- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1956–1969
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1971–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1993
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1998
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2003
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1962–1973
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2008 | 85.8 |
| 102 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 85.8 |
| 103 | Abebe Bikila | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1956–1969 | 85.8 |
| 104 | Lasse Virén | Athletics | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1969–1980 | 85.7 |
| 105 | Alessandro Andrei | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1993 | 85.7 |
| 106 | Justin Gatlin | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2022 | 85.6 |
| 107 | Alberto Juantorena | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1971–1984 | 85.6 |
| 108 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1989 | 85.5 |
| 109 | Gail Devers | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2007 | 85.5 |
| 110 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 111 | Yulimar Rojas | Athletics | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2013–active | 85.5 |
| 112 | Stefan Holm | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1993–2008 | 85.5 |
| 113 | Werner Günthör | Athletics | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1982–1993 | 85.5 |
| 114 | Patrik Sjöberg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1981–1997 | 85.4 |
| 115 | Charles Austin | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2001 | 85.4 |
| 116 | James Beckford | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1993–2007 | 85.4 |
| 117 | Roger Black | Athletics | 🏴 England | 1986–1998 | 85.4 |
| 118 | Abel Antón | Athletics | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–2002 | 85.4 |
| 119 | Dwight Phillips | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2013 | 85.2 |
| 120 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–active | 85.1 |
| 121 | Ludmila Engquist | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 85.1 |
| 122 | Natalya Antyukh | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2014 | 85.1 |
| 123 | Dan O'Brien | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 85.1 |
| 124 | Daniel Komen | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1994–2003 | 85.0 |
| 125 | Mizuki Noguchi | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1999–2012 | 85.0 |
| 126 | Jessica Ennis-Hill | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2016 | 85.0 |
| 127 | Kipchoge Keino | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1962–1973 | 84.8 |
| 128 | Oleksandr Bagach | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1988–2004 | 84.8 |
| 129 | Selemon Barega | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 130 | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–1999 | 84.7 |
| 131 | Gunder Hägg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1945 | 84.7 |
| 132 | Karsten Warholm | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 84.7 |
| 133 | Tobi Amusan | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2015–active | 84.6 |
| 134 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2012–active | 84.6 |
| 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 |
| 148 | Murielle Ahouré | Athletics | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2008–active | 83.9 |
| 149 | Kim Batten | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2000 | 83.9 |
| 150 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2011–active | 83.8 |
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