Johnson Power Rankings
The world authority on 200+ mile ultramarathon running — weekly, data-driven, course-difficulty-adjusted.

World rankings · Africa

Every 200+ mile ultramarathon runner — men and women ranked together on one course-difficulty- and field-strength-adjusted scale. A woman can absolutely be #1 in the world. Movement vs the previous publication. Tap a name for the breakdown. Find your name →

7 runners ranked in this view.

Ranked athletes with rating, rank, and movement
#AthleteRegionRatingMove
1300MAndrew Chananie · provisionalAfrica670• new
2978MHassan Loutfi · provisionalAfrica245• new
8772WPurity Jenninger · provisionalAfrica69• new
9972MSalim Sekkat · provisionalAfrica62• new
10489MTobbias Ngala · provisionalAfrica59• new
11601MArnaud Bihannic · provisionalAfrica51• new
16794MMohamed Qabba · provisionalAfrica25• new

Backyard ultras and multi-day/timed events are ranked in their own pools (the format isn’t comparable to a point-to-point 200), but every 200+-effective-mile performance also feeds the difficulty-adjusted Overall board. See methodology. Looking for a specific runner? Search by name.