1979 BEST PERFORMANCES LIST Developed by Pino Mappa with assistance of: Richard Hymans, Børre Lilloe, Gabriele Manfredini, Enzo Rivis 100 METRES Pietro Mennea † ITA 28 Jun 52 178/68 A 10.01 0.9 1 México, D.F. 04 Sep James Sanford USA 27 Dec 57 183/78 10.07 1.2 1 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Mike Roberson USA 25 Mar 56 175/66 A 10.07 0.6 1 s1 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Mike Roberson (2) A 10.08 1 h2 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Silvio Leonard CUB 20 Sep 55 180/65 10.11 1.2 1 Kingston 11 May James Sanford (2) 10.12 0.2 1 Westwood CA 28 Apr James Sanford (3) 10.12 1.7 1 s2 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Harvey Glance USA 28 Mar 57 171/67 10.13 0.8 1 s1 PAG San Juan 07 Jul Silvio Leonard (2) 10.13 1.5 1 PAG San Juan 08 Jul Harvey Glance (2) 10.14 1.1 1 h3 PAG San Juan 07 Jul (10) Clancy Edwards USA 09 Aug 55 175/78 10.15 0.0 1 MSR Walnut CA 21 Apr Harvey Glance (3) 10.15 1.2 2 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Don Coleman USA 24 Oct 51 190/83 10.15 1.6 1 Merksem 21 Jun Pietro Mennea (2) 10.15 1.3 1 EP Torino 04 Aug James Sanford (4) 10.15 -0.1 1 r2 WK Zürich 15 Aug Pietro Mennea (3) 10.15 0.5 1 h2 Med G Split 23 Sep Harvey Glance (4) 10.16 1 Auburn AL 07 Apr Mel Lattany USA 10 Aug 59 175/79 10.16 1 Tuscaloosa AL 20 Apr Harvey Glance (5) 10.16 1.1 1 s3 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Emmit King USA 24 Mar 59 175/78 10.16 1.2 3 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun (20) Marian Woronin POL 13 Aug 56 186/90 10.16 1.3 2 EP Torino 04 Aug Houston McTear USA 12 Feb 57 170/74 10.17 1.8 1 Pepsi Westwood CA 06 May Houston McTear (2) 10.17 1.2 1 ISTAF Berlin 17 Aug James Sanford (5) 10.17 0.0 1 WP Montreal 24 Aug Silvio Leonard (3) 10.18 1.8 2 Pepsi Westwood CA 06 May Houston McTear (3) 10.18 1.0 1 VD Bruxelles 04 Sep Pietro Mennea (4) 10.18 0.0 1 Bologna 19 Sep Jerome Deal USA 24 Mar 58 183/79 10.19 1.4 1 NCAA Champaign IL 01 Jun Steve Riddick USA 18 Sep 51 190/77 10.19 1.2 4 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Emmit King (2) 10.19 1 s2 PAG San Juan 07 Jul (30) Harvey Glance (6) 10.19 1.5 2 PAG San Juan 08 Jul Allan Wells GBR 03 May 52 183/83 10.19 1.3 3 EP Torino 04 Aug Mike Roberson (3) A 10.19 0.0 1 WUG México, D.F. 09 Sep Eric Brown USA 12 Jan 60 180/82 10.20 0.2 2 Westwood CA 28 Apr Eddie Hart USA 24 Apr 49 178/70 10.20 1.8 3 Pepsi Westwood CA 06 May Emmit King (3) 10.20 1 s1 Eugene OR 18 May James Sanford (6) 10.20 1.4 2 NCAA Champaign IL 01 Jun Silvio Leonard (4) 10.20 1 WPT Québec City 11 Aug Houston McTear (4) 10.20 -1.1 1 r1 WK Zürich 15 Aug Allan Wells (2) 10.20 1.0 2 VD Bruxelles 04 Sep (40) Emmit King (4) 10.21 2= Tuscaloosa AL 20 Apr James Mallard USA 29 Nov 57 189/84 10.21 2= Tuscaloosa AL 20 Apr Silvio Leonard (5) 10.21 0.9 2 s1 PAG San Juan 07 Jul Houston McTear (5) 10.21 1.3 1 BGP Budapest 10 Jul Eugen Ray † GDR 26 Jul 57 183/89 10.21 -0.5 1 Potsdam 29 Jul Ainsley Bennett GBR 22 Jul 54 168/62 A 10.21 0.6 1 s3 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Houston McTear (6) 10.21 -0.9 1 Coke London 14 Sep Houston McTear (7) 10.22 1.2 2 Kingston 11 May Harvey Glance (7) 10.22 1.4 3 NCAA Champaign IL 01 Jun Steve Riddick (2) 10.22 1.7 2 s2 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun (50) Don Coleman (2) 10.22 1.2 5 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Marian Woronin (2) 10.22 -0.7 1 v FRG SUI GBR Bremen 23 Jun Petar Petrov BUL 17 Feb 55 180/80 10.22 1 h NCh Sofia 27 Jul