Olympic golds
1
World indoor golds
1
World Championship medals
2
5,000 m best
772.8
10,000 m best
1,600
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 778 | |
| 2018 | 772.75 | |
| 2019 | 775 | |
| 2020 | 780 | |
| 2021 | 784 | |
| 2022 | 786 | |
| 2023 | 790 | |
| 2024 | 793 |
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 Selemon Barega ranks #129 in Athletics
Selemon Barega ranks #129 in Athletics and #1434 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.8/100.
The verified career covers 2016–present and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, World indoor golds 1, World Championship medals 2, 5,000 m best 772.75.
Nearest context: ahead Oleksandr Bagach (84.8); behind Marie-José Pérec (84.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Selemon Barega GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Selemon Barega — frequently asked
- Is Selemon Barega the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Selemon Barega ranks #129 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.8/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Selemon Barega's GOAT Score?
- 84.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Selemon Barega rank all time?
- #1434 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #129 in Athletics.
- Selemon Barega vs Oleksandr Bagach: who ranks higher?
- Selemon Barega ranks higher at 84.8 versus Oleksandr Bagach at 84.8, a margin of 0.0 points.