Chebet vs Richards-Ross
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Chebet wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Richards-Ross wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Chebet leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic champion in Paris and the first woman under 14 minutes for 5000 m.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Chebet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇺🇸 Richards-Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.51 | 345.4 |
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 | ChebetActive | Richards-RossRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 5 |
| World cross country titles | 2 | — |
| 5000 m world record in minutes | 13.58 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 5 |
| 400m best (sec) | — | 48.7 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 4 |
| World Championship medals | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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