
RIDING A STREAK OF 4 straight No. 1s, Malaika Mihambo looked well placed to make a run at a record-tying 5, but came up with a mid-season thigh problem and couldn’t compete at the WC…
IN HER ABSENCE, the puzzle was a complicated one which played out with Budapest 5th-placer Larissa Iapichino earning the No. 1 spot despite the veteran Ivana Vuleta winning both the WC and DLF. But the Italian beat the Serb by a convincing 5-1 in their head-to-head meetings and won 3 DL titles…
FOR VULETA, IT WAS her 11th trip into the Top 10 without a win (but with no fewer than 5 No. 2s).
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1. LARISSA IAPICHINO (Italy) (7/18/02, 5-7¼/123) (1.71/56) | |||||
6.45 | 21-2i | … | 1)Valencia | 1/22 | ||
6.72 | 22-¾i | … | 1)Sabadell | 1/28 | ||
6.69 | 21-11½i | … | 2)Berlin | 2/10 | ▷ | 1. Mihambo |
6.53 | 21-5¼i | … | 1)Ita Ind | 2/18 | ||
6.97 | 22-10½i | … | 2)Euro Ind | 3/05 | ▷ | 1. Sawyers |
(6.66iq) | |||||
6.83 | 22-5 | … | 1)Athens | 5/24 | ||
6.79 | 22-3½ | … | 1)Florence DL | 6/02 | ||
6.79 | 22-3½w | … | 1)Agropoli | 6/18 | ||
(6.62) | |||||
6.66 | 21-10¼ | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/25 | ▷ | 1. Kpatcha |
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ||
6.93 | 22-9 | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/16 | ||
(6.67q) | |||||
6.95 | 22-9¾ | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ||
6.82 | 22-4½ | … | 5)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann; 4. Brume |
(6.73q) | |||||
2. IVANA VULETA (Serbia) (5/10/90, 5-9¼/143) (1.76/65) | |||||
6.76 | 22-2¼i | … | 1)Karlsruhe WIT | 1/27 | ||
6.66 | 21-10¼i | … | 4)Berlin | 2/10 | ▷ | 1. Mihambo; 2. Iapichino; 3. Sawyers |
6.81 | 22-4¼i | … | 2)Ser Ind | 2/18 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic |
6.91 | 22-8i | … | 3)Euro Ind | 3/05 | ▷ | 1. Sawyers; 2. Iapichino |
(6.98iq) | |||||
6.42 | 21-¾ | … | 7)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Bekh-Romanchuk; 4. Brume; 5. Mihambo; 6. Sawyers |
6.72 | 22-¾ | … | 3)Nice | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Kpatcha; 2. Sawyers |
6.58 | 21-7¼ | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Mihambo |
6.77 | 22-2½ | … | 1)Lignano | 7/14 | ||
6.86 | 22-6¼ | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall |
6.51 | 21-4¼ | … | 7)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Burks; 2. Buschkuehl; 3. Davis-Woodhall; 4. Sawyers; 5. Johnson-Thompson; 6. Bekh-Romanchuk |
7.14 | 23-5¼ | … | 1)World Ch | 8/20 | ||
(6.82q) | |||||
6.88 | 22-7 | … | 1)Xiamen DL | 9/02 | ||
6.74 | 22-1½ | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/08 | ||
6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 1)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ||
3. TARA DAVIS-WOODHALL (US) (5/20/99, 5-6/130) (1.68/59) | |||||
6.73() | 22-1iA | … | 1)Albuquerque | 2/04 | ||
6.75 | 22-1¾i | … | 1)Tyson Inv | 2/10 | ||
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 2)Melbourne | 2/23 | ▷ | 1. Dale |
7.05 | 23-1¾w | … | 1)LSU Inv | 4/29 | ||
(6.86) | |||||
7.07 | 23-2½ | … | 1)Arkansas Twi | 5/05 | ||
7.11 | 23-4w | … | 1)USATF Bermuda | 5/21 | ||
