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1 year ago 10/15/2024 6:23pm EDT

1 Sydney McLaughlin
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Golds
2 Olympic Relay Golds
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
6 400m Hurdle WRs (50.37) [1322]
12th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.74) [1257]
3rd fastest 400m relay split (47.71) (1st since 1985)
6 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
22-0 in 400m Hurdles

2 Faith Kipyegon
2 Olympic 1500m Golds
2 World Champ 1500m Golds
World Champ 5000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Silver
2 1500m WRs (3:49.04) [1296]
2nd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.2) [Former WR] [1272]
Mile WR (4:07.64) [1287]
5 of the fastest 10 1500m runs ever
27-1 in 1500m*

3 Sifan Hassan
5000m Olympic Gold
10,000m Olympic Gold
Marathon Olympic Gold
3 Olympic Bronzes (1500+5k+10k)
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 1500m Bronze
9th Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:13.42) [1256]
4th Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:06.82) [1298]
2nd Fastest Marathon (2:13:44) [1299]

4 Yulimar Rojas
Olympic Triple Jump Gold
2 World Champ Golds
World Indoor Gold
2 Triple Jump WRs (15.74m) [1297]
8 of the 10 longest Triple Jumps ever
25-1 in TJ competitions* (96%)

5 Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Olympic High Jump Gold
World Champ Gold
World Champ Silver
2 European Golds
Olympic Bronze
High Jump WR (2.10m) [1319]
53-14 in competitions (79%)

6 Shericka Jackson
2 World Champ 200m Golds
2 World Champ 100m Silvers
Olympic 100m Bronze
Olympic 4x100 Relay Gold
2 World Champ 4x100 Relay Silvers
Olympic 4x400 Relay Bronze
2nd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.41) [1301]
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
5 of the 10 fastest 200m runs ever
31-9 in 200m (78%)

7 Elaine Thompson Herah
Olympic 100m Gold
Olympic 200m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 100m Bronze
World Champ Relay Silver
2nd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.54) [1302]
3rd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.53) [1288]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
40-10 in 100m (80%)

8 Beatrice Chebet
Olympic 5000m Gold
Olympic 10,000m Gold
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 5000m Bronze
10,000m WR (28:54.14) [1310]
3rd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.92) [1271]
3 of the 10 fastest 5ks ever

9 Femke Bol
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold & Silver
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic Mixed Relay Gold
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Bronzes
Olympic Relay Silver
World Indoor 400m Gold & Silver
5 European Golds (400m+Hurdles+Relay)
2nd Fastest Woman in 400m Hurdles (50.95) [1303]
3 Indoor 400m WRs (49.17) [1273]
3 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
48-3 in 400m hurdles (94%)

10 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
2 World Champ Relay Silvers
World Champ 100m Bronze
3rd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.60) [1289]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
30-10 in 100m (75%)

11 Ruth Chepngetich
3 Chicago Marathon Wins
London Marathon 3rd
Women’s marathon WR (2:09:56) [1339]

12 Marileidy Paulino
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
Olympic 400m Silver
World Champ Mixed Relay Gold
World Champ 400m Silver
Olympic Mixed Relay Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.17) (OR) [1281]
44-4 in 400m (92%)

13 Nafi Thiam
2 Olympic Heptathlon Golds
World Champ Gold
2 European Golds
Pentathlon WR (5055 Points) [1254]
7-1 in competitions

14 Valerie Allman
2 Olympic Discus Golds
World Champ Silver & Bronze
2nd Best Discus Throw since 1990 (71.46m)[1284]
4 of the 10 longest throws since 1993
46-9 in competitions (84%)

15 Gabby Thomas
Olympic 200m Gold
2 Olympic Relay Golds (both distances)
World Champ 4x100m Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
Olympic 200m Bronze
Olympic 4x100m Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 200m (21.60) [1280]
30-14 in 200m (68%)

16 Sha’Carri Richardson
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
World Champ 200m Bronze
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
32-16 in 100m (67%)

17 Gudaf Tsegay
World Champ 5000m Gold
World Champ 10,000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Bronze
World Indoor 1500m Gold
World Indoor 3000m Silver
5000m WR (14:00.21) [1282]
3rd Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:05.92) [1299]

