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Born Season’s Best Personal Best Age (Days) European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries Men’s 200 Metres Heat A ETCh Record: 20.28 Christoph Lemaitre FRA Stockholm 19 Jun 11 Sun/17:00 100 pb: 10.43w, 10.49 -15 (10.55 -15). ht WJC 100/200 2014. 1 Finnish junior 100/200 2014 In 2015: 6 Finnish indoor 60; 1 Ikaalinen 100; 3 Geneva 200 ‘B’; 1 Lahti 100 2, 75 19y 363d 1995 20.91 20.91 -15 SAMUELSSON Samuli FIN – Finland His mother Sølvi Meinseth (Née Olsen) has held the Norwegian 400m record since 1991 with 52.45 100 pb: 10.72 -15. ht World Youth 100/200 2013. 6 Norwegian 100 2014 In 2015: 1 Grimstad 100; 1 Sandnes 100/200; 1 Hamar 200 ‘B’; 1 Uppsala 100; 1 Oslo Diamond 200 ‘B’ 3, 196 19y 29d 1996 21.20 21.20 -15 MEINSETH Even NOR – Norway 2008 Olympic finalist at 400m ... winner of 23 Swedish titles including 17 at 200m indoors or out 400 pb: 44.56 -07. qf WJC 200 2000; qf WJC 200 2000; 2 EJC 400 2001; sf EIC 200 2002/2005; sf WCH 200 2003/2005; 3 WIC 200 2004 (2003-ht); 2 ECP 200 2004; qf OLY 200 2004; 2 ECH 200 2006 (2002-ht, 2010-sf); 7 WCH 400 2007 (2009-sf); 2 WIC 400 2008; 8 OLY 400 2008; 1 EIC 400 2009 (2007-4, 2011-ht); 2 ETCh 400 2009 (2011-6); sf ECH 400 2012; ht ECH 200/400 2014. 1 Swedish 200 2001/2003/2004/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013 (1 100 2004, 400 2002/2005/2011/2012); 1 Swedish indoor 200 2002/2003/2004/2005/2006/2007/2009/2011 & indoor 400 2012. Has run 3000m steeplechase in 11:12.75 In 2015: 3 Swedish indoor 200; 2 Weinheim 200 ‘B’; 1 Florø 200 (dnf 100) 4, 282 32y 201d 1982 20.77 20.30 -07 WISSMAN Johan SWE – Sweden 2014 European 200m bronze // 100 pb: 10.20w, 10.21 -13 (10.48 -15). 10 ETCh 100 2011; 5 ECH 100 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 3 ETCh 200 2013 (2014-4); 4 WSG 200 2013 (1 4x100); sf WCH 200 2013. 1 Ukrainian 100 2010/2012/2014 (1 200 2012/2013). Coach-Viktor Bryzgin (1 OLY 4x100 1988), husband of Olga Bryzgina (1 OLY 400 1988) In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 60; 3 Ukrainian Universities 100; 1 Ukrainian Teams 200; 4 Rabat 200 5, 299 28y 63d 1987 20.74 20.30 -14 SMELYK Sergiy UKR – Ukraine 100 pb: 10.28 -14. 6 EJC 200 2007; ht WCH 200 2013; ht ECH 200 2014 In 2015: 1 Savona 100/200; 1 Codroipo 100 6, 170 26y 268d 1988 20.95 20.45 -13 DEMONTE Enrico ITA – Italy 10.48w -14. 200 pb: 21.35 -14 (21.80 -15). ht WJC 200 2012. 1 Belarusian 100 2014. 1 Belarusian indoor 60 2015 In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities indoor 60/200; 1 Belarusian indoor 60; 1 Belarusian Universities 100 (2 200); 1 Belarusian Cup 100/200; 1 Minsk Olympic Prize 100; 3 Tartu 100; 1 Minsk Zhelobobskiy 100 7, 28 21y 73d 1994 21.80 21.35 -14 SIRATSIUK Illia BLR – Belarus Please check with final start lists in case of late changes © Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Athlete’s ages as at: 21/6/2015 1....19.19..... Usain Bolt JAM..................... 2009 2....19.26..... Yohan Blake JAM.................. 2011 3....19.32..... Michael Johnson USA..............1996 4....19.53..... Walter Dix USA..................... 2011 5....19.58..... Tyson Gay USA..................... 2009 6....19.63..... Xavier Carter USA................. 2006 7....19.65..... Wallace Spearmon USA........... 2006 =8.. 19.68..... Frankie Fredericks NAM.......... 1996 ..... 19.68..... Justin Gatlin USA.................. 2015 10.. 19.72..... Pietro Mennea ITA................. 1979 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 1....20.09..... L-S Tsákonas GRE 2....20.21..... Christophe Lemaitre FRA 3....20.37..... Churandy Martina NED 4....20.40..... Delano Williams GBR 5....20.42..... Jimmy Vicaut FRA 6....20.45..... Karol Zalewski POL 7....20.47..... Chijindu Ujah GBR 8....20.49..... James Ellington GBR 9....20.49..... Robin Erewa GER 10.. 20.54..... Richard Kilty GBR 2015 EUROPEAN LIST

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Born Season’s Best Personal BestAge (Days)

European Athletics Team Championships 2015 • Biographical Summaries

Men’s 200 MetresHeat A

ETCh Record: 20.28 Christoph Lemaitre FRA Stockholm 19 Jun 11

Sun/17:00

100 pb: 10.43w, 10.49 -15 (10.55 -15). ht WJC 100/200 2014. 1 Finnish junior 100/200 2014In 2015: 6 Finnish indoor 60; 1 Ikaalinen 100; 3 Geneva 200 ‘B’; 1 Lahti 100

2, 75 19y 363d 1995 20.91 20.91 -15SAMUELSSON Samuli FIN – Finland

His mother Sølvi Meinseth (Née Olsen) has held the Norwegian 400m record since 1991 with 52.45100 pb: 10.72 -15. ht World Youth 100/200 2013. 6 Norwegian 100 2014In 2015: 1 Grimstad 100; 1 Sandnes 100/200; 1 Hamar 200 ‘B’; 1 Uppsala 100; 1 Oslo Diamond 200 ‘B’

3, 196 19y 29d 1996 21.20 21.20 -15MEINSETH Even NOR – Norway

2008 Olympic finalist at 400m ... winner of 23 Swedish titles including 17 at 200m indoors or out400 pb: 44.56 -07. qf WJC 200 2000; qf WJC 200 2000; 2 EJC 400 2001; sf EIC 200 2002/2005; sf WCH 200 2003/2005; 3 WIC 200 2004 (2003-ht); 2 ECP 2002004; qf OLY 200 2004; 2 ECH 200 2006 (2002-ht, 2010-sf); 7 WCH 400 2007 (2009-sf); 2 WIC 400 2008; 8 OLY 400 2008; 1 EIC 400 2009 (2007-4, 2011-ht); 2ETCh 400 2009 (2011-6); sf ECH 400 2012; ht ECH 200/400 2014. 1 Swedish 200 2001/2003/2004/2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2013 (1 100 2004, 4002002/2005/2011/2012); 1 Swedish indoor 200 2002/2003/2004/2005/2006/2007/2009/2011 & indoor 400 2012. Has run 3000m steeplechase in 11:12.75In 2015: 3 Swedish indoor 200; 2 Weinheim 200 ‘B’; 1 Florø 200 (dnf 100)

4, 282 32y 201d 1982 20.77 20.30 -07WISSMAN Johan SWE – Sweden

2014 European 200m bronze // 100 pb: 10.20w, 10.21 -13 (10.48 -15). 10 ETCh 100 2011; 5 ECH 100 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; 3 ETCh 200 2013 (2014-4); 4WSG 200 2013 (1 4x100); sf WCH 200 2013. 1 Ukrainian 100 2010/2012/2014 (1 200 2012/2013). Coach-Viktor Bryzgin (1 OLY 4x100 1988), husband of OlgaBryzgina (1 OLY 400 1988)In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 60; 3 Ukrainian Universities 100; 1 Ukrainian Teams 200; 4 Rabat 200

5, 299 28y 63d 1987 20.74 20.30 -14SMELYK Sergiy UKR – Ukraine

100 pb: 10.28 -14. 6 EJC 200 2007; ht WCH 200 2013; ht ECH 200 2014In 2015: 1 Savona 100/200; 1 Codroipo 100

6, 170 26y 268d 1988 20.95 20.45 -13DEMONTE Enrico ITA – Italy

10.48w -14. 200 pb: 21.35 -14 (21.80 -15). ht WJC 200 2012. 1 Belarusian 100 2014. 1 Belarusian indoor 60 2015In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities indoor 60/200; 1 Belarusian indoor 60; 1 Belarusian Universities 100 (2 200); 1 Belarusian Cup 100/200; 1 Minsk OlympicPrize 100; 3 Tartu 100; 1 Minsk Zhelobobskiy 100

7, 28 21y 73d 1994 21.80 21.35 -14SIRATSIUK Illia BLR – Belarus

Please check with final start lists in case of late changes© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Athlete’s ages as at: 21/6/2015

1....19.19..... Usain Bolt JAM..................... 20092....19.26..... Yohan Blake JAM.................. 20113....19.32..... Michael Johnson USA..............19964....19.53..... Walter Dix USA.....................20115....19.58..... Tyson Gay USA..................... 20096....19.63..... Xavier Carter USA................. 20067....19.65..... Wallace Spearmon USA........... 2006=8.. 19.68..... Frankie Fredericks NAM.......... 1996..... 19.68..... Justin Gatlin USA.................. 201510.. 19.72..... Pietro Mennea ITA.................1979

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....20.09..... L-S Tsákonas GRE2....20.21..... Christophe Lemaitre FRA3....20.37..... Churandy Martina NED4....20.40..... Delano Williams GBR5....20.42..... Jimmy Vicaut FRA6....20.45..... Karol Zalewski POL7....20.47..... Chijindu Ujah GBR8....20.49..... James Ellington GBR9....20.49..... Robin Erewa GER10.. 20.54..... Richard Kilty GBR

