CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS don’t always go according to form, particularly in the javelin. Doha was definitely one of those, and as a result the overall Rankings don’t match up well with the WC finish. Here’s how our eventual Top 10 fared there: 2-3-10-nq-1-5-7-nq-6-dnc…
THE BEST OVERALL SEASON went to DL winner Magnus Kirt, who only once finished lower than 2nd. He becomes the first Estonian No. 1 ever… Silver medalist Johannes Vetter split his meetings with Kirt 2-2, but was beaten by him in the two biggest meets, the DL Final and the WC… Anderson Peters was problematic. Despite being the undefeated world champ, he never competed in Europe and didn’t go head-to-head with any of the contenders other than at the WC, so he ends up as No. 5…
THE U.S. was shut out yet again. Not since Breaux Greer’s No. 3 finish in ’07 has the U.S. had a Ranker.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. MAGNUS KIRT (Estonia) (4/10/90, 6-3½/196) (1.92/89) | |||||
| 89.33 | 293-1 | … | 1)Vantaa | 5/25 | ||
| 87.65 | 287-6 | … | 1)Tartu | 5/31 | ||
| 88.32 | 289-9 | … | 1)Turku IWC | 6/11 | ||
| 84.74 | 278-0 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 90.34 | 296-5 | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ||
| 90.61 | 297-3 | … | 1)Kuortane | 6/22 | ||
| 87.47 | 286-11 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann |
| 87.35 | 286-7 | … | 1)Joensuu | 7/24 | ||
| 81.47 | 267-3 | … | 1)Varaždin | 8/10 | ||
| 87.57 | 287-3 | … | 1)Est Ch | 8/17 | ||
| 85.29 | 279-10 | … | 3)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng; 2. Vadlejch |
| 85.61 | 280-10 | … | 1)Pärnu | 8/24 | ||
| 89.13 | 292-5 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ||
| 88.91 | 291-8 | … | 2)US v Europe | 9/10 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 86.21 | 282-10 | … | 2)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters |
| (88.36q) | |||||
| 2. JOHANNES VETTER (Germany) (3/26/93, 6-2/231) (1.88/105) | |||||
| 85.27 | 279-9 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ||
| 81.62 | 267-9 | … | 1)Strasbourg | 6/26 | ||
| 89.28 | 292-11 | … | 1)Bad Köstritz | 8/23 | ||
| 84.46 | 277-1 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng; 3. Hofmann; 4. Krukowski |
| 85.40 | 280-2 | … | 1)Berlin IWC | 9/01 | ||
| 90.03 | 295-4 | … | 1)US v Europe | 9/10 | ||
| 85.37 | 280-1 | … | 3)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt |
| (89.35q) | |||||
| 3. CHAO-TSUN CHENG (Taiwan) (10/17/93, 5-11½/194) (1.82/88) | |||||
| 82.93 | 272-1 | … | 1)Kaohsiung | 2/18 | ||
| 81.89 | 268-8 | … | 1)Taipei | 3/13 | ||
| 83.30 | 273-3 | … | 1)Singapore | 3/28 | ||
| 86.72 | 284-6 | … | 1)Asian Ch | 4/22 | ||
| 87.12 | 285-10 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann |
| 86.10 | 282-6 | … | 1)Taipei | 5/26 | ||
| 84.30 | 276-7 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt |
| 82.37 | 270-3 | … | 4)Kuortane | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Helander; 3. Hofmann |
| 81.22 | 266-6 | … | 3)Karlstad | 7/03 | ▷ | 1. Rohler; 2. Amb |
| 82.29 | 269-11 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Kirt; 3. Rohler |
| 87.75 | 287-10 | … | 1)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ||
| 89.05 | 292-2 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt |
| 77.99 | 255-10 | … | 10)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Weber; 7. Krukowski; 8. Amb; 9. Rivasz-Toth |
| (83.40q) | |||||
| 4. ANDREAS HOFMANN (Germany) (12/16/91, 6-4¾/238) (1.95/108) | |||||
| 87.55 | 287-3 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 89.40 | 293-4 | … | 1)Offenburg | 5/26 | ||
| 89.65 | 294-1 | … | 1)Rehlingen | 6/09 | ||
| 82.92 | 272-0 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Cheng |
| 82.82 | 271-9 | … | 3)Kuortane | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Helander |
| 86.45 | 283-7 | … | 2)Lucerne | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Rohler |
| 87.84 | 288-2 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ||
| 87.07 | 285-8 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 8/04 | ||
