Who is better, Ohuruogu or Behrendt?
Kerstin Behrendt leads with a GOAT score of 80.9 against 80.8 for Christine Ohuruogu — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ohuruogu vs Behrendt
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kerstin Behrendt above Christine Ohuruogu: 80.9 vs 80.8. Kerstin Behrendt leads on Statistics, Honours. Christine Ohuruogu leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BehrendtWinner
80.9Behrendt wins: Honours, Statistics
Ohuruogu
80.8Ohuruogu wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Kerstin Behrendt
80.9
Behrendt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kerstin Behrendt
2. Christine Ohuruogu
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. 🇬🇧 Christine Ohuruogu5 seasons played · career day 1,826398 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Kerstin Behrendt5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
-8.8% vs Ohuruogu at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ohuruogu | 0 | 0 | 60 | 130 | 302 | 698 |
| 🇩🇪 Behrendt | 0 | 0 | 50 | 114 | 363 | 469 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | OhuruoguRetired | BehrendtRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 1 | — |
| British record 400 m | 49.41 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| National titles | — | 2 |
| Relay finals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Behrendt80.9
Ohuruogu80.8
FAQ
Where does Ohuruogu beat Behrendt?
Ohuruogu scores higher on longevity. Behrendt leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Ohuruogu vs Behrendt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ohuruogu: 80.8, Behrendt: 80.9.
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