Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	362	–
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	346	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	311	–
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	276	–
5	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Armand Duplantis	267	▲ +12
6	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Armand Duplantis	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	240	–
8	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	239	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	218	–
10	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Armand Duplantis	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	211	–
11	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	203	–
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	192	–
13	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	185	–
14	Eliud Kipchoge	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	180	–
15	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	174	–
16	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	171	–
17	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	169	–
18	Emil Zátopek	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
19	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Renaud Lavillenie	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	163	–
20	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Emil Zátopek	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	161	–
21	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	160	–
22	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	157	–
23	Hannes Kolehmainen	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	157	▲ +2
24	Jonathan Edwards	Justin Gatlin	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	153	–
25	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	149	–
26	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	Justin Gatlin	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	147	–
27	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	147	–
28	Damian Warner	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	146	–
29	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	Ryan Crouser	Ryan Crouser	146	–
30	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Daley Thompson	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	143	–
31	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Noah Lyles	Noah Lyles	143	–
32	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Iván Pedroso	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	140	–
33	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	140	–
34	Al Oerter	Ezekiel Kemboi	Maurice Greene	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	138	–
35	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	135	–
36	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Ryan Crouser	Karsten Warholm	Karsten Warholm	135	–
37	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Ezekiel Kemboi	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	135	–
38	Frankie Fredericks	Wilson Kipketer	David Rudisha	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	133	–
39	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	Karsten Warholm	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	131	–
40	Ville Ritola	Joshua Cheptegei	Al Oerter	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	130	–
41	Saïd Aouita	Sebastian Coe	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	128	–
42	Armand Duplantis	Ville Ritola	Noah Lyles	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	128	–
43	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	122	–
44	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	121	–
45	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	120	–
46	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	120	–
47	Jürgen Schult	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Saïd Aouita	Grant Holloway	Grant Holloway	119	–
48	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	117	–
49	Allen Johnson	Jürgen Schult	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Viktor Saneyev	116	–
50	Noureddine Morceli	Edwin Moses	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	114	–