JUST WHEN IT APPEARED that Yaroslava Mahuchikh was nigh on invincible, reality rose up and took a bite. The WR holder lost no fewer than 7 meets, compared to 8 in the three previous years combined. And with the glut of losses came the end of her string of 3 straight No. 1s…
MOVING UP to take her place after a pair of runner-up years was Nicola Olyslagers. The pair met 9 times, with the bubbly Aussie claiming 6 wins to 3. Overall, since they started clashing in ’19 the Ukrainian has a healthy 27–11 margin, but for now she’s dethroned…
IT WAS A GOOD YEAR for Australia, with No. 3 Eleanor Patterson reaching the first 5 for the fifth year in a row… A close No. 4 was Maria Żodzik, getting her first-ever placing at age 28…
ON THE FRINGE of earning a spot was Vashti Cunningham, who scored as the first American for the seventh year in a row.
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| 1. NICOLA OLYSLAGERS (Australia) (12/28/96, 6-1¼/139) (1.86/63) | |||||
| 1.97 | 6-5½i | … | 1)World Indoor | 3/23 | ||
| 2.01 | 6-7 | … | 1)Aus Ch | 4/13 | ||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 3)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 1)Hengelo WT | 6/09 | ||
| 2.01 | 6-7 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/20 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Brno | 6/24 | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | =1)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ||
| 2.04 | 6-8¼ | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)World Ch | 9/21 | ||
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 2. YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH (Ukraine) (9/19/01, 5-11¼/121) (1.81/55) | |||||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼i | … | 1)Udine | 2/06 | ||
| 2.01 | 6-7i | … | 1)Banská Bystrica | 2/18 | ||
| 1.99 | 6-6¼i | … | 1)Euro Ind | 3/09 | ||
| (1.89iq) | |||||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾i | … | 3)World Indoor | 3/23 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Patterson |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 1)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ||
| 2.02 | 6-7½ | … | 1)Doha | 5/09 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 1)Tokyo WT | 5/18 | ||
| 1.99 | 6-6¼ | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/29 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 1)Liège | 7/16 | ||
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 4)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Lake; 2. Patterson; 3. Honsel |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/15 | ||
| nh | … | )Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers; 4. Patterson; 5. Lake; 6t. Topic; 6t. Onnen; 6t. Levchenko; 9. Thiam |
| 2.02 | 6-7½ | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | =3)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 3. ELEANOR PATTERSON (Australia) (5/22/96, 5-11½/146) (1.82/66) | |||||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼i | … | 1)Hustopeče | 2/08 | ||
| 1.99 | 6-6¼i | … | 2)Banská Bystrica | 2/18 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.97 | 6-5½i | … | 2)World Indoor | 3/23 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 1)Melbourne WT | 3/29 | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Aus Ch | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 2)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 2)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 1)Lucca | 6/08 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | =4)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Zodzik |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 3)Brno | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Levchenko |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 1)Brescia | 7/15 | ||
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 2)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Lake |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 4)Heilbronn | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Honsel; 2. Onnen; 3. Zodzik |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Lake; 4. Levchenko; 5. Honsel |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | =5)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik; 3t. Topic; 3t. Mahuchikh |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 4. MARIA ŻODZIK (Poland) (1/19/97, 6-1½/148) (1.87/67) | |||||
| 1.98 | 6-6i | … | 1)Gorzów Wielkopolski | 1/30 | ||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾i | … | 1)Łódź | 2/08 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 3)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | 9)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Patterson; 4. Cunningham; 5. Lake; 6. Hufnagel; 7t. Topic; 7t. Honsel |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Euro Teams | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 3)Brescia | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Patterson; 2. Levchenko |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 2)Gothenburg | 7/26 | ▷ | 1. Lake |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 3)Heilbronn | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Honsel; 2. Onnen |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | =1)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ||
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 8/23 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 2)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 5. YULIYA LEVCHENKO (Ukraine) (11/28/97, 5-10½/132) (1.79/60) | |||||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾i | … | 1)Ky’yiv | 2/05 | ||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾i | … | 2)Ukr Ind | 2/22 | ▷ | 1. Tabashnyk |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 4)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Olyslagers |
