Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 880 | |
| 2004 | 872.4 | |
| 2005 | 867.7 | |
| 2006 | 866 | |
| 2007 | 864 | |
| 2008 | 862.6 | |
| 2009 | 870 | |
| 2010 | 1782.76 | |
| 2011 | 1790 | |
| 2012 | 1800 | |
| 2013 | 1810 | |
| 2014 | 1830 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tirunesh Dibaba ranks #61 in Athletics
Tirunesh Dibaba ranks #61 in Athletics and #921 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2019 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World Championship golds 5, World cross-country golds 4, 5000 m best (s) 862.6.
Nearest context: ahead Sebastian Coe (87.5); behind Joan Benoit Samuelson (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tirunesh Dibaba GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Tirunesh Dibaba — frequently asked
- Is Tirunesh Dibaba the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks #61 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Tirunesh Dibaba's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Tirunesh Dibaba rank all time?
- #921 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #61 in Athletics.
- Tirunesh Dibaba vs Sebastian Coe: who ranks higher?
- Tirunesh Dibaba ranks higher at 87.5 versus Sebastian Coe at 87.5, a margin of 0.0 points.