Olympic golds
4
Olympic medals
7
World Championship golds
5
World records
6
100 m breaststroke best (s)
58.9
Asian Games golds
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60.2 | |
| 2003 | 59.78 | |
| 2004 | 59.6 | |
| 2005 | 59.3 | |
| 2006 | 58.91 | |
| 2007 | 58.9 | |
| 2008 | 59.2 | |
| 2009 | 59.5 | |
| 2010 | 59.8 | |
| 2011 | 60.2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- 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 Kosuke Kitajima ranks #58 in Swimming
Kosuke Kitajima ranks #58 in Swimming and #801 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.5/100.
The verified career covers 1999–2016 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, Olympic medals 7, World Championship golds 5, World records 6.
Nearest context: ahead Ian Thorpe (85.5); behind Tatjana Smith (85.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kosuke Kitajima GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kosuke Kitajima — frequently asked
- Is Kosuke Kitajima the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kosuke Kitajima ranks #58 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Kosuke Kitajima's GOAT Score?
- 85.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Kosuke Kitajima rank all time?
- #801 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #58 in Swimming.
- Kosuke Kitajima vs Ian Thorpe: who ranks higher?
- Kosuke Kitajima ranks higher at 85.5 versus Ian Thorpe at 85.5, a margin of 0.0 points.