- 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 Middle distances of all time
This ranking is led by Saïd Aouita, Faith Kipyegon and Hicham El Guerrouj. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible Athletics middle distances using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Saïd Aouita ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.9.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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–active | 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 | 83.0 |
| 179 | Dan Waern | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1954–1962 | 82.9 |
| 191 | Arne Andersson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1941–1947 | 82.3 |
| 205 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 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–active | 79.5 |
| 271 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 77.3 |
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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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