Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	224	–
2	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	213	–
3	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	206	–
4	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	173	–
5	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	139	–
6	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	136	–
7	Vladimir Kuts	Joshua Cheptegei	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	113	–
8	Joshua Cheptegei	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	106	▲ +12
9	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Vladimir Kuts	102	–
10	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	88	–
11	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	86	–
12	Miruts Yifter	Daniel Komen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	84	–
13	Daniel Komen	Miruts Yifter	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	66	–
14	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	66	–
15	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	56	–
16	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	54	–
17	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	52	–
18	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	52	–
19	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Selemon Barega	Selemon Barega	Selemon Barega	52	–
20	Sileshi Sihine	Selemon Barega	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	51	–
21	Paul Tergat	Sileshi Sihine	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	50	–
22	Selemon Barega	Paul Tergat	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	49	–
23	Alberto Cova	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	47	–
24	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	44	–
25	Emiel Puttemans	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	42	–
26	Ilmari Salminen	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	41	–
27	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	41	–
28	Eliud Kipchoge	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	40	–
29	Kipchoge Keino	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	40	–
30	Edvin Wide	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	39	–
31	Gaston Reiff	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	38	–
32	Gordon Pirie	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	38	–
33	Hicham El Guerrouj	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	38	–
34	Jean Bouin	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	38	–
35	Joseph Guillemot	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	37	–
36	Khalid Skah	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	36	–
37	Gunnar Höckert	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	36	–
38	Janusz Kusociński	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	35	–
39	Paul Bitok	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	35	–
40	John Ngugi	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	35	–
41	Brahim Boutayeb	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	34	–
42	Gunder Hägg	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	33	–
43	Million Wolde	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	33	–
44	Naftali Temu	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	Yomif Kejelcha	Yomif Kejelcha	33	–
45	Sandor Iharos	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	32	–
46	Taisto Mäki	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	32	–
47	Richard Chelimo	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	32	–
48	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	30	–
49	Brendan Foster	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	29	–
50	Yomif Kejelcha	Brendan Foster	Brendan Foster	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	29	–

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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