Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 58 | |
| 2008 | 70 | |
| 2009 | 96 | |
| 2010 | 82 | |
| 2011 | 78 | |
| 2012 | 72 | |
| 2013 | 66 | |
| 2014 | 60 | |
| 2015 | 52 | |
| 2016 | 46 |
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 Wude Ayalew ranks #277 in Athletics
Wude Ayalew ranks 277th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 3000th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 82, Longevity 72, Honours 72, Statistics 74. 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 2007–2016 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship medals 1, world cross country medals 2, personal best 10,000 m (min) 30.1109, african championship medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Balázs Baji on 73.6, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Iliass Aouani on 74.8. 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.
Wude Ayalew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ayalew stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Ayalew comparisons
Wude Ayalew — frequently asked
- Is Wude Ayalew the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Wude Ayalew ranks 277th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 73.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Wude Ayalew's GOAT Score?
- 73.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Wude Ayalew rank all time?
- 3000th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 277th within Athletics.
- Wude Ayalew vs Balázs Baji: who ranks higher?
- Balázs Baji, on 73.6 against Wude Ayalew's 73.3 — a margin of 0.3 points.