Who is better, Freeman or Kipsang?
Wilson Kipsang leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.6 for Cathy Freeman — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Freeman vs Kipsang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wilson Kipsang above Cathy Freeman: 82.7 vs 82.6. Wilson Kipsang leads on Dominance. Cathy Freeman leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KipsangWinner
82.7Kipsang wins: Dominance
Freeman
82.6Freeman wins: Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Wilson Kipsang
82.7
Kipsang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wilson Kipsang
2. Cathy Freeman
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. 🇰🇪 Wilson Kipsang5 seasons played · career day 1,825436 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Cathy Freeman5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-97.5% vs Kipsang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Freeman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipsang | 0 | 0 | 76 | 162 | 436 | 762 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FreemanRetired | KipsangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 3 | — |
| 400m best (sec) | 48.63 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| World record marathon | — | 2.032 |
| World Marathon Majors wins | — | 4 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| Sub 2:04 marathons | — | 4 |
| London Marathon wins | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kipsang82.7
Freeman82.6
FAQ
Where does Freeman beat Kipsang?
Freeman scores higher on peak. Kipsang leads on dominance.
How is the Freeman vs Kipsang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Freeman: 82.6, Kipsang: 82.7.
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