Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 5 | |
| 1976 | 9 | |
| 1977 | 7 | |
| 1978 | 6 | |
| 1979 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alberto Juantorena ranks #68 in Athletics
Alberto Juantorena ranks 68th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 560th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 86, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1971–1984 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 2, world records 2, world cup titles 2, 800m best (sec) 103.44.
Immediately ahead sits Wayde van Niekerk on 82.9, a gap of -2.7 points. Directly behind is Abebe Bikila on 85.8. 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.
Alberto Juantorena GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Juantorena stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Alberto Juantorena — frequently asked
- Is Alberto Juantorena the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alberto Juantorena ranks 68th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Carl Lewis on 93.1.
- What is Alberto Juantorena's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alberto Juantorena rank all time?
- 560th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 68th within Athletics.
- Alberto Juantorena vs Wayde van Niekerk: who ranks higher?
- Alberto Juantorena, on 85.6 against Wayde van Niekerk's 82.9 — a margin of 2.7 points.