Who is better, Babakova or Hassan?
Sifan Hassan leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.4 for Inha Babakova — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babakova vs Hassan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sifan Hassan above Inha Babakova: 86.7 vs 86.4. Sifan Hassan leads on Honours, Dominance. Inha Babakova leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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HassanWinner
86.7Hassan wins: Dominance, Honours
Babakova
86.4Babakova wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Sifan Hassan
86.7
Hassan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sifan Hassan
2. Inha Babakova
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. 🇳🇱 Sifan Hassan5 seasons played · career day 2,5551,170.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Inha Babakova5 seasons played · career day 3,2869.9 major golds
-99.2% vs Hassan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇦 Babakova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 9.92 |
| 🇳🇱 Hassan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 1,613.45 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabakovaRetired | HassanActive |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | 6 |
| World indoor medals | 4 | — |
| Personal best in metres | 2.05 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Marathon major wins | — | 2 |
| 1500 m best (s) | — | 209.68 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hassan86.7
Babakova86.4
FAQ
Where does Babakova beat Hassan?
Babakova scores higher on statistics, longevity. Hassan leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Babakova vs Hassan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babakova: 86.4, Hassan: 86.7.
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