Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
2
Win streak
122
World records
4
400 m hurdles best (s)
47.0
Sub-48 races
27
Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.63 | |
| 1977 | 47.45 | |
| 1978 | 47.45 | |
| 1979 | 47.53 | |
| 1980 | 47.13 | |
| 1981 | 47.14 | |
| 1982 | 47.02 | |
| 1983 | 47.37 | |
| 1984 | 47.75 | |
| 1985 | 47.32 | |
| 1986 | 47.38 | |
| 1987 | 47.46 | |
| 1988 | 47.56 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Edwin Moses ranks #10 in Athletics
Edwin Moses ranks #10 in Athletics and #1684 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.3/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1988 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 94/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 2, Win streak 122, World records 4.
Nearest context: ahead Maria Mutola (91.4); behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (91.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Edwin Moses GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Moses comparisons
Edwin Moses — frequently asked
- Is Edwin Moses the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Edwin Moses ranks #10 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 91.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Edwin Moses's GOAT Score?
- 91.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Edwin Moses rank all time?
- #1684 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Athletics.
- Edwin Moses vs Maria Mutola: who ranks higher?
- Maria Mutola ranks higher at 91.4 versus Edwin Moses at 91.3, a margin of 0.1 points.