Who is better, Evans or Loroupe?
Tegla Loroupe leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 84.0 for Lee Evans — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Evans vs Loroupe
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tegla Loroupe above Lee Evans: 84.1 vs 84.0. Tegla Loroupe leads on Longevity. Lee Evans leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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LoroupeWinner
84.1Loroupe wins: Longevity
Evans
84.0Evans wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Tegla Loroupe
84.1
Loroupe leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tegla Loroupe
2. Lee Evans
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. 🇰🇪 Tegla Loroupe5 seasons played · career day 4,01719 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lee Evans5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-57.9% vs Loroupe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 🇰🇪 Loroupe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EvansRetired | LoroupeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| 400 m world record | 43.86 | — |
| Years the record stood | 20 | — |
| AAU titles | 4 | — |
| Marathon world records | — | 2 |
| New York Marathon wins | — | 2 |
| World half marathon titles | — | 3 |
| Marathon best (min) | — | 140.77 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Loroupe84.1
Evans84.0
FAQ
Where does Evans beat Loroupe?
Evans scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Loroupe leads on longevity.
How is the Evans vs Loroupe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Evans: 84.0, Loroupe: 84.1.
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