THE COMETHROUGH performance of the year was unleashed by Daniel Ståhl in winning WC gold. That wasn’t the farthest throw of the year by any means. That honor went to Mykolas Alekna, who twice broke the World Record in becoming the first to claim a new all-time best 2 years in a row in 60 years (Ludvík Daněk 1964–65)…
ALEKNA CLAIMED SILVER in Tokyo, but that was only 1 of his 3 losses all year. He ended up 4–0 over Kristjan Čeh and 4–1 against Ståhl to easily claim a repeat No. 1. Čeh previously won in ’22 and Ståhl in ’19, ’21 & ’23…
IN THE BATTLE FOR the runner-up position, Čeh and Ståhl were very close, the Slovenian having a solid 6–3 margin with their head-to-heads…
THE AMERICAN TRIO all failed to advance to the Tokyo final, but Sam Mattis had enough decent exposure elsewhere to sneak into the No. 10 spot. That made him the U.S. No. 1 for the fourth time in five years.
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| 1. MYKOLAS ALEKNA (Lithuania) (9/28/02, 6-6/238) (1.98/108) | |||||
| 70.09 | 229-11 | … | 1)Berkeley | 4/05 | ||
| 75.56 | 247-11 | … | 1)Ramona | 4/13 | ||
| 71.29 | 233-10 | … | 1)The Big Meet | 5/03 | ||
| 69.86 | 229-2 | … | 1)ACC | 5/17 | ||
| 66.77 | 219-0 | … | 2)NCAA | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Mullings |
| (72.12q) | |||||
| 70.97 | 232-10 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ||
| 68.89 | 226-0 | … | 1)Vilnius | 7/10 | ||
| 71.70 | 235-3 | … | 1)London DL | 7/19 | ||
| 72.15 | 236-8 | … | 1)Lit Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 68.82 | 225-9 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings |
| 68.89 | 226-0 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ||
| 67.84 | 222-7 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| (65.39q) | |||||
| 2. KRISTJAN ČEH (Slovenia) (2/17/99, 6-9/287) (2.06/130) | |||||
| 65.69 | 215-6 | … | 2)Euro Throws | 3/15 | ▷ | 1. Janssen |
| 66.92 | 219-7 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/16 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Stahl |
| 72.34 | 237-4 | … | 1)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ||
| 72.11 | 236-7 | … | 1)Ptuj | 5/25 | ||
| 69.30 | 227-4 | … | 1)Turnov | 5/29 | ||
| 72.36 | 237-5 | … | 1)Slovenska Bistrica | 5/31 | ||
| 69.21 | 227-0 | … | 1)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ||
| 69.73 | 228-9 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ||
| 70.61 | 231-8 | … | 1)Turku WT | 6/17 | ||
| 70.17 | 230-2 | … | 1)Jõhvi | 6/21 | ||
| 68.16 | 223-7 | … | 1)Maribor | 6/29 | ||
| 68.83 | 225-10 | … | 2)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alekna |
| 67.09 | 220-1 | … | 1)Tallinn | 7/25 | ||
| 68.41 | 224-5 | … | 1)Slo Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 66.19 | 217-2 | … | 2)Sollentuna | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 67.13 | 220-3 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings; 2. Alekna |
| 67.18 | 220-5 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Alekna |
| 66.79 | 219-1 | … | 1)Tallinn | 9/06 | ||
| 63.07 | 206-11 | … | 8)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose; 4. Denny; 5. Diaz; 6. Gudzius; 7. Ma. Alekna |
| (68.08q) | |||||
| 3. DANIEL STÅHL (Sweden) (8/27/92, 6-7½/353) (2.02/160) | |||||
| 67.06 | 220-0 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/16 | ▷ | 1. Denny |
| 66.44 | 218-0 | … | 1)Norrköping | 5/27 | ||
| 69.53 | 228-1 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 70.19 | 230-3 | … | 3)Turku WT | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Denny |
| 67.70 | 222-1 | … | 1)Kaunas | 6/18 | ||
| 70.14 | 230-1 | … | 2)Jõhvi | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 68.36 | 224-3 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/28 | ||
| 68.59 | 225-0 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Mullings |
| 65.83 | 215-11 | … | 1)Sollentuna | 7/12 | ||
| 66.62 | 218-7 | … | 4)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Okoye |
| 66.94 | 219-7 | … | 1)Varberg | 7/22 | ||
| 68.83 | 225-10 | … | 1)Swe Ch | 8/03 | ||
| (65.75q) | |||||
| 68.02 | 223-2 | … | 1)Sollentuna | 8/10 | ||
| 67.10 | 220-2 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings; 2. Alekna; 3. Ceh |
| 67.48 | 221-5 | … | 1)v Fin | 8/24 | ||
| 66.47 | 218-1 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Stona; 4. Denny |
