Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	222	–
2	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	213	–
3	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	206	–
4	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	173	–
5	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	136	–
6	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	133	–
7	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Joshua Cheptegei	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	113	–
8	Saïd Aouita	Joshua Cheptegei	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	Vladimir Kuts	102	–
9	Hannes Kolehmainen	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	94	–
10	Ville Ritola	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	88	–
11	Joshua Cheptegei	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	86	–
12	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	84	–
13	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	Daniel Komen	64	–
14	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	Miruts Yifter	62	–
15	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	Mohammed Gammoudi	54	–
16	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	Ron Clarke	54	–
17	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	52	–
18	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Selemon Barega	Selemon Barega	Selemon Barega	52	–
19	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Selemon Barega	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	Dieter Baumann	50	–
20	Henry Rono	Selemon Barega	Paul Tergat	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	Lauri Lehtinen	50	–
21	Sileshi Sihine	Henry Rono	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	47	–
22	Alberto Cova	Sileshi Sihine	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	Henry Rono	45	–
23	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	Sileshi Sihine	45	–
24	Ilmari Salminen	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	Alberto Cova	43	–
25	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	Pyotr Bolotnikov	42	–
26	Emiel Puttemans	Alain Mimoun	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	Ilmari Salminen	41	–
27	Osvaldo Suárez	Emiel Puttemans	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	Alain Mimoun	40	–
28	Selemon Barega	Osvaldo Suárez	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	Emiel Puttemans	40	–
29	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Osvaldo Suárez	Osvaldo Suárez	Osvaldo Suárez	Osvaldo Suárez	40	–
30	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	Edvin Wide	38	–
31	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	38	–
32	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	Gaston Reiff	38	–
33	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	Gordon Pirie	38	–
34	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	38	–
35	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	Jean Bouin	37	–
36	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	Khalid Skah	37	–
37	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	Joseph Guillemot	36	–
38	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	Paul Bitok	36	–
39	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	Brahim Boutayeb	35	–
40	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	Gunnar Höckert	35	–
41	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	Janusz Kusociński	35	–
42	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	34	–
43	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	Gunder Hägg	33	–
44	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	Yomif Kejelcha	Yomif Kejelcha	33	–
45	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	Million Wolde	Million Wolde	32	–
46	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	Sandor Iharos	Sandor Iharos	32	–
47	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	Naftali Temu	Naftali Temu	30	–
48	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	Taisto Mäki	Taisto Mäki	30	–
49	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	John Ngugi	John Ngugi	29	–
50	Arturo Barrios	Arturo Barrios	Salah Hissou	Salah Hissou	Richard Chelimo	Richard Chelimo	29	–