Who is better, Oerter or Aouita?
Saïd Aouita leads with a GOAT score of 89.9 against 89.7 for Al Oerter — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Oerter vs Aouita
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Saïd Aouita above Al Oerter: 89.9 vs 89.7. Saïd Aouita leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. Al Oerter leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AouitaWinner
89.9Aouita wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Oerter
89.7Oerter wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Saïd Aouita
89.9
Aouita leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Saïd Aouita
2. Al Oerter
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇲🇦 Saïd Aouita5 seasons played · career day 1,825358 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Al Oerter5 seasons played · career day 2,556293.3 major golds
-18.1% vs Aouita at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Oerter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.06 | 416.79 |
| 🇲🇦 Aouita | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 358 | 646 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | OerterRetired | AouitaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World records | 4 | — |
| Olympic records | 4 | — |
| Discus best (m) | 69.46 | — |
| US titles | 6 | — |
| Consecutive Games won | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World records set | — | 5 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Unbeaten run in races | — | 44 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Aouita89.9
Oerter89.7
FAQ
Where does Oerter beat Aouita?
Oerter scores higher on longevity. Aouita leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Oerter vs Aouita score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Oerter: 89.7, Aouita: 89.9.
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