Ayalew vs Awotunde
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Ayalew wins: Dominance, Longevity
Awotunde wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Ayalew leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship 10,000 m bronze medallist in Berlin 2009 and a cross country medallist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Ayalew | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 384 | 634 |
| 🇺🇸 Awotunde | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 355 | 687 |
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 | AyalewRetired | AwotundeActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | 1 |
| World Cross Country medals | 2 | — |
| Personal best 10,000 m (min) | 30.111 | — |
| African Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Global finals contested | 4 | 3 |
| World indoor medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best (m) | — | 22.29 |
| US national podiums | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 74 |
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