U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100
Places for 1956–75 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings Bowie’s streak of 1956 4 straight No. 1s 1...... Isabelle Daniels ended in ’18 1957 (no U.S. in World Ranks)
1958 1...... Barbara Jones 2...... Isabelle Daniels
1959 1...... Barbara Jones
1960 1...... Wilma Rudolph
1961 1...... Wilma Rudolph 2...... Willye White
1962 1...... Wilma Rudolph
1963 1...... Edith McGuire
1964 © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 1...... Wyomia Tyus 2...... Marilyn White 3...... Edith McGuire
1965 1...... Wyomia Tyus 2...... Edith McGuire 3...... Debbie Thompson
© Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 1966 1976 1979 1...... Wyomia Tyus 1...... Brenda Morehead 1...... Evelyn Ashford 2...... Barbara Ferrell 2....Chandra Cheeseborough 2...... Brenda Morehead 3...... Edith McGuire 3...... Evelyn Ashford 3... Chandra Cheeseborough 4...... Rosalyn Bryant 4...... Karen Hawkins 1967 5...... Pam Jiles 5...... Dolly Fleetwood 1...... Barbara Ferrell 6...... Renaye Bowen 6...... Val Boyer 2...... Wyomia Tyus 7...... Brenda Finch 7...... Michelle Glover 1968 8...... Lisa Hopkins 8...... Gail Douglas 1...... Wyomia Tyus 9...... Kathy Crawford 9...... Lisa Thompson 2...... Barbara Ferrell 10...... Pam Waters 10.... Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 3...... Margaret Bailes 1977 1980 1969 1...... Brenda Morehead 1...... Alice Brown 1...... Barbara Ferrell 2...... Evelyn Ashford 2...... Brenda Morehead 2...... Iris Davis 3... Chandra Cheeseborough 3... Chandra Cheeseborough 4...... Sandra Howard 4...... Jodi Anderson 1970 5...... Renaye Bowen 5...... Karen Hawkins 1...... Iris Davis 6...... Kim Robinson 6...... Diane Williams 1971 7...... Kathy Crawford 7...... Sharon Ware 1...... Iris Davis 8...... Val Boyer 8...... Michelle Glover 9...... Sheila Calmese 9...... Lisa Hopkins 1972 10...... Rhonda Brady 10...... Jeanette Bolden 1...... Iris Davis 1978 1981 1973 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Iris Davis 2...... Brenda Morehead 2...... Jeanette Bolden 3... Chandra Cheeseborough 3....Florence Griffith Joyner 1974 4...... Karen Hawkins 4...... Alice Brown 1...... Renaye Bowen 5...... Gail Douglas 5... Chandra Cheeseborough 1975 6...... Sheila Calmese 6...... Brenda Morehead 1...... Pam Jiles 7...... Rhonda Brady 7...... Michelle Glover 8...... Brenda Calhoun 8... Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 9...... Deandra Carney 9...... Jackie Washington 10...... Deb Carter 10...... Stephanie Brown
© Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 1982 1985 1988 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Valerie Brisco 1.... Florence Griffith Joyner 2...... Diane Williams 2...... Alice Brown 2...... Evelyn Ashford 3...... Jeanette Bolden 3.... Florence Griffith Joyner 3...... Gwen Torrence 4....Florence Griffith Joyner 4...... Jeanette Bolden 4...... Sheila Echols 5...... Alice Brown 5...... Pam Marshall 5...... Alice Brown 6... Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 6...... Diane Williams 6...... Gail Devers 7... Chandra Cheeseborough 7...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 7....Dannette Young-Stone 8...... Jackie Washington 8...... Kathrene Wallace 8...... Jennifer Inniss 9...... Randy Givens 9...... Gwen Torrence 9...... Diane Williams 10...... Brenda Morehead 10...... Dawn Sowell 10...... Esther Jones
1983 1986 1989 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Dawn Sowell 2...... Diane Williams 2...... Pam Marshall 2...... Sheila Echols 3.... Florence Griffith Joyner 3...... Valerie Brisco 3...... Evelyn Ashford 4... Chandra Cheeseborough 4...... Jeanette Bolden 4...... Esther Jones 5...... Alice Brown 5...... Alice Brown 5...... Anita Howard 6...... Randy Givens 6...... Diane Williams 6....Dannette Young-Stone 7...... Brenda Cliette 7...... Gail Devers 7...... Diane Williams 8...... Jackie Washington 8...... Gwen Torrence 8...... Lamonda Miller 9...... Sharon Ware 9...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 9...... Alice Brown 10...... Lisa Hopkins 10...... Sheila Echols 10...... Gwen Torrence
