Who is better, Bekele or Beitia?
Ruth Beitia leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 90.3 for Kenenisa Bekele — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bekele vs Beitia
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ruth Beitia above Kenenisa Bekele: 90.4 vs 90.3. Ruth Beitia leads on Longevity, Peak. Kenenisa Bekele leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BeitiaWinner
90.4Beitia wins: Peak, Longevity
Bekele
90.3Bekele wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Ruth Beitia
90.4
Beitia leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ruth Beitia
2. Kenenisa Bekele
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. 🇪🇸 Ruth Beitia5 seasons played · career day 2,5569.5 major golds
-99.9% 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 |
| 🇪🇸 Beitia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 13.42 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BekeleRetired | BeitiaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| World cross-country golds | 11 | — |
| 5000 m best (s) | 757.35 | — |
| 10,000 m best (s) | 1,577.53 | — |
| Marathon best (s) | 7,299 | — |
| European titles | — | 3 |
| High jump best | — | 2.02 |
| Olympic Games | — | 5 |
| National titles | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 89 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Beitia90.4
Bekele90.3
FAQ
Where does Bekele beat Beitia?
Bekele scores higher on dominance. Beitia leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Bekele vs Beitia score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bekele: 90.3, Beitia: 90.4.
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