Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 215 | |
| 2000 | 212 | |
| 2001 | 210.5 | |
| 2002 | 209.8 | |
| 2003 | 208.25 | |
| 2004 | 209 | |
| 2005 | 209.5 | |
| 2006 | 210 | |
| 2007 | 209.4 | |
| 2008 | 210.2 | |
| 2009 | 211 | |
| 2010 | 213 | |
| 2011 | 215 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mehdi Baala ranks #108 in Athletics
Mehdi Baala ranks 108th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 674th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1997–2012 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, 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 european titles 1, world championship medals 1, 1500 m best 208.25, olympic finals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Christian Olsson on 84.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Abebe Bikila on 85.8. 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.
Mehdi Baala GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Baala 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 1999. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Baala comparisons
Mehdi Baala — frequently asked
- Is Mehdi Baala the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mehdi Baala ranks 108th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Mehdi Baala's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mehdi Baala rank all time?
- 674th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 108th within Athletics.
- Mehdi Baala vs Christian Olsson: who ranks higher?
- Christian Olsson, on 84.3 against Mehdi Baala's 84.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.