World records
1
Olympic golds
1
World Championship golds
2
World Indoor golds
5
Best jump (m)
2.1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 2.04 | |
| 1986 | 2.07 | |
| 1987 | 2.09 | |
| 1988 | 2.04 | |
| 1989 | 2.02 | |
| 1990 | 2.01 | |
| 1991 | 2.02 | |
| 1992 | 2.04 | |
| 1993 | 2.02 | |
| 1994 | 2.01 | |
| 1995 | 2.05 | |
| 1996 | 1.99 | |
| 1997 | 1.96 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Stefka Kostadinova ranks #25 in Athletics
Stefka Kostadinova ranks #25 in Athletics and #281 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 1982–1999 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records 1, Olympic golds 1, World Championship golds 2, World Indoor golds 5.
Nearest context: ahead Anita Włodarczyk (89.9); behind Saïd Aouita (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Stefka Kostadinova GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Kostadinova comparisons
Stefka Kostadinova — frequently asked
- Is Stefka Kostadinova the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Stefka Kostadinova ranks #25 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Stefka Kostadinova's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Stefka Kostadinova rank all time?
- #281 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #25 in Athletics.
- Stefka Kostadinova vs Anita Włodarczyk: who ranks higher?
- Stefka Kostadinova ranks higher at 89.9 versus Anita Włodarczyk at 89.9, a margin of 0.0 points.