6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s Discus Suzy Powell’s pair of No. 1s came a decade apart, in ’97 and ’07. Places for 1956–75 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings 1956 1 ................Earlene Brown 1957 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1958 1 .................Olga Connolly 1959 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1960 1 ................Earlene Brown 1951–67 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1968 1 .................Olga Connolly 1969–75 © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN (no U.S. in World Ranks) © Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s Discus 1976 1979 1982 1 .............Lynne Anderson 1 ................... Lorna Griffin 1 .................... Leslie Deniz 2 .................Jan Svendsen 2 .............Lynne Anderson 2 ................... Lorna Griffin 3 ...............Linda Langford 3 ...............Helene Connell 3 ................ Kathy Picknell 4 ............Monette Branson 4 ...................Julie Hansen 4 .................. Denise Wood 5 ................... Lorna Griffin 5 .................... Leslie Deniz 5 .................Jan Svendsen 6 .................. Denise Wood 6 .................Jan Svendsen 6 .............Lynne Anderson 7 .........Linda Montgomery 7 .................. Denise Wood 7 ...................Julie Hansen 8 ...... Marcia Mecklenburg 8 ........................ Julie Cart 8 ..................... Penny Neer 9 ...............Lisa Vogelsang 9 .....................Dana Olson 9 ......................Carol Cady 10 .................Julie Hansen 10 .............. Kathy Picknell 10 .....................Pia Iacovo 1977 1980 1983 1 .............Lynne Anderson 1 ................... Lorna Griffin 1 .................... Leslie Deniz 2 .................Jan Svendsen 2 .............Lynne Anderson 2 ......................Carol Cady 3 ............... Karen Marshall 3 .................. Denise Wood 3 ................... Lorna Griffin 4 ............Monette Branson 4 ...............Helene Connell 4 ................ Kathy Picknell 5 .................. Denise Wood 5 ...............Lisa Vogelsang 5 ..................... Penny Neer 6 ...............Helene Connell 6 .................... Leslie Deniz 6 .......................Pia Iacovo 7 ................... Lorna Griffin 7 .................Jan Svendsen 7 .................. Denise Wood 8 ...............Lisa Vogelsang 8 ...................Julie Hansen 8 ...................Julie Hansen 9 ...............Linda Langford 9 ........................ Julie Cart 9 .............Lynne Anderson 10 .................Julie Hansen 10 ..... Gale Zaphiropoulos 10 ................... Julie Jones 1978 1981 1984 1 ................... Lorna Griffin 1 .................. Denise Wood 1 .................... Leslie Deniz 2 .............Lynne Anderson 2 .................... Leslie Deniz 2 ......................Carol Cady 3 ...............Helene Connell 3 ................... Lorna Griffin 3 .................Laura DeSnoo 4 ...............Lisa Vogelsang 4 .................Jan Svendsen 4 ................... Lorna Griffin 5 ...................Julie Hansen 5 ...................Julie Hansen 5 .......................Pia Iacovo 6 ............Monette Branson 6 ................Laura Messner 6 .............Lynne Anderson 7 ............... Karen Marshall 7 ......................Carol Cady 7 ................ Kathy Picknell 8 .................Jan Svendsen 8 ........................ Julie Cart 8 ...................Julie Hansen 9 ................Jackie Gordon 9 ....... Gale Zaphiropoulos 9 ....... Gale Zaphiropoulos 10 ............... Carol Finsrud 10 .............. Kathy Picknell 10 ................... Penny Neer © Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s Discus 1985 1988 1991 1 ......................Carol Cady 1 ......................Carol Cady 1 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 2 ..................... Penny Neer 2 ................ Ramona Pagel 2 ..................... Penny Neer 3 ................... Lorna Griffin 3 ........Connie Price-Smith 3 ...................Carla Garrett 4 ................ Ramona Pagel 4 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 4 ..................... Pam Dukes 5 .................Laura DeSnoo 5 ...................... Becky Levi 5 ................ Ramona Pagel 6 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 6 ..................... Penny Neer 6 ........Connie Price-Smith 7 ............. Quenna Beasley 7 ...................Carla Garrett 7 ...................... Edie Boyer 8 ...................... Becky Levi 8 ................... Lorna Griffin 8 ................... Kelly Landry 9 ................ Kathy Picknell 9 ................ Kathy Picknell 9 ................. Carol Finsrud 10 .................. Leslie Deniz 10 .................Laura Lavine 10 .................Tracie Millett 1986 1989 1992 1 ......................Carol Cady 1 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 1 ........Connie Price-Smith 2 ................ Ramona Pagel 2 ........Connie Price-Smith 2 ...................Carla Garrett 3 ................... Lorna Griffin 3 ................ Ramona Pagel 3 ..................... Penny Neer 4 ..................... Penny Neer 4 ...................Carla Garrett 4 ..................... Pam Dukes 5 .......................Pia Iacovo 5 ..................... Penny Neer 5 ................... Kelly Landry 6 ...................... Becky Levi 6 ...................... Becky Levi 6 ...................... Becky Levi 7 ................. Bonnie Dasse 7 ...................Laura Lavine 7 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 8 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 8 ................... Kelly Landry 8 ...................... Edie Boyer 9 ................ Kathy Picknell 9 .....................Kris Larson 9 ................. Dawn Dumble 10 ..................Toni Lutjens 10 .................Tracie Millett 10 .................Tracie Millett 1987 1990 1993 1 ........Connie Price-Smith 1 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 1 ........Connie Price-Smith 2 ......................Carol Cady 2 ........Connie Price-Smith 2 .......................Kris Kuehl 3 ................ Ramona Pagel 3 ..................... Penny Neer 3 ...................Carla Garrett 4 ................... Kelly Landry 4 ................ Ramona Pagel 4 ..................... Pam Dukes 5 .................Laura DeSnoo 5 ................... Kelly Landry 5 ...............Danyel Mitchell 6 ...................... Becky Levi 6 ...................Carla Garrett 6 .........................Janet Hill 7 ...................Laura Lavine 7 ...............Mary Dentinger 7 ................. Dawn Dumble 8 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 8 ...................Tracie Millett 8 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 9 ..................... Penny Neer 9 ...................Laura Lavine 9 ..............Lynda Blutreich 10 .................Carla Garrett 10 .................Ami Jackson 10 .............. Ramona Pagel © Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s Discus 1994 1997 2000 1 ........Connie Price-Smith 1 .................... Suzy Powell 1 ......................Seilala Sua 2 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 2 ......................Seilala Sua 2 .................... Suzy Powell 3 .......................Kris Kuehl 3 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 3 .......................Kris Kuehl 4 ................. Dawn Dumble 4 .......................Kris Kuehl 4 ...........Aretha Thurmond 5 ..................... Pam Dukes 5 ...................... Edie Boyer 5 .........................Janet Hill 6 ...............Danyel Mitchell 6 ................. Dawn Dumble 6 ...................... Edie Boyer 7 ...................... Edie Boyer 7 ...........Aretha Thurmond 7 .................. Dawn Ellerbe 8 ...................Carla Garrett 8 ..................... Pam Dukes 8 .............. Roberta Collins 9 .................Alana Preston 9 .............. Roberta Collins 9 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 10 .................. Suzy Powell 10 .............. Allison Franke 10 ................ Cheree Hicks 1995 1998 2001 1 ...................... Edie Boyer 1 ......................Seilala Sua 1 ......................Seilala Sua 2 ..................... Pam Dukes 2 ...........Aretha Thurmond 2 .......................Kris Kuehl 3 ...............Danyel Mitchell 3 .................... Suzy Powell 3 .................... Suzy Powell 4 .....................Melisa Weis 4 .......................Kris Kuehl 4 ...........Aretha Thurmond 5 ................. Dawn Dumble 5 ...................... Edie Boyer 5 .......................Krista Keir 6 ........Connie Price-Smith 6 ................. Dawn Dumble 6 ...............Chaniqua Ross 7 .......................Kris Kuehl 7 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 7 ...........Deshaya Williams 8 ...................Carla Garrett 8 .............. Shelly Borrman 8 .............. Roberta Collins 9 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 9 ........................ Teri Steer 9 .............. Aubrey Schmitt 10 ...............Erica Ahmann 10 ...............Erica Ahmann 10 ...............Bambi Carson 1996 1999 2002 1 .... Lacy Barnes-Mileham 1 ......................Seilala Sua 1 .......................Kris Kuehl 2 .................... Suzy Powell 2 .......................Kris Kuehl 2 .................... Suzy Powell 3 ...........Aretha Thurmond 3 ...........Aretha Thurmond 3 ...........Aretha Thurmond 4 ................. Dawn Dumble 4 .............. Shelly Borrman 4 ......................Seilala Sua 5 ...................... Edie Boyer 5 ................. Dawn Dumble 5 .............. Roberta Collins 6 ...................Carla Garrett 6 .................... Suzy Powell 6 ............ Summer Pierson 7 .......................Kris Kuehl 7 ...................... Edie Boyer 7 ........................ Teri Steer 8 .....................Melisa Weis 8 .................. Cheree Hicks 8 ...............Chaniqua Ross 9 .................Erica Ahmann