Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 | 40 | |
| 1992 | 52 | |
| 1993 | 64 | |
| 1994 | 75 | |
| 1995 | 87 | |
| 1996 | 99 | |
| 1997 | 85 | |
| 1998 | 71 | |
| 1999 | 58 | |
| 2000 | 44 | |
| 2001 | 30 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- Track and Field Statistics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Donovan Bailey ranks #66 in Athletics
Donovan Bailey ranks #66 in Athletics and #634 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2001 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, World Championship titles 2, 100 metres world record 984, World relay titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Jonathan Edwards (87.4); behind Rai Benjamin (87.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Donovan Bailey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bailey comparisons
Donovan Bailey — frequently asked
- Is Donovan Bailey the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Donovan Bailey ranks #66 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Donovan Bailey's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Donovan Bailey rank all time?
- #634 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #66 in Athletics.
- Donovan Bailey vs Jonathan Edwards: who ranks higher?
- Donovan Bailey ranks higher at 87.4 versus Jonathan Edwards at 87.4, a margin of 0.0 points.