Who is better, Ashford or Kipyegon?
Evelyn Ashford leads with a GOAT score of 89.5 against 89.5 for Faith Kipyegon — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ashford vs Kipyegon
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Evelyn Ashford and Faith Kipyegon level at 89.5. Evelyn Ashford leads on Longevity. Faith Kipyegon leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AshfordWinner
89.5Ashford wins: Longevity
Kipyegon
89.5Kipyegon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Evelyn Ashford
89.5
Ashford leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Evelyn Ashford
2. Faith Kipyegon
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. 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon5 seasons played · career day 3,2861,179.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Evelyn Ashford5 seasons played · career day 1,8267 major golds
-99.4% vs Kipyegon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ashford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipyegon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 1,179.59 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AshfordRetired | KipyegonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| World records | 2 | 3 |
| 100 m personal best | 10.76 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| 1500 m world record (s) | — | 209.63 |
| Mile world record (s) | — | 246.95 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ashford89.5
Kipyegon89.5
FAQ
Where does Kipyegon beat Ashford?
Kipyegon scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Ashford leads on longevity.
How is the Ashford vs Kipyegon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ashford: 89.5, Kipyegon: 89.5.
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