Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	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	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	89	–
8	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	81	–
9	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	81	–
10	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	77	–
11	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	75	–
12	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Uta Abe	75	▲ +13
13	Yanet Bermoy	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Distria Krasniqi	74	▲ +9
14	Paula Pareto	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Amarilis Savón	73	–
15	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	71	–
16	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	71	–
17	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Amandine Buchard	69	▲ +14
18	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Distria Krasniqi	Natalia Kuziutina	67	–
19	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	Cécile Nowak	66	–
20	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Rafaela Silva	Haruna Asami	66	–
21	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	Rafaela Silva	66	▲ +5
22	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	Distria Krasniqi	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	61	–
23	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Natsumi Tsunoda	60	▲ +13
24	Rafaela Silva	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Funa Tonaki	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Frédérique Jossinet	59	–
25	Tomoko Fukumi	Rafaela Silva	Sarah Menezes	Amandine Buchard	Edith Hrovat	57	–
26	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	56	–
27	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	Ai Shishime	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	53	–
28	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	Rafaela Silva	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	53	–
29	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	Tomoko Fukumi	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	52	–
30	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	Ami Kondo	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	52	–
31	Cathérine Arnaud	Funa Tonaki	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	52	–
32	Miriam Blasco	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	51	–
33	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Uta Abe	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	50	–
34	Gerda Winklbauer	Miriam Blasco	Amandine Buchard	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	50	–
35	Kaori Yamaguchi	Distria Krasniqi	Marie-Claire Restoux	Natsumi Tsunoda	An Kum-ae	49	–
36	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	Christa Deguchi	48	▲ +15
37	Nicola Fairbrother	Gerda Winklbauer	Daria Bilodid	Cathérine Arnaud	Daria Bilodid	46	▲ +2
38	Ryoko Tani	Kaori Yamaguchi	Miriam Blasco	Daria Bilodid	Marie-Claire Restoux	46	–
39	Ai Shishime	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Cathérine Arnaud	44	–
40	Érika Miranda	Daria Bilodid	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	44	–
41	Almudena Muñoz	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	43	–
42	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Ryoko Tani	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	42	–
43	Funa Tonaki	Ai Shishime	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	42	–
44	Yvonne Bönisch	Érika Miranda	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	42	–
45	Alessandra Giungi	Almudena Muñoz	Nora Gjakova	Ryoko Tani	Jessica Klimkait	40	▲ +10
46	Automne Pavia	Amandine Buchard	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Nicola Fairbrother	40	–
47	Deborah Gravenstijn	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	39	▲ +1
48	Éva Csernoviczki	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	39	–
49	Jessica Gal	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Érika Miranda	37	–
50	Daria Bilodid	Automne Pavia	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Almudena Muñoz	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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