1984 1987 1990 1...... Evelyn Ashford 1...... Diane Williams 1...... Carlette Guidry 2...... Alice Brown 2...... Gail Devers 2...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 3...... Valerie Brisco 3...... Pam Marshall 3...... Evelyn Ashford 4...... Jeanette Bolden 4...... Alice Brown 4...... Sheila Echols 5...... Diane Williams 5...... Gwen Torrence 5...... Gwen Torrence 6.... Florence Griffith Joyner 6...... Sheila Echols 6....Dannette Young-Stone 7... Chandra Cheeseborough 7.... Florence Griffith Joyner 7...... Esther Jones 8...... Randy Givens 8...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 8.....Celena Mondie-Milner 9...... Jackie Washington 9...... Jeanette Bolden 9...... Teresa Neighbors 10...... Brenda Cliette 10...... Evelyn Ashford 10...... Lisa Dillard
© Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 1991 1994 1997 1...... Gwen Torrence 1...... Gwen Torrence 1...... Marion Jones 2...... Carlette Guidry 2...... Carlette Guidry 2...... Gail Devers 3...... Evelyn Ashford 3...... Holli Hyche 3...... Inger Miller 4...... Esther Jones 4...... Cheryl Taplin 4...... Chryste Gaines 5...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 5...... Gail Devers 5...... Gwen Torrence 6....Dannette Young-Stone 6...... Sheila Echols 6...... Carlette Guidry 7...... Sheila Echols 7....Dannette Young-Stone 7...... Angela Williams 8...... Chryste Gaines 8...... Chryste Gaines 8...... D’Andre Hill 9...... Gail Devers 9...... D’Andre Hill 9.....Celena Mondie-Milner 10...... Marion Jones 10...... Wenda Vereen 10...... Sabrina Kelly
1992 1995 1998 1...... Gwen Torrence 1...... Gwen Torrence 1...... Marion Jones 2...... Gail Devers 2...... Carlette Guidry 2...... Inger Miller 3...... Evelyn Ashford 3.....Celena Mondie-Milner 3...... Chryste Gaines 4...... Carlette Guidry 4...... Chryste Gaines 4...... Shakedia Jones 5...... Marion Jones 5...... D’Andre Hill 5...... Torri Edwards 6...... Esther Jones 6....Zundra Feagin-Alexander 6...... Carlette Guidry 7...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 7...... Sabrina Kelly 7...... Cheryl Taplin 8...... Sheila Echols 8...... Cheryl Taplin 8...... Angela Williams 9...... Chryste Gaines 9...... Kwajalein Butler 9...... Tameka Roberts 10...... Inger Miller 10...... Gail Devers 10...Celena Mondie-Milner
1993 1996 1999 1...... Gail Devers 1...... Gail Devers 1...... Marion Jones 2...... Gwen Torrence 2...... Gwen Torrence 2...... Inger Miller 3...... Michelle Finn-Burrell 3...... Chryste Gaines 3...... Gail Devers 4...... Wenda Vereen 4...... Inger Miller 4...... Angela Williams 5...... Holli Hyche 5...... D’Andre Hill 5...... Torri Edwards 6...... Sheila Echols 6....Dannette Young-Stone 6...... Nanceen Perry 7...... Cheryl Taplin 7...... Carlette Guidry 7...... Kelli White 8...... Chryste Gaines 8...... Cheryl Taplin 8...... Carlette Guidry 9...... Inger Miller 9....Zundra Feagin-Alexander 9...... LaTasha Jenkins 10...... Teresa Neighbors 10...Celena Mondie-Milner 10...... LaKeisha Backus
© Track & Field News 2020 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 2000 2003 2006 1...... Inger Miller 1...... Chryste Gaines 1...... Lisa Barber 2...... Chryste Gaines 2...... Torri Edwards 2...... Torri Edwards 3...... Torri Edwards 3...... Gail Devers 3...... Allyson Felix 4...... Gail Devers 4...... Inger Miller 4...... Stephanie Durst 5...... Carlette Guidry 5...... Angela Williams 5...... LaTasha Jenkins 6...... Angela Williams 6...... Muna Lee 6...... Lauryn Williams 7...... Nanceen Perry 7...... Lauryn Williams 7...... Rachelle Smith 8...... Passion Richardson 8...... LaTasha Jenkins 8...... Muna Lee 9...... Tonya Carter 9...... LaTasha Colander 9...... Shalonda Solomon 10...... Shakedia Jones 10...... Angela Daigle 10...... Amberly Nesbitt
