THE ALL-TIME LIST GOT DESTROYED: ’21 produced history’s 4 fastest times and 5 of 6. The chief architect of destruction was Karsten Warholm, who first ran a 46.70 to take down Kevin Young’s longstanding World Record by 0.08…
A MONTH LATER Young was only No. 4 on the all-time list as Tokyo’s quick track saw Warholm (45.94 WR), Rai Benjamin (46.18) and Alison dos Santos (46.72) capture the Olympic medals…
WARHOLM’S WIN STREAK is now at 18; he hasn’t lost since September of ’18… Benjamin’s mark claimed the American Record… Warholm (5) and Benjamin (4) both had compact seasons, dos Santos (12) having more than the two of them combined… The 8 Olympic finalists ended up in the same order at the top of the Rankings.
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| 1. KARSTEN WARHOLM (Norway) (2/28/96, 6-1½/176) (1.87/80) | |||||
| 46.70 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 7/01 | ||
| 47.08 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/09 | ||
| 45.94 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ||
| (48.65h, 47.30sf) | |||||
| 47.35 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ||
| 48.08 | … | 1)Berlin CT | 9/12 | ||
| 2. RAI BENJAMIN (US) (7/27/97, 6-3¼/179) (1.91/81) | |||||
| 47.13 | … | 1)Mt. SAC | 5/09 | ||
| 47.38 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/28 | ||
| 46.83 | … | 1)Olympic Trials | 6/26 | ||
| (49.12h, 48.61sf) | |||||
| 46.17 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| (48.60h, 47.37sf) | |||||
| 3. ALISON DOS SANTOS (Brazil) (6/3/00, 6-3½/174) (1.93/79) | |||||
| 49.56 | … | 1)La Mirada | 4/10 | ||
| 48.15 | … | 1)Drake R | 4/24 | ||
| 47.68 | … | 3)Mt. SAC | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. McMaster |
| 47.57 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| 47.38 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 7/01 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| 47.34 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 7/04 | ||
| 47.51 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| 46.72 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin |
| (48.42h, 47.31sf) | |||||
| 48.23 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/03 | ||
| 48.50 | … | 1)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ||
| 47.81 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| 48.15 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/14 | ||
| 4. KYRON MCMASTER (British Virgin Islands) (1/3/97, 6-1½/174) (1.87/79) | |||||
| 47.50 | … | 2)Mt. SAC | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| 47.82 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. dos Santos |
| dnf | … | )Stockholm DL | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Copello; 3. Mowatt; 4. Magi; 5. McAlister; 6. Happio; 7. Lattin |
| 47.08 | … | 4)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin; 3. dos Santos |
| (48.79h, 48.26sf) | |||||
| 48.31 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 48.24 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos |
| 5. ABDERRAHMANE SAMBA (Qatar) (9/5/95, 6-1½/165) (1.87/75) | |||||
| 48.26 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. dos Santos; 3. McMaster |
| 48.56 | … | 1)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ||
| 47.12 | … | 5)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin; 3. dos Santos; 4. McMaster |
| (48.38h, 47.47sf) | |||||
| 6. YASMANI COPELLO (Turkey) (4/15/87, 6-5/190) (1.96/86) | |||||
| 49.37 | … | 2)Savona | 5/13 | ▷ | 1. Sibilio |
| 49.21 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ||
| 49.11 | … | 6)Doha DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. dos Santos; 3. McMaster; 4. Samba; 5. Selmon |
| 48.88 | … | 2)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Samba |
| 48.86 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 7/01 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos |
| 48.19 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 48.35 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/06 | ||
| 47.81 | … | 6)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin; 3. dos Santos; 4. McMaster; 5. Samba |
| (49.00h, 47.88sf) | |||||
| 48.45 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster |
