Who is better, Abeylegesse or Snell?
Elvan Abeylegesse leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.5 for Peter Snell — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Abeylegesse vs Snell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Elvan Abeylegesse above Peter Snell: 84.6 vs 84.5. Elvan Abeylegesse leads on Longevity. Peter Snell leads on Dominance, Honours.
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AbeylegesseWinner
84.6Abeylegesse wins: Longevity
Snell
84.5Snell wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇷 Elvan Abeylegesse
84.6
Abeylegesse leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Elvan Abeylegesse
2. Peter Snell
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. 🇹🇷 Elvan Abeylegesse5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Peter Snell5 seasons played · career day 2,19032 major golds
-91.4% vs Abeylegesse at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Abeylegesse | 0 | 0 | 45 | 107 | 373 | 653 |
| 🇳🇿 Snell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 50 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AbeylegesseRetired | SnellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records set | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European Cross Country titles | 1 | — |
| Personal best 5000 metres in seconds | 872 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| 800m best (sec) | — | 104.3 |
| Mile best (sec) | — | 234.1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abeylegesse84.6
Snell84.5
FAQ
Where does Snell beat Abeylegesse?
Snell scores higher on dominance, honours. Abeylegesse leads on longevity.
How is the Abeylegesse vs Snell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Abeylegesse: 84.6, Snell: 84.5.
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