World Points Standings: Men’s Events
Posted August 28th, 2008 at 11:58 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The post-Olympic update in the men’s World Points Standings concentrates on the overall lead. The system was designed not only to rank athletes within events, but across them as well. Your current top ten:
1. Jeremy Wariner (USA, 400m) 186
2. Dayron Robles (CUB, 110H) 185
3. LaShawn Merritt (USA, 400m) 184
4. Usain Bolt (JAM, 200m) 181
5. David Oliver (USA, 110H) 177
6. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH, 5k/10k) 164
7. Yevgeniy Lukyanenko (RUS, PV) 161
8. Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR, JT)154
9. Kerron Clement (USA, 400H) 152
10. Andrey Silnov (RUS, HJ)149.5
So how in the world can Usain Bolt rank only fourth after two Olympic wins in world-record time? In 2008 he has only run in two major invitationals, whereas Wariner has run in six of them. Since only an athlete’s seven best meets count towards their point total, that means Bolt has more room to move up than Wariner. After tomorrow’s Zurich Golden League meet, Bolt will almost assuredly be the top man, followed by Robles and whoever wins the sixth round of the Wariner/Merritt battle.
Individual event leaders:
100 meters
180 Usain Bolt (JAM)
138 Asafa Powell (JAM)
113 Walter Dix (USA)
200 meters
181 Usain Bolt (JAM)
119 Walter Dix (USA)
98 LaShawn Merritt (USA)
400 meters
186 Jeremy Wariner (USA)
184 LaShawn Merritt (USA)
123 Chris Brown (BAH)
800 meters
118 Yusuf Saad Kamel (BRN)
117 Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)
113 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)
1500 meters
100 Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)
89 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN)
88 Bernard Lagat (USA)
Steeplechase
103 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN)
103 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (KEN)
88 Michael Kipyego (KEN)
3000/5000 meters
140 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
118 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN)
113 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
5000/10,000 meters
164 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
120 Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
106 Sileshi Sihine (ETH)
110m Hurdles
185 Dayron Robles (CUB)
177 David Oliver (USA)
91 David Payne (USA)
400m Hurdles
152 Kerron Clement (USA)
140 Bershawn Jackson (USA)
125 Danny McFarlane (JAM)
High Jump
149.5 Andrey Silnov (RUS)
131 Stefan Holm (SWE)
122 Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)
Pole Vault
161 Yevgeniy Lukyanenko (RUS)
136 Steven Hooker (AUS)
102 Brad Walker (USA)
Long Jump
147 Irving Saladino (PAN)
115 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)
87 Hussein Taher Al-Sabee (KSA)
Triple Jump
129 Phillips Idowu (GBR)
122 Nelson Évora (POR)
88 Arnie David Girat (CUB)
Shot Put
140 Tomasz Majewski (POL)
134 Christian Cantwell (USA)
133 Reese Hoffa (USA)
Discus Throw
132 Gerd Kanter (EST
127 Virgilijus Alekna (LTU
93 Piotr Malachowski (POL)
Hammer Throw
128 Krisztian Pars (HUN)
116 Primož Kozmus (SLO)
98 Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)
Javelin Throw
154 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
107 Tero Pitkamaki (FIN)
86 Tero Jarvenpaa (FIN)
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