Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72 | |
| 1998 | 82 | |
| 1999 | 88 | |
| 2000 | 96 | |
| 2001 | 94 | |
| 2002 | 84 | |
| 2003 | 74 | |
| 2004 | 66 | |
| 2005 | 60 | |
| 2006 | 56 | |
| 2007 | 52 | |
| 2008 | 48 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Naoko Takahashi ranks #237 in Athletics
Naoko Takahashi ranks 237th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2166th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 70, Honours 80, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1997–2008 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 olympic gold medals 1, world record marathon 2.1946, berlin marathon wins 2, asian games golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Vera Nikolić on 80.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joanna Atkins on 79.1. 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.
Naoko Takahashi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Takahashi stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Naoko Takahashi — frequently asked
- Is Naoko Takahashi the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Naoko Takahashi ranks 237th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.7, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Naoko Takahashi's GOAT Score?
- 80.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Naoko Takahashi rank all time?
- 2166th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 237th within Athletics.
- Naoko Takahashi vs Vera Nikolić: who ranks higher?
- Naoko Takahashi, on 80.7 against Vera Nikolić's 80.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.