John Hancock's 2014 Elite Field
Pronunciation Guide

Men

Men’s Open Field Pronunciation English Speaking? Citizenship
Abdihakem 'Abdi' Abdirahman Ab-di-ha-kem Ab-dir-ah-man Yes USA
Adil Annani Ah-DEEL Ah-NAHN-nee Yes Morocco
Lusapho April Loo-SAH-Paw Ap-ril Yes South Africa
Nicholas Arciniaga Nic-oh-lis Are-Sin-Ee-Ah-Gah Yes USA
Mathew Bowen Math-ew Bow-en Yes Kenya
Wilson Chebet Wil-son Che-bet Yes Kenya
Frankline Chepkwony Frank-lin Chep-kay-won-ee Yes Kenya
Lelisa Desisa Le-li-sa De-see-sa Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Jeffrey Egglesston Jeff-rey Eg-gle-ston Yes USA
Gebregziabher 'Gebre' Gebremariam Geb-reg-zee-AH-ber Geb-reh-MAH-ree-ahm Yes Ethiopia
Markos Geneti Mark-os Ga-net-ee Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Brett Gotcher Brett Got-cher Yes USA
Ryan Hall RY-uhn Hall Yes USA
Jason Hartmann Jay-son Hart-man Yes USA
Mebrahtom 'Meb' Keflezighi Meb-ra-ha-tom Kef-lez-ghee Yes USA
Dennis Kimetto Den-nis Key-met-toe Yes Kenya
Joel Kimurer Jo-el Kim-ur-er Yes Kenya
Micah Kogo Mee-ka Coe-Go Yes Kenya
Paul Lonyangata Paul Lon-ee-an-ga-tah Yes Kenya
Tilahun Regassa Till-a-hunn Ree-gaa-saa Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Vitaliy Shafar Vee-TUH-leey Sh-u-FAR Some, translator accompanying Ukraine

Women

Women’s Open Field Pronunciation English Speaking? Citizenship
Tatiana Petrova Arkhipova Ta-TYA-nuh Ark-Hee-po-vuh Some, translator accompanying Russia
Serena Burla Sa-re-na Bur-la Yes USA
Sharon Cherop Sha-ron Che-rop Yes Kenya
Flomena Chepchichir Flo-me-nah Chep-chi-chir Yes Kenya
Adriana Aparecida Da Silva Aid-re-ahn-ah Da Sil-vah Some Brazil
Buzunesh Deba Boo-zoo-nesh Dee-bah Yes Ethiopia
Mare Dibaba Ma-re De-bah-bah Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Aleksandra Duliba Al-ex-an-dra Du-lee-bah Some, translator accompanying Belarus
Yeshi Esayias Yesh-ee Ess-i-ess Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Shalane Flanagan Sha-lane Flan-a-gan yes USA
Noriko Higuchi Noh-ree-koh hee-goo-chee Some, translator accompanying Japan
Rita Jeptoo Ree-tah Jep-too Yes Kenya
Caroline Kilel Ca-row-line Kee-lel Yes Kenya
Eunice Kirwa U-niss Kir-wa Yes Kenya
Desiree Linden Dez-uh-rau Linden Yes USA
Lanni Marchant Lann-ie Mar-Shaunt Yes Canada
Meselech Melkamu Mes-eh-lech Mel-ka-mu Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Adriana Nelson Aid-re-ahn-ah Nel-son Yes USA
Belaynesh Oljira Bee-lay-nish Oww-jeer-a Some, translator accompanying Ethiopia
Philes Ongori Fill-iss On-gor-ee Yes Kenya
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Ja-mim-ah Je-la-gat Sum-gong Yes Kenya