ONLY ONCE ALL YEAR did Juan Miguel Echevarría finish as low as 3rd, but he picked the wrong time to do it. Heavily favored for WC gold he ended up with bronze. Still, in the all’s-well-that-ends-well department it didn’t impact his being able to successfully defend his No. 1 status in the Rankings…
TAJAY GAYLE came up with a monster performance in Doha, his 28-6¼ (8.69) being the planet’s longest jump in a decade, moving him to No. 11 on the all-time list. But that was the only time the Jamaican beat the Cuban, who scored victories in their 5 other meetings to be a clear No. 1…
JEFF HENDERSON picked up the WC bronze, but ended up behind the South African pair of Luvo Manyonga and Ruswahl Samaai, who both had solid DL seasons, whereas the American contested only a pair of the big invitationals and finished 10th in one of them.
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| 1. JUAN MIGUEL ECHEVARRÍA (Cuba) (8/11/98, 6-1/159) (1.86/72) | |||||
| 8.08 | 26-6¼i | … | 2)Karlsruhe | 2/02 | ▷ | 1. Montler |
| 8.12 | 26-7¾i | … | 1)Toruń | 2/06 | ||
| 8.21 | 26-11¼i | … | 1)Birmingham | 2/16 | ||
| 8.92 | 29-3¼w | … | 1)Cub Ch | 3/10 | ||
| 8.12 | 26-7¾w | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Montler |
| (7.95) | |||||
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 1)Innsbrück | 6/08 | ||
| 8.34 | 27-4½ | … | 1)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ||
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ||
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 8.27 | 27-1¾ | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 8/07 | ||
| 8.65 | 28-4½ | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ||
| 8.34 | 27-4½ | … | 3)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson |
| (8.40q) | |||||
| 2. TAJAY GAYLE (Jamaica) (8/02/96, 5-10¾/161) (1.80/73) | |||||
| 8.10 | 26-7i | … | 2)Birmingham | 2/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 1)Grenada Inv | 4/13 | ||
| 8.30 | 27-2¾ | … | 1)Kingston | 5/03 | ||
| 8.24 | 27-½ | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ||
| 8.21 | 26-11¼ | … | 1)Nanjing IWC | 5/20 | ||
| 8.05 | 26-5w | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Montler; 2. Echevarria; 3. Henderson; 4. Manyonga |
| (7.91) | |||||
| 8.07 | 26-5¾ | … | 2)Kingston | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Thompson |
| 8.24 | 27-½ | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/22 | ||
| 8.13 | 26-8¼ | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Tentoglou; 3. Manyonga |
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.17 | 26-9¾ | … | 2)Pan-Am G | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Samaai |
| 8.69 | 28-6¼ | … | 1)World Ch | 9/28 | ||
| (7.89q) | |||||
| 3. LUVO MANYONGA (South Africa) (11/18/91, 6-¾/143) (1.85/65) | |||||
| 8.35 | 27-4¾(A) | … | 1)SA Ch | 4/27 | ||
| (8.16(A)q) | |||||
| 8.07 | 26-5¾w | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Montler; 2. Echevarria; 3. Henderson |
| 8.35 | 27-4¾ | … | 1)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ||
| 8.21 | 26-11¼ | … | 2)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.13 | 26-8¼ | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Tentoglou |
| 8.37 | 27-5½ | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 1)Cork | 8/14 | ||
| 8.13 | 26-8¼ | … | 1)Brussels | 8/23 | ||
| 8.19 | 26-10½ | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Samaai; 3. Gayle |
| 8.03 | 26-4¼ | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/03 | ||
| 8.28 | 27-2 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria |
| (7.91q) | |||||
| 4. RUSWAHL SAMAAI (South Africa) (9/25/91, 5-10/161) (1.78/73) | |||||
| 8.21 | 26-11¼(A) | … | 2)SA Ch | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.14 | 26-8½ | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. Wang |
