Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 76 | |
| 2011 | 86 | |
| 2012 | 90 | |
| 2013 | 96 | |
| 2014 | 88 | |
| 2015 | 84 | |
| 2016 | 82 | |
| 2017 | 86 | |
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 66 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Wilson Kipsang ranks #208 in Athletics
Wilson Kipsang ranks 208th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1712th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–2019 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2013, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world record marathon 2.0323, world marathon majors wins 4, olympic bronze medals 1, sub 2:04 marathons 4.
Immediately ahead sits Harry Aikines-Aryeetey on 80.9, a gap of -1.8 points. Directly behind is Kerstin Behrendt on 80.9. 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.
Wilson Kipsang GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kipsang stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2013. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Wilson Kipsang — frequently asked
- Is Wilson Kipsang the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Wilson Kipsang ranks 208th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.7, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Wilson Kipsang's GOAT Score?
- 82.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Wilson Kipsang rank all time?
- 1712th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 208th within Athletics.
- Wilson Kipsang vs Harry Aikines-Aryeetey: who ranks higher?
- Wilson Kipsang, on 82.7 against Harry Aikines-Aryeetey's 80.9 — a margin of 1.8 points.