The Top Ranked Track & Field Athletes of All-Time by Rookie Year-1980

 

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The Top Ranked Track & Field Athletes of All-Time by Rookie Year-1980

 

Rnk Athlete Nation Overall Rank
1 Sebastian Coe Great Britain 29
2 Allan Wells Great Britain 133
3 Sergey Litvinov Russia 155
4 Maurizio Damilano Italy 159
5 Juha Tiainen Finland 250
6 Hartwig Gauder Germany 291
7 Jozef Pribilinec Slovakia 336
8 Dainis Kula Latvia 385
9 Gerd Wessig Germany 406
10 Jaak Uudmae Estonia 420
11 Lutz Dombrowski Germany 447
12 Viktor Markin Russia 494
13 Viktor Rashchupkin Russia 495
14 Volker Beck Germany 497
15 Volodymyr Kyselov Russia 498
16 Kaarlo Maaninka Finland 573
17 John Treacy Ireland 587
18 Steve Cram Great Britain 608
19 Dave Ottley Great Britain 655
20 Imrich Bugar Slovakia 666
21 Bo Gustafsson Sweden 674
22 Mike McLeod Great Britain 684
23 Gerard Nijboer Netherlands 691
24 Jorge Llopart Spain 726
25 Gary Honey Australia 774
26 Aleksandr Makarov Russia 798
27 Frank Paschek Germany 849
28 Jurgen Straub Germany 895
29 Konstantin Volkov Russia 903
30 Pyotr Pochinchuk Belarus 941
31 Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania 956
32 Vasyl Arkhypenko Ukraine 965
33 Yury Kutsenko Russia 980
34 Thierry Vigneron France 1063
35 Hansjorg Kunze Germany 1101
36 Arto Bryggare Finland 1109
37 Keith Connor Anguilla 1147
38 Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia 1215
39 Jose Manuel Abascal Spain 1237
40 Aleksandr Puchkov Russia 1253
41 Eshetu Tura Ethiopia 1306
42 Frank Schaffer Germany 1313
43 Gary Oakes Great Britain 1319
44 Jorg Freimuth Germany 1367
45 Luis Delis Cuba 1385
46 Nikolay Kirov Belarus 1395
47 Roland Wieser Germany 1410
48 Satymkul Dzhumanazarov Kyrgyzstan 1419
49 Sergey Zhelanov Russia 1421
50 Wolfgang Hanisch Germany 1450
51 Jose Marin Spain 1459
52 Reima Salonen Finland 1482
53 Agberto Guimaraes Brazil 1483
54 Laszlo Szalma Hungary 1533
55 Andreas Busse Germany 1561
56 Yury Dumchev Russia 1577
57 Domingo Ramon Spain 1578
58 Andrey Prokofyev Russia 1711
59 Heino Puuste Estonia 1770
60 Mykola Vasyliev Russia 1822
61 Philippe Houvion France 1840
62 Roland Steuk Germany 1849
63 Vladimir Kotov Belarus 1867
64 Yevgeny Yevsyukov Russia 1882
65 Rob de Castella Australia 1912
66 Antonio Corgos Spain 1932
67 Osvaldo Lara Cuba 2045
68 Roland Dalhauser Switzerland 2074
69 Colin Reitz Great Britain 2101
70 Mike McFarlane Great Britain 2130
71 Rok Kopitar Slovenia 2131
72 Antero Puranen Finland 2164
73 Bernhard Hoff Germany 2173
74 Detlef Gerstenberg Germany 2199
75 Francisco Sanchez Spain 2217
76 Ian Campbell Australia 2241
77 Jan Pusty Poland 2253
78 Stanislaw Jaskulka Poland 2332
79 Vittorio Fontanella Italy 2354
80 Vyacheslav Fursov Russia 2355
81 Harri Huhtala Finland 2417
82 Bert Cameron Jamaica 2433
83 Lech Dunecki Poland 2561
84 Dietmar Millonig Austria 2604
85 Horia Toboc Romania 2606
86 Jorg Peter Germany 2611
