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Virén vs Rojas

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VirénWinner
85.7

Virén wins: Peak, Longevity

Rojas
85.5

Rojas wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Lasse Virén
85.7

Virén leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Doubled at 5,000m and 10,000m at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

1. Lasse Virén
85.7
2. Yulimar Rojas
85.5

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.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇻🇪 Yulimar Rojas5 seasons played · career day 2,92175.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Lasse Virén5 seasons played · career day 2,5552 major golds
-97.4% vs Rojas at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇮 Virén000024
🇻🇪 Rojas000029.6591.24

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.

MetricVirénRetiredRojasActive
Olympic golds41
World records2
Olympic doubles2
European medals2
10,000m best (min)27.65
World titles4
World record (m)15.74
Indoor world titles3
Diamond League titles4
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%7270
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Virén85.7
Rojas85.5
The people
Virén
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