- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2001
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1963–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–1998
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1981–1990
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2000
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Shawn Barber | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2012–2023 | 79.3 |
| 253 | Alina Astafei | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2003 | 79.3 |
| 254 | Joanna Atkins | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2017 | 79.1 |
| 255 | Timothy Beck | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1997–2008 | 79.0 |
| 256 | Zola Budd | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1983–1993 | 78.7 |
| 257 | Ainsley Bennett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1984 | 78.7 |
| 258 | Joan Baptiste | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1990 | 78.7 |
| 259 | Kateřina Baďurová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2000–2012 | 78.6 |
| 260 | Patrick Makau | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2008–2016 | 78.6 |
| 261 | Margaret Adeoye | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 2010–2018 | 78.3 |
| 264 | Antoine Adams | Athletics | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2010–2021 | 78.1 |
| 265 | Bob Beamon | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1973 | 77.7 |
| 267 | Christine Amertil | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1998–2012 | 77.6 |
| 268 | John Carlos | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 77.5 |
| 270 | Bai Xue | Athletics | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2014 | 77.4 |
| 275 | Adam Basil | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1995–2004 | 76.6 |
| 277 | Kebede Balcha | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1976–1990 | 76.5 |
| 278 | Tomoe Abe | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2001 | 76.4 |
| 279 | Sofia Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2019 | 76.1 |
| 280 | Dick Fosbury | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1972 | 75.5 |
| 281 | Junko Asari | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1990–1998 | 75.4 |
| 282 | Anke Behmer | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1990 | 75.3 |
| 283 | István Bagyula | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1987–2000 | 74.9 |
| 284 | Hirooki Arai | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2010–2021 | 74.8 |
| 286 | Annika Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2006 | 74.5 |
| 287 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Athletics | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–2021 | 74.0 |
| 288 | Fita Bayisa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1990–2000 | 73.7 |
| 289 | Balázs Baji | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2008–2021 | 73.6 |
| 290 | Wude Ayalew | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2007–2016 | 73.3 |
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