RAI BENJAMIN was certainly glad to see the termination of one record he owned. That was his streak of 4 straight No. 2s in the long hurdles, which he easily cut off. His undefeated season earned him US AOY honors… Next up in his streaks department: a win next year will tie him with Edwin Moses for most American leaderships in a row at 6…
BEHIND BENJAMIN, 4-time winner Karsten Warholm ran his string of Top 10 appearances (Top 5 to be precise) to 7. Benjamin and Warholm both had minimalist seasons, having fewer meets combined than did busy Alison dos Santos, who won 6 DL meets…
BUSIEST OF ALL WAS No. 2 American (and No. 9 overall) CJ Allen, who appeared in no fewer than 8 DL fixtures.
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| 1. RAI BENJAMIN (US) (7/27/97, 6-3¼/170) (1.91/77) | |||||
| 46.64 | … | 1)USATF LA | 5/18 | ||
| 46.46 | … | 1)Olympic Trials | 6/30 | ||
| (49.56h, 47.97sf) | |||||
| 46.67 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ||
| 46.46 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ||
| (48.82h, 47.85sf) | |||||
| 2. KARSTEN WARHOLM (Norway) (2/28/96, 6-1½/172) (1.87/78) | |||||
| 46.70 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 46.98 | … | 1)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ||
| (48.75sf) | |||||
| 46.73 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| 47.06 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| (47.57h, 47.67sf) | |||||
| 46.95 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ||
| 3. ALISON DOS SANTOS (Brazil) (6/3/00, 6-4/174) (1.93/79) | |||||
| 46.86 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/10 | ||
| 46.63 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ||
| 47.01 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ||
| 47.78 | … | 1)Paris DL | 7/07 | ||
| 47.18 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm |
| 47.18 | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 47.26 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm |
| (48.75h, 47.95sf) | |||||
| dnf | … | )Zürich DL | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Clarke; 2. Samba; 3. Magi; 4. Ducos; 5. Allen; 6. Drummond; 7. Bonvin |
| 48.78 | … | 2)Bellinzona | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Ducos |
| 47.93 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ||
| 4. CLEMENT DUCOS (France) (3/3/01, 5-11/1.59) (1.80/72) | |||||
| 49.03 | … | 1)Tennessee Inv | 4/05 | ||
| 48.26 | … | 2)Jones Mem | 4/12 | ▷ | 1. Robinson; 1. Matulonis |
| dq | … | )SEC | 5/11 | ▷ | 1. Robinson; 2. Griffith; 3. Hale; 4. McCray; 5. Spencer; 6. Long; 7. Elder; 8. Burrell |
| (50.07h) | |||||
| dnf | … | )NCAA | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Dean; 2. Robinson; 3. Ezekiel; 4. Scott; 5. Edlund; 6. Long; 7. Hale; 8. Burrell |
| (51.03h, 48.93qf, 48.64sf) | |||||
| 47.76 | … | 4)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos |
| (47.69h, 47.85sf) | |||||
| 47.42 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Warholm |
| 48.02 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Clarke; 2. Samba; 3. Magi |
| 47.94 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/09 | ||
| 5. ROSHAWN CLARKE (Jamaica) (7/1/04, 6-2/170) (1.88/77) | |||||
| 48.11 | … | 2)USATF LA | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| 49.07 | … | 4)Eugene DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. Drummond; 2. Magi; 3. Allen |
| 48.04 | … | 2)Jam Ch | 6/28 | ▷ | 1. James-King |
| (49.06h) | |||||
| 47.63 | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| dnf | … | )Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. Ducos; 5. McMaster; 6. Samba; 7. Magi |
| (48.17h, 48.34sf) | |||||
| 47.74 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Ducos; 3. Samba |
| 47.49 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 9/05 | ||
| 49.23 | … | 4)Bellinzona | 9/09 | ▷ | 1. Ducos; 2. dos Santos; 3. Bengtstrom |
| 49.08 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Samba; 3. Magi; 4. Allen |
| 6. ABDERRAHMANE SAMBA (Qatar) (9/5/95, 6-1½/165) (1.87/75) | |||||
| 49.69 | … | 7)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster; 3. Allen; 4. Bengtstrom; 5. Magi; 6. Gucek |
| 47.97 | … | 1)Madrid | 6/21 | ||
| 48.27 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. James-King |
| 47.98 | … | 6)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. Ducos; 5. McMaster |
| (48.35h, 48.20sf) | |||||
| 47.69 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Ducos |
| 47.58 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Clarke |
