Leading contenders and rankings ahead of the big event in Italy compiled by Steve Smythe
These are the best marks in 2024 by athletes selected or expected to compete in Rome.
w = wind assisted
a = at high altitude
i = indoor mark
+ = en route time
nm = no mark
? = may not compete
100 METRES
Championship Best Performance (CBP): 9.95 Zharnel Hughes 2018/Lamont Marcell Jacobs ITA 2022
World record (WR): 9.58 Usain Bolt JAM 2009
European record (ER): 9.80 Jacobs 2021
UK record (UKR): 9.87 Linford Christie 1993
UK medallists (17):
Gold – Jack Archer 1946, Christie 1986, 1990 & 1994, Darren Campbell 1998, James Dasaolu 2014; Zharnel Hughes 2018; Silver – Dwain Chambers 1998, Campbell 2002, Mark Lewis-Francis 2010, Reece Prescod 2018; Hughes 2022. Bronze – George Ellis 1954, Peter Radford 1958, John Regis 1990, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 2014. Jeremiah Azu 2022
Defending champion: Jacobs ITA
9.97 Jeremiah Azu GBR
10.03 Lamont Marcell Jacobs ITA
10.05 Romell Glave GBR
10.06 Chituru Ali ITA
10.08 Henrik Larsson SWE
10.08 Yannick Wolf GER
10.09a Taymir Burnet NED
10.11 Owen Ansah GER
10.13 Matteo Melluzzo ITA
10.13 Robin Ganter GER
10.16 Meba Zeze FRA
10.16 Deniz Almas GER
10.17 Kayhan Ozer TUR
Notable absentees:
10.00 Louie Hinchliffe GBR
10.07 CJ Ujah GBR
10.09 Zharnel Hughes GBR
10.12 Joshua Hartmann GER
200 METRES
CBP: 19.76 Ramil Guliyev TUR 2018
WR: 19.19 Usain Bolt JAM 2009
ER: 19.72A Pietro Mennea ITA 1979
UKR: 19.73 Zharnel Hughes 2023
UK medallists (19):
Gold – Brian Shenton 1950, Regis 1990, Doug Walker 1998, Adam Gemili 2014; Hughes 2022
Silver – Dave Segal 1958, Cameron Sharp 1982, Doug Turner 1998, Christian Malcolm 2010; Netheneel Mitchell-Blake 2018 & 2022
Bronze – Alan Pennington 1938, George Ellis 1954, Linford Christie 1990, Julian Golding 1998, Marlon Devonish 2002 & 2006, Danny Talbot 2012 & 2016
Defending champion: Hughes GBR (not competing)
20.03 Pablo Mateo FRA
20.18 Ryan Zeze FRA
20.30a Taymir Burnet NED
20.34 Jeriel Quainoo GBR
20.35 Timothe Mumenthaler SUI
20.36 Joshua Hartmann GER
20.36 William Reais SUI
20.40A Eseola Desalu ITA
20.44 Jona Efoloko GBR
20.47 Blessing Afrifah ISR
Notable absentees:
19.96 Zharnel Hughes GBR
20.40 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake GBR
20.39 Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR
20.42 Michael Ohioze GBR
400 METRES
CBP: 44.52 Iwan Thomas 1998
WR: 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk RSA 2016
ER/UKR: 44.07 Matthew Hudson-Smith 2024
UK medallists (23):
Gold – Godfrey Brown 1938, Derek Pugh 1950, John Wrighton 1958, Robbie Brightwell 1962, David Jenkins 1971, Roger Black 1986 & 1990, Du’aine Ladejo 1994,…
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