Muir vs Beamon
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Muir wins: Longevity, Honours
Beamon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Muir leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 1500 m silver medallist in Tokyo and a multiple European champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Muir | 0 | 0 | 62 | 132 | 386 | 732 |
| 🇺🇸 Beamon | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 40.7 | 64.1 |
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.
| Metric | MuirActive | BeamonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 2 | — |
| European Indoor golds | 5 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| British record 1500 m | 3.553 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Years record stood | — | 23 |
| Best jump (m) | — | 8.9 |
| Pan American medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 52 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 86 |
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