Rudolph vs Ennis-Hill
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Ennis-Hill wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Rudolph wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Ennis-Hill leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Heptathlon gold at London 2012 with three world titles.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Rudolph | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 🇬🇧 Ennis-Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,717 | 40,285 |
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.
| Metric | RudolphRetired | Ennis-HillRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 2 |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (sec) | 11.2 | — |
| AAU titles | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| European golds | — | 1 |
| Best score (points) | — | 6,955 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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