- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Field events of all time
This ranking is led by Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jan Železný and Yelena Isinbayeva. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible Athletics field events using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1954–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1992
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- 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
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2001 | 92.1 |
| 17 | Jan Železný | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1984–2006 | 90.5 |
| 20 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2016 | 90.3 |
| 23 | Javier Sotomayor | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1984–2001 | 89.9 |
| 24 | Anita Włodarczyk | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2006–active | 89.9 |
| 27 | Al Oerter | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1980 | 89.7 |
| 37 | Ryan Crouser | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 88.7 |
| 46 | Valerie Adams | Athletics | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2001–2022 | 88.3 |
| 50 | Daley Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1992 | 88.0 |
| 65 | Jonathan Edwards | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2003 | 87.4 |
| 87 | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2011–active | 86.3 |
| 100 | Ashton Eaton | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2016 | 85.8 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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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