Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	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	238	▲ +1
3	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	231	–
4	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Valerie Adams	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	207	▲ +23
5	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Marita Koch	Valerie Adams	207	–
6	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Heike Drechsler	Marita Koch	195	▲ +1
7	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Merlene Ottey	Heike Drechsler	190	–
8	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Merlene Ottey	188	–
9	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	Irena Szewińska	182	–
10	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	182	–
11	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Ingrid Kristiansen	Anita Włodarczyk	Anita Włodarczyk	175	▲ +1
12	Stefka Kostadinova	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Anita Włodarczyk	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	174	–
13	Tamara Press	Stefka Kostadinova	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	173	–
14	Paula Radcliffe	Tamara Press	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	Stefka Kostadinova	169	▲ +1
15	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Florence Griffith-Joyner	166	▲ +1
16	Gail Devers	Paula Radcliffe	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	Tamara Press	163	–
17	Allyson Felix	Gail Devers	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	161	–
18	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Allyson Felix	Elaine Thompson-Herah	159	▲ +10
19	Renate Stecher	Renate Stecher	Gail Devers	Gail Devers	Allyson Felix	158	–
20	Maria Mutola	Anita Włodarczyk	Renate Stecher	Barbora Špotáková	Gail Devers	156	–
21	Anita Włodarczyk	Maria Mutola	Barbora Špotáková	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Barbora Špotáková	151	▲ +2
22	Vivian Cheruiyot	Barbora Špotáková	Maria Mutola	Renate Stecher	Renate Stecher	149	–
23	Barbora Špotáková	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Maria Mutola	Maria Mutola	148	–
24	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	147	–
25	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	145	–
26	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	Iolanda Balaș	Tatyana Kazankina	Sandra Perković	141	▲ +10
27	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Iolanda Balaș	Tatyana Kazankina	139	–
28	Sandra Perković	Sandra Perković	Brittney Reese	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Iolanda Balaș	138	–
29	Wang Junxia	Caterine Ibargüen	Sandra Perković	Sifan Hassan	Veronica Campbell-Brown	138	–
30	Caterine Ibargüen	Wang Junxia	Caterine Ibargüen	Brittney Reese	Sifan Hassan	136	–
31	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Wang Junxia	Sandra Perković	Yulimar Rojas	136	▲ +29
32	Carolina Klüft	Carolina Klüft	Sifan Hassan	Wang Junxia	Brittney Reese	134	–
33	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Derartu Tulu	Caterine Ibargüen	Wang Junxia	132	▲ +1
34	Caster Semenya	Caster Semenya	Carolina Klüft	Derartu Tulu	Caterine Ibargüen	130	–
35	Tatyana Lebedeva	Tatyana Lebedeva	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Carolina Klüft	Derartu Tulu	126	–
36	Brittney Reese	Brittney Reese	Caster Semenya	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Gong Lijiao	126	▲ +10
37	Nadezhda Chizhova	Nadezhda Chizhova	Tatyana Lebedeva	Caster Semenya	Carolina Klüft	125	–
38	Yordanka Donkova	Inessa Kravets	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Tatyana Lebedeva	Fanny Blankers-Koen	125	–
39	Inessa Kravets	Yordanka Donkova	Nadezhda Chizhova	Nadezhda Chizhova	Caster Semenya	124	–
40	Jessica Ennis	Irina Privalova	Inessa Kravets	Inessa Kravets	Tatyana Lebedeva	124	–
41	Irina Privalova	Jessica Ennis	Liu Hong	Liu Hong	Nadezhda Chizhova	122	–
42	Stacy Dragila	Liu Hong	Yordanka Donkova	Yordanka Donkova	Nafissatou Thiam	121	▲ +16
43	Natalya Lisovskaya	Natalya Lisovskaya	Gong Lijiao	Gong Lijiao	Inessa Kravets	119	–
44	Galina Chistyakova	Stacy Dragila	Irina Privalova	Irina Privalova	Liu Hong	118	–
45	Karin Balzer	Galina Chistyakova	Jessica Ennis	Jessica Ennis	Yordanka Donkova	118	–
46	Olga Rypakova	Karin Balzer	Natalya Lisovskaya	Mariya Lasitskene	Irina Privalova	116	▲ +1
47	Yelena Nikolayeva	Yelena Nikolayeva	Stacy Dragila	Natalya Lisovskaya	Natalya Lisovskaya	114	▲ +1
48	Yipsi Moreno	Olga Rypakova	Galina Chistyakova	Galina Chistyakova	Jessica Ennis	113	–
49	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Yipsi Moreno	Mariya Lasitskene	Stacy Dragila	Mariya Lasitskene	113	–
50	Marie-José Pérec	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Yelena Nikolayeva	Yelena Nikolayeva	Galina Chistyakova	112	▲ +1