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Men’s 200 MetresHeat B

ETCh Record: 20.28 Christoph Lemaitre FRA Stockholm 19 Jun 11

Sun/17:07

100 pb: 10.37 -14 (10.45 -15). ht WJC 100 2012. 1 Russian under-23 100 2014In 2015: 1 Russian Teams 100/200

2, 250 21y 353d 1993 20.70 20.70 -15OGARKOV Denis RUS – Russia

2012 European bronze medallist at 200m // 100 pb: 10.14 -14. sf WJC 200 2010; 3 ECH 200 2012 (2014-sf); 4 ETCh 200 2013 (2011-6); 2 under-23 ECH 2002013 (2011-4); 2 ETCh 100 2014; 7 COM 200 2014 (2 4x100); sf ECH 200 2014 (gold 4x100 having run in heats). 1 UK 200 2014 & indoor 2011; 1 English under-23 200 2011/2012. Two of his uncles competed for Wales as schoolboys, one as a javelin thrower and another as a rugby player. Coach-Dan CossinsIn 2015: sf UK indoor 400 (pb 47.84 in heat; qualified for final but scratched); 2 Gainesville 200; Second leg for British team which won the ‘B’ final at theIAAF World Relays (unfortunately, they just missed qualifying for the ‘A’ final which would have meant automatic Olympic selection for the British team); 2Hengelo 200

3, 125 24y 51d 1991 20.67 20.36 -14TALBOT Danny GBR – Great Britain & NI

In Barcelona 2010 became the first man to win the sprint treble at the European Championships (but now he has lost all those titles to British athletes)100 pb: 9.92 -11 (10.16 -15). 4 World Youth 100 2007 (5 200); 1 WJC 200 2008; 1 EJC 100 2009; dq qf WCH 100 2009 (false start); 2 ETCh 100 2010; 1 ECH100/200/4x100 2010; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; 3 EIC 60 2011 (2009-sf); 1 ETCh 100/200 2011; 3 WCH 200 2011 (4 100); 2 WCH 4x100 2011; 1 ECH100 2012; 6 OLY 200 2012; 1 ETCh 200 2013; 7 WCH 100 2013 (injured); 2 ECH 100/200 2014 (3 4x100); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 200 2014 (5 100). 1 French100/200 2010/2011/2012/2014, 200 2013 & indoor 60 2011/2014/2015. Coach-Pierre Carraz. 1.91/82kgIn 2015: 1 French indoor 60; 2 IAAF World Relays 4x200 (5 4x100); 1 Vénissieux 100; 2 Tourcoing 100; 2 Rome Diamond 100; 4 Marseille 100; 1 Oslo Diamond200

4, 101 25y 10d 1990 20.21 19.80 -11LEMAITRE Christophe FRA – France

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION2013 European under-23 Champion at 200m (where he defeated 400m star Pavel Maslak and the British favourites Talbot & Gemili)100 pb: 10.24w, 10.25 -13. 400 pb: 46.05 -14 (46.25i, 46.76 -15). 4 WJC 200 2012 (4 4x100, 2 4x400); dq ETCh 200 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 200 2013 (2 4x100);sf WCH 200 2013; 1 ETCh 200 2014 (7 100); 8 ECH 200 2014; sf EIC 400 2015 (2 4x400). 1 Polish 100/200 2013/2014 (1 indoor 200 2014/2015 & 400 2015He qualified for the the 2014 European 200m final by a manual draw between him and James Ellington (GBR), as they each clocked identical times (20.518)in their semi-finalsIn 2015: 1 Gdańsk 200 (2 100); 4 Prague Odložil 400; 6 Oslo Diamond 200; 2 Bydgoszcz 200

5, 231 21y 318d 1993 20.45 20.41 -13ZALEWSKI Karol POL – Poland

Reigning German 200m Champion indoors & out // 100 pb: 10.31 -14 (10.33 -15). 5 WJC 200 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 4x100 2011; sf ECH 200 2014. 1 German200 2011/2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015)In 2015: 1 German indoor 200; 3 IAAF World Relays 4x200; 1 Gladbeck 100/200; 4 Weinheim 100; 1 Regensburg 200 (20.66 into 3.0 wind)

6, 133 23y 362d 1991 20.66 20.46 -14EREWA Robin GER – Germany

Spanish record holder for 200m // 100 pb: 10.27 -12 (10.49 -15). sf WJC 200 2010; ht ECH 200 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 200 2013; sf WCH 200 2013. 1 Spanish200 2013. Student of College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell UniversityIn 2015: 1 Lewisburg 400; 1 Ithaca 400; 3 Penn Relays 100; 1 Swarthmore 200/400; 1 European Clubs Cup 200/400; 4 Huelva 400; 1 Spanish Clubs

7, 45 23y 276d 1991 20.74 20.47 -13HORTELANO Bruno ESP – Spain

Please check with final start lists in case of late changes© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Athlete’s ages as at: 21/6/2015

1....19.19..... Usain Bolt JAM..................... 20092....19.26..... Yohan Blake JAM.................. 20113....19.32..... Michael Johnson USA..............19964....19.53..... Walter Dix USA.....................20115....19.58..... Tyson Gay USA..................... 20096....19.63..... Xavier Carter USA................. 20067....19.65..... Wallace Spearmon USA........... 2006=8.. 19.68..... Frankie Fredericks NAM.......... 1996..... 19.68..... Justin Gatlin USA.................. 201510.. 19.72..... Pietro Mennea ITA.................1979

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....20.09..... L-S Tsákonas GRE2....20.21..... Christophe Lemaitre FRA3....20.37..... Churandy Martina NED4....20.40..... Delano Williams GBR5....20.42..... Jimmy Vicaut FRA6....20.45..... Karol Zalewski POL7....20.47..... Chijindu Ujah GBR8....20.49..... James Ellington GBR9....20.49..... Robin Erewa GER10.. 20.54..... Richard Kilty GBR

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Men’s 800 MetresETCh Record: 1:45.41 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS Bergen 20 Jun 10

Sun/16:15

French record holder // 8 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 ECH 2012; sf OLY 2012; 4 ETCh 2013/2014; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 8 ECH 2014 (First to last infinal 200m). 1 French 2012/2014. His real name is Bossé but is adamant that people write “Bosse” (no accent) and pronounce it “Boss”. Coach-Bruno GajerIn 2015: 4 Doha Diamond; 5 Ostrava 1000; 7 Rome Diamond; 3 New York Diamond

1, 86 23y 40d 1992 1:43.88 1:42.53 -14BOSSE Pierre-Ambroise FRA – France

8x Italian Champion (5 in + 3 out) // 400 pb: 47.64 -13 (48.55 -15). 6 WJC 2008; 8 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf ECH 2010/2014; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; htEIC 2013; sf WCH 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2010-8, 2013-5). 1 Italian 2011/2012/2014 & indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014In 2015: 1 Milan 1000; 1 Trento 400; 5 Kawasaki; 3 European Clubs Cup; 8 Rome Diamond

2a, 162 26y 30d 1989 1:45.07 1:44.67 -13BENEDETTI Giordano ITA – Italy

7 WJC 2014. 2 Swedish 2014In 2015: 11 Nijmegen; 2 Oordegem ‘B’; 4 Jessheim 1500; 4 Leiden

2b, 262 19y 101d 1996 1:47.31 1:47.31 -14/15BERGLUND Kalle SWE – Sweden

Reigning Finnish Champion at 400m & 800m indoors & out // 400 pb: 47.85 -14. 1 Finnish 400/800 2014; 1 Finnish indoor 400/800 2014In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor 400/800; 2 Espoo; 12 Rīga; 1 Lappeenranta; 3 Leiden ‘B’

3, 63 20y 191d 1994 1:50.85 1:48.46 -14LAMPINEN Ville FIN – Finland

2014 European finalist // 1500 pb: 3:38.61 -14 (3:41.34 -15). 3000 pb: 7:55.07 -15. 11 under-23 ECH 1500 2011; 11 ECH 1500 2014. 1 Ukrainian 1500 2014; 1Ukrainian indoor 1500/3000 2015In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor 1500/3000; 7ht EIC 3000; 1 Ukrainian Teams 800/1500; 1 Florø 3000

4a, 292 26y 153d 1989 1:48.39 1:47.14 -14MASLOV Stanislav UKR – Ukraine

Full name-Kevin López YergaSpanish record holder & 7x champion (4 out + 3 in)1500 pb: 3:38.30 -13. 400 pb: 46.90 -13. ht World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 6 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-sf); 2 under-23 ECH 2011; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC2013 (2011-3, 2015-sf); sf WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014; 5 ETCh 2014 (2013-8). 1 Spanish 2010/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015). His father named himafter the 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin SchwantzIn 2015: 1 Spanish indoor; 3sf EIC; 11 Rome Diamond

4b, 46 25y 9d 1990 1:45.59 1:43.74 -12LÓPEZ Kevin ESP – Spain

400 pb: 47.93 -12. sf EJC 2009; 10 ETCh 2010; 8 ECH 2012. 1 Norwegian 2010/2012/2014 (1 400 2012) (1 indoor 2010/2013). He is the older brother ofNorwegian international runner Andreas Roth (their mother is Swedish)In 2015: 3ht EIC; 7 Jordan Stanford; 1 Hamar; 5 Oordegem; 3 Oslo Diamond; 2 Bydgoszcz

5, 201 24y 130d 1991 1:47.35 1:46.15 -14ROTH Thomas NOR – Norway

2014 European Champion by a large margin (0.74) // 1500 pb: 3:46.53 -10. 1000 pb: 2:15.72 -14. 400 pb: 46.51 -11. 3 EJC 2007; 4 WJC 2008; 4 EIC 2009; 1under-23 ECH 2009/2011; 1 EIC 2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2011/2013 (2009-9, 2014-2); 6 WCH 2011 (2009/2013-sf); sf OLY 2012; 2 WIC 2014 (2010-3); 2 IAAF Relays4x800 2014 (1:44.8 anchor, the fastest of the race – he nearly caught the Kenyan winners); 1 ECH 2014 (201-3); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Polish2010/2012/2014 (1 indoors 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014). Student of Science Management at the University of ŁodzIn 2015: 2 IAAF World Relays 4x800 (3 Distance Medley); 1 Ostrava 600; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Rome Diamond; 2 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Rabat

