Who is better, Adeoye or Makau?
Patrick Makau leads with a GOAT score of 78.6 against 78.3 for Margaret Adeoye — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Adeoye vs Makau
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Patrick Makau above Margaret Adeoye: 78.6 vs 78.3. Patrick Makau leads on Dominance, Peak. Margaret Adeoye leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MakauWinner
78.6Makau wins: Dominance, Peak
Adeoye
78.3Adeoye wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Patrick Makau
78.6
Makau leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Makau
2. Margaret Adeoye
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. 🇰🇪 Patrick Makau5 seasons played · career day 1,826418 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Margaret Adeoye5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 major golds
-16.7% vs Makau at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Adeoye | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 348 | 607 |
| 🇰🇪 Makau | 0 | 0 | 72 | 154 | 338 | 690 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AdeoyeRetired | MakauRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European gold medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| British titles | 2 | — |
| Personal best 200 m (s) | 22.85 | — |
| World record marathon | — | 2.034 |
| Berlin Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| Frankfurt Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| Sub 2:05 marathons | — | 4 |
| Half marathon best | — | 58.52 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Makau78.6
Adeoye78.3
FAQ
Where does Adeoye beat Makau?
Adeoye scores higher on honours, longevity. Makau leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Adeoye vs Makau score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Adeoye: 78.3, Makau: 78.6.
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