Moses vs El Guerrouj
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Moses wins: Dominance, Longevity
El Guerrouj wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Moses leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 122 consecutive wins in the 400 m hurdles over nine years and nine months.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Moses | 0 | 0 | 47.63 | 95.08 | 190.06 | 426.47 |
| 🇲🇦 El Guerrouj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212.37 | 1,251.86 |
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.
| Metric | MosesRetired | El GuerroujRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 4 |
| Win streak | 122 | — |
| World records | 4 | 3 |
| 400 m hurdles best (s) | 47.02 | — |
| Sub-48 races | 27 | — |
| 1500 m world record | — | 206 |
| Mile world record (s) | — | 223.13 |
| Undefeated 1500 m races | — | 86 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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