DECISIONS DON’T COME MUCH CLOSER than this one. Defending No. 1 Kristjan Čeh dominated the top end of the performances list and had a 6-5 head-to-head edge over Daniel Ståhl, but that wasn’t quite enough to surpass the Swede’s WC gold. Couldn’t have been closer though…
FOR THE SECOND YEAR in a row, Collegiate Recordholder Mykolas Alekna somehow managed to lose the NCAA title, but rebound to earn a WC medal. He was 3-0 over surprise DLF winner Matt Denny and their ordering in 3 & 4 was easy to determine… Denny’s No. 4 is the highest position ever claimed by an Aussie.…
SAM MATTIS CLAIMS the U.S. leadership for the fourth year in a row, the first such streak since Ian Waltz 2005–08.
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| 1. DANIEL STÅHL (Sweden) (8/27/92, 6-7½/353) (2.02/160) | |||||
| 67.14 | 220-3 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 69.01 | 226-5 | … | 1)Norrköping | 5/18 | ||
| 69.21 | 227-0 | … | 2)Rabat DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 70.93 | 232-8 | … | 1)Sollentuna | 6/11 | ||
| 70.38 | 230-11 | … | 1)Turku CT | 6/13 | ||
| 71.45 | 234-5 | … | 2)Jõhvi | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 67.25 | 220-7 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/24 | ||
| 67.57 | 221-8 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 70.25 | 230-5 | … | 1)Karlstad | 7/05 | ||
| 69.80 | 229-0 | … | 1)Sollentuna | 7/08 | ||
| 68.98 | 226-4 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ||
| 67.03 | 219-11 | … | 1)London DL | 7/23 | ||
| 67.61 | 221-10 | … | 1)Swe Ch | 7/29 | ||
| (64.67q) | |||||
| 67.30 | 220-9 | … | 1)Malmö | 8/05 | ||
| 65.22 | 214-0 | … | 1)Helsingborg | 8/07 | ||
| 71.46 | 234-5 | … | 1)World Ch | 8/21 | ||
| (66.25q) | |||||
| 66.89 | 219-5 | … | 2)Tallinn | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 66.44 | 218-0 | … | 1)v Fin | 9/02 | ||
| 67.24 | 220-7 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/04 | ||
| 67.36 | 221-0 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Ceh |
| 2. KRISTJAN ČEH (Slovenia) (2/17/99, 6-9/287) (2.06/130) | |||||
| 62.87 | 206-3 | … | 1)Domžale | 2/26 | ||
| 68.30 | 224-1 | … | 1)Leiria | 3/12 | ||
| 70.89 | 232-7 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/05 | ||
| 68.67 | 225-3 | … | 1)Ptuj | 5/23 | ||
| 70.32 | 230-8 | … | 1)Rabat DL | 5/28 | ||
| 68.67 | 225-3 | … | 2)Turku CT | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 71.86 | 235-9 | … | 1)Jõhvi | 6/16 | ||
| 69.94 | 229-5 | … | 1)Chorzów | 6/21 | ||
| 68.55 | 224-11 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 6/27 | ||
| 69.83 | 229-1 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ||
| 70.54 | 231-5 | … | 1)Slo Ch | 7/09 | ||
| 67.60 | 221-9 | … | 3)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Gudzius |
| 66.02 | 216-7 | … | 3)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Denny |
| 69.99 | 229-7 | … | 1)Jõhvi | 8/10 | ||
| 70.02 | 229-9 | … | 2)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| (65.95q) | |||||
| 68.39 | 224-4 | … | 1)Tallinn | 8/30 | ||
| 67.15 | 220-3 | … | 2)Bellinzona | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 68.48 | 224-8 | … | 1)Zagreb CT | 9/10 | ||
| 67.64 | 221-11 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Denny |
| 3. MYKOLAS ALEKNA (Lithuania) (9/18/02, 6-6/238) (1.98/108) | |||||
| 68.39 | 224-4 | … | 1)Hamilton Inv | 4/08 | ||
| 68.35 | 224-3 | … | 1)Mt SAC R | 4/15 | ||
| 71.00 | 232-11 | … | 1)Big Meet | 4/29 | ||
| 70.40 | 231-0 | … | 1)Pac-12 | 5/14 | ||
| 63.25 | 207-6 | … | 3)NCAA | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Washington; 2. Stona |
| (67.75q) | |||||
| 66.91 | 219-6 | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Gudzius |
| 68.34 | 224-2 | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/15 | ||
| (61.42q) | |||||
| 67.21 | 220-6 | … | 4)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Gudzius; 3. Ceh |
| 69.30 | 227-4 | … | 1)Lit Ch | 7/29 | ||
| 68.85 | 225-10 | … | 3)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh |
| (66.04q) | |||||
| 4. MATT DENNY (Australia) (6/2/96, 6-4¾/254) (1.95/115) | |||||
| 64.39 | 211-3 | … | 1)Adelaide | 2/11 | ||
