 NR
(Née Stuczynski)
2012 Olympic Champion. World indoor record holder. 16x US Champion (9 out + 7 in)
5.02i -13. JT pb: 46.82 -05. nh WCP 2006; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-2); 2 WCH 2013 (2007-10, 2011-4); =5 WIC 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 US indoor
2005/2007/2008/2009/2011/2012/2013 & outdoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014. Great-grandparents from Poland. Husband/coach-Rick Suhr
who in 2004 watched her playing basketball and persuaded her to try pole vault. Based-Riga, New York where she has her own Nissen hut in which to practice
vaulting. She was the only woman to set a world record in 2013. 1.83 tall
In 2015: nh US indoor; 1 Churchville; 1 London ON; 3 New York Diamond; 1 US; 3 Pan-Am Games
920
SUHR Jennifer USA
937
PEINADO Rosbeilys VEN
17y
268d
1997
4.60
4.60 -15
Venezuelan record holder & former World Youth Champion // 1 World Youth 2013; dnq WJC 2014 (no heighted in qualifying); 2 South American Games 2014; 2
Youth Olympic Games 2014; 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 1 South American junior & senior 2015; 6 Pan-Am Games 2015
In 2015: 1 Barquisimeto (Feb 28); 1 Venezuelan junior; 1 Venezuelan; 1 Barquisimeto (Mar 20); 1 Caracas; 1 South American junior; 1 South American; 1
Catalan
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....5.06.........Yelena Isinbaeva RUS............... 2009
2.....4.92.........Jenn Suhr USA.......................... 2008
3.....4.91.........Yarisley Silva CUB..................... 2015
4.....4.88.........Svetlana Feofanova RUS...........2004
5.....4.85.........Fabiana Murer BRA................... 2010
=6...4.83.........Stacy Dragila USA..................... 2004
.......4.83.........Anna Rogowska POL.................2005
.......4.83.........Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE............ 2015
=9...4.82.........Monika Pyrek POL..................... 2007
.......4.82.........Silke Spiegelburg GER.............. 2012
1.....4.91.........Yarisley Silva CUB
2.....4.83.........Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE
3.....4.82.........Jenn Suhr USA
4.....4.80.........Fabiana Murer BRA
5.....4.79.........Anzhelika Sidorova RUS
6.....4.76.........Sandi Morris USA
7.....4.75.........Silke Spiegelburg GER
8.....4.72.........Jiřina Ptáčníková CZE
=9...4.71.........Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE
.......4.71.........Demi Payne USA
.......4.71.........Nicole Büchler SUI
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
GURI Claudia AND
20y
(Days)
Born
112d
1995
2015 Best
Personal Best
5.27
5.27 -15
Andorran indoor record holder at long & triple jump // 5.68i -15. TJ pb: 12.40i -15, 12.16 -15. dnq EIC LJ/TJ 2015
In 2015: dnq EIC LJ/TJ; 22 EIC; 3 Small States of Europe Games HJ (4 TJ); 6 ETCh 3rd League HJ (8 TJ, 11 LJ); 5 Albi HJ; 1 Andorra HJ; 1 Barcelona HJ (Jul
22); 1 Barcelona HJ (Jul 22); 1 Castres HJ (5 TJ); 6 Spanish HJ (7 TJ) ; 2 Pamplona HJ
134
STRATTON Brooke AUS
22y
40d
1993
6.73
6.73 -15
10 World Youth 2009; 6 WJC 2010 (2012-7). 1 Australian 2014. Coach/father-Russell Stratton
In 2015: 1 Melbourne (Jan 10); 1 Hobart; 1 Melbourne (Jan 31); 1 Canberra; 1 Adelaide; 1 Victoria State; 2 Sydney Classic; 2 Australian; 3 Kawasaki; 1 Gold
Coast (Jun 28); 1 Gold Coast (Jul 12)
27y
95d 1988
6.83
6.83 -15 NR
Bahamian record holder & 8x Champion // 100 pb: 11.88w -09. dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 2 Pan-Am junior 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean
Champs 2008/2011 (2013-3); 3 Central American & Caribbean Games 2010; dnq WCH 2011/2013; 8 WIC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 3 Central American &
Caribbean Champs 2013; 8 COM 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Bahamian 2008-2015
In 2015: 1 Auburn Classic; 2 Baie Mahault; 1 Georgia State Invitational; 1 Clermont; 2 Ponce; 1 Bahamian; 1 Kortrijk; 4 Lucerne; 8 Monaco Diamond; 2 Pan-Am
Games
145
STUART Bianca BAH
161
MIRONCHYK-IVANOVA Nastassia BLR
26y
130d
1989
6.82
7.08 -12
Fourth at 2011 World Championships // Outdoor pb: 7.22w, 7.08 -12. TJ pb: 14.29 -11. 8 World Youth 2005; 2 WJC 2008; dnq EIC TJ 2009; 2 under-23 ECH
2009 (2011-6); 6 ECH 2010; 6 EIC 2011 (2015-dnq); 4 WCH 2011 (2009-11); 5 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012. 1 Belarusian 2012/2015 (1 indoor
2008/2011/2012/2015)
In 2015: 1 Minsk; 1 Mogilyov; 1 Belarusian indoor; 2 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prize; 1 Minsk; 1 Belarusian
163
SUDAREVA Volga BLR
31y
180d
1984
6.86
6.86 -15
(Née Sergeyenko)
2012 European silver // 11 WSG 2007; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 2 ECH 2010; 2 ECH 2012 (2014-11); dnq EIC 2013; 4 WCH 2013; dnq WIC 2014; 2 ETCh 2015. 1
Belarusian 2008/2011/2013/2014 & indoor 2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Belarusian Cup; 2 ETCh; 1 Sollentuna; 5 Tomblaine; 1 Liège; 2 Belarusian
172
COSTA Keila BRA
32y
196d
1983
6.70
6.88 -07
2010 World indoor long jump bronze. Winner of multiple South American titles at long jump (2) & triple jump (4)
TJ pb: 15.10w -07, 14.58 -13 (14.50w, 14.17 -15). 1 South American TJ 2001/2003/2007/2013 (1 LJ 2003/2009); 3 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); dnq WIC TJ 2006; 1
Ibero-American LJ 2006; 7 WCP LJ 2007; 2 Pan-Am Games LJ/TJ 2007; 7 WCH LJ 2007 (9 TJ); 7 WIC LJ 2008; 11 OLY LJ 2008; fouled out WCH LJ final
2009; 3 WIC LJ 2010 (2012-dnq); 11 WSG LJ 2011; 12 WCH TJ 2011 (dnq LJ); 4 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011 (5 LJ); dnq OLY TJ 2012; dnq WCH TJ 2013; 2
Pan-Am Games TJ 2015 (9 LJ). 1 Brazilian TJ 2003/2004/2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 LJ 2004/2005/2007/2009/2010/2013/2014/2015)
In 2015: 3 São Bernardo LJ; 1 São Paulo LJ; 1 Campinas TJ; 1 Clermont TJ (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville TJ; 1 Brazilian LJ/TJ; 4 Eugene Diamond TJ; 3 Marseille
TJ; 8 Oslo Diamond TJ; 7 New York Diamond LJ; 2 Pan-Am Games TJ (9 LJ)
174
da SILVA Tánia BRA
QBR
28y
247d
1986
6.68
6.68 -15
2006 South American Champion at Triple Jump // 6.73w -15. TJ pb: 14.11 -07 (13.80 -15). dnq WJC TJ 2004; 1 South American TJ 2006 (2009-3, 2015-2);
dnq WCH TJ 2007; dnq WIC TJ 2008; 4 Ibero-American 2012 (2010-5); 3 Ibero-American TJ 2014 (2010-5, 2012-4); 2 South American LJ 2015. 1 Brazilian TJ
2006
In 2015: 2 Campinas TJ; 3 Santiago de Chile LJ (Apr 9); 2 Santiago de Chile LJ (Apr 11); 2 Lima LJ (Apr 26); 2 South American LJ/TJ; 1 São Bernardo do
Campo LJ (Jul 17); 1 São Bernardo do Campo TJ (Jul 19); 1 São Bernardo do Campo LJ (Jul 25)
179
MARTINS Eliane BRA
QBR
29y
87d
1986
6.68
6.68 -15
dnq WCH 2007; 2 Ibero-American 2008; 1 South American under-23 2008; dnq WIC 2010; 1 Ibero-American 2012 (2008-2, 2010/2014-3); 10 Pan-Am Games
2015. 1 Brazilian 2012
In 2015: 1 Jundiaí; 1 Chile (2x); 1 São Paulo; 4 Brazilian; 7 Hengelo; 3 Innsbruck; 1 Plasencia; 4 Velenje; 2 Rhede; 1 Barcelona
24y
80d 1991
6.99
6.99 -15 NR
2015 Pan-American Games Champion. Canadian record holder // 100H pb: 13.42 -13. 8 World Youth 100H 2007; dnq WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games
2013; 3 COM 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Canadian 2013/2014/2015. 2 NCAA indoor 2013, representing the University of
Arizona. Ritual: right shoe always goes on before left. Her younger sister Sabrina Nettey is also an international athlete. Coach-Dan Pfaff (at the World Athletics
Center in Arizona)
In 2015: 1 Mt SAC Relays; 3 Doha Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Burnaby; 1 New York Diamond; 1 Canadian; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1
Pan-Am Games
221
NETTEY Christabel CAN
242
LU Minjia CHN
22y
234d
1992
6.52
6.74 -09
2009 World Youth Champion. 2015 Asian Champion // 6.79w -10 (6.54w -15). 1 World Youth 2009; 3 East Asian Games 2009; dnq WIC 2010; 6 Asian Games
2010/2014; 2 Asian Champs 2011; 1 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015 (2011-2). 1 Chinese National Games
2009. From-Zhejiang Province
In 2015: 5 Jinan; 3 Taiyuan; 1 Asian Champs; 1 Sapporo Nambu
326
JOVER María Del Mar ESP
27y
121d
1988
6.78
6.78 -14/15
Full name-María Del Mar Jover Pérez // 10 World Youth 2003 (2005-dnq); dnq ECH 2012/2014; 6 WSG 2013; 5 ETCh 2014 (2009-11, 2013-8). 1 Spanish
2012/2014/2015. Coach-Salvador Vila
In 2015: 2 Spanish indoor; 1 Spanish Universities; 1 Pamplona; 1 Valencia; 3 European Clubs Cup; 8 Rome Diamond; 3 Spanish Clubs; 2 Catalan; 1 Monachil
(Jul 11); 1 Castellón; 1 Spanish; 1 Monachil (Aug 8)
401
JOHNSON-THOMPSON Katarina GBR
22y
224d
1993
6.56
6.92 -14
World #1 at Heptathlon in 2014 (despite withdrawing from the Commonwealth Games suffering a 'stress reaction' in her takeoff foot for the long jump). World
indoor silver at Long Jump
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.41; HJ: 1.97i/1.90; SP: 12.49i/12.24; 200: 22.89; LJ: 6.93i/6.92; JT: 42.01; 800: 2:07.64
Heptathlon pb: 6682 -14. 1 World Youth 2009; 6 EJC 2011 (2009-8); 1 WJC LJ 2012 (sf 100H); 14 OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 WCH 2013; 2 WIC LJ
2014; 1 EIC 2015. Winner of multiple national titles at HJ & LJ. Mother-Tracey Johnson (English), father-Ricardo Thompson (Bahamian). Coach-Mike Holmes.
1.83/68kg
In 2015: 1 North of England indoor 60H/LJ (4 SP); 1 UK indoor HJ (UK indoor record 1.97) (4 60H); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix LJ indoor (UK indoor record 6.93
– she becomes the first athlete in 90 years to hold British record at both high and long jump); 1 EIC Pentathlon; 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 200H; 2
English under-23 100H; 3 UK LJ; 4 London Diamond LJ; 2 UK League div 3/Aug 9 JT (pb 42.01)
26y 338d 1988
6.98
6.98 -15 NR
British record holder. Sixth at 2009 World Championships for Anguilla, then again in 2013 for Great Britain
TJ pb: 13.88i -10, 13.74 -09. 6 World Youth 2005 (2003-dnq); 5 Pan-Am Junior 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 6 WCH
2009/2013 (2007/2011-dnq); 3 WIC 2012 (2014-4); 9 OLY 2012; 4 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-9); fouled out COM final 2014 (2006-dnq). 1 UK 2011/2012; 1
UK indoor 2012. Cleared to compete for Britain from November 16, 2010, she had unconditional British overseas territories citizenship as Anguilla is a British
Dependent Territory. Coach-Rana Rieder
Set five British records in 2012: 6.71, 6.80, 6.86 & 6.89 indoors & 6.95 outdoors. Two so far in 2015: another 6.95 then 6.98)
In 2015: 1 Clermont (Apr 18); 2 Doha Diamond; 4 Eugene Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 3 New York Diamond; 1 UK; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Monaco Diamond;
1 London Diamond
409
PROCTOR Shara GBR
410
SAWYERS Jazmin GBR
21y
92d
1994
6.71
6.71 -15
Three big silvers in successive years: 2013 European Junior, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 European under-23
Heptathlon pb: 5007 -11. 9 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 2 EJC 2013; 9 ETCh 2014; 2 COM 2014; 6
ETCh 2015; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. Law student at Bristol University. Coach-Alan Lerwill (1 COM LJ 1974)
As a bobsledder, she won silver in the two-girl event at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics with Mica McNeill
In 2015: 7 Birmingham Grand Prix; 1 British Universities; 1 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames; 1 Loughborough ‘International’; 6 ETCh; 4 UK; 2 under-23 ECH; 5
Bellinzona; 2 London Diamond; 1 Gothenburg
414
UGEN Lorraine GBR
23y
364d
1991
6.92
6.92 -15
US Collegiate Champion outdoors in 2013 & indoors in 2014, representing Texas Christian University
6.96w -15. 100 pb: 11.34w -12 (11.42 -15). 200 pb: 23.71w, 23.81 -15. dnq EJC 2009; dnq WJC 2010; dnq WCH 2013; 5 COM 2014. 1 NCAA 2013 & indoor
2014. 1 English under-23 2011/2012/2013; 1 English Schools 2009. Coach-Shawn Jackson (formerly Frank Attoh)
In 2015: 2 Fort Worth 100; 1 Texas Relays; 3 Baylor Invitational 200 (1 100 ‘C’); 1 Gainesville (1 200 ‘C’); 4 Fort Worth 100; 4 Doha Diamond; 3 Ponce; 3
Eugene Diamond; 2 UK; 3 Monaco Diamond
435
MALKUS Lena GER
22y
15d
1993
6.94
6.94 -15
2010 Youth Olympic Champion. 2013 European under-23 Chjampion // 1 Youth Olympics 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 2 WJC 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013 (2015-5); dnq
WCH 2013. Her mother Ruth Holzhausen was a member of the West German volleyball squad which finished sixth at the 1984 Olympics. At the 2012 World
Junior Championship she had a great duel with Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson who leapt 6.81 in round three; Malkus responded with 6.80 on her final
jump
In 2015: 6 German indoor; 1 German Universities 200/LJ; 8 Hengelo; 1 Weinheim; 1 Regensburg Sparkassen; 3 German under-23 200; 1 Tomblaine; 5 under
-23 ECH; 1 German (5 200)
436
MIHAMBO Malaika GER
21y
199d
1994
6.79
6.90 -14
Shock winner at 2014 European Team Championships, with 6.90 in the opening round
9 World Youth 2011; dnq WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013; dnq WCH 2013; 1 ETCh 2014; 4 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015. Student of political science at the
University of Mannheim (and she’s just passed an English language exam with a top grade). Father-Tanzanian, mother-German
In 2015: 1 Karlsruhe; 5 Weinheim; 4 Rome Diamond; 1 German under-23; 1 South German; 1 under-23 ECH; 9 German
437
MOGUENARA Sosthene Taroum GER
25y
308d
1989
6.94
7.04 -13
In 2014 became Germany’s first 7m long jumper since the retirement of Heike Drechsler
dnq WIC 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-4); dnq WCH 2011; 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 12 WCH 2013; 9 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015; 3 ETCh 2015 (2013-5).
1 German 2013 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2014/2015). Chadian origin
In 2015: 1 German indoor; 2 EIC; 1 Hengelo; 6 Eugene Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 ETCh; 1 Bad Langensalza; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Dillingen; 2 German
442
RATH Claudia GER
29y
118d
1986
6458
6462 -13
In Heptathlon, fourth at 2013 World Championships, fifth at 2014 World Indoor Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.46; HJ: 1.83; SP: 13.78; 200: 23.77; LJ: 6.84w/6.73; JT: 43.45; 800: 2:06.43. Heptathlon pb: 6462 -13
6 ECH 2012 (2010-11); 4 WCH 2013; 5 WIC 2014; 8 ECH 2014. 1 German indoors & out 2010/2011. Coach-Jürgen Sammert. 1.75/65kg
In 2015: 1 Wetzlar 200/LJ; Contested a four-event challenge in Neuwied; 2 German Universities 100H/LJ; 7 Götzis Heptathlon; 2 Hessen 100H; 3 Ratingen
Heptathlon; 2 Bad Langensalza LJ; 5 German LJ (7 100H); Contested selected individual events during the Heptathlon at Filderstadt
23y 262d 1991
6.69
6.69 -15 NR
QBR
Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games. British Virgin Islander record holder
6.51w -15. 100 pb: 12.04 -14. 200 pb: 23.78w -13, 23.97 -10. 400 pb: 52.35 -10. TJ pb: 13.27 -10. 4 WJC 2010; dnq WCH 2011/2013; 4 Central American &
Caribbean Champs 2013; 4 COM 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. She was the British Virgin Islands flagbearer at
the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
In 2015: 1 San Diego; 4 Mt SAC Relays; 4 Chula Vista; 5 Manchester; 5 Ponce; 4 San Diego; 1 Trinidadian
506
MALONE Chantel IVB
582
GRABUSTE Aiga LAT
27y
149d
1988
6.62
6.69 -14
2012 European bronze in Heptathlon // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.46; HJ: 1.79i/1.77; SP: 14.81i/14.56; 200: 24.42; LJ: 6.82i/6.69; JT: 48.67; 800: 2:12.90
Heptathlon pb: 6507w/6414 -11. 27 World Youth 2005; 9 WJC 2006; 1 EJC 2007; 19 OLY 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009; 11 WCH 2011 (2007-17, 2009-12); 8
WIC 2010 (dnq LJ 2012); 10 EIC 2011 (2009-dnf); 3 ECH 2012; 5 ECH LJ 2014; 8 EIC LJ 2015. 1 Latvian 100H 2007/2008, LJ 2014, Heptathlon 2009/2011,
SP 2010, indoor Pentathlon 2011, indoor 200/LJ 2011 & indoor LJ 2015. 1.78/66kg
In 2015: 1 Latvian indoor LJ; 8 EIC LJ; 3 Hengelo LJ; 1 Riga LJ; 1 Lithuanian Teams LJ; 1 Tartu LJ; 4 ETCh 1st League LJ; 2 Tomblaine LJ; 2 Valmiera LJ
25y
81d 1990
6.48
6.48 -15 NR
Peruvian record holder and reigning South American Champion // 6.55w -15. ht World Youth 100/200 2007; 1 South American 2015; 12 Pan-Am Games 2015
In 2015: 6 Santiago de Chile (Apr 9); 3 Santiago de Chile (Apr 11); 1 Lima (Apr 24); 1 Lima (Apr 26); 5 Medellín Restrepo 100 ‘C’; 1 Peruvian; 1 Lima (May 24);
1 South American; 12 Pan-Am Games
659
MAUTINO Paola PER
695
MARINCU Florentina ROU
19y
134d
1996
6.66
6.71 -14
Reigning World Youth Champion at Long & Triple Jump // 6.79i, 6.78w -15. TJ pb: 13.81 -13 (13.53 -15). 1 World Youth LJ/TJ 2013; dnq EIC LJ 2013; 4 EJC TJ
2013; 1 Balkan indoor LJ/TJ 2015; 1 EJC LJ 2015 (3 TJ); 1 Balkan LJ 2015. 1 Romanian indoor 60 2014/2014 (1 LJ 2015)
In 2015: 1 Bacau LJ; 1 Romanian indoor 60/LJ; 1 Balkan indoor LJ; 1 Romanian junior indoor LJ;
Here: 5/q-6.57
703
ROTARU Alina ROU
22y
77d
1993
6.75
6.75 -15
2010 Youth Olympic silver // HJ pb: 1.85i -12. 2 World Youth 2009 (4 HJ); dnq WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 2 EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 5 WJC
2012; 4 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Balkan 2014; 7 ECH 2015; 4 EIC 2015 (2013-dnq); 3 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-5). 1 Romanian 2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 4 EIC; 3 Clermont 100/1 200 ‘B’; 1 Innsbruck; 1 Oberteuringen; 3 under-23 ECH; 1 Romanian; 1 Waiblingen
720
KLISHINA Darya RUS
24y
218d
1991
6.95
7.05 -11
Twice European Indoor Champion // 1 European Youth 2007; 1 World Youth 2007; 1 EJC 2009; 1 EIC 2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2011 (2013-2); 1 under-23 ECH
2011; 4 WIC 2012 (2010-5, 2014-7); 1 WSG 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 1 ETCh 2015. 1 Russian 2014 & indoors 2011. Her first sport was volleyball.
Coach-Loren Seagrave (formerly Olga Shemigon), she’s now based in Florida
In 2015: 2 Kawasaki; 7 Doha Diamond; 8 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 8 Lausanne Diamond; 7 Monaco Diamond
733
PIDLUZHNAYA Yuliya RUS
26y
323d
1988
6.87
6.87 -15
New World Student Games Champion // 9 World Youth 2005; nm WJC 2006; 3 EJC 2007; 3 EIC 2011; 1 WSG 2015 (2011-2)). 1 Russian 2015. Attends
Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports in Omsk
In 2015: 2 Russian indoor; 5 Malmö Games; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Lignano (3 100); 1 WSG; 1 Russian
749
SOKOLOVA Yelena RUS
29y
29d
1986
6.70
7.07 -12
(Née Kremneva)
2012 Olympic silver with personal best 7.07 // dnq WJC 2007; 6 World Youth 2003 (3 Medley Relay); 3 under-23 ECH 2007; 2 WSG 2007/2013; 2 EIC 2009
(2007-5); 2 OLY 2012; 9 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq). 1 Russian 2009/2012 & indoors 2012. Coaches-Vladimir Kudriavtsev & husband Dmitry Sokolov
In 2015: 4 Russian Teams; 10 Rome Diamond; 2 Russian
Ivana SRB
25y 103d 1990
6.87
6.88 -14 NR
World Championship bronzes indoors & out // TJ pb: 13.78 -14. dnq World Youth 2005; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-7); 1 WSG 2009; 2 EJC 2009 (2007-5); 2 under-23
ECH 2011; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 3 WCH 2013; 3 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014 (2010-8, 2012-dnq); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2007-dnq, 2013
-5). 1 Balkan 2011/2013. 1 Serbian 2006/2008/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015). She once kept a pet kangaroo at her home in Novi Sad (called “Stopi”)
Winner of many big medals, without having jumped huge distances
In 2015: 1 Serbian indoor; 1 EIC; 6 Doha Diamond; 1 Velenje; 6 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond
762
ŠPANOVIĆ
784
VELĎÁKOVÁ Jana SVK
QBR
34y
79d
1981
6.68
6.72 -08
20x Slovak Champion (12 out + 8 in) // TJ pb: 13.40 -04 (10.86 -15). 8 WSG 2003 (2005-11, 2007-10); dnq EIC 2005/2007/2009/2011/2013/2015; 12 WCH
2007 (2009/2013-dnq); 9 ECH 2010/2012 (2006-12, 2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2012. 1 Slovak 2000-2009/2012/2015 (1 indoors 2005-2009/2012/2013). Twin sisterDana won 2000 World Junior Triple Jump bronze. Coach-Radoslav Dubovsky
In 2015: 1 Slovak indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Kosice; 1 Bratislava; 1 Ostrava (3 TJ); 5 Hengelo; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’; 1 Nitra; 3 Mendrisio; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 3
Velenje; 3 Lucerne; 3 London Diamond; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Slovak; 1 Trnava
791
JARDER Erica SWE
QBR
29y
141d
1986
6.66
6.67 -14
Full name-Erica May-Lynn Jarder
2013 European indoor bronze, where she improved from 6.48 to 6.71
6.84w -14 (6.69w -15). 3 EIC 2013 (2015-dnq); 10 WCH 2013; 8 WIC 2014; 3 ETCh 2014 (2015-4); 8 ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2007/2012/2013/2014 & indoor
2008/2009/2012/2013/2015. Coach-Anders Møller. Lives-Copenhagen
In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Tårnby 100; 8 Doha Diamond; 2 Hengelo; 2 European Clubs Cup; 9 Rome Diamond; 6 New York Diamond; 4 ETCh; 3
Sollentuna; 1 Copenhagen; 1 Karlstad; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Copenhagen; 2 Swedish
797
SAGNIA Khaddi SWE
21y
123d
1994
6.78
6.78 -15
Full name-Khaddijatou Victoria Sagnia
2010 Youth Olympic Champion at Triple Jump
pbs at Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.62w/13.93; HJ: 1.78; SP: 10.35; 200: 25.14; LJ: 6.78; JT: 37.04; 800: 2:46.48
TJ pb: 13.86w, 13.65 -11. Heptathlon pb: 5287 -11. 1 Youth Olympic TJ 2010; 9 World Youth TJ 2011 (11 LJ); 4 under-23 ECH LJ 2015. Mother from Gambia.
