Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks #121 in Athletics
Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 121st among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 738th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 70, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1979–1988 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 3, golds at one games 3, olympic silver medals 1, 200 m personal best 21.81.
Immediately ahead sits Christian Coleman on 83.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ingrid Auerswald on 83.3. 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.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brisco-Hooks stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Brisco-Hooks comparisons
Valerie Brisco-Hooks — frequently asked
- Is Valerie Brisco-Hooks the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 121st in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Valerie Brisco-Hooks's GOAT Score?
- 83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Valerie Brisco-Hooks rank all time?
- 738th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within Athletics.
- Valerie Brisco-Hooks vs Christian Coleman: who ranks higher?
- Valerie Brisco-Hooks, on 83.5 against Christian Coleman's 83.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.