Who is better, Benoit Samuelson or Dibaba?
Joan Benoit Samuelson leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tirunesh Dibaba — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Benoit Samuelson vs Dibaba
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GOAT Rank currently scores Joan Benoit Samuelson and Tirunesh Dibaba level at 87.5. Joan Benoit Samuelson leads on Peak. Tirunesh Dibaba leads on Honours.
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Benoit SamuelsonWinner
87.5Benoit Samuelson wins: Peak
Dibaba
87.5Dibaba wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Joan Benoit Samuelson
87.5
Benoit Samuelson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joan Benoit Samuelson
2. Tirunesh Dibaba
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. 🇪🇹 Tirunesh Dibaba5 seasons played · career day 2,5554,350.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joan Benoit Samuelson5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-99.8% vs Dibaba at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Benoit Samuelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 🇪🇹 Dibaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,620.1 | 6,082.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Benoit SamuelsonActive | DibabaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 3 |
| Boston Marathon wins | 2 | — |
| Chicago Marathon wins | 1 | — |
| World records | 1 | 1 |
| Marathon best (min) | 141.52 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World cross-country golds | — | 4 |
| 5000 m best (s) | — | 862.6 |
| 10,000 m best (s) | — | 1,782.76 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Benoit Samuelson87.5
Dibaba87.5
The people
Benoit Samuelson
Dibaba
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Where does Dibaba beat Benoit Samuelson?
Dibaba scores higher on honours. Benoit Samuelson leads on peak.
How is the Benoit Samuelson vs Dibaba score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Benoit Samuelson: 87.5, Dibaba: 87.5.
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