| 7.90 | 25-11 | … | 6)Hengelo | 6/09 | ▷ | non-standard placing procedure |
| 8.16 | 26-9¼ | … | 3)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga |
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Tentoglou; 3. Manyonga; 4. Gayle |
| 8.18 | 26-10 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 8.11 | 26-7¼ | … | 3)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Gayle |
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 7.65 | 25-1¼ | … | 5)Zagreb IWC | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Frayne; 3. Jaszczuk; 4. Kiplesund |
| 8.23 | 27-0 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga |
| (8.01q) | |||||
| 5. JEFF HENDERSON (US) (2/19/89, 5-10/181) (1.78/82) | |||||
| 8.38 | 27-6(A) | … | 1)Provo | 4/27 | ||
| 8.09 | 26-6½ | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Montler; 2. Echevarria |
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 4)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | non-standard placing procedure |
| 6.10 | 20-¼ | … | 10)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Samaai; 4. Caceres; 5. Berrabah; 6. Khoua; 7. Heinle; 8. Visser; 9. Smith |
| 8.00 | 26-3 | … | 5)USATF | 7/28 | ▷ | 1. Ward; 2. Claye; 3. Jefferson; 4. Gotch |
| 8.39 | 27-6½ | … | 2)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle |
| (8.12q) | |||||
| 6. MILTIÁDIS TENTÓGLOU (Greece) (3/18/98, 6-1½/154) (1.87/70) | |||||
| 7.99 | 26-2¾i | … | 1)Miramas | 1/19 | ||
| 7.82 | 25-8i | … | 5)Karlsruhe | 2/02 | ▷ | 1. Montler; 2. Echevarria; 3. Torneus; 4. Howard |
| 8.23 | 27-0i | … | 1)Madrid | 2/08 | ||
| 7.97 | 26-1¾i | … | 3)Birmingham | 2/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Gayle |
| 8.38 | 27-6i | … | 1)Euro Ind | 3/03 | ||
| (8.01iq) | |||||
| 7.97 | 26-1¾ | … | 5)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. Wang; 3. Samaai; 4. Zhang |
| 7.72 | 25-4 | … | 6)Nanjing IWC | 5/20 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. Zhang; 3. Gao; 4. Forbes; 5. Huang |
| 7.99 | 26-2¾w | … | 6)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Montler; 2. Echevarria; 3. Henderson; 4. Manyonga; 5. Gayle |
| (7.83) | |||||
| 8.18 | 26-10 | … | 1)Chaniá | 6/09 | ||
| 7.95 | 26-1 | … | 2)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.19 | 26-10½ | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/12 | ||
| 7.99 | 26-2¾ | … | 4)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Gayle; 3. Samaai |
| 8.22 | 26-11¾ | … | 1)Gre Ch | 7/28 | ||
| 8.30 | 27-2¾ | … | 1)Euro Teams | 8/10 | ||
| 8.10 | 26-7 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Samaai; 3. Gayle; 4. Manyonga |
| 7.88 | 25-10¼ | … | 2)Balkan Ch | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Isachenkov |
| 8.17 | 26-9¾ | … | 2)US v Europe | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Simpson |
| 7.79 | 25-6¾ | … | 10)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga; 5. Samaai; 6. Wang; 7. Caceres; 8. Hashioka; 9. Montler |
| (8.00q) | |||||
| 7. JIANAN WANG (China) (8/27/96, 5-10/134) (1.78/61) | |||||
| 8.16 | 26-9¼ | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Gayle |
| 8.09 | 26-6½ | … | 3)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | non-standard placing procedure |
| 7.80 | 25-7¼ | … | 4)Ostrava IWC | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Tentoglou; 3. Randazzo |
| 8.18 | 26-10 | … | 3)La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Zhang; 2. Gao |
| 8.18 | 26-10 | … | 1)Chn Tr | 8/02 | ||
| 8.06 | 26-5½ | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Samaai; 3. Gayle; 4. Manyonga; 5. Tentoglou |
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 6)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga; 5. Samaai |
