Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 45 | |
| 1955 | 55 | |
| 1956 | 65 | |
| 1957 | 76 | |
| 1958 | 86 | |
| 1959 | 96 | |
| 1960 | 74 | |
| 1961 | 52 | |
| 1962 | 30 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- European Athletics archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dan Waern ranks #199 in Athletics
Dan Waern ranks 199th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1669th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1954–1962 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1959, 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 set 2, european championship medals 1, swedish titles 8, mile personal best in seconds 2374.
Immediately ahead sits Maryna Arzamasova on 81.1, a gap of -1.8 points. Directly behind is Alexandria Anderson on 81.1. 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.
Dan Waern GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Waern stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1959. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Waern comparisons
Dan Waern — frequently asked
- Is Dan Waern the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dan Waern ranks 199th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Dan Waern's GOAT Score?
- 82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dan Waern rank all time?
- 1669th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 199th within Athletics.
- Dan Waern vs Maryna Arzamasova: who ranks higher?
- Dan Waern, on 82.9 against Maryna Arzamasova's 81.1 — a margin of 1.8 points.