Who is better, Bekele or Sotomayor?
Kenenisa Bekele leads with a GOAT score of 90.3 against 89.9 for Javier Sotomayor — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bekele vs Sotomayor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kenenisa Bekele above Javier Sotomayor: 90.3 vs 89.9. Kenenisa Bekele leads on Longevity, Honours. Javier Sotomayor leads on Dominance, Peak.
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BekeleWinner
90.3Bekele wins: Longevity, Honours
Sotomayor
89.9Sotomayor wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇹 Kenenisa Bekele
90.3
Bekele leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kenenisa Bekele
2. Javier Sotomayor
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. 🇪🇹 Kenenisa Bekele5 seasons played · career day 2,5557,907.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor5 seasons played · career day 3,28712.2 major golds
-99.8% vs Bekele at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Bekele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,742.93 | 11,092.93 |
| 🇨🇺 Sotomayor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BekeleRetired | SotomayorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 2 |
| World cross-country golds | 11 | — |
| 5000 m best (s) | 757.35 | — |
| 10,000 m best (s) | 1,577.53 | — |
| Marathon best (s) | 7,299 | — |
| High jump world record (m) | — | 2.45 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Jumps over 2.40 m | — | 21 |
| Pan American golds | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 89 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bekele90.3
Sotomayor89.9
FAQ
Where does Sotomayor beat Bekele?
Sotomayor scores higher on peak, dominance. Bekele leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Bekele vs Sotomayor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bekele: 90.3, Sotomayor: 89.9.
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