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