Who is better, Bolt or Brisco-Hooks?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 83.5 for Valerie Brisco-Hooks — a gap of 9.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bolt vs Brisco-Hooks
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Valerie Brisco-Hooks: 93.2 vs 83.5. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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BoltWinner
93.2Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Brisco-Hooks
83.5Brisco-Hooks 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. Valerie Brisco-Hooks
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
No verified birth date for Brisco-Hooks — 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 | Brisco-HooksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| World golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 9.58 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 19.19 | — |
| Global finals won | 19 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| Golds at one Games | — | 3 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 21.81 |
| 400 m personal best | — | 48.83 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bolt93.2
Brisco-Hooks83.5
FAQ
Where does Brisco-Hooks beat Bolt?
Brisco-Hooks does not lead any of the five categories; Bolt is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bolt vs Brisco-Hooks score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Brisco-Hooks: 83.5.
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