Who is better, Železný or El Bakkali?
Soufiane El Bakkali leads with a GOAT score of 90.6 against 90.5 for Jan Železný — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Železný vs El Bakkali
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Soufiane El Bakkali above Jan Železný: 90.6 vs 90.5. Soufiane El Bakkali leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics. Jan Železný leads on Longevity.
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El BakkaliWinner
90.6El Bakkali wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Železný
90.5Železný wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Soufiane El Bakkali
90.6
El Bakkali leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Soufiane El Bakkali
2. Jan Železný
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. 🇲🇦 Soufiane El Bakkali5 seasons played · career day 2,5562,401.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇿 Jan Železný5 seasons played · career day 2,921448.4 major golds
-81.3% vs El Bakkali at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇿 Železný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.66 | 543.98 |
| 🇲🇦 El Bakkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,445 | 3,356.08 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ŽeleznýRetired | El BakkaliActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 2 |
| World records | 5 | — |
| Javelin world record (m) | 98.48 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| Throws over 90 m | 34 | — |
| Steeplechase best | — | 477.08 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 1 |
| Global medals | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
El Bakkali90.6
Železný90.5
FAQ
Where does Železný beat El Bakkali?
Železný scores higher on longevity. El Bakkali leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the Železný vs El Bakkali score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Železný: 90.5, El Bakkali: 90.6.
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