Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Wayde van Niekerk	Wayde van Niekerk	Kirani James	Kirani James	Kirani James	48	▼ -12
2	Kirani James	Kirani James	Wayde van Niekerk	Wayde van Niekerk	Steven Gardiner	42	–
3	LaShawn Merritt	Steven Gardiner	Steven Gardiner	Steven Gardiner	Matthew Hudson-Smith	38	▲ +4
4	Steven Gardiner	LaShawn Merritt	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Quincy Hall	33	–
5	Pavel Maslák	Pavel Maslák	Quincy Hall	Quincy Hall	Collen Kebinatshipi	30	▲ +18
6	Anthony Zambrano	Anthony Zambrano	LaShawn Merritt	Anthony Zambrano	Anthony Zambrano	27	–
7	Isaac Makwala	Isaac Makwala	Anthony Zambrano	Michael Norman	Jereem Richards	26	▲ +12
8	Michael Norman	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Pavel Maslák	Pavel Maslák	Michael Norman	22	–
9	Fred Kerley	Michael Norman	Michael Norman	Fred Kerley	Wayde van Niekerk	21	▼ -32
10	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Fred Kerley	Fred Kerley	Isaac Makwala	Fred Kerley	19	–
11	Gil Roberts	Gil Roberts	Isaac Makwala	LaShawn Merritt	Jacory Patterson	15	▲ +3
12	Michael Cherry	Michael Cherry	Michael Cherry	Jereem Richards	Michael Cherry	14	–
13	Yousef Masrahi	Antonio Watson	Muzala Samukonga	Michael Cherry	Muzala Samukonga	14	–
14	Abdalelah Haroun	Abdalelah Haroun	Alexander Doom	Muzala Samukonga	Isaac Makwala	13	▼ -3
15	Jereem Richards	Quincy Hall	Antonio Watson	Alexander Doom	Alexander Doom	12	–
16	Luguelín Santos	Vernon Norwood	Charlie Dobson	Antonio Watson	Antonio Watson	12	–
17	Martyn Rooney	Jereem Richards	Abdalelah Haroun	Charlie Dobson	Charlie Dobson	12	–
18	Bryce Deadmon	Martyn Rooney	Karsten Warholm	Collen Kebinatshipi	Vernon Norwood	12	–
19	Demish Gaye	Bryce Deadmon	Vernon Norwood	Jacory Patterson	Pavel Maslák	11	▼ -10
20	Deon Lendore	Demish Gaye	Jereem Richards	Vernon Norwood	Bayapo Ndori	10	–
21	Baboloki Thebe	Deon Lendore	Bryce Deadmon	Bayapo Ndori	Karsten Warholm	10	–
22	Bralon Taplin	Yousef Masrahi	Demish Gaye	Karsten Warholm	Christopher Bailey	8	–
23	Nathan Strother	Baboloki Thebe	Deon Lendore	Abdalelah Haroun	Christopher Morales Williams	8	▲ +8
24	Tony McQuay	Bralon Taplin	Baboloki Thebe	Christopher Bailey	Bryce Deadmon	7	–
25	Vernon Norwood	Karsten Warholm	Bralon Taplin	Bryce Deadmon	Demish Gaye	7	–
26	Lalonde Gordon	Nathan Strother	Gil Roberts	Demish Gaye	Gil Roberts	6	–
27	Muzala Samukonga	Lalonde Gordon	Nathan Strother	Deon Lendore	Nathan Strother	6	–
28	Óscar Husillos	Lucas Conceição	Lucas Conceição	Baboloki Thebe	Abdalelah Haroun	5	▼ -4
29	Chris Brown	Luguelín Santos	Luguelín Santos	Bralon Taplin	Deon Lendore	5	▼ -2
30	Christopher Taylor	Muzala Samukonga	Óscar Husillos	Gil Roberts	Lucas Conceição	5	–
31	Nery Brenes	Óscar Husillos	Christopher Taylor	Nathan Strother	Óscar Husillos	5	–
32	Trevor Bassitt	Chris Brown	Lalonde Gordon	Lucas Conceição	Baboloki Thebe	4	▼ -2
33	Akeem Bloomfield	Christopher Taylor	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Óscar Husillos	Brian Faust	4	–
34	Karsten Warholm	Nery Brenes	Martyn Rooney	Brian Faust	Christopher Taylor	4	–
35	Kyle Clemons	Trevor Bassitt	Nery Brenes	Christopher Taylor	Kelvis Padrino	4	–
36	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Akeem Bloomfield	Trevor Bassitt	Kelvis Padrino	Khaleb McRae	4	▲ +4
37	Machel Cedenio	Carl Bengtström	Akeem Bloomfield	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Rai Benjamin	4	▲ +4
38	Michael Johnson	Kyle Clemons	Carl Bengtström	Martyn Rooney	Rusheen McDonald	4	–
39	Rafał Omelko	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Luis Avilés	Rusheen McDonald	Trevor Bassitt	4	–
40	Tony van Diepen	Luis Avilés	Machel Cedenio	Trevor Bassitt	Akeem Bloomfield	3	–
41	Alberth Bravo	Machel Cedenio	Rafał Omelko	Akeem Bloomfield	Attila Molnár	3	–
42	Carl Bengtström	Rafał Omelko	Tony van Diepen	Attila Molnár	Carl Bengtström	3	–
43	Dylan Borlée	Tony van Diepen	Alberth Bravo	Carl Bengtström	Lee Eppie	3	▲ +2
44	José Meléndez	Alberth Bravo	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	Luis Avilés	Liemarvin Bonevacia	3	▼ -1
45	Kelvis Padrino	Dylan Borlée	Dylan Borlée	Tony van Diepen	Luis Avilés	3	–
46	Kevin Borlée	Julien Watrin	Julien Watrin	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	Samuel Ogazi	3	▲ +3
47	Lucas Carvalho	Kelvis Padrino	Kelvis Padrino	Elián Larregina	Tony van Diepen	3	–
48	Mohammad Anas	Kentaro Sato	Kentaro Sato	Julien Watrin	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	2	–
49	Nathon Allen	Kevin Borlée	Kevin Borlée	Kentaro Sato	Elián Larregina	2	–
50	Nigel Levine	Lucas Carvalho	Lucas Carvalho	Kevin Borlée	Joshua Atkinson	2	▲ +2

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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