6a, 218 25y 292d 1989 1:43.94 1:43.30 -11KSZCZOT Adam POL – Poland

sf WJC 2014. 1 Belarusian indoor 2015In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities indoors & out; 1 Belarusian indoor; 1 Belarusian Cup

6b, 30 20y 49d 1995 1:49.87 1:49.48 -14SLOMA Yan BLR – Belarus

7x German Champion (4 in + 3 out) // 6 World Youth 2005; sf WJC 2006; 3 ECP 2007 (2008-4); 1 EJC 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; ht WCH 2009; 4 ETCh 2010;dnf EIC 2011 (injured when another runner fell); 5 EIC 2015. 1 German 2008/2009/2013 (1 indoor 2008/2010/2013/2015). Son of former East German 800mrunner Katrin Wuhn (4 EIC 1500 1987). Coach-Adi ZaarIn 2015: 1 German indoor; 5 EIC; 5 IAAF World Relays Distance Medley; 2 Hengelo; 1 Dessau

7, 155 26y 262d 1988 1:45.48 1:45.48 -15SCHEMBERA Robin GER – Germany

2013 World Youth silver (where he made up a huge amount of ground to pass five men in the last 100m)2 World Youth 2013; sf WJC 2014. 1 Russian junior 2015. He is being compared with Yuriy Borzakovskiy (who is now the Russian Team Manager)In 2015: 3 Russian indoor; 1 Russian Teams

8a, 257 19y 115d 1996 1:48.57 1:48.29 -13TOLOKONNIKOV Konstantin RUS – Russia

2014 Commonwealth Games & 2015 European indoor finalist // sf EJC 2011; 6 COM 2014; 6 EIC 2015. 1 Scottish indoor 2010; 1 British Universities 2012; 1Scottish 2013; 1 UK indoor 2015. Says he has to wear odd socks for each race. Coaches-George Gandy & Henry GrayIn 2015: 1 UK indoor; 6 EIC; 2 Loughborough v Army 400; 6 Oordegem; 5 Ostrava 600; fell Birmingham Diamond; 2 Loughborough Open

8b, 120 23y 57d 1992 1:47.65 1:46.69 -14LEARMONTH Guy GBR – Great Britain & NI

Please check with final start lists in case of late changes© Mark Butler 2015 ([email protected]) Athlete’s ages as at: 21/6/2015

1....1:40.91.. David Rudisha KEN................ 20122....1:41.11.. Wilson Kipketer DEN.............. 1997=3.. 1:41.73.. Sebastian Coe GBR................ 1981..... 1:41.73.. Nijel Amos BOT.................... 20125....1:41.77.. Joaquim Cruz BRA................. 19846....1:42.23.. Abubaker Kaki SUD................ 20107....1:42.28.. Sammy Koskei KEN................ 19848....1:42.34.. Wilfred Bungei KEN............... 20029....1:42.37.. Mohammed Aman ETH............ 201310.. 1:42.47.. Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS........... 2001

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....1:43.88.. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA2....1:43.94.. Adam Kszczot POL3....1:44.25.. Marcin Lewandowski POL4....1:45.07.. Giordano Benedetti ITA5....1:45.21.. Artur Kuciapski POL6....1:45.48.. Robin Schembera GER7....1:45.59.. Kevin López ESP8....1:45.83.. Mark English IRL9....1:45.97.. Sofiane Selmouni FRA10.. 1:46.11.. Thijmen Kupers NED

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Men’s 3000 MetresETCh Record: 7:50.99 Richard Ringer GER Braunschweig 22 Jun 14

Sun/15:02

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSurprise winner of 3000m at 2014 European Team Championships and a key contribution to the team win of Germany (because their closest rivals, Russia,gained only 11th place in the same race)7:46.18i -15. 5000 pb: 13:25.24 -14. (13:48.15 -15). 10,000 pb: 28:28.96 -14. 1500 pb: 3:41.55 -14 (3:42.04 -15). 13 EJC 5000 2007; ht WCH 1500 2008; 7under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 1 ETCh 3000 2014 (2013-5); 7 IAAF Continental Cup 3000 2014; 5 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2010-31u23, 2011-4u23, 2013-7. 1 GermanXC 2013/2014 & 5000/10,000 2014In 2015: 1 German indoor 3000; 5 EIC 3000; 8 Rehlingen 1500; 15 Rome Diamond 5000

1, 153 26y 114d 1989 7:50.99 7:50.99 -14RINGER Richard GER – Germany

Third at 2010 European under-23 Cross Country Championships. Twice Russian Indoor Champion at 3000m7:47.57i -13 (7:48.36i -15). 1500 pb: 3:37.28 -12. 5000 pb: 13:35.33 -12 (13:46.91 -15). 3000SC pb: 8:30.49 -11. 12 EIC 3000 2011; ht WIC 1500 2012; sf OLY1500 2012; ht EIC 1500 2013; 11 ETCh 3000 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; 10 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2008-72u23, 2009-12u23, 2010-3u23, 2011-27. 1 Russian 15002012, indoor 1500 2012/2013 & indoor 3000 2012/2015In 2015: 1 Russian indoor 3000 (5 1500); 10 EIC 3000; 9 Russian Teams 5000; 1 Yerino 3000

2, 249 27y 129d 1988 7:54.65 7:54.65  -15NIKOLAYEV Yegor RUS – Russia

Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:11.13 -14. 1500 pb: 3:44.57 -15. 5000 pb: 13:33.04 -15. 10,000 pb: 29:32.43 -15. At WXC: 2015-86. At EXC: 2014-35. 1 Scottish (road) 5K2013 & short course XC 2014. Coach-Derek EastonIn 2015: 16 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 2 Milton Keynes XC; 5 UK indoor 3000; 1 UK Inter-Counties XC; 86 WXC; 7 ‘Great’ Manchester 10K; 1 Manchester BMC 1500;6 Oordegem 5000; 4 London ‘10,000’ 10K; 12 European Cup 10,000

3, 111 23y 250d 1991 8:09.59i 8:09.59i -15BUTCHART Andrew GBR – Great Britain & NI

8:00.44i -12. 1500 pb: 3:37.24 -12 (3:41.78 -15). 800 pb: 1:48.65 -12. 7 EJC 1500 2009; 10 WJC 1500 2010; ht EIC 1500 2013. At WXC: 2010-51J. At EXC: 2009-8J, 2014-52. Student of journalism at the University of Arkansas. Coach-Jean-Claude VollmerIn 2015: 1 French indoor 1500; 7 Rehlingen 1500; 7 Oordegem 1500; 11 Montreuil 1500

4, 88 24y 54d 1991 - 8:08.14 -11CANTERO Bryan FRA – France

2011 World Student Games bronze at 5000m // 10,000 pb: 28:13.62 -12 (28:24.42 -15). 5000 pb: 13:23.58 -12 (13:30.83 -15). 16 WJC 5000 2004; 7 ETCh1500 2009; 2 Mediterranean Games 5000 2009; 6 ETCh 3000 2010 (2014-7); 10 ECH 5000 2010; 10 EIC 3000 2011; 4 WSG 5000 2011; 11 ECH 5000 2012 (1210,000); 8 ECH 10,000 2014. 1 Italian 10,000 2008/2009 (1 5000 2009/2013). At WXC: 2003-51J, 2004-dnfJ, 2008-dnf. At EXC: 2003-38J, 2004-18J, 2006-10u23, 2007-5u23, 2008-16, 2009-15, 2010-dnf, 2011-13, 2012-dnf, 2014-8. 1 Italian 10,000 2008 & 5000 2010/2011/2012. Born-GrossetoMarathon (1): 1 Treviso 2015In 2015: 8 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 1 Santa Margherita Ligure Half Mar; 1 Treviso Marathon; 2 Stanford Jordan 10,000 ‘B’; 5 Oordegem 5000; 6 European Cup10,000

5, 179 29y 272d 1985 - 7:45.78 -10LA ROSA Stefano ITA – Italy

8:02.20i -13. 1500 pb: 3:43.83 -12. 5000 pb: 14:13.36 -12. ht EIC 3000 2013. At EXC: 2010-dnf/u23In 2015: 1 Eskilstuna 1500; 5 Oordegem 3000; 2 Uppsala 800; dnf Oslo Diamond 1500

6, 270 26y 46d 1989 8:03.77 8:03.77 -15HYDÉN Johan SWE – Sweden

1500 pb: 3:43.38 -14 (3:53.89 -15). 5000 pb: 14:22.38 -14. 10,000 pb: 30:06.09 -14 (30:34.47 -15). 2 Finnish 10,000 2014In 2015: 9 Nordic 10,000; 2 Lappeenranta 3000; 1 Raasepori 1500; 2 Lahti 3000

7, 64 27y 177d 1987 8:18.60 8:08.89 -14LINDAHL Anders FIN – Finland

5000 pb: 13:56.75 -13 (14:20.17 -15). 15 EJC 5000 2009; ht EIC 3000 2013/2015. At EXC: 2009-20J, 2010-4J, 2011-16u23, 2012-40u23, 2013-4u23. 1 Ukrainian3000/5000 2014 (1 indoor 3000 2014)In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor 3000; 9ht EIC 3000; 8 Lucerne 8.71K; 1 Ukrainian Teams 3000 (4 5000)

