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Alfred vs Gidey

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GideyWinner
87.0

Gidey wins: Dominance, Longevity

Alfred
86.8

Alfred wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇹 Letesenbet Gidey
87.0

Gidey leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World record holder over 5000 m, 10,000 m and the half marathon.

1. Letesenbet Gidey
87.0
2. Julien Alfred
86.8

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. 🇱🇨 Julien Alfred5 seasons played · career day 2,19054.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇹 Letesenbet Gidey5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-83.6% vs Alfred at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇱🇨 Alfred00011.1944.1676.47
🇪🇹 Gidey0012919

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.

MetricAlfredActiveGideyActive
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals21
World indoor golds1
100 m best10.72
NCAA titles8
World records3
World Championship golds1
World cross country titles2
10,000 m world record in minutes29.01
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9696
Longevity w20%7274
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gidey87.0
Alfred86.8
The people
Alfred
Gidey

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