- 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 Athletics athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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