Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50 | |
| 2000 | 65 | |
| 2001 | 79 | |
| 2002 | 94 | |
| 2003 | 78 | |
| 2004 | 61 | |
| 2005 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Süreyya Ayhan ranks #187 in Athletics
Süreyya Ayhan ranks 187th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1574th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1999–2005 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european titles 1, world championship medals 1, personal best (1500m) 3, turkish titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Ovett on 83.4, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Tigst Assefa on 83.3. 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.
Süreyya Ayhan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ayhan stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Ayhan comparisons
Süreyya Ayhan — frequently asked
- Is Süreyya Ayhan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Süreyya Ayhan ranks 187th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Süreyya Ayhan's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Süreyya Ayhan rank all time?
- 1574th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 187th within Athletics.
- Süreyya Ayhan vs Steve Ovett: who ranks higher?
- Steve Ovett, on 83.4 against Süreyya Ayhan's 81.7 — a margin of 1.7 points.