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Ayalew vs Aouani

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AouaniWinner
74.8

Aouani wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Ayalew
73.3

Ayalew wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Iliass Aouani
74.8

Aouani leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European marathon champion in Rome 2024 and Italian marathon record holder.

1. Iliass Aouani
74.8
2. Wude Ayalew
73.3

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. 🇪🇹 Wude Ayalew5 seasons played · career day 1,825384 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Iliass Aouani5 seasons played · career day 1,826324 major golds
-15.6% vs Ayalew at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇹 Ayalew0058128384634
🇮🇹 Aouani0050108246678

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.

MetricAyalewRetiredAouaniActive
World Championship medals1
World Cross Country medals2
Personal best 10,000 m (min)30.111
African Championship medals1
Global finals contested4
European titles1
Italian records1
Marathon personal best2.072
Olympic Games contested1
Marathons completed8
Dominance w25%6870
Peak w20%8286
Longevity w20%7268
Honours w20%7274
Statistics w15%7478

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aouani74.8
Ayalew73.3
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