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All-Years
* - Converted from 440y (-0.3)
1891-1900
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1913-1920
1921-1924
1925-1928
1929-1932
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All Years
1891
1
Harry L. Dadmun
USA
48.9
*
2
Mortimer Remington
USA
49.1
*
3
George Shattuck
USA
49.2
*
4
David Basan
GBR
49.8
*e
5
Harry D. Carr
CAN
49.9
*
5
Douglas Crossman
GBR
49.9
*
5
T.J. Stead
USA
49.9
*e
5
William Downs
USA
49.9
*
5
Joseph S. Roddy
USA
49.9
*e
5
S.G. Waldron
CAN
49.9
*
1892
1
Charlton Moneypenny
GBR
49.2
*
2
Harry Jewett
USA
49.5
*
2
Edgar Bredin
GBR
49.5
*
4
Henry Lyons
USA
49.7
*
4
William Downs
USA
49.7
*
6
George Shattuck
USA
49.9
*
7
Harry L. Dadmun
USA
50.0
e+
8
George F. Sandford
USA
50.1
e+
8
Arthur W. Charles
GBR
50.1
e
8
Cyril Dickinson
IRL
50.1
*
1893
1
Edgar Bredin
GBR
48.9
*
2
John B. Lloyd
GBR
49.5
*
3
Irving Brokaw
USA
49.7
*
4
William McPherson
AUS
49.9
*
5
Alexander Ramsbotham
GBR
50.1
*
5
Edward Allen
USA
50.1
*
7
Arthur Ovenden
GBR
50.2
*
8
Osborne G. Holmden
GBR
50.4
*e
9
I.M. Jordan
USA
50.5
*
9
Louis Sayer
USA
50.5
*
1894
1
R.L. Whitley
USA
48.7
*
2
Edgar Bredin
GBR
48.9
*
3
Sherman M. Merrill
USA
49.7
*
4
George F. Sandford
USA
49.8
e
4
A.J. Larkman
GBR
49.8
e
6
William Fitzherbert
GBR
49.9
*
7
Thomas Burke
USA
50.1
*
7
G.L. Paris
CAN
50.1
*
7
F. Bradley
GBR
50.1
*
10
A. Pond
USA
50.2
e
1895
1
Edgar Bredin
GBR
48.2
*
2
Thomas Burke
USA
48.7
*
2
Gilbert Jordan
GBR
48.7
*e
4
Philip Blignaut
RSA
48.9
*
5
William Fitzherbert
GBR
49.1
*
6
George Sands
USA
49.3
e
7
Alfred Downer
GBR
49.4
*
8
Charles H. Lewin
USA
49.5
*
9
William Richards
USA
49.7
*e
9
John D. Morrow
CAN
49.7
*
1896
1
Thomas Burke
USA
48.5
*
2
Bernard Wefers
USA
48.9
*
3
A.E. Smith
GBR
49.2
*
4
William Fitzherbert
GBR
49.3
*
4
James Meredith
IRL
49.3
*e
6
Gilbert Jordan
GBR
49.4
*
7
Charles Kilpatrick
USA
49.7
e+
8
R.W. Jones
GBR
49.9
*
8
W. Jennings
USA
49.9
*
8
Charles Kilpatrick
USA
49.9
e
1897
1
Philip Blignaut
RSA
48.7
*A
1
Thomas Burke
USA
48.7
*
1
Maxie Long
USA
48.7
*
4
Bernard Wefers
USA
48.9
*e
5
William Holland
USA
49.3
*e
5
A.J. Townsend
USA
49.3
e
7
E. Tate
GBR
49.4
e
8
Gilbert Jordan
GBR
49.5
*
8
John H. Rush
USA
49.5
*e
8
George G. Stephens
CAN
49.5
e
1898
1
Maxie Long
USA
48.5
*
2
Philip Blignaut
RSA
48.7
*A
3
Frank Jarvis
USA
49.7
*
3
William Fitzherbert
GBR
49.7
*
5
James Meredith
IRL
49.8
*e
6
Charles Davison
AUS
49.9
*e
7
F.L. Carter
GBR
50.1
*
7
W.J. Harrison
GBR
50.1
*
7
A.M. Hollins
GBR
50.1
*e
7
Alec Nelson
GBR
50.1
*
1899
1
Maxie Long
USA
49.1
*
1
Charles Davison
AUS
49.1
*
3
Thomas Burke
USA
49.5
*
4
Dixon Boardman
USA
49.6
*e
5
Norman Pritchard
IND
49.7
*
5
C.T. Teetzel
USA
49.7
*
7
Arthur W. Charles
GBR
49.9
*
7
T.R. Fisher
USA
49.9
e
9
A.M. Hollins
GBR
50.1
*
10
F.C. Luce
USA
50.4
e
1900
1
Maxie Long
USA
47.5
*
2
William Moloney
USA
48.9
*
2
S.P. Wadson
GBR
48.9
*e
4
Beauchamp Day
IRL
49.1
*
5
Dixon Boardman
USA
49.3
*
6
John Cregan
USA
49.5
*
7
Harry Lee
USA
49.6
*e
8
D.J. Brennan
USA
49.7
*
9
William Holland
USA
49.9
10
W.G. Clerk
USA
50.0
*e
1901
1
F.L. Thompson
USA
49.3
*
2
Harrison Smith
USA
49.5
*
2
Edward Merrill
USA
49.5
*
2
Reginald Wadsley
GBR
49.5
*
5
G.S. Guthrie
CAN
49.7
*
5
Edgar C. Rust
USA
49.7
*
7
Maxie Long
USA
49.8
*e
8
Charles Long
USA
49.9
*
9
William Welsh
GBR
50.0
*e
9
Dixon Boardman
USA
50.0
*e
1902
1
George Poage
USA
49.3
*
1
William Holland
USA
49.3
*
3
Charles B. Long
USA
49.4
*e
4
William A. Schick
USA
49.5
*
4
Edgar C. Rust
USA
49.5
*e
4
Fay Moulton
USA
49.5
*
7
Edward Merrill
USA
49.7
*
7
Milton T. Lightner
USA
49.7
*e
7
John D. Morrow
CAN
49.7
*
10
George White
GBR
49.9
*
1903
1
John Haigh
USA
48.7
*
2
W.G. Clerk
USA
48.8
*u
3
E.J. Dives
USA
48.9
*u
4
John D. Morrow
CAN
49.3
5
F.G. Warren
USA
49.5
*
5
H.E. Taylor
USA
49.5
*
7
Percival Molson
CAN
49.6
*e
7
Kenahan Cornwallis
GBR
49.6
*e
9
Robert. W. Barclay
GBR
49.7
*
10
Walter F. Dunn
USA
49.9
*
1904
1
R. Seay
USA
48.5
*
2
John Taylor
USA
48.9
*
3
Charles Long
USA
49.1
*e
4
E.J. Dives
USA
49.2
*e
4
Harry Hillman
USA
49.2
6
A.C. Kingsberry
USA
49.3
*
7
Sidney R. Burnap
USA
49.6
*e
7
Robert. W. Barclay
GBR
49.6
*e
9
Harry A. Hyman
USA
49.7
*e
9
Lewis
USA
49.7
*
1905
1
Nigel Barker
AUS
48.2
*
2
Williams
USA
48.9
*
3
Harry A. Hyman
USA
49.1
*
3
E.J. Dives
USA
49.1
*e
3
Harry Hillman
USA
49.1
*
6
Sidney R. Burnap
USA
49.2
*e
7
John Carpenter
USA
49.3
*e
7
Frank Waller
USA
49.3
*
9
Archie Orear
USA
49.7
*
9
Frederick B. Townsend
USA
49.7
*e
1906
1
Wyndham Halswelle
GBR
48.5
*
2
E.J. Dives
USA
49.3
*
3
Jack George
GBR
49.5
*e
4
Kenahan Cornwallis
GBR
49.7
*
4
Joseph Rothwell
USA
49.7
*
4
J.W. Colliton
USA
49.7
*
4
G. Daniels
USA
49.7
*
4
Ned Merriam
USA
49.7
*
4
B. Greenhaw
USA
49.7
*
4
James H. Teevan
USA
49.7
*
1907
1
John Taylor
USA
48.5
*
2
W.T. Coholan
USA
49.0
*e
3
H.M. Rogers
USA
49.1
*e
4
John Atlee
USA
49.2
*e
5
Jack George
GBR
49.5
*
6
Joseph Rothwell
USA
49.7
*
6
A. Quinn
USA
49.7
*
6
