Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	112	–
2	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	100	–
3	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	98	–
4	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	94	–
5	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	94	–
6	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	91	–
7	Legna Verdecia	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	89	–
8	Telma Monteiro	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	81	–
9	Karen Briggs	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	81	–
10	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	77	–
11	Amarilis Savón	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	75	–
12	Majlinda Kelmendi	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	73	–
13	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	71	–
14	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	71	–
15	Cécile Nowak	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	67	–
16	Haruna Asami	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	66	–
17	Frédérique Jossinet	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	66	–
18	Natalia Kuziutina	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Distria Krasniqi	65	▲ +11
19	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	62	▲ +13
20	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Rafaela Silva	61	▲ +10
21	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	61	▲ +2
22	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	Distria Krasniqi	Frédérique Jossinet	59	–
23	Tomoko Fukumi	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	57	–
24	Yuka Nishida	Rafaela Silva	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Funa Tonaki	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	56	–
25	An Kum-ae	Tomoko Fukumi	Rafaela Silva	Sarah Menezes	Amandine Buchard	55	▲ +8
26	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Ai Shishime	53	▲ +2
27	Ami Kondo	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	Ai Shishime	Xian Dongmei	53	–
28	Rafaela Silva	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	Rafaela Silva	Funa Tonaki	52	–
29	Marie-Claire Restoux	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	Tomoko Fukumi	Sarah Menezes	52	–
30	Cathérine Arnaud	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	Ami Kondo	Sharon Rendle	52	–
31	Miriam Blasco	Cathérine Arnaud	Funa Tonaki	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	51	–
32	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	50	–
33	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Uta Abe	Yuka Nishida	50	–
34	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Miriam Blasco	Amandine Buchard	An Kum-ae	49	–
35	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Distria Krasniqi	Marie-Claire Restoux	Natsumi Tsunoda	47	▲ +17
36	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	46	–
37	Tsukasa Yoshida	Nicola Fairbrother	Gerda Winklbauer	Daria Bilodid	Cathérine Arnaud	44	–
38	Ryoko Tani	Ryoko Tani	Kaori Yamaguchi	Miriam Blasco	Daria Bilodid	44	–
39	Érika Miranda	Ai Shishime	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	44	–
40	Almudena Muñoz	Érika Miranda	Daria Bilodid	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	43	–
41	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	42	–
42	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Ryoko Tani	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	42	–
43	Alessandra Giungi	Funa Tonaki	Ai Shishime	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	42	–
44	Automne Pavia	Yvonne Bönisch	Érika Miranda	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	40	–
45	Deborah Gravenstijn	Alessandra Giungi	Almudena Muñoz	Nora Gjakova	Ryoko Tani	39	–
46	Éva Csernoviczki	Automne Pavia	Amandine Buchard	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	38	–
47	Jessica Gal	Deborah Gravenstijn	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Érika Miranda	37	–
48	Aiko Sato	Éva Csernoviczki	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	36	–
49	Corina Căprioriu	Jessica Gal	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	36	–
50	Li Zhongyun	Daria Bilodid	Automne Pavia	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	36	–

Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

IJF.org | 11.10.2026

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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