In the 5 most recent rankable seasons (there were no Rankings in pandemic 2020) Sifan Hassan has rated in at least 3 events. (KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT)
IN THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW you’ll find all kinds of facts & figures relating to each of the 42 individual Rankings events. Here are some overall stats — plus by-nation scoring — to whet your appetite:
The World Rankings Defenders
The 10 world men’s repeaters: Noah Lyles 100, Emmanuel Wanyonyi 800, Jakob Ingebrigtsen 1500 (3 in a row), Soufiane El Bakkali steeple (5), Joshua Cheptegei 10,000, Grant Holloway 110H (5), Mondo Duplantis PV (4), Miltiádis Tentóglou LJ (4), Ryan Crouser SP (6), Neeraj Chopra JT.
The U.S. Rankings Defenders
The 11 U.S. men’s repeaters: Noah Lyles 100, Quincy Hall 400, Bryce Hoppel 800 (3), Kenneth Rooks steeple, Grant Holloway 110H (5), Rai Benjamin 400H (5), Conner Mantz marathon, Nick Christie 20W (5), Ryan Crouser SP (8), Sam Mattis DT (4), Curtis Thompson JT (4).
The 11 U.S. women’s repeaters: Sha’Carri Richardson 100, Gabby Thomas 200, Nikki Hiltz 1500, Vashti Cunningham HJ (6), Katie Moon PV, Tara Davis-Woodhall LJ, Chase Jackson SP (3), Valarie Allman DT (6), Brooke Andersen (HT) (3), Maggie Malone Hardin JT, Anna Hall hept (3).
U.S. Men Yet Again Lead By-Nation Scoring
Only twice in the history of our men’s Rankings has Team USA not racked up the most points (scoring each event 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1). Those anomalous years were ’11 & ’14, when distance powerhouse Kenya slipped into the top spot. But in all 75 other campaigns, it has been the American squad coming out on top.
The ’11 total of 180 was the lowest U.S. total ever. The highest of all time was 458, in the inaugural year, ’47, even though fewer events were scored than now. This year’s tally of 229 is a rise of 29 over ’23’s winning score.
The U.S. placed performers in the Top 10s of 16 of 21 events (the all-time high was 20, in ’72). This year’s shutouts came in these 5 disciplines (year listed is the last in which the U.S. scored): marathon (’17), 20W (’73), LJ (’23)DT (’22), JT (’22).
This year’s tally of U.S. No. 1s matched ’22 at 5 (Noah Lyles, Quincy Hall, Grant Holloway, Rai Benjamin, Ryan Crouser). The all-time high was 13 in ’52 & ’56. The last time in double digits was a 10, in ’68.
The 57 men’s scoring nations for ’24:
1. US 229; 2. Ethiopia 92; 3. Kenya 83; 4. Jamaica 77; 5. Italy 46; 6. Norway 42; 7. Great Britain 32; 8. Germany 31; 9. tie, Canada, France & Spain 28; 12. Grenada 23; 13. Sweden 22; 14. Greece 18; 15. Brazil 17; 16. tie, Botswana, Netherlands & New Zealand 16;
19. tie, Japan & Ukraine 15; 21. tie, Algeria, Estonia & Poland 14; 24. tie, Australia, Qatar & Uganda 13; 27. Lithuania 12; 28. tie, Ecuador, India, Morocco & Portugal 10; 32. tie, Czechia, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tunisia 9; 36. tie, Russia & Zambia 8;
38. tie, Burkina Faso, Finland, Hungary, Philippines & Slovenia 7; 43. tie, China, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, South Africa & South Korea 6; 48. tie, Austria, Nigeria & Puerto Rico 5; 51. Belgium 4; 52. British Virgin Islands 3; 53. tie, Bahamas, Cuba, Liberia & Turkey 2; 57. Zimbabwe 1.
The World Doublers
Making the Top 10 in a single event is major achievement; scoring a double is on another level. Still, 30 athletes were able to pull off that feat.
