Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	114	–
2	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	106	–
3	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	102	–
4	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	83	–
5	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	74	–
6	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	66	–
7	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	60	–
8	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Jacob Kiplimo	57	▲ +16
9	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Samuel Wanjiru	57	–
10	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Haile Gebrselassie	52	–
11	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Sohn Kee-chung	51	–
12	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Waldemar Cierpinski	51	–
13	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Tamirat Tola	Tamirat Tola	Paavo Nurmi	48	–
14	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Tamirat Tola	47	–
15	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Bill Rodgers	42	–
16	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Geoffrey Kamworor	42	–
17	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Stefano Baldini	42	–
18	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Clarence DeMar	41	–
19	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Frank Shorter	Jacob Kiplimo	Gezahegne Abera	41	–
20	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Jaouad Gharib	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	40	–
21	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	John Ngugi	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	40	–
22	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Abel Kirui	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	40	–
23	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Jacob Kiplimo	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	39	–
24	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	38	–
25	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	37	–
26	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	37	–
27	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	36	–
28	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	36	–
29	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	34	–
30	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	34	–
31	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	34	–
32	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	33	–
33	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	33	–
34	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	32	–
35	Karel Lismont	Jacob Kiplimo	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	31	–
36	Ron Hill	Karel Lismont	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	31	–
37	António Pinto	Ron Hill	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Sabastian Sawe	31	▲ +13
38	Delfo Cabrera	António Pinto	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	Karel Lismont	29	–
39	John Treacy	Delfo Cabrera	António Pinto	António Pinto	Ron Hill	29	–
40	Hwang Young-cho	John Treacy	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	António Pinto	28	–
41	Khalid Skah	Hwang Young-cho	John Treacy	John Treacy	Delfo Cabrera	28	–
42	Steve Moneghetti	Khalid Skah	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	John Treacy	28	–
43	Alain Mimoun	Steve Moneghetti	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Hwang Young-cho	27	–
44	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Steve Moneghetti	Steve Moneghetti	Khalid Skah	26	–
45	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Steve Moneghetti	26	–
46	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	24	–
47	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	24	–
48	Josia Thugwane	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	24	–
49	Juan Carlos Zabala	Josia Thugwane	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	24	–
50	Ken McArthur	Juan Carlos Zabala	Josia Thugwane	Josia Thugwane	Emil Zátopek	24	–

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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