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<\/a>Adams Shot Put<\/p><\/div>\n
Shot Putter Valerie Adams is the highest ranked at second, while Javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar comes in at ninth.<\/p>\n
Distance runner Kimberley Smith features in two events, the marathon and half marathon, with dual Commonwealth Games medallist,\u00a0 Nikki Hamblin also featuring in two events, the 800 metres and 1500 metres.<\/p>\n
Two other Commonwealth medallists Brent Newdick (Decathlon) and Nick Willis (1500m) make the lists in their respective events.<\/p>\n
Recently retired former World Champion Beatrice Faumuina comes in at 23rd in the discus in her final year on the world stage.<\/p>\n
The unluckiest is Rebecca Wardell who was in medal contention in Delhi in the heptathlon when she suffered a serious foot injury. She makes the heptathlon list at number 33.<\/p>\n
The result in an improvement from 2009 when there were only three ranked in the top thirty and a total of six in the top fifty.<\/p>\n
The result for 2010 is the best since 2006 when there were a total of nine New Zealanders ranked in the top fifty.<\/p>\n
With the exception o Faumuina and Wardell who is still recovering from her injury, all the athletes are competing in New Zealand this season, with most taking part in the Asics Grand Prix Series starting this Saturday (22 Junauary) with the Sylvia Potts Classic in Hastings, followed by the Cooks and Capital Classics on 25 January and 28 January.<\/p>\n
ATFS World Rankings 2010
\nWomen
\n2nd\u00a0 Valerie Adams\u00a0 Shot Put\u00a0 20.86m
\n11th\u00a0 Kimberley Smith\u00a0 Half Marathon\u00a0 1h 7m 55s
\n23rd\u00a0 Beatrice Faumuina\u00a0 Discus Throw\u00a0 61.11
\n26th\u00a0 Kimberley Smith\u00a0\u00a0 Marathon\u00a0 2h 25m 21s
\n28th\u00a0 Nikki Hamblin\u00a0 800m\u00a0 1m 59.66s
\n33rd\u00a0 Rebecca Wardell\u00a0 Heptathlon\u00a0 5988pts
\n36th\u00a0 Nikki Hamblin\u00a0 1500m\u00a0 4m 5.93s
\nMen
\n9th\u00a0 Stuart Farquhar\u00a0 Javelin Throw\u00a0 85.35m
\n18th\u00a0 Brent Newdick\u00a0 Decathlon\u00a0 8091pts
\n40th\u00a0 Nick Willis\u00a0 1500m\u00a0 3m 35.17s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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