- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1960–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 13
Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1960s
This ranking is led by Irena Szewińska, Nadezhda Chizhova and Ralph Boston. GOAT Rank currently ranks 13 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1960s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Irena Szewińska ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1960–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1962–1973
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1963–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1967–1976
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1965–1976
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1964–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1963–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Irena Szewińska | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1960–1980 | 91.1 |
| 38 | Nadezhda Chizhova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1966–1976 | 88.7 |
| 89 | Ralph Boston | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1968 | 86.3 |
| 104 | Lasse Virén | Athletics | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1969–1980 | 85.7 |
| 127 | Kipchoge Keino | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1962–1973 | 84.8 |
| 145 | Lee Evans | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 84.0 |
| 154 | Tommie Smith | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1969 | 83.6 |
| 155 | Renate Stecher | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1967–1976 | 83.6 |
| 210 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1965–1976 | 81.5 |
| 231 | Vera Nikolić | Athletics | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1964–1972 | 80.7 |
| 265 | Bob Beamon | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1973 | 77.7 |
| 268 | John Carlos | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 77.5 |
| 280 | Dick Fosbury | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1972 | 75.5 |
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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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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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