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Antyukh vs Rudisha

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RudishaWinner
86.7

Rudisha wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Antyukh
85.1

Antyukh wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 David Rudisha
86.7

Rudisha leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 1:40.91 in the London 2012 final — the greatest 800 m ever run.

1. David Rudisha
86.7
2. Natalya Antyukh
85.1

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.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇰🇪 David Rudisha5 seasons played · career day 2,921506.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Natalya Antyukh5 seasons played · career day 1,825250 major golds
-50.7% vs Rudisha at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Antyukh004085250543
🇰🇪 Rudisha0000203.05610.11

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.

MetricAntyukhRetiredRudishaRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals3
European Championship titles2
World Championship medals2
Personal best in seconds5,270
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds2
World records3
800 m world record (s)100.91
Diamond League titles4
Sub-1:42 races15
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8076
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rudisha86.7
Antyukh85.1
The people
Antyukh
Rudisha

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