Melvin Sheppard
USA
49.7
*
9
James McEntee
USA
49.9
*e
10
Andre Glarner
FRA
50.0
*e
1908
1
Wyndham Halswelle
GBR
48.1
*
2
Pierre Failliot
FRA
49.0
2
William Robbins
USA
49.0
4
Shannon Douglas
USA
49.3
*
4
Harry Hillman
USA
49.3
*
6
John Carpenter
USA
49.4
6
Melvin Sheppard
USA
49.4
*
8
Edward Ryle
GBR
49.5
e
8
John Atlee
USA
49.5
*
8
Louis Siebert
CAN
49.5
e
1909
1
William Robbins
USA
48.3
*
2
Clarence S. Edmundson
USA
48.7
*
3
Louis Siebert
CAN
48.9
3
Hanns Braun
GER
48.9
e
5
James Rosenberger
USA
49.0
*e
6
Edward Merrihew
USA
49.1
*
7
Emilio Lunghi
ITA
49.3
*
8
Pierre Failliot
FRA
49.4
8
William J. Hayes
USA
49.4
*e
10
Alan Patterson
GBR
49.5
*
1910
1
Ira Davenport
USA
48.5
*
2
George Patching
RSA
48.7
*A
3
Charles Reidpath
USA
48.9
*
4
J.D. Lester
USA
49.1
*
4
Frederick Ramsdell
USA
49.1
*
6
Hanns Braun
GER
49.2
7
Melvin W. Sheppard
USA
49.3
*
7
Richard T. Edwards
USA
49.3
*e
7
A.E. Hartkopf
AUS
49.3
*
7
John Nelson
USA
49.3
*
1911
1
Donnell Young
USA
48.5
*
2
Edward Lindberg
USA
48.7
*
2
Brailey Gish
USA
48.7
*e
4
Harold Sawyer
USA
48.8
*e
5
H.S. Gamble
USA
48.9
*e
6
Carroll Haff
USA
49.0
*e
7
E.G. McArthur
USA
49.1
*
7
Ira Davenport
USA
49.1
*
7
Melvin Sheppard
USA
49.1
*
10
J.D. Lester
USA
49.3
*
1912
1
Charles Reidpath
USA
47.7
*
2
Carroll Haff
USA
48.0
*e
3
Hanns Braun
GER
48.3
4
Edward Lindberg
USA
48.4
5
Ted Meredith
USA
48.5
*
6
Andrew B. Cozzens
USA
48.8
*e
7
Dudley P. Ranney
USA
48.9
*e
7
Melvin Sheppard
USA
48.9
e
7
John Tresidder
CAN
48.9
*
7
Thomas Halpin
USA
48.9
*
1913
1
Carroll Haff
USA
48.1
*
2
Andrew B. Cozzens
USA
48.4
*e
3
Ted Meredith
USA
48.5
*
4
William Barron
USA
48.7
*
4
Thomas Halpin
USA
48.7
*
6
Peter Jansen
USA
48.9
*e
7
George Nicol
GBR
49.1
*
8
Valleau Wilkie
USA
49.4
*e
9
Gordon D. Davies
GBR
49.5
*
9
Augustus M. Bowzer
USA
49.5
*
1914
1
Ted Meredith
USA
48.1
*
1
Gerard Cowman
USA
48.1
*
3
Peter Jansen
USA
48.3
*
3
Binga Dismond
USA
48.3
*
5
William Barron
USA
48.4
*e
6
Westmore Willcox
USA
48.5
*
6
William Bingham
USA
48.5
*
8
Valleau Wilkie
USA
48.7
*e
8
Thomas Halpin
USA
48.7
*
10
George L. Parker
USA
48.9
*
1915
1
Westmore Willcox
USA
47.7
*
1
Ted Meredith
USA
47.7
*
3
Valleau Wilkie
USA
47.8
*e
4
Binga Dismond
USA
48.3
*
5
Herbert J. Richardson
USA
48.8
*e
6
Morrison B. Orr
USA
49.3
*
7
George Conn
USA
49.7
*
7
Edward C. Riley
USA
49.7
*
7
William Niedorp
USA
49.7
*
7
Dana Jenkins
USA
49.7
*
1916
1
Ted Meredith
USA
47.1
*
1
Binga Dismond
USA
47.1
*
3
Edward C. Riley
USA
48.1
*e
4
William D. Crim
USA
48.3
*e
4
Westmore Willcox
USA
48.3
*e
6
G.W. Williams
USA
48.5
*e
7
Herbert J. Richardson
USA
48.8
*e
8
Dana Jenkins
USA
49.3
*
9
Arthur W. Lynn
USA
49.4
*e
10
Earl Daggy
USA
49.5
*e
1917
1
Frank Shea
USA
48.7
*
2
James K. Moody
USA
49.3
*
3
Lance Barden
USA
49.5
*
4
Ted Meredith
USA
49.7
*e
5
Philip M. Spink
USA
49.9
*
5
Clyde E. Bushnell
USA
49.9
*
5
Emory Curtis
USA
49.9
*
5
Nils Engdahl
SWE
49.9
5
Percy Hodge
GBR
49.9
*
10
Anatole Bolin
SWE
50.0
1918
1
Frank Shea
USA
47.3
*
2
Colin O. Kilby
USA
48.7
*
3
George Schiller
USA
49.3
*
4
Nils Engdahl
SWE
49.4
5
Cornelius Shaughnessy
USA
49.6
*str
6
Anatole Bolin
SWE
49.7
6
Frank Feuerstein
USA
49.7
*
8
Cecil Griffiths
GBR
49.9
9
Sven Malm
SWE
50.3
10
Marvin Gustafson
USA
50.4
*estr
1919
1
Nils Engdahl
SWE
48.5
2
Emory Curtis
USA
48.9
*
3
Kurt Mayer
USA
49.5
*
3
Byron McMahon
USA
49.5
*
3
Guy Butler
GBR
49.5
*
6
Earl Eby
USA
49.6
*
7
Lasater Terrell
USA
49.9
*e
7
James W. Driscoll
USA
49.9
*
7
Andrew Mitchell
GBR
49.9
*
7
Frank Shea
USA
49.9
*
1920
1
Ocran Hendrixson
USA
48.1
*
2
Robert Maxam
USA
48.3
*e
2
Bevil Rudd
RSA
48.3
*
4
Robert Emery
USA
48.5
*
4
George Schiller
USA
48.5
*
6
Earl W. Eby
USA
48.7
*
6
Frank Shea
USA
48.7
*
6
James Driscoll
USA
48.7
*
9
Colin Kilby
USA
48.8
*e
10
Gwynn M. Wilson
USA
48.9
*e
1921
1
Frank Shea
USA
47.7
*
2
James Driscoll
USA
48.1
*
3
Robert Maxam
USA
48.3
*
3
William Stevenson
USA
48.3
*
5
George Schiller
USA
48.5
*e
6
Howard Smith
USA
48.7
*
6
Ocran Hendrixson
USA
48.7
*
6
H. Frentress
USA
48.7
*
6
Bevil Rudd
RSA
48.7
*
10
Jock Oosterlaak
RSA
48.9
*A
1922
1
Arthur Wolters
USA
47.7
*
2
Lawrence Betts
RSA
48.1
*A
3
Douglas Fessenden
USA
48.5
*
3
Paul Sweet
USA
48.5
*
5
William Stevenson
USA
48.6
*
6
Roy Williamson
USA
48.7
*
7
Joe Schlaprizzi
USA
48.9
*
8
Ronald Johnston
RSA
49.1
*e
8
John Montague
USA
49.1
*
10
James Driscoll
USA
49.2
*
1923
1
Allen Woodring
USA
47.9
*
1
Paul Sweet
USA
47.9
*
3
J.Coard Taylor
USA
48.1
*e
4
Alan Helffrich
USA
48.3
*
4
Lawrence Betts
RSA
48.3
*A
6
Joseph Bier
USA
48.7
*
7
Commodore Cochran
USA
48.8
*
8
Hilding Hagen
USA
48.9
*
8
Cliff Stowers
USA
48.9
*
8
Towne Smith
USA
48.9
*
1924
1
Eric Liddell
GBR
47.6
2
Eric Wilson
USA
47.7
3
Horatio Fitch
USA
47.8
4
Joseph Imbach
SUI
48.0
4
Guy Butler
GBR
48.0
e
6
J.Coard Taylor
USA
48.1
6
Ray Robertson
USA
48.1
8
David Johnson
CAN
48.2
8
Nils Engdahl
SWE
48.2
10
Oliver MacDonald
USA
48.5
e
1925
1
Joe Tierney
USA
47.6
*
2
Charles Gage
USA
47.8
*
3
Vernon Ascher
USA
47.9
*
4
