- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 292
Greatest Athletes of all time
This ranking is led by Usain Bolt, Sergey Bubka and Carl Lewis. GOAT Rank currently ranks 292 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
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1978–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1975–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1991–2001
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1999
- Country
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1954–1968
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1960–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- 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
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–1999
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2001–2016 | 88.0 |
| 52 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2012–active | 87.9 |
| 53 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1977–1996 | 87.8 |
| 54 | Willie Banks | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1996 | 87.7 |
| 55 | Merlene Ottey | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1978–2012 | 87.6 |
| 56 | Sanya Richards-Ross | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 87.5 |
| 57 | Beatrice Chebet | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2018–active | 87.5 |
| 58 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2013 | 87.5 |
| 59 | Colin Jackson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1986–2003 | 87.5 |
| 60 | Sebastian Coe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1990 | 87.5 |
| 61 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2001–2019 | 87.5 |
| 62 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–active | 87.5 |
| 63 | Brigid Kosgei | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2015–active | 87.5 |
| 64 | Eunice Barber | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2009 | 87.5 |
| 65 | Jonathan Edwards | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2003 | 87.4 |
| 66 | Donovan Bailey | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2001 | 87.4 |
| 67 | Rai Benjamin | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 87.3 |
| 68 | Igor Astapkovich | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1987–2004 | 87.3 |
| 69 | Heike Drechsler | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–2004 | 87.2 |
| 70 | Caster Semenya | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 87.2 |
| 71 | Steve Backley | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2004 | 87.2 |
| 72 | Randy Barnes | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1998 | 87.2 |
| 73 | Christine Arron | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2012 | 87.1 |
| 74 | Linford Christie | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1986–1997 | 87.1 |
| 75 | Renaud Lavillenie | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–active | 87.0 |
| 76 | Letesenbet Gidey | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2015–active | 87.0 |
| 77 | Andrey Abduvaliyev | Athletics | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1988–1999 | 87.0 |
| 78 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Athletics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1954–1968 | 87.0 |
| 79 | Julien Alfred | Athletics | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 2018–active | 86.8 |
| 80 | Nadzeya Astapchuk | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1998–2015 | 86.7 |
| 81 | Robert Harting | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2018 | 86.7 |
| 82 | David Rudisha | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2006–2019 | 86.7 |
| 83 | Sifan Hassan | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.7 |
| 84 | Mike Powell | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1996 | 86.6 |
| 85 | Inha Babakova | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1986–2004 | 86.4 |
| 86 | Jesse Owens | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1936 | 86.3 |
| 87 | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2011–active | 86.3 |
| 88 | Marita Koch | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1977–1986 | 86.3 |
| 89 | Ralph Boston | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1968 | 86.3 |
| 90 | Mo Farah | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2023 | 86.3 |
| 91 | Genzebe Dibaba | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2021 | 86.3 |
| 92 | Armand Duplantis | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2018–active | 86.3 |
| 93 | Tyson Gay | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2017 | 86.2 |
| 94 | Yohan Blake | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2007–active | 86.2 |
| 95 | Paula Radcliffe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2015 | 86.2 |
| 96 | Ruth Chepngetich | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2016–active | 86.2 |
| 97 | Wilson Kipketer | Athletics | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1990–2005 | 86.0 |
| 98 | Sally Gunnell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1997 | 86.0 |
| 99 | Moses Kiptanui | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1990–1999 | 85.9 |
| 100 | Ashton Eaton | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2016 | 85.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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