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Sedykh vs Kipchoge

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KipchogeWinner
92.0

Kipchoge wins: Longevity, Honours

Sedykh
91.5

Sedykh wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge
92.0

Kipchoge leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic marathon golds and the first human under two hours over 42.195 km.

1. Eliud Kipchoge
92.0
2. Yuriy Sedykh
91.5

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge5 seasons played · career day 5,84337,314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Yuriy Sedykh5 seasons played · career day 2,556400.6 major golds
-98.9% vs Kipchoge at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇦 Sedykh0000237.16570.94
🇰🇪 Kipchoge000000

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.

MetricSedykhRetiredKipchogeActive
Olympic golds22
World records6
World Championship golds11
Best throw (m)86.74
European titles3
Major marathon wins11
Marathon world record (s)7,299
Sub-2 hour exhibitions1
Berlin Marathon wins5
Dominance w25%9292
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%9091
Statistics w15%9493

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kipchoge92.0
Sedykh91.5
The people
Sedykh
Kipchoge

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