Olympic golds
2
World records
6
World Championship golds
1
Best throw (m)
86.7
European titles
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 77.52 | |
| 1977 | 79 | |
| 1978 | 80.64 | |
| 1979 | 81.8 | |
| 1980 | 81.66 | |
| 1981 | 83.98 | |
| 1982 | 86.34 | |
| 1983 | 86.74 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 83 | |
| 1986 | 82 |
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 Yuriy Sedykh ranks #8 in Athletics
Yuriy Sedykh ranks #8 in Athletics and #145 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.5/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1992 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World records 6, World Championship golds 1, Best throw (m) 86.74.
Nearest context: ahead Haile Gebrselassie (91.9); behind Maria Mutola (91.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Yuriy Sedykh GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sedykh comparisons
Yuriy Sedykh — frequently asked
- Is Yuriy Sedykh the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Yuriy Sedykh ranks #8 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 91.5/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Yuriy Sedykh's GOAT Score?
- 91.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Yuriy Sedykh rank all time?
- #145 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #8 in Athletics.
- Yuriy Sedykh vs Haile Gebrselassie: who ranks higher?
- Haile Gebrselassie ranks higher at 91.9 versus Yuriy Sedykh at 91.5, a margin of 0.4 points.