Hägg vs Barega
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Barega wins: Longevity, Honours
Hägg wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Barega leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 10,000 m champion in Tokyo and a world indoor 3,000 m champion.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Hägg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
| 🇪🇹 Barega | 0 | 0 | 0 | 778 | 2,325.75 | 6,258.75 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | HäggRetired | BaregaActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 15 | — |
| Mile world record | 4.01 | — |
| Swedish titles | 8 | — |
| World records in 1942 | 10 | — |
| Distances with world records | 8 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World indoor golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| 5,000 m best | — | 772.75 |
| 10,000 m best | — | 1,600 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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