Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	188	–
2	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	172	–
3	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	135	–
4	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	134	–
5	Gabriela Szabo	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	Beatrice Chebet	Beatrice Chebet	114	–
6	Derartu Tulu	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	104	–
7	Sifan Hassan	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	90	–
8	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	88	–
9	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	83	–
10	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	82	–
11	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Beatrice Chebet	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	82	–
12	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	69	–
13	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	68	–
14	Paola Pigni	Letesenbet Gidey	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	52	–
15	Berhane Adere	Paola Pigni	Letesenbet Gidey	Gudaf Tsegay	Gudaf Tsegay	51	–
16	Gete Wami	Berhane Adere	Gudaf Tsegay	Letesenbet Gidey	Letesenbet Gidey	50	–
17	Sonia O'Sullivan	Gete Wami	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	48	–
18	Letesenbet Gidey	Sonia O'Sullivan	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	45	–
19	Maricica Puică	Gudaf Tsegay	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	44	–
20	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	44	–
21	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	Maricica Puică	39	–
22	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Faith Kipyegon	Faith Kipyegon	38	–
23	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	Nadia Battocletti	37	▲ +8
24	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Yelena Romanova	36	–
25	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	34	–
26	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	34	–
27	Yvonne Murray	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	Liz McColgan	34	–
28	Phyllis Perkins	Yvonne Murray	Faith Kipyegon	Adriana Fernández	Marta Dominguez	33	–
29	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	Adriana Fernández	32	–
30	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Yvonne Murray	Yvonne Murray	Zhong Huandi	32	–
31	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Phyllis Perkins	Nadia Battocletti	Yvonne Murray	30	–
32	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Janice Merrill	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	29	–
33	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Lyudmila Bragina	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	28	–
34	Sharon Firisua	Olga Yegorova	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	28	–
35	Xing Huina	Sharon Firisua	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	26	–
36	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	25	–
37	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Sharon Firisua	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	25	–
38	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Xing Huina	Sharon Firisua	Sharon Firisua	25	–
39	Yelena Sipatova	Sally Barsosio	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	25	–
40	Zhang Linli	Beatrice Chebet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	22	–
41	Elly van Hulst	Faith Kipyegon	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	22	–
42	Tatyana Kazankina	Yelena Sipatova	Nadia Battocletti	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	21	–
43	Elvan Abeylegesse	Zhang Linli	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	20	–
44	Gudaf Tsegay	Elly van Hulst	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	20	–
45	Isabella Ochichi	Tatyana Kazankina	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	Elly van Hulst	19	–
46	María del Carmen Díaz	Elvan Abeylegesse	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	19	–
47	Natalia Mărășescu	Isabella Ochichi	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	Elvan Abeylegesse	18	–
48	Sally Kipyego	María del Carmen Díaz	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	18	–
49	Beatrice Chebet	Natalia Mărășescu	María del Carmen Díaz	María del Carmen Díaz	María del Carmen Díaz	18	–
50	Margareta Keszeg	Sally Kipyego	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	18	–