- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 98.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Sprints of all time
This ranking is led by Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. GOAT Rank currently ranks 10 eligible Athletics sprints using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Usain Bolt ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.2.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 2003–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1932–1936
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2004–2017 | 93.2 |
| 3 | Carl Lewis | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1997 | 93.1 |
| 11 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2007–active | 91.2 |
| 22 | Allyson Felix | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2022 | 90.0 |
| 41 | Michael Johnson | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2001 | 88.5 |
| 86 | Jesse Owens | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1936 | 86.3 |
| 108 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1989 | 85.5 |
| 109 | Gail Devers | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2007 | 85.5 |
| 120 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–active | 85.1 |
| 177 | Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2010–active | 82.9 |
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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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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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