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1937-1948
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All Years
1937
1
Elroy Robinson
USA
1.48.9
*
2
John Woodruff
USA
1.49.6
*
3
Ross Bush
USA
1.50.0
*
3
Howard Borck
USA
1.50.0
*
5
Charles Beetham
USA
1.50.1
*
6
Victor Palmason
USA
1.50.2
*
7
Richard Squire
USA
1.50.4
*
8
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.50.5
9
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.50.9
10
Lee BeDillon
USA
1.51.2
*
1938
1
Sydney Wooderson
GBR
1.48.4
2
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.50.4
*
3
Vernon-Patrick Boot
NZL
1.50.5
*
4
John Woodruff
USA
1.50.6
*
4
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.50.6
6
John Francis
USA
1.51.3
*
7
Charles Fenske
USA
1.51.4
*
8
Howard Borck
USA
1.51.5
9
Alex Northrup
USA
1.51.6
*
10
Jacques Leveque
FRA
1.51.8
1939
1
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.46.6
2
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.49.0
3
Hans Brandscheit
GER
1.50.3
4
John Woodruff
USA
1.50.5
*
5
Bill Dale
CAN
1.50.8
*
6
Edward Burrowes
USA
1.51.0
*
7
Charles Beetham
USA
1.51.1
8
Heinz Schumacher
GER
1.51.2
8
Dieter Giesen
GER
1.51.2
10
Austin Littler
GBR
1.51.4
1940
1
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.47.8
2
John Woodruff
USA
1.48.6
3
Paul Moore
USA
1.49.0
4
Edward Burrowes
USA
1.49.2
5
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.49.3
6
Campbell Kane
USA
1.49.5
7
James Kehoe
USA
1.50.0
8
Edward Buxton
USA
1.50.8
9
Charles Beetham
USA
1.51.1
10
James Lightbody
USA
1.51.4
*
1941
1
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.49.0
2
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.49.2
3
Charles Beetham
USA
1.50.2
4
Campbell Kane
USA
1.50.5
*
5
John Munski
USA
1.50.6
5
Warren Breidenbach
USA
1.50.6
*
7
Grover Klemmer
USA
1.51.0
*
7
Bill Dale
CAN
1.51.0
*
7
John Borican
USA
1.51.0
10
Dieter Giesen
GER
1.51.1
1942
1
Bill Lyda
USA
1.50.1
*
2
Campbell Kane
USA
1.50.4
*
2
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.50.4
4
Bob Rehberg
USA
1.50.8
*
4
Arne Andersson
SWE
1.50.8
6
John Borican
USA
1.51.2
7
Lennart Nilsson
SWE
1.51.8
7
Bertil Andersson
SWE
1.51.8
9
Hans Liljekvist
SWE
1.51.9
9
Rudolf Harbig
GER
1.51.9
1943
1
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.48.9
2
Hans Liljekvist
SWE
1.49.2
3
Gunnar Bergsten
DEN
1.49.7
4
Bertel Storskrubb
FIN
1.50.3
5
Sven Ljunggren
SWE
1.50.7
6
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.50.9
7
Sven Malmberg
SWE
1.51.2
8
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.51.6
9
Rune Gustafsson
SWE
1.52.2
10
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.52.5
1944
1
Sven Malmberg
SWE
1.50.1
2
Hans Liljekvist
SWE
1.50.8
3
Olle Ljunggren
SWE
1.51.1
4
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.51.2
4
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.51.2
6
Henry Åkerström
SWE
1.51.3
7
Rune Gustafsson
SWE
1.51.4
8
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.51.7
9
Robert Kelley
USA
1.51.8
10
Lennart Dahl
SWE
1.52.0
1945
1
Bertel Storskrubb
FIN
1.49.3
2
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.49.4
2
Hans Liljekvist
SWE
1.49.4
4
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.50.2
4
Rune Gustafsson
SWE
1.50.2
6
Sven Malmberg
SWE
1.51.0
6
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.51.0
8
Sven Ljunggren
SWE
1.51.1
9
Mario Lanzi
ITA
1.51.2
10
Olle Lindén
SWE
1.52.0
1946
1
Rune Gustafsson
SWE
1.50.0
2
Olle Ljunggren
SWE
1.50.1
3
John Fulton
USA
1.50.3
*
3
Bertel Storskrubb
FIN
1.50.3
3
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.50.3
6
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.50.6
6
Olle Lindén
SWE
1.50.6
6
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.50.6
9
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.51.1
10
Stig Lindgård
SWE
1.51.2
1947
1
Douglas Harris
NZL
1.48.7
*
2
John Fulton
USA
1.48.8
*e
3
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.49.8
3
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.49.8
5
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.50.0
5
Tarver Perkins
USA
1.50.0
7
Bill Clifford
USA
1.50.1
*
7
Jack Dianetti
USA
1.50.1
*
7
Bertel Storskrubb
FIN
1.50.1
7
Olle Lindén
SWE
1.50.1
1948
1
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.48.3
2
Malvin Whitfield
USA
1.49.2
3
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.49.4
4
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.49.5
5
Herb Barten
USA
1.50.1
6
Hans Liljekvist
SWE
1.50.2
7
Dave Bolen
USA
1.50.6
8
Niels Holst Sörensen
DEN
1.50.8
9
Tarver Perkins
USA
1.50.9
9
John Parlett
GBR
1.50.9