Who is better, Ennis-Hill or Keino?
Jessica Ennis-Hill leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.8 for Kipchoge Keino — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ennis-Hill vs Keino
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jessica Ennis-Hill above Kipchoge Keino: 85.0 vs 84.8. Jessica Ennis-Hill leads on Honours, Statistics. Kipchoge Keino leads on Dominance.
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Ennis-HillWinner
85.0Ennis-Hill wins: Honours, Statistics
Keino
84.8Keino wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jessica Ennis-Hill
85.0
Ennis-Hill leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jessica Ennis-Hill
2. Kipchoge Keino
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. 🇬🇧 Jessica Ennis-Hill5 seasons played · career day 2,55533,330 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Kipchoge Keino5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 major golds
-100.0% vs Ennis-Hill at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ennis-Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,717 | 40,285 |
| 🇰🇪 Keino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Ennis-HillRetired | KeinoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| European golds | 1 | — |
| Best score (points) | 6,955 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| 1500m best (sec) | — | 214.9 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ennis-Hill85.0
Keino84.8
FAQ
Where does Keino beat Ennis-Hill?
Keino scores higher on dominance. Ennis-Hill leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Ennis-Hill vs Keino score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ennis-Hill: 85.0, Keino: 84.8.
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