| 1.92 | 6-3½ | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers; 3. Patterson |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | =4)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Zodzik |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | =4)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Zodzik |
| 1.83 | 6-0 | … | =11)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Patterson; 4. Cunningham; 5. Lake; 6. Hufnagel; 7t. Topic; 7t. Honsel; 9. Zodzik; 10. Sadullayeva |
| 1.92 | 6-3½ | … | 1)Warsaw | 6/22 | ||
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 2)Brno | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Brescia | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Patterson |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 1)Ukr Ch | 8/10 | ||
| 1.86 | 6-1¼ | … | =6)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers; 4. Patterson; 5. Lake |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Lake |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | =5)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik; 3t. Topic; 3t. Mahuchikh |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 6. ANGELINA TOPIĆ (Serbia) (7/26/05, 6-0/130) (1.83/59) | |||||
| 1.92 | 6-3½i | … | 1)Belgrade WT | 1/29 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼i | … | 2)Weinheim | 2/07 | ▷ | 1. Honsel |
| 1.96 | 6-5i | … | 3)Banská Bystrica | 2/18 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson |
| 1.80 | 5-10¾i | … | 1)Serb Ind | 2/23 | ||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾i | … | 2)Euro Ind | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| (1.89iq) | |||||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾i | … | 4)World Indoor | 3/23 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Patterson; 3. Mahuchikh |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼i | … | 1)Zagreb WT | 5/23 | ||
| 1.81 | 5-11¼ | … | 1)Kruševac | 5/31 | ||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 2)Filothéi | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Lake |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 8)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Zodzik; 4t. Patterson; 4t. Nilsson; 4t. Cunningham; 4t. Levchenko |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | =7)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Patterson; 4. Cunningham; 5. Lake; 6. Hufnagel |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 2)Maribor | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Maes |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/19 | ||
| (1.81q) | |||||
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 1)Balkan Ch | 7/27 | ||
| 1.79 | 5-10½ | … | 1)Serb Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 1.86 | 6-1¼ | … | =6)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers; 4. Patterson; 5. Lake |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | =3)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 7. MORGAN LAKE (Great Britain) (5/12/97, 5-10/141) (1.78/64) | |||||
| 1.88 | 6-2i | … | 1)Gothenburg | 1/25 | ||
| 1.89 | 6-2¼i | … | 1)Val-de-Reuil | 2/02 | ||
| 1.89 | 6-2¼i | … | 5)Hustopece | 2/08 | ▷ | 1. Patterson; 2. Takahashi; 3. Distin; 4. Hruba |
| 1.93 | 6-4i | … | 5)Banská Bystrica | 2/18 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Topic; 4. Batori |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼i | … | 1)GB Ind | 2/23 | ||
| 1.92 | 6-3½i | … | 5)Euro Ind | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Topic; 3. Nilsson; 4. Honsel |
| (1.89iq) | |||||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 5)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Olyslagers; 4. Levchenko |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | =6)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers; 3. Patterson; 4. Levchenko; 5. Honsel |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | =4)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Zodzik |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 1)Filothéi | 6/10 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 1)Turku WT | 6/17 | ||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 5)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Patterson; 4. Cunningham |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 4)Brno | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Levchenko; 3. Patterson |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 1)London DL | 7/19 | ||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 1)Gothenburg | 7/26 | ||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾ | … | 1)GB Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 1.86 | 6-1¼ | … | 5)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers; 4. Patterson |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | =7)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik; 3t. Topic; 3t. Mahuchikh; 5t. Patterson; 5t. Levchenko |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 8. CHRISTINA HONSEL (Germany) (7/7/97, 5-10¾/134) (1.80/61) | |||||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾i | … | 1)Herzebrock-Clarholz | 1/12 | ||
| 1.95 | 6-4¾i | … | 1)Cottbus | 1/29 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼i | … | 1)Weinheim | 2/07 | ||
| 1.92 | 6-3½i | … | 4)Euro Ind | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Topic; 3. Nilsson |
