Women`s Biographies - European Athletics
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Women`s Biographies - European Athletics
European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 60 Metres Event starts: March 7 501 39 Age STILLO Marija ALB Entrants (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 21y 209d 1993 7.99 7.99 -15 32y 181d 1982 7.88 7.78 -14 NR 7.31 7.24 -09 In 2015: 1 Albanian indoor 60 503 SEBASTIAN Estefania AND Andorran record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 12.33 -14. 200 pb: 25.53 -14. ht WIC 60 2014; ht ECH 100 2014 522 EFTIMOVA Inna BUL 26y 258d 1988 Two medals at 2007 European Juniors // 100 pb: 11.20 -11. 200 pb: 22.94 -08. 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: 1 Sofia 60; 1 Dobrich 60; 1 Bulgarian indoor 60; 2 Balkan indoor 60 523 LALOVA Ivet BUL 30y 290d 1984 7.22 7.14 -12/13 Double sprint finalist at the Athens Olympics // 100 pb: 10.77 -04. 200 pb: 22.36w, 22.51 -04. 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; 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), married Italian sprinter Simone Collio in Rieti on September 23, 2013 In 2015: 1 Mondeville 60; 5 Berlin ISTAF 60; 2 Łódź 60; 6ht Birmingham Grand Prix 60 546 URBÁNKOVÁ Petra CZE 23y 130d 1991 7.36 7.36 -15 100 pb: 11.67 -13. 1 Austrian indoor 60 2013; 1 Czech indoor 60 2015 In 2015: 4 Vienna 60 (Jan 31); 1 Moravian indoor 60; 1 Prague 60 (Feb 10); 1 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 1 Czech indoor 60 559 KALEV Maarja EST 24y 142d 1990 7.44 7.44 -15 27y 126d 1987 7.32 7.25 -13 100 pb: 11.78 -14. 200 pb: 24.50 -14. 1 Estonian indoor 60 2014/2015 (1 200 2014) In 2015: 2 Kuldiga 60; 1 Tallinn 60; 3 Tartu 60; 1 Estonian indoor 60 (2 200) 563 LATVALA Hanna-Maari FIN 2013 World Student Games 200m silver // 100 pb: 11.30 -14. 200 pb: 22.98 -13/14. ht ECH 100 2012; sf EIC 60 2013; 2 WSG 200 2013 (4 100); sf WIC 60 2014; 7 ECH 200 2014 (sf 100). 1 Finnish 100/200 2012/2013/2014; 1 Finnish indoor 60 2012/2013/2014/2015 (1 200 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Jyväskylä 200 (2 60); 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 200 (2 60); 1 Finnish indoor 60/200 570 DISTEL-BONNET Céline FRA 27y 223d 1987 7.25 7.25 -15 2014 European relay silver // 109 pb: 11.18w, 11.24 -14. 200 pb: 23.37w -14, 23.41 -11. 3 EJC 4x100 2005; 8 WJC 100 2006 (2 4x100); 6 ECH 100 2014 (2 4x100). 1 French indoor 60 2015. She led off the ill-fated French team at the 2013 World Championships, who were awarded bronze medals, then disqualified In 2015: 1 Mondeville 60 ‘B’; 6 Eaubonne 60; 1 French indoor 60 580 ASHER-SMITH Dina GBR 19y 91d 1995 7.12 7.12 -15 2014 World Junior Champion at 100m. Led off Britain’s bronze-winning sprint relay team at Moscow 2013 to become our youngest ever World Championship medallist 100 pb: 11.03w, 11.14 -14. 200 pb: 22.61 -14. 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). 1 UK indoor 200 2014 (2 60). She is a student of history at King's College London. CoachJohn Blackie In 2015: 1 London “Metaswitch” 60; 1 Karlsruhe 60; 1 UK indoor 60 587 JOHNCOCK Rachel GBR 21y 152d 1993 7.24 7.24 -15 3x Welsh Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.45 -14. 200 pb: 23.74 -13. sf WJC 100 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 100 2013 (2 4x100); 6 ETCh 100 2014. 1 Welsh 100 2011/2012/2014 (1 200 2011). Coach-Leon Baptiste She anchored Wales to Welsh records in both heat and final of the 4x100m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games In 2015: 2 Glasgow International 60; 2 London Games 60; 1 London Games 60 ‘B’; 2 UK indoor 60; 8 Birmingham Grand Prix 60 (set Welsh record 7.24 in heat) 603 BURGHARDT Alexandra GER 20y 311d 1994 7.24 7.24 -15 1993 7.24 7.24 -15 100 pb: 11.54 -12. 100H pb: 13.41 -12. 4 World Youth 100H 2011; 1 EJC 4x100 2011; ht WJC 100H 2012 In 2015: 2 South German indoor 60; 2 German indoor 60 606 HAASE Rebekka GER 22y 62d Twice German Champion at 200m indoors // 100 pb: 11.21w, 11.32 -14. 200 pb: 23.01 -14. 8 Youth Olympic Games 100 2010; 6 ETCh 200 2014; sf ECH 100 2014. 1 German 200 2014 (1 indoor 200 2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Berlin/Brand indoor 60/200; 1 Mid-German indoor 60/200; 1 German indoor 200 (3 60) 610 KWADWO Yasmin GER 24y 116d 1990 7.24 7.24 -15 2009 European Junior Champion at 100m // 100 pb: 11.22w, 11.29 -11. 200 pb: 23.84 -11. sf WJC 100 2008; 1 EJC 100/4x100 2009; sf WIC 60 2010/2014; ht ECH 100 2010; sf WCH 100 2011. 1 German junior indoor 60 2008/2009; 1 German junior & under-23 100 2009; 1 German indoor 60 2010 In 2015: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor 60; 6 Karlsruhe 60; 1 South German indoor 60; 4 German indoor 60 614 SAILER Verena GER 29y 140d 1985 7.12 7.12 -13/14/15 (Sailer is pronounced like “Sigh-La”) 2012 European Champion at 100m. 100 pb: 11.02 -13. 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 (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 Glasgow International 60; 4 Düsseldorf 60; 3 Karlsruhe 60; 4 Berlin ISTAF 60; 1 German indoor 60 621 KOKLÓNI Yeoryía GRE 33y 302d 1981 7.31 7.14 -05 (Yeoryía = “Georgia”) 2005 European indoor silver at 60m // 100 pb: 11.24 -10. 1 under-23 ECH 100 2003 (2001-7); sf WIC 60 2004 (2003-ht); 2 EIC 60 2005 (2002-3, 2007/2011-sf); 6 WCP 100 2006; 1 Mediterranean Games 100 2009; 7 ECH 100 2010 (2002/2006/2014-sf). 1 Greek 100 2006/2008/2009/2010/2011/2014 & indoor 60 2002/2005/2009/2011/2014. Coach-Dimítrios Filíndras In 2015: 1 Greek indoor 60 624 KAPTUR Éva HUN 27y 210d 1987 7.36 7.36 -15 She’s won the sprint double at the Hungarian Championships outdoors for three years in succession 100 pb: 11.42w, 11.47 -13. 200 pb: 23.53 -14. 400 pb: 53.86 -14. ht World Youth 100 2007; sf ECH 200 2012 (2014-ht). 1 Hungarian 100/200 2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 60 2011/2013/2014 & 200 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Hungarian indoor 200 (2 60) 627 NGUYEN Anasztázia HUN 22y 55d 1993 7.32 7.32 -15 100 pb: 11.55 -11. 200 pb: 23.71w, 23.81 -11. 7 World Youth 100 2009 (2 Medley Relay); sf WJC 100 2010; 6 EJC 100 2011; ht WIC 60 2012. 1 Hungarian indoor 60 2015 In 2015: 2 Vienna 60 (Jan 24); 3 Vienna 60 (Jan 31); 1 Budapest MASZ 60; 1 Hungarian indoor 60 631 HERMODSDOTTIR Hrafnhild Eir ISL 25y 361d 1989 7.50 7.50 -15 7.51 7.51 -15 Icelandic indoor record holder at 60m // 100 pb: 11.82 -14. 200 pb: 24.31 -14. ht WIC 60 2012. 1 Icelandic indoor 60/200 2015 In 2015: 1 Reykjavik 60 (Jan 17); 2 Reykjavik 60 (Jan 31); 1 Icelandic indoor 60/200; 7 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60 635 LENSKIY Olga ISR 22y 70d 1992 100 pb: 11.42 -14. 200 pb: 23.60 -13. ht World Youth 100/200 2009. 1 Israeli 100/200 2010/2011/2013. Her mother Irina Lenskiy broke Esther Rot’s longstanding national record at 100m hurdles with 12.80 in 2002 In 2015: 1 Rishon Letzion 60; 1 Moldovan indoor 60 637 ALLOH Audrey ITA 27y 227d 1987 7.34 7.30 -13 4x Italian Indoor Champion at 60m // 100 pb: 11.42 -14. 200 pb: 24.06 -12. 1 WSG 4x100 2009; sf WIC 60 2012 (2014-ht); sf EIC 60 2013; 8 WSG 100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014; 8 ETCh 100 2014; sf ECH 100 2014. 1 Italian indoor 60 2012/2013/2014/2015. Born-Ivory Coast, moved to Italy in 1998 and gained Italian citizenship in 2005 In 2015: 1 Jablonec 60; 2 Rome 60; 3ht Eaubonne 60; 1 Italian indoor 60 652 GRINČIKAITĖ Lina LTU 27y 306d 1987 7.37 7.26 -11 2012 European bronze at 100m Winner of 25 national titles at sprints indoors & out 100 pb: 11.19 -12. 200 pb: 23.33 -08 . 1 European Youth 100 2003; 7 World Youth 1000 2003; 2 EJC 100 2005 (4 200); sf WIC 60 2006/2010/2012; 6 WJC 100 2006 (sf 200); sf OLY 100 2008/2012; 7 EIC 60 2009 (2005-sf, 2007-ht, 2011-qualified for final but scratched); 3 ECH 100 2012 (2010/2014-sf); 2 WSG 100 2013 (2011-3); ht WCH 100 2013 1 Lithuanian indoor 60 2004-2015 & 100 2005/2006/2011/2012/2013/2014, 200 2006/2008/2009/2010/2011/2014 In 2015: 1 Kuldiga 60; 1 Klaipeda 60; 4 Moscow Winter 60; 2 Tartu 60; 7 Łódź 60; 1 Lithuanian indoor 60 LUX 18y 127d 1996 7.39 7.39 -15 NR Luxembourgish record holder at 60m & 100m // 100 pb: 11.65 -14. 200 pb: 24.03i -15, 24.42 -14. 2 Small States Games 100 2013; ht World Youth 100 2013; ht WIC 60 2014. 1 Luxembourgish 60/200 2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Kirchberg 60 (Jan 3); 1 Luxembourgish 60/200; 1 Kirchberg 60 (Jan 24); 2 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 4 Metz 60 656 TSHILUMBA Tiffany 658 FITZ Rachel MLT 19y 305d 1995 - 7.86 -14 22y 314d 1992 7.24 7.24 -15 ht WIC 60 2014; ht COM 4x100 2014 665 SAMUEL Jamile NED Sprint triple bronze at 2010 World Junior Championships, then double European Junior silver (behind Jodie Williams) in 2011 100 pb: 11.12 -14. 200 pb: 22.72 -14. sf WJC 100/200 2008; 3 EJC 4x100 2009; 3 WJC 100/200/4x100 2010; 2 EJC 100/200 2011; ht WIC 60 2012; sf EIC 60 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 6 ECH 200 2014. 1 Dutch 200 2011 In 2015: 2 Apeldoorn 60; 5 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Kirchberg 60; 4ht Berlin ISTAF 60; 2 Dutch indoor 60 666 SCHIPPERS Dafne NED 22y 262d 1992 7.09 7.09 -15 New European Champion at both sprints, but also high world class at Heptathlon & long jump pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.03; LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.59. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14. 100 pb: 11.03 -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 Dutch 100 2011/2012 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015. Coach-Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg. She says – “I think I run so fast because I train for Heptathlon” In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn 60; dq Karlsruhe 60; 1 Berlin ISTAF 60; 1 Dutch indoor 60 NOR 27y 1d 1988 7.19 7.13 -13 NR Norwegian record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 11.10 -12. 200 pb: 23.30 -12. 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); 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 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013. Born-Nigeria, she came to Norway aged 9 Her younger sister Chiamaka Okparaebo is an international triple jumper (for Norway) In 2015: 1 Ghent Flanders 60; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60; 5 Birmingham Grand Prix 60; 4 Malmö Games 60 673 OKPARAEBO Ezinne 688 POPOWICZ Marika POL 26y 310d 1988 7.31 7.31 -10/15 Led off Polish team which won European 4x100 bronze in Barcelona 2010 100 pb: 11.29 -13. 200 pb: 23.15 -09. 1 EJC 4x100 2005 (2007-3); 6 World Youth 200 2005; sf WJC 100/200 2006; 5 EJC 100 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 100/200 2009 (2 4x100); ht ECH 100 2010; 8 ETCh 200 2011; 6 ETCh 100/200 2013; ht WCH 200 2013. 1 Polish 100 2009/2011/2013 (1 200 2009/2011/2012/2013) In 2015: 1 Florø 60/100; 5 Toruń Copernicus 60; 2 Mondeville 60 ‘B’; 4ht Eaubonne 60; 6 Łódź 60; 2 Polish indoor 60 691 SWOBODA Ewa POL 17y 222d 1997 7.21 7.21 -15 2015 Polish Indoor Champion at 60m (at age 17) // 100 pb: 11.30 -14. 200 pb: 23.88 -14. 4 World Youth 100 2013; 5 WJC 100 2014. 1 Polish indoor 60 2015. With her pb of 11.30 she was by far the fastest qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic 100m final in Nanjing, but was then disqualified for false starting. CoachIwona Krupa Ritual - “before the run, I have a little ritual I always have to kiss my necklace, pray and tell myself that I can.” They call her the ‘Polish Bolt’ because of her cheerful demeanour before going to her marks In 2015: 1 Brzeszcze 60 (Jan 18); 8 Düsseldorf 60; 2 Toruń Copernicus 60; 1 Polish junior indoor 60; 5 Łódź 60; 1 Polish indoor 60 726 MIHALINEC Maja SLO 25y 78d 1989 7.26 7.26 -15 100 pb: 11.52 -14. 200 pb: 23.83 -14. sf World Youth 200 2005 (ht 100); ht WJC 100/200 2006; sf WJC 100 2008; ht ECH 100 2014. 1 Slovenian indoor 60 2014/2015 & 100 2014 In 2015: 1 Vienna 60/200 (Jan 17); 1 Zagreb 60; 1 Vienna 60/200 (Jan 31); 2 Linz Gugl 60; 1 Slovenian indoor 60 736 KAMBUNDJI Mujinga SUI 22y 260d 1992 7.18 7.18 -15 Swiss record holder at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 11.20 -14. 200 pb: 22.83 -14. 6 World Youth 200 2009; sf WJC 100/200 2010; 5 EJC 100/200 2011; ht ECH 100 2012; ht OLY 200 2012; ht EIC 60 2013; 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). 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 Magglingen 60; 3 Düsseldorf 60; 1 Swiss indoor 60; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 60 740 BEZEKOVÁ Alexandra SVK 22y 203d 1992 7.42 7.42 -15 Reigning Slovak Champion at 60m, 100m & 200m // 100 pb: 11.55 -14. 200 pb: 23.89i -15, 23.96 -14. ht ECH 100 2014. 1 Slovak 100/200 2012 (1 200 2013/2014). 1 Slovak indoor 200 2014/2015 (1 60 2015) In 2015: 1 Prague 60 (Jan 17); 1 Bratislava 60; 1 Slovak indoor 60/200 743 KRSÁKOVÁ Lenka SVK 24y 11d 1991 7.50 7.44 -14 100 pb: 11.53 -14. 200 pb: 23.70 -13. sf World Youth 200 2007 (qf 100); sf WJC 100 2010 (ht 200); ht ECH 100/200 2014. 1 Slovak 200 2011, 100 2014 In 2015: 2 Jablonec 60; 1 Bratislava 60; 2 Prague 60 (Feb 10); 2 Slovak indoor 60 751 WEIGERTOVÁ Monika SVK 22y 349d 1992 7.56 7.56 -15 17y 362d 1997 7.26 7.26 -15 100 pb: 11.87 -14. ht World Youth 100/100H 2009. 3 Slovak indoor 60 2014/2015 In 2015: 2 Bratislava 60; 4 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 3 Slovak indoor 60 754 EKELUND Irene SWE Full name-Irene Michelle Ekelund 2013 World Youth Champion at 200m 100 pb: 11.35 -13. 200 pb: 22.92 -13. 1 World Youth 200 2013; 5 ETCh 200 2014; 2 WJC 200 2014 (6 100); sf ECH 200 2014. 1 Swedish 100 2013; 1 Swedish indoor 60/200 2013/2015 & 200 2014. Coach-Niclas Broström. Born-Islamabad, Pakistan (her father worked there at the time) In 2015: 1 Huddinge 60/200; 1 Karlstad 200; 1 Sätra 60/200; 2 Stockholm XL-Galan 200; 1 Swedish indoor 60/200; 5 Malmö Games 60 759 ÖSTLUND Elin SWE 24y 19d 1991 7.41 7.41 -15 Full name-Elin Elisabet Östlund // 100 pb: 11.86w -11, 11.92 -12. 200 pb: 24.21w -11, 24.53 -13. 6 under-23 ECH 4x100 2013. Coach-Nils Holmdahl In 2015: 1 Örebro 60; 1 Norrköping 60; 2 Gothenburg 60; 1 Kil 60; 3 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 60; 3 Swedish indoor 60 764 AGAN Sibel TUR 26y 242d 1988 7.66 7.59 -11 22y 41d 1993 7.50 7.50 -15 100 pb: 11.83w -08, 12.05 -10. 12 ETCh 200 2014. 2 Turkish indoor 60 2011/2015 In 2015: 1 Istanbul 60; 2 Turkish indoor 60; 1 Istanbul 60; 3 Balkan indoor 60 ‘B’ 765 KARAKUŞ Nimet TUR 2012 World Junior 100m silver // 100 pb: 11.29w -13, 11.33 -12. 200 pb: 23.40 -13. sf World Youth 200 2009 (qf 100); sf WJC 200 2010 (ht 100); 4 EJC 100/200 2011; sf ECH 100/200 2012; 2 WJC 100 2012; ht OLY 100 2012; 9 ETCh 100/200 2013; 3 Mediterranean Games 200 2013; 12 ETCh 100 2014; ht ECH 200 2014. 1 Turkish 100/200 2013/2014. 1 Turkish indoor 60 2015 In 2015: 1 Turkish indoor 60 776 POHREBNYAK Nataliya UKR 27y 14d 1988 7.24 -14 (Pohrebnyak pronounced “Pog - reb - nyak”) 5x Ukrainian Champion at 100m 100 pb: 11.17 -11. 200 pb: 22.89 -14. 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; 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, 200 2014 & indoor 60 2014 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor 60; 2 Ukrainian indoor 60; 2 Malmö Games 60 777 POVH Olesya UKR 27y 138d 1987 7.20 7.13 -11 2011 European Indoor Champion at 60m. Ran first leg for Ukrainian team which won European relay gold in 2010 & Olympic bronze in 2012 100 pb: 11.08 -12. 200 pb: 22.58 -11. 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 Łódź 60 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....6.92.........Irina Privalova RUS.................... 1993 =2...6.95.........Gail Devers USA........................ 1993 .......6.95.........Marion Jones USA..................... 1998 =4...6.96.........Merlene Ottey JAM................... 1992 .......6.96.........Katerina Thanou GRE................1999 6.....6.97.........L. Jones-Ferrette ISV................. 2010 7.....6.98.........SA Fraser-Pryce JAM................ 2014 8.....6.99.........Murielle Ahouré CIV................... 2013 =9...7.00.........Nelli Cooman NED..................... 1986 .......7.00.........V. Campbell-Brown.................... 2010 1.....7.09.........Dafne Schippers NED =2...7.12.........Dina Asher-Smith GBR .......7.12.........Verena Sailer GER 4.....7.18.........Mujinga Kambundji SUI 5.....7.19.........Ezinne Okparaebo NOR 6.....7.20.........Olesya Povh UKR =7...7.21.........Nataliya Pohrebnyak UKR .......7.21.........Ewa Swoboda POL 9.....7.22.........Ivet Lalova BUL =10.7.24.........5 women © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 3 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 400 Metres Event starts: March 6 504 29 Age SHAROYAN Amaliya ARM 26y Entrants (Days) Born 258d 1988 2015 Best 55.19 Personal Best 54.85 -11 NR Armenian record holder at 400m flat & hurdles // Outdoor 400 pb: 54.00 -13. 400H pb: 57.97 -13. ht ECH 400H 2010; ht EIC 400 2011/2013; ht WCH 400H 2011; ht WIC 400 2012; ht WCH 400H 2013; ht ECH 40 02014 In 2015: 2ht Russian indoor 529 HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE 28y 76d 1986 52.76 51.27 -13 (Hejnová is pronounce “Hay-nova”) World Champion & unbeaten at 400m hurdles in 2013 (but then broke a bone in her left foot in January 2014 and though she returned to competition in July, she decided to abort her season after her foot became inflamed) Outdoor 400 pb: 51.90 -13. 