Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Naoko Takahashi ranks #232 in Athletics
Naoko Takahashi ranks #232 in Athletics and #2326 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.7/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2008 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World record marathon 2.1946, Berlin Marathon wins 2, Asian Games golds 1.
Nearest context: ahead Vera Nikolić (80.7); behind Nickel Ashmeade (80.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Naoko Takahashi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
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Naoko Takahashi — frequently asked
- Is Naoko Takahashi the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Naoko Takahashi ranks #232 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Naoko Takahashi's GOAT Score?
- 80.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Naoko Takahashi rank all time?
- #2326 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #232 in Athletics.
- Naoko Takahashi vs Vera Nikolić: who ranks higher?
- Naoko Takahashi ranks higher at 80.7 versus Vera Nikolić at 80.7, a margin of 0.0 points.