TRIVIA QUESTION: Steven Gardiner has just become the second Bahamian ever to rank No. 1 in the 400; who was the first? Give yourself a gold medal for historical knowledge if you came up with Avard Moncur in ’01…
GARDINER WAS NOT a slam-dunk choice, even though he was the undefeated world champion. He had only a single DL appearance—that in one of the weaker ones of the year—and never met yearly list leader Michael Norman, who opened brilliantly at 43.45 but then had on-and-off injury problems. In the final analysis, with DL winner Norman not making the WC final, the runner-up spot went to USATF champ Fred Kerley…
THE U.S. SCORED WELL, claiming half the spots, as behind the Kerley/Norman 2-3 we find Kahmari Montgomery (6), Trevor Stewart (9) and Obi Igbokwe (10). The last time the U.S. had 5 scorers was back in ’05, which leads us to trivia No. 2: who were they? The answer is Jeremy Wariner (1), Andrew Rock (3), Tyree Washington (6), Darold Williamson (8) & LaShawn Merritt (10).
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| 1. STEVEN GARDINER (Bahamas) (9/12/95, 6-5/170) (1.96/77) | |||||
| 44.95 | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ||
| 44.45 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ||
| 44.51 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ||
| 44.90 | … | 1)Bah Ch | 7/27 | ||
| (45.54h) | |||||
| 44.14 | … | 1)Chorzów | 9/14 | ||
| 43.48 | … | 1)World Ch | 10/04 | ||
| (45.68h, 44.13sf) | |||||
| 2. FRED KERLEY (US) (5/07/95, 6-3¼/205) (1.91/93) | |||||
| 44.81 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 44.49 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/08 | ||
| 45.33 | … | 3)Stanford DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Montgomery |
| 43.64 | … | 1)USATF | 7/27 | ||
| (45.09h, 44.09sf) | |||||
| 44.46 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman |
| 44.17 | … | 3)World Ch | 10/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Zambrano |
| (45.19h, 44.25sf) | |||||
| 3. MICHAEL NORMAN (US) (12/03/97, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| 43.45 | … | 1)Mt. SAC R | 4/20 | ||
| 44.53 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ||
| 44.62 | … | 1)Stanford DL | 6/30 | ||
| 43.79 | … | 2)USATF | 7/27 | ▷ | 1. Kerley |
| (44.81h, 44.04sf) | |||||
| 44.26 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ||
| 45.94 | … | 7sf)World Ch (inj) | 10/02 | ▷ | 1. Cedenio; 2. Zambrano; 3. Bloomfield |
| (45.00h) | |||||
| 4. ANTHONY ZAMBRANO (Colombia) (1/17/98, 5-10½/150) (1.79/68) | |||||
| 45.52 | … | 1)Florida R | 3/30 | ||
| 45.52 | … | 1)Coral Gables | 4/13 | ||
| 46.38 | … | 1)Clermont | 4/20 | ||
| 45.48(A) | … | 1)Medellín | 5/01 | ||
| 45.76 | … | 1)Barranquilla | 5/18 | ||
| 45.53 | … | 1)SAm Ch | 5/24 | ||
| 45.22 | … | 1)Huelva | 6/20 | ||
| 44.68 | … | 1)La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6/30 | ||
| 44.83 | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 8/08 | ||
| (45.13h) | |||||
| 44.15 | … | 2)World Ch | 10/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner |
| (45.93h, 44.55sf) | |||||
| 5. AKEEM BLOOMFIELD (Jamaica) (11/10/97, 6-2/170) (1.88/77) | |||||
| 45.64 | … | 1)Trieste | 7/06 | ||
| 44.40 | … | 1)London DL | 7/21 | ||
| 45.04 | … | 1)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ||
| 45.74 | … | 3)Rovereto | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Abubaker; 2. Allen |
| 44.67 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Kerley |
| 45.36 | … | 8)World Ch | 10/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Zambrano; 3. Kerley; 4. Gaye; 5. James; 6. Korir; 7. Cedenio |
| (45.34h, 44.77sf) | |||||
| 6. KAHMARI MONTGOMERY (US) (8/16/97, 5-8¾/146) (1.75/66) | |||||
| 45.96 | … | 1)Houston | 4/06 | ||
| 46.10 | … | 1)American Ch | 5/12 | ||
| (45.98h) | |||||
| 44.23 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/07 | ||
| (45.56, 44.78qf, 44.80sf) | |||||
| 45.12 | … | 2)Stanford DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman |
| 45.76 | … | 5)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Richard; 3. Norwood; 4. Abubaker |
| dq | … | –)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Samba; 3. Strother; 4. Janezic; 5. Re |
| 45.91 | … | 7sf)USATF | 7/26 | ▷ | 1. Leeper; 2. Cherry; 3. Stewart; 4. Richard |
| (45.74h) | |||||