87 Atanas Chochev Bulgaria 2635
88 Dariusz Ludwig Poland 2658
89 Detlef Wagenknecht Germany 2664
90 Emanuil Dyulgerov Bulgaria 2673
91 Giuseppe Gerbi Italy 2695
92 Hans-Jurgen Jacobi Germany 2702
93 Ihor Duhinets Ukraine 2711
94 Mariusz Klimczyk Poland 2759
95 Pentti Sinersaari Finland 2776
96 Vaso Komnenic Serbia 2809
97 Viktor Belsky Belarus 2811
98 Vladimir Muravyov Kazakhstan 2813
99 Carlos Sala Spain 2835
100 Javier Moracho Spain 2881
101 Boguslaw Maminski Poland 2942
102 Franz Meier Switzerland 2972
103 Felix Bohni Switzerland 3006
104 Bohdan Bulakowski Poland 3017
105 Bela Bakosi Hungary 3046
106 Adrian Proteasa Romania 3082
107 Atanas Andonov Bulgaria 3096
108 Dereje Nedi Ethiopia 3120
109 Detlef Fuhrmann Germany 3121
110 Emil Vladimirov Bulgaria 3141
111 Stanislaw Rola Poland 3273
112 Werner Schildhauer Germany 3292
113 Willi Sawall Australia 3344
114 Ken Lorraway Australia 3443
115 Aleksandr Fedotkin Russia 3491
116 Aleksandr Grigoryev Russia 3493
117 Anatoly Dimov Russia 3499
118 Dave Warren Great Britain 3533
119 Hermann Panzo France 3580
120 Ireneusz Golda Poland 3587
121 Joseph Coombs Trinidad & Tobago 3608
122 Sergey Kulibaba Kazakhstan 3656
123 Steffen Grummt Germany 3661
124 Vladimir Milic Croatia 3676
125 Yordan Yanev Bulgaria 3682
126 Yury Chervanyov Belarus 3683
127 Yusuf Alli Nigeria 3748
128 James Gilkes Guyana 3776
129 Wilbert Greaves Great Britain 3799
130 Tommy Ekblom Finland 3801
131 Jiri Sykora Czech Republic 3852
132 Mark Holtom Great Britain 3880
133 Mark Naylor Great Britain 3893
134 Harry Schulting Netherlands 3901
135 Aimo Aho Finland 3925
136 Anatoliy Yarosh Ukraine 3943
137 Bill Scott Australia 3962
138 Binko Kolev Bulgaria 3963
139 Dele Udo Nigeria 3982
140 Dragan Zdravkovic Macedonia 3987
141 Esa Jokinen Finland 3996
142 Laszlo Sator Hungary 4077
143 Olaf Prenzler Germany 4113
144 Thomas Dittrich Germany 4172
145 Vasile Bichea Romania 4183
146 Viktor Burakov Ukraine 4185
147 Yevgeny Anikin Russia 4195
148 Pavol Blazek Slovakia 4200
149 Antonio Prieto Spain 4218
150 Roger Hackney Great Britain 4226
151 David Smith Australia 4230
152 William Wuycke Venezuela 4275
153 Miro Zalar Sweden 4310
154 Owen Hamilton Jamaica 4325
155 Aleksandr Kharlov Uzbekistan 4371
156 Gennady Belkov Russia 4426
157 Janusz Szczerkowski Poland 4450
158 Jose Santa Cruz Cuba 4462
159 Olaf Beyer Germany 4497
160 Roger Mills Great Britain 4525
161 Vladimir Malozemlin Russia 4552
162 Zephaniah Ncube Zimbabwe 4610
163 Peter Okodogbe Nigeria 4631
164 Brad McStravick Great Britain 4641
165 Ray Flynn Ireland 4690
166 Armando Orozco Cuba 4778
167 Didier Dubois France 4814
168 Eugen Ray Germany 4835
169 Giorgio Damilano Italy 4855
170 Hans-Joachim Truppel Germany 4867
171 Hilmar Hossfeld Germany 4884
172 Ian Richards Great Britain 4889
173 Jozsef Szalai Hungary 4916
174 Kayode Elegbede Nigeria 4917
175 Lahcen Babaci Algeria 4924
176 Nikolay Chernetsky Kyrgyzstan 4956
