Olympic golds
4
World Championship golds
6
European golds
5
5000 m best (s)
766.6
10,000 m best (s)
1,602.5
Major marathon wins
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1615 | |
| 2011 | 1608 | |
| 2012 | 1605 | |
| 2013 | 1603 | |
| 2014 | 1602.52 | |
| 2015 | 1606 | |
| 2016 | 1610 | |
| 2017 | 7620 | |
| 2018 | 7580 | |
| 2019 | 7540 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mo Farah ranks #90 in Athletics
Mo Farah ranks #90 in Athletics and #1166 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2023 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, World Championship golds 6, European golds 5, 5000 m best (s) 766.59.
Nearest context: ahead Ralph Boston (86.3); behind Genzebe Dibaba (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mo Farah GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Mo Farah — frequently asked
- Is Mo Farah the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mo Farah ranks #90 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Mo Farah's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Mo Farah rank all time?
- #1166 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #90 in Athletics.
- Mo Farah vs Ralph Boston: who ranks higher?
- Mo Farah ranks higher at 86.3 versus Ralph Boston at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.