Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Eliud Kipchoge	109	▲ +9
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Paul Tergat	106	–
3	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenenisa Bekele	102	–
4	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	79	–
5	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Eliud Kipchoge	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	74	–
6	Hannes Kolehmainen	Eliud Kipchoge	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	66	–
7	Samuel Wanjiru	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	60	–
8	Haile Gebrselassie	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	57	–
9	Sohn Kee-chung	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	52	–
10	Waldemar Cierpinski	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	51	–
11	Paavo Nurmi	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	51	–
12	Eliud Kipchoge	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	48	–
13	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	46	–
14	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	44	–
15	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	42	–
16	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	42	–
17	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	41	–
18	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	41	–
19	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	40	–
20	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	40	–
21	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	40	–
22	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	39	–
23	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	38	–
24	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	36	–
25	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	34	–
26	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	34	–
27	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	34	–
28	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	33	–
29	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	33	–
30	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	33	–
31	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	32	–
32	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	32	–
33	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	31	–
34	Ron Hill	Geoffrey Kamworor	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	31	–
35	António Pinto	Ron Hill	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	30	–
36	John Treacy	António Pinto	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	29	–
37	Robert de Castella	John Treacy	António Pinto	António Pinto	António Pinto	António Pinto	28	–
38	Khalid Skah	Robert de Castella	John Treacy	John Treacy	John Treacy	John Treacy	28	–
39	Alain Mimoun	Khalid Skah	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	27	–
40	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	26	–
41	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	24	–
42	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	24	–
43	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	24	–
44	Gerard Nijboer	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	24	–
45	Hwang Young-cho	Gerard Nijboer	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	24	–
46	Josia Thugwane	Hwang Young-cho	Gerard Nijboer	Gerard Nijboer	Gerard Nijboer	Gerard Nijboer	24	–
47	Juan Carlos Zabala	Josia Thugwane	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	24	–
48	Ken McArthur	Juan Carlos Zabala	Josia Thugwane	Josia Thugwane	Josia Thugwane	Josia Thugwane	24	–
49	Michel Théato	Ken McArthur	Juan Carlos Zabala	Juan Carlos Zabala	Juan Carlos Zabala	Juan Carlos Zabala	24	–
50	Spyridon Louis	Michel Théato	Ken McArthur	Ken McArthur	Ken McArthur	Ken McArthur	24	–