Olympic bronze medals
1
AAU titles
2
Pan American golds
1
200 m personal best
19.9
World bests
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 3 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 1 |
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 John Carlos ranks #268 in Athletics
John Carlos ranks #268 in Athletics and #2657 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 77.5/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1972 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic bronze medals 1, AAU titles 2, Pan American golds 1, 200 m personal best 19.92.
Nearest context: ahead Christine Amertil (77.6); behind Téo Andant (77.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Carlos GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 64/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Carlos comparisons
John Carlos — frequently asked
- Is John Carlos the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Carlos ranks #268 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 77.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is John Carlos's GOAT Score?
- 77.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does John Carlos rank all time?
- #2657 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #268 in Athletics.
- John Carlos vs Christine Amertil: who ranks higher?
- Christine Amertil ranks higher at 77.6 versus John Carlos at 77.5, a margin of 0.1 points.