The Retirement Thread

[Davidokun]

Add Yelena Isinbayeva:

Russia's former Olympic and World pole vault champion retires

[TWalsh]

Add Johnny Dutch to the retired list. He has indicated that he is retiring from the 400 hurdles.

[Sasuke]

Surprised about Stahl. She's relatively young for a thrower, and was in good shape this year with silver at the EC, even if she had an unsuccessful Olympics.

That's true, Obergfoll is four years older (so a whole olympic cycle) but Stahl has a degree in Urology and a medical career in front of her. I also think she could have gone on another 4 years but that's all.

[Powell]

Surprised about Stahl. She's relatively young for a thrower, and was in good shape this year with silver at the EC, even if she had an unsuccessful Olympics.

[is 74 really old?]

Youth always wins. There is a natural time to hang em up and move to the next stage of life. I think it's exciting to watch the new kids on the block improve and become the top of the heap.

[Sasuke]

Since an olympic cycle has come to and end sadly many athletes are retiring. I am going to keep this post updated with all the names.

Mid season

Felix Sanchez (1977, 400hs)
Andreas Thorkildsen (1982, JT)
Brigetta Barrett (1990, HJ)
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (1982, 100hs)
Ariane Friedrich (1984, HJ)
Sanya Richards-Ross (1985, 400)

At the end of the season

Tomasz Majewski (1981, SP)
Linda Stahl (1985, JT)
Bjorn Otto (1977, PV)
Christina Obergfoll (1981, JT)
Cory Martin (1985, SP)
Jillian Camarena-Williams (1982, SP)
Johnny Dutch (1989, 400hs)
Yelena Isinbayeva (1982, PV)
Ginnie Crawford (1983, 100hs)
Fabiana Murer (1981, PV)
Mitchell Watt (1988, LJ)
Raul Spank (1988, HJ and TJ)
Betty Heidler (1983, HT)
Sören Ludolph (1988, 800)
Johannes Hock (1992, Decathlon)
Paolo dal Soglio (1970, Shot Put)
Chris Tomlinson (1981, LJ)
Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986, Eptathlon)
Alana Boyd (1984, PV)

Still uncertain

Reese Hoffa (1977, SP)
Christian Cantwell (1981, SP)
Carmelita Jeter (1979, 100 & 200)
Yuliya Zaripova (1986, 3000SC) should switch to Triathlon.
Bernard Lagat (1972, 5000) maybe running on the road?
Jennifer Meadows (1981, 800) said was going to retire but she has been pacing races recently