conorsleith wrote:
...and I mean all-time distance GOAT, male or female. If she can simultaneously hold all the world records from 5000m to the marathon, does that dethrone Bekele (or Geb, or Kipchoge, or whoever)? Does she need to add more Worlds/Olympic titles to her resume?
"Does she need to add more titles to her resume."
Try any title. She hasn't won a major outdoor track title. She has one world silver and one world bronze. This is the biggest question mark against her in general. How come she can absolutely rip these fast performances but struggle elsewhere.
In 2020 she sets the 5000m world record but gets easily beaten by Obiri in Monaco, plus hints from Obiri that Gidey/her agency shut her out of the world record attempt.
In 2021, she sets the 10000m and half marathon WRs, but is easily beaten over the 5000 by Tseguy, blown away on the last lap by an exhausted Hassan, and also is handily beaten by Niyonsaba.
What does she have to do to be the GOAT? Jointly holding the world and olympic titles would be a good step in the right direction. Right now I put her even behind Cheptegei, let alone the other names you mentioned. He's currently the reigning 10,000m world champ, reigning olympic 50000 champ, an olympic and world silver in the 10, world records in the 5 and 10 plus one DL title (Gidey has never one a single DL race, let alone a title).