Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50 | |
| 2004 | 61 | |
| 2005 | 72 | |
| 2006 | 83 | |
| 2007 | 94 | |
| 2008 | 84 | |
| 2009 | 74 | |
| 2010 | 65 | |
| 2011 | 55 | |
| 2012 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Derrick Atkins ranks #176 in Athletics
Derrick Atkins ranks 176th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1519th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 2003–2012 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2007, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship medals 1, personal best (100m) 9.91, olympic appearances 1, national titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits Derrick Adkins on 82.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Me'Lisa Barber on 82.0. 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.
Derrick Atkins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Atkins stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2007. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Atkins comparisons
Derrick Atkins — frequently asked
- Is Derrick Atkins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Derrick Atkins ranks 176th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Derrick Atkins's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Derrick Atkins rank all time?
- 1519th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 176th within Athletics.
- Derrick Atkins vs Derrick Adkins: who ranks higher?
- Derrick Atkins, on 82.0 against Derrick Adkins's 82.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.