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1937-1948
* - Converted from 220y (-0.1) str - straight track (200m straight + 0.5)
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All Years
1937
1
Ben Johnson
USA
20.8
2
Jack Weiershauser
USA
20.9
3
Dennis Shore
RSA
21.0
*A
4
Randolph Carter
USA
21.1
*str
4
Delmer Brown
USA
21.1
*str
4
Perrin Walker
USA
21.1
7
Kenneth Chittum
USA
21.2
*str
7
Lee Orr
CAN
21.2
*str
7
Robert Rodenkirchen
GER
21.2
*str
10
Mack Robinson
USA
21.3
*str
1938
1
Ben Johnson
USA
20.9
1
Perrin Walker
USA
20.9
3
Clyde Jeffrey
USA
21.0
*str
3
Wilbur Miller
USA
21.0
*str
5
Cyril Holmes
GBR
21.1
*
5
Jack Emigh
USA
21.1
*str
5
Martinus Osendarp
NED
21.1
5
Dennis Shore
RSA
21.1
*A
9
Jacinto Ortiz
CUB
21.2
9
John Mumford
AUS
21.2
*e
1939
1
Jakob Scheuring
GER
21.0
1
Norwood Ewell
USA
21.0
3
Perrin Walker
USA
21.1
3
Clyde Jeffrey
USA
21.1
e
5
Robert Lewis
USA
21.2
*str
5
Karl Neckermann
GER
21.2
5
Orazio Mariani
ITA
21.2
5
Lee Orr
CAN
21.2
*
9
Vernon Akins
USA
21.3
*str
9
Curtis Ledford
USA
21.3
*str
1940
1
Harold Davis
USA
20.9
str
2
Norwood Ewell
USA
21.0
*
3
Eddie Morris
USA
21.1
*str
3
Frank Ohl
USA
21.1
*str
3
Cyrus Ellsworth
USA
21.1
*Astr
6
George Koettel
USA
21.2
*
6
Clyde Jeffrey
USA
21.2
*
6
Harald Mellerowicz
GER
21.2
9
Lee Orr
CAN
21.3
*str
9
Carlo Monti
ITA
21.3
1941
1
Harold Davis
USA
20.9
*str
2
Billy Brown
USA
21.0
*str
2
Norwood Ewell
USA
21.0
str
2
Payton Jordan
USA
21.0
*
2
Jakob Scheuring
GER
21.0
6
Howard Caldwell
USA
21.1
*str
7
José Bento de Assis
BRA
21.2
8
Clifford Bourland
USA
21.3
*str
8
Edward Greenidge
USA
21.3
*str
10
Gene Littler
USA
21.4
*Astr
1942
1
Norwood Ewell
USA
20.8
*
1
Harold Davis
USA
20.8
*str
3
Harald Mellerowicz
GER
21.0
3
Leo Tarrant
USA
21.0
*str
5
Harold Davis
USA
21.1
*
6
Herbert McKenley
JAM
21.2
6
Philipp Malcolm
PAN
21.2
8
Hubert Kerns
USA
21.3
*str
8
Seymour Lashley
PAN
21.3
e
10
Ralph Hammond
USA
21.4
*str
1943
1
Leroy Brown
JAM
21.2
1
Lloyd LaBeach
PAN
21.2
3
Harold Davis
USA
21.3
*str
3
Adelio Márquez
ARG
21.3
5
George Guida
USA
21.4
str
5
Ion Moina
ROU
21.4
7
Jack Morris
USA
21.5
*str
7
Ion Zenide
ROU
21.5
7
James O'Reilly
USA
21.5
*str
10
Melvin Patton
USA
21.6
*str
1944
1
Charles Parker
USA
21.1
*str
1
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey
TRI
21.1
3
Claude Young
USA
21.3
*str
3
Adelio Márquez
ARG
21.3
5
Martinus Osendarp
NED
21.4
6
Walter Pérez
URU
21.5
6
Ernesto Gomez
PER
21.5
8
Ralph Ellsworth
USA
21.6
*str
8
José Bento de Assis
BRA
21.6
8
Gerardo Bönnhoff
ARG
21.6
1945
1
Elmore Harris
USA
21.2
*
2
José Bento de Assis
BRA
21.3
3
Adelio Márquez
ARG
21.4
4
Gerardo Bönnhoff
ARG
21.5
4
Bob Crowson
USA
21.5
*
4
Dennis Shore
RSA
21.5
*A
4
Andy Shurr
USA
21.5
*str
8
John Treloar
AUS
21.6
*
9
George Lewis
TRI
21.7
*
9
John van Velzer
USA
21.7
*str
1946
1
Lloyd LaBeach
PAN
20.8
*
2
Herbert McKenley
JAM
20.9
*e
3
John Treloar
AUS
21.1
*
4
Norwood Ewell
USA
21.2
4
George Lewis
TRI
21.2
6
Dennis Shore
RSA
21.3
*A
6
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey
TRI
21.3
8
Carlo Monti
ITA
21.4
9
Melvin Patton
USA
21.5
*str
9
Bob Crowson
USA
21.5
*
1947
1
Melvin Patton
USA
20.8
*str
2
Norwood Ewell
USA
21.0
2
Lloyd LaBeach
PAN
21.0
4
Herbert McKenley
JAM
21.1
*Astr
4
Billy Mathis
USA
21.1
*
4
John Treloar
AUS
21.1
*
7
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey
TRI
21.2
7
Richard Houden
USA
21.2
7
Harrison Dillard
USA
21.2
10
Daniel Hugo
RSA
21.3
*A
1948
1
Lloyd LaBeach
PAN
20.7
*str
1
Melvin Patton
USA
20.7
3
Charles Peters
USA
20.8
*
3
Norwood Ewell
USA
20.8
3
Harrison Dillard
USA
20.8
6
Charles May
USA
20.9
*
7
Paul Bienz
USA
21.0
*str
7
Charles Parker
USA
21.0
*str
7
Cliff Bourland
USA
21.0
10
John Bradley
USA
21.2
*str