Women nations’ ranking 2000-2018.

[olorin]

The two twin threads about rankings of nations per their NRs in the 10 events of the decathlon (men) and the seven events of the heptathlon (women) while interesting did not gave an answer to the rankings of nations in T&F. For example, the decathlon/heptathlon have a huge underrepresentation of middle/long distance events (one of six) a fact that causes the powerhouses of Eastern Africa to be outside the running.
So, me being myself, I decided to examine other methods to rank nations based on the performance (time wise) of their athletes. Using the IAAF annual list in the years 2000-2018 I assign points based on the athlete annual rankings. Of course, the big question is what method to use to assign these points that will be able to capture both the quality and the quantity of each nation. I used two main points systems that are used in other sports.

1. The F1-Grand Prix (that gives points to the top 10)
2. Alpine/cross-country skiing (top 30)

The following table presents an example for the 100w in 2003.

Rank	Time	Name	Nation	Top10	Top30
1	10.86	GAINES	USA	25	100
2	10.89	STURRUP	BAH	18	80
3	10.93	EDWARDS	USA	15	60
4	10.97	FERGUSON	BAH	12	50
5	11.01	ARRON	FRA	10	45
6	11.03	THÁNOU	GRE	8	40
7	11.04	LEE	USA	6	36
8	11.05	SAFRONNIKAVA	BLR	4	32
9	11.07	BAILEY	JAM	2	29
10	11.08	COLANDER	USA	1	26

All the athletes lower than 10 will get 0 point according to the top10 method, whereas according to the top30 method, the athletes ranked in places 11-30 will get a declining number of points. I used another three point systems to ensure the robustness of the results Top3 (5,2,1) top40 (based on biathlon point system) and top75 that simply gives 1 point for each athlete in the top 75 places. I intend to do it for all the years and all the events (for women only) and if people will find it interesting I will post the main results.

[olorin]

The table below presents the results for the 100w. To simplify the presentation of the results I scaled every system to a total of 100 points, so basically the number of points is the percentage of all available points that each country got. In the example below, the USA had 5,156 points out of total 13,466 for a total score of (5,156/13,466)*100 = 38.3
Note, that the order is based on the top30 rankings

Country	Top30	Top10
USA	38.3	36.7
JAM	24.3	29.8
BAH	6.8	8.7
NGR	4.4	3.8
TTO	4.2	4.8
CIV	2.9	3.6
FRA	2.7	2.6
BUL	1.9	2.1
GRE	1.9	2.9
RUS	1.4	0.1

The USA is in first place in all methods except Top3 when Jamaica is taking over. The number of points is stable and fluctuate between 33.1 – 38.3 As for Jamaica their points is decreasing the deeper we go, but still ranked second even in Top75 (which basically examines how many athletes each nation has in the top 75). Russia has the largest difference starting with 0 in Top3 moving to 0.1 and 17th place in top10 all the way to 4.9 and third place in top75. This suggests that although Russia failed to produce world class sprinters in the 100 they still continue to produce a lot of second rate athletes.

[26mi235]

My inclination is to not go very deep because that limits the smaller countries.

[olorin]

I decided to combine the two measures into one (simple average). So here are the results for the three sprints.
100
USA leads, Jamaica in second with their best event, Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago complete the western hemisphere domination. Russia, Germany and GB are all outside the top-ten
USA 37.5
JAM 27.1
BAH 7.8
TTO 4.5
NGR 4.1
CIV 3.3
FRA 2.7
GRE 2.4
BUL 2
UKR 1.6

[olorin]

200
USA extend the lead; the Caribbean are still going strong and Russia makes the first appearance in the top-10.

USA 47.0
JAM 20.6
BAH 7.4
RUS 3.6
FRA 3.6
NED 3.1
CIV 2.0
CAY 1.8
NGR 1.4
BEL 1.3

400
USA wins three out of three, Jamaica depose from second to third whereas Russia makes the first podium. GB, Germany and Australia all make first top-ten
USA 33.3
RUS 17.3
JAM 15.5
GBR 7.0
BAH 6.1
BOT 4.8
MEX 4.6
SEN 1.7
AUS 1.4
GER 1.3

[olorin]

Total points after the three sprints
USA with a comfortable lead, Jamaica in second and Russia just edge Bahama for third place. There are 57 different countries with sprints points, but still no points from the power houses in Eastern Africa and Sweden.

