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Global Cup - Athletics

2019
2017

2019

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	United States	1875	20.1
2	Kenya	664	7.1
3	Jamaica	654	7.0
4	Ethiopia	458	4.9
5	China	432	4.6
6	Germany	425	4.5
7	Great Britain	405	4.3
8	Canada	300	3.2
9	Poland	293	3.1
10	Uganda	256	2.7

2017

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	1222	17.5
2	Kenya	680	9.7
3	Great Britain	456	6.5	1
4	Ethiopia	408	5.8	2
5	Jamaica	324	4.6	-2
6	France	277	4.0	2
7	China	275	3.9	-2
8	Poland	259	3.7	3
9	South Africa	247	3.5	1
10	Germany	218	3.1	-1

2019

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Jamaica	4176
2	Bahrain	13074
3	Estonia	15026
4	Norway	36651
5	Cuba	58538
6	Sweden	65891
7	Kenya	74849
8	Croatia	76930
9	Netherlands	77841
10	New Zealand	89377

2017

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Jamaica	8429
2	Norway	65972	16
3	Kenya	73088
4	Netherlands	92280	6
5	Croatia	98910
6	Czech Republic	98954	8
7	Lithuania	122378
8	Portugal	133891	17
9	Estonia	135232	-7
10	Great Britain	143965	1

Athletics Tournaments


Athletics: World Champi...	6 Oct 2019
IAAF Diamond League	6 Sep 2019
World Cross Country Cha...	30 Mar 2019
Athletics: World Champi...	13 Aug 2017
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Olympics	21 Aug 2016
Athletics: World Champi...	30 Aug 2015
World Cross Country Cha...	28 Mar 2015
Athletics: World Champi...	18 Aug 2013
World Cross Country Cha...	24 Mar 2013
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Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Denmark	180	17.1
2	Sweden	144	13.7
3	Germany	129	12.3
4	Spain	108	10.3
5	France	90	8.5
6	Hungary	72	6.8
7	Norway	54	5.1
8	Austria	49	4.7
9	Netherlands	41	3.9
10	Russia	36	3.4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	1018	9.8
2	Norway	788	7.6	9
3	Germany	709	6.8	3
4	France	653	6.3	1
5	Switzerland	558	5.4	10
6	Russia	556	5.3	-4
7	Italy	534	5.1	1
8	Netherlands	463	4.4	2
9	Austria	438	4.2	12
10	Canada	419	4.0	3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7014	10.2
2	Russia	4141	6.0	1
3	China	3199	4.6	3
4	Great Britain	3071	4.5	3
5	France	2911	4.2	-3
6	Germany	2705	3.9	-1
7	Japan	2690	3.9	-3
8	Italy	2331	3.4
9	Australia	2250	3.3	3
10	Netherlands	2137	3.1	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	4956	9.3
2	France	3240	6.1
3	Russia	2760	5.2
4	Japan	2571	4.8	4
5	Germany	2450	4.6	2
6	China	2313	4.4
7	Great Britain	2177	4.1	-3
8	Italy	1899	3.6	-3
9	Netherlands	1759	3.3	4
10	Canada	1715	3.2	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6598	10.6
2	France	3300	5.3
3	Russia	3166	5.1	2
4	Great Britain	2793	4.5	-1
5	Italy	2498	4.0	5
6	China	2443	3.9
7	Germany	2426	3.9	-3
8	Japan	2297	3.7	-1
9	Canada	2247	3.6
10	Australia	1773	2.8	1

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Austria	179475
2	Germany	641860

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	6698
2	Switzerland	15141	3
3	Slovenia	17508	1
4	Austria	20101	4
5	New Zealand	21450	-2
6	Netherlands	37071	1
7	Latvia	37202	20
8	Australia	59761	4
9	Sweden	62617	-3
10	Czech Republic	70587	1

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	2747
2	Jamaica	3533
3	New Zealand	5359	3
4	Slovenia	5852	3
5	Switzerland	6249	-2
6	Sweden	6540	-2
7	Netherlands	8034	1
8	Austria	8825	2
9	Estonia	8868
10	Bahrain	10008

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3523
2	Croatia	4117	5
3	Switzerland	6156	1
4	Sweden	7611	1
5	Serbia	8099	6
6	New Zealand	9004	-3
7	Slovenia	9327	-5
8	Netherlands	9761	7
9	Belgium	10212	21
10	Austria	10304