Donald R. Lidikay
USA
48.0
*
5
Howard Paulsen
USA
48.1
*
6
Theodore Miller
USA
48.3
*
6
Kenneth Kennedy
USA
48.3
*
8
Oliver Proudlock
USA
48.4
*
9
Paul Martin
SUI
48.6
10
Chan Coulter
USA
48.7
*
1926
1
Kenneth Kennedy
USA
48.3
*
2
Howard Paulsen
USA
48.4
*
2
Hermon Phillips
USA
48.4
*
4
Theodore Miller
USA
48.5
*
4
Cecil Cooke
USA
48.5
*
6
Bill Storie
USA
48.6
*e
6
Adriaan Paulen
NED
48.6
*
6
James Burgess
USA
48.6
*
6
Roger Leigh-Wood
GBR
48.6
10
Frank Kane
USA
48.7
*
1927
1
Emerson Spencer
USA
47.5
*
2
Ed Haynes
USA
47.7
*A
2
Hermon Phillips
USA
47.7
*
4
Fred Alderman
USA
48.0
*
5
Lancelot Ross
USA
48.1
*e
6
Ray Barbuti
USA
48.2
*
6
Joachim Büchner
GER
48.2
8
Cecil Cooke
USA
48.4
*
8
Otto Neumann
GER
48.4
10
William Butler
USA
48.5
*
1928
1
Emerson Spencer
USA
47.0
2
Hermon Phillips
USA
47.1
*
3
Russell Walter
USA
47.5
*e
3
Reginald Bowen
USA
47.5
*
5
Hermann Engelhard
GER
47.6
6
Ray Barbuti
USA
47.8
6
Joachim Büchner
GER
47.8
6
Paul Martin
SUI
47.8
9
Herbert Moxley
USA
47.9
*
9
George Baird
USA
47.9
1929
1
Russell Walter
USA
47.6
*
1
Reginald Bowen
USA
47.6
3
Riley Williamson
USA
48.0
*
4
Nate Long
USA
48.1
*
4
John Morrison
USA
48.1
*
4
Joseph McKee
USA
48.1
*
4
Joachim Büchner
GER
48.1
4
William Walters
RSA
48.1
*A
9
Charlie Engle
USA
48.2
*
9
Marcel Moulines
FRA
48.2
1930
1
George Golding
AUS
47.6
*
2
Reginald Bowen
USA
47.7
*
3
Benjamin Eastman
USA
47.9
*
3
Charlie Engle
USA
47.9
*
3
F.Morgan Taylor
USA
47.9
*
6
Ted Graham
USA
48.0
*
7
Nate Long
USA
48.1
*
7
Victor Williams
USA
48.1
*
7
Horace Whitney
USA
48.1
*
10
Herbert Bascombe
AUS
48.3
*
1931
1
Benjamin Eastman
USA
47.1
*
1
Victor Williams
USA
47.1
*
3
Levi Myers
USA
47.5
*A
3
Art Woessner
USA
47.5
*
5
Horace Steel
USA
47.6
*
6
Talbot Hartley
USA
47.7
*
6
Horace Whitney
USA
47.7
*
6
Ted Graham
USA
47.7
*
9
Alex Wilson
CAN
47.8
*
10
Dale Letts
USA
48.0
*
1932
1
Benjamin Eastman
USA
46.1
*
2
William Carr
USA
46.2
*
3
Art Woessner
USA
47.3
*
3
Alex Wilson
CAN
47.3
*
5
John McCarthy
USA
47.4
*
5
James Gordon
USA
47.4
*
7
Karl Warner
USA
47.5
*
7
Edgar Ablowich
USA
47.5
*
9
Ivan Fuqua
USA
47.6
*
9
Arnold Adams
USA
47.6
*
1933
1
Glenn Hardin
USA
46.8
*
2
James LuValle
USA
46.9
*
3
Ivan Fuqua
USA
47.0
*e
4
Wendall Davis
USA
47.1
*
5
Benjamin Eastman
USA
47.2
*
6
Howard Jones
USA
47.5
*
7
Edgar Ablowich
USA
47.7
*
7
William Keller
USA
47.7
*
9
Karl Warner
USA
47.8
*
9
Alex Wilson
CAN
47.8
*
1934
1
Glenn Hardin
USA
46.5
*
2
James LuValle
USA
47.1
*
3
Ivan Fuqua
USA
47.2
*
4
Allan Blackman
USA
47.3
*
4
John McCarthy
USA
47.3
*
6
Raymond Boisset
FRA
47.6
7
Edgar Ablowich
USA
47.7
*
7
Harry Tompkins
USA
47.7
*
7
Louis Brothers
USA
47.7
*
7
Godfrey Rampling
GBR
47.7
*
1935
1
Edward O'Brien
USA
46.8
*
2
Glenn Hardin
USA
46.9
*
3
Dennis Shore
RSA
47.0
*A
4
James LuValle
USA
47.1
*
5
John McCarthy
USA
47.2
*
6
James Cassin
USA
47.4
*
7
Allan Blackman
USA
47.5
*
7
E.A. Black
USA
47.5
*
9
Ivan Fuqua
USA
47.6
*
10
John Hofstetter
USA
47.7
*
1936
1
Archibald Williams
USA
46.1
*
2
James LuValle
USA
46.3
*
3
Harold Smallwood
USA
46.4
*
4
Harold Cagle
USA
46.5
*
5
Godfrey Brown
GBR
46.7
6
William Roberts
GBR
46.8
6
John Woodruff
USA
46.8
8
Ed Duda
USA
47.0
*
8
Jack Weiershauser
USA
47.0
*
8
Albert Fitch
USA
47.0
*e
1937
1
Lorin Benke
USA
46.6
*
2
John Woodruff
USA
46.7
*
3
Ray Malott
USA
46.8
*
4
Robert Young
USA
47.1
5
Dennis Shore
RSA
47.2
*A
5
Bill McCurdy
USA
47.2
*
5
Godfrey Brown
GBR
47.2
8
Harley Howells
USA
47.3
*
9
Richard Gill
USA
47.4
*
9
Charles Belcher
USA
47.4
*
1938
1
Ray Malott
USA
46.3
*
2
Charles Belcher
USA
46.7
*
2
John Woodruff
USA
46.7
*
2
Erwin Miller
USA
46.7
*
2
Dennis Shore
RSA
46.7
*A
6
Wilbur Miller
USA
46.8
*
6
Rudolf Harbig
GER
46.8
8
Harley Howells
USA
46.9
*
8
Godfrey Brown
GBR
46.9
10
Archibald Williams
USA
47.0
1939
1
Rudolf Harbig
GER
46.0
2
John Woodruff
USA
46.7
*
2
Mario Lanzi
ITA
46.7
4
Charles Belcher
USA
46.8
*
4
Howard Upton
USA
46.8
*
4
Erwin Miller
USA
46.8
*
7
Warren Breidenbach
USA
46.9
*
7
William B. Thompson
USA
46.9
*
7
Donald Watts
USA
46.9
*
10
Frank Church
USA
47.0
*
1940
1
Charles Belcher
USA
46.4
*
2
Lee Orr
CAN
46.5
3
Grover Klemmer
USA
46.7
*
3
Mario Lanzi
ITA
46.7
5
Warren Breidenbach
USA
46.9
*
5
Clarence Barnes
USA
46.9
*
7
Craig Williamson
USA
47.0
7
Gene Littler
USA
47.0
*
7
Rudolf Harbig
GER
47.0
10
Charles Shaw
USA
47.1
*
1941
1
Grover Klemmer
USA
46.0
2
Hubert Kerns
USA
46.1
2
Cliff Bourland
USA
46.1
4
Alfred Diebolt
USA
46.4
5
Harold Bogrow
USA
46.5
*
6
Gene Littler
USA
46.6
*
7
Rudolf Harbig
GER
46.7
8
John Campbell
USA
46.8
*
8
James Herbert
USA
46.8
10
Clarence Barnes
USA
46.9
*
1942
1
Cliff Bourland
USA
46.6
*
2
Hubert Kerns
USA
46.7
*
3
Hugh Short
USA
46.9
*
4
Alfred Diebolt
USA
47.0
*
5
John Wachtler
USA
47.2
*
6
Frank Kaiser
USA
47.3
*
6
Mario Lanzi
ITA
47.3
8
Leroy Collins
USA
47.5
8
Lewis Smith
USA
47.5
10
Arthur Smith
USA
47.6
*
1943
1
Dennis Shore
RSA
47.3
*A
2
Sven Ljunggren
SWE
47.5
3
Herbert McKenley
JAM
47.7
3
Cliff Bourland
USA
47.7
5
John Fulton
