Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	305	–
2	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	285	–
3	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	272	–
4	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	266	–
5	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Faith Kipyegon	Faith Kipyegon	263	–
6	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	257	–
7	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	254	–
8	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Faith Kipyegon	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	249	–
9	Maria Mutola	Maria Mutola	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	241	–
10	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	236	–
11	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	Maria Mutola	Maria Mutola	Maria Mutola	232	–
12	Barbora Špotáková	Barbora Špotáková	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	226	–
13	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	Barbora Špotáková	Barbora Špotáková	Barbora Špotáková	213	–
14	Sandra Perković	Sandra Perković	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	212	–
15	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Sandra Perković	Sandra Perković	Sandra Perković	211	–
16	Vivian Cheruiyot	Yulimar Rojas	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	205	–
17	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Faith Kipyegon	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Yulimar Rojas	203	▲ +4
18	Irena Szewińska	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Yulimar Rojas	Yulimar Rojas	Marita Koch	200	–
19	Tatyana Lebedeva	Sifan Hassan	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Elaine Thompson-Herah	192	–
20	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	189	–
21	Brittney Reese	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Anita Włodarczyk	Anita Włodarczyk	182	–
22	Catherine Ibargüen	Tatyana Lebedeva	Anita Włodarczyk	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	182	–
23	Anita Włodarczyk	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Tatyana Lebedeva	Tatyana Lebedeva	Tatyana Lebedeva	181	–
24	Ingrid Kristiansen	Anita Włodarczyk	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	180	–
25	Sifan Hassan	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	178	–
26	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Catherine Ibargüen	Catherine Ibargüen	Catherine Ibargüen	Catherine Ibargüen	178	–
27	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	175	–
28	Paula Radcliffe	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	173	–
29	Tamara Press	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	172	–
30	Sanya Richards-Ross	Paula Radcliffe	Nafissatou Thiam	Nafissatou Thiam	Nafissatou Thiam	165	–
31	Yulimar Rojas	Tamara Press	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Yaroslava Mahuchikh	165	▲ +26
32	Gabriela Szabo	Sanya Richards-Ross	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	Paula Radcliffe	163	–
33	Renate Stecher	Gabriela Szabo	Sanya Richards-Ross	Sanya Richards-Ross	Tamara Press	163	–
34	Inessa Kravets	Renate Stecher	Gabriela Szabo	Beatrice Chebet	Sanya Richards-Ross	162	–
35	Mariya Lasitskene	Inessa Kravets	Renate Stecher	Gabriela Szabo	Beatrice Chebet	154	–
36	Caster Semenya	Mariya Lasitskene	Inessa Kravets	Hellen Obiri	Gabriela Szabo	153	–
37	Tatyana Kazankina	Gong Lijiao	Hellen Obiri	Renate Stecher	Hellen Obiri	150	–
38	Gong Lijiao	Caster Semenya	Mariya Lasitskene	Inessa Kravets	Renate Stecher	149	–
39	Iolanda Balaș	Natalya Lisovskaya	Gong Lijiao	Mariya Lasitskene	Inessa Kravets	146	–
40	Natalya Lisovskaya	Tatyana Kazankina	Caster Semenya	Gong Lijiao	Mariya Lasitskene	144	–
41	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Galina Chistyakova	Natalya Lisovskaya	Natalya Lisovskaya	Gong Lijiao	141	–
42	Stacy Dragila	Iolanda Balaș	Galina Chistyakova	Caster Semenya	Natalya Lisovskaya	141	–
43	Blanka Vlašić	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Tatyana Kazankina	Galina Chistyakova	Caster Semenya	140	–
44	Galina Chistyakova	Stacy Dragila	Iolanda Balaș	Tatyana Kazankina	Galina Chistyakova	140	–
45	Marion Jones	Blanka Vlašić	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Yaroslava Mahuchikh	Tatyana Kazankina	139	–
46	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Marion Jones	Stacy Dragila	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	138	–
47	Derartu Tulu	Nafissatou Thiam	Blanka Vlašić	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	138	–
48	Yordanka Donkova	Hellen Obiri	Marion Jones	Stacy Dragila	Stacy Dragila	138	–
49	Faith Kipyegon	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	138	–
50	Gwen Torrence	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Blanka Vlašić	Blanka Vlašić	137	–

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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