Who is better, Bolt or Aldama?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 80.1 for Yamilé Aldama — a gap of 13.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bolt vs Aldama
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Yamilé Aldama: 93.2 vs 80.1. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Yamilé Aldama leads on Longevity.
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BoltWinner
93.2Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Aldama
80.1Aldama wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Usain Bolt
93.2
Bolt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Usain Bolt
2. Yamilé Aldama
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 Aldama — 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 | AldamaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| World golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 9.58 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 19.19 | — |
| Global finals won | 19 | — |
| World indoor titles | — | 1 |
| Personal best (m) | — | 15.29 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| World Championship finals | — | 6 |
| Years at the top level | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bolt93.2
Aldama80.1
FAQ
Where does Aldama beat Bolt?
Aldama scores higher on longevity. Bolt leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Bolt vs Aldama score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Aldama: 80.1.
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