Who is better, Gunnell or Kipketer?
Sally Gunnell leads with a GOAT score of 86.0 against 86.0 for Wilson Kipketer — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gunnell vs Kipketer
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Sally Gunnell and Wilson Kipketer level at 86.0. Sally Gunnell leads on Honours. Wilson Kipketer leads on Dominance, Statistics.
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GunnellWinner
86.0Gunnell wins: Honours
Kipketer
86.0Kipketer wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Sally Gunnell
86.0
Gunnell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sally Gunnell
2. Wilson Kipketer
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. 🇬🇧 Sally Gunnell5 seasons played · career day 1,826328 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Wilson Kipketer5 seasons played · career day 3,6516 major golds
-98.2% vs Gunnell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Gunnell | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 250 | 678 |
| 🇩🇰 Kipketer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GunnellRetired | KipketerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | 3 |
| European Championship golds | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| World record 400 m hurdles | 52.74 | — |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| 800m best (sec) | — | 100.91 |
| Sub-1:43 races | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gunnell86.0
Kipketer86.0
FAQ
Where does Kipketer beat Gunnell?
Kipketer scores higher on dominance, statistics. Gunnell leads on honours.
How is the Gunnell vs Kipketer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gunnell: 86.0, Kipketer: 86.0.
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