Backley vs Semenya
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Backley wins: Longevity, Statistics
Semenya wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Backley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time European champion and a two-time Olympic silver medallist.
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.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Backley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.9 | 268.34 | 702.18 |
| 🇿🇦 Semenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.45 | 350.87 | 941.46 |
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 | BackleyRetired | SemenyaActive |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Javelin best | 91.46 | — |
| Commonwealth titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 1 |
| 800m best (sec) | — | 114.25 |
| Consecutive 800m wins | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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