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Boston vs Thiam

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BostonWinner
86.3

Boston wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Thiam
86.3

Thiam wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ralph Boston
86.3

Boston leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens' world record six times.

1. Ralph Boston
86.3
2. Nafissatou Thiam
86.3

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. 🇧🇪 Nafissatou Thiam5 seasons played · career day 3,28633,966 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ralph Boston5 seasons played · career day 1,82610 major golds
-100.0% vs Thiam at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Boston0024815
🇧🇪 Thiam00006,50833,966

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.

MetricBostonRetiredThiamActive
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals3
World records6
Best long jump in metres8.35
AAU titles6
Olympic golds3
World Championship golds2
European golds2
Heptathlon best7,013
World indoor golds2
High jump best (m)2.02
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7680
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Boston86.3
Thiam86.3
The people
Boston
Thiam

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