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Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 

Name of athlete	From nation	To nation	Year
Fabienne Feraez Fabienne Feraez Fabienne Feraez is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She switched nationality from her native France on August 12, 2003.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.55 s *200 metres - 22.81 s...			2003
Fred Salle Fred Salle Frédéric Ebong-Salle, better known as Fred Salle is a retired athlete who specialized in the long jump. He represented England for most of his career, except for a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he represented Cameroon...			1986
Sylvie Mballa Éloundou Sylvie Mballa Éloundou Sylvie Florence Mballa Éloundou is a French-Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.A native of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, Sylvie Mballa Éloundou originally represented the country of her birth, but changed nationality on 10 October 2002 in order to compete as a member of the...			2005
Georgina Tóth Georgina Toth Georgina Toth is a Hungarian/Cameroonian hammer thrower. Toth has dual citizenship in Hungary and Cameroon, and competed for Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
Nusrat Ceesay			2011
Mensah Elliot			2011
Tim Abeyie Tim Abeyie Timothy Akwesi "Tim" Abeyie is a former British sprinter specialising in the 200 metres, who now competes for Ghana....			2011
Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah is a Guinean athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Born in Sierra Leone duiring the Civil War, she grew up in Guinea and the United States...			2006
Leonard Mucheru Maina			2007
Sultan Tucker Sultan Tucker Sultan Tucker is a Liberian athlete, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles.Tucker won a bronze in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2002 African Championships...
Kia Davis			2008
Brahim Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007....			2007
Tosin Oke Tosin Oke Tosin Oke is a Nigerian triple jumper. He formerly represented Britain & is sponsored by Mizuno.He began competing in 1997 for Cambridge Harriers, South-east London, and was coached by Guy Spencer...			2009
Lamberte Nyabamikazi	Burkina Faso		2003
Céline Laporte Céline Laporte Céline Roseline Laporte is a female athlete from Seychelles now based in France. She represented France until 2003.She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she received a bronze medal in the women's long jump...			2003
Tom Petranoff Tom Petranoff Thomas Alan Petranoff is a former world record holder in the javelin throw; his May 1983 effort was greater than the length of an entire American football field at 99.72 meters . Tom Petranoff's world record added precisely three meters to the previous global standard of 96.72, set in 1980 by...		South Africa	1991
Sherwin Vries Sherwin Vries Sherwin Vries is a sprinter who represents South Africa after switching from Namibia in 2003.He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, both over 200 metres...			2003
Yamile Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...			2004 2011
Todd Matthews-Jouda Todd Matthews-Jouda Todd Matthews-Jouda is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 , it is not a national record...			2003
Dickson Marwa			2004
Florence Ezeh Florence Ezeh Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career. She set her personal best on August 9, 2002 at the European Championships in Munich. Ezeh attended the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.-Achievements:-References:...			2005
Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni
Gerald Phiri			2009

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Americas

The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

 

Name of athlete	From nation	To nation	Year
Gustavo Nicolas Pereira Altez			2006
Anton Skerritt
Stephen Agar			1998
Greame Fell			1983
Karlene Haughton			1998
Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...			1999
Martha Adusei			1999
Melissa Feinstein			2000
Nicole Haynes Nicole Haynes Nicole Haynes is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the heptathlon. In 1999, employed as a teacher for the LAUSD, Haynes had her best year when she set a personal record, won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games and was third at the U.S. Outdoor...			2000
Charles Allen Charles Allen (athlete) Charles Allen is a Canadian track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling and sprinting.Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School...			2002
Maresa Cadienhead			2002
Philipp Rist			2002
Dariusz Slowik			2004
Lieja Tunks Lieja Tunks Liesbeth Jantina Tunks, née Koeman is a shot putter who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006...			2006
Jonathan Brown			2008
Lemlem Ogbasilassie			2008
Danny Kassap Danny Kassap Danny Tshindind Kassap was a Congolese-Canadian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.He competed at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie in Canada, and subsequently settled in Toronto. Kassap worked in a fish and chips shop while pursuing a career in running...			2008
Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson is an athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.Although born in the USA, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands...			1999
Jérôme Romain Jérôme Romain Jérôme Romain is a former world-class track and field athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump....			2008
Alvin Harrison Alvin Harrison Alvin Harrison is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison...			2009
Erison Hurtault Erison Hurtault Erison Hurtault is an American sprinter who has represented Dominica in international events. He specializes in the 400 metres....			2008
Charles Allen Charles Allen (athlete) Charles Allen is a Canadian track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling and sprinting.Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School...			2000
Dudley Dorival Dudley Dorival Dudley Dorival is a Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, United States.Dorival attended and competed at the University of Connecticut...			1999
Nadine Faustin
Yvonne Mai-Graham Yvonne Mai-Graham Yvonne Mai-Graham is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.She competed for East Germany until 1990, and then Germany...			1993
Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....			1998
Bayano Kamani Bayano Kamani Bayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals....