400H pb: 52.83 -13. 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). Coach-Dalibor Kupka (formerly Martina Blazková) In 2015: 1 Prague 300 (Jan 20); 2 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Linz Gugl 800 (pb 2:03.60); 1 Czech indoor 400 531 JIRANOVÁ Helena CZE 20y today 1995 53.94 53.94 -15 28y 1986 52.64 51.73 -11 Outdoor pb: 54.29 -14. sf WJC 2014. 1 Czech 2014 (1 indoor 2014) In 2015: 1 Vienna ’E’ (Jan 31); 3 Kirchberg; 2 Czech indoor 543 ROSOLOVÁ Denisa CZE 196d 2012 European silver in her first year as a 400m hurdler. Former World Junior Champion at Long Jump Outdoor 400 pb: 50.84 -11. 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); 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 Prague 300 (Jan 23); 3 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Vienna ASVÖ 400; 1 Czech indoor 200 DEN 27y 330d 1987 52.83 52.83 -15 NR Full name-Sara Slott Petersen Danish record holder at 400m Hurdles. She also holds the European best for that event indoors (56.66 in 2012) Outdoor 400 pb: 54.31 -08. 400H pb: 55.68 -12. ht WJC 400H 2004; 4 EJC 400H 2005; sf WJC 400H 2006; 6 under-23 ECH 400H 2007/2009; sf EIC 400 2009; 3 WSG 400H 2009 (2011-4); sf WCH 400H 2009/2011; sf ECH 400H 2012 (2010-ht); sf OLY 2400H 012. 1 Danish 400H 2002/2005-2008/2011/2012/2014. Coach-Mikkel Larsen In 2015: 1 Ghent Flanders 400/400H (58.10 indoors); 1 Århus 60; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 400 548 PETERSEN Sara 551 BOKESA Aauri Lorena ESP 26y 80d 1988 52.86 52.86 -15 Full name-Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia 6x Spanish Champion (4 out + 2 in) Outdoor pb: 51.66 -14. ht OLY 2012; ht EIC 2013; 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(1 indoor 2012/2013). Coach-Jorge Marín In 2015: 1 Valencia; 1 Ghent Flanders; 3 Vienna ASVÖ; 2 Spanish indoor 558 TERRERO Indira ESP 29y 96d 1985 52.64 52.02 -14 Former Central American & Caribbean Champion (for Cuba) 2014 European bronze (two thousandths ahead of Christine Ohuruogu) Outdoor pb: 50.98 -08. 3 Pan-Am Games 2007; sf WCH 2007; 1 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2008/2009; sf OLY 2008; sf WCH 2009; 3 ECH 2014. 1 Spanish 2014 & indoor 2015. Coach-Rafael Blanquer Born-Havana, has lived in Spain since 2010, gained Spanish citizenship in April 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Spain from May 15, 2014 In 2015: 1 Padua; 1 Valencia; 1 Spanish indoor 572 GAYOT Marie FRA 25y 77d 1989 52.14 51.98 -13 Led off French relay team which won European gold in 2014 // Outdoor pb: 51.54 -13. 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). 1 French 2014 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2015). Coach-Hervé Stéphan In 2015: 2 Glasgow International; 1 Lyon; 1 Eaubonne; 7 ECH 573 GUEÏ Floria FRA 24y 307d 1990 52.34 52.34 -15 (Geuï pronounced Gay as in Tyson) Miraculous anchor leg (in 49.71) to take her team from distance fourth to gold at the 2014 European Championships Outdoor pb: 51.42 -13. 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); 5 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014 (1 4x400). 1 French 2013 In 2015: dq/ht French indoor (out of lane); 1 Lyon; 1 Metz 300 582 BUNDY-DAVIES Seren GBR 20y 65d 1994 51.72 51.72 -15 2014 Welsh Champion indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 52.50 -14. 800 pb: 2:03.73 -14. 4 ETCh 4x400 2014.1 Welsh indoors & out 2014. Coach-Stephen Ball Unlucky not to be selected for the Commonwealth Games as she just missed their selection standard of 52.50 after having been injured in May 2014 In 2015: 1 Glasgow International 4x400 (51.8 split); dnf UK indoor final (fell at 320 while leading); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix 590 MADDOX Laura GBR 24y 296d 1990 52.32 52.32 -15 Twice Welsh Champion (at 400m) // Outdoor pb: 52.73 -14. 3 English Schools 2008; 1 Welsh 2009/2010; 1 UK Inter-Counties 2010; 1 English under-23 2010; 3 English “Closed” 2010. Studied photography at Nottingham Trent University. Coach-Colin Bovell In 2015: 1 Welsh indoor 800; 1 Vienna ‘B’; 2 UK indoor; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 592 McASLAN Kirsten GBR 21y 185d 1993 52.28 52.28 -15 2015 UK Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 52.85 -14, 200 pb: 23.92 -13. 800 pb: 2:08.39 -11. ht EJC 2011 (1 4x400). 1 English Schools under-17 300 2010; 1 Scottish 2012; 1 British Universities 2013; 1 English under-23 2013; 5 UK 2013; 1 UK indoor 2015. Parents-Scottish. Epic anchor leg (in 52.42) to snatch victory for Britain in 2011 European Junior 4x400m relay. Coach-Trevor Painter In 2015: 1 Manchester Sale Open 600 (1:26.22, 2nd on UK all-time list, only Jenny Meadows 1:25.81 is faster); 3 Glasgow International; 1 UK indoor; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix 616 SPELMEYER Ruth Sophia GER 24y 167d 1990 52.87 52.87 -15 2015 German Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 52.63 -13. 200 pb: 23.69 -09. sf WJC 200 2008; 4 EJC 200 2009 (1 4x100); 6 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 German indoor 2015 In 2015: 4 Glasgow International; 1 North German indoor ‘B’; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 German indoor 638 BAZZONI Chiara ITA 30y 242d 1984 53.51 53.44 -14 2013 Mediterranean Games Champion // 200 pb: 23.74 -13 (23.84 -14). 4 ECH 4x400 2010; 4 EIC 4x400 2011; ht EIC 2013; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; sf WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014 (2012-ht). 1 Italian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Italian indoor 640 CHIGBOLU Maria Benedict ITA 25y 221d 1989 53.84 53.84 -15 19y 329d 1995 53.85 53.85 -15 23y 74d 1991 57.86 57.86 -15 22y 176d 1992 52.42 52.42 -15 Outdoor pb: 52.39 -14. 2 Mediterranean Games 2013. 2 Italian 2013 In 2015: 1 Ancona; 2 Vienna ASVÖ ‘B’; 3 Italian indoor 648 VITALE Ylenia ITA Outdoor pb: 54.14 -14. sf World Youth 2011; sf WJC 2014. 1 Italian junior 2013 In 2015: 1 Padua; 2 Italian indoor 657 RISTESKA Hristina MKD Outdoor pb: 57.47 -14. ht WJC 2010; ht OLY 2012; ht ECH 2014 In 2015: 3 Magglingen 661 GHAFOOR Madiea NED 2011 European Junior bronze // Outdoor pb: 52.36 -14. 3 EJC 2011; sf EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 ETCh 2014. 1 Dutch indoor 2012/2013/2014. She led off the Dutch sprint relay team at the Zurich European Championships, but it was her changeover with Dafne Schippers which went wrong and they failed to finish the race In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn; 1 Kirchberg; 1 Dutch indoor; 2ht ECH 670 KLOSTER Line NOR 25y 6d 1990 53.41 52.78 -13 NR Norwegian indoor record holder (at 52.78, the same as her outdoor pb) Outdoor pb: 52.78 -13. 200 pb: 23.58w, 23.72 -13. 7 under-23 ECH 2011; sf EIC 2013; 10 ETCh 2013; ht ECH 2014. 1 Norwegian 2012/2013 (1 indoor 2012/2013) In 2015: 2 Vienna (Jan 31); 1 Norwegian indoor 60H (2 200); 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 2 Dutch indoor 681 HOŁUB Małgorzata POL 22y 125d 1992 52.92 52.92 -15 Fifth at 2014 European Championships // Outdoor pb: 51.84 -14. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); ht WIC 2014 (4 4x400); 5 ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2014 In 2015: 2 Toruń Copernicus; 3 Eaubonne; 2 Polish indoor 690 ŚWIĘTY Justyna POL 22y 91d 1992 52.51 52.13 -14 Fourth at 2014 World Indoor Championships // Outdoor pb: 52.22 -13/14. 2 EJC 4x400 2011; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (1 4x400); 4 WIC 2014 (5 4x400); 9 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2013 & indoor 2012/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala 300; 1 Vienna ASVÖ; 1 Polish indoor 699 PASTOR Adelina ROU 21y 304d 1993 53.22 53.22 -15 2015 Balkan Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 52.44 -13. sf WJC 200 2010/2012; dq EJC 2011 (would have won bronze, but ran out of lane); 1 Balkan 2012 & indoor 2015; 5 under-23 ECH 2013 (2 4x400); ht ECH 2014 In 2015: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor; 2 Romanian indoor; 1 Balkan indoor 701 RĂZOR Bianca ROU 20y 209d 1994 52.88 52.88 -15 2010 Youth Olympic silver. 2014 Balkan Champion // Outdoor pb: 51.49 -13. 3 WJC 2010; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; ht EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011 (2013-2); 6 WJC 2012; ht OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013; 3 Francophone Games 2013; 6 ECH 2014. 1 Balkan 2014. 1 Romanian 2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Romanian indoor (3 800); 5 Birmingham Grand Prix 731 SALASKI Tamara SRB 16y 140d 1998 54.03 54.03 -15 25y today 1990 53.71 53.71 -15 In 2015: 2 Balkan indoor 738 SPRUNGER Léa SUI With her older sister Ellen they are one half for Switzerland’s ‘A’ sprint relay team Outdoor 400 pb: 53.49 -14 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. Heptathlon pb: 5651 -11. 100 pb: 11.34 -14. 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 2014; sf ECH 200 2014. Her older sister Ellen Sprunger is an international Heptathlete (pb 6124 -12) 19th in London 2012 Olympics In 2015: 1 Magglingen 400 (Jan 25); 1 Magglingen 200 (Jan 31); 3 Ghent Flanders 400; 1 Swiss indoor 400; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 200 ‘B’ 746 PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK 26y 345d 1988 54.04 54.04 -15 3x Slovak Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 53.25 -14. 200 pb: 24.12 -14. ht ECH 2014. 1 Northern Ireland 2008. 1 Slovak 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 2 Prague 300 (3 600) (Jan 23); 1 Vienna ‘C’ (Jan 31); 1 Toruń Copernicus ‘B’; 1 Eaubonne ‘B’; 5 Vienna ASVÖ 60; 1 Slovak indoor (2 200) 748 ŠTUKOVÁ Alexandra SVK 24y 246d 1990 54.54 54.54 -15 2007 World Youth bronze. Multiple Slovak Champion across 200m, 400m & 800m Outdoor pb: 54.09 -06. 1 World Schools Games 2006; ht WJC 2006/2008; 3 World Youth 2007. 1 Slovak 2009/2010/2011 (1 200 2007, 800 2014) (1 indoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010 (1 800 2014) In 2015: 2 Vienna ’D’ (Jan 31); 4 Vienna ASVÖ ‘B’; 3 Slovak indoor 757 MALMBERG Elise SWE 19y 235d 1995 53.88 53.88 -15 Full name-Elise Inez Malmberg // Outdoor 400 pb: 54.26 -14. pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.82; HJ: 1.70i/1.69; SP: 11.49i/11.22, 200: 24.16; LJ: 6.28/6.32w -13; JT: 33.89; 800: 2:20.61 Heptathlon pb: 5442 -13. 400H pb: 58.42 -14. 5 World Youth Heptathlon 2011; 6 EJC LJ 2013; 8 WJC LJ 2014 (ht 100H). She gave up multi-events because of a persistent arm injury. 1 Swedish LJ 2014 & indoor 400 2015. Coaches-Ingela Nilsson & Håkan Widlund In 2015: 1 Växjö 60/LJ (2 200) (Jan 17/18); 1 Malmö 400 (2 200, 6.60) (Jan 24/25; 1 Karlskrona 200; 3 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 400; 1 Swedish indoor 400; 1 Swedish junior indoor 779 PYGYDA Natalya UKR 34y 34d 1981 52.63 51.44 -09 2009 European indoor silver // 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 indoor 2011/2012. Two-year doping suspension 2009-2011 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....49.59 ......Jarm. Kratochvílová TCH.......... 1982 2.....49.68.......Natalya Nazarova RUS.............. 2004 3.....49.76.......Tatána Kocembová TCH............1984 4.....50.01.......Sabine Busch GDR................... 1984 5.....50.02.......Nicola Sanders GBR.................. 2007 6.....50.04.......Ol. Krasnomovets RUS.............. 2006 7.....50.15.......Olga Zaytseva RUS................... 2006 8.....50.21.......Vanya Stambolova BUL............. 2006 9.....50.23.......Irina Privalova RUS................... 1995 10...50.28.......Petra Schersing GDR.................1988 1.....51.72.......Seren Bundy-Davies GBR 2.....52.08.......Yekaterina Renzhina RUS 3.....52.14.......Marie Gayot FRA 4.....52.28.......Kirsten Mcaslan GBR 5.....52.32.......Laura Maddox GBR 6.....52.34.......Floria Guei FRA 7.....52.39.......Alena Mamina RUS 8.....52.42.......Madiea Ghafoor NED 9.....52.51.......Justyna Święty POL 10...52.63.......Nataliya Pygyda UKR © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 6 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 800 Metres Event starts: March 6 529 21 Age HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE 28y Entrants (Days) 76d Born 1986 2015 Best Personal Best 2:03.60 2:03.60 -15 (Hejnová is pronounce “Hay-nova”) World Champion & unbeaten at 400m hurdles in 2013 (but then broke a bone in her left foot in January 2014 and though she returned to competition in July, she decided to abort her season after her foot became inflamed) 400 pb: 51.27i -13, 51.90 -13. 400H pb: 52.83 -13. 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). Coach-Dalibor Kupka (formerly Martina Blazková) In 2015: 1 Prague 300 (Jan 20); 2 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Moscow Winter 400; 2 Linz Gugl 800 (pb 2:03.60); 1 Czech indoor 400 539 MASNÁ Lenka CZE 29y 317d 1985 2:03.55 2:01.25 -14 World finalist indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 1:59.56 -13. 400 pb: 53.02 -12 (54.22i -15). 1500 pb: 4:18.36 -09 (4:20.66i -15). 8 under-23 ECH 800 2007; 6 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-sf); ht OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013 (2011-ht); 8 WCH 2013 (2009-sf); 5 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 8 ETCh 2014 (10 400). 1 Czech 800 2010 & indoor 400 2013. Coach-Jiří Sequent In 2015: 1 Prague 1000 (Jan 16); 1 Prague 600 (Jan 23); 4 Düsseldorf; 1 Linz Gugl; 3 Vienna ASVÖ 400 ‘B’; 2 Czech indoor 1500 549 TROEST Stina DEN 21y 47d 1994 2:02.93 2:02.93 -15 2010 Youth Olympic silver at 400m Hurdles // Outdoor 800 pb: 2:04.29 -13. 400H pb: 56.55 -14. 400 pb: 54.67i -14, 55.32 -13. 2 Youth Olympic Games 400H 2010; 3 EJC 400H 2013; ht WIC 800 2014; sf ECH 400H 2014. 1 Danish 400 2012/2014. Both parents have been Danish Champions at 400m Hurdles In 2015: (all 800) 1 Malmö; 1 Vienna ‘B’; 1 Kirchberg; 2 Bærum; 1 Athlone 557 SAULEDA Victoria ESP 22y 188d 1992 2:03.40 2:03.40 -15 21y 69d 1993 2:01.97 2:01.97 -15 Outdoor pb: 2:02.53 -14. 1 Spanish under-23 2012/2014 In 2015: 1 Valencia (Jan 9); 2 Reykjavik; 1 Valencia (Feb 7); 4 Sabadell; 2 Spanish indoor 574 LAMOTE Renelle FRA Outdoor pb: 2:00.06 -14. 400 pb: 55.36 -14. sf WJC 2012; 2 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 French 2014 & indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Glasgow International; 2 Moscow Winter; 1 French indoor GBR 33y 322d 1981 1:59.21 1:58.43 -10 NR 2011 European Indoor Champion. 2010 World indoor silver. 2009 World bronze Outdoor 800 pb: 1:57.93 -09. 400 pb: 52.50 -05. 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 Vienna; 1 Toruń Copernicus; 1 UK indoor (7th time); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix 593 MEADOWS Jenny 595 OSKAN-CLARKE Shelayna GBR 25y 44d 1990 2:02.91 2:02.91 -15 Former English Schools Champion at 400m // Outdoor pb: 2:01.94 -14. 400 pb: 53.20 -11. 1500 pb: 4:28.29 -14. 5 Commonwealth Youth Games 400 2008. 1 English Schools 400 2008; 2 English 400 2011; 3 UK 800 2013; 2 UK indoor 800 2014/2015. Former hockey player. Coach-Ayo Falola In 2015: 3 Glasgow International; 2 UK indoor; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix GRE 31y 52d 1984 2:04.38 2:02.08 -12 NR 18x Greek Champion (10 out + 8 in) // Outdoor pb: 2:00.44 -12. 400 pb: 54.23 -05. 1500 pb: 4:15.14 -10. sf World Youth 2001; 6 under-23 ECH 2005; 8 WCP 2006; 8 ECP 2007; 6 ETCh 2010 (2009-8); ht WIC 2012; sf OLY 2012; sf ECH 2014 (2010/2012-ht).1 Greek 2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2014 (1 1500 2008/2010). 1 Greek indoor 2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2015) coach-Hristos Papahristos In 2015: 1 Pireás; 1 Greek indoor; 2 Balkan indoor 619 FILÁNDRA Eléni 630 EVERARD Ciara IRL 24y 238d 1990 2:03.39 2:02.54 -13 NR Irish indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 2:02.96 -13. ht WJC 2008; 6 EIC 2013; ht WIC 2014. 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 In 2015: 1 Athlone (Feb 1); 2 Ghent Flanders; 3 Athlone Grand Prix; 1 Irish indoor ISL 19y 51d 1996 2:01.77 2:01.77 -15 NR Reigning World Youth & European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 2:00.49 -13. 1500 pb: 4:15.14 -14. 4 WJC 2012; sf EIC 2013; 1 World Youth 2013; 1 EJC 2013; dq WIC ht 2014; dnf WJC final 2014; sf ECH 2014. Her maternal aunt Martha Ernstsdóttir is Icelandic record holder at 5000, 10,000 & Marathon. CoachGunnar Páll Jóakimsson Disasters in 2014 – out of lane 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 Reykjavik; 1 Icelandic indoor 400/800; 5 Birmingham Grand Prix 632 HINRIKSDÓTTIR Aníta 671 MJÅLAND Trine NOR 24y 248d 1990 2:05.27 2:05.27 -15 Holds Norwegian best for 600m (1:28.28) // 400 pb: 54.15 -13; 9 ETCh 2013; sf ECH 2014. 1 Norwegian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013) In 2015: 4 Ghent Flanders; 5 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 676 CICHOCKA Angelika POL 26y 354d 1988 2:02.15 2:00.37 -14 (Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”) 2014 World indoor silver // Outdoor 800 pb: 2:00.20 -11. 1500 pb: 4:06.44i -15, 4:06.50 -11. 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); 3 Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800); 2 WIC 800 2014; 6 ETCh 800 2014. 