World Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 1949 1 ................................... Craig Dixon (US) 2 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 3 .............................. Billy Anderson (US) 4 ..................... Peter Gardner (Australia) 5 ................................. Dick Attlesey (US) 6 ................................... Bill Fleming (US) 7 ..... Yevgeniy Bulanchik (Soviet Union) 8 ............................... Edward Taylor (US) 9 ....................Alberto Triulzi (Argentina) 10 ...................Don Finlay (Great Britain) 1950 1 ................................. Dick Attlesey (US) 2 ................................... Bill Fleming (US) 3 ..................................... Bill Albans (US) 4 ..................................Jim Gehrdes (US) 5 ..................... Peter Gardner (Australia) Aries Merritt had a dream 6 ..................... Ray Weinberg (Australia) ’12 campaign, earning a 7 ............................ Downing McKee (US) No. 1 after an Olympic gold 8 ....................................Art Barnard (US) and the World Record 9 .................................. Al Lawrence (US) 10 .............................. Horace Smith (US) 1947 1951 1 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 1 ................................. Dick Attlesey (US) 2 ...................................... Bill Porter (US) 2 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 3 ....................Alberto Triulzi (Argentina) 3 ................................... Craig Dixon (US) 4 .......................Håkan Lidman (Sweden) 4 ....................Alberto Triulzi (Argentina) 5 ................................... Craig Dixon (US) 5 .............................Jack DeMedicis (US) 6 .............................Floyd Simmons (US) 6 ....................................Art Barnard (US) 7 ..................................Tom Mitchell (US) 7 ..................... Peter Gardner (Australia) 8 ................................. Dan Yovetich (US) 8 ..................... Ray Weinberg (Australia) 9 .................................Ross Nichols (US) 9 .........Estanislao Kocourek (Argentina) 10 ...............................Augie Erfurth (US) 10 ................... Samuel Anderson (Cuba) 1948 1952 1 ...................................... Bill Porter (US) 1 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 2 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 2 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 3 ....................................Clyde Scott (US) 3 .............................. Billy Anderson (US) 4 ................................... Craig Dixon (US) 4 ................................... Craig Dixon (US) 5 ..................................... Ed Dugger (US) 5 ....................................Art Barnard (US) 6 ....................Alberto Triulzi (Argentina) 6 ..................... Ray Weinberg (Australia) 7 ......................................Lloyd Duff (US) 7 ..... Yevgeniy Bulanchik (Soviet Union) 8 ..................... Peter Gardner (Australia) 8 ................................. Dick Attlesey (US) 9 .......................Håkan Lidman (Sweden) 9 ..................... Peter Gardner (Australia) 10 ............................. Edward Taylor (US) 10 .............................Val Joe Walker (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles 1953 1957 1 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 1 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 2 ................................. Joel McNulty (US) 2 .................................. Lee Calhoun (US) 3 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 3 ...................................Elias Gilbert (US) 4 ....................................Art Barnard (US) 4 ............................... Willie Stevens (US) 5 ...........................Willard Thomson (US) 5 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 6 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 6 ................................... Chuck Pratt (US) 7 ..................... Ray Weinberg (Australia) 7 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 8 .................................. Bob Mathias (US) 8 ............................ Ancel Robinson (US) 9 ................... Ken Doubleday (Australia) 9 ..................Stanko Lorger (Yugoslavia) 10 ................................. Gerry Wood (US) 10 ..... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 1954 1958 1 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 1 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 2 ...........................Willard Thomson (US) 2 ............................ Ancel Robinson (US) 3 ............................... Willard Wright (US) 3 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 4 .......................Keith Gardner (Jamaica) 4 ...................................Elias Gilbert (US) 5 ................... Ken Doubleday (Australia) 5 .......................Keith Gardner (Jamaica) 6 ..... Yevgeniy Bulanchik (Soviet Union) 6 ..................Stanko Lorger (Yugoslavia) 7 ........................................Ken Toye (US) 7 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 8 ................................... Gerry Wood (US) 8 ...................................... Willie May (US) 9 ..................................Pat Hindman (US) 9 .............. Jacobus Swart (South Africa) 10 ................................Joel Shankle (US) 10 ................................ Bob Lawson (US) 1955 1959 1 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 1 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 2 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 2 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 3 ...........................Willard Thomson (US) 3 .................................. Lee Calhoun (US) 4 ..................................Joel Shankle (US) 4 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 5 ................................... Chuck Pratt (US) 5 ...................................Elias Gilbert (US) 6 ................................... Bill Youkers (US) 6 ...................................... Willie May (US) 7 ............................... Willard Wright (US) 7 ..................Stanko Lorger (Yugoslavia) 8 .................. John Parker (Great Britain) 8 ............................ Ancel Robinson (US) 9 ..............................Ion Opris (Romania) 9 .................................. Chuck Cobb (US) 10 .......... Boris Stolyarov (Soviet Union) 10 ..................................Rex Cawley (US) 1956 1960 1 .....................................Jack Davis (US) 1 .................................. Lee Calhoun (US) 2 .................................. Lee Calhoun (US) 2 ...................................... Willie May (US) 3 ..................................Joel Shankle (US) 3 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 4 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 4 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 5 ................................... Chuck Pratt (US) 5 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 6 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 6 .................................. Chuck Cobb (US) 7 ...................................Elias Gilbert (US) 7 .................................... Don Styron (US) 8 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 8 .......................Keith Gardner (Jamaica) 9 ...........................Willard Thomson (US) 9 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 10 ................................. Lee Loewen (US) 10 ... Valentin Chistyakov (Soviet Union) © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — World Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles 1961 1965 1 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 1 ............................Willie Davenport (US) 2 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 2 .................................. Eddy Ottoz (Italy) 3 ...........................Fran Washington (US) 3 .............................Blaine Lindgren (US) 4 .......................................Jerry Tarr (US) 4 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 5 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 5 ..................................... Tsui Lin (China) 6 .....................................Bob Pierce (US) 6 ............................... Roger Morgan (US) 7 ................................ Nereo Svara (Italy) 7 ......................Bo Forssander (Sweden) 8 ..... Valentin Chistyakov (Soviet Union) 8 ..........................Marcel Duriez (France) 9 .................................... Ben McRae (US) 9 .................................Gerry Cerulla (US) 10 ................................Barney Allen (US) 10 ....................................Paul Kerry (US) 1962 1966 1 .......................................Jerry Tarr (US) 1 ............................Willie Davenport (US) 2 ..................................Hayes Jones (US) 2 .........................................Don Shy (US) 3 .............................Blaine Lindgren (US) 3 .................................. Eddy Ottoz (Italy) 4 ....... Anatoliy Mikhailov (Soviet Union) 4 ............................... Ron Copeland (US) 5 ...........................Fran Washington (US) 5 ............................Earl McCullouch (US) 6 ..................Giovanni Cornacchia (Italy) 6 ..............Hinrich John (West Germany) 7 .......................Brian Polkinghorne (US) 7 ........................ Tommie Lee White (US) 8 .................................... Don Styron (US) 8 ..........................Marcel Duriez (France) 9 .....................................Mel Renfro (US) 9 ..................................... Tsui Lin (China)