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Aouita vs Kipyegon
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AouitaWinner
89.9Aouita wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Kipyegon
89.5Kipyegon wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Saïd Aouita
89.9
Aouita leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Saïd Aouita
2. Faith Kipyegon
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 season1. 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon5 seasons played · career day 3,2861,179.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇦 Saïd Aouita5 seasons played · career day 1,825358 major golds
-69.7% vs Kipyegon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Aouita | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 358 | 646 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipyegon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 1,179.59 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AouitaRetired | KipyegonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| World records set | 5 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Unbeaten run in races | 44 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| 1500 m world record (s) | — | 209.63 |
| Mile world record (s) | — | 246.95 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Aouita89.9
Kipyegon89.5
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