1 Swedish LJ 2015, TJ 2011 & indoor LJ/TJ 2011. Coach-Katrin Klaup
In 2015: 2 Stockholm XL-Galan LJ; 2 Swedish indoor 60; dnq EIC; 14 Arona Heptathlon; 1 Gothenburg LJ; 1 Swedish Clubs 100H/LJ; 4 under-23 ECH LJ; 1
Swedish LJ
828
HRYSHUTYNA Krystyna UKR
23y
152d
1992
6.81
6.81 -15
2013 European under-23 silver // 7 World Youth 2007; 4 EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ETCh 2015
In 2015: 3 Ukrainian indoor; 4 Ukrainian Cup (May 21); 2 Riga; 2 Innsbruck; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 7 ETCh; 3 Tomblaine; 4 Bad Langensalza; 1 Bellinzona; 3
Ukrainian; 5 Ukrainian University Games
860
BARTOLETTA Tianna USA
29y
356d
1985
7.12
7.12 -15
(Née Madison). World Long Jump Champion 10 years ago (outdoors) & 2006 (indoors). Led off the USA’s world record sprint relay team at the London
Olympics
100 pb: 10.85 -12 (10.90w, 10.94 -15). 200 pb: 22.37w, 22.50 -12. 4 Pan-Am junior LJ 2003; 1 WCH LJ 2005 (2007-10); 1 WIC LJ 2006; 3 WIC 60 2012/2014;
4 OLY 100 2012 (1 4x100); 3 IAAF Continental Cup LJ 2014. 1 US indoor 60 2012/2014/2015. 1 US 100 2014 & LJ 2015. Coach-Loren Seagrave
In 2015: 1 US indoor 60; 2 IAAF Relays 4x100; 1 Kawasaki 100/LJ; 1 Doha Diamond LJ; 1 Eugene Diamond LJ (7 100); 2 New York Diamond LJ (4 100); 1 US
LJ (5 100); 2 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Lausanne Diamond LJ; 2 Monaco Diamond LJ (she has effectively won the Diamond Race in that event); 1 Bellinzona 100
(Jul 21); 1 Bellinzona 100 (Jul 21); 6 London Diamond 100
875
DELOACH Janay USA
29y
313d
1985
6.95
7.03 -12
Full name-Cynthia Janay DeLoach (formerly DeLoach Soukup) (She is not related to the 1988 Olympic 200m Champion Joe DeLoach)
2012 Olympic long jump bronze & 2012 World Indoor silver
7.15w -12. 100H pb: 12.84 -15. 100 pb: 11.45 -08. 6 WCH LJ 2011 (2013-11); 2 WIC LJ 2012; 3 OLY LJ 2012; 5 WIC 60H 2014. 1 US indoor LJ 2011/2012.
Was at Colorado State University, from where she has a degree in psychology & human development and a master’s degree in occupational therapy. Lives-Fort
Collins, Colorado
Fractured her left (takeoff) ankle in 2013, had two surgeries on the ankle in 2014 and now takes off from her right foot. Therefore – left foot pb: 7.03; right foot
pb: 6.95
In 2015: 3 Azusa Clay 100H; 3 Mt SAC Relays LJ (4 100H); 1 Drake Relays; 1 Cerritos 100H‘LJ; 5 New York Diamond 100H; 3 US LJ; 7 Lausanne Diamond
LJ; 3 Liège LJ; 6 Monaco Diamond LJ; 3 Bellinzona LJ (4 100H with pb 12.84); 6 London Diamond LJ; 4 Atlanta 100H
913
REESE Brittney USA
28y
346d
1986
6.97
7.25 -13
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
She won a world title every year for five successive years (3 out + 2 in), as well as becoming 2012 Olympic Champion
1 WCH 2009/2011/2013 (2007-8); 1 WIC 2010/2012; 1 OLY 2012 (2008-5). 1 US 2008/2010/2011/2012/2014 & indoor 2009/2010. 1 NCAA indoor/out 2008.
Previously a basketball player, he mother Carla Young persuaded her to turn to athletics at age 17 (“I thank her a lot for pushing me”). She always competes in
red socks. Lives-Gulfport Mississippi. Coach-Jeremy Fischer. 1.70 tall
In 2015: 1 Chula Vista; 1 Baie Mahault; 5 Doha Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 1 San Diego Champs; 2 US (6.97, her best in two years)
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SAUNDERS Sha'Keela USA
21y
246d
1993
6.75
6.75 -15
2015 Pan-American Games bronze // TJ pb: 13.10i -15, 12.68 -14 (12.48 -15). 100 pb: 11.97 -09. 200 pb: 24.03w, 24.16 -14. 1 North/Central American &
Caribbean under-23 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 2 NCAA 2014 (2015-3); 2 NCAA indoor 2015; 5 US 2015 (2014
-7). Student of Kinesiology at the University of Kentucky
In 2015: 2 NCAA indoor (6 TJ); 2 San Antonio; 2 Florida Relays; 5 Starkville Southeastern Conference (10 TJ); 3 NCAA; 5 US; 3 Pan-Am Games; 3
North/Central America & Caribbean
923
TODD Jasmine USA
21y
241d
1993
6.84
6.84 -15
100 pb: 10.86w, 10.92 -15. 200 pb: 22.89 -15. TJ pb: 13.10 -15. 3 NCAA indoor 60 2015; 3 US 100 2015. Student of psychology at University of Oregon, where
she trains with Jenna Prandini (1 US 200 2015)
In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor 60 (11 LJ); 1 Westwood 100/TJ (2 LJ, 4 200); 4 NCAA LJ (sf 100); 3 US 100 (4 LJ); 2 Monaco Diamond 4x100 (1st leg)
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....7.52.........Galina Chistyakova RUS............1988
2.....7.49.........J. Joyner-Kersee USA................1994
3.....7.48.........Heike Drechsler GDR.................1988
4.....7.43.........Anișoara Cușmir ROU................1983
5.....7.42.........Tatyana Kotova RUS................. 2002
6.....7.39.........Yelena Belevskaya BLR.............1987
7.....7.37.........Inessa Kravets UKR................... 1992
8.....7.33.........Tatyana Lebedeva RUS.............2004
=9...7.31.........Yelena Kokonova UKR.............. 1985
.......7.31.........Marion Jones USA..................... 1998
1.....7.12.........Tianna Bartoletta USA
2.....6.99.........Christabel Nettey CAN
3.....6.98.........Shara Proctor GBR
4.....6.97.........Brittney Reese USA
=5...6.95.........Darya Klishina RUS
.......6.95.........Janay DeLoach USA
=7...6.94.........Lena Malkus GER
.......6.94.........Sosthene T. Moguenara GER
9.....6.93.........Quanesha Burks USA
10...6.92.........Lorraine Ugen GBR
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Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
14.58 -13 NR
2010 World indoor long jump bronze. Winner of multiple South American titles at long jump (2) & triple jump (4)
15.10w -07 (14.50w -15). LJ pb: 6.88 -07 (6.70 -15). 1 South American TJ 2001/2003/2007/2013 (1 LJ 2003/2009); 3 WJC TJ 2002 (dnq LJ); dnq WIC TJ 2006;
1 Ibero-American LJ 2006; 7 WCP LJ 2007; 2 Pan-Am Games LJ/TJ 2007; 7 WCH LJ 2007 (9 TJ); 7 WIC LJ 2008; 11 OLY LJ 2008; fouled out WCH LJ final
2009; 3 WIC LJ 2010 (2012-dnq); 11 WSG LJ 2011; 12 WCH TJ 2011 (dnq LJ); 4 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011 (5 LJ); dnq OLY TJ 2012; dnq WCH TJ 2013; 2
Pan-Am Games TJ 2015 (9 LJ). 1 Brazilian TJ 2003/2004/2005/2007/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 LJ 2004/2005/2007/2009/2010/2013/2014/2015)
In 2015: 3 São Bernardo LJ; 1 São Paulo LJ; 1 Campinas TJ; 1 Clermont TJ (Apr 18); 1 Gainesville TJ; 1 Brazilian LJ/TJ; 4 Eugene Diamond TJ; 3 Marseille
TJ; 8 Oslo Diamond TJ; 7 New York Diamond LJ; 2 Pan-Am Games TJ (9 LJ)
172
COSTA Keila BRA
185
SOARES Nubia BRA
QBR
32y
196d
1983
14.17
19y
147d
1996
13.02
14.22 -14
Full name-Núbia Aparecida Soares
South American junior record holder with 14.22 from 2014
LJ pb: 6.01 -14. 4 World Youth 2013; 8 WJC 2014; 2 South American under-23 2014. 1 Brazilian 2014. Former handball player. 1.82 tall
In 2015: 1 São Bernardo do Campo; 1 Brazilian junior; 11 Pan-Am Games; 1 Pan-Am Junior Cup
199
PETROVA Gabriela BUL
23y
52d
1992
14.64
14.64 -15
2015 European indoor silver // LJ pb: 6.50 -12 (6.41i -15). dnq WJC 2010; 5 EJC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 ECH 2014. 1 Bulgarian 2010/2013 (1 indoor
LJ/TJ 2013/2015)
In 2015: 1 Bulgarian indoor LJ/TJ; 2 EIC; 1 Prague Odložil; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd League; 5 Paris Diamond; 1 Madrid; 1 Stara Zagora
236
LI Xiaohong CHN
20y
225d
1995
14.20
14.20 -15
LJ pb: 6.27 -14 (6.10i, 5.96 -15). 4 Asian Champs 2013; 1 Asian junior 2014; 3 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; 1 Asian junior LJ 2014 (2 TJ); 3 WJC 2014. FromFujian Province
In 2015: 8 Jinan (Apr 29); 5 Jinan; nm Beijing; 10 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Bangkok; 3 Pathumthani; 1 Chanthaburi
237
LI Yanmei CHN
25y
196d
1990
13.83
14.35 -11/13
Silver at 2012 Asian Indoor Games // 14.21i -15. LJ pb: 6.35 -07. 1 Asian junior 2008 (2 LJ); 6 WJC 2008; 4 Asian Indoor Games 2009; 4 Asian Champs 2011;
dnq WCH 2011; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; 5 WIC 2014 (2012-7). 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 4 Asian Games 2014. 2 Chinese National Games 2013.
From-Guangdong Province
In 2015: 3 Jinan; 6 Shanghai Diamond; 6 Eugene Diamond; 2 Asian Champs; 3 Chinese Grand Prix Final
258
WANG Wupin CHN
24y
215d
1991
14.10
14.10 -15
2015 Asian Champion at Triple Jump // LJ pb: 6.58 -10 (6.43 -15). 2 WJC LJ 2010; 11 Asian Champs LJ 2011; 3 Asian Indoor Champs LJ 2012 (2014-6); 8
Asian Champs LJ 2013; 1 Asian Champs TJ 2015; 4 WSG TJ 2015. 3 Chinese National Games LJ 2013. From-Fujian Province
In 2015: 1 Beijing TJ; 1 Asian Champs TJ; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final TJ (2 LJ); 4 WSG TJ
273
MBUMI NKOUINDJIN Joelle CMR
29y
88d
1986
14.16
14.16 -15
2014 African Champion at Triple Jump // LJ pb: 6.35 -14. 5 African Championships LJ 2010 (10 TJ); 4 African Games LJ 2011 (5 TJ); 3 Francophone Games TJ
(9 LJ); 7 COM TJ 2014; 1 African Champs TJ 2014 (3 LJ); 6 IAAF Continental Cup LJ/TJ 2014
In 2015: 1 Yaoundé TJ
31y 190d 1984
14.88
15.31 -14 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
2013 World gold, 2012 Olympic silver, 2011 World bronze
LJ pb: 6.87w, 6.73 -12. HJ pb: 1.93 -05. Heptathlon pb: 5742 -09. dnq OLY HJ 2004; dnq WCH HJ 2005/2009; 1 South American HJ 2005/2006/2007/2009 &
TJ 2011; dnq WIC HJ 2006; 1 Pan-Am Games TJ 2011/2015; 2 OLY TJ 2012; 1 WCH TJ 2013 (2011-3); 1 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2014. Coach-Ubaldo
Duany (who persuaded her to give up high jump and concentrate on triple jump). 1.65 tall
She says that her best achievement and greatest disappointment in athletes are the same: her 2012 Olympic silver
In 2015: 1 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond (15.18w); 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 Paris Diamond; 1 Pan-Am Games; 1
Stockholm Diamond(Her 28th win in succession, she hasn’t been beaten since losing to Olga Rypakova at the London Olympics on August 5, 2012)
277
IBARGÜEN Caterine COL
279
URRUTIA Yorsiris COL
29y
56d
1986
14.22
14.58 -14
Colombian #2 after Caterine Ibargüen // 14.38w -15. LJ pb: 6.53 -10. 10 Central American & Caribbean Games TJ 2010; 12 Central American & Caribbean
Champs TJ 2011; 2 South American TJ 2013 (5 LJ); 3 Central American & Caribbean Games TJ 2014 (5 LJ); 1 Ibero-American TJ 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games TJ
2015
In 2015: 9 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 3 Pan-Am Games
358
MÄKELÄ Kristiina FIN
22y
273d
1992
14.06
14.06 -15
Finnish record holder indoors // 14.20i -15. 6 World Youth 2009; 7 WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011 (10 LJ); dnq ECH 2012; 8 EIC 2015; 7 ETCh 2015 (2010-12). 1
Finnish 2009/2011 (1 indoor 2012/2015)
In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor; 8 EIC; 3 Dessau; 2 Lahti; 7 ETCh; 1 Orimattila; 2 Lapinlahti; 1 Finnish; 1 Kuortane
363
ASSANI ISSOUF Jeanine FRA
23y
3d
1992
14.24
14.24 -15
LJ pb: 5.85 -15. 9 EJC 2011; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 6 ETCh 2015 (2014-8); dnq EIC 2015. 1 French indoor 2014/2015
In 2015: 1 French indoor; dnq EIC; 2 St. Junien; 1 Angers; 1 Forbach; 6 ETCh; 8 Paris Diamond; 2 French; 6 London Diamond; 5 Stockholm Diamond
427
GIERISCH Kristin GER
25y
1d
1990
14.38
14.38 -15
Gierisch is pronounced “Gear-sh” // 14.46i, 14.46w -15. LJ pb: 6.46i -15, 6.21 -14. 6 World Youth TJ 2007; 5 EJC TJ 2009; dnq WIC TJ 2012; 9 ECH TJ 2014; 5
EIC TJ 2015; 2 ETCh TJ 2015. 1 German 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2012/2014/2015)
In 2015: 1 German indoor TJ; 4 EIC TJ; 4 Shanghai Diamond TJ; 4 Dessau TJ; 2 Forbach TJ; 3 Prague Odložil TJ; 3 Lahti TJ; 2 ETCh TJ; 10 Paris Diamond
TJ; 1 German TJ
485
25y 330d 1989
14.61 NR
14.71 -12
(Née Knyazyeva)
Fourth at London Olympics for Ukraine, now with Israel and married to their former Decathlon international, Anatoliy Minenko
LJ pb: 6.52 -14 (6.28 -15). 1 World Schools Games 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 4 WSG 2011; 5 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WIC 2012; 4 OLY 2012; 6 WCH
2013; 3 EIC 2015. 1 Ukrainian 2012; 1 Israeli 2013/2014/2015; 1 Portuguese LJ/TJ 2014
She acquired Israeli citizenship on May 12, 2013 and as the Ukrainian Athletics Federation agrees to the transfer, was cleared by the IAAF to represent Israel
from June 12, 2013, so her Israeli outdoor record is 14.61 (June 2015)
In 2015: 2 Portuguese indoor; 1 Balkan indoor; 1 Tel Aviv LJ (May 2); 1 Tel Aviv (May 16); 1 Tel Aviv (May 23); 1 Dessau; 2 Prague Odložil; 5 Oslo Diamond; 1
ETCh 3rd League; 1 Israeli; 3 Paris Diamond; 2 Madrid
MINENKO Hanna ISR
500
LA MANTIA Simona ITA
32y
129d
1983
14.22
14.69 -05
Surprise 2010 European silver, then indoor gold in 2011 // LJ pb: 6.48 -05 (5.79 -15). 10 EJC 2001; 8 WJC 2002; dnq WCH 2003/2005/2011/2013; 11 WIC
2004 (2006-dnq); dnq OLY 2004/2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-2); 4 WSG 2007; 2 ECH 2010 (2006-dnq, 2012-4); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 EIC
2011 (2005-8, 2013-3); 2 ETCh 2011 (2010-5, 2013-3, 2015-3); 1 World Military Games 2011. 1 Italian 2005/2006/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor
2004/2006/2011/2012/2013). Born-Palermo
In 2015: 2 Italian indoor; 1 Palermo; 4 Marseille; 3 ETCh; 6 Madrid; 2 Italian
528
THOMAS Shanieka JAM
23y
200d
1992
14.23
14.23 -15
Three times US Collegiate Champion, representing San Diego State University
LJ pb: 6.63 -15. 6 WSG 2013; 4 COM 2014; 9 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 NCAA 2013/2014 (2012-2); 1 NCAA indoor
2014
In 2015: 1 Kingston (Feb 7); 1 Kingston Gibson LJ; 1 Jamaican Intercollegiate; 6 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Port of Spain Hampton Games; 1 West
Indies Universities LJ/TJ; 1 Kingston All-Comers 4; 1 Kingston All-Comers 5; 2 Jamaican; 9 Pan-Am Games; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean
531
WILLIAMS Kimberly JAM
26y
290d
1988
14.34
14.62 -13
2014 Commonwealth Games Champion // 14.78w-13. LJ pb: 6.66w -09, 6.55i -11, 6.42 -09. dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 3 Central American &
Caribbean Champs 2009; 6 OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 3 WIC 2014 (2012-5); 1 COM 2014; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 NCAA LJ/TJ 2009 (1
NCAA indoor TJ 2009/2011); 1 Jamaican 2010/2012/2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Jamaican; 6 Paris Diamond; 2 London Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond
549
EKTOVA Irina KAZ
28y
225d
1987
14.32
14.48 -11
(Née Litvinenko) ... 3x silver at Asian Championships // LJ pb: 6.29 -14/15. 3 Asian junior 2006; dnq WJC 2006; 3 Asian Champs 2007/2009/2013 (2011-6,
2015-5); 1 Asian Indoor Games 2007 (2009-2); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 4 WSG 2009/2013 (2015-6); dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012; 3 Asian Games
2014; 6 WSG 2015. Attends Kazakh Acacdemy of Sport and Tourism
Her husband Yevgeniy Ektov (pb 17.07) was 2011 Asian Champion in the Triple Jump, they must be the best husband / wife triple jump combination in the
world
In 2015: 1 Kazakh Cup (Apr 14); 2 Kazakh Cup (May 12); 5 Asian Champs; 2 Kazakh TJ (4 LJ); 3 Bangkok; 1 Pathumthani; 2 Chanthaburi; 6 WSG
30y 263d 1984
14.48
15.25 -10 NR
(Née Alexeyeva). 2012 Olympic Champion, becoming the first Kazakh athlete to win an Olympic field event title even counting the USSR era
LJ pb: 6.85 -07 (6.19 -15). Hep pb: 6122 -06. 7 WIC Pen 2006; 8 WCP LJ 2006; 1 Asian Champs TJ 2007/2009 (1 LJ 2007); 1 WSG LJ 2007; 1 Asian Indoor
Champs TJ 2008; 1 Asian Indoor Games LJ/TJ 2009; 1 WIC TJ 2010 (2008-4, 2012-2); 1 IAAF Continental Cup TJ 2010 (3 LJ); 1 Asian Games TJ 2010 (2 LJ);
2 WCH TJ 2011 (2007-11, 2009-10); 1 OLY TJ 2012 (2008-4). 1.78/53kg
Her husband/coach Denis Rypakov was second the the 2003 World Student Games at 400m
In 2015: 1 Kazakh indoor LJ/TJ; 1 Kazakh Cup TJ; 3 Shanghai Diamond TJ; 1 Kazakh LJ/TJ; 4 Paris Diamond TJ; 1 London Diamond TJ; 2 Stockholm
Diamond TJ
550
RYPAKOVA Olga KAZ
592
DZINDZALETAITĖ Dovilė LTU
686
COSTA Susana POR
22y
38d 1993
14.23
14.23 -15 NR
New European under-23 Champion // 1 Youth Olympic Games ‘B’ 2010; 2 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 9 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq ECH 2014; dnq EIC 2015; 1
under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Lithuanian 2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015)
In 2015: 1 Lithuanian indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Valencia; 1 Bilbao; 2 Lisbon; 1 under-23 ECH; 5 London Diamond; 6 Spanish; 1 Lithuanian
30y
332d
1984
14.32
14.32 -15
dnq EIC 2007/2013/2015; 1 Ibero-American 2012; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 Portuguese 2003/2005/2006
In 2015: 3 Portuguese indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Dakar Challenge; 7 Oslo Diamond; 2 Portuguese Clubs; 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 Lisbon; 7 Paris Diamond; 3 Madrid
26y 272d 1988
14.19
14.52 -12 NR
2012 European silver. Portuguese record holder & 11x champion (7 out + 4 in)
14.32i -15. LJ pb: 6.22w -12, 6.21i -09, 6.16 -05 (6.14 -15). Heptathlon pb: 5293 -11. 4 WJC 2006; 8 ETCh 2009/2011; 2 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2011; 2 ECH
2012 (2010-10, 2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2012; 4 WIC 2014; 5 EIC 2015 (2013-8). 1 NCAA 2010/2011. 1 Portuguese 2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2015 (1
indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015)
In 2015: 1 Portuguese indoor; 5 EIC; 1 Lisbon; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 1 European Clubs Cup (4 LJ); 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 Portuguese Clubs; 11 Paris Diamond; 5
Madrid; 1 Portuguese
688
MAMONA Patricia POR
694
BUJIN Cristina ROU
27y
130d
1988
14.19
14.42 -09
World Youth & European Junior medallist // Outdoor pb: 14.42 -09. LJ pb: 6.38 -09. 5 World Youth LJ 2003; 2 EJC 2005 (dnq LJ); 3 World Youth 2005; 6 WJC
2006 (2004-9); 3 EJC 2007; dnq WIC 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2009; 7 WCH 2009; 5 EIC 2011 (2007/2009/2013-dnq, 2015-6); 3 WSG 2011; dnq ECH
2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Balkan 2014. 1 Romanian 2009/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2006/2009/2011/2015)
In 2015: 1 Bacau; 1 Romanian indoor; 6 EIC; 1 Romanian International Champs; 1 Pitești (Jun 6); 7 Prague Odložil; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Pitești (Jun 27); 1
Piatra Arsa; 1 Romanian; 2 Balkan
696
PANŢUROIU Elena Andreea ROU
QBR
20y
178d
1995
14.13
14.13 -15
2013 European junior silver, 2015 European under-23 silver // LJ pb: 6.44i -14, 6.14 -15. Heptathlon pb: 5102 -13. 2 EJC 2013; 5 WJC 2014; 2 under-23 ECH
2015. 1 Romanian indoor 2014
In 2015: 2 Romanian International Champs TJ (3 LJ); 2 Pitești (Jun 6); 2 Pitești (Jun 27); 2 under-23 ECH (dnq LJ); 2 Piatra Arsa; 2 Romanian; 3 Balkan; 1
Pitesti (Aug 8)
721
KONEVA Yekaterina RUS
26y
329d
1988
15.04
15.04 -15
Reigning World & European Indoor Champion // LJ pb: 6.82i -15, 6.70 -11. 1 WSG 2011/2013/2015; 2 WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014; 1 ETCh 2014/2015 (2013-2)2
ECH 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 EIC 2015. 1 Russian 2014/2015 (1 indoor LJ/TJ 2015). Served a two year doping ban from 2007-2009. Student of
Management at Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
In 2015: 1 Russian indoor LJ/TJ; 1 EIC; 1 Krasnodar; 2 Eugene Diamond; 4 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh; 2 Paris Diamond; 1 WSG (3rd time); 1 Russian
34y
79d 1981
14.27
14.51 -08 NR
Slovak record holder indoors & out // LJ pb: 6.72 -08 (6.36 -15). 6 WJC 98; 8 EJC 99; 3 WJC 2000 (12 LJ); 4 under-23 ECH 2003 (2001-5); dnq OLY LJ/TJ
2008 (fouled out both contests); 3 EIC 2009 (2002/2005/2013-dnq, 2007-6); 8 WCH 2009 (2005-dnq, 2007-12, 2011/2013-11); 6 WIC 2010 (2006/2012/2014
-8); 3 EIC 2011 (2015-dnq); 5 ECH 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-7, 2014-6); 12 OLY 2012. 1 Slovak 2002-2005/2008-2015 (1 indoor 2002/2004-2015). Twin sisterJana is an international long jumper
In 2015: 1 Slovak indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Kosice; 1 Bratislava (2 LJ); 1 Ostrava (2 LJ); 1 Brno LJ (2 TJ); 2 Brno; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’; 6 Prague Odložil; 1
Kladno LJ/TJ; 2 ETCh 3rd League; 3 Lisbon; 4 Madrid; 3 London Diamond; 1 Slovak; 3 Szczecin
783
VELĎÁKOVÁ Dana SVK
842
PTASHKINA Tetyana UKR
QBR
22y
223d
1993
14.08
14.08 -15
2015 European under-23 bronze // LJ pb: 6.21w -15. dnq EIC 2015; 8 ETCh 2015; 3 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Ukrainian 2015 indoors & out
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Ukrainian University Games (3 LJ); 3 Ukrainian Cup (May 22); 1 Ukrainian under-23; 8 ETCh; 3 under-23 ECH;
1 Ukrainian
844
SALADUKHA Olga UKR
32y
78d
1983
14.62
14.99 -12
Former World Champion. Three times European Champion // 15.06w -11. 9 EJC 2001; 5 WJC 2002; 4 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 ECP 2006/2008; 6 WCP 2006; 1
WSG 2007 (2005-2); 6 WIC 2008; 1 ETCh 2010/2011/2013 (2014-2); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014 (2006-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-3); 1 WCH 2011
(2007-7, 2013-3); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-9); 1 EIC 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2008 & indoor 2014
Her husband Denys Kostyuk is a professional cyclist who finished 153rd in the 2011 Tour de France, their daughter, Diana
In 2015: 2 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Eugene Diamond; 3 Oslo Diamond; 9 Paris Diamond
877
EPPS Christina USA
24y
QBR
62d
1991
14.09
14.09 -15
2015 US Champion // 7 Pan-Am Games 2015. 6 US indoor 2014; 7 NCAA indoor 2014; 1 US 2015. In 2012 she tore a cruciate ligament in her left knee and
was told she would not be able to triple jump again at international level. Studied psychology at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland
In 2015: 1 Myrtle Beach; 1 Savannah GA; 4 Florida Relays; 1 Newark DE; 1 Baltimore; 1 Penn Relays; 1 Baltimore; 1 New York; 1 US; 1 US Clubs; 7 Pan-Am
Games
Has advanced from 13.40 to 14.09 already in 2015
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....15.50.......Inessa Kravets UKR................... 1995
2.....15.39.......Françoise Mbango CMR............ 2008
3.....15.34.......Tatyana Lebedyeva RUS........... 2004
4.....15.32.......Hrisopiyí Devetzí GRE............... 2004
5.....15.31.......Caterine Ibargüen COL.............. 2014
6.....15.29.......Yamilé Aldama CUB.................. 2003
7.....15.28.......Yargelis Savigne CUB................2007
8.....15.25.......Olga Rypakova KAZ...................2010
=9...15.20.......Sárka Kaspárková CZE..............1997
.......15.20.......Tereza Marinova BUL................ 2000
1.....15.04.......Yekaterina Koneva RUS
2.....14.88.......Caterine Ibargüen COL
3.....14.64.......Gabriela Petrova BUL
4.....14.62.......Olga Saladukha UKR
5.....14.61.......Hanna Minenko ISR
6.....14.48.......Olga Rypakova KAZ
7.....14.38.......Kristin Gierisch GER
8.....14.34.......Kimberly Williams JAM
=9...14.32.......Susana Costa POR
.......14.32.......Irina Ektova KAZ
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QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
DUBITSKAYA Aliona BLR
25y
(Days)
Born
208d
1990
2015 Best
Personal Best
18.88
19.03 -14
(Née Hryshko). Former World Youth Champion. In 2014 she broke through both 18 and 19 metres for the first time but the failed a drug test and served sixmonth doping ban in to March 2015
1 World Youth 2007; 1 EJC 2009; 5 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013; 7 ECH 2014; 3 ETCh 2015. 1 Belarusian 2009/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities (3 DT); 1 Belarusian Cup; 3 ETCh; 3 Turku; 4 Székesfehérvár; 1 Belarusian
159
LEANTSIUK Yulia BLR
31y
202d
1984
18.86
19.79 -08
2007 World Student Games silver // DT pb: 49.95 -15. 3 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2002; 2 EJC 2003; 2 WSG 2007; 2 World Military Games 2007; 6 ETCh
2013; dnq WCH 2013; 7 WIC 2014; 4 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015 (2007-4). 1.85/80kg
Failed a doping test after originally winning at the 2008 European Cup, banned in 2008-2010
In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor; 2 EIC; 1 Brest Shukevich Memorial; 8 Shanghai Diamond; 7 Beijing Challenge; 2 Belarusian Cup; 1 Turku; 2 Belarusian (3 DT)
160
MIKHNEVICH Natallia BLR
33y
88d
1982
18.60
20.70 -08
Née Khoroneko). Former European Champion. 2008 Olympic silver // 3 WJC 2000; 1 EJC 2001; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 WSG 2005 (2003-5); 1 WIC 2006
(2004-dnq, 2010-3); 1 ECH 2006 (2010-2); 4 WCP 2006; 2 OLY 2008 (2004-5, 2012-11); 4 WCH 2009 (2005-6, 2011-11). Served two-year doping suspension
2013-2015. Her husband Andrei Mikhnevich was 2003 World Champion at Shot Put, but was disqualified from five further World Championships (and stripped
of his 2008 Olympic bronze) for doping violations. 1.80/96kg
In 2015: 9 Beijing Challenge; 3 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prize; 10 Paris Diamond; 7 Székesfehérvár; 3 Belarusian
165
ARCANJO Geisa BRA
23y
336d
1991
17.76
19.02 -12
Seventh at London Olympics // 1 Ibero-American 2012; 7 OLY 2012; 1 South American 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Brazilian 2012/2015. Originally finished
first at the 2010 World Junior Championships but failed a doping control test for a diuretic and was stripped of her title and suspended for one year
In 2015: 1 São Bernardo; 1 Brazilian; 1 South American; 9 Pan-Am Games
181
MEDEIROS Keely BRA
QBR
28y
113d
1987
16.12
17.58 -14
Full name-Keely Christinne Pinho Rodrigues Medeiros // DT pb: 54.91 -11. 11 WJC 2006; fouled out Pan-Am Games 2011; 5 South American 2013; 3 IberoAmerican 2014. 9 NCAA 2009, representing The University of Florida. 1 Brazilian 2011/2014. 1.80/95kg
In 2015: 1 São Bernardo do Campo (Apr 18); 1 São Paulo; 3 Brazilian; 1 São Bernardo do Campo (May 30)
198
MAVRODIEVA Radoslava BUL
28y
161d
1987
17.84
18.67 -13
2015 European indoor bronze // DT pb: 44.55 -13. 6 WJC 2004; 5 EJC 2005; 1 Balkan 2011/2013/2014 (2015-2); dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 6
ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-12); dnq OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2015 (2011/2013-dnq). 1 Bulgarian 2005/2010/2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2005/2010/2011). Her younger
sister Zheniam is also a shot putter. 1.78/86kg
In 2015: 2 Balkan indoor; 3 EIC; 4 European Throws Cup; 1 Burgas; 1 Bulgarian; 2 ETCh 2nd League; 1 Stara Zagora; 2 Balkan
225
DUCÓ Natalia CHI
26y
202d
1989
18.03
18.80 -12 NR
2012 Olympic finalist, where she broke the Chilean record. Twice South American Champion. Former World Junior Champion
4 World Youth 2005; 1 Pan-Am junior 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-12); 1 Ibero-American 2008 (2010/2011-2); 1 South American 2009/2011 (2015-2); 9 OLY
2012; 3 WSG 2013; 11 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-dnq); dnq WIC 2014; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-5). 1 Spanish 2009. Coach-Dulce Margarita Garcia.
