Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
3
Commonwealth golds
1
800m best (sec)
114.3
Consecutive 800m wins
30
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 115.45 | |
| 2010 | 118.8 | |
| 2011 | 116.62 | |
| 2012 | 115.77 | |
| 2013 | 119.88 | |
| 2014 | 120.7 | |
| 2015 | 118.96 | |
| 2016 | 115.28 | |
| 2017 | 115.16 | |
| 2018 | 114.25 | |
| 2019 | 116.7 | |
| 2020 | 118 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Caster Semenya ranks #70 in Athletics
Caster Semenya ranks #70 in Athletics and #657 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.2/100.
The verified career covers 2008–present and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 3, Commonwealth golds 1, 800m best (sec) 114.25.
Nearest context: ahead Heike Drechsler (87.2); behind Steve Backley (87.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Caster Semenya GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Semenya comparisons
Caster Semenya — frequently asked
- Is Caster Semenya the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Caster Semenya ranks #70 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.2/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Caster Semenya's GOAT Score?
- 87.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Caster Semenya rank all time?
- #657 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #70 in Athletics.
- Caster Semenya vs Heike Drechsler: who ranks higher?
- Caster Semenya ranks higher at 87.2 versus Heike Drechsler at 87.2, a margin of 0.0 points.