Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50 | |
| 2018 | 58 | |
| 2019 | 65 | |
| 2020 | 73 | |
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 87 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 84 | |
| 2026 | 82 |
Data sources
- World Athletics profile and results
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Elvis Afrifa ranks #260 in Athletics
Elvis Afrifa ranks 260th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2650th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 76, Honours 76, Statistics 82. 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 2017–present with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship medals 1, european championship medals 1, world relays medals 1, dutch titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Eilish McColgan on 76.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Adam Basil on 76.6. 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.
Elvis Afrifa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Afrifa stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Elvis Afrifa — frequently asked
- Is Elvis Afrifa the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Elvis Afrifa ranks 260th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 76.6, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Elvis Afrifa's GOAT Score?
- 76.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Elvis Afrifa rank all time?
- 2650th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 260th within Athletics.
- Elvis Afrifa vs Eilish McColgan: who ranks higher?
- Elvis Afrifa, on 76.6 against Eilish McColgan's 76.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.