18 Winfred Yavi
Olympic Steeplechase Gold
World Champ Gold
2 Asian Games Golds (1500m+Steeple)
2nd Fastest 3000m Steeple (8:44.39) [1285]
4 of the 11 fastest steeple runs in history

19 Keely Hodgkinson
Olympic 800m Gold
Olympic Silver
2 World Champ Silvers
2 European Golds
3rd Fastest Woman in 800m since 1990 (1:54.61) [1261]
27-15 in 800m* (64%)

20 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
World Indoor 400m Gold
Olympic 200m Finalist
7th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.36) [1273]
21-6 in 400m (78%)

Notable: Athing Mu, Malaika Mihambo, Julian Alfred, Katie Moon, Camryn Rodgers, Nina Kennedy, Chase Jackson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

1 year ago 10/15/2024 8:37pm EDT

re: Women

Putting Kipyegon and Hassan behind Syndey is insanity!!

1 year ago 10/15/2024 11:53pm EDT

re: griles17

Putting Sifan anywhere but #1 is an outrage

1 year ago 10/16/2024 11:05am EDT

re: griles17

griles17 wrote:
Putting Kipyegon and Hassan behind Syndey is insanity!!

Its hard to wrap your head around it as good as FK has been...but Syd is objectively shattering world records like they are free and appears ready to break juiced records as well in other events. She is winning by larger margins in a one lap race than faith is in a 1500. She appears to be running against HS kids. We have become immune to her greatness. She is dominating more i would say. But those 2 are easy top 2. ETH ahead of Shericka Jackson please, and maybe Keely ahead of Scarri for now? Olympic golds should count for a lot followed by WRs.

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1 year ago 10/16/2024 10:23pm EDT

re: bigmig19

bigmig19 wrote:
griles17 wrote:
Putting Kipyegon and Hassan behind Syndey is insanity!!
Its hard to wrap your head around it as good as FK has been...but Syd is objectively shattering world records like they are free and appears ready to break juiced records as well in other events. She is winning by larger margins in a one lap race than faith is in a 1500. She appears to be running against HS kids. We have become immune to her greatness. She is dominating more i would say. But those 2 are easy top 2. ETH ahead of Shericka Jackson please, and maybe Keely ahead of Scarri for now? Olympic golds should count for a lot followed by WRs.

The level of competition is comically lower in 400 hurdles compared to the 1500 and 5000. Hassan and Kioyegon are easily ahead of SML. If Syd ever runs 48 low and dominates the open 400, I'll reevaluate

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1 year ago 10/16/2024 10:32pm EDT

