Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	362	–
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	344	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	311	–
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	276	–
5	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Armand Duplantis	267	▲ +12
6	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Armand Duplantis	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	240	–
8	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	239	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	218	–
10	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Armand Duplantis	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	211	–
11	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	203	–
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	192	–
13	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	185	–
14	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	179	–
15	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	172	–
16	Colin Jackson	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	166	–
17	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
18	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Renaud Lavillenie	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	163	–
19	Eliud Kipchoge	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	161	–
20	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	160	–
21	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Ashton Eaton	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	160	–
22	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	157	–
23	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	153	–
24	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	152	–
25	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Damian Warner	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	147	–
26	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	146	–
27	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	Ryan Crouser	Ryan Crouser	146	–
28	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Jonathan Edwards	Joshua Cheptegei	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	143	–
29	Parry O'Brien	Damian Warner	Christian Taylor	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Joshua Cheptegei	Joshua Cheptegei	143	–
30	Daley Thompson	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Jonathan Edwards	Noah Lyles	Noah Lyles	143	–
31	Al Oerter	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Iván Pedroso	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	141	–
32	Ralph Rose	Daley Thompson	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	140	–
33	David Rudisha	Al Oerter	Daley Thompson	Maurice Greene	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	138	–
34	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	135	–
35	Mutaz Essa Barshim	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Ryan Crouser	Karsten Warholm	Karsten Warholm	135	–
36	Sebastian Coe	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Daley Thompson	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	135	–
37	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Wilson Kipketer	David Rudisha	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	133	–
38	Damian Warner	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Karsten Warholm	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	131	–
39	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Ville Ritola	Al Oerter	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	130	–
40	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Saïd Aouita	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	128	–
41	Viktor Saneyev	Armand Duplantis	Ezekiel Kemboi	Noah Lyles	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	128	–
42	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Joshua Cheptegei	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	122	–
43	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	120	–
44	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	120	–
45	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jesse Owens	Saïd Aouita	Grant Holloway	Grant Holloway	119	–
46	Allen Johnson	Edwin Moses	Jürgen Schult	Ezekiel Kemboi	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	118	–
47	Noureddine Morceli	Allen Johnson	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Viktor Saneyev	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	117	–
48	Dan O'Brien	Noureddine Morceli	Edwin Moses	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Viktor Saneyev	115	–
49	Frankie Fredericks	Dan O'Brien	Allen Johnson	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	113	–
50	Valeriy Borzov	Frankie Fredericks	Karsten Warholm	Jürgen Schult	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	112	–