This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another national association or federation. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the World Athletics. [1]
Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
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Youcef Abdi | ![]() |
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2000 |
Zid Abou Hamed | ![]() |
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Sisay Bezabeh | ![]() |
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2000 |
Viktor Chistiakov | ![]() |
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1999 |
Daniela Costian | ![]() |
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1990 |
Ambrose Ezenwa | ![]() |
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2006 |
Tatiana Grigorieva | ![]() |
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1998 |
Hans Lotz | ![]() |
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Dmitri Markov | ![]() |
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1999 |
Mizan Mehari | ![]() |
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1999 |
Peter O'Donoghue | ![]() |
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Sara Salmon | ![]() |
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2007 |
Silvana Trampuz | ![]() |
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Gemechu Woyecha | ![]() |
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Gus Nketia | ![]() |
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Denis Petushinskiy | ![]() |
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1998 |
Biljana Petrovich | ![]() |
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1998 |
Emanuele Fuamatu | ![]() |
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2009 |
"Ho preso la cittadinanza per matrimonio, ma l'atletica non c'entra niente: ho conosciuto mio marito quando non gareggiavo più, mentre lavoravo a un campo estivo. Ci siamo sposati cinque anni fa ma ho aspettato un po' prima di prendere la naturalizzazione"
This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another national association or federation. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the World Athletics. [1]
Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Youcef Abdi | ![]() |
![]() |
2000 |
Zid Abou Hamed | ![]() |
![]() | |
Sisay Bezabeh | ![]() |
![]() |
2000 |
Viktor Chistiakov | ![]() |
![]() |
1999 |
Daniela Costian | ![]() |
![]() |
1990 |
Ambrose Ezenwa | ![]() |
![]() |
2006 |
Tatiana Grigorieva | ![]() |
![]() |
1998 |
Hans Lotz | ![]() |
![]() | |
Dmitri Markov | ![]() |
![]() |
1999 |
Mizan Mehari | ![]() |
![]() |
1999 |
Peter O'Donoghue | ![]() |
![]() | |
Sara Salmon | ![]() |
![]() |
2007 |
Silvana Trampuz | ![]() |
![]() | |
Gemechu Woyecha | ![]() |
![]() | |
Gus Nketia | ![]() |
![]() | |
Denis Petushinskiy | ![]() |
![]() |
1998 |
Biljana Petrovich | ![]() |
![]() |
1998 |
Emanuele Fuamatu | ![]() |
![]() |
2009 |
"Ho preso la cittadinanza per matrimonio, ma l'atletica non c'entra niente: ho conosciuto mio marito quando non gareggiavo più, mentre lavoravo a un campo estivo. Ci siamo sposati cinque anni fa ma ho aspettato un po' prima di prendere la naturalizzazione"