Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	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	Distria Krasniqi	103	▲ +10
3	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Kye Sun-Hui	100	–
4	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Misato Nakamura	98	–
5	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Isabel Fernández	94	–
6	Driulis González	Driulis González	Driulis González	Distria Krasniqi	Kaori Matsumoto	94	–
7	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Driulis González	Driulis González	91	–
8	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	89	–
9	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Legna Verdecia	Uta Abe	88	▲ +13
10	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Majlinda Kelmendi	Legna Verdecia	81	–
11	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Natsumi Tsunoda	Majlinda Kelmendi	81	–
12	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Uta Abe	Amandine Buchard	Natsumi Tsunoda	80	–
13	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Distria Krasniqi	Karen Briggs	Amandine Buchard	78	–
14	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Amarilis Savón	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Karen Briggs	77	–
15	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	Christa Deguchi	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	75	–
16	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	Uta Abe	Christa Deguchi	75	–
17	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Amandine Buchard	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	73	–
18	Frédérique Jossinet	Distria Krasniqi	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	71	–
19	Tsukasa Yoshida	Uta Abe	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	71	–
20	Edith Hrovat	Rafaela Silva	Haruna Asami	Rafaela Silva	Rafaela Silva	68	–
21	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Tsukasa Yoshida	Rafaela Silva	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	67	–
22	Distria Krasniqi	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	66	–
23	Xian Dongmei	Edith Hrovat	Natsumi Tsunoda	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	66	–
24	Funa Tonaki	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	Tsukasa Yoshida	61	–
25	Sarah Menezes	Amandine Buchard	Edith Hrovat	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	59	–
26	Sharon Rendle	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	57	–
27	Ai Shishime	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	56	–
28	Rafaela Silva	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	Ai Shishime	53	–
29	Tomoko Fukumi	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	53	–
30	Ami Kondo	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	Funa Tonaki	52	–
31	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	52	–
32	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	52	–
33	Uta Abe	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	Diyora Keldiyorova	Diyora Keldiyorova	51	–
34	Amandine Buchard	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	Tomoko Fukumi	51	–
35	Marie-Claire Restoux	Natsumi Tsunoda	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	Ami Kondo	50	–
36	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	Christa Deguchi	Daria Bilodid	Daria Bilodid	50	–
37	Daria Bilodid	Cathérine Arnaud	Daria Bilodid	Yuka Nishida	Yuka Nishida	50	–
38	Miriam Blasco	Daria Bilodid	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	An Kum-ae	49	–
39	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	Odette Giuffrida	47	▲ +2
40	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Odette Giuffrida	Marie-Claire Restoux	46	–
41	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Cathérine Arnaud	44	–
42	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Miriam Blasco	Miriam Blasco	44	–
43	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Jessica Klimkait	Jessica Klimkait	43	–
44	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Jung Sun-yong	43	–
45	Nora Gjakova	Ryoko Tani	Jessica Klimkait	Gerda Winklbauer	Gerda Winklbauer	42	–
46	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	Kaori Yamaguchi	42	–
47	Almudena Muñoz	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Yurisleidy Lupetey	42	–
48	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	Nicola Fairbrother	40	–
49	Yvonne Bönisch	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Nora Gjakova	39	–
50	Alessandra Giungi	Yvonne Bönisch	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	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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