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Athletics · 100 metres hurdles · Sweden

Ludmila Engquist

1987–1999 · Olympic 100 m hurdles champion in Atlanta and a two-time world champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.1
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 76.3
Olympic gold medals
1
World Championship golds
2
European titles
1
100 m hurdles personal best
12.3
World Championship medals
3

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
80
Honours
84
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
19871
19881
19892
19902
19913
19921
19932
19941
19952
19963
19972
19981
19992

Data sources

  • World Athletics
  • Olympedia
  • IOC results

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Ludmila Engquist ranks #95 in Athletics

Ludmila Engquist ranks 95th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 579th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 84, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1987–1999 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world championship golds 2, european titles 1, 100 m hurdles personal best 12.26.

Immediately ahead sits James Beckford on 85.4, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Daniel Komen on 85.0. 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.

Ludmila Engquist GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Engquist stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 92/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Ludmila Engquist — frequently asked

Is Ludmila Engquist the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ludmila Engquist ranks 95th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is Ludmila Engquist's GOAT Score?
85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ludmila Engquist rank all time?
579th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 95th within Athletics.
Ludmila Engquist vs James Beckford: who ranks higher?
James Beckford, on 85.4 against Ludmila Engquist's 85.1 — a margin of 0.3 points.
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