Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Wayde van Niekerk	Wayde van Niekerk	Wayde van Niekerk	Wayde van Niekerk	Steven Gardiner	42	–
2	Steven Gardiner	Kirani James	Kirani James	Steven Gardiner	Quincy Hall	27	–
3	Kirani James	Steven Gardiner	Steven Gardiner	Kirani James	Anthony Zambrano	26	–
4	LaShawn Merritt	Pavel Maslák	Quincy Hall	Quincy Hall	Collen Kebinatshipi	25	▲ +13
5	Pavel Maslák	Anthony Zambrano	Anthony Zambrano	Anthony Zambrano	Matthew Hudson-Smith	23	▲ +4
6	Anthony Zambrano	LaShawn Merritt	Pavel Maslák	Pavel Maslák	Kirani James	22	▼ -12
7	Michael Norman	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Wayde van Niekerk	21	▼ -32
8	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Michael Norman	LaShawn Merritt	Michael Norman	Jereem Richards	20	▲ +6
9	Isaac Makwala	Isaac Makwala	Michael Norman	Jereem Richards	Michael Norman	17	–
10	Luguelín Santos	Antonio Watson	Alexander Doom	Alexander Doom	Alexander Doom	12	–
11	Abdalelah Haroun	Abdalelah Haroun	Antonio Watson	Antonio Watson	Antonio Watson	12	–
12	Michael Cherry	Michael Cherry	Matthew Hudson Smith	Collen Kebinatshipi	Matthew Hudson Smith	12	–
13	Fred Kerley	Fred Kerley	Isaac Makwala	Matthew Hudson Smith	Muzala Samukonga	11	–
14	Jereem Richards	Jereem Richards	Muzala Samukonga	LaShawn Merritt	Pavel Maslák	11	▼ -10
15	Martyn Rooney	Lucas Conceição	Abdalelah Haroun	Muzala Samukonga	Karsten Warholm	10	–
16	Baboloki Thebe	Luguelín Santos	Karsten Warholm	Karsten Warholm	Michael Cherry	9	–
17	Tony McQuay	Martyn Rooney	Michael Cherry	Abdalelah Haroun	Christopher Bailey	8	–
18	Muzala Samukonga	Baboloki Thebe	Fred Kerley	Michael Cherry	Christopher Morales Williams	8	▲ +8
19	Óscar Husillos	Karsten Warholm	Jereem Richards	Christopher Bailey	Fred Kerley	8	–
20	Yousef Masrahi	Muzala Samukonga	Lucas Conceição	Fred Kerley	Isaac Makwala	8	–
21	Chris Brown	Óscar Husillos	Luguelín Santos	Isaac Makwala	Lucas Conceição	8	–
22	Demish Gaye	Chris Brown	Charlie Dobson	Lucas Conceição	Charlie Dobson	7	–
23	Deon Lendore	Demish Gaye	Baboloki Thebe	Charlie Dobson	Jacory Patterson	7	–
24	Kyle Clemons	Deon Lendore	Óscar Husillos	Jacory Patterson	Abdalelah Haroun	5	▼ -4
25	Machel Cedenio	Kyle Clemons	Demish Gaye	Baboloki Thebe	Óscar Husillos	5	–
26	Trevor Bassitt	Luis Avilés	Deon Lendore	Óscar Husillos	Baboloki Thebe	4	▼ -2
27	Karsten Warholm	Machel Cedenio	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Bayapo Ndori	Bayapo Ndori	4	–
28	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Trevor Bassitt	Luis Avilés	Brian Faust	Brian Faust	4	–
29	Michael Johnson	Yousef Masrahi	Machel Cedenio	Demish Gaye	Demish Gaye	4	–
30	Rafał Omelko	Carl Bengtström	Martyn Rooney	Deon Lendore	Khaleb McRae	4	▲ +4
31	Tony van Diepen	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Trevor Bassitt	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Luis Avilés	4	–
32	Carl Bengtström	Quincy Hall	Carl Bengtström	Luis Avilés	Rai Benjamin	4	▲ +4
33	Dylan Borlée	Rafał Omelko	Rafał Omelko	Martyn Rooney	Trevor Bassitt	4	–
34	Justin Robinson	Tony van Diepen	Tony van Diepen	Trevor Bassitt	Attila Molnár	3	–
35	Kevin Borlée	Dylan Borlée	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	Attila Molnár	Carl Bengtström	3	–
36	Mohammad Anas	Julien Watrin	Dylan Borlée	Carl Bengtström	Lee Eppie	3	▲ +2
37	Nigel Levine	Justin Robinson	Julien Watrin	Tony van Diepen	Liemarvin Bonevacia	3	▼ -1
38	Ricky Petrucciani	Kentaro Sato	Justin Robinson	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	Samuel Ogazi	3	▲ +3
39	Steven Solomon	Kevin Borlée	Kentaro Sato	Julien Watrin	Tony van Diepen	3	–
40	Abbas Abubakar Abbas	Martín Kouyoumdjian	Kevin Borlée	Justin Robinson	Cheikh Tidiane Diouf	2	–
41	Alex Beck	Michael Johnson	Kyle Clemons	Kentaro Sato	Deon Lendore	2	▼ -2
42	Alex Haydock-Wilson	Mohammad Anas	Martín Kouyoumdjian	Kevin Borlée	Joshua Atkinson	2	▲ +2
43	Bayapo Ndori	Ricky Petrucciani	Mohammad Anas	Maksymilian Szwed	Julien Watrin	2	–
44	Boniface Mweresa	Steven Solomon	Ricky Petrucciani	Martín Kouyoumdjian	Justin Robinson	2	–
45	Donald Sanford	Abbas Abubakar Abbas	Rusheen McDonald	Mohammad Anas	Kentaro Sato	2	–
46	Javon Francis	Alex Beck	Steven Solomon	Rafał Omelko	Kevin Borlée	2	–
47	Jonathan Borlée	Alex Haydock-Wilson	Yousef Masrahi	Ricky Petrucciani	Maksymilian Szwed	2	–
48	Jonathan Jones	Bayapo Ndori	Alex Beck	Rusheen McDonald	Martín Kouyoumdjian	2	–
49	Karabo Sibanda	Benjamin Aliel	Alex Haydock-Wilson	Steven Solomon	Mohammad Anas	2	–
50	Kentaro Sato	Boniface Mweresa	Bayapo Ndori	Yousef Masrahi	Muhammad Abdallah Kounta	2	▲ +2

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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