Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Nafissatou Thiam	Nafissatou Thiam	Nafissatou Thiam	152	–
2	Carolina Klüft	Carolina Klüft	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	150	–
3	Jessica Ennis	Nafissatou Thiam	Carolina Klüft	Carolina Klüft	Carolina Klüft	123	–
4	Nafissatou Thiam	Jessica Ennis	Jessica Ennis	Jessica Ennis	Jessica Ennis	113	–
5	Sabine Braun	Sabine Braun	Sabine Braun	Sabine Braun	Sabine Braun	98	–
6	Nataliya Dobrynska	Nataliya Dobrynska	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	82	–
7	Denise Lewis	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Nataliya Dobrynska	Nataliya Dobrynska	Nataliya Dobrynska	71	–
8	Ghada Shouaa	Denise Lewis	Denise Lewis	Denise Lewis	Denise Lewis	64	–
9	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	Ghada Shouaa	Ghada Shouaa	Ghada Shouaa	Ghada Shouaa	64	–
10	Irina Belova	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	61	–
11	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Irina Belova	Irina Belova	Irina Belova	Irina Belova	60	–
12	Jane Frederick	Jane Frederick	Jane Frederick	Jane Frederick	Jane Frederick	51	–
13	Natallia Sazanovich	Natallia Sazanovich	Anouk Vetter	Anouk Vetter	Anouk Vetter	50	–
14	Eunice Barber	Anouk Vetter	Natallia Sazanovich	Natallia Sazanovich	Natallia Sazanovich	45	–
15	Anouk Vetter	Eunice Barber	Eunice Barber	Eunice Barber	Anna Hall	41	▲ +4
16	Anke Behmer	Anke Behmer	Anke Behmer	Anke Behmer	Eunice Barber	40	–
17	Ramona Gohler-Neubert	Ramona Gohler-Neubert	Ramona Gohler-Neubert	Anna Hall	Anke Behmer	37	–
18	Yelena Prokhorova	Yelena Prokhorova	Yelena Prokhorova	Ramona Gohler-Neubert	Ramona Gohler-Neubert	36	–
19	Kelly Sotherton	Kelly Sotherton	Kelly Sotherton	Yelena Prokhorova	Yelena Prokhorova	35	–
20	Austra Skujytė	Austra Skujytė	Austra Skujytė	Kelly Sotherton	Kelly Sotherton	34	–
21	Mary Peters	Mary Peters	Mary Peters	Austra Skujytė	Austra Skujytė	32	–
22	Nadiya Tkachenko	Nadiya Tkachenko	Nadiya Tkachenko	Mary Peters	Mary Peters	30	–
23	Glynis Nunn	Glynis Nunn	Glynis Nunn	Nadiya Tkachenko	Nadiya Tkachenko	28	–
24	Burglinde Pollak	Burglinde Pollak	Burglinde Pollak	Glynis Nunn	Glynis Nunn	27	–
25	Sabine John	Sabine John	Noor Vidts	Burglinde Pollak	Burglinde Pollak	26	–
26	Margaret Simpson	Margaret Simpson	Sabine John	Noor Vidts	Noor Vidts	26	–
27	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	Margaret Simpson	Sabine John	Sabine John	26	–
28	Irina Press	Irina Press	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	Margaret Simpson	Margaret Simpson	25	–
29	Le Shundra Nathan	Le Shundra Nathan	Irina Press	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	Sofie Dokter	25	▲ +17
30	Nadezhda Vinogradova	Nadezhda Vinogradova	Le Shundra Nathan	Irina Press	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	24	–
31	Siegrun Siegl	Siegrun Siegl	Nadezhda Vinogradova	Le Shundra Nathan	Irina Press	24	–
32	Urszula Włodarczyk	Adrianna Sułek	Siegrun Siegl	Nadezhda Vinogradova	Le Shundra Nathan	24	–
33	Lyudmila Blonska	Urszula Włodarczyk	Adrianna Sułek	Siegrun Siegl	Nadezhda Vinogradova	24	–
34	Antoinette Nana Djimou	Lyudmila Blonska	Urszula Włodarczyk	Adrianna Sułek	Siegrun Siegl	24	–
35	Carolin Schäfer	Antoinette Nana Djimou	Lyudmila Blonska	Urszula Włodarczyk	Adrianna Sułek	22	–
36	Diane Konihowski	Carolin Schäfer	Antoinette Nana Djimou	Lyudmila Blonska	Kate O'Connor	22	▲ +9
37	Heide Rosendahl	Diane Konihowski	Carolin Schäfer	Antoinette Nana Djimou	Urszula Włodarczyk	21	–
38	Nadine Broersen	Heide Rosendahl	Diane Konihowski	Carolin Schäfer	Lyudmila Blonska	20	–
39	Hanna Melnychenko	Nadine Broersen	Heide Rosendahl	Diane Konihowski	Antoinette Nana Djimou	19	–
40	Liliana Năstase	Anna Hall	Nadine Broersen	Heide Rosendahl	Carolin Schäfer	19	–
41	Lilli Schwarzkopf	Ekaterina Voronina	Anna Hall	Nadine Broersen	Diane Konihowski	19	–
42	Diane Jones	Hanna Melnychenko	Ekaterina Voronina	Ekaterina Voronina	Heide Rosendahl	18	–
43	Hyleas Fountain	Liliana Năstase	Hanna Melnychenko	Hanna Melnychenko	Nadine Broersen	18	–
44	Liese Prokop	Lilli Schwarzkopf	Liliana Năstase	Liliana Năstase	Ekaterina Voronina	17	–
45	Tatyana Chernova	Diane Jones	Lilli Schwarzkopf	Lilli Schwarzkopf	Hanna Melnychenko	17	–
46	Jennifer Oeser	Hyleas Fountain	Diane Jones	Diane Jones	Liliana Năstase	17	–
47	Shelia Burrell	Liese Prokop	Hyleas Fountain	Hyleas Fountain	Lilli Schwarzkopf	17	–
48	Ekaterina Voronina	Tatyana Chernova	Liese Prokop	Liese Prokop	Diane Jones	16	–
49	Galina Bystrova	Jennifer Oeser	Tatyana Chernova	Tatyana Chernova	Hyleas Fountain	16	–
50	Svetlana Moskalets	Shelia Burrell	Jennifer Oeser	Jennifer Oeser	Liese Prokop	16	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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