Olympic golds
5
World Championship golds
5
400m best (sec)
48.7
Diamond League titles
4
World Championship medals
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.89 | |
| 2005 | 48.92 | |
| 2006 | 48.7 | |
| 2007 | 49.27 | |
| 2008 | 49.62 | |
| 2009 | 49 | |
| 2010 | 50 | |
| 2011 | 50.2 | |
| 2012 | 49.55 | |
| 2013 | 49.75 | |
| 2014 | 50.5 | |
| 2015 | 50.8 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sanya Richards-Ross ranks #56 in Athletics
Sanya Richards-Ross ranks #56 in Athletics and #608 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 2002–2016 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 5, World Championship golds 5, 400m best (sec) 48.7, Diamond League titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Merlene Ottey (87.6); behind Beatrice Chebet (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sanya Richards-Ross 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.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Richards-Ross comparisons
Sanya Richards-Ross — frequently asked
- Is Sanya Richards-Ross the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sanya Richards-Ross ranks #56 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Sanya Richards-Ross's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Sanya Richards-Ross rank all time?
- #608 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #56 in Athletics.
- Sanya Richards-Ross vs Merlene Ottey: who ranks higher?
- Merlene Ottey ranks higher at 87.6 versus Sanya Richards-Ross at 87.5, a margin of 0.1 points.