Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 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 Virgilijus Alekna ranks #32 in Athletics
Virgilijus Alekna ranks #32 in Athletics and #364 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1993–2012 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, World Championship golds 2, Olympic medals 3, Best throw in metres 73.88.
Nearest context: ahead Emil Zátopek (89.4); behind Hicham El Guerrouj (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Virgilijus Alekna GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Virgilijus Alekna — frequently asked
- Is Virgilijus Alekna the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Virgilijus Alekna ranks #32 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Virgilijus Alekna's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Virgilijus Alekna rank all time?
- #364 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #32 in Athletics.
- Virgilijus Alekna vs Emil Zátopek: who ranks higher?
- Emil Zátopek ranks higher at 89.4 versus Virgilijus Alekna at 89.1, a margin of 0.3 points.