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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Rankings</strong> — Men’s <strong>High</strong> <strong>Jump</strong><br />

Donald Thomas started jumping<br />

in basketball shoes in ’06 and the<br />

next year became world champion<br />

and the No. 1 Ranker<br />

© giancarlo colombo/photo run<br />

1947<br />

1..........................................Bill Vessie (US)<br />

2................................... Dave Albritton (US)<br />

3............................Moon Mondschein (US)<br />

4..................................... Tom Scofield (US)<br />

5................................... John Vislocky (US)<br />

6................................... Chuck Hanger (US)<br />

7......................................... Les Steers (US)<br />

8..................................Dike Eddleman (US)<br />

9............................ John Winter (Australia)<br />

10................ Alan Paterson (Great Britain)<br />

1948<br />

1............................ John Winter (Australia)<br />

2.................................George Stanich (US)<br />

3..................................Dike Eddleman (US)<br />

4..........................................Bill Vessie (US)<br />

5.....................................Vern McGrew (US)<br />

6..................................... Tom Scofield (US)<br />

7................................... Dave Albritton (US)<br />

8...................................... Dick Phillips (US)<br />

9................................... John Vislocky (US)<br />

10.........................Bjørn Paulson (Norway)<br />

1949<br />

1.................. Alan Paterson (Great Britain)<br />

2...................................... Dick Phillips (US)<br />

3............................Moon Mondschein (US)<br />

4..................................Dike Eddleman (US)<br />

5........................Georges Damitio (France)<br />

6.................... Yuriy Ilyasov (Soviet Union)<br />

7................................. Rune Reiz (Sweden)<br />

8................................... John Vislocky (US)<br />

9............................. Arne Ahman (Sweden)<br />

10.............................. Jack Heintzman (US)<br />

1950<br />

1.................... Papa Gallo Thiam (Senegal)<br />

2............................ John Winter (Australia)<br />

3.................. Alan Paterson (Great Britain)<br />

4....................................Virgil Severns (US)<br />

5......................................Jack Razetto (US)<br />

6.....................................Vern McGrew (US)<br />

7..................................Robert Walters (US)<br />

8................ Andre Du Preez (South Africa)<br />

9.................................. Robert Gorden (US)<br />

10................................. Dave Albritton (US)<br />

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1951<br />

1......................................J. Lewis Hall (US)<br />

2......................................Buddy Davis (US)<br />

3........................................Herm Wyatt (US)<br />

4........................Georges Damitio (France)<br />

5................................Charles Holding (US)<br />

6....................................Arnold Betton (US)<br />

7...................................... Barney Dyer (US)<br />

8.....................Göran Widenfeldt (Sweden)<br />

9........................................... Herb Neff (US)<br />

10..................................Virgil Severns (US)<br />

1952<br />

1......................................Buddy Davis (US)<br />

2......................................Ken Wiesner (US)<br />

3................................... Emery Barnes (US)<br />

4..................................Ion Söter (Romania)<br />

5...................... Gösta Svensson (Sweden)<br />

6...........José Telles da Conceição (Brazil)<br />

7....................................Arnold Betton (US)<br />

8.......................................Fred Pratley (US)<br />

9................................Charles Holding (US)<br />

10......................................Herm Wyatt (US)<br />

1953<br />

1......................................Buddy Davis (US)<br />

2.................................... Ernie Shelton (US)<br />

3......................................J. Lewis Hall (US)<br />

4................................Charles Holding (US)<br />

5........................................ Mark Smith (US)<br />

6........................................... Milt Mead (US)<br />

7..................................Ion Söter (Romania)<br />

8...........................Bengt Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

9...................................... Barney Dyer (US)<br />

10....................................Ken Wiesner (US)<br />

1954<br />

1.................................... Ernie Shelton (US)<br />

2...........................Bengt Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

3................................Charles Holding (US)<br />

4........................................ Floyd Jeter (US)<br />

5.............................Doug Spainhower (US)<br />

6.......................................Bob Billings (US)<br />

7.................. Jiří Lánský (Czechoslovakia)<br />

8................... Emmanuel Ifeajuna (Nigeria)<br />

9..........................................Art Carder (US)<br />

10......................................Bennie Roy (US)<br />

1955<br />

1.................................... Ernie Shelton (US)<br />

2...........................Bengt Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

