Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 55 | |
| 1975 | 73 | |
| 1976 | 90 | |
| 1977 | 80 | |
| 1978 | 70 | |
| 1979 | 60 | |
| 1980 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gail Amundrud ranks #232 in Swimming
Gail Amundrud ranks 232nd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2340th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 72, Honours 80, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–1980 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, commonwealth games gold medals 1, commonwealth games medals 4, canadian titles 5.
Immediately ahead sits Yuliya Bogdanova on 77.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Melanie Buddemeyer on 77.2. 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.
Gail Amundrud GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Amundrud stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Amundrud comparisons
Gail Amundrud — frequently asked
- Is Gail Amundrud the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gail Amundrud ranks 232nd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 77.5, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Gail Amundrud's GOAT Score?
- 77.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gail Amundrud rank all time?
- 2340th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 232nd within Swimming.
- Gail Amundrud vs Yuliya Bogdanova: who ranks higher?
- Gail Amundrud, on 77.5 against Yuliya Bogdanova's 77.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.