WHILE SML SEEMS pretty clear as the year’s best, one shouldn’t overlook the impact that Marileidy Paulino had on the season…
TO BE SURE, THE AMERICAN was undefeated and topped the yearly world list with the No. 2 performance in history. But her international tally-sheet showed only a single DL appearance, whereas Paulino won 3 and added a 2nd. Still, her convincing Tokyo win sealed the top spot for Syd, who becomes the first American No. 1 in a decade (Allyson Felix ’15)…
2-TIME DEFENDING CHAMP Paulino ended up in the first 5 for the fifth year in a row. There was no question about her being slotted ahead of Salwa Eid Naser, whom she beat by a convincing 6–2 tally…
JÆGER AND WHITTAKER split their 4 meetings, but the Norwegian (the first from her country ever to score) chose the crucial Zürich and Tokyo meets to pick up her victories.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE (US) (8/7/99, 5-8½/134) (1.74/61) | |||||
| 50.32 | … | 1)GST Kingston | 4/06 | ||
| 49.69 | … | 1)GST Miami | 5/04 | ||
| 49.43 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ||
| 48.90 | … | 1)USATF | 8/02 | ||
| (49.59h) | |||||
| 47.78 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/18 | ||
| (49.41h, 48.29sf) | |||||
| 2. MARILEIDY PAULINO (Dominican Republic) (10/25/96, 5-7¾/132) (1.72/60) | |||||
| 49.35 | … | 3)GST Kingston | 4/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Thomas |
| 49.21 | … | 1)GST Miami | 5/02 | ||
| 49.12 | … | 1)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ||
| 48.81 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/20 | ||
| 49.06 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/11 | ||
| 49.18 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ||
| 49.23 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 47.98 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone |
| (49.85h, 49.82sf) | |||||
| 50.07 | … | 1)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ||
| 3. SALWA EID NASER (Bahrain) (5/23/98, 5-5¾/110) (1.67/50) | |||||
| (52.75i) | |||||
| 48.94 | … | 1)Bayaguana | 3/29 | ||
| 48.67 | … | 1)GST Kingston | 4/05 | ||
| 49.33 | … | 2)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 49.83 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/16 | ||
| dq | … | )GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Pryce; 3. Whittaker; 4. Holmes; 5. Mawdsley; 6. Nielsen; 7. Gbai |
| 48.85 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 49.15 | … | 1)Ostrava WT | 6/24 | ||
| 49.27 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 51.08 | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Jæger; 2. Klaver; 3. Whittaker; 4. Holmes |
| 48.70 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ||
| 48.19 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Paulino |
| (49.13h, 49.47sf) | |||||
| 50.94 | … | 2)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 4. HENRIETTE JÆGER (Norway) (6/30/03, 5-5/119) (1.65/54) | |||||
| (50.44i, 51.77i, 52.04i, 51.27i, 50.45i, 51.42i, 50.92i) | |||||
| 49.62 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker |
| 50.07 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker |
| 49.74 | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/20 | ||
| (52.19h, 51.69sf) | |||||
| 49.83 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser |
| 50.09 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ||
| 49.49 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Paulino |
| 49.74 | … | 7)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Paulino; 3. Naser; 4. Bukowiecka; 5. Anning; 6. Gomez |
| (50.12h, 49.87sf) | |||||
| 51.24 | … | 3)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser |
| 5. BELLA WHITTAKER (US) (2/15/02, 5-6) (1.68) | |||||
| (51.29i, 50.87i, 50.86i, 49.90i, 51.61i, 49.24i) | |||||
| 50.38 | … | 4)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Holmes |
| 50.16 | … | 3)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Pryce |
| 49.58 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ||
| 49.78 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ||
| 50.18 | … | 6)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Weil; 4. Irby-Jackson; 5. Anning |
| 50.81 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Butler |
| 49.59 | … | 2)USATF | 8/02 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone |
| (50.07h) | |||||
| 50.63 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Jæger; 2. Klaver |
| 49.99 | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Paulino; 3. Jæger; 4. Weil; 5. Anning |
| 50.20 | … | 3sf)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Gomez |
| (50.82h) | |||||
| 6. AMBER ANNING (Great Britain) (11/18/00, 5-7¼/126) (1.71/57) | |||||
| (51.31i, 50.57i, 54.31i, 52.03i, 51.40i, 50.79i, 50.60i) | |||||
| 50.85 | … | 7)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Holmes; 4. Whittaker; 5. Pryce; 6. Williams |