(6.83) | |||||
6.74 | 22-1½ | … | 2)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino |
6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 1)Huelva | 6/06 | ||
6.95 | 22-9¾ | … | 1)Geneva | 6/10 | ||
6.99 | 22-11¼ | … | 1)Fayeteville | 6/23 | ||
6.87 | 22-6½ | … | 1)USATF | 7/09 | ||
6.88 | 22-7 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino |
6.72 | 22-¾w | … | 3)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Burks; 2. Buschkuehl |
(6.69) | |||||
6.91 | 22-8 | … | 2)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta |
(6.87q) | |||||
4. ESE BRUME (Nigeria) (1/20/96, 5-5¾/128) (1.67/58) | |||||
6.77 | 22-2½ | … | 1)Gaborone WCT | 4/29 | ||
6.88 | 22-7w | … | 1)Montreuil | 5/31 | ||
(6.62) | |||||
6.58 | 21-7¼ | … | 4)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Bekh-Romanchuk |
6.81 | 22-4¼ | … | 1)Chorzów | 6/04 | ||
6.67 | 21-10¾ | … | 2)Innsbruck | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. De Sousa |
6.54 | 21-5½ | … | 1)Sollentuna | 6/11 | ||
6.51 | 21-4¼ | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Mihambo; 3. Vuleta; 4. Bekh-Romanchuk |
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 2)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic |
6.67 | 21-10¾ | … | 8)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Vuleta; 4. Kpatcha; 5. Diame; 6. Buschkuehl; 7. Smith |
6.36 | 20-10½w | … | 3)Eisenstadt | 7/26 | ▷ | 1. Banhidi-Farkas; 2. Haitidou |
(6.07) | |||||
6.84 | 22-5¼ | … | 4)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann |
(6.72q) | |||||
6.71 | 22-¼ | … | 3)Xiamen DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Koala |
6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 2)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta |
5. MALAIKA MIHAMBO (Germany) (2/3/94, 5-7/123) (1.70/56) | |||||
6.83 | 22-5i | … | 1)Düsseldorf | 1/29 | ||
6.81 | 22-4¼i | … | 1)Berlin | 2/10 | ||
6.66 | 21-10¼i | … | 1)Ger Ind | 2/19 | ||
6.83 | 22-5i | … | 4)Euro Ind | 3/05 | ▷ | 1. Sawyers; 2. Iapichino; 3. Vuleta |
(6.87iq) | |||||
6.57 | 21-6¾ | … | 5)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Bekh-Romanchuk; 4. Brume |
6.66 | 21-10¼ | … | 1)Dessau-Roßlau | 6/17 | ||
6.66 | 21-10¼ | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino |
6.93 | 22-9 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 7/09 | ||
6. ALINA ROTARU-KOTTMANN (Romania) (6/5/93, 5-8¾/119) (1.75/54) | |||||
6.39 | 20-11¾i | … | 6)Karlsruhe | 1/27 | ||
6.46 | 21-2½i | … | 2)Dortmund | 2/12 | ▷ | 1. Assani |
6.64 | 21-9½i | … | 1)Rom Ind | 2/19 | ||
6.62 | 21-8¾i | … | 5)Euro Ind | 3/05 | ▷ | 1. Sawyers; 2. Iapichino; 3. Vuleta; 4. Mihambo |
(6.52iq) | |||||
6.50 | 21-4 | … | 2)Filothéi | 5/17 | ▷ | 1. Gardesevic |
6.51 | 21-4¼ | … | 3)Athens | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Sagnia |
6.71 | 22-¼ | … | 2)Pireás | 6/04 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic |
6.51 | 21-4¼ | … | 2)Kosiče | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Orji |
6.63 | 21-9 | … | 2)Chorzów | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic |
6.48 | 21-3¼w | … | 1)Stuttgart | 7/29 | ||
