# 2019 World Athletics Rankings

The 2019 World Athletics Rankings document the best performing athletes in the sport of athletics, per the World Athletics individual athlete ranking system. It was the first year that the IAAF used the system. Individual athletes are assigned a points score best on an average of their best recent competition performances. The performance scoring is primarily based on the time or mark of the athlete, plus additional points for their placing within the competition, and some minor modifications based on the conditions. The world rankings are updated each Wednesday.
As of 31 March 2020, the number one ranked male athlete is Armand Duplantis with 1515 points, and the number one ranked female athlete is Sifan Hassan with 1528 points.

## Overall rankings (top 10)

Men (as of 31 March 2020) :
| # | Athlete | Nation | Event(s) | Points |
| 1 | Armand Duplantis | Sweden (SWE) | Pole vault | 1515 |
| 2 | Noah Lyles | United States (USA) | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1505 |
| 3 | Karsten Warholm | Norway (NOR) | 400 metres hurdles | 1503 |
| 4 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 100 metres | 1477 |
| 5 | Sam Kendricks | United States (USA) | Pole vault | 1474 |
| 6 | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL) | Shot put | 1470 |
| 7 | Rai Benjamin | United States (USA) | 400 metres hurdles | 1466 |
| 8 | Christian Taylor | United States (USA) | Triple jump | 1465 |
| 8 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 1500 metres | 1465 |
| 10 | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden (SWE) | Discus throw | 1464 |
Women (as of 31 March 2020) :
| # | Athlete | Nation | Event(s) | Points |
| 1 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands (NED) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres | 1528 |
| 2 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain (GBR) | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1494 |
| 3 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya (KEN) | 3000 metres steeplechase | 1479 |
| 4 | Dalilah Muhammad | United States (USA) | 400 metres hurdles | 1478 |
| 5 | Mariya Lasitskene | Russia (RUS) | High jump | 1477 |
| 6 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas (BAH) | 200 metres, 400 metres | 1467 |
| 7 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica (JAM) | 100 metres | 1465 |
| 7 | Malaika Mihambo | Germany (GER) | Long jump | 1465 |
| 9 | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela (VEN) | Triple jump | 1463 |
| 10 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain (BHR) | 400 metres | 1460 |

## Event rankings (top 10)

IAAF World Rankings, as of 17 September 2019.

### 100 metres

| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Justin Gatlin | 10 Feb 1982 | 1386 |
| 2 | Christian Coleman | 06 Mar 1996 | 1378 |
| 3 | Akani Simbine | 21 Sep 1993 | 1359 |
| 4 | Zharnel Hughes | 13 Jul 1995 | 1354 |
| 5 | Yohan Blake | 26 Dec 1989 | 1344 |
| 6 | Michael Rodgers | 24 Apr 1985 | 1342 |
| 7 | Zhenye Xie | 17 Aug 1993 | 1324 |
| 8 | Noah Lyles | 18 Jul 1997 | 1322 |
| 9 | Andre De Grasse | 10 Nov 1994 | 1320 |
| 10 | Arthur Cissé | 29 Dec 1996 | 1298 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Dina Asher-Smith | 04 Dec 1995 | 1406 |
| 2 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 27 Dec 1986 | 1399 |
| 3 | Elaine Thompson | 28 Jun 1992 | 1364 |
| 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 18 Nov 1988 | 1358 |
| 5 | Dafne Schippers | 15 Jun 1992 | 1326 |
| 6 | Aleia Hobbs | 24 Feb 1996 | 1321 |
| 7 | Blessing Okagbare | 09 Oct 1988 | 1312 |
| 8 | Gina Lückenkemper | 21 Nov 1996 | 1294 |
| 9 | Ewa Swoboda | 26 Jul 1997 | 1291 |
| 10 | Crystal Emmanuel | 27 Nov 1991 | 1282 |

### 20 km racewalking

| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Toshikazu Yamanishi | 15 Feb 1996 | 1329 |
| 2 | Koki Ikeda | 03 May 1998 | 1279 |
| 3 | Diego García | 19 Jan 1996 | 1278 |
| 4 | Massimo Stano | 27 Feb 1992 | 1277 |
| 5 | Wang Kaihua | 16 Feb 1994 | 1271 |
| 5 | Perseus Karlström | 02 May 1990 | 1271 |
| 7 | Éider Arévalo | 09 Mar 1993 | 1267 |
| 8 | Vasiliy Mizinov | 29 Dec 1997 | 1259 |
| 9 | Eiki Takahashi | 19 Nov 1992 | 1254 |
| 10 | Álvaro Martín | 18 Jun 1994 | 1249 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Qieyang Shenjie | 11 Nov 1990 | 1300 |
| 2 | Yang Jiayu | 18 Feb 1996 | 1284 |
| 3 | Érica de Sena | 03 May 1985 | 1250 |
| 4 | Sandra Arenas | 17 Sep 1993 | 1241 |
| 5 | Maria Pérez | 29 Apr 1996 | 1239 |
| 6 | Liu Hong | 12 May 1987 | 1233 |
| 7 | Eleonora Giorgi | 14 Sep 1989 | 1232 |
| 8 | Anežka Drahotová | 22 Jul 1995 | 1229 |
| 9 | Kimberly García | 19 Oct 1993 | 1223 |
| 10 | Ma Zhenxia | 01 Aug 1998 | 1213 |

### 50 km racewalking

| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Maryan Zakalnytskyy | 20 Aug 1994 | 1308 |
| 2 | Hirooki Arai | 18 May 1988 | 1297 |
| 3 | Satoshi Maruo | 28 Nov 1991 | 1280 |
| 4 | Matej Tóth | 10 Feb 1983 | 1267 |
| 4 | Hayato Katsuki | 28 Nov 1990 | 1267 |
| 6 | Yusuke Suzuki | 02 Jan 1988 | 1264 |
| 7 | Wang Qin | 08 May 1994 | 1257 |
| 8 | Dmitriy Dziubin | 12 Jul 1990 | 1256 |
| 9 | Masatora Kawano | 23 Oct 1998 | 1255 |
| 10 | Yohann Diniz | 01 Jan 1978 | 1253 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Points |
| 1 | Rui Liang | 18 Jun 1994 | 1313 |
| 2 | Inês Henriques | 01 May 1980 | 1305 |
| 3 | Júlia Takács | 29 Jun 1989 | 1292 |
| 4 | Hong Liu | 12 May 1987 | 1278 |
| 5 | Johana Ordóňez | 12 Dec 1987 | 1276 |
| 6 | Claire Woods | 06 Jul 1981 | 1270 |
| 7 | Paola Viviana Pérez | 21 Dec 1989 | 1266 |
| 8 | Faying Ma | 30 Aug 1993 | 1260 |
| 9 | Eleonora Anna Giorgi | 14 Sep 1989 | 1259 |
| 10 | Maocuo Li | 20 Oct 1992 | 1257 |