1.77/99kg
In 2015: 2 South American; 3 Lucerne; 3 Pan-Am Games; 1 Leiria (Aug 8); 1 Leiria (Aug 9)
228
BIAN Ka CHN
22y
228d
1993
18.34
18.34 -15
3 WJC 2012; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015. 6 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Chinese Army Club
In 2015: 4 Shanghai; 1 Beijing; 1 Chengdu (Apr 1); 1 Chengdu (Apr 5); 3 Jinan; 1 Taiyuan; 3 Asian Champs; 1 Bangkok; 1 Pathumthani; 1 Chanthaburi; 1
Sapporo Nambu
230
GAO Yang CHN
22y
173d
1993
18.65
18.65 -15
20.34
20.35 -09
2 WJC 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2013; 2 Asian Champs 2015. 4 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Chinese Army Team
In 2015: 1 Shanghai; 1 Jinan; 7 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Beijing Challenge; 2 Asian Champs; 2 Biberach; 3 Gotha
231
GONG Lijiao CHN
26y
209d
1989
2012 Olympic bronze (though she never got to stand on the podium because of original winner Nadezhda Ostapchuk who was subsequently disqualified).
World Championship bronzes indoors & out
1 Asian Indoor Champs 2008; 3 WCH 2009/2013 (2007-7, 2011-4); 1 Asian Champs 2009; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010/2014; 3 OLY 2012 (2008-5); 3 WIC
2014 (2010-9); 1 Asian Games 2014 (2010-2). 1 Chinese 2007/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014 & Chinese National Games 2009/2013. Coach-Li Meisu (Asian
record holder & 3 OLY SP 88). From-Hebei Provonce. 1.75/108kg
In 2015: 1 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Beijing Challenge; 2 Schönebeck; 2 Paris Diamond; 1 Gotha
232
GUO Tianqian CHN
20y
81d
1995
18.59
18.59 -15
Reigning World Junior & Asian Champion // 1 WJC 2014; 3 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015. From-Heibi Province
In 2015: 2 Jinan; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 6 Beijing Challenge; 1 Asian Champs; 3 Biberach; 6 Gotha
25y
18d 1990
16.84 -14 NR
Cameroonian record holder
Full name-Auriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang
DT pb: 45.65 -13. 1 African Games SP 2011 (5 DT); 3 African Champs SP 2012; 3 Francophone Games SP 2013; 7 COM SP 2014; 1 African Champs SP 2014
(8 DT); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 2014
272
DONGMO Auriole CMR
297
LÓPEZ Yaniuvis CUB
29y
201d
1986
17.78
18.81 -09
7 World Youth 2003; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009 (2008-3); dnq WCH 2013; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean
2015. She has fully recovered from a battle with leukaemia in 2010
In 2015: 1 Havana; 4 Baie Mahault; 1 Las Tunas; 2 Havana Barrientos; 1 Havana (Jun 19); 4 Pan-Am Games; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean
329
RUIZ Úrsula ESP
QBR
32y
10d
1983
17.47
17.99 -12
Full name-Úrsula Ruiz Pérez
12x Spanish Champion (7 out + 5 in) // 17.68i -15. 10 WJC 2002; 6 WSG 2009/2011; 3 Ibero-American 2010; dnq ECH 2010/2012/2014; dnq WIC 2012/2014;
dnq OLY 2012; 8 EIC 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013; 6 ETCh 2014 (2010-7, 2011-8, 2013-5, 2015-9). 1 Spanish 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor
2011/2012/2013/2014/2015). Coach-Carlos Burón. 1.70/82kg
In 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 8 EIC; 10 European Throws Cup; 1 Spanish Universities; 1 Pamplona; 1 Los Corrales de Buelna; 1 Valencia; 3 European Clubs
Cup; 1 Salamanca; 1 León; 1 Huelva; 1 Spanish Clubs; 9 ETCh; 1 Ordizia; 5 Lucerne; 1 Spanish; 3 Leiria (Aug 8); 2 Leiria (Aug 9)
447
SCHWANITZ Christina GER
29y
240d
1985
20.77
20.77 -15
European Champion indoors & out (and if it wasn’t for Valerie Adams, she’d also be World Champion indoors & out)
3 WJC 2004; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 ECP 2008; 2 EIC 2011; 10 OLY 2012 (2008-11); 1 EIC 2013 (2011-2); 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015; 2 WCH 2013 (2005-7,
2009/2011-12); 2 WIC 2014 (2008-6, 2012-dnq); 1 ECH 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 German 2011/2013/2014/2015 & indoor 2013/2014. CoachSven Lang, so she trains with double World Champion David Storl. Her hobbies include volleyball and rose-growing. 1.80/105kg
In 2015: 2 Shanghai Diamond (1st Gong Lijiao CHN); 1 Beijing Challenge (pb up sharply from 20.41 to 20.77); 1 Rehlingen; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Oslo
Diamond; 1 ETCh; 1 Schönebeck; 1 Paris Diamond; 1 Biberach; 2 Gotha (1st Gong Lijiao CHN); 1 German; 1 Stockholm Diamond (She has effective won the
Diamond Race in her event)
26y 218d 1989
18.94
19.04 -14 NR
Broke through 19m at the perfect time to win 2014 European bronze. Winner of 27 Hungarian titles at shot or discus throw (18 out + 9 in)
19.23i -15. DT pb: 59.27 -14 (57.62 -15). 11 World Youth SP 2005 (dnq DT); 12 WJC DT 2006 (dnq SP); 6 EJC DT 2007 (7 SP); 6 WJC DT 2008 (7 SP); dnq
WCH SP 2009/2011/2013; 3 under-23 ECH DT 2011 (5 SP); 7 ECH SP 2012 (2010-11); dnq OLY SP 2012; 4 WSG SP 2013 (2011-7); 6 WIC SP 2014 (2010dnq); 1 EIC SP 2015 (2009/2013-dnq, 2011-5). Her father István was an national level weightlifter. Coach-Láslo Eperjesi. 1.72/90kg
In 2015: 1 Hungarian indoor SP; 1 Hungarian winter DT; 1 EIC SP; 2 European Throws Cup SP; 1 Drazevina SP; 1 Bar SP; 1 Szombathely SP/DT; 1 Kawasaki
SP; 5 Shanghai Diamond SP; 4 Beijing Challenge SP; 1 Debrecen DT; 6 Birmingham Diamond SP; 7 Oslo Diamond SP; 1 Budapest Schulek SP; 1 ETCh 2nd
League SP/DT; 7 Paris Diamond SP; 3 Székesfehérvár SP; 6 London Diamond SP; 3 Stockholm Diamond SP; 1 Hungarian SP/DT
462
MÁRTON Anita HUN
475
RAJABI Leyla IRI
503
ROSA Chiara ITA
527
THOMAS Danniel JAM
32y 125d 1983
18.04
18.18 -13 NR
Formerly Tatyana Ilyushchenko BLR, she gained Iranian citizenship in 2008 and has now thrown further than ever for new new country
5 WJC 2002; 7 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-14); dnq WCH 2009; 1 Asian Indoor Games 2009 & indoor Champs 2010; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; dnq WIC
2012; dnq OLY 2012; 2 Asian Champs 2013 (2009/2011-3). 1.87/110kg
In 2015: 1 Almaty; 1 Shiraz
32y 205d 1983
18.13
19.15 -07/09 NR
Italian Women’s Team Captain in Beijing 2015
16x Italian Champion (11 out + 6 in)
4 WJC 2002 (2000-12); 3 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-3); 8 WCH 2007 (2005/2009/2011/2013-dnq); 5 WIC 2008 (2006/2014-dnq); 4 ECP 2008; 13 OLY 2008
(2012-dnq); 2 ETCh 2009 (2010/2011-3, 2013-4); 2 WSG 2009 (2005-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2006-7, 2020-13, 2014-5); 4 EIC 2013 (2007/2009/2015-dnq, 2011-7). 1
Italian 2005-2015 (1 indoor 2006/2008/2011/2013/2014/2015). Student of modern languages at the University of Padua. Coach-Enzo Agostini. 1.78/110kg
In 2015: 1 Italian indoor; dnq EIC; 3 European Throws Cup; 1 Rieti; 4 ETCh; 1 Caprino Veronese; 1 Italian
22y
282d
1992
17.76
17.76 -15
2015 Jamaican Champion at Shot & Discus // DT pb: 59.38 -14 (58.77 -15). 8 COM DT 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games SP 2015. 1 Jamaican SP 2014/2015 & DT
2015. 2 NCAA DT 2014 (9 SP). PE student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio
In 2015: 7 NCAA indoor SP; 2 Muncie Cardinal SP/DT; 1 Ashland SP (2 DT); 1 Columbus SP (nm DT); 1 Akron DT; 1 Muncie Mid-American Conference
SP/DT; 11 NCAA SP; 1 Jamaican SP/DT; 5 Pan-Am Games SP
667
GUBA Paulina POL
24y
99d
1991
17.94
17.94 -15
6x Polish Champion (3 in + 3 out) // 17.79i -12. 4 EJC 2009; 9 WJC 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WIC 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 EIC 2015; 5 ETCh
2015 (2011-6); 2 WSG 2015. 1 Polish 2011/2012/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2015)
In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 5 EIC; 1 Halle Werfertage; 1 Riga; 5 ETCh; 5 Turku; 2 WSG; 1 Polish
35y 322d 1979
19.26
19.42 -11 NR
New Pan-American Games Champion // 19.48i -04. 10 OLY 2004 (2008/2012-dnq); 6 WIC 2008 (2004-dnq, 2006-8, 2010-dnq); 1 Central American &
Caribbean Champs 2008/2011/2013 & Games 2010/2014; 2 COM 2010/2014 (2002-4, 2006-3); 13 WCH 2011 (2005/2007/2009/2013-dnq); 5 IAAF Continental
Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2003-7, 2007-3, 2011-2). 1 NCAA indoor 2002, representing the University of Maryland Baltimore County. 1.72/91kg
She missed the 2012 Olympic final by one place, so she should be regarded as a rightful finalist following the disqualification of Nadezhda Ostapchuk
In 2015: 3 Kawasaki; 6 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 Trinidadian; 4 Paris Diamond; 1 Székesfehérvár; 2 Lucerne; 1 Pan-Am
Games; 3 London Diamond; 6 Stockholm Diamond
808
BOREL Cleopatra TTO
837
OBLESHCHUK Halyna UKR
26y
179d
1989
17.79
19.40 -14
Rapid progress up to 2012: 14.30 in 2009, 16.32 in 2010, 17.27 in 2011, 19.23 in 2012
dnq EIC 2011/2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 2 ETCh 2013 (2015-8); 9 WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2010/2013/2015 & indoors 2011/2012/2014
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian Cup (May 22); 1 Ukrainian Teams; 8 ETCh; 1 Ukrainian
866
BROOKS Tia USA
25y
19d
1990
18.93
18.96 -13
2012 & 2013 US Collegiate Champion indoors & out, representing the University of Oklahoma
19.22i -13. dnq OLY 2012; 8 WCH 2013. 1 NCAA 2012/2013. 1 NCAA indoor 2012/2013. She has a degenerative disc disorder and a narrowing of her spine
and was advised to give up throwing, but she has managed the condition with extra back exercises. Coach-Brian Blutreich. 1.83/109kg
In 2015: 1 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational; 2 Chula Vista; 1 La Jolla; 1 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Tucson; 3 Birmingham Diamond;
5 Oslo Diamond; 2 US; 11 Paris Diamond; 8 Székesfehérvár
868
CAMARENA-WILLIAMS Jill USA
33y
19d
1982
18.71
20.18 -11
2011 World bronze. 2008 Olympic finalist. Returning from maternity
DT pb: 52.52 -03. 1 Pan-Am Junior 2001; 6 WCP 2006; 12 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 WCH 2011 (2007/2009-dnq); 4 WIC 2012
(2006/2010-6, 2008-dnq); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-4); 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 1 US indoor 2005-2012 & out 2006/2010/2012. She
competes with a yellow ribbon in her hair in memory of her late grandmother. Her husband Dustin Williams is also her physiotherapist. Their daughter, Miley
born June 24, 2014. 1.78/113kg
In 2015: 2 La Jolla; 2 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational; 1 Tucson (May 21); 4 Tucson (May 23); 1 San Mateo CA; 4 US; 2 Pan-Am Games; 4 London Diamond; 1
North/Central America & Caribbean
29y 313d 1985
20.02
20.24 -13 NR
Former World Junior Champion. 2012 world indoor bronze. US record holder
19.45i -15. 2 World Youth 2001; 1 WJC 2004; 3 Pan-Am Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-5); 5 OLY 2012 (2008-15); 4 WCH 2013 (2009-6, 2011-9);
2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 US 2008/2009/2011/2013/2015 & indoor 2013/2014/2015. 1 NCAA indoor 2006. She works part-time as a cosmetologist
(beauty professional). Father/coach is Michael Carter (2 OLY SP 84). Younger sister D’Andra Carter is a 57.73 discus thrower. 1.75/116kg
In 2015: 1 US indoor; 1 Baie Mahault; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 US (20.02, her second-furthest ever); 3 Paris Diamond; 2 Székesfehérvár; 1
London Diamond; 2 Stockholm Diamond
871
CARTER Michelle USA
919
STEVENS Jeneva USA
25y
297d
1989
18.84
18.84 -15
(Née Stevens). Multi-talented at throws: 2013 World Student Games Champion at Hammer. 2010 US Collegiate Champion at Discus
HT pb: 74.77 -13 (72.69 -15). DT pb: 59.45 -12. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 DT/HT 2010; 1 WSG HT 2013 (8 SP); 9 WCH HT 2013 (2011dnq); 8 WIC SP 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games SP 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean SP 2015. 1 NCAA DT 2010 & HT 2011/2012. 1.80/106kg
Her father Oliver McCall, won the World Boxing Council heavyweight title in 1994 and was once a sparring partner of Mike Tyson
In 2015: 2 US indoor Weight (3 SP); 1 Carbondale SP (2 HT); 1 Charleston Classic HT (2 SP); 1 Bowling Green SP/HT; 1 Mt SAC Relays SP (2 HT); 1
Jonesboro SP/HT; 2 Baie Mahault SP; 6 Paris Diamond SP; 6 Székesfehérvár HT (9 SP); 6 Pan-Am Games SP; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean SP; 1
Chiba Juntendo SP (3 HT)
936
30y
85d 1985
17.90
18.15 -13 NR
Venezuelan record holder // dnq WJC 2002/2004; 2 South American under-23 2006; 3 South American 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013; 2 South American Games
2014; 8 Pan-Am Games 2015
In 2015: 1 Barquisimeto; 1 Venezuelan; 1 Slovenska Bistrica; 1 Zenica; 1 Maribor; 3 South American; 1 Brežice; 1 Celje; 8 Pan-Am Games
ESPINOZA Ahymará VEN
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....22.63.......Natalya Lisovskaya RUS............1987
2.....22.45.......lona Slupianek GDR...................1980
3.....22.32.......H. Fibingerová TCH......................... 1977
4.....22.19.......Claudia Losch FRG.................... 1987
5.....21.89.......Ivanka Khristova BUL.................1976
6.....21.86.......Marianne Adam GDR................. 1979
7.....21.76 ......Li Meisu CHN............................. 1988
8.....21.73 ......Natalya Akhrimenko RUS.......... 1988
9.....21.69 ......Vita Pavlysh UKR....................... 1998
10...21.66.......Sui Xinmei CHN......................... 1990
1.....20.77.......Christina Schwanitz GER
2.....20.34.......Gong Lijiao CHN
3.....20.02.......Michelle Carter USA
4.....19.26.......Cleopatra Borel TTO
5.....18.96.......Brittany Smith USA
6.....18.94.......Anita Márton HUN
7.....18.93.......Tia Brooks USA
8.....18.89.......Dani Bunch USA
9.....18.88.......Aliona Dubitskaya BLR
10...18.86.......Yulia Leantsiuk BLR
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
62.77 -13 NR
Full name-Bárbara Rocío Comba
2013 World finalist // SP pb: 16.59 -06 (14.19 -15). 10 World Youth SP 2003; 5 WJC 2006 (8 SP); 1 Ibero-American 2008 (2012-5); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 6 PanAm Games 2011 (2007-9, 2015-8); 2 South American 2013 (2015-3); 12 WCH 2013. 1.80/90kg
In 2015: 1 Córdoba; 1 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 29); 2 Santiago de Chile (Apr 9); 2 Santiago de Chile (Apr 11); 1 Córdoba; 1 Rosario; 1 Rio
Tercero; 3 South American; 8 Pan-Am Games
107
COMBA Rocío ARG
28y
38d
1987
61.84
132
SAMUELS Dani AUS
27y
86d
1988
66.21
67.99 -14
In Berlin 2009 she became the first Australian to win a global title in a throwing event
SP pb: 17.05 -14. dnq World Youth SP 2003; 1 Commonwealth Youth SP/DT 2004; 1 World Youth 2005 (3 SP); 3 COM 2006 (12 SP); 9 OLY 2008 (2012-12, or
11 once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC); 1 WSG 2009 (2007-2); 1 WCH 2009 (2007-dnq, 2011/2013-10); 1 COM 2014; 2 IAAF
Continental Cup 2014 (2010-4). 1 Australian 2008-2012/2014/2015 (1 SP 2012). Born/lives-Sydney, her sisters Jamie and Casey were both basketball
internationals for Australia. Coach-Dennis Knowles (ex-GBR). 1.82/82kg
In 2015: 1 Adelaide Classic; 1 Queensland State; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Australian; 4 Wiesbaden; 3 Doha Diamond; 2 Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 4
Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond
178
BORGES Fernanda Raquel BRA
27y
25d
1988
62.80
64.01 -14
Full name-Fernanda Raquel Borges Martins
2013 South American Champion
7 WSG 2011; 2 Ibero-American 2012/2014; 1 South American 2013 (2011-3, 2015-2); dnq WCH 2013; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-9). 1 Brazilian 2011/2014.
Coach-João Paulo Alves da Cunha. 1.75/82kg
In 2015: 1 Jundiaí; 1 Eagle Rock; 1 San Diego (Mar 21); 1 San Diego (Mar 28); 1 Claremont; 1 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational; 3 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Norwalk
Beach Invitational; 2 Chula Vista; 3 La Jolla; 4 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 3 Brazilian; 2 South American; 4 Pan-Am Games
24y 243d 1990
64.15
64.21 -12 NR
South American record holder // HT pb: 58.89 -12. dnq WJC 2008; 1 Pan-Am junior 2009; 1 South American 2011/2015 (2013-5); dnq WCH 2011; 1 IberoAmerican 2012 (2014-3); dnq OLY 2012; 6 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Brazilian 2012/2013/2015. Coach-Julian Mejias
In 2015: 2 Jundiaí; 1 São Paulo (Mar 15); 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 1 Buenos Aires (Mar 29); 1 Santiago de Chile (Apr 9); 1 Santiago de Chile (Apr 11); 1 São
Paulo (May 3); 1 Brazilian; 1 South American; 6 Pan-Am Games
178
de MORAIS Andressa BRA
226
GALLARDO Karen CHI
243
LU Xiaoxin CHN
31y 167d 1984
61.10
61.10 -15 NR
Chilean record holder // 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008; 2 South American 2009/2011 (2013-3, 2015-4); 8 WSG 2009; 3 Ibero-American 2012;
dnq OLY 2012; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007-12). 1.75/96kg
In 2015: 3 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 3 Buenos Aires (Mar 29); 3 Santiago de Chile (Apr 9); 3 Santiago de Chile (Apr 11); 1 Santiago de Chile (Apr 18); 1 Chilean;
4 South American; 1 Santiago de Chile (Jun 27); 5 Pan-Am Games; 2 Spanish; 3 Leiria (Aug 8); 3 Leiria (Aug 9)
26y
180d
1989
62.30
63.27 -13
2 Asian Games 2014; 3 Asian Champs 2015. 4 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shandong Province
In 2015: 2 Chengdu (Apr 1); 1 Chengdu (Apr 5); 6 Wiesbaden; 4 Halle Werfertage; 3 Asian Champs; 4 Chinese Grand Prix Final
256
SU Xinyue CHN
23y
286d
1991
64.27
64.27 -15
62.97
64.45 -12
Twice Asian Champion // dnq WJC 2010; 1 Asian Champs 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013. From-Hebei Province. 1.79/70kg
In 2015: 1 Chengdu (Apr 1); 3 Chengdu (Apr 5); 1 Jinan; 5 Halle Werfertage; 1 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final
257
TAN Jian CHN
27y
213d
1988
Sixth at the last two World Championships // 1 Asian junior 2006; 3 WJC 2006; 6 WCH 2011/2013; dnq OLY 2012 (fouled out); 3 Asian Games 2014; 2 Asian
Champs 2015. 1 Chinese 2012; 1 Chinese National Games 2013. 178/80kg
In 2015: 6 Chengdu (Apr 1); 2 Chengdu (Apr 5); 5 Wiesbaden; 11 Halle Werfertage; 2 Asian Champs; 2 Chinese Grand Prix Final
261
WENG Chunxia CHN
22y
356d
1992
62.20
62.20 -15
9 WJC 2010. 1 Chinese City Games junior 2011. From-Zhejiang Province
In 2015: 4 Chengdu (Apr 1); 6 Chengdu (Apr 5); 8 Wiesbaden; 7 Halle Werfertage; 1 Bangkok; 1 Pathumthani; 3 Chanthaburi
25y
61d 1990
70.08
71.08 -14 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
In London 2012 became Croatia’s first-ever Olympic Champion in athletics. Diamond Race winner in 2012, 2013 & 2014
SP pb: 16.99i, 16.40 -11 (15.21i, 14.35 -14). 2 World Youth 2007; 3 WJC 2008 (2006-dnq); dnq WJC SP 2008; 1 EJC 2009 (2007-2); 5 EJC SP 2009; 9 WJC
2009; 1 ECH 2010/2012; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-3); 1 OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 1 WCH 2013. 1 Croat 2008/2009/2010/2012.
Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011. 1.83/88kg
Her coach since 2012, Edis Elkasevic, was 2002 World Junior Champion at Shot Put. He says her aim is to throw 72m in a closed stadium rather than one with
optimum wind conditions
In 2015: 1 Croatian winter; 1 Doha Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 1 Velenje; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Monaco
Diamond
2012 – 13/14 wins
2013 – 11/12 wins
2014 – 10/12 wins
2015 – 7/8 wins
(She’s only lost five times across four years)
283
PERKOVIĆ Sandra CRO
288
CABALLERO Denia CUB
25y
220d
1990
70.65
70.65 -15
Full name-Denia Caballero Ponce
2015 Pan-American Games Champion. Only her and Sandra Perković have thrown further than 70m this century
dnq OLY 2012; 8 WCH 2013 (2011-9); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-3). Former javelin thrower
In 2015: 1 Havana (May 8); 10 Halle Werfertage; 1 Hengelo; 1 Havana Barrientos; 9 Rome Diamond; 1 Montreuil; 1 Bilbao (70.65); 1 Turku; 1 Sotteville-lèsRouen; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Pan-Am Games
298
PÉREZ Yaimí CUB
24y
84d
1991
67.13
67.13 -15
Former World Junior Champion // 1 WJC 2010. dnq OLY 2012; 11 WCH 2013; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Cuban 2013/2014
In 2015: 2 Havana (May 8); 9 Doha Diamond; 2 Havana Barrientos; 3 Rome Diamond; 2 New York Diamond; 2 Bilbao; 2 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Lausanne
Diamond; 2 Pan-Am Games
320
ASENJO Sabina ESP
29y
18d
1986
61.36
61.36 -15 NR
Full name-Sabina Asenjo Alvarez
New Spanish record holder // 12 EJC 2005; 6 Ibero-American 2012; dnq ECH 2012/2014; 5 Mediterranean Games 2013; 6 ETCh 2014/2015 (2013-8). 1
Spanish 2013/2014. Coach-Carlos Burón. 1.81/95kg
In 2015: 1 León; 2 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 1 Pamplona; 1 León; 1 Spanish Clubs; 6 ETCh; 1 Santander; 1 Spanish; 2 Leiria
357
KÄMÄRÄINEN Sanna FIN
29y
194d
1986
61.07
61.07 -15
Set a world indoor best of 60.67 for discus in 2012 // SP pb: 15.70 -15. 12 WSG 2009; 7 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-dnq); 3 ETCh 2015. 1 Finnish DT
2011/2013/2014/2015 (1 indoor 2013/2014). 1 Fiinish SP 2014/2015 (1 indoor 2015). 1.82/72kg
In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor; 1 Pori; 5 European Throws Cup; 1 Albufeira; 9 Halle Werfertage; 6 Hengelo; 7 Montreuil; 4 Rabat; 3 ETCh; 3 Turku; 1 Kokemäki; 1
Orimattila; 2 Lapinlahti; 2 Joensuu SP/DT; 1 Finnish SP/DT; 4 Leiria
36y
34d 1979
65.04
66.28 -13 NR
If it wasn’t for Sandra Perković, she would be the reigning World & European Champion
2 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001 (99-12); 3 WSG 2001 (99-8); 2 ECP 2003 (2000-5, 2001-6, 2002-8, 2004/2008-4, 2006-7, 2007-6, 2008-4); 1 Mediterranean
Games 2009; 6 OLY 2012 (or fifth once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC) (2000/2004-dnq); 1 ETCh 2013/2014/2015 (2009-2,
2011-5); 2 WCH 2013 (2003-11, 2007-12, 2009-8); 2 ECH 2014 (98/2006-dnq, 2002-12, 2012-6); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 French 2000
-2009/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Born-Voiron. Coaches-Serge Debie & Jérôme Simian. Daughter-Elyssa born 2010. 1.82/75kg
In 2015: 3 Berlin ISTAF; 1 French winter; 2 European Throws Cup; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 1 Vénissieux; 5 Doha Diamond; 1 Montgeron; 5 Rome Diamond; 3
Birmingham Diamond; 2 Montreuil; 3 New York Diamond; 1 ETCh; 4 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 1 French (15th time); 4 Monaco Diamond
379
ROBERT-MICHON Mélina FRA
419
CRAFT Shanice GER
22y
98d
1993
64.79
65.88 -14
2012 World Junior Champion at Shot, 2010 Youth Olympic Champion at Discus. 2014 European Discus bronze
SP pb: 17.75 -14 (17.29 -15). 3 World Youth DT 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games DT 2010; 1 EJC DT 2011; 1 WJC SP 2012 (2 DT); dnq EIC SP 2013; 2 under
-23 ECH SP/DT 2013; 2 ETCh DT 2014; 3 ECH DT 2014; 1 under-23 ECH DT 2015 (2 SP). 1 German DT 2014. Coaches-Iris Marke-Reimers, Sven Schwarz.
1.84/94kg
In 2015: 4 German indoor SP; 4 European Throws Cup DT; 4 New York Diamond DT; 1 German under-23 SP; 4 Schönebeck DT; 1 under-23 ECH DT (2 SP); 3
German DT (6 SP)
420
FISCHER Julia GER
25y
142d
1990
65.98
66.46 -14
Twice fifth at European Championships. She is the partner of Robert Harting
1 World Youth 2007; 2 WJC 2008; 2 EJC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 5 ECH 2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012; 2 ETCh 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 German 2015.
1.92/95kg
In 2015: 3 Wiesbaden; 1 Halle Werfertage; 2 Hengelo; 1 Dessau; 4 Rome Diamond; 5 Birmingham Diamond; 5 ETCh; 1 Schönebeck; 1 German
439
MÜLLER Nadine GER
29y
273d
1985
65.72
68.89 -12
2011 World silver. 2012 European silver. Fifth at 2012 Olympics, (or fourth once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC)
2 EJC 2003; 3 WJC 2004; 9 under-23 ECH 2007 (2005-10); 5 ECP 2008; 1 ETCh 2010 (2009/2011-4); 2 WCH 2011 (2007-dnq, 2009-6, 2013-4); 2 ECH 2012
(2010-8); 5 (or 4) OLY 2012. 1 German 2010/2011/2012/2013. Based-Halle, member of Bundespolizei (Border Police force). Her father Hans-Joachim Müller
was a 55m discus thrower. 1.93/90kg
In 2015: 1 Halle; 2 Berlin ISTAF; 1 European Throws Cup; 2 Wiesbaden; 2 Doha Diamond; 3 Halle Werfertage; 4 Dessau; 7 Rome Diamond; 4 Birmingham
Diamond; 3 Rabat; 6 Lausanne Diamond; 2 German
444
RÜH Anna GER
22y
65d
1993
66.14
66.14 -15
2012 World Junior Champion. 2013 European under-23 Champion // SP pb: 16.53i -12, 16.01 -11. 2 EJC 2011 (3 SP); 4 ECH 2012/2014; 1 WJC 2012 (2010dnq); 10 OLY 2012 (or 9th once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC); 1 under-23 ECH 2013 (2015-2). Coach-Dieter Kollark.
1.85.79kg
In 2015: 5 German indoor SP; 1 Wiesbaden; 1 Halle Werfertage under-23 SP (2 DT); 3 Dessau; 1 Neubrandenburg; 8 Rome Diamond; 4 Montreuil; 2 Rabat; 3
Osterode; 2 Schönebeck; 2 under-23 ECH; 4 German
452
ANAGNOSTOPOÚLOU Hrisoúla GRE
23y
359d
1991
61.40
61.40 -15
2015 Balkan Champion // 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 3 Mediterranean Games 2013; dnq ECH 2014; 1 Balkan 2015 (2013/2014-2). 1 Greek 2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Thessaloníki (Mar 14); 1 Athens; 2 Halle Werfertage ‘B’; 1 Thessaloníki (May 23); 1 Haniá; 6 Rabat; 3 ETCh 1st League; 1 Balkan
595
SENDRIŪTĖ Zinaida LTU
30y
243d
1984
61.37
65.97 -13
10x Lithuanian Champion // 6 under-23 ECH 2005; 5 ECH 2010 (2006/2012-dnq, 2014-6); 2 WSG 2011 (2009-7); 9 OLY 2012 (or 8th once Darya
Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC) (2008-dnq); 9 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq, 2011-12). 1 Lithuanian 2005
-2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Aloyzas Jasmontas. 1.88/94kg
In 2015: 6 European Throws Cup; 1 Lithuanian winter; 10 Doha Diamond; 1 European Clubs Cup ‘B’; 11 Rome Diamond; 1 Lithuanian Teams; 5 Montreuil; 1
Rabat; 1 ETCh 1st League; 6 Monaco Diamond; 1 Valmiera; 1 Lithuanian
650
HAKEAI Siositina NZL
21y
173d
1994
59.81
59.81 -15
(They call her Tina)
Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games // 7 World Youth SP 2011 (dnq DT); 4 WJC 2012; 4 COM 2014; 1 Oceanian 2015. 1 New Zealand
2012/2013/2014/2015; 1 UK junior 2011. She has the names of her parents, Kaloline and Raymond, inked on her wrists. Coach-Matt Dallow. 1.82/132kg
In 2015: 2 Wellington; 1 Hamilton; 1 Waitakere; 1 New Zealand; 1 Auckland; 4 Australian; 3 Mesa Classic; 2 Tempe; 8 Mt SAC Relays; 2 Norwalk Beach
Invitational; 3 Chula Vista; 2 La Jolla ‘B’; 1 Oceanian; 2 Hamilton; 2 North Shore; 2 Chiba Juntendo; 4 COM; 4 COM
652
KEENAN Te Rina NZL
QBR
24y
326d
1990
60.78
60.78 -15
SP pb: 16.11 -13 (15.39 -15). 7 WSG SP 2015 (2013-10). 9 NCAA DT 2012. 1 New Zealand SP 2015. 1 Australian SP/DT 2013 (1 SP 2014). Student of
Business at Massey University, Auckland
In 2015: 1 Wellington SP/DT; 1 Hamilton SP (2 DT); 3 Waitakere DT; 1 New Zealand SP (2 DT); 2 Auckland DT; 2 Australian SP (5 DT); 9 Mesa Classic DT; 6
Tempe DT; 7 Mt SAC Relays DT; 3 Norwalk Beach Invitational DT; 7 Chula Vista DT; 8 La Jolla DT; 1 Hamilton DT; 7 WSG SP (dnq DT); 1 North Shore DT; 1
Chiba Juntendo DT
690
RODRIGUES Irina POR
24y
197d
1991
63.25
63.25 -15
2013 European under-23 bronze // SP pb: 15.00 -14 (13.86 -15). 3 EJC 2009 (2007-10); 5 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 10 ETCh 2011; 9 WSG 2011; dnq ECH
2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2001-5); dnq WCH 2013. 1 Portuguese 2008/2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 SP 2012). 1.83/95kg
In 2015: 1 Portuguese indoor SP; 3 European Throws Cup; 2 Lisbon SP (May 10); 8 Doha Diamond; 1 European Clubs Cup (5 SP); 8 Birmingham Diamond; 1
Portuguese Clubs; 2 ETCh 1st League; 3 Lisbon; 2 Portuguese; 1 Leiria (Aug 8); 2 Leiria (Aug 9)
729
MALTSEVA Yuliya RUS
24y
264d
1990
63.48
63.48 -15
New World Student Games Champion // 10 EJC 2009; 8 ECH 2014; 1 WSG 2015. 1 Russian under-23 2012. Attends Russian State University of Physical
Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in Moscow
In 2015: 3 Russian winter; 7 European Throws Cup; 1 Adler; 7 Krasnodar; 1 Romanian International Champs; 2 Russian Teams; 3 Montreuil; 2 Lisbon; 1 WSG;
1 Yerino; 2 Russian
732
PANOVA Yelena RUS
2 WSG 2013. 1 Russian 2015
In 2015: 1 Adler; 2 Russian winter; 1 Russian Teams; 1 Yerino; 1 Russian
28y
172d
1987
63.22
63.22 -15
750
STROKOVA Yekaterina RUS
25y
247d
1989
64.33
65.78 -14
dnq WJC 2008; 6 WSG 2009; 10 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WCH 2013; 3 ETCh 2014 (2015-7); 9 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2013
In 2015: 1 Russian winter; 4 Doha Diamond; 2 Dessau; 10 Rome Diamond; 7 ETCh; 3 Russian
33y
78d 1982
61.47
63.63 -06 NR
Serbian record holder. she’s been national champion in Yugoslavia, Serbia, Serbia & Montenegro, Croatian and Slovenia!
SP pb: 14.81 -04 (13.74 -15). 10 EJC 2001; 11 under-23 ECH 2003; dnq OLY 2004/2008/2012; 1 Balkan 2005/2007/2011/2014; 1 Mediterranean Games 2005
(2013-2); 7 WCH 2005/2011 (2007/2009/2013-dnq); 3 WSG 2005/2007 (2009-10); 6 ECH 2010 (2006-8, 2012-9, 2014-dnq). 1 Yugoslavian 2000/2001 & Serbia
+ Montenegro 2003/2005 + Serbian 2007/2008/2013/2104 + Croatian 2008 + Slovenian 2009.1.73/80kg
In 2015: 1 Bar; 1 Senta; 6 Halle Werfertage; 4 Hengelo; 2 European Clubs Cup ‘B’ (3 SP); 1 Zenica; 1 Serbian Cup; 1 Zagreb; 1 Croatian Teams; 1 ETCh 2nd
League; 2 Turku; 2 Velenje; 1 Serbian; 1 Szentes
764
TOMAŠEVIĆ Dragana SRB
801
INSAENG Subenrat THA
845
SEMENOVA Nataliya UKR
21y 192d 1994
60.09
60.09 -15 NR
QBR
Twice fourth at World Student Games // 5 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq World Youth 2011; 1 Asian junior 2012; 6 WJC 2012; 1 South East Asian Games
2013; 4 WSG 2013/2015; 5 Asian Games 2014; 4 Asian Champs 2015
In 2015: 1 Thai University Games; 1 Malaysian; 1 Singaporean International Champs; 1 Taipei; 4 Asian Champs; 1 South East Asian Games; 3 Bangkok; 3
Pathumthani; 2 Chanthaburi; 4 WSG
33y
45d
1982
61.09
64.70 -08
(Née Fokina)
2012 European bronze // 6 WJC 2000; 1 EJC 2001; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 WSG 2003 (2005-8); dnq OLY 2004/2008/2012; 8 WCH 2007 (2005-9); 2 ECP
2008 (2004-7); 1 ETCh 2009 (2013-4, 2014-5, 2015-4); 3 ECH 2012 (2006-9, 2014-dnq). 1 Ukrainian 2008/2011/2013/2014/2015. 1.78/90kg
In 2015: 8 European Throws Cup; 3 Hengelo; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 4 ETCh; 1 Lisbon; 5 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 1 Lapinlahti; 1 Joensuu; 1 Ukrainian
859
ASHLEY Whitney USA
26y
184d
1989
64.80
64.80 -15
2012 US Collegiate Champion, representing San Diego State University (she was their first NCAA Champion since 1985)
SP pb: 17.22i, 17.00 -14. dnq WCH 2013. 1 NCAA 2012; 2 US 2015. Coach-Art Venegas
In 2015: 2 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational; 2 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Chula Vista; 1 La Jolla; 3 Kingston Jamaican Invitational; 1 Tucson; 1 Claremont; 6 New York
Diamond; 2 US; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Monaco Diamond
894
LEWIS-SMALLWOOD Gia USA
36y
142d
1979
64.01
69.17 -14 NR
North American record holder. 3x US Champion // 4 Pan-Am Games 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 3 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 US
2013/2014/2015. Graduated (in 2002) from the University of Illinois with degrees in Political Science, Economics & Spanish. Coach-Michael Turk. 1.83/93kg
She was the winner in the three competitions lost by Sandra Perković in 2013/2014
In 2015: 1 Las Vegas; 1 Lincoln; 1 Champaign; 9 La Jolla; 7 Doha Diamond; 6 Rome Diamond; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 5 New York Diamond; 1 US; 1
Naperville; 3 Monaco Diamond; 3 Pan-Am Games
909
PIERSON Summer USA
36y
352d
1978
61.23
61.23 -15
5 Pan-Am Games 2007; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015. 2 US 2002 (2007-3, 2009-4). Human Biology Graduate from Stanford University. She was
reserve for 2009 World Championships
In 2015: 2 Stanford Invitational; 4 Mt SAC Relays; 1 La Jolla ‘B’; 1 Berkeley; 1 Stanford Jordan; 2 Tucson (May 21); 4 Tucson (May 23); 2 Claremont; 1 San
Diego Champs; 7 US; 3 Naperville; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean
930
VAUGHAN Shelbi USA
20y
362d
1994
64.52
64.52 -15
Twice US Collegiate Champion, representing Texas A&M University // 3 World Youth 2011; 3 WJC 2012. 1 NCAA 2014/2015. She says “my favorite sport is
softball, even over throwing”. She says that she always has bows in my hair and her favourite colour is pink
In 2015: 1 Tempe (Mar 21); 1 Texas Relays; 1 Stanford Invitational; 1 Tempe (Apr 11); 1 Fort Worth; 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference; 1 NCAA; 3 US
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....76.80.......Gabriele Reinsch GDR...............1988
=2...74.56.......Zdenka Silhavá TCH.................. 1984
.......74.56.......Ilke Wyludda GDR......................1989
4.....74.08.......Diana Gansky GDR....................1987
5.....73.84.......Daniela Costian ROU/AUS........ 1988
6.....73.36.......Irina Meszynski GDR................. 1984
7.....73.28.......Galina Savinkova RUS...............1984
8.....73.22.......Tsevtanka Khristova BUL...........1984
9.....73.10.......Gisela Beyer GDR......................1984
10...72.92.......Martina Hellmann GDR.............. 1987
1.....70.65.......Denia Caballero CUB
2.....70.08.......Sandra Perković CRO
3.....67.13.......Yaimí Pérez CUB
4.....66.21.......Dani Samuels AUS
5.....66.14.......Anna Rüh GER
6.....65.98.......Julia Fischer GER
7.....65.72.......Nadine Müller GER
8.....65.04.......Mélina Robert-Michon FRA
9.....64.80.......Whitney Ashley USA
10...64.79.......Shanice Craft GER
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Women’s Hammer Throw
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
73.74 -10 NR
South American record holder. Twice US Collegiate Champion, representing Georgia Tech University
dnq WJC 2000; dnq OLY 2004/2008/2012; 1 South American 2005/2006/2011 (2013-3); 3 Pan-Am Games 2007 (2011-6); 1 Ibero-American 2010 (2008/2012
-2); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 9 WCH 2011 (2007/2009/2013-dnq). 1 NCAA 2006/2007. Her mother Irene Fitzner competed at 100m in the 1972 Olympics.
1.80/110kg
In 2015: 3 Buenos Aires (Mar 25); 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 7 Halle Werfertage; 2 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 3 South American; 7 Pan-Am Games; Plus six further
victories at Buenos Aires
108
DAHLGREN Jenny ARG
30y
358d
1984
72.01
138
SKYDAN Hanna AZE
23y
98d
1992
72.31
74.21 -12 NR
TRANSFEREE – competed for Ukraine up to 2012 (as Anna Skydan), gained Azeri Citizenship on January 15, 2015 and cleared by IAAF to compete for
Azerbaijan from June 1, 2015
2015 World Student Games Champion
12 World Youth 2009; dnq WJC 2010; dnq OLY 2012; 1 WSG 2012. 1 Ukrainian 2012. 1.83/114kg
In 2015: 3 Dakar Challenge; 2 Moldovan (4 DT); 2 ETCh 3rd League (3 DT, 5 SP); 1 WSG; 3 Zhukovskiy
157
KRECHYK Alena BLR
28y
32d
1987
72.06
72.06 -15
12 WJC 2016. 1 Belarusin 2013; 3 NCAA 2013 (2012-6). Studied Slavic Languages at the University of Kansas
In 2015: 1 Belarusian winter; 9 European Throws Cup; 3 Brest Shukevich Memorial; 3 Belarusian Cup; 4 Minsk Olympic Prize; 5 Tomblaine; 2 Belarusian
162
SOBALEVA Alena BLR
22y
102d
1993
72.86
72.86 -15
(Née Navahrodskaya) // 11 World Youth 2009; 4 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; dnq ECH 2014; 4 ETCh 2015; 3 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-6). 1 Belarusian 2015
In 2015: 1 Belarusian winter; 1 European Throws Cup under-23; 2 Brest (Apr 29); 1 Belarusian Universities; 2 Breat (May 27); 2 Minsk Olympic Prize
30y 300d 1984
73.66
75.73 -14 NR
Commonwealth and North American record co-holder (with Amanda Bingson USA)
SP pb: 15.82 -06. 4 Pan-Am junior 2003; 4 North, Central American & Caribbean under-23 2006 (3 SP); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 10 WCH 2009 (2013-dnq); 1
COM 2010/2014; 2 Pan-Am Games 2011 (2007-7, 2015-3); 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Canadian 2008/2010/2013/2014/2015. Was at University of
Georgia. Coach-Derek Evely (formerly Anatoli Bondarchuk). 1.78/100kg
She competed as a figure skater until age 16 “when Mother Nature took over and said: ‘girl, you need hips’.” Her parents named her after a vineyard they visited
in France
In 2015: 1 Mt SAC Relays; 3 Kawasaki; 7 Beijing Challenge; 7 Ostrava; 1 Canadian; 3 Pan-Am Games
216
FRIZELL Sultana CAN
240
LIU Tingting CHN
24y
296d
1990
71.40
73.06 -14
2015 Asian Champion // 2 Asian Champs 2011/2013; dnq WCH 2011/2013; 1 Asian Champs 2015. 3 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Liaoning Province
In 2015: 2 Chengdu; 2 Chengdu; 1 Jinan; 1 Lianyungang; 6 Kawasaki; 1 Halle Werfertage; 1 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 1 Asian Champs; 3 Chinese Grand Prix
Final
260
WANG Zheng CHN
27y
250d
1987
73.99
77.68 -14 NR
Asian record holder. 2013 Asian Champion // 1 Asian junior 2006; 9 WJC 2006; dnq OLY 2008; 1 East Asian Games 2009; 2 Asian Games 2010; 1 Asian
Champs 2013; 4 WCH 2013; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 2 Asian Games 2014. From-Shaanxi Province. Coach-Ou Xiyuan. 1.74/87kg
In 2015: 1 Chengdu (Apr 1); 1 Chengdu (Apr 5); 2 Kawasaki; 2 Beijing Challenge; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Chinese Grand Prix Final
266
ZHANG Wenxiu CHN
29y
152d
1986
71.91
77.33 -14
Bronzes at 2008 Olympics and three World Championships (and she thought she’d won another bronze at London 2012, setting off on a lap of honour before
Betty Heidler‘s 77.12 was correctly registered)
1 Asian junior 2002; 1 World Military 2003/2007/2011; 1 Asian Champs 2005; 4 WCP 2006; 1 Asian Games 2006/2010/2014; 3 WCH 2007/2011/2013 (2001
-11, 2003-dnq, 2005/2009-5); 3 OLY 2008 (2004-7, 2012-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. 1 Chinese 2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2010/2012. From-Liaoning
Province. coach-Ye Kuigang. 1.82/113kg
She was temporarily stripped of her 2014 Asian title after a positive drugs test, but successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying she had
eaten contaminated food
In 2015: 6 Beijing Challenge; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final
295
FORD Yirisleyidi L. CUB
24y
3d
1991
72.40
72.40 -15
9 World Youth 2007; 4 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 1 Pan-Am junior 2009; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games
2015; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean 2015
In 2015: 2 Las Tunas; 1 Havana Barrientos; 5 Forbach; 2 Havana (Jun 26); 5 Pan-Am Games; 3 North/Central America & Caribbean
305
KRÁLOVÁ Tereza CZE
25y
303d
1989
70.12
70.21 -13
Twice fifth at World Student Games // 12 WJC 2008; 7 under-23 ECH 2011; 11 ECH 2012 (2014-fouled out final); 5 WSG 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013; 9 ETCh
2014. 1 Czech 2012/2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 8 European Throws Cup; 1 Ostrava (May 16); nm Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 European Clubs Cup; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Czech; 5 WSG; 2 Nové Mesto
nad MetujÍ
27y
48d 1988
69.07
69.59 -13 NR
QBR
Co-holder of the Spanish record (of 69.59) with Berta Castells // 13 EJC 2007; 9 under-23 ECH 2009; 4 Ibero-American 2010; dnq ECH 2012. 1 Spanish under
-23 2008/2009/2010. 1 Spanish 2015
In 2015: 1 Barcelona (Jan 25); 1 Barcelona (Feb 1); 2 Barcelona (Mar 1); 1 Spanish winter; 4 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 1 Gava; 1 Barcelona (May 9); 1
Pamplona (May 23); 1 Catalan; 1 Gava; 1 Spanish; 1 Pamplona; 2 Leiria
328
REDONDO Laura ESP
380
TAVERNIER Alexandra FRA
21y
251d
1993
74.05
74.05 -15
2012 World Junior Champion // 6 EJC 2011; 1 WJC 2012; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 6 ECH 2014; 3 ETCh 2015 (2014-8); 1 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 French
2014. Born-Annecy
In 2015: 2 French under-23 winter; 1 Vénissieux (Feb 28); 3 European Throws Cup; 1 Vénissieux (May 10); 1 Savigny-le-Temple; 1 Angers; 2 Forbach; 3
ETCh; 2 Tomblaine; 1 under-23 ECH; 2 Cetniewo (second to Włodarczyk’s world record 81.08)
400
24y
41d 1991
72.23
72.97 -13 NR
2012 Olympic finalist & 2013 European under-23 Champion // dnq World Youth 2007; 3 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010 (2008-7); 3 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WCH
2011/2013; 10 ECH 2012 (2014-dnq); 11 OLY 2012; 3 ETCh 2013 (2011-9, 2014-4, 2015-5) 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 3 COM 2014. 1 UK 2011/2012; 1 English
under-23 2011/2013. Former netball player, ballet dancer (“It gave me a good base of posture and balance”) and trampolinist. Coach-Tore Gustafsson.