J.Antonio Parilla			2000
Allen Simms Allen Simms Allen Simms is an American triple jumper.At the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Simms finished in sixth place overall, just four inches short of making the USA Olympic team. He finished the season ranked fifth nationally...			2005
Kimberli Barrett			2006
Stephen Brown Stephen Brown (athlete) Stephen Brown is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. He represented his birth country United States until 1997.He attended the Wake Forest University, North Carolina, US....			1997
Aaron Armstrong Aaron Armstrong Aaron Nigel Armstrong is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Armstrong attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in NCAA competition...			2005
Kevon Pierre Kevon Pierre Kevon Pierre is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. Pierre traveled to the 2005 World Championships having set personal bests in both 100 and 200 metres two months prior to the meet. He competed in the 200 metres contest, but was knocked out in the heats...			2005
Christopher Hercules			2006
Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakem Abdirahman is a Somali-American long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.-Biography:...			2000
Mohamed Ibrahim Aden			2001
Michael Aish			2010
Natasha Alleyne-Gibson			2000
Bolota Asmerom			2002
Dominique DeGramont			2007
Maggie Chan-Roper			2006
Colleen De Reuck Colleen De Reuck Colleen S. De Reuck is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000...			2002
Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....			1989
Phillimon Hanneck			1999
Eddy Hellebuyck			2000
Mbarak Hussein Mbarak Hussein Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon. Having been a resident of Albuquerque since 1987, he obtained United States citizenship in 2004 and began representing the US internationally in 2007.-Career:A native of Kapsabet, near...			2004
Alex Jodidio			2008
Khalid Khannouchi Khalid Khannouchi Khalid Khannouchi is a Moroccan American marathoner. He was born in Meknes, Morocco. He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km distance. He is one of only five men to break the marathon world record more than once, and one of only four...			2000
David Kimani			2002
Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...			2005
Sydney Maree Sydney Maree Sydney Maree is a former middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He was born in South Africa, in the dusty mining town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria, but later became a U.S...	South Africa		1984
Adam Montague			2006
Miguel Nuci			2007
Christy Opara-Thompson			1998
Nadia Prasad			2000
Yuliana Perez			2000
Simeon Sawe			2006
Colleen Scott			2007
Allen Simms Allen Simms Allen Simms is an American triple jumper.At the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Simms finished in sixth place overall, just four inches short of making the USA Olympic team. He finished the season ranked fifth nationally...			2008
Stanisława Walasiewicz			1947
Chen Yueling Chen Yueling Chen Yueling in Liaoning, China) is now an American race walker, who became the first ever female Olympic Race waling champion in 1992 while competing for China....			2000
David Macharia Yuot			2007
Jeff Jackson			1999
Valma Bass Valma Bass Valma Bass is a former sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. She changed nationality from Saint Kitts and Nevis in May 2003....			2002

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Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 

Name of athlete	From nation	To nation	Year
Aadam Ismaeel Khamis Aadam Ismaeel Khamis Aadam Ismaeel Khamis is a long-distance runner now representing Bahrain after his switch from Kenya.According to Bahraini officials, he was born Hosea Kosgei on 12 February 1989 in Kenya. Like fellow Bahraini runners Belal Mansoor Ali and Tareq Mubarak Taher, his age is surrounded by controversy...
Ishaq Isa Abedeen Ishaq Isa Abedeen Ishaq Isa Abedeen is a Bahraini runner.-Achievements:-References:...
Bader Khalil Bader
Saleh Marzooq Bakheet
Sameer Kamal Ali
Yusuf Saad Kamel			2003
Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo...			2004
Mushir Salem Jawher			2003
Abel Yagout Jawher			2003
Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang , is a middle distance runner who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. His special distance is the 3000 metres steeplechase...			2005
Hasan Mahboob Hasan Mahboob Ali Hasan Mahboob is a Bahraini long-distance runner. He became naturalized in Bahrain and switched from his birth country Kenya ahead of the 2006 season to participate....			2006
Rashid Mohamed Rashid Mohamed Rashid Mohamed is a Bahraini runner. He specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:45.38 minutes, achieved in June 1999 in Milan.-Career:...			2002
Musa Amer Obaid Musa Amer Obaid Musa Amer Obaid is a middle distance runner mainly competing in steeplechase. He was born Moses Kipkirui, but represents Qatar after changing nationality from his birth country Kenya...
Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
Nadia Ejjafini Nadia Ejjafini Nadia Ejjafini is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009....
Shaheen Faraj
Abdeen Shaka
Mona Salem Jaber
Khamis Sultan Dawood
Yaser Belal Mansour
Abdulhak Zakaria
Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004...			2006
Khalid Kamal Yaseen Khalid Kamal Yaseen Khalid Kamal Yaseen is a Bahraini long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.He was born in Kenya as Peter Ndegwa, but changed name and nationality in 2005. He won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished 29th at the 2007 World Championships, 39th at the 2008 World Cross...
