U.S. Rankings — Men’s Javelin Places for 1947–62 reflect 1949 1951 only those Americans who 1 .........................Bud Held made the World Rankings 1 .........................Bud Held 2 ......................Marty Biles 2 .........................Bill Miller 3 ................. Delfs Pickarts 1947 3 ........................ Cy Young 4 ...............Steve Seymour 1 ...............Steve Seymour 1950 2 ......................Marty Biles 1 .........................Bud Held 1952 2 ...............Steve Seymour 1948 1 ........................ Cy Young 2 .........................Bill Miller 1 ...............Steve Seymour 3 .........................Bud Held 2 ......................Marty Biles © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN Sam Humphreys earned the No. 1s in ’12 & ’13 © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Javelin 1953 1963 1966 1 .........................Bud Held 1 .................. Frank Covelli 1 .................John Tushaus 2 ........................ Cy Young 2 .................... Larry Stuart 2 ............................ Ed Red 3 .........................Bill Miller 3 ................ Gary Stenlund 3 ................Jim Stevenson 4 ............................ Ed Red 4 ................ Bob Sbordone 1954 5 .......................Ron Ulrich 5 .................. Frank Covelli 1 .........................Bill Miller 6 ........ Krege Christiansen 6 .................... Larry Stuart 1955 7 ...................Dan Studney 7 .....................John Burns 1 .........................Bud Held 8 ...................... Jerry Dyes 8 .......................Dick Selby 2 .........................Bill Miller 9 .....................John Burns 9 .............Delmon McNabb 3 ........................ Cy Young 10 ................... Phil Conley 10 ..............Carl O’Donnell 1956 1964 1967 1 .........................Bud Held 1 .................. Frank Covelli 1 .............Delmon McNabb 2 ........................ Cy Young 2 .......................Les Tipton 2 .................. Frank Covelli 3 ............................ Ed Red 3 ................ Gary Stenlund 1957 4 ................ Bob Sbordone 4 .................... Larry Stuart 1 .........................Bud Held 5 ...................Jan Sikorsky 5 .....................Bill Skinner 1958 6 ........ Glenn Winningham 6 .....................Milt Sonsky 1 ................... John Fromm 7 .................... Larry Stuart 7 ..................... Mark Murro 8 ..................... Phil Conley 8 ..................... Bill Floreke 1959 9 ..................... Bill Floerke 9 ..................... Phil Conley 1 ......................Al Cantello 10 ..............Jim Stevenson 10 .......... Frank Burgasser 2 ..........................Bill Alley 1965 1968 1960 1 .................. Frank Covelli 1 .................. Frank Covelli 1 ......................Al Cantello 2 .................... Larry Stuart 2 ..................... Mark Murro 2 ..........................Bill Alley 3 ..................... Bill Floreke 3 ................ Gary Stenlund 4 ............................ Ed Red 4 ........Dave VanderGriend 1961–62 5 .................John Tushaus 5 .....................John Burns (no U.S. in World Ranks) 6 ........ Glenn Winningham 6 ...................Bob Lambert 7 ..................... Phil Conley 7 ................Carl O’Donnell 8 ..................... Russ White 8 ................ Bob Sbordone 9 ..................... Tom Purma 9 .......................Les Tipton 10 .............. Bob Sbordone 10 .......... Frank Burgasser © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Javelin 1969 1972 1975 1 ..................... Mark Murro 1 .................... Bill Schmidt 1 ..............Richard George 2 .................. Frank Covelli 2 ........................Fred Luke 2 ................... Rod Ewaliko 3 ................. Roger Collins 3 .....................Milt Sonsky 3 .......................Bob Wallis 4 .....................Milt Sonsky 4 .....................Jack Bacon 4 ........................Fred Luke 5 .....................Bill Skinner 5 .......................Bob Wallis 5 .................... Sam Colson 6 .......................Les Tipton 6 ...............Cary Feldmann 6 ...................Anthony Hall 7 .................... Larry Stuart 7 ..................... Mark Murro 7 ......................Dave Reiss 8 ......................Dave Reiss 8 .......................Les Tipton 8 .................... Bill Schmidt 9 ................ Gary Stenlund 9 .................... Sam Colson 9 .................. Danny Martin 10 ................. Roy Waddell 10 .................John Kaveny 10 ..................Keith Goldie 1970 1973 1976 1 ..................... Mark Murro 1 ...............Cary Feldmann 1 .................... Sam Colson 2 .....................Bill Skinner 2 .................... Sam Colson 2 ..............Richard George 3 .................. Frank Covelli 3 ........................Fred Luke 3 ...................Anthony Hall 4 .................... Bill Schmidt 4 .................... Bill Schmidt 4 ........................Fred Luke 5 ................. Roger Collins 5 ...................Bob Kouvolo 5 .........................Jim Judd 6 .................... Larry Stuart 6 .......................Bob Wallis 6 ................... Rod Ewaliko 7 .......................Bob Wallis 7 ...................Anthony Hall 7 .................... Bill Schmidt 8 ...............Cary Feldmann 8 .................. Danny Martin 8 ................Kenn Andrews 9 ................ Mike Lyngstad 9 .................... Larry Stuart 9 ............ Roger Hammond 10 .......................... Ed Red 10 .......................Jim Judd 10 ....................Dave Reiss 1971 1974 1977 1 ...............Cary Feldmann 1 .................... Sam Colson 1 ................... Rod Ewaliko 2 .....................Bill Skinner 2 ........................Fred Luke 2 ...................Anthony Hall 3 .................. Russ Francis 3 ...................Anthony Hall 3 ..............Richard George 4 ..................... Mark Murro 4 .........................Jim Judd 4 ............Scott Dykehouse 5 .................... Sam Colson 5 .................... Bill Schmidt 5 ......................Bob Roggy 6 ........................Fred Luke 6 .....................Milt Sonsky 6 ......................Dave Reiss 7 ................ Mike Lyngstad 7 ......................Dave Reiss 7 ..................Scott Sorchik 8 .................. Frank Covelli 8 ...................Bob Kouvolo 8 ..................Glenn Derwin 9 .................... Bill Schmidt 9 ................... Rod Ewaliko 9 ....................... Joe Gould 10 .................. Larry Stuart 10 ................Glenn Derwin 10 .................. Bill Schmidt © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Javelin 1978 1981 1984 1 ......................Bob Roggy 1 ......................Bob Roggy 1 .................Tom Petranoff 2 ................... Rod Ewaliko 2 ...............Bruce Kennedy 2 ..............Duncan Atwood 3 .................... Bill Schmidt 3 ..............Duncan Atwood 3 ......................Bob Roggy 4 ........................Stu Ralph 4 ................... Rod Ewaliko 4 .................Brian Crouser 5 ..................Scott Sorchik 5 ................... Mike Juskus 5 .................... Tom Jadwin 6 ..............Duncan Atwood 6 .................... Mike Packer 6 .................Curt Ransford 7 ...............Bruce Kennedy 7 ...............Steve Stockton 7 ................... Rod Ewaliko 8 ........................ Jim Kirby 8 ................. Joe Bramlage 8 ................. Jason Bender 9 ....................Tom Sinclair 9 ......................Mike Hartle 9 ...............Mark Anderson 10 .............. Frank Perbeck 10 .................... Tom Meyer 10 ............... John Amabile 1979 1982 1985 1 ......................Bob Roggy 1 ......................Bob Roggy 1 .................Tom Petranoff 2 ..............Duncan Atwood 2 .................Tom Petranoff 2 ..............Duncan Atwood 3 ................... Rod Ewaliko 3 .................Brian Crouser 3 .................... Tom Jadwin 4 .................... Bill Schmidt 4 ................... Rod Ewaliko 4 ......................Bob Roggy 5 ...............Bruce Kennedy 5 ...............Bruce Kennedy 5 .................Brian Crouser 6 ................... Mike Juskus 6 ..............Duncan Atwood 6 ................... Mike Barnett 7 ....................Tom Sinclair 7 ................... Mike Juskus 7 ....................Bob Rockett 8 ..................Scott Sorchik 8 ................. John Amabile 8 ....................Mike Collins 9 ...................Anthony Hall 9 ................... Mike Barnett 9 .........Craig Christianson 10 ................Glenn Derwin 10 ....................Mike Hartle 10 ........... Dan Thomasson 1980 1983 1986 1 ................... Rod Ewaliko 1 .................Tom Petranoff 1 .................Tom Petranoff 2 ...............Bruce Kennedy 2 ................... Rod Ewaliko 2 ......................Bob Roggy 3 ..............Duncan Atwood 3 ......................Bob Roggy 3 .................Brian Crouser 4 ......................Bob Roggy 4 ................... Mike Barnett 4 .........Craig Christianson 5 .................Tom Petranoff 5 ...............Steve Stockton 5 ................. John Amabile 6 .................Curt Ransford 6 ..............Duncan Atwood 6 .................... Tom Jadwin 7 ...................Anthony Hall 7 .................Curt Ransford 7 ................... Mike Barnett 8 .................... Bill Schmidt 8 .................... Steve Roller 8 ....................