3.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

4.......................................Floyd Smith (US)<br />

5........... Jaroslav Kovář (Czechoslovakia)<br />

6.......................................Vern Wilson (US)<br />

7........................................ Wilfred Lee (US)<br />

8..................................... Bernie Allard (US)<br />

9..................................Ion Söter (Romania)<br />

10....................... Julius Chigbolu (Nigeria)<br />

1956<br />

1.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

2................Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union)<br />

3............................Chilla Porter (Australia)<br />

4...........................Bengt Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

5........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

6.......................................Vern Wilson (US)<br />

7........................................ Bill Russell (US)<br />

8.................................... Ernie Shelton (US)<br />

9........................................ Phil Reavis (US)<br />

10............... Vladimir Sitkin (Soviet Union)<br />

1957<br />

1.............. Yuriy Styepanov (Soviet Union)<br />

2................Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union)<br />

3.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

4................. Vladimir Sitkin (Soviet Union)<br />

5............................Chilla Porter (Australia)<br />

6........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

7.................................... Al Urbanckas (US)<br />

8........................................ Phil Reavis (US)<br />

9.................................... Ernie Shelton (US)<br />

10.......... Zbigniew Lewandowski (Poland)<br />

1958<br />

1........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

2.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

3.................. Jiří Lánský (Czechoslovakia)<br />

4................Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union)<br />

5.............................Rickard Dahl (Sweden)<br />

6.............. Yuriy Styepanov (Soviet Union)<br />

7........................Bertil Holmgren (Sweden)<br />

8.......................................Don Stewart (US)<br />

9.......................Theo Püll (West Germany)<br />

10.................................. John Thomas (US)<br />

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1959<br />

1.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

2................Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union)<br />

3........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

4........Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union)<br />

5...........................Eero Salminen (Finland)<br />

6....................................Errol Williams (US)<br />

7......................................Bob Gardner (US)<br />

8............................Chilla Porter (Australia)<br />

9.................. Jiří Lánský (Czechoslovakia)<br />

10....................................Wayne Moss (US)<br />

1960<br />

1.................................... John Thomas (US)<br />

2................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

3........Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union)<br />

4.................Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union)<br />

5........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

6.................................. Charlie Dumas (US)<br />

7...........................................Joe Faust (US)<br />

8....................................Errol Williams (US)<br />

9................................... Charles Lewis (US)<br />

10......................................Herm Wyatt (US)<br />

1961<br />

1................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

2.................................... John Thomas (US)<br />

3..........................................Bob Avant (US)<br />

4........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

5.................Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union)<br />

6................Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union)<br />

7........Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union)<br />

8......................................Bob Gardner (US)<br />

9............................. Mahamat Idriss (Chad)<br />

10.........................................Joe Faust (US)<br />

1962<br />

1................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

2...........................................Joe Faust (US)<br />

3........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

4.................................. Gene Johnson (US)<br />

5.................................... John Thomas (US)<br />

6...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

7........Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union)<br />

8.................Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union)<br />

9................Gerd Duhrkop (East Germany)<br />

10........................................Bob Avant (US)<br />

1963<br />

1................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

2...................... Tony Sneazwell (Australia)<br />

3.................................. Gene Johnson (US)<br />

4.................................... John Thomas (US)<br />

5...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

6........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

7..................... Kjell-Ake Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

8............................................Lew Hoyt (US)<br />

9........................................Paul Stuber (US)<br />

10.........................................Joe Faust (US)<br />

1964<br />

1................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

2.................................... John Thomas (US)<br />

3......................................John Rambo (US)<br />

4........Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union)<br />

5......................... Edward Czernik (Poland)<br />

6...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

7........................ Stig Pettersson (Sweden)<br />

8.....................................Ed Caruthers (US)<br />

9..................... Kjell-Ake Nilsson (Sweden)<br />

10........................... Mahamat Idriss (Chad)<br />

1965<br />

1................. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union)<br />

2...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

3.................Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union)<br />

