Explanation
The ranking includes both global and continental championships, which are weighted differently according to their significance and performance on the world stage. The ranking can be filtered to display only global competitions.
Scoring system
| Contest | Discipline | Category | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | Global | Men | 1908-2024 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship | Global | Men | 1930-2025 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| European Championship | Continental | Men | 1948-2026 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Pan American Championship | Continental | Men | 1980-2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Olympic Games demonstration sport | Global | Men | 1952-1952 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| African Championship | Continental | Men | 1967-2026 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Asian Championship | Continental | Men | 1975-2026 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| North America and Caribbean Championship | Continental | Men | 2014-2024 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| South and Central American Championship | Continental | Men | 2020-2026 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Oceania Champions Cup | Continental | Men | 1 | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | Global | Women | 1964-2024 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship | Global | Women | 1952-2025 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| European Championship | Continental | Women | 1949-2024 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| African Championship | Continental | Women | 1974-2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Asian Championship | Continental | Women | 1975-2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pan American Championship | Continental | Women | 1986-2017 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| North America and Caribbean Championship | Continental | Women | 2015-2025 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| South and Central American Championship | Continental | Women | 2018-2024 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Oceania Champions Cup | Continental | Women | 1 |