177 Oleksiy Demianiuk Ukraine 4960
178 Plamen Krastev Bulgaria 4973
179 Robert Nemeth Austria 4982
180 Ryszard Szparak Poland 4993
181 Stefan Stoykov Bulgaria 5001
182 Justin Arop Uganda 5058
183 Joshua Kio Nigeria 5071
184 Nick Rose Great Britain 5073
185 Christian Valetudie France 5189
186 Janos Szalas Hungary 5246
187 Janusz Trzepizur Poland 5247
188 Jiri Chamrad Czech Republic 5252
189 Kenth Gardenkrans Sweden 5265
190 Khristos Karageorgos Greece 5267
191 Rauli Pudas Finland 5316
192 Stephan Niklaus Switzerland 5331
193 Zakariah Barie Tanzania 5373
194 Sorin Matei Romania 5393
195 Peter Hadfield Australia 5450
196 Antonio Ferreira Brazil 5454
197 Cameron Sharp Great Britain 5455
198 Detlef Michel Germany 5474
199 Atanas Tarev Bulgaria 5490
200 Joao Campos Portugal 5507
201 Juraj Bencik Hungary 5571
202 Gregoire Illorson Cameroon 5600
203 Alf Brandt Sweden 5638
204 Anatoliy Reshetniak Ukraine 5644
205 Andrew Bruce Trinidad & Tobago 5649
206 Antonio Paez Spain 5651
207 Armin Lemme Germany 5653
208 Borislav Pisic Bosnia & Herzegovina 5674
209 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Denmark 5787
210 Mauro Zuliani Italy 5862
211 Nikola Khristov Bulgaria 5882
212 Nikolay Sidorov Russia 5886
213 Roberto Volpi Italy 5929
214 Vitaliy Tyshchenko Ukraine 5989
215 Enrique Pena Colombia 6064
216 Andrzej Klimaszewski Poland 6141
217 Emmanuel Ndiemandoi Tanzania 6167
218 Gerard Tebroke Netherlands 6180
219 Moujhed Fahid Khalifa Iraq 6240
220 Razvigor Yankov Bulgaria 6255
221 Valery Abramov Russia 6274
222 Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania 6303
223 Jose Luis Gonzalez Spain 6319
224 Alex Gonzalez France 6325
225 Davison Lishebo Zambia 6347
226 Abdoulaye Samba Diallo Senegal 6415
227 Alan Bell Great Britain 6420
228 Andreas Schlisske Germany 6431
229 Aris Karageorgos Greece 6433
230 Axel Weber Germany 6442
231 Bahadur Singh India 6443
232 Bill Rea Austria 6447
233 Dariusz Adamus Poland 6462
234 Ferenc Kiss Hungary 6477
235 Hailu Wolde-Tsadik Ethiopia 6495
236 Juan Lloveras Spain 6528
237 Karel Kolar Czech Republic 6533
238 Marco Tamberi Italy 6553
239 Petar Vukicevic Serbia 6572
240 Zakayo Malekwa Tanzania 6657
241 Martín Bermudez Mexico 6686
242 Steve Austin Australia 6719
243 Philippe Dupont France 6748
244 Adnan Houri Syria 6786
245 Boris Yakovlev Russia 6821
246 Columba Blango Sierra Leone 6835
247 Dietmar Meisch Germany 6845
248 Dimitrios Delifotis Greece 6846
249 Ivo Yanchev Bulgaria 6903
250 Jaromír Vanous Czech Republic 6910
251 Jose Casabona Spain 6918
252 Patrick Desruelles Belgium 6982
253 Roberto Cabrejas Spain 7000
254 Roger Milhau France 7002
255 Sean Egan Ireland 7011
256 Uwe Dunkel Germany 7039
257 Valcho Stoev Bulgaria 7043
258 Zdzislaw Hoffmann Poland 7062
259 Mehdi Aidet Algeria 7099
260 Alex Hagelsteens Belgium 7130
261 Nelson dos Santos Brazil 7182
262 Antoine Richard France 7185
263 Rachid Habchaoui Algeria 7189
