LIST LEADER JOHANNES VETTER picked a bad day at the office, his only loss coming at the Olympics (on a runway that he and some other top throwers criticized mightily). So mighty was the rest of his season, however, that there was no doubt about giving him No. 1. He produced the year’s 14 farthest throws, topped by No. 3 ever, 315-11 (96.29)…
OLYMPIC CHAMP NEERAJ CHOPRA had a short season (only 6 meets compared to Vetter’s 17) but lost only one of them and retained the best case for No. 2…
THE U.S. DROUGHT CONTINUED, no American having scored since Breaux Greer was No. 3 in ’07… OT runner-up Michael Shuey became only the fourth American ever to crack the 280-foot barrier.
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| 1. JOHANNES VETTER (Germany) (3/26/93, 6-2/231) (1.88/105) | |||||
| 87.27 | 286-4 | … | 1)Offenburg | 2/07 | ||
| 91.50 | 300-2 | … | 1)Offenburg | 4/24 | ||
| 91.12 | 298-11 | … | 1)Euro Throws Cup | 5/08 | ||
| 94.20 | 309-1 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ||
| 93.20 | 305-9 | … | 1)Dessau | 5/21 | ||
| 96.29 | 315-11 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 5/29 | ||
| 93.59 | 307-0 | … | 1)Kuortane | 6/26 | ||
| 92.14 | 302-3 | … | 1)Lucerne | 6/29 | ||
| 85.25 | 279-8 | … | 1)Gateshead2 DL | 7/13 | ||
| 86.48 | 283-9 | … | 1)Thum | 7/16 | ||
| 82.52 | 270-9 | … | 9)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem; 6. Katkavets; 7. Mardare; 8. Etelatalo |
| (85.64q) | |||||
| 86.17 | 282-8 | … | 1)Offenburg | 8/15 | ||
| 88.54 | 290-6 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ||
| 87.20 | 286-1 | … | 1)Paris DL | 8/28 | ||
| 89.60 | 293-11 | … | 1)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ||
| 89.11 | 292-4 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ||
| 88.76 | 291-2 | … | 1)Berlin CT | 9/12 | ||
| 2. NEERAJ CHOPRA (India) (12/24/97, 6-½/176) (1.84/80) | |||||
| 88.07 | 288-11 | … | 1)Patiala | 3/05 | ||
| 87.80 | 288-1 | … | 1)Patiala | 3/17 | ||
| 83.18 | 272-11 | … | 1)Lisbon | 6/10 | ||
| 80.96 | 265-7 | … | 1)Karlstad | 6/22 | ||
| 86.79 | 284-9 | … | 3)Kuortane | 6/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott |
| 87.58 | 287-4 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ||
| (86.65q) | |||||
| 3. JAKUB VADLEJCH (Czech Republic) (10/10/90, 6-2¾/205) (1.90/93) | |||||
| 78.90 | 258-10 | … | 4)Potchefstroom | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Dean; 2. Abdelrahman |
| 82.31 | 270-0 | … | 4)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Walcott |
| 82.04 | 269-2 | … | 1)CzR Ch | 6/27 | ||
| 80.85 | 265-3 | … | 4)Gateshead2 DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott; 3. Weber |
| 86.67 | 284-4 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra |
| (84.93q) | |||||
| 84.28 | 276-6 | … | 1)Ústi Nad Orlicí | 8/18 | ||
| 85.73 | 281-3 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 85.17 | 279-5 | … | 4)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Mardare |
| 85.22 | 279-7 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Weber |
| 4. JULIAN WEBER (Germany) (8/29/94, 6-2¾/207) (1.90/94) | |||||
| 83.04 | 272-5 | … | 1)Halle | 5/15 | ||
| 84.51 | 277-3 | … | 2)Dessau | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 80.33 | 263-6 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 6/05 | ||
| 82.65 | 271-2 | … | 1)Madrid | 6/19 | ||
| 84.95 | 278-8 | … | 3)Lucerne | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott |
| 81.07 | 265-11 | … | 3)Gateshead2 DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott |
| 85.30 | 279-10 | … | 4)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely |
| (84.41q) | |||||
| 80.40 | 263-9 | … | 7)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Mardare; 4. Vadlejch; 5. Katkavets; 6. Vesely |
| 87.03 | 285-6 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 81.35 | 266-10 | … | 4)Berlin | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Mardare; 3. Katkavets |
