Who is better, Pérec or Bagach?
Oleksandr Bagach leads with a GOAT score of 84.8 against 84.7 for Marie-José Pérec — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pérec vs Bagach
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Oleksandr Bagach above Marie-José Pérec: 84.8 vs 84.7. Oleksandr Bagach leads on Longevity. Marie-José Pérec leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BagachWinner
84.8Bagach wins: Longevity
Pérec
84.7Pérec wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Oleksandr Bagach
84.8
Bagach leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oleksandr Bagach
2. Marie-José Pérec
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. 🇺🇦 Oleksandr Bagach5 seasons played · career day 1,826281 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Marie-José Pérec5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 major golds
-95.7% vs Bagach at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Pérec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 🇺🇦 Bagach | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 214 | 605 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PérecRetired | BagachRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| 400m best (sec) | 48.25 | — |
| 200m best (sec) | 21.99 | — |
| Olympic doubles | 1 | — |
| World Indoor titles | — | 2 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 2,135 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bagach84.8
Pérec84.7
FAQ
Where does Pérec beat Bagach?
Pérec scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Bagach leads on longevity.
How is the Pérec vs Bagach score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pérec: 84.7, Bagach: 84.8.
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