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Baldini vs Loroupe

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BaldiniWinner
84.3

Baldini wins: Peak, Honours

Loroupe
84.1

Loroupe wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini
84.3

Baldini leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic marathon champion in Athens 2004 and a two-time European champion.

1. Stefano Baldini
84.3
2. Tegla Loroupe
84.1

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
1. 🇰🇪 Tegla Loroupe5 seasons played · career day 4,01719 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-73.7% vs Loroupe at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Baldini0001511
🇰🇪 Loroupe0000010

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.

MetricBaldiniRetiredLoroupeRetired
Olympic gold medals1
European titles2
World Championship medals22
Marathon personal best in hours2.07
Career marathons26
Marathon world records2
New York Marathon wins2
World half marathon titles3
Marathon best (min)140.77
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baldini84.3
Loroupe84.1
The people
Baldini
Loroupe

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