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Baulch vs Almgren

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AlmgrenWinner
81.1

Almgren wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Baulch
81.0

Baulch wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Andreas Almgren
81.1

Almgren leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European 5,000 m record holder and Sweden's leading distance runner.

1. Andreas Almgren
81.1
2. Jamie Baulch
81.0

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
1. 🇸🇪 Andreas Almgren5 seasons played · career day 2,5563,981 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jamie Baulch5 seasons played · career day 2,190226.5 major golds
-94.3% vs Almgren at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Baulch00046.2181.47363.07
🇸🇪 Almgren00002,4055,536

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.

MetricBaulchRetiredAlmgrenActive
World indoor golds1
Olympic medals1
World Championship relay golds1
400 m best44.57
Commonwealth medals2
European records1
European Championship medals1
5,000 m best764.36
Half marathon best3,538
National titles8
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%7874
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Almgren81.1
Baulch81.0
The people
Baulch
Almgren

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