Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | |
| 1981 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 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 Merlene Ottey ranks #55 in Athletics
Merlene Ottey ranks #55 in Athletics and #591 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 1978–2012 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 9, World Championship medals 14, Olympic appearances 7, 200m best (sec) 21.64.
Nearest context: ahead Willie Banks (87.7); behind Sanya Richards-Ross (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Merlene Ottey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ottey comparisons
Merlene Ottey — frequently asked
- Is Merlene Ottey the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Merlene Ottey ranks #55 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Merlene Ottey's GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Merlene Ottey rank all time?
- #591 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #55 in Athletics.
- Merlene Ottey vs Willie Banks: who ranks higher?
- Willie Banks ranks higher at 87.7 versus Merlene Ottey at 87.6, a margin of 0.1 points.