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 (8x sub-2:01 for 800m in her career, but no sub-2) In 2015: 3 Düsseldorf 800; 3 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Polish indoor 800 677 ELLWARD Syntia POL 22y 2d 1993 2:02.94 2:02.94 -15 1991 2:00.01 2:00.01 -15 Outdoor pb: 2:03.82 -14. ht WJC 2012. 3 Polish indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Toruń 400 (Jan 24); 1 Spala 600; 6 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala; 1 Toruń 400 (Feb 15); 3 Polish indoor 682 JÓZWIK Joanna POL 24y 34d Distant last at the bell, but then came through to snatch the bronze in the 2014 European outdoor final, breaking two minutes for the first time in the process Outdoor pb: 1:59.63 -14. 400 pb: 53.08 -14 (54.43i -15). sf WJC 2010; 8 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 Francophone Games 2013; 3 ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2014. CoachAndrzeja Wołkowyckiego In 2015: 2 Düsseldorf; 2 Toruń Copernicus; 2 Spala 400; 1 Eaubonne; 2 Polish indoor 705 BAZDYREVA Anastasiya RUS 22y 363d 1992 2:02.13 2:02.13 -15 325d 1991 2:02.22 2:02.22 -15 Outdoor pb: 2:00.90 -14. ht under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Ural under-23 2012/2014; 1 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: 2 Yekaterinburg 1000; 3 Moscow Winter; 1 Russian indoor 713 NIKOLAYEVA Mariya RUS 23y (Née Lebedeva) // Outdoor 400 pb: 52.81 -10. sf WJC 400 2010. 1 Russian junior 400 2010 In 2015: 1 Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’ 500; 1 Moscow Champs junior indoor 400 (2 800); 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 2 Russian indoor 715 POISTOGOVA Yekaterina RUS 24y 4d 1991 2:02.11 2:00.73 -12 (Née Zavyalova) 2012 Olympic bronze, catching Pamela Jelimo with her last stride Outdoor pb: 1:57.53 -12. 1500 pb: 4:00.11 -12. sf World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008; 3 EJC 2009 (10 1500); 8 WJC 2010 (2008-sf); 3 OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013; 4 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2012. Her husband Stepan Poistogov is twice Russian Indoor Champion at 800m. Coach-Vladimir Kazarin In 2015: 1 Yekaterinburg 1000; 1 Moscow Winter; 3 Russian indoor 734 BÜCHEL Selina SUI 23y 222d 1991 2:01.87 2:00.93 -14 A sensation at the 2014 World Indoor Championships to first make the final and then nearly take a medal Outdoor pb: 2:01.42 -14. 7 EJC 2009; sf WJC 2010; sf EIC 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 2013 (2011-5); 4 WIC 2014; sf ECH 2014. 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: 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Ghent Flanders; 2 Swiss indoor 400 741 HABOVSTIAKOVÁ Pavla SVK 26y 156d 1988 2:09.37 2:04.93 -13 21y 256d 1993 2:03.36 2:03.36 -15 Outdoor pb: 2:07.45 -13. sf EIC 2013. 1 Slovak indoor 2011/2012/2013/2015 (1 1500 2015) In 2015: 4 Vienna ‘B’; 1 Linz Gugl ‘B’; 1 Slovak indoor 800/1500 (2 3000) 762 SILVANDER Anna SWE Full name-Anna Helena Silvander // Outdoor pb: 2:06.35 -14. 1500 pb: 4:27.81i -15, 4:33.20 -13. 1 Swedish indoor 2015. Coach-Kai Abrahamsson In 2015: 1 Sätra; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 1 Swedish indoor (pb 2:03.36 with negative halves: 62.4 & 61.0); 1 Swedish under-23 indoor 1500 772 LUPU Nataliya UKR 27y 121d 1987 2:03.04 1:59.67 -12 DEFENDING EUROPEAN CHAMPION // Outdoor pb: 1:58.46 -12. 400 pb: 52.91 -11 (55.21i -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; 7 WCH 2013 (2009-ht). 1 Ukrainian 2009/2012 (1 indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015) Tested positive for a stimulant at the 2014 World Indoor Championships (where she’d originally finished fifth); disqualified from that and suspended for nine months to January 2015 In 2015: 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 4 Moscow Winter; 1 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....1:55.82....Jolanda Čeplak SLO.................. 2002 2.....1:55.85....Stephanie Graf AUT................... 2002 3.....1:56.40....Christine Wachtel GDR.............. 1988 4.....1:56.90....Ludmila Formanová CZE........... 1999 5.....1:57.06....Maria Mutola MOZ..................... 1996 6.....1:57.23 ...Inna Yevseyeva UKR................ 1992 7.....1:57.47 ...Natalya Tsyganova RUS............ 1999 8.....1:57.51....Olga Kotlyarova RUS................. 2006 9.....1:57.53....Larisa Chzhao RUS................... 2005 10...1:57.67....Sigrun Wodars GDR.................. 1988 1.....1:59.21....Jenny Meadows GBR 2.....2:00.01....Joanna Józwik POL 3.....2:01.71....Ayvika Malanova RUS 4.....2:01.77....Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL 5.....2:01.87....Selina Büchel SUI 6.....2:01.97....Renelle Lamote FRA 7.....2:02.11....Yekaterina Poistogova RUS 8.....2:02.13....Anastasiya Bazdyreva RUS 9.....2:02.15....Angelika Cichocka POL 10...2:02.22....Mariya Nikolayeva RUS © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 8 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 1500 Metres Event starts: March 7 520 14 Age DÂNEKOVA Silvia BUL 32y Entrants (Days) 26d Born 1983 2015 Best Personal Best 4:16.04 4:16.04 -15 Multi-Bulgarian Champion at Steeplechase and distances // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:16.04i -15, 4:18.30 -13. 3000SC pb: 9:35.66 -13. 5000 pb: 16:10.17 -14. 13 European Mountain Racing Championship 2010; 11 ECH 3000SC 2012; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 55 World Half Mar 2012; 8 ECH 3000SC 2014. At WXC: 2010 -81. At EXC: 2013-13, 2014-37. 1 Bulgarian 5000/3000SC 2010/2012/2014, 1500/3000SC 2011/2013 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2015, 3000 2009/2012) In 2015: 1 Dobrich 1500; 1 Bulgarian indoor 1500 (2 800); 2 Balkan indoor 1500 536 MÄKI Kristiina CZE 23y 164d 1991 4:15.12 4:15.12 -15 3x Czech Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:12.86 -14. 3000 pb: 8:51.69 -14 (8:58.88i -15). 5000 pb: 15:35.62 -14. 14 ECH 5000 2014. 1 Czech 1500 2104 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2014/2015). Father-Finnish, mother-Czech In 2015: 1 Prague 800 (Jan 5); 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Mondeville 1500; 3 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Czech indoor 1500 540 MEZULIÁNÍKOVÁ Diana CZE 22y 328d 1992 4:17.48 4:17.48 -15 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:11.84 -14. 800 pb: 2:02.69 -14 (2:07.67i -15). 7 EJC 800 2011; 8 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014. At EXC: 2010-22J, 2014-32u23. 1 Czech indoor 800 2014 In 2015: 7 Vienna 800 (Jan 31); 7 Mondeville 1500; 7 Eaubonne 3000; 3 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 2 Czech indoor 800 583 CLARKE Rosie GBR 23y 108d 1991 4:12.18 4:12.18 -15 2013 English under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 4:14.90 -14. 800 pb: 2:08.31i -13. 2 UK indoor 2013; 1 English under-23 2013; 3 UK indoor 3000 2014; 4 UK 2014. Was at Bath University, now on on a full sports scholarship at Iona College, New York (same as Kate Avery), studying Management. Coach-Thomas Watson In 2015: 1 New York (Jan 23); 2 Boston Terrier Mile; 9 New York Millrose Mile; 1 New York 800 (Feb 21) 609 KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER 22y 213d 1992 4:12.46 4:12.46 -15 2013 European under-23 Steeplechase Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:11.94 -12. 3000 pb: 9:00.25i -15. 3000SC pb: 9:23.52 -12. 800 pb: 2:05.25 -11. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 3000SC 2010; 1 EJC 3000SC 2011; 8 WCH 3000SC 2011 (2013-9); 4 ECH 3000SC 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 3000SC 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2013. 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: 7 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Mondeville 1500; 1 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 1 German indoor 3000 641 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 20y 83d 1994 4:08.87 4:08.87 -15 Rapid improvement by her throughout 2014, from 4:19.61 to 4:05.32 at 1500m and 2:07.23 to 2:00.58 for 800m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:05.32 -15. 3000 pb: 9:01.19i -15, 9:01.38 -14. 800 pb: 2:00.58 -14 (2:05.64i -15). ht WJC 1500 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 1500; 4 ETCh 1500 2014; 5 ECH 1500 2014. At EXC: 2012-40J, 2013-25J. 1 Italian 1500 2014. Her father Gianni Del Buono placed third in the 1971 European Indoor 1500m In 2015: 7 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Italian under-23 indoor 800/1500; 2 Italian indoor 3000 647 VIOLA Giulia ITA 23y 315d 1991 4:13.20 4:13.20 -15 Full name-Giulia Alessandra Viola 2013 European indoor finalist at 1500m Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:07.67 -14. 3000 pb: 8:56.23i -15, 9:03.26 -14. 5000 pb: 15:38.76 -14. 8 EJC 3000 2008; 6 EIC 1500 1500 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 5000 2014; 8 ECH 5000 2014. 1 Italian 5000 2013/2014 (1 1500 2013, 1 indoor 1500 2015 & 3000 2014/2015). At EXC: 2012-33u23, 2013 -43u23. Coach-Vittorio Di Saverio In 2015: 4 Karlsruhe 3000; 6 Mondeville 1500; 2 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500/3000 NED 22y 63d 1993 4:00.46 4:00.46 -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) Outdoor 1500 pb: 3:57.00 -14. 3000 pb: 8:29.38 -14. 5000 pb: 14:59.23 -14. 800 pb: 1:59.95 -14. 5 WIC 3000 2014; 1 ECH 1500 2014 (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014. At EXC: 2013-1u23. 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013 She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1) In 2015: 1 Karlsruhe 1500; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Dutch indoor 1500 662 HASSAN Sifan 663 KOSTER Maureen NED 22y 244d 1992 4:11.36 4:11.36 -15 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:04.92 -14. 3000 pb: 8:51.10i -15, 9:23.20 -11. 800 pb: 2:02.15 -14. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2013; 7 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014. At EXC: 2012-21u23, 2013-14u23, 2014-5u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2012 In 2015: 2 Ghent Flanders 1500; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 675 BRONIATOWSKA Katarzyna POL 25y 11d 1990 4:09.22 4:09.01 -14 2013 European indoor bronze at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:08.79 -14. 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13 (2:03.81i -15). 11 EJC 1500 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2011; 3 EIC 1500 2013; 7 WSG 1500 2013 (2011-8); ht WIC 1500 2014. At WXC: 2009-91J. At EXC: 2007-55J, 2008-46J, 2009-22J. 1 Polish indoor 1500 2012/2014 & 3000 2013. Coach-Zbigniew Król In 2015: 1 Spala 1000 (Jan 25); 6 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Toruń Copernicus 800; 2 Spala 1500 (Feb 7); dnf Stockholm XL-Galan 5000; 2 Polish indoor 1500 676 CICHOCKA Angelika POL 26y 354d 1988 4:06.44 4:06.44 -15 (Cichocka = “Hick - ot - ska”) 2014 World indoor silver // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:06.50 -11. 800 pb: 2:00.20 -11 (2:02.15i -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); 3 Francophone Games 1500 2013 (6 800); 2 WIC 800 2014; 6 ETCh 800 2014. 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 (8x sub-2:01 for 800m in her career, but no sub-2) In 2015: 3 Düsseldorf 800; 3 Karlsruhe 1500; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Polish indoor 800 687 PLIŚ Renata POL 30y 28d 1985 4:08.95 4:07.10 -11 Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:03.50 -11. 3000 pb: 8:39.18 -14. 1500 pb: 4:03.50 -11. 5000 pb: 15:18.75 -14. 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; 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. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010 & 1500 2012/2013. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2015: 5 Karlsruhe 1500; 3 Toruń Copernicus 800; 1 Spala 1500; 7 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 3 Polish indoor 1500 700 PIERDEVARĂ Florina ROU 24y 341d 1990 4:16.01 4:16.01 -15 Balkan 1500m Champion indoors & out // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:13.47 -14. 800 pb: 2:02.53 -14 (2:04.12i -15). sf World Youth 800 2007; 1 Balkan 1500 2014; ht ECH 800 2014. 1 Romanian 1500 2013/2014 (1 indoor 800 2015) In 2015: 1 Bacau 800/1500; 1 Bucharest 800/1500 (Jan 31/Feb 1); 1 Romanian indoor 800 (2 1500); 1 Balkan indoor 1500 728 ROMAN Sonja SLO 35y 359d 1979 - 4:06.75 -07 2009 European indoor silver at 1500m // Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:02.13 -09. 3000 pb: 9:03.99 -09 (9:11.15i -15). 800 pb: 2:02.47 -03. ht WJC 800/1500 96; 7 EJC 1500 97; 7 ECP 1500 98; sf WJC 800 98 (ht 1500); 12 under-23 ECH 1500 2001; ht ECH 1500 2002/2006/2014; 9 WSG 1500 2005 (2003-11); dnf WIC 1500 final 2008 (2003/2004-ht); ht OLY 1500 2008/2012; 2 EIC 1500 2009 (2007-7, 2005-ht); sf WCH 1500 2009/2013; ht ECH 1500 2014 (dnf 5000). 1 Slovenian 800 2002/2004/2007/2008/2009/2012/2013 (1 1500 2006/2007). At EXC: 97-6J, 98-7J, 99-dnf, 2002-33, 2006-24, 2011-20 In 2015: 10 Karlsruhe 3000; 5 Eaubonne 3000 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....3:55.17....Genzebe Dibaba ETH................ 2014 2.....3:57.91....Abeba Aregawi SWE..................2014 3.....3:58.28....Yelena Sobolyeva RUS..............2006 4.....3:59.75....Gelete Burka ETH...................... 2008 5.....3:59.79....Maryam Jamal BRN................... 2008 6.....3:59.98....Regina Jacobs USA................... 2003 7.....4:00.27....Doina Melinte ROU ................... 1990 8.....4:00.46....Sifan Hassan NED..................... 2015 9.....4:00.72....Natalya Gorelova RUS............... 2003 10...4:00.8......Mary Slaney USA....................... 1980 1.....4:00.46....Sifan Hassan NED 2.....4:06.42....Meraf Bahta SWE 3.....4:06.44....Angelika Cichocka POL 4.....4:08.87....Federica Del Buono ITA 5.....4:08.95....Renata Pliś POL 6.....4:09.22....Katarzyna Broniatowska POL 7.....4:10.4......Laura Muir GBR 8.....4:11.36....Maureen Koster NED 9.....4:11.89....Sandra Eriksson FIN 10...4:11.95....Sofia Ennaoui POL © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 10 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 3000 Metres Event starts: March 6 507 22 Age WENTH Jennifer AUT 23y Entrants (Days) Born 224d 1991 2015 Best Personal Best 9:06.25 9:06.25 -15 Seventh in 2010 World Junior 3000m (beaten only by runners of Ethiopian or Kenyan origin) Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:01.9 -10. 5000 pb: 15:36.96 -14, 15:43.88i -15. 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. 1 Austrian 1500 2009/2010/2014 (1 indoor 800/1500 2011 & 3000 2014/2015). At EXC: 2008-42J, 2009-41J, 2010-29J, 2011-10u23, 2014-18 In 2015: 1 Vienna 3000; 6 Stockholm XL-Galan 5000; 1 Austrian indoor 3000 512 KUDZELICH Svetlana BLR 27y 302d 1987 8:55.94 8:55.94 -15 Fourth in 2014 European Championship Steeplechase // Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:00.06 -11. 3000SC pb: 9:27.95 -14. 1500 pb: 4:10.76. 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. 1 Belarusian 1500 2014, 5000 2009, 3000SC 2014 (1 indoors 2009-2012); 1 Belarusian indoor 3000 2015 In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 3000 536 MÄKI Kristiina CZE 23y 164d 1991 8:58.88 8:58.88 -15 3x Czech Indoor Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:51.69 -14. 5000 pb: 15:35.62 -14. 1500 pb: 4:12.86 -14 (4:15.12i -15). 14 ECH 5000 2014. 1 Czech 1500 2104 (1 indoor 1500 2013/2014/2015). Father-Finnish, mother-Czech In 2015: 1 Prague 800 (Jan 5); 6 Karlsruhe 3000; 3 Mondeville 1500; 3 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Czech indoor 1500 562 ERIKSSON Sandra FIN 25y 274d 1989 9:04.71 8:59.65 -12 Finnish Steeplechase record holder & 9x Champion // Outdoor pb: 8:55.13 -14. 3000SC pb: 9:24.70 -14. 10 EJC 3000SC 2007; 5 WJC 3000SC 2008; 4 under -23 ECH 3000SC 2009; 9 ETCh 3000SC 2010; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 6 WSG 3000SC 2013; ht WCH 3000SC 2013; 9 ECH 3000SC 2014 (2012-10). 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: 1 Mustasaari 3000; 8 Stockholm XL-Galan 581 AVERY Kate GBR 23y 146d 1991 8:53.12 8:53.12 -15 In 2014 became the first British winner of the US Collegiate Cross Country title Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:56.24 -14. 10,000 pb: 32:33.35 -14. 5000 pb: 15:27.90 -14. 2 EJC 3000 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 5000 2013; 4 COM 10,000 2014. 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) 584 GORECKA Emelia GBR 21y 35d 1994 9:06.27 9:06.27 -15 Twice European Junior Cross Country Champion 2014 UK 5000m Champion when she outkicked Jo Pavey Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:55.11 -12. 5000 pb: 15:07.45 -14. 1500 pb: 4:14.22 -12. 11 WJC 3000 2010; 2 EJC 5000 2011; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2011; 2 ETCh 5000 2013; 1 EJC 3000 2013; 8 COM 5000 2014; 9 ECH 5000 2014. At WXC: 2010-23J, 2011-15J. At EXC: 2010-3J, 2011-1J, 2012-2J, 2013-1J, 2014-12u23. 1 UK 5000 2014. Her grandparents are from Poland, but she was born in Epsom. Coach-Mick Woods In 2015: 1 Edinburgh XC; 2 UK indoor 3000; 10 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 594 MUIR Laura GBR 21y 300d 1993 8:49.73 8:49.73 -15 Scottish record holder at 1500m // Outdoor pb: 9:12.80 -12. 