| 82.47 | 270-7 | … | 4)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Kirt |
| 87.49 | 287-0 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng |
| 82.16 | 269-7 | … | 3)Berlin IWC | 9/01 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Matusevicius |
| 80.06 | 262-8 | … | nq)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Weber; 7. Krukowski; 8. Amb; 9. Rivasz-Toth; 10. Cheng; 11. Walcott; 3f Yego |
| 5. ANDERSON PETERS (Grenada) (10/21/97, 6-1½/185) (1.87/84) | |||||
| 82.64 | 271-1 | … | 1)Starkville | 3/23 | ||
| 86.07 | 282-4 | … | 1)Texas R | 3/29 | ||
| 80.81 | 265-1 | … | 1)Natl Relay Ch | 4/26 | ||
| 83.35 | 273-5 | … | 1)SEC | 5/09 | ||
| 86.62 | 284-2 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/05 | ||
| (80.06q) | |||||
| 81.89 | 268-8(A) | … | 1)NACAC U23 | 7/07 | ||
| 87.31 | 286-5 | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 8/10 | ||
| 86.89 | 285-1 | … | 1)World Ch | 10/06 | ||
| (85.34q) | |||||
| 6. JAKUB VADLEJCH (Czech Republic) (10/10/90, 6-2¾/205) (1.90/93) | |||||
| 80.00 | 262-5 | … | 6)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Cheng; 3. Krukowski; 4. Rohler; 5. Liu |
| 85.34 | 280-0 | … | 2)Nanjing IWC | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Rohler |
| 85.75 | 281-4 | … | 1)Prague | 6/03 | ||
| 82.73 | 271-5 | … | 5)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Cheng; 4. Hofmann |
| 82.97 | 272-2 | … | 3)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Mrzyglod |
| 81.00 | 265-9 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Kirt; 3. Rohler; 4. Cheng; 5. Krukowski |
| 83.22 | 273-0 | … | 1)CzR Ch | 7/27 | ||
| 79.88 | 262-1 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Weber |
| 85.78 | 281-5 | … | 2)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng |
| 84.17 | 276-1 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng; 3. Hofmann; 4. Krukowski; 5. Vetter |
| 82.19 | 269-8 | … | 5)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo |
| (84.31q) | |||||
| 7. MARCIN KRUKOWSKI (Poland) (6/14/92, 5-11½/203) (1.82/92) | |||||
| 84.76 | 278-1 | … | 1)Kielce | 5/11 | ||
| 84.51 | 277-3 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Cheng |
| 84.45 | 277-0 | … | 3)Nanjing IWC | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Rohler; 2. Vadlejch |
| 81.65 | 267-10 | … | 7)Turku IWC | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Rohler; 3. Walcott; 4. Helander; 5. Seifert; 6. Kuusela |
| 78.19 | 256-6 | … | 9)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Cheng; 4. Hofmann; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Rohler; 7. Seifert; 8. Singh |
| 79.78 | 261-9 | … | 7)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Mrzyglod; 3. Vadlejch; 4. Vesely; 5. Frydrych; 6. Jilek |
| 82.33 | 270-1 | … | 1)Sopot | 6/23 | ||
| 85.63 | 280-11 | … | 1)Warsaw | 7/05 | ||
| 82.16 | 269-7 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Kirt; 3. Rohler; 4. Cheng |
| 83.68 | 274-6 | … | 1)Cetniewo | 8/03 | ||
| 79.54 | 260-11 | … | 3)Euro Teams | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Weber; 2. Vadlejch |
| 81.02 | 265-10 | … | 5)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Kirt; 4. Hofmann |
| 78.70 | 258-2 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 8/23 | ||
| 85.72 | 281-3 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng; 3. Hofmann |
| 82.81 | 271-8 | … | 1)Chorzów | 9/14 | ||
| 80.56 | 264-4 | … | 7)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Weber |
| (82.44q) | |||||
| 8. THOMAS RÖHLER (Germany) (9/30/91, 6-4¾/190) (1.95/86) | |||||
| 82.95 | 272-1 | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Cheng; 3. Krukowski |
| 86.39 | 283-5 | … | 1)Nanjing IWC | 5/21 | ||
| 85.69 | 281-1 | … | 2)Schönebeck | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Seifert |
| 85.47 | 280-5 | … | 3)Offenburg | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Seifert |
| 82.56 | 270-10 | … | 1)Jena | 6/08 | ||
| 86.33 | 283-3 | … | 2)Turku IWC | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Kirt |
