Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45 | |
| 2002 | 62 | |
| 2003 | 80 | |
| 2004 | 97 | |
| 2005 | 89 | |
| 2006 | 82 | |
| 2007 | 74 | |
| 2008 | 66 | |
| 2009 | 58 | |
| 2010 | 51 | |
| 2011 | 43 | |
| 2012 | 35 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- Track and Field Statistics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Elvan Abeylegesse ranks #118 in Athletics
Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 118th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1055th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 2001–2012 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world records set 1, european championship titles 2, world championship medals 1, european cross country titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk on 84.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mo Farah on 86.3. 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.
Elvan Abeylegesse GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Abeylegesse stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Abeylegesse comparisons
Elvan Abeylegesse — frequently asked
- Is Elvan Abeylegesse the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 118th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Elvan Abeylegesse's GOAT Score?
- 84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Elvan Abeylegesse rank all time?
- 1055th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 118th within Athletics.
- Elvan Abeylegesse vs Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk: who ranks higher?
- Elvan Abeylegesse, on 84.6 against Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk's 84.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.