Who is better, Flo-Jo or Gatlin?
Justin Gatlin leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for Florence Griffith Joyner — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Flo-Jo vs Gatlin
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Justin Gatlin above Florence Griffith Joyner: 85.6 vs 85.5. Justin Gatlin leads on Longevity. Florence Griffith Joyner leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GatlinWinner
85.6Gatlin wins: Longevity
Flo-Jo
85.5Flo-Jo wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Candidates
Locked to AthleticsShareable URL · /compare/flojo-vs-justin-gatlin
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Justin Gatlin
85.6
Gatlin leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Justin Gatlin
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 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner48 major golds
1 season by age 24 · 48 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Gatlin — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gatlin85.6
Flo-Jo85.5
FAQ
Where does Flo-Jo beat Gatlin?
Flo-Jo scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Gatlin leads on longevity.
How is the Flo-Jo vs Gatlin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flo-Jo: 85.5, Gatlin: 85.6.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Flo-Jo vs Gatlin. 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.