1500 pb: 4:00.07 -14 (4:10.4 -15). 800 pb: 2:00.67 -14. 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. At EXC: 2011-31J. 1 Scottish 1500 2012; 1 UK indoor 1500 2013/2015 & 800 2014. Coach-Andy Young In 2015: 1 Glasgow BMC; 3 ‘Great’ Edinburgh 2x1K relay XC; 1 Glasgow 1500; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 UK indoor 1500; 9 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 6 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 608 KOCK Maren GER 24y 256d 1990 8:57.87 8:57.87 -15 Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:50.12 -14. 5000 pb: 15:22.75 -14. 10,000 pb: 33:14.32 -14. 1500 pb: 4:10.28 -14. 7 World Youth 3000 2005; 10 EJC 3000 2009; 15 ECH 5000 2014. At EXC: 2010-32u23, 2013-23. 1 German 1500 2014 (1 indoor 2015) In 2015: 1 Hannover 1500; 5 Karlsruhe 3000; 1 German indoor 1500 609 KRAUSE Gesa-Felicitas GER 22y 213d 1992 9:00.25 9:00.25 -14 2013 European under-23 Steeplechase Champion. Finalist in Daegu 2011, London 2012 & Moscow 2013 Outdoor 3000SC pb: 9:23.52 -12. 1500 pb: 4:11.94 -12 (4:12.46i -15). 800 pb: 2:05.25 -11. 7 World Youth 2000SC 2009; 4 WJC 3000SC 2010; 1 EJC 3000SC 2011; 8 WCH 3000SC 2011 (2013-9); 4 ECH 3000SC 2012 (2014-5); 8 OLY 3000SC 2012; 1 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2013. 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: 7 Karlsruhe 3000; 4 Mondeville 1500; 1 Athlone Grand Prix 1500; 1 German indoor 3000 641 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 20y 83d 1994 9:01.19 9:01.19 -15 Rapid improvement by her throughout 2014, from 4:19.61 to 4:05.32 at 1500m and 2:07.23 to 2:00.58 for 800m Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:01.38 -14. 1500 pb: 4:05.32 -15 (4:08.87i -15). 800 pb: 2:00.58 -14 (2:05.64i -15). ht WJC 1500 2012; 1 Mediterranean under-23 1500; 4 ETCh 1500 2014; 5 ECH 1500 2014. At EXC: 2012-40J, 2013-25J. 1 Italian 1500 2014. Her father Gianni Del Buono placed third in the 1971 European Indoor 1500m In 2015: 7 San Giorgio su Legnano XC; 1 Italian under-23 indoor 800/1500; 2 Italian indoor 3000 647 VIOLA Giulia ITA 23y 315d 1991 8:56.23 8:56.23 -15 Full name-Giulia Alessandra Viola 2013 European indoor finalist at 1500m Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:03.26 -14. 1500 pb: 4:07.67 -14 (4:13.20i -15). 5000 pb: 15:38.76 -14. 8 EJC 3000 2008; 6 EIC 1500 1500 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 5000 2014; 8 ECH 5000 2014. 1 Italian 5000 2013/2014 (1 1500 2013, 1 indoor 1500 2015 & 3000 2014/2015). At EXC: 2012-33u23, 2013 -43u23. Coach-Vittorio Di Saverio In 2015: 4 Karlsruhe 3000; 6 Mondeville 1500; 2 Eaubonne 3000; 1 Italian indoor 1500/3000 662 HASSAN Sifan NED 22y 63d 1993 - 8:45.32 -14 Formerly Ethiopia, moved to Netherlands in 2008, acquired Dutch citizenship on November 19, 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for that country from November 29, 2013 (then became European under-23 Cross Country Champion after nine days) Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:29.38 -14. 1500 pb: 3:57.00 -14 (4:00.46i -15). 5000 pb: 14:59.23 -14. 800 pb: 1:59.95 -14. 5 WIC 3000 2014; 1 ECH 1500 2014 (2 5000); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2014. At EXC: 2013-1u23. 1 Dutch 1500 & XC 2013 She was generally regarded as the world #2 1500m runner in 2014 after Jenny Simpson USA (who beat her 4-1) In 2015: 1 Karlsruhe 1500; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 1 Dutch indoor 1500 663 KOSTER Maureen NED 22y 244d 1992 8:51.10 8:51.10 -15 Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:23.20 -11. 1500 pb: 4:04.92 -14 (4:11.36i -15). 800 pb: 2:02.15 -14. ht WJC 1500 2010; sf WCH 1500 2013; 7 ETCh 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014. At EXC: 2012-21u23, 2013-14u23, 2014-5u23. 1 Dutch 1500 2012 In 2015: 2 Ghent Flanders 1500; 4 Birmingham Grand Prix 3000 678 ENNAOUI Sofia POL 19y 187d 1995 8:53.22 8:53.22 -15 Second at 2013 European Cross Country Championships // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:59.44 -14. 1500 pb: 4:07.34 -14. ht World Youth 800 2011; 10 WJC 1500 2012. At WXC: 2013-26J. At EXC: 2013-2J. 1 Polish indoor 1500 2015. Born-Morocco (father-Moroccan, mother-Polish), then moved to Poland with her mother aged 2 In 2015: 3 Karlsruhe 3000 (8:53.22); 2 Mondeville 1500; 1 Eaubonne 3000 (8:53.22); 1 Toruń 800; 1 Polish indoor 1500 687 PLIŚ Renata POL 30y 28d 1985 - 8:53.74 -14 Twice Polish Champion at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:39.18 -14. 1500 pb: 4:03.50 -11 (4:08.95i -15). 5000 pb: 15:18.75 -14. 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; 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. At EXC: 2004-25J. 1 Polish 800 2010 & 1500 2012/2013. Coaches-Janusz Walkowiak & Zbigniew Król In 2015: 5 Karlsruhe 1500; 3 Toruń Copernicus 800; 1 Spala 1500; 7 Stockholm XL-Galan 1500; 3 Polish indoor 1500 695 BOBOCEA Claudia ROU 22y 266d 1992 9:03.42 9:03.42 -15 1990 8:47.61 8:47.61 -15 Outdoor 1500 pb: 4:15.84 -13. 800 pb: 2:04.73 -13. 9 under-23 ECH 1500 2013 In 2015: 1 Bacau 3000 (2 1500); 1 Bucharest 3000 (2 800); 1 Romanian indoor 1500/3000; 2 Balkan indoor 3000 710 KOROBKINA Yelena RUS 24y 100d Fourth in 2014 European Championship 5000m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:51.00 -14. 1500 pb: 4:05.18 -13. 5000 pb: 15:22.14 -11 (15:47.09i -15). 1 EJC 3000 2009; ht EIC 1500 2011; 9 under-23 ECH 5000 2011; 4 EIC 3000 2013; 1 ETCh 3000 2013 (2014-2); 2 WSG 1500 2013; 12 WCH 1500 2013; ht WIC 1500 2014; 4 ECH 5000 2014. At EXC: 2008-21J. 1 Russian 5000 2014 (1 indoor 1500 2013, 3000 2014/2015 & 5000 2015) In 2015: 1 Novocheboksarsk 3000; 1 Karlsruhe 3000; 1 Russian indoor 3000/5000 (4/4 wins) 727 MIŠMAŠ Maruša SLO 20y 132d 1994 9:00.13 9:00.13 -15 Slovenian steeplechase record holder // Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:23.20 -14. 3000SC pb: 9:40.49 -14. 1500 pb: 4:14.96 -12. 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. 1 Slovenian 400H 2010, 800/1500 2011, 1500/3000SC 2013 & 1500/3000 2014. At EXC: 2011-21J, 2012-4J, 2013-3J, 2014-11u23 In 2015: 1 Slovenian indoor 1500; 1 Balkan indoor 3000 728 ROMAN Sonja SLO 35y 359d 1979 9:11.15 8:54.24 -08 2009 European indoor silver at 1500m // Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:03.99 -09. 1500 pb: 4:02.13 -09. 800 pb: 2:02.47 -03. ht WJC 800/1500 96; 7 EJC 1500 97; 7 ECP 1500 98; sf WJC 800 98 (ht 1500); 12 under-23 ECH 1500 2001; ht ECH 1500 2002/2006/2014; 9 WSG 1500 2005 (2003-11); dnf WIC 1500 final 2008 (2003/2004-ht); ht OLY 1500 2008/2012; 2 EIC 1500 2009 (2007-7, 2005-ht); sf WCH 1500 2009/2013; ht ECH 1500 2014 (dnf 5000). 1 Slovenian 800 2002/2004/2007/2008/2009/2012/2013 (1 1500 2006/2007). At EXC: 97-6J, 98-7J, 99-dnf, 2002-33, 2006-24, 2011-20 In 2015: 10 Karlsruhe 3000; 5 Eaubonne 3000 733 TERZIĆ Amela SRB 22y 62d 1993 9:19.77 9:06.38 -13 2012 European Junior Cross Country Champion. 2013 European under-23 Champion at 1500m Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:11.64 -14. 1500 pb: 4:05.69 -13. 800 pb: 2:04.67 -13. 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; 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: 1 Belgrade short course XC; 4 Balkan indoor 3000 755 FOUGBERG Charlotta SWE 29y 259d 1985 9:13.78 9:07.94 -13 Full name-Charlotta Emma Katarina Fougberg 2014 European steeplechase silver Outdoor 3000 pb: 8:58.56 -14. 3000SC pb: 9:23.96 -14. 5000 pb: 16:04.21 -13. 1500 pb: 4:13.58 -14. 12 ETCh 3000 2011; ht WCH 3000SC 2013; 1 ETCh 3000SC 2014; 2 ECH 3000SC 2014; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 3000SC 2014. 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 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor 3000; 1 Swedish indoor 1500 (2 3000) 766 KAYA Özlem TUR 24y 319d 1990 9:04.41 9:04.41 -15 2014 European Steeplechase finalist // Outdoor 3000 pb: 9:27.59 -11. 3000SC pb: 9:38.32 -12. 1500 pb: 4:19.66 -14. 10,000 pb: 33:51.32 -12. 11 under-23 ECH 3000SC 2011; ht OLY 3000SC 2012; 14 ECH 3000SC 2014 (2012-ht). At EXC: 2006-70J, 2008-25J, 2009-59J, 2013-32, 2014-28 In 2015: 2 European Clubs Cup XC; 2 Turkish indoor 800/1500; 3 Balkan indoor 3000 WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....8:16.60....Genzebe Dibaba ETH................ 2014 2.....8:23.72....Meseret Defar ETH.................... 2007 3.....8:23.74....Meselech Melkamu ETH............ 2007 4.....8:25.27....Sentayehu Ejigu ETH.................2010 5.....8:27.86....Liliya Shobukhova RUS............. 2006 6.....8:28.49....Anna Alminova RUS.................. 2009 7.....8:29.00....Olesya Syreva RUS................... 2006 8.....8:29.15....Berhane Adere ETH................... 2002 9.....8:29.99....Hellen Obiri KEN........................ 2014 10...8:30.53....Vivian Cheruiyot KEN.................2009 1.....8:47.61....Yelena Korobkina RUS 2.....8:49.73....Laura Muir GBR 3.....8:51.10....Maureen Koster NED 4.....8:53.12....Kate Avery GBR 5.....8:53.22....Sofia Ennaoui POL 6.....8:55.09....Ciara Mageean IRL 7.....8:55.94....Sviatlana Kudzelich BLR 8.....8:56.23....Giulia Viola ITA 9.....8:56.83....Sara Moreira POR 10...8:57.87....Maren Kock GER © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 12 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 60 Metres Hurdles Event starts: March 6 506 27 Age SCHROTT Beate AUT 26y Entrants (Days) Born 323d 1988 2015 Best 8.09 Personal Best 7.96 -13 NR 2012 Olympic finalist. Austrian record holder indoors & out // 100H pb: 12.82 -12. 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); 4 ECH 2012 (2014-ht); 8 OLY 2012. 1 Austrian 2009/2010/2011/2012/2014 (1 indoors 2011-2014) In 2015: 6 Düsseldorf; 6 Karlsruhe; 2 Linz Gugl; 7 Łódź; 8 Birmingham Grand Prix 508 BERINGS Eline BEL 28y 281d 1986 7.95 7.92 -09 NR 2009 European Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 12.87 -14. 7 World Youth 2003; sf WJC 2004; 1 EJC 2005; 4 under-23 ECH 2007; 6 WSG 2007; 1 EIC 2009 (2007-8, 2013-6); sf WCH 2009 (2007-ht); 5 WIC 2012 (2008/2010-sf); 8 ECH 2014 (2006-ht, 2012-sf). 1 Belgian 2006/2007/2009/2014 (1 indoor 2004/2006 -2009/2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Ghent (Jan 25); 5 Düsseldorf; 3 Karlsruhe; 1 Ghent Flanders; 1 Belgian indoor 60/60H 510 ZAGRÉ Anne BEL 24y 357d 1990 8.03 8.03 -15 Belgian record holder outdoors // 100H pb: 12.79 -12. 100 pb: 11.42 -12. 3 World Youth 2007 (qf 100); 5 WJC 2008 (ht 100); 1 EJC 2009; dnf under-23 ECH 2011; sf OLY 2012; sf WCH 2013 (2011-ht); 1 Francophone Games 2013; 4 ECH 2014 (2010-ht, 2012-5). 1 Belgian 100/100H 2012/2013 In 2015: 1 Ghent (Jan 24); 7 Düsseldorf; 2 Karlsruhe; 3 Ghent Flanders; 5 Berlin ISTAF; 2 Belgian indoor; 1 Metz 517 TALAY Alina BLR 25y 295d 1989 7.88 7.88 -15 2012 World indoor bronze // 100H pb: 12.71 -12. 4 WJC 2008; 2 ETCh 2011 (2013-5); 1 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-3); 1 World Military Games 2011; 3 WIC 2012 (2010-sf); 2 ECH 2012 (2010-sf, 2014-5); sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2009-sf, 2011-5); 2 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian 2009/2010/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Vienna (Jan 25); 1 Düsseldorf; 1 Moscow Winter; 1 Linz Gugl; dnf/ht Eaubonne; 1 Vienna ASVÖ; 1 Belarusian indoor 60/60H; 2 Malmö Games 527 IVANČEVIĆ Andrea CRO 30y 195d 1984 8.06 8.06 -15 NR Croatian record holder indoors & out // 100H pb: 13.26 -08. 100 pb: 11.83 -04. ht ECH 2006; ht EIC 2007; sf WIC 2014; 1 Balkan indoor 60/60H 2015. 1 Croatian 2003-2008 (1 indoor 2006-2008/2014) In 2015: 4 Toruń Copernicus; 4 Linz Gugl; 2 Łódź; 1 Balkan indoor 60/60H 528 CACHOVÁ Kateřina CZE 25y 7d 1990 8.13 8.13 -15 Former World Youth Champion at Heptathlon // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.67; HJ: 1.85 (1.82i); SP: 12.90 (11.66i); 200: 24.61; LJ: 6.40 (6.08i); JT: 47.47; 800: 2:13.74 (2:18.97i) Heptathlon pb: 6123 -11. (at Heptathlon) 15 WJC 2006; 1 World Youth 2007; dnf EJC 2007 (2005-11); 7 ECP 2010; 17 ECH 2010; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 3 WSG 2011; =20 WCH 2011; dnf WSG 2013 In 2015: 1 Prague 60H (Jan 20); 4 Apeldoorn Pentathlon; 1 Czech indoor 60H/Pentathlon (5 HJ) 534 KOUDELOVÁ Lucie CZE 20y 242d 1994 8.20 8.20 -15 100H pb: 13.15 -14. sf World Youth 2011; ht ECH 2014. 1 Czech junior 2013 In 2015: 1 Prague (Jan 5); 2 Prague (Jan 20); 5 Jablonec; 2 Mondeville ‘B’; 3 Czech indoor Lucie CZE 33y 60d 1982 8.19 7.95 -09 NR 2009 European indoor silver. 23x Czech Champion (13 in, 10 out) // 100H pb: 12.73 -09. ht WJC 2000; 7 ECP 2001; 3 EJC 2001; 2 EIC 2009 (2002-ht, 2005/2013-sf, 2011-7); sf WCH 2009/2011 (2005/2013-ht); sf WIC 2010 (2004-ht); sf ECH 2010/2012 (2006/2014-ht); 7 ETCh 2011; sf OLY 2012 (2004/2008ht). 1 Czech 2001/2003/2004/2005/2008-2014 & indoor 2001-2005/2007-2011/2013/2014. Coach-Jana Jílková In 2015: 4 Jablonec; 2 Prague (Jan 31); 2 Czech indoor 545 ŠKROBÁKOVÁ 552 JEREZ Caridad ESP 24y 41d 1991 8.15 8.15 -15 Full name-Caridad Jerez Castellanos // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.09; 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 100H 2010. 1 Spanish 100H 2011/2014; ht ECH 100H 2014. 1 Spanish under-23 Heptathlon 2012 In 2015: 1 Sabadell (Jan 11); 1 Sabadell (Jan 18); 2 Spanish Clubs indoor; 2 Spanish indoor 554 ONYIA Josephine ESP 28y 233d 1986 8.01 7.84 -08 Spanish record holder // 100H pb: 12.50 -08. 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 two-year doping suspension in 2008-2010 and another in 2011-2013 (but not a life ban as the second offence involved a minor substance) In 2015: 1 Valencia; 1 Jablonec; 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Valencia; 1 Spanish indoor 566 NEZIRI Nooralotta FIN 22y 115d 1992 7.98 7.98 -15 NR Finnish record holder indoors & out // 100H pb: 12.98 -14. 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 ECH 2014. 1 Finnish 2012/2013/2014 & indoor 2010/2012/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Turku 60; 1 Tampere; 3 Düsseldorf; 1 Tampere 60/60H; 1 Jyväskylä; 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Finnish indoor 585 HATTON Lucy GBR 20y 117d 1994 8.02 8.02 -15 Second in British Championships indoors & out // 100H pb: 13.17w/13.20 -14. 1 English Schools under-17 2011; 1 English under-23 2014; 2 UK 20014; 2 UK indoor 2015. Coach-Jerzy Maciukiewicz (same as William Sharman). Student of criminology at the University of Leicester. Distinctive tattoo on her torso – it’s a “dandelion balloon” In 2015: 1 Loughborough; 1 London Games; 1 Toruń Copernicus; 2 UK indoor; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix; 3 Malmö Games 597 SOLOMON Serita GBR 25y 4d 1990 8.04 8.04 -14 2015 UK Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 13.09 -13. 8 ETCh 2014; ht COM 2014. 1 English under-23 2011/2012; 1 English 2012; 2 UK 2014; 1 UK indoor 2015 She missed a place in the 2014 Commonwealth Games final by one thousandth of a second; she clocked 13.380 in her heat compared with 13.379 by Josanne Lucas TTO In 2015: 1 South of England indoor; 1 Glasgow International; 3 Linz Gugl; 1 UK indoor; 7 Birmingham Grand Prix 612 ROLEDER Cindy GER 25y 196d 1989 7.99 7.95 -14 2014 European bronze // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 12.80; HJ: 1.61i/1.60; SP: 12.42; 200: 23.62w/23.97; LJ: 6.32i/6.17; JT: 31.32; 800: 2:19.22. Heptathlon pb: 5728 -14 4 EJC 2007; sf WJC 2008; sf EIC 2011; 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 -7); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 German 2011 & (1 indoor 2012/2015). She has two pet cocktails: Jacky and Jonny. Coaches-Jan May/Idriss Gonischinska In 2015: 1 Halle; 2 Düsseldorf; 1 Karlsruhe; 1 Chemnitz 60; 1 Berlin ISTAF; 1 German indoor 622 PESIRÍDOU Elisávet GRE 23y 21d 1992 2014 Greek Champion // 100H pb: 13.27 -14. sf World Youth 2009; ht ECH 2014. 1 Greek 2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015) In 2015: 1 Athens; 2 Greek indoor 60; 2 Balkan indoor 8.29 8.29 -15 639 CARAVELLI Marzia ITA 33y 133d 1981 8.13 7.97 -14 2013 Mediterranean Games Champion & Italian record holder // 100H pb: 12.85 -12. 400 pb: 53.98i, 54.07 -14. 200 pb: 23.16 -13. 3 ETCh 2011 (2014-7); sf WIC 2012/2014; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-ht, 2014-sf); dq sf OLY 2012; sf EIC 2013; sf WCH 2013; sf ECH 200 2014. 1 Mediterranean Games 2013. 1 Italian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 200 2013). Former rhythmic gymnast. Works as a teacher of deaf children In 2015: 1 Ancona 200/400; 1 Rome 643 PENNELLA Giulia ITA 25y 129d 1989 8.08 8.04 -14 3x Italian Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 13.03 -14. ht WJC 2008; ht EIC 2011; ht ECH 2012; ht WIC 2014. 1 Italian indoor 2011/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Florence; 5 Karlsruhe; 4 Berlin ISTAF LTU 27y 252d 1987 8.17 8.03 -12 NR Lithuanian record holder // dq 100H pc: 13.10 -09/11. dq ht WJC 2006 (false starts); 2 WSG 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2009; ht ECH 2010; ht WCH 2011; 4 WIC 2012; ht OLY 2012; ht ECH 2014. 