HIGH JUMP
Despite being confined to in-country competition, Lasitskene was a clear Gold winner, going undefeated and putting up the year’s two highest jumps. In a Ukrainian battle for Silver, Mahuchikh topped Levchenko 5–3.
| Gold — Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) | |||||
| 2.04 | 6-8¼i | … | 1)Moscow | 2/01 | ||
| 2.05 | 6-8¾i | … | 1)Moscow | 2/09 | ||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾i | … | 1)Russian Indoor | 2/25 | ||
| 1.92 | 6-3½ | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/11 | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 1)Sochi | 9/19 | ||
| Silver — Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) | |||||
| 2.01 | 6-7i | … | 1)L’viv | 1/18 | ||
| 1.98 | 6-6i | … | 1)Cottbus | 1/29 | ||
| 2.02 | 6-7½i | … | 1)Karlsruhe | 1/31 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5i | … | 1)Banská Bystrica | 2/11 | ||
| 1.93 | 6-4i | … | 1)Glasgow World Indoor Tour | 2/15 | ||
| 2.01 | 6-7i | … | 1)Ukrainian Indoor | 2/21 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5i | … | 1)Ulsteinvik | 2/28 | ||
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 1)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | … | 2)Bydgoszcz | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Levchenko |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 2)Dessau | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Levchenko |
| 1.95 | 6-4¾ | … | 2)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Levchenko |
| Bronze — Yuliya Levchenko (Ukraine) | |||||
| 2.00 | 6-6¾i | … | 1)Kyyiv | 1/11 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5i | … | 2)Cottbus | 1/29 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.99 | 6-6¼i | … | 2)Karlsruhe | 1/31 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.93 | 6-4i | … | 3)Banská Bystrica | 2/11 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh; 2. Herashchenko |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 2)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | … | 1)Bydgoszcz | 8/19 | ||
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 2)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Mahuchikh |
| 1.92 | 6-3½ | … | 1)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ||
| 1.96 | 6-5 | … | 1)Dessau | 9/08 | ||
| 1.93 | 6-4 | … | 1)Zagreb Continental Tour | 9/15 | ||
| 1.98 | 6-6 | … | 1)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ||
| Top American — Vashti Cunningham | |||||
POLE VAULT
It was a close call between Morris and Sidorova. Both were undefeated, but Morris had a good collection of wins over other top competitors while Sidorova had none. That gave the American a narrow edge over the list-leading Russian.
| Gold — Sandi Morris (US) | |||||
| 4.91 | 16-1¼i | … | 1)Millrose G | 2/08 | ||
| 4.90 | 16-¾i(A) | … | 1)USATF Indoor | 2/15 | ||
| 4.83 | 15-10i | … | 1)Liévin World Indoor Tour | 2/19 | ||
| 4.80 | 15-9i | … | 1)Clermont-Ferrand | 2/23 | ||
| 4.66 | 15-3½ | … | 1)Zürich Diamond League | 7/09 | ||
| 4.81 | 15-9¼ | … | 1)Acadia Invitational | 7/15 | ||
| 4.70 | 15-5 | … | 1)American Track League VIII | 8/22 | ||
| 4.65 | 15-3 | … | 1)Drake Blue Oval | 8/29 | ||
| Silver — Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) | |||||
| 4.80 | 15-9i | … | 1)Moscow | 1/27 | ||
| 4.86 | 15-11¼i | … | 1)Moscow | 2/09 | ||
| 4.92 | 16-1¾i | … | 1)Russian Indoor | 2/25 | ||
| 4.95 | 16-2¾i | … | 1)Moscow | 2/29 | ||
| 4.80 | 15-9 | … | 1)Moscow | 8/16 | ||
| 4.70 | 15-5 | … | 1)Moscow | 8/23 | ||
| 4.75 | 15-7 | … | 1)Bryansk | 8/30 | ||
| 4.70 | 15-5 | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/08 | ||
| Bronze — Katie Nageotte (US) | |||||
| 4.40 | 14-5¼i(A) | … | =3)Pole Vault Summit | 1/17 | ▷ | 1. Gunnarsson; 2. Jacobus |
| 4.70 | 15-5 | … | 1)American Track League I | 7/11 | ||
| 4.81 | 15-9¼ | … | 2)Acadia Invitational | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Morris |
| 4.83 | 15-10 | … | 1)Marietta | 7/18 | ||
| 4.71 | 15-5½ | … | 1)Mooresville | 7/21 | ||
| 4.92 | 16-1¾ | … | 1)American Track League IV | 8/01 | ||
LONG JUMP
Bekh-Romanchuk won two DL meets, had the best series of marks, and beat list leader Mihambo 2–1 to take the top spot. Busy Swede Sagnia lost only to Bekh-Romanchuk.
