U.S. Rankings — Men’s 100 Places for 1947–62 reflect only those Americans who Justin Gatlin had made the World Rankings back-to-back No. 1s with his ’04 Olympic 1947 and ’05 World 1 .......................Mel Patton Champs golds. 2 .......................Bill Mathis 3 .................. Barney Ewell 1951 4 ..................... Ed Conwell 1 ................... Jim Golliday 5 .......................Tom Carey 2 ................Andy Stanfield 6 ..............Harrison Dillard 3 ........................ Art Bragg 1948 4 ........................Bob Work 5 ..........................Jim Ford 1 ..............Harrison Dillard 2 .................. Barney Ewell 1952 3 .......................Mel Patton 1 ..............Lindy Remigino 4 ..................... Ed Conwell 2 ................... Jim Golliday 5 .................Don Campbell 3 ................Andy Stanfield 1949 4 ........................ Art Bragg 5 ..................... Dean Smith 1 .......................Mel Patton 6 ............... James Gathers 2 ................Andy Stanfield 3 ........................Bob Work 1953 4 .................Charlie Peters 1 ................Willie Williams 5 ..............Harrison Dillard 2 ........................ Art Bragg 6 .......................Paul Bienz 3 ................... Thane Baker 1950 4 ................Andy Stanfield © JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN 5 ................... Jim Golliday 1 ................Andy Stanfield 2 ........................Bob Boyd 1954 1955 3 ........................ Art Bragg 1 ........................ Art Bragg 1 ................... Jim Golliday 4 ........... Donnie Anderson 2 ................... Jim Golliday 2 ................Bobby Morrow 5 .......................Paul Bienz 3 ................Willie Williams 3 ................... Rod Richard 6 ........................ Bob Tyler 4 ..................... Dean Smith 4 ..................... Dean Smith 5 ................Andy Stanfield 5 ................... John Haines 6 .......................Carl Cager 6 ......................Harry Nash 7 .............. James Jackson 7 .................. Leamon King © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 100 1956 1960 1964 1 ................Bobby Morrow 1 ..................... Ray Norton 1 ...................... Bob Hayes 2 .......................Dave Sime 2 ................Charlie Tidwell 2 ............ Trenton Jackson 3 .................. Leamon King 3 .......................Dave Sime 3 ...................... Henry Carr 4 ................... Thane Baker 4 .....................Frank Budd 4 ..............Gerry Ashworth 5 ................. Ira Murchison 5 .................... Paul Winder 5 ................ Darel Newman 6 ................Willie Williams 6 ......................Mel Pender 1961 7 ............... Charlie Greene 1957 1 .....................Frank Budd 8 ........... Richard Stebbins 1 ................Bobby Morrow 2 ...................... Bob Hayes 9 ...............Travis Williams 2 .................. Leamon King 3 .................... Dave James 10 .................. Dave Morris 3 .....................Willie White 1962 4 .......................Dave Sime 1965 1 ...................... Bob Hayes 5 ................. Ira Murchison 1 ...........George Anderson 2 .....................Frank Budd 6 ...............Orlando Hazley 2 ................ Darel Newman 3 ..................Roger Sayers 3 ............... Charlie Greene 1958 4 ...................... Henry Carr 4 ......................Fred Kuller 1 ................Bobby Morrow 5 .................... Dave James 5 ........... Richard Stebbins 2 ................. Ira Murchison 1963 6 ........................Jim Hines 3 ..................... Ray Norton 1 ...................... Bob Hayes 7 .................... John Carlos 4 .......................Dave Sime 2 ...................... Henry Carr 8 ......................Mel Pender 5 .....................Willie White 3 ....................John Gilbert 9 .................Larry Questad 1959 4 .................Larry Questad 10 ................Bernie Rivers 1 ..................... Ray Norton 5 .................... Nate Adams 1966 2 ................Charlie Tidwell 6 ...................Paul Drayton 1 ............... Charlie Greene 3 ............... Bobby Poynter 7 ................Willie Williams 2 ........................Jim Hines 4 ................Bobby Morrow 8 ......................John Moon 3 ...........George Anderson 5 ................. Ira Murchison 9 .................... Paul Winder 4 ................ Tommie Smith 6 ..................Roscoe Cook 10 ............. Bobby Poynter 5 ....................... Hal Busby 7 ..............Bill Woodhouse 6 ...................... Bill Gaines 7 ...................Jim Freeman 8 ..................Rene Matison 9 ........................... Jim Lee 10 .............. Norm Jackson © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 100 1967 1970 1973 1 ........................Jim Hines 1 .................... John Carlos 1 ................Steve Williams 2 ............... Charlie Greene 2 .................. Ben Vaughan 2 ........... Herb Washington 3 ................... Willie Turner 3 ............... Charlie Greene 3 .................Ivory Crockett 4 .................... John Carlos 4 .......................Eddie Hart 4 ................Ed Hammonds 5 .................... Jerry Bright 5 .................Ivory Crockett 5 ..................Gerald Tinker 6 .....................Bob Rovere 6 ..................Robert Taylor 6 ................. Steve Riddick 7 ...........George Anderson 7 .................... Isaac Curtis 7 ................... Larry Burton 8 ...................... Bill Gaines 8 ....................... Jim Green 8 ............ Thomas Whatley 9 ......................Mel Pender 9 ................... Willie Turner 9 ................ Willie Deckard 10 .............. Tommie Smith 10 ........................Mel Gray 10 ..................Larry Brown 1968 1971 1974 1 ........................Jim Hines 1 ....................... Jim Green 1 ................Steve Williams 2 ............... Charlie Greene 2 ............... Del Meriwether 2 ..................Reggie Jones 3 ......................Mel Pender 3 ...................Willie McGee 3 .................Ivory Crockett 4 .......... Ronnie Ray Smith 4 ............... Charlie Greene 4 ................. Steve Riddick 5 ................Clyde Glosson 5 .......................Eddie Hart 5 .................Clifford Outlin 6 ....................Kirk Clayton 6 ....... Harrington Jackson 6 ............. Clancy Edwards 7 ..........................Bill Hurd 7 ................ Willie Deckard 7 ........................Mark Lutz 8 ................ Tom Randolph 8 ......... Warren Edmonson 8 ............... Del Meriwether 9 .................... John Carlos 9 .................Ivory Crockett 9 ..............Harold Williams 10 ....................Oliver Ford 10 ................Bobby Turner 10 .................... Bill Collins 1969 1972 1975 1 .................... John Carlos 1 ..................Robert Taylor 1 ................Steve Williams 2 .................Ivory Crockett 2 .......................Eddie Hart 2 ................. Steve Riddick 3 ............... Charlie Greene 3 .................Rey Robinson 3 ............. Houston McTear 4 ..........................Mel Gray 4 ..................Gerald Tinker 4 .................Clifford Outlin 5 ..................Robert Taylor 5 ......... Warren Edmonson 5 ..................Reggie Jones 6 .......... Ronnie Ray Smith 6 ........... Herb Washington 6 ......................Ed Preston 7 ......................Oliver Ford 7 .................Ivory Crockett 7 .................. Charlie Wells 8 .......................Eddie Hart 8 ....................Marshall Dill 8 ............. Clancy Edwards 9 ................. Doug Hawken 9 .................... Isaac Curtis 9 ...................... Bill Collins 10 ................ Ben Vaughan 10 .....................Jon Young 10 .................. Don Merrick © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 100 1976 1979 1982 1 ................Harvey Glance 1 ............... James Sanford 1 .......................Carl Lewis 2 ................Steve Williams 2 ................Harvey Glance 2 ................... Calvin Smith 3 ................. Steve Riddick 3 ............. Houston McTear 3 ..................... Mel Lattany 4 ..................Reggie Jones 4 ................... Jerome Deal 4 ................. Stanley Floyd 5 .................Johnny Jones 5 .....................Emmit King 5 .....................Jeff Phillips 6 ............. Houston McTear 6 ................. Steve Riddick 6 ...................... Mike Miller 7 ......................Ed Preston 7 .......................Eddie Hart 7 .....................Emmit King 8 .................Rey Robinson 8 ..................... Mel Lattany 8 ..................... Willie Gault 9 .................... Willie Smith 9 ......................Eric Brown 9 ....................Mark McNeil 10 .................... Bill Collins 10 ..............Steve Williams 10 .................Darwin Cook 1977 1980 1983 1 ............. Houston McTear 1 ................. Stanley Floyd 1 .......................Carl Lewis 2 ................Steve Williams 2 ............... James Sanford 2 ................... Calvin Smith 3 ............. Clancy Edwards 3 ..................... Mel Lattany 3 ..................... Mel Lattany 4 .................Johnny Jones 4 ................Harvey Glance 4 .....................Emmit King 5 ................. Steve Riddick 5 .......................Carl Lewis 5 ......................Ron Brown 6 ................Harvey Glance 6 ..............