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Asari vs Bayisa

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AsariWinner
75.4

Asari wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Bayisa
73.7

Bayisa wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Junko Asari
75.4

Asari leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World marathon champion in Stuttgart 1993, Japan's first women's marathon gold.

1. Junko Asari
75.4
2. Fita Bayisa
73.7

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. 🇪🇹 Fita Bayisa5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Junko Asari5 seasons played · career day 1,825367 major golds
-4.9% vs Bayisa at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Asari0055119367599
🇪🇹 Bayisa0058128386670

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.

MetricAsariRetiredBayisaRetired
World outdoor titles1
Marathon personal best2.262
Osaka Marathon wins1
Global championships contested2
Marathons completed10
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals1
Personal best 5000 m (min)12.581
African Championship medals2
Global finals contested5
Dominance w25%7268
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%6474
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%7674

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GOAT Rank · the data
Asari75.4
Bayisa73.7
The people
Asari
Bayisa

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