8, 300 23y 266d 1991 8:00.01 7:59.51 -14STREBKOV Ivan UKR – Ukraine

Fifth at 2014 European Championship 5000m // 7:51.5i -15. 3000SC pb: 8:19.85 -15. 5000 pb: 13:38.89 -14. 10,000 pb: 28:27.76 -14. 1500 pb: 3:41.06 -13(3:44.28 -15). 3000SC pb: 8:24.53 -12. 12 EJC 3000SC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 7 EIC 3000 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2013; 5 ECH 5000 2014. At EXC:2011-21u23, 2012-17u23, 2014-15. Coach-José Enrique VillacortaIn 2015: 22 ‘Great’ Edinburgh XC; 5 Spanish indoor 3000; 11 Spanish XC; 1 Los Corrales de Buelna 3000; 9 Eugene Diamond 3000SC; 7 Huelva 1500 “B’

9, 33 24y 336d 1990 7:48.82 7:48.82 -15ALAIZ Roberto ESP – Spain

1500 pb: 3:44.34 -14. At EXC: 2011-79J. 1 Norwegian indoor 1500/3000 2015In 2015: 36 European Clubs Cup XC; 1 Norwegian indoor 1500/3000; 1 Norwegian short course XC; 5 Jessheim 1500; 8 Oslo Diamond 1500; 2 Bydgoszcz 1500

10, 800 21y 73d 1994 8:09.04i 8:07.11 -14PEDERSEN Erik Udø NOR – Norway

1500 pb: 3:35.07 -13. ht ECH 1500 2012; 6 ETCh 3000 2013; ht EIC 1500 2015. At WXC: 2013-60. At EXC: 2009-45J. 1 Polish short course XC & 1500 2013In 2015: 2 Polish indoor 3000 (6 1500); 7ht EIC 1500; 5 Oordegem 1500; 3 Huizingen 3000; 10 Huelva 1500

11, 233 24y 347d 1990 7:58.76 7:58.76 -15ŻEBROWSKI Krzysztof POL – Poland

(aka Sergey Platonov). 5x Belarusian Indoor Champion at 3000m // 1500 pb: 3:41.47 -12 (3:44.21 -15). 5000 pb: 13:55.55 -12. 10,000 pb: 29:20.43 -14. 3 EJC10,000 2009 (4 5000); 8 ETCh 3000 2010/2011; 13 EIC 3000 2011; 10 ETCh 3000/5000 2013. At EXC: 2009-13J, 2010-6u23, 2012-81u23, 2013-23, 2014-45. 1Belarusian indoor 3000 2009/2010/2012/2014/2015 (1 1500 2010/2014/2015)In 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities 1500 indoors & out; 1 Belarusian indoor 1500/3000 2015; 1 Belarusian Cup 1500 (2 3000); 5 Yerino 1500

12, 26 24y 191d 1990 8:14.87 8:00.81 -11PLATONAU Siarhei BLR – Belarus

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1....7:20.67.. Daniel Komen KEN.................19972....7:23.09.. Hicham El Guerrouj MAR......... 19983....7:25.02.. Ali Saidi-Sief ALG.................. 20004....7:25.09.. Haile Gebrselassie ETH........... 19985....7:25.11.. Noureddine Morceli ALG..........19946....7:25.79.. Kenenisa Bekele ETH..............20077....7:26.62.. Mohammed Mourhit BEL..........20008....7:27.18.. Moses Kiptanui KEN............... 19959....7:27.26.. Yenew Alamirew ETH............. 201110.. 7:27.55.. Edwin Soi KEN......................2011

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....7:38.22.. Mohamed Farah GBR2....7:46.59.. Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR3....7:48.82.. Roberto Alaiz ESP4....7:54.13.. Antonio Abadía ESP5....7:54.65.. Yegor Nikolayev RUS6....7:55.07.. Stanislav Maslov UKR7....7:55.42.. Ali Kaya TUR8....7:57.77.. Isaac Kimeli BEL9....7:57.97.. Dennis Licht NED10.. 7:58.61.. Krystian Zalewski POL

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Men’s 3000m SteeplechaseETCh Record: 8:25.50 Yoann Kowal FRA Braunschweig 22 Jun 14

Sun/17:55

5000 pb: 14:11.40 -09. 10,000 pb: 29:24.09 -14. Marathon pb: 2:15:16 -12. 9 ETCh 2013 (2010/2011-10). 1 Belarusian 2009/2010/2012 (1 10,000 2014)Marathons (3): 5 Poznań 2011, 11 Daegu 2012; 11 Ljubljana 2012In 2015: 2 Belarusian indoor 3000SC; 7 Warsaw 10K; 1 Belarusian Cup 3000SC (3 3000); 2 Minsk Olympic Prizes 1500

1, 29 30y 322d 1984 8:49.16 8:32.71 -10SLAVINSKI Illia BLR – Belarus

11 WJC 2010; 3 EJC 2011; 2 ETCh 2014; 13 ECH 2014. At EXC: 2011-53J. 1 German under-23 2013. His twin brother Bastian Grau is also an internationaldistance runnerIn 2015: 3 German short course XC; 3 Munich 1500; 3 Dessau; 9 Huelva

2, 137 23y 86d 1992 8:33.51 8:24.29 -14GRAU Martin GER – Germany

Twice Russian Champion // Marathon pb: 2:14:02 -14. Half Mar pb: 63:27 -12. 5000 pb: 14:01.1 -08. 4 WSG 2011; ht OLY 2012; 3 ETCh 2014 (2013-4); 14 ECH2014. At EXC: 2008-48, 2010-30. 1 Russian 2012/2014Marathons (2): 9 Houston 2014, 11 Jacksonville 2015In 2015: 1 Russian Teams; 2 Montbéliard

3, 235 31y 59d 1984 8:23.0 8:22.81 -12CHAVKIN Nikolay RUS – Russia

2013 European Champion Champion // 2 Youth Olympic Games ‘B’ 2000SC 2011; 5 World Youth 2000SC 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2000SC 2011; 1EJC 3000SC 2013. 1 English Schools 1500SC 2010; 1 UK School Games 1500SC 2010. Student of Business at Florida State University. Coach/father Jeff SeddonIn 2012 he became only the second British junior to better 8:40 after Paul Davies-Hale in 1979-19811 Florida Relays 1500/3000; 6 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 2 Tallahassee 3000SC; 8 NCAA 3000SC

4, 124 20y 358d 1994 8:34.84 8:34.42 -13SEDDON Zak GBR – Great Britain & NI

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION2014 European Steeplechase Champion, in memorable circumstances (following the disqualification of Mahiedine Mekhissi)1500 pb: 3:33.75 -11 (3:38.56 -15). 3000 pb: 7:44.26i -12, 7:56.88 -11. 11 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2007; 3 EIC 1500 2009 (2011-ht); 3 ETCh 1500 2009; 6 under-23 ECH 1500 2009; 5 ECH 1500 2010; 7 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2011 (2009-ht); 10 WIC 3000 2012; sf OLY 1500 2012; 4 EIC 3000 2013(2015-ht); 3 ETCh 3000SC 2013 (2011-5); 8 WCH 3000SC 2013; 2 Francophone Games 3000SC 2013; 1 ECH 3000SC 2014; ht EIC 1500 2015. At WXC: 2005-106J.At EXC: 2007-67u23, 2009-75u23. 1 French 2008/2010/2014 & indoor 1500 2014. After his celebratory lap in Zürich 2014 he proposed to his girlfriendMarianne Coste and she said ouiIn 2015: 3ht EIC 1500; 2 Montbéliard 1500; 6 Rabat 3000SC

5, 99 28y 24d 1987 8:18.38 8:12.53 -13KOWAL Yoann FRA – France

2012 Olympic finalist & 5x Italian Champion // ht WJC 2000; 9 ECP 2006; ht EIC 3000 2009; 7 ECH 2012; 13 OLY 2012; dq ht WCH 2013 (ran inside border); 4ETCh 2014 (2013-7); 12 ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2005/2007/2008/2010/2011. At WXC: 2005-62 short. At EXC: 2010-38, 2011-29In 2015: 7 Italian indoor 3000; 3 European Clubs Cup 3000; 6 Huelva

6, 174 33y 178d 1981 8:33.37 8:22.62 -12FLORIANI Yuri ITA – Italy

5000 pb: 13:54.83 -15. 8 ETCh 2014; ht ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2014 (after finishing second in 2009/2010/2011/2013)In 2015: 2 Swedish indoor 3000; 2 Stanford Jordan ‘B’; 2 Mt SAC Relays 5000 ‘B’; 3 Stockholm 10K; 1 Oordegem; 9 Nijmegen 5000; 10 Huelva

7, 274 29y 352d 1985 8:33.51 8:33.51 -15LUNDGREN Daniel SWE – Sweden

2014 European finalist // 4 EJC 2003; 11 ECH 2014 (2010-ht). 1 Finnish 2010/2011/2014In 2015: 1 Lappeenranta 3000; 11 Huelva

8, 77 31y 99d 1984 8:40.37 8:27.08 -11UKONMAANAHO Janne FIN – Finland

European silvers at junior & under-23 level // 3000 pb: 7:54.55 -04. 2 EJC 99; ht WJC 2000; 2 under-23 ECH 2001 (2003-4); 6 ECH 2002 (2014-ht); ht WCH2003/2013; ht OLY 2004/2012; 6 WSG 2005; 4 ECP 2006 (2007-7); 4 ETCh 2011 (2009-9, 2010-dq when he ran inside the kerb, 2013/2014-6). 1 Ukrainian 2002-2008/2010/2012/2014In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams

9, 298 34y 96d 1981 8:43.88 8:22.19 -12SLOBODENYUK Vadym UKR – Ukraine

Full name-Fernando Carro Morillo // 10,000 pb: 28:50.73 -15. ht World Youth 3000 2009; 4 EJC 3000SC 2011; 7 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2013; 2 Ibero-American2014. At WXC: 2010-81J, 2011-69J. At EXC: 2010-61J, 2013-43u23, 2014-12u23In 2015: 1 Madrid 1500; 6 Huelva 10,000 (Apr 11); 1 Huelva (Jun 10)

10, 38 23y 80d 1992 8:28.74 8:28.74 -15CARRO Fernando ESP – Spain

3000 pb: 8:01.99 -15. 1500 pb: 3:43.52 -15In 2015: 1 Porsgrunn; 3 Jessheim; 5 Oslo Diamond (the 1500m, not the mile)

