Who is better, Gebrselassie or Mutola?
Haile Gebrselassie leads with a GOAT score of 91.9 against 91.4 for Maria Mutola — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Gebrselassie vs Mutola
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Haile Gebrselassie above Maria Mutola: 91.9 vs 91.4. Haile Gebrselassie leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Maria Mutola leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GebrselassieWinner
91.9Gebrselassie wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Mutola
91.4Mutola wins: Peak
Candidates
Locked to AthleticsShareable URL · /compare/gebrselassie-vs-maria-mutola
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇹 Haile Gebrselassie
91.9
Gebrselassie leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Haile Gebrselassie
2. Maria Mutola
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. 🇪🇹 Haile Gebrselassie5 seasons played · career day 2,1917,874 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇿 Maria Mutola5 seasons played · career day 2,92117 major golds
-99.8% vs Gebrselassie at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Gebrselassie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,589 | 4,740 | 12,582.11 |
| 🇲🇿 Mutola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GebrselassieRetired | MutolaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World records | 27 | — |
| 10,000 m best (s) | 1,565.11 | — |
| Marathon best (s) | 7,439 | — |
| Major marathon wins | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Indoor titles | — | 7 |
| Golden League jackpots | — | 1 |
| Career years | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gebrselassie91.9
Mutola91.4
FAQ
Where does Mutola beat Gebrselassie?
Mutola scores higher on peak. Gebrselassie leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Gebrselassie vs Mutola score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gebrselassie: 91.9, Mutola: 91.4.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Gebrselassie vs Mutola. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.