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Bennett vs Barsosio

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarsosioWinner
81.6

Barsosio wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bennett
79.7

Bennett wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Sally Barsosio
81.6

Barsosio leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World 10,000 m champion in 1997 and a world medallist at 16.

1. Sally Barsosio
81.6
2. Todd Bennett
79.7

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. 🇬🇧 Todd Bennett5 seasons played · career day 2,191228.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Sally Barsosio5 seasons played · career day 1,82526 major golds
-88.6% vs Bennett at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Bennett00046.3137.8366.02
🇰🇪 Barsosio00372644

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.

MetricBennettRetiredBarsosioRetired
Olympic medals1
World indoor titles1
European indoor titles1
400 m personal best45.12
Indoor world records1
World titles1
World Championship medals2
10,000 m personal best1,852.66
African Championship medals2
Olympic appearances2
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7674
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barsosio81.6
Bennett79.7
The people
Bennett
Barsosio

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