Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	Ryoko Tamura	112	–
2	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	Distria Krasniqi	Distria Krasniqi	110	▲ +7
3	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	Kye Sun-Hui	Kye Sun-Hui	100	–
4	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Isabel Fernández	Misato Nakamura	Misato Nakamura	98	–
5	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Kaori Matsumoto	Isabel Fernández	Uta Abe	98	▲ +10
6	Driulis González	Driulis González	Distria Krasniqi	Kaori Matsumoto	Isabel Fernández	94	–
7	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Driulis González	Driulis González	Kaori Matsumoto	94	–
8	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	Telma Monteiro	Telma Monteiro	Driulis González	91	–
9	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Legna Verdecia	Uta Abe	Telma Monteiro	89	–
10	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	Majlinda Kelmendi	Legna Verdecia	Legna Verdecia	81	–
11	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Natsumi Tsunoda	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	81	–
12	Amarilis Savón	Uta Abe	Amandine Buchard	Natsumi Tsunoda	Amandine Buchard	80	▲ +2
13	Paula Pareto	Distria Krasniqi	Karen Briggs	Amandine Buchard	Natsumi Tsunoda	80	–
14	Yanet Bermoy	Amarilis Savón	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Karen Briggs	Karen Briggs	77	–
15	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	Christa Deguchi	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	Alina Alexandra Dumitru	75	–
16	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	Uta Abe	Christa Deguchi	Christa Deguchi	75	–
17	Haruna Asami	Amandine Buchard	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	Amarilis Savón	73	–
18	Distria Krasniqi	Natalia Kuziutina	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	Paula Pareto	71	–
19	Uta Abe	Cécile Nowak	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	Yanet Bermoy	71	–
20	Rafaela Silva	Haruna Asami	Rafaela Silva	Rafaela Silva	Rafaela Silva	68	–
21	Tsukasa Yoshida	Rafaela Silva	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	Natalia Kuziutina	67	–
22	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	Cécile Nowak	66	–
23	Edith Hrovat	Natsumi Tsunoda	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	Haruna Asami	66	–
24	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Frédérique Jossinet	Tsukasa Yoshida	Tsukasa Yoshida	Tsukasa Yoshida	61	–
25	Amandine Buchard	Edith Hrovat	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	Frédérique Jossinet	59	–
26	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	Edith Hrovat	57	–
27	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	56	–
28	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	Ai Shishime	Ai Shishime	Ai Shishime	53	–
29	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	Xian Dongmei	53	–
30	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	Funa Tonaki	Funa Tonaki	Funa Tonaki	52	–
31	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	Sarah Menezes	52	–
32	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	Sharon Rendle	52	–
33	Yuka Nishida	Ami Kondo	Diyora Keldiyorova	Diyora Keldiyorova	Diyora Keldiyorova	51	–
34	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	Tomoko Fukumi	Tomoko Fukumi	Odette Giuffrida	51	▲ +4
35	Natsumi Tsunoda	An Kum-ae	Ami Kondo	Ami Kondo	Tomoko Fukumi	51	–
36	Marie-Claire Restoux	Christa Deguchi	Daria Bilodid	Daria Bilodid	Ami Kondo	50	–
37	Cathérine Arnaud	Daria Bilodid	Yuka Nishida	Yuka Nishida	Daria Bilodid	50	–
38	Daria Bilodid	Marie-Claire Restoux	An Kum-ae	An Kum-ae	Yuka Nishida	50	–
39	Miriam Blasco	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	Odette Giuffrida	An Kum-ae	49	–
40	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	Odette Giuffrida	Marie-Claire Restoux	Shirine Boukli	48	▲ +10
41	Gerda Winklbauer	Jung Sun-yong	Cathérine Arnaud	Cathérine Arnaud	Marie-Claire Restoux	46	–
42	Kaori Yamaguchi	Gerda Winklbauer	Miriam Blasco	Miriam Blasco	Wakana Koga	46	▲ +10
43	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Kaori Yamaguchi	Jessica Klimkait	Jessica Klimkait	Cathérine Arnaud	44	–
44	Nicola Fairbrother	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Jung Sun-yong	Jung Sun-yong	Miriam Blasco	44	–
45	Ryoko Tani	Jessica Klimkait	Gerda Winklbauer	Gerda Winklbauer	Jessica Klimkait	43	–
46	Nora Gjakova	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	Kaori Yamaguchi	Jung Sun-yong	43	–
47	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Gerda Winklbauer	42	–
48	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	Nicola Fairbrother	Nicola Fairbrother	Kaori Yamaguchi	42	–
49	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Érika Miranda	Nora Gjakova	Nora Gjakova	Sarah-Léonie Cysique	42	▲ +4
50	Yvonne Bönisch	Almudena Muñoz	Ryoko Tani	Ryoko Tani	Yurisleidy Lupetey	42	–

Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

IJF.org | 11.10.2026

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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