Athletics-Americans who top world yearly leaders list
EUGENE, Oregon, June 29 (Reuters) - Provisional U.S. world championship team members who have the top performance in the world this year in their event: - - - - MEN 100m -- Justin Gatlin, 9.74 seconds 200m -- Gatlin, 19.57 1,500m (steeplechaser) -- Evan Jager, 3:32.97 400m hurdles -- Bershawn Jackson, 48.09 Long jump -- Jeff Henderson, 8.05m Shot put -- Joe Kovacs, 22.35m Decathlon -- Trey Hardee, 8,725 points - - WOMEN 100m -- English Gardner, 10.79 seconds (co-leader) 200m -- Allyson Felix, 21.98 400m -- Francena McCorory, 49.85 1,500m -- Jenny Simpson, 3:59.31 100m hurdles -- Sharika Nelvis, 12.34 400m hurdles -- Shamier Little, 53.74 Pole vault -- Jenn Suhr, 4.82 metres Long jump -- Tianna Bartoletta, 7.12m (Compiled by Gene Cherry in Eugene, Oregon; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
