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Global Podium

Who are the world’s best sportspeople each week?

Besides our yearly World Sport Rankings, we also solve that question in our our weekly “World Sport Review” newsletter. Here you can find all the sportspeople and nations that have been featured in the weekly “Global Podium” series.

RankNation1st2nd3rdPoints
1United States of America21.6659417.5721.60639361121.7442136
2England12.293115.564.379
3France7.343511.543.529
4Netherlands10.09261.07142857143.34742857
5Germany5.89197.03571428642.70871429
6Spain8.21927341.6576
7Japan84436
8Norway*3.25510.0357142929.78571429
9Australia3.35558.03571428628.10071429
10Mexico62.1255.57692307727.82692308
11Russian Federation3.38466.5427.1538
12Sweden551.03571428626.03571429
13Italy50.25419.5
14Canada2.3411850.235714285717.25925429
15Brazil2.07334.07692307716.29592308
16Serbia320.0909090909113.09090909
17Switzerland21.25311.5
18New Zealand0.843319.529
19Ireland1127
20Hungary1.1524116.4572
21Republic of Korea1116
22Thailand0226
22People’s Republic of China0226
24Venezuela11.2505.5
25Puerto Rico10.12525.25
26Jamaica110.038461538465.038461538
27Bermuda1105
27Denmark1105
27India1105
30Northern Ireland1025
30Slovakia1025
32Kenya0215
33Scotland10.531250.54.5625
34Poland0.0731.59314.405
35Portugal1.043014.129
36Austria0.03204.09
37Slovenia012.05264.0526
38Nepal1003
38Czech Republic1003
38Lithuania1003
38Moldova1003
38Malaysia1003
43Ukraine0113
44Belarus0.0762102.2286
45Honduras0102
45Uganda0102
45Islamic Republic of Iran0102
45Isle of Man0102
45Ethiopia0102
45Mongolia0102
45Taiwan0102
52Latvia00.512
53Colombia0022
54Belgium0.076201.0357142861.264314286
55Croatia0.03011.09
56Kyrgyzstan00.501
56Perú00.501
56Guernsey00.501
59Wales0011
59Costa Rica0011
59Cyprus0011
59Georgia0011
63Turkey0.25000.75
64Dominican Republic00.12500.25
65Bosnia & Herzegovina0.0762000.2286
66Cameroon0.043000.129
67Antigua and Barbuda0.031000.093
68Greece000.090909090910.09090909091
69Jordan00.0312500.0625
69Ecuador00.0312500.0625
69Republic of China00.0312500.0625
72Belize0.01818000.05454
73Curaçao00.026300.0526
74Chile000.035714285710.03571428571
74Iceland000.035714285710.03571428571

Global Podium: The world's best athletes of the week

List of the World's best athletes per week.

Nations’ Table (starting June 2020)

*One third place is of an athlete Norwegian born and raised that identifies as Norwegian. Does not possess the nationality.
**When the winners are teams, all of the competitor’s nationalities are displayed, although in decimal numbers in proportion to their representation on the team, for a total of 1 place per event for all sportspeople in the team.

Horses

PositionHorse1st2nd3rd
1Stradivarius (IRL)200
2Contral (JPN)100
2Enable (ENG)100
2FaceTime Bourbon (FRA)100
5Breezer (ENG)011
5Keystone Dawn Chorus (ENG)011
5Don Cara M (ENG)011
8Tiz the Law (USA)001
8Gran Alegria (JPN)001
8Serpentine (IRL)001

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