2001 2004 2007 1...... Chryste Gaines 1...... Lauryn Williams 1...... Torri Edwards 2...... Angela Williams 2...... LaTasha Colander 2...... Carmelita Jeter 3...... LaTasha Jenkins 3...... Gail Devers 3...... Lisa Barber 4...... Torri Edwards 4...... Inger Miller 4...... Allyson Felix 5...... Shakedia Jones 5...... Muna Lee 5...... Lauryn Williams 6...... Brianna Glenn 6...... Angela Williams 6...... Miki Barber 7...... Inger Miller 7...... Angela Daigle 7...... Marshevet Hooker 8...... Muna Lee 8...... Ashley Owens 8..... Sanya Richards-Ross 9...... Teneeshia Jones 9...... Marshevet Hooker 9...... Mechelle Lewis 10...... Angela Manuel 10...... Wyllesheia Myrick 10...... Stephanie Durst
2002 2005 2008 1...... Chryste Gaines 1...... Lauryn Williams 1...... Lauryn Williams 2...... Torri Edwards 2...... Lisa Barber 2...... Marshevet Hooker 3...... Angela Williams 3...... Muna Lee 3...... Muna Lee 4...... Muna Lee 4...... Allyson Felix 4...... Torri Edwards 5...... Inger Miller 5...... LaTasha Colander 5...... Allyson Felix 6...... Brianna Glenn 6...... Rachelle Smith 6...... Carmelita Jeter 7...... Lauryn Williams 7...... Marshevet Hooker 7...... Angela Williams 8...... LaTasha Jenkins 8...... Angela Daigle 8...... Bianca Knight 9...... Stephanie Durst 9...... Cleo Tyson 9...... Mechelle Lewis 10...... Connie Moore 10...... Ginnie Crawford 10...... Lisa Barber
© Track & Field News 2020 — 5 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 2009 2012 2015 1...... Carmelita Jeter 1...... Carmelita Jeter 1...... Tori Bowie 2...... Lauryn Williams 2...... Tianna Bartoletta 2...... English Gardner 3...... Stephanie Durst 3...... Allyson Felix 3...... Barbara Pierre 4...... Muna Lee 4...... Jeneba Tarmoh 4...... Jeneba Tarmoh 5...... Alex Anderson 5...... Lauryn Williams 5...... Jenna Prandini 6...... Marshevet Hooker 6...... English Gardner 6...... Jasmine Todd 7...... Allyson Felix 7...... Bianca Knight 7...... Tianna Bartoletta 8...... Gloria Asumnu 8...... Kimberlyn Duncan 8...... Dezerea Bryant 9...... Jessica Young 9...... Alex Anderson 9...... Candyce McGrone 10...... Shalonda Solomon 10...... Charonda Williams 10...... Candace Hill
2010 2013 2016 1...... Carmelita Jeter 1...... Carmelita Jeter 1...... Tori Bowie 2...... Marshevet Hooker 2...... English Gardner 2...... English Gardner 3...... LaShaunte’a Moore 3...... Barbara Pierre 3...... Tianna Bartoletta 4...... Shalonda Solomon 4...... Alex Anderson 4...... Morolake Akinosun 5...... Miki Barber 5...... Octavious Freeman 5...... Jenna Prandini 6...... Allyson Felix 6...... Jeneba Tarmoh 6...... Ariana Washington 7...... Gloria Asumnu 7...... Aurieyall Scott 7...... Barbara Pierre 8...... Tianna Bartoletta 8...... Muna Lee 8...... Candace Hill 9...... Porscha Lucas 9...... Allyson Felix 9...... Tiffany Townsend 10...... Jeneba Tarmoh 10...... Charonda Williams 10...... Hannah Cunliffe
2011 2014 2017 1...... Carmelita Jeter 1...... Tori Bowie 1...... Tori Bowie 2...... Marshevet Hooker 2...... Tianna Bartoletta 2...... Morolake Akinosun 3...... Alex Anderson 3...... Barbara Pierre 3...... Deajah Stevens 4...... Shalonda Solomon 4...... Jeneba Tarmoh 4...... Ariana Washington 5...... Miki Barber 5...... Lakeisha Lawson 5...... Tianna Bartoletta 6...... LaShaunte’a Moore 6...... Alex Anderson 6...... Aleia Hobbs 7...... Candyce McGrone 7...... English Gardner 7...... Mikiah Brisco 8...... Kya Brookins 8...... Allyson Felix 8...... Aaliyah Brown 9...... Barbara Pierre 9...... Shalonda Solomon 9...... Barbara Pierre 10...... Jessica Young 10...... Jessica Young 10...... English Gardner
© Track & Field News 2020 — 6 — U.S. Rankings — Women’s 100 2018 2019 1...... Aleia Hobbs 1...... Teahna Daniels 2...... Jenna Prandini 2...... Aleia Hobbs 3...... Ashley Henderson 3..... Sha’Carri Richardson 4...... Tori Bowie 4...... Twanisha Terry 5...... Dezerea Bryant 5...... Dezerea Bryant 6...... Shaina Collins 6...... Kayla White 7...... Twanisha Terry 7...... Jenna Prandini 8...... Mikiah Brisco 8...... Angie Annelus 9...... English Gardner 9...... Morolake Akinosun 10...... Aaliyah Brown 10...... English Gardner
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