Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 778 | |
| 2018 | 772.75 | |
| 2019 | 775 | |
| 2020 | 780 | |
| 2021 | 784 | |
| 2022 | 786 | |
| 2023 | 790 | |
| 2024 | 793 |
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 Selemon Barega ranks #127 in Athletics
Selemon Barega ranks 127th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 787th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2016–present with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 1, world indoor golds 1, world championship medals 2, 5,000 m best 772.75.
Immediately ahead sits Kriss Akabusi on 83.1, a gap of -1.7 points. Directly behind is Gunder Hägg on 84.7. 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.
Selemon Barega GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barega stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Selemon Barega — frequently asked
- Is Selemon Barega the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Selemon Barega ranks 127th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.8, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Selemon Barega's GOAT Score?
- 84.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Selemon Barega rank all time?
- 787th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 127th within Athletics.
- Selemon Barega vs Kriss Akabusi: who ranks higher?
- Selemon Barega, on 84.8 against Kriss Akabusi's 83.1 — a margin of 1.7 points.