Who is better, Virén or Ahouré-Demps?
Murielle Ahouré-Demps leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.7 for Lasse Virén — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Virén vs Ahouré-Demps
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Murielle Ahouré-Demps above Lasse Virén: 85.8 vs 85.7. Murielle Ahouré-Demps leads on Longevity, Statistics. Lasse Virén leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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Ahouré-DempsWinner
85.8Ahouré-Demps wins: Longevity, Statistics
Virén
85.7Virén wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇮 Murielle Ahouré-Demps
85.8
Ahouré-Demps leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Murielle Ahouré-Demps
2. Lasse Virén
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. 🇨🇮 Murielle Ahouré-Demps5 seasons played · career day 2,55654.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Lasse Virén5 seasons played · career day 2,5552 major golds
-96.4% vs Ahouré-Demps at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇮 Virén | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 🇨🇮 Ahouré-Demps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.19 | 76.53 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | VirénRetired | Ahouré-DempsActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Olympic doubles | 2 | — |
| European medals | 2 | — |
| 10,000m best (min) | 27.65 | — |
| World indoor golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| 100 m best | — | 10.78 |
| 60 m best | — | 6.97 |
| African records | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ahouré-Demps85.8
Virén85.7
FAQ
Where does Virén beat Ahouré-Demps?
Virén scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Ahouré-Demps leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Virén vs Ahouré-Demps score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Virén: 85.7, Ahouré-Demps: 85.8.
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