List of eligibility transfers in athletics
This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another country. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the IAAF.
To countries in Africa
Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Fabienne Feraez | France | Benin | 2003 |
Fred Salle | Great Britain | Cameroon | 1986 |
Sylvie Mballa Éloundou | France | Cameroon | 2005 |
Georgina Tóth | Hungary | Cameroon | |
Nusrat Ceesay | Great Britain | Gambia | 2011 |
Mensah Elliot | Great Britain | Gambia | 2011 |
Tim Abeyie | Great Britain | Ghana | 2011 |
Fatmata Fofanah | United States | Guinea | 2006 |
Leonard Mucheru Maina | Bahrain | Kenya | 2007 |
Sultan Tucker | United States | Liberia | |
Kia Davis | United States | Liberia | 2008 |
Brahim Lahlafi | France | Morocco | 2007 |
Tosin Oke | Great Britain | Nigeria | 2009 |
Monzavous Edwards | United States | Nigeria | 2014 |
Mark Jelks | United States | Nigeria | 2014 |
Lamberte Nyabamikazi | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | 2003 |
Céline Laporte | France | Seychelles | 2003 |
Tom Petranoff | United States | South Africa | 1991 |
Sherwin Vries | Namibia | South Africa | 2003 |
Yamile Aldama | Cuba | Sudan United Kingdom | 2004 2011 |
Todd Matthews-Jouda | United States | Sudan | 2003 |
Florence Ezeh | France | Togo | 2005 |
Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | France | Togo | |
Gerald Phiri | Great Britain | Zambia | 2009 |
To countries in the Americas
To countries in Asia
To countries in Europe
To countries in Oceania
Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Youcef Abdi | Algeria | Australia | 2000 |
Zid Abou Hamed | Syria | Australia | |
Sisay Bezabeh | Ethiopia | Australia | 2000 |
Viktor Chistiakov | Russia | Australia | 1999 |
Daniela Costian | Romania | Australia | 1990 |
Ambrose Ezenwa | Nigeria | Australia | 2006 |
Tatiana Grigorieva | Russia | Australia | 1998 |
Hans Lotz | Germany | Australia | |
Dmitri Markov | Belarus | Australia | 1999 |
Mizan Mehari | Ethiopia | Australia | 1999 |
Peter O'Donoghue | New Zealand | Australia | |
Sara Salmon | Germany | Australia | 2007 |
Silvana Trampuz | Italy | Australia | |
Gemechu Woyecha | Qatar | Australia | |
Augustine Nketia | Ghana | New Zealand | |
Denis Petushinskiy | Russia | New Zealand | 1998 |
Biljana Petrovich | Yugoslavia | New Zealand | 1998 |
Emanuele Fuamatu | Australia | Samoa | 2009 |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-18-3526027641_x.htm
- ↑ http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Davis_now_a_T_T_athlete-137735183.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Transfer of Allegiance - 1998 to 2011 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Transfer of Allegiance - 2012 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Transfer of Allegiance - 2013 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- Transfers of Allegiance - IAAF.org