4........................................Otis Burrell (US)<br />

5.....................Lawrie Peckham (Australia)<br />

6...................... Tony Sneazwell (Australia)<br />

7....................................John Dobroth (US)<br />

8..Wolfgang Schillkowski (West Germany)<br />

9............ Valeriy Skvortsov (Soviet Union)<br />

10.................................Frank Costello (US)<br />

1966<br />

1...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

2............ Valeriy Skvortsov (Soviet Union)<br />

3........................................Otis Burrell (US)<br />

4.....................Lawrie Peckham (Australia)<br />

5................................... John Hartfield (US)<br />

6................... Robert Sainte-Rose (France)<br />

7....................Jacques Madubost (France)<br />

8............................. Mahamat Idriss (Chad)<br />

9....................................John Dobroth (US)<br />

10...................................Ed Caruthers (US)<br />

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1967<br />

1.....................................Ed Caruthers (US)<br />

2.....................Lawrie Peckham (Australia)<br />

3.............Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union)<br />

4........................................Otis Burrell (US)<br />

5............................ Clarence Johnson (US)<br />

6..Wolfgang Schillkowski (West Germany)<br />

7................................... John Hartfield (US)<br />

8......................................Steve Brown (US)<br />

9............................Jan Dahlgren (Sweden)<br />

10.......... Rudolf Hubner (Czechoslovakia)<br />

1968<br />

1.....................................Dick Fosbury (US)<br />

2.....................................Ed Caruthers (US)<br />

3.............Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union)<br />

4............ Valeriy Skvortsov (Soviet Union)<br />

5...............................Reynaldo Brown (US)<br />

6................................... John Hartfield (US)<br />

7......Gunther Spielvogel (West Germany)<br />

8...............................Giacomo Crosa (Italy)<br />

9........................................... Ed Hanks (US)<br />

10................Kenneth Lundmark (Sweden)<br />

1969<br />

1.............Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union)<br />

2........................................Otis Burrell (US)<br />

3............................... Erminio Azzaro (Italy)<br />

4..................Kenneth Lundmark (Sweden)<br />

5.....................................Dick Fosbury (US)<br />

6..................................... Ron Jourdan (US)<br />

7..............................Chris Celion (Sweden)<br />

8.....................Lawrie Peckham (Australia)<br />

9............ Valeriy Skvortsov (Soviet Union)<br />

10...........................István Major (Hungary)<br />

1970<br />

1...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

2...............................Reynaldo Brown (US)<br />

3.....................Lawrie Peckham (Australia)<br />

4.............Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union)<br />

5..................Kenneth Lundmark (Sweden)<br />

6................ Kestutis Sapka (Soviet Union)<br />

7........................................... Bill Elliott (US)<br />

8.................Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union)<br />