11, 195 20y 239d 1994 - -LØKEN Snorre Holtan NOR – Norway

2014 European Steeplechase silver // 5000 pb: 14:13.44 -12. 1500 pb: 3:44.02 -10. 8 EJC 2007; 7 WJC 2008; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 ETCh 2013 (2011-1, 2012-7); dq ht WCH 2013 (ran inside border); 2 ECH 2014 (2012-7); 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. At WXC: 2008-71J, 2010-105, 2013-55. At EXC: 2007-44J, 2008-53J. 1 Polish 5000/3000SC 2014In 2015: 9 ‘Great’ Edinburgh short course XC; 6 San Vittore Olona XC; 8 Dessau 1500; 2 Huizingen 3000; 7 Oslo Diamond; 8 Rabat

12, 232 26y 71d 1989 8:22.44 8:16.20 -14ZALEWSKI Krystian POL – Poland

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1....7:53.63.. S. Saaeed Shaheen QAT.......... 20042....7:53.64.. Brimin Kipruto KEN................20113....7:54.31.. Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN..........20124....7:55.28.. Brahim Boulami MAR.............. 20015....7:55.72.. Bernard Barmasai KEN............ 19976....7:55.76.. Ezekiel Kemboi KEN...............20117....7:56.16.. Moses Kiptanui KEN............... 19978....7:56.81.. Richard Mateelong KEN...........20129....7:57.29.. Reuben Kosgei KEN................200110.. 7:58.41.. Jairus Birech KEN..................2014

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....8:18.38.. Yoann Kowal FRA2....8:19.85.. Roberto Alaiz ESP3....8:21.00.. Ilgizar Safiulin RUS4....8:21.59.. Tarik Langat Akdag TUR5....8:22.44.. Krystian Zalewski POL6....8:23.0.... Nikolay Chavkin RUS7....8:25.62.. Mitko Tsenov BUL8....8:26.34.. Abdelaziz Merzoughi ESP9....8:27.95.. Ángel Mullera ESP10.. 8:28.74.. Fernando Carro ESP

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ETCh Record: 13.20 Sergey Shubenkov RUS Braunschweig 22 Jun 14

Sun/15:51

ht EIC 2013/2015; 11 ETCh 2013 (2011-12). 1 Ukrainian 2011/2012 (1 indoor 2013)In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 6ht EIC; 1 Ukrainian Universities; 1 Ukrainian Teams

2, 289 26y 227d 1988 14.08 13.77 -12KOPANAYKO Sergiy UKR – Ukraine

Norwegian record holder // ht WJC 2008; sf EJC 2009; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-ht); 12 ETCh 2010; 7 under-23 ECH 2011; sf ECH 2012 (2014-ht); sf EIC 2013. 1Norwegian 2009-2012. Student of Media Science at the University of Oslo. He is the younger brother of Norwegian women’s record holder ChristinaVukicevic. Coach/father-Petar Vukicevic YUG (7x Yugoslavian Champion at 110mH)In 2015: ht Weinheim

3, 205 24y 46d 1991 14.29 13.55 -12VUKICEVIC Vladimir NOR – Norway

sf EIC 2015. 1 Polish under-23 2013/2014In 2015: 2 Polish indoor; 8sf EIC; 1 Polish Universities; 1 Kozienice; 1 Biała Podlaska; 6 Bydgoszcz

4, 210 22y 314d 1992 13.68 13.68 -15CZYKIER Damian POL – Poland

1 Finnish indoor 2014/2015. 1 Finnish under-23 100/110H 2014In 2015: 1 Espoo; 1 Raasepori (13.83w with a +10.0 wind!); 1 Jyväskylä

5, 62 22y 72d 1993 13.83w 13.89 -14LAKKA Elmo FIN – Finland

13.60w -15. 9 ETCh 2014; ht ECH 2014; ht EIC 2015. 1 Italian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2015). Originally from the Ivory Coast, cleared by the IAAF to compete forItaly from November 9, 2011In 2015: 1 Italian indoor; 5ht EIC; 2 Montgeron; 6 Oordegem; 8 Rome Diamond; 3 Geneva

6, 175 23y 53d 1992 13.68 13.55 -14FOFANA Hassane ITA – Italy

13.81w -12. 200 pb: 20.83w, 21.06 -14. ht EIC 2013; 7 ETCh 200 2014. 1 Swedish 2012/2014 (1 indoors 2012)In 2015: 2 Aarhus; 4 Oordegem; 2 Jönköping; 2 Leiden

7, 263 25y 23d 1990 14.01 13.86 -14BRORSSON Alexander SWE – Sweden

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1....12.80..... Aries Merritt USA.................. 20122....12.87..... Dayron Robles CUB................ 20083....12.88..... Liu Xiang CHN...................... 20064....12.89..... David Oliver USA...................20105....12.90..... Dominique Arnold USA............20066....12.91..... Colin Jackson GBR.................1993=7.. 12.92..... Roger Kingdom USA............... 1989..... 12.92..... Allen Johnson USA.................19969....12.93..... Renaldo Nehemiah USA...........1981=10.12.94..... Jack Pierce USA....................1996..... 12.94..... Hansle Parchment JAM........... 2014

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....13.06..... Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA2....13.20..... Garfield Darien FRA3....13.23..... Sergey Shubenkov RUS=4.. 13.28..... Dimitri Bascou FRA..... 13.28..... Wilhem Belocian FRA6....13.42..... Gregor Traber GER7....13.47..... Konstadínos Douvalídis GRE8....13.50..... Milan Ristić SRB9....13.50..... Thomas Martinot-Lagarde FRA10.. 13.52..... Balázs Baji HUN

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ETCh Record: 13.20 Sergey Shubenkov RUS Braunschweig 22 Jun 14

Sun/16:00

Ex-Cuba, has lived in Spain since 2012, acquired Spanish citizenship on April 24, 2015 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Spain from June 15, 20156 Cuban National Games 2010In 2015: 1 Zaragoza; 7 Montgeron; 1 Castellón; 1 Namur; 2 Geneva; 1 Tres Cantos; 1 Spanish Clubs

2, 41 23y 206d 1991 13.57 13.57 -15CONTRERAS Yidiel CUB – Cuba

16x Belarusian Champion (8 in + 8 out) // 110H pb: 13.36 -12. 4 EJC 2003; sf WJC 2004; ht WIC 60 2006; 7 WSG 2007; sf WIC 2008/2010; sf WCH 2009; 4ETCh 2010 (2011-6, 2013-8); sf ECH 2010/2012; sf OLY 2012 (2008-ht); 6 EIC 2013 (2007-8, 2009-sf, 2011/2015-ht). 1 Belarusian2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2014 (1 indoor 2007/2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015)In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor; 5ht EIC; 1 Brest

3, 21 30y 76d 1985 13.67 13.36 -12LYNSHA Maksim BLR – Belarus

2014 World indoor finalist // 13.23w -14. TJ pb: 15.33 -09. 7 World Youth TJ 2009; sf WJC 110H 2010; ht WIC 60H 2012; sf ECH 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2013;5 WIC 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 German indoor 2011/2012Was one of the favourites for the 2011 European Junior title but was disqualified for false-starting in his heat (“It was my fault, but I don’t really have anexplanation.”)In 2015: ht Clermont; 7 Hengelo; 1 Weinheim; 5 Marseille

4, 158 22y 200d 1992 13.42 13.42 -15TRABER Gregor GER – Germany

He was the world #1 in 2014 with five Diamond League wins (though he did not win as expected at the World Indoor & European Championships)4 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 2 ETCh 2013; ht WCH 2013; 2 WIC 2014 (2012-3); 3 ETCh 2014; 3 ECH 2014; 1 EIC 2015 (2013-3). 1 French 2014 & indoors2012/2013/2014. His older brother Thomas Martinot Lagarde (pb 13.26) is also an international hurdler. Their coach-Laurence BilyIn 2015: 1 EIC; 1 Eugene Diamond (beat very strong field: 2nd Aries Merritt, 3rd David Oliver, 4th Orlando Ortega, 5 Sergey Shubenkov); 2 Montreuil; 1 Rabat

5, 102 23y 272d 1991 13.06 12.95 -14MARTINOT-LAGARDE Pascal FRA – France

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONTwice European Champion. 2013 World bronze. Russian record holder2 EJC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2012/2014; sf OLY 2012; 1 EIC 2013; 1 ETCh 2013/2014; 3 WSG 2013; 3 WCH 2013 (2011-ht); sf WIC 2014. 1 Russian2013 (1 indoors 2013/2014). Attends Tyumen State University. His mother Natalya Shubenkova was fourth in the Seoul Olympic Heptathlon and scored 6859in 1984. Coaches-Sergei Klevtsov & Nadezhda KlevtsovaIn 2015: 5 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond

6, 254 24y 260d 1990 13.23 13.09 -12SHUBENKOV Sergey RUS – Russia

Fourth place at the London Olympics // 13.14w -12. 4 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 3 COM 2010 (2014-8); ht EIC 2011; 3 under-23 ECH2011; ht WCH 2011; 4 OLY 2012; 8 COM 2014; 5 EIC 2015. 1 English junior 2009; 1 UK 2011 & indoor 2015. He has dual nationality with the USA (his father SirToby Clarke was born in California). Graduate of Theology and Religious Studies from Bristol University. Coach-Malcolm Arnold. 1.87 tallQualified for 2014 European final outdoors, but forced to withdraw because “A minor strain in warm up could have been a serious injury if I ran the final.”In 2015: 1 Welsh indoor; 1 UK indoor; 5 EIC; 3 Manchester; 1 Hengelo; 5 Birmingham Diamond; 3 RabatConsistent in 2015: his four runs outdoor so far have been 13.53, 13.57, 13.54, 13.53, 13.56

