REIGNING NO. 1 GONG got off to a losing start, capturing “only” bronze at the World Indoor. That was the last time she would fail to occupy the top spot on the podium, racking up a dozen straight wins to score an easy repeat. It’s appearance No. 12 for Gong, all of them in a row…
THE BABY DEPARTMENT: Christina Schwanitz was an easy No. 2, returning to the Rankings after missing the entire ’17 outdoor season to childbirth… 9-time leader Valerie Adams returned from having a baby as well (and may miss some/all of ’19 for the same reason), sneaking in at the No. 9 position. It’s appearance No. 15 for the Kiwi, leaving her just 1 behind all-time leader Helena Fibingerová. She’s also just 4 points away from passing the Czech for the all-time scoring leadership…
RAVEN SAUNDERS left school early and responded with her best finish yet, a No. 3 that made her the leading American for the first time… Missing from the show after 8 straight appearances is Michelle Carter, whose No. 6 is her lowest status among Americans since that same placing in ’07.
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| 1. LIJIAO GONG (China) (1/24/89, 5-8½/243) (1.74/110) | |||||
| 19.08 | 62-7¼i | … | 3)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Marton; 2. Thomas-Dodd |
| 19.53 | 64-1i | … | 1)Beijing | 3/24 | ||
| 19.51 | 64-¼ | … | 1)Zhaoqing | 4/12 | ||
| 19.16 | 62-10½ | … | 1)Zhuzhou | 4/18 | ||
| 19.99 | 65-7 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ||
| 19.30 | 63-4 | … | 1)Huaian | 5/18 | ||
| 19.19 | 62-11½ | … | 1)Chongqing | 5/24 | ||
| 20.38 | 66-10½ | … | 1)Guiyang | 6/17 | ||
| 19.90 | 65-3½ | … | 1)World Cup | 7/15 | ||
| 20.31 | 66-7¾ | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ||
| 19.66 | 64-6 | … | 1)Asian G | 8/26 | ||
| 19.83 | 65-¾ | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ||
| 19.63 | 64-5 | … | )Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| 18.62 | 61-1¼ | … | 1)Chn Ch | 9/17 | ||
| 2. CHRISTINA SCHWANITZ (Germany) (12/24/85, 5-10¾/227) (1.80/103) | |||||
| 19.39 | 63-7½ | … | 1)Halle | 5/12 | ||
| 19.13 | 62-9¼ | … | 1)Schönebeck | 5/18 | ||
| 19.50 | 63-11¾ | … | 1)Gelenau | 5/21 | ||
| 19.19 | 62-11½ | … | 1)Halle | 5/26 | ||
| 19.17 | 62-10¾ | … | 1)Osterode | 6/01 | ||
| 19.21 | 63-¼ | … | 1)Huelva | 6/08 | ||
| 19.02 | 62-5 | … | 1)Madrid IWC | 6/22 | ||
| 19.78 | 64-10¾ | … | 1)Biberach | 7/09 | ||
| 19.40 | 63-7¾ | … | 1)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ||
| 19.51 | 64-¼ | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders |
| 20.06 | 65-9¾ | … | 1)Ger Ch | 7/20 | ||
| 19.19 | 62-11½ | … | 2)European Ch | 8/08 | ▷ | 1. Guba |
| (18.83q) | |||||
| 18.84 | 61-9¾ | … | 1)Thum | 8/17 | ||
| 18.20 | 59-8½ | … | 1)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ||
| 18.61 | 61-¾ | … | 1)Bad Köstritz | 8/24 | ||
| 19.50 | 63-11¾ | … | 3)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders |
| 19.25 | 63-2 | … | 1)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ||
| 19.73 | 64-8¾ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| 3. RAVEN SAUNDERS (US) (5/15/96, 5-5/240) (165/109) | |||||
| 19.56 | 64-2¼ | … | 1)Auburn | 4/21 | ||
| 19.51 | 64-¼ | … | 1)Baton Rouge | 4/28 | ||
| 18.63 | 61-1½ | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Thomas-Dodd |
| 18.57 | 60-11¼ | … | 2)Kingston | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Thomas-Dodd |
| 18.74 | 61-5¾ | … | 3)USATF | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Ewen; 2. Ramsey |
| 18.79 | 61-7¾ | … | 1)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ||
| 18.51 | 60-8¾ | … | 4)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz; 2. Dubitskaya; 3. Adams |
| 19.67 | 64-6½ | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong |
| 19.64 | 64-5¼ | … | 2)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gong |
