Who is better, McColgan or Hunter Bell?
Georgia Hunter Bell leads with a GOAT score of 77.3 against 76.6 for Eilish McColgan — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McColgan vs Hunter Bell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Georgia Hunter Bell above Eilish McColgan: 77.3 vs 76.6. Georgia Hunter Bell leads on Statistics, Peak, Honours. Eilish McColgan leads on Longevity.
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Hunter BellWinner
77.3Hunter Bell wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
McColgan
76.6McColgan wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Georgia Hunter Bell
77.3
Hunter Bell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Georgia Hunter Bell
2. Eilish McColgan
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. 🇬🇧 Eilish McColgan5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Georgia Hunter Bell5 seasons played · career day 2,9218 major golds
-97.5% vs McColgan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 McColgan | 0 | 0 | 56 | 116 | 324 | 642 |
| 🇬🇧 Hunter Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McColganActive | Hunter BellActive |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games golds | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 1 | — |
| British records set | 6 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| British record 10,000 m | 30.19 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| 1500 m personal best | — | 235.34 |
| 800 m personal best | — | 115.66 |
| European medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hunter Bell77.3
McColgan76.6
FAQ
Where does McColgan beat Hunter Bell?
McColgan scores higher on longevity. Hunter Bell leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the McColgan vs Hunter Bell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McColgan: 76.6, Hunter Bell: 77.3.
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