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3140	2
2	Slovenia	4596	3
3	New Zealand	5046	-2
4	Switzerland	6134	6
5	Sweden	8041	3
6	Jamaica	8429	-4
7	Croatia	8646
8	Hungary	8749	10
9	Estonia	8926	7
10	Austria	9341	4

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Denmark	180	20.1
2	Sweden	144	16.1
3	Spain	108	12.0
4	France	90	10.0
5	Hungary	72	8.0
6	Germany	63	7.0
7	Norway	54	6.0
8	Egypt	36	4.0
9	Austria	35	3.9
10	Belgium	24	2.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	490	9.2	8
2	United States	471	8.9	-1
3	France	471	8.9
4	Germany	323	6.1	3
5	Russia	303	5.7	-3
6	Austria	297	5.6	12
7	Switzerland	279	5.3	9
8	Great Britain	240	4.5	-4
9	Canada	230	4.3	5
10	Netherlands	209	3.9	5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3072	8.0	1
2	Russia	2446	6.4	1
3	France	1858	4.9	-2
4	Great Britain	1712	4.5
5	Japan	1514	4.0	1
6	Spain	1407	3.7	10
7	Germany	1329	3.5	-2
8	Italy	1304	3.4
9	Norway	1216	3.2	-2
10	China	1209	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	2175	7.6	1
2	United States	2087	7.3	-1
3	Russia	1733	6.0
4	Great Britain	1455	5.1
5	Germany	1255	4.4	1
6	Japan	1199	4.2	1
7	Norway	1008	3.5	1
8	Italy	975	3.4	-3
9	Croatia	971	3.4	19
10	China	864	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3023	8.9
2	France	2090	6.1
3	Russia	1931	5.7	1
4	Great Britain	1560	4.6	-1
5	Italy	1418	4.2	1
6	Germany	1283	3.8	-1
7	Japan	1201	3.5	1
8	Norway	1114	3.3	12
9	Canada	964	2.8	4
10	China	936	2.7	-1

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Germany	58	49.6
2	Netherlands	31	26.5
3	Russia	12	10.3
4	United States	9	7.7
5	Austria	4	3.4
6	Great Britain	2	1.7
7	Belgium	1	0.9

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	521	11.0
2	Germany	333	7.0	4
3	Italy	311	6.5	9
4	Switzerland	256	5.4	12
5	Netherlands	254	5.3
6	Norway	253	5.3	8
7	Russia	244	5.1	-4
8	Australia	220	4.6
9	Japan	185	3.9	-2
10	Canada	179	3.8

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3734	13.2
2	China	1795	6.3	1
3	Russia	1470	5.2	3
4	Great Britain	1301	4.6	8
5	Netherlands	1274	4.5	-1
6	Germany	1218	4.3	-1
7	Japan	1088	3.8	-5
8	Australia	1019	3.6	2
9	Sweden	983	3.5	5
10	Canada	951	3.4	-3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2699	12.0
2	Japan	1334	5.9	7
3	China	1307	5.8	-1
4	Netherlands	1086	4.8	6
5	Germany	999	4.4	2
6	Russia	933	4.1	-1
7	Canada	927	4.1	-4
8	France	902	4.0	-2
9	Italy	824	3.7	2
10	Australia	744	3.3	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3444	13.0
2	China	1368	5.2
3	Canada	1198	4.5	2
4	Great Britain	1156	4.4	4
5	Russia	1143	4.3	-1
6	France	1072	4.0	1
7	Germany	994	3.7	-4
8	Australia	992	3.7	3
9	Japan	989	3.7
10	Netherlands	962	3.6	-4

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	985	93.5
2	Africa	36	3.4
3	Asia	18	1.7
4	Americas	14	1.3

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	6668	64.0
2	Americas	1578	15.1
3	Asia	773	7.4
4	Africa	701	6.7
5	Oceania	694	6.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	36054	52.3
2	Americas	13596	19.7
3	Asia	11060	16.1
4	Africa	4917	7.1	1
5	Oceania	3255	4.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	31844	60.0
2	Americas	9071	17.1
3	Asia	8592	16.2
4	Oceania	2017	3.8	1
5	Africa	1508	2.8	-1
6	-	24	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	33301	53.3
2	Americas	12666	20.3
3	Asia	9846	15.8
4	Africa	3578	5.7
5	Oceania	3077	4.9

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