Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	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	Distria Krasniqi	93	▲ +19
7	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Driulis González	91	–
8	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Telma Monteiro	89	–
9	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Legna Verdecia	81	–
10	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Majlinda Kelmendi	81	–
11	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Natsumi Tsunoda	80	▲ +20
12	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Uta Abe	Amandine Buchard	78	▲ +9
13	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Distria Krasniqi	Karen Briggs	77	–
14	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Amarilis Savón	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	75	–
15	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	Christa Deguchi	75	▲ +27
16	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	Uta Abe	75	–
17	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Amandine Buchard	Amarilis Savón	73	–
18	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Distria Krasniqi	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	71	–
19	Edith Hrovat	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	71	–
20	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Rafaela Silva	Haruna Asami	Rafaela Silva	68	▲ +2
21	Sarah Menezes	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	Rafaela Silva	Natalia Kuziutina	67	–
22	Sharon Rendle	Distria Krasniqi	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	Cécile Nowak	66	–
23	Tsukasa Yoshida	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Natsumi Tsunoda	Haruna Asami	66	–
24	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Funa Tonaki	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	61	–
25	Rafaela Silva	Sarah Menezes	Amandine Buchard	Edith Hrovat	Frédérique Jossinet	59	–
26	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Edith Hrovat	57	–
27	Ami Kondo	Ai Shishime	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	56	–
28	Yuka Nishida	Rafaela Silva	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	53	–
29	An Kum-ae	Tomoko Fukumi	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	53	–
30	Uta Abe	Ami Kondo	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	52	–
31	Funa Tonaki	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	52	–
32	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	52	–
33	Cathérine Arnaud	Uta Abe	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	Diyora Keldiyorova	51	▲ +27
34	Miriam Blasco	Amandine Buchard	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	51	–
35	Distria Krasniqi	Marie-Claire Restoux	Natsumi Tsunoda	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	50	–
36	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	Christa Deguchi	Daria Bilodid	50	▲ +4
37	Gerda Winklbauer	Daria Bilodid	Cathérine Arnaud	Daria Bilodid	Yuka Nishida	50	–
38	Kaori Yamaguchi	Miriam Blasco	Daria Bilodid	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	49	–
39	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	46	–
40	Daria Bilodid	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Odette Giuffrida	45	▲ +12
41	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	44	–
42	Ryoko Tani	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Miriam Blasco	44	–
43	Ai Shishime	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Jessica Klimkait	43	▲ +3
44	Érika Miranda	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	43	–
45	Almudena Muñoz	Nora Gjakova	Ryoko Tani	Jessica Klimkait	Gerda Winklbauer	42	–
46	Amandine Buchard	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	42	–
47	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Yurisleidy Lupetey	42	–
48	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	40	–
49	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	39	–
50	Automne Pavia	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	39	–

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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