Who is better, Kipyegon or Zátopek?
Faith Kipyegon leads with a GOAT score of 89.5 against 89.4 for Emil Zátopek — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kipyegon vs Zátopek
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Faith Kipyegon above Emil Zátopek: 89.5 vs 89.4. Faith Kipyegon leads on Statistics. Emil Zátopek leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KipyegonWinner
89.5Kipyegon wins: Statistics
Zátopek
89.4Zátopek wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon
89.5
Kipyegon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Faith Kipyegon
2. Emil Zátopek
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. 🇨🇿 Emil Zátopek5 seasons played · career day 3,2878,748 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon5 seasons played · career day 3,2861,179.6 major golds
-86.5% vs Zátopek at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kipyegon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 1,179.59 |
| 🇨🇿 Zátopek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,748 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KipyegonActive | ZátopekRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 4 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| World records | 3 | 18 |
| 1500 m world record (s) | 209.63 | — |
| Mile world record (s) | 246.95 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 5 | — |
| European golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| Marathon golds | — | 1 |
| 10,000 m unbeaten run | — | 38 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kipyegon89.5
Zátopek89.4
FAQ
Where does Zátopek beat Kipyegon?
Zátopek scores higher on peak. Kipyegon leads on statistics.
How is the Kipyegon vs Zátopek score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kipyegon: 89.5, Zátopek: 89.4.
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