Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	296	▲ +2
2	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	155	–
3	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	147	–
4	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	135	–
5	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	121	–
6	Valeriy Borzov	Valeriy Borzov	Valeriy Borzov	Valeriy Borzov	Valeriy Borzov	105	–
7	Don Quarrie	Don Quarrie	Don Quarrie	Don Quarrie	Don Quarrie	99	–
8	Linford Christie	Linford Christie	Linford Christie	Linford Christie	Linford Christie	90	–
9	Bobby Morrow	Bobby Morrow	Bobby Morrow	Bobby Morrow	Bobby Morrow	80	–
10	Archie Hahn	Archie Hahn	Andre De Grasse	Andre De Grasse	Andre De Grasse	73	–
11	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Archie Hahn	Archie Hahn	Archie Hahn	72	–
12	Pietro Mennea	Pietro Mennea	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	71	–
13	Eddie Tolan	Eddie Tolan	Pietro Mennea	Pietro Mennea	Pietro Mennea	71	–
14	Jim Hines	Jim Hines	Eddie Tolan	Eddie Tolan	Eddie Tolan	68	–
15	Walter Tewksbury	Walter Tewksbury	Jim Hines	Jim Hines	Jim Hines	67	–
16	Ben Johnson	Ben Johnson	Walter Tewksbury	Walter Tewksbury	Walter Tewksbury	64	–
17	Charley Paddock	Charley Paddock	Ben Johnson	Ben Johnson	Ben Johnson	56	–
18	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	Charley Paddock	Charley Paddock	Charley Paddock	56	–
19	Percy Williams	Percy Williams	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	56	–
20	Asafa Powell	Asafa Powell	Percy Williams	Percy Williams	Percy Williams	56	–
21	Donovan Bailey	Donovan Bailey	Asafa Powell	Asafa Powell	Noah Lyles	55	▲ +17
22	Ato Boldon	Ato Boldon	Donovan Bailey	Donovan Bailey	Asafa Powell	52	–
23	Ralph Metcalfe	Ralph Metcalfe	Ato Boldon	Ato Boldon	Donovan Bailey	52	–
24	Andy Stanfield	Andy Stanfield	Ralph Metcalfe	Ralph Metcalfe	Ato Boldon	51	–
25	Ralph Craig	Ralph Craig	Andy Stanfield	Andy Stanfield	Christian Coleman	51	▲ +5
26	Shawn Crawford	Shawn Crawford	Ralph Craig	Ralph Craig	Ralph Metcalfe	50	–
27	Allan Wells	Allan Wells	Shawn Crawford	Shawn Crawford	Andy Stanfield	48	–
28	Calvin Smith	Calvin Smith	Allan Wells	Allan Wells	Ralph Craig	48	–
29	Jackson Scholz	Christian Coleman	Calvin Smith	Calvin Smith	Shawn Crawford	48	–
30	Ray Norton	Jackson Scholz	Christian Coleman	Christian Coleman	Allan Wells	47	–
31	Silvio Leonard	Ray Norton	Jackson Scholz	Jackson Scholz	Calvin Smith	47	–
32	Francis Obikwelu	Silvio Leonard	Ray Norton	Ray Norton	Jackson Scholz	44	–
33	Konstantinos Kenteris	Andre De Grasse	Silvio Leonard	Silvio Leonard	Ray Norton	44	–
34	Thane Baker	Francis Obikwelu	Francis Obikwelu	Francis Obikwelu	Silvio Leonard	44	–
35	Tommie Smith	Konstantinos Kenteris	Konstantinos Kenteris	Konstantinos Kenteris	Francis Obikwelu	40	–
36	Yohan Blake	Thane Baker	Noah Lyles	Noah Lyles	Konstantinos Kenteris	40	–
37	Armin Hary	Tommie Smith	Thane Baker	Thane Baker	Marcell Jacobs	39	▲ +12
38	Henry Carr	Yohan Blake	Tommie Smith	Tommie Smith	Thane Baker	38	–
39	Kim Collins	Armin Hary	Yohan Blake	Yohan Blake	Tommie Smith	38	–
40	Leroy Burrell	Henry Carr	Armin Hary	Armin Hary	Yohan Blake	37	–
41	Livio Berruti	Kim Collins	Henry Carr	Henry Carr	Armin Hary	36	–
42	Andre Cason	Leroy Burrell	Kim Collins	Kim Collins	Henry Carr	36	–
43	Tyson Gay	Livio Berruti	Leroy Burrell	Leroy Burrell	Kim Collins	36	–
44	Andre De Grasse	Andre Cason	Livio Berruti	Livio Berruti	Leroy Burrell	36	–
45	Bob Hayes	Tyson Gay	Andre Cason	Andre Cason	Livio Berruti	36	–
46	Barney Ewell	Banuve Tabakaucoro	Tyson Gay	Tyson Gay	Andre Cason	35	–
47	Frank Jarvis	Bob Hayes	Banuve Tabakaucoro	Banuve Tabakaucoro	Tyson Gay	35	–
48	Christian Coleman	Barney Ewell	Bob Hayes	Bob Hayes	Banuve Tabakaucoro	34	–
49	Charles Greene	Frank Jarvis	Barney Ewell	Barney Ewell	Bob Hayes	34	–
50	Enrique Figuerola	Noah Lyles	Frank Jarvis	Frank Jarvis	Barney Ewell	32	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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