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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251

Olapade Adeniken

79.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Olapade Adeniken

252

Shawn Barber

79.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2012–2023
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Shawn Barber

253

Alina Astafei

79.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Alina Astafei

254

Joanna Atkins

79.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2010–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Joanna Atkins

255

Timothy Beck

79.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Timothy Beck

256

Zola Budd

78.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1983–1993
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zola Budd

257

Ainsley Bennett

78.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1976–1984
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ainsley Bennett

258

Joan Baptiste

78.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1982–1990
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Joan Baptiste

259

Kateřina Baďurová

78.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kateřina Baďurová

260

Patrick Makau

78.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2008–2016
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Patrick Makau

261

Margaret Adeoye

78.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2010–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 Great Britain

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Margaret Adeoye

262

Britany Anderson

78.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Britany Anderson

263

Femke Bol

78.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Femke Bol

264

Antoine Adams

78.1

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

Athlete: Antoine Adams

265

Bob Beamon

77.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1965–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Bob Beamon

266

Morolake Akinosun

77.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Morolake Akinosun

267

Christine Amertil

77.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇧🇸 Bahamas

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Christine Amertil

268

John Carlos

77.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1966–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: John Carlos

269

Téo Andant

77.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Téo Andant

270

Bai Xue

77.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2005–2014
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Bai Xue

271

Georgia Hunter Bell

77.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Georgia Hunter Bell

272

Orlando Bennett

77.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Orlando Bennett

273

Eilish McColgan

76.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Eilish McColgan

274

Elvis Afrifa

76.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Elvis Afrifa

275

Adam Basil

76.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Adam Basil

276

Ristananna Bailey-Cole

76.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ristananna Bailey-Cole

277

Kebede Balcha

76.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1976–1990
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Kebede Balcha

278

Tomoe Abe

76.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1992–2001
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Tomoe Abe

279

Sofia Assefa

76.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2008–2019
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sofia Assefa

280

Dick Fosbury

75.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1963–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 54.0

Athlete: Dick Fosbury

281

Junko Asari

75.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–1998
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Junko Asari

282

Anke Behmer

75.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1981–1990
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Anke Behmer

283

István Bagyula

74.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1987–2000
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: István Bagyula

284

Hirooki Arai

74.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Hirooki Arai

285

Iliass Aouani

74.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Iliass Aouani

286

Annika Becker

74.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2006
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Annika Becker

287

Ihab Abdelrahman

74.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇪🇬 Egypt

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Ihab Abdelrahman

288

Fita Bayisa

73.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Fita Bayisa

289

Balázs Baji

73.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2008–2021
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Balázs Baji

290

Wude Ayalew

73.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Wude Ayalew

291

Josh Awotunde

72.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Josh Awotunde

292

Trevor Bassitt

71.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Trevor Bassitt

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
251	Olapade Adeniken	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1990–2000	79.3
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
262	Britany Anderson	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2018–active	78.2
263	Femke Bol	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2018–active	78.1
264	Antoine Adams	Athletics	🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	2010–2021	78.1
265	Bob Beamon	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	77.7
266	Morolake Akinosun	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	77.7
267	Christine Amertil	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	1998–2012	77.6
268	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	77.5
269	Téo Andant	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	2019–active	77.5
270	Bai Xue	Athletics	🇨🇳 China	2005–2014	77.4
271	Georgia Hunter Bell	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2016–active	77.3
272	Orlando Bennett	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2017–active	77.1
273	Eilish McColgan	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2011–active	76.6
274	Elvis Afrifa	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2017–active	76.6
275	Adam Basil	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2004	76.6
276	Ristananna Bailey-Cole	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2013–active	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
285	Iliass Aouani	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–active	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
291	Josh Awotunde	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	72.4
292	Trevor Bassitt	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	71.6

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