Allan Wells (3) 10.22 -0.1 2 r2 WK Zürich 15 Aug Pietro Mennea (5) 10.22 0.0 1 Lignano S. 18 Aug Nelson Rocha dos Santos BRA 08 May 51 168/52 A 10.22 1 h7 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Mel Lattany (2) 10.23 1 Athens GA 07 Apr James Gilkes GUY 21 Sep 52 188/73 10.23 1.2 3 Kingston 11 May Harvey Glance (8) 10.23 1.3 1 h3 Tuscaloosa AL 12 May Dwayne Evans USA 13 Oct 58 187/75 10.23 1.1 2 s3 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun (60) Ainsley Bennett (2) A 10.23 2 h7 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Luciano Caravani ITA 14 Apr 53 172/71 A 10.23 0.6 2 s3 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Eric Brown (2) 10.24 1.8 4 Pepsi Westwood CA 06 May Renaldo Nehemiah USA 24 Mar 59 188/81 10.24 1.0 1 Västerås 26 Jun Pietro Mennea (6) 10.24 -0.6 1 Med G Split 24 Sep Jerome Deal (2) 10.25 1.3 1 Tex R Austin TX 07 Apr Steve Williams USA 13 Nov 53 192/80 10.25 1.2 4 Kingston 11 May Emmit King (5) 10.25 0.8 1 h2 PAG San Juan 07 Jul Steve Riddick (3) 10.25 -1.1 2 r1 WK Zürich 15 Aug Mel Lattany (3) A 10.25 1 h1 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep (70) Allan Wells (4) 10.25 -0.9 2 Coke London 14 Sep Steve Williams (2) 10.26 1.8 5 Pepsi Westwood CA 06 May Silvio Leonard (6) 10.26 0.0 2 WP Montreal 24 Aug Allan Wells (5) 10.26 0.5 1 Gateshead 08 Sep Harvey Glance (9) 10.27 1 Baton Rouge LA 31 Mar Willie Smit RSA 12 Jul 56 185/75 A 10.27 0.9 1 Germiston 05 May Steve Riddick (4) 10.27 1.2 5 Kingston 11 May Don Quarrie JAM 25 Feb 51 175/70 10.27 1.2 6 Kingston 11 May Osvaldo Lara CUB 13 Jul 55 171/72 10.27 1.2 7 Kingston 11 May Rich Edwards USA 06 May 57 188/86 10.27 1.1 3 s3 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun (80) Allan Wells (6) 10.27 -0.7 2 v FRG POL SUI Bremen 23 Jun Silvio Leonard (7) 10.27 0.7 1 h1 PAG San Juan 07 Jul Harvey Glance (10) 10.27 -0.1 3 r2 WK Zürich 15 Aug Marian Woronin (3) 10.27 1.2 2 ISTAF Berlin 17 Aug Marian Woronin (4) 10.27 1.0 3 VD Bruxelles 04 Sep Gianfranco Lazzer ITA 04 Jul 55 176/72 A 10.27 0.9 2 México, D.F. 04 Sep Houston McTear (8) 10.27 -1.0 1 R-W Koblenz 06 Sep Pietro Mennea (7) 10.27 1 h1 Bologna 19 Sep Mel Lattany (4) 10.28 0.9 1 h1 Drake R Des Moines IA 27 Apr Greg Foster USA 04 Aug 58 190/84 10.28 0.2 3 Westwood CA 28 Apr (90) Eddie Hart (2) 10.28 1.3 1 Cal R Modesto CA 12 May Olaf Prenzler GDR 24 Aug 58 178/78 10.28 1.0 1 OD Dresden 13 Jun Eddie Hart (3) 10.28 1.3 1 h6 AAU Walnut CA 15 Jun Steve Williams (3) 10.28 1.7 3 s2 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Houston McTear (9) 10.28 1.1 1 h2 ISTAF Berlin 17 Aug Marian Woronin (5) 10.28 0.0 3 WP Montreal 24 Aug Leszek Dunecki POL 02 Oct 56 180/72 A 10.28 1 h3 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Théophile Nkounkou CGO 07 Jan 52 176/74 A 10.28 0.6 2 s1 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Leszek Dunecki (2) A 10.28 1 s2 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep Mel Lattany (5) A 10.28 0.6 3 s3 WUG México, D.F. 08 Sep (100) Altevir Silva de Araújo BRA 23 Dec 55 184/72 10.28 1 Santiago de Chile 12 Oct Dwayne Evans (2) 10.29 0.0 2 MSR Walnut CA 21 Apr Eric Brown (3) 10.29 1.3 2 Cal R Modesto CA 12 May Marian Woronin (6) 10.29 0.0 1 v CAN ITA KEN Torino 08 Jun Emmit King (6) 10.29 1.3 2 h6 AAU Walnut CA 15 Jun Cliff Wiley USA 21 May 55 173/61 10.29 1.1 4 s3 AAU Walnut CA 16 Jun Eric Brown (4) 10.29 0.6 1 AAU/Jr Bloomington IN 23 Jun Emmit King (7) 10.29 1 Mich Warszawa 29 Jul Pascal Barré FRA 12 Apr 59 174/66 A 10.29 0.6 3 s1 WUG México, D.F.