Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 485 | |
| 1992 | 480.67 | |
| 1993 | 482.1 | |
| 1994 | 478.2 | |
| 1995 | 477.59 | |
| 1996 | 482 | |
| 1997 | 486 | |
| 1998 | 490 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Moses Kiptanui ranks #59 in Athletics
Moses Kiptanui ranks 59th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 450th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1990–1999 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship golds 3, world records 4, olympic medals 1, steeplechase best (sec) 477.59.
Immediately ahead sits Ashton Eaton on 85.8, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Tegla Loroupe on 84.1. 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.
Moses Kiptanui GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kiptanui stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Moses Kiptanui — frequently asked
- Is Moses Kiptanui the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Moses Kiptanui ranks 59th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Carl Lewis on 93.1.
- What is Moses Kiptanui's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Moses Kiptanui rank all time?
- 450th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 59th within Athletics.
- Moses Kiptanui vs Ashton Eaton: who ranks higher?
- Moses Kiptanui, on 85.9 against Ashton Eaton's 85.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.