| 48.80 | … | 2)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| dq | … | )Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos; 3. McMaster; 4. Magi; 5. Preis; 6. Angela; 7. McAlister |
| 49.32 | … | 1)İzmir | 9/15 | ||
| 7. RASMUS MÄGI (Estonia) (5/4/92, 6-2/163) (1.88/74) | |||||
| 48.87 | … | 1)Huelva CT | 6/03 | ||
| 48.58 | … | 2)Turku CT | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Barr |
| 48.49 | … | 1)Geneva CT | 6/12 | ||
| 48.82 | … | 1)Cluj-Napoca | 6/19 | ||
| 48.95 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 7/01 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos; 3. Copello |
| 48.81 | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Copello; 3. Mowatt |
| 48.83 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos |
| 48.11 | … | 7)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin; 3. dos Santos; 4. McMaster; 5. Samba; 6. Copello |
| (48.73h, 48.36sf) | |||||
| 49.13 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster; 3. Copello; 4. Hyde |
| 48.84 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. dos Santos; 3. McMaster |
| 48.73 | … | 2)Berlin CT | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| 48.53 | … | 2)Bellinzona | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 8. ALESSANDRO SIBILIO (Italy) (4/27/99, 6-2¾/172) (1.90/78) | |||||
| 49.25 | … | 1)Savona | 5/13 | ||
| 49.62 | … | 2)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Copello |
| 49.70 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 5/29 | ||
| 49.56 | … | 4)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Samba; 2. Copello; 3. Smidt |
| 48.96 | … | 1)Ita Ch | 6/27 | ||
| (51.202h) | |||||
| 48.42 | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/10 | ||
| (50.88h, 49.79sf) | |||||
| 48.77 | … | 8)Olympic Games | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Benjamin; 3. dos Santos; 4. McMaster; 5. Samba; 6. Copello; 7. Magi |
| (49.11h, 47.93sf) | |||||
| 9. KENNY SELMON (US) (8/27/96, 6-2/181) (1.88/82) | |||||
| 49.48 | … | 1)Atlanta | 3/21 | ||
| 48.87 | … | 1)Prairie View | 4/03 | ||
| 48.81 | … | 1)Miramar Inv | 4/10 | ||
| 48.87 | … | 2)Drake R | 4/24 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 49.11 | … | 6)Mt. SAC | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. McMaster; 3. dos Santos; 4. Mowatt; 5. Lattin |
| 49.03 | … | 5)Doha DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. dos Santos; 3. McMaster; 4. Samba |
| 48.96 | … | 2)Music City CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Bassitt |
| 48.08 | … | 2)Olympic Trials | 6/26 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| (49.03h, 48.51sf) | |||||
| 48.58 | … | 4sf)Olympic Games | 8/01 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Samba; 3. Sibilio |
| (48.61h) | |||||
| 10. JAHEEL HYDE (Jamaica) (2/2/97, 5-10¾/161) (1.80/73) | |||||
| 49.87 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/29 | ||
| 49.86 | … | 4)NACAC CT | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Drummond; 2. Rowe; 3. Cray |
| 48.18 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/25 | ||
| (49.14h) | |||||
| 1:27.38 | … | 8sf)Olympic Games | 8/01 | ▷ | 1. McMaster; 2. Magi |
| (48.54h) | |||||
| 48.91 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster; 3. Copello |
| 48.89 | … | 3)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Copello |
| 48.95 | … | 3)Berlin CT | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Magi |
| 49.73 | … | 5)Bellinzona | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Magi; 3. Agyekum; 4. Preis |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Rai Benjamin (Nike) | 6. | Isaiah Levingston (Oklahoma) | |
| 1)Doha DL, 1)Olympic Trials, 2)Olympic Games | 1)Big 12, 2)NCAA, 6)Olympic Trials | |||
| 2. | *Kenny Selmon (unattached) | 7. | Cameron Samuel (USC) | |
| 2)Drake, 2)Olympic Trials, 4sf)Olympic Games | 1)Pac-12, 3)NCAA, 7)Olympic Trials | |||
| 3. | David Kendziera (unattached) | 8. | Khallifah Rosser (unattached) | |
| 8)Doha DL, 3)Olympic Trials, 3sf)Olympic Games | 8)Mt. SAC, 1)Chula Vista, 5)Olympic Trials | |||
| 4. | Sean Burrell (LSU) | 9. | Trevor Bassitt (Ashland) | |
| 2)SEC, 1)NCAA, 5h)Olympic Trials | 1)Raleigh, 1)Music City, 8)Olympic Trials | |||
| 5. | Aldrich Bailey (unattached) | 10. | Amere Lattin (adidas) | |
| 4)Olympic Trials, 4)Gyulai, 7)Berlin | 3)Drake, 5)Mt. SAC, dq-h)Olympic Trials | |||