Bilisuma Shugi
Dejene Regassa
Asaf Bimro Asaf Bimro Asaf Bimro is a retired Israeli long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.He was an Ethiopian citizen until 1984 when he emigrated to Israel. His best finishes at the European or World Championships has been a 20th place at the 2002 European Championships, an 18th place at the 2001...	Ethiopia		1984
Mark Handelsman Mark Handelsman Mark Ian Handelsman is a retired Israeli middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He was born in Gauteng in South Africa. He competed for Israel at the 1983 World Championships without progressing from the heats...	South Africa
Aleksey Bazarov Aleksey Bazarov Aleksey Bazarov born 14 October 1963) is a retired Israeli athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He became Soviet champion in 1990, and represented the Soviet Union in hurdles and relay at the 1990 European Championships. He won his first Israeli championship in 1992, and would win...
Aleksandr Fingert Aleksandr Fingert Aleksandr Fingert is a retired Israeli javelin thrower.His personal best time was 80.18 metres, achieved in September 1989 in Baku, while representing the Soviet Union. He later competed for Israel, and participated at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships...
Vadim Bavikin Vadim Bavikin Vadim Bavikin is an Israeli javelin thrower. He was originally a Soviet citizen, but emigrated to Israel in 1990.He finished tenth at the 1991 World Championships...			1990
Seteng Ayele Seteng Ayele Seteng Ayele is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.-Personal life:He is Jewish. He was an Ethiopian citizen until 1991 when he emigrated to Israel. He is also known as Haile Satayin, a variant of "Ayele Seteng"...	Ethiopia		1991
Brian Mondschein	United States		2010
Wodage Zvadya Wodage Zvadya Wodage Zvadya is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.He was an Ethiopian citizen until 1991 when he emigrated to Israel. He won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade. His best finish at the European or World Championships was a 22nd place at the 2002 European...	| Ethiopia		1991
Danny Krasnov Danny Krasnov Yevgeniy Krasnov is a retired Israeli pole vaulter. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1991....			1991
Svetlana Gnezdilov Svetlana Gnezdilov Svetlana Gnezdilov is a retired Israeli athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles and the heptathlon.She was a Ukrainian citizen until 1996 when she emigrated to Israel...			1996
Sergey Lukashok Sergey Lukashok Sergey Lukashok is a retired Israeli discus thrower.His personal best throw was 66.64 metres, achieved in September 1983 in Odessa, while representing the Soviet Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he got Ukrainian citizenship, but emigrated to Israel. He won the Israeli championship...
Mukat Derba
Konstantin Semyonov Konstantin Semyonov Konstantin Semyonov is a retired Israeli pole vaulter.Before becoming an Israeli citizen he won the bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships for the Unified Team and became Belarusian national champion in 1993. He then finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...
Niels Kruller			1998
Alex Rosen			1998
Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh is a retired Israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault.-Biography:He is Jewish. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault....			1999
Irina Lenskiy Irina Lenskiy -Personal life:She was a Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period....			1999
Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy is a sprinter from Russia and Israel.His personal best in the 100 meters is 10.12, set in Russia on July 14, 1994...			1999
Dan Middleman			2000
Anna Tkach Anna Tkach Anna Tkach is a retired Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She was a Russian citizen until 2003 when she changed nationality to Israel. She competed for her new country in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, reaching the semi-final...			2003
Niki Palli			2005
Jillian Schwartz Jillian Schwartz Jillian Schwartz is an American-born pole vaulter who competes internationally for Israel. She represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at four consecutive World Championships in Athletics from 2003 to 2009...			2010
Takhir Mamashayev			2001
Mohammed Suleiman Mohammed Suleiman Mohamed Suleiman is a Somali-born middle-distance runner. He competes for Qatar.-Career:At the age of 18, Suleiman participated in the Olympic Games in Seoul over 1500 metres. However, he did not progress to the semi-finals. In 1991, Suleiman qualified for the World Championships in Tokyo, where...
Sultan Khamis Zaman Sultan Khamis Zaman Onèsphore Nkunzimana is a male long distance runnerHis first major competition was the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished ninth in the 5000 metres...
Abdullah Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Ahmad Hassan Ahmad Hassan Abdullah is a long-distance and cross country runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2003. Other runners who have made the same switch include Saif Saeed Shaheen....
Saif Saeed Shaheen			2003
James Kwalia James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.28 minutes and 12:54.58 minutes respectively. He was born in Trans Nzoia...			2004
Nicholas Kemboi			2005
Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir , born David Nyaga , is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya....
Gamal Belal Salem Gamal Belal Salem Gamal Belal Salem is a Qatari runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, training with the world record holder Saaeed Shaheen under the Italian coach Renato Canova....