USA
47.8
*
6
Jack Morris
USA
48.0
*
6
Jeffrey Kirk
USA
48.0
8
Charles Grossberger
USA
48.1
8
Francis Cotter
USA
48.1
e
8
Arthur Wint
JAM
48.1
*
1944
1
Elmore Harris
USA
47.6
*
1
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
47.6
3
Robert Kelley
USA
47.8
*
4
James O'Reilly
USA
47.9
*
4
Sven Ljunggren
SWE
47.9
6
Herbert McKenley
JAM
48.0
*
7
Douglas Harris
NZL
48.1
*
7
James McGuire
USA
48.1
*
7
Dennis Shore
RSA
48.1
*A
10
John Fulton
USA
48.2
*
1945
1
Dennis Shore
RSA
46.7
*A
2
Douglas Harris
NZL
47.5
*
3
Bertel Storskrubb
FIN
48.0
4
Robert Kelley
USA
48.1
*
5
Anders Sjögren
SWE
48.2
6
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
48.3
6
Oris Erwin
USA
48.3
*
8
Herbert McKenley
JAM
48.4
8
James Herbert
USA
48.4
8
John Taylor
USA
48.4
1946
1
Herbert McKenley
JAM
45.9
*
2
Elmore Harris
USA
46.3
3
Roy Cochran
USA
46.7
4
Dennis Shore
RSA
46.8
*
5
Arthur Wint
JAM
47.0
6
Carl Ockert
USA
47.7
*
7
George Berger
USA
47.8
8
Hugh Short
USA
47.9
*
8
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
47.9
10
Bob McFarlane
CAN
48.0
*
1947
1
Herbert McKenley
JAM
45.9
*A
2
Dave Bolen
USA
46.4
*A
3
Joe Nebolon
USA
46.8
*
4
Tom Dickey
USA
47.1
*A
4
Earl Robinson
USA
47.1
*A
6
Harry McDonnell
USA
47.2
*
6
George Guida
USA
47.2
*
6
Bob McFarlane
CAN
47.2
*
9
Dennis Shore
RSA
47.3
*A
9
Hubert Kerns
USA
47.3
*
1948
1
Herbert McKenley
JAM
45.7
*
2
Arthur Wint
JAM
46.2
3
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.6
4
Dave Bolen
USA
46.7
5
Ollie Matson
USA
46.8
*
5
Frank Fox
USA
46.8
*
7
Morris Curotta
AUS
47.0
7
Joe Nebolon
USA
47.0
*
9
Norman Rucks
USA
47.1
*
10
George Guida
USA
47.2
1949
1
Herbert McKenley
JAM
46.2
*
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.2
3
George Rhoden
JAM
46.4
4
Dave Bolen
USA
46.6
*A
5
Clayton Clark
PAN
46.7
*
5
Bill Parker
USA
46.7
*
5
Charles Moore
USA
46.7
*
8
Reggie Pearman
USA
46.8
*
9
George Guida
USA
46.9
*
9
Arthur Wint
JAM
46.9
*
1950
1
George Rhoden
JAM
45.8
2
Herbert McKenley
JAM
46.0
3
Tom Cox
USA
46.6
*
3
Bill Parker
USA
46.6
*
5
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.7
6
Eddie Macon
USA
46.9
6
Arthur Wint
JAM
46.9
8
Charles Moore
USA
47.0
*
8
Hugo Maiocco
USA
47.0
*
10
John Voight
USA
47.1
1951
1
George Rhoden
JAM
46.0
2
Herbert McKenley
JAM
46.1
*
3
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.7
4
Clayton Clark
PAN
46.9
*
4
Charles Moore
USA
46.9
*
4
Arthur Wint
JAM
46.9
7
Richard Maiocco
USA
47.0
8
Eddie Macon
USA
47.1
*
8
Sam LaBeach
PAN
47.1
*
10
Schalk Booysen
RSA
47.2
*A
1952
1
George Rhoden
JAM
45.9
1
Herbert McKenley
JAM
45.9
3
Arthur Wint
JAM
46.3
4
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.4
4
Karl-Friedrich Haas
FRG
46.4
6
Jesse Mashburn
USA
46.5
7
Ollie Matson
USA
46.6
*
8
Eugene Cole
USA
46.7
*
8
Hans Geister
FRG
46.7
8
Reggie Pearman
USA
46.7
1953
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
45.9
2
Karl-Friedrich Haas
FRG
46.3
3
Jesse Mashburn
USA
46.5
*
4
James Lea
USA
46.7
*
5
Thane Baker
USA
46.8
*
5
Ardalion Ignatyev
URS
46.8
7
Wilbur Cunningham
USA
46.9
8
Morris Curotta
AUS
47.0
*
9
Herbert McKenley
JAM
47.1
*
9
Reggie Pearman
USA
47.1
1954
1
Ardalion Ignatyev
URS
46.1
2
James Lea
USA
46.3
*
3
Louis Jones
USA
46.4
*
4
Jesse Mashburn
USA
46.7
*
4
Karl-Friedrich Haas
FRG
46.7
6
Kevan Gosper
AUS
46.8
*
7
Ben Youtsey
USA
46.9
*
8
Harold Griffin
USA
47.0
*
8
Voitto Hellsten
FIN
47.0
10
James Rogers
GUY
47.1
*
1955
1
Louis Jones
USA
45.4
A
2
James Lea
USA
45.6
A
3
Ardalion Ignatyev
URS
46.0
4
Jesse Mashburn
USA
46.1
*
5
Russ Ellis
USA
46.3
*
6
Charles Jenkins
USA
46.4
*A
7
Kevan Gosper
AUS
46.6
*
7
Mike Larrabee
USA
46.6
*
7
Voitto Hellsten
FIN
46.6
10
Richard Maiocco
USA
46.8
*A
1956
1
Louis Jones
USA
45.2
2
James Lea
USA
45.5
*
3
Tom Courtney
USA
45.8
4
Jesse Mashburn
USA
45.9
*
5
Charles Jenkins
USA
46.1
5
Voitto Hellsten
FIN
46.1
7
Karl-Friedrich Haas
FRG
46.2
7
Kevan Gosper
AUS
46.2
9
John Haines
USA
46.3
*
10
Jerry White
USA
46.4
*
1957
1
Tom Courtney
USA
46.0
2
Mike Larrabee
USA
46.2
*
3
Charles Jenkins
USA
46.3
4
Robert McMurray
USA
46.4
*
5
Malcolm Spence
RSA
46.5
*
5
Terry Tobacco
CAN
46.5
*
5
Glenn Davis
USA
46.5
*
5
John Telford
USA
46.5
*
9
King Mott
USA
46.6
*
10
Kevan Gosper
AUS
46.7
*
1958
1
Glenn Davis
USA
45.4
*
2
Edward Southern
USA
45.5
*
3
Charles Jenkins
USA
45.8
*
4
Malcolm Spence
RSA
46.0
5
George Kerr
JAM
46.1
*
6
Keith Gardner
JAM
46.3
*
6
Dave Mills
CAN
46.3
*
6
Jack Yerman
USA
46.3
*
6
Milkha Singh
IND
46.3
*
6
John Wrighton
GBR
46.3
1959
1
Carl Kaufmann
FRG
45.8
1
Malcolm Spence
RSA
45.8
*A
3
Otis Davis
USA
45.9
*
3
Mike Larrabee
USA
45.9
3
Charles Carlson
USA
45.9
6
George Kerr
BWI
46.0
*
6
Gerhardus Potgieter
RSA
46.0
*
8
Edward Southern
USA
46.1
*
9
Glenn Davis
USA
46.2
*
10
Milkha Singh
IND
46.3
*
1960
1
Otis Davis
USA
44.9
1
Carl Kaufmann
FRG
44.9
3
Glenn Davis
USA
45.5
3
Malcolm Spence
RSA
45.5
5
Milkha Singh
IND
45.6
6
Ted Woods
USA
45.7
*
6
Earl Young
USA
45.7
8
Gordon Day
RSA
45.8
*A
8
George Kerr
BWI