1.70/74kg
In 2015: 1 Stanford Peyton; 7 Kawasaki; 6 Halle; 1 Loughborough International
HITCHON Sophie GBR
31y 311d 1983
75.73
79.42 -11 NR
German Team Captain in Beijing
2007 World Champion by a margin of just 2cm. 2012 Olympic bronze (though only after her best throw of 77.12 was correctly registered)
dnq WJC 2000/2002; 9 EJC 2001; 2 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-4); 5 ECH 2006; 1 ECP 2007 (2004-3, 2006-fouled out, 2008-6); 1 WCH 2007 (2003-11,
2005/2013-dnq, 2009-2); 1 WSG 2009; 1 ETCh 2010/2011/2013/2014 (2009/2015-2); 1 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq, 2014-5); 3 OLY 2012 (2004-3, 2008-9). 1
German 2006/2008/2010/2011/2013/2015. She is fluent in English and Spanish. Coach-Michael Deyhle. 1.75/83g
She says her sporting hero is Marianne Buggenhagen (multi Paralympic gold medallist for Germany in seated throwing events)
Her pre-competition ritual: “Always the same, some sleep in the afternoon and then a cold shower”
In 2015: 1 Stellenbosch; 4 European Throws Cup; 1 Knoxville; 2 Halle Werfertage; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Berlin; 2 ETCh; 1 Schönebeck; 2 Székesfehérvár;
1 Zeulenroda; 1 German; 2 Szczecin
428
HEIDLER Betty GER
432
KLAAS Kathrin GER
31y
196d
1984
72.77
76.05 -12
Fourth at 2009 World Championships, fifth at London Olympics // 8 EJC 2003; 4 under-23 ECH 2005; 3 WSG 2009; 4 WCH 2009 (2005-nm final, 2007/2013dnq); 4 ECH 2012/2014 (2006-6, 2010-dnq); 5 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq). 1 German 2014. Coach-Michael Dyhle (same as Betty Heidler). 1.68/72kg
In 2015: 5 European Throws Cup; 4 Halle Werfertage; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Forbach; 1 Bottnaryd; 12 Székesfehérvár; 2 Zeulenroda; nm Zhukovskiy; 2
German; 4 Szczecin
460
GYURÁTZ Réka HUN
19y
81d
1996
70.39
70.39 -15
2013 World Youth Champion then 2014 World Junior silver // DT pb: 47.66 -14 (45.41 -15). 2 WJC 2014 (2012-8); 1 World Youth 2013; 2 EJC 2013; dnq ECH
2014. She holds the world youth best with a 3Kg hammer (76.04), set Zalaegerszeg on June 23, 2013
In 2015: 2 Potchefstroom; 2 Potchefstroom (Feb 2); 1 Hungarian winter DT/HT; 2 European Throws Cup ‘B’; 1 Veszprém; 1 Halle Werfertage junior; 1 Budapest
(May 23); 1 Hungarian Schools (2 DT); 2 Balaton Champs (4 DT); 1 Budapest Schulek; 1 Hungarian junior (2 DT); 5 EJC; 1 Tapolca; 2 Hungarian (5 DT); Also
11 further competitions in Szombathely between January and August. In all she’s competed almost 40 times already in 2015!
30y 264d 1984
70.14
73.44 -13 NR
Hungarian record holder // 11 World Youth 2001; dnq WJC 2002; 6 EJC 2003; dnq OLY 2004/2008/2012; 11 under-23 ECH 2005; 7 ECH 2012 (2010-11, 2014fouled out in final); 1 WSG 2011 (2007-12); 8 WCH 2013 (.2005/2009/2011-dnq) 1 NCAA 2008; 1 Hungarian
2005/2006/2008/2009/2010/2011/2013/2014/2015. 1.73/75kg
In 2015: 1 Potchefstroom (Jan 29); 1 Potchefstroom (Feb 2); 1 Hungarian winter; 10 European Throws Cup; 4 Szombathely (May 3); 5 Szombathely (May 10); 5
Halle Werfertage; 8 Beijing Challenge; 3 Balaton Champs; 2 Budapest Schulek; nm ETCh 2nd League; 8 Székesfehérvár; 1 Tapolca; 1 Hungarian (9th time)
463
ORBÁN Éva HUN
504
SALIS Silvia ITA
29y
338d
1985
70.42
71.93 -11
2009 Mediterranean Games Champion. 2009 World finalist // dnq World Youth 2001; 10 EJC 2003; 12 WJC 2004; dnq ECH 2006; 5 ECP 2008; dnq OLY
2008/2012; 5 WSG 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 2009 (2013-3); 6 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq); 8 WCH 2011 (2009-dnq); 5 ETCh 2014 (2013-7, 2011-8, 2015-9). 1
Italian 2010/2011/2012/2015. 1.79/72kg
In 2015: 1 Rome; 1 Italian winter; 7 European Throws Cup; 1 Genoa; 9 Halle Werfertage; 1 Savona; 1 Rieti; 9 ETCh; 1 Italian
27y 197d 1988
73.97
73.97 -15 NR
2009 European under-23 Champion, but most of her results since then disqualified due to doping
7 World Youth 2005; 4 WJC 2006; 5 EJC 2007; dnq OLY 2008; 1 under-23 ECH 2009; dq ECH 2010 (originally 5th) (2012-dq (originally 8th); dq WSG 2011
(originally 1st) (2009-dq (originally 8th)); dq WCH 2011 (originally 8th) (2009-dq (originally dnq)). Younger brother-Serghei Marghiev is Moldovan HT record
holder. Older sister Marina Marghieva-Nikisenko was 3x Moldovan Champion before she too was suspended in 2012-2014. Their coach/father-Soslan
Marghiev. 1.74/90kg
In 2015: Returned from a two-year doping ban on July 23, 2015. A re-test of her sample from Berlin 2009 was positive so in addition to the ban in 2013-2015,
all her results were wiped from that date, including those from two European Championships, two World Championships and two World Student Games, a title
she’d originally won in 2011
Ten days after her doping ban expired, she won the Balkan Games and established a Moldovan record of 73.97 (though that not as far as her furthest when
disqualified, 74.47)
607
MARGHIEVA Zalina MDA
608
MARGHIEVA-NIKISENKO Marina MDA
29y
54d
1986
72.53
72.53 -09/15
Former Moldovan record holder from a family of hammer throwers // 8 EJC 2005; dnq OLY 2008; 7 WSG 2009/2011; dnq WCH 2009/2011; 5 ECH 2010 (2012dnq). 1 Moldovan 2008/2009/2011. Younger brother-Serghei Marghiev is Moldovan HT record holder. Younger sister Zalina is also the Moldovan HT record
holder, but only after returning from a two-year doping ban and a further four years of annulled results. Marina herself also served a two-year doping ban in
2012-2014. Their coach/father-Soslan Marghiev. 1.85/85kg
In 2015: 14 European Throws Cup; 5 Dakar Challenge; 2 Moldovan; 3 ETCh 3rd League; 6 Zhukovskiy; 3 Balkan (her sister 1st in Moldovan record 73.97,
which broke Marina’s record of 72.53 set in 2009 and equalled in 2015!)
666
FIODOROW Joanna POL
26y
170d
1989
72.67
74.39 -14
2014 European bronze, 2015 World Student Games silver // dnq WJC 2008; 12 ETCh 2011; 2 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-4); 8 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2009; 9
OLY 2012; 6 Francophone Games 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 2 WSG 2015. 1 Polish under-23 2009/2010. Coach-Bogumił Chlebiński. Student pf Physical Education at
Bialystok High School of PE and Tourism. 1.68/77kg
In 2015: 2 European Throws Cup; 2 Buenos Aires (Mar 25); 1 Buenos Aires (Mar 27); 1 Buenos Aires (Apr 11); 5 Kawasaki; 3 Halle Werfertage; 5 Beijing
Challenge; 8 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Bydgoszcz; 1 Bialystok; 2 Wroclaw; 3 Székesfehérvár; 2 WSG; 2 Polish; 3 Cetniewo; 8 Szczecin
672
KOPRON Malwina POL
20y
278d
1994
71.27
71.27 -15
2 World Youth 2011; dnq WJC 2012; 4 EJC 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2015
In 2015: 4 European Throws Cup under-23; 1 Buenos Aires; 3 Buenos Aires; 3 Buenos Aires; 1 Kielce; 1 Halle Werfertage under-23; 1 Lódz; 3 Bydgoszcz; 2
Bialystok; 4 Wroclaw; 3 Polish; 4 Cetniewo; 6 Szczecin
30y
13d 1985
81.08
81.08 NR
World record holder. 2012 Olympic silver, 2013 World Championship silver, twice European Champion
9 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 ETCh 2009 (2013-2); 1 WCH 2009 (2011-5, 2013-2); 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2010-3); 2 OLY 2012 (2008-6); 1 Francophone Games 2013;
1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Polish 2009/2011/2012/2013/2014. Former competitor in cycle speedway. Coach-Krzysztof Kaliszewski. 1.78/95kg
She severed a ligament in her ankle when jumping up to celebrate her world title in Berlin 2009 and missed the rest of that season
At big contests she throws wearing a glove which once belonged to Kamila Skolimowska, Poland’s Olympic Champion from 2000 who passed away in 2009
aged 26
In 2015: 1 Beijing Challenge; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Bydgoszcz; 1 ETCh; 1 Wroclaw (An exhibition contest across a river, she threw 79.83 which was
further than the world record at the time); 1 Székesfehérvár; 1 Polish; 1 Cetniewo (world record 81.08, the first 80m+ throw by a woman); 1 Szczecin (16th
successive victory, she has not been defeated since losing to Betty Heidler (GER) in Ostrava on June 16, 2014)
684
WŁODARCZYK Anita POL
780
HRASNOVÁ Martina SVK
32y 153d 1983
74.27
76.90 -09 NR
(Née Danisova)
Slovak record holder. 2009 World bronze. Twice European silver
SP pb: 15.60i, 15.02 -06. dnq World Youth 99; 2 EJC 2001 (99-4); 2 WJC 2002 (2000-5); 8 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 2 WSG 2009 (2007-5); 3 WCH 2009
(2001/2009/2013-dnq); 2 ECH 2012/2014 (2002/2006-dnq). 1 Slovak 2008/2012/2013/2014/2015. Served two-year doping suspension 2003-2005. 1.77/80kg
In 2015: 1 Slovak indoor SP; dnq EIC; 6 European Throws Cup; 1 Kawasaki; 3 Beijing Challenge; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Nitra; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 3
Wroclaw; 9 Székesfehérvár; 1 Slovak; 7 Szczecin
785
ANDERSSON Tracey SWE
30y
QBR
258d
1984
69.23
70.82 -13 NR
Swedish record holder & 4x Champion // 10 under-23 ECH 2005; 10 ECH 2010 (2006/2012/2014-dnq); dnq WCH 2013; 6 ETCh 2014 (2011-11). 1 Swedish
2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 6 Dakar Challenge; 3 Uppsala; 1 Borås; 1 Lerum; 1 Swedish Clubs; 1 Gothenburg VUS; 1 Gävle; 1 Växjö (Jul 27); 1 Växjö (Jul 29); 2 Västerås; 1
Swedish; 1 Gothenburg (Aug 10)
808
KAYA Kıvılcım TUR
23y
146d
1992
71.37
72.55 -12
World Youth & European junior silvers // 2 World Youth 2009; 2 EJC 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 1 Turkish 2012. Served two-year doping ban 2013-2015
In 2015: 1 Eskisehir; 2 Balkan
836
NOVOZHYLOVA Iryna UKR
29y
226d
1986
71.95
74.10 -12
6 EJC 2005; 7 under-23 ECH 2007; 3 ECP 2008; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WCH 2009; 5 ETCh 2013 (2014-10, 2015-7); dnq ECH 2014. Coaches-Yury &
Vladislav Piskunov. 1.75/85kg
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter; 13 European Throws Cup; 1 Ukrainian Cup (Apr 21); 8 Kawasaki; 8 Halle Werfertage; 1 Jablonec; 2 Dakar Challenge; 1 Ukrainian
Teams; 7 ETCh; 4 Zhukovskiy; 3 Ukrainian
25y 182d 1990
70.94
75.73 -13 NR
North American record co-holder (with Sultana Frizzell CAN) // 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 10 WCH 2013; 2 IAAF
Continental Cup 2014. 3 NCAA 2012; 1 US 2013/2014. Was at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Coach-Greg Watson. 1.65/91kg
In 2015: 4 US indoor Weight; 10 Beijing Challenge; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike; 3 US; 4 Székesfehérvár; 2 Chiba Juntendo
862
BINGSON Amanda USA
869
CAMPBELL Amber USA
34y
77d
1981
72.81
73.61 -14
2009 World finalist. Twice US Champion // dnq OLY 2008/2012; 11 WCH 2009 (2005/2011/2013); 2 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-3); 1 North/Central America &
Caribbean 2015. 1 US 2012/2015 (2013/2014-3). Born-Cincinnati. Psychology graduate from Costal Carolina University. Coach-David Vandergriff. 1.70/91kg
In 2015: 3 US indoor Weight; 1 Myrtle Beach; 1 Mt. Pleasant SC; 9 Beijing Challenge; 1 US; 7 Székesfehérvár; 2 Pan-Am Games; 1 North/Central America &
Caribbean
911
PRICE DeAnna USA
22y
74d
1993
72.30
72.30 -15
2015 NCAA Champion // DT pb: 53.46 -15. SP pb: 16.30 -15. dnq WJC HT 2012; 4 Pan-Am Games HT 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean HT 2015. 3
NCAA indoor Weight 2015; 1 NCAA HT 2015; 2 US HT 2015. Student of Accounting at Southern Illinois University. 1.68/109kg
In 2015: 3 NCAA indoor Weight; 1 Carbondale DT (3 HT, 4 SP); 2 Tennessee Relays HT (3 SP); 8 Mt SAC Relays SP (9 HT); 2 Jonesboro HT (4 SP); 2 Terre
Haute SP (3 DT); 1 Missouri Valley Conference HT (3 DT, 4 SP); 1 NCAA HT; 2 US HT; 4 Pan-Am Games HT; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean HT; 1
Chiba Juntendo HT
919
STEVENS Jeneva USA
25y
297d
1989
72.69
74.77 -13
(Née Stevens). Multi-talented at throws: 2013 World Student Games Champion at Hammer. 2010 US Collegiate Champion at Discus
SP pb: 18.84 -15. DT pb: 59.45 -12. 2 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 DT/HT 2010; 1 WSG HT 2013 (8 SP); 9 WCH HT 2013 (2011-dnq); 8
WIC SP 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games SP 2015; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean SP 2015. 1 NCAA DT 2010 & HT 2011/2012. 1.80/106kg
Her father Oliver McCall, won the World Boxing Council heavyweight title in 1994 and was once a sparring partner of Mike Tyson
In 2015: 2 US indoor Weight (3 SP); 1 Carbondale SP (2 HT); 1 Charleston Classic HT (2 SP); 1 Bowling Green SP/HT; 1 Mt SAC Relays SP (2 HT); 1
Jonesboro SP/HT; 2 Baie Mahault SP; 6 Paris Diamond SP; 6 Székesfehérvár HT (9 SP); 6 Pan-Am Games SP; 2 North/Central America & Caribbean SP; 1
Chiba Juntendo SP (3 HT)
939
29y
50d 1986
73.06
73.64 -13 NR
Pan-American and South American Champion, both titles freshly won
12 World Youth SP 2001; 13 World Youth 2003; dnq WJC 2004; dnq WCH 2007/2009; 1 Ibero-American 2008; 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs
2009/2011 & Games 2010; dnq OLY 2012. 1 South American 2013/2015; dnq WCH 2013; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2011-8). Coach-Oscar Gonzalez. 1.80/85kg
In 2015: 1 Barquisimeto; 2 Domzale; 1 Domzale; 1 Zagreb; 1 Slovenska Bistrica; 1 Zenica; 1 Maribor; 1 South American; 1 Tomblaine; 1 Celje; 1 Pan-Am
Games
RODRÍGUEZ Rosa VEN
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....81.02.......Anita Włodarczyk POL............... 2015
2.....79.42.......Betty Heidler GER...................... 2011
3.....78.80.......Tatyana Lysenko RUS............... 2013
4.....78.69.......Oksana Menkova BLR............... 2012
5.....77.68.......Zheng Wang CHN...................... 2013
6.....77.26.......Gulfiya Khanafeyeva RUS......... 2006
7.....77.13.......Oksana Kondratyeva RUS......... 2013
8.....76.99.......Zhang Wenxiu CHN................... 2012
9.....76.90.......Martina Hrašnová SVK...............2009
10...76.83.......Kamila Skolimowska POL.......... 2007
1.....81.08.......Anita Włodarczyk POL
2.....75.73.......Betty Heidler GER
3.....74.92.......Wang Zheng CHN
4.....74.27.......Martina Hrašnová SVK
5.....74.05.......Alexandra Tavernier FRA
6.....73.97.......Zalina Marghieva MDA
7.....73.74.......Mariya Bespalova RUS
8.....73.66.......Sultana Frizell CAN
9.....73.26.......Aksana Miankova BLR
10...73.06.......Rosa Rodríguez VEN
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Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
66.83 -14 NR
2014 Commonwealth gold & 2013 World silver when she set personal bests in qualifying and rounds two and six of the final
1 World Youth 2001; 9 WJC 2002; 5 WCP 2006; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-4); dnq OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq, 2011-6 hen she broke a rib
on her first throw); 1 COM 2014 (2010-2, 2006-4). 1 Australian 2005-2014. Born/lives-Perth. Coach-Grant Ward. 1.68/69kg
In 2015: 1 Perth; 2 Melbourne Challenge; 2 Australian; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Paris Diamond; 3 London Diamond
126
MICKLE Kim AUS
30y
235d
1984
66.57
127
MITCHELL Kathryn AUS
33y
42d
1982
63.70
66.10 -14
6th-5th-4th at successive Commonwealth Games // 12 WSG 2003; 9 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013; 4 COM 2014 (2006-6, 2010-5). 1 Australian junior 2000 & senior
2008. Born-Hamilton, lives-Melbourne. Coach-Uwe Hohn. 1.68/71kg
In 2015: 2 Canberra; 2 Perth; 2 Adelaide Classic; 10 Shanghai Diamond; 13 Prague Odložil
131
ROBERTS Kelsey-Lee AUS
23y
334d
1991
63.78
63.92 -14
2014 Commonwealth Games bronze // 3 COM 2014. 2 Australian 2013/2014. Born-East London, South Africa. Coach-Aaron Holt. 1.75/72kg
In 2015: 1 Canberra (Jan 30); 1 Canberra (Feb 7); 3 Perth; 3 Adelaide Classic; 4 Melbourne Challenge; 3 Australian; 8 Prague Odložil; 1 Leiden; 1 Sollentuna;
1 Pihtipudas; 1 Chiba Juntendo
156
KHALADOVICH Tatsiana BLR
24y
61d
1991
62.00
63.61 -14 NR
New World Student Games Champion // dnq WJC 2008/2010; 5 ECH 2014; 2 ETCh 2015 (2013-6); 1 WSG 2015. 1 Belarusian 2012/2013/2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Minsk; 1 Belarusian winter; 7 European Throws Cup; 1 Brest Shukevich Memorial; 1 Belarusian Universities (3 SP); 1 Belarusian Cup; 3 Riga; 5
Prague Odložil; 2 ETCh; 1 Tel Aviv; 1 WSG; 1 Belarusian; 1 Szczecin
24y 341d 1990
61.23
62.89 -14 NR
Full name-Jucilene Sales de Lima
Brazilian record holder & 2015 South American Champion
10 World Youth 2008 (2005-dnq); 11 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); dnq WCH 2013; 1 Ibero-American 2014; 1 South American 2015; 3 Pan-Am Games 2015 (2007
-10). 1 Brazilian 2012/2013/2014/2015. 1.74/63kg
Her older sister is Jailma Sales de Lima, 4x Brazilian Champion at 400m Hurdles
In 2015: 1 Jundiaí; 1 San Diego (Mar 21); 1 San Diego (Mar 28); 1 Claremont; 1 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational; 2 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Chula Vista; 2 La Jolla; 1
Brazilian; 4 Dakar Challenge; 1 South American; 3 Pan-Am Games
177
de LIMA Jucilene BRA
217
GLEADLE Liz CAN
235
LI Lingwei CHN
26y 258d 1988
64.83
64.83 -15 NR
Pan-American Games Champion // 5 World Youth 2005; 12 WJC 2006; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 2008/2010; 6 WSG 2009 (2011-8); 12
OLY 2012; 5 COM 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Canadian 2009/2012/2015. She defeated Barbora Špotáková to won at the
2014 Birmingham Diamond League. Graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2014 with a degree in Kinesiology. Coach-Larry Steinke. 1.85/79kg
The tattoo on the left side of her torso reads “Keep your feet on the ground and eyes on the stars”
In 2015: 1 Kawasaki; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Eugene Diamond; 1 Burnaby; 5 Oslo Diamond; 1 Canadian; 1 Pan-Am Games; 7 London Diamond; 4 Stockholm
Diamond
26y
207d
1989
63.19
65.11 -12
2013 Asian Champion // 1 Asian junior 2008; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-3); dnq OLY 2012; 1 Asian Champs 2013 (2009-2); 8 WCH 2013; 2 Asian Games 2014 (2010
-3). 1 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shandong Province. Coach-Zhang Fuxin. 1.70/70kg
In 2015: 3 Canberra; 4 Perth; 1 Adelaide Classic; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 6 Prague Odložil
239
LIU Shiying CHN
21y
331d
1993
62.77
62.77 -15
64.59
64.95 -12
1 Asian junior 2012; 2 WJC 2012; 1 Asian Champs 2015. 4 Chinese National Games 2013. From-Shandong Province
In 2015: 1 Chengdu (Apr 1); 12 Chengdu (Apr 5); 1 Asian Champs; 1 Chinese Grand Prix Final
241
LU Huihui CHN
26y
56d
1989
5 OLY 2012. Coach-Lu Gang. Served one-year doping suspension in 2013/2014 which resulted in her losing what would have been an Asian record of 65.62.
From-Henan Province. 1.71/68kg
In 2015: 1 Canberra; 3 Melbourne Challenge; 1 Jinan; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Salzburg; 3 Prague Odložil; 7 Paris Diamond
265
ZHANG Li CHN
26y
216d
1989
-
65.47 -14 NR
Asian record holder. 2014 Asian Games Champion // 1 World Youth 2005; 4 WJC 2006/2008; 10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 5 Asian Champs 2013; dnq WCH
2013; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014. Born-Jiangxi Province. Coach-Zhao Yong. 1.78/79kg
24y 209d 1991
59.86
63.80 -14 NR
Full name-Flor Dennis Ruiz
South American record holder // 2 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2011; 1 Ibero-American 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 1 South American 2013 (2015-2); dnq
WCH 2013; 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 Colombian 2011/2013/2014. 1.71/67kg
In 2015: 1 Bogotá; 2 South American; 5 Pan-Am Games; 1 Calí
278
RUIZ Flor Dennis COL
285
AGUILAR Yulenmis CUB
19y
17d
1996
63.86
63.86 -15
New world junior record holder with 63.86 (from a previous personal best of 59.18!)
2 World Youth 2013; 4 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 6 Pan-Am Games 2015; 1 Pan-Am junior 2015
In 2015: 1 Havana; 1 Las Tunas; 1 Havana Barrientos; 1 Havana (Jun 18); 1 Havana (Jun 27); 6 Pan-Am Games; 1 Pan-Am junior (set world junior record
63.86); 2 North/Central America & Caribbean
302
Barbora CZE
34y
52d 1981
65.66
72.28 -08 NR
Olympic Champion & world record holder since 2008 // Heptathlon pb: 5880 -13. 4 WJC Heptathlon 2000; 6 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 WSG 2005 (2003-4); 2 ECH
2006 (2002-dnq, 2010-3); 1 WCH 2007 (2005-dnq, 2009/2011-2); 1 OLY 2008/2012 (2004-dnq); 1 ETCh 2014 (2009-2, 2011-3); 1 ECH 2014 (2002-dnq, 2006
-4, 2010-3); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Czech 2003/2005-2012/2015. Her top choice for a karaoke song is Don McLean’s “American Pie”. Partner-Lukas
Novotny, their son Janek born May 24, 2013. 1.82/80kg
ŠPOTÁKOVÁ
In 2015: 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 5 Eugene Diamond; 1 Prague Odložil; 3 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Czech; 1 Paris Diamond; 2 London Diamond;
1 Stockholm Diamond
362
UTRIAINEN Sanni FIN
24y
197d
1991
63.03
63.03 -15
Former World Junior Champion // 9 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; 11 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 6 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Finnish 2010.
Father/coach-Essi Utriainen (1 Finnish JT 1979). 1.69/76kg
In 2015: 2 Seinäjoki; 1 Lappeenranta; 1 Parkano; 4 Pihtipudas; 6 Madrid; 1 Lapinlahti; 1 Joensuu; 2 Finnish; 1 Kuortane
33y
36d 1982
62.09
66.17 -12 NR
British record holder & 10x Champion. Fourth in 2008 Olympics with the best ever distance for fourth place (65.75)
5 World Youth 99; 6 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 2 EJC 2001; 6 COM 2002 (2006/2014-7); 11 under-23 ECH 2003; 7 ECP 2003/2004/2006; 4 WSG 2005 (2003-5); 4
ECP 2008; 4 OLY 2008 (2012 dnq); 2 ETCh 2010/2011; 10 WCH 2011 (2005-12, 2007/2009-dnq); 4 ECH 2012 (2006-12, 2014-8). 1 AAA
2003/2004/2005/2006; 1 UK 2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012. Her late grandfather James Twinen was a sprinter for Thames Valley Harriers in the 1930s.
1.71/70kg
Returning from reconstructive elbow surgeries – “there was a moment I thought I’ve never compete again”
In 2015: 1 Loughborough ‘LEAP’; 6 London Diamond; 4 ECH
411
SAYERS Goldie GBR
430
HUSSONG Christin GER
21y
126d
1994
65.60
65.60 -15
2015 European under-23 Champion. Former World Youth Champion // 4 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 1 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2012; 2 EJC 2013; 7 ECH
2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015
In 2015: 1 Offenburg; 1 European Throws Cup under-23; 1 Halle Werfertage under-23; 1 Jena; 4 Prague Odložil; 1 under-23 ECH; 5 Lucerne; 4 German
438
MOLITOR Katharina GER
31y
286d
1983
66.40
66.40 -15
Sixth & eighth at the past two Olympic Games // 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 6 WSG 2007; 4 WSG 2008; 4 ECH 2010 (2012-5, 2014-9); 5 WCH 2011 (2013-dnq); 6
OLY 2012 (2008-8). 1 German 2010. Coach-Helge Zollkau. 1.83/77kg
In 2015: 3 European Throws Cup; 3 Halle Werfertage; 9 Prague Odložil; 1 Bottrop; 2 Sollentuna; 1 West German; 1 Lucerne; 1 German; 7 Stockholm Diamond
33y 364d 1981
64.11
70.20 -07 NR
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION // 8 WJC 2000; 8 under-23 ECH 2003 (2001-9); 8 WSG 2003; 1 ECP 2007 (2008-5); 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2011/2012; 2
ECH 2010/2012 (2006-4); 2 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-3); 1 WCH 2013 (2005/2007-2, 2009-5, 2011-4); 1 ETCh 2015. 1 German 2008/2011/2012.
