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Ali vs Alekna

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AliWinner
81.0

Ali wins: Longevity, Honours

Alekna
80.9

Alekna wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Nia Ali
81.0

Ali leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World champion over the 100 m hurdles in 2019 and Olympic silver medallist in 2016.

1. Nia Ali
81.0
2. Mykolas Alekna
80.9

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. 🇱🇹 Mykolas Alekna5 seasons played · career day 1,825354.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nia Ali5 seasons played · career day 1,825351 major golds
-1.1% vs Alekna at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ali0055117351673
🇱🇹 Alekna0065134.81354.83429.63

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.

MetricAliActiveAleknaActive
World outdoor titles1
World indoor titles2
Olympic medals11
Personal best (s)12.34
Global finals contested6
World record75.56
World Championship medals2
European titles1
World U20 titles1
Dominance w25%7684
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8058
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ali81.0
Alekna80.9
The people
Ali
Alekna

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