| 18.05 | 59-2¾ | … | 6)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz; 2. Guba; 3. Gambetta; 4. Roos; 5. Boekelman |
| 19.74 | 64-9¼ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| 4. PAULINA GUBA (Poland) (5/14/91, 5-10¾/198) (1.80/90) | |||||
| 18.73 | 61-5½i | … | 1)Spała | 2/04 | ||
| 18.77 | 61-7i | … | 1)Pol Ind | 2/17 | ||
| 18.54 | 60-10i | … | 5)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Marton; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Gong; 4. Gao |
| 18.25 | 59-10½ | … | 5)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Saunders; 4. Leantsiuk |
| 18.22 | 59-9½ | … | 1)Łódź | 5/19 | ||
| 18.77 | 61-7 | … | 1)Białystok | 5/20 | ||
| 18.73 | 61-5½ | … | 1)Lublin | 5/27 | ||
| 18.64 | 61-2 | … | 2)Bydgoszcz | 5/29 | ▷ | 1. Dubitskaya |
| 18.94 | 62-1¾ | … | 1)Bottnaryd | 6/16 | ||
| 18.81 | 61-8½ | … | 2)Madrid IWC | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.78 | 61-7½ | … | 2)Gyulai M | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Saunders |
| 19.38 | 63-7 | … | 1)Cetniewo | 7/08 | ||
| 19.29 | 63-3½ | … | 2)World Cup | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Gong |
| 18.54 | 60-10 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz; 4. Adams; 5. Ewen |
| 18.82 | 61-9 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 7/22 | ||
| 19.33 | 63-5 | … | 1)European Ch | 8/08 | ||
| (18.66q) | |||||
| 17.92 | 58-9½ | … | 2)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.14 | 59-6¼ | … | 2)Chorzów | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Dubitskaya |
| 18.48 | 60-7¾ | … | 1)Warsaw | 8/26 | ||
| 18.54 | 60-10 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz; 4. Dubitskaya |
| 18.58 | 60-11½ | … | 2)Berlin IWC | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.94 | 62-1¾ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| 5. ANITA MÁRTON (Hungary) (1/15/89, 5-7¼/185) (171/84) | |||||
| 18.23 | 59-9¾i | … | 1)Budapest | 1/20 | ||
| 18.38 | 60-3¾i | … | 1)Budapest | 2/03 | ||
| 18.87 | 61-11i | … | 1)Saßnitz | 2/11 | ||
| 18.70 | 61-4¼i | … | 1)Hun Ind | 2/24 | ||
| 19.62 | 64-4½i | … | 1)World Ind | 3/02 | ||
| 19.12 | 62-8¾ | … | 1)Leiria | 3/10 | ||
| 18.61 | 61-¾ | … | 1)Bar | 5/01 | ||
| 18.06 | 59-3 | … | 1)Veszprém | 5/07 | ||
| 18.16 | 59-7 | … | 6)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Saunders; 4. Leantsiuk; 5. Guba |
| 17.98 | 59-0 | … | 1)Senta | 5/19 | ||
| 18.36 | 60-3 | … | 3)Bydgoszcz | 5/29 | ▷ | 1. Dubitskaya; 2. Guba |
| 16.36 | 53-8¼ | … | 1)Budapest | 6/02 | ||
| 17.76 | 58-3¼ | … | 1)Hun Ch | 6/23 | ||
| (15.92q) | |||||
| 6. DANNIEL THOMAS-DODD (Jamaica) (11/11/92, 5-5/196) (165/89) | |||||
| 18.21 | 59-9i | … | 1)Kent | 1/13 | ||
| 18.46 | 60-6¾i | … | 1)Findlay | 1/27 | ||
| 19.05 | 62-6i | … | 1)Kent | 2/10 | ||
| 18.66 | 61-2¾i | … | 1)Kent | 2/17 | ||
| 19.22 | 63-¾i | … | 2)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Marton |
| 19.36 | 63-6¼ | … | 1)Comm G | 4/13 | ||
| (16.89q) | |||||
| 18.70 | 61-4¼ | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong |
| 17.96 | 58-11¼ | … | 2)Kingston IWC | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Stevens |
| 18.59 | 61-0 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/09 | ||
| 18.15 | 59-6¾ | … | 2)Bragança Paulista IWC | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Lopez |
| 18.04 | 59-2¼ | … | 8)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz; 2. Dubitskaya; 3. Adams; 4. Saunders; 5. Crew; 6. Ramsey; 7. Roos |
| 17.74 | 58-2½ | … | 8)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz; 4. Adams; 5. Ewen; 6. Guba; 7. Carter |
| 17.72 | 58-1¾ | … | 4)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz; 2. Guba; 3. Boekelman |
