Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ruth Chepngetich ranks #105 in Athletics
Ruth Chepngetich ranks 105th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 657th of 2289 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 96, Longevity 76, Honours 84, Statistics 90. 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 2016–present with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, 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 championship golds 1, marathon world record in hours 2.09, chicago marathon titles 3, marathon majors won 4.
Immediately ahead sits Paula Radcliffe on 86.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Asafa Powell on 84.3. 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.
Ruth Chepngetich GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chepngetich 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 2018. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Chepngetich comparisons
Ruth Chepngetich — frequently asked
- Is Ruth Chepngetich the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ruth Chepngetich ranks 105th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Ruth Chepngetich's GOAT Score?
- 86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ruth Chepngetich rank all time?
- 657th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 105th within Athletics.
- Ruth Chepngetich vs Paula Radcliffe: who ranks higher?
- Ruth Chepngetich, on 86.2 against Paula Radcliffe's 86.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.