Husband/coach-Boris Henry (who now calls himself Boris Obergföll as previously agreed on condition of her becoming become World Champion), their son
Marlon born in June 2014. Also coached by Werner Daniels. 1.75/80kg
In 2015: 6 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 7 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh; 10 Paris Diamond; 3 Lucerne; 1 Bellinzona; 2 German
440
OBERGFÖLL Christina GER
449
STAHL Linda GER
29y
323d
1985
64.65
67.32 -14
2010 European Champion, then bronzes in 2012 & 2014 // 1 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-3); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-5); 3 OLY
2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2007-8, 2009-6); 3 ETCh 2014. 1 German 2013/2014. Threw her pre-2010 best of 66.06 on Leverkusen on July 30, 2008 – too late for
German Olympic consideration that year (they’d already picked their team). Coach-Helge Zollkau (he also coached Steffi Nerius). 1.75/78kg
In 2015: 2 European Throws Cup; 1 Halle Werfertage; 6 Eugene Diamond; 2 Prague Odložil; 2 Bottrop; 8 Paris Diamond; 2 Lucerne; 3 German; 3 Stockholm
Diamond
29y 297d 1985
62.14
62.77 -12 NR
In 2012 she became he first Icelandic woman to reach the final of an Olympic field event. Nickname-“Crazy Daisy”
DT pb: 49.31 -15 . SP pb: 15.68 -15. dnq World Youth DT/JT 2001; 6 WJC 2004; 1 Small States of Europe Games 2005/2009/2013; 4 under-23 ECH 2005; dnq
WCH 2009/2011; 10 ECH 2010 (2006/2011/2014-dnq); 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq). As a teenager she was a good wrestler and her coach/father Stebbi
Hjalmsdottir was a National Champion in Icelandic Wrestling in the 70s . She carried the Icelandic flag at the Olympic Opening Ceremony at London 2012.
1.78/70kg
In 2015: 5 Halle Werfertage; 3 Dakar Challenge; 1 Riga; 1 Small States of Europe Games (2 DT); 8 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd League (4 SP, 5 DT); 2 Madrid;
7 Lucerne; 4 Bellinzona; 1 Icelandic SP/DT/JT; 1 Zug; 1 Zug SP/DT/JT
483
HJÁLMSDÓTTIR ÁsdÌs ISL
484
DOROZHON Margaryta ISR
27y
351d
1987
64.56
64.56 -15
Ex-Ukraine, has lived continuously in Israel since May 1, 2014. Acquired Israeli citizenship on January 12, 2015 (through marriage) and cleared by IAAF to
compete for Israel from April 30, 2015
dnq World Youth 2003; 7 EJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 8 ECP 2008; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2013 & Israeli 2014. 1.80/75kg
In 2015: 1 Neurim; 1 Tel Aviv; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 Prague Odložil; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 2 Israeli; 4 Paris Diamond; 8 London Diamond;
8 Stockholm Diamond
29y 297d 1985
63.80
63.80 -15 NR
Japanese record holder. 2010 Asian Games Champion // 5 WJC 2004; 8 WSG 2007; 4 Asian Champs 2009; 1 Asian Games 2010 (2006-3, 2014-4); 9 WCH
2011 (2009/2013-dnq); dnq OLY 2012. 1 Japanese 2006/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014/2015. 1.64/66kg
In 2015: 1 Hiroshima; 4 Kawasaki; 1 Japanese (8th time)
533
EBIHARA Yuki JPN
586
OZOLIŅA-KOVALE Sinta LAT
27y
176d
1988
61.71
64.38 -13
Broke the Latvian record to qualify for the 2008 Olympic final, through the record went again to Madara Palameika in 2009
dnq World Youth 2005; 6 WJC 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 11 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 9 under-23 ECH 2009; ddnq WCH 2011; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-11). 1
Latvian 2008/2012. 1.86/78kg
In 2015: 5 Kawasaki; 2 Riga; 2 Jelgava; 2 Saarijärvi; 4 Madrid; 1 Valmiera; 3 Latvian
28y
64d 1987
65.01
66.15 -14 NR
Latvian record holder // dnq WJC 2006; 1 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-3); 11 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); 8 OLY 2012; 4 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-8). 1 Latvian
2009/2010/2011/2014/2015. Coach/father-Gynt Palameiks. 1.83/76Kg
In 2015: 3 Kawasaki; 1 Karksi-Nuia; 3 Eugene Diamond; 9 Oslo Diamond; 1 Jelgava; 2 ETCh 1st League; 5 Paris Diamond; 5 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Latvian
587
PALAMEIKA Madara LAT
662
ANDREJCZYK Maria POL
19y
164d
1996
62.11
62.11 -15
New European Junior Champion // dnq World Youth 2013; 5 WJC 2014; 1 EJC 2015
In 2015: 1 Alytus; 1 Slubice; 3 Bottrop; 1 Polish junior; 1 EJC; 3 Warsaw; 1 Cetniewo; 3 Szczecin
32y 227d 1983
66.62
69.35 -12 NR
4x African Champion. Twice Commonwealth Games Champion. 2011 World bronze. Twice World Student Games Champion
3 African Games 2003/2007; 1 Afro-Asian Games 2003; 1 African Champs 2004/2008/2010/2014; 1 COM 2006/2010 (2014-2); 1 WSG 2009/2011 (2005-12,
2007-5); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010/2014; 3 WCH 2011 (2003/2009-dnq, 2013-6); 4 OLY 2012 (2004/2008-dnq). 1 South African
2003/2004/2006/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/3014/2015. She was urged to try javelin by a teacher who noticed how well she threw cricket balls. Coach-Tertius
Liebenberg. 1.70/70kg
In 2015: 1 Melbourne Challenge; 1 Australian; 1 South African (9th time); 2 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 3 Paris Diamond; 4 London Diamond; 2
Stockholm Diamond
711
VILJOEN Sunette RSA
712
ABAKUMOVA Mariya RUS
735
REBRIK Vera UKR
29y 218d 1986
61.87
71.99 -11 NR
Former World Champion. Set a European record in the 2008 Olympic final to lead, but then overtaken in the last round by Barbora Špotáková
dnq WJC 2004; 1 EJC 2005; 6 under-23 ECH 2007; 2 ECP 2008 (2005-7); 2 OLY 2008 (2012-10); 3 ETCh 2009/2010 (2011/2013-4); 5 ECH 2010; 1 IAAF
Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 2011 (2007-7, 2009/2013-3); 1 WSG 2013. 1 Russian 2008/2011/2012/2013. Married European under-23 men’s javelin
champion Dmitriy Tarabin in Moscow on October 12, 2012. Her coach is former USSR champion and 1982 European silver medallist Heino Puuste. 1.78/85kg
In 2015: 2 Russian winter; 8 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 7 Eugene Diamond; 10 Oslo Diamond; 1 Velenje; 2 Russian Cup; 1 Viljandi; 1
Yerino; 2 Russian; 2 Szczecin
26y
177d
1989
64.93
66.86 -12
2012 European Champion as Vira Rebryk UKR, now she is Vera Rebrik RUS
2 World Youth 2005; 1 EJC 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-2); dnq OLY 2008/2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 2 WSG 2009 (2011-4); 9 WCH 2009 (2011-dnq,
2013-11); 1 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq); 3 ETCh 2013 (2009/2011-7, 2010-5). 1 Ukrainian 2010/2011/2012 & Russian 2015. 1.78/68kg
Acquired Russian citizenship on April 11, 2014 and (with the requisite agreement of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation) cleared by IAAF to represent Russia from
July 1, 2015
In 2015: 1 Russian Cup; 1 Russian
33y 292d 1981
65.75
67.16 -10 NR
Sixth at Zürich 2014, seventh at London 2012, Daegu 2011 & Barcelona 2010
dnq WJC 2000; 11 WCH 2009; 7 WCH 2011 (2009-11, 2013-dnq); 7 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq); 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 6 ECH 2014 (2006/2012-dnq, 2010
-7). 1 Slovenian 2005-2014. Coach-Andrej Hajnsek. Mother of two. 1.78/78kg
In 2015: 1 Slovenian winter; 1 European Throws Cup; 9 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Oslo Diamond; 1 Celje; 4 Velenje;
11 Paris Diamond; 9 London Diamond; 1 Balkan; 1 Maribor
760
RATEJ Martina SLO
824
DERUN Kateryna UKR
21y
331d
1993
61.90
61.90 -15
Former Youth Olympic Champion // 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 12 EJC 2011; dnq WCH 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Ukrainian 2015
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian under-23 winter; 5 European Throws Cup under-23; 1 Ukrainian University Games; 1 Ukrainian under-23; 2 under-23 ECH; 5 Bellinzona; 1
Ukrainian
827
HATSKO-FEDUSOVA Hanna UKR
24y
QBR
322d
1990
59.08
67.29 -14 NR
Second at 2014 European Team Championships // 10 EJC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013; 2 ETCh 2014 (2015-7); dnq ECH
2014. 1 Ukrainian 2015. 1.75/70kg
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter; 9 European Throws Cup; 11 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Ukrainian Cup (May 22); 5 Riga; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 7 ETCh; 3 Velenje; 1
Ukrainian Cup (Jul 3); 4 Lucerne; 3 Bellinzona; 2 Ukrainian; 5 Szczecin
863
BORMAN Brittany USA
26y
51d
1989
64.75
64.75 -15
Won 2012 US Olympic Trial on her 23rd birthday when she improved from 59.42 to 61.51. Unusually for a javelin thrower, she is also international class at
discus throw
DT pb: 56.72 -10. dnq OLY 2012; dnq WCH 2013. 1 US 2012/2013. 1 NCAA 2011/2012. Was at the University of Oklahoma. Coach-Todd Riech (1 US JT
1994/96). 1.80/78kg
In 2015: 3 Mt SAC Relays; 1 La Jolla; 2 Kawasaki; 1 Tucson; 2 Burnaby; 2 US; 13 WCH
932
29y 133d 1986
66.47
66.67 -10 NR
(Née Patterson)
North American record holder & 6x US Champion // 2 Pan-Am junior 2005; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WCH 2009; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 (2014-7); 2 PanAm Games 2015. 1 US 2008/2009/2010/2011/2014/2015. Was a student of interior design at Purdue University, West Lafayette. 1.83/86kg
Her husband Russ Winger is a 66.04 discus thrower and placed second in the 2015 US Championships (so they’ll both be at Beijing 2015)
In 2015: 1 Texas Relays; 1 Drake Relays; 1 Austin; 7 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 US; 6 Paris Diamond; 2 Pan-Am Games; 5
London Diamond; 6 Stockholm Diamond
WINGER Kara USA
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....72.28.......Barbora Špotáková CZE............ 2008
2.....71.99.......Mariya Abakumova RUS............ 2011
3.....71.70.......Osleidys Menéndez CUB........... 2005
4.....70.20.......Christina Obergföll GER.............2007
5.....69.48.......Trine Hattestad NOR..................2000
6.....69.35.......Sunette Viljoen RSA...................2012
7.....68.34.......Steffi Nerius GER....................... 2008
8.....67.67.......Sonia Bicet CUB........................ 2005
9.....67.51.......Mirela Manjani GRE................... 2000
10...67.32.......Linda Stahl GER........................ 2014
1.....66.62.......Sunette Viljoen RSA
2.....66.57.......Kim Mickle AUS
3.....66.47.......Kara Winger USA
4.....66.40.......Katharina Molitor GER
5.....65.75.......Martina Ratej SLO
6.....65.66.......Barbora Špotáková CZE
7.....65.60.......Christin Hussong GER
8.....65.01.......Madara Palameika LAT
9.....64.93.......Vera Rebrik RUS
10...64.83.......Liz Gleadle CAN
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Women’s Heptathlon
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QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
(Days)
Born
2015 Best
Personal Best
6303 -15 NR
2014 World Junior Long Jump Champion and now an instant success as an heptathlete. “I don’t have any limit right now,” she says
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.08w/13.10; HJ: 1.91; SP: 14.85; 200: 23.45w/23.72; LJ: 6.64i/6.60; JT: 38.13; 800: 2:21.62
1 Central American & Caribbean junior LJ 2014; 1 WJC LJ 2014 (2012-dnq); 3 Pan-Am Games HJ 2015 (6 LJ). 1 NCAA 2015 in only her second Heptathlon.
Student of Political Science at Kansas State University. 1.83 tall
In 2015: 4 NCAA indoor HJ (ht 60H, 6 LJ); 2 Tucson Heptathlon (Barbadian record 6049 in her first heptathlon); 1 Kansas Relays 100H/LJ (2 100); 2 Lawrence
Classic 100H; 2 Ames ‘Big 12’ 100H/HJ/LJ; 1 NCAA Heptathlon (6371w or 6303 legal; either way another national record) (4 HJ); 1 Barbadian LJ/SP; 3 PanAm Games HJ (6 LJ); 7 North/Central America & Caribbean 100H
147
JONES Akela BAR
151
THIAM Nafissatou BEL
186
SPÍNOLA Vanessa BRA
20y
122d
1995
6303
21y
2d 1994
6412
6508 -14 NR
(Pronounced Tea-Am)
(“Nafi”). 2014 European bronze and Belgian senior record holder at Heptathlon (replacing Tia Hellebaut)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.79; HJ: 1.97; SP: 15.03; 200: 24.78; LJ: 6.43; JT: 52.03; 800: 2:20.79
4 World Youth 2011; 14 WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013; 14 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 2 EIC 2015. Student of Geographical Sciences at the University of Liège. She set
a world junior indoor pentathlon best in 2013, but it could not stand as an official world record because he doping control test was not carried until the following
day. Father from Senegal. 1.84/69kg
In 2015: 1 Belgian indoor HJ (3 SP); 2 EIC; 1 Brussels Mingels 100H; 1 Jambes LJ; 1 Oordegem IFAM HJ; 9 Götzis; 2 under-23 ECH HJ; 2 Liège LJ; 1 Belgian
LJ (2 SP)
25y
169d
1990
6103
6103 -15
Full name-Vanessa Chefer Spinola
Twice South American Champion // In Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.03; HJ: 1.77; SP: 14.32 ; 200: 23.91; LJ: 6.17; JT: 45.01; 800: 2:12.52
21 World Youth 2007; 16 WJC 2008; 1 South American under-23 2008/2012; 1 South American 2009/2011; 1 Ibero-American 2014 (2010-4); 3 Pan-Am Games
2015
In 2015: 1 Brazilian; 1 Arona; 3 Pan-Am Games
21y 166d 1994
5852
5852 -15 NR
2014 African Champion. Burkinabé record holder at 100m Hurdles & Heptathlon
pbs in Heptathlon events
100H: 13.25; HJ: 1.70; SP: 12.62; 200: 24.18; LJ: 6.16; JT: 41.19; 800: 2:27.11
ht World Youth 100H 200 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012; 5 African Games 2011; ht OLY 100H 2012; 1 African junior 100H 2013; 7 Francophone Games 100H 2013;
1 African Champs Heptathlon 2014
In 2015: 1 Réduit; 9 Florence; 5 Kladno
201
KOALA Marthe Yasmine BUR
206
THEISEN-EATON Brianne CAN
275
AGUILAR Evelyn COL
26y 245d 1988
6808
6808 -15 NR
(Theisen is pronounced Tyson (as in Gay))
World silvers indoors & out, her husband has golds indoors & out
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.00; HJ: 1.89; SP: 13.92; 200: 23.34; LJ: 6.72; JT: 46.47; 800: 2:09.03
400 pb: 52.33 -14. 17 World Youth 2005; 17 WJC 2006; 1 Pan-Am junior 2007; 15 WCH 2011; 10 OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013; 2 WIC 2014; 4 Pan-AM Games LJ
2015. 1 Canadian 2009/2013. 1 NCAA 2009/2010/2012 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012). Was at the University of Oregon. Coach-Harry Marra, the same as
husband-Ashton Eaton (World #1 Decathlete). They married on July 15, 2013. 1.80/64kg
In 2015: partial Heptathlon at Santa Barbara (100H, SP, JT); 5 Mt SAC Relays 100H; 4 Azusa Clay 200/100H; 1 Eugene; 1 Götzis (Canadian record 6808, pbs
in 200n, LJ & HJ); 1 Canadian 100H (2 LJ); 4 Edmonton Classic 400 (pb 52.33); 3 Pan-Am Games 4x400 (4 LJ); 3 Portland 100H
22y
230d
1993
5930
5930 -15
Full name-Evelyn (aka Evelys) Jasmine Aguilar
2015 South American Champion. Colombian record holder
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.35; HJ: 1.70; SP: 12.65; 200: 23.64; LJ: 6.21; JT: 41.02; 800: 2:10.94
400 pb: 53.19 -11 (53.53 -15). 400H pb: 57.90 -15. 3 Pan-Am Games 4x400 2011; 4 South American Games 2014; 1 South American under-23 2014; 1 South
American 2015; 4 Pan-Am Games 2015
In 2015: 1 Medellín; 1 Cartagena 400; 1 South American; 4 Pan-Am Games; 1 Calí 400H
299
RODRÍGUEZ Yorgelis CUB
20y
208d
1995
6096
6231 -14
New Pan-American Games Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.68; HJ: 1.86; SP: 14.21; 200: 24.19; LJ: 6.35; JT: 48.70; 800: 2:16.74
2 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2014-2); 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2014; 12 WCH 2013
In 2015: 14 Götzis; 1 Pan-Am Games
27y 128d 1988
6349
6460 -14 NR
Seventh at the two European Championships and again in Moscow 2013. Czech record holder at Heptathlon
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.81; HJ: 1.90; SP: 14.69; 200: 24.56; LJ: 6.43; JT: 50.75; 800: 2:12.50
8 World Youth 2005; 8 WJC 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 under-23 ECH 2009; 6 ECP 2010 (2015-dnf); 7 ECH 2010/2012 (2014-dnf); 17 OLY 2012; 4 WSG 2013; 7
WCH 2013 (2009-23). Coach-Martina Blažková. 1.77/68kg
In 2015: 2 Czech indoor HJ (4 SP, 5 60H); 3 EIC; 2 Ostrava SP (3 LJ, 5 100H); 3 Turnov HJ; 1 Prague SP (2 100H) (May 22); 10 Götzis; 1 Prague Academica
LJ; 2 Kladno; 1 Kladno LJ (2 SP); 2 Czech LJ (2 HJ, ht 200); dnf ECP
304
KLUČINOVÁ Eliška CZE
330
ŠADEIKO
Grit EST
26y
23d 1989
6196
6221 -13 NR
2011 European under-23 Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.28; HJ: 1.78; SP: 12.76; 200: 24.10; LJ: 6.41w/6.35; JT: 50.68; 800: 2:16.60
7 World Youth 2005; 3 WJC 2008; dnf under-23 ECH 2009; 8 EIC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-dnf); dnf WSG 2011; 25 WCH 2011 (2013-dnf); 22 OLY
2012; 15 ECH 2014 (2012-dnf, 2010-19); 2 ECP 2015 (2010-8, 2013-3, 2014-4). Coaches-Anne & Taivo Mägi. On her wrist is tattooed the word ‘willpower’. Her
younger sister Grete was fourth in the 2010 World Junior Heptathlon (& 9th in 2012). 1.74/62kg
In 2015: 1 Estonian indoor 60H; 1 Espoo Challenge 100H/LJ; 3 Tallinn JT; 3 Raasepori LJ (4 100H); 2 Tartu LJ; 3 Estonian Clubs JT; 2 ECP; 1 Viljandi; 6
Bellinzona JT (8 LJ); 1 Estonian 100H (2 LJ)
29y 205d 1986
6520
6955 -12 NR
Reigning Olympic Heptathlon Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.54; HJ: 1.95; SP: 14.79i/14.67; 200: 22.83; LJ: 6.54w/6.51; JT: 48.33; 800: 2:07.81
5 World Youth 2003; 8 WJC 2004; 2 Commonwealth Youth Games 100H/HJ 2004; 1 EJC 2005; 3 WSG 2005; 3 COM 2006; 6 EIC 2007; 1 ECP 2007 (2006-4);
3 under-23 ECH 100H 2007; 1 WCH 2009 (2007-4, 2011-2); 1 WIC 2010 (2012-2); 1 ECH 2010 (2006-8); 1 OLY 2012. 1 UK 100H/HJ 2007/2009/2012 & HJ
2011 (1 indoor HJ 2007/2008/2011/2012). Father-Jamaican, mother-English. Coach-Tony Minichiello with javelin advice from Mick Hill. Married Andy Hill on
May 18, 2013, their son Reggie born July 17, 2014. 1.64/57kg
In 2015: 3 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 100H; 3 Loughborough ‘International’ LJ (6 JT); 4 Götzis Heptathlon (6520 points – “I’m really happy to score that”);;
3 UK 100H (12 JT); 5 London Diamond 100H (12.79 in wet into 1.2 wind, = her second fastest ever) (7 LJ/6.37, 8 200/23.49)
388
ENNIS-HILL Jessica GBR
401
JOHNSON-THOMPSON Katarina GBR
22y
224d
1993
-
6682 -14
World #1 at Heptathlon in 2014 (despite withdrawing from the Commonwealth Games suffering a 'stress reaction' in her takeoff foot for the long jump). World
indoor silver at Long Jump
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.41; HJ: 1.97i/1.90; SP: 12.49i/12.24; 200: 22.89; LJ: 6.93i/6.92; JT: 42.01; 800: 2:07.64
1 World Youth 2009; 6 EJC 2011 (2009-8); 1 WJC LJ 2012 (sf 100H); 14 OLY 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 WCH 2013; 2 WIC LJ 2014; 1 EIC 2015. Winner
of multiple national titles at HJ & LJ. Mother-Tracey Johnson (English), father-Ricardo Thompson (Bahamian). Coach-Mike Holmes. 1.83/68kg
In 2015: 1 North of England indoor 60H/LJ (4 SP); 1 UK indoor HJ (UK indoor record 1.97) (4 60H); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix LJ indoor (UK indoor record 6.93
– she becomes the first athlete in 90 years to hold British record at both high and long jump); 1 EIC Pentathlon; 2 ‘Great’ Manchester CityGames 200H; 2
English under-23 100H; 3 UK LJ; 4 London Diamond LJ; 2 UK League div 3/Aug 9 JT (pb 42.01)
441
OESER Jennifer GER
31y
265d
1983
6306
6683 -10
2009 World silver. 2011 World bronze. 2010 European bronze // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.14; HJ: 1.86; SP: 14.29; 200: 23.95; LJ: 6.70w/6.68; JT: 51.30; 800: 2:10.39
8 WJC 2002; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 10 ECP 2004 (2003-17); 11 OLY 2008 (2012-29); 2 WCH 2009 (2007-7); 3 ECH 2010 (2006-4). Son Jacob born October
6, 2014. Coach-Peter Gennun, Karl-Heinz Düe. 1.75/65kg
Her rituals: “pasta before the event, a banana during the high jump”
In 2015: 1 Halle JT (2 SP); 1 Ulm; 2 Ratingen; Contested selected individual events during the Heptathlon at Filderstadt
442
RATH Claudia GER
29y
118d
1986
6458
6462 -13
In Heptathlon, fourth at 2013 World Championships, fifth at 2014 World Indoor Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.46; HJ: 1.83; SP: 13.78; 200: 23.77; LJ: 6.84w/6.73; JT: 43.45; 800: 2:06.43
6 ECH 2012 (2010-11); 4 WCH 2013; 5 WIC 2014; 8 ECH 2014. 1 German indoors & out 2010/2011. Coach-Jürgen Sammert. 1.75/65kg
In 2015: 1 Wetzlar 200/LJ; Contested a four-event challenge in Neuwied; 2 German Universities 100H/LJ; 7 Götzis; 2 Hessen 100H; 3 Ratingen; 2 Bad
Langensalza LJ; 5 German LJ (7 100H); Contested selected individual events during the Heptathlon at Filderstadt
446
SCHÄFER Carolin GER
23y
259d
1991
6547
6547 -15
Former World & European Junior Champion who made a 323-point advancement in 2014
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.20; HJ: 1.84; SP: 14.06; 200: 23.53; LJ: 6.30; JT: 49.50; 800: 2:14.10
2 World Youth 2007; 1 WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2011 (2013-6); 4 ECH 2014 (2012-10); dnf EIC 2015. 1 German 2003. Coach-Jürgen
Sammert. 1.76/66kg
In 2015: 1 Hessen indoor 60H/HJ; 3 German indoor HJ; On February 23, her partner Dennis Hefter was killed after being hit by a train in eastern Germany
when he crossed a railway line taking a short cut; dnf EIC; 1 Friedberg 100H/HJ; 1 Wehrheim 150/SP; Contested a four-event challenge in Neuwied; 4 German
Universities LJ; 2 Götzis; 1 Hessen; dnf Ratingen; 4 German 100H (6 HJ); Contested HJ during the Heptathlon at Filderstadt
456
IFANTÍDOU Sofía GRE
30y
223d
1985
6113
6113 -15
Twenty-third in London 2012 &n Moscow 2013. On the brink of world class as a javelin thrower
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.54; HJ: 1.72; SP: 13.65; 200: 25.30; LJ: 6.14; JT: 57.50; 800: 2:16.75
25 ECP 2007; 7 under-23 ECH JT 2007; dnf ECP 2008; 6 WSG 2009. 1 Greek 2009 & under-23 JT 2007; 14 ECP 2011; 15 ECH 2010 (2012-dnf); 23 OLY
2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 23 WCH 2013; 1 Balkan 2014. 1.63/52kg
In 2015: 1 Thessaloníki 100H (Apr 18); 1 Yiannitsá; 1 Florence; 1 Édessa 100H; 3 Thessaloníki LJ (May 30); 1 Greek; 3 ETCh 1st League JT; 2 ECP 2nd
League Heptathlon (her fourth Heptathlon of the year)
461
KRIZSÁN Xénia HUN
22y
220d
1993
6303
6317w -14
2015 European under-23 Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.59; HJ: 1.81; SP: 14.32; 200: 24.72; LJ: 6.25w/6.18; JT: 50.52; 800: 2:13.05
4 World Youth 2009; 7 EJC 2011; 2 WJC 2012 (2010-7); 9 ECH 2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2015 (2013-7). 1 Hungarian LJ 2011/2012 & 100H 2015. 1.71/62kg
In 2015: 2 Hungarian indoor LJ/Pentathlon (3 SP); 1 Budapest HJ (May 3); 2 Debrecen 100H/LJ; 13 Götzis; 2 Budapest Schulek HJ; 1 Hungarian under-23
100H/HJ/SP; 1 under-23 ECH; 1 Hungarian 100H (3 LJ, 4 HJ, 5 SP); Also took part in three-event challenges at Székesfehérvár (May 17), Budapest Schulek
(Jun 14) & Budapest Honved (Jul 24), totalling almost 60 competitions for her in 2015 before Beijing
465
ZSIVOCZKY-FARKAS Györgyi HUN
30y
189d
1985
-
6269 -13
2013 World Student Games bronze. 8x Hungarian Champion (5 in + 3 out)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.97; HJ: 1.86; SP: 14.62; 200: 25.43; LJ: 6.32; JT: 50.73; 800: 2:12.49
7 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2004; 16 under-23 ECH 2005; 13 ECH 2012; 21 OLY 2012 (2008-28); 3 WSG 2013; 15 WCH 2013 (2011-23); 6 EIC 2015. 1
Hungarian 2008/2010/2011 (1 indoor 2008/2009/2011/2013/2015). 1.70/68kg
Her husband is the decathlete Attila Zsivoczky (3 WCH 2005), her father-in-law was the late Gyula Zsivótzky (1 OLY HT 68)
In 2015: 4 Budapest City indoor; 1 Hungarian indoor; 6 EIC; 1 Szombathely SP (2 JT); dnf Götzis; 2 Zalaegerszeg SP; 6 Budapest Schulek SP; 1
Székesfehérvár LJ; 1 Budapest Honved SP (4 JT); 1 Kaposvár HJ (2 SP); 1 Hungarian LJ (2 SP, 4 100H, 6 SP)
524
SLACK Salcia JAM
25y
254d
1989
6141
6141 -15
Full name-Salcia Venecia Slack
Sixth at 2014 Commonwealth Games // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.42; HJ: 14.99; SP: 14.54; 200: 23.92; LJ: 6.32; JT: 45.94; 800: 2:14.34
400H pb: 58.24 -15. TJ pb: 13.22 -15. 20 WJC 2008; 2 North/Central American & Caribbean 2011; 6 COM 2014; dnf WSG 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 2014/2015.
