Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.34 | |
| 2019 | 2.34 | |
| 2020 | 2.3 | |
| 2021 | 2.24 | |
| 2022 | 2.15 | |
| 2023 | 2.11 | |
| 2024 | 2.16 | |
| 2025 | 2.15 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tigst Assefa ranks #144 in Athletics
Tigst Assefa ranks 144th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 926th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 66, Honours 78, Statistics 92. 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 2012–present with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, 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 marathon world record 2.11, berlin marathon wins 2, olympic medals 1, marathon major wins 3.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Ovett on 83.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Wilma Rudolph on 81.3. 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.
Tigst Assefa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Assefa stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Tigst Assefa — frequently asked
- Is Tigst Assefa the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tigst Assefa ranks 144th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Tigst Assefa's GOAT Score?
- 83.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tigst Assefa rank all time?
- 926th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 144th within Athletics.
- Tigst Assefa vs Steve Ovett: who ranks higher?
- Steve Ovett, on 83.4 against Tigst Assefa's 83.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.