Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
1
Olympic medals
3
World cross country titles
1
New York Marathon wins
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 |
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 Derartu Tulu ranks #48 in Athletics
Derartu Tulu ranks #48 in Athletics and #483 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.3/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2013 and 15 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, Olympic medals 3, World cross country titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Meseret Defar (88.3); behind Grete Waitz (88.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Derartu Tulu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, 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.
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Derartu Tulu — frequently asked
- Is Derartu Tulu the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Derartu Tulu ranks #48 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 88.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Derartu Tulu's GOAT Score?
- 88.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Derartu Tulu rank all time?
- #483 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Athletics.
- Derartu Tulu vs Meseret Defar: who ranks higher?
- Derartu Tulu ranks higher at 88.3 versus Meseret Defar at 88.3, a margin of 0.0 points.