9...................................Barry Shepard (US)<br />

10..................... Endre Kelemen (Hungary)<br />

1971<br />

1......................................Pat Matzdorf (US)<br />

2...............................Reynaldo Brown (US)<br />

3................ Kestutis Sapka (Soviet Union)<br />

4...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

5.............................István Major (Hungary)<br />

6.........Rustam Akhmyetov (Soviet Union)<br />

7.......................................Tim Heikkila (US)<br />

8.............................Csaba Dosa (Romania)<br />

9................. Stefan Junge (East Germany)<br />

10....... Roman Moravec (Czechoslovakia)<br />

1972<br />

1...................... Jüri Tarmak (Soviet Union)<br />

2................. Stefan Junge (East Germany)<br />

3.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

4...........Hermann Magerl (West Germany)<br />

5................ Kestutis Sapka (Soviet Union)<br />

6............................Jan Dahlgren (Sweden)<br />

7....................... Endre Kelemen (Hungary)<br />

8........... Vladimir Abramov (Soviet Union)<br />

9.........Rustam Akhmyetov (Soviet Union)<br />

10................................... Ron Jourdan (US)<br />

1973<br />

1.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

2...............................Reynaldo Brown (US)<br />

3....................................... Tom Woods (US)<br />

4.............................István Major (Hungary)<br />

5........... Vladimir Abramov (Soviet Union)<br />

6..............Vladimír Malý (Czechoslovakia)<br />

7................................John Beers (Canada)<br />

8...................................Chihchin Ni (China)<br />

9.................................. Robert Joseph (US)<br />

10...........Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union)<br />

1974<br />

1.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

2........................Jesper Törring (Denmark)<br />

3................ Kestutis Sapka (Soviet Union)<br />

4..............Vladimír Malý (Czechoslovakia)<br />

5........... Vladimir Abramov (Soviet Union)<br />

6..............................Rune Almén (Sweden)<br />

7.............................Teymour Ghiassi (Iran)<br />

8...............................Reynaldo Brown (US)<br />

9.............. Imants Karlsons (Soviet Union)<br />

10................................... Rory Kotinek (US)<br />

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1975<br />

1.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

2....................................... Tom Woods (US)<br />

3.......Aleksandr Grigoryev (Soviet Union)<br />

4............Rolf Beilschmidt (East Germany)<br />

5..................................... Rory Kotinek (US)<br />

6.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

7..............................Rune Almén (Sweden)<br />

8...............................Enzo Del Forno (Italy)<br />

9........................... Paul Poaniewa (France)<br />

10................... Dimitrios Patrónis (Greece)<br />

1976<br />

1.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

2.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

3....................................Greg Joy (Canada)<br />

4...............Sergey Budalov (Soviet Union)<br />

5............ Sergey Senyukov (Soviet Union)<br />

6............Rolf Beilschmidt (East Germany)<br />

7.............................. James Barrineau (US)<br />

8....................................... Tom Woods (US)<br />

9..............................Rune Almén (Sweden)<br />

10................................... Bill Jankunis (US)<br />

1977<br />

1............Rolf Beilschmidt (East Germany)<br />

2.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

3......Vladimir Yashchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

4..................................... Rory Kotinek (US)<br />

5.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

6.......Aleksandr Grigoryev (Soviet Union)<br />

7.........................................Kyle Arney (US)<br />

8................................ Franklin Jacobs (US)<br />

9..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

10.......... Sergey Senyukov (Soviet Union)<br />

1978<br />

1......Vladimir Yashchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

2............Rolf Beilschmidt (East Germany)<br />

3.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

4................................ Franklin Jacobs (US)<br />

5.......Aleksandr Grigoryev (Soviet Union)<br />

6....................................... Benn <strong>Field</strong>s (US)<br />

7......... Henry Lauterbach (East Germany)<br />

8..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

9.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

10..................................Greg Joy (Canada)<br />

1979<br />

1.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

2............Rolf Beilschmidt (East Germany)<br />

3................................ Franklin Jacobs (US)<br />

4....................Gerd Nagel (West Germany)<br />

5.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

6.......Aleksandr Grigoryev (Soviet Union)<br />

7....................................... Benn <strong>Field</strong>s (US)<br />

8...................... Massimo De Giorgio (Italy)<br />

9.......... Andre Schneider (West Germany)<br />

10....Vladimir Yashchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

1980<br />

1..................Gerd Wessig (East Germany)<br />

2.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

3.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

4..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

5....................................... Benn <strong>Field</strong>s (US)<br />

6......... Henry Lauterbach (East Germany)<br />

7................Jörg Freimuth (East Germany)<br />

8............................................ Nat Page (US)<br />

9....................Gerd Nagel (West Germany)<br />

10................... Adrian Proteasa (Romania)<br />

1981<br />

1....................................Tyke Peacock (US)<br />

2....................Gerd Nagel (West Germany)<br />

3..................Valeriy Sereda (Soviet Union)<br />

4.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

5..............Roland Dalhäuser (Switzerland)<br />

6.....................................Milton Goode (US)<br />

7............................................ Nat Page (US)<br />

8.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

9....................... Janusz Trzepizur (Poland)<br />

10....Vladimir Granyenkov (Soviet Union)<br />

1982<br />

1................................... Milt Ottey (Canada)<br />

2....................... Janusz Trzepizur (Poland)<br />

3.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

4.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

5....................Gerd Nagel (West Germany)<br />

6....................................Tyke Peacock (US)<br />

7..............Roland Dalhäuser (Switzerland)<br />

8................................. Jianhua Zhu (China)<br />

9.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

10........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

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1983<br />

1................................. Jianhua Zhu (China)<br />

2....................................Tyke Peacock (US)<br />

3..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

4.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

5......Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union)<br />

6........................Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)<br />

7.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

8..................Valeriy Sereda (Soviet Union)<br />

9................................... Milt Ottey (Canada)<br />

10........................... Eddy Annys (Belgium)<br />

1984<br />

1.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

2................................. Jianhua Zhu (China)<br />

3..................Valeriy Sereda (Soviet Union)<br />

4.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

5.................................. Dwight Stones (US)<br />

6....................................... Jim Howard (US)<br />

7.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

8..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

9......Vladimir Granyenkov (Soviet Union)<br />

10....Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union)<br />

1985<br />

1.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

2....................................... Jim Howard (US)<br />

3........................Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)<br />

4.................... Ján Zvara (Czechoslovakia)<br />

5......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

6.............................Jacek Wszoła (Poland)<br />

7.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

8.......... Sergey Malchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

9..................... Francisco Centelles (Cuba)<br />

10...... Aleksandr Kotovich (Soviet Union)<br />

1986<br />

1........................Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)<br />

