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Thiam vs Farah

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ThiamWinner
86.3

Thiam wins: Dominance, Statistics

Farah
86.3

Farah wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Nafissatou Thiam
86.3

Thiam leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three consecutive Olympic heptathlon golds — a first in the event.

1. Nafissatou Thiam
86.3
2. Mo Farah
86.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇧🇪 Nafissatou Thiam5 seasons played · career day 3,28633,966 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Mo Farah5 seasons played · career day 5,1128,033.5 major golds
-76.3% vs Thiam at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇪 Thiam00006,50833,966
🇬🇧 Farah000000

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricThiamActiveFarahRetired
Olympic golds34
World Championship golds26
European golds25
Heptathlon best7,013
World indoor golds2
High jump best (m)2.02
5000 m best (s)766.59
10,000 m best (s)1,602.52
Major marathon wins1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thiam86.3
Farah86.3
The people
Thiam
Farah

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