- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1960–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 44
Greatest Sprints of all time
This ranking is led by Irena Szewińska, Evelyn Ashford and Merlene Ottey. GOAT Rank currently ranks 44 eligible Athletics sprints 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
- 1976–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1978–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1977–1986
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1974–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇦 Namibia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2002–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1956–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Irena Szewińska | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1960–1980 | 91.1 |
| 29 | Evelyn Ashford | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1992 | 89.5 |
| 55 | Merlene Ottey | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1978–2012 | 87.6 |
| 73 | Christine Arron | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2012 | 87.1 |
| 74 | Linford Christie | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1986–1997 | 87.1 |
| 79 | Julien Alfred | Athletics | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 2018–active | 86.8 |
| 88 | Marita Koch | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1977–1986 | 86.3 |
| 93 | Tyson Gay | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2017 | 86.2 |
| 94 | Yohan Blake | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2007–active | 86.2 |
| 102 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 85.8 |
| 106 | Justin Gatlin | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2022 | 85.6 |
| 130 | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–1999 | 84.7 |
| 138 | Asafa Powell | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2001–2020 | 84.3 |
| 143 | Bärbel Wöckel | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1974–1984 | 84.1 |
| 148 | Murielle Ahouré | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 83.9 |
| 154 | Tommie Smith | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1969 | 83.6 |
| 155 | Renate Stecher | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1967–1976 | 83.6 |
| 158 | Maurice Greene | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2008 | 83.5 |
| 160 | Christian Coleman | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 83.5 |
| 161 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1988 | 83.5 |
| 163 | Frank Fredericks | Athletics | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1990–2004 | 83.4 |
| 184 | Kenny Bednarek | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 82.7 |
| 200 | Me'Lisa Barber | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2010 | 82.0 |
| 213 | Wilma Rudolph | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1962 | 81.3 |
| 217 | Alexandria Anderson | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2016 | 81.1 |
| 219 | Aleen Bailey | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1999–2012 | 81.0 |
| 224 | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2021 | 80.9 |
| 225 | Kerstin Behrendt | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 80.9 |
| 233 | Nickel Ashmeade | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2009–2019 | 80.6 |
| 235 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–2021 | 80.5 |
| 236 | Katia Benth | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2004 | 80.5 |
| 241 | Marvin Anderson | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2005–2014 | 79.9 |
| 243 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–active | 79.7 |
| 248 | Frédérique Bangué | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2002 | 79.5 |
| 250 | Patrick van Balkom | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2004 | 79.4 |
| 251 | Olapade Adeniken | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1990–2000 | 79.3 |
| 255 | Timothy Beck | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1997–2008 | 79.0 |
| 257 | Ainsley Bennett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1984 | 78.7 |
| 258 | Joan Baptiste | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1990 | 78.7 |
| 264 | Antoine Adams | Athletics | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2010–2021 | 78.1 |
| 266 | Morolake Akinosun | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 77.7 |
| 268 | John Carlos | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 77.5 |
| 274 | Elvis Afrifa | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2017–active | 76.6 |
| 275 | Adam Basil | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1995–2004 | 76.6 |
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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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