World Rankings Update - Jumps

Since all the jumps are competed fairly regularly through the indoor season, these are pretty meaningful.

I don't have it together on the women's triple jump yet.

MEN
High Jump
1. Ivan Ukhov, RUS, 172
2. Jesse Williams, USA, 86
3. Andra Manson, USA, 69
4. Aleksandr Shustov, RUS, 46.5
5. Linus Thörnblad, SWE, 40.5
6. Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS, 33
7. Aleksey Dmitrik, RUS, 31
8. Andrey Tereshin, RUS, 27.5
9. Tora Harris, USA, 23
10. Kyriakos Ioannou, CYP, 20.5
Ukhov dominated the indoor season. Manson recently set a PR at the Texas Relays.

Pole Vault
1. Steve Hooker, AUS, 184
2. Pavel Gerasimov, RUS, 52
3. Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, 43
4. Alexander Straub, GER, 36
5. Evgeniy Lukyanenko, RUS, 32
6. Derek Miles, USA, 22
6. Alhaji Jeng, SWE, 22
8. Tobias Scherbarth, GER, 17
9. Danny Ecker, GER, 16
9. Romain Mesnil, FRA, 16
Hooker was the star of the indoor season.

Long Jump
1. Sebastian Bayer, GER, 64
2. Fabrice Lapierre, AUS, 24
3. Mitchell Watt, AUS, 22
4. Marcin Starzak, POL, 22
5. Nils Winter, GER, 21
6. Salim Sdiri, FRA, 14
6. Loúis Tsátoumas, GRE, 14
8. Kafétien Gomis, FRA, 13
9. Ndiss Kaba Badji, SEN, 11
Bayer is tops based on his unexpectedly big European Championships win. Badji, down at #9, won today's Dakar Grand Prix meet with an excellent jump.

Triple Jump
1. Teddy Tamgho, FRA, 66
2. Fabrizio Donato, ITA, 51
3. Arnie David Girat, CUB, 38
4. Alexis Copello, CUB, 30
5. Yoandris Betanzos, CUB, 23
5. Jadel Gregorio, BRA, 23
7. Igor Spasovkhodski, RUS, 22
8. Viktor Yastrebov, UKR, 17
9. Karl Taillepierre, FRA, 15
10. Brandon Roulhac, USA, 14
Tamgho bombed at the European Championships but was untouchable besides that.

WOMEN
High Jump
1. Blanka Vlašic, CRO, 143
2. Ariane Friedrich, GER, 137
3. Irina Gordeeva, RUS, 48.5
4. Ruth Beitia, ESP, 47
5. Viktoriya Klyugina, RUS, 42.5
6. Svetlana Shkolina, RUS, 23
7. Amy Acuff, USA, 16
8. Iva Strakova, CZR, 13
8. Destinee Hooker, USA, 13
10. Melanie Skotnik, FRA, 11
Expect a back-and-forth battle all summer between Vlašic and Friedrich. Hooker won the Texas Relays two weeks ago and her boyfriend proposed to her as she walked off the medal stand (she said yes).

Pole Vault
1. Elena Isinbaeva, RUS, 106
2. Jennifer Stuczynski, USA, 74
3. Yuliya Golubchikova, RUS, 48.5
4. Fabiana Murer, BRA, 41
5. Silke Spiegelburg, GER, 33
6. Monika Pyrek, POL, 23.5
7. Stacy Dragila, USA, 20
8. Battke, GER, 18.5
9. Kiryashova, RUS, 18
10. Anna Rogowska, POL, 10
Isi and Jen are again head and shoulders above the rest.

Long Jump
1. Olga Kucherenko, RUS, 81
2. Elena Sokolova, RUS, 49
3. Ksenija Balta, EST, 34
4. Yarianny Argüelles, CUB, 28
5. Brittney Reese, USA, 18
6. Tatyana Voykina, RUS, 15
7. Anastasiya Taranova-Potapova, RUS, 11
8. Tiana Madison, USA, 10
9. Hyleas Fountain, USA, 9
9. Jeomi Maduka, USA, 9
Balta was a surprise winner at the European Championships; Kucherenko was unbeated in all her other meets.