Olympic golds
1
Olympic medals
3
World Championship golds
1
400m best (sec)
43.7
World junior titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44.36 | |
| 2012 | 43.94 | |
| 2013 | 43.74 | |
| 2014 | 43.97 | |
| 2015 | 43.78 | |
| 2016 | 43.76 | |
| 2017 | 44.5 | |
| 2018 | 44.08 | |
| 2019 | 44.19 | |
| 2020 | 43.88 | |
| 2021 | 44.02 | |
| 2022 | 44.3 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kirani James ranks #153 in Athletics
Kirani James ranks #153 in Athletics and #1298 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.7/100.
The verified career covers 2009–present and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, Olympic medals 3, World Championship golds 1, 400m best (sec) 43.74.
Nearest context: ahead Ana Ambrazienė (83.8); behind Tommie Smith (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kirani James GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top James comparisons
Kirani James — frequently asked
- Is Kirani James the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kirani James ranks #153 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Kirani James's GOAT Score?
- 83.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Kirani James rank all time?
- #1298 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #153 in Athletics.
- Kirani James vs Ana Ambrazienė: who ranks higher?
- Ana Ambrazienė ranks higher at 83.8 versus Kirani James at 83.7, a margin of 0.1 points.