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Wanjiru vs Lewis

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LewisWinner
93.1

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

Wanjiru
26.2

Wanjiru wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Carl Lewis
93.1

Lewis leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Nine Olympic golds across four Games, including four straight long jump titles.

WanjiruInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Carl Lewis
93.1
2. Sammy Wanjiru
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. 🇺🇸 Carl Lewis5 seasons played · career day 2,55650 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🌍 Sammy Wanjiru0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Lewis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🌍 Wanjiru000000
🇺🇸 Lewis000029.9669.95

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.

MetricWanjiruRetiredLewisRetired
Olympic golds9
World Championship golds8
Olympic medals10
World records3
Long jump win streak65
100 m personal best9.86
Dominance w25%26.193
Peak w20%28.194
Longevity w20%24.192
Honours w20%27.194
Statistics w15%25.192

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Lewis93.1
Wanjiru26.2
The people
Wanjiru
Lewis

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