re: Women

Women wrote:
1 Sydney McLaughlin
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Golds
2 Olympic Relay Golds
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
6 400m Hurdle WRs (50.37) [1322]
12th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.74) [1257]
3rd fastest 400m relay split (47.71) (1st since 1985)
6 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
22-0 in 400m Hurdles
2 Faith Kipyegon
2 Olympic 1500m Golds
2 World Champ 1500m Golds
World Champ 5000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Silver
2 1500m WRs (3:49.04) [1296]
2nd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.2) [Former WR] [1272]
Mile WR (4:07.64) [1287]
5 of the fastest 10 1500m runs ever
27-1 in 1500m*
3 Sifan Hassan
5000m Olympic Gold
10,000m Olympic Gold
Marathon Olympic Gold
3 Olympic Bronzes (1500+5k+10k)
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 1500m Bronze
9th Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:13.42) [1256]
4th Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:06.82) [1298]
2nd Fastest Marathon (2:13:44) [1299]
4 Yulimar Rojas
Olympic Triple Jump Gold
2 World Champ Golds
World Indoor Gold
2 Triple Jump WRs (15.74m) [1297]
8 of the 10 longest Triple Jumps ever
25-1 in TJ competitions* (96%)
5 Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Olympic High Jump Gold
World Champ Gold
World Champ Silver
2 European Golds
Olympic Bronze
High Jump WR (2.10m) [1319]
53-14 in competitions (79%)
6 Shericka Jackson
2 World Champ 200m Golds
2 World Champ 100m Silvers
Olympic 100m Bronze
Olympic 4x100 Relay Gold
2 World Champ 4x100 Relay Silvers
Olympic 4x400 Relay Bronze
2nd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.41) [1301]
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
5 of the 10 fastest 200m runs ever
31-9 in 200m (78%)
7 Elaine Thompson Herah
Olympic 100m Gold
Olympic 200m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 100m Bronze
World Champ Relay Silver
2nd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.54) [1302]
3rd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.53) [1288]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
40-10 in 100m (80%)
8 Beatrice Chebet
Olympic 5000m Gold
Olympic 10,000m Gold
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 5000m Bronze
10,000m WR (28:54.14) [1310]
3rd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.92) [1271]
3 of the 10 fastest 5ks ever
9 Femke Bol
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold & Silver
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic Mixed Relay Gold
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Bronzes
Olympic Relay Silver
World Indoor 400m Gold & Silver
5 European Golds (400m+Hurdles+Relay)
2nd Fastest Woman in 400m Hurdles (50.95) [1303]
3 Indoor 400m WRs (49.17) [1273]
3 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
48-3 in 400m hurdles (94%)
10 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
2 World Champ Relay Silvers
World Champ 100m Bronze
3rd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.60) [1289]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
30-10 in 100m (75%)
11 Ruth Chepngetich
3 Chicago Marathon Wins
London Marathon 3rd
Women’s marathon WR (2:09:56) [1339]
12 Marileidy Paulino
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
Olympic 400m Silver
World Champ Mixed Relay Gold
World Champ 400m Silver
Olympic Mixed Relay Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.17) (OR) [1281]
44-4 in 400m (92%)
13 Nafi Thiam
2 Olympic Heptathlon Golds
World Champ Gold
2 European Golds
Pentathlon WR (5055 Points) [1254]
7-1 in competitions
14 Valerie Allman
2 Olympic Discus Golds
World Champ Silver & Bronze
2nd Best Discus Throw since 1990 (71.46m)[1284]
4 of the 10 longest throws since 1993
46-9 in competitions (84%)
15 Gabby Thomas
Olympic 200m Gold
2 Olympic Relay Golds (both distances)
World Champ 4x100m Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
Olympic 200m Bronze
Olympic 4x100m Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 200m (21.60) [1280]
30-14 in 200m (68%)
16 Sha’Carri Richardson
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
World Champ 200m Bronze
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
32-16 in 100m (67%)
17 Gudaf Tsegay
World Champ 5000m Gold
World Champ 10,000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Bronze
World Indoor 1500m Gold
World Indoor 3000m Silver
5000m WR (14:00.21) [1282]
3rd Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:05.92) [1299]
18 Winfred Yavi
Olympic Steeplechase Gold
World Champ Gold
2 Asian Games Golds (1500m+Steeple)
2nd Fastest 3000m Steeple (8:44.39) [1285]
4 of the 11 fastest steeple runs in history
19 Keely Hodgkinson
Olympic 800m Gold
Olympic Silver
2 World Champ Silvers
2 European Golds
3rd Fastest Woman in 800m since 1990 (1:54.61) [1261]
27-15 in 800m* (64%)
20 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
World Indoor 400m Gold
Olympic 200m Finalist
7th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.36) [1273]
21-6 in 400m (78%)
Notable: Athing Mu, Malaika Mihambo, Julian Alfred, Katie Moon, Camryn Rodgers, Nina Kennedy, Chase Jackson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Since 2020? Why is SML 1st? The only argument I see are her insane WRs which are worth 1320 IAAF Points. However... the competition is much lower...Faith Kipyegon is a clear #1. (I would still argue both the 1500m and 400mH are nothing in competition compared to the Mens side).