(6.43) | |||||
6.96 | 22-10 | … | 1)Inneringen | 7/30 | ||
6.88 | 22-7 | … | 3)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall |
(6.69q) | |||||
7. JAZMIN SAWYERS (Great Britain) (5/21/94, 5-5¾/115) (1.67/52) | |||||
6.50 | 21-4i | … | 2)Düsseldorf | 1/29 | ▷ | 1. Mihambo |
6.75 | 22-1¾i | … | 1)Loughborough | 2/05 | ||
6.69 | 21-11½i | … | 3)Berlin | 2/10 | ▷ | 1. Mihambo; 2. Iapichino |
6.73 | 22-1i | … | 1)GB Ind | 2/19 | ||
7.00 | 22-11¾i | … | 1)Euro Ind | 3/05 | ||
(6.71iq) | |||||
6.43 | 21-1¼ | … | 6)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Bekh-Romanchuk; 4. Brume; 5. Mihambo |
6.78 | 22-3 | … | 2)Nice | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Kpatcha |
6.25 | 20-6¼ | … | 8)Stockholm DL | 7/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Mihambo; 3. Vuleta; 4. Bekh-Romanchuk; 5. Brume; 6. Buschkuehl; 7. Johansson |
6.86 | 22-6¼w | … | 1)GB Ch | 7/09 | ||
(6.77) | |||||
6.59 | 21-7½ | … | 11)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Vuleta; 4. Kpatcha; 5. Diame; 6. Buschkuehl; 7. Smith; 8. Brume; 9. Burks; 10. Rojas |
6.67 | 21-10¾ | … | 4)London DL | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Burks; 2. Buschkuehl; 3. Davis-Woodhall |
6.41 | 21-½ | … | nq)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann; 4. Brume; 5. Iapichino; 6. Diame; 7. Koala; 8. Ebosele; 9. Luzolo; 10. Moore; 11. Smith; 12. Melo |
6.42 | 21-¾ | … | 3)Berlin | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. Flynn; 2. Assani |
6.50 | 21-4 | … | 2)Zagreb CT | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Flynn |
6.68 | 21-11 | … | 5)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Brume; 3. Burks; 4. Buschkuehl |
8. FATIMA DIAME (Spain) (9/22/96, 5-7/115) (1.70/52) | |||||
6.51 | 21-4¼i | … | 1)Valencia | 1/25 | ||
6.66 | 21-10¼i | … | 1)Spa Ind | 2/18 | ||
6.48 | 21-3¼i | … | nq)Euro Ind | 3/04 | ▷ | 1. Sawyers; 2. Iapichino; 3. Vuleta; 4. Mihambo; 5. Rotaru-Kottmann; 6. Kalin; 7. Sagnia; 8. Veiga |
6.49 | 21-3½ | … | 2)Ibiza | 5/13 | ▷ | 1. Angulo |
6.75 | 22-1¾ | … | 1)Salamanca | 6/03 | ||
6.84 | 22-5¼w | … | 1)Castellón | 6/14 | ||
(6.81) | |||||
6.56 | 21-6¼ | … | 3)Euro Teams | 6/25 | ▷ | 1. Kpatcha; 2. Iapichino |
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 3)Karlstad | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic; 2. Askag |
6.51 | 21-4¼ | … | 1)Pamploma | 7/15 | ||
6.74 | 22-1½ | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Vuleta; 4. Kpatcha |
6.74 | 22-1½ | … | 3)Spa Ch | 7/29 | ▷ | 1. Ebosele; 2. Vicente |
6.82 | 22-4½ | … | 6)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann; 4. Brume; 5. Iapichino |
(6.61q) | |||||
9. QUANESHA BURKS (US) (3/15/95, 5-3/121) (1.60/55) | |||||
6.55 | 21-6i | … | 2)Sander Inv | 1/28 | ▷ | 1. Foster |
6.46() | 21-2½iA | … | 4)USATF Ind | 2/17 | ▷ | 2. Foster; 3. Flynn |
6.16 | 20-2½ | … | 4)Bangkok | 2/25 | ▷ | 1. De Sousa; 2. Hata; 3. Bokun |
6.95 | 22-9¾w | … | 2)Jones Mem | 4/14 | ▷ | 1. Moore |
6.95 | 22-9¾ | … | 2)LSU Inv | 4/29 | ▷ | 1. Davis-Woodhall |
7.04 | 23-1¼w | … | 2)USATF Bermuda | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Davis-Woodhall |
