Who is better, Tergat or Mota?
Paul Tergat leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.4 for Rosa Mota — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tergat vs Mota
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Paul Tergat and Rosa Mota level at 88.4. Paul Tergat leads on Longevity. Rosa Mota leads on Honours.
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TergatWinner
88.4Tergat wins: Longevity
Mota
88.4Mota wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Paul Tergat
88.4
Tergat leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Tergat
2. Rosa Mota
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇰🇪 Paul Tergat5 seasons played · career day 1,826410 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇹 Rosa Mota5 seasons played · career day 4,38211 major golds
-97.3% vs Tergat at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Tergat | 0 | 0 | 60 | 134 | 314 | 768 |
| 🇵🇹 Mota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TergatRetired | MotaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cross Country golds | 5 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 2 | — |
| World record marathon | 2.046 | — |
| World Half Marathon titles | 2 | — |
| Major marathon wins | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| European golds | — | 3 |
| Marathon wins | — | 14 |
| Marathon best (min) | — | 143.44 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tergat88.4
Mota88.4
FAQ
Where does Mota beat Tergat?
Mota scores higher on honours. Tergat leads on longevity.
How is the Tergat vs Mota score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tergat: 88.4, Mota: 88.4.
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