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Allen vs Ashmeade

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AllenWinner
80.7

Allen wins: Dominance

Ashmeade
80.6

Ashmeade wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Nathon Allen
80.7

Allen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay silver medallist and NCAA champion for Jamaica.

1. Nathon Allen
80.7
2. Nickel Ashmeade
80.6

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. 🇯🇲 Nathon Allen5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Nickel Ashmeade5 seasons played · career day 2,190100.1 major golds
-71.9% vs Allen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇲 Allen0050111356693
🇯🇲 Ashmeade00020.280160.33

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.

MetricAllenActiveAshmeadeRetired
World Championship medals13
NCAA titles1
Personal best (400m)44.4
Olympic appearances12
Jamaican national medals3
Olympic golds1
100 m personal best9.9
200 m personal best19.85
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Allen80.7
Ashmeade80.6
The people
Allen
Ashmeade

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