Brimin Kipruto (born July 31, 1985 in Korkitony) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He mainly competes in 3000 m steeplechase, where his personal best is 8:04.22 minutes. Young Kipruto has already won two medals at major international competitions. He won the silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2004 Olympic Games. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki he won a bronze medal in the same event. He finished third again at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final.

Alleyne Francique (born June 7, 1976) is a Grenadian athlete who specializes in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He won his first international medal in 2003, when he finished third in the first World Athletics Final in 45.25 s. The next year he won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, achieving the result 45.88 s. Later that year he competed in 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, …

Aries Merritt (born 24 July 1985) is an American hurdler. He won the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished sixth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. His personal best time is 13.12 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.

Damu Cherry (born 29 November 1977) is an American hurdler. She finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne. In 2003 she tested positive for a banned substance in an IAAF out-of-competition test. She was suspended from August 2003 to August 2005.

Khadevis Robinson (born 19 July 1976) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Robinson was a multi-time NCAA National Champion where he ran for Texas Christian University." He finished fifth at the 2006 World Athletics Final and sixth at the 2006 World Cup. His personal best time is 1:43.68 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Rieti.

Kristin Heaston (born November 23 1975 in California) is a female American shot putter. In 2003 Kristin became the USA indoor and outdoor shot put champion. At the 2004 Olympic Games Kristin became the first woman ever to compete at the ancient site Olympia. In 2005 she became USA outdoor champion at shot put for the second time. She finished thirteenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Aarik Wilson (born October 25, 1982 in Fallon, Nevada) is an American triple jumper. US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2007(17.28 Meters), 3rd National Indoor Championships in Long Jump 2007(8.00 Meters). He also finished fifth at the 2003 Pan American Games and sixth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. He competed at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.

Lyubov Ivanova (born March 2 1981) is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She then finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final, but tested positive for a steroid and received a two-year doping ban.

Micah Kemboi Kogo (born 3 June 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres. On 25 August 2006 at the Memorial Van Damme meeting he ran a personal best of 26:35.63 minutes, the sixth fastest time in history. The next month he finished sixth in the 5000 metres race at the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final. On 19 November 2006 he won the Zevenheuvelenloop in and around Nijmegen. Kogo finished in a time of 42:42 beating Abebe Dinkessa by a second, …

Jennifer Stuczynski (born 6 February 1982) is an American pole vaulter, originally from Fredonia (village), New York. She finished third at the 2006 World Athletics Final. On June 2nd at the Reebok Grand Prix, Jenn cleared 4.88 m/16 feet, becoming only the second woman in the world to do so. After clearing 14-7 and 15-3 on her first attempts to seal the victory, Stuczynski took three stabs at 16 feet, …

Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (born July 1, 1984 in Bakau) is a Gambian sprinter. He finished third in 100 metres at the 2004 African Championships, and won the 200 metres at the 2001 West African Championships. At the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart he finished sixth in the 200 metres in a new Gambian record time of 20.47 seconds. Saidy currently lives in Oslo, Norway and represents IL i BUL.

Tiffany Ross-Williams (born 5 February 1983) is an American hurdler. She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best time is 53.79 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Monaco.

Peter Esenwein (born 7 December 1967) is a German javelin thrower. He finished sixth at the 2006 European Championships and third at the 2006 World Athletics Final. His personal best throw is 87.20 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Rehlingen. This ranks him fourth among German javelin (new implement) throwers, behind Raymond Hecht, Boris Henry and Peter Blank.

Rose Richmond (born 29 January 1981) is an American long jumper. She finished third at the 2006 World Athletics Final and sixth at the 2006 World Cup. Her personal best jump is 6.84 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Indianapolis.

Mestawat Tadesse (born 19 July 1985) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She finished fifth at the 2006 African Championships and tenth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Rodney Martin (born 22 December 1982) is an American sprinter. He finished seventh in 200 metres at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Sylvia Kibet (born 18 March 1984) is an Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in 5000 metres at the 2006 African Championships and finished fifth in 3000 metres at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Sheena Johnson (born 1 October 1982) is an American hurdler. She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. Sheena graduated from Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, VA in 2000.

Jesse Williams (born 27 December 1983) is an American high jumper. He finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sacramento.

Stephanie Durst (born 6 January 1982) is an American sprinter. At the 2006 World Athletics Final she made her international debut, finishing sixth in the 100 m and fifth in 200 m.

Fabian Schulze is a German pole vaulter. He finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow and the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart. His personal best jump is 5.81 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Ingolstadt. This ranks him seventh among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei Tivontchik, Michael Stolle, Danny Ecker, Richard Spiegelburg and Lars Börgeling.

Brianna Glenn (born 18 April 1980) is an American long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2002 World Cup and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final Her personal best jump is 6.68 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Carson.

Yusuf Kibet Biwott (born 12 November 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He finished fourth in the 3000 metres at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Jonas Cheruiyot (born 11 January 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He finished ninth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. His personal best time is 12:59.08 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Stockholm.

Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi (born 15 October 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Carrie Messner (born 7 June 1977) is an American long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She finished fifteenth at the 2005 World Championships and finished ninth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Danielle Carruthers (born 22 December 1979) is an American hurdler who first gained notoriety on the Indiana University track team. She finished eighth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, fourth at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final. Her personal best time is 12.56 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Eugene, OR.