Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 84 | |
| 2007 | 88 | |
| 2008 | 98 | |
| 2009 | 92 | |
| 2010 | 86 |
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 Sammy Wanjiru ranks #245 in Athletics
Sammy Wanjiru ranks 245th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2254th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 62, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 2005–2010 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world marathon majors wins 3, olympic record marathon 2.0632, half marathon world records 3.
Immediately ahead sits Kateřina Baďurová on 78.6, a gap of -1.7 points. Directly behind is Margaret Adeoye on 78.3. 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.
Sammy Wanjiru GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wanjiru stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Wanjiru comparisons
Sammy Wanjiru — frequently asked
- Is Sammy Wanjiru the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sammy Wanjiru ranks 245th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Sammy Wanjiru's GOAT Score?
- 80.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sammy Wanjiru rank all time?
- 2254th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 245th within Athletics.
- Sammy Wanjiru vs Kateřina Baďurová: who ranks higher?
- Sammy Wanjiru, on 80.3 against Kateřina Baďurová's 78.6 — a margin of 1.7 points.