45.8
*
8
Manfred Kinder
FRG
45.8
1961
1
Adrian Metcalfe
GBR
45.7
2
Keith Thomassen
USA
45.8
*
2
Ulis Williams
USA
45.8
*
2
Otis Davis
USA
45.8
*
5
Warren Cawley
USA
45.9
*
5
Bill Crothers
CAN
45.9
*
5
Adolph Plummer
USA
45.9
*
5
Earl Young
USA
45.9
*
5
Robert Brightwell
GBR
45.9
5
Manfred Kinder
FRG
45.9
1962
1
Ulis Williams
USA
45.5
*
2
Robert Brightwell
GBR
45.6
*
3
Adolph Plummer
USA
45.7
*
3
Ollan Cassell
USA
45.7
*
3
Peter Laeng
SUI
45.7
6
Earl Young
USA
45.8
*
6
Ted Woods
USA
45.8
*
8
Dave Mills
USA
45.9
*
8
Ray Saddler
USA
45.9
*
8
George Kerr
JAM
45.9
1963
1
Adolph Plummer
USA
44.6
*
2
Ulis Williams
USA
45.3
*
3
Henry Carr
USA
45.4
4
Bob Tobler
USA
45.7
*
4
Warren Cawley
USA
45.7
*A
6
Ron Freeman
USA
45.9
*
7
Ray Saddler
USA
46.0
*
7
Charles Strong
USA
46.0
*A
7
Elzie Higginbottom
USA
46.0
*A
7
Jurgen Kalfelder
FRG
46.0
1964
1
Mike Larrabee
USA
44.9
2
Ulis Williams
USA
45.0
3
Wendell Mottley
TRI
45.2
4
Ollan Cassell
USA
45.6
4
Andrzej Badenski
POL
45.6
4
Henry Carr
USA
45.6
*
7
Kent Bernard
TRI
45.7
*
7
Bob Tobler
USA
45.7
*A
7
Josef Trousil
TCH
45.7
7
Robert Brightwell
GBR
45.7
1965
1
Theron Lewis
USA
45.5
*
2
Andrzej Badenski
POL
45.6
3
Ulis Williams
USA
45.8
*
3
Jim Kemp
USA
45.8
*
3
Ollan Cassell
USA
45.8
6
Don Owens
USA
45.9
*
6
Ray Saddler
USA
45.9
*
6
Everett Mason
USA
45.9
*
6
Donald Payne
USA
45.9
*
10
Doyle Magee
USA
46.0
*
1966
1
Theron Lewis
USA
44.9
*
1
Wendell Mottley
TRI
44.9
*
3
Lee Evans
USA
45.2
*
4
Tommie Smith
USA
45.3
5
Dave Crook
USA
45.6
*
6
Jan Werner
POL
45.7
7
Bill Calhoun
USA
45.8
*
7
Andrzej Badenski
POL
45.8
7
Jim Kemp
USA
45.8
7
Kent Bernard
TRI
45.8
*
1967
1
Tommie Smith
USA
44.5
2
Lee Evans
USA
44.9
3
Vince Matthews
USA
45.0
4
Thurman Boggess
USA
45.3
*
5
Jim Kemp
USA
45.4
*
6
Albert Stinson
USA
45.5
*
6
Daniel Rudisha
KEN
45.5
*
8
Emmett Taylor
USA
45.6
*A
8
Mike Mondane
USA
45.6
*A
8
Steve Carson
USA
45.6
*A
1968
1
Lee Evans
USA
43.8
A
2
Larry James
USA
43.9
A
3
Vince Matthews
USA
44.4
A
3
Ron Freeman II
USA
44.4
A
5
Wayne Collett
USA
44.9
A
5
Martin Jellinghaus
FRG
44.9
A
7
Amadou Gakou
SEN
45.0
A
8
Emmett Taylor
USA
45.1
9
Dave Morton
USA
45.2
*
9
Mike Mondane
USA
45.2
A
1969
1
Curtis Mills
USA
44.4
*
2
Lee Evans
USA
44.5
A
3
Edsel Garrison
USA
45.2
*
3
Tommie Turner
USA
45.2
*
5
Al Coffee
USA
45.3
*
6
Bill Wehrwein
USA
45.4
*
6
Larry James
USA
45.4
*
8
Wayne Collett
USA
45.5
*
8
Gary Womble
USA
45.5
*
8
Len Van Hofwegan
USA
45.5
*
1970
1
Wayne Collett
USA
44.9
2
John Smith
USA
45.0
2
Charles Asati
KEN
45.0
4
Jean-Claude Nallet
FRA
45.1
5
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.2
5
Curtis Mills
USA
45.2
*
5
Larry James
USA
45.2
*
8
Tom Ulan
USA
45.4
*
8
Thomas Jordan
FRG
45.4
10
Lee Evans
USA
45.5
*
1971
1
John Smith
USA
44.2
*
2
Wayne Collett
USA
44.4
*
3
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.0
A
4
Tommie Turner
USA
45.1
*
4
Edsel Garrison
USA
45.1
*
6
Fernando Acevedo
PER
45.3
A
7
David Jenkins
GBR
45.43
8
Marcello Fiasconaro
ITA
45.49
9
Jan Werner
POL
45.57
10
Curtis Mills
USA
45.6
1972
1
Wayne Collett
USA
44.1
2
Fred Newhouse
USA
44.2
3
John Smith
USA
44.3
4
Lee Evans
USA
44.6
*
5
Vince Matthews
USA
44.66
6
Karl Honz
FRG
44.70
7
Steve Williams
USA
44.9
*A
8
Julius Sang
KEN
44.92
9
Edsel Garrison
USA
45.1
*
9
Larance Jones
USA
45.1
1973
1
Benny Brown
USA
44.7
*
1
Maurice Peoples
USA
44.7
*
3
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.0
*
4
Karl Honz
FRG
45.17
5
David Jenkins
GBR
45.2
6
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
45.36
7
Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske
FRG
45.4
8
Dennis Schultz
USA
45.5
8
Carl Farmer
USA
45.5
8
Maxie Parks
USA
45.5
*
1974
1
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
44.7
2
Darwin Bond
USA
44.9
*
3
Larance Jones
USA
44.98
*
4
Alfons Brijdenbach
BEL
45.0
5
Karl Honz
FRG
45.04
6
Bernd Herrmann
FRG
45.1
7
David Jenkins
GBR
45.18
8
Warren Edmonson
USA
45.2
A
8
Maurice Peoples
USA
45.2
*A
10
Jim Bolding
USA
45.3
1975
1
Ron Ray
USA
44.45
A
2
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
44.80
A
3
David Jenkins
GBR
44.93
4
Ken Randle
USA
44.94
5
Benny Brown
USA
45.04
5
John Smith
USA
45.04
7
Bernd Herrmann
FRG
45.10
8
Mike Sands
BAH
45.20
*A
9
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.22
10
Stan Vinson
USA
45.24
1976
1
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
44.26
2
Fred Newhouse
USA
44.40
3
Maxie Parks
USA
44.82
4
Herman Frazier
USA
44.95
5
Ken Randle
USA
44.99
6
Alfons Brijdenbach
BEL
45.04
7
Robert Taylor
USA
45.11
8
David Jenkins
GBR
45.20
9
Dele Ndubuisi Udo
NGR
45.37
10
Maurice Peoples
USA
45.38
1977
1
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
44.65
2
Alfons Brijdenbach
BEL
45.13
3
Robert Taylor
USA
45.22
4
Willie Smith
USA
45.31
5
Ryszard Podlas
POL
45.36
6
Fernando Acevedo
PER
45.43
7
Maxie Parks
USA
45.45
8
Felix Imadiyi
NGR
45.46
9
Stan Vinson
USA
45.47
10
Volker Beck
GDR
45.50
1978
1
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
44.27
A
