U.S. Rankings — Men’s Discus Places for 1947–62 reflect 1951 1952 only those Americans who made the World Rankings 1 ...................... Dick Doyle 1 ........................Sim Iness 2 .........................Vic Frank 2 .......................Jim Dillion 1947 3 .......................Jim Dillion 3 .............Fortune Gordien 1 .............Fortune Gordien 4 ................... Bob Mathias 4 ...................... Dick Doyle 2 ........................ Bob Fitch 5 ....................... Jim Fuchs 5 ..................Parry O’Brien 3 ......................Max Dodge 6 ................... Taylor Lewis 7 ................ Cliff Anderson 1948 1 .............Fortune Gordien 2 .........................Vic Frank 3 ...............Byrl Thompson © ANDREW MCCLANAHAN/PHOTO RUN 4 ................William Burton 5 ............... George Kadera 1949 1 .............Fortune Gordien 2 .........................Vic Frank 3 ....................... Jim Fuchs 4 ...............Byrl Thompson 5 .............John Donaldson 6 .........................Bill Miller 1950 1 .............Fortune Gordien 2 ....................... Jim Fuchs 3 ...................... Dick Doyle 4 .........................Vic Frank 5 ................... Taylor Lewis 6 ...............Byrl Thompson 7 ........................Sim Iness Lance Brooks had a 2-year reign as No. 1 Finley is on a 3-year streak as No. 1 © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN © Track & Field News 2018 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Discus 1953 1958 1963 1 .............Fortune Gordien 1 ..................... Rink Babka 1 ......................... Al Oerter 2 ........................Sim Iness 2 ......................... Al Oerter 2 ...................Jay Silvester 3 ........................ Jack Ellis 3 ........................ Jack Ellis 3 ..................... Rink Babka 4 ..................Parry O’Brien 4 ...................Jay Silvester 4 ............. Bob Humphreys 5 .......................Dave Weill 1954 1959 6 .................John McGrath 1 .............Fortune Gordien 1 ......................... Al Oerter 7 ......................Bert Reuss 2 ..................Parry O’Brien 2 ..................... Rink Babka 8 ..................Stan Sanders 3 .......................Jim Dillion 3 ..................Parry O’Brien 9 ....................Fred Shaffer 4 ........................ Des Koch 4 ..................Dick Cochran (1 resident foreigner in 5 ...............Leon Patterson original Ranking) 1960 1955 1 ......................... Al Oerter 1964 1 .............Fortune Gordien 2 ..................... Rink Babka 1 ......................... Al Oerter 2 ........................Sim Iness 2 ..................Dick Cochran 2 .......................Dave Weill 3 ..................Parry O’Brien 3 ...................Jay Silvester 3 ...................Jay Silvester 4 ........................ Des Koch 4 ............. Bob Humphreys 4 ..................... Rink Babka 5 ........................ Jack Ellis 5 ................. Glenn Passey 1956 6 ............. Bob Humphreys 1 ......................... Al Oerter 1961 7 .................John McGrath 2 .............Fortune Gordien 1 ...................Jay Silvester 8 .......................Bill Neville 3 ..............Ron Drummond 2 ..................... Rink Babka 9 ................Larry Kennedy 4 ..................Parry O’Brien 3 ......................... Al Oerter 10 .................... Dick Crane 5 ........................ Des Koch 4 ............. Bob Humphreys 5 ..................Parry O’Brien 1965 1957 1 ...................Jay Silvester 1 ..................Parry O’Brien 1962 2 .......................Dave Weill 2 ..................... Rink Babka 1 ......................... Al Oerter 3 ................ Randy Matson 3 ........................ Jack Ellis 2 ...................Jay Silvester 4 ..................... Rink Babka 4 ......................... Al Oerter 3 ..................... Rink Babka 5 ............. Bob Humphreys 5 .............Fortune Gordien 4 .......................Dave Weill 6 ..................Parry O’Brien 5 ............. Bob Humphreys 7 .................John McGrath 6 ..................Parry O’Brien 8 .......................Bill Neville 9 ..................Bob Stoecker 10 ........................Jon Cole © Track & Field News 2018 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Discus 1966 1969 1972 1 ......................... Al Oerter 1 ...................Jay Silvester 1 ...................Jay Silvester 2 ..................... Rink Babka 2 ..........................Jon Cole 2 ....................John Powell 3 ................ Randy Matson 3 ......................... Al Oerter 3 .....................Tim Vollmer 4 .................. Gary Carlsen 4 .................. Gary Carlsen 4 .................Dick Drescher 5 .......................Dave Weill 5 .....................Tim Vollmer 5 .................. Gary Carlsen 6 ..................Bob Stoecker 6 .................Dick Drescher 6 ................. Brian Oldfield 7 ..........................Jon Cole 7 ........................Ed Kohler 7 .................. Steve Gunzel 8 ............. Bob Humphreys 8 ....................John Powell 8 ...................Gary Ordway 9 .......................Art Swarts 9 .......................Bill Neville 9 .......................Art Swarts 10 ...............John McGrath 10 ................. John Morton 10 ................Bob Stoltman 1967 1970 1973 1 ..................... Rink Babka 1 ...................Jay Silvester 1 ....................John Powell 2 .................. Gary Carlsen 2 .................Dick Drescher 2 .....................Tim Vollmer 3 ...................Jay Silvester 3 .....................Tim Vollmer 3 .................... Mac Wilkins 4 ................ Randy Matson 4 ....................John Powell 4 ...................Jay Silvester 5 ......................... Al Oerter 5 ..........................Jon Cole 5 ................... Jim Penrose 6 ..........................Jon Cole 6 .......................Bill Neville 6 ...................... Ken Stadel 7 .......................Dave Weill 7 ...................Gary Ordway 7 .................Dick Drescher 8 .......................Bill Neville 8 ..................... Doug Knop 8 ...................Gary Ordway 9 .......................Art Swarts 9 .......................Dave Weill 9 .................. Steve Gunzel 10 ...................Curt Harper 10 ......................Ed Kohler 10 ..............Larry Kennedy 1968 1971 1974 1 ...................Jay Silvester 1 ...................Jay Silvester 1 ....................John Powell 2 ......................... Al Oerter 2 .....................Tim Vollmer 2 .................... Mac Wilkins 3 .................. Gary Carlsen 3 .................Dick Drescher 3 .................Dick Drescher 4 ..................... Rink Babka 4 .............Fred DeBernardi 4 ............... Marshall Smith 5 .....................Tim Vollmer 5 ...................Gary Ordway 5 ................Larry Kennedy 6 .......................Bill Neville 6 .......................Bill Neville 6 .............. Jim McGoldrick 7 ................Larry Kennedy 7 ........................Ed Kohler 7 ................. Don Tollefson 8 .....................Curt Harper 8 ....................John Powell 8 ...................... Ken Stadel 9 ................... John Morton 9 ..................... Doug Knop 9 .....................Tim Vollmer 10 .....................Dave Weill 10 ............. Mike Louisiana 10 .................Gary Ordway © Track & Field News 2018 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Discus 1975 1978 1981 1 ....................John Powell 1 .................... Mac Wilkins 1 .................Ben Plucknett 2 .................... Mac Wilkins 2 ...................... Ken Stadel 2 ....................John Powell 3 ...................Jay Silvester 3 .............. Jim McGoldrick 3 ........................ Art Burns 4 ...................... Ken Stadel 4 ............... Dave Voorhees 4 ............... Dave Voorhees 5 .................Dick Drescher 5 .......................Art Swarts 5 ...................... Ken Stadel 6 .............. Jim McGoldrick 6 ......................... Al Oerter 6 ......................... Al Oerter 7 .....................Tim Vollmer 7 .................Ben Plucknett 7 ........................ Stan Cain 8 .......................Art Swarts 8 ..............Marcus Gordien 8 .......................Art Swarts 9 ............... Marshall Smith 9 ................... Dan Gardner 9 ..................Scott Crowell 10 ............. Dave Voorhees 10 ................... Ray Burton 10 ............... Dean Crouser 1976 1979 1982 1 .................... Mac Wilkins 1 .................... Mac Wilkins 1 .................... Mac Wilkins 2 ....................John Powell 2 ...................... Ken Stadel 2 ........................ Art Burns 3 ...................Jay Silvester 3 ....................John Powell 3 ....................John Powell 4 .................Dick Drescher 4 ......................... Al Oerter 4 .................Ben Plucknett 5 ...................... Ken Stadel 5 .................Ben Plucknett 5 ...................... Ken Stadel 6 .......................Art Swarts 6 .......................Art Swarts 6 ......................... Al Oerter 7 ............... Mike Louisiana 7 .............. Jim McGoldrick 7 ............... Dave Voorhees 8 ................Larry Kennedy 8 ................... Dan Gardner 8 ........................ Stan Cain 9 .................Ben Plucknett 9 ........................ Art Burns 9 .......................Art Swarts 10 ............ Jim McGoldrick 10 ......................... Tim Fox 10 ............... Dean