Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	157	–
2	Gella Vandecaveye	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	130	–
3	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	99	–
4	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	87	–
5	Gévrise Émane	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	86	–
6	Yuri Alvear	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	85	–
7	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	84	–
8	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	Tina Trstenjak	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	83	–
9	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	73	–
10	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	65	–
11	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	63	–
12	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	63	–
13	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	58	–
14	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	55	–
15	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	55	–
16	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	54	–
17	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	52	–
18	Diane Bell	Kim Polling	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	51	–
19	Urška Žolnir	Diane Bell	Kim Polling	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	50	–
20	Kim Polling	Miku Tashiro	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	47	–
21	Sibelis Veranes	Urška Žolnir	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	46	–
22	Miku Tashiro	Sibelis Veranes	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	46	–
23	Driulis González	Chizuru Arai	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	43	–
24	Chizuru Arai	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	40	▲ +4
25	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Yoko Ono	Driulis González	37	–
26	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	34	–
27	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	33	–
28	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	33	–
29	Yarden Gerbi	Yarden Gerbi	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	32	–
30	Ylenia Scapin	Ylenia Scapin	Ylenia Scapin	Yarden Gerbi	Nami Nabekura	32	▲ +5
31	Yael Arad	Yael Arad	Yael Arad	Ylenia Scapin	Sanne Van Dijke	32	▲ +5
32	Alexandra Schreiber	Alexandra Schreiber	Alexandra Schreiber	Yael Arad	Yarden Gerbi	32	–
33	Ulla Werbrouck	Ulla Werbrouck	Ulla Werbrouck	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	31	–
34	Anett Mészáros	Anett Mészáros	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Marie-Ève Gahié	30	▲ +8
35	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Nami Nabekura	Yael Arad	30	–
36	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	Sanne Van Dijke	Alexandra Schreiber	29	–
37	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	29	–
38	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Barbara Matić	27	▲ +10
39	Anicka van Emden	Nami Nabekura	Nami Nabekura	Laura Di Toma	Anett Mészáros	25	–
40	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Yoko Ono	Sara Álvarez	Michaela Polleres	25	▲ +7
41	Xu Lili	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Yuko Emoto	Saki Niizoe	25	▲ +8
42	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Elisabeth Willeboordse	24	–
43	Claudia Heill	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	Jenny Gal	Laura Di Toma	24	–
44	Kim Seong-yeon	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Marie-Ève Gahié	Sara Álvarez	24	–
45	Anaysi Hernández	Yoko Ono	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Yuko Emoto	24	–
46	Aneta Szczepańska	Claudia Heill	Sanne Van Dijke	Ronda Rousey	Anicka van Emden	22	–
47	Daniela Krukower	Kim Seong-yeon	Claudia Heill	Kim Seong-yeon	Jenny Gal	22	–
48	Kelita Zupancic	Anaysi Hernández	Kim Seong-yeon	Claudia Heill	Xu Lili	22	–
49	Laura Vargas-Koch	Aneta Szczepańska	Anaysi Hernández	Michaela Polleres	Ronda Rousey	21	–
50	Anita Staps	Daniela Krukower	Aneta Szczepańska	Anaysi Hernández	Kim Seong-yeon	20	–

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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