Essa Ismail Rasheed
Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 junior world champion and competed in the Olympic Games in Athens.In September 2005 he became Asian champion.-External links:...
Salem Amer Al-Badri
Thamer Kamel Ali
Felix Kibore			2007
Rashid K. Jamal
Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races.He won the Baringo Half Marathon, a race inaugurated by Paul Tergat, in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first runner to defend the title....
Edrees Kamal Eisa
Faisal Bader Shebto
Moustafa Ahmed Shebto Moustafa Ahmed Shebto Moustafa Ahmed Shebto is a long distance runner now representing Qatar. Shebto was recruited along with other African runners.His special distance is 3000 metres steeplechase, a distance in which he competed at the 2005 World Championships.-External links:...			2004
Samuel Francis			2007
Charles Bett Koech			2007
Femi Ogunode			2010
Du Xianhui			2003
Zhang Guirong Zhang Guirong Zhang Guirong is a Singaporean shot putter. She changed nationality from China in late 2003.Her personal best throw is 18.57 metres, achieved at the 2005 Asian Championships in Incheon. This is the current Singaporean record. She is also the national record holder in discus throw and javelin...			2003
Juttaporn Krasaeyan Juttaporn Krasaeyan Juttaporn Krasaeyan is a Thai shot putter. Born in PR China as Wu Xianchun, she won the women's shot put event representing her birth country at the 1995 Summer Universiade, reaching a personal best of 19.43 metres the same season in Taiyuan....
Saeed Besweidan			2000
Madina Kedir			2010
Marian Adullah Mubarak			2010
Andrey Abduvaliyev Andrey Abduvaliyev Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality...			1997
Erkinjon Isakov			1999
Mariya Sokova Mariya Sokova Mariya Sokova is an Uzbekistani triple jumper.She originally represented Russia. She finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump was 14.50 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Moscow...

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Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 

Name of athlete	From nation	To nation	Year
Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll is a retired Austrian long jumper.Her personal best jump was 7.09 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Seville. This is the Austrian record. She also holds the Austrian triple jump record with 13.75 metres.-Achievements:-References:...
Mark McKoy Mark McKoy Mark Anthony McKoy is a former Canadian athlete, winner of 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Mark McKoy spent his youth in England, before moving to Canada as a teenager...			1994
Valentina Fedjuschina Valentina Fedjuschina Valentina Fedjuschina is an Austrian shot putter.She originally competed for Ukraine, but became an Austrian citizen in 1999 to compete in the Sydney Olympic games for this country. She is married to discus thrower Vladimir Zinchenko.Her personal best put is 21.08 metres, achieved in May 1988 in...			1999
Serhiy Osovych			2003
Nora Egletzberger			2008
Andrey Makarov Andrey Makarov Andrey Anatolyevich Makarov is a Russian-born retired male race walker who competed internationally for Belarus after obtaining citizenship in 1998. He set his personal best in the men's 20 km event on May 13, 2000 in Soligorsk.-Achievements:...			1998
Aleksandr Furso			1999
Takhir Mamashayev			2001
Sergey Litvinov Sergey Litvinov Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Rostov on Don...			2004
Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...			1997
Yelena Golesheva-Scheers			1998
Stefanija Statkuviené			1998
Olivier Sekanyambo	Democratic Republic of the Congo		1999
Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles...			2000
Hassan Mourhit			2003
Irina Sustelo			2005
Yeshetela Bekele			2008
Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova is a Russian-born triple jumper of who competes for Belgium internationally. She married Belgian high jumper Stijn Stroobants in August 2006 and acquired the Belgian nationality in July 2008....			2008
Mira Preradovic			2002
Borivoje Stanic			2003
Mirjana Kalajdzic			2003
Predrag Momirović			2004
Tanja Glicic			2006
Maja Jancic			2006
Milan Radulovic			2006
Lucia Kimani Lucia Kimani Lucia Kimani Mwahiki-Marčetić is a Bosnian Olympic runner and currently holds four Bosnian records in different running competitions.She was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....			2007
András Haklits András Haklits András Haklits is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary until July 1998.He finished tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...			1998
Roland Varga Roland Varga Roland Varga is a Hungarian discus thrower, he is Croatian since 2009.His personal best throw is 67.38 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Veszprém. His National Record of Croatia is 67.20 m ....			2008
Marianna Zachariadi			2008
Róbert Štefko			2004
Josef Karas Josef Karas (athlete) Josef Karas is a Czech male decathlete and beauty pageant titleholder. He previously represented Canada. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in Kladno...			2005
Robert Kiplagat Andersen
Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...
Larisa Netšeporuk Larisa Netseporuk Larissa Netšeporuk is a retired heptathlete who represented Ukraine and Estonia.-Achievements:-External links:...
Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917...
