Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52 | |
| 2006 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 71 | |
| 2008 | 81 | |
| 2009 | 90 | |
| 2010 | 82 | |
| 2011 | 74 | |
| 2012 | 66 | |
| 2013 | 58 | |
| 2014 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Athletics profile and results
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marvin Anderson ranks #225 in Athletics
Marvin Anderson ranks 225th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1962nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 2005–2014 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship gold medals 1, world championship medals 1, personal best 200 m (s) 20.06, ncaa all-america honours 3.
Immediately ahead sits Sally Barsosio on 81.6, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Michelle-Lee Ahye on 79.7. 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.
Marvin Anderson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Anderson stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Anderson comparisons
Marvin Anderson — frequently asked
- Is Marvin Anderson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marvin Anderson ranks 225th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 79.9, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Marvin Anderson's GOAT Score?
- 79.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marvin Anderson rank all time?
- 1962nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 225th within Athletics.
- Marvin Anderson vs Sally Barsosio: who ranks higher?
- Sally Barsosio, on 81.6 against Marvin Anderson's 79.9 — a margin of 1.7 points.