RIO OLYMPIC FORM GUIDE
THE TOP ENTRIES FOR THE RIO OLYMPIC GAMES BASED ON THIS YEAR’S BEST MARKS
MEL WATMAN
OLYMPIC RANKINGS – MEN
w = wind assisted; A = at high altitude; + = intermediate time; i = indoor mark; ? = participation uncertain. British athletes in bold.
100 METRES
Previous UK Olympic medallists: Gold: Harold Abrahams 1924, Allan Wells 1980, Linford Christie 1992; Silver: Jack London 1928, Christie 1988; Bronze: Harry Edwards 1920, McDonald Bailey 1952, Peter Radford 1960
9.80 Justin Gatlin USA
9.84 Trayvon Bromell USA
9.86 Jimmy Vicaut FRA
9.88 Usain Bolt JAM
9.89 Akani Simbine RSA
9.91 Femi Ogunode QAT
9.92 A Jak Ali Harvey TUR (10.04)
9.93 Kim Collins SKN
9.94 Nickel Ashmeade JAM
9.94 Yohan Blake JAM
9.94 Marvin Bracy USA
9.96 Aaron Brown CAN
9.97 Richard Thompson TTO
9.99 Ben Youssef Meité CIV
9.99 Rondell Sorrillo TTO
9.99 Andre De Grasse CAN
10.01 Cejhae Greene ANT
10.01 Wilfried Koffi CIV
10.01 Yoshihide Kiryu JPN
10.01 Julian Reus GER
10.03 Kemarley Brown BRN
10.03 Ramon Gittens BAR
British:
10.04 James Ellington (9.96w)
10.06 Chijindu Ujah (9.97w)
10.11 James Dasaolu (9.93w)
Wind assisted:
9.89 Henricho Bruintjies RSA
200 METRES
UK medallists: Silver: Norman Pritchard 1900, Walter Rangeley 1928, Allan Wells 1980, Darren Campbell 2000; Bronze: Willie Applegarth 1912, Harry Edward 1920, Eric Liddell 1924
19.74 LaShawn Merritt USA
19.75 Justin Gatlin USA
19.85 Ameer Webb USA
19.88 Miguel Francis ANT (19.67 on uncertified track)
19.89 Usain Bolt JAM
19.95 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake GBR
19.96 Brendon Rodney CAN
20.00 Aaron Brown CAN
20.02 Wayde van Niekerk RSA ?
20.04 Alonso Edward PAN
20.07 Adam Gemili GBR
20.07 Nickel Ashmeade JAM
20.10 Femi Ogunode QAT
20.11 Churandy Martina NED
20.11 Shota Iizuka JPN
20.16 Andre De Grasse CAN
20.16 Akani Simbine RSA
20.16 Ahmed Ali SUD
20.17 José Carlos Herrera MEX
20.18 Bruno Hortelano ESP
Other:
20.24 Christophe Lemaitre FRA
20.29 Yohan Blake JAM
20.37 Danny Talbot GBR
CJ Ujah (right) and James Dasaolu: British 100m hopefuls
MARK SHEARMAN
400 METRES
UK medallists: Gold: Wyndham Halswelle 1908, Eric Liddell 1924; Silver: Guy Butler 1920, Godfrey Brown 1936, Roger Black 1996; Bronze: Charles Gmelin 1896, Butler 1924
43.97 LaShawn Merritt USA
44.08 Kirani James GRN
44.11A Wayde van Niekerk RSA (44.12)
44.22A Thebe Baboloki BOT (44.67)
44.34 Machel Cedenio TTO
44.38 Bralon Taplin GRN
44.46 Steven Gardiner BAH
44.55 Ali Khamis Abbas BRN
44.60 Nery Brenes CRC
44.67 Gil Roberts USA
44.69 Lalonde Gordon TTO
44.77 Javon Francis JAM
44.81 Abdallelah Haroun QAT
44.82 David Verburg USA
44.85 Isaac Makwala BOT
44.88 Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR
44.96 A Alphas Kishoyan KEN
45.04 Martyn Rooney GBR
