Who is better, Coe or Dibaba?
Sebastian Coe leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tirunesh Dibaba — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Coe vs Dibaba
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Sebastian Coe and Tirunesh Dibaba level at 87.5. Sebastian Coe leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Tirunesh Dibaba leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CoeWinner
87.5Coe wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Dibaba
87.5Dibaba wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Sebastian Coe
87.5
Coe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sebastian Coe
2. Tirunesh Dibaba
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. 🇪🇹 Tirunesh Dibaba5 seasons played · career day 2,5554,350.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Sebastian Coe5 seasons played · career day 3,286512.3 major golds
-88.2% vs Dibaba at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Coe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.73 | 512.26 |
| 🇪🇹 Dibaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,620.1 | 6,082.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CoeRetired | DibabaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World records | 12 | 1 |
| 800 m best (s) | 101.73 | — |
| 1500 m best (s) | 212.18 | — |
| European golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World cross-country golds | — | 4 |
| 5000 m best (s) | — | 862.6 |
| 10,000 m best (s) | — | 1,782.76 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Coe87.5
Dibaba87.5
FAQ
Where does Dibaba beat Coe?
Dibaba scores higher on longevity. Coe leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Coe vs Dibaba score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Coe: 87.5, Dibaba: 87.5.
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