THIS SECTION IS DOMINATED by long-career legends such as Carl Lewis, Haile Gebrselassie, Usain Bolt & Michael Johnson:
MOST POINTS, ALL EVENTS
1. Carl Lewis (100, 200, LJ) 332; 2. Haile Gebrselassie (5000, 10,000, marathon) 230; 3. Usain Bolt (100, 200) 188; 4. Michael Johnson (200, 400) 187; 5. Parry O’Brien (SP, DT) 172; 6. Emil Zátopek (5000, 10,000, marathon) 170; 7. Frank Fredericks (100, 200) 166; 8. Kenenisa Bekele (5000, 10,000, marathon) 161; 9. Mike Conley (LJ, TJ) 160; 10. Eliud Kipchoge (5K, 10K, marathon) 156
MOST NO. 1s, ALL EVENTS
18–Carl Lewis (100-6, 200-2, LJ-10); 15–Michael Johnson (200-5, 400-10); 13–Sergey Bubka (PV) & Emil Zátopek (5000-5, 10,000-7, marathon-1); 12–Kenenisa Bekele (5000-5, 10,000-6, marathon-1), Usain Bolt (100-5, 200-7) & Haile Gebrselassie (5000-5, 10,000-6, marathon-1)
MOST RANKING APPEARANCES, ALL EVENTS
42–Carl Lewis (100, 200, LJ); 29–Haile Gebrselassie (5000, 10,000, marathon); 25–Parry O’Brien (SP, DT); 23–Frank Fredericks (100, 200); 22–Mike Conley (LJ, TJ)
MOST POINTS, ONE EVENT
1. Jan Železný (JT) 154; 2. Carl Lewis (LJ) 148; 3. Sergey Bubka (PV) 147; 4. Yuriy Syedikh (HT) 145; 5. Virgilijus Alekna (DT) 143; 6. Janusz Sidło (JT) 139; 7. Parry O’Brien (SP) 126; 8. Colin Jackson (110H) 124; 9. tie, Udo Beyer (SP) & Carl Lewis (100) 123
TOP 5 POINT SCORERS, RUNNERS
1. Colin Jackson (110H) 124; 2. Carl Lewis (100) 123; 3. Greg Foster (110H) 120; 4. Allen Johnson (110H) 119; 5. Paul Koech (Steeple) 116
TOP 5 POINT SCORERS, JUMPERS
1. Carl Lewis (LJ) 148; 2. Sergey Bubka (PV) 147; 3. Viktor Saneyev (TJ) 120; 4. Igor Ter–Ovanesyan (LJ) 118; 5. Javier Sotomayor (HJ) 117
TOP 5 POINT SCORERS, THROWERS
1. Jan Železný (JT) 154; 2. Yuriy Syedikh (HT) 145; 3. Virgilijus Alekna (DT) 143; 4. Janusz Sidło (JT) 139; 5. Parry O’Brien (SP) 126
MOST NO. 1s, ONE EVENT
13–Sergey Bubka (PV); 10–Michael Johnson (400) & Carl Lewis (LJ); 9–Janis Lusis (JT), Edwin Moses (400H) & Viktor Saneyev (TJ)
MOST CONSECUTIVE NO. 1s
9–Viktor Saneyev (TJ); 8–Ralph Boston (LJ), Michael Johnson (400) & Bob Richards (PV); 7–Sergey Bubka (PV), Hicham El Guerrouj (1500), Renaud Lavillenie (PV), Noureddine Morceli (1500) & Emil Zátopek (10,000)
MOST RANKINGS, ONE EVENT
19–Jan Železný (JT); 18–Jürgen Schult (DT), Janusz Sidło (JT) & Yuriy Syedikh (HT); 17–Virgilijus Alekna (DT), Igor Astapkovich (HT), Jesús Ángel García (35W), Colin Jackson (110H) & Carl Lewis (LJ)
MOST CONSECUTIVE RANKINGS
18–Jürgen Schult (DT) & Janusz Sidło (JT); 17–Virgilijus Alekna (DT), Colin Jackson (110H) & Yuriy Syedikh (HT)
Updated February 27, 2026
