Events of the Decade

The past two years have been dubbed the "Year of the High Jump" (2014) and the "Year of the Pole Vault" (2015).
Also, recently there's been lots of talk about how the US women have become a major force in the middle and long distances.
All true?
Or are we merely seeing a very few SUPER-elites getting 1000's of headlines for their spectacular feats---but not really showing any major dominance for the entire event, calling for it to be given a "Year of..." title?

Using my DDD lists---or Top 24 Performers lists----I've taken a look at these questions.
I decided to go back to 2010---the beginning of this decade----to see which events HAVE been dominant in recent years.

Following are each event's numbers for athletes who make my DDD's with marks accomplished beginning with 2010, and going through today!
This is for OUTdoors ONLY!!
(NO INdoor marks are included.  For example, Jenny Simpson's 9:18.35 INdoor 2 Mile is NOT included!  Nor is Demi Payne's INdoor 15-7 PV!!)
The usual 4 major groups were charted---World, US, Collegiate, HS---for both Men and Women.

100
The World Men lead with 10 marks made from 2010 on.
Following with 9 each are the US Women and HS Men.
The worst are the World Women with just 4.

200
The best are the US Women with 10.
Then, with just 7, come the World Men.
The HS Men and Women follow with 6 each.
The least?  The World Women with just 1.

400
The best, with a mere 5 each, are the US and Collegiate Women.
Next in line, with 3 each, are the World Men and Women, and the HS Women.
Least, with one, are the US Men.

800
HS Men lead with 9 marks since 2010.
Then come the World Men with 8.
The World Women are at the bottom with 1.

1000
(These were measured for just the World and US.)
The US Men topped the list with 4.
World Women got ZERO!!

1500
Showing that their recent strength is a reality, the US Women lead the list with 10 marks!
But US Men follow close behind with 9, and the World Men have 8.
The World Women have just 2.

1 Mile
(For the HS DDD's, I include just FULL Miles, no 1600's, or times converted from 1600's!)
Leading the charge--and proving yet again that the noted trend is real!--are the HS Women, who have 11 marks dating from 2010 forward!
US Men follow with 9.
And HS Men follow with 8.
With NONE (0) are World Women and Collegiate Men.

3000
(I'm excluding the Collegiates, as this event is rarely run OUTdoors.)
US Men top the list with 9.
Then come HS Women with 7, and World Women with 6.
Least are the HS Men with just 2.

2 Mile
(Again, the Collegiates are excluded!)
Some VERY interesting numbers here!
The World Women have 14 marks dating from 2010 forward!
HS Women follow with 12.
(NO 3200 marks are included, or marks calculated from 3200's!)
US Women have 11.
High numbers, indeed!
(And a welcome trend, IMO!!)
But now look at the contrasted numbers for the Men!
After those double digit numbers for the Women come these:
3 for the HS Men, 2 for the US Men, and a mere 1 for the World Men!

5000
The Collegiate Women lead with 13!
HS Women follow with 11.
(These are OUTdoors ONLY, so all those HSR's at the NBIN are NOT included here!)
Then come the US Men with 10.
HS Men are at the bottom with 5.

10000
Collegiate Women have 14.
US Men follow with 10.
But HS Men and Women both each have 2.
And at ZERO are the World Women!

Marathon
These were counted for the World and US only!
A massive 22 (of my Top 24) marks date from 2010 forward for the World Men!!
The World Women have 14.
The US Women have 10.
But the US Men have just 3.

3000SC
There's a tie, at 14 each, between the US and Collegiate Women.
Then, with 12, come the World Women, followed, with 11, by the World Men.
Least, with 5 each, are the Collegiate Men and HS Women.
(Note that these lists are for the 3000SC, not the 2000SC, for the HS'ers!)

110H/100H
(HS lists are for the 39 inch hurdles for the Men, with the International height for the HS Women!)
The HS Women lead with 10 marks this decade!
Tied at 9 each are the Collegiate Men and Women.
The World Women are at the bottom with 4.