1 Lithuanian 2006-2011/2013/2014 (1 indoors 2007-2013) In 2015: 3 Kuldiga; 1 Kaunas; 1 Lithuanian Clubs indoor; 1 Tartu; 1 Lithuanian indoor 654 TAMOŠAITYTĖ Sonata 668 VISSER Nadine NED 20y 24d 1995 8.08 8.08 -15 8.01 8.01 -15 100m Hurdles and Heptathlon bronze at 2014 World Junior Championships pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 12.99; HJ: 1.78; SP: 12.79i/12.68; 200: 23.90; LJ: 6.40i/6.16; JT: 39.52; 800: 2:18.01. Heptathlon pb: 6110 -14 4 EJC Heptathlon 2013; 10 ETCh LJ 2014; 3 WJC Heptathlon 2014 (2012-11); 3 WJC 100H 2014; ht ECH 100H 2014 In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn; 5ht Düsseldorf; dnf Karlsruhe; 4 Ghent Flanders; 3 Berlin ISTAF; 1 Dutch indoor (2 LJ, 7 SP) 674 PEDERSEN Isabelle NOR 23y 37d 1992 2009 World Youth Champion. 2010 World Junior Champion. 2013 European under-23 Champion 100H 13.04 -13. 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; sf EIC 2013 (2011ht); 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ETCh 2013 (9 LJ); ht WCH 2013; ht ECH 2014. 1 Norwegian 2011/2012 (1 indoor 2013). 1 Norwegian LJ 2012 In 2015: 1 Gothenburg; 2 Ghent Flanders; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 684 KOŁECZEK Karolina POL 22y 49d 1993 8.07 8.07 -15 2013 European under-23 silver // 100H pb: 12.94 -14. sf WJC 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 8 Francophone Games 2013; 6 ETCh 2014; sf ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2013/2014 & indoor 2013/2015 In 2015: 1 Florø; 3 Toruń Copernicus; 6 Mondeville; 4 Eaubonne; 4 Łódź; 1 Polish indoor 712 MOROZOVA Nina RUS 25y 171d 1989 8.06 8.06 -15 (Née Argunova) 2015 Russian Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 13.01 -13. 100 pb: 11.63 -11. 5 under-23 ECH 2011 (1 4x100). 1 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Yekaterinburg; 1 Kuldiga; 2 Jablonec; 4 Moscow Winter; 1 Krasnodar; 1 Russian indoor 730 TOMIĆ Marina SLO 31y 309d 1983 8.14 8.05 -14 2014 Balkan Indoor Champion // 100H pb: 12.94 -13. ht WJC 2000/2002; ht WIC 2003/2012; 8 under-23 ECH 2003; 6 Mediterranean Games 2009; sf EIC 2011 (2005/2013-ht); ht OLY 2012; ht WCH 2013; sf ECH 2014 (2006/2010/2012-ht). 1 Slovenian 2003/2004/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2013) In 2015: 1 Ljubljana; 2 Mondeville; 2 Eaubonne 739 ZBÄREN Noemi SUI 20y 358d 1994 8.22 8.21 -13 Reigning European Junior Champion // 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 & indoor 2013/2014 In 2015: 1 St. Gallen; 1 Magglingen; 1 Swiss indoor 745 MOKRÁSOVÁ Lucia SVK 20y 343d 1994 8.54 8.54 -15 3x Slovak Champion at 100m Hurdles // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.83; HJ: 1.78; SP: 12.84; 200: 24.28; LJ: 6.09; JT: 38.53; 800: 2:19.27 (At Heptathlon) 20 World Youth 2011; 6 WJC 2012; 5 EJC 2013; 20 ECH 2014. 1 Slovak 100H 2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015) In 2015: 1 Bratislava 60H (Jan 17); 1 Austrian indoor Pentathlon; 3 Bratislava 60H (Feb 1); 2 Czech indoor Pentathlon; 6 Brno HJ; 5 Vienna ASVÖ 60H; 1 Slovak indoor 60H (3 SP, 4 LJ) 775 PLOTITSYNA Hanna UKR 28y 63d 1987 7.99 7.99 -15 Fourth at 2013 World Student Games // 100H pb: 12.93 -14. 400 pb: 53.11 -11. 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2007; sf EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2013 (2014-4); 4 WSG 2013; ht WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2013 & indoor 2009/2012/2013/2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Kiev; 2 Moscow Winter; 2 Jyväskylä; 1 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Łódź; 3 Stockholm XL-Galan 780 YANOVSKA Olena UKR 25y 18d 1990 8.16 8.16 -15 100H pb: 13.32 -11. 9 ETCh 2011; 6 under-23 ECH 2011 In 2015: 3 Kiev; 5 Toruń Copernicus; 2 Ukrainian indoor; 4 Łódź; 1 Ukrainian Cup; 5 Metz WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....7.68.........Susanna Kallur SWE..................2008 2.....7.69.........Lyud. Narozhilenko RUS............1990 3.....7.72.........Lolo Jones USA......................... 2010 =4...7.73.........Cornelia Oschkenat GDR...........1989 .......7.73.........Sally Pearson AUS.....................2012 =6...7.74 ........Yordanka Donkova BUL.............1987 .......7.74.........Michelle Freeman JAM.............. 1998 .......7.74.........Gail Devers USA........................ 2003 =9...7.75.........Bettine Jahn GDR..................... 1983 .......7.75.........Perdita Felicien CAN.................. 2004 1.....7.88.........Alina Talay BLR 2.....7.95.........Eline Berings BEL =3...7.98.........Nooralotta Neziri FIN .......7.98.........Tiffany Porter GBR =5...7.99.........Hanna Plotitsyna UKR .......7.99.........Cindy Roleder GER =7...8.01.........Isabelle Pedersen NOR .......8.01.........Josephine Onyia ESP 9.....8.02.........Lucy Hatton GBR 10...8.03.........Anne Zagré BEL © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 14 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s High Jump Event starts: March 6 521 23 Age DEMIREVA Mirela BUL 25y Entrants (Days) Born 158d 1989 2015 Best Personal Best 1.92 1.92 -15 2008 World junior silver // Outdoor pb: 1.95 -12. 3 EJC 2007; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-dnq); 7 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 ECH 2012 (2014-dnq); 7 EIC 2013. 1 Bulgarian 2007/2008/2011/2014 (1 indoor 2008/2009) In 2015: 1 Cologne; 1 Ghent Flanders; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan; 4 Dutch indoor 526 VENEVA-MATEEVA Venelina BUL 40y 265d 1974 1.94 2.02 -02/07 2006 European silver, now she’s the world over-40 record holder // Outdoor pb: 2.04 -01/06. 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: 3 Moscow Winter; 1 Dobrich; 1 Bulgarian indoor; 1 Balkan indoor 530 HRUBÁ Michaela CZE 17y 12d 1998 1.89 1.89 -15 2014 World junior silver & Youth Olympic bronze // Outdoor pb: 1.91 -14. 6 ETCh 2014; 2 WJC 2014; 3 Youth Olympic Games 2014. 1 Czech indoor 2014/2015. Former triathlete In 2015: 2 Ostrava; 8 Třinec; 1 Brno; 1 Czech indoor 538 MAREŠOVÁ Oldřiška CZE 28y 142d 1986 1.91 1.91 -15 3x Czech Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 1.92 -12. 4 World Youth 2003; 6 WJC 2004; 6 EJC 2005; 6 WSG 2009; =8 ETCh 2011; dnq OLY 2012. 1 Czech 2010 & indoor 2010/2011/2012. Was a student at the Czech University of Agriculture. Coach-Jaroslav Kovar. 1.89 tall In 2015: 1 Prague (Jan 5); 1 Prague (Jan 10); 7 Hustopeče; 1 Ostrava; 4 Czech indoor ESP 35y 338d 1979 1.96 2.01 -07 NR DEFENDING EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPION Full name-Ruth Beita Vila (Pronounced BAY-tee-a) Twice European Champion. 24x Spanish Champion (14 in + 10 out) Outdoor pb: 2.02 -07. 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=); 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); =3 WCH 2013 (2003-11=, 2005/2011-dnq, 2007-6, 2009-5)). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2014 (1 indoor 2002-2015). Coach-Ramón Torralbo ... youngest of five children, all of whom have tried athletics. 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 Santander; 2 Hustopeče; 3 Cottbus; 1 Santander; 2 Dessau; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Spanish indoor 550 BEITIA Ruth 561 UDRAS Grete EST 26y 358d 1988 1.86 1.92 -11 22y 73d 1992 1.92 1.92 -15 Outdoor pb: 1.90 -13. dnq EIC 2011; =14 ECH 2014. 1 Estonian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Tallinn; 1 Tartu; 1 Estonian indoor 596 POOLEY Isobel GBR 2012 Commonwealth silver. In Eberstadt on August 24, 2014 with 1.96 she broke a British record which was first established by Diana Elliott in 1982 Outdoor pb: 1.96 -14. dnq WJC 2010; dnq EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; 9 ETCh 2013 (2014-11); 4 under-23 ECH 2013; 2 COM 2014. 1 English under-23 2013; 1 Scottish 2013. Coach-Fayyaz Ahmed (since autumn 2011) ... veterinary student at Nottingham University. 1.91 tall “Obviously my height is an advantage, something I inherited from my Dad [David] - he’s 6 feet 10” In 2015: 1 Birmingham (Jan 11); =10 Hustopeče; 5 Cottbus; 1 Birmingham Games; 3 UK indoor 599 LIASHENKO Valentyna GEO 34y 34d 1981 1.86 1.90 -14 Outdoor pb: 1.91 -12. 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: 4 Kiev; 2 Lvov; 1 Georgian indoor 628 SZABÓ Barbara HUN 25y 16d 1990 1.93 1.93 -15 7x Hungarian Champion (5 out + 2 in) // Outdoor pb: 1.91-14. . 15 World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; 10 World Student Games 2013; dnq ECH 2014. 1 Hungarian 2008/2009/2012/2013/2014 (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 636 SHAHAF Ma’ayan ISR 28y 116d 1986 1.86 1.90 -12 (Née Furman) 3x Israeli Champion // Outdoor pb: 1.92 -11/13 (1.90 -15). dnq EIC 2009/2011; dnq ECH 2010; 7 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013; =14 ECH 2014. 1 Israeli 2007/2008/2009. 1 Moldovan indoor 2009/2011/2015. Attends the Wingate Institute in Netanya. Coach-Albert Pongin. 1.84 tall In 2015: 5 Moscow Winter; 1 Moldovan indoor; 1 Tel Aviv (outdoors) 646 TROST Alessia ITA 21y 362d 1993 1.96 2.00 -13 2013 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 1.98 -13. 1 World Youth 2009; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 4 EJC 2011; 1 WJC 2012; =4 EIC 2013; =2 ETCh 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; =7 WCH 2013; =9 ECH 2014. 1 Italian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2015). Coach-Gianfranco Chessa. 1.88 tall In 2015: 1 Hustopeče; 1 Pordenone; 7 Třinec; 1 Italian indoor 650 ONUŽĀNE Madara LAT 25y 271d 1989 1.80 1.86 -14 5x Latvian Champion (3 in + 2 out) // Outdoor pb: 1.86 -14. 1 Latvian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2012/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Latvian Universities indoor; 8 Cologne; 3 Tartu; 1 Latvian indoor LTU 22y 234d 1992 1.98 1.98 -15 NR Three big silvers: 2010 World Junior, 2011 European Junior & 2011 World Student Games Outdoor pb: 1.98 -14. 4 World Youth 2009; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 2 EJC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; dnq EIC 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. 1 Lithuanian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2010/2011/2012/2014/2015). 1.86 tall In 2015: 3 Hustopeče; 2 Cottbus; 1 Lithuanian Clubs indoor; 1 Lithuanian indoor 653 PALŠYTĖ Airinė 659 VUKOVIĆ Marija MNE 23y 43d 1992 1.83 1.84 -09/10 NR 2010 World Junior Champion. FYR of Montenegrin record holder indoors & out Outdoor pb: 1.91 -10. dnq WJC 2008; 5 Mediterranean Games 2009; 9 World Youth 2009 (2007-dnq); 2 EJC 2009 (2011-8); 1 WJC 2010; dnq ECH 2010; 1 Small States Games 2011/2013; dnq WCH 2011 In 2015: 1 Novi Sad (Jan 18); 1 Novi Sad (Jan 31); 1 Serbian indoor; 3 Balkan indoor 672 MÖGENBURG Katarina NOR 23y 262d 1991 1.88 1.88 -15 Outdoor pb: 1.84 -14. dnq WJC 2010. 1 Norwegian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015). Mother-Kristin Gussgaard (1984 Norwegian Long Jump Champion), fatherDietmar Mögenburg (pb 2.39i) was Olympic Champion for West Germany in 1984, a former world record holder and won the European Indoor title 5x. BrotherJonas Mögenburg (3x Norwegian Champion at long jump) In 2015: 1 Berlin; 3 North Rhine indoor; 1 Berlin Brand indoor; 6 Cottbus; 2 Cologne; 1 Norwegian indoor 679 GARDZIELEWSKA Urszula POL 26y 226d 1988 1.92 1.92 -15 1.92 1.97 -14 (Née Domel) // Outdoor pb: 1.89 -12. 4 World Youth 2005; 8 EJC 2007; 3 under-23 ECH 2009. 2 Polish 2010/2013 In 2015: =7 Cottbus; =1 Toruń Copernicus; 5 Łódź; 3 Polish indoor 683 KASPRZYCKA Justyna POL 27y 197d 1987 Co-holder of Polish outdoor record of 1.99 (with Kamila Lićwinko) Outdoor pb: 1.99 -14. 9 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-10=); 12 ETCh 2010; 8 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013; 2 Francophone Games 2013; 4 WIC 2014; 4 ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2013/2014. 1.83 tall In 2015: =1 Toruń Copernicus; 2 Łódź; 2 Polish indoor POL 28y 348d 1986 2.02 2.02 -15 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) Outdoor pb: 1.99 -13. 7 EJC 2005; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; 8 EIC 2009 (2013-dnq); =2 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2014-3=); 1 WSG 2013 (2009-4); =7 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq); =1 WIC 2014; =9 ECH 2014. 1 Polish 2007/2008/2009 (1 indoor 2006/2008/2009/2011/2013/2014/2015). Coach/husband Michał Lićwinko. 1.83 tall In 2015: 1 Cottbus; 1 Moscow Winter; 2 Třinec; 1 Łódź; 1 Polish indoor 685 LIĆWINKO Kamila 704 STANCIU Daniela ROU 27y 141d 1987 1.94 1.94 -15 6x Romanian Champion (3 in + 3 out) // Outdoor pb: 1.94 -14. dnq EIC 2013; 8 ECH 2014. 1 Romanian 2011/2013/2014 & indoor 2009/2014/2015. She is no relation of 1984 Olympic Long Jump Champion Anișoara Stanciu In 2015: 1 Bacau; 1 Bucharest; 1 Romanian indoor 711 KUCHINA Mariya RUS 22y 50d 1993 1.99 2.01 -14 2010 Youth Olympic Champion. Co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Kamila Lićwinko POL) Outdoor pb: 2.00 -14. 2 World Youth 2009; 1 European Youth 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 1 ETCh 2013/2014; 2 WSG 2013; 2 ECH 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 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 Chelyabinsk; 1 Volgograd; 2 Moscow Winter; 1 Třinec; 1 Eaubonne; 1 Russian indoor 718 SHKOLINA Svetlana RUS 28y 361d 1986 1.95 2.00 -10/11 Her personal best 2.03 twice: for gold in Moscow 2013 & bronze at London 2012. Unbeaten in 2013 but out injured in 2014 Outdoor pb: 2.03 -12/13. 2 WJC 2004; 1 EJC 2005; 4 WSG 2005/2007; 1 under-23 ECH 2007; 4 ECP 2008; 4 EIC 2009 (2011-4=); 4 WIC 2010; 2 ETCh 2010 (2009-4); 4 ECH 2010; 3 OLY 2012 (2008-14); 1 WCH 2013 (2009-6, 2011-5). 1 Russian 2010 & indoors 2011 ... coach-Sergey Klyugin (1 OLY 2000). 1.87 tall In 2015: 1 Novocheboksarsk; 2 Russian indoor 763 SKOOG Sofie SWE 24y 271d 1990 1.87 1.88 -13 Full name-Sofie Natalie Skoog // Outdoor pb: 1.90 -13. 1 Swedish indoor 2015. 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 770 HERASHCHENKO Iryna UKR 19y 360d 1995 1.90 1.95 -14 2011 World Youth silver, 2013 European junior bronze // Outdoor pb: 1.92 -14. 2 World Youth 2011; dnq EIC 2013; 3 EJC 2013; 5 WJC 2014 (2012-7); dnq ECH 2014. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2014 In 2015: 1 Kiev; =5 Lvov; 4 Hustopeče; 2 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Ukrainian Cup WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....2.08.........Kajsa Bergqvist SWE................. 2006 2.....2.07.........Heike Henkel GER..................... 1992 =3...2.06.........Stefka Kostadinova BUL............ 1988 .......2.06.........Blanka Vlašić CRO.....................2010 .......2.06.........Anna Chicherova RUS............... 2012 =6...2.05.........Tia Tellebaut BEL.......................2007 .......2.05.........Ariane Friedrich GER................. 2009 =8...2.04.........Alina Astafei GER..................... 1995 .......2.04.........Yelena Slesarenko RUS............ 2004 .......2.04.........Antonietta Di Martino ITA........... 2011 1.....2.02.........Kamila Lićwinko POL 2.....1.99.........Mariya Kuchina RUS 3.....1.98.........Airinė Palšytė LTU 4.....1.97.........Kat. Johnson-Thompson GBR =5...1.96.........Alessia Trost ITA .......1.96.........Ruth Beitia ESP =7...1.95.........Svetlana Shkolina RUS .......1.95.........Ana Šimić CRO =9...1.94.........4 women © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 16 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s Pole Vault Event starts: March 6 505 23 Age GRÜNBERG Kira AUT 21y Entrants (Days) Born 204d 1993 2015 Best Personal Best 4.40 4.40 -15 6x Austrian Champion (3 in + 3 out) // Outdoor pb: 4.45 -14. 10 World Youth 2009; 5 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 4 WJC 2012 (2010-dnq); 10 under-23 ECH 2013; nh ECH final 2014. 1 Austrian 2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 4 Magglingen; 1 Linz Gugl; 1 Austrian indoor (4 60H); 3 Zweibrücken 537 MALÁČOVÁ Romana CZE 27y 294d 1987 4.35 4.45 -14 Outdoor pb: 4.50 -14. dnq WJC 2006; 11 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-12); dnq WCH 2009; dnq ECH 2010/2012/2014; dnq EIC 2013; 4 WSG 2013. 1 Czech 2008 In 2015: 1 Prague; 2 Linz Gugl; 3 Czech indoor; 3 Prague Prazská Tycka 541 MORYSKOVÁ Aneta CZE 22y 166d 1992 4.30 4.30 -15 Outdoor pb: 4.25 -14. 11 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Czech under-23 2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Prague (Jan 5); 1 Prague (Jan 10); 2 Prague (Jan 23); 2 Prague (Jan 31); 3 Linz Gugl; 1 Prague (Feb 8); 1 Jablonec; 2 Czech indoor; 4 Prague Prazská Tycka 542 PTÁČNÍKOVÁ Jiřina CZE 28y 289d 1986 4.62 4.71 -14 Former European Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.76 -13. 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=); =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 Prague; =5 Mouilleron le Captif; 2 Potsdam; 1 Czech indoor; 1 Prague Prazská Tycka 565 MURTO Wilma FIN 16y 267d 1998 4.40 4.40 -15 Holds European youth indoor best // Outdoor pb: 4.05 -14. dnq WJC 2014. 1 Finnish youth 2014 In 2015: 1 Turku; 5 Nastola; 3 Kuortane; 6 Magglingen; 1 Turku; 2 Mustasaari; 2 Jyväskylä; 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 2 Finnish indoor FIN 26y 329d 1988 4.45 4.60 -11 NR 18x Finnish Champion (10 in + 8 out) // Outdoor pb: 4.52 -14. 6 World Youth 2005; 6 WJC 2006 (2004-dnq); 1 EJC 2007 (2003-8); dnq WCH 2007/2009; dnq EIC 2009/2011; 2 under-23 ECH 2009; 5 ETCh 2010; =4 EIC 2011 (2013-dnq); dnq OLY 2012; =7 ECH 2014 (2010-9, 2012-dnq). 1 Finnish 2006/2007/2009 -2014 (1 indoor 2005/2006/2007/2009-2015). Coach-Jarno Koivunen. 