| 62.73 | 205-9 | … | 2)Melbourne | 2/22 | ▷ | 1. Bell |
| 62.84 | 206-2 | … | 1)Brisbane | 3/25 | ||
| 63.20 | 207-4 | … | 1)Aus Ch | 4/01 | ||
| (59.49q) | |||||
| 64.42 | 211-4 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Mattis |
| 64.47 | 211-6 | … | 1)Geelong | 6/17 | ||
| 66.07 | 216-9 | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Gudzius; 4. Alekna |
| 66.01 | 216-7 | … | 2)Karlstad | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 63.23 | 207-5 | … | 5)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Gudzius; 3. Ceh; 4. Alekna |
| 66.77 | 219-0 | … | 2)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 66.84 | 219-3 | … | 1)Schifflange | 7/30 | ||
| 68.24 | 223-11 | … | 4)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna |
| (64.29q) | |||||
| 64.77 | 212-6 | … | 6)Bellinzona | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Dacres; 4. Okoye; 5. Gudzius |
| 65.25 | 214-1 | … | 3)Zagreb CT | 9/10 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Dacres |
| 68.43 | 224-6 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ||
| 5. ANDRIUS GUDŽIUS (Lithuania) (2/14/91, 6-6¾/287) (2.00/130) | |||||
| 69.35 | 227-6 | … | 1)Kaunas | 4/24 | ||
| 65.90 | 216-2 | … | 1)Palanga | 5/07 | ||
| 66.04 | 216-8 | … | 3)Rabat DL | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 66.33 | 217-7 | … | 1)Kaunas | 6/03 | ||
| 66.50 | 218-2 | … | 4)Turku CT | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Weisshaidinger |
| 64.94 | 213-1 | … | 2)Chorzów | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 67.19 | 220-5 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 67.66 | 222-0 | … | 2)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 65.47 | 214-9 | … | 5)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Denny; 3. Ceh; 4. Rose |
| 62.75 | 205-10 | … | 3)Lit Ch | 7/29 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ma. Alekna |
| 66.16 | 217-1 | … | 6)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny; 5. Dacres |
| (65.50q) | |||||
| 65.25 | 214-1 | … | 5)Bellinzona | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Dacres; 4. Okoye |
| 65.47 | 214-9 | … | 4)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Ceh; 3. Stahl |
| 6. FEDRICK DACRES (Jamaica) (2/28/94, 6-4/267) (1.93/121) | |||||
| 63.82 | 209-4 | … | 1)Spanish Town | 1/21 | ||
| 66.32 | 217-7 | … | 2)Kingston | 2/11 | ▷ | 1. Smikle |
| 65.38 | 214-6 | … | 1)Spanish Town | 3/11 | ||
| 64.29 | 210-11 | … | 1)Kingston | 3/25 | ||
| 65.66 | 215-5 | … | 1)Kingston | 4/22 | ||
| 63.53 | 208-5 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/06 | ||
| 68.57 | 224-11 | … | 1)Tucson | 5/18 | ||
| 65.48 | 214-10 | … | 2)USATF Throws | 5/20 | ▷ | 1. Rose |
| 64.51 | 211-7 | … | 2)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Smikle |
| 62.85 | 206-2 | … | 4)Kingston | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Rose; 2. Smikle; 3. Chang |
| 65.87 | 216-1 | … | 3)Sollentuna | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Weisshaidinger |
| 66.09 | 216-10 | … | 5)Turku CT | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Weisshaidinger; 4. Gudzius |
| 66.12 | 216-11 | … | 3)Jõhvi | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 65.79 | 215-10 | … | 3)Jam Ch | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Smikle; 2. Stona |
| 66.72 | 218-11 | … | 5)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny |
| (65.45q) | |||||
| 62.37 | 204-7 | … | 3)Tallinn | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 66.19 | 217-2 | … | 3)Bellinzona | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh |
| 66.54 | 218-4 | … | 2)Zagreb CT | 9/10 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 7. LUKAS WEIßHAIDINGER (Austria) (2/20/92, 6-5/300) (1.96/136) | |||||
| 67.90 | 222-9 | … | 1)Schwechat | 5/17 | ||
| 70.68 | 231-11 | … | 1)Schwechat | 5/19 | ||
| 68.90 | 226-0 | … | 1)Schwechat | 5/24 | ||
| 69.18 | 227-0 | … | 1)Schwechat | 5/26 | ||
| 63.61 | 208-8 | … | 1)St. Pölten | 6/08 | ||
| 65.95 | 216-4 | … | 2)Sollentuna | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 66.84 | 219-3 | … | 3)Turku CT | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh |
| 66.90 | 219-6 | … | 1)Graz | 6/16 | ||
