Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	Tirunesh Dibaba	188	–
2	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	Meseret Defar	172	–
3	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	Vivian Cheruiyot	134	–
4	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	Wang Junxia	131	–
5	Derartu Tulu	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	Beatrice Chebet	Beatrice Chebet	114	–
6	Gabriela Szabo	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	Sifan Hassan	Sifan Hassan	102	–
7	Sifan Hassan	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	Derartu Tulu	Derartu Tulu	88	–
8	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	Gabriela Szabo	Gabriela Szabo	86	–
9	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	Almaz Ayana	Almaz Ayana	83	–
10	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Beatrice Chebet	Hellen Obiri	Hellen Obiri	82	–
11	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	Fernanda Ribeiro	77	–
12	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	Ingrid Kristiansen	68	–
13	Olga Bondarenko	Letesenbet Gidey	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	Tetyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh	68	–
14	Paola Pigni	Olga Bondarenko	Letesenbet Gidey	Gudaf Tsegay	Gudaf Tsegay	51	–
15	Berhane Adere	Paola Pigni	Olga Bondarenko	Letesenbet Gidey	Letesenbet Gidey	50	–
16	Gete Wami	Berhane Adere	Gudaf Tsegay	Olga Bondarenko	Olga Bondarenko	49	–
17	Letesenbet Gidey	Gete Wami	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	Paola Pigni	48	–
18	Sonia O'Sullivan	Gudaf Tsegay	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	Berhane Adere	45	–
19	Maricica Puică	Sonia O'Sullivan	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	Gete Wami	44	–
20	Ana Cicanei	Maricica Puică	Sonia O'Sullivan	Sonia O'Sullivan	Nadia Battocletti	41	▲ +14
21	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Maricica Puică	Faith Kipyegon	Sonia O'Sullivan	39	–
22	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Maricica Puică	Faith Kipyegon	38	–
23	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	Maricica Puică	35	–
24	Phyllis Perkins	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	Ana Cicanei	34	–
25	Lyudmila Bragina	Phyllis Perkins	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	Genzebe Dibaba	34	–
26	Loa Olafsson	Lyudmila Bragina	Faith Kipyegon	Yelena Romanova	Liz McColgan	34	–
27	Zhong Huandi	Loa Olafsson	Phyllis Perkins	Phyllis Perkins	Yelena Romanova	34	–
28	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Zhong Huandi	Lyudmila Bragina	Lyudmila Bragina	Phyllis Perkins	29	–
29	Marta Dominguez	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Loa Olafsson	Nadia Battocletti	Lyudmila Bragina	27	–
30	Olga Yegorova	Marta Dominguez	Zhong Huandi	Loa Olafsson	Loa Olafsson	26	–
31	Janice Merrill	Olga Yegorova	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Zhong Huandi	Zhong Huandi	26	–
32	Xing Huina	Janice Merrill	Marta Dominguez	Ejegayehu Dibaba	Ejegayehu Dibaba	25	–
33	Yvonne Murray	Xing Huina	Olga Yegorova	Marta Dominguez	Marta Dominguez	25	–
34	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Yvonne Murray	Janice Merrill	Olga Yegorova	Olga Yegorova	25	–
35	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Xing Huina	Janice Merrill	Janice Merrill	24	–
36	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Yvonne Murray	Xing Huina	Xing Huina	24	–
37	Tatyana Kazankina	Sally Barsosio	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Yvonne Murray	Yvonne Murray	24	–
38	Gudaf Tsegay	Beatrice Chebet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	22	–
39	Isabella Ochichi	Faith Kipyegon	Sally Barsosio	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	22	–
40	Sally Kipyego	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	Sally Barsosio	Sally Barsosio	21	–
41	Yelena Sipatova	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	Tatyana Kazankina	Tatyana Kazankina	19	–
42	Zhang Linli	Sally Kipyego	Nadia Battocletti	Isabella Ochichi	Isabella Ochichi	18	–
43	Beatrice Chebet	Yelena Sipatova	Sally Kipyego	Sally Kipyego	Sally Kipyego	18	–
44	Meselech Melkamu	Zhang Linli	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	Yelena Sipatova	18	–
45	Natalia Mărășescu	Meselech Melkamu	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	Zhang Linli	18	–
46	Adriana Fernández	Natalia Mărășescu	Meselech Melkamu	Meselech Melkamu	Meselech Melkamu	17	–
47	Elana Meyer	Adriana Fernández	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	Natalia Mărășescu	17	–
48	Zahra Ouaziz	Elana Meyer	Adriana Fernández	Adriana Fernández	Adriana Fernández	16	–
49	Zola Budd	Zahra Ouaziz	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	Elana Meyer	16	–
50	Elly van Hulst	Zola Budd	Zahra Ouaziz	Zahra Ouaziz	Zahra Ouaziz	16	–

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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