1.69 tall In 2015: 1 Nastola; 3 Magglingen; 4 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 8 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Finnish indoor 567 NIKKANEN Minna 571 FIACK Marion FRA 22y 142d 1992 4.71 4.71 -15 Up from 4.61 to an outright French record 4.71 already in 2015 // Outdoor pb: 4.55 -14. dnq WJC 2010; 7 EJC 2011; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014. 1 French indoor 2015. Coach-Philippe D’Encausse. 1.70 tall In 2015: 1 Aubière (French record 4.71 – I knew I could beat that record, but then to do it right the first competition of the season ... It’s like a dream); 2 Rouen; 2 Nevers; nh Eaubonne; 1 French indoor; 3 Metz 601 BAUER Katharina GER 24y 266d 1990 4.60 4.60 -15 Outdoor pb: 4.55 -14. 6 World Youth 2007; nh under-23 ECH 2011 final; 8 EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2014; dnq ECH 2014. Coach-Balian Buschbaum (the former Yvonne Buschbaum, 2 EIC 2002) In 2015: 1 Leverkusen; 1 North Rhine indoor; 5 Rouen; 4 Potsdam; 3 Eaubonne; 2 German indoor 613 RYZIH Lisa GER 26y 158d 1988 4.72 4.72 -15 (Ryzih pronounced like “Rye - sitch”) 2010 European bronze. Former World Youth & World Junior Champion Outdoor pb: 4.71 -14. 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 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: nh Rouen; 1 Kirchberg; 1 German indoor; 1 Metz 617 STRUTZ Martina GER 33y 121d 1981 4.50 4.55 -11 2011 World silver. 2012 European silver. German record holder outdoors Outdoor pb: 4.80 -11. 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 Neubrandenburg; 1 North German indoor; 3 Potsdam; 3 German indoor; 2 Prague Prazská Tycka; 1 Bad Oeynhausen GRE 28y 349d 1986 4.80 4.80 -15 NR 2012 European bronze // Outdoor pb: 4.77 -11. 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). 1 Greek 2009/2011/2013/2014 & indoor 2010/2011/2015. Coach-Emmanouíl Karayiánnis. 1.67 tall In 2015: 1 Rouen; 2 Mouilleron le Captif; 1 Greek indoor; 1 Stockholm XL-Galan (Greek indoor record 4.76 which stood until Ekateríni Stefanídi vaulted 4.77 the next day); 1 Birmingham Grand Prix (Regained her Greek record with 4.80, one day after Stefanídi’s 4.77) 620 KIRIAKOPOÚLOU Nikoléta 623 STEFANÍDI Ekateríni GRE 25y 29d 1990 4.77 4.77 -15 2014 European silver // Outdoor pb: 4.71 -14. 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). 1 NCAA 2012 (representing Stanford University). 1.71 tall In 2015: 1 Air Force Academy; 1 Reno ’Summit’; 2 Albuquerque Collegiate Open; 1 Flagstaff (Jan 31); 4 Boston New Balance; 1 New York Millrose; 1 Flagstaff (Feb 20, set a Greek record 4.77 which stood for one day) 655 REULAND Gina LUX 22y 188d 1992 4.25 4.25 -15 NR 1994 4.47 4.47 -15 Luxembourgish record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 4.20 -14. dnq ECH 2012; 1 Small States Games 2013 In 2015: 1 Kirchberg (3x); 4 German Universities indoor; 3 Belgian indoor; 5 Zweibrücken 664 PLUIM Femke NED 20y 299d 2013 European junior silver. Dutch indoor record holder // Outdoor pb: 4.30 -13. 2 EJC 2013. 1 Dutch indoor 2015 In 2015: 2 Magglingen; 1 Zoetermeer; 1 Dutch indoor 717 SAVCHENKO Anastasiya RUS 25y 110d 1989 4.60 4.71 -14 2013 World Student Games Champion ... 3x Russian Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.73 -13. 6 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-8); 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; =5 EIC 2013; 1 WSG 2013 (2011-13); =5 WCH 2013; 11 WIC 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 Russian indoor 2011/2012/2013 ... coaches-Oleg Diazdinov/Rodion Gataullin ... 1.71 tall In 2015: 2 Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’; 1 Moscow (Jan 15); 4 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 1 St Petersburg; 2 Russian indoor 719 SIDOROVA Anzhelika RUS 23y 250d 1991 4.75 4.75 -15 2014 European Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.70 -14. 4 WJC 2010; 3 EIC 2013; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; =2 WIC 2014; 1 ETCh 2014 (2013-2); 1 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015) In 2015: 2 Novocheboksarsk; 4 Rouen; 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 1 Eaubonne; 1 Russian indoor 723 ZHUK-KRASNOVA Angelina RUS 24y 26d 1991 4.67 4.67 -15 2014 European bronze // Outdoor pb: 4.70 -13. =5 EIC 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 2 Russian indoor 2013 In 2015: 1 Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’; 1 Novocheboksarsk; 1 Mustasaari; 1 Jyväskylä; 2 Russian indoor; 2 Metz Tina SLO 26y 117d 1988 4.50 4.71 -14 NR (Šutej pronounced “Shoe - tay”) 11x Slovenian Champion (8 out + 3 in) Outdoor pb: 4.61 -11. 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 (1 indoor 2007/2008/2015). Studied biology at the University of Arkansas. Coach-Slavko Cerne. 1.73 tall In 2015: 6 Eaubonne; 1 Slovenian indoor; 6 Birmingham Grand Prix 729 ŠUTEJ 735 BÜCHLER Nicole 737 MOSER Angelica SUI 31y 78d 1983 4.55 4.63 -14 NR Swiss record holder indoors & out. 9x Swiss Champion (6 in + 3 out) Outdoor pb: 4.67 -14. 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. 1 Swiss 2009/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2007/2009/2010/2012/2014/2015). 1.60 tall In 2015: 1 Magglingen (Jan 17); 1 Magglingen (Jan 24); 1 Potsdam; 4 Eaubonne; 1 Swiss indoor; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix SUI 17y 147d 1997 4.30 4.30 -15 2014 Youth Olympic Champion // Outdoor pb: 4.36 -14. 1 Youth Olympic Games 2014. 2 Swiss indoor 2014/2015 In 2015: 7 Magglingen (Jan 17); 2 Magglingen (Jan 24); 1 Magglingen (Feb 1); 4 Linz Gugl; 2 Swiss indoor; 1 Swiss junior indoor; 6 Zweibrücken SWE 21y 240d 1993 4.68 4.68 -15 NR Full name-Angelica Therese Bengtsson 2009 World Youth, 2010 Olympic Youth Champion and twice World Junior Champion Outdoor pb: 4.58 -12. 1 World Youth 2009; 1 WJC 2010/2012; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq EIC 2011/2013; 1 EJC 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 3 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq WCH 2013; =5 ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2010/2013/2014/2015). In late 2012 she moved to France to be coached by coachSebastian Homo (formerly it was her father-Glen Bengtsson). 1.64 tall In 2015: 1 Mouilleron le Captif (Swedish indoor record wearing flats); 2 Eaubonne; 2 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Swedish indoor 752 BENGTSSON Angelica 753 DAHLSTRÖM Malin SWE 25y 191d 1989 4.30 4.52 -14 She was Swedish record holder before Angelica Bengtsson 4x Swedish Champion (2 in + 2 out) Outdoor pb: 4.50 -12. 12 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: 1 Gothenburg; 1 Malmö; 11 Potsdam; 3 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 7 Stockholm XL-Galan; 3 Swedish indoor; 1 Malmö Games 758 MEIJER Michaela SWE 21y 218d 1993 4.50 4.50 -15 Full name-Sara Michaela Meijer // Outdoor pb: 4.28 -14. nh WJC final 2010; 6 ETCh 2014. 1 Swedish 2009 (at age 16). Missed all of 2013 with injury. CoachesGustaf Hultgren & Thomas Kyöttilä. 1.72 tall In 2015: 1 Loughborough; 2 Gothenburg; 2 Malmö; 1 Sätra; 7 Potsdam; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 6 Stockholm XL-Galan; 2 Swedish indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....5.02.........Jenn Suhr USA.......................... 2013 2.....5.01.........Yelena Isinbaeva RUS............... 2012 3.....4.87.........Holly Bleasdale GBR..................2012 =4...4.85.........Svetlana Feonfanova RUS.........2004 .......4.85.........Anna Rogowska POL.................2011 6.....4.83.........Fabiana Murer BRA................... 2010 7.....4.82.........Yarisley Silva CUB..................... 2013 8.....4.81.........Stacy Dragila USA..................... 2004 9.....4.80.........Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou GRE.........2015 =10.4.77.........Silke Spiegelburg GER.............. 2012 .......4.77.........Yekateríni Stefanídi GRE........... 2015 1.....4.80.........Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou GRE 2.....4.77.........Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 3.....4.75.........Anzhelika Sidorova RUS 4.....4.72.........Lisa Ryzih GER 5.....4.71.........Marion Fiack FRA 6.....4.68.........Angelica Bengtsson SWE 7.....4.67.........Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova RUS 8.....4.62.........Jiřina Ptáčníková CZE =9...4.60.........3 women © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 18 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s Long Jump 23 Event starts: March 6 502 GURI Claudia Age AND 19y Entrants (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 308d 1995 5.68 5.68 -15 1989 6.56 6.82 -12 Andorran indoor record holder at long & triple jump // Outdoor LJ pb: 5.14 -14. TJ pb: 12.40i -15, 10.87 -14 In 2015: 2 Sabadell TJ; 2 Spanish under-23 indoor TJ (4 LJ); 7 Spanish indoor TJ 515 MIRONCHYK-IVANOVA Nastassia BLR 25y 326d 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; 4 WCH 2011 (2009-11); 5 WIC 2012; 7 OLY 2012. 1 Belarusian 2012 (1 indoor 2008/2011/2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Minsk; 1 Mogilyov; 1 Belarusian indoor FRA 26y 232d 1988 6.74 6.90 -13 NR World Indoor and twice European Champion // Outdoor pb: 6.94w, 6.92 -14. 100 pb: 11.52w, 11.54 -14. 2 World Youth 2005 (7 100); dnf WJC Heptathlon 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 WIC 2008; 3 under-23 ECH 2009; dnq WCH 2009/2011/2013; 1 ETCh 2010/2013 (2011-3); 1 ECH 2012/2014; 8 OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (2011 -4); 1 ETCh 2013 (2014-2); 1 WIC 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 French 2006/2010/2011/2012/2013. Coach-Renaud Longuevre Lucky green band on her right wrist, a good luck gift from her nephew Mathias In 2015: 1 Glasgow International; 1 Lyon 60; 6 Mondeville 60; 1 Eaubonne; 3 Malmö Games 575 LESUEUR Éloyse 586 IROZURU Abigail GBR 25y 61d 1990 6.73 6.73 -15 2015 UK Indoor Champion with 6.73 for third on UK all-time list indoors Outdoor pb: 6.80 -12. 8 WJC 2008; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; dnq ECH 2014. 1 UK indoor 2015. Coach-Dan Pfaff (at the World Athletics Center in Arizona, she was there in November-December-January) She is supported by Virgin Trains, who in 2011 named one of their fleet after her In 2015: 4 Moscow Winter; 1 UK indoor; 1 Athlone Grand Prix 598 GOGOLADZE Maiko GEO 23y 177d 1991 6.20 6.20 -15 26y 50d 1989 6.55 6.56 -12 1988 6.61 6.68 -13 Georgian record holder, she apparently improved from 5.43 to 6.67 in 2012 Outdoor pb: 6.67 -12. 100H pb: 14.54 -14. dnq ECH 2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012 (fouled out) In 2015: 2 Georgian indoor 600 ACHKINADZE Xenia GER Outdoor pb: 6.66 -13. 4 WJC 2008; 5 WSG 2013. 1 German indoor 2012 In 2015: 1 Frankfurt-Kalbach; 3 Hessen indoor 60; 7 Karlsruhe; nm South German indoor; 2 German indoor 602 BAUSCHKE Melanie GER 26y 233d 2009 European under-23 Champion at Long Jump & silver at High Jump Outdoor LJ pb: 6.83 -09. HJ pb: 1.90 -09. dnq WJC 2006; 7 EJC LJ 2007; dnq EIC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2009 (2 HJ); 3 WSG LJ 2011; 7 ECH LJ 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 6 ECH 2014 (with 6.55, though that jump had been wrongly presented as a medal-winning 6.79 for most of the contest and Bauschke was left in tears). 1 German 2014 In 2015: 2 Glasgow International; 5 Karlsruhe; 3 Berlin ISTAF; 4 German indoor 611 MOGUENARA Sosthene Taroum GER 25y 139d 1989 6.86 6.86 -15 In 2014 became Germany’s first 7m long jumper since the retirement of Heike Drechsler Outdoor pb: 7.04 -13. dnq WIC 2010; 3 under-23 ECH 2011 (2009-4); dnq WCH 2011; 4 ECH 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 5 ETCh 2013; 12 WCH 2013; 9 ECH 2015. 1 German 2013 (1 indoor 2009/2010/2014/2015). Chadian origin In 2015: 1 Saarl indoor; 3 Karlsruhe; 5 Berlin ISTAF; 1 German indoor 633 SIGURDARDÓTTIR Hafdís ISL 28y 21d 1987 6.47 6.47 -15 Winner of 23 national titles (including 10 in 2014 alone), though she Icelandic record holder only at long jump, indoors & out Outdoor LJ pb: 6.72w, 6.41 1-4. TJ pb: 13.04 -14; 100 pb: 11.73w -12 (11.84 -14); 200 pb: 23.82w, 23.93 -13 (24.07 -14); 400 pb: 54.03 -13 (54.16 -14). 3 Small States of Europe Games LJ 2011 (6 100); dnq ECH LJ 2013 (ht 200) In 2015: 1 Akureyri 60/LJ; 1 Reykjavik 60/LJ; 1 Icelandic indoor LJ (2 60/200) 645 STRATI Laura ITA 24y 153d 1990 6.53 6.53 -15 26y 345d 1988 6.82 6.82 -15 Outdoor pb: 6.36 -11. 7 under-23 ECH 2011. 1 Italian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Padua; 3 Linz Gugl; 1 Italian indoor 649 GRABUSTE Aiga LAT 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 (at Heptathlon) 27 World Youth Heptathlon 2005; 9 WJC Heptathlon 2006; 1 EJC Heptathlon 2007; 19 OLY Heptathlon 2008; 1 under-23 ECH Heptathlon 2009; 11 WCH Heptathlon 2011 (2007-17, 2009-12); 8 WIC Heptathlon 2010 (dnq LJ 2012); 10 EIC Heptathlon 2011 (2009-dnf); 3 ECH Heptathlon 2012; 5 ECH LJ 2014. 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 Katrina Cup LJ; 1 Tbilisi LJ; 1 Tartu LJ; 1 Latvian indoor LJ 669 AKPANA ASSA Nadia NOR 19y 73d 1995 6.36 6.36 -15 330d 1996 6.67 6.67 -14/15 Outdoor pb: 6.39 -14. dnq EJC 2013; 2 WJC 2014. 1 Norwegian 2014 (1 indoor 2015) In 2015: 1 Gothenburg; 1 Norwegian indoor; 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 4 Stockholm XL-Galan 697 MARINCU Florentina ROU 18y Reigning World Youth Champion at Long & Triple Jump // Outdoor LJ pb: 6.71 -14. TJ pb: 13.81 -13. 1 World Youth LJ/TJ 2013; dnq EIC LJ 2013; 4 EJC TJ 2013; 1 Balkan indoor 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 702 ROTARU Alina ROU 21y 273d 1993 6.68 6.68 -14/15 2010 Youth Olympic silver // Outdoor pb: 6.74 -14. 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; dnq EIC 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 Francophone Games 2013; 1 Balkan 2014; 7 ECH 2015. 1 Romanian 2013/2014 In 2015: 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor; 4 Karlsruhe; 2 South German indoor; 2 Berlin ISTAF 725 DJORDJEVIC Nina SLO 26y 293d 1988 6.47 6.47 -15 (Née Kokot) 4x Slovenian Champion (2 in + 2 out) // Outdoor pb: 6.58 -14. dnq World Youth 2003; 9 WJC 2006; 9 EJC 2007; 12 ECH 2012. 1 Slovenian 2012/2014 (1 indoor 2006/2015) In 2015: 1 Udine; 2 Linz Gugl; 3 Eaubonne; 1 Slovenian indoor; nm Balkan indoor Ivana SRB 24y 299d 1990 6.83 6.92 -14 NR World Championship bronzes indoors & out, then European silver outdoors in 2014 Outdoor pb: 6.88 -14. 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); 5 EIC 2013 (2007-dnq); 3 WCH 2013; 3 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014 (2010-8, 2012-dnq); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 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”) In 2015: 1 Novi Sad 60 (Serbian record 7.31); 1 Serbian indoor 60/LJ; 3 Birmingham Grand Prix; 1 Malmö Games 732 ŠPANOVIĆ 744 MEDGYESOVÁ Renáta SVK 32y 36d 1983 6.33 6.56 -10 1999 World Youth silver at high jump, now she’s more of a long jumper Outdoor LJ pb: 6.79 -10. HJ pb: 1.88 -98. 6 EJC HJ 97 (99-7=); 2 World Youth HJ 99 (5 TJ); 11 EJC 2001; dnq EIC HJ 2002/2011; 5 WJC HJ 2002 (98/2000dnq); 7 ECH LJ 2010 (2012-dnq); dnq EIC 2013. Father was former national league football player. 1.69 tall In 2015: 1 Olomouc LJ; 1 Vienna LJ; 4 Bratislava LJ; 2 Budapest MASZ LJ; 1 Spala LJ; 3 Slovak indoor LJ 747 SLANÍČKOVÁ Lucie SVK 26y 116d 1988 6.34 6.34 -15 Slovak record holder at 400m hurdles // pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 14.25; HJ: 1.76i/1.75; SP: 11.72; 200: 24.73; LJ: 6.27; JT: 42.69; 800: 2:13.69. Heptathlon: 5780 -12. 400 pb: 54.18 -14. 400H pb: 56.96 -14. sf EJC 400H 2007; ht 400H 2014. 1 Slovak 400H 2009/2012; 1 Slovak indoor pentathlon 2009/2012 In 2015: 1 Prague LJ (Jan 5); 1 Prague 300/500 (Jan 16); 2 Jablonec LJ; 1 Bratislava 400 (2 LJ); 1 Prague 400 (Feb 10); 2 Vienna ASVÖ 400 ‘C’; 2 Slovak indoor 400/LJ 750 VELDÁKOVÁ Jana SVK 33y 275d 1981 6.40 6.56 -07 19x Slovak Champion (11 out + 8 in) // Outdoor pb: 6.72 -08. TJ pb: 13.40 -04. 8 WSG 2003 (2005-11, 2007-10); dnq EIC 2005/2007/2009/2011/2013; 12 WCH 2007 (2009/2013-dnq); 9 ECH 2010/2012 (2006-12, 2014-dnq); dnq OLY 2012. 1 Slovak 2000-2009/2012 (1 indoors 2005-2009/2012/2013). Twin sister-Dana won 2000 World Junior Triple Jump bronze. Coach-Radoslav Dubovsky In 2015: 1 Jablonec; 1 Bratislava; 1 Linz Gugl; 2 Athlone Grand Prix; 1 Slovak indoor 756 JARDER Erica SWE 28y 337d 1986 6.69 6.71 -13 Full name-Erica May-Lynn Jarder 2013 European indoor bronze, where she improved from 6.48 to 6.71 Outdoor pb: 6.84w, 6.68 -14. 3 EIC 2013; 10 WCH 2013; 8 WIC 2014; 3 ETCh 2014; 8 ECH 2014. 1 Swedish 2007/2012/2013/2014 & indoor 2008/2009/2012/2013/2015. Coach-Anders Møller. Lives-Copenhagen In 2015: 2 Malmö; 2 Karlsruhe; 1 Gothenburg 60; 4 Berlin ISTAF; 5 Stockholm XL-Galan; 1 Swedish indoor 761 SAGNIA Khaddi SWE 20y 319d 1994 6.66 6.66 -15 Full name-Khaddijatou Victoria Sagnia 2010 Youth Olympic Champion at Triple Jump Outdoor LJ pb: 6.55 -14. TJ pb: 13.86w, 13.65 -11. 1 Youth Olympic TJ 2010; 9 World Youth TJ 2011 (11 LJ). Mother from Gambia. 