Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 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 Werner Günthör ranks #91 in Athletics
Werner Günthör ranks 91st among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 533rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1982–1993 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship golds 3, world indoor titles 2, european titles 1, olympic bronze medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Stefan Holm on 85.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Patrik Sjöberg on 85.4. 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.
Werner Günthör GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Günthör stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Werner Günthör — frequently asked
- Is Werner Günthör the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Werner Günthör ranks 91st in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Werner Günthör's GOAT Score?
- 85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Werner Günthör rank all time?
- 533rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 91st within Athletics.
- Werner Günthör vs Stefan Holm: who ranks higher?
- Werner Günthör, on 85.5 against Stefan Holm's 85.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.