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Sjöberg vs Kipketer

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KipketerWinner
86.0

Kipketer wins: Dominance

Sjöberg
85.4

Sjöberg wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Wilson Kipketer
86.0

Kipketer leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three world titles and an 800m world record that stood 13 years.

1. Wilson Kipketer
86.0
2. Patrik Sjöberg
85.4

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. 🇸🇪 Patrik Sjöberg5 seasons played · career day 2,55511.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Wilson Kipketer5 seasons played · career day 3,6516 major golds
-49.6% vs Sjöberg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Sjöberg00007.0916.66
🇩🇰 Kipketer000006

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.

MetricSjöbergRetiredKipketerRetired
World records11
World Championship golds13
Olympic medals32
Best jump (m)2.42
European indoor titles2
800m best (sec)100.91
Sub-1:43 races30
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8078
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kipketer86.0
Sjöberg85.4
The people
Sjöberg
Kipketer

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