2....................................... Jim Howard (US)<br />

3................................ Doug Nordquist (US)<br />

4..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

5.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

6.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

7..................Valeriy Sereda (Soviet Union)<br />

8.......... Sergey Malchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

9.................... Ján Zvara (Czechoslovakia)<br />

10................................. Milt Ottey (Canada)<br />

1987<br />

1.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

2........................Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)<br />

3......Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union)<br />

4.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

5.................... Ján Zvara (Czechoslovakia)<br />

6..............................Sorin Matei (Romania)<br />

7......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

8....................................... Jim Howard (US)<br />

9..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

10................................. Jerome Carter (US)<br />

1988<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

3......Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union)<br />

4...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

5.......... Rudolf Povarnitsin (Soviet Union)<br />

6.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

7........................Nick Saunders (Bermuda)<br />

8..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

9.......... Sergey Malchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

10......................Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)<br />

1989<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

3...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

4......Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union)<br />

5.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

6.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

7.......... Rudolf Povarnitsin (Soviet Union)<br />

8..........Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany)<br />

9........................Nick Saunders (Bermuda)<br />

10..................................... Jim Howard (US)<br />

1990<br />

1...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

2..............................Sorin Matei (Romania)<br />

3...........................Georgi Dakov (Bulgaria)<br />

4......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

5.................... Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

6................................ Doug Nordquist (US)<br />

7..............Aleksey Yemelin (Soviet Union)<br />

8.......... Sergey Malchenko (Soviet Union)<br />

9.....Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany)<br />

10........................ Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

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1991<br />

1...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

2......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

3.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

4.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

5.................................Marino Drake (Cuba)<br />

6..............................Troy Kemp (Bahamas)<br />

7.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

8..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

9...................................Arturo Ortíz (Spain)<br />

10.......................................... Rick Noji (US)<br />

1992<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

3...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

4............................ Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

5..............................Troy Kemp (Bahamas)<br />

6..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

7................................Ralf Sonn (Germany)<br />

8.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

9.................................Marino Drake (Cuba)<br />

10....................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

1993<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

3..............................Troy Kemp (Bahamas)<br />

4...................................Hollis Conway (US)<br />

5..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

6.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

7................................Ralf Sonn (Germany)<br />

8.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

9.......................................Tony Barton (US)<br />

10.......................... Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

1994<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2..............................Troy Kemp (Bahamas)<br />

3............................. Steinar Hoen (Norway)<br />

4............................ Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

5......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

6.................... Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

7.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

8..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

9................Jean-Charles Gicquel (France)<br />

10.....................Håkon Särnblom (Norway)<br />

1995<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2..............................Troy Kemp (Bahamas)<br />

3............................. Steinar Hoen (Norway)<br />

4......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

5..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

6.......................................Tony Barton (US)<br />

7................Lámbros Papakóstas (Greece)<br />

8.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

9.......................Håkon Särnblom (Norway)<br />

10.......................... Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

1996<br />

1.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

2..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

3.................... Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

4............................. Steinar Hoen (Norway)<br />

5......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

6.......................... Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden)<br />

7............................ Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

8......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

9...................... Jin-taek Lee (South Korea)<br />

10...............Wolfgang Kreissig (Germany)<br />

1997<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2............................. Steinar Hoen (Norway)<br />

3............................ Tim Forsyth (Australia)<br />

4.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

5..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

6.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

7................Lámbros Papakóstas (Greece)<br />

8............................ Martin Buss (Germany)<br />

9......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

10............. Konstantin Matusevich (Israel)<br />

1998<br />

1......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

2.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

3.......................... Sergey Klyugin (Russia)<br />

4..............................Artur Partyka (Poland)<br />

5............................ Martin Buss (Germany)<br />

6.....................Dalton Grant (Great Britain)<br />

7..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

8.......................... Staffan Strand (Sweden)<br />

9...................................... Brian Brown (US)<br />

10........................... Steinar Hoen (Norway)<br />

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1999<br />

1...................Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia)<br />

2............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

3............................ Martin Buss (Germany)<br />

4.................... Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

5.................................. Charles Austin (US)<br />

6.......................... Staffan Strand (Sweden)<br />

7..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

8......................Steve Smith (Great Britain)<br />

9.................Wolfgang Kreissig (Germany)<br />

10........................ Sergey Klyugin (Russia)<br />

2000<br />

1...................Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia)<br />

2.......................... Sergey Klyugin (Russia)<br />

3......................... Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<br />

4..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

5............... Konstantin Matusevich (Israel)<br />

6.......................... Staffan Strand (Sweden)<br />

7.......... Abderrahmane Hammad (Algeria)<br />

8............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

9........................ Kwaku Boateng (Canada)<br />

10.................. Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

2001<br />

1..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

2......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

3............................ Martin Buss (Germany)<br />

4...................Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia)<br />