7, 113 25y 101d 1990 13.53 13.31 -12CLARKE Lawrence GBR – Great Britain & NI

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1....12.80..... Aries Merritt USA.................. 20122....12.87..... Dayron Robles CUB................ 20083....12.88..... Liu Xiang CHN...................... 20064....12.89..... David Oliver USA...................20105....12.90..... Dominique Arnold USA............20066....12.91..... Colin Jackson GBR.................1993=7.. 12.92..... Roger Kingdom USA............... 1989..... 12.92..... Allen Johnson USA.................19969....12.93..... Renaldo Nehemiah USA...........1981=10.12.94..... Jack Pierce USA....................1996..... 12.94..... Hansle Parchment JAM........... 2014

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....13.06..... Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA2....13.20..... Garfield Darien FRA3....13.23..... Sergey Shubenkov RUS=4.. 13.28..... Dimitri Bascou FRA..... 13.28..... Wilhem Belocian FRA6....13.42..... Gregor Traber GER7....13.47..... Konstadínos Douvalídis GRE8....13.50..... Milan Ristić SRB9....13.50..... Thomas Martinot-Lagarde FRA10.. 13.52..... Balázs Baji HUN

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Men’s Pole VaultETCh Record: 6.01 Renaud Lavillenie FRA Leiria 21 Jun 09

Sun/15:05

1 Swedish 2013; 1 Swedish indoor 2015In 2015: 1 Swedish indoor; 1 Swedish under-23 indoor; 1 Sollentuna

1, 279 22y 96d 1993 5.05 5.16 -13STÉNSON Carl SWE – Sweden

1 Finnish 2014. 1.86 tallIn 2015: 9 Finnish indoor; 1 Kuopio; =1 Turku

2, 66 25y 299d 1989 5.35 5.35 -15MARJANIEMI Jouni FIN – Finland

5.40i -15. dnq WJC 2008; 7 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq EIC 2013; 5 ETCh 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2012In 2015: 2 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian Universities; =5 Beijing; 4 Busan; 1 Ukrainian Teams

3, 305 26y 22d 1989 5.30 5.60 -13YERYOMIN Ivan UKR – Ukraine

Ex-Ukraine, obtained Spanish citizenship on September 17, 2007Poor record in big championships, though he did reach the London Olympic final4 Ibero-American 2010; 7 ETCh 2010 (2013-7=); dnq ECH 2010 2010/2014; nh WCH final 2011 (2013-dnq); nh ECH final 2012; 12 OLY 2012. 1 Spanish2013/2014. Coach-Javier Navas. 1.89 tallIn 2015: 6 Florence; 5 European Clubs Cup; 9 Żary; 1 Spanish Clubs

4, 36 28y 106d 1987 5.50 5.65 -13BYCHKOV Igor ESP – Spain

2013 European Junior Champion // dnq World Youth 2011; 1 EJC 2013; 9 WJC 2014 (2012-dnq); dnq EIC 2015. 1 Norwegian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013)In 2015: 2 Norwegian indoor (3 Heptathlon); dnq EIC

5, 187 20y 47d 1995 5.10 5.45 -14DOLVE Eirik Greibrokk NOR – Norway

2015 European indoor bronze // 5.90i -15. 5 ETCh 2014; 6 ECH 2014; 3 EIC 2015 (2013-dnq). 1 Polish indoor 2013/2015. Lisek means Fox in English. Coach-Wiaczesław KalimiczenkoThe tattoo across his back is “Alea iacta est”, which is latin for “The die is cast”In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; 3 EIC; 1 Sasolburg; 1 Athens; 5 Doha Diamond; 2 Ostrava; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 Żary; nh Piła

6, 221 22y 308d 1992 5.70 5.82 -14LISEK Piotr POL – Poland

10x Belarusian Champion (6 in + 4 out) // dnq WJC 2006; 8 ETCh 2011; nh ECH final 2012; dnq OLY 2012; nh ETCh 2013. 1 Belarusian 2007/2009/2011/2014& indoor 2007/2008/2010-2013. He is the cousin of 1996 Olympic bronze medallist Andrei Tiwontchik. 1.82 tallIn 2015: 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prizes; nh Żary

7, 31 30y 108d 1985 5.52 5.60 -12TSIVONCHYK Stanislau BLR – Belarus

2013 World Champion. 2012 Olympic bronze. 2012 European bronze // nh EJC 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-5); 3 ECH 2012 (2010-9); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-8); 8 EIC2013; 1 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq). Coach-Chauncey Johnson. 1.81 tallIn 2015: nh German indoor; 7 Doha Diamond; 2 Rehlingen; 3 Eugene Diamond; =6 Rome Diamond; 2 Zewibrücken

8, 140 25y 266d 1989 5.80 5.91 -12/13HOLZDEPPE Raphael GER – Germany

2015 European indoor silver. Former World Student Games Champion // 5.85i -15. 1 WSG 2009 (2011-2, 2013-5); 5 WCH 2009 (2013-dnq); dnq WIC 2010; =2ETCh 2014 (2010-6, 2011-3); 5 ECH 2014 (2010-dnq); 2 EIC 2015. 1 Russian indoor 2015. Attends Kuban State University, Krasnodar. 1.74 tallIn 2015: 1 Russian indoor; 2 EIC; 3 Rome Diamond; 6 Prague Odložil

9, 238 28y 273d 1986 5.71 5.75 -09GRIPICH Aleksandr RUS – Russia

(Thoirs pronounced “Thors”)Scottish record holder. Fourth at 2014 Commonwealth Games8 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 COM 2014. 1 Scottish 2013. Coaches-Brian Donaldson (Scotland) / Pat Licari at the University of Washington (Seattle). Ex-gymnast,he says he grew too tall. 1.98 tall4 NCAA indoor; 1 Tempe; =2 Eugene Pepsi; =5 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Chula Vista; 1 Los Angeles; 20 NCAA West (therefor didn’t qualify for main NCAAChampionships)

10, 126 22y 75d 1993 5.65 5.65 -15THOIRS Jax GBR – Great Britain & NI

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONOutright world record holder with his indoor 6.16 from Donyetsk 2014. 2012 Olympic Champion. World athlete of the year for 201410 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 EIC 2009/2011/2013/2015; 1 ETCh 2009/2010/2014 (2011-5); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014; 1 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-dnq); 1 OLY 2012; 2WCH 2013 (2009/2011-3); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014 (2010-2). 1 French 2010/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015). Coach-Philippe D’Encausse(previously Damien Inocencio). 1.76 tallHis has his own pole vault bed and short run-up in the back garden of his house in Clermont-Ferrand (he can climb nearby tree when he has to adjust adjustthe crossbar)In 2015: 1 Aubière; 1 Reno ’Summit’; 1 Rouen; 1 Karlsruhe; 1 Nevers; 1 Berlin ISTAF; 1 French indoor; 1 Malmö Games; 1 EIC; 1 Drake Relays (Apr 22); 3Drake Relays (Apr 25); 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Rome Diamond

11, 100 28y 276d 1986 6.05 6.05 -15LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA – France

2010 World junior silver // 2 WJC 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2011 (2013-7); 8 ECH 2012. 1 Italian 2013 & indoor 2012In 2015: 1 Florence; =6 Ostrava; 2 European Clubs Cup; nh Rome Diamond

12, 186 23y 210d 1991 5.42 5.60 -13STECCHI Claudio Michel ITA – Italy

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1....6.14...... S. Bubka UKR (6.15i ’93)......... 1994=2.. 6.05...... Maksim Tarasov RUS.............. 1999..... 6.05...... Dmitri Markov AUS................2001..... 6.05...... R. Lavillenie FRA (6.16i ’14)........ 20135....6.04...... Brad Walker USA...................2006=6.. 6.03...... Okkert Brits RSA................... 1995..... 6.03...... Jeff Hartwig USA.................. 2000=8.. 6.01...... Igor Trandenkov RUS..............1996..... 6.01...... Tim Mack USA...................... 2004..... 6.01...... Yev. Lukyanenko RUS............. 2008..... 6.01...... Björn Otto GBR.................... 2012

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....6.05...... Renaud Lavillenie FRA=2.. 5.80...... Raphael Holzdeppe GER..... 5.80...... Paweł Wojciechowski POL..... 5.80...... Carlo Paech GER5....5.77...... Konstadínos Filippídis GRE6....5.72...... Michal Balner CZE=7.. 5.71...... Kévin Menaldo FRA..... 5.71...... Aleksandr Gripich RUS=9.. 5.70...... Valentin Lavillenie FRA..... 5.70...... Piotr Lisek POL..... 5.70...... Robert Sobera POL

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Men’s Triple JumpETCh Record: 17.59 Nelson Èvora POR Leiria 21 Jun 09

Sun/15:40

16.69i -15. dnq EJC 2013. 1 French under-23 2014; 1 French under-23 indoor; 1 French indoor 2015In 2015: 1 French indoor; 1 French under-23 indoor; 1 Vergèze; 2 Forbach; 7 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Montreuil

1, 105 20y 319d 1994 16.69 16.69 -15PONTVIANNE Jean-Marc FRA – France

2012 Olympic bronze. 16x Italian Champion (10 in + 6 out) // LJ pb: 8.00 -06. 5 EJC 95; 11 under-23 ECH 97; 1 ECP 2003 (2000/2002-2, 99-7, 2004-6); 1 EIC2009 (2000-6, 2002-4, 2011-2); 10 WCH 2011 (2003/2007/2009/2013-dnq); 4 WIC 2012 (2001-6, 2004/2006-dnq, 2010-5); 1 ECH 2012 (2002-4, 2006-dnq, 2010-9, 2014-7); 3 OLY 2012 (2004/2008-dnq); 2 ETCh 2014. 1 Italian 2000/2004/2006/2008/2010/2011 (1 indoors 2001-2004/2006-2011). Married to PatriziaSpuri (8 ECH 400 98), their daughter Greta. Coach-Roberto Pericoli. 1.87 tallIn 2015: 1 Ancona indoor

