Sport Analysis
131 Years
History span
1896–2026
1193
Athletes
92
Countries
5
Rankings
820
Events
3062
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1896 | 2026 | 131 |
| Women | 1918 | 2026 | 109 |
| M/W | 2017 | 2026 | 5 |
All-Time Individuals
Non-Stadium Running Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 114 |
| 2 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 106 |
| 3 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 102 |
| 4 | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 83 |
| 5 | Abebe Bikila | Ethiopia | 74 |
Non-Stadium Running Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grete Andersen-Waitz | Norway | 159 |
| 2 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 138 |
| 3 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 104 |
| 4 | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 103 |
| 5 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 90 |
All-Time Nations
Non-Stadium Running Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 2955 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1733 |
| 3 | United States | 748 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 611 |
| 5 | Finland | 417 |
Non-Stadium Running Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 2038 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1631 |
| 3 | United States | 812 |
| 4 | Russia | 716 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 515 |
Non-Stadium Running Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 5077 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3430 |
| 3 | United States | 1584 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1132 |
| 5 | Japan | 866 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Non-Stadium Running Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 72 |
| 2 | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 57 |
| 3 | Tamirat Tola | Ethiopia | 47 |
| 4 | Sabastian Sawe | Kenya | 31 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Kamworor | Kenya | 26 |
Non-Stadium Running Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 95 |
| 2 | Tigst Assefa | Ethiopia | 62 |
| 3 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 45 |
| 4 | Ruth Chepng'etich | Kenya | 37 |
| 5 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 34 |
Nations
Non-Stadium Running Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 468 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 315 |
| 3 | Uganda | 146 |
| 4 | Belgium | 23 |
| 5 | United States | 23 |
Non-Stadium Running Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 580 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 385 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 39 |
| 4 | United States | 38 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 32 |
Non-Stadium Running Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 1132 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 766 |
| 3 | Uganda | 174 |
| 4 | United States | 85 |
| 5 | Australia | 53 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyridon Louis | 1896 | 1899 | 4 |
| Michel Théato | 1900 | 1907 | 8 |
| Johnny Hayes | 1908 | 1919 | 12 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1920 | 1963 | 44 |
| Abebe Bikila | 1964 | 1999 | 36 |
| Paul Tergat | 2000 | 2021 | 22 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 2022 | 2026 | 5 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyridon Louis | 1896 | 1899 | 4 |
| Michel Théato | 1900 | 1907 | 8 |
| Johnny Hayes | 1908 | 1917 | 10 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1918 | 1923 | 6 |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1924 | 1929 | 6 |
| Clarence DeMar | 1930 | 1933 | 4 |
| Boughera El Ouafi | 1934 | 1935 | 2 |
| Sohn Kee-chung | 1936 | 1945 | 10 |
| Gérard Côté | 1946 | 1947 | 2 |
| Delfo Cabrera | 1948 | 1957 | 10 |
| Alain Mimoun | 1958 | 1959 | 2 |
| Abebe Bikila | 1960 | 1973 | 14 |
| Mamo Wolde | 1974 | 1975 | 2 |
| Frank Shorter | 1976 | 1979 | 4 |
| Waldemar Cierpinski | 1980 | 1984 | 5 |
| Carlos Lopes | 1985 | 1993 | 9 |
| John Ngugi | 1994 | 1995 | 2 |
| Douglas Wakiihuri | 1996 | 1996 | 1 |
| Paul Tergat | 1997 | 2005 | 9 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 2006 | 2011 | 6 |
| Zersenay Tadese | 2012 | 2017 | 6 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 2018 | 2026 | 9 |
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