World Championship golds
3
100 m personal best
9.7
200 m personal best
19.6
US national titles
6
World Championship medals
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 |
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 Tyson Gay ranks #93 in Athletics
Tyson Gay ranks #93 in Athletics and #838 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.2/100.
The verified career covers 2005–2017 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship golds 3, 100 m personal best 9.69, 200 m personal best 19.58, US national titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Armand Duplantis (86.3); behind Yohan Blake (86.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tyson Gay GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Tyson Gay — frequently asked
- Is Tyson Gay the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tyson Gay ranks #93 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 86.2/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Tyson Gay's GOAT Score?
- 86.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Tyson Gay rank all time?
- #838 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #93 in Athletics.
- Tyson Gay vs Armand Duplantis: who ranks higher?
- Armand Duplantis ranks higher at 86.3 versus Tyson Gay at 86.2, a margin of 0.1 points.