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Athletics · High jump · Germany

Alina Astafei

1987–2003 · European high jump champion in 1994 and a world indoor medallist across two decades.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.3
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 73.8
European titles
1
World indoor medals
3
Personal best (m)
2
Olympic Games contested
3
Years at the top level
16

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
84
Longevity
88
Honours
76
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
198750
198860
198970
199078
199184
199288
199392
199496
199588
199684
199782
199880
199976
200070
200162
200254
200346

Data sources

  • World Athletics
  • Olympedia
  • European Athletics

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Alina Astafei ranks #235 in Athletics

Alina Astafei ranks 235th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2101st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 88, Honours 76, Statistics 78. 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 1987–2003 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european titles 1, world indoor medals 3, personal best (m) 2, olympic games contested 3.

Immediately ahead sits Shawn Barber on 79.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Vera Nikolić on 80.7. 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.

Alina Astafei GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Astafei stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 84/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

Alina Astafei — frequently asked

Is Alina Astafei the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Alina Astafei ranks 235th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 79.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is Alina Astafei's GOAT Score?
79.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Alina Astafei rank all time?
2101st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 235th within Athletics.
Alina Astafei vs Shawn Barber: who ranks higher?
Alina Astafei, on 79.3 against Shawn Barber's 79.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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