Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.44 | |
| 2020 | 1.44 | |
| 2021 | 1.44 | |
| 2022 | 1.44 | |
| 2023 | 1.43 | |
| 2024 | 1.41 | |
| 2025 | 1.42 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marco Arop ranks #147 in Athletics
Marco Arop ranks 147th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 951st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 64, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 2018–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2019, 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 world championship golds 1, olympic medals 1, personal best 1.41, diamond league wins 5.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Cram on 83.0, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Kelvin Kiptum on 83.0. 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.
Marco Arop GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Arop stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2019. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Marco Arop — frequently asked
- Is Marco Arop the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marco Arop ranks 147th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Marco Arop's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marco Arop rank all time?
- 951st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 147th within Athletics.
- Marco Arop vs Steve Cram: who ranks higher?
- Steve Cram, on 83.0 against Marco Arop's 81.3 — a margin of 1.7 points.