400H
Tied at the top, with 6 each, are the US and Collegiate Women.
Four groups are tied at 5 each--World Men and Women, and HS Men and Women.
US and Collegiate Men have just 3 each.

HJ
Was 2014 being called the "Year of the HJ" for real?
Can't say, but for this DECADE (so far!!), the World Men lead with 6.
Following, with 5 each, are the World and Collegiate Women.
At the bottom are the US Men with 2, then the HS Men with 1.

LJ
US Women lead this decade with 9 marks!
Collegiate Women are next with 7.
At the nadir are the World Women with just one!

TJ
Are the US Women WAYYY behind in the TJ?
Maybe when compared to the 48's and 49's and even 50's of the World Women, but on THIS chart, they RULE!
Yep, the US Women have the most DDD marks this decade with 7!
And next are the Collegiate Women with 6.
The Collegiate Men and HS Women have 2 each.
But the HS Men get the "You're a BUM!" Award with their mere 1.

PV
Aah!
2015 is the Year of the Vault!
(And IMO, so was 2014!!)
And the numbers, in many ways, agree!
With the 2nd highest total on this survey--behind the World Men in the Marathon--are the Collegiate Women with a massive 21 marks dating from 2010 forward.
Way behind are the World Women, whose 13 is still an impressive number!
Next, with 10 each, come the US and HS Women!!
Renaud Lavillenie notwithstanding, the World Men have the least, with just 2.

SP
(My HS Men's list is for the 12 pound SP!!  HS Women use the International weight!)
The US and HS Women lead the charge, with 9 each.
Collegiate Women are next with 7.
At the bottom are the World Women, with just 1.
(Guess who SHE is!!)

DT
(Ditto on the HS Men's DT, which list uses the US HS weighted platter!)
There's a 3-way tie, at 5 each, between the US Women, the Collegiate Women, and the HS Women!
This chart's Anchor Award goes to the World Women, who have one.
(And yes, guess who SHE is!!)

JT
The US and HS Women lead the way, with 13 apiece!
Next, with 11 each, are the Collegiate Women and HS Men.
There's a 3-way tie for last, at 5 each, between the World Men, US Men, and Collegiate Men.

HT
(The HS Men's list is for the US HS poundage!)
The HS Women lead with 15!
Next, at 13 apiece, are the US and Collegiate Women.
The HS Men have 12.
But the World Men have a measly ONE!!

Decathlon/Heptathlon
The HS Women have 11 marks dating from 2010 onward.
Then come the Collegiate Women with 10.
But at the bottom, with just 2 each, are the World Men, US Men, and HS Men!

Now for some Totals!

The Men lead the Women--for ALL the above events--in just the World category.
They're ahead, 135 to 122, for this decade.

But the Women have CLEAR leads in the other 3 groups!

They lead the US DDD's, 192 to 116.

They lead the Collegiates, 174 to 104.

And the Women lead the Men on the HS DDD's by a 163 to 112 margin!!

The Grand totals, for all 4 groups, are 651 for the Women, and 467 for the Men!

Breaking it down by Track or Field, we see the following:

The Men's World Marathon has the highest number--22.
For the Women, it's the Collegiate Women's PV, with 21.

Those numbers not only lead the overall chart, but each is dominant on the Track (Yes, I include the Marathon with Track events!!) or the Field!

And yes, that idea that the US Women are getting stronger and stronger vis a vis the World, is proven by the fact that the highest number for any group is from the US Women.
They have 192 marks dating from 2010 forward!

Next are the Collegiate Women, with 174 total.
Then come the HS Women (another American trend!!) with 163.

Collegiate Men bring up the rear with just 104 marks!
HS Men aren't much better, with 112.
And US Men aren't much better than that, with 116.

Of course, we're barely into the second half of the "10's" decade.
We have the rest of 2015, then all of 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 left to add to and change these numbers!!

And in the end, it comes down to the athletes themselves!

WHO will be the next to be added to these lists?
And in which event?