December 2018
From The Editor — After 50 Years, My Favorite Annual Edition Ever
WHAT A YEAR 2018 turned out to be. Conventional wisdom had it positioned as one of those off-years with no… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — December
This is a listing of all the Absolute (indoor and outdoor combined) records set during calendar 2018. + = event… Read More
LAST LAP — December
Here’s this month’s collection of generally off-track activities that have gone a long way towards shaping the way the sport… Read More
STATUS QUO — December
The latest in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Sweden’s Abeba Aregawi has ended her career. Cleared of charges related… Read More
LANDMARKS — December
Elected: Willie Banks, 62 The former World Record holder in the triple jump has been chosen as the USATF candidate… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — December
Gatlin’s Plan For 2019 We might be seeing more of Justin Gatlin in the 200 next season, according to his… Read More
The 2018 T&FN World Rankings
WELCOME TO EDITION No. 72 of the Track & Field News World Rankings. Our Rankings made their debut by chronicling… Read More
2018 T&FN Men’s World/U.S. Rankings
By clicking on the following by-event links—represented by the No. 1 men’s Ranker in each discipline for 2018—you’ll be taken… Read More
2018 T&FN Women’s World/U.S. Rankings
By clicking on the following by-event links—represented by the No. 1 women’s Ranker in each discipline for 2018—you’ll be taken… Read More
2018 Women’s Marathon World Rankings
THE DEEPEST YEAR EVER found no fewer than 11 women breaking the 2:20 barrier in 6 different races. And 6… Read More
2018 Women’s High Jump World Rankings
AFTER FINISHING UP the ’16 season with 3 straight wins, Mariya Lasitskene added 24 more last year, then tacked on… Read More
2018 Women’s Discus World Rankings
IS SHE HARD TO BEAT OR WHAT? Sandra Perković has now been No. 1 for a record-tieing 7 years in… Read More
2018 Women’s 5000 World Rankings
THE FIRST KENYAN ever to win 2 years in a row, Hellen Obiri was an easy choice. She lost once,… Read More
2018 Women’s Triple Jump World Rankings
AFTER A RECORD 4 straight No. 1s, 2013–16, Caterine Ibargüen had an off-year in ’17, slipping to No. 2. She… Read More
2018 Women’s Shot World Rankings
REIGNING NO. 1 GONG got off to a losing start, capturing “only” bronze at the World Indoor. That was the… Read More
2018 Women’s 20K Walk World Rankings
AFTER 2 STRAIGHT YEARS as the runner-up, Lupita González ascended to the No. 1 position. The Mexican star had a… Read More
2018 Women’s Long Jump World Rankings
WITH THE LONG JUMP being one of those DL events which now has only 4 meets before the final instead… Read More
2018 Women’s 100 World Rankings
AND THEN THERE WERE 6. A half-dozen nations, that is, that have gone 1–2 in the 100 in the 63-year… Read More