Natalia Kilpeläinen
Wilson Kirwa Wilson Kirwa Wilson Kipchumba Kirwa is a Finnish middle-distance runner, representing Lahden Ahkera. He is also a National Coalition Party politician and was elected to Lahti city council in 2008 elections...			1998
Francis Kirwa			2005
Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion...			2007
Abdelkader Bakhtache			2006
Eunice Barber Eunice Barber Eunice Barber is a Sierra Leonean athlete competing in heptathlon and long jump. Barber initially competed for Sierra Leone and then for France from 1999 onwards...			1999
Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:35.80 min *5000 metres - 13:13.33 min...
Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:41.83 min *5000 metres - 13:15.10 min *10,000 metres - 27:31.00 min...			2009
Abdessemad Bouhattach			2003
Mickaël Conjungo Mickaël Conjungo Mickaël Conjungo is a French discus thrower. He formerly represented his birth country of the Central African Republic....
Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire in 2002....			2002
Lueyi Dovy Lueyi Dovy Lueyi Dovy is a French sprinter of Gabonese descent. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon and Eddy De Lépine he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:...			2002
Sylvie Mballa Éloundou Sylvie Mballa Éloundou Sylvie Florence Mballa Éloundou is a French-Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.A native of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, Sylvie Mballa Éloundou originally represented the country of her birth, but changed nationality on 10 October 2002 in order to compete as a member of the...			2002
Hanan Farhoun			2006
Fanjantenaina Félix			2009
Bouchra Ghezielle Bouchra Ghezielle Bouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami is a Moroccan-French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances....			2005
Hind Dehiba Hind Dehiba Hind Dehiba is a Moroccan-French runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.Her first podium finish at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships came with controversy. She took the bronze medal but impeded fourth-placed Helen Clitheroe in the final stages of the 1500 m...
Latifa Essarokh			1996
Rachid Ghanmouni Rachid Ghanmouni Rachid Ghanmouni is a Moroccan long-distance runner.He was born in Rich, Rachidia. He finished thirteenth in the marathon race at the 2003 World Championships in a personal best time of 2:10:56 hours. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not finish...			2010
Fatima Hajjami
Abderrahim El Haouzy Abderrahim El Haouzy Abderrahim El Haouzy is a French sprinter. He specializes in the 400 metres.El Haouzy was born in Oued Jdida, and represented his birth country of Morocco until 2003....
Numidia Kafri
Heni Kechi Héni Kechi Héni Kechi is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...			2004
Fatiha Klilech-Fauvel			2003
Sylwia Korzeniowska Sylwia Korzeniowska Sylwia Korzeniowska is a Polish-born French race walker. She changed her nationality on June 1, 2010. She is the younger sister of former world record holder Robert Korzeniowski.-Achievements:-References:...			2010
El Hassan Lahssini			2001
Irba Lakhal			2002
Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....			2000
Rakiya Maraoui-Quetier			1998
Margaret Maury Margaret Maury Margaret Maury, née Kerubo is a French long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. She changed nationality from her native Kenya in 2002.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:11.40 min...			2002
Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing...			2010
Rodica Daniela Moroianu
Simon Munyutu			2006
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida
Emmanuel Ngom Priso			2009
Issa-Aimé Nthépé Issa-Aimé Nthépé Issa-Aimé Nthépé is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999....			1999
Térésa Nzola Meso			2003
Nicole Ramalalanirina Nicole Ramalalanirina Nicole Ramalalanirina is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She changed nationality from her native Madagascar in 1998....			1998
Ferenc Salbert Ferenc Salbert Ferenc Salbert is a retired pole vaulter who represented France after switching from Hungary. His indoor result of 5.90 metres in 1987 placed him second on the top performers list that year, behind Sergey Bubka....
