- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest Athletes from Norway
This ranking is led by Hege Riise, Linda Medalen and Gro Espeseth. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible athletes from Norway using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Hege Riise ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1971–1990
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2013
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2015
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Hege Riise | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1990–2004 | 91.4 |
| 82 | Linda Medalen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1987–2001 | 89.0 |
| 445 | Gro Espeseth | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1990–2001 | 85.1 |
| 524 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2001–2016 | 84.5 |
| 549 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1977–1996 | 84.3 |
| 720 | Isabell Herlovsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2004–2021 | 83.4 |
| 757 | Caroline Graham Hansen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 782 | Grete Waitz | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1971–1990 | 83.0 |
| 803 | Cecilia Brækhus | Boxing | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2007–active | 82.9 |
| 953 | Guro Reiten | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2012–active | 82.2 |
| 979 | Solveig Gulbrandsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1998–2013 | 82.1 |
| 987 | Erling Haaland | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–active | 82.0 |
| 1098 | Maren Mjelde | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2005–active | 81.5 |
| 1365 | Trine Rønning | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2002–2015 | 80.1 |
| 1909 | Alexander Dale Oen | Swimming | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2003–2012 | 77.5 |
| 2047 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 77.0 |
| 2677 | Christian Sørum | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2014–active | 74.3 |
| 2921 | Karsten Warholm | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 72.8 |
| 3515 | Anders Mol | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–active | 66.5 |
| 3579 | Suzann Pettersen | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2000–2019 | 65.9 |
| 3890 | Viktor Hovland | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2019–active | 62.6 |
| 4181 | jkaem | Esports | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2013–active | 58.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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