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Athletics · Pole vault · Ukraine

Anzhela Balakhonova

1993–2008 · World Championship bronze medallist and a former European record holder.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.2
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 76.0
World Championship medals
1
European records set
1
Personal best in centimetres
460
Ukrainian titles
8
Olympic finals
2

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
86
Honours
78
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
199345
199452
199559
199666
199773
199880
199987
200094
200187
200279
200372
200465
200557
200650
200742
200835

Data sources

  • World Athletics records
  • Olympedia
  • European Athletics archives

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

Why Anzhela Balakhonova ranks #151 in Athletics

Anzhela Balakhonova ranks 151st among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1278th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1993–2008 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship medals 1, european records set 1, personal best in centimetres 460, ukrainian titles 8.

Immediately ahead sits Yarelys Barrios on 83.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mohammed Ahmed on 83.1. 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.

Anzhela Balakhonova GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Balakhonova stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 90/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Anzhela Balakhonova — frequently asked

Is Anzhela Balakhonova the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Anzhela Balakhonova ranks 151st in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.2, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is Anzhela Balakhonova's GOAT Score?
83.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Anzhela Balakhonova rank all time?
1278th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 151st within Athletics.
Anzhela Balakhonova vs Yarelys Barrios: who ranks higher?
Anzhela Balakhonova, on 83.2 against Yarelys Barrios's 83.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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