IT WAS SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE when reigning No. 1 Noah Lyles opened his season with a loss, but to show at what a high level the young American now operates, only 5 times in history had anybody run faster and lost. That would be his only half-lap loss of the year, and in his next outing he unleashed his best time ever, 19.50, to move to No. 4 on the all-time list. He was undefeated the rest of the year and broke 19.8 in 5 of his 6 finals…
MICHAEL NORMAN handed Lyles that only loss, but a combination of injuries and concentration on the 400 held him to only a pair of 200s and that thin season finds him ending up at No. 6 despite running 19.84 and 19.70… The runner-up spot goes to Andre De Grasse, who last held that position in ’16, followed by ’17’s No. 1, Ramil Guliyev. They were easy to sort out, the Canadian beating the Turk 3–0 in their three meetings.
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| 1. NOAH LYLES (US) (7/18/97, 5-10¾/154) (1.80/70) | |||||
| 19.72 | … | 2)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman |
| 19.50 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 19.78 | … | 1)USATF | 7/28 | ||
| (20.65h, 20.11sf) | |||||
| 19.65 | … | 1)Paris DL | 8/24 | ||
| 19.74 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ||
| 19.83 | … | 1)World Ch | 10/01 | ||
| (20.26h, 19.86sf) | |||||
| 2. ANDRE DE GRASSE (Canada) (11/10/94, 5-10¾/161) (1.80/73) | |||||
| 20.20 | … | 2)Grenada Inv | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Francis |
| 20.21 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 20.19 | … | 1)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ||
| 19.91 | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ||
| 19.92 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Quinonez |
| 19.87 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev |
| 19.95 | … | 2)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| (20.20h, 20.08sf) | |||||
| 3. RAMIL GULIYEV (Turkey) (5/29/90, 6-1½/161) (1.87/73) | |||||
| 19.99 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/03 | ||
| 20.32 | … | 1)Castellón | 5/26 | ||
| 20.40 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 20.35 | … | 4)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Lyles; 3. Quinonez |
| 20.28 | … | 2)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. De Grasse |
| 21.07 | … | 1)Bursa | 6/20 | ||
| 20.01 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Quinonez; 3. De Grasse; 4. Brown |
| 20.23 | … | 2)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Coleman |
| 20.91 | … | 1)Bursa | 8/21 | ||
| 20.01 | … | 2)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 19.86 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.16 | … | 1)US v Europe | 9/10 | ||
| 20.08 | … | 1)Antalya | 9/16 | ||
| 20.07 | … | 5)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. De Grasse; 3. Quinonez; 4. Gemili |
| (20.27h, 20.16sf) | |||||
| 4. ALEX QUIÑÓNEZ (Ecuador) (8/11/89, 5-9¼/143) (1.76/65) | |||||
| 20.28 | … | 1)Florida R | 3/30 | ||
| 20.53 | … | 2)Coral Gables | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner |
| 19.99w | … | 1)Clermont | 4/20 | ||
| 20.19 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev |
| 20.56 | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Guliyev; 3. Richards |
| 20.17 | … | 3)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Lyles |
| 20.60 | … | 1)Soria | 6/15 | ||
| 20.30 | … | 3)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. De Grasse; 2. Guliyev |
| 19.87 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.27 | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 8/09 | ||
| (20.41h) | |||||
| 20.25 | … | 4)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Brown |
| 20.25 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. De Grasse; 4. Brown |
