Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	388	–
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	369	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	336	–
4	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Armand Duplantis	310	▲ +24
5	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Sergey Bubka	296	–
6	Paavo Nurmi	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Armand Duplantis	Haile Gebrselassie	292	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	268	–
8	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	261	–
10	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Armand Duplantis	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	258	–
11	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	228	▲ +16
12	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Javier Sotomayor	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Mo Farah	225	–
13	Ray Ewry	Eliud Kipchoge	Renaud Lavillenie	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	199	–
14	Eliud Kipchoge	Ray Ewry	Eliud Kipchoge	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	196	–
15	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Ray Ewry	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	195	–
16	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	192	–
17	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	188	–
18	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	183	–
19	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	182	–
20	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ryan Crouser	Ryan Crouser	181	–
21	Roman Šebrle	Justin Gatlin	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	179	–
22	Jonathan Edwards	Roman Šebrle	Justin Gatlin	Ezekiel Kemboi	Karsten Warholm	174	▲ +6
23	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	Roman Šebrle	Justin Gatlin	Ezekiel Kemboi	170	–
24	Ashton Eaton	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Justin Gatlin	170	–
25	Emil Zátopek	Ashton Eaton	Ryan Crouser	Noah Lyles	Jonathan Edwards	169	–
26	David Rudisha	Emil Zátopek	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Noah Lyles	169	–
27	Virgilijus Alekna	David Rudisha	Ashton Eaton	Karsten Warholm	Roman Šebrle	169	–
28	Allen Johnson	Virgilijus Alekna	Emil Zátopek	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
29	Paul Tergat	Allen Johnson	David Rudisha	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	163	–
30	Bernard Lagat	Paul Tergat	Karsten Warholm	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	160	–
31	Iván Pedroso	Bernard Lagat	Virgilijus Alekna	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	159	–
32	Mike Conley	Iván Pedroso	Allen Johnson	Virgilijus Alekna	Joshua Cheptegei	156	▲ +2
33	Hannes Kolehmainen	Mike Conley	Paul Tergat	Allen Johnson	Virgilijus Alekna	156	–
34	Noureddine Morceli	Hannes Kolehmainen	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	Allen Johnson	155	–
35	Maurice Greene	Noureddine Morceli	Bernard Lagat	Paul Tergat	Damian Warner	153	▲ +4
36	Saïd Aouita	Maurice Greene	Iván Pedroso	Bernard Lagat	Paul Tergat	153	–
37	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Mike Conley	Iván Pedroso	Bernard Lagat	151	–
38	Frankie Fredericks	Viktor Saneyev	Damian Warner	Mike Conley	Iván Pedroso	151	–
39	Lars Riedel	Frankie Fredericks	Hannes Kolehmainen	Damian Warner	Mike Conley	151	–
40	Parry O'Brien	Lars Riedel	Noureddine Morceli	Hannes Kolehmainen	Pedro Pichardo	151	▲ +8
41	Wilson Kipketer	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Noureddine Morceli	Hannes Kolehmainen	149	–
42	Ralph Rose	Wilson Kipketer	Saïd Aouita	Maurice Greene	Noureddine Morceli	149	–
43	Daley Thompson	Damian Warner	Noah Lyles	Saïd Aouita	Maurice Greene	148	–
44	LaShawn Merritt	Ralph Rose	Viktor Saneyev	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	147	–
45	Al Oerter	Daley Thompson	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Viktor Saneyev	144	–
46	Jefferson Pérez	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Lars Riedel	Lars Riedel	Frankie Fredericks	143	–
47	Andreas Thorkildsen	LaShawn Merritt	Parry O'Brien	Pedro Pichardo	Lars Riedel	143	–
48	Armand Duplantis	Al Oerter	Wilson Kipketer	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	142	–
49	Damian Warner	Jefferson Pérez	Ralph Rose	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	142	–
50	Asbel Kiprop	Karsten Warholm	Daley Thompson	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	141	–

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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