2
Willie Smith
USA
44.73
3
William Mullins
USA
45.03
4
Harald Schmid
FRG
45.06
5
Darrol Gatson
USA
45.12
6
Maxie Parks
USA
45.15
7
Adrian Rodgers
USA
45.21
8
Maurice Peoples
USA
45.22
9
Hassan El Kashief
SUD
45.23
10
Stan Vinson
USA
45.37
1979
1
Harald Schmid
FRG
44.92
2
Tony Darden
USA
45.02
A
3
Willie Smith
USA
45.10
4
Herman Frazier
USA
45.11
A
5
Nikolay Chernyetskiy
URS
45.12
A
5
Franz-Peter Hofmeister
FRG
45.12
A
7
Walter McCoy
USA
45.16
A
8
Hassan El Kashief
SUD
45.18
9
James Atuti
KEN
45.21
A
10
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
45.24
1980
1
Viktor Markin
URS
44.60
2
William Mullins
USA
44.84
2
Richard Mitchell
AUS
44.84
4
Frank Schaffer
GDR
44.87
5
Harald Schmid
FRG
45.06
6
Alberto Juantorena
CUB
45.09
7
Alfons Brijdenbach
BEL
45.10
8
Bert Cameron
JAM
45.23
9
David Jenkins
GBR
45.29
10
Willie Smith
USA
45.33
1981
1
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.58
2
Cliff Wiley
USA
44.70
3
Zeke Jefferson
USA
44.86
4
Leslie Kerr
USA
44.90
5
Howard Henley
USA
44.92
6
Walter McCoy
USA
44.99
7
Tony Darden
USA
45.01
8
Willie Smith
USA
45.05
9
Bill Green
USA
45.07
10
Harald Schmid
FRG
45.18
1982
1
Sunder Nix
USA
44.68
2
Darrell Robinson
USA
44.69
2
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.69
4
Harmut Weber
FRG
44.72
5
Hassan El Kashief
SUD
44.76
A
6
Cliff Wiley
USA
44.86
7
Michael Paul
TRI
44.88
8
Walter McCoy
USA
44.97
9
Elliott Tabron
USA
45.00
A
10
Erwin Skamrahl
FRG
45.09
1983
1
Erwin Skamrahl
FRG
44.50
2
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.62
3
James Rolle
USA
44.73
A
4
Chris Whitlock
USA
44.80
A
5
Sunder Nix
USA
44.87
6
Eddie Carey
USA
44.94
A
7
Sunday Uti
NGR
44.96
7
Michael Franks
USA
44.96
A
9
Walter McCoy
USA
44.97
A
10
Charles Phillips
USA
44.98
1984
1
Alonzo Babers
USA
44.27
2
Gabriel Tiacoh
CIV
44.54
3
Antonio McKay
USA
44.71
4
Darren Clark
AUS
44.75
4
Sunder Nix
USA
44.75
6
Walter McCoy
USA
44.76
7
Viktor Markin
URS
44.78
8
Innocent Egbunike
NGR
44.81
9
Sunday Uti
NGR
44.83
9
Ray Armstead
USA
44.83
1985
1
Michael Franks
USA
44.47
2
Thomas Schönlebe
GDR
44.62
3
Innocent Egbunike
NGR
44.66
4
Roddie Haley
USA
44.67
5
Darrell Robinson
USA
44.71
6
Darren Clark
AUS
44.80
7
Derek Redmond
GBR
44.82
8
Gabriel Tiacoh
CIV
44.87
8
Mark Rowe
USA
44.87
10
Sunday Uti
NGR
44.91
1986
1
Gabriel Tiacoh
CIV
44.30
2
Darrell Robinson
USA
44.45
3
Roddie Haley
USA
44.48
4
Innocent Egbunike
NGR
44.50
5
Roger Black
GBR
44.59
6
Thomas Schönlebe
GDR
44.63
7
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.66
8
Antonio McKay
USA
44.69
9
Andre Phillips
USA
44.71
10
Darren Clark
AUS
44.72
1987
1
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.10
2
Innocent Egbunike
NGR
44.17
3
Thomas Schönlebe
GDR
44.33
4
Danny Everett
USA
44.47
5
Derek Redmond
GBR
44.50
6
Raymond Pierre
USA
44.60
7
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.61
8
Antonio McKay
USA
44.69
8
Gabriel Tiacoh
CIV
44.69
10
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.72
1988
1
Harry Reynolds
USA
43.29
2
Steven Lewis
USA
43.87
3
Danny Everett
USA
43.98
4
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.22
A
5
Darren Clark
AUS
44.38
6
Bert Cameron
JAM
44.50
7
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.55
8
Mohamed Al Malky
OMN
44.56
9
Ian Morris
TRI
44.60
10
Kevin Robinzine
USA
44.61
1989
1
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.27
2
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.30
3
Danny Everett
USA
44.36
4
Steven Lewis
USA
44.47
5
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.58
6
Raymond Pierre
USA
44.59
A
7
Tyrone Kemp
USA
44.66
8
Mark Rowe
USA
44.71
8
Tim Simon
USA
44.71
10
Jens Carlowitz
GDR
44.86
1990
1
Danny Everett
USA
44.06
2
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.14
3
Michael Johnson
USA
44.21
4
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.22
5
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.35
6
Darren Clark
AUS
44.60
7
Tim Simon
USA
44.70
8
Steven Lewis
USA
44.75
9
Samson Kitur
KEN
44.88
10
Roger Black
GBR
44.91
1991
1
Michael Johnson
USA
44.17
2
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.36
3
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.40
4
Danny Everett
USA
44.42
5
Steven Lewis
USA
44.52
6
Mark Everett
USA
44.59
7
Roger Black
GBR
44.62
8
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.65
9
Susumu Takano
JPN
44.78
10
Seymour Fagan
JAM
44.88
1992
1
Quincy Watts
USA
43.50
2
Danny Everett
USA
43.81
3
Michael Johnson
USA
43.98
4
Steven Lewis
USA
44.08
5
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.14
6
Samson Kitur
KEN
44.18
7
Ian Morris
TRI
44.21
8
David Grindley
GBR
44.47
9
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.51
10
Roberto Hernandez
CUB
44.52
1993
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.65
2
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.12
3
Quincy Watts
USA
44.13
A
4
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.28
5
Samson Kitur
KEN
44.34
6
