Who is better, El Guerrouj or Ewry?
Hicham El Guerrouj leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 88.9 for Ray Ewry — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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El Guerrouj vs Ewry
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Hicham El Guerrouj above Ray Ewry: 89.1 vs 88.9. Hicham El Guerrouj leads on Longevity. Ray Ewry leads on Dominance, Peak.
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El GuerroujWinner
89.1El Guerrouj wins: Longevity
Ewry
88.9Ewry wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Hicham El Guerrouj
89.1
El Guerrouj leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hicham El Guerrouj
2. Ray Ewry
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. 🇲🇦 Hicham El Guerrouj5 seasons played · career day 2,9211,042.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ray Ewry5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-99.2% vs El Guerrouj at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 El Guerrouj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212.37 | 1,251.86 |
| 🇺🇸 Ewry | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | El GuerroujRetired | EwryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 1500 m world record | 206 | — |
| Mile world record (s) | 223.13 | — |
| Undefeated 1500 m races | 86 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 8 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Individual Olympic finals won | — | 8 |
| World bests | — | 3 |
| US national titles | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
El Guerrouj89.1
Ewry88.9
FAQ
Where does Ewry beat El Guerrouj?
Ewry scores higher on peak, dominance. El Guerrouj leads on longevity.
How is the El Guerrouj vs Ewry score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. El Guerrouj: 89.1, Ewry: 88.9.
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