(6.51) | |||||
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 3)Montreuil | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Brume; 2. Ugen |
6.33 | 20-9¼ | … | 8)Florence DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Bekh-Romanchuk; 4. Brume; 5. Mihambo; 6. Sawyers; 7. Vuleta |
6.77 | 22-2½ | … | 2)Chorzów | 6/04 | ▷ | 1. Brume |
6.82 | 22-4½ | … | 2)USATF | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Davis-Woodhall |
6.64 | 21-9½ | … | 4)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Gardasevic; 2. Brume; 3. Banhidi-Farkas |
6.66 | 21-10¼ | … | 9)Monaco DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Iapichino; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Vuleta; 4. Kpatcha; 5. Diame; 6. Buschkuehl; 7. Smith; 8. Brume |
6.98 | 22-10¾ | … | 1)London DL | 7/23 | ||
6.40 | 21-0 | … | 7)Murphey Cl | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Porter; 2. Flynn; 3. Usoro; 4. Brooks; 5. Moore; 6. Foster |
6.57 | 21-6¾ | … | nq)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann; 4. Brume; 5. Iapichino; 6. Diame; 7. Koala; 8. Ebosele; 9. Luzolo; 10. Moore; 11. Smith; 12. Melo |
6.45 | 21-2 | … | 8)Xiamen DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Koala; 3. Brume; 4. De Sousa; 5. Buschkuehl; 6. Luzolo; 7. Gardasevic |
6.77 | 22-2½ | … | 3)Eugene DL | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Brume |
10. MARTHE KOALA (Burkina Faso) (3/8/94, 5-8½/150) (1.74/68) | |||||
6.62 | 21-8¾i | … | 1)Lyon | 2/05 | ||
6.69 | 21-11½ | … | 2)Gaborone WCT | 4/29 | ▷ | 1. Brume |
6.49 | 21-3½w | … | 1)Dijon | 5/21 | ||
6.57 | 21-6¾ | … | 5)Montreuil | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Brume; 2. Ugen; 3. Burks; 4. Veiga |
6.41 | 21-½ | … | 4)Huelva | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Davis-Woodhall; 2. Vicente; 3. Rodriguez |
6.60 | 21-8 | … | 1)Pierre-Bénite | 6/10 | ||
6.57 | 21-6¾w | … | 2)Troyes | 7/01 | ▷ | 1. Irozuru |
(6.53) | |||||
6.62 | 21-8¾ | … | 1)Bron | 7/06 | ||
6.58 | 21-7¼ | … | 1)Liège | 7/12 | ||
6.94 | 22-9¼ | … | 1)Francophone G | 8/02 | ||
6.68 | 21-11 | … | 7)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta; 2. Davis-Woodhall; 3. Rotaru-Kottmann; 4. Brume; 5. Iapichino; 6. Diame |
(6.84q) | |||||
6.79 | 22-3½ | … | 2)Xiamen DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Vuleta |
U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
1. | *Tara Davis-Woodhall (lululemon) | 6. | Jasmine Todd (Tracksmith) | |
1)USATF, 2)Monaco DL, 2)World Ch | 2)Mt SAC R, 1)Chula Vista II, 6)USATF | |||
2. | *Quanesha Burks (unattached) | 7. | Monae’ Nichols (Puma) | |
2)USATF, nq)World Ch, 3)Eugene DL | 8)USATF Indoor, 1)Chula Vista, 7)USATF | |||
3. | Jasmine Moore (Florida) | 8. | Claire Bryant (Florida) | |
3)NCAA, 3)USATF, 10)World Ch | 3)NCAA Indoor, 5)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||
4. | Alyssa Jones (Stanford) | 9. | Alysah Hickey (Oregon) | |
4)NCAA Indoor, 2)NCAA, 4)USATF | 6)NCAA Indoor, 4)NCAA, 10)USATF | |||
5. | Tiffany Flynn (Tracksmith) | 10. | Rhesa Foster (Nike) | |
3)USATF Indoor, 1)Atlanta ATL, 5)USATF | 2)USATF Indoor, 2)Chula Vista, 9)USATF |