- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 63
Greatest active Athletes
This ranking is led by Eliud Kipchoge, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Mutaz Essa Barshim. GOAT Rank currently ranks 63 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Eliud Kipchoge ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇬🇩 Grenada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2002–active | 92.0 |
| 11 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2007–active | 91.2 |
| 13 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Athletics | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2010–active | 91.1 |
| 15 | Sandra Elkasević | Athletics | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2007–active | 90.7 |
| 16 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 2014–active | 90.6 |
| 24 | Anita Włodarczyk | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2006–active | 89.9 |
| 30 | Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2010–active | 89.5 |
| 37 | Ryan Crouser | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 88.7 |
| 52 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2012–active | 87.9 |
| 57 | Beatrice Chebet | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2018–active | 87.5 |
| 62 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–active | 87.5 |
| 63 | Brigid Kosgei | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2015–active | 87.5 |
| 67 | Rai Benjamin | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 87.3 |
| 70 | Caster Semenya | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 87.2 |
| 75 | Renaud Lavillenie | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–active | 87.0 |
| 76 | Letesenbet Gidey | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2015–active | 87.0 |
| 79 | Julien Alfred | Athletics | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 2018–active | 86.8 |
| 83 | Sifan Hassan | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.7 |
| 87 | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2011–active | 86.3 |
| 92 | Armand Duplantis | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2018–active | 86.3 |
| 94 | Yohan Blake | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2007–active | 86.2 |
| 96 | Ruth Chepngetich | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2016–active | 86.2 |
| 102 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 85.8 |
| 110 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 111 | Yulimar Rojas | Athletics | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2013–active | 85.5 |
| 120 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–active | 85.1 |
| 129 | Selemon Barega | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 132 | Karsten Warholm | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 84.7 |
| 133 | Tobi Amusan | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2015–active | 84.6 |
| 134 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2012–active | 84.6 |
| 148 | Murielle Ahouré | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 83.9 |
| 150 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2011–active | 83.8 |
| 153 | Kirani James | Athletics | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 2009–active | 83.7 |
| 160 | Christian Coleman | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 83.5 |
| 166 | Tigst Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2012–active | 83.3 |
| 171 | Mohammed Ahmed | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 83.1 |
| 177 | Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2010–active | 82.9 |
| 181 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 82.8 |
| 184 | Kenny Bednarek | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 82.7 |
| 187 | Nadia Battocletti | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 82.4 |
| 196 | Amber Anning | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–active | 82.1 |
| 197 | Christian Taylor | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 82.0 |
| 203 | Éider Arévalo | Athletics | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2011–active | 81.9 |
| 205 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 81.9 |
| 214 | Marco Arop | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2018–active | 81.3 |
| 215 | Andreas Almgren | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2014–active | 81.1 |
| 222 | Nia Ali | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 81.0 |
| 223 | Mykolas Alekna | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2021–active | 80.9 |
| 230 | Nathon Allen | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2015–active | 80.7 |
| 243 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–active | 79.7 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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