| 19.98 | … | 3)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. De Grasse |
| (20.08h, 19.95sf) | |||||
| 5. AARON BROWN (Canada) (5/27/92, 6-¾/174) (1.85/79) | |||||
| 20.20 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev; 2. Quinonez |
| 20.07 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 20.06 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ||
| 19.95 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Quinonez; 3. De Grasse |
| 20.24 | … | 3)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Coleman; 2. Guliyev |
| 20.03w | … | 1)Can Ch | 7/28 | ||
| (21.23h) | |||||
| 20.13 | … | 3)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev |
| 20.00 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. De Grasse |
| 20.10 | … | 6)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. De Grasse; 3. Quinonez; 4. Gemili; 5. Guliyev |
| (20.10h, 20.20sf) | |||||
| 6. MICHAEL NORMAN (US) (12/03/97, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| 19.84 | … | 1)Osaka IWC | 5/19 | ||
| 19.70 | … | 1)Rome DL | 6/06 | ||
| 7. ADAM GEMILI (Great Britain) (10/06/93, 5-10/161) (1.78/73) | |||||
| 20.63 | … | 1)Belfast | 8/01 | ||
| 20.08 | … | 1)GB Ch | 8/25 | ||
| (20.43h) | |||||
| 20.03 | … | 4)World Ch | 10/01 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. De Grasse; 3. Quinonez |
| (20.06h, 20.03sf) | |||||
| 8. CHRISTIAN COLEMAN (US) (3/06/96, 5-8¾/161) (1.75/73) | |||||
| 19.97 | … | 2)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. De Grasse |
| 19.91 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ||
| 20.02 | … | 2)USATF | 7/28 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| (20.70h, 20.14sf) | |||||
| 9. JEREEM RICHARDS (Trinidad) (1/13/94, 6-0/146) (1.83/66) | |||||
| 20.45 | … | 1)Auburn | 4/20 | ||
| 20.43w | … | 1)LSU Inv | 4/27 | ||
| 20.21 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev; 2. Quinonez; 3. Brown |
| 20.45 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Guliyev |
| 20.52 | … | 6)Rome DL | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Lyles; 3. Quinonez; 4. Guliyev; 5. Tortu |
| 20.14 | … | 1)Tri Ch | 7/28 | ||
| (21.04wh, 21.81sf) | |||||
| 20.38 | … | 2)Pan-Am G | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Quinonez |
| (20.48h) | |||||
| 20.53 | … | 7)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. De Grasse; 4. Brown; 5. Quinonez; 6. Vanderbemden |
| 20.28 | … | 4sf)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. Gemili; 2. Guliyev; 3. Brown |
| (20.23h) | |||||
| 10. DIVINE ODUDURU (Nigeria) (10/07/96, 5-8¾/154) (1.75/70) | |||||
| 19.76 | … | 1)Johnson Inv | 4/20 | ||
| 19.73 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/07 | ||
| (19.93wh, 20.08qf, 19.97sf) | |||||
| 20.50 | … | 6)Paris DL | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Brown; 4. Quinonez; 5. Lemaitre |
| 20.54 | … | 2)African G | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Siame |
| (20.73h, 20.45sf) | |||||
| 20.84 | … | 8sf)World Ch | 9/30 | ▷ | 1. De Grasse; 2. Greaux |
| (20.40h) | |||||
| (20.51i, 20.41i, 20.08i, 20.34i, 20.49i) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Noah Lyles (adidas) | 6. | Ameer Webb (Nike) | |
| 1)USATF, 1)Brussels DL, 1)World Ch | 2)Mt. SAC R, 3)USATF, 1)Cork | |||
| 2. | *Michael Norman (Nike) | 7. | Micaiah Harris (Texas) | |
| 1)Osaka IWC, 1)Rome DL | 5)NCAA, 3)NACAC U23, 6sf)USATF | |||
| 3. | *Christian Coleman (Nike) | 8. | Andrew Hudson (Texas Tech) | |
| 2)Ostrava IWC, 1)Gyulai M, 2)USATF | 1)Big 12, 7)NCAA, 6sf)USATF | |||
| 4. | Cravon Gillespie (Oregon) | 9. | Matthew Boling (Texas HS) | |
| 1)Sun Angel, 1)Pac-12, 2)NCAA | 1)Texas Sn R, 1)USATF Junior, 1)Pan-Am Junior | |||
| 5. | Kenny Bednarek (Indian Hills JC) | 10. | Jamiel Trimble (USAF) | |
| 1)JUCO, 8)USATF, 7h)World Ch | 1)Beach Inv, 4)USATF, 4)vs Europe | |||
