Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 212.37 | |
| 1996 | 209.05 | |
| 1997 | 207.37 | |
| 1998 | 206 | |
| 1999 | 208 | |
| 2000 | 209.07 | |
| 2001 | 209.3 | |
| 2002 | 210.1 | |
| 2003 | 211.2 | |
| 2004 | 212 |
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 Hicham El Guerrouj ranks #33 in Athletics
Hicham El Guerrouj ranks #33 in Athletics and #639 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1992–2006 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 4, World records 3, 1500 m world record 206.
Nearest context: ahead Virgilijus Alekna (89.1); behind Nourredine Morceli (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Hicham El Guerrouj GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, 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.
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Hicham El Guerrouj — frequently asked
- Is Hicham El Guerrouj the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks #33 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Hicham El Guerrouj's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Hicham El Guerrouj rank all time?
- #639 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #33 in Athletics.
- Hicham El Guerrouj vs Virgilijus Alekna: who ranks higher?
- Hicham El Guerrouj ranks higher at 89.1 versus Virgilijus Alekna at 89.1, a margin of 0.0 points.