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Chepngetich vs Olsson

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ChepngetichWinner
86.2

Chepngetich wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Olsson
84.3

Olsson wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Ruth Chepngetich
86.2

Chepngetich leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World marathon champion in 2019 and the first woman to run under 2:10.

1. Ruth Chepngetich
86.2
2. Christian Olsson
84.3

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. 🇸🇪 Christian Olsson5 seasons played · career day 2,92187.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Ruth Chepngetich5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 major golds
-87.4% vs Olsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇪 Chepngetich0013921
🇸🇪 Olsson000034.26104.59

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.

MetricChepngetichActiveOlssonRetired
World Championship golds11
Marathon world record in hours2.09
Chicago Marathon titles3
Marathon majors won4
World half marathon best in hours1.04
Olympic golds1
World indoor titles3
European titles2
Best jump (m)17.79
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%7674
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Chepngetich86.2
Olsson84.3
The people
Chepngetich
Olsson

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