2, 171 38y 310d 1976 16.70i 17.60 -00DONATO Fabrizio ITA – Italy

15.65i -15. HJ pb: 2.07 -11 (2.04i -15)In 2015: 4 Swedish indoor; 1 Sollentuna

3, 277 20y 80d 1995 15.37 15.37 -15PERSSON Isak SWE – Sweden

1 Finnish junior 2014In 2015: 2 Finnish indoor; 2 Finnish under-23 indoor; 1 Espoo; 1 Lappeenranta

4, 65 19y 281d 1995 15.83 15.83 -15LIPSANEN Simo FIN – Finland

2009 European Indoor silver. 7x Ukrainian Champion (4 out + 3 in)16.49w -15. dnq World Youth 99; dnq WJC 2000; 3 EJC 2001; 2 WSG 2003; dnq OLY 2004/2008; 9 WCH 2005 (2007/2009-dnq); 2 ECP 2006; 7 ECH 2007; 2 EIC2009 (2013-dnq); dnq WIC 2010. 1 Ukrainian 2004/2005/2008/2013 (1 indoor 2010/2014/2015)In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian Teams

5, 304 33y 159d 1982 16.37 17.32 -04YASTREBOV Viktor UKR – Ukraine

16.50i -15. LJ pb: 7.69i, 7.64 -12. dnq EIC TJ 2015. 3 Spanish indoor TJ 2012/2015 (3 LJ 2012)In 2015: 3 Spanish indoor TJ; dnq EIC TJ; 1 Alcobendas; 1 Salamanca; 1 Spanish Clubs

6, 53 28y 54d 1987 16.47 16.47 -15SOLANAS Sergio ESP – Spain

15.26w -11. 2 Norwegian 2011In 2015: 5 Eppingen; 2 Heidelberg; 5 Rehlingen

7, 204 31y 197d 1983 15.04 15.19 -14URDAHL Joakim NOR – Norway

5x Polish Indoor Champion // 2 under-23 ECH 2007; 5 ETCh 2014 (2010-8); dn EIC 2015. 1 Polish 2010 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2011/2012/2015)In 2015: 1 Polish indoor; dnq EIC; 1 Sosnowiec; 1 Biała Podlaska; 4 Montreuil

8, 227 28y 267d 1986 16.81 16.81 -15ŚWIDERSKI Adrian POL – Poland

16.66i, 16.49w -15. 11 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq EIC 2015. He is no relation to the 2004 Olympic 100m Champion Yulia NestsiarenkaIn 2015: 1 Belarusian Universities indoors & out; 3 Belarusian indoor; dnq EIC; 8 Beijing; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Minsk Olympic Prizes

9, 24 22y 292d 1992 16.46 16.46 -15NESTERENKA Maksim BLR – Belarus

16.52w, 16.21i -15. 1 German under-23 2013; 1 German indoor 2015In 2015: 1 German indoor; 1 Münster; 2 Garbsen; 2 Salzburg; 1 Jena; 1 Ingolstadt; 1 German under-23

10, 144 21y 322d 1993 16.20 16.20 -15KORNHARDT Marcel GER – Germany

DEFENDING EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION2013 World Student Games Champion2 World Youth 2007; 1 EJC 2009; 1 WJC 2010; 3 EIC 2013 (2015-4); 1 ETCh 2013/2014 (2009-8, 2010-5, 2011-nm); 2 WSG 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-2);5 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 3 ECH 2014 (2012-4). 1 Russian 2011/2013/2014. Attends Smolensk State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism. Coachedby his father, Leonid, who was also a triple jumper – as was his mother, TatyanaIn 2015: 2 Russian indoor; 4 EIC; 2 Kawasaki; 7 Doha Diamond; 2 Ostrava; 1 Russian Teams (pb 17.42); 7 Rome Diamond

11, 237 24y 27d 1991 17.42 17.42 -15FYODOROV Aleksey RUS – Russia

2015 UK Indoor Champion. Now fifth on the UK all-time list // 15.15i -14. LJ pb: 8.21 -15. 1 English under-23 2012; 2 UK 2013/2014 (2011-3); 1 UK indoor2015 (2011/2013-3, 2014-2). Coach-Frank AttohHe also competes at Triple Jump for the club Shaftesbury Barnet in the British LeagueIn 2015: 1 UK indoor; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix; (He was unlucky not to be selected for the European Indoor Championships when he could not quite meetthe tough UKA standard of 8.02); 1 Clermont (pb up from 7.90i to 8.21 – “I'm flabbergasted”); 1 Gainesville; 3 Manchester; 2 Loughborough International; 3Birmingham Diamond(He is due to jump in the triple jump tomorrow as a late replacement for Nathan Douglas (thigh strain))

12, 109 24y 250d 1990 - 14.88 -14BRAMBLE Dan GBR – Great Britain & NI

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1....18.29..... Jonathan Edwards GBR........... 19952....18.09..... Kenny Harrison USA............... 19963....18.08..... Pedro Pablo Pichardo CUB.......... 2015=4.. 18.04..... Teddy Tamgho FRA................2013..... 18.04..... Christian Taylor USA.............. 20156....17.97..... Willie Banks USA...................1985=7.. 17.92..... Khristo Markov BUL................1987..... 17.92..... James Beckford JAM.............. 1995=9.. 17.90..... Vladimir Inozemtsev UKR........ 1990..... 17.90..... Jadel Gregorio BRA................2007

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....17.42..... Aleksey Fyodorov RUS2....17.24..... Teddy Tamgho FRA3....17.20..... Dmitriy Chizhikov RUS=4.. 17.12..... Nelson Évora POR..... 17.12..... Dmitriy Sorokin RUS6....17.11..... Ilya Potaptsev RUS7....17.02..... Marian Oprea ROU8....17.01..... Benjamin Compaoré FRA9....16.81..... Adrian Świderski POL=10.16.74..... Şeref Osmanoğlu TUR..... 16.74..... Ben Williams GBR

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Men’s Discus ThrowETCh Record: 68.76 Gerd Kanter EST Budapest 20 Jun 10

Sun/15:00

SP pb: 17.42 -14. 3 WJC 2014. Coach-Einar Kristian Tveitå (12 WCH 2001). 2.01/117kgIn 2015: 1 Byrkjelo; 1 Ravnanger; 4 Halle under-23; 2 Hamar; 1 Bergen; 4 Florø; 8 Oslo Diamond

1, 203 20y 159d 1995 58.72 58.72 -15SKAGESTAD Sven Martin NOR – Norway

2014 European bronze medallist ahead of his compatriot and training partner Piotr Małachowski7 under-23 ECH 2009; 5 WSG 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 6 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014 (2012-6); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Polish under-23 2008/2009. Coach-Witold Suski. 2.00/122kgIn 2015: 1 Kielce; 2 Shanghai Diamond; 4 Turnov; 3 Hengelo; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 Bydgoszcz

2, 228 28y 53d 1987 65.42 66.93 -12URBANEK Robert POL – Poland

10 WJC 2014In 2015: 2 Minsk; 4 Mogilyov; 1 Belarusian under-23 winter; 1 Brest; 1 Białystok; 1 Belarusian Universities; 1 Belarusian Cup

3, 14 20y 151d 1995 59.82 59.82 -15HALUBKOVICH Valery BLR – Belarus

Fourth at 2013 World Championships // 3 EJC 2005; 3 WJC 2006 (2004-8); 1 under-23 ECH 2007 (2009-3); 7 ECH 2010 (2012-dnq, 2014-11); 6 OLY 2012; 4WCH 2013 (2009-dnq). Coach-Armin Lemme (4 ECH 82 for GDR). 2.02/124kgIn 2015: 1 Halle Jan 17); 1 Halle (Feb 1); 1 Berlin indoor; 1 Schönebeck; 3 Wiesbaden; 3 Halle (May 16); 2 Turnov; 8 Eugene Diamond

4, 161 28y 11d 1987 64.76 68.33 -12WIERIG Martin GER – Germany

2013 World Student Games bronze, representing North-Caucasus Federal University of Stavropol3 WSG 2013; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2014 (“I did not expect this. Something must have gone wrong with my competitors’). 1.95/115kgIn 2015: 3 Adler (Feb 12); 5 Russian winter; 1 Adler (Apr 23); 1 Russian teams; 3 Yerino

5, 255 29y 37d 1986 60.65 62.55 -13SIDORCHENKO Gleb RUS – Russia

2010 Commonwealth Games finalist shot and discus (for Jersey)2014 UK Champion at DiscusSP pb: 19.42 -13 (18.29 -15). 6 Commonwealth Youth Games DT 2008 (9 SP); 1 Island Games DT 2010 (3 SP); 10 COM DT 2010 (12 SP); 1 Island Games SP/DT2011; 8 ETCh SP 2014 (2013-9); 8 COM DT 2014 (9 SP). 1 English under-23 SP 2012/2013 (1 DT 2013); 1 UK DT 2014. Former sprinter. His sister Shadine is alsoa thrower. Coach-John HillierIn 2015: 14 European Throws Cup SP (5 DT ‘B’); 3 Chula Vista SP (9 DT); 7 San Diego SP (10 DT); 5 Irvine SP (9 DT); 2 Loughborough International SP/DT; 2Bedford Games SP; 1 British League div 2/Jun 6 DT (2 SP)

6, 116 23y 271d 1991 58.95 63.46 -12DUQUEMIN Zane GBR – Great Britain & NI

2013 European under-23 bronze // dnq WJC 2010; 12 ETCh 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 French under-23 2011. 1 French 2012In 2015: 1 Potsdam; 1 French winter; 1 Chelles; 1 Vineuil; 1 Montgeron; 1 Pontoise; 1 Grenoble

7, 91 24y 34d 1991 61.51 61.70 -13DJOUHAN Lolassonn FRA – France

7x Italian Champion // 4 ECP 2006 (2008-6); dnq ECH 2006/2014; dnq WCH 2007; 6 World Military Games 2011; 7 ETCh 2014. 1 Italian2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2014. 1.94/115kgIn 2015: 3 Lucca; 1 Palanova; 2 Tarquinia (May 21); 1 Bolzano; 1 Savona; 1 Castiglione della Pescaia; 3 Tarquinia (Jun 10)

