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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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