World Rankings Update -- Jumps

MEN
High Jump
1. Ivan Ukhov, RUS, 172
2. Jesse Williams, USA, 102
3. Andra Manson, USA, 72
4. Aleksandr Shustov, RUS, 46.5
5. Linus Thörnblad, SWE, 40.5
6. Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS, 33
7. Aleksey Dmitrik, RUS, 31
8. Tora Harris, USA, 30
9. Andrey Tereshin, RUS, 27.5
10. Raul Spank, GER, 27
The only change in the last week is Spank moving into the top ten.

Pole Vault
1. Steve Hooker, AUS, 184
2. Pavel Gerasimov, RUS, 52
3. Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, 43
4. Alexander Straub, GER, 36
5. Derek Miles, USA, 33.5
6. Evgeniy Lukyanenko, RUS, 32
7. Alhaji Jeng, SWE, 22
8. Jeremy Scott , USA, 20
9. Giovanni Lanaro , MEX, 17.5
10. Tobias Scherbarth, GER, 17

Long Jump
1. Sebastian Bayer, GER, 64
2. Dwight Phillips, USA, 54
3. Marcin Starzak, POL, 22
4. Nils Winter, GER, 21
5. Fabrice Lapierre, AUS, 20
5. Ibrahim Camejo, CUB, 20
7. Mitchell Watt, AUS, 19
8. Loúis Tsátoumas, GRE, 14
8. Randall Flimmons, USA, 14
8. Salim Sdiri, FRA, 14
Phillips’ big jump at the Adidas Classic places him second. Camejo took a first and a second in Brazil this week to move into the top ten.

Triple Jump
1. Arnie David Girat, CUB, 144
2. Alexis Copello, CUB, 91
3. Yoandris Betanzos, CUB, 84
4. Teddy Tamgho, FRA, 66
5. Fabrizio Donato, ITA, 51
6. Osniel Tosca, CUB, 28
7. Jadel Gregorio, BRA, 27
8. Nelson Évora, POR, 23
9. Igor Spasovkhodski, RUS, 22
10. Leevan Sands, BAH, 21
Girat won three times in Brazil in the last week, with outstanding distances each time. His two compatriates had mixed results; Olympic and World champ Évora had a pair of thirds.

WOMEN
High Jump
1. Blanka Vlašic, CRO, 192
2. Ariane Friedrich, GER, 137
3. Ruth Beitia, ESP, 53
4. Irina Gordeeva, RUS, 48.5
5. Viktoriya Klyugina, RUS, 42.5
6. Svetlana Shkolina, RUS, 27
7. Amy Acuff, USA, 17
7. Deirdre Mullen, USA, 17
9. Chaunte Howard, USA, 16
10. Iva Strakova, CZR, 13
10. Destinee Hooker, USA, 13
Vlašic had another big jump this week.

Pole Vault
1. Elena Isinbaeva, RUS, 106
2. Jennifer Stuczynski, USA, 99
3. Yuliya Golubchikova, RUS, 60.5
4. Silke Spiegelburg, GER, 48
5. Fabiana Murer, BRA, 41
6. Stacy Dragila, USA, 26
7. Aleksandra Kiryashova, RUS, 23.5
8. Monika Pyrek, POL, 23.5
9. Anna Battke, GER, 18.5
10. Anna Rogowska, POL, 10
Stuczynski and Dragila vaulted well for first and second at the Adidas Classic.

Long Jump
1. Olga Kucherenko, RUS, 81
2. Brittney Reese, USA, 73
3. Elena Sokolova, RUS, 51
4. Maurren Higa Maggi, BRA, 39
5. Funmi Jimoh, USA, 37
6. Ksenija Balta, EST, 34
7. Yarianny Argüelles, CUB, 33
8. Keila Costa, BRA, 25
9. Akiba McKinney, USA, 17
9. Hyleas Fountain, USA, 17
Reese is for real, and will be a contender to win at the World Championships. Maggi won in Rio over her last weekend, and those two along with Kucherenko are my early-season medal favorites.