Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic medals
8
World records
19
World Championship golds
3
Years unbeaten in backstroke
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 4 | |
| 1969 | 3 | |
| 1970 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 3 | |
| 1972 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 3 | |
| 1974 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- 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 Roland Matthes ranks #9 in Swimming
Roland Matthes ranks #9 in Swimming and #222 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1976 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 4, Olympic medals 8, World records 19, World Championship golds 3.
Nearest context: ahead Kirsty Coventry (89.7); behind Inge de Bruijn (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Roland Matthes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Matthes comparisons
Roland Matthes — frequently asked
- Is Roland Matthes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Roland Matthes ranks #9 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Roland Matthes's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Roland Matthes rank all time?
- #222 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Swimming.
- Roland Matthes vs Kirsty Coventry: who ranks higher?
- Kirsty Coventry ranks higher at 89.7 versus Roland Matthes at 89.6, a margin of 0.1 points.