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Holmes vs Felix

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FelixWinner
90.0

Felix wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Holmes
20.5

Holmes wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Allyson Felix
90.0

Felix leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. The most decorated athlete in World Championship history: 20 medals.

HolmesInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Allyson Felix
90.0
2. Kelly Holmes
Pending verification

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. 🇺🇸 Allyson Felix5 seasons played · career day 2,191110.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🌍 Kelly Holmes0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Felix at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🌍 Holmes000000
🇺🇸 Felix00022.1888.23176.37

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.

MetricHolmesRetiredFelixRetired
Olympic golds7
Olympic medals11
World Championship golds14
World Championship medals20
200 m personal best21.69
400 m personal best49.26
Dominance w25%20.488
Peak w20%22.490
Longevity w20%18.492
Honours w20%21.492
Statistics w15%19.488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Felix90.0
Holmes20.5
The people
Holmes
Felix

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