264 Christer Gullstrand Sweden 7204
265 Alberto Solanas Spain 7256
266 Aleksandr Vorobey Belarus 7258
267 Andrey Shlyapnikov Russia 7265
268 Andrzej Stepien Poland 7267
269 Barry Smith Great Britain 7281
270 Bernard Mabikana Congo 7282
271 Bernard Petitbois France 7283
272 Bogger Mushanga Zambia 7289
273 Francis Agbo France 7340
274 Francis Demarthon France 7341
275 Inoussa Dangou Benin 7375
276 Khaled Murad Ghaloum Kuwait 7422
277 Krzysztof Wesolowski Poland 7427
278 Miro Ronac Peru 7454
279 Mirosław Zerkowski Poland 7457
280 Najim Al-Enazy Kuwait 7464
281 Rainer Pottel Germany 7495
282 Roberto Tozzi Italy 7509
283 Sandro Brogini Italy 7516
284 Soren Schlegel Germany 7523
285 Valeriu Caceanov Russia 7543
286 Vladimir Ivanov Bulgaria 7550
287 Abdul Ismail Mozambique 7663
288 Abdul Jabbar Rahima Iraq 7664
289 Amer Maaraoui Syria 7671
290 Henri Dagba Benin 7718
291 Jan Leitner Czech Republic 7728
292 Maher Hreitani Syria 7765
293 Milkessa Chalchisa Ethiopia 7776
294 Ranjit Singh India 7792
295 Coloman Trabado Spain 7842
296 Pierre Deleze Switzerland 7856
297 Jose Gomez Mexico 7880
298 Enrique Aquino Mexico 7885
299 Geoff Smith Great Britain 7951
300 Kjell-Erik Stahl Sweden 7952
301 Andras Paroczai Hungary 7969
302 Doudou N'Diaye Senegal 8010
303 Duong Durc Thuy Vietnam 8013
304 Musa Luliga Tanzania 8139
305 Pavel Yakovlev Russia 8157
306 Vesa Laukkanen Finland 8212
307 Wolfgang Konrad Austria 8219
308 Zoltan Tarsi Hungary 8230
309 Arthure Agathine Seychelles 8306
310 Paolo Borghi Italy 8403
311 Peter Rieger Germany 8410
312 Tapfumaneyi Jonga Zimbabwe 8461
313 Martin Toporek Austria 8511
314 Paulo Roberto Correia Brazil 8522
315 Istvan Nagy Hungary 8525
316 Abdel Hamid Sahil Algeria 8568
317 David Giralt Sr. Cuba 8643
318 Eddy De Leeuw Belgium 8655
319 Haile Zeru Ethiopia 8691
320 Hope Ezeigbo Nigeria 8712
321 Jurgen Eberding Germany 8748
322 Kassa Balcha Ethiopia 8751
323 Leonel Teller Nicaragua 8766
324 Paul Copu Romania 8817
325 Wilfred Kareng Botswana 8877
326 Yadessa Kuma Ethiopia 8882
327 Derradji Harek Algeria 8927
328 Katsuhiko Nakaya Brazil 8929
329 Abdel Madjid Mada Algeria 8950
330 Alejandro Herrera Cuba 8962
331 Antonio Gopal Seychelles 8972
332 Drew McMaster Great Britain 9003
333 Eleuterio Anton Spain 9011
334 Hans Siegele Austria 9032
335 Ivan Tuparov Bulgaria 9047
336 Martin Perarnau Spain 9096
337 Olli Pousi Finland 9122
338 Leodigard Martin Tanzania 9218
339 El-Hachemi Abdenouz Algeria 9284
340 Istvan Gibicsar Hungary 9312
341 Julius Ivan Slovakia 9320
342 Stanimir Nenov Bulgaria 9390
343 Tekeste Mitiku Ethiopia 9394
344 Dick Hooper Ireland 9422
345 Desmond Morris Jamaica 9426
346 Stefano Casali San Marino 9450
347 Atanas Mladenov Bulgaria 9474
348 Moges Alemayehu Ethiopia 9551
349 Serhiy Olizarenko Russia 9586
350 Boubacar Diallo Senegal 9638
351 Oddur Sigurdsson Iceland 9641
352 Jules Randrianarivelo Madagascar 9647
353 Nigusse Bekele Ethiopia 9664
