Rudisha vs Bubka
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Bubka wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Rudisha wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Bubka leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 35 world records and six straight world titles in the vault.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Rudisha — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RudishaRetired | BubkaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World records | 3 | 35 |
| 800 m world record (s) | 100.91 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 4 | — |
| Sub-1:42 races | 15 | — |
| World golds (outdoor) | — | 6 |
| Best height (m) | — | 6.15 |
| 6.00m+ clearances | — | 44 |
| Seasons at the top | — | 18 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 93 |
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