Who is better, Babakova or Thiam?
Inha Babakova leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Nafissatou Thiam — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babakova vs Thiam
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Inha Babakova above Nafissatou Thiam: 86.4 vs 86.3. Inha Babakova leads on Longevity, Peak, Statistics. Nafissatou Thiam leads on Honours, Dominance.
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BabakovaWinner
86.4Babakova wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Thiam
86.3Thiam wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Inha Babakova
86.4
Babakova leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Inha Babakova
2. Nafissatou Thiam
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. 🇧🇪 Nafissatou Thiam5 seasons played · career day 3,28633,966 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Inha Babakova5 seasons played · career day 3,2869.9 major golds
-100.0% vs Thiam at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇦 Babakova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 9.92 |
| 🇧🇪 Thiam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,508 | 33,966 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabakovaRetired | ThiamActive |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World indoor medals | 4 | — |
| Personal best in metres | 2.05 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| European golds | — | 2 |
| Heptathlon best | — | 7,013 |
| World indoor golds | — | 2 |
| High jump best (m) | — | 2.02 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Babakova86.4
Thiam86.3
FAQ
Where does Thiam beat Babakova?
Thiam scores higher on dominance, honours. Babakova leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Babakova vs Thiam score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babakova: 86.4, Thiam: 86.3.
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