Olympic gold medals
1
World Championship titles
3
World Indoor titles
7
Golden League jackpots
1
Career years
21
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 12 |
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 Maria Mutola ranks #9 in Athletics
Maria Mutola ranks #9 in Athletics and #148 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.4/100.
The verified career covers 1988–2008 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World Championship titles 3, World Indoor titles 7, Golden League jackpots 1.
Nearest context: ahead Yuriy Sedykh (91.5); behind Edwin Moses (91.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Maria Mutola 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.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Mutola comparisons
Maria Mutola — frequently asked
- Is Maria Mutola the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Maria Mutola ranks #9 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 91.4/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Maria Mutola's GOAT Score?
- 91.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Maria Mutola rank all time?
- #148 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Athletics.
- Maria Mutola vs Yuriy Sedykh: who ranks higher?
- Yuriy Sedykh ranks higher at 91.5 versus Maria Mutola at 91.4, a margin of 0.1 points.