Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	159	–
2	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	138	–
3	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	105	–
4	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Peres Jepchirchir	91	▲ +13
5	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Catherine Ndereba	90	–
6	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Rosa Mota	88	–
7	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Peres Jepchirchir	Peres Jepchirchir	Joan Benoit	87	–
8	Tegla Loroupe	Peres Jepchirchir	Peres Jepchirchir	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	66	–
9	Lornah Kiplagat	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	59	–
10	Uta Pippig	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	51	–
11	Gete Wami	Uta Pippig	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	50	–
12	Valentina Yegorova	Gete Wami	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	50	–
13	Edna Kiplagat	Valentina Yegorova	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	46	–
14	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Edna Kiplagat	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	46	–
15	Violet Piercy	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	44	–
16	Tirunesh Dibaba	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	44	–
17	Naoko Takahashi	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	43	–
18	Elana Meyer	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Brigid Kosgei	Brigid Kosgei	Brigid Kosgei	42	–
19	Fatuma Roba	Elana Meyer	Brigid Kosgei	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	42	–
20	Mizuki Noguchi	Fatuma Roba	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	39	–
21	Derartu Tulu	Mizuki Noguchi	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	39	–
22	Florence Kiplagat	Derartu Tulu	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	39	–
23	Lidia Șimon	Brigid Kosgei	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	38	–
24	Miki Gorman	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	37	–
25	Manuela Machado	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	37	–
26	Lynn Jennings	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	Ruth Chepng'etich	37	▲ +11
27	Aurora Cunha	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	Miki Gorman	36	–
28	Jemima Sumgong	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	Manuela Machado	32	–
29	Katrin Dörre	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	Sifan Hassan	32	▲ +24
30	Priscah Jeptoo	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Lynn Jennings	30	–
31	Joyce Chepchumba	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Tigst Assefa	30	▲ +12
32	Wanda Panfil	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Aurora Cunha	29	–
33	Catherina McKiernan	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Hellen Obiri	29	▲ +11
34	Chantal Langlacé	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Jemima Sumgong	29	–
35	Edith Masai	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Katrin Dörre	29	–
36	Joyce Smith	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Priscah Jeptoo	28	–
37	Susan Chepkemei	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Joyce Chepchumba	27	–
38	Tiki Gelana	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Wanda Panfil	27	–
39	Worknesh Kidane	Susan Chepkemei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Catherina McKiernan	26	–
40	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Tiki Gelana	Susan Chepkemei	Ruth Chepng'etich	Ruth Chepng'etich	Chantal Langlacé	26	–
41	Deena Kastor	Worknesh Kidane	Tiki Gelana	Susan Chepkemei	Susan Chepkemei	Edith Masai	26	–
42	Jacqueline Hansen	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Worknesh Kidane	Tiki Gelana	Tiki Gelana	Joyce Smith	26	–
43	Christa Vahlensieck	Deena Kastor	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Worknesh Kidane	Worknesh Kidane	Joyciline Jepkosgei	26	–
44	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Jacqueline Hansen	Ruth Chepng'etich	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Susan Chepkemei	25	–
45	Mare Dibaba	Christa Vahlensieck	Deena Kastor	Deena Kastor	Gotytom Gebreslase	Beatrice Chebet	24	▲ +8
46	Aberu Kebede	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Jacqueline Hansen	Jacqueline Hansen	Deena Kastor	Tiki Gelana	24	–
47	Annette Sergent	Mare Dibaba	Christa Vahlensieck	Christa Vahlensieck	Jacqueline Hansen	Worknesh Kidane	24	–
48	Berhane Adere	Aberu Kebede	Mare Dibaba	Mare Dibaba	Christa Vahlensieck	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	23	–
49	Liz McColgan	Annette Sergent	Aberu Kebede	Aberu Kebede	Mare Dibaba	Gotytom Gebreslase	23	–
50	Margaret Okayo	Berhane Adere	Annette Sergent	Annette Sergent	Aberu Kebede	Deena Kastor	22	–