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Muir vs Kimetto

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KimettoWinner
79.8

Kimetto wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Muir
79.5

Muir wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Dennis Kimetto
79.8

Kimetto leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First man under 2:03 with a 2:02:57 marathon world record in Berlin 2014.

1. Dennis Kimetto
79.8
2. Laura Muir
79.5

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. 🇰🇪 Dennis Kimetto5 seasons played · career day 1,825420 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Laura Muir5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 major golds
-8.1% vs Kimetto at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Muir0062132386732
🇰🇪 Kimetto0070154420544

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.

MetricMuirActiveKimettoRetired
Olympic silver medals1
European Championship golds2
European Indoor golds5
World Championship medals2
British record 1500 m3.553
World record marathon2.026
World Marathon Majors wins2
Berlin Marathon wins1
Chicago Marathon wins1
Tokyo Marathon wins1
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%8692
Longevity w20%8066
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%7884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kimetto79.8
Muir79.5
The people
Muir
Kimetto

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