New York Marathon wins
9
World Championship golds
1
Olympic medals
1
World cross country titles
5
Marathon world records
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 5 | |
| 1983 | 6 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 3 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Grete Waitz ranks #49 in Athletics
Grete Waitz ranks #49 in Athletics and #782 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.3/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1990 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: New York Marathon wins 9, World Championship golds 1, Olympic medals 1, World cross country titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Derartu Tulu (88.3); behind Daley Thompson (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Grete Waitz GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Waitz comparisons
Grete Waitz — frequently asked
- Is Grete Waitz the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Grete Waitz ranks #49 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 88.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Grete Waitz's GOAT Score?
- 88.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Grete Waitz rank all time?
- #782 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #49 in Athletics.
- Grete Waitz vs Derartu Tulu: who ranks higher?
- Grete Waitz ranks higher at 88.3 versus Derartu Tulu at 88.3, a margin of 0.0 points.