Category profile
- Dominance
- 89
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1585 | |
| 2004 | 1580.4 | |
| 2005 | 1577.53 | |
| 2006 | 1580 | |
| 2007 | 1585 | |
| 2008 | 1590 | |
| 2009 | 1595 | |
| 2010 | 7400 | |
| 2011 | 7350 | |
| 2012 | 7299 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kenenisa Bekele ranks #21 in Athletics
Kenenisa Bekele ranks #21 in Athletics and #462 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.3/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2023 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Peak the strongest category at 93/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World Championship golds 5, World cross-country golds 11, 5000 m best (s) 757.35.
Nearest context: ahead Yelena Isinbayeva (90.3); behind Allyson Felix (90.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kenenisa Bekele GOAT Score explained
- Dominance89/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kenenisa Bekele — frequently asked
- Is Kenenisa Bekele the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kenenisa Bekele ranks #21 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 90.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Kenenisa Bekele's GOAT Score?
- 90.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 89 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Kenenisa Bekele rank all time?
- #462 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #21 in Athletics.
- Kenenisa Bekele vs Yelena Isinbayeva: who ranks higher?
- Kenenisa Bekele ranks higher at 90.3 versus Yelena Isinbayeva at 90.3, a margin of 0.0 points.