Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 45 | |
| 2007 | 55 | |
| 2008 | 65 | |
| 2009 | 76 | |
| 2010 | 86 | |
| 2011 | 96 | |
| 2012 | 74 | |
| 2013 | 52 | |
| 2014 | 30 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- European Athletics archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sergey Bakulin ranks #185 in Athletics
Sergey Bakulin ranks 185th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1555th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 72, Honours 82, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2006–2014 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, 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 world championship titles 1, european cup titles 1, national titles 3, personal best in seconds 12894.
Immediately ahead sits Josia Thugwane on 83.5, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Steve Ovett on 83.4. 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.
Sergey Bakulin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bakulin stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Sergey Bakulin — frequently asked
- Is Sergey Bakulin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sergey Bakulin ranks 185th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 81.8, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Sergey Bakulin's GOAT Score?
- 81.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sergey Bakulin rank all time?
- 1555th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 185th within Athletics.
- Sergey Bakulin vs Josia Thugwane: who ranks higher?
- Josia Thugwane, on 83.5 against Sergey Bakulin's 81.8 — a margin of 1.7 points.