Who is better, Keino or Noguchi?
Mizuki Noguchi leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.8 for Kipchoge Keino — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Keino vs Noguchi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mizuki Noguchi above Kipchoge Keino: 85.0 vs 84.8. Mizuki Noguchi leads on Longevity, Peak, Statistics. Kipchoge Keino leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
NoguchiWinner
85.0Noguchi wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Keino
84.8Keino wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Mizuki Noguchi
85.0
Noguchi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mizuki Noguchi
2. Kipchoge Keino
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇯🇵 Mizuki Noguchi5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Kipchoge Keino5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 major golds
-95.3% vs Noguchi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Keino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 🇯🇵 Noguchi | 0 | 0 | 40 | 92 | 316 | 654 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KeinoRetired | NoguchiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 2 | — |
| 1500m best (sec) | 214.9 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Marathon personal best in seconds | — | 7,740 |
| Major marathon wins | — | 3 |
| Asian records set | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Noguchi85.0
Keino84.8
FAQ
Where does Keino beat Noguchi?
Keino scores higher on dominance, honours. Noguchi leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Keino vs Noguchi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Keino: 84.8, Noguchi: 85.0.
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