Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 485 | |
| 2017 | 481 | |
| 2018 | 479 | |
| 2019 | 478.5 | |
| 2020 | 478 | |
| 2021 | 477.5 | |
| 2022 | 477.08 | |
| 2023 | 478.2 | |
| 2024 | 478.8 | |
| 2025 | 479.4 |
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 Soufiane El Bakkali ranks #12 in Athletics
Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 12th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 92nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 96, Longevity 82, Honours 92, Statistics 94. 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 2014–present with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 2, world championship golds 2, steeplechase best 477.08, diamond league titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Sandra Elkasević on 90.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jan Železný on 90.5. 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.
Soufiane El Bakkali GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far El Bakkali stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Soufiane El Bakkali — frequently asked
- Is Soufiane El Bakkali the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 12th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 90.6, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Soufiane El Bakkali's GOAT Score?
- 90.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Soufiane El Bakkali rank all time?
- 92nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 12th within Athletics.
- Soufiane El Bakkali vs Sandra Elkasević: who ranks higher?
- Sandra Elkasević, on 90.7 against Soufiane El Bakkali's 90.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.