Who is better, Bolt or Becker?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 79.6 for Gabriele Becker — a gap of 13.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Gabriele Becker: 93.2 vs 79.6. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Gabriele Becker leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Becker wins: Longevity
Shareable URL · /compare/bolt-vs-gabriele-becker
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Bolt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Becker — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
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.
| Metric | BoltRetired | BeckerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| World golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 9.58 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 19.19 | — |
| Global finals won | 19 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| European medals | — | 2 |
| German titles | — | 4 |
| Personal best in the 100 metres | — | 1,122 |
| Olympic finals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 82 |
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 79.6 for Gabriele Becker — a gap of 13.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Becker scores higher on longevity. Bolt leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Becker: 79.6.
Make your case for Bolt vs Becker. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.