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Adams vs Tulu

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AdamsWinner
88.3

Adams wins: Longevity

Tulu
88.3

Tulu wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Valerie Adams
88.3

Adams leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic golds, four world titles and a 56-competition win streak.

1. Valerie Adams
88.3
2. Derartu Tulu
88.3

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.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇳🇿 Valerie Adams5 seasons played · career day 3,286101.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇹 Derartu Tulu5 seasons played · career day 2,55521 major golds
-79.4% vs Adams at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇿 Adams000019.62101.7
🇪🇹 Tulu00001331

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.

MetricAdamsRetiredTuluRetired
Olympic golds22
World Championship golds41
Olympic medals43
Win streak56
Shot put best (m)21.24
World indoor golds3
World cross country titles1
New York Marathon wins1
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9088
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Adams88.3
Tulu88.3
The people
Adams
Tulu

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