Sport Analysis
200 Years
History span
1827–2026
14741
Athletes
203
Countries
5
Rankings
1323
Events
41943
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1827 | 2026 | 173 |
| Women | 1910 | 2026 | 117 |
| M/W | 2002 | 2026 | 17 |
All-Time Individuals
Athletics Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 362 |
| 2 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 346 |
| 3 | Carl Lewis | United States | 311 |
| 4 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 276 |
| 5 | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 267 |
Athletics Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 272 |
| 2 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | 241 |
| 3 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 231 |
| 4 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 226 |
| 5 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 210 |
All-Time Nations
Athletics Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 24601 |
| 2 | Kenya | 6866 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 6254 |
| 4 | Russia | 5395 |
| 5 | Germany | 5273 |
Athletics Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11144 |
| 2 | Russia | 8520 |
| 3 | Germany | 7323 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3899 |
| 5 | China | 3823 |
Athletics Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 36108 |
| 2 | Russia | 13915 |
| 3 | Germany | 12620 |
| 4 | Kenya | 10873 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 9552 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Athletics Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 267 |
| 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 180 |
| 3 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 149 |
| 4 | Noah Lyles | United States | 143 |
| 5 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 135 |
Athletics Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 193 |
| 2 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 172 |
| 3 | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | 153 |
| 4 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 138 |
| 5 | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 135 |
Nations
Athletics Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2104 |
| 2 | Kenya | 971 |
| 3 | Canada | 566 |
| 4 | Australia | 548 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 537 |
Athletics Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2186 |
| 2 | Kenya | 1184 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 798 |
| 4 | Australia | 778 |
| 5 | China | 759 |
Athletics Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4653 |
| 2 | Kenya | 2263 |
| 3 | Australia | 1389 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 1320 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 1277 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Distribution per Time
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilson | 1827 | 1829 | 3 |
| A. Wood | 1830 | 1849 | 20 |
| Francis Temple | 1850 | 1873 | 24 |
| Edwin Woodburn | 1874 | 1885 | 12 |
| Thomas Ray | 1886 | 1895 | 10 |
| Robert Garrett | 1896 | 1899 | 4 |
| Alvin Kraenzlein | 1900 | 1903 | 4 |
| Ray Ewry | 1904 | 1925 | 22 |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1926 | 1991 | 66 |
| Carl Lewis | 1992 | 2008 | 17 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 2009 | 2015 | 7 |
| Usain Bolt | 2016 | 2026 | 11 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilson | 1827 | 1829 | 3 |
| A. Wood | 1830 | 1839 | 10 |
| Richard Armstrong | 1847 | 1847 | 1 |
| Francis Temple | 1849 | 1859 | 11 |
| Hanmer Webb | 1860 | 1860 | 1 |
| Charlie Grey | 1861 | 1864 | 4 |
| Percy Thornton | 1865 | 1865 | 1 |
| John Roupell | 1866 | 1866 | 1 |
| Thomas Little | 1867 | 1873 | 7 |
| Edwin Woodburn | 1874 | 1882 | 9 |
| Thomas Ray | 1883 | 1883 | 1 |
| Lawrence Myers | 1884 | 1885 | 2 |
| Thomas Ray | 1886 | 1894 | 9 |
| Michael Sweeney | 1895 | 1895 | 1 |
| Robert Garrett | 1896 | 1899 | 4 |
| Alvin Kraenzlein | 1900 | 1903 | 4 |
| Ray Ewry | 1904 | 1913 | 10 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1914 | 1921 | 8 |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1922 | 1935 | 14 |
| Jesse Owens | 1936 | 1945 | 10 |
| Gunder Hägg | 1946 | 1947 | 2 |
| Adolfo Consolini | 1948 | 1949 | 2 |
| Emil Zátopek | 1950 | 1958 | 9 |
| Parry O'Brien | 1959 | 1962 | 4 |
| Vladimir Kuts | 1963 | 1963 | 1 |
| Al Oerter | 1964 | 1965 | 2 |
| Peter Snell | 1966 | 1967 | 2 |
| Al Oerter | 1968 | 1969 | 2 |
| Kipchoge Keino | 1970 | 1974 | 5 |
| Valeriy Borzov | 1975 | 1975 | 1 |
| Lasse Virén | 1976 | 1981 | 6 |
| Daniel Bautista | 1982 | 1982 | 1 |
| Daley Thompson | 1983 | 1986 | 4 |
| Carl Lewis | 1987 | 1997 | 11 |
| Haile Gebrselassie | 1998 | 2003 | 6 |
| Hicham El Guerrouj | 2004 | 2005 | 2 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 2006 | 2013 | 8 |
| Usain Bolt | 2014 | 2022 | 9 |
| Armand Duplantis | 2023 | 2026 | 4 |