Who is better, Bolt or Flo-Jo?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 85.5 for Florence Griffith Joyner — a gap of 7.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bolt vs Flo-Jo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Florence Griffith Joyner: 93.2 vs 85.5. Usain Bolt leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
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BoltWinner
93.2Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Flo-Jo
85.5Flo-Jo wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Usain Bolt
93.2
Bolt leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Usain Bolt
2. Florence Griffith Joyner
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇯🇲 Usain Bolt224 major golds
4 seasons by age 21 · 56 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner0 major golds
0 seasons by age 21 · 0 per season
Flo-Jo is -100.0% behind Bolt's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bolt93.2
Flo-Jo85.5
FAQ
Where does Flo-Jo beat Bolt?
Flo-Jo does not lead any of the five categories; Bolt is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bolt vs Flo-Jo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Flo-Jo: 85.5.
What do you think?
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