Noah Lyles and Gabby Thomas among others feature on top of World Athletics Rankings as 2024 season comes to an end

The 2024 season saw numerous US track and field athletes finish among the top positions in the World Athletics rankings owing to their consistent performances throughout the year.

Noah Lyles led the charge in the Men's 100m event taking the lead over South Africa's Akani Simbine by 29 points. Fred Kerley finished third with 1425 points to his name.

The Women's 200m event saw a close finish in the World Athletics rankings with Gabby Thomas and Brittany Brown clinching the top two positions with 1439 and 1438 points respectively. Sha'Carri Richardson lost out to Saint Lucian sprinter, Julien Alfred for the first position in the Women's 100m and had to settle in for the second position in the rankings.

Other United States track and field athletes like Kenny Bednarek, Ryan Crouser, and Tara Davis-Woodhall clinched the top three positions in the World Athletics rankings list.

Let's know the track and field athletes who finished among the top three positions in the World Athletics rankings.

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World Athletics Rankings: Top 3 athletes at the end of 2024 season

Mondo Duplantis finished first in the Pole Vault World Athletics rankings (Image via Getty)

Men's 100m event:

1. Noah Lyles, United States of America- 1466 (points)
2. Akani Simbine, South Africa- 1437
3. Fred Kerley, United States of America- 1425

Men's 200m event:

1. Letsile Tebogo, Botswana- 1511
2. Kenneth Bednarek, United States of America- 1498
3. Alexander Ogando, Dominica Replublic- 1420

Men's 400m event:

1. Matthew Hudson-Smith, Great Britain- 1474
2. Muzala Samukonga, Zambia- 1445
3. Quincy Hall, United States of America- 1434

Men's 800m event:

1. Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kenya- 1489
2. Djamel Sedjati, Algeria- 1485
3. Marco Arop, Canada- 1464

Men's 1500m event:

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway- 1487
2. Yared Nuguse, United States of America- 1452
3. Cole Hocker, United States of America- 1449

Men's 5000m sprint:

1. Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia- 1450
2. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway- 1427
3. Berihu Aregawi, Ethiopia- 1422

Men's 10,000m sprint:

1. Joshua Cheptegwi, Uganda- 1394
2. Berihu Aregawi, Ethiopia- 1391
3. Grant Fisher, United States of America- 1388

Men's Pole Vault:

1. Mondo Duplantis, Sweden- 1625
2. Sam Kendricks, United States of America- 1453
3. Emmanouil Karalis, Greece- 1426

Men's Long Jump:

1. Miltiadis Tentoglou, Greece- 1439
2. Simon Ehammer, Switzerland- 1361
3. Wayne Pinnock, Jamaica- 1360

Men's Marathon:

1. Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya- 1504
2. Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia- 1457
3. Benson Kipruto, Kenya- 1438

Men's Shot Put:

1. Ryan Crouser, United States of America- 1520
2. Joe Kovacs, United States of America- 1470
3. Leonardo Fabbri, Italy- 1465

Women's 100m sprint:

1. Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia- 1473
2. Sha'Carri Richardson, United States of America- 1431
3. Dina Asher-Smith, Great Britain- 1391

Women's 200m sprint:

1. Gabby Thomas, United States of America- 1439
2. Brittany Brown, United States of America- 1438
3. Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia- 1400

Women's 400m sprint:

1. Marileidy Paulino, Dominican Replublic- 1491
2. Natalia Kaczmarek, Poland- 1430
3. Salwa Eid Naser, Bahrain- 1412

Women's 800m sprint:

1. Keely Hodgkinson, Great Britain- 1442
2. Mary Moraa, Kenya- 1437
3. Tsige Duguma, Ethiopia- 1383

Women's 1500m sprint:

1. Faith Kipyegon, Kenya- 1502
2. Jessica Hull, Australia- 1474
3. Diribe Welteji, Ethipia- 1461

Women's 5000m sprint:

1. Beatrice Chebet, Kenya- 1491
2. Medina Eisa, Ethiopia- 1401
3. Ejgayehu Taye, Ethiopia- 1396

Women's 10000m sprint:

1. Beatrice Chebet, Kenya- 1423
2. Sifan Hassan, Netherlands- 1390
3. Nadia Batocletti, Italy- 1384

Women's marathon:

1. Tigst Assefa, Ethiopia- 1480
2. Sifan Hassan, Netherlands- 1476
3. Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya- 1422

Women's Pole Vault:

1. Nina Kennedy, Australia- 1474
2. Alysha Newman, Canada- 1399
3. Angelica Moser, Switzerland- 1395

Women's Long Jump:

1. Tara Davis-Woodhall, United States of America- 1438
2. Malaika Mihambo, Germany- 1394
3. Larissa Iapichino, Italy- 1380

Women's Shot Put:

1. Chase Jackson, United States of America- 1416
2. Yemisi Ogunlaye, Germany- 1407
3. Sarah Mitton, Canada- 1403