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MEN’S WORLD RANKINGS, 1947-2010
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/yearly-leadersWorld Rankings — Men’s 800
1947
1......................Doug Harris (New Zealand)
2.......................................John Fulton (US)
3............ Niels Holst-Sörensen (Denmark)
4.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
5........................................ Bill Clifford (US)
6............................... Reggie Pearman (US)
7..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
8......................... Olle Ljunggren (Sweden)
9.................... Ingvar Bengtsson (Sweden)
10........................Hans Liljekvist (Sweden)
1948
1..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
2.......................Marcel Hansenne (France)
3.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
4.................... Ingvar Bengtsson (Sweden)
5.......................................Herb Barten (US)
6..........................Hans Liljekvist (Sweden)
7............ Niels Holst-Sörensen (Denmark)
8.................Herluf Christensen (Denmark)
9..................................Bob Chambers (US)
10.................................Tarver Perkins (US)
1949
1..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
2.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
3.......................................Herb Barten (US)
4.................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)
5.................... Ingvar Bengtsson (Sweden)
6........... Heinz Ulzheimer (West Germany)
7.......................Marcel Hansenne (France)
8................................. Don Gehrmann (US)
9........................................Pat Bowers (US)
10..........................Stig Lindgard (Sweden)
1950
1..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
2................................. Don Gehrmann (US)
3......................John Parlett (Great Britain)
4..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
5.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
6.............. Roger Bannister (Great Britain)
7.................... Ingvar Bengtsson (Sweden)
8..........................................Bill Brown (US)
9........... Günther Steines (West Germany)
10.....................Marcel Hansenne (France)
1.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
2................................ Roscoe Browne (US)
3..................Urban Cleve (West Germany)
4........... Heinz Ulzheimer (West Germany)
5......................................John Barnes (US)
6..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
7..................................Bob Chambers (US)
8.................... Patrick El Mabrouk (France)
9......................John Parlett (Great Britain)
10........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
1952
1..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
2.............................. Arthur Wint (Jamaica)
3........... Heinz Ulzheimer (West Germany)
4...................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)
5..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
6........... Günther Steines (West Germany)
7......................................John Barnes (US)
8.................Albert Webster (Great Britain)
9............................... Reggie Pearman (US)
10...Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)
1953
1..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
2.......................................Wes Santee (US)
3........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
4..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
5..............................Tage Ekfeldt (Sweden)
6...Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)
7.................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)
8.......................................Henry Cryer (US)
9...................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)
10................................... Lang Stanley (US)
1954
1........................Lajos Szentgáli (Hungary)
2...................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)
3..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
4................ Derek Johnson (Great Britain)
5........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
6.................. Lucien De Muynck (Belgium)
7..................................... Mal Whitfield (US)
8.......................................Wes Santee (US)
9......................................Arnie Sowell (US)
10........... Friedel Stracke (West Germany)
1955
1........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
2..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
3......................................Arnie Sowell (US)
4................................... Tom Courtney (US)
5...................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)
6.......................................Wes Santee (US)
7......................................Lon Spurrier (US)
8.................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)
9................ Derek Johnson (Great Britain)
10.......................................Bill Tidwell (US)
1956
1................................... Tom Courtney (US)
2..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
3........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
4................ Derek Johnson (Great Britain)
5......................................Arnie Sowell (US)
6.................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)
7......................................Lon Spurrier (US)
8........................Lajos Szentgáli (Hungary)
9..................................... Lang Stanley (US)
10.................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)
1957
1........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
2................................... Tom Courtney (US)
3..................................... Don Bowden (US)
4.................................Ron Delany (Ireland)
5................ Derek Johnson (Great Britain)
6......................................Arnie Sowell (US)
7..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
8................................Dan Waern (Sweden)
9................ Zbigniew Makomaski (Poland)
10..................Mike Rawson (Great Britain)
1958
1..............................Herb Elliott (Australia)
2................................... Tom Courtney (US)
3.................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)
