Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	244	–
2	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	214	–
3	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	176	–
4	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	131	–
5	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Sifan Hassan	Beatrice Chebet	Beatrice Chebet	130	–
6	Gabriela Szabo	Sifan Hassan	Hellen Obiri	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	113	–
7	Sifan Hassan	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	104	–
8	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Beatrice Chebet	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	99	–
9	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	94	–
10	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	92	–
11	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	79	–
12	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	77	–
13	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	69	–
14	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	68	–
15	Olga Bondarenko	Letesenbet Gidey	Gete Wami	Gudaf Tsegay	Gudaf Tsegay	59	–
16	Berhane Adere	Gudaf Tsegay	Gudaf Tsegay	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	56	–
17	Letesenbet Gidey	Olga Bondarenko	Letesenbet Gidey	Letesenbet Gidey	Letesenbet Gidey	56	–
18	Maricica Puică	Berhane Adere	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	51	–
19	Paola Pigni	Maricica Puică	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	49	–
20	Genzebe Dibaba	Paola Pigni	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	48	–
21	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	48	–
22	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Genzebe Dibaba	Genzebe Dibaba	45	–
23	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	45	–
24	Yvonne Murray	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Faith Kipyegon	Nadia Battocletti	41	▲ +14
25	Mercy Cherono	Yvonne Murray	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Faith Kipyegon	38	–
26	Sally Barsosio	Beatrice Chebet	Yvonne Murray	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	36	–
27	Elvan Abeylegesse	Mercy Cherono	Faith Kipyegon	Yvonne Murray	Ana Cicanei	34	–
28	Phyllis Perkins	Sally Barsosio	Mercy Cherono	Mercy Cherono	Yvonne Murray	33	–
29	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Elvan Abeylegesse	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	Mercy Cherono	31	–
30	PattiSue Plumer	Phyllis Perkins	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	Sally Barsosio	31	–
31	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	Elvan Abeylegesse	29	–
32	Lyudmila Bragina	PattiSue Plumer	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Phyllis Perkins	29	–
33	Loa Olafsson	Ejegayehu Dibaba	PattiSue Plumer	PattiSue Plumer	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	29	–
34	Olga Yegorova	Lyudmila Bragina	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	PattiSue Plumer	28	–
35	Zhong Huandi	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	Ejegayehu Dibaba	27	–
36	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Olga Yegorova	Loa Olafsson	Nadia Battocletti	Lyudmila Bragina	27	–
37	Marta Dominguez	Zhong Huandi	Olga Yegorova	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	26	–
38	Isabella Ochichi	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Zhong Huandi	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	26	–
39	Sally Kipyego	Marta Dominguez	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	26	–
40	Xing Huina	Isabella Ochichi	Marta Dominguez	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	25	–
41	Zahra Ouaziz	Sally Kipyego	Isabella Ochichi	Marta Dominguez	Marta Dominguez	25	–
42	Janice Merrill	Xing Huina	Sally Kipyego	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	24	–
43	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Zahra Ouaziz	Xing Huina	Sally Kipyego	Sally Kipyego	24	–
44	Beatrice Chebet	Janice Merrill	Zahra Ouaziz	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	24	–
45	Lynn Jennings	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Janice Merrill	Zahra Ouaziz	Zahra Ouaziz	24	–
46	Gudaf Tsegay	Lynn Jennings	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	23	–
47	Mary Decker	Mary Decker	Lynn Jennings	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	23	–
48	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	Mary Decker	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	22	–
49	Roberta Brunet	Faith Kipyegon	Elly van Hulst	Mary Decker	Mary Decker	21	–
50	Senbere Teferi	Roberta Brunet	Roberta Brunet	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	20	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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