Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	763	▼ -44
2	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	399	▼ -57
3	Belarus	Spain	New Zealand	New Zealand	Portugal	232	▲ +16
4	New Zealand	New Zealand	Spain	Spain	New Zealand	230	▼ -24
5	Poland	Belarus	Belarus	Portugal	Spain	222	▼ -31
6	Spain	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	206	▼ -3
7	Denmark	Denmark	Portugal	Belarus	Belarus	176	▼ -18
8	Portugal	Portugal	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	155	▼ -5
9	Czech Republic	Australia	Australia	Australia	China	142	▲ +48
10	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Australia	135	▲ +9
11	Great Britain	Czech Republic	Great Britain	China	Czech Republic	115	▼ -11
12	Australia	Great Britain	Serbia and Montenegro	Great Britain	Sweden	78	▲ +9
13	Russia	Slovakia	Russia	Serbia and Montenegro	Kazakhstan	71	▲ +14
14	China	China	China	Russia	Italy	62	▲ +8
15	Kazakhstan	Russia	Slovakia	Sweden	Russia	59	▼ -13
16	Slovakia	Kazakhstan	Canada	Slovakia	Great Britain	56	▼ -38
17	Sweden	Canada	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Serbia and Montenegro	53	▼ -22
18	Canada	Sweden	Sweden	Italy	Uzbekistan	51	▲ +16
19	France	Argentina	Argentina	Ukraine	Ukraine	44	–
20	Iran	France	Italy	Argentina	Argentina	41	–
21	Uzbekistan	Italy	Ukraine	Canada	Canada	39	–
22	Italy	Iran	Uzbekistan	Slovenia	Slovakia	39	▼ -22
23	Argentina	Uzbekistan	Lithuania	Uzbekistan	Iran	35	▲ +1
24	Cuba	Lithuania	France	Iran	Slovenia	32	▼ -4
25	Slovenia	Ukraine	Iran	Lithuania	South Korea	31	▲ +14
26	Lithuania	Cuba	Cuba	France	Lithuania	26	▼ -8
27	Ukraine	Slovenia	Slovenia	Mexico	Mexico	23	–
28	South Korea	Mexico	Mexico	South Korea	Japan	12	▲ +4
29	Japan	South Korea	South Korea	Latvia	Belgium	11	–
30	Mexico	Latvia	Latvia	Belgium	France	10	▼ -15
31	Romania	Japan	Belgium	Azerbaijan	South Africa	10	▲ +4
32	Latvia	Belgium	Brazil	Croatia	Latvia	9	▼ -4
33	Belgium	Brazil	Ireland	Ireland	Croatia	8	–
34	Brazil	Ireland	Romania	Japan	Ireland	8	–
35	Ireland	Romania	Azerbaijan	Georgia	Georgia	7	–
36	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Croatia	Norway	Norway	7	–
37	Croatia	Croatia	Japan	South Africa	Thailand	5	–
38	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	United States	Thailand	Singapore	4	–
39	South Africa	United States	Georgia	Singapore	United States	4	–
40	Thailand	Georgia	Norway	Turkey	Kyrgyzstan	3	▲ +1
41	Turkey	South Africa	Thailand	United States	Austria	2	–
42	Ecuador	Thailand	Turkey	Austria	Brazil	2	–
43	Singapore	Turkey	Ecuador	Brazil	Cuba	2	–
44	Finland	Ecuador	Singapore	Cuba	Ecuador	2	–
45	Norway	Singapore	Austria	Ecuador	Chinese Taipei	1	–
46	United States	Norway	South Africa	Kyrgyzstan			–
47	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei			–
48	Kyrgyzstan			Romania			–

How "friendly rivalry" is driving new Hungarian quartet’s charge for LA28

PaddleWorldwide.com | 10.05.2026

When it comes to national selection races in Canoe Sprint, not many are more intense than those in Hungary.

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Dostal proves even himself wrong - he can still win Olympic gold

PaddleWorldwide.com | 10.08.2024

Czech man mountain Josef Dostal won an Olympic medal on Saturday that even he was convinced, at the age of 31 and at his fourth attempt, might have past him by.

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Carrington cements legend status - and is already looking to LA

PaddleWorldwide.com | 10.08.2024

Lisa Carrington on Friday stared down one of biggest challenges to her paddling supremacy, and in doing so locked away an eighth Olympic gold to move alongside the biggest name in the sport’s history for most Games victories.

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