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Averbukh vs Ahmed

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AverbukhWinner
83.1

Averbukh wins: Honours

Ahmed
83.1

Ahmed wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇱 Aleksandr Averbukh
83.1

Averbukh leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time European champion and Israel's most decorated track and field athlete.

1. Aleksandr Averbukh
83.1
2. Mohammed Ahmed
83.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇮🇱 Aleksandr Averbukh5 seasons played · career day 2,92129.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Mohammed Ahmed5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 major golds
-14.4% vs Averbukh at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇱 Averbukh000011.535.08
🇨🇦 Ahmed0000733

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAverbukhRetiredAhmedActive
European titles2
World Championship medals21
Personal best in metres5.93
Olympic appearances34
National records1
Olympic medals1
Canadian records4
5000 m personal best in seconds771.61
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Averbukh83.1
Ahmed83.1
The people
Averbukh
Ahmed

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