Who is better, Benth or Ngeny?
Noah Ngeny leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.5 for Katia Benth — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Noah Ngeny above Katia Benth: 80.6 vs 80.5. Noah Ngeny leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Katia Benth leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Ngeny wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Benth wins: Longevity, Honours
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Ngeny leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Benth | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 317 | 646 |
| 🇰🇪 Ngeny | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BenthRetired | NgenyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | 1 |
| European Championship medals | 1 | — |
| French titles | 4 | — |
| Personal best 100 m (s) | 11.11 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| 1000 m world record | — | 2.12 |
| 1500 m personal best | — | 3.28 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Noah Ngeny leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.5 for Katia Benth — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Benth scores higher on honours, longevity. Ngeny leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Benth: 80.5, Ngeny: 80.6.
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