Mohamed Serbouti
Ismaïl Sghyr Ismaïl Sghyr Ismaïl Sghyr is a French runner who won a bronze medal at the over 3000 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In 5000 metres he finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships...			2002
Yvon Sialo-Ngboda			2007
Melanie Skotnik Melanie Skotnik Melanie Melfort is a French high jumper. She holds both German and French citizenship through her parentage and represented Germany until 2003....			2005
Brahim Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007....			2006
Jérôme Romain Jérôme Romain Jérôme Romain is a former world-class track and field athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump....			1999
Nouredine Smain			2005
James Theuri			2006
Cheikh Tidiane Touré			2000
Dauphin Tumatai			2007
Ibrahima Wade Ibrahima Wade Ibrahima Wade is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Senegal in 2000.His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar...			2000
Larbi Zeroual			1999
Halina Górecka Halina Górecka Halina Górecka née Richter is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in women's 4x100 m relay...			1965
Jürgen May Jürgen May Jürgen May is a former middle-distance runner, who was a successful athlete and Olympic Games competitor, who escaped from the GDR to continue his career in the FRG.-Successes in the GDR:...			1967
Andrzej Badeński Andrzej Badenski Andrzej Badenski was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 400 metres run at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and multiple relay medals. He became European Indoor Champion in the 400 metres twice, in 1968 and in 1971.-Career:He was born in Warszawa and represented...			1974
Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt is a former Polish athlete. Having German roots, he is often referred to by the Germanized name Jozef Schmidt....			1975
Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz Władysław Kozakiewicz is a Polish pole vault jumper. Kozakiewicz was born to a Polish family in Šalčininkai near Vilnius , in Lithuania....			1984
Wolfgang Schmidt Wolfgang Schmidt Wolfgang Schmidt is a former German track and field athlete, who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Championships in Athletics. Schmidt made headlines in 1982...			1987
Andrei Tivontchik Andrei Tivontchik Andrei Tivontchik is a former German pole vaulter. He was Olympic bronze medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....			1994
Alina Astafei Alina Astafei Alina Astafei is a German and formerly Romanian track and field athlete. In the 1990s she was one of the world's best high jumpers.-Career:...			1995
Nastja Ryjikh Anastasija Reiberger Anastasija Reiberger, née Ryjikh is a Russian-born German pole vaulter. She is the older sister of fellow pole vaulter Lisa Ryzih. Her greatest success was the gold medal in the 1999 World Indoor Championships....			1995
Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent...			1996
Irina Mikitenko			1998
Nkechi Madubuko
Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh is a Nigerian-German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German...			2000
Alexsey Bogdasin			2006
Sergey Lytvynov Jr. Sergey Lytvynov Jr. Sergej Sergeyevich Litvinov , former German hammer thrower, , with a personal best of 78.98 with the 7.26 kg hammer , set on 30 April 2010 in Hengelo...			2007
Zola Budd Zola Budd Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...	South Africa		1984 1992
Fred Salle Fred Salle Frédéric Ebong-Salle, better known as Fred Salle is a retired athlete who specialized in the long jump. He represented England for most of his career, except for a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he represented Cameroon...			1992
Dagne Birhan			1998
Bobby Farren			1998
Kathy Butler Kathy Butler Kathy Butler is a Scottish long-distance runner who competes in the 10000 metres and Marathon, as well as cross country running and Road running .Kathy lives in Nederland, Colorado Kathy is the track coach at Nederland High School....			2000
James McIlroy			2000
Irie Hill			2000
Kassa Tadesse			2001
Samson Oni Samson Oni Samson Oni is a Nigerian-English high jumper.Early in his career Oni won the 2001 AAA Indoor Championships while representing Nigeria. He also competed in the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the...			2003
Malachi Davis Malachi Davis Malachi Davis is a former British Olympic athlete.Davis was a member of the UCLA athletics team, competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.-Athens Olympics:...			2004
Nathalie Harvey			2004
Simon Shirley
Nicholas Stuart			2005
Gerenshi Tamirat			2005
Germaine Mason Germaine Mason Germaine Mason is a Jamaican-born athlete competing in high jump. In 2006 he switched sporting allegiance, and now represents Great Britain. He attended Wolmer's School in Kingston...			2006
Thomas Abyu			2006
Taneisha Robinson-Scanlon			2006
Michael Bingham Michael Bingham Michael Bingham is a British 400 m athlete. He is managed by Michael Johnson.He is one of five children born to British citizen Norris Bingham and his wife Mollissie in Sylva, North Carolina. His parents separated when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, attending The McCallie School...			2008
Roald Bradstock Roald Bradstock Arne Roald Bradstock is an English athlete who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In 1992 he was an alternate for the GB Olympic Team and in 1996 was an alternate for USA Olympic team...			2009
Tiffany Ofili Tiffany Ofili Tiffany Adaez Porter is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. She initially represented the United States as a junior, however for senior competition switched alligance to Great Britain in 2010.Tiffany Ofili was born into a multicultural family...			2010
Shara Proctor Shara Proctor Shara Proctor is an Anguillan-born long jumper. In November 2010, she transferred her allegiance to Great Britain. Anguilla do not have a NOC and as the island is a British overseas territory, Anguillan athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great Britain.She was born in St...			2010
Shana Cox			2011
Julian Reid			2011
Yamile Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...			2004 2011
Alexandros Terzian Alexandros Terzian Alexandros Terzian is a retired Argentine-Greek sprinter.Terzián, an Argentine, won the national title of that country in 100 metres in 1989 and in both 100 and 200 metres in 1990...
