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Benth vs Ingebrigtsen

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IngebrigtsenWinner
81.9

Ingebrigtsen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Benth
80.5

Benth wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
81.9

Ingebrigtsen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 1500m and 5000m champion with world records over the mile distances.

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen
81.9
2. Katia Benth
80.5

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇫🇷 Katia Benth5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen5 seasons played · career day 2,1909 major golds
-97.2% vs Benth at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Benth0050107317646
🇳🇴 Ingebrigtsen0002717

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.

MetricBenthRetiredIngebrigtsenActive
World Championship medals1
European Championship medals1
French titles4
Personal best 100 m (s)11.11
Olympic appearances2
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds2
European golds8
World records3
1500m best (sec)205.63
Dominance w25%7486
Peak w20%8592
Longevity w20%8260
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ingebrigtsen81.9
Benth80.5
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