Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.96 | |
| 1991 | 1.98 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1.98 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2.01 | |
| 1996 | 2.05 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2.02 | |
| 2000 | 1.99 | |
| 2001 | 1.96 | |
| 2002 | 1.94 | |
| 2003 | 1.92 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Inha Babakova ranks #71 in Athletics
Inha Babakova ranks 71st among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 425th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 82, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1986–2004 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, olympic medals 1, world indoor medals 4, personal best in metres 2.05.
Immediately ahead sits Wayde van Niekerk on 82.9, a gap of -3.5 points. Directly behind is Nafissatou Thiam 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.
Inha Babakova GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Babakova stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Inha Babakova — frequently asked
- Is Inha Babakova the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Inha Babakova ranks 71st in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Inha Babakova's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Inha Babakova rank all time?
- 425th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 71st within Athletics.
- Inha Babakova vs Wayde van Niekerk: who ranks higher?
- Inha Babakova, on 86.4 against Wayde van Niekerk's 82.9 — a margin of 3.5 points.