Who is better, Ayana or Kratochvílová?
Almaz Ayana leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 88.7 for Jarmila Kratochvílová — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Almaz Ayana and Jarmila Kratochvílová level at 88.7. Almaz Ayana leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Jarmila Kratochvílová leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Ayana wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Kratochvílová wins: Longevity
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Ayana leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Ayana | 0 | 0 | 45 | 104 | 262 | 619 |
| 🇨🇿 Kratochvílová | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 247.85 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AyanaRetired | KratochvílováRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| 10,000 metres world record in seconds | 1,717 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 800m best (sec) | — | 113.28 |
| 400m best (sec) | — | 47.99 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
Almaz Ayana leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 88.7 for Jarmila Kratochvílová — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Kratochvílová scores higher on longevity. Ayana leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ayana: 88.7, Kratochvílová: 88.7.
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