Szewińska vs Kipchoge
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Kipchoge wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Szewińska wins: Honours
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Verdict
Kipchoge leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic marathon golds and the first human under two hours over 42.195 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Szewińska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipchoge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | SzewińskaRetired | KipchogeActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | 7 | — |
| World records | 10 | — |
| European titles | 5 | — |
| 400m best (sec) | 49.28 | — |
| Major marathon wins | — | 11 |
| Marathon world record (s) | — | 7,299 |
| Sub-2 hour exhibitions | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Berlin Marathon wins | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 91 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 93 |
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