Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 54
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 2.06 | |
| 1967 | 2.13 | |
| 1968 | 2.24 | |
| 1969 | 2.18 | |
| 1970 | 2.1 | |
| 1971 | 2.08 | |
| 1972 | 2.06 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dick Fosbury ranks #90 in Athletics
Dick Fosbury ranks 90th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 954th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 54, Honours 74, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1963–1972 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, 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 olympic golds 1, olympic records 1, ncaa titles 1, best jump (m) 2.24.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Beamon on 77.7, a gap of 2.2 points. 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.
Dick Fosbury GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fosbury stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity54/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 54/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Fosbury comparisons
Dick Fosbury — frequently asked
- Is Dick Fosbury the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dick Fosbury ranks 90th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 75.5, behind Carl Lewis on 93.1.
- What is Dick Fosbury's GOAT Score?
- 75.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 54 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dick Fosbury rank all time?
- 954th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 90th within Athletics.
- Dick Fosbury vs Bob Beamon: who ranks higher?
- Bob Beamon, on 77.7 against Dick Fosbury's 75.5 — a margin of 2.2 points.