Olympic golds
4
World records
2
Olympic doubles
2
European medals
2
10,000m best (min)
27.7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 |
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 Lasse Virén ranks #104 in Athletics
Lasse Virén ranks #104 in Athletics and #923 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.7/100.
The verified career covers 1969–1980 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, World records 2, Olympic doubles 2, European medals 2.
Nearest context: ahead Abebe Bikila (85.8); behind Alessandro Andrei (85.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lasse Virén GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Virén comparisons
Lasse Virén — frequently asked
- Is Lasse Virén the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lasse Virén ranks #104 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Lasse Virén's GOAT Score?
- 85.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Lasse Virén rank all time?
- #923 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #104 in Athletics.
- Lasse Virén vs Abebe Bikila: who ranks higher?
- Abebe Bikila ranks higher at 85.8 versus Lasse Virén at 85.7, a margin of 0.1 points.