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Aldama vs Barsosio

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BarsosioWinner
81.6

Barsosio wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Aldama
80.1

Aldama 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. Yamilé Aldama
80.1

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. 🇬🇧 Yamilé Aldama5 seasons played · career day 1,825310 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Sally Barsosio5 seasons played · career day 1,82526 major golds
-91.6% vs Aldama at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Aldama0050106310654
🇰🇪 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.

MetricAldamaRetiredBarsosioRetired
World indoor titles1
Personal best (m)15.29
Olympic Games contested4
World Championship finals6
Years at the top level21
World titles1
World Championship medals2
10,000 m personal best1,852.66
African Championship medals2
Olympic appearances2
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8492
Longevity w20%9274
Honours w20%7680
Statistics w15%7886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barsosio81.6
Aldama80.1
The people
Aldama
Barsosio

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