1 year ago 10/16/2024 10:50pm EDT

re: snowflakes

snowflakes wrote:
Women wrote:
1 Sydney McLaughlin
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Golds
2 Olympic Relay Golds
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
6 400m Hurdle WRs (50.37) [1322]
12th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.74) [1257]
3rd fastest 400m relay split (47.71) (1st since 1985)
6 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
22-0 in 400m Hurdles
2 Faith Kipyegon
2 Olympic 1500m Golds
2 World Champ 1500m Golds
World Champ 5000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Silver
2 1500m WRs (3:49.04) [1296]
2nd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.2) [Former WR] [1272]
Mile WR (4:07.64) [1287]
5 of the fastest 10 1500m runs ever
27-1 in 1500m*
3 Sifan Hassan
5000m Olympic Gold
10,000m Olympic Gold
Marathon Olympic Gold
3 Olympic Bronzes (1500+5k+10k)
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 1500m Bronze
9th Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:13.42) [1256]
4th Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:06.82) [1298]
2nd Fastest Marathon (2:13:44) [1299]
4 Yulimar Rojas
Olympic Triple Jump Gold
2 World Champ Golds
World Indoor Gold
2 Triple Jump WRs (15.74m) [1297]
8 of the 10 longest Triple Jumps ever
25-1 in TJ competitions* (96%)
5 Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Olympic High Jump Gold
World Champ Gold
World Champ Silver
2 European Golds
Olympic Bronze
High Jump WR (2.10m) [1319]
53-14 in competitions (79%)
6 Shericka Jackson
2 World Champ 200m Golds
2 World Champ 100m Silvers
Olympic 100m Bronze
Olympic 4x100 Relay Gold
2 World Champ 4x100 Relay Silvers
Olympic 4x400 Relay Bronze
2nd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.41) [1301]
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
5 of the 10 fastest 200m runs ever
31-9 in 200m (78%)
7 Elaine Thompson Herah
Olympic 100m Gold
Olympic 200m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 100m Bronze
World Champ Relay Silver
2nd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.54) [1302]
3rd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.53) [1288]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
40-10 in 100m (80%)
8 Beatrice Chebet
Olympic 5000m Gold
Olympic 10,000m Gold
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 5000m Bronze
10,000m WR (28:54.14) [1310]
3rd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.92) [1271]
3 of the 10 fastest 5ks ever
9 Femke Bol
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold & Silver
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic Mixed Relay Gold
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Bronzes
Olympic Relay Silver
World Indoor 400m Gold & Silver
5 European Golds (400m+Hurdles+Relay)
2nd Fastest Woman in 400m Hurdles (50.95) [1303]
3 Indoor 400m WRs (49.17) [1273]
3 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
48-3 in 400m hurdles (94%)
10 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
2 World Champ Relay Silvers
World Champ 100m Bronze
3rd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.60) [1289]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
30-10 in 100m (75%)
11 Ruth Chepngetich
3 Chicago Marathon Wins
London Marathon 3rd
Women’s marathon WR (2:09:56) [1339]
12 Marileidy Paulino
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
Olympic 400m Silver
World Champ Mixed Relay Gold
World Champ 400m Silver
Olympic Mixed Relay Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.17) (OR) [1281]
44-4 in 400m (92%)
13 Nafi Thiam
2 Olympic Heptathlon Golds
World Champ Gold
2 European Golds
Pentathlon WR (5055 Points) [1254]
7-1 in competitions
14 Valerie Allman
2 Olympic Discus Golds
World Champ Silver & Bronze
2nd Best Discus Throw since 1990 (71.46m)[1284]
4 of the 10 longest throws since 1993
46-9 in competitions (84%)
15 Gabby Thomas
Olympic 200m Gold
2 Olympic Relay Golds (both distances)
World Champ 4x100m Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
Olympic 200m Bronze
Olympic 4x100m Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 200m (21.60) [1280]
30-14 in 200m (68%)
16 Sha’Carri Richardson
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
World Champ 200m Bronze
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
32-16 in 100m (67%)
17 Gudaf Tsegay
World Champ 5000m Gold
World Champ 10,000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Bronze
World Indoor 1500m Gold
World Indoor 3000m Silver
5000m WR (14:00.21) [1282]
3rd Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:05.92) [1299]
18 Winfred Yavi
Olympic Steeplechase Gold
World Champ Gold
2 Asian Games Golds (1500m+Steeple)
2nd Fastest 3000m Steeple (8:44.39) [1285]
4 of the 11 fastest steeple runs in history
19 Keely Hodgkinson
Olympic 800m Gold
Olympic Silver
2 World Champ Silvers
2 European Golds
3rd Fastest Woman in 800m since 1990 (1:54.61) [1261]
27-15 in 800m* (64%)
20 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
World Indoor 400m Gold
Olympic 200m Finalist
7th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.36) [1273]
21-6 in 400m (78%)
Notable: Athing Mu, Malaika Mihambo, Julian Alfred, Katie Moon, Camryn Rodgers, Nina Kennedy, Chase Jackson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Since 2020? Why is SML 1st? The only argument I see are her insane WRs which are worth 1320 IAAF Points. However... the competition is much lower...Faith Kipyegon is a clear #1. (I would still argue both the 1500m and 400mH are nothing in competition compared to the Mens side).

in the W 1500, 3:53 was only good for 5th place. it is almost as competitive as on the men's side

1 year ago 10/16/2024 10:59pm EDT

re: griles17

That is not a sign of being as competitive as the men's side. You need to elaborate.

