Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	168	▲ +1
2	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	120	–
3	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	117	▲ +1
4	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	112	–
5	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	89	–
6	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	85	–
7	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	85	–
8	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	68	–
9	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	65	–
10	Steve Ovett	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	62	–
11	Fermín Cacho	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	61	–
12	Taoufik Makhloufi	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	59	–
13	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	56	–
14	Joaquim Cruz	Joaquim Cruz	Joaquim Cruz	Joaquim Cruz	Timothy Cheruiyot	56	▲ +2
15	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Timothy Cheruiyot	Joaquim Cruz	55	–
16	Steve Cram	Steve Cram	Steve Cram	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Emmanuel Korir	53	▲ +17
17	Adam Kszczot	Adam Kszczot	Timothy Cheruiyot	Steve Cram	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	53	–
18	Albert Hill	Albert Hill	Adam Kszczot	Adam Kszczot	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	52	▲ +19
19	Douglas Lowe	Douglas Lowe	Albert Hill	Albert Hill	Steve Cram	50	–
20	Edwin Flack	Edwin Flack	Douglas Lowe	Douglas Lowe	Adam Kszczot	48	–
21	Jim Lightbody	Jim Lightbody	Edwin Flack	Edwin Flack	Albert Hill	48	–
22	Luigi Beccali	Luigi Beccali	Jim Lightbody	Jim Lightbody	Douglas Lowe	48	–
23	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Luigi Beccali	Luigi Beccali	Edwin Flack	48	–
24	Rashid Ramzi	Rashid Ramzi	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Jim Lightbody	48	–
25	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Rashid Ramzi	Rashid Ramzi	Luigi Beccali	47	–
26	Ted Meredith	Ted Meredith	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Bernard Lagat	46	–
27	Herb Elliott	Herb Elliott	Ted Meredith	Ted Meredith	Rashid Ramzi	46	–
28	Nijel Amos	Nijel Amos	Herb Elliott	Herb Elliott	Kipchoge Keino	45	–
29	Alberto Juantorena	Alberto Juantorena	Nijel Amos	Nijel Amos	Ted Meredith	45	–
30	Mohammed Aman	Mohammed Aman	Alberto Juantorena	Alberto Juantorena	Herb Elliott	43	–
31	Paul Ereng	Paul Ereng	Mohammed Aman	Mohammed Aman	Nijel Amos	43	–
32	Wilfred Bungei	Wilfred Bungei	Paul Ereng	Paul Ereng	Alberto Juantorena	41	–
33	José Luíz Barbosa	José Luíz Barbosa	Wilfred Bungei	Wilfred Bungei	Mohammed Aman	40	–
34	Jack Lovelock	Timothy Cheruiyot	José Luíz Barbosa	José Luíz Barbosa	Paul Ereng	40	–
35	Ralph Doubell	Jack Lovelock	Jack Lovelock	Emmanuel Korir	Wilfred Bungei	40	–
36	Nils Schumann	Ralph Doubell	Ralph Doubell	Jack Lovelock	José Luíz Barbosa	37	–
37	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Nils Schumann	Nils Schumann	Ralph Doubell	Jack Lovelock	36	–
38	Paavo Nurmi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Nils Schumann	Ralph Doubell	35	–
39	Tommy Hampson	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Nils Schumann	34	–
40	William Tanui	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	33	–
41	Abel Kiviat	William Tanui	William Tanui	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	33	–
42	Charles Bennett	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	33	–
43	Dave Wottle	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	William Tanui	William Tanui	33	–
44	Noah Ngeny	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	32	–
45	Billy Konchellah	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	32	–
46	André Bucher	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	32	–
47	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	André Bucher	Emmanuel Korir	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	32	–
48	Vebjørn Rodal	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	André Bucher	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	31	–
49	Ivo Van Damme	Vebjørn Rodal	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	André Bucher	André Bucher	30	–
50	John Walker	Ivo Van Damme	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	30	–