Who is better, Kipyegon or Alekna?
Faith Kipyegon leads with a GOAT score of 89.5 against 89.1 for Virgilijus Alekna — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kipyegon vs Alekna
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Faith Kipyegon above Virgilijus Alekna: 89.5 vs 89.1. Faith Kipyegon leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Virgilijus Alekna leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KipyegonWinner
89.5Kipyegon wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Alekna
89.1Alekna wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon
89.5
Kipyegon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Faith Kipyegon
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. 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon5 seasons played · career day 3,2861,179.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇹 Virgilijus Alekna5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-99.6% vs Kipyegon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kipyegon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 1,179.59 |
| 🇱🇹 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 | KipyegonActive | AleknaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 2 |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 1500 m world record (s) | 209.63 | — |
| Mile world record (s) | 246.95 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 5 | — |
| 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% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kipyegon89.5
Alekna89.1
FAQ
Where does Alekna beat Kipyegon?
Alekna scores higher on longevity. Kipyegon leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Kipyegon vs Alekna score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kipyegon: 89.5, Alekna: 89.1.
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