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1949-1952
* - Converted from 880y (-0.7)
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All Years
1949
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
1.49.6
*
2
Herb Barten
USA
1.49.8
*
3
Olle Åberg
SWE
1.50.0
4
Robert Pruitt
USA
1.50.2
*
5
Pat Bowers
USA
1.50.5
*
5
Jim Grosholz
USA
1.50.5
*
5
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.50.5
*
8
Phil Thigpen
USA
1.50.7
*
9
Bill Parnell
CAN
1.50.8
*
9
Heinz Ulzheimer
FRG
1.50.8
1950
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
1.48.5
*
2
Audun Boysen
NOR
1.48.7
3
Donald Gehrmann
USA
1.50.0
*
4
Bob Chambers
USA
1.50.2
5
John Barnes
USA
1.50.4
*
6
Bill Brown
USA
1.50.5
*
6
John Parlett
GBR
1.50.5
6
Ingvar Bengtsson
SWE
1.50.5
9
Marcel Hansenne
FRA
1.50.7
9
Roger Bannister
GBR
1.50.7
1951
1
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.48.9
*
2
Roscoe Browne
USA
1.49.3
3
John Barnes
USA
1.50.0
*
3
Urban Cleve
FRG
1.50.0
5
Patrik El Mabrouk
FRA
1.50.1
5
Heinz Ulzheimer
FRG
1.50.1
7
Audun Boysen
NOR
1.50.4
7
Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt
SWE
1.50.4
9
Bob Chambers
USA
1.50.5
10
Clem Eischen
USA
1.50.6
*
1952
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
1.48.0
2
Audun Boysen
NOR
1.48.2
3
Stanislav Jungwirth
TCH
1.48.7
4
Arthur Wint
JAM
1.49.4
5
Günter Steines
FRG
1.49.5
6
Gunther Dohrow
FRG
1.49.6
6
John Barnes
USA
1.49.6
8
Heinz Ulzheimer
FRG
1.49.7
8
Gunnar Nielsen
DEN
1.49.7
10
Jenö Bakos
HUN
1.49.9