| 5. ANDRIAN MARDARE (Moldova) (6/20/95, 6-4¼/203) (1.94/92) | |||||
| 86.66 | 284-4 | … | 2)Euro Throws Cup | 5/08 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 82.99 | 272-3 | … | 3)Dessau | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Weber |
| 85.28 | 279-9 | … | 1)Mol Ch | 5/29 | ||
| 84.54 | 277-4 | … | 1)Serravalle | 6/05 | ||
| 83.82 | 275-0 | … | 1)Kladno | 6/15 | ||
| 82.57 | 270-10 | … | 1)Limassol | 6/20 | ||
| 83.30 | 273-3 | … | 7)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem; 6. Katkavets |
| (82.70q) | |||||
| 82.61 | 271-0 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Peters |
| 85.43 | 280-3 | … | 3)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters |
| 84.98 | 278-10 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Weber; 3. Vadlejch |
| 84.44 | 277-0 | … | 2)Berlin | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 6. MARCIN KRUKOWSKI (Poland) (6/14/92, 5-11½/203) (1.82/92) | |||||
| 79.61 | 261-2 | … | 1)Warsaw | 5/15 | ||
| 82.61 | 271-0 | … | 1)Gateshead1 DL | 5/23 | ||
| 85.12 | 279-3 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 5/29 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 89.55 | 293-9 | … | 1)Turku CT | 6/08 | ||
| 86.52 | 283-10 | … | 1)Orimattila | 6/15 | ||
| 83.86 | 275-1 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 6/24 | ||
| 74.65 | 244-11 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem; 6. Katkavets; 7. Mardare; 8. Etelatalo; 9. Vetter; 10. Mialeshka; 11. Amb; 12. Novac |
| 4f | … | )Rumia | 9/11 | ▷ | 1. Mrzyglod |
| 7. ANDERSON PETERS (Grenada) (10/21/97, 6-1½/185) (1.87/84) | |||||
| 82.51 | 270-8 | … | 1)Texas R | 3/25 | ||
| 80.54 | 264-3 | … | 1)Starkville | 3/27 | ||
| 82.72 | 271-5 | … | 1)Eugene | 4/24 | ||
| 83.39 | 273-7 | … | 2)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 75.65 | 248-2 | … | 4)Gateshead1 DL | 5/23 | ▷ | 1. Krukowski; 2. Walcott; 3. Amb |
| 82.81 | 271-8 | … | 1)Šamorín | 6/02 | ||
| 80.01 | 262-6 | … | 7)Turku CT | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Krukowski; 2. Walcott; 3. van Rooyen; 4. Matusevicius; 5. Helander; 6. Etelatalo |
| 81.73 | 268-1 | … | 3)Madrid | 6/19 | ▷ | 1. Weber; 2. Jainaga |
| 83.46 | 273-10 | … | 4)Kuortane | 6/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott; 3. Chopra |
| 80.59 | 264-5 | … | 5)Gateshead2 DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Walcott; 3. Weber; 4. Vadlejch |
| 80.42 | 263-10 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem; 6. Katkavets; 7. Mardare; 8. Etelatalo; 9. Vetter; 10. Mialeshka; 11. Amb; 12. Novac |
| 85.85 | 281-8 | … | 2)Offenburg | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 78.57 | 257-9 | … | 3)Ústi Nad Orlicí | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Vadlejch; 2. Vesely |
| 84.32 | 276-8 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Vadlejch |
| 85.98 | 282-1 | … | 2)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 83.61 | 274-3 | … | 2)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 81.65 | 267-10 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Weber; 3. Vadlejch; 4. Mardare |
| 80.51 | 264-1 | … | 5)Berlin | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Mardare; 3. Katkavets; 4. Weber |
| 8. VÍTĚZSLAV VESELÝ (Czech Republic) (2/27/83, 6-1¼/207) (1.86/94) | |||||
| 75.12 | 246-5 | … | 6)Potchefstroom | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Dean; 2. Abdelrahman; 3. Kuusela; 4. Vadlejch; 5. Grobler |
| 75.08 | 246-4 | … | 4)Roodeport | 3/30 | ▷ | 1. Grobler; 2. Van Rensburg; 3. Kuusela |
| 75.73 | 248-5 | … | 9)Euro Throws Cup | 5/08 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Mardare;3. Mialeshka; 4. Katkavets; 5. Quijera; 6. Mrzyglod; 7. Jainaga; 8. Novac |
| 78.52 | 257-7 | … | 5)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Walcott; 4. Vadlejch |
| 82.38 | 270-3 | … | 2)Šamorín | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Peters |
| 82.63 | 271-1 | … | 3)Prague | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Mialeshka; 2. Katkavets |