354 Tomas Gonzalez Cuba 9684
355 Jon Didriksson Iceland 9694
356 Hammed Adio Nigeria 9703
357 Abderrahmane Morceli Algeria 9738
358 Akel Hamdan Syria 9787
359 Aleksandar Popovic Serbia 9791
360 Altevir de Araujo Filho Brazil 9803
361 Charles Lupiya Zambia 9828
362 Derrick Peynado Jamaica 9837
363 Frantisek Brecka Czech Republic 9881
364 Girma Wolde-Hana Ethiopia 9898
365 Ian Stapleton Jamaica 9918
366 Krzysztof Zwolinski Poland 9973
367 Mopeli Molapo Lesotho 10022
368 Salem El-Margini Libya 10073
369 Thipsamay Chanthaphone Laos 10104
370 Volodymyr Shesterov Russia 10121
371 Domingo Colin Mexico 10199
372 Anatoly Solomin Russia 10231
373 Gopal Saini India 10278
374 Juan Centelles Cuba 10298
375 Nicolae Voicu Romania 10328
376 Ralf Ponitzsch Germany 10345
377 Theophile Hounou Benin 10367
378 Werner Heyer Germany 10383
379 Wilfried Siegele Austria 10384
380 Zbigniew Pierzynka Poland 10391
381 Archfell Musango Zambia 10397
382 Abebe Zerihun Ethiopia 10439
383 Atre Bezabeh Ethiopia 10447
384 Moussa Sagna Fall Senegal 10528
385 Sekou Camara Guinea 10553
386 Stelio Craveirinha Mozambique 10558
387 Albert Marie Seychelles 10579
388 Arie Gamliel Israel 10615
389 Abdul Karim Joumaa Syria 10642
390 Anders Carlson Sweden 10651
391 Kenias Tembo Zimbabwe 10743
392 Mick O'Shea Ireland 10765
393 Motlalepula Thabana Lesotho 10771
394 Othmane Belfaa Algeria 10779
395 Robert Chideka Botswana 10797
396 Ronald Raborg Peru 10799
397 Gerardo Suero Dominican Republic 10852
398 Abebe Gessese Ethiopia 10897
399 Ahmad Balkis Syria 10899
400 Cláudio Freire Brazil 10932
401 Hussain Ali Nasayyif Iraq 10976
402 Jacques Borlee Belgium 10984
403 Khaled Khalifa Al-Shammari Kuwait 11006
404 Lambros Kefalas Greece 11009
405 Li Jong-Hyung North Korea 11013
406 Marcel Klarenbeek Netherlands 11019
407 Olajidie Oyeledun Nigeria 11035
408 Pavel Pavlov Bulgaria 11043
409 Sant Kumar India 11063
410 Stefano Malinverni Italy 11070
411 Tommy Persson Sweden 11123
412 Tisbite Rakotoarisoa Madagascar 11277
413 Mohamed Makhlouf Syria 11291
414 Emmanuel M'Pioh Congo 11314
415 Adam Assimi Benin 11341
416 Bernardo Manuel Angola 11373
417 Essa Abbas Faleh Hashem Kuwait 11415
418 Fidelis Ndyabagye Uganda 11419
419 Jose Sena Portugal 11463
420 Langa Mudongo Botswana 11482
421 Laxman Basnet Nepal 11486
422 Pedro Mulomo Mozambique 11537
423 Vongdeuane Phongsavanh Laos 11577
424 David Lukuba Tanzania 11752
425 Jimmy Massallay Sierra Leone 11756
426 Antoine Kiakouama Congo 11780
427 Charles Dramiga Uganda 11818
428 Golekane Mosveu Botswana 11853
429 Ishmael Mhaladi Botswana 11867
430 Ivaylo Karanyotov Bulgaria 11869
431 Marzouk Mabrouk Libya 11910
432 Mohamed El-Abed Syria 11912
433 Nikolaos Angelopoulos Greece 11917
434 Regis Tranquille Seychelles 11940
435 Vicente Santos Mozambique 11965
436 Amadou Alimi Benin 12025
437 Luis Barbosa Colombia 12075
438 Nara Bahadur Dahal Nepal 12088
439 Saleh El-Ali Syria 12110
440 Marco Marchei Italy 12141
