The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the
world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2003 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked
of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional
individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only
countries with three or more athletes in the top 100. The data base drawn
upon is the world deep list from Mirko Jalava's web site
<http://www.tilastopaja.com/>.
MEN'S 200 METERS 2003 WOMEN'S 200 METERS 2003
Country Top 102 Highest Country Top 100 Highest
United States 37 1 United States 25 1
Jamaica 9 9 Jamaica 10 9
Japan 6 3 Russia 6 5
Great Britain 6 17 Ukraine 5 11
Brazil 5 10 Bahamas 4 8
South Africa 4 13 South Africa 4 56
Greece 3 21 France 3 6
Nigeria 3 30 Nigeria 3 10
France 3 57 Germany 3 51
China 3 90
32 countries represented 39 countries represented
100th = 20.69 100th = 23.31
