Who is better, Powell or Hassan?
Sifan Hassan leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Mike Powell — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Powell vs Hassan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sifan Hassan above Mike Powell: 86.7 vs 86.6. Sifan Hassan leads on Honours, Longevity. Mike Powell leads on Peak, Statistics.
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HassanWinner
86.7Hassan wins: Longevity, Honours
Powell
86.6Powell wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Sifan Hassan
86.7
Hassan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sifan Hassan
2. Mike Powell
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. 🇳🇱 Sifan Hassan5 seasons played · career day 2,5551,170.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Powell5 seasons played · career day 1,8261 major golds
-99.9% vs Hassan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 🇳🇱 Hassan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 1,613.45 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PowellRetired | HassanActive |
|---|---|---|
| World record in metres | 8.95 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 3 |
| Olympic silver medals | 2 | — |
| Years the world record has stood | 34 | — |
| US national titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Marathon major wins | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 6 |
| 1500 m best (s) | — | 209.68 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hassan86.7
Powell86.6
FAQ
Where does Powell beat Hassan?
Powell scores higher on peak, statistics. Hassan leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Powell vs Hassan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Powell: 86.6, Hassan: 86.7.
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