Who is better, Ahmed or Barrios?
Yarelys Barrios leads with a GOAT score of 83.2 against 83.1 for Mohammed Ahmed — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ahmed vs Barrios
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yarelys Barrios above Mohammed Ahmed: 83.2 vs 83.1. Yarelys Barrios leads on Dominance, Honours. Mohammed Ahmed leads on Longevity.
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BarriosWinner
83.2Barrios wins: Dominance, Honours
Ahmed
83.1Ahmed wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Yarelys Barrios
83.2
Barrios leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yarelys Barrios
2. Mohammed Ahmed
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. 🇨🇺 Yarelys Barrios5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Mohammed Ahmed5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 major golds
-91.9% vs Barrios at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
| 🇨🇺 Barrios | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 308 | 650 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AhmedActive | BarriosRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | 3 |
| Canadian records | 4 | — |
| 5000 m personal best in seconds | 771.61 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Pan American titles | — | 2 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 6,853 |
| Diamond League wins | — | 5 |
| Central American titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barrios83.2
Ahmed83.1
FAQ
Where does Ahmed beat Barrios?
Ahmed scores higher on longevity. Barrios leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Ahmed vs Barrios score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ahmed: 83.1, Barrios: 83.2.
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