5.......................... Sergey Klyugin (Russia)<br />

6.......................... Staffan Strand (Sweden)<br />

7............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

8.................Andrey Sokolovskiy (Ukraine)<br />

9.................................. Nathan Leeper (US)<br />

10................Sergey Dymchenko (Ukraine)<br />

2002<br />

1..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

2......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

3............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

4.......................... Staffan Strand (Sweden)<br />

5...............Tomáš Jankú (Czech Republic)<br />

6.........................................Tora Harris (US)<br />

7................Jacques Freitag (South Africa)<br />

8.............................. Pyotr Brayko (Russia)<br />

9.......... Abderrahmane Hammad (Algeria)<br />

10...............................Charles Clinger (US)<br />

2003<br />

1................Jacques Freitag (South Africa)<br />

2..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

3......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

4.....................Germaine Mason (Jamaica)<br />

5....................................... Jamie Nieto (US)<br />

6............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

7........................Mikhail Tsvetkov (Russia)<br />

8.................Andrey Sokolovskiy (Ukraine)<br />

9....................... Gennadiy Moroz (Belarus)<br />

10.................... Grzegorz Sposób (Poland)<br />

2004<br />

1..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

2.............Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic)<br />

3......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

4....................................... Jamie Nieto (US)<br />

5...............................Matt Hemingway (US)<br />

6.................Andrey Sokolovskiy (Ukraine)<br />

7............................ Mark Boswell (Canada)<br />

8.....................Stefan Vasilache (Romania)<br />

9............. Svatoslav Ton (Czech Republic)<br />

10.................Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia)<br />

2005<br />

1................................... Victor Moya (Cuba)<br />

2..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

3......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

4.............Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic)<br />

5...................Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia)<br />

6.................... Yuriy Krymarenko (Ukraine)<br />

7............. Svatoslav Ton (Czech Republic)<br />

8.................... Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia)<br />

9................Jacques Freitag (South Africa)<br />

10...............Andrey Sokolovskiy (Ukraine)<br />

2006<br />

1............................ Andrey Silnov (Russia)<br />

2......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

3...................... Linus Thörnblad (Sweden)<br />

4..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

5...............Tomáš Jankú (Czech Republic)<br />

6................................. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)<br />

7........................ Andrey Tereshin (Russia)<br />

8.........................................Tora Harris (US)<br />

9..................................Jesse Williams (US)<br />

10................................... Giulio Ciotti (Italy)<br />

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3-time No. 1 Stefan Holm shares<br />

the height-over-head record at<br />

23¼ inches (59cm)<br />

© jiro mochizuki/photo run<br />

2007<br />

1..................... Donald Thomas (Bahamas)<br />

2..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

3......................Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus)<br />

4......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

5...................... Linus Thörnblad (Sweden)<br />

6...............Tomáš Jankú (Czech Republic)<br />

7............................ Andrey Silnov (Russia)<br />

8..................................Jesse Williams (US)<br />

9........................ Andrey Tereshin (Russia)<br />

10.......................................Tora Harris (US)<br />

2008<br />

1............................ Andrey Silnov (Russia)<br />

2..............................Stefan Holm (Sweden)<br />

3......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

4............. Germaine Mason (Great Britain)<br />

5...................... Linus Thörnblad (Sweden)<br />

6..................................Jesse Williams (US)<br />

7........................ Andrey Tereshin (Russia)<br />

8............................. Raul Spank (Germany)<br />

9.............Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic)<br />

10.............Tomáš Jankú (Czech Republic)<br />

2009<br />

1......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

2................................. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)<br />

3.............Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic)<br />

4..................................Jesse Williams (US)<br />

5....................Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)<br />

6......................Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus)<br />

7............................. Raul Spank (Germany)<br />

8...................... Linus Thörnblad (Sweden)<br />

9.................................. Andra Manson (US)<br />

10................Sylwester Bednarek (Poland)<br />

2010<br />

1................................. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)<br />

2..................................Jesse Williams (US)<br />

3....................Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)<br />

4......................Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)<br />

5...................... Linus Thörnblad (Sweden)<br />

6..........................Aleksey Dmitrik (Russia)<br />

7......................Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus)<br />

8..................... Donald Thomas (Bahamas)<br />

9...................................... Dusty Jonas (US)<br />

10.......... Kabelo Kgosiemang (Botswana)<br />

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