Olympic gold medals
1
World records
11
200 m Olympic record
19.8
NCAA titles
3
AAU titles
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 82
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 3 | |
| 1966 | 4 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 4 | |
| 1969 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tommie Smith ranks #154 in Athletics
Tommie Smith ranks #154 in Athletics and #1322 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 1963–1969 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World records 11, 200 m Olympic record 19.83, NCAA titles 3.
Nearest context: ahead Kirani James (83.7); behind Renate Stecher (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tommie Smith GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Smith comparisons
Tommie Smith — frequently asked
- Is Tommie Smith the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tommie Smith ranks #154 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Tommie Smith's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Tommie Smith rank all time?
- #1322 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #154 in Athletics.
- Tommie Smith vs Kirani James: who ranks higher?
- Kirani James ranks higher at 83.7 versus Tommie Smith at 83.6, a margin of 0.1 points.