8, 178 36y 181d 1978 62.56 65.01 -07KIRCHLER Hannes ITA – Italy

SP pb: 19.17 -14 (17.41 -15). dnq World Youth SP/DT 2009; dnq WJC SP 2010; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2014. His first sport was ice hockey. Coach-VesteinnHafsteinsson. 2.00/136kgIn 2015: 1 Uppsala SP/DT; 2 Tartu; 2 Bydgoszcz

9, 278 22y 297d 1992 61.23 66.89 -14STÅHL Daniel SWE – Sweden

SP pb: 16.11i -15. 6 World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; 7 EJC 2009. 1 Finnish 2014In 2015: 1 Finnish indoor (6 SP); 1 Albufeira; 1 Kauhajoki; 1 Kuopio; 9 Tartu

10, 70 24y 227d 1990 58.77 60.71 -14NISKALA Pyry FIN – Finland

SP pb: 16.84 -14 (16.53i, 16.35 -15). 5 WJC 2004. 1 Ukrainian under-23 2006. 1.87/105kgIn 2015: 4 Ukrainian winter; 2 Kirovohrad; 3 Brest (4 SP); 2 Kiev; 1 Ukrainian Teams

11, 296 30y 155d 1985 59.37 61.48 -08RYZHYY Roman UKR – Ukraine

Full name-Yennifer Frank Casanas Hernandez3x Cuban Champion, fifth in 2008 Olympics for Spain2 Pan-Am Games 2003; 5 OLY 2008 (2000/2004-dnq, 2012-7); 2 Ibero-American 2010; 2 ETCh 2011 (2010-4); 5 ECH 2012 (2010-11, 2014-8); 9 WCH 2013(2003/2005/2009-dnq). 1 Cuban 2003/2004/2005. 1 Spanish 2006/2014. Cleared by the IAAF to represent Spain from August 6, 2005 (two years after hethrew for Cuba at the 2005 World Championships), then granted Spanish citizenship on May 29, 2008. His wife Dolores Pedrares is a 67m hammer thrower.1.87/117kgIn 2015: 1 Castellón (May 2); 1 Zaragoza; 2 Castellón (May 23); 3 European Clubs Cup; 1 Spanish Clubs

12, 39 36y 246d 1978 59.16 67.91 -08CASAÑAS Frank ESP – Spain

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1....74.08..... Jürgen Schult GDR.................19862....73.88..... Virgiljus Alekna LTU.............. 20003....73.38..... Gerd Kanter EST................... 20064....71.86..... Yuriy Dumchev RUS............... 19835....71.84..... Piotr Małachowski POL............20136....71.70..... Robert Fazekas HUN.............. 20027....71.50..... Lars Riedel GER....................19978....71.32..... Ben Plucknett USA.................1983=9.. 71.26..... John Powell USA...................1984..... 71.26 .... Rickard Bruch SWE................ 1984

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....67.93..... Christoph Harting GER2....67.39..... Zoltán Kővágó HUN3....67.20..... Gerhard Mayer AUT4....66.67..... Martin Kupper EST5....66.43..... Philip Milanov BEL6....65.87..... Piotr Małachowski POL7....65.51..... Andrius Gudžius LTU8....65.44..... Viktor Butenko RUS9....65.42..... Robert Urbanek POL10.. 65.04..... Apostolos Parellis CYP

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Men’s Javelin ThrowETCh Record: 86.78 Tero Pitkämäki FIN Bergen 21 Jun 09

Sun/17:45

2012 Olympic silver // 3 under-23 ECH 2007; dnq WCH 2009; 4 ETCh 2010; 4 ECH 2010 (2014-dnq); 2 OLY 2012. 1 Ukrainian 2011. Pyatnytsya is the Ukrainianword for Friday. Coach-Nikolay Gurnevich. 1.86/90kgIn October 2012 he ruptured ligaments in his right knee, for which he underwent surgery the following month. He could not begin walking until January2013, but then his season was curtailed by an elbow injuryIn 2015: 1 Kiev; 1 Ukrainian Teams

1, 295 29y 342d 1985 81.63 86.12 -12PYATNYTSYA Oleksandr UKR – Ukraine

2013 World Youth bronze // dnq WJC 2012/2014; 3 World Youth 2013In 2015: 3 Spanish winter; 2 Zaragoza; 4 European Clubs Cup; 5 Huelva; 1 Spanish Clubs

2, 35 19y 20d 1996 73.46 73.46 -15BUGALLO Pablo ESP – Spain

dnq WJC 2012. 1 Norwegian 2014In 2015: 1 Hamar (May 10); 7 Halle under-23; 1 Hamar (May 23)

3, 193 22y 63d 1993 73.96 74.90 -14KVESETH Håkon Løvenskiold NOR – Norway

1 Polish 2013. 1.88/88kgIn 2015: 1 Polish Universities; 4 Postomino; 6 Rehlingen; 1 Forbach; 1 Gdańsk

4, 209 26y 2d 1989 82.28 82.58 -14CHMIELAK Hubert POL – Poland

(aka Vladimir Kazlov). 2008 Olympic finalist // 7 under-23 ECH 2005; 8 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 5 WSG 2009; dnq WCH 2009/2013; dnq ECH 2010; 6 ETCh 2013.1 Belarusian 2010/2012. 1.83/87kgIn 2015: 1 Belarusian Cup; 6 Tartu

5, 15 30y 62d 1985 76.90 82.86 -12KAZLOU Uladzimir BLR – Belarus

12 EJC 2011. 1 German under-23 2011In 2015: 1 Offenburg; 1 Stellenbosch; 1 Halle; 2 Rehlingen; 2 Dessau; 1 Jena; 1 German under-23

6, 160 22y 87d 1993 85.40 85.40 -15VETTER Johannes GER – Germany

2012 European silver, but then controversially not selected for London Olympics9 World Youth 2009; 5 EJC 2011; 2 ECH 2012 (2014-7); 11 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Russian 20014. Student of Russian State Social University in Dedovsk,but he also writes and records his own songs (mostly rap). 1.88/91kgIn 2015: 1 Russian under-23 winter; 1 European Throws Cup; 5 Beijing; 1 Russian teams; 9 Rabat

7, 240 23y 127d 1992 83.00 83.56 -13IORDAN Valeriy RUS – Russia

1 AAA under-17 2005; 1 English Schools 2007/2008; 1 English junior 2008; 1 South of England 2013/2014; 2 UK 2013/2014. He came to the UK from Uganda asan asylum seeker1 Loughborough Open; 1 British League Premiership/May 9; 1 Loughborough International; 1 Bedford Games; 3 British League Premiership/Jun 6

8, 112 25y 179d 1989 73.53 74.64 -14BUWEMBO Bonne GBR – Great Britain & NI

2009 World Youth silver // 2 World Youth 2009; dnq WJC 2010; 10 ETCh 2011 (2013/2014-12); 12 under-23 ECH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 1Mediterranean under-23 2014. 1 French 2012In 2015: 1 French winter; 1 Franconville; 1 Tourcoing; 4 Forbach; 2 Colmar; 2 Lillebonne

9, 92 22y 309d 1992 72.48 79.98 -13DURECHOU Killian FRA – France

He threw further than 80m for the first time at the 2014 European Team ChampionshipsHJ pb: 2.13i -06. 6 Mediterranean Games 2013; 9 WSG 2013; 4 ETCh 2014 (2013-11); dnq ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2013/2014. Former Italian under-23 Championat high jumpIn 2015: 1 Italian winter; 5 European Throws Cup; 1 Trento; 6 Halle; 1 Savona; 8 Rome Diamond

10, 163 29y 311d 1985 79.45 80.37 -14BONVECCHIO Norbert ITA – Italy

Twice US Collegiate Champion, representing Boise State University7 ECP 2004; dnq WCH 2007/2013; 2 ETCh 2011; 8 ECH 2012 (2010/2014-dnq). 1 Swedish 2014. 1 NCAA 2004/2005. Works part-time as a financial riskmanager. Coach-Lasse Haka. 1.93/95kgIn 2015: 1 Södertälje; 1 Jelgava

11, 281 33y 250d 1981 78.25 83.23 -13WALLIN Gabriel SWE – Sweden

2007 World Champion & 2008 Olympic bronze // dnq WJC 2000; 6 EJC 2001; 3 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 ECP 2006; 2 ECH 2006 (2010-3, 2012-11, 2014-3); 1 WCH2007 (2005-4, 2009-5, 2013-2); 3 OLY 2008 (2004-8, 2012-5). 1 Finnish 2004/2005/2006/2007/2010/2013. Ex-cross country skier. Coach-Hannu Kangas.Partner-Niina Kelo, their son Jimi born June 9, 2014. 1.95/92kgLists his main hobby as main hobby as “playing the stock market”In 2015: 1 Doha Diamond (88.62, his furthest for two years); 3 Ostrava; 4 Rome Diamond; 5 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Lahti

12, 72 32y 184d 1982 88.62 91.53 -05PITKÄMÄKI Tero FIN – Finland

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1....98.48..... Jan Zelezny CZE................... 19962....93.09..... Aki Parviainen FIN................. 19993....92.61..... Sergey Makarov RUS...............20024....92.60..... Raymond Hecht GER.............. 19955....91.69..... Kostas Gatsioudis GRE............ 20006....91.59..... Andreas Thorkildsen NOR........ 20057....91.53..... Tero Pitkämäki FIN................20058....91.46..... Steve Backley GBR................ 19929....91.39..... Julius Yego KEN....................201510.. 91.29..... Breaux Greer USA................. 2007

WORLD ALL-TIME LIST1....88.62..... Tero Pitkämäki FIN2....88.18..... Vítězslav Veselý CZE3....86.82..... Ari Mannio FIN4....86.61..... Antti Ruuskanen FIN5....85.52..... Petr Frydrych CZE6....85.40..... Johannes Vetter GER7....85.36..... Thomas Röhler GER8....85.13..... Jakub Vadlejch CZE9....83.37..... Rolands Štrobinders LAT10.. 83.34..... Teemu Wirkkala FIN

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