Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | |
| 1977 | 60 | |
| 1978 | 71 | |
| 1979 | 81 | |
| 1980 | 91 | |
| 1981 | 80 | |
| 1982 | 68 | |
| 1983 | 57 | |
| 1984 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ainsley Bennett ranks #242 in Athletics
Ainsley Bennett ranks 242nd among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2238th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 74, Honours 78, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1976–1984 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european championship medals 1, commonwealth games medals 1, olympic appearances 2, british titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Zola Budd on 78.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joan Baptiste on 78.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Ainsley Bennett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bennett stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1980. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Bennett comparisons
Ainsley Bennett — frequently asked
- Is Ainsley Bennett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ainsley Bennett ranks 242nd in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 78.7, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Ainsley Bennett's GOAT Score?
- 78.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ainsley Bennett rank all time?
- 2238th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 242nd within Athletics.
- Ainsley Bennett vs Zola Budd: who ranks higher?
- Ainsley Bennett, on 78.7 against Zola Budd's 78.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.