Powell vs Radcliffe
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Radcliffe wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Powell wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Radcliffe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Her 2:15:25 marathon world record stood for 16 years.
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.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.64 | 58.69 |
| 🇬🇧 Radcliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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.
| Metric | PowellRetired | RadcliffeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Sub-10-second races | 97 | — |
| 100m best (sec) | 9.72 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Marathon world records | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| London Marathon wins | — | 3 |
| New York Marathon wins | — | 3 |
| Marathon best (min) | — | 135.42 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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