World Rankings — Men’s Long Jump 1947 1 ...................................Willie Steele (US) 2 ............................. Lorenzo Wright (US) Dwight Phillips took 5 No. 3 ..........................Theo Bruce (Australia) 1s between ’03 and ’10 4 ............................ John Robertson (US) 5 ............................... George Uyeda (US) 6 ................................Fred Johnson (US) 7 ................................ Herb Douglas (US) 8 ......................................Paul Miller (US) 9 ................................ William Lewis (US) 10 ...............................Lloyd LaMois (US) 1948 1 ...................................Willie Steele (US) 2 ..........................Theo Bruce (Australia) 3 ............................. Lorenzo Wright (US) 4 ................................Fred Johnson (US) 5 ................................ Herb Douglas (US) 6 ................................... Jim Holland (US) 7 ............... Charles Thompson (Guyana) 8 ....................................Eural Davis (US) 9 ............................ John Robertson (US) 10 .......................................Bob Teel (US) 1949 1 ................................Fred Johnson (US) 2 ......................................Gay Bryan (US) 3 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 4 ................................ Herb Douglas (US) 5 ...........Heinz Kreulich (West Germany) 6 ................................. Henry Aihara (US) 7 ................................ Herb Hoskins (US) 8 .................................Jerome Biffle (US) 9 ...............................George Brown (US) 10 ............... Edward Adamczyk (Poland) 1950 1 .................................Jerome Biffle (US) 2 ................................... Jim Holland (US) 3 ................................ Herb Hoskins (US) 4 ..................................... Bill Albans (US) 5 ......................................Gay Bryan (US) 6 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 7 ...............................Andy Stanfield (US) 8 ................................. Henry Aihara (US) 9 ..............................John Simmons (US) © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 10 ..............................Fred Johnson (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Men’s Long Jump 1951 1955 1 ...............................George Brown (US) 1 .....................................Roy Range (US) 2 ........................Meredith Gourdine (US) 2 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 3 ...............................Andy Stanfield (US) 3 .................................John Bennett (US) 4 ..........Denis Hasenjager (South Africa) 4 .................................. Ary de Sá (Brazil) 5 ...............................Charles Meeks (US) 5 ..................................Mal Andrews (US) 6 ......................................Gay Bryan (US) 6 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 7 ...............................Jesse Thomas (US) 7 ...........Ronald Kruger (West Germany) 8 ......................................Ron Soble (US) 8 .................... Ödön Földessy (Hungary) 9 .................................. Bill Hairston (US) 9 ................. Henryk Grabowski (Poland) 10 ..................Henk Visser (Netherlands) 10 ................................Joel Shankle (US) 1952 1956 1 ...............................George Brown (US) 1 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 2 .................................Jerome Biffle (US) 2 .................................John Bennett (US) 3 ........................Meredith Gourdine (US) 3 ....................Henk Visser (Netherlands) 4 ........................... F. Morgan Taylor (US) 4 ..................................Ernie Shelby (US) 5 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 5 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 6 .................... Ödön Földessy (Hungary) 6 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 7 ................. Sylvanus Williams (Nigeria) 7 ................. Henryk Grabowski (Poland) 8 .................................. Ary de Sá (Brazil) 8 .....Dmitriy Bondarenko (Soviet Union) 9 ....................Henk Visser (Netherlands) 9 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 10 ..............................Fred Johnson (US) 10 ......... Oleg Fedoseyev (Soviet Union) 1953 1957 1 ...............................George Brown (US) 1 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 2 .................... Ödön Földessy (Hungary) 2 ..................................Ernie Shelby (US) 3 .................................John Bennett (US) 3 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 4 ........................... F. Morgan Taylor (US) 4 ................. Henryk Grabowski (Poland) 5 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 5 ................................... Jim Gamble (US) 6 ........................... Masaji Tajima (Japan) 6 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 7 ............................Bobby Ragsdale (US) 7 .................................John Bennett (US) 8 ......... Viktor Leskievich (Soviet Union) 8 ............................Frank Herrmann (US) 9 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 9 ............................Carroll Hamilton (US) 10 ..................Henk Visser (Netherlands) 10 ............................ Ali Brakchi (France) 1954 1958 1 .................................John Bennett (US) 1 ..................................Ernie Shelby (US) 2 .................... Ödön Földessy (Hungary) 2 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 3 ...............................George Brown (US) 3 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 4 .................. Neville Price (South Africa) 4 ................. Henryk Grabowski (Poland) 5 .............................. Monte Upshaw (US) 5 .........Kazimierz Kropidłowski (Poland) 6 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 6 ......................................Joel Wiley (US) 7 ............Ken Wilmshurst (Great Britain) 7 ...................................Bill Jackson (US) 8 .....................................Roy Range (US) 8 ................................. Attilio Bravi (Italy) 9 ......................................Jon Arnett (US) 9 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 10 ....... Leonid Grigoryev (Soviet Union) 10 ............................... Mike Herman (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — World Rankings — Men’s Long Jump 1959 1963 1 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 2 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 2 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 3 ................................. Bo Roberson (US) 3 ......................... Pentti Eskola (Finland) 4 ......................................Joel Wiley (US) 4 ...................................Darrell Horn (US) 5 ........... Oleg Fedoseyev (Soviet Union) 5 .............................Clifton Mayfield (US) 6 ..................................Ernie Shelby (US) 6 ....................................... Bill Miller (US) 7 .........Kazimierz Kropidłowski (Poland) 7 .......................Rainer Stenius (Finland) 8 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 8 ................................ Charley Mays (US) 9 ....................................... Jim Baird (US) 9 ........................ Józef Schmidt (Poland) 10 ..Manfred Steinbach (West Germany) 10 ..... Leonid Barkovskiy (Soviet Union) 1960 1964 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 2 ................................. Bo Roberson (US) 2 ..................Lynn Davies (Great Britain) 3 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 3 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 4 ....Manfred Steinbach (West Germany) 4 ...............................Gayle Hopkins (US) 5 ....................Henk Visser (Netherlands) 5 ....... Leonid Barkovskiy (Soviet Union) 6 ......................Jorma Valkama (Finland) 6 ................................ Charley Mays (US) 7 ........................................Greg Bell (US) 7 ......... Antanas Vaupsas (Soviet Union) 8 ...................................Darrell Horn (US) 8 ................................. Phil Shinnick (US) 9 .................Christian Collardot (France) 9 ...................................Darrell Horn (US) 10 ...Dmitriy Bondarenko (Soviet Union) 10 ..................................... Bill Miller (US) 1961 1965 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 2 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 2 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 3 ................................. Bo Roberson (US) 3 ....................... Clarence Robinson (US) 4 ........................... Anthony Watson (US) 4 .......................Rainer Stenius (Finland) 5 ...................................Darrell Horn (US) 5 ....... Leonid Barkovskiy (Soviet Union) 6 .....Dmitriy Bondarenko (Soviet Union) 6 ..................Lynn Davies (Great Britain) 7 ....Manfred Steinbach (West Germany) 7 ......................... Pentti Eskola (Finland) 8 ......... Antanas Vaupsas (Soviet Union) 8 ..............................Dennis Holland (US) 9 ........................ Józef Schmidt (Poland) 9 ................ Wellesley Clayton (Jamaica) 10 ...............................Luther Hayes (US) 10 ...................... Hiromi Yamada (Japan) 1962 1966 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 1 ................................ Ralph Boston (US) 2 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 2 ..................Lynn Davies