Who is better, Chebet or Ottey?
Merlene Ottey leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.5 for Beatrice Chebet — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chebet vs Ottey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Merlene Ottey above Beatrice Chebet: 87.6 vs 87.5. Merlene Ottey leads on Longevity. Beatrice Chebet leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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OtteyWinner
87.6Ottey wins: Longevity
Chebet
87.5Chebet wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Merlene Ottey
87.6
Ottey leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Merlene Ottey
2. Beatrice Chebet
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. 🇯🇲 Merlene Ottey5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Beatrice Chebet5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-40.0% vs Ottey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Chebet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇯🇲 Ottey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChebetActive | OtteyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World cross country titles | 2 | — |
| 5000 m world record in minutes | 13.58 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 9 |
| World Championship medals | — | 14 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 7 |
| 200m best (sec) | — | 21.64 |
| World Indoor golds | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ottey87.6
Chebet87.5
FAQ
Where does Chebet beat Ottey?
Chebet scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Ottey leads on longevity.
How is the Chebet vs Ottey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chebet: 87.5, Ottey: 87.6.
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