Olympic golds
3
Olympic medals
6
World Championship golds
4
Heptathlon world record
7,291
Long jump best (m)
7.5
World records
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6520 | |
| 1985 | 6910 | |
| 1986 | 7148 | |
| 1987 | 7158 | |
| 1988 | 7291 | |
| 1989 | 7148 | |
| 1990 | 7032 | |
| 1991 | 7044 | |
| 1992 | 6837 | |
| 1993 | 6606 | |
| 1994 | 6502 |
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 Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks #4 in Athletics
Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks #4 in Athletics and #114 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.1/100.
The verified career covers 1980–2001 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Peak the strongest category at 95/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, Olympic medals 6, World Championship golds 4, Heptathlon world record 7291.
Nearest context: ahead Carl Lewis (93.1); behind Paavo Nurmi (92.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Joyner-Kersee comparisons
Jackie Joyner-Kersee — frequently asked
- Is Jackie Joyner-Kersee the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks #4 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 92.1/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Jackie Joyner-Kersee's GOAT Score?
- 92.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Jackie Joyner-Kersee rank all time?
- #114 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #4 in Athletics.
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee vs Carl Lewis: who ranks higher?
- Carl Lewis ranks higher at 93.1 versus Jackie Joyner-Kersee at 92.1, a margin of 1.0 points.