Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 50 | |
| 1985 | 58 | |
| 1986 | 68 | |
| 1987 | 74 | |
| 1988 | 78 | |
| 1989 | 82 | |
| 1990 | 86 | |
| 1991 | 88 | |
| 1992 | 94 | |
| 1993 | 98 | |
| 1994 | 84 | |
| 1995 | 78 | |
| 1996 | 70 | |
| 1997 | 60 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sally Gunnell ranks #98 in Athletics
Sally Gunnell ranks #98 in Athletics and #872 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.0/100.
The verified career covers 1984–1997 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World Championship golds 1, European Championship golds 1, Commonwealth Games golds 2.
Nearest context: ahead Wilson Kipketer (86.0); behind Moses Kiptanui (85.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sally Gunnell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gunnell comparisons
Sally Gunnell — frequently asked
- Is Sally Gunnell the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sally Gunnell ranks #98 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.0/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Sally Gunnell's GOAT Score?
- 86.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Sally Gunnell rank all time?
- #872 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #98 in Athletics.
- Sally Gunnell vs Wilson Kipketer: who ranks higher?
- Sally Gunnell ranks higher at 86.0 versus Wilson Kipketer at 86.0, a margin of 0.0 points.