Ali vs Aregawi
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Ali wins: Longevity, Honours
Aregawi wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Ali leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World champion over the 100 m hurdles in 2019 and Olympic silver medallist in 2016.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ali | 0 | 0 | 55 | 117 | 351 | 673 |
| 🇸🇪 Aregawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
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.
| Metric | AliActive | AregawiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World outdoor titles | 1 | — |
| World indoor titles | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Personal best (s) | 12.34 | — |
| Global finals contested | 6 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 1 |
| 1500 m personal best | — | 3.56 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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