Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.43 | |
| 1989 | 2.44 | |
| 1990 | 2.43 | |
| 1991 | 2.45 | |
| 1992 | 2.42 | |
| 1993 | 2.4 | |
| 1994 | 2.38 | |
| 1995 | 2.37 | |
| 1996 | 2.39 | |
| 1997 | 2.36 | |
| 1998 | 2.34 | |
| 1999 | 2.33 | |
| 2000 | 2.31 | |
| 2001 | 2.28 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Javier Sotomayor ranks #23 in Athletics
Javier Sotomayor ranks #23 in Athletics and #279 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2001 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, World Championship golds 2, High jump world record (m) 2.45, World indoor golds 4.
Nearest context: ahead Allyson Felix (90.0); behind Anita Włodarczyk (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Javier Sotomayor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Javier Sotomayor — frequently asked
- Is Javier Sotomayor the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Javier Sotomayor ranks #23 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Javier Sotomayor's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Javier Sotomayor rank all time?
- #279 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #23 in Athletics.
- Javier Sotomayor vs Allyson Felix: who ranks higher?
- Allyson Felix ranks higher at 90.0 versus Javier Sotomayor at 89.9, a margin of 0.1 points.