Student of psychology at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas. Son, Bendray (6). 1.80/77kg
In 2015: 1 NCAA div 2 indoor; 1 Tucson; 3 Mt SAC Relays ‘E’ (nm LJ); 1 Pueblo CO; 1 NCAA div 2 Heptathlon (2 100H/400H, 10 TJ); dnf WSG; 3 NCAA div 2
indoor
583
IKAUNIECE-ADMIDIŅA Laura LAT
23y
81d
1992
6470
6470 -15 NR
From European Junior bronze in 2011 to senior silver in 2012, when she set personal bests in five events
pbs in Heptathlon events
100H: 13.33; HJ: 1.85i/1.84; SP: 13.22; 200: 23.95; LJ: 6.31; JT: 53.73; 800: 2:11.83
2 World Youth 2009 (to Katarina Johnson-Thompson); 6 WJC 2010; 3 EJC 2011; 2 ECH 2012 (2014-6); 8 OLY 2012; 10 EIC 2013; 2 WSG 2013; 11 WCH
2013. 1.79/62kg
Her mother Vineta Ikauniece-Ozoliņa still holds three important Latvian records: (100m: 11.34; 200m: 22.49, 400m: 50.71) as was 16x Latvian Champion at
various distances
In 2015: 1 Bauska LJ/JT; 8 Götzis; 6 Jelgava; 2 ETCh 1st League 100H ‘B’ (=8 HJ); 1 ECP 2nd League; 1 Valmiera 100H (3 LJ)
615
BROERSEN Nadine NED
25y
114d
1990
6531
6539 -14
2014 World Indoor Champion. Dutch record holder & 6x champion at high jump
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.39; HJ: 1.94; SP: 14.93i/14.82; 200: 24.57; LJ: 6.39; JT: 54.97; 800: 2:11.11
5 EJC 2009; 9 under-23 ECH 2011; 12 OLY 2012; 12 EIC 2013 (disqualified in 800); 10 WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014; 1 ECP 2014; 2 ECH 2014; dnf EIC 2015. 1
Dutch HJ 2010/2011/2014 (1 indoors 2011/2012/2014); 1 Dutch JT 2013. 1.71/63kg
In 2015: 2 Dutch indoor HJ (cleared 1.85 but sustained an ankle injury); dnf EIC (ankle problem flared up); 1 Lisse 100H (2 SP); 1 Hoorn JT (3 LJ, 4 SP); 7
Hengelo 100H; 3 Götzis; 2 Vught (3 LJ, 4 SP, 5 100H); 3 Hilversum SP; 1 Dutch LJ (2 JT)
621
VETTER Anouk NED
22y
198d
1993
6458
6458 -15
6487
6487 -15
Seventh at 2014 European Championships and much improved since (for example, SP up from 14.63 to 15.50)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.48; HJ: 1.81; SP: 15.50; 200: 23.82; LJ: 6.34; JT: 53.10; 800: 2:20.38
dnf EJC 2011; dnf WJC 2012; dnf under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ECH 2014; 8 EIC 2015. Coach/father-Ronald Vetter. 1.77/62kg
She is also part of the Dutch sprint relay squad in Beijing 2015
In 2015: 2 Dutch indoor SP (3 60H); 8 EIC; 6 Götzis; 3 Leiden SP (1 100 ‘C’); 1 Ratingen
623
VISSER Nadine NED
20y
193d
1995
100m Hurdles and Heptathlon bronze at 2014 World Junior Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.97; HJ: 1.78; SP: 13.20; 200: 23.62; LJ: 6.48; JT: 44.01; 800: 2:13.88
4 EJC 2013; 10 ETCh LJ 2014; 3 WJC 2014 (2012-11); 3 WJC 100H 2014; ht ECH 100H 2014; sf EIC 60H 2015; 3 under-23 ECH 100H 2015 (11 LJ). 1 Dutch
100H 2015
She is also part of the Dutch sprint relay squad in Beijing 2015
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor (2 LJ, 7 SP); 5ht EIC; dnf/sf EIC; 1 Gainesville 200 (2 HJ, 4 100H); 2 Lisse 150 (6 SP); 1 Hoorn 100H (2 LJ, 11 JT); 3 Hengelo 100H; 5
Götzis; 3 ETCh 1st League 100H; 1 Hilversum 100H (5 SP); 3 under-23 ECH 100H (11 LJ); 2 London Diamond 4x100; 1 Dutch 100H (4 HJ)
27y 271d 1987
6106
6106 -15 NR
Full name-Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa
Nigerian record holder // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.16w/13.28; HJ: 1.87; SP: 13.12; 200: 23.79w/23.82; LJ: 6.52; JT: 41.23; 800: 2:22.07
11 WSG 2011; 2 African Games HJ 2011 (dnf Heptathlon); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 2012 (2011-4) (competing as a guest); 3 African Champs
100H 2012 (5 Heptathlon); dnf OLY 2012. Enrolled in the College of Arts and Science at Syracuse University, New York
In 2015: 1 Las Vegas LJ (4 200); 1 Claremont LJ (3 100H); 4 Mt SAC Relays; 4 Norwalk Beach Invitational 100H; 1 Irvine Scott LJ (7 100H); 3 Florence; 6
Kladno; 2 Pan-Am Cup (competing as a guest); 1 Nigerian
642
OSAZUWA Uhunoma NGR
645
MARCUSSEN Ida NOR
27y
293d
1987
5868
6226 -07 NR
Norwegian record holder. 2006 World Junior silver // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.96; HJ: 1.75; SP: 13.96; 200: 24.57; LJ: 6.47; JT: 52.95; 800: 2:09.74
6 EJC 2005; 2 WJC 2006; 11 WCH 2007 (2009-25, 2011-19, 2013-18); 21 OLY 2008 (2012-27); 7 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-8); 11 EIC 2011; 8 ECH 2012
(2010-14); 6 WSG 2013; 18 ECH 2014; 2 WSG 2015. 1.73/67kg
In 2015: 1 Dutch indoor; 1 Spanish indoor; 1 Kreuztal; 20 Götzis; 4 Kladno; 6 Ratingen; 2 WSG (so that’s five Heptathlons and two Pentathlons already this
year)
648
BING Portia NZL
22y
126d
1993
6102
6102 -15
6174
6544 -11
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.65; HJ: 1.80; SP: 13.40; 200: 23.73w/23.85; LJ: 6.23w/6.20; JT: 38.92; 800: 2:14.28
5 WJC 2012. 1 New Zealand 2013/2014, 200 2013/2015, 100H/LJ 2015; 1 Australian 2013
In 2015: 1 Brisbane; 1 New Zealand 200/100H/LJ; 1 Hamilton 100; 3 Australian; 2 North Shore JT; 1 Chiba Juntendo LJ (5 200)
683
TYMIŃSKA Karolina POL
30y
320d
1984
She’s the heptathlete with the best 800m speed: fourth at World Championships indoors (2012) & out (2011)
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.12; HJ: 1.78; SP: 15.11i/14.82; 200: 23.32; LJ: 6.63; JT: 42.40; 800: 2:05.21
8 World Youth 2001; 7 OLY 2008 (2012-dnf after rushing back from a stress fracture); 4 EIC 2011 (2005-8, 2007-7, 2009-5); 5 ECH 2010 (2006-dnf, 2014-11);
8 ETCh 100H 2011; 4 WCH 2011 (2007-15, 2009-dnf, 2013-9); 4 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-6, 2014-8); 1 ECP 2013 (2002-28, 2004-7, 2006-2, 2007-4, 2009-3,
2010-5). Coach-Michal Modelski. 1.72/68kg
In 2015: 1 Montpellier; 3 Kladno; 8 Sopot 100; 1 ECP 1st League; 4 Polish LJ (7 SP)
752
TKACH Lyubov RUS
22y
184d
1993
6151
6151 -15
19y
86d
1996
6123
6123 -15
2015 European under-23 silver medallist // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.37w/14.59; HJ: 1.81i/1.77; SP: 14.81; 200: 24.22; LJ: 6.08; JT: 45.85; 800: 2:16.35
24 ECP 2014; 2 under-23 ECH 2015. 1 Russian 2015
In 2015: 3 Russian indoor; 1 Russian; 2 under-23 ECH
767
AGNOU Caroline SUI
New European Junior Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.74; HJ: 1.74; SP: 14.06; 200: 25.24; LJ: 6.28; JT: 49.34; 800: 2:22.47
11 WJC 2014; 1 EJC 2015
In 2015: 3 Swiss indoor LJ/SP (5 60H); 6 French indoor; 1 Basel LJ (3 100H); 1 Langenthal SP (2 100H); 1 Langnau 100H; 1 Zofingen JT/100H ‘D’; 21 Götzis; 1
Nottwil LJ (2 SP, 3 100H); 1 Olten 100H/SP; 6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100H ‘B’; 7 Lausanne Diamond 100H ‘B’; 1 EJC; 2 Langenthal 100H (Aug 12)
773
REGGEL Valérie SUI
28y
230d
1987
6042
6091 -14
119d
1983
6277
6586 -13
Twice Swiss Champion at Heptathlon // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.66w/13.69; HJ: 1.70; SP: 14.06; 200: 24.02w/24.30; LJ: 6.14; JT: 44.76; 800: 2:12.29
14 WJC 2006; 7 ECP 1st League 2013; 11 ECP 2014; 12 ECH 2014. 1 Swiss 2011/2012
In 2015: 1 Swiss Clubs SP (4 200); 15 Götzis; 3 ECP 1st League; 4 Swiss 100H (5 SP, 6 LJ, 9 JT)
820
KASYANOVA Hanna UKR
32y
DEFENDING IAAF WORLD CHAMPION
(Née Melnychenko) // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.26; HJ: 1.86; SP: 14.19i/14.09; 200: 23.85; LJ: 6.74; JT: 45.11; 800: 2:09.85
13 under-23 ECH 2005; 16 ECH 2006 (2010-dnf); 3 WSG 2007; 1 ECP 2008/2009/2010 (2005-9, 2006-7, 2007-3, 2013-2, 2015-dnf); 7 WIC 2012/2014; 9 OLY
2012 (2008-14); 3 EIC 2013 (2007-10); 1 WCH 2013 (2007-dnf, 2009-6). Born-Georgia. Married-Oleksiy Kasyanov (7 OLY Decathlon 2008/2012) in Kiev on
October 18, 2014. Coaches-Dmytro Lyopa, Oleksandr Yurkov. 1.78/58kg
In 2015: 4 Ukrainian indoor 60H; 1 Kladno; dnf ECP
Her husband goes in the Decathlon later in the week
825
FYODOROVA Alina UKR
26y
21d
1989
6278
6278 -15
2014 World indoor bronze. 2015 European Cup winner // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.80; HJ: 1.90; SP: 15.34i/15.01; 200: 24.70; LJ: 6.34i/6.33; JT: 40.60; 800: 2:14.77
dnf EJC 2007; 18 WJC 2008; 6 under-23 ECH 2011; =20 WCH 2011; 12 ECH 2012 (2014-dnf); 3 WIC 2014; 7 EIC 2015 (2013-8); 1 ECP 2015 (2009-18, 2010
-20, 2011-5). 1 Ukrainian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015)
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 7 EIC; 8 Dakar Challenge; 1 ECP
835
MOKHNYUK Anastasiya UKR
24y
232d
1991
6331
6331 -15
2013 European under-23 bronze // pbs in Heptathlon events
100H: 13.00; HJ: 1.82; SP: 14.96; 200: 24.33w/24.36; LJ: 6.62i/6.57; JT: 37.54; 800: 2:15.52
11 WJC 2010; 8 EIC LJ 2013; 8 ECP 2013 (2011-15, 2015-23); 3 under-23 ECH 2013; 14 ECH 2014. 1 Ukrainian LJ 2013. She was the fastest Heptathlete at
100m Hurdles at the 2014 European Championships (13.08)
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 12 Götzis; 23 ECP
864
BOUGARD Erica USA
22y
26d
1993
6288
6288 -15
2013 US Collegiate Champion at indoor Pentathlon
Prolific competitor, often contesting other individual events during the programme of a Heptathlon or Pentathlon
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 12.99; HJ: 1.88; SP: 11.68; 200: 23.33w/23.40; LJ: 6.40i/6.39; JT: 38.76; 800: 2:08.39
13 WJC 2012; 24 WCH 2013. 1 US junior 2012; 1 NCAA indoor 2013 (2014/2015-2); 3 US 2014/2015. Attends Mississippi State University. Coach-Steve
Thomas
In 2015: 2 NCAA indoor Pentathlon (+6 60H & 9LJ); She also contested two earlier indoor Pentathlons; 1 Tuscaloosa 400/100H; 4 Florida Relays LJ (7 HJ); 1
Starkville 100H (2 LJ, 3 200 ‘B’, fouled out JT) (Apr 4); 3 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Starkville 100H/HJ (May 2); 1 Starkville Southeastern Conference Heptathlon (3
100H); 4 NCAA Heptathlon (sf 100H, 17 HJ); 3 US Heptathlon
874
DAY-MONROE Sharon USA
30y
73d
1985
6458
6550 -13
Sixth at 2013 World Championships, fourth at 2014 World Indoor Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.31; HJ: 1.95; SP: 15.62; 200: 24.02; LJ: 6.16w/6.15; JT: 47.38; 800: 2:08.94
1 Pan-Am junior HJ 2003; 3 WJC HJ 2004; 6 Pan-Am Games HJ 2007; dnq OLY HJ 2008; dnq WCH HJ 2009; 15 OLY 2012; 6 WCH 2013 (2009-10, 2011-17);
4 WIC 2014. 1 US junior HJ 2004; 1 NCAA HJ 2005 (2007-4, 2008-2). 1 US 2011/2013 & indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015. Was at California Polytechnic State
University. She played in soccer (as a forward) at university. 1.75/70kg
In 2015: 1 US indoor; Partial Heptathlon at Santa Barbara in April; =1 Westwood Rafer/JJK Invitational (4 200 ‘B’); 1 Tucson HJ (6 JT, 9 SP); 4 Cerritos 100H
(8 LJ); 2 US; 1 Filderstadt
901
MILLER KOCH Heather USA
28y
144d
1987
6274
6274 -15
2015 Pan-American Games silver medallist. Twice fourth at US Championships
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.47; HJ: 1.80; SP: 12.72; 200: 23.64; LJ: 6.39w/6.26; JT: 41.23; 800: 2:07.32
2 Pan-Am Games 2015. 1 NCAA div 2 indoor 2010; 4 US 2014/2015 (2013-5). Works as a part-time operating room nurse at United Hospital in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Husband/coach-Ryan Koch. 1.75/66kg
In 2015: 1 Drake Relays; 1 Winona 100H/200; 4 US (missed third place by 14 points); 2 Pan-Am Games
906
NWABA Barbara USA
26y
215d
1989
6500
6500 -15
Full name-Barbara Udoezi Nwaba
Steady improvement to win her first US title in 2015 where she set three event personal bests to progress from 6342 to 6500
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.38; HJ: 1.87; SP: 14.64; 200: 23.76; LJ: 6.23; JT: 46.60; 800: 2:07.13
2 NCAA 2012; 4 NCAA indoor 2014; 2 US indoor 2015 (2014-3); 1 US 2015 (2014-2, 2012-5). Born-Los Angeles, Nigerian parents. Sociolgy graduate from
University of California, Santa Barbara. Works as an assistant coach at Santa Barbara High School. Coach-Josh Priester. 1.75 tall
Her partner Tom FitzSimons was fourth in the US Championships indoor Heptathlon and outdoor Decathlon in 2015
In 2015: 2 US indoor; 1 Santa Barbara; 11 Götzis; 1 US; 3 Chiba Juntendo SP (equalled her pb on August 15)
935
VORONINA Yekaterina UZB
23y
186d
1992
5689
5912 -14
Reigning Asian Games Champion and Asian Champion // pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 15.15; HJ: 1.83; SP: 13.66i/13.55; 200: 25.51; LJ: 6.15; JT: 50.63; 800: 2:20.95
dnq World Youth JT 2009; 2 Asian Champs 2013; 4 Asian Indoor Champs 2014; 1 Asian Games 2014; 1 Asian Champs 2015 (2013-2)
In 2015: 1 Uzbek indoor HJ; 1 Tashkent HJ; 1 Asian Champs
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....7291........J. Joyner-Kersee USA................1988
2.....7032........Carolina Klüft SWE.................... 2008
3.....7007........Larisa Nikitina URS.................... 1989
4.....6985........Sabine Braun GER.....................1992
5.....6955........Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR.............. 2012
6.....6946........Sabine Paetz GDR..................... 1984
7.....6942........Ghada Shouaa SYR...................1996
8.....6935........Ramona Neubert GDR............... 1983
9.....6889........Eunice Barber FRA.................... 2005
10...6880........Tatyana Chernova RUS............ 2011
1.....6808........Brianne Theisen-Eaton CAN
2.....6547........Carolin Schäfer GER
3.....6531........Nadine Broersen NED
4.....6520........Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR
5.....6500........Barbara Nwaba USA
6.....6470........Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa LAT
7.....6467........Nadine Visser NED
=8...6458........Anouk Vetter NED
.......6458........Claudia Rath GER
.......6458........Sharon Day-Monroe USA
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World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists
Women’s 20 Kilometres Walk
Starts: Sunday, August 23
10
RUDDICK Kelly AUS
54
Entrants
NR
QBR
National Record
Qualified by ranking
Age
42y
(Days)
Born
124d
1973
2015 Best
Personal Best
1:36:17
1:33:15 -13
She holds the World over-40 records at 5000m & 10K // 49 WCP 20K 2014. 1 Australian 20K 2013 (at age 40)
In 2015: 1 Melbourne 10K; 1 Bendigo 5000; 5 Oceanian 20K; 1 Victoria State 5000; dnf Australian 10,000; 9 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K; 1 Melbourne 20K
11
SMITH Beki AUS
28y
269d
1986
1:30:24
1:30:24 -15
(Née Lee) // 11 World Youth 5000 2003; 10 WSG 20K 2011; dq WCP 20K 2012; 28 OLY 2012. Husband Dan Smith, their son Lennon born 2013 (Named after
John Lennon). Coach-Craig Hilliard
In 2015: 2 Oceanian 20K; 1 Sydney 10K (May 24); 1 Sydney 20K (Jul 26)
12
TALLENT Rachel AUS
22y
182d
1993
1:35:03
1:34:53 -13
Younger sister of double Olympic medallist Jared Tallent, who is also her coach
21 WCP junior 10K 2012 (2010-27); 22 WJC 10,000 2012; 7 WSG 20K 2015 (2013-dnf). 1 Australian junior 10K 2009/2011/2012
In 2015: 2 Canberra 5000; 3 Oceanian 20K; 14 Chihuahua IAAF Challenge 20K; 7 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K; 7 WSG 20K
13
BALDERRAMA Claudia BOL
31y
281d
1983
1:34:41
1:33:28 -12
Second in the 2010 South American Championships // 2 South American 20K 2010/2014 (2012-5); dq WCH 20K 2011; 7 Pan-Am Games 20K 2011 (2015-dq);
29 WCP 20K 2012 (2010-35, 2014-68); 33 OLY 20K 2012; dq South American Games 20,000 2014
She carried the Bolivian flag at the Opening Ceremony at London 2012
In 2015: 1 Bolivian 20K; 10 Chihuahua IAAF Challenge 20K; 10 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; dq Pan-Am Games 20K
14
CORNEJO Wendy BOL
22y
226d
1993
1:35:18
1:35:18 -15
15 World Youth 5000 2009; 18 WCP junior 10K 2010; 13 WJC 10,000 2012; 3 South American 20,000 2013 & 20K 2014; 45 WCH 20K 2013; 9 Pan-Am Games
20K 2015
In 2015: 2 Bolivian 20K; 9 Chihuahua IAAF Challenge 20K; 7 Pan-American Cup 20K; 9 Pan-Am Games 20K
15
de SENA Erica BRA
30y
110d
1985
1:29:37
1:29:37 -15 NR
Full name-Erica Rocha de Sena
South American record holder at 20K
20,000 pb: 1:35:29.6 -11. dnf WSG 20K 2011; 6 South American Champs 20,000 2011; 38 WCP 20K 2012/2014; 2 Ibero-American 10,000 2014; 2 Pan-Am
Games 20K 2015 (2011-dq). 1 Brazilian 20,000 2011 & 20K 2013
In 2015: 2 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 1 Cuenca 10,000; 4 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 2 Ecuadorian 20K; dnf IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 1
Brazilian 20K; dq South American; 2 Pan-Am Games 20K
16
LOPES Cisiane BRA
32y
185d
1983
1:35:16
1:33:44 -08
Full name-Cisiane Dutra Lopes // 20,000 pb: 1:35:49.6 -11. 8 South American 20K 2006 (2014-10); 24 WCP 20K 2008 (2004-68, 2010-dnf, 2014-53); 4 South
American 20,000 2009 (2011-5); 5 WSG 20K 2009 (2011-dnf); 11 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015 (2007/2011-dnf). 1 Brazilian 20,000 2003/2006/2007 & 20K
2008/2010
In 2015: 16 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 10 Pan-American Cup 20K; 2 Brazilian 20K; 11 Pan-Am Games 20K
17
SEAMAN Rachel CAN
29y
219d
1986
1:29:54
1:29:54 -15
(Née Lavallée)
New North American record holder at 20K, now better than ever after maternity
1 Pan-Am Cup junior 10K 2005; 8 WSG 20K 2009; 35 WCH 20K 2009 (2011-37); 46 WCP 20K 2012 (2006-66, 2007-74, 2014-31); 52 OLY 20K 2012; 6 PanAm Games 20K 2015. 1 Canadian 20K 2007/2008/2009 & 20,000 2010/2011. Husband/coach is multi-US walks champion Tim Seaman, their daughter Isabella
Marie born April 26, 2013. Her mother Christine Lavalée held the Canadian marathon best with 2:42:50 in 1980
In 2015: 3 Nomi 20K; 1 San Diego Champs; 1 Canadian 10,000; 6 Pan-Am Games 20K
28y 101d 1987
1:24:38
1:24:38 -15 NR
World record holder. Medals at the last three World Championships. Fourth at two Olympics
1 WJC 10,000 2006; 1 Asian Games 20K 2006/2010; 4 OLY 20K 2008/2012; dnf Asian Champs 20K 2009; 2 WCH 20K 2011 (2007-19, 2009/2013-3); 2 WCP
20K 2014 (2006-6, 2010-13). Born-Jiangxi Province. Coach-Zhang Fuxin, advised also by Sandro Damilano
Overall winner of 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge. From-Guangdong Province
In 2015: 2 Genoa 5000; 2 Chinese World Championship Trial 20K; 1 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 1 Turin 5000; 1 IAAF Challenge/La Coruña 20K (world
record 1:24:48, achived with negative splits of 42:39 & 41:59)
18
LIU Hong CHN
19
LU Xiuzhi CHN
21y
299d
1993
1:25:12
1:25:12 -15
Fourth at 2012 World Cup, sixth at London Olympics // 4 WCP 20K 2012 (2014-6); 6 OLY 20K 2012. 1 Chinese junior 20K 2011 & senior 2014. 1 Chinese
National Games 20K 2013. From-Anhui Province
In 2015: 1 Chinese World Championship Trial 20K
20
NIE Jingjing CHN
27y
172d
1988
1:27:51
1:27:51 -15
24y
283d
1990
1:28:37
1:25:16 -12
14 WCP 20K 2014 (2012-23); 4 Asian Games 20K 2014. From-Jiangxi Province
In 2015: 3 Chinese World Championship Trial 20K; dnf Taicang 20K
21
QIEYANG Shenjie CHN
London Olympic bronze medallist // 5 WCH 20K 2011; 15 WCP 20K 2012; 3 OLY 20K 2012; 15 WCH 20K 2013. 4 Chinese National Games 20K 2013. FromQinghai Province
In 2015: 4 Chinese World Championship Trial 20K; dnf IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 3 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K
22
21y 338d 1993
1:32:36
1:30:18 -14 NR
Full name-Sandra Lorena Arenas
2015 South American Champion at 20,000m
20,000 pb: 1:31:46.9 -14. 1 South American junior 10K 2012; 1 WCP junior 10K 2012; 3 WJC 10,000 2012; 32 OLY 2012; 1 South American 20,000 2013/2015;
22 WCH 20K 2013; 1 South American Games 20,000 2014; 25 WCP 20K 2014; 1 South American 20,000 2015; 4 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015
In 2015: dnf IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 1 South American 20,000; 4 Pan-Am Games 20K
ARENAS Sandra COL
20y
30d 1995
1:26:53
1:26:53 -15 NR
2013 European Junior Champion at 10,000m, then seventh at the Moscow (senior) World Championships at 20K. 2014 World Junior Champion at 10,000m,
then bronze at the Zürich (senior) European Championships 20K. Also an international class cyclist and runner
Half Mar pb: 74:25 -14 (75:15 -15). 5000 pb: 16:03.18 -15. 3000SC pb: 10:10.45 -14. 6 World Youth 5000 2011; 6 WJC 10,000 2012; 7 World Junior Mountain
Running Champs 2012; 1 EJC 10,000 2013 (2011-13); 9 EJC 3000SC 2013; 7 WCH 20K 2013; 1 WCP junior 10K 2014; 1 WJC 10,000 2014; 3 ECH 20K 2014;
2 under-23 ECH 20K 2015 (12 5000 run!). Her twin sister Eliška was third when Anežka won the European Junior title in Rieti 2013. Their coach-Ivo Pitak
