Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Σ	Δ pts
1	Paul Tergat	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	114	–
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	106	–
3	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	102	–
4	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	Zersenay Tadese	83	–
5	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	Abebe Bikila	74	–
6	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	Carlos Lopes	66	–
7	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	60	–
8	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	Samuel Wanjiru	57	–
9	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	52	–
10	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	Sohn Kee-chung	51	–
11	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	Waldemar Cierpinski	51	–
12	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	48	–
13	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	Tamirat Tola	Tamirat Tola	47	–
14	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	Stefano Baldini	Stefano Baldini	46	–
15	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	Frank Shorter	Frank Shorter	44	–
16	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Bill Rodgers	Bill Rodgers	42	–
17	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	42	–
18	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	Clarence DeMar	Clarence DeMar	41	–
19	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gelindo Bordin	Gezahegne Abera	Gezahegne Abera	41	–
20	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Jaouad Gharib	Gelindo Bordin	Jacob Kiplimo	41	▲ +3
21	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Jaouad Gharib	Gelindo Bordin	40	–
22	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	Abel Kirui	John Ngugi	Jaouad Gharib	40	–
23	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	Abel Kirui	John Ngugi	40	–
24	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	Jacob Kiplimo	Abel Kirui	39	–
25	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Moses Tanui	Moses Tanui	38	–
26	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	Douglas Wakiihuri	Douglas Wakiihuri	37	–
27	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	37	–
28	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	Stephen Kiprotich	Stephen Kiprotich	36	–
29	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	Abel Antón	Abel Antón	34	–
30	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	Mamo Wolde	Mamo Wolde	34	–
31	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	Steve Jones	Steve Jones	34	–
32	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	Karel Lismont	Karel Lismont	33	–
33	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	Martin Lel	Martin Lel	33	–
34	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	Robert de Castella	Robert de Castella	33	–
35	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	Delfo Cabrera	Delfo Cabrera	32	–
36	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	Johnny Hayes	Johnny Hayes	32	–
37	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	Ron Hill	Ron Hill	32	–
38	António Pinto	António Pinto	Jacob Kiplimo	Dionicio Cerón	Dionicio Cerón	31	–
39	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	António Pinto	Khalid Khannouchi	Khalid Khannouchi	31	–
40	John Treacy	John Treacy	Hwang Young-cho	António Pinto	António Pinto	28	–
41	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	John Treacy	Hwang Young-cho	Hwang Young-cho	28	–
42	Steve Moneghetti	Steve Moneghetti	Khalid Skah	John Treacy	John Treacy	28	–
43	Kenji Kimihara	Kenji Kimihara	Steve Moneghetti	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	26	–
44	Lee Bong-ju	Lee Bong-ju	Kenji Kimihara	Steve Moneghetti	Steve Moneghetti	26	–
45	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Lee Bong-ju	Kenji Kimihara	Kenji Kimihara	25	–
46	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Lee Bong-ju	Lee Bong-ju	25	–
47	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	24	–
48	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Alberto Salazar	Alberto Salazar	24	–
49	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Albin Stenroos	Albin Stenroos	24	–
50	Gerard Nijboer	Gerard Nijboer	Emil Zátopek	Boughera El Ouafi	Boughera El Ouafi	24	–