Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paula Radcliffe ranks #49 in Athletics
Paula Radcliffe ranks 49th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 351st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1992–2015 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, 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 marathon world records 3, world championship golds 1, london marathon wins 3, new york marathon wins 3.
Immediately ahead sits Sebastian Coe on 87.5, a gap of 1.3 points. Directly behind is Stefan Holm on 85.5. 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.
Paula Radcliffe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Radcliffe stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Radcliffe comparisons
Paula Radcliffe — frequently asked
- Is Paula Radcliffe the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paula Radcliffe ranks 49th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Carl Lewis on 93.1.
- What is Paula Radcliffe's GOAT Score?
- 86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paula Radcliffe rank all time?
- 351st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within Athletics.
- Paula Radcliffe vs Sebastian Coe: who ranks higher?
- Sebastian Coe, on 87.5 against Paula Radcliffe's 86.2 — a margin of 1.3 points.