Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | |
| 1942 | 3 | |
| 1943 | 2 | |
| 1944 | 3 | |
| 1945 | 2 | |
| 1946 | 1 | |
| 1947 | 1 |
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 Arne Andersson ranks #159 in Athletics
Arne Andersson ranks 159th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1027th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 68, Honours 78, 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 1941–1947 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1942, 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 world records 6, mile world record 4.01, swedish titles 6, sub-4:02 miles 5.
Immediately ahead sits Nickel Ashmeade on 80.6, a gap of -1.7 points. Directly behind is Kelly-Ann Baptiste on 80.5. 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.
Arne Andersson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Andersson stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1942. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Andersson comparisons
Arne Andersson — frequently asked
- Is Arne Andersson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Arne Andersson ranks 159th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Arne Andersson's GOAT Score?
- 82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Arne Andersson rank all time?
- 1027th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 159th within Athletics.
- Arne Andersson vs Nickel Ashmeade: who ranks higher?
- Arne Andersson, on 82.3 against Nickel Ashmeade's 80.6 — a margin of 1.7 points.