| 70.47 | 231-2 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/21 | ||
| (69.90q) | |||||
| 4. MATT DENNY (Australia) (6/2/96, 6-4¾/254) (1.95/115) | |||||
| 67.82 | 222-6 | … | 1)Adelaide | 2/15 | ||
| 68.17 | 223-8 | … | 1)Melbourne CT | 3/29 | ||
| 72.07 | 236-5 | … | 1)Ramona | 4/06 | ||
| 74.25 | 243-7 | … | 1)Ramona | 4/10 | ||
| 74.78 | 245-4 | … | 2)Ramona | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Alekna |
| 68.97 | 226-3 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/16 | ||
| 68.15 | 223-7 | … | 1)Halle | 5/24 | ||
| 67.97 | 223-0 | … | 1)Dresden | 6/01 | ||
| 67.64 | 221-11 | … | 2)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 68.14 | 223-7 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 70.52 | 231-4 | … | 2)Turku WT | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Ceh |
| 67.77 | 222-4 | … | 3)Jõhvi | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl |
| 66.29 | 217-6 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings; 2. Alekna; 3. Ceh; 4. Stahl |
| 66.62 | 218-7 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Stona |
| 65.57 | 215-1 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose |
| (66.63q) | |||||
| 5. RALFORD MULLINGS (Jamaica) (11/22/02, 6-4/251) (1.93/114) | |||||
| 69.13 | 226-9 | … | 1)Texas R | 3/29 | ||
| 66.19 | 217-2 | … | 1)Johnson Inv | 4/18 | ||
| 66.48 | 218-1 | … | 1)SEC | 5/17 | ||
| 69.31 | 227-4 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/13 | ||
| (67.21q) | |||||
| 65.82 | 215-11 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/28 | ||
| 68.98 | 226-4 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Alekna |
| 72.01 | 236-3 | … | 1)Ramona | 8/16 | ||
| 69.66 | 228-6 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ||
| 56.82 | 186-5 | … | nq)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose; 4. Denny; 5. Diaz; 6. Gudzius; 7. M. Alekna; 8. Ceh; 9. Weisshaidinger; 10. Bell; 11. Sosna; “12” Janssen |
| 6. ROJÉ STONA (Jamaica) (2/26/99, 6-6/236) (1.98/107) | |||||
| 67.19 | 220-5 | … | 3)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Denny |
| 64.68 | 212-2 | … | 6)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Denny; 4. Prufer; 5. Janssen |
| 66.84 | 219-3 | … | 4)Turku WT | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Denny; 3. Stahl |
| 65.62 | 215-3 | … | 4)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Mullings; 3. Stahl |
| 64.01 | 210-0 | … | 2)Murphey Cl | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Jagers |
| 64.71 | 212-3 | … | 5)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Okoye; 4. Stahl |
| 70.17 | 230-2 | … | 2)Ramona | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Mullings |
| 65.67 | 215-5 | … | 7)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings; 2. Alekna; 3. Ceh; 4. Stahl; 5. Denny; 6. Janssen |
| 67.06 | 220-0 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh |
| 7. MIKA SOSNA (Germany) (6/13/03, 6-6/231) (1.98/105) | |||||
| 6 | 19-8f | … | )Halle | 2/16 | ▷ | 1. Janssen; 2. Prufer |
| 70.05 | 229-10 | … | 3)Ramona | 4/10 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Mattis |
| 70.01 | 229-8 | … | 1B)Ramona | 4/13 | ||
| 66.70 | 218-10 | … | 3)Magdeburg | 5/17 | ▷ | 1. Janssen; 2. Richter |
| 61.53 | 201-10 | … | 1)Franconville | 5/18 | ||
| 67.21 | 220-6 | … | 2)Halle | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Denny |
| 62.14 | 203-10 | … | 1)Duisburg | 5/18 | ||
| 66.86 | 219-4 | … | 2)Dresden | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Denny |
| 67.56 | 221-8 | … | 1)Schönebeck | 6/21 | ||
| 66.17 | 217-1 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/28 | ▷ | 1. Stahl |
| 65.41 | 214-7 | … | 1)Ulm | 7/05 | ||
| 63.42 | 208-1 | … | 2)Euro U23 | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Richter |
| (60.78q) | |||||
| 64.26 | 210-10 | … | 1)WUG | 7/22 | ||
| (61.33q) | |||||
| 67.24 | 220-7 | … | 3)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Janssen; 2. Richter |
| 58.60 | 192-3 | … | 11)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose; 4. Denny; 5. Diaz; 6. Gudzius; 7. Ma. Alekna; 8. Ceh; 9. Weisshaidinger; 10. Bell |
| (64.99q) | |||||
| 8. HENRIK JANSSEN (Germany) (5/19/98, 6-7/260) (2.01/118) | |||||
| 64.43 | 211-4 | … | 1)Halle | 2/16 | ||
| 65.77 | 215-9 | … | 1)Euro Throws | 3/15 | ||
