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Bednarek vs Baldini

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BaldiniWinner
84.3

Baldini wins: Dominance, Longevity

Bednarek
82.7

Bednarek wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini
84.3

Baldini leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic marathon champion in Athens 2004 and a two-time European champion.

1. Stefano Baldini
84.3
2. Kenny Bednarek
82.7

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. 🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek5 seasons played · career day 1,82598.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-94.9% vs Bednarek at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bednarek0019.9939.7998.71137.91
🇮🇹 Baldini0001511

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.

MetricBednarekActiveBaldiniRetired
Olympic medals3
World Championship medals22
200 m best19.57
100 m best9.79
Diamond League titles1
Olympic gold medals1
European titles2
Marathon personal best in hours2.07
Career marathons26
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%9084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baldini84.3
Bednarek82.7
The people
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