Olympic golds
3
Olympic medals
4
World records
3
100m best (sec)
11.2
AAU titles
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 2 | |
| 1960 | 3 | |
| 1961 | 2 | |
| 1962 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Wilma Rudolph ranks #213 in Athletics
Wilma Rudolph ranks #213 in Athletics and #1779 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.3/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1962 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, Olympic medals 4, World records 3, 100m best (sec) 11.2.
Nearest context: ahead Trevor Barry (81.5); behind Marco Arop (81.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Wilma Rudolph 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.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 58/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Rudolph comparisons
Wilma Rudolph — frequently asked
- Is Wilma Rudolph the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Wilma Rudolph ranks #213 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 81.3/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Wilma Rudolph's GOAT Score?
- 81.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Wilma Rudolph rank all time?
- #1779 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #213 in Athletics.
- Wilma Rudolph vs Trevor Barry: who ranks higher?
- Trevor Barry ranks higher at 81.5 versus Wilma Rudolph at 81.3, a margin of 0.2 points.