Gatlin vs Dibaba
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Dibaba wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Gatlin wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Dibaba leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three Olympic golds and the 5000/10,000 double in Beijing 2008.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gatlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.01 | 59.32 |
| 🇪🇹 Dibaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,620.1 | 6,082.7 |
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.
| Metric | GatlinRetired | DibabaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 3 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 5 |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| 100m best (sec) | 9.74 | — |
| World Championship medals | 12 | — |
| World cross-country golds | — | 4 |
| 5000 m best (s) | — | 862.6 |
| 10,000 m best (s) | — | 1,782.76 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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