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.45
7
David Grindley
GBR
44.50
8
Steven Lewis
USA
44.54
9
Patrick Delice
TRI
44.58
10
Derek Mills
USA
44.62
1994
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.90
2
Samson Kitur
KEN
44.32
3
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.43
4
Derek Mills
USA
44.59
A
5
Steven Lewis
USA
44.68
A
6
Roger Black
GBR
44.78
7
Greg Haughton
JAM
44.93
7
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah
QAT
44.93
9
Duaine Ladejo
GBR
44.94
10
Sunday Bada
NGR
44.96
1995
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.39
2
Derek Mills
USA
44.13
3
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.22
4
Darnell Hall
USA
44.34
5
Samson Kitur
KEN
44.36
A
6
Greg Haughton
JAM
44.56
7
Roger Black
GBR
44.59
8
Sunday Bada
NGR
44.69
9
Marlon Ramsey
USA
44.74
10
Mark Richardson
GBR
44.81
1996
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.44
2
Harry Reynolds
USA
43.91
3
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.09
4
Anthuan Maybank
USA
44.15
5
Charles Gitonga
KEN
44.20
A
6
LaMont Smith
USA
44.30
7
Roger Black
GBR
44.37
8
Davis Kamoga
UGA
44.46
9
Darnell Hall
USA
44.51
9
Derek Mills
USA
44.51
1997
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.75
2
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.08
3
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.23
4
Iwan Thomas
GBR
44.36
5
Davis Kamoga
UGA
44.37
6
Tyree Washington
USA
44.38
7
Mark Richardson
GBR
44.47
8
Robert Martin
JAM
44.49
9
Jerome Young
USA
44.50
10
Michael McDonald
JAM
44.65
1998
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.68
2
Jerome Young
USA
44.09
3
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.19
4
Tyree Washington
USA
44.29
5
Mark Richardson
GBR
44.37
6
Iwan Thomas
GBR
44.38
7
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.40
8
Derrick Brew
USA
44.53
9
Sugath Tillakeratne
SRI
44.61
10
Clement Chukwu
NGR
44.65
1999
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.18
2
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.21
3
Jerome Young
USA
44.24
4
Derrick Brew
USA
44.29
4
Sanderlei Parrela
BRA
44.29
6
Alejandro Cardenas
MEX
44.31
7
Mark Richardson
GBR
44.47
8
Jerome Davis
USA
44.51
9
Arnaud Malherbe
RSA
44.59
A
9
Greg Haughton
JAM
44.59
2000
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.68
2
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.18
3
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.57
4
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
RSA
44.59
5
Calvin Harrison
USA
44.64
6
Sanderlei Parrela
BRA
44.65
7
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah
QAT
44.66
7
Hamdan Obah Al-Bishi
KSA
44.66
9
Michael Blackwood
JAM
44.69
10
Derrick Brew
USA
44.70
2001
1
Tyree Washington
USA
44.28
2
Avard Moncur
BAH
44.45
3
Ezra Sambu
KEN
44.47
A
4
Greg Haughton
JAM
44.58
5
Ingo Schultz
GER
44.66
6
Angelo Taylor
USA
44.68
7
Eric Milazar
MRI
44.69
8
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
RSA
44.70
9
Michael McDonald
JAM
44.71
10
Derrick Brew
USA
44.80
2002
1
Leonard Byrd
USA
44.45
2
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.48
A
3
Gary Kikaya
COD
44.53
4
Michael Blackwood
JAM
44.60
5
Marcus La Grange
RSA
44.65
A
6
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.72
6
Alleyne Francique
GRN
44.72
8
Greg Haughton
JAM
44.75
9
Michael McDonald
JAM
44.78
10
Rickey Harris
USA
44.84
2003
1
Tyree Washington
USA
44.33
2
Ezra Sambu
KEN
44.43
A
3
Jerome Young
USA
44.50
4
Adam Steele
USA
44.57
4
Otis Harris
USA
44.57
6
Mitch Potter
USA
44.58
7
Calvin Harrison
USA
44.62
8
Michael Blackwood
JAM
44.74
9
Eric Milazar
MRI
44.75
10
Alleyne Francique
GRN
44.78
2004
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
44.00
2
Otis Harris
USA
44.16
3
Derrick Brew
USA
44.42
4
Alleyne Francique
GRN
44.47
5
Darold Williamson
USA
44.51
6
Lewis Banda
ZIM
44.58
7
Kelly Willie
USA
44.63
8
Leslie Djhone
FRA
44.64
A
9
Andrew Rock
USA
44.66
10
Jerry Harris
USA
44.72
2005
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
43.93
2
Darold Williamson
USA
44.27
3
Andrew Rock
USA
44.35
4
Tyler Christopher
CAN
44.44
5
Christopher Brown
BAH
44.48
6
Tyree Washington
USA
44.51
7
Timothy Benjamin
GBR
44.56
8
Alleyne Francique
GRN
44.60
9
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.66
10
Brandon Simpson
JAM
44.70
2006
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
43.62
2
Gary Kikaya
COD
44.10
3
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.14
4
Andrew Rock
USA
44.45
5
Xavier Carter
USA
44.53
6
Brandon Simpson
BRN
44.64
6
Alleyne Francique
GRN
44.64
8
Kerron Clement
USA
44.71
8
Ricardo Chambers
JAM
44.71
10
John Steffensen
AUS
44.73
2007
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
43.45
2
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.96
3
Angelo Taylor
USA
44.05
4
Christopher Brown
BAH
44.45
5
Leslie Djhone
FRA
44.46
6
Tyler Christopher
CAN
44.47
7
Kerron Clement
USA
44.48
8
Johan Wissman
SWE
44.56
9
Gary Kikaya
COD
44.60
A
10
