Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	181	▲ +12
2	Lucie Décosse	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	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	84	–
8	Tina Trstenjak	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	83	–
9	Edith Bosch	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	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	58	–
14	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Barbara Matić	55	▲ +24
15	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Brigitte Deydier	55	–
16	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Jung Sung-sook	55	–
17	Kate Howey	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	Emanuela Pierantozzi	54	–
18	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Kim Polling	52	–
19	Kim Polling	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	51	–
20	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	50	–
21	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Diane Bell	47	–
22	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Miku Tashiro	46	–
23	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sanne Van Dijke	Urška Žolnir	46	–
24	Driulis González	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	Sibelis Veranes	Sanne Van Dijke	43	–
25	Martine Rottier	Yoko Ono	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	Sibelis Veranes	43	–
26	Haruka Tachimoto	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Driulis González	Saki Niizoe	41	▲ +4
27	Séverine Vandenhende	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Saki Niizoe	Andreja Leški	40	▲ +21
28	Hwang Ye-sul	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	40	▲ +6
29	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Martine Rottier	Yoko Ono	40	–
30	Ylenia Scapin	Yarden Gerbi	Nami Nabekura	Haruka Tachimoto	Driulis González	37	–
31	Yael Arad	Ylenia Scapin	Sanne Van Dijke	Séverine Vandenhende	Martine Rottier	34	–
32	Alexandra Schreiber	Yael Arad	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	Michaela Polleres	34	▲ +6
33	Ulla Werbrouck	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	Nami Nabekura	Haruka Tachimoto	33	–
34	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Marie-Ève Gahié	Yarden Gerbi	Séverine Vandenhende	33	–
35	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Nami Nabekura	Yael Arad	Barbara Matić	Hwang Ye-sul	32	–
36	Laura Di Toma	Sanne Van Dijke	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	Nami Nabekura	32	–
37	Sara Álvarez	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Yael Arad	Yarden Gerbi	32	–
38	Yuko Emoto	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Barbara Matić	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	31	–
39	Nami Nabekura	Laura Di Toma	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Yael Arad	30	–
40	Yoko Ono	Sara Álvarez	Michaela Polleres	Michaela Polleres	Alexandra Schreiber	29	–
41	Anicka van Emden	Yuko Emoto	Saki Niizoe	Anett Mészáros	Margaux Pinot	29	▲ +10
42	Jenny Gal	Anicka van Emden	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Ulla Werbrouck	29	–
43	Marie-Ève Gahié	Jenny Gal	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	Anett Mészáros	25	–
44	Xu Lili	Marie-Ève Gahié	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	Elisabeth Willeboordse	24	–
45	Ronda Rousey	Xu Lili	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	Laura Di Toma	24	–
46	Sanne Van Dijke	Ronda Rousey	Anicka van Emden	Anicka van Emden	Sara Álvarez	24	–
47	Claudia Heill	Kim Seong-yeon	Jenny Gal	Jenny Gal	Yuko Emoto	24	–
48	Kim Seong-yeon	Claudia Heill	Xu Lili	Xu Lili	Laura Fazliu	23	▲ +9
49	Anaysi Hernández	Michaela Polleres	Ronda Rousey	Miku Takaichi	Anicka van Emden	22	–
50	Aneta Szczepańska	Anaysi Hernández	Kim Seong-yeon	Ronda Rousey	Jenny Gal	22	–

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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