Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 45 | |
| 1984 | 58 | |
| 1985 | 72 | |
| 1986 | 85 | |
| 1987 | 98 | |
| 1988 | 88 | |
| 1989 | 77 | |
| 1990 | 67 | |
| 1991 | 56 | |
| 1992 | 46 | |
| 1993 | 35 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- Track and Field Statistics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Saïd Aouita ranks #46 in Athletics
Saïd Aouita ranks 46th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 470th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 78, Honours 90, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1983–1993 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, 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 olympic gold medals 1, world championship titles 1, world records set 5, world championship medals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Andreas Thorkildsen on 88.0, a gap of -1.9 points. Directly behind is Shaunae Miller-Uibo on 87.9. 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.
Saïd Aouita GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aouita stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Saïd Aouita — frequently asked
- Is Saïd Aouita the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Saïd Aouita ranks 46th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.9, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Saïd Aouita's GOAT Score?
- 89.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Saïd Aouita rank all time?
- 470th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Athletics.
- Saïd Aouita vs Andreas Thorkildsen: who ranks higher?
- Saïd Aouita, on 89.9 against Andreas Thorkildsen's 88.0 — a margin of 1.9 points.