5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 4, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Altra Olympus 4.0
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.7 oz · 33/33mm stack · zero-drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Olympus 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Olympus 4.0’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.
Decent
73
Overall
73
Comfort
88
Cushioning
88
Value
85
Durability
79
Appearance
60
Confidence
73
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
73 Moderate
Based on
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- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- All four reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5.
- Zero drop with a 33mm stack.
- The Olympus line has rated well across most of its versions.
Cons
- Averaging 10.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Olympus
Each dot is one version of the Olympus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
62
2014
61
2014
64
2018
73
2020
73
2024
81
2022
65
2024
72
2026
61
2017
72
2019
Release year
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2019 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
73 Confidence
-
2017 · 1 review
61 Below average
70 Confidence
-
2026 · 0 reviews
72 Decent
65 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
65 Below average
57 Confidence
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2022 · 4 reviews
81 Good
61 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
63 Confidence
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Olympus 4.0 This shoe
2020 · 4 reviews
73 Decent
73 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
64 Below average
78 Confidence
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2014 · 3 reviews
61 Below average
68 Confidence
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2014 · 1 review
62 Below average
64 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.7 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 11.2 oz · Women's 10.2 oz
- Release
- 2020 Q2
- Stack
- 33/33mm
- Drop
- 0mm
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Trail shoe
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.7 oz
10.6 oz
9.9 oz
Lightest
Stack
33/33mm
33/33mm
40/35mm
Drop
0mm
0mm
4mm
Release
2020 Q2
2026
Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
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$195
$165
Best price
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$179
$95
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
73 Decent
72 Decent
99 Exceptional
Best overall
Comfort
88 Good
79 Decent
99 Exceptional
Best comfort
Cushioning
88 Good
83 Good
99 Exceptional
Best cushioning
Durability
79 Decent
74 Decent
97 Exceptional
Best durability
Appearance
60 Below average
59 Bottom-tier
75 Decent
Best appearance
Value
85 Good
Best value rating
74 Decent
77 Decent
Altra Olympus 4.0 In Context
More on the Altra Olympus
- Altra Olympus 7
- Altra Olympus 4
- Altra Olympus 6
- Altra Olympus 5 next version
- Altra Olympus 3.5 previous version
- Altra Olympus 3.0