Placed 19th in the junior women‘s road race at the 2013 World Cycling Championships in Florence
In 2015: 2 Czech indoor 3000; 1 Lugano 20K; 5 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 12 Prague Half Mar; 3 Podebrady 20K; 4 ECP 20K; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike
3000; 4 European Clubs Cup 5000 run; 2 under-23 ECH 20K; 12 under-23 ECH 5000 run
23
DRAHOTOVÁ Anežka CZE
24
PELANTOVÁ Lucie CZE
29y
106d
1986
1:34:46
1:32:07 -13
Fourth at 2011 World Student Games // 16 ECH 20K 2010; 4 WSG 20K 2011 (2009-7, 2013-9); 25 WCH 2011 (2013-56); 26 WCP 20K 2012 (2006-59, 2008
-64, 2020-45); 12 ECP 20K 2013 (2007-51, 2009-28, 2011-26, 2015-27)
In 2015: 1 Olomouc 10,000; 14 Podebrady 20K; 3 Naumburg 20K; 27 ECP 20K; 6 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 1 Kladno 5000
25
PÉREZ Paola ECU
25y
243d
1989
1:31:53
1:31:53 -15
48 WCP 20K 2012 (2010-dq, 2014-60); 51 OLY 20K 2012; 7 WSG 20K 2013; 27 WCH 20K 2013; 3 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015 (2011-dq)
In 2015: 2 Cuenca 10,000; 1 Ecuadorian 20K; 9 Naumburg 20K; 13 Pan-American Cup 20K; 3 Pan-Am Games 20K
26
GARCIA-CARO Laura ESP
20y
127d
1995
1:29:32
1:29:32 -15
6 ECP junior 10K 2013; 5 EJC 10,000 2013; 4 WCP junior 10K 2014; 4 under-23 ECH 20K 2015; 10 ECP 20K 2015
In 2015: 10 ECP 20K; 1 Alcobendas 5000; 3 Huelva 3000; 3 Spanish Clubs 5000; 2 Plasencia 5000; 4 under-23 ECH 20K; dq Spanish 10,000
27
GONZÁLEZ Raquel ESP
25y
278d
1989
1:29:34
1:28:36 -14
16 ECP junior 10K 2005 (2007-17); 26 WCP junior 10K 2006; 11 EJC 10,000 2007; 21 WJC 10,000 2008; 8 under-23 ECH 20K 2009 (2011-14); 13 WCP 20K
2014; 10 ECH 20K 2014; 11 ECP 20K 2015 (2013-17). Coach-José Marín (1 ECH 20K 1982)
In 2015: 1 Igualada 20K; 1 Spanish 20K; 1 Mataró 5000; 1 Spanish Universities 5000; 1 Barcelona 5000; 11 ECP 20K; 2 Pamplona 5000; 2 Huelva 3000; 1
Spanish Clubs 5000; 1 Mataró 3000; 3 Spanish 10,000
28
POVES Maria José ESP
37y
158d
1978
1:31:16
1:28:15 -12
Third in 2012 World Cup // 12 WCH 20K 2007 (2005-28, 2011-dq); 17 OLY 20K 2008; 11 ECH 20K 2010 (2006-19, 2014-16); 8 ECP 20K 2011 (2005/2015-18,
2007-11); 3 WCP 20K 2012 (2004-33, 2006-18, 2008-8, 2010-10, 2014-15); 12 OLY 20K 2012. 1 Spanish 20K 2005/2007/2010/2012. Coach-Andrés Moreno
In 2015: 1 Zuera 20K; 2 Spanish 20K; 1 Zaragoza 5000; 18 ECP 20K; 4 Spanish Clubs; 2 Spanish 10,000
29
TAKÁCS Julia ESP
26y
53d
1989
1:31:23
1:28:44 -13
Born-Hungary, obtained Spanish citizenship on June 20, 2008 and officially cleared to compete for Spain one week later (as she had never competed
internationally for Hungary)
6 WJC 10,000 2008; 2 Ibero-American 10,000 2010/2014; 10 ECP 20K 2011 (2009-11, 2013-22); 3 under-23 ECH 20K 2011 (2009-5); 1 WSG 20K 2011; 11
WCP 20K 2012 (2010-26, 2014-29); 9 WCH 20K 2013. 1 Spanish 20K 2013 & 10,000 2014/2015
In 2015: 1 Spanish 20K; 7 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; dq Spanish Universities 5000; dq ECP 20K; 1 Pamplona 5000; 1 Huelva 3000; 2 Spanish Clubs
5000; 1 Catalan 5000; 1 Spanish 10,000
30
MENUET Emilie FRA
23y
267d
1991
1:32:20
1:32:20 -15
6 ECP junior 10K 2009; dq EJC 10,000 2009; 14 WCP junior 10K 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 20K 2011 (2013-10); 5 Francophone Games 20K 2013; 65 WCP 20K
2014; 21 ECP 20K 2015 (2013-36). 1 French 10,000 2015
In 2015: 1 French indoor; 5 French 20K; 1 Vineuil; 21 ECP 20K; 1 Blois 5000; 1 French 10,000
31
HERRERA Mayra Carolina GUA
26y
243d
1988
1:34:47
1:30:41 -14
Full name-Mayra Carolina Herrera Pérez // 25 WCP 20K 2012; 14 WCH 20K 2013; 28 WCP 20K 2014. Third of six children. Son José Ángel born 2010
In 2015: 16 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 7 Podebrady 20K; 15 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 12 Pan-American Cup 20K; 8 Alytus 20K
32
ORTIZ Mirna GUA
28y
174d
1987
1:31:25
1:28:31 -13 NR
3 Central American Cup 10K 2009; 2 Pan-Am Games 20K 2011 (2015-dq); dq OLY 20K 2012; dq WCH 20K 2013; 26 WCP 20K 2014 (2012-dq)
In 2015: dq Podebrady 20K; 8 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 3 Pan-American Cup 20K; 2 Alytus 20K; dq Pan-Am Games 20K
33
PONCIO Maritza Rafaela GUA
20y
261d
1994
1:34:22
1:33:14 -14
30y
101d
1985
1:31:31
1:30:57 -14
50 WCP 20K 2014
In 2015: 20 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 6 Pan-American Cup 20K; 7 Alytus 20K
34
MADARÁSZ Viktória HUN
ht WJC 3000SC 2004; 68 WCP 20K 2006 (2008-dnf, 2012-80); 19 under-23 ECH 20K 2007; 41 OLY 20K 2012; 35 ECP 20K 2013; 36 WCH 20K 2013 (2011dq); 12 ECH 20K 2014. 1 Hungarian 20K 2009/2010/2014
In 2015: dnf IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 7 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 1 Hungarian 20K; 5 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K; 1 Szombathely 10,000; 3
Ostrava Golden Spike 3000
35
KAUR Khushbir IND
22y
43d
1993
1:33:58
1:31:40 -14 NR
1:35:36
1:35:36 -15
Indian record holder // dq WJC 10,000 2012; 4 Asian Champs 20K 2013; 38 WCH 20K 2013; 35 WCP 20K 2014 (2012-69)
In 2015: 1 Indian Universities; 13 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K
36
SAPANA Sapana IND
27y
231d
1988
1 Indian Police 10,000 2013/2014; 4 Asian 20K 2015
In 2015: 1 Indian National Games 20,000; 4 Asian 20K
25y 341d 1989
1:26:17
1:26:17 -15 NR
Tenth at Moscow 2013, fifth at 2014 World Cup // 27 WCP junior 10K 2008; 18 WJC 10,000 2008; 5 under-23 ECH 20K 2011 (2009-11); 14 OLY 20K 2012; 1
Mediterranean Games 20K 2013; 10 WCH 20K 2013; 5 WCP 20K 2014 (2012-14); 5 ECH 20K 2014; 2 ECP 20K 2015 (2013-6)
In 2015: 1 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 2 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 1 Milan; 2 ECP 20K
37
GIORGI Eleonora ITA
38
PALMISANO Antonella ITA
24y
15d
1991
1:28:40
1:27:51 -14
2010 World Cup Junior 10K winner // 5 World Youth 5000 2007; 9 WJC 10,000 2008; 3 ECP junior 10K 2009; 2 EJC 10,000 2009; 1 WCP junior 10K 2010
(2008-22); 30 ECP 20K 2011 (2013-dnf); 3 under-23 ECH 20K 2013 (2011-4); 13 WCH 20K 2013; 9 WCP 20K 2014 (2012-55); 7 ECH 20K 2014
In 2015: 1 Italian indoor; 3 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K
39
RIGAUDO Elisa ITA
35y
64d
1980
1:28:01
1:27:12 -08
2008 Olympic bronze, 2006 European bronze // 7 WJC 5000 98; 1 under-23 ECH 20K 2001; dnf WSG 20K 2001; 16 WCP 20K 2002; 5 WCP 20K 2004 (2002
-16, 2006-10, 2008-20, 2012-7); 3 ECP 20K 2005/2011 (2003-13, 2007-4, 2013-dnf, 2015-8); 1 Mediterranean 20K 2005; 3 ECH 20K 2006; 3 OLY 20K 2008
(2004-6, 2012-7); 4 WCH 20K 2011 (2003-10, 2005-7, 2007-dnf, 2009-9, 2011-4, 2013-5). Daughter Elena born September 2010 ... coach-Sandro Damilano
In 2015: 3 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 8 ECP 20K; 1 Italian 10K
40
OKADA Kumiko JPN
23y
308d
1991
1:29:46
1:29:46 -15
Asian Championship 20K silver in 2015 // 10,000 pb: 43:26.13 -15. 3 Asian junior 10,000 2008; 3 WJC 10,000 2010 (2008-8); 4 Asian Champs 20K 2011; 16
WSG 20K 2011; 54 WCP 20K 2014. 1 Japanese Universities 10,000 2011/2012/2013
In 2015: 1 Japanese 20K; 2 Asian 20K; 1 Kumagaya 5000; 1 Abashiri 10,000
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JEON Yeong-Eun KOR
27y
88d
1988
1:30:35
1:30:35 -15
Bronzes at Asian Championships & Asian Games // 26 WCH 20K 2011 (2013-39); dq OLY 20K 2012; 3 Asian Champs 20K 2013 (2011-8); 46 WCP 20K 2014
(2008-dq); 3 Asian Games 20K 2014 (2010-5)
In 2015: 3 Asian 20K
42
LEE Jeong-Eun KOR
20y
342d
1994
1:33:09
1:33:09 -15
1 Asian junior 10,000 2012; 17 WJC 10,000 2012
In 2015: 7 Nomi 20K; 3 Korean 20K
32y
77d 1983
1:30:02
1:29:01 -14 NR
Lithuanian record holder // dq WSG 20K 2009; 29 OLY 20K 2012; 40 WCH 20K 2014 (2011-dq); 23 WCP 20K 2014 (2004-69, 2008-32, 2012-53); 11 ECH 20K
2014 (2020-15); 12 ECP 20K 2015 (2005-40, 2007-22, 2009-dnf, 2011-23, 2013-dnf)
In 2015: 2 Marathónas 20K; 2 Lithuanuan Clubs indoor; 6 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 6 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 12 ECP 20K; 1 Alytus 20K
43
AIDIETYTĖ Neringa LTU
44
VIRBALYTĖ Brigita LTU
30y
201d
1985
1:30:37
1:30:37 -15
(Married name-Dimšienė) // 5 World Youth 5000 2001; 5 ECP junior 10K 2003; 4 EJC 10,000 2003; 13 WCP junior 10K 2004; 9 WJC 10,000 2004; 8 under-23
ECH 20K 2007; 20 ECP 20K 2009; 29 WCP 20K 2010 (2006-51, 2008-39, 2012-41, 2014-34); 13 ECH 20K 2010 (2014-18); 26 OLY 20K 2012; 20 WCH 20K
2013 (2009-24, 2011-29); 14 ECP 20K 2015 (2009-20, 2013-18). Clocked 1:30:15 for 20K in 2011 on a short course in Alytus 2011
In 2015: 1 Marathónas 20K; 1 Lithuanuan Clubs indoor; 1 Podebrady 20K; 1 Birstonas 10K; 14 ECP 20K; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 5 Alytus 20K
45
ORTEGA Alejandra MEX
21y
44d
1994
1:31:38
1:31:38 -15
Second in junior race at 2012 World Race Walking Cup // 5 World Youth 5000 2011; 2 WCP junior 10K 2012 (2010-8); 7 WJC 10,000 2012 (2010-dq); 8 PanAm Games 20K 2015
In 2015: 5 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 4 Pan-American Cup 20K; 8 Pan-Am Games 20K
46
BARBER Alana NZL
28y
44d
1987
1:35:07
1:35:07 -15 NR
4 Oceanian 20K 2015. 2 UK 5000 5000 2014
In 2015: 1 Melbourne 3000; 1 Melbourne 20K; 2 Bendigo 5000; 1 Canberra 5000; 4 Oceanian 20K; 6 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K
47
GARCÍA Kimberley PER
21y
306d
1993
1:31:13
1:29:44 -14 NR
Full name-Kimberly García León
Former South American record holder at 20K
10,000 pb: 47:20.0 -11. dq World Youth 5000 2009; 22 WCP junior 10K 2010; 7 Youth Olympic Games 5000 2010; 11 WCP junior 10K 2012; 34 WCH 20K
2013; 3 Bolivarian Games 20K 2013; 24 WCP 20K 2014; 3 Ibero American 10,000 2014; 5 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015
In 2015: 1 Peruvian 20K; 6 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 2 Pan-American Cup 20K; dq South American 20,000; 5 Pan-Am Games 20K
30y
34d 1985
1:30:38
1:28:58 -14 NR
Polish record holder at 20K // 6 WCP-junior 10K 2004; 13 under-23 ECH 20K 2007 (2005-14); 37 ECP 20K (2005-43, 2009/2013-dnf); 11 WSG 20K 2009; 12
ECH 20K 2010 (2014-14); 23 OLY 20K 2012; dnf ECP 20K 2013/2015; 43 WCH 20K 2013 (2009-28); 18 WCP 20K 2014 (2008-29, 2010-39, 2012-dnq). 1
Polish 20K 2009/2010/2011/2014 & indoor 3000 2010/2011. Coach-Szymon Wdowiak
In 2015: dnf IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 3 Lugano 20K; dnf ECP 20K; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; dnf Polish 20K
48
DYGACZ Agnieszka POL
49
CABECINHA Ana POR
50
FEITÓR Susana POR
31y 113d 1984
1:28:28
1:27:46 -08 NR
Portuguese record holder at 20K. An array of 7th-8th-9th places in big races
10 World Youth 5000 2001; 12 WJC 10,000 2002; 14 ECP junior 10K 2003; 3 EJC 10,000 2003; 4 under-23 ECH 20K 2005; 1 Ibero-American 10,000
2006/2010; 8 OLY 20K 2008 (2012-9); 8 WCP 20K 2010/2014 (2006-12, 2008-11, 2012-9); 7 WCH 20K 2011 (2013-8); 5 ECP 20K 2013 (2007-dnf, 2011-15,
2009-13, 2015-9); 6 ECH 20K 2014 (2010-8). 1 Portuguese 10,000 2005/2008/2010 & 20K 2012
In 2015: 1 Portuguese indoor; 3 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 4 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 9 ECP 20K; 1 Vendas Novas 3000/5000; 4 IAAF
Challenge/La Coruña 20K; dq Huelva 3000; 1 Portuguese 10,000
40y
205d
1975
1:31:58
1:27:55 -01
Won 20K bronze at her eighth World Championships in 2005. Former World Junior Champion
1 WJC 5000 90 (94-2); 1 EJC 5000 93 (91-2); 11 WCH 10K 93 (91/95-17); 13 OLY 10K 96 (92-dq); 3 under-23 ECH 10K 97; ht WCH 10,000 97; 3 ECH 10K 98
(94-8); 14 OLY 20K 2000 (2004-20, 2008-dnf); 2 WSG 10K 2001 (95/97-4); 3 WCH 20K 2005 (99-4, 2001-dq, 2003-9, 2007-5, 2009-10, 2011-6). At WCP 10K:
93-8, 95-15, 97-dnf; 20K: 99-9, 2002-10, 2006-dnf, 2008-10, 2010-16, 2012-65, 2014-17; 3 ECP 10K 96; 2 ECP 20K 2005 (2003-5, 2007-14, 2009-dnf, 2011-9,
2015-17); 14 ECH 20K 2006 (2002-dnf). Set world 20,000 track record of 1:29:36.4 in 2001. 1 Portuguese 20K 92-95/97-99/2001-2004/2007/2008
Daegu 2011 were her 11th World Championships, an outright record
In 2015: 7 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 11 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 19 ECP 20K; 3 Portuguese 10,000
Beijing 2015 will be her record 12th IAAF World Championships, the same Jesús Angel García ESP (who is also entered for Beijing)
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HENRIQUES Inês POR
35y
111d
1980
1:29:52
1:29:30 -13
Third at 2010 World Cup, 11th-10th-11th at past three World Championships
22 WJC 5000 96 (98-24); 12 EJC 5000 99 (97-21); 10 under-23 ECH 10K 2001; 7 ECP 20K 2007 (2001-25, 2005-17, 2009-dq, 2013-8, 2015-16); 7 WCH 20K
2007 (2001-dq, 2005-27, 2009-11, 2011-10, 2013-11); 3 WCP 20K 2010 (2002-23, 2004-34, 2006-13, 2008-19, 2012-10, 204-22); 9 ECH 20K 2010 (2002-15,
2006-12, 2014-13); 15 OLY 20K 2012 (2004-25). 1 Portuguese 10,000 2006/2009 & 20K 2011
In 2015: 4 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 5 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 16 ECP 20K; 7 IAAF Challenge/La Coruña 20K; 2 Portuguese 10,000
52
SANTOS Vera POR
33y
261d
1981
1:30:23
1:28:02 -15
Second at 2010 World Cup, fifth at 2009 World Championships // 5 WJC 10,000 2000 (98-29); 1 under-23 ECH 20K 2003; 7 ECP 20K 2005 (2003-19, 2007-18,
2009-dq, 2013-10, 2015-13); 2 WCP 20K 2010 (2002/2004-36, 2006-27, 2008-3, 2012-17, 2014-11); 9 OLY 20K 2008 (2012-49); 5 WCH 20K 2009 (2003/2005
-15, 2007-11, 2013-17); 6 ECH 20K 2010 (2002-7, 2008-8)
Overall winner of 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge
In 2015: 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor; 2 Lugano 20K; 9 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 13 ECP 20K; dnf IAAF Challenge/La Coruña 20K; 1 Portuguese Clubs; 4
Portuguese 10,000
37y 177d 1978
1:34:31
1:27:41 -04 NR
(Née Iovan). Fifth in 2003 World 20K, also fifth at two European Championships
3 WJC 5000 96; 1 EJC 5000 97; 3 ECP 10K 98; 12 ECH 10K 98; 1 WSG 10K 99 (97-5); 1 under-23 ECH 20K 99; 5 ECH 20K 2002/2006; 34 WCP 10K 97; 6
WCP 20K 99 (2004-12, 2006-11, 2008-21, 2012-12); 5 WCH 20K 2003 (99-11, 2005-8, 2007-6, 2009-15, 2011-27); 7 ECP 20K 2007 (2009-15, 2011-dq, 2015
-26); 38 OLY 20K 2012. Set world indoor 3000 record with 11:40.33 in Bucharest on January 23, 1999
In 2015: 2 Romanian 20K; 26 ECP 20K
53
ŞTEF Claudia ROU
54
VASILYEVA Svetlana RUS
23y
27d
1992
1:25:04
1:25:04 -15
3 World Youth 5000 2009; 5 WCP junior 10K 2010; 2 EJC 10,000 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 20K 2013; 3 ECP 20K 2015. 2 Russian 20K 2013/2014
In 2015: 3 Russian winter 20K (1:25:04 for seventh on world all-time list); 3 ECP 20K
55
POLLI Laura SUI
31y
348d
1983
1:36:32
1:33:22 -14
2013 Francophone Games Champion at 20K // 29 ECP 20K 2009 (2003-48, 2005-36, 2007-41, 2011/2013-34, 2015-33); 39 WCP 20K 2012 (2002-77, 2006-50,
2008-54, 2014-71); 35 WCH 20K 2013; 1 Francophone Games 20K 2013; 19 ECH 20K 2014. Her older sister Laura is Swiss record holder at 20K (1:32:36 in
2009)
In 2015: 4 Genoa 5000; 10 Lugano 20K; 5 Pavia 3000; 33 ECP 20K; 1 Swiss 10,000
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POLLI Marie SUI
34y
296d
1980
1:37:19
1:34:39 -14 NR
Swiss record holder at 20K
Her younger sister Laura is also an international walker
14 ECP 20K 2009 (2003-44, 2005-31, 2007-33, 2011-18, 2013-38); 25 WCH 20K 2009 (2011-35, 2013-48); 32 WCP 20K 2010 (99-104, 2002-61, 2004-46,
2008-51, 2012-60, 2014-73); 4 Francophone Games 20K 2013; 21 ECH 20K 2014. 1 Swiss 10K 97/98/99/2007/2008 & 20K 2000/2001
In 2015: 14 Lugano 20K; 11 Podebrady 20K; 2 Hungarian 20K; 6 Pavia 3000
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CZAKOVÁ Mária SVK
26y
322d
1988
1:32:23
1:32:23 -15
18 WCP junior 10K 2006; 19 ECP junior 10K 2007; 10 EJC 10,000 2007; 31 ECP 20K 2009/2015 (2011-41, 2013-33); 14 under-23 ECH 20K 2009; 31 WCH
20K 2011 (2013-50); 53 OLY 20K 2012; 51 WCP 20K 2014 (2008-63, 2010-dnf, 2012-67); 25 ECH 20K 2014; 8 WSG 20K 2015 (2011-13, 2013-10)
In 2015: 1 Bratislava 3000; 4 Lugano 20K; 1 Haguenau 3000; 31 ECP 20K; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike 3000; 2 Kladno 5000; 8 WSG 20K
35y today 1980
1:31:42
1:31:42 -15 NR
83 WCP 10K 97; 14 EJC 5000 97; 54 ECP 10K 98; 12 WJC 5000 98; 61 WCP 20K 2004 (2006-dq); 19 ECP 20K 2005 (2007-24, 2009-23, 2013/2015-dnf); 24
WCH 20K 2005 (2013-dnf); 11 WSG 20K 2007; 17 ECH 20K 2014. 1 Slovak 20K 2001/2004
In 2015: 8 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 1 Bratislava 5000; dnf ECP 20K
58
GALIKOVÁ Maria SVK
59
BOROVSKA Nadiya UKR
34y
177d
1981
1:30:38
1:30:03 -12
(Née Prokopuk) // 11 WSG 20K 2005; 24 WCH 20K 2011; 16 OLY 20K 2012 (2008-33). At WCP 20K: 2004-43, 2006-43, 2008-dq, 2012-32. At ECP 20K: 2005
-32, 2007-32, 2011-11
In 2015: 1 Ukrainian winter 20K; 15 ECP 20K; 1 Ukrainian 20K; 1 Ukrainian Cup 10K
22y 182d 1993
1:27:09
1:27:09 -15 NR
2014 European 20K silver. Ukrainian record holder // dnf ECP junior 10K 2011; 7 EJC 10,000 2011; 5 WCP junior 10K 2012; 7 ECP 20K 2013/2015; 12 WCH
20K 2013; 7 WCP 20K 2014; 2 ECH 20K 2014; 3 under-23 ECH 20K 2015 (2013-2)
In 2015: 2 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 20K; 7 ECP 20K
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OLYANOVSKA Lyudmyla UKR
61
SHUMKINA Olena UKR
27y
209d
1988
1:30:41
1:25:32 -09
2009 European under-23 Champion at 20K for Russia, she acquired Ukrainian citizenship through marriage on December 29, 2009 and was cleared by the
IAAF to represent Ukraine from that date
2 EJC 10,000 2007; 7 ECP 20K 2009 (2011-20, 2013-23, 2015-24); 1 under-23 ECH 20K 2009; 12 WCH 20K 2011 (2013-19); 13 WCP 20K 2012 (2014-41); 50
OLY 20K 2012; 30 WSG 20K 2015. Student of Physical Therapy at Kiev’s Academy of Recreational Technologies and Law
In 2015: 13 IAAF Challenge/Chihuahua 20K; 2 Ukrainian winter 20K; 24 ECP 20K; 2 Ukrainian 20K; 13 WSG 20K
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MELVILLE Miranda USA
26y
154d
1989
1:34:46
1:33:11 -14
2015 US Champion at 20K // 20,000 pb: 1:34:56.92 -12 (1:36:33.99 -15). 43 WCP junior 10K 2008; 49 WCP 20K 2012 (2010-dnf, 2014-59); dq WCH 20K 2013;
10 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015. 1 US 20K 2015. Studied Psychology and Biology at the University of Wisconsin. Coach-Tim Seaman
In 2015: 2 US indoor; 14 Nomi 20K; 2 Pan American Trial 20K; 8 Pan-American Cup 20K; 2 San Diego Champs 5000; 1 US 20K; 10 Pan-Am Games 20K
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MICHTA-COFFEY Maria USA
29y
59d
1986
1:33:07
1:31:11 -14
US record holder at 20K // 20,000 pb: 1:34:53.33 -12. 10 World Youth 5000 2003; 29 WCP junior 10K 2004; 29 OLY 20K 2012; 33 WCH 20K 2013; 30 WCP
20K 2014 (2008-66); 7 Pan-Am Games 20K. 1 US 20,000 2010/2012/2013 & 20K 2011/2014/2015; 1 US indoor 3000 2010/2011/2013/2014. Her younger sister
Katie is also an international walker. Coach-Tim Seaman
In 2015: 1 US indoor 2M; 1 Pan American Trial 20K; 1 Penn Relays 5000; 5 Pan-American Cup 20K; 2 US 20K; 1 US Clubs 5000; 7 Pan-Am Games 20K
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2015 WORLD LIST
1.....1:24:38....Liu Hong CHN............................ 2015
2.....1:24:47....Elmira Alembekova RUS............2015
3.....1:24.50....Olimpiada Ivanova RUS............. 2001
4.....1:24:56....Olga Kaniskina RUS.................. 2009
5.....1:25:02....Yelena Lashmanova RUS..........2012
6.....1:25:03....Marina Pandakova RUS.............2015
7.....1:25:04....Svetlana Vasilyeva RUS............ 2015
8.....1:25:08....Vera Sokolova RUS .................. 2011
9.....1:25:09....Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS............ 2011
10...1:25:16....Qieyang Shenjie CHN................ 2012
1.....1:24:38....Liu Hong CHN
2.....1:24:47....Elmira Alembekova RUS
3.....1:25:03....Marina Pandakova RUS
4.....1:25:04....Svetlana Vasilyeva RUS
5.....1:25:12....Lu Xiuzhi CHN
6.....1:25:38....Vera Sokolova RUS
7.....1:26:17....Eleonora Giorgi ITA
8.....1:26:44....Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS
9.....1:26:53....Anežka Drahotová CZE
10...1:27:09....Lyudmyla Olyanovska UKR
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