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Assefa vs Rudolph

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AssefaWinner
83.3

Assefa wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Rudolph
81.3

Rudolph wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇹 Tigst Assefa
83.3

Assefa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Ran 2:11:53 in Berlin 2023, then took Olympic marathon silver in Paris.

1. Tigst Assefa
83.3
2. Wilma Rudolph
81.3

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. 🇪🇹 Tigst Assefa5 seasons played · career day 4,01711.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Wilma Rudolph5 seasons played · career day 1,8267 major golds
-38.6% vs Assefa at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇹 Assefa000006.98
🇺🇸 Rudolph0011410

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.

MetricAssefaActiveRudolphRetired
Marathon world record2.11
Berlin Marathon wins2
Olympic medals14
Marathon major wins3
Personal best improvement4
Olympic golds3
World records3
100m best (sec)11.2
AAU titles9
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%6658
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%9284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Assefa83.3
Rudolph81.3
The people
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