Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50 | |
| 2003 | 61 | |
| 2004 | 72 | |
| 2005 | 83 | |
| 2006 | 94 | |
| 2007 | 82 | |
| 2008 | 70 | |
| 2009 | 57 | |
| 2010 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Me'Lisa Barber ranks #177 in Athletics
Me'Lisa Barber ranks 177th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1520th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 2002–2010 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship gold medals 1, world championship medals 2, united states titles 1, personal best (100m) 10.96.
Immediately ahead sits Derrick Atkins on 82.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Blanka Vlašić on 81.9. 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.
Me'Lisa Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Barber comparisons
Me'Lisa Barber — frequently asked
- Is Me'Lisa Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Me'Lisa Barber ranks 177th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Me'Lisa Barber's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Me'Lisa Barber rank all time?
- 1520th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 177th within Athletics.
- Me'Lisa Barber vs Derrick Atkins: who ranks higher?
- Me'Lisa Barber, on 82.0 against Derrick Atkins's 82.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.