Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	356	▲ +2
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	346	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	311	–
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	276	–
5	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
6	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	240	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	236	▲ +1
8	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	218	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	211	–
10	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	200	▲ +1
11	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	192	–
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	182	▲ +1
13	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	171	–
14	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	169	▲ +9
15	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	169	–
16	Emil Zátopek	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
17	Renaud Lavillenie	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Eliud Kipchoge	Renaud Lavillenie	161	–
18	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	160	–
19	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Eliud Kipchoge	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	160	▲ +1
20	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Paul Tergat	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	154	▲ +1
21	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Ashton Eaton	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	153	–
22	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	147	–
23	Justin Gatlin	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	146	–
24	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Jonathan Edwards	144	▲ +1
25	Jonathan Edwards	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Jefferson Pérez	143	–
26	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	140	–
27	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	138	–
28	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Damian Warner	137	▲ +16
29	Ezekiel Kemboi	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	135	–
30	Al Oerter	Eliud Kipchoge	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	135	–
31	Ralph Rose	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Parry O'Brien	133	–
32	David Rudisha	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Ezekiel Kemboi	131	–
33	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Mutaz Essa Barshim	131	▲ +12
34	Frankie Fredericks	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Al Oerter	128	–
35	Sebastian Coe	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	128	–
36	Ville Ritola	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Damian Warner	David Rudisha	127	▲ +1
37	Christian Taylor	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	Wilson Kipketer	122	–
38	Saïd Aouita	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	121	–
39	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	120	–
40	Eliud Kipchoge	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ville Ritola	120	–
41	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	117	–
42	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Armand Duplantis	116	▲ +51
43	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	Damian Warner	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	116	–
44	Edwin Moses	Edwin Moses	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	114	–
45	Allen Johnson	Allen Johnson	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	113	–
46	Noureddine Morceli	Jürgen Schult	Edwin Moses	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	112	–
47	Jürgen Schult	Noureddine Morceli	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	111	▲ +1
48	Liu Xiang	Liu Xiang	Allen Johnson	Allen Johnson	Edwin Moses	110	–
49	Steve Backley	Steve Backley	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Allen Johnson	108	–
50	Dan O'Brien	Dan O'Brien	Liu Xiang	Liu Xiang	Noureddine Morceli	108	–