Who is better, Tergat or Adams?
Paul Tergat leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.3 for Valerie Adams — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tergat vs Adams
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Paul Tergat above Valerie Adams: 88.4 vs 88.3. Paul Tergat leads on Dominance, Peak. Valerie Adams leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TergatWinner
88.4Tergat wins: Dominance, Peak
Adams
88.3Adams wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Paul Tergat
88.4
Tergat leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Tergat
2. Valerie Adams
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. 🇳🇿 Valerie Adams5 seasons played · career day 3,286101.7 major golds
-75.2% vs Tergat at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Tergat | 0 | 0 | 60 | 134 | 314 | 768 |
| 🇳🇿 Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.62 | 101.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TergatRetired | AdamsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Win streak | — | 56 |
| Shot put best (m) | — | 21.24 |
| World indoor golds | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tergat88.4
Adams88.3
FAQ
Where does Adams beat Tergat?
Adams scores higher on honours, longevity. Tergat leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Tergat vs Adams score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tergat: 88.4, Adams: 88.3.
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