Who is better, Engquist or Thompson-Herah?
Ludmila Engquist leads with a GOAT score of 85.1 against 85.1 for Elaine Thompson-Herah — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Engquist vs Thompson-Herah
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ludmila Engquist and Elaine Thompson-Herah level at 85.1. Ludmila Engquist leads on Longevity. Elaine Thompson-Herah leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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EngquistWinner
85.1Engquist wins: Longevity
Thompson-Herah
85.1Thompson-Herah wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Ludmila Engquist
85.1
Engquist leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ludmila Engquist
2. Elaine Thompson-Herah
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. 🇯🇲 Elaine Thompson-Herah5 seasons played · career day 2,55553.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Ludmila Engquist5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-83.3% vs Thompson-Herah at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Engquist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 🇯🇲 Thompson-Herah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.25 | 75.3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EngquistRetired | Thompson-HerahActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| European titles | 1 | — |
| 100 m hurdles personal best | 12.26 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | 5 |
| Olympic golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 6 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 10.54 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 21.53 |
| Sprint doubles at Games | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Engquist85.1
Thompson-Herah85.1
The people
Engquist
Thompson-Herah
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Where does Thompson-Herah beat Engquist?
Thompson-Herah scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Engquist leads on longevity.
How is the Engquist vs Thompson-Herah score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Engquist: 85.1, Thompson-Herah: 85.1.
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