| 50.24 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker; 2. Jæger |
| 50.17 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker; 2. Jæger |
| 49.96 | … | 5)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Weil; 4. Irby-Jackson |
| 50.53 | … | 1)GB Ch | 8/03 | ||
| (51.83q) | |||||
| 50.11 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Jæger |
| 49.75 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Paulino; 3. Jæger; 4. Weil |
| 49.36 | … | 5)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Paulino; 3. Naser; 4. Bukowiecka |
| (49.96h, 49.38sf) | |||||
| 52.86 | … | 6)Athlos NYC | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Jæger; 4. Holmes; 5. Irby-Jackson |
| 7. NATALIA BUKOWIECKA (Poland) (1/17/98, 5-8½/130) (1.74/59) | |||||
| (51.88i, 51.87i) | |||||
| 50.92 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/16 | ▷ | 1. Naser |
| 50.44 | … | 1)Bydgoszcz | 5/30 | ||
| 50.67 | … | 6)Oslo DL | 6/12 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker; 2. Jæger; 3. Anning; 4. Adeleke; 5. Klaver |
| 50.21 | … | 4)Ostrava WCT | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Irby-Jackson; 3. Bol |
| 50.14 | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Bol |
| 49.72 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Butler; 3. Pryce |
| 50.07 | … | 1)Madrid | 7/19 | ||
| 50.16 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Jæger; 4. Anning |
| 51.19 | … | 6)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Jæger; 2. Klaver; 3. Whittaker; 4. Holmes; 5. Naser |
| 51.06 | … | 8)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Paulino; 3. Jæger; 4. Weil; 5. Anning; 6. Whittaker; 7. Klaver |
| 49.27 | … | 4)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Paulino; 3. Naser |
| (50.16h, 49.67sf) | |||||
| 8. AALIYAH BUTLER (US) (11/5/03, 5-4¼/119) (1.63/54) | |||||
| (51.71i, 50.85i, 50.59i, 49.78i, 51.61i, 49.97i) | |||||
| 49.44 | … | 1)Jones Mem | 4/19 | ||
| 50.36 | … | 1)SEC | 5/17 | ||
| (51.27h) | |||||
| 49.26 | … | 1)NCAA | 6/14 | ||
| (51.21h, 50.68qf, 50.16sf) | |||||
| 49.86 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone |
| 49.09 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 49.91 | … | 3)USATF | 8/02 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Whittaker |
| (50.77h) | |||||
| 50.63 | … | 5sf)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. Bukowiecka; 2. Paulino; 3. Jæger |
| (50.44h) | |||||
| 9. NICKISHA PRYCE (Jamaica) (3/7/01, 5-6/115) (1.68/52) | |||||
| (51.71i, 51.45i) | |||||
| 50.92 | … | 6)GST Kingston | 4/05 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Thomas; 3. Paulino; 4. Holmes; 5. Williams |
| 50.71 | … | 5)GST Miami | 5/02 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Holmes; 4. Whittaker |
| 50.04 | … | 2)GST Philadelphia | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Paulino |
| 49.97 | … | 1)Jam Ch | 6/29 | ||
| (50.68h, 50.51sf) | |||||
| 49.63 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Butler |
| 49.95 | … | 1)NACAC | 8/17 | ||
| (50.39h) | |||||
| 49.97 | … | 8)World Ch | 9/18 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Paulino; 3. Naser; 4. Bukowiecka; 5. Anning; 6. Gomez; 7. Jæger |
| (49.91h, 49.46sf) | |||||
| 10. MARTINA WEIL (Chile) (7/12/99, 5-10¾/143) (1.80/65) | |||||
| (53.05i, 52.40i, 51.90i, 51.87i, 51.67i, 51.78i) | |||||
| 51.14 | … | 1)SAm Ch | 4/26 | ||
| (52.32h) | |||||
| 50.56 | … | 1)Santiago | 5/04 | ||
| 50.39 | … | 5)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Whittaker; 2. Jæger; 3. Anning; 4. Klaver |
| 49.83 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser |
| 50.52 | … | 5)Ostrava WCT | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Irby-Jackson; 3. Bol; 4. Bukowiecka |
| 50.30 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Butler; 3. Pryce; 4. Bukowiecka; 5. Klaver |
| 50.28 | … | 7)Chorzów DL | 8/16 | ▷ | 1. Paulino; 2. Naser; 3. Jæger; 4. Anning; 5. Bukowiecka; 6. Holmes |
| 49.72 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Naser; 2. Paulino; 3. Jæger |
| 49.88 | … | 4sf)World Ch | 9/16 | ▷ | 1. McLaughlin-Levrone; 2. Anning; 3. Pryce |
| (50.61h) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance) | 6. | Alexis Holmes (Nike) | |
| 1)Eugene DL, 1)USATF, 1)World Ch | 4)GST Kingston, 5)USATF, 4)Lausanne DL | |||
| 2. | *Bella Whittaker (On AC) | 7. | Britton Wilson (adidas) | |
| 1)Oslo DL, 2)USATF, 3sf)World Ch | 1)Murphey Cl, 6)USATF, 5)Budapest WCT | |||
| 3. | *Aaliyah Butler (Georgia) | 8. | Rosey Effiong (Ar) | |
| 1)NCAA, 3)USATF, 5sf)World Ch | 3)NCAA, 6)Eugene DL, 8)USATF | |||
| 4. | Lynna Irby-Jackson (adidas) | 9. | Kaylyn Brown (Ar) | |
| 4)Paris DL, 4)USATF, 3)NACAC | 1)LSU Inv, 3)SEC, 5)NCAA | |||
| 5. | Gabby Thomas (New Balance) | 10. | Quanera Hayes (Cique Elite) | |
| 2)GST Kingston | 2)Aggie Cl, 2)Powder Springs, 7)USATF | |||