1 Swedish TJ 2011 & indoor LJ/TJ 2011. Coach-Katrin Klaup In 2015: 1 Malmö 60 (Jan 24); 1 Gothenburg 60; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 2 Stockholm XL-Galan LJ; 2 Swedish indoor 60 TUR 30y 277d 1984 6.66 -12 NR TRANSFEREE – Formerly: Karin Mey RSA, obtained Turkish citizenship on June 30, 2008 and immediately cleared to represent Turkey as she never competed for South Africa apart from at World Student Games Outdoor pb: 6.93 -07. 6 WSG 2005; dnq OLY 2008; dnq EIC 2009; 3 WCH 2009 (2011-8); dnq WIC 2010/2012; dq ECH 2012; dq OLY 2012. 1 South African 2004. She is long jump record holder indoors and out both for South Africa & Turkey Failed a doping control test at the 2012 European Championships. When that was confirmed, she was withdrawn from the London Olympic final (after she had leapt 6.80 in qualifying) and eventually banned for two years to August 2014 767 MEY Karin Melis 768 BEKH Maryna UKR 19y 230d 1995 6.41 6.41 -15 2013 European junior bronze // Outdoor pb: 6.78 -13. TJ pb: 13.07 -13. 1 European Youth Olympic Festival 2011; 5 World Youth 2011; 8 WJC 2012; 10 ETCh 2013; 3 EJC 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2015 In 2015: 3 Kiev; 1 Otrokovice; 6 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 1 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....7.37.........Heike Drechsler GDR.................1988 2.....7.30.........Galina Chistyakova RUS............1989 3.....7.23.........Brittney Reese USA................... 2012 4.....7.20.........Larisa Berezhnaya UKR............1989 5.....7.17.........Yelena Khlopotnova UKR......... 1985 6.....7.13.........Jack. Joyner-Kersee USA......... 1994 =7...7.09.........Helga Radtke GDR.................... 1985 .......7.09.........Inessa Kravets UKR................... 1992 =9...7.05.........Iolanda Chen RUS..................... 1989 .......7.05.........Tatayana Kotova RUS............... 2000 1.....6.93.........Kat. Johnson-Thompson GBR 2.....6.86.........Sosthene Moguenara GER 3.....6.83.........Ivana Španović SRB 4.....6.82.........Yekaterina Koneva RUS 5.....6.82.........Aiga Grabuste LAT 6.....6.74.........Éloyse Lesueur FRA 7.....6.73.........Abigail Irozuru GBR 8.....6.69.........Erica Jarder SWE 9.....6.68.........Alina Rotaru ROU =10.6.66.........Florentina Marincu ROU .......6.66.........Khaddi Sagnia SWE © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 20 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s Triple Jump Event starts: March 7 502 GURI Claudia 23 Age AND 19y Entrants (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 308d 1995 12.40 12.40 -15 1987 14.18 14.18 -15 Andorran indoor record holder at long & triple jump // Outdoor TJ pb: 10.87 -14. LJ pb: 5.68i -15, 5.14 -14 In 2015: 2 Sabadell TJ; 2 Spanish under-23 indoor TJ (4 LJ); 7 Spanish indoor TJ 518 VIATKINA Natallia BLR 28y 23d Outdoor pb: 14.40 -13. LJ pb: 6.23 -11. 7 WJC 2006; dnq EIC 2009; 7 under-23 ECH 2009; 9 ECH 2010 (2014-dnq); 7 ETCh 2011; 6 WSG 2011; 8 ETCh 2013 (12 LJ); dnq WCH 2013. 1 Belarusian 2009/2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2009/2013/2015) In 2015: 1 Belarusian Cup indoor; 1 Belarusian indoor 519 BÂNOVA Andriana BUL 27y 308d 1987 14.10 14.14 -12 2011 Balkan Champion // Outdoor TJ pb: 14.34 -11. LJ pb: 6.50 -12 (6.35i -15). 8 EJC TJ 2005; dnq WJC TJ 2006; 9 under-23 ECH TJ 2007/2009; dnq ECH TJ 2010/2012/2014; dnq EIC TJ 2011; 1 Balkan TJ 2011; dnq WCH TJ 2011. 1 Bulgarian TJ 2009/2010/2011/2012 (1 indoors TJ 2006/2008/2010/2011/2012). 1 Bulgarian LJ 2012/2014 (1 indoors 2012). Coach-Atanas Ivanov Partner-Georgi Ivanov (former World Youth & World Junior Champion at Shot Put), their son, Viktor In 2015: 1 Otrokovice TJ; 4 Jablonec LJ; 1 Dobrich TJ; 2 Bulgarian indoor LJ (nm TJ); 2 Balkan indoor TJ 525 PETROVA Gabriela BUL 22y 248d 1992 14.55 14.55 -15 2013 European under-23 Champion // Outdoor pb: 14.13 -14. LJ pb: 6.50 -12 (6.35i -15). dnq WJC 2010; 5 EJC 2011; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 5 ECH 2014. 1 Bulgarian 2010/2013 (1 indoor LJ/TJ 2015) In 2015: 1 Bulgarian indoor LJ/TJ 535 MÁJKOVÁ Lucie CZE 26y 238d 1988 13.66 13.66 -15 8x Czech Champion (4 in + 4 out) // Outdoor pb: 13.71 -14. 6 ETCh 2014 (2011-10). 1 Czech 2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2014/2014) In 2015: 1 Olomouc; 3 Bratislava; 1 Budapest MASZ; 2 Spala; 1 Czech indoor (3 LJ) 553 NDOUMBE Ruth ESP 28y 63d 1987 13.85 13.85 -15 Fourth at 2014 European Championships // Outdoor pb: 14.15 -14. LJ pb: 6.29w -09, 6.25 -10. HJ pb: 1.80 -09. 8 WJC 2006; 10 under-23 ECH 2009; 10 ETCh 2010; 4 ECH 2014. 1 Spanish 2009/2010/2014. Coach-Rafael Blanquer In 2015: 1 Valencia (Jan 17); 2 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Valencia (Feb 7); 2 Spanish indoor 556 SARRAPIO Patricia ESP 32y 109d 1982 14.00 -07 8x Spanish Champion (5 in + 3 out) // Outdoor pb: 14.30w -1214.10 -10/11. dnq WJC 2000; 8 Mediterranean Games 2005; 1 Ibero-American 2006 (2010-3); dnq ECH 2006/2010/2012/2014; 6 WSG 2007; dnq WCH 2007/2011; dnq WIC 2008/2012; 3 ETCh 2011 (2009-7, 2010-11); dnq OLY 2012; 5 EIC 2013 (2007/2009/2011-dnq). 1 Spanish 2011/2012/2013 & indoor 2008/2009/2011/2013/2015. Coach-Juan Carlos Alvarez In 2015: 1 Madrid (Jan 24); 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Madrid (Feb 7); 1 Spanish indoor; 9 ECH 564 MÄKELÄ Kristiina FIN 22y 104d 1992 14.20 14.20 -15 Finnish record holder indoors // Outdoor pb: 13.81w, 13.70 -14. 6 World Youth 2009; 12 ETCh 2010l 7 WJC 2010; 2 EJC 2011 (10 LJ); dnq ECH 2012. 1 Finnish 2009/2011 (1 indoor 2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Helsinki; 1 Mustasaari; 1 Finnish indoor; 1 Espoo; 1 Äänekoski 568 ASSANI ISSOUF Jeanine FRA 22y 199d 1992 14.13 14.13 -15 Outdoor pb: 13.95 -14. 9 EJC 2011; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 8 ETCh 2014. 1 French indoor 2014/2015 In 2015: 3 Düsseldorf; 1 Eaubonne; 1 French indoor GER 31y 74d 1983 14.16 14.47 -11 NR 10x German Champion (6 out + 4 in). German record holder indoors & out Outdoor pb: 14.57 -11. 7 WJC 2002 (2000-dnq); 5 European under-23 2003 (2005-12); 6 ECP 2007/2008; dnq EIC 2009; dnq WCH 2009; dnq ECH 2010/2014; dnq EIC 2011; 6 ETCh 2011 (2009-11, 2010-8). 1 German 2003/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011 (1 indoor 2007/2009/2010/2011). Coach-Michael Höhne In 2015: 1 Thüringen indoor LJ; 4 Düsseldorf; 1 Erfurt LJ; 2 Chemnitz; 2 German indoor 604 DEMUT Katja 605 GIERISCH Kristin GER 24y 197d 1990 14.19 -12 Gierisch is pronounced “Gear-sh” // Outdoor pb: 14.34w, 14.31 -14. 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. 1 German 2014 (1 indoor 2012/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Sachsen indoor LJ/TJ; 1 Düsseldorf TJ; 1 Chemnitz TJ; 1 German indoor TJ 634 KNYAZYEVA Hanna ISR 25y 161d 1989 14.23 14.31 -12 Fourth at London Olympics for Ukraine, now with Israel // Outdoor pb: 14.71 -12. LJ pb: 6.52 -14. 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. 1 Ukrainian 2012; 1 Israeli 2013/2014; 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 records are 14.58 (July 2013) and 14.23i (2014) In 2015: 2 Portuguese indoor; 1 Balkan indoor 642 DERKACH Dariya ITA 21y 343d 1993 13.84 13.84 -15 Ex-Ukraine, has lived in Italy since November 21, 2007 acquired Italian citizenship on March 28, 2013 and cleared to represent Italy from June 4, 2013 Outdoor TJ pb: 13.92 -13 pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.83; HJ: 1.75i/1.72; SP: 9.62i/8.57; 200: 24.64; LJ: 6.67; JT: 36.12; 800: 2:21.56i/2:26.65. Heptathlon pb: 5224 -10 6 ETCh LJ 2013; 2 under-23 ECH TJ 2013 (6 LJ); dnq WCH LJ 2013; dnq ECH TJ 2014. 1 Italian TJ 2014 & indoor 2015 1 Italian indoor LJ 2013/2014. Her mother Daria Derkach triple jumped 14.09 in 1999 In 2015: 2 Ancona 60/LJ; 2 Italian indoor Pentathlon; 8 Karlsruhe LJ; 1 Italian under-23 indoor TJ (3 LJ); 1 Italian indoor TJ (4 LJ) 651 DZINDZALETAITĖ Dovilė LTU 21y 234d 1993 13.95 13.98 -14 NR 2012 World junior silver // Outdoor pb: 14.17 -12. 1 Youth Olympic Games ‘B’ 2010; 2 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 9 under-23 ECH 2013; dnq ECH 2013. 1 Lithuanian 2013/2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Valencia (Jan 10); 1 Valencia (Jan 18); 1 Lithuanian Clubs indoor; 2 Valencia (Feb 7); 1 Lithuanian indoor 693 COSTA Susana POR 30y 163d 1984 Outdoor pb: 14.19 -12. dnq EIC 2007/2013; 1 Ibero-American 2012; 8 ECH 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 Portuguese 2003/2005/2006 In 2015: 2 Lisbon; 1 Pombal; 3 Portuguese indoor; 2 Portuguese Clubs indoor 13.73 13.94 -13 POR 26y 103d 1988 14.10 14.36 -14 NR 2012 European silver. Portuguese record holder & 10x champion (5 in + 5 out) Outdoor pb: 14.52 -12. LJ pb: 6.22w -12, 6.21i -09, 6.16 -05. 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; 8 EIC 2013; 4 WIC 2014. 1 NCAA 2010/2011. 1 Portuguese 2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Lisbon (Jan 11); 1 Lisbon (Jan 20); 5 Düsseldorf; 1 Portuguese indoor; 1 Portuguese Clubs indoor 694 MAMONA Patricia 696 BUJIN Cristina ROU 26y 326d 1988 14.28 14.35 -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); 3 WSG 2011; dnq ECH 2012/2014; dnq OLY 2012; 1 Balkan 2014. 1 Romanian 2009/2012/2014 (1 indoor 2006/2009/2011/2015) In 2015: 1 Bacau; 1 Bucharest; 1 Romanian indoor 698 PANŢUROIU Elena Andreea ROU 20y 9d 1995 13.86 13.93 -14 2013 European junior silver // Outdoor pb: 13.81 -14. LP pb: 6.44i -14. Heptathlon pb: 5102 -13. 2 EJC 2013; 5 WJC 2014. 1 Romanian indoor 2014 In 2015: 2 Bacau; 2 Bucharest; 3 Romanian indoor; 3 Balkan indoor 703 SANDU Cristina ROU 25y 1d 1990 13.85 13.85 -15 2009 European junior silver // Outdoor TJ pb: 13.99 -14. LJ pb: 6.57 -12 (6.06i -15). 4 World Youth LJ 2007 (2005-11); 9 WJC LJ 2008 (2006-dnq); dnq WJC TJ 2008; 2 EJC TJ 2009 (5 LJ); dnq EIC LJ 2011; dnq ECH LJ 2012; 12 ECH TJ 2014 In 2015: 2 Bacau LJ (3 TJ); 3 Bucharest TJ; 2 Romanian indoor TJ 709 KONEVA Yekaterina RUS 26y 160d 1988 14.68 14.68 -15 2013 World silver, then 2014 World indoor gold // LJ Outdoor pb: 14.89 -14. LJ pb: 6.82i -15, 6.70 -11. 1 WSG 2011/2013; 2 ETCh 2013; 2 WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Russian 2014. Served a two year doping ban from 2007-2009 In 2015: 1 Volgograd LJ/TJ (Jan 17/18); 1 Volgograd TJ (Jan 24); 1 Moscow Winter LJ (pb 6.82); 1 Krasnodar LJ; 1 Russian indoor LJ/TJ 724 BABŠEK Saša SLO 22y 342d 1992 13.54 13.54 -15 1981 13.85 14.40 -09 NR Outdoor pb: 13.17 -13. 1 Slovenian indoor 2014/2015 In 2015: 1 Ljubljana; 1 Novi Sad; 2 Zagreb; 2 Slovenska Bistrica; 1 Celje; 1 Slovenian indoor; 4 Balkan indoor 749 VELĎÁKOVÁ Dana SVK 33y 275d Slovak record holder indoors & out // Outdoor pb: 14.51 -08. LJ pb: 6.72 -08. 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; 5 ECH 2012 (2006-dnq, 2010-7, 2014-6); 12 OLY 2012. 1 Slovak 2002-2005/2008-2013 (1 indoor 2002/2004-2015). Twin sister-Jana is an international long jumper In 2015: nm Düsseldorf; 2 Bratislava; 3 Chemnitz; 1 Slovak indoor 778 PTASHKINA Tetyana UKR 22y 54d 1993 13.67 13.67 -15 Outdoor pb: 13.70 -15. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Kiev; 1 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 1 Ukrainian Cup WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....15.36.......Tatyana Lebedeva RUS.............2004 2.....15.16.......Ashia Hansen GBR.................... 1998 3.....15.14.......Olga Rypakova KAZ...................2010 4.....15.08.......Marija Šestak SLO..................... 2008 5.....15.05.......Yargelis Savigne CUB................2008 6.....15.03.......Iolanda Chen RUS..................... 1995 7.....15.01.......Inna Lasvoskaya RUS................1997 8.....15.00.......Hrisopiyo Devetzí GRE.............. 2008 =9...14.94.......Iva Prandzheva BUL................. 1999 .......14.94.......Cristina Nicolau ROU................. 2000 .......14.94.......Oksana Udmurtova RUS............2008 1.....14.68.......Yekaterina Koneva RUS 2.....14.55.......Gabriela Petrova BUL 3.....14.30.......Kristin Gierisch GER 4.....14.28.......Cristina Bujin ROU 5.....14.23.......Hanna Knyazyeva ISR 6.....14.20.......Kristiina Mäkelä FIN 7.....14.18.......Natallia Viatkina BLR 8.....14.16.......Katja Demut GER 9.....14.14.......Olga Saladukha UKR 10...14.13.......Jeanine Assani Issouf FRA © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 22 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s Shot Put 15 Event starts: March 5 511 Age ABRAHMCHUK Alena BLR 27y Entrants (Days) 19d Born 1988 2015 Best Personal Best 18.31 19.06 -13 (Née Kopets) 2013 European indoor bronze // SP pb: 19.24 -13. DT pb: 54.57 -14. dnq WJC SP/DT 2006; 2 EJC SP 2007 (dnq DT); 3 WSG 2009 (2011-5); 3 under-23 ECH SP 2009; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 3 EIC 2013 (2011-dnq); 12 WCH 2013; 9 ECH 2014. 1 Belarusian 2013 & indoors 2011/2013/2014 In 2015: 2 Brest; 2 Minsk; 2 Belarusian Cup indoor; 1 Belarusian winter DT; 2 Belarusian indoor 513 LEANTSIUK Yuliya BLR 31y 33d 1984 19.00 19.00 -15 2007 World Student Games silver // Outdoor pb: 19.79 -08. DT pb: 48.72 -14. 3 World Youth 2001; 7 WJC 2002; 2 EJC 2003; 4 EIC 2007; 2 WSG 2007; 2 World Military Games 2007; 6 ETCh 2013; dnq WCH 2013; 7 WIC 2014; 4 ECH 2014. 1.85/80kg Failed a doping test after originally winning at the 2008 European Cup, banned in 2008-2010 In 2015: 1 Brest; 1 Minsk; 1 Belarusian Cup indoor; 1 Belarusian indoor 524 MAVRODIEVA Radoslava BUL 27y 357d 1987 18.34 18.34 -15 3x Balkan Champion // Outdoor pb: 18.67 -13. DT pb: 44.55 -13. 6 WJC 2004; 5 EJC 2005; dnq EIC 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 2011/2013/2014; dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012/2014; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq, 2014-12); dnq OLY 2012. 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: 1 Dobrich; 2 Balkan indoor 532 KÁRNÍKOVÁ Jana CZE 34y 19d 1981 16.75 17.30 -10 21x Czech Champion (12 out + 9 in) // Outdoor pb: 17.29 -08. DT pb: 51.02 -08 dnq European under-23 2003; dnq ECH 2006/2010; 7 ETCh 2009 (2014-11). 1 Czech 2003-2014 (1 indoor 2003/2005/2006-2011/2013). 1.87/85kg In 2015: 1 Otrokovice; 1 Jablonec (Jan 28); 1 Jablonec (Feb 1); 2 Czech indoor DEN 24y 316d 1990 16.76 16.76 -15 NR 9x Danish Champion (5 in + 4 out). Danish record holder indoors & out Outdoor pb: 16.45 -13. 11 under-23 ECH 2011. 1 Danish 2010-2013 (1 indoor 2011-2015). She is the first female Danish shot putter at a major championship since 1958 In 2015: 1 Malmö; 1 Växjö (Jan 31); 1 Gothenburg; 1 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 1 Danish indoor; 1 Växjö (Feb 28) 547 MULBJERG Trine 555 RUIZ Úrsula ESP 31y 206d 1983 17.68 17.68 -15 Full name-Úrsula Ruiz Pérez 11x Spanish Champion (6 out + 5 in) // Outdoor pb: 17.99 -12. 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; dnq WCH 2013; 6 ETCh 2014 (2010-7, 2011-8, 2013-5). 1 Spanish 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015). Coach-Carlos Burón. 1.70/82kg In 2015: 1 Spanish Clubs indoor; 1 Zaragoza; 1 Spanish indoor; 14 ECH 560 PIIRIMÄE Kätlin EST 19y 117d 1995 16.31 16.31 -15 2013 European junior bronze // Outdoor pb: 16.80 -13. dnq World Youth SP/DT 2011; 3 EJC 2013; 10 WJC 2014 (2012-dnq); dnq ECH 2014. 1 Estonian 2012/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015) In 2015: 1 Estonian under-23 indoor; 1 Tallinn; 1 Estonian indoor 607 HINRICHS Denise GER 27y 271d 1987 17.76 19.63 -09 2009 European indoor silver // Outdoor pb: 19.47 -09. 4 World Youth 2003; 1 EJC 2005; 2 WJC 2006; dnq OLY 2008; 2 EIC 2009; 1 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007 -2); 11 WCH 2009; 8 ECH 2010. 1 German indoor 2009. Policewoman. Surgeries on right knee (2011) & left knee (2014). Coach-Miroslaw Jasinski. 1.80/80kg In 2015: 2 Sassnitz; 4 Rochlitz; 1 South German indoor; 2 German indoor 618 URBANIAK Lena GER 22y 124d 1992 17.79 17.79 -15 Former World Youth & European Junior Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.84 -14. DT pb: 51.31 -09. 1 World Youth 2009 (6 DT); 10 WJC 2010; 1 EJC 2011; 3 under -23 ECH 2013; 8 ECH 2014. 1 German indoor 2015 In 2015: 2 Gammertingen; 3 Sassnitz; 1 Baden-Württemberg indoor; 2 Rochlitz; 1 German Universities indoor; 1 German indoor; 10 ECH 626 MÁRTON Anita HUN 26y 49d 1989 18.60 18.63 -14 Broke through 19m at the perfect time to win 2014 European bronze. Winner of 25 Hungarian titles at shot or discus throw (16 out + 9 in) DT pb: 56.80 -14 (56.02 -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; 5 EIC SP 2011 (2009/2013-dnq); 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 (2010-dnq). Her father István was an national level weightlifter. Coach-Láslo Eperjesi. 1.72/90kg In 2015: 1 Budapest City indoor; 1 Budapest MASZ; 1 Hungarian indoor; 1 Hungarian winter DT 644 ROSA Chiara ITA 32y 36d 1983 18.21 18.68 -08 16x Italian Champion (10 out + 6 in) // Outdoor pb: 19.15 -07/09. 4 WJC 2002 (2000-12); 3 under-23 ECH 2005 (2003-3); 8 WCH 2007 (2005/2009/2011/2013dnq); 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-dnq, 2011-7). 1 Italian 2005-2014 (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 Padua (Jan 17); 1 Padua (Jan 31); 1 Italian indoor 680 GUBA Paulina POL 23y 295d 1991 17.54 17.79 -12 6x Polish Champion (3 in + 3 out) // Outdoor pb: 17.47 -12. 4 EJC 2009; 9 WJC 2010; 6 ETCh 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WIC 2012; 5 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Polish 2011/2012/2014 (1 indoor 2011/2012/2015) In 2015: 1 Toruń (Jan 24); 1 Toruń (Feb 4); 1 Polish indoor 714 PODOLSKAYA Anastasiya RUS 24y 199d 1990 17.97 17.97 -15 (Née Bessoltseva) 2015 Russian Indoor Champion // Outdoor pb: 17.71 -14. 