Kosgei vs Virén
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Kosgei wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Virén wins: Honours
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Verdict
Kosgei leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Broke Paula Radcliffe's marathon world record with 2:14:04 in Chicago in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kosgei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 🇫🇮 Virén | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | KosgeiActive | VirénRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon world record in hours | 2.14 | — |
| Marathon majors won | 5 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| London Marathon titles | 1 | — |
| Chicago Marathon titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Olympic doubles | — | 2 |
| European medals | — | 2 |
| 10,000m best (min) | — | 27.65 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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