Olympic golds
9
World Championship golds
8
Olympic medals
10
World records
3
Long jump win streak
65
100 m personal best
9.9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 94
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.99 | |
| 1982 | 10 | |
| 1983 | 9.97 | |
| 1984 | 9.99 | |
| 1985 | 10.01 | |
| 1986 | 10.06 | |
| 1987 | 9.93 | |
| 1988 | 9.92 | |
| 1989 | 9.97 | |
| 1990 | 9.96 | |
| 1991 | 9.86 | |
| 1992 | 9.93 | |
| 1993 | 10.02 | |
| 1994 | 10.1 | |
| 1995 | 10.02 |
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 Carl Lewis ranks #3 in Athletics
Carl Lewis ranks #3 in Athletics and #13 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.1/100.
The verified career covers 1979–1997 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 9, World Championship golds 8, Olympic medals 10, World records 3.
Nearest context: ahead Sergey Bubka (93.2); behind Jackie Joyner-Kersee (92.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Carl Lewis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lewis comparisons
Carl Lewis — frequently asked
- Is Carl Lewis the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Carl Lewis ranks #3 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 93.1/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Carl Lewis's GOAT Score?
- 93.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Carl Lewis rank all time?
- #13 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in Athletics.
- Carl Lewis vs Sergey Bubka: who ranks higher?
- Sergey Bubka ranks higher at 93.2 versus Carl Lewis at 93.1, a margin of 0.1 points.