Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 50 | |
| 1987 | 64 | |
| 1988 | 79 | |
| 1989 | 93 | |
| 1990 | 77 | |
| 1991 | 61 | |
| 1992 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kerstin Behrendt ranks #209 in Athletics
Kerstin Behrendt ranks 209th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1722nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 72, Honours 84, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1986–1992 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, european titles 1, world championship medals 1, national titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Wilson Kipsang on 82.7, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Christine Ohuruogu on 80.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Kerstin Behrendt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Behrendt stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Behrendt comparisons
Kerstin Behrendt — frequently asked
- Is Kerstin Behrendt the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kerstin Behrendt ranks 209th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.9, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Kerstin Behrendt's GOAT Score?
- 80.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kerstin Behrendt rank all time?
- 1722nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 209th within Athletics.
- Kerstin Behrendt vs Wilson Kipsang: who ranks higher?
- Wilson Kipsang, on 82.7 against Kerstin Behrendt's 80.9 — a margin of 1.8 points.