2019 Women’s 400 Hurdles World Rankings

As Dalilah Muhammad broke her own WR, Sydney McLaughlin ran faster than what the all-time best had been when the year began. (VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN)

THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR is obviously No. 1 here, with Dalilah Muhammad pounding out WRs of 52.20 and 52.16. She and Sydney McLaughlin split their 4 races 2-2, but Muhammad with the WC gold got the nod. The No. 2-rated McLaughlin had only those 2 defeats by Muhammad in her loss column. Muhammad on the other hand, was only 3rd in the DL Final won by McLaughlin, so also had a loss-column entry courtesy of Shamier Little…

LITTLE CHOSE THE WRONG TIME for her worst finish of the year, a 4th at USATF meaning there would be no World Champs for her. But her overall DL record (a win, two 2nds including the Final and a 3rd) was enough to slot her at No. 3 ahead of Doha bronze medalist Rushell Clayton…

THIS YEAR’S TOP 10 included multiple former No. 1s: Muhammad (’16), Little (’18), No. 6 Zuzana Hejnová (’13 & ’15) and No. 10 Kori Carter (’17)… Hejnová moved to No. 5 on the event’s all-time scoring list, her 62 points trailing only Deon Hemmings (74), 2. Lashinda Demus (68) and Kim Batten & Sandra Farmer-Patrick (66 each).

