Talk:List of eligibility transfers in athletics
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[edit] Eunice Barber
According to her IAAF profile [1] she "[b]ecame French citizen in 1999". Her EAA profile states that she "received French naturalisation in December 1998". [2] According to another IAAF source, Changes of Allegiance, [3] she moved to Sierra Leone from France in June 1999. And back to France in August 2000. Punkmorten 06:46, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Remember Sierra Leone is a French colony, so I believe, but don't quote me on this, that their citizens can live and work in France. So where she actually lived might be misleading. The key is who did she compete for and when did that transfer occur.David D. (Talk) 06:58, 6 September 2006 (UTC)- Nope, a quick check shows it is a British colony. But do you agree she did not change from French to Sierra Leone citizenship and back? (that is one of the corrections I made to the table) The year issue will obviously be harder to confirm, although i tend to go with the IAAF. David D. (Talk) 07:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- I just noted at the IAAF site that they say "she was the winner at European Cup 1999 (6505 points)". If correct this indicates that she was competing for France prior to 2000 which was the original date in the table. From an athletics perspective the date of her first competition for France is the most significance. I don't think she competed for France in 1998, so 1999 seems to be the most accurate from the sports perspective. David D. (Talk) 07:25, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Ok. I was just about to post this: From the sources it does look like she switched to FRA, then to SLE shortly after and then back to FRA... but that might be wrong. A comparison shows that she did not show up in the Commonwealth Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor) in 1999 and 2000, when she would have topped the long jump ranking with 7.01 and 6.85 respectively. So she didn't compete for SLE at the time. I'm puzzled why the Changes of Allegiance list claims so, though. Punkmorten 07:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- I just noted at the IAAF site that they say "she was the winner at European Cup 1999 (6505 points)". If correct this indicates that she was competing for France prior to 2000 which was the original date in the table. From an athletics perspective the date of her first competition for France is the most significance. I don't think she competed for France in 1998, so 1999 seems to be the most accurate from the sports perspective. David D. (Talk) 07:25, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Nope, a quick check shows it is a British colony. But do you agree she did not change from French to Sierra Leone citizenship and back? (that is one of the corrections I made to the table) The year issue will obviously be harder to confirm, although i tend to go with the IAAF. David D. (Talk) 07:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Israel?
When did Israel become a European country? True, they may be member of the European federation in Athletics, but that is not what the headline says - it says that certain athletes have transferred to countries in Europe. And last time I checked, Israel was in Asia.--80.202.107.217 14:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
- Member of EAA = European country as far as this list goes. Punkmorten 16:35, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
