THE TOUGHEST CHOICE OF THE YEAR? May well have been, with Quincy Hall oh-so-narrowly edging Matthew Hudson-Smith for the top spot as they moved to Nos. 4 & 5 on the all-time world list…
HALL LOOKED like anything but an Olympic favorite at the end of May, having scored DL finishes of 7th, 6th & 5th. The last of those was Oslo, won convincingly by Hudson-Smith…
THEN HALL WENT ON A RUN, ripping off 4 straight wins in 44.68, 44.17, 43.80 & 43.40 before calling it quits. Hudson-Smith, meanwhile, bolstered his case with his third DL win of the year and his third sub-44 (Hall already had a trio of his own). A good finish in the DL Final would have given No. 1 to MHS, but he pulled up and Hall claimed the preeminent position.
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| 1. QUINCY HALL (US) (7/31/98, 6-2/165) (1.88/75) | |||||
| 45.98 | … | 7)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Samukonga; 3. Scotch; 4. Norwood; 5. Ibrahim; 6. Ndori |
| 45.52 | … | 6)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Doom; 2. Samukonga; 3. Ndori; 4. Pillay; 5. Bamidele |
| 45.02 | … | 5)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. James; 3. Norwood; 4. Scotch |
| 44.68 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ||
| 44.17 | … | 1)Olympic Trials | 6/24 | ||
| (44.60h, 44.42sf) | |||||
| 43.80 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ||
| 43.40 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ||
| (44.28h, 43.95sf) | |||||
| 2. MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH (Great Britain) (10/26/94, 6-4¼/172) (1.94/78) | |||||
| dnf | … | )Gainesville | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Deadmon; 2. dos Santos; 3. Allison; 4. Patterson; 5. Willie; 6. Jones |
| 45.00 | … | 3)Baton Rouge | 4/20 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Norwood |
| 44.69 | … | 1)Kingston | 5/11 | ||
| 44.07 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ||
| 43.74 | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 43.44 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall |
| (44.78h, 44.07sf) | |||||
| 43.96 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 8/22 | ||
| 2:37.21 | … | 8)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Dobson; 2. James; 3. Samukonga; 4. Norwood; 5. Ndori; 6. Sacoor; 7. Kebinatshipi |
| 3. MUZALA SAMUKONGA (Zambia) (12/9/02, 5-11½/161) (1.82/73) | |||||
| 46.29(A) | … | 1)Lusaka | 1/20 | ||
| (47.77Ah) | |||||
| 44.85(A) | … | 1)Lusaka | 2/24 | ||
| 45.37 | … | 2)African G | 3/20 | ▷ | 1. Okezie |
| (46.11h, 45.51sf) | |||||
| 45.07 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner |
| 44.54 | … | 2)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Doom |
| 43.74 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Hudson-Smith |
| (44.56h, 43.81sf) | |||||
| 44.06 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith |
| 43.99 | … | 1)Rome DL | 8/30 | ||
| 44.69 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Dobson; 2. James |
| 4. KIRANI JAMES (Grenada) (9/1/92, 6-¾/163) (1.85/74) | |||||
| 46.00 | … | 1)USATF Bermuda | 4/28 | ||
| 44.85 | … | 2)USATF LA | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Norman |
| 44.58 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith |
| 44.55 | … | 1)USATF NYC | 6/09 | ||
| 44.38 | … | 5)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. Norwood; 3. Richards; 4. Dobson |
| 43.87 | … | 5)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Hudson-Smith; 3. Samukonga; 4. Richards |
| (44.78h, 43.78sf) | |||||
| 44.30 | … | 2)Rome DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Samukonga |
| 44.86 | … | 1)Brescia | 9/08 | ||
| 44.63 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Dobson |
| 5. JEREEM RICHARDS (Trinidad) (1/13/94, 6-0/146) (1.83/66) | |||||
| (47.04i, 46.64i) | |||||
| 44.82 | … | 4)USATF NYC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. James; 2. Bailey; 3. van Niekerk |
| 44.72 | … | 1)Tri Ch | 6/29 | ||
| (47.32h) | |||||
| 44.18 | … | 3)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. Norwood |
| 43.78 | … | 4)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Hudson-Smith; 3. Samukonga |
| (44.31h, 44.33sf) | |||||
| 44.55 | … | 3)Rome DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Samukonga; 2. James |