| (1.89iq) | |||||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 6)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Olyslagers; 4. Levchenko; 5. Lake |
| 1.92 | 6-3½ | … | 5)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers; 3. Patterson; 4. Levchenko |
| 1.90 | 6-2¾ | … | 9)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Zodzik; 4. Lake; 4. Levchenko; 4t. Lake; 4t. Levchenko; 6. Hruba; 7. Hufnagel; 8. Onnen |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 2)Essen | 6/01 | ▷ | 1. Onnen |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 9)Stockholm DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Zodzik; 4t. Patterson; 4t. Nilsson; 4t. Cunningham; 4t. Levchenko; 8. Topic |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | =7)Paris DL | 6/20 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Patterson; 4. Cunningham; 5. Lake; 6. Hufnagel |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 3)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Lake; 2. Patterson |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 1)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Heilbronn | 8/09 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | =1)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/27 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Mahuchikh; 3. Lake; 4. Levchenko |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | =7)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik; 3t. Topic; 3t. Mahuchikh; 5t. Patterson; 5t. Levchenko |
| (1.92q) | |||||
| 9. IMKE ONNEN (Germany) (8/17/94, 6-2¾/146) (1.90/66) | |||||
| 1.93 | 6-4i | … | 1)Leverkusen | 1/25 | ||
| 1.84 | 6-½i | … | 4)Cottbus | 1/29 | ▷ | 1. Honsel; 2. Pieroni; 3. Sadullayeva |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼i | … | 3)Weinheim | 2/07 | ▷ | 1. Honsel; 2. Topic |
| 1.87 | 6-1½i | … | 1)Lyon | 2/15 | ||
| 1.90 | 6-2¾i | … | 2)Ger Ind | 2/22 | ▷ | 1. Stichling |
| 1.89 | 6-2¼i | … | =6)Euro Ind | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Topic; 3. Nilsson; 4. Honsel; 5. Lake |
| (1.89iq) | |||||
| 1.92 | 6-3½i | … | 6)World Indoor | 3/23 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Patterson; 3. Mahuchikh; 4. A. Topic; 5. Hufnagel |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 7)Xiamen DL | 4/26 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Olyslagers; 4. Levchenko; 5. Lake; 6. Honsel |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | =6)Shanghai DL | 5/03 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers; 3. Patterson; 4. Levchenko; 5. Honsel |
| 1.90 | 6-2¾ | … | 8)Doha | 5/09 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Patterson; 3. Zodzik; 4. Lake; 4. Levchenko; 4t. Lake; 4t. Levchenko; 6. Hruba; 7. Hufnagel |
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 1)Essen | 6/01 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 2)Rehlingen | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Maes |
| 1.88 | 6-2 | … | =3)Turku WT | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Lake; 2. Distin |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | =5)Brno | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Levchenko; 3. Patterson; 4. Lake |
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 3)Euro Teams | 6/29 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Zodzik |
| 1.89 | 6-2¼ | … | 5)London DL | 7/19 | ▷ | 1. Lake; 2. Patterson; 3. Honsel; 4. Mahuchikh |
| 1.89 | 6-2¼ | … | 2)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ▷ | 1. Honsel |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 2)Heilbronn | 8/09 | ▷ | 1. Honsel |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Olyslagers |
| 1.86 | 6-1¼ | … | =6)Lausanne DL | 8/20 | ▷ | 1t. Honsel; 1t. Zodzik; 1t. Olyslagers; 4. Patterson; 5. Lake |
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 11)World Ch | 9/21 | ▷ | 1. Olyslagers; 2. Zodzik; 3t. Topic; 3t. Mahuchikh; 5t. Patterson; 5t. Levchenko; 7t. Honsel; 7t. Lake; 9. Kulichenko; 10. Maes |
| (1.88q) | |||||
| 10. MARIYA KOCHANOVA (Russia) (5/30/02, 5-9¼/126) (1.76/57) | |||||
| 1.92 | 6-3½i | … | 2)Chelyabinsk | 1/17 | ▷ | 1. Korolyova |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾i | … | 1)Moscow | 2/01 | ||
| 1.91 | 6-3¼i | … | 2)Moscow | 2/08 | ▷ | 1. Demidik |
| 1.96 | 6-5i | … | 1)St Petersburg | 2/18 | ||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼i | … | 2)Moscow | 3/07 | ▷ | 1. Demidik |
| 1.89 | 6-2¼ | … | 3)Sochi | 5/29 | ▷ | 1. Korolyova; 2. Andryukhina |
| 1.91 | 6-3¼ | … | 1)Moscow | 6/10 | ||
| 1.86 | 6-1¼ | … | 1)Zhukovskiy | 6/20 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Brest | 7/13 | ||
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 1)Bryansk | 7/20 | ||
| 1.94 | 6-4¼ | … | 1)Rus Ch | 8/09 | ||
| 1.89 | 6-2¼ | … | 1)Yekaterinburg | 8/23 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Vashti Cunningham (Nike/Red Bull/Nevada Gazelles) | 6. | Emma Gates (Arizona) | |
| 1)USATF Ind, 1)USATF, nq)World Ch | 4)NCAA Ind, 3)USATF, nq)World Ch | |||
| 2. | Charity Hufnagel (unat) | 7. | Jenna Rogers (Nebraska) | |
| 2)USATF Ind, 5)World Indoor, 4)USATF | 3)USATF Ind, 3)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 3. | Sanaa Barnes (unattached) | 8. | Alyssa Jones (Stanford) | |
| 4)USATF Ind, 2)USATF, nq)World Ch | =15)NCAA Ind, 4)NCAA, 7)USATF | |||
| 4. | Rachel Glenn (Arkansas) | 9. | Aja Hughes (Southern Utah) | |
| 1)SEC Ind, 3)NCAA Ind, 3)SEC | 1)WAC, =9)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||
| 5. | Anna Hall (adidas) | 10. | Cierra Allphin (unattached) | |
| 2)Florida R, 1H)Götzis, 2H)World Ch | =6)USATF Ind,4)Penn R, 4)USATF Throws | |||
