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541votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/17/2026 at 02:00 AM

Sprint (50m, 60m, 100m…)1335

The worldwide ranking generated by 541 votes

14 / 14

Sprint (50m, 60m, 100m…)1335

Hurdles (100m, 110m, and 400m)1282

Relay (4x100m and 4x400m)1280

Combined events (Decathlon and Heptathlon)1262

Middle distance (800m and 1,500m)1251

High jump1242

Long jump1213

Triple jump1204

Javelin throw1200

#10

Pole vault1199

#11

Long distance (5,000m and 10,000m)1189

#12

Discus throw1117

#13

Shot put1085

#14

Race walking (20km and 50km)940

What the community says

Sprint (50m, 60m, 100m…) leads with an ELO of 1,335, ahead of Hurdles (100m, 110m, and 400m) (1,282) and Relay (4x100m and 4x400m) (1,280). Ranked over 541 duels between 14 contenders, last updated October 17, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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