Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	Yelena Isinbayeva	269	▲ +1
2	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	238	▲ +1
3	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	233	–
4	Heike Drechsler	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	207	▲ +23
5	Marita Koch	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Valerie Adams	194	–
6	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Marita Koch	193	▲ +1
7	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Heike Drechsler	188	–
8	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	179	–
9	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	177	–
10	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Anita Włodarczyk	175	▲ +1
11	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Ingrid Kristiansen	Anita Włodarczyk	Meseret Defar	175	–
12	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Anita Włodarczyk	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	174	–
13	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	Stefka Kostadinova	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	173	–
14	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	168	▲ +1
15	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Tamara Press	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	166	▲ +1
16	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	Paula Radcliffe	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	162	–
17	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Gail Devers	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	158	–
18	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Allyson Felix	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	158	–
19	Renate Stecher	Renate Stecher	Renate Stecher	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	156	–
20	Barbora Špotáková	Anita Włodarczyk	Anita Włodarczyk	Renate Stecher	Barbora Špotáková	Elaine Thompson-Herah	153	▲ +4
21	Gabriela Szabo	Barbora Špotáková	Barbora Špotáková	Barbora Špotáková	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Barbora Špotáková	151	▲ +2
22	Anita Włodarczyk	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Renate Stecher	Renate Stecher	149	–
23	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	145	–
24	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	144	–
25	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Iolanda Balaș	Sandra Perković	141	▲ +10
26	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Brittney Reese	Tatyana Kazankina	Iolanda Balaș	138	–
27	Maria Mutola	Maria Mutola	Sandra Perković	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Sifan Hassan	Tatyana Kazankina	138	–
28	Derartu Tulu	Sandra Perković	Caterine Ibargüen	Sandra Perković	Brittney Reese	Sifan Hassan	136	–
29	Wang Junxia	Caterine Ibargüen	Maria Mutola	Caterine Ibargüen	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Yulimar Rojas	136	▲ +29
30	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Maria Mutola	Sandra Perković	Brittney Reese	134	–
31	Carolina Klüft	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Wang Junxia	Caterine Ibargüen	Veronica Campbell-Brown	132	–
32	Sandra Perković	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Sifan Hassan	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	131	▲ +1
33	Tatyana Lebedeva	Carolina Klüft	Carolina Klüft	Derartu Tulu	Maria Mutola	Caterine Ibargüen	130	–
34	Nadezhda Chizhova	Tatyana Lebedeva	Tatyana Lebedeva	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Derartu Tulu	Maria Mutola	129	–
35	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	Carolina Klüft	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Derartu Tulu	126	–
36	Inessa Kravets	Nadezhda Chizhova	Nadezhda Chizhova	Tatyana Lebedeva	Carolina Klüft	Fanny Blankers-Koen	125	–
37	Yordanka Donkova	Caster Semenya	Caster Semenya	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Tatyana Lebedeva	Carolina Klüft	124	–
38	Jessica Ennis	Inessa Kravets	Inessa Kravets	Nadezhda Chizhova	Nadezhda Chizhova	Tatyana Lebedeva	124	–
39	Irina Privalova	Yordanka Donkova	Yordanka Donkova	Caster Semenya	Caster Semenya	Nadezhda Chizhova	120	–
40	Stacy Dragila	Irina Privalova	Irina Privalova	Inessa Kravets	Inessa Kravets	Nafissatou Thiam	120	▲ +16
41	Caterine Ibargüen	Jessica Ennis	Jessica Ennis	Yordanka Donkova	Irina Privalova	Caster Semenya	118	–
42	Karin Balzer	Stacy Dragila	Stacy Dragila	Irina Privalova	Yordanka Donkova	Inessa Kravets	118	–
43	Natalya Lisovskaya	Natalya Lisovskaya	Natalya Lisovskaya	Jessica Ennis	Mariya Lasitskene	Irina Privalova	116	▲ +1
44	Yipsi Moreno	Karin Balzer	Galina Chistyakova	Stacy Dragila	Jessica Ennis	Yordanka Donkova	115	–
45	Caster Semenya	Galina Chistyakova	Karin Balzer	Liu Hong	Natalya Lisovskaya	Gong Lijiao	114	▲ +6
46	Galina Chistyakova	Yelena Nikolayeva	Yelena Nikolayeva	Natalya Lisovskaya	Stacy Dragila	Mariya Lasitskene	113	–
47	Yelena Nikolayeva	Yipsi Moreno	Yipsi Moreno	Galina Chistyakova	Liu Hong	Jessica Ennis	112	–
48	Marie-José Pérec	Marie-José Pérec	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Gong Lijiao	Galina Chistyakova	Natalya Lisovskaya	112	▲ +1
49	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Marie-José Pérec	Mariya Lasitskene	Yelena Nikolayeva	Stacy Dragila	111	–
50	Blanka Vlašić	Blanka Vlašić	Liu Hong	Yelena Nikolayeva	Gong Lijiao	Galina Chistyakova	110	▲ +1