Olympic golds
3
World Championship golds
2
European golds
2
Heptathlon best
7,013
World indoor golds
2
High jump best (m)
2.0
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6508 | |
| 2016 | 6810 | |
| 2017 | 7013 | |
| 2018 | 6816 | |
| 2019 | 6819 | |
| 2020 | 6791 | |
| 2021 | 6947 | |
| 2022 | 6752 | |
| 2023 | 6880 |
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 Nafissatou Thiam ranks #87 in Athletics
Nafissatou Thiam ranks #87 in Athletics and #820 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 2011–present and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World Championship golds 2, European golds 2, Heptathlon best 7013.
Nearest context: ahead Jesse Owens (86.3); behind Marita Koch (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nafissatou Thiam GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thiam comparisons
Nafissatou Thiam — frequently asked
- Is Nafissatou Thiam the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nafissatou Thiam ranks #87 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Nafissatou Thiam's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Nafissatou Thiam rank all time?
- #820 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #87 in Athletics.
- Nafissatou Thiam vs Jesse Owens: who ranks higher?
- Nafissatou Thiam ranks higher at 86.3 versus Jesse Owens at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.