- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
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
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇬🇩 Grenada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- 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
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1941–1947
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1985–1993
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–1988
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2002–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Bernard Barmasai | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1995–2004 | 83.8 |
| 152 | Ana Ambrazienė | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1979–1988 | 83.8 |
| 153 | Kirani James | Athletics | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 2009–active | 83.7 |
| 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 |
| 160 | Christian Coleman | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 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 |
| 166 | Tigst Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2012–active | 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 |
| 171 | Mohammed Ahmed | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 83.1 |
| 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 |
| 177 | Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2010–active | 82.9 |
| 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 |
| 181 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 82.8 |
| 182 | Sunday Bada | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1989–2004 | 82.7 |
| 183 | Dylan Armstrong | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2014 | 82.7 |
| 184 | Kenny Bednarek | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 82.7 |
| 185 | Wilson Kipsang | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2010–2019 | 82.7 |
| 186 | Cathy Freeman | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1990–2003 | 82.6 |
| 187 | Nadia Battocletti | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 82.4 |
| 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 |
| 191 | Arne Andersson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1941–1947 | 82.3 |
| 192 | Derek Redmond | Athletics | 🏴 England | 1985–1993 | 82.2 |
| 193 | Marina Azyabina | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1988–1996 | 82.2 |
| 194 | Roman Šebrle | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1994–2013 | 82.2 |
| 195 | Ajayi Agbebaku | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1980–1988 | 82.1 |
| 196 | Amber Anning | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–active | 82.1 |
| 197 | Christian Taylor | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 82.0 |
| 198 | Derrick Adkins | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2000 | 82.0 |
| 199 | Derrick Atkins | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2003–2012 | 82.0 |
| 200 | Me'Lisa Barber | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2010 | 82.0 |
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