Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22.05 | |
| 1989 | 21.88 | |
| 1990 | 23.12 | |
| 1991 | 21.9 | |
| 1992 | 21.5 | |
| 1993 | 21.3 | |
| 1994 | 21.6 | |
| 1995 | 21.8 | |
| 1996 | 21.86 | |
| 1997 | 21.4 | |
| 1998 | 21.2 |
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 Randy Barnes ranks #58 in Athletics
Randy Barnes ranks 58th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 337th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1986–1998 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1990, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world records 1, olympic golds 1, olympic medals 2, shot put best 23.12.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Backley on 87.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Christine Arron on 87.1. 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.
Randy Barnes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barnes stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1990. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Barnes comparisons
Randy Barnes — frequently asked
- Is Randy Barnes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Randy Barnes ranks 58th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.2, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Randy Barnes's GOAT Score?
- 87.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Randy Barnes rank all time?
- 337th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 58th within Athletics.
- Randy Barnes vs Steve Backley: who ranks higher?
- Randy Barnes, on 87.2 against Steve Backley's 87.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.