Who is better, Jackson or Thompson?
Daley Thompson leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 87.5 for Colin Jackson — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Daley Thompson above Colin Jackson: 88.0 vs 87.5. Daley Thompson leads on Honours, Dominance. Colin Jackson leads on Longevity.
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ThompsonWinner
88.0Thompson wins: Dominance, Honours
Jackson
87.5Jackson wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Daley Thompson
88.0
Thompson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Daley Thompson
2. Colin Jackson
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. 🇬🇧 Daley Thompson5 seasons played · career day 2,55642,757 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Colin Jackson5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
-99.1% vs Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackson | 0 | 0 | 62 | 134 | 392 | 758 |
| 🇬🇧 Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,812 | 60,270 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JacksonRetired | ThompsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 2 | — |
| World record 110 m hurdles | 12.91 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| European golds | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 3 |
| Decathlon best | — | 8,847 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Thompson88.0
Jackson87.5
FAQ
Where does Jackson beat Thompson?
Jackson scores higher on longevity. Thompson leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Jackson vs Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jackson: 87.5, Thompson: 88.0.
What do you think?
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