Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	188	–
2	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	172	–
3	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	134	–
4	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	134	▲ +1
5	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	104	▲ +12
6	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	90	–
7	Almaz Ayana	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	88	–
8	Fernanda Ribeiro	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	83	–
9	Sifan Hassan	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	82	–
10	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	82	–
11	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Beatrice Chebet	81	▲ +61
12	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Ingrid Kristiansen	69	–
13	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	68	–
14	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Letesenbet Gidey	Olga Bondarenko	52	–
15	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Paola Pigni	Letesenbet Gidey	50	–
16	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Berhane Adere	Gudaf Tsegay	48	▲ +5
17	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Gete Wami	Paola Pigni	48	–
18	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	Letesenbet Gidey	Sonia O'Sullivan	Berhane Adere	45	–
19	Yelena Romanova	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	Gudaf Tsegay	Gete Wami	44	–
20	Ana Cicanei	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	Sonia O'Sullivan	44	–
21	Genzebe Dibaba	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	39	–
22	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	36	–
23	Marta Dominguez	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	34	–
24	Adriana Fernández	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	34	–
25	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	34	–
26	Yvonne Murray	Yvonne Murray	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	33	–
27	Phyllis Perkins	Letesenbet Gidey	Yvonne Murray	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	32	–
28	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	Yvonne Murray	Faith Kipyegon	32	▲ +12
29	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Zhong Huandi	32	–
30	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Yvonne Murray	30	–
31	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Phyllis Perkins	29	–
32	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Janice Merrill	28	–
33	Sharon Firisua	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Lyudmila Bragina	28	–
34	Xing Huina	Sharon Firisua	Sharon Firisua	Olga Yegorova	Loa Olafsson	26	–
35	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	Sharon Firisua	Ejegayehu Dibaba	25	–
36	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Olga Yegorova	25	–
37	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Sharon Firisua	25	–
38	Letesenbet Gidey	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Xing Huina	25	–
39	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	Sally Barsosio	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	22	–
40	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	Beatrice Chebet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	22	–
41	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	Faith Kipyegon	Sally Barsosio	21	–
42	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Yelena Sipatova	Nadia Battocletti	20	▲ +20
43	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	Zhang Linli	Yelena Sipatova	20	–
44	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	Gudaf Tsegay	Elly van Hulst	Zhang Linli	20	–
45	María del Carmen Díaz	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	Tatyana Kazankina	Elly van Hulst	19	–
46	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	Elvan Abeylegesse	Tatyana Kazankina	19	–
47	Sally Kipyego	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	Isabella Ochichi	Elvan Abeylegesse	18	–
48	Margareta Keszeg	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	18	–
49	Meselech Melkamu	Meselech Melkamu	Beatrice Chebet	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	18	–
50	Sun Yingjie	Sun Yingjie	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	18	–