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Van Rouwendaal vs Bennett

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Van RouwendaalWinner
84.9

Van Rouwendaal wins: Longevity

Bennett
84.8

Bennett wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Sharon van Rouwendaal
84.9

Van Rouwendaal leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 10 km marathon champion in 2016 and again in 2024.

1. Sharon van Rouwendaal
84.9
2. Brooke Bennett
84.8

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 season
1. 🇳🇱 Sharon van Rouwendaal5 seasons played · career day 1,826386 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Brooke Bennett5 seasons played · career day 2,19017 major golds
-95.6% vs Van Rouwendaal at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Van Rouwendaal0060128290722
🇺🇸 Bennett00021424

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.

MetricVan RouwendaalActiveBennettRetired
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic medals3
World Championship golds32
European Championship golds10
Olympic Games contested4
Olympic golds3
Pan Pacific titles4
US titles12
800m personal best8.19
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8468
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Rouwendaal84.9
Bennett84.8
The people
Van Rouwendaal
Bennett

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