The 9 world men’s doublers: 100/200 — Noah Lyles (1/3), Fred Kerley (4/7), Letsile Tobago (6/1), Kenny Bednarek (9/2) 1500/5000 — Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1/2) 5000/10,000 — Yomif Kejelcha (3/4), Berihu Aregawi (4/2), Selemon Barega (5/7), Grant Fisher (9/3)
The 2 world women’s triplers: 200/400/400H — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (8/9/1) 5000/10,000/marathon — Sifan Hassan (3/4/2)
The 10 world women’s doublers: 100/200 — Julien Alfred (1/3), Dina Asher-Smith (4/4), Daryll Neita (8/5) 400/400H — Femke Bol (10/1) 800/1500 — Georgia Bell (4/5) 1500/5000 — Faith Kipyegon (1/2) 5000/10,000 — Beatrice Chebet (1/1), Nadia Battocletti (5/2), Tsige Gebreselama (7/8) LJ/TJ — Jasmine Moore (4/4)
Women’s By-Nation Scoring: U.S. Stays On Top
Another good — but not great — year for the U.S. women found them racking up 219 points, more than 100 ahead of the total of runner-up Kenya. The 219 is a rise of 3 over last year. The all-time high is 248 from ’18.
Team USA scored in 15 of 21 events, 3 shy of the record set in ’19 & ’21. This year’s 6 shutouts (with the year last scored): 800 (’23), 5000 (’22), 10,000 (’23), marathon (’21), 20W (never), & HJ (’23).
Team USA picked off 4 No. 1s, compared to last year’s 5. The record-is 7.
The 50 women’s scoring nations for ’24:
1. US 219; 2. Kenya 102; 3. Ethiopia 95; 4. Great Britain 83; 5. Jamaica 60; 6. Netherlands 57; 7. Australia 49; 8. China 44; 9. Germany 36; 10. Canada 30; 11. Cuba 26; 12. Italy 24; 13. France 23; 14. tie, Bahrain, Belgium & St. Lucia 18;
17. Ukraine 17; 18. tie, Poland & Serbia 16; 20. Switzerland 15; 21. tie, Colombia & Spain 14; 23. Uganda 12; 24. New Zealand 11; 25. tie, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Japan, Peru & Puerto Rico 10; 30. South Africa 9; 31. Nigeria 8; 32. tie, Croatia, Ireland & Mexico 7;
35. tie, Côte d’Ivoire, Czechia & Finland 6; 38. tie, Austria, Bahamas & Slovenia 4; 41. tie, Azerbaijan & Burkina Faso 3; 43. tie, Belarus, Denmark, Portugal & Russia 2; 47. tie, Cyprus, Ecuador, Greece & St. Vincent 1.
The U.S. Doublers
Doubling tends to happen much more often nationally than internationally. This year there were 30 such Americans.
The 15 U.S. men’s doublers: 100/200 — Noah Lyles (1/2), Christian Coleman (2/7), Fred Kerley (3/5), Kenny Bednarek (4/1), Courtney Lindsay (6/4) 400/400H — Rai Benjamin (7/1) 800/1500 — Hobbs Kessler (2/3) 1500/5000 — Cole Hocker (1/6) St/10,000 — Anthony Rotich (8/7) 5000/10,000 — Grant Fisher (1/1), Abdihamid Nur (2/9), Nico Young (7/2) 10,000/marathon — Conner Mantz (6/1) LJ/TJ — Jeremiah Davis (1, 6) SP/HT — Tarik-Robinson-O’Hagan (8/7)
The 1 U.S. women’s tripler: 200/400/400H — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (4/3/1)
The 14 U.S. women’s doublers: 100/200 — Sha’Carri Richardson (1/8), Tamara Clark (6/9) 200/400 — Gabby Thomas (1/5) 400/400H — Shamier Little (8/4) 800/1500 — Emily Mackay (7/3), Nikki Hiltz (8/1) 1500/5000 — Elle St. Pierre (2/1), Elise Cranny (6/3) 5000/10,000 — Karissa Schweizer (2/3), Weini Kelati (5/1), Parker Valby (6/2) 10,000/marathon — Fiona O’Keeffe (5/3) 400H/HJ — Rachel Glenn (5/2) LJ/TJ — Jasmine Moore (2/1) ◻︎
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