| Gold — Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (Ukraine) | |||||
| 6.92 | 22-8½i | … | 1)Karlsruhe | 1/31 | ||
| 6.96 | 22-10i | … | 1)Toruń World Indoor Tour | 2/08 | ||
| 6.90 | 22-7¾i | … | 1)Glasgow World Indoor Tour | 2/15 | ||
| 6.90 | 22-7¾i | … | 1)Liévin World Indoor Tour | 2/19 | ||
| 6.76 | 22-2¼ | … | 2)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Mironchyk-Ivanova |
| 6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 6.78 | 22-3 | … | 1)Chorzów | 8/25 | ||
| 6.81 | 22-4¼ | … | 1)Ukrainian Champs | 8/29 | ||
| (6.47q) | |||||
| 6.82 | 22-4½ | … | 2)Innsbruck | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Mironchyk-Ivanova |
| 6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 2)Dessau | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Mihambo |
| 6.87 | 22-6½ | … | 1)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ||
| 6.91 | 22-8 | … | 1)Doha Diamond League | 9/25 | ||
| Silver — Malaika Mihambo (Germany) | |||||
| 6.83 | 22-5i | … | 2)Karlsruhe | 1/31 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk |
| 7.07 | 23-2½i | … | 1)Berlin | 2/14 | ||
| 6.77 | 22-2½i | … | 1)German Indoor | 2/23 | ||
| 6.71 | 22-¼ | … | 1)German Champs | 8/09 | ||
| 7.03 | 23-¾ | … | 1)Dessau | 9/08 | ||
| 6.77 | 22-2½ | … | 2)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk |
| Bronze — Khaddi Sagnia (Sweden) | |||||
| 6.67 | 21-10¾i | … | 1)Växjö | 1/18 | ||
| 6.72 | 22-¾i | … | 3)Karlsruhe | 1/31 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk; 2. Mihambo |
| 6.53 | 21-5¼i | … | 2)Glasgow World Indoor Tour | 2/15 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk |
| 6.57 | 21-6¾i | … | 1)Swedish Indoor | 2/22 | ||
| 6.81 | 22-4¼ | … | 1)Mölndal | 6/18 | ||
| 6.64 | 21-9½ | … | 1)Gothenburg | 7/04 | ||
| 6.76 | 22-2¼ | … | 1)Karlstad | 7/08 | ||
| 6.49 | 21-3½ | … | 1)Gothenburg | 8/06 | ||
| 6.44 | 21-1½ | … | 1)Sollentuna | 8/10 | ||
| 6.72 | 22-¾ | … | 1)Swedish Champs | 8/15 | ||
| (6.74q) | |||||
| 6.83 | 22-5 | … | 2)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk |
| 6.75 | 22-1¾w | … | 1)Gothenburg | 8/29 | ||
| (6.62) | |||||
| 6.62 | 21-8¾ | … | 1)v Finland | 9/06 | ||
| 6.92 | 22-8½ | … | 1)Zagreb Continental Tour | 9/15 | ||
| 6.85 | 22-5¾ | … | 2)Doha Diamond League | 9/25 | ▷ | 1. Bekh-Romanchuk |
| Top American — Quanesha Burks | |||||
TRIPLE JUMP
As World MVP Rojas was obviously tops here. Not only was she the only 50-footer (15.24), she was also the only one over 49 (14.94), and only one other—Tori Franklin with her indoor AR 48-½/15.43—even topped 48.
| Gold — Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) | |||||
| 15.03 | 49-3¾i | … | 1)Metz | 2/09 | ||
| (Rojas’s complete season—including series—appears in her MVP story) | |||||
| Silver — Liadagmis Povea (Cuba) | |||||
| 14.78 | 48-6w | … | 1)Havana | 2/08 | ||
| (14.55) | |||||
| 14.49 | 47-6½ | … | 1)Havana | 2/13 | ||
| 14.52 | 47-7¾i | … | 2)Madrid World Indoor Tour | 2/21 | ▷ | 1. Rojas |
| 14.45 | 47-5 | … | 1)Cuban Champs | 3/21 | ||
| Bronze — Yekaterina Koneva (Russia) | |||||
| 14.00 | 45-11¼i | … | 2)Moscow | 2/09 | ▷ | 1. Kosolapova |
| 14.13 | 46-4¼i | … | 2)Russian Indoor | 2/27 | ▷ | 1. Yevdokimova |
| 14.75 | 48-4¾w | … | 1)Bryansk | 8/30 | ||
| (12.34) | |||||
| 14.74 | 48-4½w | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/11 | ||
| 14.56 | 47-9¼ | … | 1)Sochi | 9/20 | ||
| Top American — Tori Franklin | |||||
SHOT
Gong tops our yearly ratings for the fourth year in a row despite having the most minimalist competition imaginable, just 2 meets. It was a close call over the busy Dongmo. Top American Ealey opened with a couple of bad meets.
