Who is better, Jackson or Dibaba?
Colin Jackson leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tirunesh Dibaba — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jackson vs Dibaba
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Colin Jackson and Tirunesh Dibaba level at 87.5. Colin Jackson leads on Longevity. Tirunesh Dibaba leads on Honours.
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JacksonWinner
87.5Jackson wins: Longevity
Dibaba
87.5Dibaba wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Colin Jackson
87.5
Jackson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Colin Jackson
2. Tirunesh Dibaba
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. 🇪🇹 Tirunesh Dibaba5 seasons played · career day 2,5554,350.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Colin Jackson5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
-91.0% vs Dibaba at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackson | 0 | 0 | 62 | 134 | 392 | 758 |
| 🇪🇹 Dibaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,620.1 | 6,082.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JacksonRetired | DibabaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | 5 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 2 | — |
| World record 110 m hurdles | 12.91 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World cross-country golds | — | 4 |
| 5000 m best (s) | — | 862.6 |
| 10,000 m best (s) | — | 1,782.76 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jackson87.5
Dibaba87.5
FAQ
Where does Dibaba beat Jackson?
Dibaba scores higher on honours. Jackson leads on longevity.
How is the Jackson vs Dibaba score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jackson: 87.5, Dibaba: 87.5.
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