List of eligibility transfers in athletics
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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.
Contents
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
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News stories
- Kenyans running for four different nations
- Another Kenyan Defects to Qatar
- Ex-Kenyan Stars Face IAAF Probe
- ↑ 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
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