1 year ago 10/16/2024 10:59pm EDT

re: Women

Women wrote:
1 Sydney McLaughlin
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Golds
2 Olympic Relay Golds
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
6 400m Hurdle WRs (50.37) [1322]
12th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.74) [1257]
3rd fastest 400m relay split (47.71) (1st since 1985)
6 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
22-0 in 400m Hurdles
2 Faith Kipyegon
2 Olympic 1500m Golds
2 World Champ 1500m Golds
World Champ 5000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Silver
2 1500m WRs (3:49.04) [1296]
2nd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.2) [Former WR] [1272]
Mile WR (4:07.64) [1287]
5 of the fastest 10 1500m runs ever
27-1 in 1500m*
3 Sifan Hassan
5000m Olympic Gold
10,000m Olympic Gold
Marathon Olympic Gold
3 Olympic Bronzes (1500+5k+10k)
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 1500m Bronze
9th Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:13.42) [1256]
4th Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:06.82) [1298]
2nd Fastest Marathon (2:13:44) [1299]
4 Yulimar Rojas
Olympic Triple Jump Gold
2 World Champ Golds
World Indoor Gold
2 Triple Jump WRs (15.74m) [1297]
8 of the 10 longest Triple Jumps ever
25-1 in TJ competitions* (96%)
5 Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Olympic High Jump Gold
World Champ Gold
World Champ Silver
2 European Golds
Olympic Bronze
High Jump WR (2.10m) [1319]
53-14 in competitions (79%)
6 Shericka Jackson
2 World Champ 200m Golds
2 World Champ 100m Silvers
Olympic 100m Bronze
Olympic 4x100 Relay Gold
2 World Champ 4x100 Relay Silvers
Olympic 4x400 Relay Bronze
2nd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.41) [1301]
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
5 of the 10 fastest 200m runs ever
31-9 in 200m (78%)
7 Elaine Thompson Herah
Olympic 100m Gold
Olympic 200m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 100m Bronze
World Champ Relay Silver
2nd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.54) [1302]
3rd Fastest Woman in 200m (21.53) [1288]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
40-10 in 100m (80%)
8 Beatrice Chebet
Olympic 5000m Gold
Olympic 10,000m Gold
World Champ 5000m Silver
World Champ 5000m Bronze
10,000m WR (28:54.14) [1310]
3rd Fastest Woman in 5000m (14:05.92) [1271]
3 of the 10 fastest 5ks ever
9 Femke Bol
World Champ 400m Hurdle Gold & Silver
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic Mixed Relay Gold
2 Olympic 400m Hurdle Bronzes
Olympic Relay Silver
World Indoor 400m Gold & Silver
5 European Golds (400m+Hurdles+Relay)
2nd Fastest Woman in 400m Hurdles (50.95) [1303]
3 Indoor 400m WRs (49.17) [1273]
3 of the 10 fastest 400m hurdle runs ever
48-3 in 400m hurdles (94%)
10 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
2 World Champ Relay Silvers
World Champ 100m Bronze
3rd Fastest Woman in 100m (10.60) [1289]
3 of the 10 fastest 100m runs ever
30-10 in 100m (75%)
11 Ruth Chepngetich
3 Chicago Marathon Wins
London Marathon 3rd
Women’s marathon WR (2:09:56) [1339]
12 Marileidy Paulino
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
Olympic 400m Silver
World Champ Mixed Relay Gold
World Champ 400m Silver
Olympic Mixed Relay Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.17) (OR) [1281]
44-4 in 400m (92%)
13 Nafi Thiam
2 Olympic Heptathlon Golds
World Champ Gold
2 European Golds
Pentathlon WR (5055 Points) [1254]
7-1 in competitions
14 Valerie Allman
2 Olympic Discus Golds
World Champ Silver & Bronze
2nd Best Discus Throw since 1990 (71.46m)[1284]
4 of the 10 longest throws since 1993
46-9 in competitions (84%)
15 Gabby Thomas
Olympic 200m Gold
2 Olympic Relay Golds (both distances)
World Champ 4x100m Gold
World Champ 200m Silver
Olympic 200m Bronze
Olympic 4x100m Silver
4th Fastest Woman in 200m (21.60) [1280]
30-14 in 200m (68%)
16 Sha’Carri Richardson
World Champ 100m Gold
Olympic Relay Gold
World Champ Relay Gold
Olympic 100m Silver
World Champ 200m Bronze
T-5th Fastest Woman in 100m (10.65) [1277]
32-16 in 100m (67%)
17 Gudaf Tsegay
World Champ 5000m Gold
World Champ 10,000m Gold
Olympic 5000m Bronze
World Indoor 1500m Gold
World Indoor 3000m Silver
5000m WR (14:00.21) [1282]
3rd Fastest Woman in 10,000m (29:05.92) [1299]
18 Winfred Yavi
Olympic Steeplechase Gold
World Champ Gold
2 Asian Games Golds (1500m+Steeple)
2nd Fastest 3000m Steeple (8:44.39) [1285]
4 of the 11 fastest steeple runs in history
19 Keely Hodgkinson
Olympic 800m Gold
Olympic Silver
2 World Champ Silvers
2 European Golds
3rd Fastest Woman in 800m since 1990 (1:54.61) [1261]
27-15 in 800m* (64%)
20 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Olympic 400m Gold
World Champ 400m Gold
World Indoor 400m Gold
Olympic 200m Finalist
7th Fastest Woman in 400m (48.36) [1273]
21-6 in 400m (78%)
Notable: Athing Mu, Malaika Mihambo, Julian Alfred, Katie Moon, Camryn Rodgers, Nina Kennedy, Chase Jackson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Letesenbet Gidey, Hellen Obiri, Tigst Assefa, and Mary Moraa should be listed as Notables.

