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Chepngetich vs Farah

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FarahWinner
86.3

Farah wins: Longevity, Honours

Chepngetich
86.2

Chepngetich wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Mo Farah
86.3

Farah leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The 5000/10,000 double at two straight Olympics and two straight Worlds.

1. Mo Farah
86.3
2. Ruth Chepngetich
86.2

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. 🇬🇧 Mo Farah5 seasons played · career day 5,1128,033.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Ruth Chepngetich5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 major golds
-99.9% vs Farah at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇪 Chepngetich0013921
🇬🇧 Farah000000

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.

MetricChepngetichActiveFarahRetired
World Championship golds16
Marathon world record in hours2.09
Chicago Marathon titles3
Marathon majors won4
World half marathon best in hours1.04
Olympic golds4
European golds5
5000 m best (s)766.59
10,000 m best (s)1,602.52
Major marathon wins1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9690
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Farah86.3
Chepngetich86.2
The people
Chepngetich
Farah

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