Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic medals
3
World records
6
Best long jump in metres
8.4
AAU titles
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 2 | |
| 1962 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 2 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ralph Boston ranks #89 in Athletics
Ralph Boston ranks #89 in Athletics and #837 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1968 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, Olympic medals 3, World records 6, Best long jump in metres 8.35.
Nearest context: ahead Marita Koch (86.3); behind Mo Farah (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ralph Boston GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Boston comparisons
Ralph Boston — frequently asked
- Is Ralph Boston the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ralph Boston ranks #89 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Ralph Boston's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ralph Boston rank all time?
- #837 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #89 in Athletics.
- Ralph Boston vs Marita Koch: who ranks higher?
- Ralph Boston ranks higher at 86.3 versus Marita Koch at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.