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Bergqvist vs Kiptanui

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KiptanuiWinner
85.9

Kiptanui wins: Dominance, Statistics

Bergqvist
85.8

Bergqvist wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Moses Kiptanui
85.9

Kiptanui leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three world steeplechase titles and the first man under eight minutes.

1. Moses Kiptanui
85.9
2. Kajsa Bergqvist
85.8

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. 🇰🇪 Moses Kiptanui5 seasons played · career day 2,1902,403.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Kajsa Bergqvist5 seasons played · career day 2,5569.9 major golds
-99.6% vs Kiptanui at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Bergqvist00005.8813.88
🇰🇪 Kiptanui0004851,925.973,861.56

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.

MetricBergqvistRetiredKiptanuiRetired
World Championship golds13
Olympic medals11
World indoor titles2
Indoor world record2.08
Outdoor personal best2.06
World records4
Steeplechase best (sec)477.59
World titles in a row3
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8074
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kiptanui85.9
Bergqvist85.8
The people
Bergqvist
Kiptanui

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