Ricardo Chambers
JAM
44.62
2008
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.75
2
Jeremy Wariner
USA
43.82
3
Angelo Taylor
USA
44.38
4
Christopher Brown
BAH
44.40
5
Martyn Rooney
GBR
44.60
6
David Neville
USA
44.61
7
Andretti Bain
BAH
44.62
8
Lionel Larry
USA
44.63
9
Johan Wissman
SWE
44.64
10
Xavier Carter
USA
44.70
2009
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.06
2
Renny Quow
TRI
44.53
3
Jeremy Wariner
USA
44.60
4
Latoy Williams
BAH
44.73
5
Michael Bingham
GBR
44.74
6
Tabarie Henry
ISV
44.77
6
David Gillick
IRL
44.77
8
Jonathan Borlée
BEL
44.78
9
Leslie Djhone
FRA
44.80
10
Christopher Brown
BAH
44.81
2010
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
44.13
2
Jermaine Gonzales
JAM
44.40
3
Ricardo Chambers
JAM
44.54
4
Greg Nixon
USA
44.61
5
LeJerald Betters
USA
44.70
6
Jonathan Borlée
BEL
44.71
7
Angelo Taylor
USA
44.72
8
David Gillick
IRL
44.79
9
Jamaal Torrance
USA
44.80
10
Calvin Smith
USA
44.81
2011
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.35
2
Kirani James
GRN
44.36
3
Rondell Bartholomew
GRN
44.65
3
Nery Brenes
CRC
44.65
A
5
Tony McQuay
USA
44.68
6
Jermaine Gonzales
JAM
44.69
7
Luguelín Santos
DOM
44.71
A
8
Kévin Borlée
BEL
44.74
9
Demetrius Pinder
BAH
44.78
9
Jonathan Borlée
BEL
44.78
2012
1
Kirani James
GRN
43.94
2
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.12
3
Jonathan Borlée
BEL
44.43
4
Luguelín Santos
DOM
44.45
5
Tony McQuay
USA
44.49
6
Lalonde Gordon
TRI
44.52
7
Kévin Borlée
BEL
44.56
8
Christopher Brown
BAH
44.67
9
Michael Berry
USA
44.75
10
Demetrius Pinder
BAH
44.77
2013
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.74
2
Kirani James
GRN
43.96
3
Tony McQuay
USA
44.40
4
Luguelín Santos
DOM
44.52
5
Jonathan Borlée
BEL
44.54
6
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
KSA
44.61
7
Bryshon Nellum
USA
44.73
7
Kévin Borlée
BEL
44.73
9
David Verburg
USA
44.75
10
Arman Hall
USA
44.82
2014
1
Kirani James
GRN
43.74
2
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.92
3
Isaac Makwala
BOT
44.01
4
Deon Lendore
TTO
44.36
5
Wayde van Niekerk
RSA
44.38
6
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
KSA
44.43
7
Luguelín Santos
DOM
44.53
7
Gil Roberts
USA
44.53
9
Chris Brown
BAH
44.59
10
Martyn Rooney
GBR
44.71
2015
1
Wayde van Niekerk
RSA
43.48
2
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.65
3
Isaac Makwala
BOT
43.72
4
Kirani James
GRN
43.78
5
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
KSA
43.93
5
Rusheen McDonald
JAM
43.93
7
Luguelín Santos
DOM
44.11
8
Steven Gardiner
BAH
44.27
8
Abdelalelah Haroun
QAT
44.27
10
Machel Cedenio
TTO
44.36
2016
1
Wayde van Niekerk
RSA
43.03
2
Kirani James
GRN
43.76
3
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.85
4
Machel Cedenio
TTO
44.01
5
Baboloki Thebe
BOT
44.22
A
6
Tony McQuay
USA
44.24
7
Karabo Sibanda
BOT
44.25
8
Ali Khamis Khamis
BRN
44.36
9
Bralon Taplin
GRN
44.38
10
Steven Gardiner
BAH
44.46
2017
1
Wayde van Niekerk
RSA
43.62
2
Fred Kerley
USA
43.70
3
Isaac Makwala
BOT
43.84
4
Steven Gardiner
BAH
43.89
5
Baboloki Thebe
BOT
44.02
6
Nathon Allen
JAM
44.19
7
Gil Roberts
USA
44.22
8
Wilbert London III
USA
44.47
8
Vernon Norwood
USA
44.47
10
Abdalelah Haroun
QAT
44.48
2018
1
Michael Norman
USA
43.61
2
Steven Gardiner
BAH
43.87
3
Akeem Bloomfield
JAM
43.94
4
Abdalelah Haroun
QAT
44.07
5
Nathon Allen
JAM
44.13
6
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir
KEN
44.21
7
Isaac Makwala
BOT
44.23
8
Fred Kerley
USA
44.33
9
Nathan Strother
USA
44.34
10
Kirani James
GRN
44.35
2019
1
Michael Norman
USA
43.45
2
Steven Gardiner
BAH
43.48
3
Fred Kerley
USA
43.64
4
Anthony José Zambrano
COL
44.15
5
Kahmari Montgomery
USA
44.23
5
Kirani James
GRN
44.23
7
Stewart Trevor
USA
44.25
8
Nathan Strother
USA
44.29
9
Rai Benjamin
USA
44.31
10
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir
KEN
44.37
2021
1
Randolph Ross
USA
43.85
1
Steven Gardiner
BAH
43.85
3
Kirani James
GRN
43.88
4
Anthony José Zambrano
COL
43.93
5
Michael Cherry
USA
44.03
6
Michael Norman
USA
44.07
7
Noah Williams
USA
44.30
8
Bryce Deadmon
USA
44.44
9
Isaac Makwala
BOT
44.47
10
Liemarvin Bonevacia
NED
44.48
2022
1
Michael Norman
USA
43.56
2
Champion Allison
USA
43.70
3
Kirani James
GRN
44.02
4
Randolph Ross
USA
44.13
5
Steven Gardiner
BAH
44.21
6
Michael Cherry
USA
44.28
7
Wayde Van Niekerk
RSA
44.33
8
Elija Godwin
USA
44.34
9
Matthew Hudson-Smith
GBR
44.35
9
Vernon Norwood
USA
44.35
2023
1
Steven Gardiner
BAH
43.74
2
Muzala Samukonga
ZAM
43.91
3
Rusheen McDonald
JAM
44.03
4
Wayde Van Niekerk
RSA
44.08
5
Antonio Watson
JAM
44.13
6
Rai Benjamin
USA
44.21
7
Bryce Deadmon
USA
44.22
8
Emmanuel Bamidele
NGR
44.24
9
Ryan Willie
USA
44.25
10
Vernon Norwood
USA
44.26
2024
1
Quincy Hall
USA
43.40
2
Matthew Hudson-Smith
GBR
43.44
3
Muzala Samukonga
ZAM
43.74
4
Kirani James
GRN
43.78
4
Jereem Richards
TTO
43.78
6
Christopher Morales-Williams
CAN
44.05
7
Bayapo Ndori
BOT
44.10
7
Vernon Norwood
USA
44.10
7
Michael Norman
USA
44.10
10
Alexander Doom
BEL
44.15