| Gold — Lijiao Gong (China) | |||||
| 19.70 | 64-7¾i | … | 1)Beijing | 3/14 | ||
| 19.53 | 64-1 | … | 1)Shijiazhuang | 8/23 | ||
| Silver — Auriole Dongmo (Portugal) | |||||
| 17.16 | 56-3¾i | … | 1)Lisbon | 1/12 | ||
| 18.02 | 59-1½i | … | 1)Pombal | 1/25 | ||
| 18.31 | 60-1i | … | 1)Rochlitz | 2/02 | ||
| 17.60 | 57-9i | … | 1)Pombal | 2/08 | ||
| 17.79 | 58-4½i | … | 2)Sätra | 2/11 | ▷ | 1. Roos |
| 18.08 | 59-4i | … | 1)Braga | 2/23 | ||
| 18.37 | 60-3¼i | … | 1)Portuguese Indoor | 2/29 | ||
| 18.82 | 61-9 | … | 1)Leiria | 6/20 | ||
| 19.27 | 63-2¾ | … | 1)Leiria | 6/24 | ||
| 18.04 | 59-2¼ | … | 1)Lisbon | 7/18 | ||
| 18.92 | 62-1 | … | 1)Lisbon | 8/01 | ||
| 19.53 | 64-1 | … | 1) Portuguese Champs | 8/08 | ||
| 18.42 | 60-5¼ | … | 1)Leiria | 8/09 | ||
| 18.85 | 61-10¼ | … | 1)Thum | 8/22 | ||
| 18.33 | 60-1¾ | … | 1)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ||
| 18.42 | 60-5¼ | … | 1)Ostrava Continental Tour | 9/08 | ||
| Bronze — Chase Ealey (US) | |||||
| 18.22 | 59-9½i | … | 3)Iowa City | 1/17 | ▷ | 1. Fatherly; 2. Stevens |
| 17.75 | 58-3i | … | 3)New York City | 1/25 | ▷ | 1. Ramsey; 2. Ewen |
| 18.36 | 60-3i | … | 1)National Open | 2/01 | ||
| 18.99 | 62-3¾i | … | 1)USATF Indoor | 2/14 | ||
| 19.41 | 63-8¼ | … | 1)Iron Wood Invitational | 8/01 | ||
| 18.91 | 62-½ | … | 1)Kutztown | 8/07 | ||
DISCUS
Allman claimed the American Record on her first throw of the year, but with that being her only meet couldn’t rate higher than Bronze. It was close for the top spot, with Pudenz’s longer season giving her the nod over Pérez.
| Gold — Kristin Pudenz (Germany) | |||||
| 58.98 | 193-6i | … | 4)Berlin | 2/14 | ▷ | 1. Craft; 2. Muller; 3. Vita |
| 63.96 | 209-10 | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 5/27 | ||
| 64.92 | 213-0 | … | 1)Potsdam | 6/19 | ||
| 62.62 | 205-5 | … | 1)Halle | 7/15 | ||
| 65.58 | 215-2 | … | 1)Schönebeck | 7/24 | ||
| 62.30 | 204-5 | … | 1)German Champs | 8/09 | ||
| 62.52 | 205-1 | … | 1)Halle | 8/15 | ||
| 60.67 | 199-0 | … | 1)Thum | 8/22 | ||
| Silver — Yaimé Pérez (Cuba) | |||||
| 64.13 | 210-4 | … | 1)Havana | 2/08 | ||
| 64.12 | 210-4 | … | 1)Havana | 2/14 | ||
| 63.80 | 209-4 | … | 1)Havana | 2/21 | ||
| 61.46 | 201-8 | … | 2)Santiago | 2/28 | ▷ | 1. Caballero |
| 60.73 | 199-3 | … | 1)Havana | 3/07 | ||
| 64.76 | 212-5 | … | 1)Cuban Champs | 3/20 | ||
| Bronze — Valarie Allman (US) | |||||
| 70.15 | 230-2 | … | 1)Iron Wood Invitational | 8/01 | ||
HAMMER
Tavernier not only had the best sequence of marks, she was also undefeated, including beating Kopron 2–0 and list leader Malyshik 1–0. The French star won both Continental Tour titles.
