Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Powell ranks #84 in Athletics
Mike Powell ranks #84 in Athletics and #768 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.6/100.
The verified career covers 1984–1996 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World record in metres 8.95, World Championship golds 2, Olympic silver medals 2, Years the world record has stood 34.
Nearest context: ahead Sifan Hassan (86.7); behind Inha Babakova (86.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mike Powell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, 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 Powell comparisons
Mike Powell — frequently asked
- Is Mike Powell the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mike Powell ranks #84 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.6/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Mike Powell's GOAT Score?
- 86.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Mike Powell rank all time?
- #768 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #84 in Athletics.
- Mike Powell vs Sifan Hassan: who ranks higher?
- Sifan Hassan ranks higher at 86.7 versus Mike Powell at 86.6, a margin of 0.1 points.