Who is better, Abeylegesse or Çolak?
Elvan Abeylegesse leads with a cross-sport score of 81.3 against 77.7 for Tanju Çolak — a gap of 3.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Abeylegesse vs Çolak
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Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
AbeylegesseWinner
81.3Abeylegesse wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Çolak
77.7Çolak wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇹🇷 Elvan Abeylegesse
81.2
84.6 in-sport × 0.96 Global participation & competition depth
Abeylegesse leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Elvan Abeylegessedepth ×0.96
2. Tanju Çolakdepth ×1.00
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · season output
1. 🇹🇷 Tanju Çolak40 output
2 seasons by age 21 · 20 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Abeylegesse — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | AbeylegesseRetired | ÇolakRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 85 |
| World records set | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European Cross Country titles | 1 | — |
| Personal best 5000 metres in seconds | 872 | — |
| League goals | — | 306 |
| European Golden Shoe | — | 1 |
| Turkey caps | — | 31 |
| League titles | — | 2 |
| Süper Lig top scorer | — | 5 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abeylegesse81.3
Çolak77.7
FAQ
Where does Çolak beat Abeylegesse?
Çolak does not lead any of the five categories; Abeylegesse is ahead or level on all of them.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Abeylegesse 0.96 (athletics) and Çolak 1.00 (football). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
What do you think?
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