World records
16
Olympic golds
1
World Championship golds
3
European golds
8
400m best (sec)
47.6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 4 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marita Koch ranks #88 in Athletics
Marita Koch ranks #88 in Athletics and #823 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1977–1986 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records 16, Olympic golds 1, World Championship golds 3, European golds 8.
Nearest context: ahead Nafissatou Thiam (86.3); behind Ralph Boston (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Marita Koch GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Koch comparisons
Marita Koch — frequently asked
- Is Marita Koch the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Marita Koch ranks #88 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Marita Koch's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Marita Koch rank all time?
- #823 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #88 in Athletics.
- Marita Koch vs Nafissatou Thiam: who ranks higher?
- Marita Koch ranks higher at 86.3 versus Nafissatou Thiam at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.