LAST YEAR, Ethan Katzberg became the first Canadian ever to be honored with the event’s top spot; this year he expands his geographical range by becoming the first non-European ever to win 2 years in a row…
BUT GOING INTO THE WC he didn’t have the title sewed up, even though he was favored. He had lost to American Rudy Winkler and was on the short end of an 0–2 record against Hungarian Bence Halász. He came through in grand fashion, however, moving to No. 5 on the all-time world list in winning by almost 2m…
MERLIN HUMMEL, never previously ranked, surprised Halász for WC silver, but the Hungarian had a superior set of marks and claimed more important placings above other Rankers overall…
THE 4–5 SLOTS were filled by the next two WC finishers, Mykhaylo Kokhan trouncing Rudy Winkler to confirm his superiority. Winkler topped the U.S. order for the fifth time in 9 years.
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| 1. ETHAN KATZBERG (Canada) (4/5/02, 6-5/231) (1.96/105) | |||||
| 79.32 | 260-3 | … | 1)Neuwied | 5/17 | ||
| 81.22 | 266-6 | … | 1)Halle | 5/24 | ||
| 82.73 | 271-5 | … | 1)Nairobi WT | 5/31 | ||
| 80.15 | 262-11 | … | 1)Bergen | 6/03 | ||
| 80.19 | 263-1 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/11 | ||
| 81.73 | 268-1 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Winkler |
| 81.33 | 266-10 | … | 1)Can Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 81.88 | 268-8 | … | 2)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Halasz |
| 79.30 | 260-2 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz |
| 84.70 | 277-11 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/16 | ||
| (81.85q) | |||||
| 2. BENCE HALÁSZ (Hungary) (8/4/97, 6-2/205) (1.88/93) | |||||
| 74.84 | 245-6 | … | 1)Szombathely | 1/25 | ||
| 77.28 | 253-6 | … | 1)Szombathely | 2/22 | ||
| 77.97 | 255-9 | … | 1)Szombathely | 3/01 | ||
| 78.75 | 258-4 | … | 1)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ||
| 78.64 | 258-0 | … | 1)Szombathely | 4/12 | ||
| 79.45 | 260-8 | … | 3)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Chaussinand; 2. Kokhan |
| 80.97 | 265-7 | … | 1)Budapest | 5/25 | ||
| 79.26 | 260-0 | … | 3)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel |
| 77.62 | 254-8 | … | 5)Oslo DL | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Kokhan; 3. Mardal; 4. Fajdek |
| 80.63 | 264-6 | … | 3)Euro Teams | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel |
| 81.94 | 268-10 | … | 1)Hun Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 81.49 | 267-4 | … | 1)Banská Bystrica | 8/08 | ||
| 83.18 | 272-11 | … | 1)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ||
| 81.77 | 268-3 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ||
| 82.69 | 271-3 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel |
| (78.42q) | |||||
| 3. MERLIN HUMMEL (Germany) (1/4/02, 6-¾/231) (1.85/105) | |||||
| 76.38 | 250-7 | … | 1)Halle | 2/15 | ||
| 76.90 | 252-3 | … | 5)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Myslyvcuk; 3. Mardal; 4. Chaussinand |
| 65.16 | 213-9 | … | 1)Wiesau | 4/26 | ||
| 80.11 | 262-10 | … | 2)Halle | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 79.31 | 260-2 | … | 2)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| 76.87 | 252-2 | … | 5)Bergen | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Winkler; 3. Comenentia; 4. Mardal |
| 81.23 | 266-6 | … | 1)Fränkisch-Crumbach | 6/08 | ||
| 81.27 | 266-7 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| 78.55 | 257-8 | … | 2)Tomblaine | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. Chaussinand |
| 77.03 | 252-8 | … | 2)WUG | 7/23 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| (75.76q) | |||||
| 78.17 | 256-5 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 79.01 | 259-2 | … | 4)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Kokhan |