4................ Paul Schmidt (West Germany)
5....................Mike Rawson (Great Britain)
6................ Zbigniew Makomaski (Poland)
7..........................Audun Boysen (Norway)
8.................................Ron Delany (Ireland)
9........... Herbert Missalla (West Germany)
10......................Lajos Szentgáli (Hungary)
1959
1.................Stefan Lewandowski (Poland)
2........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
3............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
4.................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)
5...................................... Tom Murphy (US)
6................ Paul Schmidt (West Germany)
7................................Dan Waern (Sweden)
8................... Peter Adam (West Germany)
9..........Siegfried Valentin (East Germany)
10................ Christian Wägli (Switzerland)
1960
1........................Peter Snell (New Zealand)
2........................... Roger Moens (Belgium)
3............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
4................ Paul Schmidt (West Germany)
5......................................Jerry Siebert (US)
6.................. Christian Wägli (Switzerland)
7.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
8.................................... Ernie Cunliffe (US)
9.....................Jörg Balke (West Germany)
10..............................Tony Blue (Australia)
1961
1........................Peter Snell (New Zealand)
2......................................Jerry Siebert (US)
3............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
4................................Dan Waern (Sweden)
5................ Paul Schmidt (West Germany)
6..........................................John Bork (US)
7..................................Dyrol Burleson (US)
8.................................Ron Delany (Ireland)
9........................................Jim Dupree (US)
10..................Gary Philpott (New Zealand)
1962
1........................Peter Snell (New Zealand)
2......................................Jerry Siebert (US)
3........................................Jim Dupree (US)
4.................................Michel Jazy (France)
5........................................ John Reilly (US)
6......................................Jack Yerman (US)
7............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
8......................................... Bill Frazier (US)
9.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
10.............Valeriy Bulishev (Soviet Union)
1963
1..............................Bill Crothers (Canada)
2.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
3........................................Jim Dupree (US)
4................................ Noel Carroll (Ireland)
5...............Valeriy Bulishev (Soviet Union)
6....................................Morgan Groth (US)
7.................................. Norm Hoffman (US)
8........................Bill Cornell (Great Britain)
9.............Manfred Kinder (West Germany)
10......................Peter Snell (New Zealand)
1964
1........................Peter Snell (New Zealand)
2..............................Bill Crothers (Canada)
3..........................Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya)
4............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
5......................................Jerry Siebert (US)
6....................................Morgan Groth (US)
7........................................ Tom Farrell (US)
8.............Dieter Bogatzki (West Germany)
9.................... John Boulter (Great Britain)
10............ Jacques Pennewaert (Belgium)
1965
1..............................Bill Crothers (Canada)
2..........................Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya)
3....................Jürgen May (East Germany)
4........................................ Tom Farrell (US)
5....................................Morgan Groth (US)
6..............................George Germann (US)
7.... Franz-Josef Kemper (West Germany)
8....... Tomáš Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)
9.................... Jan Kasal (Czechoslovakia)
10....................Chris Carter (Great Britain)
1966
1........................................... Jim Ryun (US)
2.... Franz-Josef Kemper (West Germany)
3.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
4........................................ Tom Farrell (US)
5............. Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)
6............................Noel Clough (Australia)
7..........................Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya)
8............................. George Kerr (Jamaica)
9..............................Bill Crothers (Canada)
10....................Chris Carter (Great Britain)
1967
1.... Franz-Josef Kemper (West Germany)
2...........................................Wade Bell (US)
3................ Jean-Pierre Dufresne (France)
4.................... John Boulter (Great Britain)
5.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
6..........................Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya)
7....................................... Dennis Carr (US)
8..............................Bill Crothers (Canada)
9.........................Ralph Doubell (Australia)
10.......................................Larry Kelly (US)
1968
1.........................Ralph Doubell (Australia)
2..........................Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya)
3........................................ Tom Farrell (US)
4...............Walter Adams (West Germany)
5............... Jozef Plachý (Czechoslovakia)
6.................Dieter Fromm (East Germany)
7...........................................Wade Bell (US)
8.............................. Thomas Saisi (Kenya)
9.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
10.............Henryk Szordykowski (Poland)
1969
1............... Jozef Plachý (Czechoslovakia)
2.................Dieter Fromm (East Germany)
3.. Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)
4...................................Naftali Bon (Kenya)
5.......................................Juris Luzins (US)
6.........................Ralph Doubell (Australia)
7................................... Felix Johnson (US)
8.............................. Byron Dyce (Jamaica)
9..................................... Art Sandison (US)
10.................Dave Cropper (Great Britain)