Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
1
World records
4
European golds
2
Commonwealth golds
3
Decathlon best
8,847
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8190 | |
| 1979 | 8622 | |
| 1980 | 8495 | |
| 1981 | 8707 | |
| 1982 | 8743 | |
| 1983 | 8666 | |
| 1984 | 8847 | |
| 1985 | 8663 | |
| 1986 | 8300 | |
| 1987 | 8124 |
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 Daley Thompson ranks #50 in Athletics
Daley Thompson ranks #50 in Athletics and #519 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.0/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1992 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 1, World records 4, European golds 2.
Nearest context: ahead Grete Waitz (88.3); behind Andreas Thorkildsen (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Daley Thompson 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.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thompson comparisons
Daley Thompson — frequently asked
- Is Daley Thompson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Daley Thompson ranks #50 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 88.0/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Daley Thompson's GOAT Score?
- 88.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Daley Thompson rank all time?
- #519 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #50 in Athletics.
- Daley Thompson vs Grete Waitz: who ranks higher?
- Grete Waitz ranks higher at 88.3 versus Daley Thompson at 88.0, a margin of 0.3 points.