U.S. Rankings — Men’s Triple Jump Places for 1947–62 reflect 1952 1956 only those Americans who 1 ............... Walt Ashbaugh 1 ......................Bill Sharpe made the World Rankings 1953–55 1957–59 1947–51 (no World Rankers) (no World Rankers) (no World Rankers) Christian Taylor’s ongoing 10 No. 1s in a row is the best streak ever © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN U.S. Rankings — Men’s Triple Jump 1960 1965 1968 1 ..........................Ira Davis 1 .......................Art Walker 1 .......................Art Walker 2 .................... Darrell Horn 2 ..................... Dave Smith 1961–62 3 ........ Clarence Robinson 3 ....................... Norm Tate (no World Rankers) 4 ....................... Norm Tate 4 ................. Charles Craig 1963 5 ........................ Les Bond 5 .................... Darrell Horn 1 ................... Kent Floerke 6 ...................Craig Fergus 6 ........................ Eric Klein 2 .................... Darrell Horn 7 ................. Charles Craig 7 .......................Doug Ford 3 ......................Bill Sharpe 8 ....................Mike Woods 8 ............... Henry Jackson 4 ..................Ralph Boston 9 ......................Bill Sharpe 9 ............... Aaron Hopkins 5 ....................... Norm Tate 10 ................Ralph Boston 10 ...........Lincoln Jackson 6 ...................Herm Stokes 1966 1969 7 ....................Mike Woods 1 .......................Art Walker 1 .......................John Craft 8 ................. Charles Craig (2 resident foreigners in 2 .................... Darrell Horn 2 ....................... Norm Tate original Rankings 3 ................. Charles Craig 3 .................... Darrell Horn 4 ...................Craig Fergus 4 .........................Milan Tiff 1964 5 .............. Doug Olmstead 5 ............... Henry Jackson 1 ..........................Ira Davis 6 ................ Chip Rockwell 6 ..................... Kim Piersol 2 ......................Bill Sharpe 7 ....................... Art Baxter 7 .................Denny Rogers 3 .................... Darrell Horn 8 ........................ Les Bond 8 .............Lincoln Jackson 4 ................... Kent Floerke 9 ............... Aaron Hopkins 9 ................. Chris Watkins 5 ................. Charles Craig 10 .............. Dwight Tucker 10 ................... Buford May 6 ................Gayle Hopkins 7 ....................Todd Gaskill 1967 1970 8 ..................Ralph Boston 1 .......................Art Walker 1 .........................Milan Tiff 9 .......................Art Walker 2 ................. Charles Craig 2 ..................... Dave Smith 10 ..................... Norm Tate 3 ....................... Art Baxter 3 ....................... Norm Tate 4 .................... Darrell Horn 4 ....................Dave Tucker 5 ............... Henry Jackson 5 .......................John Craft 6 ....................... Norm Tate 6 ................ Allen Meredith 7 ..................... Dave Smith 7 ................... James Butts 8 ........ Clarence Robinson 8 .......................Jim Fraser 9 ....................Scott Etnyre 9 ...................Don Rencher 10 ............. Aaron Hopkins 10 ................ Bryant Salter © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Triple Jump 1971 1974 1977 1 .......................John Craft 1 .......................John Craft 1 ...................... Ron Livers 2 ..................... Dave Smith 2 ................... James Butts 2 ....................Willie Banks 3 ................ Barry McClure 3 ..................Ken McBryde 3 .........................Milan Tiff 4 .........................Milan Tiff 4 ...............Tommy Haynes 4 ................... James Butts 5 ................ Robert Reader 5 .........................Milan Tiff 5 ...............Tommy Haynes 6 ....................... Norm Tate 6 .............. Clarence Taylor 6 ..............Rayfield Dupree 7 ................... James Butts 7 ..............Rayfield Dupree 7 ................Arnold Grimes 8 .................Denny Rogers 8 .................Anthony Terry 8 ........ Jimmy Washington 9 ....................Henry Hines 9 ...................... Ron Livers 9 ............Jerome Hutchins 10 ............. Henry Jackson 10 ..............Arnold Grimes 10 ...............Greg Caldwell 1972 1975 1978 1 .......................John Craft 1 ...............Tommy Haynes 1 ................... James Butts 2 ..................... Dave Smith 2 .........................Milan Tiff 2 ...................... Ron Livers 3 ................... James Butts 3 ................Arnold Grimes 3 ....................Willie Banks 4 .......................Art Walker 4 .................Anthony Terry 4 .................... Paul Jordan 5 ................Harry Freeman 5 ...................... Ron Livers 5 ..............Rayfield Dupree 6 .........................Milan Tiff 6 ....................Tom Cochee 6 ...............Tommy Haynes 7 .......................Jim Fraser 7 ..............Rayfield Dupree 7 ...............Robert Cannon 8 ................ Barry McClure 8 ....................Willie Banks 8 ................... Nate Cooper 9 ................ Robert Reader 9 ................ Robert Reader 9 ......... Keith Witherspoon 10 ................Ken McBryde 10 ............ Clarence Taylor 10 ................. Dennis Ivory 1973 1976 1979 1 .......................John Craft 1 ................... James Butts 1 ...................... Ron Livers 2 ................ Barry McClure 2 ...............Tommy Haynes 2 ....................Willie Banks 3 .........................Milan Tiff 3 ..............Rayfield Dupree 3 ...............Tommy Haynes 4 ................... James Butts 4 ....................Willie Banks 4 ................... James Butts 5 ..................Ken McBryde 5 ...................... Ron Livers 5 ................... Nate Cooper 6 ................Harry Freeman 6 .......................John Craft 6 ................... Dennis Ivory 7 ....................Dave Tucker 7 .......................Ed Lennex 7 ...............Robert Cannon 8 .............. Clarence Taylor 8 .................Anthony Terry 8 ........ Robert Washington 9 ......... Keith Witherspoon 9 ....................Tom Cochee 9 ................... Mike Marlow 10 .............. Robert Reader 10 .......................Milan Tiff 10 .................. Paul Jordan © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Triple Jump 1980 1983 1986 1 ....................Willie Banks 1 ....................Willie Banks 1 ....................Mike Conley 2 ...................... Ron Livers 2 ....................Mike Conley 2 ............Charlie Simpkins 3 .................... Paul Jordan 3 ........................ Al Joyner 3 ....................Willie Banks 4 .................Greg Caldwell 4 ..................... Ray Kimble 4 .............. Kenny Harrison 5 ................... Mike Marlow 5 ................... Mike Marlow 5 ...............Robert Cannon 6 ................... James Butts 6 ................. Byron Criddle 6 ........................ Al Joyner 7 .................Vince Parrette 7 ............Charlie Simpkins 7 ...................John Tillman 8 ...................Doug Garner 8 ...................... David Siler 8 ............ David McFadgen 9 ............... Sanya Owolabi 9 ...............Robert Cannon 9 ..................... Ray Kimble 10 ................William Lloyd 10 ...............Deon Mayfield 10 ............... Byron Criddle 1981 1984 1987 1 ....................Willie Banks 1 ....................Mike Conley 1 ....................Mike Conley 2 ................... Mike Marlow 2 ........................ Al Joyner 2 ....................Willie Banks 3 ...............Robert Cannon 3 ....................Willie Banks 3 ............Charlie Simpkins 4 .................Greg Caldwell 4 ..................... Ray Kimble 4 ........................ Al Joyner 5 .................... Paul Jordan 5 ...............Robert Cannon 5 ..................... Ray Kimble 6 ...................... Ron Livers 6 .................... Paul Jordan 6 ...............Robert Cannon 7 ............ David McFadgen 7 ............Charlie Simpkins 7 .............. Kenny Harrison 8 ...................Doug Garner 8 ...................Doug Garner 8 ...................John Tillman 9 ................Dokie Williams 9 .................Greg Caldwell 9 ................Michael Hanks 10 ............. Sanya Owolabi 10 ............... Byron Criddle 10 ............... Byron Criddle 1982 1985 1988 1 ....................Willie Banks 1 ....................Willie Banks 1 ....................Mike Conley 2 ...............Robert Cannon 2 ....................Mike Conley 2 ....................Willie Banks 3 .................... Paul Jordan 3 ............Charlie Simpkins 3 ............Charlie Simpkins 4 ............... Sanya Owolabi 4 ........................ Al Joyner 4 .............. Kenny Harrison 5 ....................Mike Conley 5 ...............Robert Cannon 5 ..................... Ray Kimble 6 ...................Chip Benson 6 ...................John Tillman 6 ...............Robert Cannon 7 ................... Mike Marlow 7 ................. Byron Criddle 7 ........................ Al Joyner 8 ...................... David Siler 8 ................. Larry Streeter 8 ...................John Tillman 9 ..................... Eddie Loyd 9 ..................... Ray Kimble 9 ................. Warren Posey 10 ......................Greg Neal 10 ................. Mike Marlow 10 ..............Michael Patton © Track & Field News 2020 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Triple