World Rankings — Men’s 100 WR holder Usain Bolt won 5 No. 1s: ’08, ’09, ’12, ’13, ’16 © JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN 1947 1948 1 ..................................... Mel Patton (US) 1 .............................Harrison Dillard (US) 2 ....................... John Treloar (Australia) 2 ................................ Barney Ewell (US) 3 ................. McDonald Bailey (Trinidad) 3 .................... Lloyd LaBeach (Panama) 4 ..................................... Bill Mathis (US) 4 .................................... Mel Patton (US) 5 ................................ Barney Ewell (US) 5 Alistair McCorquodale (Great Britain) 6 ................................... Ed Conwell (US) 6 ....................... John Treloar (Australia) 7 ........................... Juan Testa (Uruguay) 7 ........................... Juan Testa (Uruguay) 8 .................................... Tom Carey (US) 8 ......... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 9 ............................ Harrison Dillard (US) 9 ................................... Ed Conwell (US) 10 .................. Herb McKenley (Jamaica) 10 ............................. Don Campbell (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Men’s 100 1949 1953 1 ..................................... Mel Patton (US) 1 ...............................Willie Williams (US) 2 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 2 ...................................... Art Bragg (US) 3 .................... Lloyd LaBeach (Panama) 3 ................................. Thane Baker (US) 4 ......... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 4 .......................... Hec Hogan (Australia) 5 ...................................... Bob Work (US) 5 ........... Heinz Fütterer (West Germany) 6 .............................. Charlie Peters (US) 6 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 7 ............................ Harrison Dillard (US) 7 ................................. Jim Golliday (US) 8 ........... Heinz Fischer (West Germany) 8 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 9 .................................... Paul Bienz (US) 9 ............................. Les Laing (Jamaica) 10 ........................... Les Laing (Jamaica) 10 ....... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 1950 1954 1 ..................... Lloyd LaBeach (Panama) 1 ............Heinz Fütterer (West Germany) 2 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 2 ...................................... Art Bragg (US) 3 ...................................... Bob Boyd (US) 3 ................................. Jim Golliday (US) 4 ...................................... Art Bragg (US) 4 .............................. Willie Williams (US) 5 ......... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 5 ................................... Dean Smith (US) 6 ......................... Donnie Anderson (US) 6 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 7 ....................... John Treloar (Australia) 7 .......................... Hec Hogan (Australia) 8 .................................... Paul Bienz (US) 8 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 9 ...................................... Bob Tyler (US) 9 .................................... Carl Cager (US) 10 .......................... Rafael Fortún (Cuba) 10 .......................... James Jackson (US) 1951 1955 1 .................................. Jim Golliday (US) 1 .................................. Jim Golliday (US) 2 ......... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 2 .............................. Bobby Morrow (US) 3 ..... Vladimir Sukharyev (Soviet Union) 3 ................................. Rod Richard (US) 4 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 4 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 5 ............................ Rafael Fortún (Cuba) 5 ........... Heinz Fütterer (West Germany) 6 ...................................... Art Bragg (US) 6 ....... Manfred Germar (West Germany) 7 .............. William Degruchy (Australia) 7 ................................... Dean Smith (US) 8 ...................................... Bob Work (US) 8 ................................. John Haines (US) 9 ....................................... Jim Ford (US) 9 ................................... Harry Nash (US) 10 ......... Heinz Fütterer (West Germany) 10 .............................. Leamon King (US) 1952 1956 1 .............................Lindy Remigino (US) 1 ...............................Bobby Morrow (US) 2 ................................. Jim Golliday (US) 2 .................................... Dave Sime (US) 3 .................... Herb McKenley (Jamaica) 3 ................................ Leamon King (US) 4 ......... McDonald Bailey (Great Britain) 4 ................................. Thane Baker (US) 5 .............................. Andy Stanfield (US) 5 .......................... Hec Hogan (Australia) 6 ...................................... Art Bragg (US) 6 ............................... Ira Murchison (US) 7 ................................... Dean Smith (US) 7 .............................. Willie Williams (US) 8 ..... Vladimir Sukharyev (Soviet Union) 8 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 9 ....................... John Treloar (Australia) 9 ....... Manfred Germar (West Germany) 10 ........................... James Gathers (US) 10 ..................... Abdul Khaliq (Pakistan) © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — World Rankings — Men’s 100 1957 1961 1 ...............................Bobby Morrow (US) 1 ....................................Frank Budd (US) 2 ................................ Leamon King (US) 2 .................. Dennis Johnson (Jamaica) 3 ....... Manfred Germar (West Germany) 3 ........................ Harry Jerome (Canada) 4 .................................. Willie White (US) 4 ............................... Livio Berruti (Italy) 5 .................................... Dave Sime (US) 5 .................................... Bob Hayes (US) 6 ............................... Ira Murchison (US) 6 .................... Seraphino Antao (Kenya) 7 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 7 ............................ Marian Foik (Poland) 8 ............................ Marian Foik (Poland) 8 .................. Jocelyn Delecour (France) 9 ................. José da Conceição (Brazil) 9 ................. David Jones (Great Britain) 10 ........................... Orlando Hazley (US) 10 ................................ Dave James (US) 1958 1962 1 ...............................Bobby Morrow (US) 1 ..................................... Bob Hayes (US) 2 ............................... Ira Murchison (US) 2 ........................ Harry Jerome (Canada) 3 ................ Armin Hary (West Germany) 3 .................... Seraphino Antao (Kenya) 4 ................................... Ray Norton (US) 4 ................................... Frank Budd (US) 5 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 5 ............................... Roger Sayers (US) 6 ....... Manfred Germar (West Germany) 6 .................................... Henry Carr (US) 7 .................................... Dave Sime (US) 7 .................. Jocelyn Delecour (France) 8 ...................... Keith Gardner (Jamaica) 8 ........... Peter Gamper (West Germany) 9 .............. Peter Radford (Great Britain) 9 .................................. Dave James (US) 10 ................................ Willie White (US) 10 ................. Tom Robinson (Bahamas) 1959 1963 1 .................................... Ray Norton (US) 1 ..................................... Bob Hayes (US) 2 ............................. Charlie Tidwell (US) 2 .................... Enrique Figuerola (Cuba) 3 ............................. Bobby Poynter (US) 3 .................................... Henry Carr (US) 4 ...................... Mike Agostini (Trinidad) 4 ........ Arquímedes Herrera (Venezuela) 5 ........................... Abdou Seye (France) 5 .............. Berwyn Jones (Great Britain) 6 .............................. Bobby Morrow (US) 6 ................................. John Gilbert (US) 7 ............................... Ira Murchison (US) 7 ........... Alfred Hebauf (West Germany) 8 ............................... Livio Berruti (Italy) 8 .............................. Larry Questad (US) 9 ................................ Roscoe Cook (US) 9 .................. Jocelyn Delecour (France) 10 .......................... Bill Woodhouse (US) 10 ................................ Nate Adams (US) 1960 1964 1 ................ Armin Hary (West Germany) 1 ..................................... Bob Hayes (US) 2 ................................... Ray Norton (US) 2 .................... Enrique Figuerola (Cuba) 3 ............................. Charlie Tidwell (US) 3 ........................ Harry Jerome (Canada) 4 .................................... Dave Sime (US) 4 .......................... Trenton Jackson (US) 5 .............. Peter Radford (Great Britain) 5 ..................... Edwin Roberts (Trinidad) 6 ........................ Harry Jerome (Canada) 6 .................................... Henry Carr (US) 7 .................... Enrique Figuerola (Cuba) 7 ............... Horacio Esteves (Venezuela) 8 ............................... Livio Berruti (Italy) 8 ............................ Gerry Ashworth (US) 9 ................................... Frank Budd (US) 9 .................... Wiesław Maniak (Poland) 10 ................................ Paul Winder (US) 10 .... Heinz Schumann (West Germany) © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — World Rankings — Men’s 100 1965 Maurice Greene had 1 ..........................George Anderson (US) four straight No. 1s, 2 ............................