Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.44 | |
| 1994 | 17.53 | |
| 1995 | 18.29 | |
| 1996 | 17.88 | |
| 1997 | 17.74 | |
| 1998 | 17.6 | |
| 1999 | 17.59 | |
| 2000 | 17.71 | |
| 2001 | 17.92 | |
| 2002 | 17.86 | |
| 2003 | 17.3 |
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 Jonathan Edwards ranks #65 in Athletics
Jonathan Edwards ranks #65 in Athletics and #625 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 1988–2003 and 11 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, Triple jump world record (m) 18.29, European golds 1.
Nearest context: ahead Eunice Barber (87.5); behind Donovan Bailey (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jonathan Edwards GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Edwards comparisons
Jonathan Edwards — frequently asked
- Is Jonathan Edwards the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jonathan Edwards ranks #65 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Jonathan Edwards's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Jonathan Edwards rank all time?
- #625 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #65 in Athletics.
- Jonathan Edwards vs Eunice Barber: who ranks higher?
- Eunice Barber ranks higher at 87.5 versus Jonathan Edwards at 87.4, a margin of 0.1 points.