| (7.89q) | |||||
| 8. THOBIAS MONTLER (Sweden) (2/15/96, 6-2/159) (1.88/72) | |||||
| 8.08 | 26-6¼i | … | 1)Karlsruhe | 2/02 | ||
| 7.97 | 26-1¾i | … | 2)Toruń | 2/06 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.05 | 26-5i | … | 1)Bærum | 2/10 | ||
| 7.95 | 26-1i | … | 4)Birmingham | 2/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Gayle; 3. Tentoglou |
| 7.94 | 26-¾i | … | 1)Swe Ind | 2/17 | ||
| 8.17 | 26-9¾i | … | 2)Euro Ind | 3/03 | ▷ | 1. Tentoglou |
| (7.95iq) | |||||
| 8.43 | 27-8w | … | 1)Torremolinos | 5/23 | ||
| 8.22 | 26-11¾ | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ||
| 8.14 | 26-8½ | … | 2)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | non-standard placing procedure |
| 8.17 | 26-9¾w | … | 1)Gothenburg | 8/16 | ||
| 7.99 | 26-2¾ | … | 2)v Fin | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Pulli |
| 7.80 | 25-7¼ | … | 7)Zürich DL | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Samaai; 3. Gayle; 4. Manyonga; 5. Tentoglou; 6. Wang |
| 8.01 | 26-3½ | … | 1)Swe Ch | 9/01 | ||
| 7.86 | 25-9½ | … | 5)US v Europe | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Simpson; 2. Tentoglou; 3. Caceres; 4. McCarter |
| 7.96 | 26-1½ | … | 9)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga; 5. Samaai; 6. Wang; 7. Caceres; 8. Hashioka |
| (7.92q) | |||||
| 9. YUKI HASHIOKA (Japan) (1/23/99, 6-0/168) (1.83/76) | |||||
| 8.25 | 27-¾w | … | 1)Texas R | 3/30 | ▷ | . S. Shiroyama |
| 8.22 | 26-11¾ | … | 1)Asian Ch | 4/24 | ||
| (7.81q) | |||||
| 7.80 | 25-7¼ | … | 3)Osaka IWC | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Yamakawa; 2. Tsuha |
| 8.04 | 26-4½w | … | 3)Sagamihara | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Tsuha; 2. Izumiya |
| 7.98 | 26-2¼ | … | 1)Jpn Ch | 6/30 | ||
| 8.01 | 26-3½ | … | 1)WUG | 7/13 | ||
| (7.76q) | |||||
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 2)Fukui | 8/17 | ▷ | 1. Shiroyama |
| 7.97 | 26-1¾ | … | 8)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga; 5. Samaai; 6. Wang; 7. Caceres |
| (8.07q) | |||||
| 10. EUSEBIO CÁCERES (Spain) (9/10/91, 5-8¾/150) (1.75/68) | |||||
| 7.79 | 25-6¾i | … | 6)Madrid | 2/08 | ▷ | 1. Tentoglou; 2. Jacobs; 3. Lasa; 4. Santos; 5. Heinle |
| 7.99 | 26-2¾i | … | 1)Spa Ind | 2/16 | ||
| 7.98 | 26-2¼i | … | 4)Euro Ind | 3/03 | ▷ | 1. Tentoglou; 2. Montler; 3. Jovancevic |
| 7.80 | 25-7¼ | … | 4)Rabat DL | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Samaai |
| 8.03 | 26-4¼ | … | 1)Castellón | 7/23 | ||
| 8.33 | 27-4w | … | 1)Soria | 8/04 | ||
| 8.02 | 26-3¾w | … | 2)Euro Teams | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Tentoglou |
| 7.95 | 26-1 | … | 1)Spa Ch | 9/01 | ||
| 8.17 | 26-9¾ | … | 3)US v Europe | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Simpson; 2. Tentoglou |
| 8.01 | 26-3½ | … | 7)World Ch | 9/28 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. J. Henderson; 3. Echevarria; 4. Manyonga; 5. Samaai; 6. Wang |
| (8.19, 8.01q) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Jeff Henderson (adidas) | 6. | Steffin McCarter (Texas) | |
| 3)Stockholm DL, 5)USATF, 2)World Ch | 1)Big 12, 10)NCAA, 6)USATF | |||
| 2. | Trumaine Jefferson (Houston) | 7. | Justin Hall (Texas Tech) | |
| 2)NCAA, 3)USATF, nq)World Ch | 3)Big 12, 4)NCAA, 7)USATF | |||
| 3. | Will Claye (Puma NYAC) | 8. | Damarcus Simpson (unattached) | |
| 1)Bush, 7)Lausanne DL, 2)USATF | 8)USATF, 1)vs Europe | |||
| 4. | Ja’Mari Ward (Missouri) | 9. | Jarvis Gotch (unattached) | |
| 8)NCAA Indoor, 1)SEC, 1)USATF | 5)Bragança Paulista IWC, 4)USATF, 7)vs Europe | |||
| 5. | JuVaughn Harrison (LSU) | 10. | Rayvon Grey (LSU) | |
| 10)NCAA Indoor, 2)SEC, 1)NCAA | 1)NCAA Indoor, 4)SEC, 21)NCAA | |||
