Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	224	–
2	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	213	–
3	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	206	–
4	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	173	–
5	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Joshua Cheptegei	137	▲ +26
6	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Emil Zátopek	136	–
7	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Joshua Cheptegei	Lasse Virén	113	–
8	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Joshua Cheptegei	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	102	–
9	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	88	–
10	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	86	–
11	Miruts Yifter	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	84	–
12	Daniel Komen	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Daniel Komen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	82	▲ +36
13	Ron Clarke	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Miruts Yifter	Daniel Komen	66	–
14	Mohammed Gammoudi	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Miruts Yifter	66	–
15	Bernard Lagat	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Ron Clarke	56	–
16	Henry Rono	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Mohammed Gammoudi	54	–
17	Dieter Baumann	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Bernard Lagat	52	–
18	Lauri Lehtinen	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Henry Rono	52	–
19	Sileshi Sihine	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Selemon Barega	52	▲ +2
20	Paul Tergat	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	Selemon Barega	Dieter Baumann	51	–
21	Alberto Cova	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Sileshi Sihine	Lauri Lehtinen	50	–
22	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	Selemon Barega	Paul Tergat	Sileshi Sihine	49	–
23	Emiel Puttemans	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Paul Tergat	47	–
24	Ilmari Salminen	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	44	–
25	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	Emiel Puttemans	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	42	–
26	Eliud Kipchoge	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	41	–
27	Osvaldo Suárez	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	41	–
28	Kipchoge Keino	Osvaldo Suárez	Osvaldo Suárez	Eliud Kipchoge	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	40	–
29	Edvin Wide	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Osvaldo Suárez	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	40	–
30	Gaston Reiff	Selemon Barega	Selemon Barega	Kipchoge Keino	Osvaldo Suárez	Osvaldo Suárez	40	–
31	Gordon Pirie	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	39	–
32	Hicham El Guerrouj	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	38	–
33	Jean Bouin	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	38	–
34	Joseph Guillemot	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	38	–
35	Khalid Skah	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	38	–
36	Gunnar Höckert	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	37	–
37	Janusz Kusociński	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	36	–
38	Paul Bitok	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	36	–
39	John Ngugi	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	35	–
40	Brahim Boutayeb	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	35	–
41	Gunder Hägg	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	35	–
42	Million Wolde	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	34	–
43	Naftali Temu	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	33	–
44	Sandor Iharos	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	33	–
45	Taisto Mäki	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	32	–
46	Joshua Cheptegei	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	32	–
47	Richard Chelimo	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	32	–
48	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	30	–
49	Arturo Barrios	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	29	–
50	Brendan Foster	Arturo Barrios	Arturo Barrios	Arturo Barrios	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	29	–