Who is better, Radcliffe or Chepngetich?
Paula Radcliffe leads with a GOAT score of 86.2 against 86.2 for Ruth Chepngetich — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Radcliffe vs Chepngetich
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GOAT Rank currently scores Paula Radcliffe and Ruth Chepngetich level at 86.2. Paula Radcliffe leads on Longevity. Ruth Chepngetich leads on Peak, Honours.
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RadcliffeWinner
86.2Radcliffe wins: Longevity
Chepngetich
86.2Chepngetich wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Paula Radcliffe
86.2
Radcliffe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paula Radcliffe
2. Ruth Chepngetich
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. 🇰🇪 Ruth Chepngetich5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Paula Radcliffe5 seasons played · career day 3,6529 major golds
-18.2% vs Chepngetich at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Radcliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 🇰🇪 Chepngetich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RadcliffeRetired | ChepngetichActive |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon world records | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | 1 |
| London Marathon wins | 3 | — |
| New York Marathon wins | 3 | — |
| Marathon best (min) | 135.42 | — |
| Marathon world record in hours | — | 2.09 |
| Chicago Marathon titles | — | 3 |
| Marathon majors won | — | 4 |
| World half marathon best in hours | — | 1.04 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Radcliffe86.2
Chepngetich86.2
The people
Radcliffe
Chepngetich
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Where does Chepngetich beat Radcliffe?
Chepngetich scores higher on peak, honours. Radcliffe leads on longevity.
How is the Radcliffe vs Chepngetich score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Radcliffe: 86.2, Chepngetich: 86.2.
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