| 68.82 | 225-9 | … | 4)Ramona | 4/10 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Mattis; 3. Sosna |
| 69.94 | 229-5 | … | 6)Ramona | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Denny; 3. Mattis; 4. Prufer; 5. Okoye |
| 65.79 | 215-10 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/16 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Stahl; 3. Ceh |
| 68.65 | 225-2 | … | 1)Magdeburg | 5/17 | ||
| 65.44 | 214-8 | … | 7)Halle | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Sosna; 3. Romero; 4. Prufer; 5. Richter; 6. Hogan |
| 66.14 | 217-0 | … | 3)Dresden | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Sosna |
| 65.02 | 213-4 | … | 6)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Denny; 3. Stona; 4. Okoye; 5. Rolvink |
| 65.04 | 213-5 | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Stahl; 3. Denny; 4. Prufer |
| 66.32 | 217-7 | … | 2)Schönebeck | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Sosna |
| 64.39 | 211-3 | … | 6)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Okoye; 4. Stahl; 5. Stona |
| 68.41 | 224-5 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 67.15 | 220-3 | … | 1)Thum | 8/15 | ||
| 65.80 | 215-10 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 8/22 | ▷ | 1. Mullings; 2. Alekna; 3. Ceh; 4. Stahl; 5. Denny |
| 66.37 | 217-9 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Ceh; 3. Stona; 4. Denny; 5. Stahl |
| 3f | … | “12”)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose; 4. Denny; 5. Diaz; 6. Gudzius; 7. Ma. Alekna; 8. Ceh; 9. Weisshaidinger; 10. Bell; 11. Sosna |
| (66.47q) | |||||
| 9. ALEX ROSE (Samoa) (11/17/91, 6-2/280) (1.88/127) | |||||
| 62.57 | 205-3 | … | 1)Allendale | 4/26 | ||
| 63.86 | 209-6 | … | 6)Ramona | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Prinsloo |
| 62.31 | 204-5 | … | 2)Ramona | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 67.52 | 221-6 | … | 1)Wilmington | 7/11 | ||
| 60.98 | 200-1 | … | 5)Murphey Cl | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Jagers; 2. Stona; 3. Weber; 4. Evans |
| 66.96 | 219-8 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna |
| (65.13q) | |||||
| 10. SAM MATTIS (US) (3/19/94, 6-¾/245) (1.85/111) | |||||
| 68.74 | 225-6 | … | 1)La Jolla | 4/05 | ||
| 70.08 | 229-11 | … | 2)Ramona | 4/10 | ▷ | 1. Denny |
| 71.27 | 233-10 | … | 3)Ramona | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Denny |
| 65.24 | 214-0 | … | 5)Doha DL | 5/16 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Stahl; 3. Ceh; 4. Janssen |
| 63.59 | 208-7 | … | 9)Halle | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Sosna; 3. Romero; 4. Prufer; 5. Richter; 6. Hogan; 7. Janssen; 8. Okoye |
| 62.69 | 205-8 | … | 7)Dresden | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Denny; 2. Sosna; 3. Janssen; 4. Prufer; 5. Richter; 6. Brown |
| 64.67 | 212-2 | … | 8)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Ceh; 2. Denny; 3. Stona; 4. Okoye; 5. Rolvink; 6. Janssen; 7. Dacres |
| 65.06 | 213-5 | … | 5)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Alekna; 2. Mullings; 3. Stahl; 4. Stona |
| 66.77 | 219-0 | … | 2)Wilmington | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Rose |
| 65.56 | 215-1 | … | 2)USATF | 8/02 | ▷ | 1. Jagers |
| 64.06 | 210-2 | … | 2)NACAC | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Dacres |
| 62.86 | 206-3 | … | nq)World Ch | 9/19 | ▷ | 1. Stahl; 2. Alekna; 3. Rose; 4. Denny; 5. Diaz; 6. Gudzius; 7. Ma. Alekna; 8. Ceh; 9. Weisshaidinger; 10. Bell; 11. Sosna; “12” Janssen |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Sam Mattis (Nike/New York AC) | 6. | Texas Tanner (Air Force) | |
| 3)Okla Throws World, 2)USATF, nq)World Ch | 1)Mountain West, 20)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 2. | Reggie Jagers (Nike/US Army) | 7. | Reno Tuufuli (unattached) | |
| 1)USATF, 4)NACAC, nq)World Ch | 1)Orem, 1)Provo, 7)USATF | |||
| 3. | Marcus Gustaveson (Velaasa/Throw Town) | 8. | Michael Pinckney (UCLA) | |
| 1)TCU Alum Inv, 3)USATF, nq)World Ch | 1)Big 10, 5)NCAA, 9)USATF | |||
| 4. | Andrew Evans (unattached) | 9. | Joseph White (Wisconsin) | |
| 1)USATF Throws, 6)Eugene DL, 4)USATF | 2)Big 10, nq)NCAA West, 8)USATF | |||
| 5. | Robbie Otal (Shore AC) | 10. | Jordan Roach (unattached) | |
| 2)Iron Wood I, 3)LA Throws Cup, 6)USATF | 2)USATF Throws, 3)Iron Wood II, 10)USATF | |||