| 49.31 | … | 2)Brescia | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Magi |
| 48.20 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 7. RASMUS MÄGI (Estonia) (5/4/92, 6-2/163) (1.88/74) | |||||
| 48.85 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. Drummond |
| 48.56 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Warholm; 3. McMaster |
| 48.72 | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster; 3. Allen; 4. Bengtstrom |
| 48.13 | … | 4)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Sibilio; 3. Bengtstrom |
| (48.43sf) | |||||
| 48.42 | … | 1)Turku | 6/18 | ||
| 48.09 | … | 1)Est Ch | 6/30 | ||
| 47.95 | … | 2)Paris DL | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 52.53 | … | 7)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. Ducos; 5. McMaster; 6. Samba |
| (48.62h, 48.16sf) | |||||
| 47.97 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Warholm; 2. Ducos; 3. Samba; 4. Clarke |
| 48.02 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Clarke; 2. Samba |
| 48.61 | … | 1)Brescia | 9/08 | ||
| 48.26 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Samba |
| 8. KYRON McMASTER (British Virgin Islands) (1/3/97, 6-1½/174) (1.87/79) | |||||
| 49.00 | … | 2)Kingston | 5/11 | ▷ | 1. James-King |
| 48.51 | … | 3)USATF LA | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Clarke |
| 48.49 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Warholm |
| 48.05 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 47.81 | … | 4)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Clarke; 3. Doudai Abakar |
| 47.79 | … | 5)Olympic Games | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. Ducos |
| (49.24h, 48.15sf) | |||||
| 9. CJ ALLEN (US) (2/14/95, 5-10/165) (1.78/75) | |||||
| 48.75 | … | 1)Ga Tech Inv | 4/20 | ||
| 48.39 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos |
| 48.99 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. Drummond; 2. Magi |
| 49.42 | … | 6)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Warholm; 3. McMaster; 4. Magi; 5. Abuaku |
| 48.12 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. McMaster |
| 47.81 | … | 2)Olympic Trials | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin |
| (50.08h, 48.16sf) | |||||
| 48.28 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos; 4. James-King; 5. Samba |
| 48.49 | … | 6)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Clarke; 3. Doudai Abakar; 4. McMaster; 5. Happio |
| 48.44 | … | 4sf)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. McMaster; 2. Magi; 3. Samba |
| (48.64h) | |||||
| 48.20 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Clarke; 2. Samba; 3. Magi; 4. Ducos |
| 48.68 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Samba; 3. Magi |
| 10. MALIK JAMES-KING (Jamaica) (6/28/99, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| dq | … | )Spanish Town | 3/15 | ▷ | 1. Stewart |
| 48.39 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/11 | ||
| 49.09 | … | 6)USATF LA | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Clarke; 3. McMaster; 4. Drummond; 5. Bassitt |
| 49.51 | … | 5)Eugene DL | 5/25 | ▷ | 1. Drummond; 2. Magi; 3. Allen; 4. Clarke |
| 47.42 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/28 | ||
| (48.68h) | |||||
| 48.37 | … | 3)Paris DL | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Magi |
| 47.73 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Benjamin; 2. Warholm; 3. dos Santos |
| 48.85 | … | 7sf)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. McMaster; 2. Magi; 3. Samba |
| (48.21h) | |||||
| 49.37 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. dos Santos; 2. Samba; 3. Magi; 4. Allen; 5. Clarke |
| US RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Rai Benjamin (Nike) | 6. | James Smith (Arizona Flames TC) | |
| 1)Olympic Trials, 1)Monaco DL, 1)Olympic Games | 1)Mt. SAC R, 1)Edmonton, 5)Olympic Trials | |||
| 2. | *CJ Allen (Asics) | 7. | Aldrich Bailey (US Army) | |
| 2)Olympic Trials, 4sf)Olympic Games, 4)Brussels DL | 1)Drake R, 3)HBCU Cl, 6)Olympic Trials | |||
| 3. | Trevor Bassitt (unattached) | 8. | David Kendziera (Bell Lap) | |
| 3)Olympic Trials, 4sf)Olympic Games, 1)Tampere | 2)Mt. SAC R, 4)Doha DL, 7)Olympic Trials | |||
| 4. | Chris Robinson (Alabama) | 9. | Khallifah Rosser (Nike) | |
| 1)SEC, 2)NCAA, 4)Olympic Trials | 5)Doha DL, 2)HBCU Cl, 8)Olympic Trials | |||
| 5. | Caleb Dean (Texas Tech) | 10. | Vance Nilsson (Arizona HS) | |
| 1)NCAA, dnf)Olympic Trials, 8)Monaco DL | 1)USATF Jr, 3sf)Olympic Trials, 1)World Jr | |||
