Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 72 | |
| 2009 | 82 | |
| 2010 | 88 | |
| 2011 | 96 | |
| 2012 | 80 | |
| 2013 | 78 | |
| 2014 | 72 | |
| 2015 | 64 | |
| 2016 | 58 |
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 Patrick Makau ranks #258 in Athletics
Patrick Makau ranks 258th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2575th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 74, 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 2008–2016 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world record marathon 2.0338, berlin marathon wins 1, frankfurt marathon wins 1, sub 2:05 marathons 4.
Immediately ahead sits Orlando Bennett on 77.1, a gap of -1.5 points. Directly behind is Eilish McColgan on 76.6. 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.
Patrick Makau GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Makau stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Makau comparisons
Patrick Makau — frequently asked
- Is Patrick Makau the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patrick Makau ranks 258th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 78.6, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Patrick Makau's GOAT Score?
- 78.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patrick Makau rank all time?
- 2575th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 258th within Athletics.
- Patrick Makau vs Orlando Bennett: who ranks higher?
- Patrick Makau, on 78.6 against Orlando Bennett's 77.1 — a margin of 1.5 points.