| 81.30 | 266-9 | … | 2)Kladno | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Mardare |
| 78.50 | 257-6 | … | 2)Cluj-Napolca | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Etelatalo |
| 81.38 | 267-0 | … | 2)CzR Ch | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Vadlejch |
| 85.44 | 280-4 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch |
| (83.04q) | |||||
| 83.25 | 273-1 | … | 2)Ústí Nad Orlicí | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Vadlejch |
| 81.19 | 266-4 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Peters; 4. Mardare |
| 80.73 | 264-10 | … | 6)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Mardare; 4. Vadlejch; 5. Katkavets |
| 81.06 | 265-11 | … | 4)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Katkavets |
| 9. KESHORN WALCOTT (Trinidad) (4/2/93, 6-2/198) (1.88/90) | |||||
| 81.87 | 268-7 | … | 1)Bacolet | 4/11 | ||
| 82.75 | 271-6 | … | 3)Ostrava CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters |
| 77.78 | 255-2 | … | 2)Gateshead1 DL | 5/23 | ▷ | 1. Krukowski |
| 81.26 | 266-7 | … | 1)Almada | 6/03 | ||
| 82.84 | 271-9 | … | 2)Turku CT | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Krukowski |
| 89.12 | 292-5 | … | 2)Kuortane | 6/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 85.16 | 279-5 | … | 2)Lucerne | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 82.81 | 271-8 | … | 2)Gateshead2 DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Vetter |
| 79.33 | 260-3 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem; 6. Katkavets; 7. Mardare; 8. Etelatalo; 9. Vetter; 10. Mialeshka; 11. Amb; 12. Novac |
| 10. ALIAKSEI KATKAVETS (Belarus) (6/7/98, 6-1¼/187) (1.86/85) | |||||
| 81.26 | 266-7 | … | 2)Minsk | 2/10 | ▷ | 1. Mialeshka |
| 85.10 | 279-2 | … | 1)Brest | 4/29 | ||
| 82.01 | 269-0 | … | 4)Euro Throws Cup | 5/08 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Mardare; 3. Mialeshka |
| 81.80 | 268-4 | … | 2)Brest | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Mialeshka |
| 82.91 | 272-0 | … | 2)Prague | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Mialeshka |
| 80.90 | 265-5 | … | 2)Brno | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Mialeshka |
| 79.02 | 259-3 | … | 4)Kladno | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Mardare; 2. Vesely; 3. Grobler |
| 80.71 | 264-9 | … | 1)Blr Ch | 6/25 | ||
| 83.71 | 274-7 | … | 6)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Chopra; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Vesely; 4. Weber; 5. Nadeem |
| (82.72q) | |||||
| 81.29 | 266-8 | … | 1)Budapest | 8/24 | ||
| 80.76 | 264-11 | … | 7)Lausanne DL | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Vadlejch; 3. Peters; 4. Mardare; 5. Vesely; 6. Mialeshka |
| 82.40 | 270-4 | … | 5)Paris DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters; 3. Mardare; 4. Vadlejch |
| 83.35 | 273-5 | … | 3)Chorzów CT | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Peters |
| 83.10 | 272-8 | … | 3)Berlin ` | 9/12 | ▷ | 1. Vetter; 2. Mardare |
| 82.65 | 271-2 | … | 1)Nairobi CT | 9/18 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Curtis Thompson (unattached) | 6. | Denham Patricelli (unattached) | |
| 3)Texas R, 1)Olympic Trials, nq)Olympic Games | 6)Tucson, 5)Prairie View, 5)Olympic Trials | |||
| 2. | Michael Shuey (Velaasa/New York AC) | 7. | Sam Hardin (unattached) | |
| 2)Texas R, 2)Olympic Trials, nq)Olympic Games | 5)Eugene, 7)Olympic Trials, 5)JavFest | |||
| 3. | Riley Dolezal (Velaasa) | 8. | Tzuriel Pedigo (LSU) | |
| 2)Eugene, 2)Chula Vista, 3)Olympic Trials | 4)SEC, 1)NCAA, 8)Olympic Trials | |||
| 4. | Marc Anthony Minichello (unattached) | 9. | Ethan Shalaway (unattached) | |
| 5)Tucson, 1)Prairie View, 4)Olympic Trials | 3)Tucson, 10)Olympic Trials, 4)JavFest | |||
| 5. | Capers Williamson (unattached) | 10. | Zach Holland (Umpqua JC) | |
| 4)Prairie View, 6)Olympic Trials, 3)JavFest | 1)Oregon R, 6)Tucson, 9)Olympic Trials | |||