Olympic golds
4
World records
4
Olympic records
4
Discus best (m)
69.5
US titles
6
Consecutive Games won
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 56.36 | |
| 1957 | 57.8 | |
| 1958 | 58.9 | |
| 1959 | 59.18 | |
| 1960 | 61.1 | |
| 1961 | 62.45 | |
| 1962 | 61 | |
| 1963 | 64.34 | |
| 1964 | 66.2 | |
| 1965 | 68.4 | |
| 1966 | 69.46 | |
| 1967 | 65 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Al Oerter ranks #27 in Athletics
Al Oerter ranks #27 in Athletics and #304 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 1954–1980 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, World records 4, Olympic records 4, Discus best (m) 69.46.
Nearest context: ahead Saïd Aouita (89.9); behind Robert Korzeniowski (89.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Al Oerter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Oerter comparisons
Al Oerter — frequently asked
- Is Al Oerter the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Al Oerter ranks #27 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Al Oerter's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Al Oerter rank all time?
- #304 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #27 in Athletics.
- Al Oerter vs Saïd Aouita: who ranks higher?
- Saïd Aouita ranks higher at 89.9 versus Al Oerter at 89.7, a margin of 0.2 points.