Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	188	–
2	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	172	–
3	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	134	–
4	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	132	▲ +1
5	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	90	–
6	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	88	–
7	Fernanda Ribeiro	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	86	–
8	Almaz Ayana	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	83	–
9	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Sifan Hassan	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	82	–
10	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	82	▲ +6
11	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	69	–
12	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	68	–
13	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	52	–
14	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	48	–
15	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	45	–
16	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	44	–
17	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	44	–
18	Yelena Romanova	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	Letesenbet Gidey	43	▲ +14
19	Ana Cicanei	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	39	–
20	Genzebe Dibaba	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	36	–
21	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	34	–
22	Marta Dominguez	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	34	–
23	Adriana Fernández	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	34	–
24	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	33	–
25	Yvonne Murray	Sifan Hassan	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	32	–
26	Phyllis Perkins	Yvonne Murray	Yvonne Murray	Yvonne Murray	Zhong Huandi	32	–
27	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	Letesenbet Gidey	Yvonne Murray	30	–
28	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	29	–
29	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	28	–
30	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	28	–
31	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	26	–
32	Xing Huina	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	25	–
33	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Sharon Firisua	Sharon Firisua	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	25	–
34	Sharon Firisua	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	Sharon Firisua	Sharon Firisua	25	–
35	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	25	–
36	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	22	–
37	Yelena Sipatova	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	22	–
38	Zhang Linli	Yelena Sipatova	Letesenbet Gidey	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	21	–
39	Elly van Hulst	Zhang Linli	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	20	–
40	Tatyana Kazankina	Elly van Hulst	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	20	–
41	Elvan Abeylegesse	Tatyana Kazankina	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	19	–
42	Isabella Ochichi	Elvan Abeylegesse	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	19	–
43	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	18	–
44	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	Gudaf Tsegay	18	▲ +12
45	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	18	–
46	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	18	–
47	Meselech Melkamu	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	18	–
48	Sun Yingjie	Meselech Melkamu	Margareta Keszeg	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	18	–
49	Svetlana Ulmasova	Sun Yingjie	Meselech Melkamu	Meselech Melkamu	Beatrice Chebet	17	▲ +17
50	Elana Meyer	Svetlana Ulmasova	Sun Yingjie	Sun Yingjie	Margareta Keszeg	17	–