Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	72	▼ -29
2	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Tamirat Tola	Tamirat Tola	Jacob Kiplimo	57	▲ +16
3	Lelisa Desisa	Jacob Kiplimo	Jacob Kiplimo	Jacob Kiplimo	Tamirat Tola	47	–
4	Dennis Kimetto	Tamirat Tola	Geoffrey Kamworor	Geoffrey Kamworor	Sabastian Sawe	31	▲ +13
5	Jacob Kiplimo	Lelisa Desisa	Lelisa Desisa	Benson Kipruto	Geoffrey Kamworor	26	▼ -8
6	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	Bashir Abdi	Bashir Abdi	Benson Kipruto	22	–
7	Tamirat Tola	Geoffrey Kirui	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	Kelvin Kiptum	Bashir Abdi	21	–
8	Geoffrey Kirui	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Abdi Nageeye	Sabastian Sawe	Yomif Kejelcha	21	▲ +8
9	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Dennis Kimetto	Benson Kipruto	Abdi Nageeye	Kelvin Kiptum	18	–
10	Wilson Kipsang	Kelvin Kiptum	Geoffrey Kirui	Alphonce Simbu	Abdi Nageeye	17	–
11	Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich	Evans Chebet	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Geoffrey Kirui	Alphonce Simbu	17	–
12	Abdi Nageeye	Victor Kiplangat	Kelvin Kiptum	Lelisa Desisa	Geoffrey Kirui	17	–
13	Feyisa Lelisa	Abdi Nageeye	Evans Chebet	Evans Chebet	Lelisa Desisa	17	–
14	Kibiwott Kandie	Feyisa Lelisa	Victor Kiplangat	Victor Kiplangat	Evans Chebet	15	–
15	Mosinet Geremew	Kibiwott Kandie	Feyisa Lelisa	Yomif Kejelcha	Victor Kiplangat	15	–
16	Stephen Kiprotich	Mosinet Geremew	Kibiwott Kandie	Feyisa Lelisa	John Korir	13	▲ +5
17	Evans Chebet	Joshua Cheptegei	Mosinet Geremew	Kibiwott Kandie	Berihu Aregawi	12	▲ +4
18	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Yomif Kejelcha	Mosinet Geremew	Joshua Cheptegei	12	▲ +2
19	Bashir Abdi	Bashir Abdi	Joshua Cheptegei	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	Kibiwott Kandie	12	–
20	Dickson Chumba	Dickson Chumba	Kenenisa Bekele	Joshua Cheptegei	Mosinet Geremew	12	–
21	Galen Rupp	Galen Rupp	Sisay Lemma	Kenenisa Bekele	Amos Kipruto	11	▲ +3
22	Zersenay Tadese	Abraham Kiptum	Galen Rupp	Sisay Lemma	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	10	–
23	Abraham Kiptum	Amos Kipruto	Abraham Kiptum	Galen Rupp	Guye Adola	10	▲ +5
24	Amos Kipruto	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	Amos Kipruto	Abraham Kiptum	Sisay Lemma	10	–
25	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	Benson Kipruto	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	Amos Kipruto	Abraham Kiptum	8	–
26	Benson Kipruto	Cristhian Pacheco	Berihu Aregawi	Berihu Aregawi	Amanal Petros	8	▲ +2
27	Japhet Kipyegon Korir	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Cristhian Pacheco	Cristhian Pacheco	Andreas Almgren	8	▲ +8
28	Joshua Cheptegei	Hobbs Kessler	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Cristhian Pacheco	8	–
29	Lawrence Cherono	Lawrence Cherono	Hobbs Kessler	Hobbs Kessler	Dawit Seare	8	▲ +8
30	Guye Adola	Sabastian Sawe	Lawrence Cherono	John Korir	Hagos Gebrhiwet	8	–
31	Birhanu Legese	Wilson Kipsang	Sabastian Sawe	Lawrence Cherono	Hobbs Kessler	8	–
32	Michael Shelley	Zersenay Tadese	Maru Teferi	Maru Teferi	Lawrence Cherono	8	–
33	Yemane Tsegay	Guye Adola	Zersenay Tadese	Amanal Petros	Robert Farken	8	▲ +8
34	Albert Korir	Maru Teferi	Birhanu Legese	Birhanu Legese	Maru Teferi	7	–
35	Alphonce Simbu	Birhanu Legese	Dickson Chumba	Albert Korir	Birhanu Legese	6	–
36	Daniel Wanjiru	Michael Shelley	Yemane Tsegay	Alexander Mutiso	Daniel Ebenyo	6	▲ +2
37	Geoffrey Mutai	Yemane Tsegay	Albert Korir	Daniel Wanjiru	Nicholas Kimeli	6	▲ +4
38	Kevin Quinn	Albert Korir	Alexander Mutiso	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Tadese Takele	6	▲ +3
39	Lemi Berhanu Hayle	Alphonce Simbu	Alphonce Simbu	Guye Adola	Albert Korir	5	–
40	Meb Keflezighi	Daniel Wanjiru	Daniel Wanjiru	Kevin Quinn	Alexander Mutiso	5	–
41	Mo Farah	Kevin Quinn	Guye Adola	Lemi Berhanu Hayle	Daniel Wanjiru	5	–
42	Shura Kitata Tola	Lemi Berhanu Hayle	Kevin Quinn	Milkesa Mengesha	Kenenisa Bekele	5	▼ -5
43	Sisay Lemma	Meb Keflezighi	Lemi Berhanu Hayle	Mo Farah	Kevin Quinn	5	–
44	Solomon Mutai	Mo Farah	Milkesa Mengesha	Shura Kitata Tola	Milkesa Mengesha	5	–
45	Stanley Biwott	Shura Kitata Tola	Mo Farah	Yuki Kawauchi	Shura Kitata Tola	5	–
46	Tsegay Kebede	Sisay Lemma	Shura Kitata Tola	Abraham Cheroben	Yuki Kawauchi	5	–
47	Yuki Kawauchi	Solomon Mutai	Solomon Mutai	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	Abraham Cheroben	4	–
48	Abraham Cheroben	Stanley Biwott	Stanley Biwott	Callum Elson	Callum Elson	4	–
49	Cristhian Pacheco	Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich	Yuki Kawauchi	Daniel Ebenyo	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	4	▲ +4
50	Imane Merga	Yuki Kawauchi	Abraham Cheroben	Leonard Barsoton	Leonard Barsoton	4	–

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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