Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50 | |
| 1994 | 57 | |
| 1995 | 63 | |
| 1996 | 70 | |
| 1997 | 76 | |
| 1998 | 83 | |
| 1999 | 89 | |
| 2000 | 81 | |
| 2001 | 73 | |
| 2002 | 66 | |
| 2003 | 58 | |
| 2004 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Athletics profile and results
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Patrick van Balkom ranks #232 in Athletics
Patrick van Balkom ranks 232nd among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2081st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 82, Honours 78, Statistics 84. 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 1993–2004 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european championship medals 1, dutch titles 8, olympic appearances 2, personal best 200 m (s) 20.51.
Immediately ahead sits Frédérique Bangué on 79.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Olapade Adeniken on 79.3. 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 van Balkom GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Van Balkom stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Van Balkom comparisons
Patrick van Balkom — frequently asked
- Is Patrick van Balkom the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patrick van Balkom ranks 232nd in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 79.4, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Patrick van Balkom's GOAT Score?
- 79.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patrick van Balkom rank all time?
- 2081st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 232nd within Athletics.
- Patrick van Balkom vs Frédérique Bangué: who ranks higher?
- Frédérique Bangué, on 79.5 against Patrick van Balkom's 79.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.