El Bakkali vs Železný
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El Bakkali wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Železný wins: Longevity
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Verdict
El Bakkali leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Olympic steeplechase champion who ended Kenya's long dominance.
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.
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Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 El Bakkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,445 | 3,356.08 |
| 🇨🇿 Železný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.66 | 543.98 |
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.
| Metric | El BakkaliActive | ŽeleznýRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 3 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 3 |
| Steeplechase best | 477.08 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 1 | — |
| Global medals | 6 | — |
| World records | — | 5 |
| Javelin world record (m) | — | 98.48 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Throws over 90 m | — | 34 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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