Mirela Manjani Mirela Manjani Mirela Manjani is a retired Greek javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in 2004. Manjani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of...			1997
Simona Staicu			2000
Éva Miklós			2003
Attila Farkas			2004
Tommy Kafri Tommy Kafri Tommy Kafri is a retired Hungarian-Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He was born in in Budapest, Hungary, but emigrated to Israel from Hungary in 1986 and became one of the country's top sprinters...			2007
Jeff Cassin			1998
Dermot Donnelly			1998
Sean Wade Sean Wade Sean Patrick Wade is a long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia). There he finished in 83rd place...			1999
Adrienne McIvor			2000
Stephan Hayward			2001
Alistair Cragg			2002
Alkin Westley			2003
Jolene Elizabeth Byrne			2004
Jerome Krahenbuhl			2004
Samuel Okantey			2002
Brendan Reilly			1999
Sarah Reilly			2000
Brian Doyle			2006
Mark Crowley			2008
Kevin Brown			2008
Zoë Brown			2008
Stephen Murphy			2010
Fiona May Fiona May Fiona May was an athlete who competed for the Great Britain and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals...			1994
Rachid Berradi Rachid Berradi Rachid Meknes Berradi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.His personal best time is 27:54.23 minutes, achieved in July 2000 in Nembro...
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races.He formerly competed for Morocco.He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships...
Fatna Maraoui
Mostafa Errebbah Mostafa Errebbah Mostafa Errebbah is a Moroccan-born Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He competed at the 2000 World Half Marathon Championships for Morocco. He then became an Italian citizen in January 2001, and finished fifteenth at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships...			2001
Magdelin Martinez Magdelin Martinez Magdelín Martínez Castillo is a female triple jumper, competing internationally for Italy....			2001
Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti is a Cuban born Italian female athlete.Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in...			2008
Gregory Bianchi			2011
Daniel Abenzoar-Foule			2001
Mirjam Hess			2006
Stojan Manolev			1998
Ilijan Manolev			1998
Tanya Blake			2002
Troy Douglas Troy Douglas Troy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after...			1998
Sharon Jaklofsky Sharon Jaklofsky Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
Tekeye Gebreselassie			1998
Miguel Janssen			1998
Nadezhda Wijenberg Nadezhda Wijenberg Nadezhda Wijenberg is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands....			1999
Caimin Douglas Caimin Douglas Caimin Christian Douglas is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At the age of five the family returned to his father's roots in Curaçao. There he played football from the age of 11 for his local team in Willemstad and the...			2002
Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...			2003
Saskia Triesschijn			2007
Troy Douglas			2008
Fernando Ramírez
Aham Okeke
Katarina Sederholm			1998
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...			2007
Yared Shegumo			2004
Christophe Fernandes			2003
Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...			2002
Naide Gomes Naide Gomes Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, is a Portuguese heptathlete, born in São Tomé and Príncipe. She is also a top-class competitor in the long jump, and she competed in 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics...			2002
Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...			2002
Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento is an athlete from São Tomé and Príncipe who specializes in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved eighth place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. He did however achieve a personal best time with 11.00...			2007
Roman Guliy			2009
Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu is a Romanian discus thrower. He was banned for two years from February 2004 after a positive test for Nandrolone.-Achievements:-References:...			2003
Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova Natalya Tsyganova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She competed for Ukraine until 1994.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 52.02 s...			1994
Tatyana Shikolenko Tatyana Shikolenko Tatyana Shikolenko is a retired Russian javelin thrower whose greatest success was World Championship two silver medals. Her personal best throw of 67.20 metres was achieved in 2000...			1996
Lev Lobodin Lev Lobodin Lev Alekseyevich Lobodin is a male decathlete from Russia, having changed nationality from Ukraine at the end of 1996. His best achievement was the silver medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.-Achievements:- Personal bests :...			1996
Lyudmila Dzigalova			1998
Andriy Nemchaninov			1998
Valentin Kulbatskiy			1998
Boris Kaveshnikov			2000
Vladimir Malyavin Vladimir Malyavin Vladimir Eduardovich Malyavin is a retired male long jumper from Russia.He originally represented Tajikistan. He competed at the 1993 World Championships, the 1995 World Indoor Championships, the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final.For Russia he finished...
Oksana Yarygina Oksana Yarygina Oksana Aleksandrovna Yarygina is a female javelin thrower from Russia. She formerly represented Uzbekistan. She won the silver medal at the 1993 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games, the latter in a career best throw of 64.62 metres .For Russia she competed at the 2004...
Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova , née Zaykova is a Russian pole vaulter. Between 1998 and 2002 she competed for Turkey under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem. She is currently Fenerbahçe Athletics Club member....			2002
Anton Savkin			2000
Vitaliy Sidorov Vitaliy Sidorov Vitaliy Sidorov |Georgia]]) is a retired discus thrower, who represented Ukraine and later Russia at the Summer Olympics.He set his personal best in the men's discus throw on May 3, 1998 at a meet in Kiev. Sidorov also competed in the men's shot put. Sidorov adopted the Russian nationality on...			2000
Aleksey Kurdenko			2001
Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....			2007
Igor Alekseyev			2008
Olga Chernogorova			2008
Rashida Khayrudinova			2008
Galina Cistjaková
Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...			2005
Britta Bilač Britta Bilac Britta Bilač is a retired high jumper who competed internationally for Germany and Slovenia from 1992 onwards...			1992
Uros Zver			1998
Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...			2002
Fabio Ruzzier			2002
Milos Sakic			2002
Marija Martinovic-Šestak Marija Šestak Marija Šestak is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006....			2006
Yousef El Nasri Yousef El Nasri Yousef El Nasri Serhani is a Spanish long-distance runner.He finished fifth in the 3000 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championshipsand eleventh in the short race at the 2003 World Cross Country Championships....
