Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 84 | |
| 2007 | 88 | |
| 2008 | 98 | |
| 2009 | 92 | |
| 2010 | 86 |
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 Sammy Wanjiru ranks #237 in Athletics
Sammy Wanjiru ranks #237 in Athletics and #2418 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.3/100.
The verified career covers 2005–2010 and 6 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World Marathon Majors wins 3, Olympic record marathon 2.0632, Half marathon world records 3.
Nearest context: ahead Katia Benth (80.5); behind Mohammed Aman (80.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sammy Wanjiru GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
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Sammy Wanjiru — frequently asked
- Is Sammy Wanjiru the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sammy Wanjiru ranks #237 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Sammy Wanjiru's GOAT Score?
- 80.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Sammy Wanjiru rank all time?
- #2418 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #237 in Athletics.
- Sammy Wanjiru vs Katia Benth: who ranks higher?
- Katia Benth ranks higher at 80.5 versus Sammy Wanjiru at 80.3, a margin of 0.2 points.