441 Aleksandras Antipovas Lithuania 12159
442 Dias Alface Mozambique 12187
443 Joseph Letseka Lesotho 12301
444 Nabil Nahri Syria 12313
445 Pascal Aho Benin 12314
446 Mwalimu Ally Tanzania 12329
447 Vincent Rakabaele Lesotho 12339
448 Alston Muziyo Zambia 12344
449 Cheikh Touradou Diouf Senegal 12361
450 Perumal Subramanian India 12446
451 George Branche Sierra Leone 12502
452 Istvan Tatar Hungary 12505
453 Sahr Kendor Sierra Leone 12518
454 Roland Dagher Lebanon 12526
455 Kenneth Hlasa Lesotho 12550
456 Charles Kachenjela Zambia 12588
457 Eduardo Costa Mozambique 12597
458 Frank Adams Trinidad & Tobago 12604
459 Khaled Hussain Mahmoud Kuwait 12651
460 Le Quang Khai Vietnam 12656
461 Milton de Castro Brazil 12671
462 Joseph Ramotshabi Botswana 12727
463 Cor Vriend Netherlands 12815
464 Josef Steiner Austria 12850
465 Damien Degboe Benin 12928
466 Joseph Peter Switzerland 12939
467 Asfaw Deble Ethiopia 13022
468 El-Mehdi Sallah Diab Libya 13038
469 Geraldo Jose Pegado Brazil 13057
470 Isidoro Hornillos Spain 13071
471 Leopold Hounkanrin Benin 13095
472 Mohamed Diakite Guinea 13111
473 William Akabi-Davis Sierra Leone 13159
474 Pat Hooper Ireland 13245
475 Buumba Halwand Zambia 13297
476 Lucien Josiah Botswana 13378
477 Sheku Boima Sierra Leone 13379
478 Rudolph George Sierra Leone 13384
479 Besha Tuffa Ethiopia 13386
480 Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma Libya 13394
481 Henk Brouwer Netherlands 13418
482 Issa Chetoui Libya 13420
483 Ruben Inacio Angola 13443
484 Mukunda Hari Shrestha Nepal 13502
485 Paul Haba Guinea 13528
486 Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita Sierra Leone 13541
487 John Carew Sierra Leone 13577
488 Mario Westbroek Netherlands 13584
489 Peter Mwita Tanzania 13603
490 Soe Khin Myanmar 13671
491 Enemri Najem Al-Marghani Libya 13785
492 Panh Khemanith Laos 13822
493 Nguyen Quyen Vietnam 13914
494 Sitthixay Sacpraseuth Laos 14023
495 Casimir Pereira Seychelles 14032
496 Walter During Sierra Leone 14058
497 Abel Nkhoma Zimbabwe 14062
498 Andrzej Sajkowski Poland 14091
499 Gerard Barrett Australia 14102
500 Goran Hogberg Sweden 14103
501 Ian Thompson (GBR) Great Britain 14107
502 Jean-Michel Charbonnel France 14109
503 Jouni Kortelainen Finland 14113
504 Kebede Balcha Ethiopia 14114
505 Nabil Chouery Lebanon 14122
506 Patrick Chiwala Zambia 14125
507 Radames Gonzalez Cuba 14127
508 Ryszard Marczak Poland 14131
509 Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer Czech Republic 14134
510 Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi Kuwait 14145
511 Adille Sumariwalla India 14147
512 Ilidio Coelho Angola 14165
513 Marc Larose Seychelles 14174
514 Raghu Raj Onta Nepal 14183
515 Salif Kone Mali 14188
516 Soutsakhone Somninhom Laos 14194
517 Aleksandr Stasevich Russia 14211
518 Constantino Reis Mozambique 14215
519 Jose Luis Elias Peru 14544

 


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