Marathon world record
2.1
Berlin Marathon wins
2
Olympic medals
1
Marathon major wins
3
Personal best improvement
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tigst Assefa ranks #166 in Athletics
Tigst Assefa ranks #166 in Athletics and #1719 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.3/100.
The verified career covers 2012–present and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Marathon world record 2.11, Berlin Marathon wins 2, Olympic medals 1, Marathon major wins 3.
Nearest context: ahead Ingrid Auerswald (83.3); behind Irina Belova (83.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tigst Assefa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Tigst Assefa — frequently asked
- Is Tigst Assefa the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tigst Assefa ranks #166 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Tigst Assefa's GOAT Score?
- 83.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Tigst Assefa rank all time?
- #1719 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #166 in Athletics.
- Tigst Assefa vs Ingrid Auerswald: who ranks higher?
- Tigst Assefa ranks higher at 83.3 versus Ingrid Auerswald at 83.3, a margin of 0.0 points.