Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 52 | |
| 1957 | 56 | |
| 1958 | 60 | |
| 1959 | 64 | |
| 1960 | 70 | |
| 1961 | 72 | |
| 1962 | 74 | |
| 1963 | 78 | |
| 1964 | 82 | |
| 1965 | 86 | |
| 1966 | 88 | |
| 1967 | 90 | |
| 1968 | 96 | |
| 1969 | 80 | |
| 1970 | 74 | |
| 1971 | 70 | |
| 1972 | 68 |
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 Mamo Wolde ranks #211 in Athletics
Mamo Wolde ranks 211th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1730th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 82, 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 1956–1972 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, olympic medals 3, olympic games contested 4, ethiopian marathon titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits Christine Ohuruogu on 80.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Larysa Berezhna on 80.8. 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.
Mamo Wolde GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wolde stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- 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 Wolde comparisons
Mamo Wolde — frequently asked
- Is Mamo Wolde the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mamo Wolde ranks 211th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.8, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Mamo Wolde's GOAT Score?
- 80.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mamo Wolde rank all time?
- 1730th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 211th within Athletics.
- Mamo Wolde vs Christine Ohuruogu: who ranks higher?
- Mamo Wolde, on 80.8 against Christine Ohuruogu's 80.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.