| 18.27 | 59-11¼ | … | 6)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz; 4. Dubitskaya; 5. Guba |
| 16.96 | 55-7¾ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/09 | ||
| 7. ALIONA DUBITSKAYA (Belarus) (1/25/90, 5-11½/170) (182/77) | |||||
| 18.21 | 59-9i | … | 6)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Marton; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Gong; 4. Gao; 5. Guba |
| 18.47 | 60-7¼ | … | 2)Leiria | 3/10 | ▷ | 1. Marton |
| 18.63 | 61-1½ | … | 1)Brest | 4/27 | ||
| 18.76 | 61-6¾ | … | 2)Białystok | 5/20 | ▷ | 1. Guba |
| 19.02 | 62-5 | … | 1)Bydgoszcz | 5/29 | ||
| 19.14 | 62-9½ | … | 1)Brest | 6/08 | ||
| 18.29 | 60-¼ | … | 2)Minsk | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Mavrodieva |
| 19.21 | 63-¼ | … | 2)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.93 | 62-1¼ | … | 1)Blr Ch | 7/20 | ||
| 18.81 | 61-8½ | … | 3)European Ch | 8/08 | ▷ | 1. Guba; 2. Schwanitz |
| (18.67q) | |||||
| 19.06 | 62-6½ | … | 1)Chorzów | 8/22 | ||
| 19.01 | 62-4½ | … | 4)Brussels DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz |
| 18.91 | 62-½ | … | 1)Padua | 9/02 | ||
| 8. MAGGIE EWEN (US) (9/23/94, 5-10/174) (1.78/79) | |||||
| 18.44 | 60-6i | … | 1)Flagstaff | 1/12 | ||
| 18.67 | 61-3i | … | 1)College Station | 1/20 | ||
| 18.22 | 59-9½i | … | 1)Lincoln | 2/03 | ||
| 19.20 | 63-0i | … | 1)Albuquerque | 2/10 | ||
| 18.98 | 62-3¼i | … | 1)Seattle | 2/24 | ||
| 18.49 | 60-8i | … | 1)NCAA Ind | 3/09 | ||
| 19.22 | 63-¾ | … | 1)Sun Angel | 4/07 | ||
| 18.39 | 60-4 | … | 2)La Jolla | 4/14 | ▷ | 1. Roos |
| 19.46 | 63-10¼ | … | 1)Tucson | 4/28 | ||
| 19.22 | 63-¾ | … | 1)Pac-12 | 5/12 | ||
| 19.17 | 62-10¾ | … | 1)NCAA | 6/07 | ||
| (19.13q) | |||||
| 19.29 | 63-3½ | … | 1)USATF | 6/24 | ||
| 18.23 | 59-9¾ | … | 3)World Cup | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Guba |
| 18.62 | 61-1¼ | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz; 4. Adams |
| 18.22 | 59-9½ | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ||
| 9. VALERIE ADAMS (New Zealand) (10/06/84, 6-4/265) (1.93/120) | |||||
| 17.83 | 58-6 | … | 1)NZ Ch | 3/09 | ||
| 18.06 | 59-3 | … | 2)Christchurch | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Crew |
| 18.48 | 60-7¾ | … | 1)Auckland | 3/25 | ||
| 18.70 | 61-4¼ | … | 2)Comm G | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Thomas-Dodd |
| (18.52q) | |||||
| 18.18 | 59-7¾ | … | 1)New Caledonia | 5/05 | ||
| 18.01 | 59-1¼ | … | 8)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Saunders; 4. Leantsiuk; 5. Guba; 6. Marton; 7. Gao |
| 18.67 | 61-3 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 18.93 | 62-1¼ | … | 3)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz; 2. Dubitskaya |
| 19.31 | 63-4¼ | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Saunders; 3. Schwanitz |
| 10. YANG GAO (China) (3/01/93, 5-10/243) (178/110) | |||||
| 17.86 | 58-7¼i | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 1/20 | ||
| 18.54 | 60-10i | … | 1)Rochlitz | 2/04 | ||
| 17.88 | 58-8i | … | 2)Saßnitz | 2/11 | ▷ | 1. Marton |
| 18.77 | 61-7i | … | 4)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Marton; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Gong |
| 18.12 | 59-5½ | … | 7)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Thomas-Dodd; 3. Saunders; 4. Leantsiuk; 5. Guba; 6. Marton |
| 18.28 | 59-11¾ | … | 2)Halle | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.36 | 60-3 | … | 2)Osterode | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 18.22 | 59-9½ | … | 2)Biberach | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Schwanitz |
| 17.77 | 58-3¾ | … | 1)Berlin | 8/11 | ||
| 17.64 | 57-10½ | … | 2)Asian G | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Gong |
| 15.87 | 52-¾ | … | 5)Chn Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Gong; 2. Geng; 3. Guo; 4. Song |
