U.S. Rankings — Men’s 50K Walk Places for 1970–71 reflect only those Americans who © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN made the World Rankings Intermittently, starting in ’97, the Ranks are not 10- deep for the simple reason that there haven’t been that many truly national-class performers 1947–69 (no World Rankings) 1971 1 .................... Larry Young 1972 1 .................... Larry Young 2 .......................Bill Weigle 3 ....................Bob Kitchen 4 ................. Steve Hayden 5 ...................John Knifton 6 ................. Goetz Klopfer 7 ........................Ron Kulik 8 ............ Gary Westerfield 9 .....................Todd Scully 10 ................Bob Bowman After a long 1973 sequence of 1 ...................John Knifton successes in the 2 .......................Bill Weigle 20K, John Nunn 3 ................. Floyd Godwin became No. 1 4 ....................Bob Kitchen in the 50 in just 5 ........................Ron Laird his second year 6 ....................Jerry Brown in the Rankings, 7 .............. Bob Henderson then added 4 8 .................Dan O’Connor more 9 ........................Augie Hirt 10 ................Bob Bowman © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 50K Walk 1974 1978 1981 1 .................... Larry Young 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 2 ...................John Knifton 2 ........................Augie Hirt 2 .............Vince O’Sullivan 3 ........................Augie Hirt 3 ..................Carl Schueler 3 ..................... Jim Heiring 4 ....................... Tom Knatt 4 .................Dan O’Connor 4 .................Dan O’Connor 5 ........................Ron Kulik 5 .....................Tom Dooley 5 ....................... Ray Sharp 6 ..................Bob Bowman 6 .............Vince O’Sullivan 6 ............... Wayne Glusker 7 ........... Bob Rosencrantz 7 ....................Bob Kitchen 7 ...........Steve Pecinovsky 8 .................Dan O’Connor 8 .....................Martin Kraft 8 .................... Mike DeWitt 9 ............ Gary Westerfield 9 ........... Bob Rosencrantz 9 ........... Bob Rosencrantz 10 ................. Roger Duran 10 ..................... Alan Price 10 ............... Floyd Godwin 1975–76 1979 1982 (event removed from 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk international competition, U.S. Ranks not done) 2 .............Vince O’Sullivan 2 .................Dan O’Connor 3 .................Dan O’Connor 3 .............Vince O’Sullivan 1977 4 ..................... Jim Heiring 4 ................... Chris Knotts 1 .................... Larry Young 5 ..................Carl Schueler 5 ...................Randy Mimm 2 ........................Augie Hirt 6 .................... Ray Somers 6 .................... Mike DeWitt 3 .................Dan O’Connor 7 ........................Augie Hirt 7 .................... Ray Somers 4 .....................Tom Dooley 8 ............... Wayne Glusker 8 ..................Mel McGinnis 5 ........... Bob Rosencrantz 9 ................ Karl Johansen 9 .....................Martin Kraft 6 ...................Randy Mimm 10 ..................... Ray Sharp 10 ................ Don Winiecki 7 .....................Martin Kraft 8 ............... Wayne Glusker 1980 1983 9 ...................John Knifton 1 ..................Carl Schueler 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 10 ..................... Tom Knatt 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 2 ..................... Jim Heiring 3 .................Dan O’Connor 3 .................Dan O’Connor 4 ..................... Jim Heiring 4 ..................Tom Edwards 5 .............Vince O’Sullivan 5 .......................Sam Shick 6 ............... Wayne Glusker 6 ............... Wayne Glusker 7 .....................Tom Dooley 7 ...................Randy Mimm 8 ...................John Knifton 8 ..................Carl Schueler 9 .....................Martin Kraft 9 .............Fabian Knizacky 10 ..................... Alan Price 10 .................. Mike DeWitt © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 50K Walk 1984 1987 1990 1 ..................Carl Schueler 1 ..................Carl Schueler 1 ....................... Tim Lewis 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 3 .............Vince O’Sullivan 3 ..................... Jim Heiring 3 .................Mark Manning 4 ..................Tom Edwards 4 .................Dan O’Connor 4 .......................Gene Kitts 5 ...................Randy Mimm 5 ...................Randy Mimm 5 ................... Mark Fenton 6 ...................... Troy Engle 6 ................Andy Kaestner 6 .................Dan O’Connor 7 .................Dan O’Connor 7 ................... Mark Fenton 7 .................. Curt Clausen 8 ............... Wayne Glusker 8 .................... Mike DeWitt 8 ...................... Dan Pierce 9 ....................... Tim Lewis 9 ..................Mel McGinnis 9 ....................... Ray Sharp 10 ................. Mark Fenton 10 .................... Dan Pierce 10 ..............Steve Vaitones 1985 1988 1991 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 1 ..................Carl Schueler 1 ..................Carl Schueler 2 ..................Carl Schueler 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 2 ............... Marco Evoniuk 3 .................Dan O’Connor 3 ................Andy Kaestner 3 ...................Herm Nelson 4 ...................Randy Mimm 4 ..................... Jim Heiring 4 .......................Gene Kitts 5 ..................Mel McGinnis 5 ...................Herm Nelson 5 ........................Paul Wick 6 ...................... Dan Pierce 6 ........................Paul Wick 6 ....................... Tim Lewis 7 .................Bob Davidson 7 .......................Gene Kitts 7 ..................... Bob Briggs 8 .................... Marc Bagan 8 ................... Mark Fenton 8 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 9 .................John Slavonic 9 ..................... Mark Green 9 .................Dan O’Connor 10 ..................... Alan Price 10 .................... Dan Pierce 10 ......Jonathan Matthews 1986 1989 1992 1 ............... Marco Evoniuk 1 ........................Paul Wick 1 ..................Carl Schueler 2 .................Dan O’Connor 2 ...................Herm Nelson 2 ...................Herm Nelson 3 .......................Gene Kitts 3 ....................... Tim Lewis 3 ............... Marco Evoniuk 4 ...................Randy Mimm 4 .................Dan O’Connor 4 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 5 .................John Slavonic 5 .................... Mike DeWitt 5 ........Jonathan Matthews 6 ................... Mark Fenton 6 ...................... Paul Malek 6 .................Dan O’Connor 7 ...........Steve Pecinovsky 7 .......................Gene Kitts 7 ...............Dave Marchese 8 .................... Marc Bagan 8 ...................... Dan Pierce 8 ...................... Paul Malek 9 .................Bob Davidson 9 ..................... Mark Green 9 ........................Paul Wick 10 .............. Don Lawrence 10 ..............Steve Vaitones 10 .................. Mike DeWitt © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 50K Walk 1993 1996 1999 1 ........Jonathan Matthews 1 ....................Allen James 1 .................. Curt Clausen 2 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 2 ........... Andrew Hermann 2 ......................Al Heppner 3 ...................Herm Nelson 3 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 3 .....................Philip Dunn 4 ...............Dave Marchese 4 ............... Marco Evoniuk 4 ........... Andrew Hermann 5 .................Dan O’Connor 5 .....................Ian Whatley 5 ...................Gary Morgan 6 ........................Paul Wick 6 ...............Dave Marchese 6 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 7 .........................Rob Cole 7 .........................Rob Cole 7 ........... Theron Kissinger 8 .................Mark Manning 8 ...................Herm Nelson 8 ..................... Mark Green 9 ...................... Cliff Mimm 9 ..................... Mark Green 9 ............... Marco Evoniuk 10 ..............Steve Vaitones 10 .................Curtis Fisher 10 .........Steve Pecinovsky 1994 1997 2000 1 ....................Allen James 1 ........... Andrew Hermann 1 .................. Curt Clausen 2 ........Jonathan Matthews 2 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 2 .....................Philip Dunn 3 ...................Herm Nelson 3 ..................... Mark Green 3 ........... Andrew Hermann 4 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 4 ............... Marco Evoniuk 4 ........Jonathan Matthews 5 ........................Paul Wick 5 ..................Carl Schueler 5 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 6 .........................Rob Cole 6 ........Jonathan Matthews 6 ...................Gary Morgan 7 ...............Dave Marchese 7 ..................Herm Nelson\ 7 ..................... Mark Green 8 ...........Steve Pecinovsky 8 ................................ none 8 ........... Theron Kissinger 9 ...................... Paul Malek 9. ............................... none 9 .................... Will Leggett 10 .....................Gene Kitts 10 .............................. none 10 .............................. none 1995 1998 2001 1 ....................Allen James 1 .................. Curt Clausen 1 .................. Curt Clausen 2 ...........Andrzej Chylinski 2 ....................Tim Seaman 2 .....................Philip Dunn 3 ..................Carl Schueler 3 ........... Andrew Hermann 3 ....................Tim Seaman 4 ............... Marco Evoniuk 4 ......................Al