- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest Athletics Middle distance of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1992–2006
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1974–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1975–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1971–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1940–1945
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1957–1965
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1973–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1954–1962
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1941–1947
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- 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
- 1964–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2003
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Saïd Aouita | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1983–1993 | 89.9 |
| 30 | Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2010–— | 89.5 |
| 33 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1992–2006 | 89.1 |
| 34 | Nourredine Morceli | Athletics | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1990–2000 | 89.1 |
| 40 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1974–1987 | 88.7 |
| 60 | Sebastian Coe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1990 | 87.5 |
| 82 | David Rudisha | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2006–2019 | 86.7 |
| 91 | Genzebe Dibaba | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2021 | 86.3 |
| 107 | Alberto Juantorena | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1971–1984 | 85.6 |
| 131 | Gunder Hägg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1945 | 84.7 |
| 136 | Peter Snell | Athletics | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1957–1965 | 84.5 |
| 141 | Ludmila Formanová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1992–2003 | 84.3 |
| 157 | Kelly Holmes | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2005 | 83.6 |
| 164 | Steve Ovett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1991 | 83.4 |
| 175 | Steve Cram | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1978–1994 | 83 |
| 179 | Dan Waern | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1954–1962 | 82.9 |
| 191 | Arne Andersson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1941–1947 | 82.3 |
| 205 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–— | 81.9 |
| 231 | Vera Nikolić | Athletics | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1964–1972 | 80.7 |
| 234 | Noah Ngeny | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1997–2003 | 80.6 |
| 249 | Laura Muir | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 79.5 |
| 271 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–— | 77.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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