Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55 | |
| 2009 | 64 | |
| 2010 | 72 | |
| 2011 | 80 | |
| 2012 | 92 | |
| 2013 | 84 | |
| 2014 | 88 | |
| 2015 | 78 | |
| 2016 | 72 | |
| 2017 | 64 | |
| 2018 | 56 | |
| 2019 | 48 |
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 Sofia Assefa ranks #264 in Athletics
Sofia Assefa ranks 264th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2704th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 78, Honours 76, Statistics 76. 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 2008–2019 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, world championship medals 1, personal best (min) 9.0938, diamond league wins 4.
Immediately ahead sits Tomoe Abe on 76.4, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Karsten Warholm 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.
Sofia Assefa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Assefa stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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Sofia Assefa — frequently asked
- Is Sofia Assefa the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sofia Assefa ranks 264th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 76.1, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Sofia Assefa's GOAT Score?
- 76.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sofia Assefa rank all time?
- 2704th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 264th within Athletics.
- Sofia Assefa vs Tomoe Abe: who ranks higher?
- Tomoe Abe, on 76.4 against Sofia Assefa's 76.1 — a margin of 0.3 points.