| Gold — Alexandra Tavernier (France) | |||||
| 74.94 | 245-10 | … | 1)Vénissieux | 7/11 | ||
| 73.09 | 239-9 | … | 1)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ||
| 74.12 | 243-2 | … | 1)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ||
| 72.76 | 238-8 | … | 1)French Champs | 9/13 | ||
| 75.23 | 246-10 | … | 1)Kladno | 9/16 | ||
| 74.22 | 243-6 | … | 1)Barcelona | 9/22 | ||
| Silver — Malwina Kopron (Poland) | |||||
| 71.88 | 235-10 | … | 1)Kielce | 8/02 | ||
| 74.18 | 243-4 | … | 1)Spała | 8/08 | ||
| 72.68 | 238-5 | … | 2)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tavernier |
| 73.43 | 240-11 | … | 1)Chorzów | 8/25 | ||
| 70.94 | 232-9 | … | 2)Polish Champs | 8/28 | ▷ | 1. Furmanek |
| 72.37 | 237-5 | … | 2)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Tavernier |
| 72.48 | 237-9 | … | 1)Poznań | 9/11 | ||
| 74.13 | 243-2 | … | 1)Puławy | 9/19 | ||
| 73.70 | 241-9 | … | 1)Lublin | 9/26 | ||
| Bronze — Hanna Malyshik (Belarus) | |||||
| 75.45 | 247-6 | … | 1)Minsk | 2/20 | ||
| 73.00 | 239-6 | … | 1)Brest | 7/16 | ||
| 68.92 | 226-1 | … | 2)Belarusian Champs | 7/31 | ▷ | 1. Sobaleva |
| 70.59 | 231-7 | … | 3)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tavernier; 2. Kopron |
| Top American — Gwen Berry | |||||
JAVELIN
Sorting out the top spot here was a real Lu-Liu. Liu beat Lu for the Chinese title, but she had only one other meet to bolster her case, while Lu had 4 other wins. Khaladovich was the best of the Europeans.
| Gold — Huihui Lu (China) | |||||
| 64.21 | 210-8i | … | 1)Beijing | 4/24 | ||
| 64.34 | 211-1i | … | 1)Beijing | 5/29 | ||
| 67.61 | 221-10 | … | 1)Beijing | 6/30 | ||
| 66.27 | 217-5 | … | 1)Beijing | 8/07 | ||
| 65.70 | 215-7 | … | 2)Chinese Champs | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. S. Liu |
| Silver — Shiying Liu (China) | |||||
| 66.14 | 217-0 | … | 1)Beijing | 6/27 | ||
| 67.29 | 220-9 | … | 1)Chinese Champs | 9/15 | ||
| Bronze — Tatsiana Khaladovich (Belarus) | |||||
| 67.17 | 220-4 | … | 1)Minsk | 2/20 | ||
| 63.80 | 209-4 | … | 1)Brest | 6/12 | ||
| 60.61 | 198-10 | … | 1)Minsk | 6/25 | ||
| 64.33 | 211-0 | … | 1)Brest | 7/16 | ||
| 66.85 | 219-4 | … | 1)Belarusian Champs | 8/01 | ||
| Top American — Kara Winger | |||||
HEPTATHLON
The yearly list was confirmed as world leader Dadic also had the year’s best backup score and is thus a solid Gold choice. Shukh likewise had a pair of good totals to rate ahead of Schäfer.
| Gold — Ivona Dadic (Austria) | |||||
| 6235 | … | 1)Amstetten | 7/23 | ||
| 6419 | … | 1)Götzis | 8/29 | ||
| Silver — Alina Shukh (Ukraine) | |||||
| 6386 | … | 1)Luts’k | 8/15 | ||
| 6215 | … | 1)Ukrainian Champs | 8/29 | ||
| 5940 | … | 1)Balkan Champs | 8/29 | ||
| Bronze — Carolin Schäfer (Germany) | |||||
| 6319 | … | 1)German Champs | 8/23 | ||
| Top American — No national-class scores | |||||