Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 2 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 0 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Abebe Bikila ranks #103 in Athletics
Abebe Bikila ranks #103 in Athletics and #1227 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1969 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, Marathon world bests 2, Olympic marathon titles in a row 2, Career marathon wins 12.
Nearest context: ahead Murielle Ahouré-Demps (85.8); behind Lasse Virén (85.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Abebe Bikila GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Abebe Bikila — frequently asked
- Is Abebe Bikila the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Abebe Bikila ranks #103 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Abebe Bikila's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Abebe Bikila rank all time?
- #1227 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #103 in Athletics.
- Abebe Bikila vs Murielle Ahouré-Demps: who ranks higher?
- Abebe Bikila ranks higher at 85.8 versus Murielle Ahouré-Demps at 85.8, a margin of 0.0 points.