Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	171	–
2	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	120	–
3	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	120	–
4	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	112	–
5	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	89	–
6	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	86	–
7	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	85	–
8	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Peter Snell	Peter Snell	85	–
9	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	Mel Sheppard	68	–
10	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	Taoufik Makhloufi	65	–
11	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	62	–
12	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	Steve Ovett	61	–
13	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	Fermín Cacho	59	–
14	Joaquim Cruz	Timothy Cheruiyot	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	57	–
15	Timothy Cheruiyot	Joaquim Cruz	Timothy Cheruiyot	Timothy Cheruiyot	Mal Whitfield	Mal Whitfield	56	–
16	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Emmanuel Korir	Joaquim Cruz	Joaquim Cruz	Timothy Cheruiyot	Timothy Cheruiyot	56	–
17	Steve Cram	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Emmanuel Korir	Emmanuel Korir	Joaquim Cruz	Joaquim Cruz	55	–
18	Adam Kszczot	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Emmanuel Korir	Emmanuel Korir	53	–
19	Albert Hill	Steve Cram	Steve Cram	Steve Cram	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	53	–
20	Douglas Lowe	Adam Kszczot	Adam Kszczot	Adam Kszczot	Steve Cram	Steve Cram	50	–
21	Edwin Flack	Albert Hill	Albert Hill	Albert Hill	Adam Kszczot	Adam Kszczot	48	–
22	Jim Lightbody	Douglas Lowe	Douglas Lowe	Douglas Lowe	Albert Hill	Albert Hill	48	–
23	Luigi Beccali	Edwin Flack	Edwin Flack	Edwin Flack	Douglas Lowe	Douglas Lowe	48	–
24	Bernard Lagat	Jim Lightbody	Jim Lightbody	Jim Lightbody	Edwin Flack	Edwin Flack	48	–
25	Rashid Ramzi	Luigi Beccali	Luigi Beccali	Luigi Beccali	Jim Lightbody	Jim Lightbody	48	–
26	Kipchoge Keino	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Luigi Beccali	Luigi Beccali	47	–
27	Ted Meredith	Rashid Ramzi	Rashid Ramzi	Rashid Ramzi	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	46	–
28	Herb Elliott	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	Rashid Ramzi	Rashid Ramzi	46	–
29	Nijel Amos	Ted Meredith	Ted Meredith	Ted Meredith	Kipchoge Keino	Kipchoge Keino	45	–
30	Alberto Juantorena	Herb Elliott	Herb Elliott	Herb Elliott	Ted Meredith	Ted Meredith	45	–
31	Mohammed Aman	Nijel Amos	Nijel Amos	Nijel Amos	Herb Elliott	Herb Elliott	43	–
32	Paul Ereng	Alberto Juantorena	Alberto Juantorena	Alberto Juantorena	Nijel Amos	Nijel Amos	43	–
33	Wilfred Bungei	Mohammed Aman	Mohammed Aman	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	Alberto Juantorena	Alberto Juantorena	41	–
34	José Luíz Barbosa	Paul Ereng	Paul Ereng	Mohammed Aman	Mohammed Aman	Mohammed Aman	40	–
35	Emmanuel Korir	Wilfred Bungei	Wilfred Bungei	Paul Ereng	Paul Ereng	Paul Ereng	40	–
36	Jack Lovelock	José Luíz Barbosa	José Luíz Barbosa	Wilfred Bungei	Wilfred Bungei	Wilfred Bungei	40	–
37	Ralph Doubell	Jack Lovelock	Jack Lovelock	José Luíz Barbosa	Marco Arop	Marco Arop	38	–
38	Nils Schumann	Ralph Doubell	Ralph Doubell	Jack Lovelock	José Luíz Barbosa	José Luíz Barbosa	37	–
39	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Nils Schumann	Nils Schumann	Marco Arop	Jack Lovelock	Jack Lovelock	36	–
40	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Ralph Doubell	Ralph Doubell	Ralph Doubell	35	–
41	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Nils Schumann	Nils Schumann	Nils Schumann	34	–
42	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	Isireli Naikelekelevesi	33	–
43	William Tanui	William Tanui	William Tanui	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	33	–
44	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	Tommy Hampson	33	–
45	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	William Tanui	William Tanui	William Tanui	33	–
46	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	Abel Kiviat	32	–
47	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	Charles Bennett	32	–
48	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	Dave Wottle	32	–
49	André Bucher	André Bucher	André Bucher	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	Noah Ngeny	32	–
50	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	Billy Konchellah	31	–