Who is better, Fredericks or Thugwane?
Josia Thugwane leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Frank Fredericks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fredericks vs Thugwane
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Josia Thugwane above Frank Fredericks: 83.5 vs 83.4. Josia Thugwane leads on Peak, Dominance. Frank Fredericks leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ThugwaneWinner
83.5Thugwane wins: Dominance, Peak
Fredericks
83.4Fredericks wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Josia Thugwane
83.5
Thugwane leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Josia Thugwane
2. Frank Fredericks
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. 🇳🇦 Frank Fredericks5 seasons played · career day 1,825426 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Josia Thugwane5 seasons played · career day 1,825265 major golds
-37.8% vs Fredericks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇦 Fredericks | 0 | 0 | 72 | 154 | 426 | 774 |
| 🇿🇦 Thugwane | 0 | 0 | 35 | 79 | 265 | 621 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FredericksRetired | ThugwaneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 4 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| Personal best 100 m | 9.86 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 19.68 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Marathon personal best in seconds | — | 7,642 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic marathons contested | — | 2 |
| Marathon wins | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Thugwane83.5
Fredericks83.4
FAQ
Where does Fredericks beat Thugwane?
Fredericks scores higher on longevity. Thugwane leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Fredericks vs Thugwane score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fredericks: 83.4, Thugwane: 83.5.
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