Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	Grete Andersen-Waitz	159	–
2	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	Paula Radcliffe	138	–
3	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	105	–
4	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Peres Jepchirchir	Peres Jepchirchir	Peres Jepchirchir	103	–
5	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	Catherine Ndereba	90	–
6	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	Rosa Mota	88	–
7	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Peres Jepchirchir	Peres Jepchirchir	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	Joan Benoit	87	–
8	Peres Jepchirchir	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	66	–
9	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	Tegla Loroupe	59	–
10	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	Tigst Assefa	57	▲ +13
11	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Edna Kiplagat	Lornah Kiplagat	51	–
12	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Uta Pippig	Edna Kiplagat	50	–
13	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Uta Pippig	50	–
14	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Naoko Takahashi	Gete Wami	46	–
15	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Valentina Yegorova	Naoko Takahashi	46	–
16	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	Valentina Yegorova	46	–
17	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Violet Piercy	Tigst Assefa	Brigid Kosgei	45	▲ +3
18	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Violet Piercy	Constantina Diţă-Tomescu	44	–
19	Brigid Kosgei	Brigid Kosgei	Brigid Kosgei	Brigid Kosgei	Tirunesh Dibaba	Violet Piercy	44	–
20	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Brigid Kosgei	Tirunesh Dibaba	43	–
21	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	39	–
22	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	Fatuma Roba	Fatuma Roba	39	–
23	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Mizuki Noguchi	Mizuki Noguchi	39	–
24	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	38	–
25	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	Florence Kiplagat	Florence Kiplagat	37	–
26	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	Ruth Chepng'etich	Lidia Șimon	Lidia Șimon	37	–
27	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	Miki Gorman	Ruth Chepng'etich	Ruth Chepng'etich	37	–
28	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	Manuela Machado	Miki Gorman	Miki Gorman	36	–
29	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	Sifan Hassan	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	34	–
30	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Lynn Jennings	Manuela Machado	Manuela Machado	32	–
31	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Tigst Assefa	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	32	–
32	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Aurora Cunha	Lynn Jennings	Lynn Jennings	30	–
33	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Hellen Obiri	Aurora Cunha	Aurora Cunha	29	–
34	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	Jemima Sumgong	29	–
35	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	Katrin Dörre	29	–
36	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	Priscah Jeptoo	28	–
37	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	Joyce Chepchumba	27	–
38	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	Wanda Panfil	27	–
39	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	Catherina McKiernan	26	–
40	Mare Dibaba	Ruth Chepng'etich	Ruth Chepng'etich	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	Chantal Langlacé	26	–
41	Susan Chepkemei	Mare Dibaba	Mare Dibaba	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	Edith Masai	26	–
42	Zhou Chunxiu	Susan Chepkemei	Susan Chepkemei	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	Joyce Smith	26	–
43	Liz McColgan	Zhou Chunxiu	Zhou Chunxiu	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	Joyciline Jepkosgei	26	–
44	Tiki Gelana	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Mare Dibaba	Mare Dibaba	Mare Dibaba	25	–
45	Worknesh Kidane	Tiki Gelana	Tiki Gelana	Susan Chepkemei	Susan Chepkemei	Susan Chepkemei	25	–
46	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Worknesh Kidane	Worknesh Kidane	Zhou Chunxiu	Zhou Chunxiu	Zhou Chunxiu	25	–
47	Lisa Martin	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Gladys Cherono Kiprono	Beatrice Chebet	Beatrice Chebet	Beatrice Chebet	24	–
48	Ruth Chepng'etich	Lisa Martin	Gotytom Gebreslase	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	Liz McColgan	24	–
49	Deena Kastor	Deena Kastor	Lisa Martin	Tiki Gelana	Tiki Gelana	Tiki Gelana	24	–
50	Jacqueline Hansen	Jacqueline Hansen	Deena Kastor	Worknesh Kidane	Worknesh Kidane	Worknesh Kidane	24	–