| 6. VERNON NORWOOD (US) (4/10/92, 6-1½/170) (1.87/77) | |||||
| (45.76i) | |||||
| 44.94 | … | 2)Baton Rouge | 4/20 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner |
| 44.74 | … | 1)LSU Inv | 4/27 | ||
| 45.49 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Gardiner; 2. Samukonga; 3. Scotch |
| 44.86 | … | 3)USATF LA | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. James |
| 44.68 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. James |
| 44.80 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Hall |
| 44.47 | … | 4)Olympic Trials | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Norman; 3. Bailey |
| (45.40h, 44.50sf) | |||||
| 44.34 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Hall |
| 44.10 | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith |
| 44.55 | … | 6)Lausanne DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. Samukonga; 3. Kebinatshipi; 4. Deadmon; 5. Dobson |
| 44.71 | … | 5)Rome DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Samukonga; 2. James; 3. Richards; 4. Ndori |
| 44.78 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Dobson; 2. James; 3. Samukonga |
| 7. CHARLIE DOBSON (Great Britain) (10/20/99, 5-10¾/161) (1.80/73) | |||||
| 44.46 | … | 1)Savona | 5/15 | ||
| 44.38 | … | 2)Euro Ch | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Doom |
| (44.65sf) | |||||
| 44.56 | … | 1)GB Ch | 6/30 | ||
| (45.75h) | |||||
| 44.23 | … | 4)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. Norwood; 3. Richards |
| 44.48 | … | 4sf)Olympic Games | 8/06 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Richards |
| (44.96h) | |||||
| 44.53 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Hudson-Smith; 2. Samukonga; 3. Kebinatshipi; 4. Deadmon |
| 44.75 | … | 6)Rome DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Samukonga; 2. James; 3. Richards; 4. Ndori; 5. Norwood |
| 44.49 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ||
| 8. MICHAEL NORMAN (US) (12/3/97, 6-¾/172) (1.85/78) | |||||
| 44.21 | … | 1)Oxy Inv | 5/04 | ||
| 44.53 | … | 1)USATF LA | 5/18 | ||
| 44.41 | … | 2)Olympic Trials | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Hall |
| (45.31h, 45.30sf) | |||||
| 45.62 | … | 8)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Hudson-Smith; 3. Samukonga; 4. Richards; 5. James; 6. Bailey; 7. Ogazi |
| (44.10h, 44.26sf) | |||||
| 9. STEVEN GARDINER (Bahamas) (9/12/95, 6-4¾/181) (1.95/82) | |||||
| 44.45 | … | 1)Baton Rouge | 4/20 | ||
| 44.76 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/10 | ||
| 44.39 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 5/28 | ||
| dnc | … | )Bah Ch | 6/27 | ||
| (45.95h) | |||||
| 44.50 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/09 | ||
| 10. CHRIS BAILEY (US) (5/29/00, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| (45.75i, 45.61iA, 45.75iA) | |||||
| 45.36 | … | 2)Jones Mem | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Boling |
| 45.03 | … | 2)LSU Inv | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Norwood |
| 44.42 | … | 1)HBCU Cl | 5/31 | ||
| 44.73 | … | 2)USATF NYC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. James |
| 44.42 | … | 3)Olympic Trials | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Norman |
| (44.86h, 44.82sf) | |||||
| 44.58 | … | 6)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Hall; 2. Hudson-Smith; 3. Samukonga; 4. Richards; 5. James |
| (44.89h, 44.31sf) | |||||
| US RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Quincy Hall (adidas) | 6. | Quincy Wilson (Maryland HS) | |
| 1)Olympic Trials, 1)Monaco DL, 1)Olympic Games | 6)Olympic Trials, 1)Holloway Pro | |||
| 2. | *Vernon Norwood (New Balance) | 7. | Rai Benjamin (Nike) | |
| 4)Olympic Trials, 2)London DL, 4)Brussels DL | 1)Mt. SAC R | |||
| 3. | *Michael Norman (Nike) | 8. | Khaleb McRae (Alabama) | |
| 1)Oxy Inv, 2)Olympic Trials, 8)Olympic Games | 3)SEC, 3sf)NCAA, 7)Olympic Trials | |||
| 4. | *Chris Bailey (Tracksmith) | 9. | Johnnie Blockburger (USC) | |
| 1)HBCU Cl, 3)Olympic Trials, 6)Olympic Games | 1)Pac-12, 4)NCAA, 3sf)Olympic Trials | |||
| 5. | Bryce Deadmon (Nike) | 10. | Judson Lincoln (Virginia Tech) | |
| 5)Olympic Trials, 2)Holloway Pro, 4)Lausanne DL | 1)ACC, 5)NCAA, 4sf)Olympic Trials | |||