Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 76
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55 | |
| 1977 | 62 | |
| 1978 | 70 | |
| 1979 | 78 | |
| 1980 | 84 | |
| 1981 | 90 | |
| 1982 | 96 | |
| 1983 | 88 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 78 | |
| 1986 | 72 | |
| 1987 | 64 | |
| 1988 | 56 | |
| 1989 | 48 | |
| 1990 | 42 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kebede Balcha ranks #277 in Athletics
Kebede Balcha ranks #277 in Athletics and #3048 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 76.5/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1990 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Peak the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship medals 1, Montreal Marathon wins 3, Marathon personal best 2.0857, Marathon victories 6.
Nearest context: ahead Ristananna Bailey-Cole (76.6); behind Tomoe Abe (76.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kebede Balcha GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kebede Balcha — frequently asked
- Is Kebede Balcha the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kebede Balcha ranks #277 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 76.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Kebede Balcha's GOAT Score?
- 76.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Kebede Balcha rank all time?
- #3048 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #277 in Athletics.
- Kebede Balcha vs Ristananna Bailey-Cole: who ranks higher?
- Ristananna Bailey-Cole ranks higher at 76.6 versus Kebede Balcha at 76.5, a margin of 0.1 points.