The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has confirmed the final placings for the 2023 PTO World Rankings, with German athlete Anne Haug and Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt both finishing top for the second year in a row.
The leading athletes share out an end of season bonus pool of US$2,000,000 split equally between women and men, with US$100,000 going to the top ranked athletes.
The Top Tens male and female rankings for 2023 were:
| Men | Points | Points | Women |
| #1 Kristian Blummenfelt | 96.93 | 97.83 | #1 Anne Haug |
| #2 Magnus Ditlev | 95.03 | 97.67 | #2 Ashleigh Gentle |
| #3 Jason West | 94.42 | 96.39 | #3 Taylor Knibb |
| #4 Jan Frodeno | 92.14 | 95.18 | #4 Lucy Charles-Barclay |
| #5= Pieter Heemeryck | 91.19 | 92.28 | #5 Laura Philipp |
| #5= Mathis Margirier | 91.19 | 91.26 | #6 Kat Matthews |
| #7 Rudy von Berg | 90.48 | 90.99 | #7 Paula Findlay |
| #8 Leon Chevalier | 90.19 | 90.90 | #8 Daniela Ryf |
| #9 Sam Long | 90.14 | 90.55 | #9 Imogen Simmonds |
| #10 Patrick Lange | 89.45 | 89.31 | #10 Emma Pallant-Browne |
The PTO World Rankings were introduced in 2017 to identify and rank the world’s best professional triathletes who participate in non-drafting triathlon events. Any athlete who holds a professional license and is a PTO Professional member is eligible.
For 2023, the PTO introduced a new, updated version of the PTO World Rankings System (PTO WRS). This aimed to make the rankings more transparent, objective and reflective of professional triathletes’ race performances over the season.
This work was spearheaded by a committee of professional athletes that included: Ruth Astle (GBR), Antony Costes (FRA), Renee Kiley (AUS), Jackson Laundry (CAN) and Danielle Lewis (USA).
The new PTO WRS incorporated:
- A tiering system for races
- Rewarding race positions directly
- Consideration of the strength of field at each event; and
- Ensuring exceptional performances are rewarded based on finishing times compared to other athletes in the same race.