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1. DALILAH MUHAMMAD (US) (2/07/90, 5-7/137) (1.70/62)
53.61 1)Doha DL 5/03
53.88 1)Osaka IWC 5/19
53.67 1)Rome DL 6/06
54.35 2)Oslo DL 6/13 1. McLaughlin
52.20 1)USATF 7/28
(54.22h)
54.13 3)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little
52.16 1)World Ch 10/04
(54.87h, 53.91sf)
2. SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN (US) (8/07/99, 5-8½/134) (1.74/61)
54.14 1)Oxy Inv 5/11
54.16 1)Oslo DL 6/13
53.72 1)Marseille 7/02
53.32 1)Monaco DL 7/12
52.88 2)USATF 7/28 1. Muhammad
(54.24h)
52.85 1)Zürich DL 8/29
52.23 2)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad
(54.45h, 53.81sf)
3. SHAMIER LITTLE (US) (3/20/95, 5-4¼/115) (1.63/52)
56.47 1)Baton Rouge 4/20
54.40 2)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad
54.92 3)Oslo DL 6/13 1. McLaughlin; 2. Muhammad
53.73 1)Lausanne DL 7/05
53.91 4)USATF 7/28 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Spencer
(54.49h)
53.86 2)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin
4. RUSHELL CLAYTON (Jamaica) (10/18/92, 5-8¾/134) (1.75/61)
56.95 3)Kingston 5/25 1. Russell; 2. Whyte
55.83 5)Kingston 6/08 1. Spencer; 2. N. Tracey; 3. Whyte; 4. R. Tracey
54.73 1)Jam Ch 6/21
(55.36h)
55.25 1)Leonora 7/06
54.82 5)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer; 3. Hejnova; 4. Russell
54.16 1)London DL 7/21
55.53 3)Pan-Am G 8/08 1. Watson; 2. Cockrell
(55.93h)
53.74 3)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin
(55.23h, 54.17sf)
5. ZUZANA HEJNOVÁ (Czech Republic) (12/19/86, 5-7/119) (1.70/54)
55.02 1)Prague 6/03
54.82 3)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad; 2. Little
55.18 1)Copenhagen 6/18
54.11 2)Lausanne DL 7/05 1. Little
54.55 3)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer
54.33 2)London DL 7/21 1. Clayton
55.10 1)Euro Teams 8/10
(55.80h)
54.75 4)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little; 3. Muhammad
54.23 5)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Clayton; 4. Sprunger
(55.33h, 54.41sf)
6. LÉA SPRUNGER (Switzerland) (3/05/90, 6-0/152) (1.83/69)
56.36 9)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Hejnova; 4. Carter; 5. Russell;
6. Ryzhykova; 7. Watson; 8. Folorunso
56.46 7)Oslo DL 6/13 1. McLaughlin; 2. Muhammad; 3. Little; 4. Carter; 5. Iuel;
6. Ryzhykova
56.56 3)Geneva 6/15 1. Bol; 2. Beesley
55.74 3)La Chaux-de-Fonds 6/30 1. Tracey; 2. Linkiewicz
55.24 5)Lausanne DL 7/05 1. Little; 2. Hejnova; 3. Spencer; 4. Russell
55.60 6)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer; 3. Hejnova; 4. Russell; 5. Clayton
55.13 1)Bern 8/03
55.14 5)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little; 3. Muhammad; 4. Hejnova
55.24 1)Bellinzona 9/01
55.46 2)US v Europe 9/10 1. Ryzhykova
55.58 2)Antalya 9/16 1. Petersen
54.06 4)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Clayton
(54.98h, 54.52sf)
7. ASHLEY SPENCER (US) (6/08/93, 5-6/119) (1.68/54)
55.84 1)Waco 4/20
57.02 3)Drake R 4/27 1. Carter; 2. Haye-Smith
54.72 2)Doha DL 5/03 1. Muhammad
54.49 1)Kingston 6/08
54.11 3)Lausanne DL 7/05 1. Little; 2. Hejnova
55.36 1)Székesfehérvár 7/09
54.46 2)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin
53.11 3)USATF 7/28 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin
(56.25h)
56.90 8)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little; 3. Muhammad; 4. Hejnova; 5. Sprunger;
6. Ryzhykova; 7. Russell
1:41.14 8)US v Europe 9/10 1. Ryzhykova; 2. Sprunger; 3. Beesley; 4. Seymour; 5. Folorunso;
6. Bookman; 7. Barber
54.45 6)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Clayton; 4. Sprunger; 5. Hejnova
(55.28h, 54.42sf)
8. ANNA RYZHYKOVA (Ukraine) (11/24/89, 5-9¼/130) (1.76/59)
54.82 3)Doha DL 5/03 1. Muhammad; 2. Spencer
55.64 6)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Hejnova; 4. Carter; 5. Russell
56.26 6)Oslo DL 6/13 1. McLaughlin; 2. Muhammad; 3. Little; 4. Carter; 5. Iuel
55.65 8)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer; 3. Hejnova; 4. Russell; 5. Clayton;
6. Sprunger; 7. Carter
54.64 4)London DL 7/21 1. Clayton; 2. Hejnova; 3. Belle
55.50 1)Luts’k 7/26
55.61 2)Euro Teams 8/10 1. Hejnova
(56.28h)
55.48 1)Ukr Ch 8/23
55.28 6)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little; 3. Muhammad; 4. Hejnova; 5. Sprunger
55.32 1)US v Europe 9/10
54.45 7)World Ch 10/04 1. Muhammad; 2. McLaughlin; 3. Clayton; 4. Sprunger; 5. Hejnova;
6. Spencer
(55.11h, 54.45sf)
55.23 2)CISM 10/24 1. Odeyemi
9. JANIEVE RUSSELL (Jamaica) (11/14/93, 5-8¾/139) (1.75/63)
55.28 4)Doha DL 5/03 1. Muhammad; 2. Spencer; 3. Ryzhykova
56.33 1)Kingston 5/25
55.42 5)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Hejnova; 4. Carter
55.57 4)Jam Ch 6/21 1. Clayton; 2. Salmon; 3. Whyte
(55.74h)
55.13 4)Lausanne DL 7/05 1. Little; 2. Hejnova; 3. Spencer
55.65 2)Székesfehérvár 7/09 1. Spencer
54.70 4)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer; 3. Hejnova
55.14 5)London DL 7/21 1. Clayton; 2. Hejnova; 3. Belle; 4. Ryzhykova
55.25 2)Rovereto 8/27 1. Petersen
55.87 7)Zürich DL 8/29 1. McLaughlin; 2. Little; 3. Muhammad; 4. Hejnova; 5. Sprunger;
6. Ryzhykova
57.34 5)Brussels DL 9/06 1. Watson; 2. Couckuyt; 3. Folorunso; 4. Claes
10. KORI CARTER (US) (6/03/92, 5-5/126) (1.65/57)
56.07 1)Drake R 4/27
55.95 1)Marietta 5/17
55.09 4)Rome DL 6/06 1. Muhammad; 2. Little; 3. Hejnova
55.67 4)Oslo DL 6/13 1. McLaughlin; 2. Muhammad; 3. Little
55.55 7)Lausanne DL 7/05 1. Little; 2. Hejnova; 3. Spencer; 4. Russell; 5. Sprunger;
6. Iuel
55.63 7)Monaco DL 7/12 1. McLaughlin; 2. Spencer; 3. Hejnova; 4. Russell; 5. Clayton;
6. Sprunger
dnf-h –)World Ch 10/01 1. Ryzhykova; 2. Hejnova; 3. Turner; 4. Pedroso; 5. Krafzik

 

U.S. RANKINGS
1. *Dalilah Muhammad (Nike) 6. Cassandra Tate (adidas)
1)USATF, 3)Zürich DL, 1)World Ch 3)Osaka, 6)Lucerne, 5)USATF
2. *Sydney McLaughlin (New Balance) 7. Anna Cockrell (USC)
2)USATF, 1)Zürich DL, 2)World Ch 1)NCAA, 6)USATF, 2)Pan-Am Games
3. *Shamier Little (adidas) 8. Kiah Seymour (Glenarden TC)
1)Lausanne DL, 4)USATF, 2)Zürich DL 1)Mt. SAC Relays, 7)USATF, 4)vs Europe
4. *Ashley Spencer (Nike) 9. Brittley Humphrey (LSU)
2)Monaco DL, 3)USATF, 6)World Ch 2)SEC, 3)NCAA, 3)NACAC U23
5. *Kori Carter (Jordan) 10. Jurnee Woodward (LSU)
4)Rome DL, 4)Oslo DL, dnf-h)World Ch 1)Texas Relays, 1)SEC, 6)NCAA

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