| 45.59 | … | 4)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield; 2. Igbokwe; 3. Hudson-Smith |
| 45.31 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Kerley; 3. Bloomfield; 4. Igbokwe |
| 46.28i, 45.74i, 46.19h, 45.04i, 45.32i, 45.03i) | |||||
| 7. DEMISH GAYE (Jamaica) (1/20/93, 6-2/170) (1.88/77) | |||||
| 45.41 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/03 | ||
| 48.97 | … | 4)Kingston | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Cox; 3. Bel; |
| 45.78 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/25 | ||
| 45.37 | … | 3)Kingston | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Kerley; 2. Cedenio |
| 44.83 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/23 | ||
| (46.77h, 45.36sf) | |||||
| 45.11 | … | 5)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield; 2. Jones; 3. Allen; 4. Igbokwe |
| 44.94 | … | 2)Pan-Am G | 8/08 | ▷ | 1. Zambrano |
| (45.47h) | |||||
| 45.64 | … | 6)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield; 2. Igbokwe; 3. Hudson-Smith; 4. Montgomery; 5. Cherry |
| 44.46 | … | 4)World Ch | 10/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Zambrano; 3. Kerley |
| (45.02h, 44.66sf) | |||||
| 8. MACHEL CEDENIO (Trinidad) (9/06/95, 6-0/154) (1.83/70) | |||||
| 45.03 | … | 1)Jones Mem | 4/27 | ||
| 44.92 | … | 2)Kingston | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Kerley |
| 45.71 | … | 6)Stanford DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Montgomery; 3. Kerley; 4. Jones; 5. London |
| 45.34 | … | 1)Lignano | 7/09 | ||
| 45.57 | … | 2)Padua | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Bamidele |
| 44.52 | … | 1)Tri Ch | 7/27 | ||
| (46.31h) | |||||
| 46.77 | … | 6h)Pan-Am G | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Perlaza; 2. Robinson; 3. Jones; 4. Santos |
| 44.93 | … | 1B)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ||
| 45.30 | … | 7)World Ch | 10/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Zambrano; 3. Kerley; 4. Gaye; 5. James; 6. Korir |
| (45.26h, 44.41sf) | |||||
| 9. TREVOR STEWART (US) (5/20/97, 6-1/160) (1.85/72) | |||||
| 45.18 | … | 1)Florida R | 3/30 | ||
| 44.54 | … | 1)Alumni Gold | 4/20 | ||
| 44.38 | … | 1)MEAC | 5/04 | ||
| 44.25 | … | 2)NCAA | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Montgomery |
| (44.55h, 44.77qf, 44.84sf) | |||||
| 45.01(A) | … | 1)NACAC U23 | 7/06 | ||
| (45.27(A)h) | |||||
| 44.94 | … | 7)USATF | 7/27 | ▷ | 1. Kerley; 2. Norman; 3. Strother; 4. Norwood; 5. Leeper; 6. Cherry |
| (44.76h, 45.16sf) | |||||
| (47.03i, 46.66i 46.55i, 47.58i, 47.04i) | |||||
| 10. OBI IGBOKWE (US) (1/28/97, 6-0/181) (1.83/82) | |||||
| 45.91 | … | 3)Mt. SAC R | 4/20 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Benjamin |
| dq | … | –)NCAA | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Montgomery; 2. Stewart; 3. London; 4. Jones; 5. Perlaza; 6. Deadmon; 7. Sawyers |
| (46.08h, 45.35qf, 45.35sf) | |||||
| 45.70 | … | 4)Lignano | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Cedenio; 2. Allen; 3. Bamidele |
| 45.06 | … | 4)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield; 2. Jones; 3. Allen |
| 45.78 | … | 6sf)USATF | 7/26 | ▷ | 1. Leeper; 2. Cherry; 3. Stewart; 4. Richard |
| (45.18h) | |||||
| 45.53 | … | 2)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield |
| 45.95 | … | 1)Dublin | 8/21 | ||
| dnf | … | )Rovereto | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Abubaker; 2. Allen; 3. Bloomfield; 4. Bonevacia; 5. Agard; 6. Omelko; 7. Scotti |
| 44.96 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Kerley; 3. Bloomfield |
| (45.35i, 46.91i, 46.04i) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Fred Kerley (Nike) | 6. | Michael Cherry (Nike) | |
| 1)USATF, 2)Brussels DL, 3)World Ch | 6)USATF, 6)Brussels DL, 1)vs Europe | |||
| 2. | *Michael Norman (Nike) | 7. | Nathan Strother (adidas) | |
| 2)USATF, 1)Brussels DL, 7s)World Ch | 3)Monaco DL, 3)USATF, 7s)World Ch | |||
| 3. | *Kahmari Montgomery (Houston) | 8. | Wil London (Baylor) | |
| 1)NCAA, 7s)USATF, 5)Brussels DL | 3)NCAA, 5sf)USATF, 4)Pan-Am G | |||
| 4. | *Trevor Stewart (North Carolina A&T) | 9. | Tyrell Richard (South Carolina State) | |
| 1)MEAC, 2)NCAA, 7)USATF | 1)UNF, 8)USATF, 4)vs Europe | |||
| 5. | *Obi Igbokwe (Houston) | 10. | Quincy Hall (South Carolina) | |
| 6sf)USATF, 2)Birmingham DL, 4)Brussels DL | 1)Gamecock, 1)SEC | |||
