Olympic gold medals
3
Olympic medals
6
World Championship titles
5
European titles
13
World records set
12
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 92
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 8 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Gross ranks #4 in Swimming
Michael Gross ranks #4 in Swimming and #159 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.3/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1991 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 3, Olympic medals 6, World Championship titles 5, European titles 13.
Nearest context: ahead Therese Alshammar (90.3); behind Cate Campbell (90.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Michael Gross 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.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gross comparisons
Michael Gross — frequently asked
- Is Michael Gross the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Michael Gross ranks #4 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 90.3/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Michael Gross's GOAT Score?
- 90.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Michael Gross rank all time?
- #159 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #4 in Swimming.
- Michael Gross vs Therese Alshammar: who ranks higher?
- Michael Gross ranks higher at 90.3 versus Therese Alshammar at 90.3, a margin of 0.0 points.