| 79.16 | 259-8 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg |
| 81.03 | 265-10 | … | 1)Stadtsteinach | 8/29 | ||
| 82.77 | 271-6 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| (78.54q) | |||||
| 4. MYKHAYLO KOKHAN (Ukraine) (1/22/01, 5-11½/227) (1.82/103) | |||||
| 75.80 | 248-8 | … | 1)Bois d’Arcy | 2/02 | ||
| 76.11 | 249-8 | … | 6)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Myslyvcuk; 3. Mardal; 4. Chaussinand; 5. Hummel |
| 80.73 | 264-10 | … | 1)Antalya | 4/26 | ||
| 72.89 | 239-1 | … | 1)Franconville | 5/18 | ||
| 80.36 | 263-8 | … | 2)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Chaussinand |
| 79.84 | 261-11 | … | 1)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ||
| 79.95 | 262-3 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 79.37 | 260-4 | … | 1)Jõhvi | 6/21 | ||
| 81.66 | 267-11 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/27 | ||
| 79.27 | 260-1 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Winkler; 2. Katzberg |
| 75.40 | 247-4 | … | 1)Leiria | 7/13 | ||
| 77.10 | 252-11 | … | 1)WUG | 7/23 | ||
| (73.74q) | |||||
| 77.32 | 253-8 | … | 1)Białystok | 8/09 | ||
| 80.84 | 265-3 | … | 3)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg |
| 77.98 | 255-10 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Hummel |
| 82.02 | 269-1 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz |
| (77.33q) | |||||
| 5. RUDY WINKLER (US) (12/6/94, 6-1¼/236) (1.86/107) | |||||
| 78.27 | 256-9 | … | 1)Virginia Chall | 4/18 | ||
| 81.08 | 266-0 | … | 1)Drake R | 4/24 | ||
| 80.01 | 262-6 | … | 3)Halle | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel |
| 78.72 | 258-3 | … | 4)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz |
| 78.99 | 259-2 | … | 2)Bergen | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 83.16 | 272-10 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ||
| 80.47 | 264-0 | … | 1)LA Throws Cup | 7/11 | ||
| 81.47 | 267-3 | … | 1)USATF | 7/31 | ||
| 76.87 | 252-2 | … | 2)NACAC | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Haugh |
| 78.52 | 257-7 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan |
| (77.46q) | |||||
| 6. YANN CHAUSSINAND (France) (5/11/98, 6-5/207) (1.96/94) | |||||
| 81.56 | 267-7 | … | 1)St-Denis-Réunion | 2/01 | ||
| 78.23 | 256-8 | … | 1)Salon-de-Provence | 3/02 | ||
| 77.16 | 253-2 | … | 4)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Myslyvcuk; 3. Mardal |
| 78.02 | 256-0 | … | 1)Clermont-Ferrand | 5/18 | ||
| 81.91 | 268-8 | … | 1)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ||
| 79.24 | 260-0 | … | 1)Forbach | 5/25 | ||
| 79.85 | 261-11 | … | 1)Montreuil | 6/10 | ||
| 78.45 | 257-4 | … | 4)Euro Teams | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz |
| 81.14 | 266-2 | … | 1)Tomblaine | 7/04 | ||
| 77.50 | 254-3 | … | 1)Fr Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 77.99 | 255-10 | … | 5)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Kokhan; 4. Hummel |
| 77.94 | 255-8 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Hummel; 4. Kokhan |
| 75.46 | 247-7 | … | nq)World Ch | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan; 5. Winkler; 6. Mardal; 7. P. Fajdek; 8. Szabados; 9. Henriksen; 10. Knight; 11. Raba; 12. Comenentia |
| 7. THOMAS MARDAL (Norway) (4/16/97, 6-¾/231) (1.85/105) | |||||
| 77.43 | 254-0 | … | 3)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Myslyvcuk |
| 77.93 | 255-8 | … | 1)Byrkjelo | 5/01 | ||
| 77.87 | 255-5 | … | 1)Rygg | 5/04 | ||
| 77.83 | 255-4 | … | 1)Tønsberg | 5/23 | ||
| 77.12 | 253-0 | … | 4)Bergen | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Winkler; 3. Comenentia |
| 78.25 | 256-8 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Kokhan |
| 76.85 | 252-1 | … | 1)Euro Teams 2 | 6/28 | ||
| 75.20 | 246-9 | … | 1)Oslo | 7/02 | ||
| 78.44 | 257-4 | … | 1)Nor Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 76.02 | 249-5 | … | 1)Oslo | 8/30 | ||
