Olympic gold medals
2
Olympic medals
3
World Championship medals
3
Commonwealth Games golds
2
British record 800 m
1.6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 70 | |
| 1994 | 78 | |
| 1995 | 82 | |
| 1996 | 84 | |
| 1997 | 80 | |
| 1998 | 76 | |
| 1999 | 72 | |
| 2000 | 80 | |
| 2001 | 84 | |
| 2002 | 88 | |
| 2003 | 90 | |
| 2004 | 99 | |
| 2005 | 76 |
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 Kelly Holmes ranks #157 in Athletics
Kelly Holmes ranks #157 in Athletics and #1672 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 1993–2005 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, Olympic medals 3, World Championship medals 3, Commonwealth Games golds 2.
Nearest context: ahead Jessica Beard (83.6); behind Maurice Greene (83.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kelly Holmes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Holmes comparisons
Kelly Holmes — frequently asked
- Is Kelly Holmes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kelly Holmes ranks #157 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Kelly Holmes's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Kelly Holmes rank all time?
- #1672 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #157 in Athletics.
- Kelly Holmes vs Jessica Beard: who ranks higher?
- Kelly Holmes ranks higher at 83.6 versus Jessica Beard at 83.6, a margin of 0.0 points.