Who is better, Andrei or Virén?
Alessandro Andrei leads with a GOAT score of 85.7 against 85.7 for Lasse Virén — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Andrei vs Virén
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Alessandro Andrei and Lasse Virén level at 85.7. Alessandro Andrei leads on Longevity, Statistics. Lasse Virén leads on Honours, Dominance.
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AndreiWinner
85.7Andrei wins: Longevity, Statistics
Virén
85.7Virén wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alessandro Andrei
85.7
Andrei leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alessandro Andrei
2. Lasse Virén
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. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Andrei5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Lasse Virén5 seasons played · career day 2,5552 major golds
-99.4% vs Andrei at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Andrei | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 672 |
| 🇫🇮 Virén | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AndreiRetired | VirénRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World records set | 3 | — |
| Personal best in centimetres | 2,272 | — |
| Italian titles | 10 | — |
| World Indoor medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Olympic doubles | — | 2 |
| European medals | — | 2 |
| 10,000m best (min) | — | 27.65 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Andrei85.7
Virén85.7
FAQ
Where does Virén beat Andrei?
Virén scores higher on dominance, honours. Andrei leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Andrei vs Virén score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Andrei: 85.7, Virén: 85.7.
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