7 EJC 2009. 1 Russian indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’; 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor; 1 Russian indoor 742 HRASNOVÁ Martina SVK 31y 349d 1983 15.60 15.60 -15 (Née Danisova). Slovak record holder at Hammer Throw. 2009 World bronze. Twice European silver Outdoor SP pb: 15.02 -06. HT pb: 76.90 -09. (At Hammer Throw) 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. Served two-year doping suspension 2003-2005. 1.77/80kg In 2015: 1 Slovak indoor SP 760 ROOS Fanny SWE 20y 62d 1995 16.69 16.69 -15 Full name-Fanny Matilda Charlotte Roos // Outdoor pb: 16.29 -14. 10 World Youth 2011; dnq WJC 2012; 5 EJC 2013; 10 ETCh 2014; 6 WJC 2014 (2012-dnq). 1 Swedish 2014 (1 indoor 2014/2015). Coach-Per Karlsson. 1.73/78kg In 2015: 1 Växjö (Jan 31); 2 NOR v DEN v FIN v SWE indoor; 1 Swedish indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....22.50.......Helena Fibingerová TCH............1977 2.....22.14.......Natalya Lisovskaya RUS............1987 3.....21.70.......Nadezhda Ostapchuk BLR.........2010 4.....21.60.......Val. Fedyushina RUS................ 1991 5.....21.59.......Ilona Briesenick GDR................. 1979 6.....21.46.......Claudia Losch FRG.................... 1986 =7...21.26.......Ines Müller GDR.........................1985 .......21.26.......Natalya Akhrimenko RUS.......... 1987 9.....21.23.......Margitta Pufe GDR..................... 1978 10...21.15.......Irina Korzhanenko RUS............. 1999 1.....19.00.......Yulia Leantsiuk BLR 2.....18.60.......Anita Márton HUN 3.....18.34.......Radoslava Mavrodieva BUL 4.....18.31.......Alena Abrahmchuk BLR 5.....18.21.......Chiara Rosa ITA =6...17.97.......Julaika Nicoletti ITA .......17.97.......Anastasiya Podolskaya RUS 8.....17.94.......Halyna Obleshchuk UKR 9.....17.79.......Lena Urbaniak GER 10...17.76.......Denise Hinrichs GER © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 24 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s Pentathlon 15 Event starts: March 6 509 Age THIAM Nafissatou BEL 20y Entrants (Days) Born 198d 1994 2015 Best Personal Best - 4558 -13 (Pronounced Tea-Am) (“Nafi”). 2014 European bronze and Belgian senior record holder at Heptathlon (replacing Tia Hellebaut) pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.42i; HJ: 1.97 (1.94i); SP: 15.03 (14.22i); LJ: 6.37 (6.34i); 800: 2:20.79 (2:21.18i) Heptathlon pb: 6508 -14. 4 World Youth 2011; 14 WJC 2012; 1 EJC 2013; 14 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014. 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 Ghent LJ (2 60H); 1 Obourg LJ; 1 Belgian indoor HJ (3 SP) 514 MAKSIMAVA Yana BLR 26y 55d 1989 4742 4742 -15 2013 European indoor silver // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.48i; HJ: 1.93i; SP: 15.31i; LJ: 6.14i; 800: 2:10.84 (2:11.28i) Heptathlon pb: 6198 -12. 5 EJC 2007; 2 WJC 2008; 8 WIC 2012; 16 OLY 2012 (2008-34 when she fouled out in LJ); 2 EIC 2013; 5 ECP 2013; 20 WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; 3 ECP 2014 (2013-5) 16 ECH 2014. 1 Belarusian HJ 2012 (1 indoor 2012/2013/2014); 1 Belarusian indoor Pentathlon 2015. 1.82/70kg In 2015: 1 Belarusian indoor 516 NETSVIATAYEVA Katsiaryna BLR 25y 252d 1989 4489 4489 -15 pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.53i; HJ: 1.77 (1.77i); SP: 15.32 (14.92i); LJ: 6.04i; 800: 2:11.01 (2:14.10i) Heptathlon pb: 6121 -14. 12 WJC 2008; 11 EIC 2013; 22 WCH 2013; 9 ECP 2014 (2013-10). 1 Belarusian 2011/2012/2014 (1 indoor 2011) In 2015: 2 Belarusian indoor 533 KLUČINOVÁ Eliška CZE 26y 324d 1988 4531 4531 -15 Seventh at the two European Championships and again in Moscow 2013. Czech record holder at Heptathlon pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.56i; HJ: 1.90 (1.88i); SP: 14.49i; LJ: 6.43 (6.23i); 800: 2:12.50 (2:19.02i) Heptathlon pb: 6460 -14. 8 World Youth 2005; 8 WJC 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 under-23 ECH 2009; 6 ECP 2010; 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: 1 Jablonec HJ/LJ; 1 Apeldoorn; 1 Prague SP (2 LJ) (Jan 31/Feb 1); 2 Czech indoor HJ (4 SP, 5 60H) 576 NANA DJIMOU Antoinette FRA 29y 215d 1985 - 4723 -11 DEFENDING EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPION Twice European Champion indoors & out pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.11i; HJ: 1.84i; SP: 14.84 (14.81i); LJ: 6.44i; 800: 2:15.22 (2:18.09i) Heptathlon pb: 6576 -12. She is international class at javelin throw (pb 57.27). 4 WJC 2004; 5 under-23 ECH 2005 (2007-7); 2 ECP 2008/2014; 7 WCH 2009/2011 (2007-dnf, 2013-8); 5 WIC 2010; 1 EIC 2011/2013 (2007-11, 2009-3); 1 ECH 2012/2014 (2006-21, 2010-dnf); 5 OLY 2012 (2008-18) 1 French 2006/2007 & French indoor 2007/2009. Ex-Cameroon. 1.75/65kg In 2015: 5 Mondeville 60H; 3 Eaubonne LJ (7 HJ); 2 French indoor LJ/SP 588 JOHNSON-THOMPSON Katarina GBR 22y 55d 1993 - 4526 -12 World #1 at Heptathlon in 2014 (despite withdrawing from the Commonwealth Games suffering a 'stress reaction' in her take-off foot for the long jump). World indoor silver at Long Jump pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.25i; HJ: 1.97i; SP: 12.49i; LJ: 6.93i; 800: 2:07.64 (2:17.24i) 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. 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 (UK indoor record 6.93 – she becomes the first athlete in 90 years to hold British record at both high and long jump) 589 LAKE Morgan GBR 17y 297d 1997 4448 4448 -15 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 Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.85i; HJ: 1.94 (1.94i); SP: 14.85 (13.88i); LJ: 6.32 (6.13i); 800: 2:21.06 (2:24.48i) Heptathlon pb: 6148 -14. 1 WJC HJ/Heptathlon 2014; dnq ECH HJ 2014. 1 English under-17 HJ/LJ/Heptathlon 2012/2013; 1 English junior LJ 2014. 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: 1 Eton 60H/SP; 1 Loughborough; 1 FRA v ESP v GBR under-23 indoor (Broke Carolina Klüft’s world age-17 best for indoor Pentathlon); 6 Třinec HJ; 2 UK indoor HJ 615 SCHÄFER Carolin GER 23y 90d 1991 - 4098 -09 Former World & European Junior Champion who made a 323-point advancement in 2014 pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.47i; HJ: 1.84 (1.80i); SP: 13.50 (12.76i); LJ: 6.30 (6.03i); 800: 2:15.55 (2:16.61i) Heptathlon pb: 6395 -14. 2 World Youth 2007; 1 WJC 2008; 1 EJC 2009; 5 under-23 ECH 2011 (2013-6); 4 ECH 2014 (2012-10). 1 German 2003. CoachJürgen Sammert. 1.76/66kg In 2015: 1 Hessen indoor 60H/HJ; 6ht Karlsruhe 60H; 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 – she said “After long conversations with his and my family, and other people I trust and after intense self-reflection, I have decided to start in Prague” 625 KRIZSÁN Xénia HUN 22y 51d 1993 4478 4478 -15 2012 World junior silver // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.38i; HJ: 1.81 (1.79i); SP: 14.32 (14.09i); LJ: 6.18 (6.08i); 800: 2:13.05 (2:16.51i) Heptathlon pb: 6317 -14. 4 World Youth 2009; 7 EJC 2011; 2 WJC 2012 (2010-7); 7 under-23 ECH 2013; 9 ECH 2014. 1 Hungarian LJ 2011/2012. 1.71/62kg In 2015: 1 Budapest City indoor 60H (=4 HJ); 2 Hungarian indoor LJ/Pentathlon (3 SP) 629 ZSIVOCZKY-FARKAS Györgyi HUN 30y 20d 1985 4691 4691 -15 2013 World Student Games bronze. 8x Hungarian Champion (5 in + 3 out) pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.44i; HJ: 1.86 (1.85i); SP: 14.34i; LJ: 6.32 (6.20i); 800: 2:12.49 (2:15.10i) Heptathlon pb: 6269 -13. 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). 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 is therefore Gyula Zsivótzky (1 OLY HT 68) In 2015: 4 Budapest City indoor; 1 Hungarian indoor 660 BROERSEN Nadine NED 24y 310d 1990 - 4830 -14 2014 World Indoor Champion. Dutch record holder & 6x champion at high jump pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.32i; HJ: 1.94 (1.93i); SP: 14.93i; LJ: 6.39 (6.24i); 800: 2:11.11 (2:14.97i) Heptathlon pb: 6539 -14. 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. 1 Dutch HJ 2010/2011/2014 (1 indoors 2011/2012/2014); 1 Dutch JT 2013. 1.71/63kg In 2015: 1 Apeldoorn LJ (2 60H/SP); 7 Ghent Flanders 60H; 2 Dutch indoor HJ (cleared 1.85 but sustained an ankle injury) 667 VETTER Anouk NED 22y 29d 1993 - - Seventh at 2014 European Championships // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.34i; HJ: 1.81 (1.75i); SP: 14.77i; LJ: 6.06i; 800: 2:22.27 Heptathlon pb: 6316 -14. JT pb: 53.10 -13. dnf EJC 2011; dnf WJC 2012; dnf under-23 ECH 2013; 7 ECH 2014. Coach/father-Ronald Vetter. 1.77/62kg In 2015: 2 Apeldoorn LJ (3 60H); 2 Amsterdam 60/SP; 2 Dutch indoor SP (3 60H) 706 BLANK Anna RUS 25y 52d 1990 4394 4394 -15 4455 4615 -13 pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.89i; HJ: 1.84 (1.78i); SP: 14.26 (13.31i); LJ: 6.27 (6.13i); 800: 2:10.58 (2:15.94i) Heptathlon pbs: 6067 -14. 9 EJC 2009; 5 ECP 2014. 1 Russian under-23 2010; 1 Russian Cup 2014. Coach: Sergey Pugach In 2015: 6 Chelyabinsk HJ; 2 Russian indoor 707 BUTVINA Aleksandra RUS 29y 19d 1986 Twice Russian Indoor Champion // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.61i; HJ: 1.83i; SP: 15.90i; LJ: 6.36 (6.27i); 800: 2:10.74 (2:12.31i) Heptathlon pb: 6110 -12. 3 ECP 2010 (2008-11, 2011-4, 2013-7, 2014-6); 26 WCH 2013. 1 Russian 2014 (1 indoor 2011/2015). 1.81/71kg In 2015: 1 Russian indoor 769 FYODOROVA Alina UKR 25y 217d 1989 4609 4724 -14 2014 World indoor bronze // pbs in Pentathlon events: 60H: 8.52i; HJ: 1.90 (1.85i); SP: 15.76i; LJ: 6.35i; 800: 2:15.31i Heptathlon pb: 6126 -12. dnf EJC 2007; 18 WJC 2008; 5 ECP 2011 (2009-18, 2010-20); 6 under-23 ECH 2011; =20 WCH 2011; 12 ECH 2012 (2014-dnf); 8 EIC 2013; 3 WIC 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2013 (1 indoor 2013/2015) In 2015: 1 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....5013........Nataliya Dobrynska UKR........... 2012 2.....4991........Irina Belova RUS........................1992 3.....4965........Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR.............. 2012 4.....4948........Carolina Klüft SWE.................... 2005 5.....4927........Kelly Sotheron GBR................... 2007 6.....4896........Yekaterina Bolshova RUS..........2012 7.....4877........Tia Hellebaut BEL...................... 2007 8.....4866........Svetlana Moskalets RUS.......... 1995 9.....4855........Tatyana Chernova RUS............. 2010 10...4850........Natalya Sazanovich BLR........... 2001 1.....4742........Yana Maksimava BLR 2.....4707........Anastasiya Mokhnyuk UKR 3.....4691........Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas HUN 4.....4609........Alina Fyodorova UKR 5.....4531........Eliška Klučinová CZE 6.....4489........Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva BLR 7.....4478........Xénia Krizsán HUN 8.....4455........Aleksandra Butvina RUS 9.....4448........Morgan Lake GBR 10...4394........Anna Blank RUS © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 26 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Biographical Summaries Women’s 4x400 Metres Relay Event starts: March 8 (these names addition to those entered for individual events) 544 SEIDLOVÁ Zdenka 17 Age CZE Entrants (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 17y 337d 1997 54.39 54.39 -15 24y 362d 1990 54.02 54.02 -15 Outdoor pb: 54.25 -14. ht WJC 2014. 1 Czech youth 2014 In 2015: 2 Prague 300 (Jan 16); 1 Vienna ‘D’; 2 Kirchberg; 1 Czech junior indoor; 3 Czech indoor 569 DIARRA Elea Mariama FRA Outdoor pb: 52.58 -12. 200 pb: 23.65i -15, 23.71 -12. 3 EJC 4x400 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2011. Silver ECH 4x400 2012 (ran heat). 1 French 2011 In 2015: 2 Lyon 200; 1 Eaubonne; 2 Metz 300 577 RAHAROLAHY Agnes FRA 22y 117d 1992 53.45 53.45 -15 Third leg for victorious relay team at 2014 European Championship (kept Floria Gueï in touch) Outdoor pb: 52.48 -14. 3 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 4x400 2013; 1 Mediterranean under-23 2014; 1 ECH 4x400 2014 In 2015: 2 French indoor 578 SANANES Deborah FRA 19y 130d 1995 53.74 53.74 -15 Outdoor pb: 53.96 -17. 200 pb: 23.79 -13 (24.89i -15). ht EJC 2013 (2 4x100). 1 French youth 2012; 1 French indoor 2014 (as a junior) In 2015: 2 Nantes 200; 1 Eaubonne; 3 French indoor 579 ALLCOCK Amy GBR 21y 193d 1993 53.19 53.19 -15 52.95 52.95 -15 2015 British Universities Indoor Champion, representing Loughborough U Outdoor pb: 52.83 -14. 200 pb: 23.79 -14 (24.43i -15). 1 English Schools 300 2008/2009; 2 English Schools 200 2011 In 2015: 3sf UK indoor; 1 British Universities indoor 591 MASSEY Kelly GBR 30y 53d 1985 Relay medals from two Commonwealth games and one European Championships Outdoor pb: 51.96 -14. sf COM 2010 (2 4x400); ht ECH 2012; 8 COM 2014 (3 4x100); 3 ECH 4x400 2014. 1 British Universities 2006; 1 English under-23 2007; 1 English 2010 & UK 2014. Graduate in Sports Science from Liverpool John Moores University, won works as a PE Teacher in Greater Manchester. She can play the violin. Coach-Steve Ball In 2015: 1 Glasgow International; 1 Birmingham Open 686 LINKIEWICZ Joanna POL 24y 307d 1990 53.74 53.74 -15 Outdoor 400 pb: 53.72 -13. 55.89 -14. 6 ETCh 400H 2013 (2011-9); 6 ETCh 400H 2013/2014; 4 Francophone Games 400H 2013; 8 ECH 400H 2014. 1 Polish 400H 2013 & indoor 400 2011 In 2015: 2 Spala 200 ‘B’; 3 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala 200; 1ht Polish indoor 400 689 PTAK Ewelina POL 27y 350d 1987 53.88 53.38 -14 (Née Klocek) 2006 World junior bronze at 200m // Outdoor pb: 53.39 -14. 100 pb: 11.38w, 11.45 -10. 00 pb: 23.07 -09. 3 WJC 200 2006; 5 ECP 200 2008; 2 WSG 4x100 2009 (2013-3); sf ECH 200 2010; 2 ECH 4x100 2012; 54 WIC 4x400 2014 In 2015: 1 Toruń 300 (Jan 24); 4 Toruń Copernicus; 1 Spala; 3 Polish indoor 692 SZCZĘSNA Monika POL 27y 75d 1987 53.78 53.78 -15 Outdoor pb: 53.76 -14 In 2015: 1 Spala 200 (Jan 25); 2 Spala 200 (Feb 1); 2 Toruń Copernicus ‘B’; 1 Spala 200 ‘C’/300 ‘B’ (Feb 7); 1 Vienna ASVÖ ‘B’; 4 Polish indoor 708 GLOTOVA Yana RUS 19y 331d 1995 52.84 52.84 -15 1994 52.08 52.08 -15 Outdoor pb: 52.69 -13. 6 EJC 2013 (2 4x400); 5 WJC 2014 (3 4x400). 1 Russian junior 2013/2014 & indoor 2015 In 2015: 1 Smolensk; 3 Volgograd; 1 Russian indoor 716 RENZHINA Yekaterina RUS 20y 138d Outdoor pb: 51.67 -14. 200 pb: 22.61 -14. sf World Youth 200 2011; sf WJC 2012 (3 4x400); 1 WSG 4x400 2013; 3 EJC 2013; 4 ECH 4x400 2014 (sf 200) In 2015: 1 Yekaterinburg 300 ‘B’; 1 Volgograd 200; 1 Moscow Winter; 3 Russian indoor; 3sf ECH 200 720 TOVARNOVA Olga RUS 29y 328d 1985 52.97 52.46 -13 22y 178d 1992 53.41 53.41 -15 28y 3d 1987 52.88 51.38 -11 Outdoor pb: 52.10 -14. 2 EIC 4x400 2013. 3 Russian indoor 2013 (2014-5) In 2015: 2 Volgograd; 2 Russian indoor 721 TRIPUTEN Karina RUS In 2015: 4 Russian indoor 722 ZADORINA Kseniya RUS 2011 European indoor bronze & 2012 outdoor silver. Relay medals (after running in heats) at 2010 European & 2011 World Championships Outdoor pb: 50.55 -13. 2 EJC 2005; 4 WJC 2006; 3 WSG 2007; 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-3); 3 EIC 2011 (1 4x400); 2 ECH 2012; 2 EIC 4x400 2013; 2 ETCh 2013; sf ECH 2014. Coaches-Lyudmila Fedoriva (ran 50.63 for 400m in 1984) & Tatiana Reshetnikova (1 Russian 100H 94/95) scratched from semi-final at 2014 European Championships but then returned for the heats of the 4x400; she went home empty-handed as Russian were fourth in the final In 2015: 1 Volgograd ‘B’; 1 Moscow Champs under-23 indoor ‘B’ 771 LOHVYNENKO Alina UKR 24y 230d 1990 55.03 54.46 -12 Anchored Ukraine to European relay gold in 2012 // Outdoor pb: 51.19 -12. 200 pb: 23.24 -12. 8 EJC 2009 (1 4x400); 5 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 4x400 2012; sf OLY 2012 (4 4x400); 5 WCH 4x400 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2012 In 2015: 2 Ukrainian Teams indoor; 3 Ukrainian indoor 773 NIKOLENKO Viktoriya UKR 23y 263d 1991 54.6 54.6 -15 26y 31d 1989 53.89 53.24 -12 Outdoor pb: 54.20 -14. 400H pb: 57.23 -14. 3 Ukrainian 400H 2014 In 2015: 1 Kiev ‘B’; 4 Ukrainian indoor 774 OLISHEVSKA Yuliya UKR (Née Shpikhernyuk) // Outdoor pb: 51.68 -12. 7 under-23 ECH 2009 (2 4x400 2011). Ran in heat of 2008 World Junior 4x400, so awarded silver medal won by Ukraine in final In 2015: 1 Kiev; 3 Volgograd ‘B’; 2 Ukrainian indoor WORLD ALL-TIME LIST 2015 EUROPEAN LIST 1.....3:23.37....Russia........................................ 2006 2.....3:24.83....United States..............................2010 3.....3:26.54....Jamaica...................................... 2014 4.....3:26.87....Australia..................................... 1999 5.....3:27.22....Germany.................................... 1991 6.....3:27.56....Great Britain & NI....................... 2013 7.....3:27.83....Belarus....................................... 2007 8.....3:27.95....USSR......................................... 1991 9.....3:28.47....Czech Republic.......................... 1997 10...3:28.95....Poland........................................ 2006 1.....3:32.83....Great Britain & NI 2.....3:37.89....Germany 3.....3:38.72....France © Mark Butler 2015 mbutler@worldscope.eu) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page W – 28 Athlete’s ages as at: 5/3/2015
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