| 78.02 | 256-0 | … | 6)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan; 5. Winkler |
| (77.34q) | |||||
| 8. PAWEŁ FAJDEK (Poland) (6/4/89, 6-1¼/260) (1.86/118) | |||||
| 74.82 | 245-6 | … | 4)Zagreb WT | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Chaussinand; 2. Kokhan; 3. Halasz |
| 76.35 | 250-6 | … | 5)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Winkler |
| 78.12 | 256-3 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Kokhan; 3. Mardal |
| 77.25 | 253-5 | … | 2)Jõhvi | 6/21 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| 3 | 9-10f | … | )Euro Teams | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Chaussinand; 5. Myslyvcuk |
| 77.03 | 252-8 | … | 2)Białystok | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| 77.00 | 252-7 | … | 6)Budapest WT | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Kokhan; 4. Hummel; 5. Chaussinand |
| 76.84 | 252-1 | … | 6)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz; 2. Katzberg; 3. Hummel; 4. Kokhan; 5. Chaussinand |
| 79.07 | 259-5 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 8/23 | ||
| 78.78 | 258-5 | … | 2q)World Ch | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 77.75 | 255-1 | … | 7)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan; 5. Winkler; 6. Mardal |
| (78.78q) | |||||
| 9. VALERIY PRONKIN (Russia) (6/15/94, 6-4¾/254) (1.95/115) | |||||
| 78.67 | 258-1 | … | 1)Sochi | 2/09 | ||
| 76.39 | 250-7 | … | 1)Sochi | 2/16 | ||
| 76.48 | 250-11 | … | 1)Sochi | 2/21 | ||
| 78.63 | 257-11 | … | 1)Sochi | 4/23 | ||
| 78.87 | 258-9 | … | 1)Sochi | 5/28 | ||
| 77.04 | 252-9 | … | 1)Moscow | 6/09 | ||
| 74.99 | 246-0 | … | 1)Zhukovskiy | 6/20 | ||
| 76.11 | 249-8 | … | 1)Minsk | 6/28 | ||
| 78.73 | 258-3 | … | 1)Brest | 7/13 | ||
| 75.90 | 249-0 | … | 1)Bryansk | 7/20 | ||
| 77.78 | 255-2 | … | 1)Yekaterinburg | 8/23 | ||
| 10. VOLODYMYR MYSLYVČUK (Czech Republic) (4/25/96, 6-2¾/185) (1.90/84) | |||||
| 76.98 | 252-7 | … | 1)Pardubice | 3/08 | ||
| 77.98 | 255-10 | … | 2)Euro Throws | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Halasz |
| 78.03 | 256-0 | … | 1)Mladá Boleslav | 4/24 | ||
| 76.03 | 249-5 | … | 1)Pardubice | 5/20 | ||
| 76.13 | 249-9 | … | 1)Limassol | 5/23 | ||
| 75.78 | 248-7 | … | 1)Chaniá | 6/01 | ||
| 75.72 | 248-5 | … | 1)Prague | 6/08 | ||
| 75.98 | 249-3 | … | 1)Kladno | 6/10 | ||
| 75.38 | 247-4 | … | 5)Euro Teams | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Chaussinand |
| 74.25 | 243-7 | … | 5)Tomblaine | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. Chaussinand; 2. Hummel; 3. Szabados; 4. Frantzeskakis |
| 77.74 | 255-1 | … | 1)Pacov | 7/13 | ||
| 76.37 | 250-6 | … | 1)Ostrava | 8/16 | ||
| 76.28 | 250-3 | … | 1)CzR Ch | 8/22 | ||
| 75.69 | 248-4 | … | nq)World Ch | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Hummel; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan; 5. Winkler; 6. Mardal; 7. P. Fajdek; 8. Szabados; 9. Henriksen; 10. Knight; 11. Raba; 12. Comenentia |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Rudy Winkler (New York AC) | 6. | Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Mississippi) | |
| 1)Eugene DL, 1)USATF, 5)World Ch | 3)NCAA, 8)Eugene DL, 6)USATF | |||
| 2. | Trey Knight (Cal State Northridge) | 7. | Justin Stafford (Tracksmith/South Bay Athletic) | |
| nm)NCAA West, 2)USATF, 10)World Ch | 1)Tucson El, 6)USATF Throws, 7)USATF | |||
| 3. | Daniel Haugh (New York AC) | 8. | Jordan Geist (Iron Wood TC) | |
| 4)Eugene DL, 3)USATF, nq)World Ch | 4)Okla Throws World Inv, 6)LA Throws Cup, 8)USATF | |||
| 4. | Tanner Berg (unattached) | 9. | Alex Young (adidas) | |
| 3)USATF Throws, 1)Iron Wood II, 4)USATF | 2)USATF Throws, 2)Iron Wood I, 9)USATF | |||
| 5. | Tyler Williams (Garage Strength) | 10. | Texas Tanner (Air Force) | |
| 1)W Chester, 5)USATF Throws, 5)USATF | 1)Mountain West, 4)NCAA, 10)USATF | |||
