Last Update: End of April 2026 (comparisons to end of 2025)
The Professional Triathletes Organisation release World Rankings on a weekly basis. These used to be based on my race analysis, creating a strong overlap of their Rankings to my Ratings. Since the start of 2023, the PTO Worlds Rankings are now based on a new points algorithm (details can be found here), putting a stronger emphasis on the prestige or tier of a race and the finishing position and looking at all races longer then Olympic Distance in the last 12 months. The Ratings shown in this post are only based on full-distance races (i.e. not half-distance races such as 70.3 or T100) regardless of where the performance is shown. While the PTO Rankings are based on the last 12 months, my Rankings are based on all races an athlete has raced, with an emphasis on more recent races, but requiring three finishes or more, at least one of them in the last 12 months. Therefore, these Rankings offer a more complete picture focused on full-distance racing.
TOP 10 Rated Ironman Distance Athletes
TOP 10 Rated Male Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (3) | Casper Stornes | NOR | 07:44:09 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 2 (1) | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 07:45:09 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 10 |
| 3 (2) | Gustav Iden | NOR | 07:46:00 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
| 4 (5) | Jonas Schomburg | GER | 07:50:48 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 5 (11) | Marten Van Riel | BEL | 07:51:40 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 6 (7) | Rudy von Berg | USA | 07:52:25 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 12 |
| 7 (6) | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 07:52:32 | IM Arizona on 2025-11-16 | 6 |
| 8 (4) | Patrick Lange | GER | 07:53:39 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 18 |
| 9 (9) | Matthew Marquardt | USA | 07:54:33 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 12 |
| 10 (8) | Sam Laidlow | FRA | 07:55:24 | IM World Champs Nice on 2025-09-14 | 11 |
Comments:
- There are a few subtle shifts with Casper Stornes taking over the #1 spot over countryman Kristian Blummenfelt who won Texas but also had a sub-par performance in New Zealand.
- Marten van Riel makes the biggest jump, gaining six spots with his second place in Texas.
TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (1) | Solveig Loevseth | NOR | 08:26:20 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 2 (-) | Taylor Knibb | USA | 08:32:53 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 3 |
| 3 (3) | Laura Philipp | GER | 08:35:06 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 13 |
| 4 (2) | Kat Matthews | GBR | 08:40:28 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 13 |
| 5 (4) | Lisa Perterer | AUT | 08:45:10 | IM Cozumel on 2025-11-23 | 5 |
| 6 (5) | Lucy Charles-Barclay | GBR | 08:48:00 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 14 |
| 7 (7) | Hannah Berry | NZL | 08:55:32 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 11 |
| 8 (15) | Marta Sanchez | ESP | 08:55:51 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 7 |
| 9 (6) | Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 08:56:19 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 6 |
| 10 (8) | Lotte Wilms | NED | 08:56:43 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 11 |
Comments:
- The main change is Taylor Knibb entering the Rankings with her third Ironman finish.
- Marta Sanchez re-joins the Top 10, replacing her DNF in Kona with a podium in South Africa.
TOP 10 Swim-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes
TOP 10 Swim-Rated Male Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (3) | Jamie Riddle | ZAF | 00:46:03 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 4 |
| 2 (1) | Jonas Schomburg | GER | 00:46:08 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 3 (2) | Marten Van Riel | BEL | 00:46:19 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 4 (4) | Jan Stratmann | GER | 00:46:35 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
| 5 (5) | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 00:46:37 | IM Arizona on 2025-11-16 | 6 |
| 6 (6) | Wilhelm Hirsch | GER | 00:46:39 | IM World Champs Nice on 2025-09-14 | 3 |
| 7 (7) | Andrew Horsfall-Turner | GBR | 00:46:46 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 10 |
| 8 (8) | Andrea Salvisberg | SUI | 00:46:48 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
| 9 (10) | Casper Stornes | NOR | 00:46:55 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 10 (9) | Ognjen Stojanovic | SRB | 00:46:56 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
TOP 10 Swim-Rated Female Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (1) | Lucy Charles-Barclay | GBR | 00:49:16 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 14 |
| 2 (2) | Rebecca Clarke | NZL | 00:50:20 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 17 |
