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1937-1948
* - Converted from 440y (-0.3)
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All Years
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