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Amusan vs Farah

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FarahWinner
86.3

Farah wins: Longevity, Honours

Amusan
84.6

Amusan wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Mo Farah
86.3

Farah leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The 5000/10,000 double at two straight Olympics and two straight Worlds.

1. Mo Farah
86.3
2. Tobi Amusan
84.6

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. 🇬🇧 Mo Farah5 seasons played · career day 5,1128,033.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇬 Tobi Amusan5 seasons played · career day 2,19163 major golds
-99.2% vs Farah at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇬 Amusan00012.8350.4999.85
🇬🇧 Farah000000

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.

MetricAmusanActiveFarahRetired
World Championship golds16
World record12.12
Commonwealth titles1
African titles2
Diamond League titles1
Olympic golds4
European golds5
5000 m best (s)766.59
10,000 m best (s)1,602.52
Major marathon wins1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7084
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Farah86.3
Amusan84.6
The people
Amusan
Farah

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