45.06 Fitzroy Dunkley JAM
45.12 Matteo Galvan ITA
Other:
45.45 Rabah Yousif GBR
Notable absentee:
44.24 Tony McQuay USA
800 METRES
UK medallists: Gold: Alfred Tysoe 1900, Albert Hill 1920, Douglas Lowe 1924 & 28, Tom Hampson 1932, Steve Ovett 1980; Silver: Derek Johnson 1956, Seb Coe 1980 & 1984
1:43.35 David Rudisha KEN
1:43.73A Alfred Kipketer KEN
1:43.88 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA
1:43.92 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG
1:43.95 Brandon McBride CAN
1:44.05A Ferguson Cheruiyot KEN
1:44.06 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI
1:44.20 Boris Berian USA
1:44.49 Adam Kszczot POL
1:44.59 Marcin Lewandowski POL
1:44.66 Nijel Amos BOT
1:44.70 Mohamed Aman ETH
1:44.75 Wesley Vázquez PUR
1:44.76 Clayton Murphy USA
1:44.93 Michael Rimmer GBR
1:45.00 Yassine Hathat ALG
1:45.01 Amine Belferrar ALG
1:45.05 Mostafa Smaili MAR
1:45.13 Jeff Riseley AUS
1:45.16 Luke Mathews AUS
1:45.23 Amel Tuka BIH
1:45.23 Thijmen Kupers NED
Other:
1:45.54 Elliot Giles GBR
Notable absentees:
1:43.37A Nicholas Kipkoech KEN
1:43.48A Jonathan Kitilit KEN
1:43.55 Donavan Brazier USA
1500 METRES
UK medallists: Gold: Charles Bennett 1900, Arnold Strode-Jackson 1912, Albert Hill 1920, Seb Coe 1980 & 1984; Silver: Harold Wilson 1908, Philip Noel-Baker 1920, Jerry Cornes 1932, Steve Cram 1984, Peter Elliott 1988; Bronze: Norman Hallows 1908, Henry Stallard 1924, Steve Ovett 1980
3:29.33 Asbel Kiprop KEN
3:30.49 Ronald Kwemoi KEN
3:31.19 Elijah Manangoi KEN
3:31.35 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG
3:31.54 Abdelaati Iguider MAR
3:31.68 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI
3:32.13 Ryan Gregson AUS
3:33.36 Jakub Holusa CZE
3:33.60 Charlie Grice GBR
3:33.72 Filip Ingebrigtsen NOR
3:34.09 Matthew Centrowitz USA
3:34.24 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot CAN
3:34.29 Nick Willis NZL
3:34.55 Abdi Mouhyadin DJI
3:34.57 Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR
3:34.88 Robby Andrews USA
3:34.95 David Torrence PER
3:34.96 Fouad El Kaam MAR
3:35.05 Homiyu Tesfaye GER
3:35.24 Adel Mechaal ESP
3:35.28 Benson Seurei BRN
3:35.29 Florian Carvalho FRA
3:35.37 Chris O’Hare GBR
5000 METRES
UK medallists: Gold: Charles Bennett 1900, Mo Farah 2012; Silver: John Rimmer 1900, Gordon Pirie 1956; Bronze: George Hutson 1912, Derek Ibbotson 1956, Ian Stewart 1972
12:59.29 Mo Farah GBR
12:59.43 Muktar Edris ETH
12:59.89 Dejen Gebremeskel ETH
13:00.20 Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH
13:00.60 Joshua Cheptegei UGA
13:01.74 Mohammed Ahmed CAN
13:04.12 Abrar Osman ERI
13:04.17 Hassan Mead USA
13:04.87 Albert Rop BRN
13:04.88 Elroy Gelant RSA
13:08.34 Isiah Koech KEN
13:08.61 Abdelaati Iguider MAR