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Komen vs Rudisha

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RudishaWinner
86.7

Rudisha wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours

Komen
85.0

Komen wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 David Rudisha
86.7

Rudisha leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 1:40.91 in the London 2012 final — the greatest 800 m ever run.

1. David Rudisha
86.7
2. Daniel Komen
85.0

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
1. 🇰🇪 David Rudisha5 seasons played · career day 2,921506.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Daniel Komen5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-97.6% vs Rudisha at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇪 Komen00131217
🇰🇪 Rudisha0000203.05610.11

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.

MetricKomenRetiredRudishaRetired
World Championship golds12
World indoor titles1
World records43
3000 m world record7.2
Two miles world record7.58
Olympic golds2
800 m world record (s)100.91
Diamond League titles4
Sub-1:42 races15
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%7276
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rudisha86.7
Komen85.0
The people
Komen
Rudisha

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