Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Lucie Décosse	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	169	▲ +12
2	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	130	–
3	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	99	–
4	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	87	–
5	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	86	–
6	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	85	–
7	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	84	–
8	Edith Bosch	Tina Trstenjak	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	83	–
9	Tina Trstenjak	Edith Bosch	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	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	58	–
14	Jung Sung-sook	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	55	–
15	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	55	–
16	Kate Howey	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	54	–
17	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	52	–
18	Kim Polling	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	51	–
19	Diane Bell	Kim Polling	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	50	–
20	Miku Tashiro	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	47	–
21	Urška Žolnir	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	46	–
22	Sibelis Veranes	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	46	–
23	Chizuru Arai	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sanne Van Dijke	43	▲ +11
24	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	Sibelis Veranes	43	–
25	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Yoko Ono	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	40	–
26	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Driulis González	37	–
27	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Saki Niizoe	37	▲ +12
28	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Marie-Ève Gahié	34	▲ +4
29	Yarden Gerbi	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Martine Rottier	34	–
30	Ylenia Scapin	Ylenia Scapin	Yarden Gerbi	Nami Nabekura	Haruka Tachimoto	33	–
31	Yael Arad	Yael Arad	Ylenia Scapin	Sanne Van Dijke	Séverine Vandenhende	33	–
32	Alexandra Schreiber	Alexandra Schreiber	Yael Arad	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	32	–
33	Ulla Werbrouck	Ulla Werbrouck	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	Nami Nabekura	32	–
34	Anett Mészáros	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Marie-Ève Gahié	Yarden Gerbi	32	–
35	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Nami Nabekura	Yael Arad	Barbara Matić	31	▲ +4
36	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	Sanne Van Dijke	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	31	–
37	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Yael Arad	30	–
38	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Barbara Matić	Alexandra Schreiber	29	–
39	Nami Nabekura	Nami Nabekura	Laura Di Toma	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	29	–
40	Anicka van Emden	Yoko Ono	Sara Álvarez	Michaela Polleres	Michaela Polleres	28	▲ +3
41	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Yuko Emoto	Saki Niizoe	Anett Mészáros	25	–
42	Xu Lili	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	24	–
43	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	Jenny Gal	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	24	–
44	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Marie-Ève Gahié	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	24	–
45	Yoko Ono	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	24	–
46	Claudia Heill	Sanne Van Dijke	Ronda Rousey	Anicka van Emden	Anicka van Emden	22	–
47	Kim Seong-yeon	Claudia Heill	Kim Seong-yeon	Jenny Gal	Jenny Gal	22	–
48	Anaysi Hernández	Kim Seong-yeon	Claudia Heill	Xu Lili	Xu Lili	22	–
49	Aneta Szczepańska	Anaysi Hernández	Michaela Polleres	Ronda Rousey	Miku Takaichi	21	▲ +7
50	Daniela Krukower	Aneta Szczepańska	Anaysi Hernández	Kim Seong-yeon	Ronda Rousey	21	–

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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