- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1962–1973
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 229
Greatest retired Athletes
This ranking is led by Usain Bolt, Sergey Bubka and Carl Lewis. GOAT Rank currently ranks 229 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Usain Bolt ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.2.
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- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1940–1945
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2006
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1991–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1973–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2000
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1971–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2018–2024
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1992
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2015
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Kipchoge Keino | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1962–1973 | 84.8 |
| 128 | Oleksandr Bagach | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1988–2004 | 84.8 |
| 130 | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–1999 | 84.7 |
| 131 | Gunder Hägg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1945 | 84.7 |
| 135 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2001–2012 | 84.6 |
| 136 | Peter Snell | Athletics | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1957–1965 | 84.5 |
| 137 | Carolina Klüft | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2012 | 84.5 |
| 138 | Asafa Powell | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2001–2020 | 84.3 |
| 139 | Christian Olsson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2011 | 84.3 |
| 140 | Stefano Baldini | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2009 | 84.3 |
| 141 | Ludmila Formanová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1992–2003 | 84.3 |
| 142 | Mehdi Baala | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2012 | 84.2 |
| 143 | Bärbel Wöckel | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1974–1984 | 84.1 |
| 144 | Tegla Loroupe | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1988–2008 | 84.1 |
| 145 | Lee Evans | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 84.0 |
| 146 | Larry Myricks | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1992 | 84.0 |
| 147 | Saad Al-Asmari | Athletics | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 1993–2006 | 84.0 |
| 149 | Kim Batten | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2000 | 83.9 |
| 151 | Bernard Barmasai | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1995–2004 | 83.8 |
| 152 | Ana Ambrazienė | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1979–1988 | 83.8 |
| 154 | Tommie Smith | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1969 | 83.6 |
| 155 | Renate Stecher | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1967–1976 | 83.6 |
| 156 | Jessica Beard | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 83.6 |
| 157 | Kelly Holmes | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2005 | 83.6 |
| 158 | Maurice Greene | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2008 | 83.5 |
| 159 | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1983–1992 | 83.5 |
| 161 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1988 | 83.5 |
| 162 | Josia Thugwane | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1989–2004 | 83.5 |
| 163 | Frank Fredericks | Athletics | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1990–2004 | 83.4 |
| 164 | Steve Ovett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1991 | 83.4 |
| 165 | Ingrid Auerswald | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1976–1988 | 83.3 |
| 167 | Irina Belova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1989–2000 | 83.3 |
| 168 | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1997–2012 | 83.2 |
| 169 | Yarelys Barrios | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2003–2015 | 83.2 |
| 170 | Anzhela Balakhonova | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1993–2008 | 83.2 |
| 172 | Aleksandr Averbukh | Athletics | 🇮🇱 Israel | 1994–2009 | 83.1 |
| 173 | Kriss Akabusi | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1983–1993 | 83.1 |
| 174 | Randy Williams | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1984 | 83.1 |
| 175 | Steve Cram | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1978–1994 | 83.0 |
| 176 | Kelvin Kiptum | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2018–2024 | 83.0 |
| 178 | Yelena Belevskaya | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1982–1992 | 82.9 |
| 179 | Dan Waern | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1954–1962 | 82.9 |
| 180 | Mikele Barber | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2012 | 82.8 |
| 182 | Sunday Bada | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1989–2004 | 82.7 |
| 183 | Dylan Armstrong | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2014 | 82.7 |
| 185 | Wilson Kipsang | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2010–2019 | 82.7 |
| 186 | Cathy Freeman | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1990–2003 | 82.6 |
| 188 | Denise Lewis | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2005 | 82.4 |
| 189 | Mariya Abakumova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2015 | 82.3 |
| 190 | Adrián Annus | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1993–2007 | 82.3 |
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