Who is better, El Guerrouj or Alekna?
Hicham El Guerrouj leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 89.1 for Virgilijus Alekna — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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El Guerrouj vs Alekna
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Hicham El Guerrouj and Virgilijus Alekna level at 89.1. Hicham El Guerrouj leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Virgilijus Alekna leads on Longevity.
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El GuerroujWinner
89.1El Guerrouj wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Alekna
89.1Alekna wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Hicham El Guerrouj
89.1
El Guerrouj leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hicham El Guerrouj
2. Virgilijus Alekna
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. 🇱🇹 Virgilijus Alekna5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-99.5% 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 |
| 🇱🇹 Alekna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | El GuerroujRetired | AleknaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | 2 |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 1500 m world record | 206 | — |
| Mile world record (s) | 223.13 | — |
| Undefeated 1500 m races | 86 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Best throw in metres | — | 73.88 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
El Guerrouj89.1
Alekna89.1
FAQ
Where does Alekna beat El Guerrouj?
Alekna scores higher on longevity. El Guerrouj leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the El Guerrouj vs Alekna score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. El Guerrouj: 89.1, Alekna: 89.1.
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