World records
15
Mile world record
4.0
Swedish titles
8
World records in 1942
10
Distances with world records
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1 | |
| 1941 | 3 | |
| 1942 | 10 | |
| 1943 | 2 | |
| 1944 | 3 | |
| 1945 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gunder Hägg ranks #131 in Athletics
Gunder Hägg ranks #131 in Athletics and #1459 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.7/100.
The verified career covers 1940–1945 and 6 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records 15, Mile world record 4.01, Swedish titles 8, World records in 1942 10.
Nearest context: ahead Marie-José Pérec (84.7); behind Karsten Warholm (84.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gunder Hägg GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Gunder Hägg — frequently asked
- Is Gunder Hägg the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gunder Hägg ranks #131 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Gunder Hägg's GOAT Score?
- 84.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Gunder Hägg rank all time?
- #1459 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #131 in Athletics.
- Gunder Hägg vs Marie-José Pérec: who ranks higher?
- Gunder Hägg ranks higher at 84.7 versus Marie-José Pérec at 84.7, a margin of 0.0 points.