Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Andreas Thorkildsen ranks #42 in Athletics
Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 42nd among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 259th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 90, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2001–2016 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 2, world championship golds 1, european titles 2, best throw in metres 91.59.
Immediately ahead sits Daley Thompson on 88.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Shaunae Miller-Uibo on 87.9. 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.
Andreas Thorkildsen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thorkildsen stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Thorkildsen comparisons
Andreas Thorkildsen — frequently asked
- Is Andreas Thorkildsen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 42nd in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 88.0, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Andreas Thorkildsen's GOAT Score?
- 88.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Andreas Thorkildsen rank all time?
- 259th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Athletics.
- Andreas Thorkildsen vs Daley Thompson: who ranks higher?
- Andreas Thorkildsen, on 88.0 against Daley Thompson's 88.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.