| 82.63 | 271-1 | … | 6)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Cheng; 4. Hofmann; 5. Vadlejch |
| 86.99 | 285-4 | … | 1)Dessau | 6/14 | ||
| 80.24 | 263-3 | … | 7)Kuortane | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Helander; 3. Hofmann; 4. Cheng; 5. Amb; 6. Walcott |
| 83.76 | 274-10 | … | 1)Karlstad | 7/03 | ||
| 86.51 | 283-10 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 86.04 | 282-3 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Kirt |
| 82.70 | 271-4 | … | 3)Ger Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Weber |
| 80.30 | 263-5 | … | 7)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Kirt; 4. Hofmann; 5. Krukowski; 6. Matusevicius |
| 81.51 | 267-5 | … | 2)Bad Köstritz | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 82.91 | 272-0 | … | 7)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng; 3. Hofmann; 4. Krukowski; 5. Vetter; 6. Vadlejch |
| 80.33 | 263-6 | … | 5)Berlin IWC | 9/01 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Matusevicius; 3. Hofmann; 4. Katkavets |
| 82.31 | 270-0 | … | 5)US v Europe | 9/10 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Matusevicius; 4. Shuey |
| 79.23 | 259-11 | … | nq)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Weber; 7. Krukowski; 8. Amb; 9. Rivasz-Toth; 10. Cheng; 11. Walcott; 3f Yego |
| 9. JULIAN WEBER (Germany) (8/29/94, 6-2¾/207) (1.90/94) | |||||
| 82.86 | 271-10 | … | 1)Rostock | 5/15 | ||
| 84.35 | 276-9 | … | 2)Rehlingen | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann |
| 81.27 | 266-7 | … | 8)Turku IWC | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Rohler; 3. Walcott; 4. Helander; 5. Seifert; 6. Kuusela; 7. Krukowski |
| 86.60 | 284-1 | … | 2)Ger Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann |
| 86.86 | 285-0 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 8/09 | ||
| 81.26 | 266-7 | … | 6)World Ch | 10/06 | ▷ | 1. Peters; 2. Kirt; 3. Vetter; 4. Etelatalo; 5. Vadlejch |
| (84.29q) | |||||
| 10. BERNHARD SEIFERT (Germany) (2/15/93, 6-2¾/194) (1.90/88) | |||||
| 81.64 | 267-10 | … | 1)Potsdam | 5/14 | ||
| 85.19 | 279-6 | … | 1)Brandenburg | 5/18 | ||
| 86.19 | 282-9 | … | 1)Schönebeck | 5/24 | ||
| 89.06 | 292-2 | … | 2)Offenburg | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann |
| 83.05 | 272-5 | … | 1)Halle | 6/01 | ||
| 84.86 | 278-5 | … | 1)Ogre | 6/04 | ||
| 82.91 | 272-0 | … | 3)Rehlingen | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Weber |
| 84.02 | 275-8 | … | 5)Turku IWC | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Rohler; 3. Walcott; 4. Helander |
| 82.33 | 270-1 | … | 7)Oslo DL | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Kirt; 3. Cheng; 4. Hofmann; 5. Vadlejch; 6. Rohler |
| 81.48 | 267-4 | … | 2)Dessau | 6/14 | ▷ | 1. Rohler |
| 80.65 | 264-7 | … | 2)Marseille | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Mrzyglod |
| 79.32 | 260-3 | … | 4)Ger Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Hofmann; 2. Weber; 3. Rohler |
| 78.00 | 255-11 | … | 8)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Cheng; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Kirt; 4. Hofmann; 5. Krukowski; 6. Matusevicius; 7. Rohler |
| 75.88 | 248-11 | … | 8)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Kirt; 2. Cheng; 3. Hofmann; 4. Krukowski; 5. Vetter; 6. Vadlejch; 7. Rohler |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Michael Shuey (Velaasa) | 6. | Sam Hardin (Texas A&M) | |
| 2)Texas Relays, 1)USATF, 4)vs Europe | 4)SEC, 6)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 2. | Riley Dolezal (Velaasa) | 7. | Aaron True (Wichita State) | |
| 1)Drake Relays, 2)USATF, 6)vs Europe | 1)Kansas Relays, 5)NCAA, 7)USATF | |||
| 3. | Curtis Thompson (Mississippi State) | 8. | Ethan Dabbs (Virginia) | |
| 2)SEC, 2)NCAA, 4)USATF | 1)ACC, 7)NCAA | |||
| 4. | Tim Glover (unattached) | 9. | Chris Mirabelli (Rutgers) | |
| 1)Tennessee Relays, 3)USATF, 7)vs Europe | 1)Big 10, 9)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||
| 5. | Tzuriel Pedigo (unattached) | 10. | Trevor Danielson (Texas) | |
| 2)USATF Junior, 1)Pan-Am Junior, 6)USATF | 1)Big 12, 15)NCAA, 9)USATF | |||
