Olympic gold medals
2
World records
2
400 m world record
43.9
Years the record stood
20
AAU titles
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 3 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lee Evans ranks #145 in Athletics
Lee Evans ranks #145 in Athletics and #1261 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.0/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1972 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, World records 2, 400 m world record 43.86, Years the record stood 20.
Nearest context: ahead Tegla Loroupe (84.1); behind Larry Myricks (84.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lee Evans 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.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Evans comparisons
Lee Evans — frequently asked
- Is Lee Evans the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lee Evans ranks #145 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.0/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Lee Evans's GOAT Score?
- 84.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Lee Evans rank all time?
- #1261 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #145 in Athletics.
- Lee Evans vs Tegla Loroupe: who ranks higher?
- Tegla Loroupe ranks higher at 84.1 versus Lee Evans at 84.0, a margin of 0.1 points.