| 3 (3) | Haley Chura | USA | 00:50:24 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 20 |
| 4 (4) | Rachel Zilinskas | USA | 00:50:24 | IM Arizona on 2025-11-16 | 9 |
| 5 (-) | Taylor Knibb | USA | 00:50:39 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 3 |
| 6 (5) | Lotte Wilms | NED | 00:50:44 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 11 |
| 7 (-) | Fenella Langridge | GBR | 00:51:08 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 12 |
| 8 (6) | Teresa Adam | NZL | 00:51:26 | IM Texas on 2025-04-26 | 8 |
| 9 (7) | Julie Iemmolo | FRA | 00:51:44 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 4 |
| 10 (8) | Alanis Siffert | SUI | 00:51:48 | IM Western Australia on 2025-12-07 | 4 |
TOP 10 Bike-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes
TOP 10 Bike-Rated Male Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (1) | Sam Laidlow | FRA | 04:17:18 | IM World Champs Nice on 2025-09-14 | 11 |
| 2 (3) | Gustav Iden | NOR | 04:18:41 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
| 3 (4) | Casper Stornes | NOR | 04:19:09 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 4 (5) | Jonas Schomburg | GER | 04:20:07 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 5 (9) | Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 04:20:36 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 24 |
| 6 (7) | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 04:20:39 | IM Chattanooga on 2025-09-28 | 38 |
| 7 (8) | Magnus Ditlev | DEN | 04:20:46 | IM World Champs Nice on 2025-09-14 | 11 |
| 8 (2) | Robert Kallin | SWE | 04:20:57 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 11 |
| 9 (6) | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 04:21:05 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 10 |
| 10 (14) | Trevor Foley | USA | 04:21:33 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 6 |
TOP 10 Bike-Rated Female Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (-) | Taylor Knibb | USA | 04:45:51 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 3 |
| 2 (1) | Solveig Loevseth | NOR | 04:46:53 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 3 (2) | Laura Philipp | GER | 04:50:04 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 13 |
| 4 (3) | Lisa Perterer | AUT | 04:50:50 | IM Cozumel on 2025-11-23 | 5 |
| 5 (4) | Kat Matthews | GBR | 04:54:01 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 13 |
| 6 (5) | India Lee | GBR | 04:54:41 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 4 |
| 7 (6) | Anne Reischmann | GER | 04:55:06 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 7 |
| 8 (8) | Merle Brunnee | GER | 04:56:09 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 6 |
| 9 (-) | Daniela Bleymehl | GER | 04:56:15 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 21 |
| 10 (11) | Hannah Berry | NZL | 04:56:58 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 11 |
TOP 10 Run-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes
TOP 10 Run-Rated Male Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (3) | Casper Stornes | NOR | 02:37:27 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 2 (5) | Marten Van Riel | BEL | 02:38:57 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 3 (1) | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 02:38:58 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 10 |
| 4 (2) | Patrick Lange | GER | 02:39:17 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 18 |
| 5 (4) | Matt Hanson | USA | 02:40:06 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 35 |
| 6 (7) | Jonas Schomburg | GER | 02:41:34 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 7 (6) | Gustav Iden | NOR | 02:41:43 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 6 |
| 8 (8) | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 02:42:23 | IM Arizona on 2025-11-16 | 6 |
| 9 (9) | Arthur Horseau | FRA | 02:43:22 | IM Cozumel on 2025-11-23 | 5 |
| 10 (-) | Louis Richard | FRA | 02:44:34 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 3 |
TOP 10 Run-Rated Female Athletes
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (3) | Tamara Jewett | CAN | 02:49:27 | IM New Zealand on 2026-03-07 | 4 |
| 2 (1) | Laura Philipp | GER | 02:50:39 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 13 |
| 3 (2) | Solveig Loevseth | NOR | 02:51:21 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 4 |
| 4 (4) | Kat Matthews | GBR | 02:54:57 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 13 |
| 5 (5) | Kylie Simpson | AUS | 03:00:37 | IM Cairns on 2025-06-15 | 14 |
| 6 (6) | Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 03:00:47 | IM World Championships on 2025-10-10 | 6 |
| 7 (7) | Katrine Graesboell Christensen | DEN | 03:01:50 | IM South Africa on 2026-04-19 | 12 |
| 8 (-) | Taylor Knibb | USA | 03:02:02 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 3 |
| 9 (8) | Lisa Perterer | AUT | 03:02:16 | IM Cozumel on 2025-11-23 | 5 |
| 10 (9) | Jackie Hering | USA | 03:03:58 | IM Texas on 2026-04-18 | 21 |
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