Bekele vs Sotomayor
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Bekele wins: Longevity, Honours
Sotomayor wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Bekele leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World records at 5000 m and 10,000 m that lasted 16 years, plus 11 cross-country golds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Bekele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,742.93 | 11,092.93 |
| 🇨🇺 Sotomayor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
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 | 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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