USA 117.8
JAM 63.0
RUS 21.6
BAH 21.2
GBR 8.3
FRA 6.4
NGR 6.3
CIV 5.2
TTO 5.0
BOT 4.8
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MEX 4.7
NED 4.1
BUL 3.3
UKR 3.3
GRE 2.5
GER 2.0
CAY 1.9
AUS 1.9
BEL 1.9
SEN 1.8

[olorin]

100h
Not surprisingly the best event for the US, Jamaica back in second and Sweden makes it to the top-ten.

USA 54.45
JAM 12.85
CAN 6.85
AUS 5.1
FRA 2.2
GBR 2.8
GER 2.05
ESP 2.25
RUS 1.15
SWE 1.8

400h
USA five out of five; Jamaica and Russia strengthen their position; Australia with another top-ten; Poland and China with first top-ten results.

USA 33.7
JAM 13.1
RUS 12.8
GBR 4.7
UKR 4.5
CZE 5.3
AUS 3.8
ROU 2.7
POL 2.0
CHN 1.7 

[olorin]

All event up to 400h
USA extends its lead, Russia moves into clear third and Australia and Canada move up the ladder. Still, no points for Kenya and Ethiopia and China is outside the top-20 nations.

USA 205.9
JAM 89
RUS 35.6
BAH 21.4
GBR 15.8
AUS 10.8
FRA 8.8
UKR 8.7
NGR 7.8
CAN 7.2
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TTO 5.9
CZE 5.6
BUL 5.4
CIV 5.2
BOT 4.8
GER 4.8
MEX 4.7
GRE 4.3
NED 4.2
ROU 2.9 

[reggaeirie1234]

This thread is the reason I come to the board everyday. Lol. I need more.

[olorin]

This thread is the reason I come to the board everyday. Lol. I need more.

Your wish is my command.
THE THROWS

SP
Belarus is first just above Russia. USA outside the podium and the beautiful island is in sixth place. Surprisingly (at least for me), Trinidad & Tobago in 11th place before the countries like Poland and France.
Top 11:

BLR 17.6
RUS 17.25
GER 14.55
USA 12.6
CHN 11.55
NZL 10.1
CUB 3.9
UKR 3.1
HUN 1.75
ITA 1.5
TTO 1.45

DT
Germany win the first time, USA surprises in second (those wind tunnels...), Cuba makes a first podium and Russia and China complete very close top-five. Australia with another top-10 placing.

GER 13.35
USA 11.9
CUB 10.65
RUS 10.35
CHN 9.35
CRO 7.8
BLR 6.5
ROU 4.7
GRE 4
AUS 3.85

[olorin]

HT
Russia before Poland and Germany with the next three places also former Eastern-block countries.

RUS 19.15
POL 14.05
GER 10.25
BLR 10.2
CHN 9.1
CUB 7.95
USA 6.5
FRA 4.7
SVK 2.7
UKR 2.55

JT
Germany with a clear win before Russia, Cuba just edge the Czech Republic for third. Finland, maintain sum of past glory, with the first top-ten position, whereas the USA is outside the top-ten for the first time .

GER 18.85
RUS 12.85
CUB 11.75
CZE 11.6
CHN 4.9
GRE 4.65
RSA 4.35
AUS 3.9
SLO 2.5
FIN 2.4

[olorin]

Total throws points
Russia just edge Germany for the first place. Belarus, China, Cuba and US are all very close in the next four places. The one event countries Poland (HT), Czech (JT), New Zealand (SP) and Croatia (DT) complete the top-ten.

Top-20 in the throws:
RUS 59.45
GER 57
BLR 35.55
CHN 34.9
CUB 34.25
USA 33
POL 19.15
CZE 15.55
NZL 11.45
CRO 10.3
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UKR 9.85
GRE 9.15
ROU 8.6
AUS 8.5
FRA 7.65
RSA 4.85
ITA 3.85
GBR 3.45
HUN 3.35
FIN 2.75

[reggaeirie1234]

Nice. Thank you.

[AS]

Loving this. Jumps now?

or Distance?

[olorin]

Loving this. Jumps now?

or Distance?

Jumps (probably tomorrow)
Then distance
Finally road plus Heptathlon