Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 62 | |
| 2014 | 70 | |
| 2015 | 80 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 88 | |
| 2018 | 84 | |
| 2019 | 86 | |
| 2020 | 82 | |
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Laura Muir ranks #251 in Athletics
Laura Muir ranks 251st among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2427th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 78. 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 2013–present with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic silver medals 1, european championship golds 2, european indoor golds 5, world championship medals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Antoine Adams on 78.1, a gap of -1.4 points. Directly behind is Bob Beamon on 77.7. 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.
Laura Muir GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Muir stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2021. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Muir comparisons
Laura Muir — frequently asked
- Is Laura Muir the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Laura Muir ranks 251st in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 79.5, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Laura Muir's GOAT Score?
- 79.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Laura Muir rank all time?
- 2427th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 251st within Athletics.
- Laura Muir vs Antoine Adams: who ranks higher?
- Laura Muir, on 79.5 against Antoine Adams's 78.1 — a margin of 1.4 points.