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Bada vs Armstrong

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BadaWinner
82.7

Bada wins: Longevity

Armstrong
82.7

Armstrong wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇬 Sunday Bada
82.7

Bada leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 4x400 m relay champion and African record holder over 400 m.

1. Sunday Bada
82.7
2. Dylan Armstrong
82.7

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
1. 🇳🇬 Sunday Bada5 seasons played · career day 2,555225 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Dylan Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 2,556103.1 major golds
-54.2% vs Bada at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇬 Bada0000135.03314.83
🇨🇦 Armstrong000060.6146.58

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.

MetricBadaRetiredArmstrongRetired
Olympic golds1
World Championship medals22
All-Africa Games titles2
400 m personal best44.63
Olympic appearances4
Olympic medals1
Diamond League titles1
Personal best in metres22.21
Pan American golds1
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bada82.7
Armstrong82.7
The people
Bada
Armstrong

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