Sandra Myers Sandra Myers Sandra Myers is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States. She became US champion in 400 metres in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since...			1987
Marlene Estévez			1998
Griselda González Griselda González Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo is a retired female long-distance runner from Argentina. She twice won the Buenos Aires Marathon in her native country...			1998
Cora Olivero			1998
Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Amaro is a former Cuban and Spanish athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump events. Her greatest achievement came in 1999, when she became world champion with a personal best jump of 7.06 metres...			1999
Virginia Martínez			1999
Norfalia Carabali			2000
Alice Matejková Alice Matejková Alice Matejková is a Spanish discus thrower. She formerly represented her birth country of the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.66 metres, achieved in June 1997 in Kladno....			2000
Roberto Moya Roberto Moya Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval is a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in discus throw.He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in this event, and his personal best is 65.68....			2001
Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...			2002
Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles...			2003
Yesenia Centeno			2003
Joan Lino Martínez Joan Lino Martínez Joan Lino Martínez Armenteros is a Spanish athlete. He competes in the long jump.Martínez was born to a Cuban father and Spanish mother. After his switch from Cuba to Spain, he did not compete internationally until 2004, when he won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games...			2004
Olga Koungorova			2005
Juliet Itoya
Ruth Ndoumbe
Mohamed Elbendir			2006
Jackson Quiñónez Jackson Quiñónez Jackson Quiñónez Vernaza is a Spanish hurdler of Afro-Ecuadorian descent. He represented his birth country Ecuador until October 2005....			2006
Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem is a Moroccan-born long distance runner who competes for Spain internationally.He first arrived in Spain in 2002 as part of the Moroccan contingent for the World University Cross Country Championships, which was being held in Santiago de Compostela that year...			2007
Luis Méliz Luis Méliz Luis Felipe Méliz Linares is a male long jumper. He represents Spain. He originally represented Cuba, but obtained Spanish citizenship on 28 December 2007....			2008
Frank Casañas Frank Casañas Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final....			2008
Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country...			2008
Digna Luz Murillo			2010
Ludmila Engquist Ludmila Engquist Ludmila Engquist is a former Soviet/Russian/Swedish athlete who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics , in the 1992 Summer Olympics , and in the 1996 Summer Olympics .She won gold medals in 100m hurdles at the 1991 World...			1996
Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng is a Swedish pole vaulter and actor.Jeng came to Sweden when he was just 3 months old, but retained his Gambian citizenship until he was 18 years old, when he applied for and was granted Swedish citizenship...			1999
Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...
Alfred Shemweta			1998
Nil de Oliveira			2010
Julie Baumann Julie Baumann Julie Baumann née Rocheleau is a retired Canadian-born Swiss athlete specializing in the 100 meters hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*100m hurdles – 12.76 Indoor...			1991
Nelly Sébastien			1998
Chantal Dallenbach			2000
Alexander Martinez Alexander Martinez Alexander Martínez is a Swiss triple jumper. He changed nationality from his native Cuba in 2006.His personal best jump is 17.51 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Bern. This result places him fifth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia and...			2006
Ali Hakimi Ali Hakimi Ali Hakimi is a Tunisian Swiss middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Born in Tunisia, he formerly represented that country.-Career:He was born in Tunis, and represented the club Club Africain...			2007/2010
Metin Durmusoglu			1998
Tuna Köstem			1998
Oksana Andrusina-Mert			1998
Sibel Özyurt			1998
Tezeta Dengersa			1998
Metin Sazak			1998
Nora Ivanova-Güner			1999
Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas Svetla Ivanova Mitkova-Sinirtas is a retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw. She represented her home country Bulgaria up to 1999, when she gained a Turkish citizenship by marriage. She competed in every World Championship from the inaugural 1983 edition to 1999, the highlight...			1999
Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...			1999
Anzhela Atroshchenko Anzhela Atroshchenko Anzhela Atroshchenko-Kinet is a former Turkish athlete of Belarusian descent. She competed in the pentathlon and heptathlon category.-Biography:Atroshchenko started her career in athletics with pentathlon at the age of 14 years...			1999
Ebru Kavaklioglu Ebru Kavaklioglu Ebru Kavaklıoğlu is a retired long-distance runner who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres....			1999
Mirela Dulgheru-Renda			1999
Aysen Barak			2000
Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and...			2011
Svetlana Kandemir			2004
Selim Bayrak			2008
Sultan Haydar			2008
Melis Karin Mey Melis Karin Mey Karin Melis Mey is a South African-born long jumper who competes for Turkey in international competition...			2008
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