Olympic golds
2
Olympic medals
4
World records
12
800 m best (s)
101.7
1500 m best (s)
212.2
European golds
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 101.73 | |
| 1980 | 102.4 | |
| 1981 | 101.73 | |
| 1982 | 103 | |
| 1983 | 103.4 | |
| 1984 | 102.6 | |
| 1985 | 103.2 | |
| 1986 | 102.5 | |
| 1987 | 104 | |
| 1988 | 105 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sebastian Coe ranks #60 in Athletics
Sebastian Coe ranks #60 in Athletics and #920 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 1975–1990 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, Olympic medals 4, World records 12, 800 m best (s) 101.73.
Nearest context: ahead Colin Jackson (87.5); behind Tirunesh Dibaba (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sebastian Coe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, 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.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Sebastian Coe — frequently asked
- Is Sebastian Coe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sebastian Coe ranks #60 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Sebastian Coe's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Sebastian Coe rank all time?
- #920 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #60 in Athletics.
- Sebastian Coe vs Colin Jackson: who ranks higher?
- Sebastian Coe ranks higher at 87.5 versus Colin Jackson at 87.5, a margin of 0.0 points.