1 year ago 10/17/2024 12:12pm EDT

re: McRunnin

I'd even say that Gidey should be ahead of Shacarri. Similar individual medal records, but Gidey has been more consistent and set 3 WRs

1 year ago 10/17/2024 1:45pm EDT

re: Women

Putting Keeley ahead of Athing Mu is as insane as putting SML ahead of Kipyegon and Hassan

But again this isn't definitive

1 year ago 10/17/2024 10:31pm EDT

re: Women

I made this, definitely should’ve added Gidey to notables or top 20 I was thinking about it forgot she set 3 WRs

1 year ago 10/18/2024 7:15pm EDT

re: Roro Sila

Why is Kelly ahead of Athing insane?

I'd probably rank Keely just ahead right now, but there are good arguments for both. Pretty much the antithesis of insane.

I'd probably rank Hissan and Kipyegon #1 and #2, but can see why others rank SML #1. It all comes down to what we individually value, and there isn't a right answer.

1 year ago 10/18/2024 8:08pm EDT

re: Women

Great list

But Ruth shouldn't be on there until the test from this latest run is all clear

1 year ago 10/18/2024 9:05pm EDT

re: Jpapi

The west does not dictate that!

1 year ago 10/18/2024 10:31pm EDT

re: griles17

griles17 wrote:
bigmig19 wrote:
Its hard to wrap your head around it as good as FK has been...but Syd is objectively shattering world records like they are free and appears ready to break juiced records as well in other events. She is winning by larger margins in a one lap race than faith is in a 1500. She appears to be running against HS kids. We have become immune to her greatness. She is dominating more i would say. But those 2 are easy top 2. ETH ahead of Shericka Jackson please, and maybe Keely ahead of Scarri for now? Olympic golds should count for a lot followed by WRs.
The level of competition is comically lower in 400 hurdles compared to the 1500 and 5000. Hassan and Kioyegon are easily ahead of SML. If Syd ever runs 48 low and dominates the open 400, I'll reevaluate

What's more, the 1500 may be the most difficult event to dominate in all of T&F (ask Jakob). If Sydney executes her race to her capability she will win. She doesn't need to worry about what other athetes in the race are doing. The same goes for athletes in field events.

OTOH, in a championship 1500 anything can happen. The race can go out in a slow jog (2017 women) or at WR pace (2022). A runner can get tripped or boxed, or just mistime their kick. To dominate an athlete needs to be able to win with a kick or off a fast pace.

We are going back into the 2010s but I think winning 3 Oly Golds and 3 WC Golds in the 1500 will never be achieved again. Only Bolt has ever done this on the track in any event.

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