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Bennett vs McColgan

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BennettWinner
77.1

Bennett wins: Honours, Statistics

McColgan
76.6

McColgan wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Orlando Bennett
77.1

Bennett leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Jamaican hurdles champion and world championship finalist.

1. Orlando Bennett
77.1
2. Eilish McColgan
76.6

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. 🇬🇧 Eilish McColgan5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Orlando Bennett5 seasons played · career day 1,825313 major golds
-3.4% vs McColgan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇲 Bennett0050106313655
🇬🇧 McColgan0056116324642

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.

MetricBennettActiveMcColganActive
Jamaican titles1
World Championship appearances2
Personal best (s)13.11
NACAC medals1
Diamond League finals1
Commonwealth Games golds1
European Championship golds1
British records set6
Olympic Games contested3
British record 10,000 m30.19
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%7478
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%8276

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bennett77.1
McColgan76.6
The people
Bennett
McColgan

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