| 62.12 | 203-10 | … | 1)Chorzów | 6/21 | ||
| 65.26 | 214-1 | … | 3)Karlstad | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Denny |
| 68.35 | 224-3 | … | 1)Aut Ch | 7/08 | ||
| 64.48 | 211-6 | … | 1)Andorf | 7/29 | ||
| 65.54 | 215-0 | … | 7)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny; 5. Dacres; 6. Gudzius |
| (65.61q) | |||||
| 63.64 | 208-9 | … | 1)Thum | 9/01 | ||
| 64.54 | 211-9 | … | 1)Taufkirchen | 9/03 | ||
| 8. TRAVES SMIKLE (Jamaica) (5/7/92, 6-4/265) (1.93/120) | |||||
| 68.14 | 223-7 | … | 1)Kingston | 2/11 | ||
| 63.77 | 209-2 | … | 2)Kingston | 3/25 | ▷ | 1. Dacres |
| 64.30 | 210-11 | … | 2)Kingston | 4/22 | ▷ | 1. Dacres |
| 66.05 | 216-8 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/20 | ||
| 67.07 | 220-0 | … | 1)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ||
| 65.15 | 213-9 | … | 2)Kingston | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Rose |
| 65.36 | 214-5 | … | 1)NYC GP | 6/24 | ||
| 66.12 | 216-11 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 7/08 | ||
| 61.90 | 203-1 | … | 11)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny; 5. Dacres; 6. Gudzius; 7. Weisshaidinger; 8. Janssen; 9. Williams; 10. Bell |
| (65.71q) | |||||
| 9. ALEX ROSE (American Samoa) (11/7/91, 6-2/280) (1.88/127) | |||||
| 65.69 | 215-6 | … | 2)La Jolla | 4/08 | ▷ | 1. Mattis |
| 69.41 | 227-8 | … | 1)Ramona | 4/15 | ||
| 70.39 | 230-11 | … | 1)Ramona | 4/16 | ||
| 66.91 | 219-6 | … | 2)Tucson | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Dacres |
| 67.73 | 222-2 | … | 1)USATF Throws | 5/20 | ||
| 64.03 | 210-1 | … | 3)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Smikle; 2. Dacres |
| 65.86 | 216-1 | … | 1)Kingston | 6/03 | ||
| 64.63 | 212-0 | … | 2)NYC GP | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Smikle |
| 65.38 | 214-6 | … | 6)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Gudzius; 4. Alekna; 5. Denny |
| 65.56 | 215-1 | … | 4)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Denny; 3. Ceh |
| 61.69 | 202-4 | … | 12)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny; 5. Dacres; 6. Gudzius; 7. Weisshaidinger; 8. Janssen; 9. Williams; 10. Bell; 11. Smikle |
| (65.26q) | |||||
| 10. HENRIK JANSSEN (Germany) (5/19/98, 6-2¾/243) (1.90/110) | |||||
| 61.33 | 201-2 | … | 5)Halle | 2/25 | ▷ | 1. Jasinski; 2. Sosna; 3. Karges |
| 63.16 | 207-3 | … | 3)Halle | 5/20 | ▷ | 1. Okoye; 2. Markovic |
| 66.51 | 218-2 | … | 1)Magdeburg | 5/25 | ||
| 64.40 | 211-3 | … | 2)Schönebeck | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Richter |
| 66.42 | 217-11 | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 6/07 | ||
| 65.43 | 214-8 | … | 4)Jõhvi | 6/16 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Dacres |
| 64.09 | 210-3 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 63.93 | 209-9 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 7/09 | ||
| 64.55 | 211-9 | … | 2)Lucerne | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Harting |
| 65.42 | 214-7 | … | 1)Stuttgart | 7/29 | ||
| 63.80 | 209-4 | … | 8)World Ch | 8/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Ceh; 3. Alekna; 4. Denny; 5. Dacres; 6. Gudzius; 7. Weisshaidinger |
| (63.79q) | |||||
| 62.50 | 205-1 | … | 1)Prague | 8/30 | ||
| 62.99 | 206-8 | … | 2)Thum | 9/01 | ▷ | 1. Weisshaidinger |
| 62.94 | 206-6 | … | 2)Taufkirchen | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. Weisshaidinger |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Sam Mattis (New York AC) | 6. | Josh Syrotchen (Garage Strength) | |
| 1)USATF, nq)World Ch, 6)Eugene DL | 6)USATF Throws, 6)NYC GP, 10)USATF | |||
| 2. | Turner Washington (Arizona State) | 7. | Reno Tuufuli (unattached) | |
| 1)NCAA, 2)USATF, nq)World Ch | 2)Provo, 2) Provo, 6)USATF | |||
| 3. | Brian Williams (Tracksmith) | 8. | Andrew Evans (unattached) | |
| 4)NYC GP, 3)USATF, 9)World Ch | 1)Iron Wood Cl, 7)NYC GP, 14)USATF | |||
| 4. | Joseph Brown (unattached) | 9. | Jordan Roach (unattached) | |
| 3)Tucson Elite II, 4)USATF, 5)Pan-Am G | 6)Mt SAC R, 2)Iron Wood Inv, 7)USATF | |||
| 5. | Dallin Shurts (BYU) | 10. | Jeff Williams (unattached) | |
| 2)Texas R, 7)NCAA, 5)USATF | 9)Mt SAC R, 1)Tucson Elite II, 11)USATF | |||